Do you ever just feel like forgetting about the 21st Century? If so, you might like to spend a little time listening to our new sister station, Radio 1999.
The Radio 1999 playlist is packed with our favorite rock from the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. It's some of the music that you hear on Birch Street Radio -- but none of that 2000-2016 stuff.
It's what Birch Street Radio would have sounded like just before the turn of the century!
So take a little trip back with Radio 1999 -- the station that caught the Y2K bug and never turned its clock past 12/31/99.
One caution: Radio 1999 is on Radionomy, so there will be station breaks when you might hear (shudder) current commercials.
When you're ready to return to the present day, come on back to (commercial-free!) Birch Street Radio, where new music and classics mix marvelously together!
Do you ever just feel like forgetting about the 21st Century? If so, you might like to spend a little time listening to our new sister station, Radio 1999.
The Radio 1999 playlist is packed with our favorite rock from the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. It's some of the music that you hear on Birch Street Radio -- but none of that 2000-2016 stuff.
It's what Birch Street Radio would have sounded like just before the turn of the century!
So take a little trip back with Radio 1999 -- the station that caught the Y2K bug and never turned its clock past 12/31/99.
One caution: Radio 1999 is on Radionomy, so there will be station breaks when you might hear (shudder) current commercials.
When you're ready to return to the present day, come on back to (commercial-free!) Birch Street Radio, where new music and classics mix marvelously together!
Last week's additions to our New Music bin came mostly from well-known bands. This week we're emphasizing emerging, indie artists.
Night Talks is preparing to release its debut full-length album, and we expect it to bring a lot of attention to this Los Angeles alt-rock band. We've been playing the debut single, "Green," for a while and now we're adding the second release, "Mr. Bloom."
Lead singer and songwriter Soraya Sebghati told LA music blog GrimyGoods that "it’s the only song (on the album) that’s not based in my own reality. The song is based on the main character in the James Joyce novel Ulysses." Expect to hear more intelligent rock/pop when the rest of the album drops.
And speaking of intelligent music, Bryan Hansen Band has just released its latest full-length project, When You Stop Pulling Back.
Guitarist-singer Hansen's clever lyrics are backed by a terrific band blending jazz, pop and R&B influences.
We're putting "One More Blues" into our New Music rotation, and you'll be hearing other tracks from the album, showing off this New Jersey outfit's wide musical range,
Jumping from Jersey to western Canada, we take another taste from Wild Son's self-titled debut album. "Build The Future" Mitch Howanyk's violin gives this rock band its unique sound. Check out "Build the Future" in our new-music spotlight.
Our other new-music adds this week are just a little closer to the mainstream: Texas duo Jamestown Revival's single "Love Is A Burden" and a joyous new release by Australia's Temper Trap, "Alive."
We'd like to know what new music you think we should add to our mix! Comment here or shout out to us on Facebook or Twitter.
Last week's additions to our New Music bin came mostly from well-known bands. This week we're emphasizing emerging, indie artists.
Night Talks is preparing to release its debut full-length album, and we expect it to bring a lot of attention to this Los Angeles alt-rock band. We've been playing the debut single, "Green," for a while and now we're adding the second release, "Mr. Bloom."
Lead singer and songwriter Soraya Sebghati told LA music blog GrimyGoods that "it’s the only song (on the album) that’s not based in my own reality. The song is based on the main character in the James Joyce novel Ulysses." Expect to hear more intelligent rock/pop when the rest of the album drops.
And speaking of intelligent music, Bryan Hansen Band has just released its latest full-length project, When You Stop Pulling Back.
Guitarist-singer Hansen's clever lyrics are backed by a terrific band blending jazz, pop and R&B influences.
We're putting "One More Blues" into our New Music rotation, and you'll be hearing other tracks from the album, showing off this New Jersey outfit's wide musical range,
Jumping from Jersey to western Canada, we take another taste from Wild Son's self-titled debut album. "Build The Future" Mitch Howanyk's violin gives this rock band its unique sound. Check out "Build the Future" in our new-music spotlight.
Our other new-music adds this week are just a little closer to the mainstream: Texas duo Jamestown Revival's single "Love Is A Burden" and a joyous new release by Australia's Temper Trap, "Alive."
We'd like to know what new music you think we should add to our mix! Comment here or shout out to us on Facebook or Twitter.
Our new-music bin is overflowing as September has brought a flood of releases. Here are the latest picks we're featuring this week.
Dawes: The new album title, We're All Gonna Die, might seem flip or jokey -- but actually, Taylor Goldsmith is just telling it as it is. While the band expands its sound on this album, Goldsmith's lyrics continue to explore uncomfortable truths - such as "Why all the people we love/Are the same as we can also hate." That's a line from "Roll With The Punches," now in our top-of-the-hour New Music rotation. Other tracks from the album will be turning up in our playlist as well.
Wilco: Likewise, the band shifts its sound a bit on Schmilco - toward the quiet, acoustic side - while Jeff Tweedy's lyrics get very personal and introspective. One review of this album said "the best way to enjoy it might be a little bit at a time." The latest bit we're spinning is "Cry All Day."
Red Hot Chili Peppers:"Go Robot" could almost be one of those songs designed to start a dance craze -- and who knows if we'll start seeing white-painted dancers turning up in clubs. Check out the video if you haven't yet. The track is a fun little disco-funk trip. "You will find your flow when you go robot."
St. Paul & The Broken Bones:Speaking of finding your flow, this Alabama retro-soul band really comes into its own with its latest album, Sea Of Noise. Our favorite track is "Flow With It (You've Got Me Feeling Like)." Now an eight-piece outfit, the Bones make good use of horns and percussion on this absolutely groovin' number.
Phish: The jam masters have a new album coming soon, Big Boat, and we're spinning the first single, "Breath and Burning." It's a bouncy, breezy number -- that also happens to reflect on mortality (have these guys been hanging out with Dawes?). "What does it matter that the end's in sight," they sing. "We'll dance in the light of the moon."
These are the highlights but we've got other new music working its way into our playlist, so tune in to our sometimes-surprising, always-interesting mix! And sends us comments/suggestions here or on Facebook or Twitter.
