I wrote last week on how Portland radio station 94.7FM is including an hour of each weeknight dedicated to new music - that means music that doesn’t normally hit the 94.7 playlists. It includes music from local Portland and Northwest artists, songs from upcoming new releases from national acts, music from underground indie artists as [...]

New Music Hour from 94.7 and a locals-only HD channel
I was chatting with 94.7FM Program Director, Mark Hamilton, the other day about FM radio and how it used to be the place for everyone to discover new music. It’s no exaggeration to say that today music fans have many ways to hear the latest and [...]

Nilina Mason-Campbell posts:
What to do with a day-off? If you’re a part of a touring band, do you explore an unfamiliar city by taking a stroll down its streets or indulge in a bit of a retail adventure? Not a priority to Matmos apparently as the four-piece used its day-off Tuesday in Portland [before its [...]

Weezer Hootenanny in Portland, exclusive video from Dave Allen on Vimeo.
Portland’s local alternative radio station, KNRK 94.7, hosted Weezer’s Hootenanny at Oaks Park fairground. The station put out the call for 200 local musicians to turn up and perform with Weezer and be part of a live radio broadcast as well as be included on [...]

Alex Mindlin of The New York Times reports:
Over the last 10 years, the average share of Americans listening to radio at any given time has shrunk about 14 percent, or 2.3 percentage points. Teenagers account for a well-recognized chunk of that decline. But Larry Rosin, a radio consultant with Edison Media Research in Somerville, N.J., [...]

Shriekback - Click the image to hear the song Accretions on YouTube
What goes around comes around… My email box has been buzzing with news about the Disco Not Disco compilation, a post-punk electro compilation that was released earlier this year. I’m told that college radio had latched on to Shriekback’s ‘My Spine Is The Bass [...]

This year might be N.E.R.D. - Everyone Nose
Because last year was Rhianna and Jay Z with Umbrella.
Rihanna Ft. Jay-Z Umbrellaby papounette2005

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What Happens When A Song Is Played On Xfm Scotland? from Xfm Scotland on Vimeo.
Some things just make me happy….

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