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WXPN, everyone's favorite non-commercial radio station out of the University of Pennsylvania, has announced plans to start a new radio and web-based series called "Power of Song." Launching exclusively for September, the series hopes to bring attention to the importance of music in culture by exploring "the intersection between music and politics, tracing the history of music rich in social commentary."

In preparation for his upcoming flick The Rocker, The Office laureate Rainn Wilson will be appearing on Philadelphia's WXPN radio this Friday at 8 p.m. for the station's Y-Rock program. DJ Schrute will be spinning "his favorite alternative and indie rock tunes" on a show aptly titled the Rainn Wilson Radio Takeover. XPN is 88.5 on the FM band in Philly, and those of us not fortunate enough to hail from the city of brotherly love can tune in online at the Y-Rock website.

There’s a little corner of the radio world called “triple A” music - it covers a lot of the stuff we at Paste like.  On the radio dial, that world is usually on public or non-commercial stations - often NPR-affiliated.  So these radio stations gather once a year to hear new music and discuss what's going on in the industry and sometimes we join them to eavesdrop on their annual “Non-Commvention” hosted by our friends at WXPN 88.5 in Philadelphia. It's a great chance to check out the bands showcasing for all these program directors. 

Steve Lillywhite, Grammy Award-winning music producer amongst music producers, will be joining up with World Café host David Dye for the Lillywhite Sessions at Avatar Studios on Philadephia’s WXPN. Now, before you get all huffy and complain about the City of Brotherly Love getting all the good stuff, keep in mind that WXPN is syndicated nationally, and World Café is broadcast on NPR. Which means you can hear it, regardless of where you live.

Paste Magazine teams up with Stereogum, XM Radio, WXPN, DELL Lounge and others to expand presence at this year’s SXSW 

Decatur, GA (March 7, 2008) -- Paste magazine (www.pastemagazine.com), called “the best among American music titles” by The Wall Street Journal, announced an expanded and star-studded lineup of events for this year’s South by Southwest Festival in Austin, TX.  Most notably, Paste will be joining forces with leading music blog Stereogum.com for three very special events.  And in an effort to bring the joys of SXSW to the masses, many of the Paste-related performances will be available online and over the airwaves.