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5 New Ways to Discover New Music Online

By KCRW Social Media Manager, Betsy Moyer

As a mass consumer of music, I’m constantly perusing the internet for new tunes. Its no joke. I came to the station well aware of KCRW’s unique taste-maker status online. I constantly stumble upon bloggers mentioning our radio station as their route to discovery – from our 24 hour streaming music channel to our extensive online archive. There is a vast well of new music to be explored online. The world at large loves music and wants to share it, and the internet is changing the way we consume that music more and more with each new discovery site. Aside from KCRW.com, here are 5 of my favorite places to discover new music online. (more…)

5 KCRW Ways to Treat Your Senses

KCRW is the station you turn to when you want to know what to Listen to, Watch, Read,  Think About, Go to, Eat and Drink. And Five Things is the place where we’ll be sharing our favorite suggestions for all that — and more!  We hope you’ll enjoy our new occasional feature. (more…)

5 Coolest Tips Taken Home from SXSW Interactive

By KCRW’s Interactive Producer & Social Media Manager, Betsy Moyer

This year, in addition to running around all over Austin, TX to put on the KCRW Showcase, to broadcast MBE from Tequila Mockingbird, to sponsor the Filter Magazine Culture Collide Showcases, and to discover new music in the evenings, I also got to attend the ever-growing Interactive portion of the SXSW mega-conference. This triple threat made for a long many days of pounding the pavement, but I learned so much. Here are 5 of my favorite tips and thoughts that I brought back home from SXSWi. (more…)

5 KCRW Ways to Treat Your Senses

KCRW is the station you turn to when you want to know what to Listen to, Watch, Read,  Think About, Go to, Eat and Drink. And Five Things is the place where we’ll be sharing our favorite suggestions for all that — and more!  We hope you’ll enjoy our new occasional feature. (more…)

5 Pro Tips for Starting your own Studio

By Mario Diaz, KCRW Recording Engineer

The way a station “sounds” can be a complicated topic to write about. Here in the production staff, we wear many different hats. We are responsible for recording, editing and many times even chiming in as producer. With a diverse and talented staff such as ours, that can involve content ranging from news or talk shows, to music shows with live performances, and announcers/board operators. All these elements together are what give us our on-air content and sound. (more…)