AskKaty
@askkaty.bsky.social
Co-Host of WHOOOSH! with Simon Le Bon, airing Sunday & Monday on SXM Spectrum, DD Doyenne, mom to T&H and digital disruptor.
Has it been a week already? We are on a ROLL
Super Bowl Schmuperbowl - make WHOOOSH your background music to the big game this Sunday at 7p on SiriusXM The Spectrum. You’ll hear tons of great music , fun talk from SLB & KK and you can still watch football with the sound down. Sound like a plan? 🏈🎶
Super Bowl Schmuperbowl - make WHOOOSH your background music to the big game this Sunday at 7p on SiriusXM The Spectrum. You’ll hear tons of great music , fun talk from SLB & KK and you can still watch football with the sound down. Sound like a plan? 🏈🎶
February 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Has it been a week already? We are on a ROLL
Super Bowl Schmuperbowl - make WHOOOSH your background music to the big game this Sunday at 7p on SiriusXM The Spectrum. You’ll hear tons of great music , fun talk from SLB & KK and you can still watch football with the sound down. Sound like a plan? 🏈🎶
Super Bowl Schmuperbowl - make WHOOOSH your background music to the big game this Sunday at 7p on SiriusXM The Spectrum. You’ll hear tons of great music , fun talk from SLB & KK and you can still watch football with the sound down. Sound like a plan? 🏈🎶
Does anyone want to buy my Nets vs Cavaliers basketball tix for 7pm on Feb 19 in Cleveland. Great price!!! bit.ly/KKCleveTix
January 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Does anyone want to buy my Nets vs Cavaliers basketball tix for 7pm on Feb 19 in Cleveland. Great price!!! bit.ly/KKCleveTix
Check out the latest Katy’s Kafe with John as we discuss The Power Station re-issue that just came out today! For those interested (lnk.to/TPS40)
January 23, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Check out the latest Katy’s Kafe with John as we discuss The Power Station re-issue that just came out today! For those interested (lnk.to/TPS40)
Pssst: Sunday at 7pm on SXM the Spectrum!
January 23, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Pssst: Sunday at 7pm on SXM the Spectrum!
WHOOOSH! is back !
It’s not only the first show of 2026 but our 250th episode - wow!!! So please join us on Sunday, January 18 at 7pm on The Soectrum to hear loads of good music from the likes of Lifeguard , Ugly UK, Sneakerpimps, Thundercat AND our usual fun nonesense! See you there🎶
It’s not only the first show of 2026 but our 250th episode - wow!!! So please join us on Sunday, January 18 at 7pm on The Soectrum to hear loads of good music from the likes of Lifeguard , Ugly UK, Sneakerpimps, Thundercat AND our usual fun nonesense! See you there🎶
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
WHOOOSH! is back !
It’s not only the first show of 2026 but our 250th episode - wow!!! So please join us on Sunday, January 18 at 7pm on The Soectrum to hear loads of good music from the likes of Lifeguard , Ugly UK, Sneakerpimps, Thundercat AND our usual fun nonesense! See you there🎶
It’s not only the first show of 2026 but our 250th episode - wow!!! So please join us on Sunday, January 18 at 7pm on The Soectrum to hear loads of good music from the likes of Lifeguard , Ugly UK, Sneakerpimps, Thundercat AND our usual fun nonesense! See you there🎶
Another great “10,000 Hours” for Play MPE to close out 2025 - and what a fantastic subject! Loved speaking to Cate Whatever about all sorts of things - a powerhouse of knowledge!
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Beyond 10,000 Hours Feat: Cate Whatever
I was born in a teensy town in England; my family immigrated to Vancouver, Canada. Both my parents had worked in news radio, so there was cool equipment around our house.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Another great “10,000 Hours” for Play MPE to close out 2025 - and what a fantastic subject! Loved speaking to Cate Whatever about all sorts of things - a powerhouse of knowledge!
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It’s a wrap! 🎁
Simon & Katy are spending the next TWO episodes counting down their favourite WHOOOSH! tracks of 2025. Please join with your fuzzy slippers and a hot something or other, and tune in to hear our choices (part 1) this Sunday at 7pm est on The Spectrum⚡️
Simon & Katy are spending the next TWO episodes counting down their favourite WHOOOSH! tracks of 2025. Please join with your fuzzy slippers and a hot something or other, and tune in to hear our choices (part 1) this Sunday at 7pm est on The Spectrum⚡️
December 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s a wrap! 🎁
Simon & Katy are spending the next TWO episodes counting down their favourite WHOOOSH! tracks of 2025. Please join with your fuzzy slippers and a hot something or other, and tune in to hear our choices (part 1) this Sunday at 7pm est on The Spectrum⚡️
Simon & Katy are spending the next TWO episodes counting down their favourite WHOOOSH! tracks of 2025. Please join with your fuzzy slippers and a hot something or other, and tune in to hear our choices (part 1) this Sunday at 7pm est on The Spectrum⚡️
Pop n’ lock it with Simon & Katy on this week’s WHOOOSH! where you will hear music from valencia grace, duckwrth, the pretenders, sorry and more!
Tune in to SXM’s The Spectrum at 7pm est on Sunday and bring your dance shoes! 👠
Tune in to SXM’s The Spectrum at 7pm est on Sunday and bring your dance shoes! 👠
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Pop n’ lock it with Simon & Katy on this week’s WHOOOSH! where you will hear music from valencia grace, duckwrth, the pretenders, sorry and more!
Tune in to SXM’s The Spectrum at 7pm est on Sunday and bring your dance shoes! 👠
Tune in to SXM’s The Spectrum at 7pm est on Sunday and bring your dance shoes! 👠
Boom! 🧨 Mark your calendar for this Sunday and an all new episode of WHOOOSH! We will be banging songs from Dry Cleaning, Nilifur Yanya , Martin Luke Brown, Adult DVD and more. Oh, and Katy quizzes Simon on his song lyrics.
See you Sunday at 7pm est on SiriusXM The Spectrum 🎶
See you Sunday at 7pm est on SiriusXM The Spectrum 🎶
December 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Boom! 🧨 Mark your calendar for this Sunday and an all new episode of WHOOOSH! We will be banging songs from Dry Cleaning, Nilifur Yanya , Martin Luke Brown, Adult DVD and more. Oh, and Katy quizzes Simon on his song lyrics.
See you Sunday at 7pm est on SiriusXM The Spectrum 🎶
See you Sunday at 7pm est on SiriusXM The Spectrum 🎶
Close out your weekend with an great new episode of your favorite radio show (we hope!) 🌟
Join Simon & Katy for an hour of amazing music and fun chat this Sunday at 7pm est on SXM’s The Spectrum and hear music from Gretel, Midlake, Psychedelic Furs, Jimmy Cliff and more!
See you there 📻
Join Simon & Katy for an hour of amazing music and fun chat this Sunday at 7pm est on SXM’s The Spectrum and hear music from Gretel, Midlake, Psychedelic Furs, Jimmy Cliff and more!
See you there 📻
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Close out your weekend with an great new episode of your favorite radio show (we hope!) 🌟
Join Simon & Katy for an hour of amazing music and fun chat this Sunday at 7pm est on SXM’s The Spectrum and hear music from Gretel, Midlake, Psychedelic Furs, Jimmy Cliff and more!
See you there 📻
Join Simon & Katy for an hour of amazing music and fun chat this Sunday at 7pm est on SXM’s The Spectrum and hear music from Gretel, Midlake, Psychedelic Furs, Jimmy Cliff and more!
See you there 📻
Happy to be back with a spanking new WHOOOSH! this Sunday at 7pm est on SXM The Spectrum .
Join Simon & Katy for spontaneous thoughts and ace tunes from Party Dozen , The Rapture , Picture Parlour , Arcadia and more…See you on Sunday!
Join Simon & Katy for spontaneous thoughts and ace tunes from Party Dozen , The Rapture , Picture Parlour , Arcadia and more…See you on Sunday!
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Happy to be back with a spanking new WHOOOSH! this Sunday at 7pm est on SXM The Spectrum .
Join Simon & Katy for spontaneous thoughts and ace tunes from Party Dozen , The Rapture , Picture Parlour , Arcadia and more…See you on Sunday!
Join Simon & Katy for spontaneous thoughts and ace tunes from Party Dozen , The Rapture , Picture Parlour , Arcadia and more…See you on Sunday!
Loved writing this blog. Don’t be a slave to the regular routes of promo, there are so many ways for your music to be heard! 🎶
Tuned In with Katy Krassner - Getting Your Music to Curators
You probably already know what a music curator is, but just in case: A curator selects music for different ‘aural’ opportunities.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Loved writing this blog. Don’t be a slave to the regular routes of promo, there are so many ways for your music to be heard! 🎶
🚨 Brand new WHOOOSH! this Sunday at 7pm ET on SiriusXM The Spectrum !
Simon & Katy return with good tunes - moby ! Sudan Archives ! Sad Night Dynamite! - and lotsa chat. Don’t miss it…🎶
Simon & Katy return with good tunes - moby ! Sudan Archives ! Sad Night Dynamite! - and lotsa chat. Don’t miss it…🎶
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 AM
🚨 Brand new WHOOOSH! this Sunday at 7pm ET on SiriusXM The Spectrum !
Simon & Katy return with good tunes - moby ! Sudan Archives ! Sad Night Dynamite! - and lotsa chat. Don’t miss it…🎶
Simon & Katy return with good tunes - moby ! Sudan Archives ! Sad Night Dynamite! - and lotsa chat. Don’t miss it…🎶
Nothing better than a new episode of WHOOOSH!, right?!
Join us on Sunday at 7pm (re-air on Monday at 10pm) on SiriusXM The Spectrum and hear music from Allah Lahs, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Midlake, Simon’s side hustle Duran Duran and more! Oh, and we talk a bunch too!! 🎶
Join us on Sunday at 7pm (re-air on Monday at 10pm) on SiriusXM The Spectrum and hear music from Allah Lahs, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Midlake, Simon’s side hustle Duran Duran and more! Oh, and we talk a bunch too!! 🎶
October 24, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Nothing better than a new episode of WHOOOSH!, right?!
Join us on Sunday at 7pm (re-air on Monday at 10pm) on SiriusXM The Spectrum and hear music from Allah Lahs, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Midlake, Simon’s side hustle Duran Duran and more! Oh, and we talk a bunch too!! 🎶
Join us on Sunday at 7pm (re-air on Monday at 10pm) on SiriusXM The Spectrum and hear music from Allah Lahs, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Midlake, Simon’s side hustle Duran Duran and more! Oh, and we talk a bunch too!! 🎶
Don’t miss a brand new episode airing this week on the Spectrum. Tune in tonight (Monday) at 10pm or search WHOOOSH! on the SXM app!
October 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Don’t miss a brand new episode airing this week on the Spectrum. Tune in tonight (Monday) at 10pm or search WHOOOSH! on the SXM app!
And. We. Are. Back!
Come one, come all for a brand new episode of WHOOOSH!, where you will hear great music from Flyte, Chris Isaak, Radium Dolls, Safe at any Speed and much more! See you at 7pm on Sunday on SiriusXM The Spectrum 🎶🎶
Come one, come all for a brand new episode of WHOOOSH!, where you will hear great music from Flyte, Chris Isaak, Radium Dolls, Safe at any Speed and much more! See you at 7pm on Sunday on SiriusXM The Spectrum 🎶🎶
October 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
And. We. Are. Back!
Come one, come all for a brand new episode of WHOOOSH!, where you will hear great music from Flyte, Chris Isaak, Radium Dolls, Safe at any Speed and much more! See you at 7pm on Sunday on SiriusXM The Spectrum 🎶🎶
Come one, come all for a brand new episode of WHOOOSH!, where you will hear great music from Flyte, Chris Isaak, Radium Dolls, Safe at any Speed and much more! See you at 7pm on Sunday on SiriusXM The Spectrum 🎶🎶
Let’s go WHOOOSH! 🚀
We’re coming in hot this Sunday, Sept 21 at 7pm on SXM The Spectrum. Tune in for killer tracks from Nova Twins, Sparks, Wild Belle, Young Astronauts Club and more.
WHOOOSH! is fun, loud and unmissable. See you there! 🎉
We’re coming in hot this Sunday, Sept 21 at 7pm on SXM The Spectrum. Tune in for killer tracks from Nova Twins, Sparks, Wild Belle, Young Astronauts Club and more.
WHOOOSH! is fun, loud and unmissable. See you there! 🎉
September 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Let’s go WHOOOSH! 🚀
We’re coming in hot this Sunday, Sept 21 at 7pm on SXM The Spectrum. Tune in for killer tracks from Nova Twins, Sparks, Wild Belle, Young Astronauts Club and more.
WHOOOSH! is fun, loud and unmissable. See you there! 🎉
We’re coming in hot this Sunday, Sept 21 at 7pm on SXM The Spectrum. Tune in for killer tracks from Nova Twins, Sparks, Wild Belle, Young Astronauts Club and more.
WHOOOSH! is fun, loud and unmissable. See you there! 🎉
Check out an all new WHOOOSH! with Simon & Katy this Sunday, Sept 7th at 7pm on SXM The Spectrum channel 28 ! 🎉🎉🎉
September 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Check out an all new WHOOOSH! with Simon & Katy this Sunday, Sept 7th at 7pm on SXM The Spectrum channel 28 ! 🎉🎉🎉
This one I’m excited about!
Check out Toonerville Music Festival’s grand poo bah John Gaenzler in my latest “10,000 HOURS” blog for Play MPE !
Check out Toonerville Music Festival’s grand poo bah John Gaenzler in my latest “10,000 HOURS” blog for Play MPE !
Beyond 10,000 Hours Feat: John Gaenzler
I grew up in Rochester, and always loved music. When I was three or four I got a little acoustic guitar, but once I discovered the band KISS, I needed to rock.
www.plaympe.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This one I’m excited about!
Check out Toonerville Music Festival’s grand poo bah John Gaenzler in my latest “10,000 HOURS” blog for Play MPE !
Check out Toonerville Music Festival’s grand poo bah John Gaenzler in my latest “10,000 HOURS” blog for Play MPE !
We deliver on our word! A fresh new WHOOOSH! is here this week with music from Bass Drum of Death, Sault, Mavis Staples, The Cure + plenty more.
Come hang with us Sunday at 7pm EST on the Spectrum channel 28. Don’t miss it!
Come hang with us Sunday at 7pm EST on the Spectrum channel 28. Don’t miss it!
August 29, 2025 at 5:16 AM
We deliver on our word! A fresh new WHOOOSH! is here this week with music from Bass Drum of Death, Sault, Mavis Staples, The Cure + plenty more.
Come hang with us Sunday at 7pm EST on the Spectrum channel 28. Don’t miss it!
Come hang with us Sunday at 7pm EST on the Spectrum channel 28. Don’t miss it!
We are back with a fresh episode of WHOOOSH! for you with music from Tyler, the Creator, The Wytches, Golden Earring and more. Please join us this Sunday at 7pm est on The Spectrum channel 28. We will see you there! 🎶
August 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We are back with a fresh episode of WHOOOSH! for you with music from Tyler, the Creator, The Wytches, Golden Earring and more. Please join us this Sunday at 7pm est on The Spectrum channel 28. We will see you there! 🎶
Make sure you tune in on Sunday at 7pm on SiriusXM The Spectrum for an all new episode of WHOOOSH! where you may hear music from The Black Keys , Tame Impala, Erykah Badu and… Duran Duran(we never play those guys!)
See ya there! 🎶
See ya there! 🎶
August 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Make sure you tune in on Sunday at 7pm on SiriusXM The Spectrum for an all new episode of WHOOOSH! where you may hear music from The Black Keys , Tame Impala, Erykah Badu and… Duran Duran(we never play those guys!)
See ya there! 🎶
See ya there! 🎶
Rejoice! A new WHOOOSH! enters the earthy realm this Sunday at 7pm on SXM The Spectrum channel 28!
You won’t want to miss out on hearing great music from unknown mortal orchestra , nilufer yanya , the verve and more, plus Simon & Katy sharing their favourite Ozzy O stories. So tune us in, k?
You won’t want to miss out on hearing great music from unknown mortal orchestra , nilufer yanya , the verve and more, plus Simon & Katy sharing their favourite Ozzy O stories. So tune us in, k?
August 1, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Rejoice! A new WHOOOSH! enters the earthy realm this Sunday at 7pm on SXM The Spectrum channel 28!
You won’t want to miss out on hearing great music from unknown mortal orchestra , nilufer yanya , the verve and more, plus Simon & Katy sharing their favourite Ozzy O stories. So tune us in, k?
You won’t want to miss out on hearing great music from unknown mortal orchestra , nilufer yanya , the verve and more, plus Simon & Katy sharing their favourite Ozzy O stories. So tune us in, k?
Lots of great music this week from role model , The Head and the Heart , our old friends Wunderhorse , Royel Otis and more - and guess what? For only the second time in WHOOOSH! History, Katy curated the playlist. Waahoo!
Check it on Sunday at 7pm est on SiriusXM’s The Spectrum channel 28 🎶🎶🎶
Check it on Sunday at 7pm est on SiriusXM’s The Spectrum channel 28 🎶🎶🎶
July 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Lots of great music this week from role model , The Head and the Heart , our old friends Wunderhorse , Royel Otis and more - and guess what? For only the second time in WHOOOSH! History, Katy curated the playlist. Waahoo!
Check it on Sunday at 7pm est on SiriusXM’s The Spectrum channel 28 🎶🎶🎶
Check it on Sunday at 7pm est on SiriusXM’s The Spectrum channel 28 🎶🎶🎶
Tonight at 7pm on SiriusXM’s the Spectrum channel
July 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Tonight at 7pm on SiriusXM’s the Spectrum channel