My niece just graduated from Loyola Marymount (LMU), located in Los Angeles. She was (and still is) a deejay for the campus radio station, KXLU, which she tells me is known as one of the best campus radio stations in the country. I take her word for it! One thing the station is known for is a program "Demolistens", in which only demo tapes are played. The station claims it was the first to air the music of more than a few of today's top bands. (Here's a link to my niece's play lists.)
For spring vacation, each year for four years, my niece would bring a friend or two and come stay with us in San Francisco. On the last visit, with two of her radio station pals, Ali and Pascal, they left me a KXLU snuggie. It's black with a tasteful, if too small, KXLU logo on it. One of the best house guest presents of all time!
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My nice almost ended up going to Loyola Marymount next year. I was practicing saying the name, just in case, but then she opted for Santa Clara instead. So many colleges - so many decisions. A big congratulations to your niece!
ReplyDeleteMy niece is nice, but I did mean to spell it n-i-e-c-e.
ReplyDeleteHow perfectly lovely! I liked hearing the story behind this one.
ReplyDeletei listened to kxlu purdy often (until it got overly dissonant + raucous!) - probably the most punky edgy tuneage in lalaland.
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