In Short: September 2009

You know the drill but indulge me for a little reminder here....

We know, for example, that fans prize souvenirs --- a tactile take-away that reminds you of the feeling you have when listening to music. It's kind of like what we're doing with The Daily Dose --- further enhancing the "sensory experience" with rock 'n roll wine and cheese picks so as to emphasize "more than music." Certainly, a recommendation isn't exactly "tactile," but it does bring us closer, drawing upon multiple aesthetic experiences and uniting them in one place. So, perhaps upon purchasing the wine or cheese of the day, upon tasting them, you'll conjure up the associated songs, thereby giving the taste an added, well, taste.

All of that, the long way of saying: multiple aesthetic experiences rule the day. And things that you associate with music are likely the same things other people (who like the same music as you) might be curious about. It's a Tribes-thing.

Hence, this month's semi-random compendium:

1. Dunder Tchotchkes

Perhaps one for everyone you know this Christmas? Plus they have action figures, star mugs (sans Jim and Dwight), Office Clue... it was really hard for me to not buy one of everything. And it's totally overpriced. I don't care.[...]

A Triple-A radio programming veteran, Kate has served as Music Director of the Loft at XM, Midday Host at WYEP, Evening Host at both WNCS and WUIN, as well as Content Supervisor for Pump Audio. Currently, she's the CEO of Outlandos Music, a new-music discovery service for grown-ups. Kate has been nationally recognized for her ardent presentation of music and her ability to champion talented, compelling artists.