We here at
gorilla vs. bear (okay, it's just me, but 'we' sounds so much more important) will be joining such luminaries as
Howard Stern and
Mark Cuban as hosts of our
very own show on
SIRIUS Satellite Radio's
Left of Center, and boy are we excited. We will be joining
Brooklyn Vegan and
ProductShop NYC as part of
SIRIUS Blog Radio. Here's the official press release:
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO TO LAUNCH DAILY "BLOG RADIO" SHOWTop music bloggers will highlight indie rock musicNEW YORK - May 18, 2006 -
SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will launch a daily music show hosted by some of America's top music bloggers.
The innovative new program,
Blog Radio, will debut on Monday, May 29 on
Left of Center channel 26, the commercial-free SIRIUS music channel that plays the best in college, indie and alternative rock music.
Each weeknight at 10 pm ET, Blog Radio will be hosted by a blogger who will showcase his or her favorite music and provide views and insights into the indie rock music scene. Some of the influential music blogs which will contribute to Blog Radio include
Gorilla Vs Bear,
Brooklyn Vegan, and
Product Shop NYC.
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Senior Vice President of Music Programming Steve Blatter said, "Blog Radio further solidifies SIRIUS' position as the leader in the discovery of new music and demonstrates our commitment to providing a vehicle for independent musicians and opinion makers to be heard."
You can get can get a
free 3-day trial subscription to SIRIUS (and can listen to gorilla vs. bear's BLOG RADIO show) by signing up at
www.sirius.com.
*************************I'll keep you guys updated as to time/dates the show will air. I've already lined up some great "in-studio" performances with some of my favorite artists, and of course I'll be playing the best music played on any radio station ever. Should be a lot of fun.