Recent Posts in radio
March 25, 2008
Justice dept approves Sirius/XM merger which means....
....that Sirius 'Blog Radio' may be be coming to an XM radio near you in the very near future.
The decision eliminates what was viewed as the toughest legal hurdle facing the $13 billion deal, which must be approved by the Federal Communications Commission. Consumer groups and traditional broadcasters have urged the FCC to impose conditions on the merger. [Washington Post]BrooklynVegan 'blog radio' airs on Sirius 26 (Left of Center) Wednesdays at noon EST, and then again at midnight that night.
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February 18, 2008
KEXP coming to 91.5 FM in NY
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February 5, 2008
Cat Power on WNYC & enjoying Radiohead on Jools Holland
Cat Power live on WNYC
I mentioned seven posts ago about how Thao Nguyen ran into Cat Power at a radio station, and then in the last post I posted Thao's radio broadcast, and now here's Cat Power's. Cat Power (Chan Marshall) was also recently seen watching Radiohead with Feist and Mary J Blige.....
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how to pronounce 'Nguyen' and other stuff from Thao
Thao Nguyen live on WNYC
It was just six posts ago that the name "Nguyen" became the topic of conversation, and it was in that same post that we found out Thao Nguyen was on the radio yesterday. Now you can listen to that radio broadcast in the little embedded player up above, and you can hear Thao explain how to pronounce "Nguyen" in the video below (and keep watching because she sings a really good song after she finishes talking about, Kill Rock Stars, hoodies and other stuff).....
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November 16, 2007
Radio royalties, The Senate & Lyle Lovett
Musicians who add the guitar riff or bass groove to "bring a song to life" should be paid when their work is played on the radio, four-time Grammy winner Lyle Lovett told a Senate panel on Tuesday.More @ The Washinton Post, Coolfer, and Billboard.Lovett, testifying the morning after a local gig, urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to consider legislation requiring commercial radio to pay royalties to performers when they play their songs. Songwriters already receive such payments.
"This issue is not about me. It's about the thousands of performers across the country who work so hard to earn livings that are so modest in relation to their talent," Lovett said.
Lovett said the musicians often are critical to the songs. "Those are people who are usually not credited as writers of a song, but are extremely influential in bringing a song to life and are very much a part of the creative process," he said. [AP]
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November 6, 2007
NPR Music, Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein blogging
The new NPR Music website is pretty cool. KEXP, The Current, WNYC and more. Streaming concerts. Studio Sessions. Even blogs - one of which is by Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney...
Song stuck in my head: Theme from "Curb Your Enthusiasm"Sleater-Kinney played their last-ever NYC show at Webster Hall in August 2006.
Maybe because it's the only aspect of the current season that isn't brutal. And it's the only part of the show I can repeat out loud without offending anyone.
Most recent album I learned to love only by listening to it as background music: The National's Boxer [Carrie]
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September 25, 2007
KEXP in-studios during CMJ (2007)
KEXP will be back in NYC this year for their annual in-studio session broadcasts. Based on their posted schedule, eight of twenty bands have been announced, but are all the seats - even the "TBA" ones - really already full? I can see Band of Horses filling up quickly, but usually the lesser known bands take a while to fill up at least.
If they are all filled, I would say there's still a chance of getting in if your really want to - you can show up early, and if there are empty seats they let you in, or maybe they just haven't opened all the slots yet (anyone already sign up?). Last year the performances were behind glass - not ideal, but this year they're taping at "Gibson Showroom", and I have no idea what that space is like.
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August 29, 2007
the 'Freshbread' Sirius playlist & BAD RELIGION tour dates
"ME & GREG(BAD RELIGION) SHARE A LAUGH" (CRED)
More punk. More Sirius. I was pleased to have Ryan "Freshbread" of freshbread.blogs.com with me on today's (Aug 29, 2007) BrooklynVegan Sirius show. He chose all the music we played. That included a new Bad Religion track. Bad Religion is going on tour. There's a presale and a regular sale for a NYC and NJ show and other shows. All those tour dates, and Ryan's whole Sirius playlist, below....
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Two Gallants' BrooklynVegan Sirius playlist
DOWNLOAD: Two Gallants - Seems Like Home to Me (MP3) (off EP)
The Brooklyn Vegan "Blog Radio" show airs on Sirius Left of Center every Wednesday at noon EST (and then again at midnight). On last week's show I was honored to have Two Gallants on as my guest.
Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel (both Gallants) grew up together in San Francisco, started making music together at age twelve, are both really nice, and both picked most of the music we ended up playing on the show. We also played a bunch of their songs - old and new - inclduing a few tracks off their self-titled album that comes out on Saddle Creek on September 25th.
Two Gallants were in town after just finishing up a tour with Against Me! - we talked about how they were there when Tom Gabel was arrested. I tried to stay away from the played-out story about how they themselves were once arrested (and maced, etc) though.
Two Gallants' pre-Saddle Creek first-album The Throes has been re-mixed/mastered, and is being re-released, so they really have two records coming out really soon, AND they just came out with an EP. They kick off a tour with Blitzen Trapper on September 17th. Here's what we played:
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July 12, 2007
SAVE INTERNET RADIO!
IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED: CALL YOUR SENATORS AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY TO ASK THEM TO CO-SPONSOR AND BRING TO THE FLOOR FOR AN IMMEDIATE VOTE THE INTERNET RADIO EQUALITY ACT, S. 1353 IN THE SENATE AND H.R. 2060 IN THE HOUSE!
Time and options are running out for Internet Radio. The emergency stay sought on behalf of webcasters, millions of listeners and the artists and music they support has been denied.Go HERE to figure out where you need to call.UNLESS CONGRESS ACTS BY JULY 15th, the new ruinous royalty rates will go into effect on Sunday, threatening the future of all Internet radio.
This situation is grave, but that makes the message all the simpler and more serious.
CALL YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES RIGHT AWAY and urge them to support the Internet Equality Act. If they've already co-sponsored, thank them and ask them to fight to bring it to the floor for an immediate vote. [SaveNetRadio]
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