Kaleidoscope Mixtape
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Leenerella is your host, bringing you an intuitive playlist to suit the wildly-shifting zeitgeist, and explore the musical family tree.
Show Playlists:
20 Nov 25 – Moon Dance
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:27 Glenn Miller Moonlight Serenade 09:03:37 Air Break 09:05:44 Jimmy Stewart You Want The Moon (Drop) 09:05:51 Audrey Hepburn Moon River 09:07:46 Ella Fitzgerald It's Only A Paper Moon 09:11:17 Frank Sinatra Fly Me to the Moon...
13 Nov 25 – Serious Dancing
khxw Time Artist Title 2025-11-13 09:00:35 Re-Flex The Politics of Dancing 2025-11-13 09:04:21 Air Break 2025-11-13 09:06:25 Wang Chung Dance Hall Days 2025-11-13 09:10:13 The B-52's Dance This Mess Around 2025-11-13 09:14:41 Air Break 2025-11-13 09:16:11 Angel Olsen...
06 Nov 25 – Electro Sirens
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:06 Kelly Lee Owens Ascend 09:03:14 Air Break 09:04:43 K.Flay Blood in the Cut 09:07:50 Sleigh Bells Riot Rhythm 09:10:26 St. Vincent Los Ageless 09:14:57 Air Break 09:17:34 The Knife Heartbeats (The Knife Techno Remix)...
30 Oct 25 – Vintage Halloween
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:03 Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins Spooks 09:00:15 Air Break 09:04:10 Fred Hall Tain't No Sin (To Take Off Your Skin) 09:07:31 Four Vagabonds Murder, He Says 09:09:58 The Five Jones Boys Mr. Ghost Goes To Town 09:12:51 Air Break...
23 Oct 25 – Incantation
khxw Date Played Artist Title 09:00:16 Loreena McKennitt Incantation 09:02:32 Air Break 09:04:30 Yoko Ono, Palumbo of the Brothers Brothers Yes, I'm a Witch 09:08:04 Switchblade Symphony Witches 09:12:14 Sneaker Pimps Small Town Witch 09:16:50 Air Break ...
16 Oct 25 – Off-Label Halloween
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:22 Florence and the Machine Everybody Scream 09:04:15 Air Break 09:06:37 Poe House of Leaves 09:08:22 Poe Haunted 09:13:37 Love and Rockets Haunted When the Minutes Drag 09:17:59 Laufey Haunted 09:21:09 Air Break 09:25:33 Billie Eilish...
09 Oct 25 – Dreams
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:08 Dead Can Dance American Dreaming 09:04:30 Air Break 09:07:37 Mama Cass Dream A Little Dream 09:11:16 The Chordettes Mr. Sandman 09:13:38 Bobby Darin Dream Lover 09:16:06 Air Break 09:19:05 Roy Orbison In Dreams 09:21:50 The Everly...
02 Oct 25 – PNW Grunge
khxw Hype! Documentary on Internet Archive (1996) Time Artist Title 09:00:30 Bam Bam Free Fall From Space 09:03:54 Air Break 09:11:39 Green River This Town 09:14:58 Mudhoney In 'n' Out of Grace (Demo) 09:20:24 Toody and Fred from Dead Moon Nobody can tell us...
25 Sep 25 – Lit
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:44 The Pointer Sisters Fire 09:04:02 Air Break 09:06:21 Beth Ditto Fire 09:09:30 Grace Love and the True Loves Fire 09:12:34 Etta James Fire 09:14:54 Air Break 09:17:11 IDRIS, Fabienne Fires 09:19:51 Portishead It's A Fire 09:23:22...
11 Sep 25 – WTF Variety Mix
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:47 KHXW ID KXHW_2025_StationID_01 09:00:50 Shungudzo It's a Good Day (To Fight the System) 09:04:02 Air Break 09:07:14 Pixies Where Is My Mind? 09:10:54 Crazy Gnarls Barkley 09:13:51 TV on the Radio Trouble 09:18:08 Air Break 09:20:38...
04 Sep 25 – Re-Entry Edition
khxw Time Artist Title 09:01:12 Covenant Tension 09:01:31 Gorillaz, Grace Jones Charger (feat. Grace Jones) 09:05:08 Air Break 09:09:43 KMFDM Juke Joint Jezebel 09:15:23 Nitzer Ebb Join in the Chant 09:21:17 Front 242 Headhunter V1.0 09:26:16 Air Break ...
28 Aug 25 – Burn Edition
khxw Time Artist Title 08:00:07 Air Break 08:02:56 Galt MacDermot Coffee Cold 08:06:14 Dave Brubeck Take Five 08:11:33 James Butler A Sip of Good Coffee 08:12:56 Sarah Vaughan Black Coffee 08:16:08 Air Break 08:17:44 Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong A...
21 Aug 25 – Covers the 80s
khxw Time Artist Title 21 09:00:11 St. Vincent (Minions Soundtrack) Funkytown (cover) 21 09:04:29 Air Break 21 09:06:20 Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day Manic Monday (cover) 21 09:09:21 American Hi-Fi Steppin' Out (cover) 21 09:13:21 Brothertiger Everybody Wants to...
14 Aug 25 – Mellow Gold
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:09 Kelly Lee Owens Dreamstate 09:05:28 Air Break 09:05:31 Moon Duo Lost Heads 09:08:02 Tei Shi Bassically 09:18:49 Thievery Corporation Lebanese Blonde 09:23:32 Chet Faker Feel Good 09:26:30 Air Break 09:29:06 Maribou State...
07 Aug 25 – Anything Goes (Goth)
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:41 Fat Dog All the Same 09:03:32 Air Break 09:07:16 HEALTH, Chelsea Wolfe Mean 09:10:30 Austra Beat And The Pulse 09:15:24 The Knife Silent Shout 09:20:16 Air Break 09:22:37 DEBBY FRIDAY Higher 09:25:24 TORRES Collect...
31 Jul 25 – Soul Tap
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:10 Curtis Harding On and On 09:04:03 Air Break 09:09:40 Sharon Jones and the Dap‐Kings How Long Do I Have to Wait for You? 09:13:27 Grace Love and the True Loves Fire 09:16:31 Black Pumas Black Moon Rising 09:20:05 Air Break 09:23:24...
24 Jul 25 – Critical Variety Mix
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:08 Sheena Easton Morning Train 2.0 09:05:29 Air Break 09:09:27 Big Data, Kimbra The Glow 09:13:45 Pillow Fight Get Your Shit Together 09:17:21 A-Trak, Architecture in Helsinki Heart It Races (Trizzy's Rusty Tin Can Mix) 09:22:10 Air...
10 Jul 25 – Shaken, Not Stirred
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:14 David Arnold, Nicholas Dodd The Name's Bond... James Bond 09:02:58 Air Break 09:06:48 Shirley Bassey Moonraker 09:09:52 Shirley Bassey Goldfinger 09:12:38 Shirley Bassey Diamonds Are Forever 09:15:17 Air Break 09:18:22...
03 Jul 25 – Animal
khxw Date Played Artist Title 09:00:09 Karen O, The Kids Animal 09:03:46 Air Break 09:05:33 Miike Snow Animal 09:09:54 Def Leppard Animal 09:13:55 Air Break 09:16:11 Love and Rockets Rain Bird 09:19:21 Bob Marley and the Wailers Three Little Birds...
26 Jun 25 – Kaleidoscope Remixtape
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:09 Gorillaz feat. Tame Impala and Bootie Brown New Gold (Dom Dolla remix) 09:04:37 Air Break 09:06:54 John Denver Take Me Home Country Roads (Pretty Lights Remix) 09:13:36 Seals and Crofts Summer Breeze (Barbaric Merits Remix)...
19 Jun 25 – Summer Solstice Show
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:57 The Isley Brothers Summer Breeze 09:03:58 Air Break 09:06:55 Mungo Jerry Summertime 09:10:19 Shaggy Summertime 09:14:12 Air Break 09:15:48 Kool and the Gang Summer Madness 09:20:00 DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince Summertime...
12 Jun 25 – Neo-Funk Edition
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:29 Polyrhythmics Yeti, Set, Go 09:05:38 Air Break 09:09:27 The Budos Band Devil Doesn’t Dance 09:12:09 El Michels Affair C.R.E.A.M. 09:14:57 J Lloyd Apocalypse 09:15:58 Glass Beams Kong 09:20:33 Air Break 09:21:56 Dexter...
05 Jun 25 – The Beat Go-Gos On
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:16 Buddy Rich The Beat Goes On (Live at Chez Club) 09:05:46 Air Break 09:09:39 Mel Torme Comin' Home Baby 09:12:15 Traffik Island, Ambrose Kenny Smith Pandaemonium 09:15:06 Discotheque Dancing Chris Joss 09:18:44 Air Break 09:22:28...
29 May 25 – Strange Magic
khxw Date Played Artist Title 09:00:14 TV Theme Song Bewitched 09:01:11 Air Break 09:02:27 Queen A Kind of Magic 09:06:46 David Bowie Magic Dance (from Labyrinth) 09:10:49 Tierra Whack Black Magic Woman (cover) 09:14:56 Air Break 09:17:21 Ella Fitzgerald...
15 May 25 – Variety Mix
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:58 Cyndi Lauper Hole in my Heart 09:04:53 Air Break 09:08:12 Little Simz, Obongjayar Point and Kill 09:11:18 Witch, Sampa the Great Avalanche of Love 09:15:05 Tunde Adebimpe Drop 09:19:17 Air Break 09:25:07 Yukimi Nagano,...
08 May 25 – I Understood That Reference
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:07 Hoyt Axton Captain America (JBL Speaker Test) 09:03:30 Air Break 09:08:05 Camille Yarbrough Take Yo Praise 09:12:09 Fatboy Slim Praise You 09:17:22 Air Break 09:18:55 Ann Peebles I Can't Stand The Rain 09:21:16 Missy Elliott The Rain...
17 Apr 25 – Chariklo’s Temple
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:01 Station ID 09:00:06 Sky Cries Mary Missing 09:05:18 Air Break 09:06:48 TV on the Radio Trouble 09:11:07 Massive Attack, Tracey Thorn Protection 09:18:40 Björk Come to Me 09:23:21 Air Break 09:25:42 The Preatures Is This How You...
10 Apr 25 – Back Under The Covers
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:16 KHXW ID 09:00:23 Tom Jones & The Cardigans Burning Down the House 09:03:53 Air Break 09:05:22 mega cat SABOTAGE (cover) 09:08:10 Tune-Yards Cannonball (cover) 09:11:16 t.A.T.u. How Soon Is Now (cover) 09:14:27 Air...
27 Mar 25 – Boogie Brunch
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:17 KHXW ID 09:00:22 Dom Dolla Take It 09:04:14 Air Break 09:06:38 Otyken Genesis 09:12:13 The Halluci Nation, Northern Cree The Eater of Worlds 09:16:08 Balkan Beat Box Digital Monkey 09:19:50 Air Break 09:21:09 Apashe...
20 Mar 25 – Gen X Cheese Plate
khxw Time Artist Title 08:59:56 KHXW ID 09:00:02 Eric Carmen All By Myself (edit) 09:04:25 Air Break 09:06:38 Joe Jackson Steppin Out 09:10:45 Matthew Wilder Break My Stride 09:13:33 Billy Ocean Get Out Of My Dreams, Get Into My Car 09:18:07 Air Break 09:21:08...
13 Mar 25 – Nostalgia
khxw Date Played Artist Title 09:00:05 KHXW ID 09:00:16 TV Theme Song Boomerang Opening Song 09:07:19 Reading Rainbow Reading Rainbow Theme Song 09:08:01 Kermit the Frog The Rainbow Connection 09:11:16 Sesame Street, The Pointer Sisters Pinball Number Count 09:13:55...
06 Mar 25 – Variety Mix
khxw Date Played Artist Title 09:30:22 The Preatures Is This How You Feel? 09:33:45 Air Break 09:35:20 TV on the Radio Careful You 09:40:20 Vagabon Water Me Down 09:44:46 Lola Young Conceited 09:48:37 Air Break 09:50:24 Tora-i Call Your Name 09:53:37...
27 Feb 25 – Space Edition
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:01 Public Service Broadcasting Go! 09:03:57 Air Break 09:06:34 Love and Rockets Earth, Sun, Moon 09:09:54 The Church Under the Milky Way 09:14:42 Echo and the Bunnymen The Killing Moon 09:20:15 Air Break 09:21:47 Nick Drake...
20 Feb 25 – Trip Hop
khxw Date Played Artist Title 09:01:05 KHXW Stutter ID 09:01:09 DJ Shadow InFlux 09:12:53 (Air Break) 09:17:13 Cibo Matto Sugar Water 09:21:39 Mono Silicone 09:25:38 Sneaker Pimps 6 Underground 09:29:20 (Air Break) 09:30:29 Zero 7, Sophie Barker In the...
13 Feb 25 – World Radio Day
khxw Date Played Artist Title 2025-02-13 09:00:00 Good Morning Vietnam Good Morning Vietnam 2025-02-13 09:00:39 Queen Radio GaGa 2025-02-13 09:08:15 The Buggles Video Killed The Radio Star 2025-02-13 09:12:00 David Bowie DJ 2025-02-13 09:15:54 The Smiths Panic...
06 Feb 25 – Jazz Pop!
khxw Time Artist Title 08:59:54 KHXW KHXW_ID_NumberOne_01 08:59:59 Moondog Lament I, (Bird's Lament, Instrumental) 09:04:06 Dave Brubeck Take Five 09:09:26 The Take Vibe EP Golden Brown 09:12:28 Buddy Rich The Beat Goes On (Live at Chez Club) 09:18:08 KHXW...
30 Jan 25 – Variety Mix
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:38 Meat Beat Manifesto Set Your Receivers 09:00:59 KHXW Stutter ID 09:01:03 Propellerheads feat. Miss Shirley Bassey History Repeating 09:06:24 Gotan Project, Sarah Vaughan Whatever Lola Wants 09:11:03 Ella Fitzgerald, RAC Too Darn Hot...
23 Jan 25 – How The Light Gets In
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:05 Leonard Cohen Anthem 09:07:41 TV on the Radio Trouble 09:11:59 Crowded House Don't Dream It's Over 09:15:41 Massive Attack, Tracey Thorn Protection 09:23:14 Queen, David Bowie Under Pressure 09:27:08 KHXW KHXW_ID_Soft_01 09:29:09 Peter...
16 Jan 25 – Melodic Modern Hip-Hop
khxw Time Artist Title 09:00:01 Star Trek Sounds Proximity Alert 09:00:06 KHXW Cool Gerbil ID 09:00:11 A Tribe Called Quest We The People.... [Explicit] 09:04:34 Childish Gambino This is America 09:08:12 Thievery Corporation, Racquel Jones Letter To The Editor...
09 Jan 25 – Post-Punk New Wave Singalong
khxw Time Artist Title 08:58:15 KHXW KHXW_Ten_Principles_01 09:00:00 KHXW KHXW_ID_NumberOne_02 09:00:07 Billy Idol Eyes Without A Face 09:08:08 The Psychedelic Furs Love My Way 09:11:33 Tears For Fears Everybody Wants To Rule The World 09:15:36 Echo and the Bunnymen...
02 Jan 25 – Rebel Grrrl Punk Post-Punk
khxw Time Artist Title 08:59:58 KHXW Stutter ID 09:00:02 The Breeders Wait in the Car 09:05:04 Sleater-Kinney Dig Me Out 09:07:41 The Slits Typical Girls 09:11:31 X-Ray Spex Oh Bondage Up Yours! 09:14:30 Thunderpussy Speed Queen 09:18:34 KHXW KHXW_ID_NumberOne_01...
26 Dec 24 – Cinematic Rock
khxw Date Played Artist Title Duration 09:02:08 KHXW KHXW_ID_NumberOne_03 00:00:08 09:02:15 Rocky Horror Picture Show Quote Strange Journey 00:00:08 09:02:23 The Cure Plainsong 00:04:47 09:09:26 KHXW KHXW_ID_Soft_01 00:00:05 09:09:32 Queen Who Wants To Live Forever...
19 Dec 24 – Thursday Zeitgeist
khxw Date Played Artist Title 09:00:07 KHXW Stutter ID 09:00:12 Sesame Street, The Pointer Sisters Pinball Number Count 09:02:52 Carl Sagan A Glorious Dawn 09:06:22 KHXW KHXW_ID_NumberOne_02 09:07:51 Public Service Broadcasting Go! 09:11:47 Good Morning Vietnam Stick...
12 Dec 24 – Under Cover
khxw Time Artist Title 09:01:30 Hot 8 Brass Band Sexual Healing 09:10:21 KHXW KHXW_ID_Short_01 09:12:29 Lower Dens Maneater 09:18:56 Durand Jones and the Indications Young Americans (cover) 09:22:57 Janelle Monae Heroes (cover) 09:26:09 KHXW Hippie Tapestries ID...
05 Dec 24 – Variety Mix
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