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

[thebarguest]

Saw Sparks in Glasgow a few months ago - one of the best gigs of
my life (and I've seen Joy Division and the Clash). Likewise,
Mr Foxx in York was mind-blowing, with lots of Ultravox and
early solo. Sorry to be "oldist"/retro - Peel wouldn't like it !

--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Sean Carolan <hubcity@...> wrote:
>
> 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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