Pampelmoose is a music and MP3 web site covering the eclectic independent music scene. We stay clear of major labels and their artists to avoid having the Web Sheriff gallop through our offices. We are indie at heart so we support all things indie – in all its shapes and forms.
Dave walloped the bass strings and is a founding member of the highly influential, post-punk band, Gang of Four. With his business partner, Ned Failing, he started Pampelmoose in 2005. We love music and we love the way the internet leveled the playing field for all artists.
Josh Kneedler is a highly experienced interactive designer. He began working in online media in 1997 at the birth of the interactive world, a world we now take for granted, one that has become as common as the utilities we use at home. His skills consist of design, programming, and creative direction. It’s an eclectic mix, but one that is vital to pursuing new ventures where traditional broadcast media rules do not apply. Josh understands that music artists no longer need traditional record labels. A consumer in Japan may never have heard of our local Northwest music scene so local bands need a different way to promote their independently produced CDs. Josh has the necessary skills and experience that highlight innovation over imitation to tackle contemporary challenges in the world of interactive programming, design and creative marketing. Some of Josh’s work can be seen on his web site: http://www.joshkneedler.net
Go here to vote for your favorite top ten alternative bands on Seattle’s KEXP. Why oh why doesn’t Portland have a station like this? Just check out the huge list of bands at that link..read ‘em and weep as they say.. Then tune in to their live streams.
Or, you could always shine a light on what is here, and damned fine: opbmusic.org– in-studio recordings too: opbmusic.org/performances
December 17th, 2008 at 10:18 amWell, we do have a little bit of Portland in KEXP, with our very own DJ Santo doing two shows a month FOR KEXP’s Mo’Glo program. However, it is neither IN Seattle NOR Portland…the shows only air on WNYE-FM in NYC as part of a joint programming venture. Confusing, no? You can hear his show called “Something Different” every Sunday night IN Portland on KMHD-FM 89.1, but that show is something different entirely from KEXP.
In the meantime, I recommend listening to Dave Allen on KNRK. He knows a thing or two about cool music.
December 17th, 2008 at 10:26 amYou are both right, there’s good stuff to be found here in town, it’s just hard to point folks to it. I didn’t want to pimp my own show at KNRK but readers of my blog are definitely downloading it like crazy from here. And big props to OPB Music, didn’t mean to leave that one out… I just like the idea of a fully-dedicated station like KEXP and would die to have one here in town like that.
December 17th, 2008 at 10:31 am