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jmsaul
Internet Radio Mark Unseen   Jul 2 13:02 UTC 2000

This is probably a little behind the curve, but I've just discovered Internet
radio.  (Okay, I've known about it for a while, but I've just started
listening to it.)  You need something like RealPlayer and a fast connection
(I'm on ISDN; DSL or cable modem would be even better)... and then you can
listen to radio stations from all around the world.  My "presets" include
stations from Amsterdam, Belfast, Lebanon (I assume Beirut but they haven't
mentioned a city), and Iceland, as well as stations all over the US.

Anyone else messed around with Internet radio yet?  Found any cool stations?

(There are currently around 2500 stations listed at realguide.real.com)
40 responses total.
jerryr
response 1 of 40: Mark Unseen   Jul 2 13:46 UTC 2000

i listen to the nypd "broadcasts" all the time.  i've also listened to dj's
in different cities that have "morning zoo" formats.
bruin
response 2 of 40: Mark Unseen   Jul 2 14:35 UTC 2000

I've been listening to "100 Jamz" in Nassau, Bahamas, from time to time.
keesan
response 3 of 40: Mark Unseen   Jul 2 14:47 UTC 2000

See the Radio conference Item 2 for related material.
jmsaul
response 4 of 40: Mark Unseen   Jul 2 14:55 UTC 2000

Thanks for the pointer -- if anyone else is going to go check that item out,
the Internet radio stuff that's recent enough to be relevant starts at around
response #126.

But nobody's recommending stations there, so I'd like to keep this discussion
going too...
jmsaul
response 5 of 40: Mark Unseen   Jul 2 14:57 UTC 2000

(And 100 Jamz is pretty cool, thanks...)
krj
response 6 of 40: Mark Unseen   Jul 2 15:59 UTC 2000

   ((  Summer Agora #124  <--->  Music #265  ))
krj
response 7 of 40: Mark Unseen   Jul 2 16:10 UTC 2000

I was meaning to start this item myself just so I could jump up and down 
about http://www.wen.com.  Their "radio" section might not count as 
radio, exactly; they are weekly or monthly programs, assembled and presented
by DJs and editors who are fairly well known in the world music field.
They're more like "radio on demand" than a live broadcast.
 
I came here looking for the two-hour monthly show by Ian Anderson -- not 
the guy from Jethro Tull, but a musician in his own right who also edits
Britain's FOLK ROOTS magazine.  Like the magazine, his show wanders all 
over the place: the June show starts with Asian Dub Foundation, 
wanders through Greece for a while, then some blues, then some 
British traditional folk songs, then there's a sequence of "Punks 
Playing Folk/Roots Music" which includes tracks from David Johansen, 
Joe Strummer, and the Mekons.   And I haven't gotten through the second
hour yet.
 
The other DJ who has really caught my attention is Charlie Gillett.
Gillett is renowned for a two-hour show broadcast in London on 
"Saturday Night," and those shows are stockpiled here.  A recent one 
included David Byrne and Susana Baca in the studio with him.
But so far my favorite is Gillett's "World Music Charts Countdown,"
sort of like the old Casey Kasem show except that most of the music
is from Africa.  The May show has been one of the great listening 
experiences of my life, introducing me to Geoffrey Oryema from Uganda
(a classic pop singer), Kristi Stassinopoulou from Greece, and 
Amadou & Miriam from Mali.  I've played the may show about five times in 
the last week.
jp2
response 8 of 40: Mark Unseen   Jul 2 16:11 UTC 2000

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