Reader: Quit hating, you internet hipsters!

So the chorus of dissent continues against OpenAir 1340 AM -- if only here on our blog; everyone else seems to love the new station. Yesterday, Kirk Wilde asserted that it's a "it's a cocophonous mess," as he put it, adding "Its audience will be limited to Dadaists." Jenny B,...

By Dave Herrera

November 2, 2011

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So the chorus of dissent continues against OpenAir 1340 AM -- if only here on our blog; everyone else seems to love the new station. Yesterday, Kirk Wilde asserted that it's a "it's a cocophonous mess," as he put it, adding "Its audience will be limited to Dadaists." Jenny B, meanwhile, suggested that if people were going to stream the station, they'd be better off seeking out KEXP (which is better, she asserted) or the Current. Wait, what's that? Ah, yes, the sole voice of reason. El Gusano, who posted our Comment of the Day, says the internet hipsters should quit hating:

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