Bubble Wrap

Bubble Wrap. The Hub Radio Show for Monday January 25, 2021. View the completely popped playlist for 01-25-21 (CLICK HERE)

Haerts, The Besnard Lakes , Clairo, Gracie Abrams,

In 1957, Engineers Marc Chavannes and Al Fielding worked in a garage to create a three dimensional plastic wallpaper, by sealing two shower curtains together. They were not successful in selling their wallpaper, so they began marketing it as greenhouse insulation. In 1960 they started the Sealed Air Corporation. The following year they realized their product could be used as a cushioning and packaging material. It was originally used to package IBM 1401 computers for shipment. Now it is used for food packaging more than for anything else. Bubbles are generally different sizes, usually 1/4 inch in diameter to 1 inch in diameter. Bubble Wrap is often made from polyethylene film.

17th Anniversary

17th Anniversary Hub. The Hub Radio Show for Monday January 11, 2021. View the completely nostalgic playlist for 01-11-21 (CLICK HERE) 

Grandaddy, The Sleepy Jackson The Shins The Rapture  Friends of Dean Martinez 

It all started in the early morning hours of January 8, 2004.  The very first The Hub, hosted by Bob Girth, aired from 2-4am on KXCI.  It was a fairly inauspicious debut for this new ‘new music’ showcase.  The stated mission of The Hub, then as now, is to feature ‘the most interesting, cutting edge indie rock and pop.’  To celebrate the seventeenth anniversary (Furniture is the traditional gift) on Monday January 11, 2021 6-8pm, Bob has recreated the original first hour of The Hub, which initially aired January 8, 2004, and a mix of the most current 2021 pop and rock for the second hour – a ‘Then & Now’ show that compares and contrasts the eclectic world of independent music over the last seventeen years. Frankly, it’s astonishing how little the indie world has changed over the years.  The longevity of the genre is a testament to the bedrock musical basics embraced by the early purveyors of the genus.  Simply put, good music is always good music. So pull up a rocking chair, raise a mug (Wood of course) and toast The Hub, “Here’s to seventeen more!”