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Blog Radio's Guide to Summer Music

Discover the indie music you need to know for Summer 2013 with hourly recommendations from influential music bloggers heard each weekday on Sirius XM U’s Blog Radio - Gorilla vs. Bear, Brooklyn Vegan, Hipster Runoff, Aquarium Drunkard, and My Old Kentucky Blog.

Airtime: Starts Friday evening, May 24 and runs throughout Memorial Day weekend.

Patrick Carney's "Serious Boredom"

Patrick Carney, drummer of Grammy®-award winning band The Black Keys, hosts new show Serious Boredom, exclusively on SiriusXMU. The show features Carney talking about and playing his favorite independent music, new and old, as well as material from his personal collection.

Serious Boredom airs the first Thursday of every month, premiering Thursday, December 20 at 8 pm ET.
Rebroadcasts: Saturdays, 10 am ET and Sundays, 6 pm ET

Sirius XMU Download 15

For the week of May 11, 2013

15. THE LOVE LANGUAGE – "CALM DOWN"
14. DIRTY BEACHES – "CASINO LISBOA"
13. SHE & HIM – "NEVER WANTED YOUR LOVE"
12. THESE NEW PURITANS – "FRAGMENT TWO"
11. JIM JAMES – "A NEW LIFE (TUNE-YARDS REMIX)"
10. ROGUE WAVE – "SIREN’S SONG"
9. ROBERT POLLARD – "I KILLED A MAN WHO LOOKS LIKE YOU"
8. THE ORWELLS – "OTHER VOICES"
7. MS MR. – "HURRICANE (CHVRCHES REMIX)"
6. SMALL BLACK – "NO STRANGER"
5. VAMPIRE WEEKEND – "YA HEY"
4. JACK WHITE – "LOVE IS BLINDNESS (GREAT GATSBY SOUNDTRACK)"
3. THE NATIONAL – "SEA OF LOVE"
2. DEERHUNTER – "BACK TO THE MIDDLE"
1. SAVAGES – "SHE WILL"

Highlights

Shows

Hosts

Sirius XMU Sessions: Vampire Weekend Today 12:00 pm ET Vampire Weekend perform in studio sharing music from, and the story behind, their new album Modern Vampires of the City.
The National : The Radio Show Tomorrow 5:00 pm ET Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, and Scott Devendorf from The National, host their own Sirius XMU radio show. They'll introduce you to their new album, trouble Will Find Me, play music from throughout their career, and tracks from friends and other projects.

Rebroadcast: Tomorrow 11:00 pm ET
Sirius XMU Sessions: The National Tomorrow 6:00 pm ET The National perform music from their new album Trouble Will Find Me live, in Studio.

Rebroadcast: Tues 5/21 10:00 am ET; Wed 5/22 9:00 pm ET; Thurs 5/23 4:00 pm ET; Fri 5/24 9:00 am ET; Sun 5/26 12:00 pm ET
The National : The Radio Show Tues 5/21 5:00 pm ET Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, and Scott Devendorf from The National, host their own Sirius XMU radio show. They'll introduce you to their new album, trouble Will Find Me, play music from throughout their career, and tracks from friends and other projects.

Rebroadcast: Tues 5/21 11:00 pm ET
The National : The Radio Show Wed 5/22 5:00 pm ET Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, and Scott Devendorf from The National, host their own Sirius XMU radio show. They'll introduce you to their new album, trouble Will Find Me, play music from throughout their career, and tracks from friends and other projects.

Rebroadcast: Wed 5/22 11:00 pm ET
The National : The Radio Show Thurs 5/23 5:00 pm ET Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, and Scott Devendorf from The National, host their own Sirius XMU radio show. They'll introduce you to their new album, trouble Will Find Me, play music from throughout their career, and tracks from friends and other projects.

Rebroadcast: Thurs 5/23 11:00 pm ET
The National : The Radio Show Fri 5/24 5:00 pm ET Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, and Scott Devendorf from The National, host their own Sirius XMU radio show. They'll introduce you to their new album, trouble Will Find Me, play music from throughout their career, and tracks from friends and other projects.

Rebroadcast: Fri 5/24 11:00 pm ET

Blog Radio Weekdays 12 pm ET
Rebroadcasts Weekdays 12 am ET The web's most influential music bloggers keep you ahead of the curve with two hours of handpicked music every day. Hear Hipster Runoff on Monday, My Old Kentucky Blog on Tuesday, Brooklyn Vegan on Wednesday, Gorilla Vs. Bear on Thursday, and Aquarium Drunkard on Friday.
SiriusXM U Sessions Wednesdays 9 pm, Thurs 4 pm, Friday 9 am & Sunday 12 pm ET SiriusXM U Sessions is a chance to hear stripped-down performances and conversations with different groundbreaking Sirius XMU artists every week.
SiriusXM U Download 15 Saturdays 12 pm ET
Rebroadcasts Saturdays 6 pm, Sundays 3 pm & 11 pm, Mondays 8 am ETEvery Saturday, SiriusXM U counts down the 15 songs making the most noise online. If it's big on the internet, it's on this list! Hear new releases, leaks and whatever else you kids are listening to.
Old School Sundays 9 pm ET
Rebroadcasts Wednesdays 3 pm ETHear two hours of vintage underground sounds from the bands that paved the way for this generation of indie artists. Recommended if you like Pavement, the Pixies, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine and Guided By Voices. Hosted by Jenny Eliscu.

Highlights

Shows

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Jake Fogelnest | email
Mondays - Saturdays 6 am - 12 pm ET
Sundays 9 am - 3 pm ETJake Fogelnest started Squirt TV from his bedroom in NYC at the wee age of 14. Now he's one of those random dudes making sarcastic comments on VH1’s I Love The… series. He’s written for Spin, Alternative Press and Jane magazine, directed with Spike Jonze and assistant directed for Sarah Silverman.
Jenny | email
Weekdays 2 pm - 6 pm ET
Saturdays 1 pm - 6 pm ETJenny is a professional music nerd. As a contributing editor for Rolling Stone, she has profiled pop tarts, rock stars and indie icons, from Britney and Mariah to Dave Matthews Band and Motley Crue to Sleigh Bells and Arctic Monkeys. She's been indulging her obsession with new music on-air at SiriusXM since 2006. Find her on Twitter @jennylsq
Josiah
Saturdays 6 pm - 12 am ET
Sundays 4 pm - 9 pm ETJosiah is a passionate concert violinist of 20 years who's performed with many DC-based ensembles. He's also a refugee from Hot 100 radio, rescued in 2000 by Radiohead's Kid A. And when the sun goes down, the tunes get weird. Listen to him alternate between chilling out and freaking out.
Julia | email
Weekdays 6 pm - 12 am ETOriginally from Indiana, Julia can now be found wandering the Lower East Side, East Village and Brooklyn in search of a good live show. She works behind the scenes for the channel on the award-winning Blog Radio and Sirius XMU Sessions. Find her on Twitter @juliasiriusxmu