I noticed some upcoming Artist Confidentials coming up on the XM Radio site. If you go here. Santana is the next one on tap. Santana will be on Monday, Dec. 5 and Manheim Steamroller on Monday, Dec. 19. I think the Santana one wil be interesting the Manheim Steamroller…well I’ll listen in because I enjoy the format of the show so much, but maybe I’ll learn something about Manheim Steamroller.
This is an interesting article about AOL’s new AIM client called Triton which supports XM Radio. The downside is that its Windows only, but on the upside I would love having XMRO integrated in my IM client. My primary OS isn’t Windows, so I probably wouldn’t use this much. However, for those that do this is very cool. I gave this a whirl and really like it.
I’m hoping the popularity of it spreads and the Gaim development community writes some a plugin because I use Gaim on Linux and Adium (which is based on Gaim). In any event, this is another very cool delivery method for XM Radio Online.
Don’t forget the holiday stations are now in full swing. This week XM is serving up these notable specials:
Monday:
Monday With The Masters: Jaco Pastorius | Beyond Jazz - XM 72| Noon and 11PM ET - Beyond Jazz features an hour of the music of Jaco Pastorius solo music as well as his career with The Weather Report
Wednesday:
The Grateful Dead Hour | Deep Tracks - XM 40| 11PM ET - Recorded live on September 21st, 1972 at Philadelphia’s the Spectrum
Once again don’t forget to listen to the Holiday music XM 103-107
This week’s schedule is kind of light due to the holiday this week I suppose, don’t forget the holiday channels go into full swing starting on Thursday. Here’s whats happening XM this week.
Monday:
Artist Confidential: Paul McCartney | Deep Tracks® - XM 40 / XM Live - XM 200 / The 60s - XM 6 / The 70s - XM 7 / Top Tracks - XM 46 / Blend - XM 25 | 7PM ET - Sir Paul talks about his current tour as well as his latest release Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Thursday:
Bon Jovi Live at Nokia Theatre| Boneyard - XM 41 | 8PM ET - An encore performance of Bon Jovi, live in concert from New York City
Friday:
I Crossed The Line: George Carlin| XM Comedy - XM 150 | 10PM ET - Sonny Fox talks to the incomparable George Carlin
I definitely am not a huge reality show fan, but I thought The latest Apprentice which was centered around XM was totally awesome. I really loved the way they spun this. I think this was brilliantly done from the angle of just plain educating people what XM Satellite Radio is. I really think the public has alot of misperceptions or in many cases people don’t even know what Satellite Radio is. This was really a great opportunity to put the XM brand and concept out there to an audience they may not otherwise reach and this couldn’t have been executed better. I’ll probably never watch The Apprentice again, but the way this was orchestrated was nothing short of genius. What else can I say except XM Radio has once again gone up a notch in my book….I was impressed that much more with what a fantastic job XM is doing.
Its been a while since I’ve seen a new XM commerical, but thats all changed now. There is a new commercial here. This is one of the better commericals in my opinion…a little short, but I like it and I’m not the biggest Snoop Dogg fan in the world …..I’m hoping to see Tom Petty in some of the other new commericials that will come out during the Living Large Campaign which XM Radio is deeming as their biggest campiagn ever….exciting stuff !!!!!
Looks like another great week on XM Radio. My favorite show last week had to be Hootie and The Blowfish Live on the 90’s on 9.
This week there are several week long series such as several shows linked to the CMAs, dont also forget on XM Classics 110 the Exploring Music series features Aaron Copland Monday-Friday @ 11 PM
Monday:
Then…Again…Live! Cheap Trick Live at Budokan | XM Live - XM 200 | 6PM ET - 1st Cheap Trick recorded live in 1978 then again from the XM Performance Theater
XM Cafe Live: Sting| XM Live - XM 200 | 9PM ET - Sting plays live at New York City’s Beacon Theatre in 2001
Tuesday:
Vertical Horizon Live at XM| MIX - XM 22 |4PM ET - Live from the XM Performance Theater
LIVE! Madonna at the KoKo Club in London| Top 20 on 20 - XM 20 |5PM ET - Live from London
Friday:
Phryday Phish Phry| XM Music Lab - XM 51 |9PM ET - Phish plays live on Halloween night 1998 at The Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas
I Crossed The Line: Robert Klein| XM Comedy - XM 150 |10PM ET - Sonny Fox in conversation with Robert Klein
Saturday:
Beatles A-Z Part 1| The 60s - XM 6 | 8AM and 8PM ET - Time to start the series over again with the A’s
Sunday:
Sunday Soundscape: Really Philly 45s | The 60s - XM 6 | 9AM and 6PM ET - Soul music Philly style on this installment of Sunday Soundscape
Here’s another shocker for everyone out there. Lex and Terry are going to be hitting the XM Radio airwaves starting November 28th (I would assume on XM 152). They have recently jumped over to Clear Channel and announced this during an interview yesterday. Does this mean the end of the Monsters of the Morning? Personally, that would not hurt my feelings one bit. I’m not such a big fan of that show at all. I’m not sure what it is about them I don’t like and it conflicts with Opie and Anothont anyways 
I haven’t listened to Lex and Terry, but I look forward to it !!!
I was wondering when XM when was going to give us our taste of holiday goodness and on Novermber 24th through December 25th we’ll start getting XM Holiday Channels for 2005. No surprises at all here. I’m one of those people who could probably listen to Xmas music for long periods of time, but anyways like it or not holiday music coming…I for one always enjoy it .
I for one absolutely love Artist Confidential. Its a really unique way of presenting Artists and their music. Now XM is bringing one of everyone’s favorite artists to us in an Artist Confidential show. Paul McCartney will be on Artist Confidential. The live show will be aired on Monday, Nov. 21 at 7PM ET on XM Live 200. I’m sure there will be plenty of reruns, but this is pretty exciting stuff.