Left of Center
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Left of Center was a College rock
/Indie rock
radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio
channel 26 and Dish Network
channel 6026. It was replaced by Sirius XMU as part of the Sirius/XM merger of channels on November 12, 2008
Artists featured on the station included The Shins
, Death Cab for Cutie
, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party
, The White Stripes
and Sonic Youth
.
Its morning timeslot consisted of a music show hosted by Jake Fogelnest
of SQUiRT TV and VH1's I Love The... series fame. Other prominent DJs with shows on the channel included Matt Pinfield
and Liquid Todd. A program entitled Left of Sessions featured indie rock
bands performing live in a concert setting.
College rock
College rock is a term that was used in the United States to describe 1980s alternative rock before the term "alternative" came into common usage. The term's use of the word "college" refers to campus radio stations located at institutions of higher education in Canada and the United States, where...
/Indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
channel 26 and Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
channel 6026. It was replaced by Sirius XMU as part of the Sirius/XM merger of channels on November 12, 2008
2008 in radio
Several events occurred in radio in 2008.- Events :* January 2: WWFT finished Christmas music stunting, rolling out the red carpet for Adult contemporary music branded as "Warm."...
Artists featured on the station included The Shins
The Shins
The Shins are an American indie rock band comprising singer, songwriter, and guitarist James Mercer, guitarist/bassist Dave Hernandez, Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats, drummer Joe Plummer and bassist Ron Lewis. Their sound draws on several musical genres, including pop, alternative rock, indie rock,...
, Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard , Chris Walla , Nick Harmer and Jason McGerr ....
, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...
, The White Stripes
The White Stripes
The White Stripes was an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consisted of the songwriter Jack White and drummer Meg White . Jack and Meg White were previously married to each other, but are now divorced...
and Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
.
Its morning timeslot consisted of a music show hosted by Jake Fogelnest
Jake Fogelnest
Jake Fogelnest is a presenter, producer, writer and director, who started a television show, Squirt TV, from his New York City bedroom when he was 14 years old.-Biography:...
of SQUiRT TV and VH1's I Love The... series fame. Other prominent DJs with shows on the channel included Matt Pinfield
Matt Pinfield
Matt Pinfield is a music personality and TV host, best known for being a video deejay on MTV and VH1. He currently lives in Harrison, New Jersey having previously resided in East Brunswick Township...
and Liquid Todd. A program entitled Left of Sessions featured indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
bands performing live in a concert setting.
Blog Radio
The station also featured "Blog Radio," a rotating cast of six prominent alternative music bloggers who hosted their own radio show one day a week, Monday through Saturday.- Monday: Gorilla vs. BearGorilla vs. BearGorilla vs. Bear is a leading mp3 blog for independent music MP3s, videos, news, and reviews from all genres. It was created by Chris Cantalini in March 2005, and David Bartholow joined as a contributor in 2006. Gorilla vs. Bear regularly features unknown, established, and independent unsigned...
- Tuesday: My Old Kentucky Blog
- Wednesday: Brooklyn Vegan
- Thursday: Product Shop NYC
- Friday: Aquarium Drunkard
- Saturday: It's a Trap