Glorious Mistakes

Glorious Mistakes.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday December 26, 2011.  View the completely resplendent playlist for 12/26/11 (CLICK HERE)

The magnificent, delightful music was contructed note by note by Sleigh Bells, Races, The Naked & Famous, Mwahaha, The Black Keys, Islands, Nerves Junior and Miike Snow.  Praise them all for the effort.

More and less at www.KXCI.org

Bunny Bearhead

She slapped him and threw back the heart-shaped box of chocolates the second he uttered the word, 'sorry'.  She reluctantly put on the bear head.  It smelled like the inside of a rental bowling shoe.  Bunny climbed up onto the giant french soup bowl and struck the pose.  Later...

Seventh Annnual Holiday Hub

Seventh Annual Holiday Hub.  View the completely fa la la la la playlist for Monday 12/19/11 (CLICK HERE)

Artists creating that warm seasonal spirit include The Jigsaw Seen, The Polyphonic Spree, Wormburner, Hurricane Bells, 11 Acorn Lane, Brent Amaker, Slow Club and several more merry makers.

Think, see, do at www.KXCI.org 


Abraham Kringle

Binky the snailgod prayed and prayed for good St. Abe to bring him a small house for his suspenders.  Abe donned his gay apparel and presented the house to Binky.  In a gesture of goodwill towards men, Binky later helped Abe deliver toys to other children.  It took them a long time.  Later...

Welcome! I Embrace You!

Welcome! I Embrace You!

The Hub Radio Show for Monday December 12, 2011.  To view the completely accommodating playlist for 12/12/11 (CLICK HERE)

Music for every occasion by And So I Watch You From Afar, Canyons , Chris Joss, DJ Food, Mwahaha, Russian Circles and several other affable artists.

Be merry at www.KXCI.org

Three Wise Toddlers

They travelled for months, their only guiding light a distant star in the North.  The camels were steadfast in their journey.  Nothing staid these intrepid cloven-hoofed messengers.  They were the real reason for peace and tranquility on that fateful December night.  Later...

Communist Chocolate Hellhole

Communist Chocolate Hellhole.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday December 5, 2011.  To view the completely unvarnished playlist for 12/5/11 (CLICK HERE)

The brotherhood of participating musicians included The Black Keys, Bleached, Wooden Wand & The Briarwood Virgins, Sharon Van Etten, Summer Camp, Yelle and several more comrades of the note.

Holiday auction at http://www.kxci.com/

Still Life

To commemorate his daughter Mimi's first birthday, painter Jean-Claude composed a still life that included some of her favorite things.  Lobster, pearls and spider were all welcome guests.  She wore the same red dress she had on for her christening.  The bluebird with the key to life was from JC's imagination.  Later...

Gauntlet Hair Keep Time mp3

Mmmmm, Backwash

Mmmmm, Backwash.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday November 28, 2011.  To view the completely regurgitated playlist for 11/28/11 (CLICK HERE)

The wholly nauseating miasma fostered by Regurgitator, Los Campesinos!, Summer Camp, Superhuman Happiness, Oneohtrix Point Never, Touch People, Tycho and more.

The Holiday Auction begins www.KXCI.org

Timmy tries lipstick

He was surprised.  He thought his mother would not be home for hours so he tried on a little of her red lipstick. She snapped the shot and liked it so much she kept a copy of it on her iPhone and showed it to everyone at the office.  Timmy was conflicted and later became a famous drag queen.  Later...

Finally Able To Stand Tall

Finally Able To Stand Tall.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday November 21, 2011.  To view the completely coherent playlist for 11/21/11 (CLICK HERE)

Tonight on The Hub we deviated from the well worn path and mixed things up.  Starting off the first hour with local Tucson musician Bill Martin (http://www.billmartinmusic.com/) and finished up with The Beach Boys 'The Smile Sessions' in its entirety for the final hour. And tonight Mr. Kite is topping the bill.

A great review of 'The Smile Sessions' here


Stand Tall

It was the aural equivalent of the Loch Ness Monster.  Adrift from time, both familiar and strange.  If you squinted at it just so, the disorientation came from the juxtaposition.  The strength as a full piece is staggering.  Later...
The Beach Boys Surf's Up mp3

Look at the Stars, Not at Your Feet

Look at the Stars, Not at Your Feet.  The Hub Radio show for Monday November 14, 2011.  To view the completely optimistic playlist (CLICK HERE)

Subtle, seductive persuasion provided by Canyons, Little Red, Raleigh Moncrief, The Do, Tycho, Cass McCombs, Atlas Sound, Rob Crow, The Jezabels and several more.

Join the fun at www.KXCI.org

Edwina Treehands

It was Fall, always a good time for Edwina Treehands.  She was on her way to join a travelling troupe of Up With People veterans on their tour of Scandinavia.  Her father wanted her to stay through the rice harvest, but she felt the need to leaf.  Later...

7 Billion People All Alive At Once

7 Billion People All Alive At Once.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday November 7, 2011.  To view the completely unsustainable playlist for 11/07/11 (CLICK HERE)

The wholly populous tunes squeezed out by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Giraffage, M83, Phantogram, Superhuman Happiness, Lana Del Rey, The Do and other long suffering artists.

Find out what the hubbub is all about www.KXCI.org

Eye See You

The Eggo breakfast buster was Arnie's favorite meal.  He often admired the tasty treat until it was stone cold and completely inedible.  Once, he removed his prosthetic eyeball and zip-screwed it into the calorie heavy morning meal.  Later...

Monster Mashup Halloween Spooktacular

 Monster Mashup Halloween Spooktacular.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 31, 2011.  View the completely haunted playlist for 10/31/11 (CLICK HERE)

The soundtrack for our demented disco provided by Totom, AplusD, Amoraboy, G4gorilla, Markyboy, DJ Useo, Divide & Kreate, Cheekyboy, Budtheweiser and several more spooky tricksters.

Go to the KXCI website and ring the doorbell www.KXCI.org

Still Dead

The skull belonged to Rudy's father.  He brought it back from the dump site in Bisbee.  He knew the family that was charged with body disposal and had seen them litter the human remains in the field.  It could have been his mother.  He brought her there for cremation and had scattered the 'ashes' in the Pinaleo mountains per her request.  Later...

Big Sister Is Watching

Big Sister Is Watching.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 24, 2011.  To view the completely maternal playlist for 10/24/11 (CLICK HERE)

We monitored your activities with these good vibrations M83, Heavenly Beat, Forest Fire, Real Estate, Gauntlet Hair, Phantogram, Oberhofer, Prince Rama and other overseers.

The KXCI website is a font of information www.KXCI.org

We all fall down

Monte read the news today, oh boy, as the Dirigible dropped fliers about the upcoming bullfight.  It was to be the last.  The moon hovered above Los Cirrus hill and an eerie mist enveloped the sky.  Later...

Rob Crow Sophistructure mp3

I Don't Want To Be A Hipster Anymore

I Don't Want To Be A Hipster Anymore.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 17, 2011.  View the completely suburban playlist for 10/17/11 (CLICK HERE)

The mostly modern music a gift from We Were Promised Jetpacks, Rob Crow, Dntel, Pallers, Zola Jesus, Phantogram, Young Magic, Youth Lagoon, Loney Dear and several more severely serious songsters.

Be the opposite of what you are.  Start at www.KXCI.org 

The painful day

Shara stopped to smell the roses when Buzzy buzzed by.  She opened her shirt to share her new tattoo with Buzzy and his disinterest brought a tear to her cobalt blue eyes.  He beelined for the red, red rose in her hair and as she tried to shoo him away, he stung her on her thumb right below the blak painted nail.  Later...

The Windows Are Open!

The Windows Are Open.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 10, 2011.  To view the completely symbolic playlist for 10/10/11 (CLICK HERE)

The musical menagerie whipped up by Ghost Knife, Dreamers of the Ghetto, Exitmusic, Pallers, Radiation City, Siskiyou, The Asteroid Shop, Chairlift, High Places and several more rococco recorders.

A great place to see www.KXCI.org

Venus Fly Head

Soupy was a well dressed flytrap.  The bow tie was not a clip-on.  With her gabardine jacket and her starched white Egyptian cotton shirt, she dressed for the kill.  Her favorite movie was Edward Scissorhands.  She cried every time.  Later...

The Hub 10-10-11  2200-2300

Riding A Bear Into The Sunset

Riding A Bear Into The Sunset. The Hub Radio Show for Monday October 3, 2011.  To view the completely ursine playlist for 10/3/11 (CLICK HERE)

The feral cacophony provided by Van Hunt , Slow Club, Nurses, Future Islands, Lotus, DJ Shadow, Guineafowl, Twin Shadow, Teengirl Fantasy and more.

A good place to start www.KXCI.org

Bird headed Baby

Halsey crept slowly to the bird baby god with his offering of raw unprocessed honey.  He would later join his ancestors in a pantheon of peacemakers ingested by the unforgiving demagogue.  Theirs was an angry, vengeful god.  No friendly gesture went unrewarded.  Later...

Fruit Bats Youre Too Weird mp3

Music Is Memory

Music Is Memory. The Hub Radio Show for Monday September 26, 2011.  View the completely mellifluous playlist (CLICK HERE)

Tuneful tonnage by Girls, Wilco, Dan Mangan, Megafaun, Nurses, The Drums, Gold Leaves, Com Truise and more.  Just dig baby!

KXCI is a community radio station here in Tucson Arizona.  www.KXCI.org 

Yo Yo at the Cirque

The jester hat was going to be a deal breaker, but the smell of the grease paint and the silver unitard of the tightrope walker sealed the deal for Yo Yo.  Peppermint seashell radio at her feet, Ursula posed like she had a hundred times before.  Later...

Dum Dum Girls_Coming Down mp3

Warrior Monk

Warrior Monk.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday September 19, 2011.  View the completely pugnacious playlist for 9/19/11 (CLICK HERE)

The musical distraction provided by Apparat, Roberts & Lord, Boom Bip, Big Black Delta, Wild Flag, Wooden Shijps, Talkdemonic, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Slow Club, Zechs Marquise and several more fighters.

Become a member of this community radio station in Tucson, AZ http://www.kxci.org/

There's a train a-coming

Wendy wanted up to see the mini-cyclone as it rolled down the track.  The crisp Colorado air and the slightly surreal setting was like a snapshot of the bucolic still lifes Barney liked to paint in his spare time.  The pink pocket square matched the cherry blossoms emanating from his pipe.  Later...

SSLYBY_Yellow mp3

Check The Meta Tags

Check The Meta Tags. The Hub Radio Show for Monday September 12, 2011.  View the completely hidden playlist for 9/12/11 (CLICK HERE)

The not-entirely-mysterious soundtrack provided by Albert Swarm, Astronautalis, Roberts & Lord, Big Harp, Mates of State, Slow Club, Toro y Moi, Halloween, Alaska and several more.

Pledge your support for this great community radio station at www.KXCI.org

Lord of the bathroom remodel

Mike and Frank had picked through most of the obvious treasure and were about to call it a day when the shiny gleam of the mannequin head flashed in the sunny San Pedro yard and caught their eye.  The Sacred Heart statue was superglued into the old basin, never to be free of the cracked porcelain prison.  They bought the tin santo for 10 bucks.  Later... 

No More Good Ideas

No More Good Ideas. The Hub Radio Show for Monday August 29, 2011.  View the completely meticulous playlist for 8/29/11 (CLICK HERE)

The fully patented music manufactured by Neon Indian, Gauntlet Hair, Icebird, Theophilus London, Roots Manuva, Kyle Andrews, AM & Shawn Lee , Serengeti, Her Space Holiday and several other rapacious raptors.

Become a member of this fine community radio station http://www.kxci.org/

Fly boy

Arnie had just one piece left to complete his transformation and that pesky fly had it taped to his back.  What kind of a cruel joke was this?  He was taunting him with that almost perfect piece of Zircon. The sapphire stone matched his recently acquired blue eyes.  He watched intently for one small slip.  Later...

You Can't Repair A Lightbulb

You Can't Repair a Lightbulb.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday August 22, 2011.  View the completely fresh playlist for 8/22/11 (CLICK HERE)

The inspirational soundtrack by Cymbals Eat Guitars, Dum Dum Girls, Pepper Rabbit, Yellow Ostrich, M83, Chad Valley, Memory Tapes and several more stellar artists.

Visit our little community radio station www.KXCI.org 

Death peeks in

William loved his cat Cornell.  They would sit for hours and threaten to play.  Cornell saw Death first and wanted to alert William, but he never found the right moment to jump into the discussion.  Moments later they would both be on the unfinished wood floor no longer among the living.  His airplane picture would be mysteriously missing when the family came to clean out the house.  Later... 

The Hippie Hub part II Summer 2011

The Hippie Hub radio show Monday August 15, 2011.  View the totally gnarly playlist for 8/15/11 (CLICK HERE) 

The mondo outta sight tunage padiddled by The Blues Project, The Chocolate Watchband, P.F. Sloan, Seatrain, Nick Drake, Hungry Chuck, Space Opera, Earth Opera, Dantalian's Chariot and several more hopped-up hipsters. 

If you are in the Tucson area Saturday 8/20/11 attend the KXCI celebrates 1971 a the Rialto Theatre.  More info at www.KXCI.org  Local bands cover artists who released albums that year. 

Elvis Boxer

To commemorate the day Elvis died in 1977 Maria created this Dios del Muerto doll.  She made the king of rock and roll a skeleton boxer because that is how she saw him when she closed her eyes and softly hummed Love Me Tender.  She saw him in Vegas in the 70s and still slept with the sweat-soaked white polyester scarf he gently wrapped around her neck one balmy August night.  Later...

Hippie Hub Summer 2011

The Hippie Hub Summer 2011.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday July 25, 2011.  View the completely bodacious playlist for 7/25/11 (CLICK HERE)

The mellow tunage provided by Head Hands & Feet, Fuzzy Duck, Patto, Juicy Lucy, Roy Buchanan, Euphoria, Group 1850, Asylum Choir, Earth Opera, The Move and several more seminal artists.

Community radio in Tucson Arizona www.KXCI.org 

Jean-Luc knew an iconic image when he saw it.  She showed up to film her love scene fueled by tuinal and champagne.  The Foster Grants hid her bloodshot dilated eyes and he decided to let her explore the look.  She worked the shades like a matador works a muleta moving closer to the kill. Later...

Take A Break Mother Earth

Take A Break Mother Earth.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday July 18, 2011.  View the completely subservient playlist for 7/18/11 (CLICK HERE)

The natural, steroid-free music provided by Washed Out , Singer, Her Space Holiday, When Saints Go Machine, Memory Tapes, Thievery Corporation and several more artists it's not nice to fool.

www.KXCI.Org is the place to view playlists, blogs, become a member and such.

She has a bat.

The skitters slapped a harness on her but she was too old for the drugs to take.  She had build up a tolerance through constant abuse in junior high. Beulah found a bat and would open every alien skull she could find not because she wanted to save her home planet, but because she felt the violence was a better high.  Later...

I Want To Apologize For The Music I Played In 2004

I Want To Apologize For All The Music I Played In 2004.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday June 27, 2011.  View the thoroughly modern playlist for 6.27.11 (CLICK HERE)

This completely exhaustive and painstaking task was mastered by Black Lips, Kickdrums, Ty Segall, Halloween, Alaska, FM Belfast, Chad Valley, VHS or Beta, Washed Out and several more exhilarating artists.

View complete playlists, read blogs, Tucson events, a prowling coyote www.KXCI.org

Faster Pussycat

Gina smoked Nat Shermans and wore her clothes tight.  She worked at the Esso pumping gas and cleaning windshields.  It was like Cool Hand Luke all over again when she leaned over the hood and pressed her warm curves onto the happy glass.  Later...

Run Away and Join the Circus

Run Away and Join the Circus.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday June 20, 2011.  To view the completely whimsical playlist for 6/20/11 (CLICK HERE) 

Music for under the big top provided by Centro-matic , Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Best Coast, Cults, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Ladybug Transistor, Battles, The Japanese Popstars and several more entertaining musicians.

Learn more, hear more, be more at www.kxci.org

The Loop

Burf the lantern fish was growing psilocybin mushrooms like barnacles on his back.  The light was there to lead the way, but Burf could not keep his eyes off of it.  He travelled his fish tank endlessly, staring at the glowing orb until his eyes burned out.  The other lantern fish enjoyed the fruits of his dorsal growth, but not Burf.  He was the Tiresias of bottom feeders.  Later...

End of the World Songs

End of the World Songs.  The Hub Radio Show for Monday June 13, 2011.  View the completely final playlist for 6/13/11 (CLICK HERE) 

The soundtrack for the final fandango provided by Arctic Monkeys, The Rosebuds, Cults, Hospital Ships, Battles, Milagres, Junior Boys, Planningtorock and several more finished artists.

Learn more, do better, find peace of mind, grow and be grown at http://www.kxci.org/

Sister Act

Their father Dave was an old goth from Santa Barbara and he loved his daughters like he loved his black nail polish.  He made them a custom leather poncho and they wore it everywhere, even the beach.  A genetic condition prevented Pyrenees and Biscay from ever enjoying a full and productive life, but they had the poncho to keep them safe and Dave was happy.  Later...   

Weird That Works

Weird That Works  The Hub Radio Show for Monday June 6, 2011.  To view the completely odd playlist for 6/6/11 (CLICK HERE)

The strange and compelling tunes by Hail Mary Mallon, Son Lux, Shabazz Palaces, Battles, The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, SebastiAN, Kid Cudi, Mock Orange, Nat Baldwin, Wise Blood and several more out of the ordinary artists.

Stream, read, bid at www.KXCI.Org

Mr. Big Shot

Right before Radiohead changed the music world forever, their ex-manager Nigel had plastic surgery to form his head into an old radio.  He thought the gimmick would drive more CD sales.  The boys had a different idea and eliminated them all together.  Nigel now works as a carnival barker in Colorado.  Later...