[peel] Re: [OT] [Altrok] Update #143: Support Your Local Web Radio Station!

[Sean Carolan]

Todd,

Thanks!  You caught me at a weak Ultravox moment, though - you missed "Slow
Motion" a few weeks back, not to mention "When You Walk Through Me", "Wide
Boys" and "ROckwrok".  Thought it was time to give their second lead singer
a bit of air ;o) (Though I have to say, ROckwrok is a pain to get aired on
US radio - I had to substitute a second "bark" in the chorus lyrics to pass
content muster.  Wait'll they get a load of Dustin's Bar Mitzvah's "Get Your
Mood On"...)  I'll take that request for "Artificial Live", though.

The point of all this, though, is to (a.) show what I'm adding to the web
station's library on a given week, and (b.) subtly suggest to my station's
program and music directors that they should add more of this sort of thing
to our terrestrial station's playlist.  And so far, I'd say the station's
playing more Foxx-era Ultravox than almost any station in the US.  (Not to
mention Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip.)

And though it's by no means anywhere near as close to the depth you'd get on
an average Peel show (not to mention Marcelle's or Dandelion Radio's) my
hope is to be a conduit where some more obscure things can bubble up before
a slightly wider audience.  (Again, nowhere near as wide as the one Peel
enjoyed on Radio 1, but you do whatcha can...)

Besides, Sparks rocks.  Go to their MySpace page; they had a new album
("Hello Young Lovers") out last year, and it was a lot of fun.

-Sean



-----Original Message-----
From: peel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:peel@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
thebarguest
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:51 AM
To: peel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [peel] Re: [OT] [Altrok] Update #143: Support Your Local Web
Radio Station!


Wow ! Sparks ! And it's not "This Town ..."
This man has taste ......
A John Foxx-era Ultravox number eg Artificial Life or
Slow Motion would be cooler, though (sorry).

Todd M.


--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, hubcity@... wrote:
>
> Firstly, the important stuff:
>
> Altrok Radio is at http://www.altrokradio.com
>
> Please remember to tune in whenever you can - every hour you listen
turns into more visibility for the station; we show up higher in
search listings, and such like that.  And if you'd like to help us
keep the stream running, check out the advertisers if they appeal to
you; your interest actually helps fund us.
>
> Now then, in addition to the outstanding Altrok Radio music mix
that got us an Editor's Pick nod at Live365 and at About.com, we've
added features we know you'll like...
>
> Thursdays at 11:30am Eastern (and repeated at 11:00pm), Ferris
O'Brien hops aboard the Altrok Radio signal to give you a taste of
his approach to the world of alternativity.  He's bringing you the
overflow from his own SpyRadio showcase at Rock 100.5 The KATT in
Oklahoma City, itself the lingering legacy of 105.3 The Spy, a
legendary indie station in its own right that disappeared one night.
No reason to quit just 'cause the station's gone, right?
>
> Then at 1:30pm Thursday you get to hear me showcase the new music
we've added this week on the Altrok Radio FM Showcase.  New stuff,
classic stuff, and Jeff Raspe with his Altrok Radio Underground Pick
Of The Week...
>
> And on Friday, it's Altrok's Eighties Friday: music from the
eighties that mattered then AND now.  An eight hour playlist that
features some of the best that decade had to offer, drawing from all
the music that was available at the time (yes, even from the
seventies.)
>
> As if that weren't enough, Fridays at 11:30am Eastern (and repeated
at 11:00pm) you'll find New York's own DJ Shred and her hand-picked
set filled with classics from the darker and more challenging corners
of the Eighties.  You'll be able to join her this Friday as she
creates her next Altrok set at the club:
>
> DJ Shred at Mr. Dennehy's Pub
> Friday, January 19th
> 9pm to 2am
> 63 Carmine Street & 7th Ave South
> West Village, NYC
> www.mrdennehys.com
>
> But for now - we've got songs to let you know about.
>
> This week, our Grinders (the stuff we play heavily) include music
from:
>
>  - Dustin's Bar Mitzvah
>  - The Cinematics
>  - Babyshambles
>  - The Magic Numbers
>  - Persil
>  - Sky Larkin
>
> Plus we've got newly-added music:
>
>  - Bloc Party - The Prayer
>  - Brakes - Hold Me In The River
>  - The Chiara L's - Bad Hair Day
>  - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Satan Said Dance
>  - Fields - If You Fail We All Fail
>  - Honeytrap - Let's Do Naked Dancing
>  - Ladytron - Weekend (James Iha Mix)
>  - LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
>  - Dan Le Sac & Scroobius Pip - Thou Shalt Always Kill
>  - Little Thief - Lucinda
>  - Monsters Are Waiting - Last Goodbye
>  - Razorlight - Before I Fall To Pieces
>  - Christine Smith - Find Me Again
>  - The Uncertains - Only Time
>  - The Video Nasties - The 3 New Ideas
>
> Our Newly-Added Classics:
>
>  - Dramarama - Private World
>  - Echo & The Bunnymen - Gods Will Be Gods
>  - Failure - Enjoy The Silence
>  - Mission Of Burma - That's When I Reach For My Revolver
>  - Pixies - Velouria
>  - Shriekback - Lined Up
>  - The Smiths - Still Ill
>  - Sparks - Upstairs
>  - Ultravox - Sleepwalk
>
>
>
> As always, thanks for listening!
>
> - Sean Carolan
>   Altrok Radio
>   On your computer now at http://www.altrokradio.com
>   On the radio Fridays at 10pm, at 90.5 The Night
>





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