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-I have no idea what I'm going to play next.
I'm trying to create mixes on the fly.
I'm trying to make sense of what I'm doing.
I'm trying to feel the energy.
I'm trying to channel the energy.
-”Radio Heart: The Drive and Times of DJ Kevin Cole” is a dynamite
new documentary that tells a professional and
personal story of this much beloved KEXP DJ.
The film had its premiere at this
year's Seattle International Film Festival to sold
out screenings and rave reviews.
Here's the trailer.
-Kevin Cole with you on the afternoon show.
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-You've got the best mix of people.
I mean, it is the top nightclub.
-Kevin would play a record and he'd kind of look over at me.
Is this cool?
You like this one?
-You're playing songs that people can't even dance to.
-This guy's pretty cool.
-Kevin did what he wanted.
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-Revolution Radio!
-We were basically silenced by our competition.
Did you know KEXP?
Do you listen to KEXP?
-We needed a champion.
-He opened up the music community so that it could
truly be a global experience.
-I went to my paper calendar and I wrote,
call Kevin Cole and find out if he's happy.
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-Exciting things were happening.
We were having success.
At the same time, I was just destroying myself.
-It was kind of surprising to hear that he had left town.
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-All it takes sometimes is just that one person to see you.
-That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
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- I'm gonna play this for the last time.
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- The dude's got a story for everything.
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- I think it was love at first sight.
I'd cried.
-They don't make people like that, really, not enough.
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-Check, hey, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two.
Records are falling over.
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-”Radio Heart” will be playing in film festivals throughout
the country all summer long.
The complete screening schedule is at RadioHeartFilm.com.