Mark Sovel departs KCSN for KLOS, resurrects local music show
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Known as Mr. Shovel, the radio personality’s “Check One … Two” was influential during its run on the station Indie 103.1 from 2003-09. It returns beginning tonight.
Jonesy’s Jukebox to return to radio, Fridays on KLOS
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The Sex Pistols guitarist and his show producer Mark Sovel, aka Mr. Shovel, are reunited in a new weekly show, Fridays at noon.
Nic Harcourt to take over daily morning show at KCSN; Mark Sovel named station’s music director; Jackson Browne to headline big benefit on Nov. 18
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Nic Harcourt, the former music director and DJ at KCRW who jumped to KCSN (88.5 FM) last year, is returning to the Los Angeles airwaves on a daily basis. The all-music, listener-supported KCSN announced today that Harcourt would take over the station’s morning show (6 to 11 a.m.) beginning next week. In another move announced […]
Mr. Shovel joins KCSN as part of revamped lineup
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Mark Sovel – aka Mr. Shovel, the former music director at Indie 103.1 – returns to the FM airwaves this weekend when he launches a new show on KCSN (88.5 FM). “City of Night With Mr. Shovel” will air weekly at 8 p.m. on Saturdays. It’s part of a revamped KCSN lineup that includes another […]
L.A. Buzz Bands show, at midnight tonight on KCSN
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Before I get all giddy about tonight’s LA Buzz Bands show on KCSN (88.5 FM) – and I am giddy – some thank-yous are in order. First, thanks to everybody who contributed to KCSN’s “Pump the Power” pledge drive (you can still donate here). And second, tip of the cap to Mark Sovel, aka Mr. […]
Mr. Shovel to serve as guest host for tonight’s edition of the L.A. Buzz Bands show on KCSN (88.5 FM)
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[One more day of vacation, and then I am back at the helm on Monday. Meanwhile:] Mark Sovel (aka Mr. Shovel) – who during his tenure at the late, lamented FM outlet Indie 103.1 was one of the most fervent champions of the local music scene – will serve as guest host of the L.A. […]
On the Web: Mr. Shovel’s ‘Check One Two’ premieres new material from Gliss, the Icarus Line
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Mark Sovel (aka Mr. Shovel) is back in business of premiering new tunes – the former music director of the dearly departed Los Angeles FM station Indie 103.1 (2003-’09) has launched an online video series. Residing on his new website MrShovel.com and on Vimeo, Sovel’s series takes the name of his old local music show […]
Jonesy’s Jukebox lives again, on the Internet
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Jonesy’s Jukebox is back – although not exactly on the air. The radio show hosted by the Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones – a linchpin of FM station Indie 103.1 during its five-plus years on the Los Angeles FM dial – has found a home on the Internet. Jones now has his own show (actually, his […]
Online Indie 103.1? Don’t expect your favorite DJs
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[I have updated this post to include a photograph taken in 2004 by one of my old colleagues, Jonathan Alcorn. And (at 4 p.m.) updating one more time: At the end of the post is a video of the on-air announcement uploaded to YouTube by Yahoo’s Lyndsey Parker. The announcer, by the way, is a […]
Update II: Indie 103.1 going, going … to the Web
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[Updates in blue type.] Indie 103.1 (KDLD-FM) has gone quietly into the night. A message just posted on the station’s website (about 10:45 a.m.) says: BYE INDIE HELLO DIGITAL INDIE This is an important message for the Indie 103.1 Radio Audience – Indie 103.1 will cease broadcasting over this frequency effective immediately.” Because of changes […]
