Chronic gets some credit

I don't listen to indy music, I only listen to Yacht Rock and rap music made before 1992 but that doesn't mean that I don't appreciate what some of the devoted music fans are doing in Kansas City.

If you've poked around (no homo) the Internets and looked for links related to Kansas City music you might already know Chronic or his awesome endeavor over at Popfreeradio.com . . . However, those of you who rely on The Pitch to pick your playlist (God help you) may not be familiar with one the local internets best broadcasters until today. And while I hate to give The Pitch any kind of props at all (for anything other than somehow managing to be even more the ghey than CampKC) they did the right thing in picking this guy for a quick profile. Check it:

PopFreeRadio.com. It's comparable to KRBZ 96.5 (the Buzz) but fresher. Site founder Chronic the Hedgehog (real name: Justin Bale) of Overland Park prides himself on breaking songs — and bands — before the Buzz . . . True to its influence, Pop Free comes off endearingly belligerent and stoned. Chronic's own afternoon show, The Session, kicks off at 4:20 p.m. Eastern time (so he can celebrate the magic time with potheads nationwide). It's a three-and-a-half-hour hit of punk, hipster rock and KC bands such as the Architects, Shudder and the Republic Tigers.

And while all of those band names to me sound like different brands of personal lubricant . . . I'm still glad Chronic is playing them. Read the rest of the review for some lesser quality local Internet radio and then do your own research and find something that doesn't conform to the flock-of-seagull-haircut-emo-listening style propagandized by The Pitch.