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"We at Radio Exile realize that music is a self-healing medium; when the life seeps out of popular music, there is always a new sound to revitalize it. For every Nashville, there will be an Austin. After every LA glam rock, there will be Seattle grunge. For every "screamo" nightmare, an indie darling. With opinionated CD reviews, intelligent discussion of music and technology, and exclusive interviews; Radio Exile aims to inform independent thinkers what’s "next" and what they can’t live without. "
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"Music for independent thinkers" means that we find the stuff that you aren’t going to find turning on a radio. I am not just pitching whatever’s "cool" or "underground" in order to gain credibility. It’s who we are. If you think mainstream music is great, good for you. I listen to it as well, but it all sounds like something I have heard before. It doesn’t excite me.
I, however, like to think that there’s more to the world of music. Not everyone is up in arms about the Sony/Universal Payola scandals, so there is still a terrestrial radio. Shit like that pisses me off, and most people just shrug. "No big deal that the two largest labels in the U.S. were paying money to have their crappy songs by crappy bands played." People can say that it doesn’t make a difference, but I felt it did. It’s changed how the business is run. Music stores SELL the shelf spaces for exposure because that’s how music works.
If I wanted "street cred," I would write for Pitchfork or Aversion or the other 200 or so "indie" sites. Radio Exile is what I wanted from a Music Site: news, interviews, reviews and the fun of not HAVING to talk about stuff I didn’t like or could listen to, but it bored me. The dial isn’t "broken," the system is, and there is a lot of phenomenal music out there that you might never hear about, but you should listen to. That’s the point of RE . We aren’t trying to be indie geeks, if we come off that way, it’s sincere.
We know what we like and we want you to check it out. It’s going to be a new experience. If it’s not for you, that’s cool. Come look around if you want .
Everyone’s welcome, you don’t need to look or think or dress a certain way to "get" us. Frankly, if you start getting me, I might be offended.

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Member Since: 10/22/2006
Band Website: radioexile.com
Band Members: Shawn M. Smith - editor-in-chief
Gregory Wind - second-in-command
Elie Perler - writer
James V. Mitchell - writer
Dan Berkman - writer
Holly Perry - writer
Cash Kerouac - writer
Kyle David Paul - writer
Andrew Pitkin - writer
Toby B. - contributor
Jon Sevastra - contributor

Type of Label: None

My Blog

BrokenDial.com is now RadioExile.com

Please adjust your bookmarks (unless you never bookmarked us to begin with, which makes me sad!) and come and see what all the fuss is about!Thanks for all the support -SMSEditor-in-Chief - RadioExile...
Posted by Radio Exile on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:52:00 PST

BrokenDial.com’s Top Albums of 2007: The Top Five

The last three days, the staff of Broken Dial has presented our selections for the top albums of 2007. After much deliberation, several arguments and some major concessions, we've come to the end of ...
Posted by Radio Exile on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:22:00 PST

BrokenDial.com’s Top Albums of 2007: 10 Through 6

The last two days, we've shown you 15 albums that needed to be honored among the best of 2007. Today, the staff of Broken Dial and I are proud to bring you numbers 10-6. These albums just slipped out ...
Posted by Radio Exile on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:05:00 PST

BrokenDial.com’s Top Albums of 2007: 15 Through 11

Yesterday, we presented you with the Honorable Mentions: the albums that just barely missed inclusion on Broken Dial's list of Top Albums of 2007. The emails have been really great so far, as most pe...
Posted by Radio Exile on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:25:00 PST

BrokenDial.com’s Top Albums of 2007: Honorable Mentions

A year ago, most people were shocked that our "little blog that could" was still humming along after 3 months. That was just long enough for myself, Greg and KDP to sit down with some of our favorite ...
Posted by Radio Exile on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:41:00 PST

[Contest] Win A Deluxe Prize Pack from BrokenDial.com

I love giving stuff away to our loyal readers. I like "thank you" emails, what can I say, so this contest should elicit a big one. With the one-year anniversary of Broken Dial and my 29th birthday f...
Posted by Radio Exile on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:53:00 PST

Broken Dial mp3 Mixtape: Vol. 25

This week, the Broken Dial mp3 Mixtape features stylish, wonderful tunes from: Canadians, Cinemechanica, Elephant Parade, Elle Milano, Francisco Castle, La Laque, Run Dan Run, Summer Darling, The Owls...
Posted by Radio Exile on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:39:00 PST

[Contest] Win A Deluxe Prize Pack from BrokenDial.com

I love giving stuff away to our loyal readers. I like the "thank you" emails, what can I say, so this contest is a big one. With the one-year anniversary of Broken Dial and my 29th birthday falling ...
Posted by Radio Exile on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:20:00 PST

Final Results - "Best Music Blog"

Thanks again to everyone who voted for Broken Dial in the recent BT Digital Music Awards. While the "Best Music Blog" went to the official blog of the dude from Pink Floyd who was naked on the cover ...
Posted by Radio Exile on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:02:00 PST

Hurry up and Vote! Last Day of Voting!

Today is the final day of voting, please head over and vote for us for "Best Music Blog."BrokenDial.com has been nominated at the Digital Music Awards (formerly Interactive Music Awards) for "Best Mus...
Posted by Radio Exile on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:55:00 PST