Well I don’t hear of too many shows or much else on XM 83 - Chrome…well Studio 83 is about to make its apperance this Friday @ 1oPM ET. The theme of the show is classic dance hits & Disco. So join Jenny Costa this Friday @ Studio 83
This is another one of those worst kept secret sort of things. XM is in talks now with CBS now to broadcast the boys in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Dallas, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and West Palm Beach back on terrestrial radio. My slant on this is as long as it doesnt compromise the integrity of the show then I’m all for it. It’ll be interesting to see how this deal gets set up. The show for terrestrrial would undoubtedly be stripped down. The big thing I wonder is how much. It’ll be interesting to see how it goes.
Link to the story is here
One thing that I’m just dying to do is visit the mothership (XM HQ in Washington DC) I can only imagine how fascinating it must be. Ryan over @ XMRocks put together an album of experience there. I do see some familiar faces such as Terry Motormouth Young in The 60’s on 6 studio. I wish I lived closer to DC, so I can tour the facilities as well.
The pics are here
A little something for everyone this week on XM including The Masters Tournament teeing off Thursday @ Noon ET over on PGA TOUR Network - XM 146 as well as some great music by David Bowie, Santana, and The Big O (Otis Redding)
Monday
Laugh USA’s Funniest Songs | Laugh USA - XM 151 | 8 AM - 9:30 AM ET- Sing along and laugh along to funny songs and parodies from the last 50 years from Weird Al Yankovic, Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Spike Jones, Jeff Foxworthy, The Simpson’s, Benny Hill and more of your favorites.
Slip Stream Special: SXSW 2006 Special | X Country - XM 12 | 11AM - Noon ET- Interviews and music from Radney Foster, Darden Smith, Waylon Payne, Salvalentino, and Jay Boy Adams at Austin’s music festival SXSW..
Diamond Drama | Radio Classics - XM 164 | Noon - 1PM ET - Leading man Gary Cooper reprises his big screen role of ill-fated Yankee slugger Lou Gehrig is this 1943 Lux Radio Theater episode.
Artist Confidential: Santana | The 70s - XM 7 | 6PM - 7PM ET - For almost forty years, Carlos Santana has been shaping musical culture with his fluid, visionary sound. Now he’s live from New York’s Lincoln Center, with a stunning performance and intimate dialogue on music and life. Another exclusive edition of XM’s Artist Confidential.
XM Cafe Live: Chris Rea | XM Cafe - XM 45 | 9PM - 10PM ET - British singer and guitarist Chris Rea captured live in concert by the BBC in 1993.
Tuesday
Front Row Fred | Fred - XM 44 | Noon - 1PM ET - This Week Fred Trips to the Glastonbury Festival circa 1986 for a front-row seat to the Cure Live!
Baseball Comedy: Who’s On First? | Radio Classics - XM 164 | Noon - 1PM ET - It’s a baseball comedy doubleheader. Ray Milland stars in The Screen Director’s Playhouse version of the 1949 baseball fantasy film It Happens Every Spring. Then Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the 1945 episode featuring the famous “Who’s On First” routine.
The Twiight Zone Radio Dramas: Program # 180 | Sonic Theater - XM 163 | 1PM - 2PM ET - “In Praise of Pip” starring Fred Willard (A Mighty Wind / Everybody Loves Raymond) with Stacy Keach as narrator. An alcoholic bookie regrets that he wasn’t a better father to his son, Pip, who was critically wounded in South Vietnam. A visit to an amusement park gives them both a second chance.
Jammin’ Jazz…Jazz For The New Generation! | Beyond Jazz - XM 72| 9PM - 10PM ET - Your host Michelle Sammartino introduces you to “anything with that “jamband” jazz, acid jazz, brass band, swamp boogie, funk influenced, booty movin’ feel that ya just can’t hear anywhere else.
Wednesday
The Complete Roy Orbison: In Dreams Part 1 | The 50s - XM 5 | 4PM - 5PM ET - Follow the complete story of Roy Orbison from his beginnings as a studio artist and live performer, as told by Roy through various rare interviews. Plus a rare live performance of Roy’s first band, the Teen Kings on a local Texas television show as well as Roy’s greatest rockabilly recordings for Sun Records.
Pot Luck Wednesday Top 40 Countdown | Soul Street - XM 60 | 5PM - It’s Potluck Wednesday on Soul Street, so make sure you join Bobby Bennett and Dr. Nick for the Top 40 Countdown of 1963. Relive the memories of this great year, plus party with BB & The Doctor, as they play the big hits of the time. It ain’t nothin but an Old School Party, so be there.
Mainstage: Gretchen Wilson Live | Highway 16 - XM 16 | 9:30PM ET - The country superstar is live on stage from the Gwinnett Center in Atlanta. An XM, Network Live, AOL exclusive!
Friday
Weekly Concert Series: Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons | Watercolors - XM 71 | 9PM - 10PM ET - Coming up on their 20th anniversary in c-jazz, The Rippingtons perform a 2005 concert recorded live from the XM Performance Theater. Part of Jazz Appreciation Month!
SRO: David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight Tour | Deep Tracks - XM 40 | 11PM -Mid. ET - David Bowie gives one of the most dramatic and charismatic live performance in his career in this 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour live concert.
Saturday
The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas | Sonic Theater - XM 163 | 11AM - Noon ET- “Five Characters In Search of an Exit” starring Jason Alexander (Seinfeld / Shallow Hall) with Stacy Keach as narrator. A clown, a hobo, a ballet dancer, a bagpipe player and an army major are trapped in a cylinder room. They don’t know who they are or how they got there and their only hope is to escape to find the truth.
Sunday
Mr. Pitiful: The Otis Redding Rhino Anthology | The 60s - XM 6 | 2PM - 3PM ET- Otis Redding, one of the 60s most influential artists, broke the black-white barrier and his brand of soul touched everybody.
I know most of you have probably seen this, but XM had some great news today about their market share of the Satellite Radio market. The press release is here
From the press release:
“XM subscribers represent two out of every three satellite radio customers. Satellite radio is one of the fastest-growing entertainment services ever and is expected to exceed more than nine million total subscribers by the end of this year,” said Hugh Panero, XM’s President and CEO. “XM continues to expand its leadership position while adding subscribers at about one-third the cost of our competitor.”
This is excellent news and just reaffirms XM’s position in the Satellite Radio marketplace.