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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Neil Young With Devo, "Hey Hey, My My"

...and the lead vocals are by Booji Boy. So there.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

New Thomas Dolby: "Amerikana"

Thomas Dolby's got a few things up his sleeve, and he appears to be channeling J.J. Abrams lately in terms of not wanting to let on about too much too soon...but there's new music out as of today.

Go to Dolby's website, join the Flat Earth Society there, and then plunk down your $3 for the three-track Amerikana digital EP, involving Imogen Heap and Mark Knopfler.

Interesting? Enough to plunk down my $3...

Friday, June 11, 2010

Tonight On FM: Altrok Radio FM Showcase

So, let's get this straight: The Altrok Radio FM Showcase is a two hour show Friday nights that you can hear on 90.5 The Night on your FM radio, starting at 11pm, so you don't need some kinda special radio for that, got it?

And on tonight's show, you'll hear this:



...among two hours worth of other really good things.

And if you like what you hear, you can tune to Altrok 90.5 HD2 anytime to hear more - but to hear that, you need the special radio (an HD Radio specifically, or click the link to listen online.) But it's a special station, so there's that. Heck, you can listen to that right now.

Your Top Ten: Ramones!

Quick one - use the feedback link here on our page to send your favorite Ramones songs, and we'll count up the top ten and post it.

(This, as you might suspect, is the first of many of these sorts of things...)

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Altrok 90.5 HD2's Top 30 for June 1 (or: Boy, Are We Busy)

So busy, in fact, that we've waited until June 2 to post it. But we're getting ahead of ourselves; where to start?

Okay, so we've got a radio station. It's at 90.5 HD2 at the Jersey Shore on your FM HD Radio (you've got one by now, haven't you?) You can listen online, too, or pick up an iPhone app if it tickles your fancy.

Once an hour, our Twitter feed lets you know some of the bands we'll be playing soon - which we think is kinda good. (We don't tell you all of them, and we don't tell you when they're coming - that'd be cheating.) But really, what's the point of hearing about what's already on? By the time you get tuned in, you've missed it...but not with us, no siree. We want you ahead of the game.

And in the interest of keeping you up on the zeitgeist floating past you (in terms of digitally-enhanced radio waves, anyway) we'd like to let you know what we've been playing this past week. Here's the Top 30 we're reporting out to the music industry (that suddenly cares about what we're playing)...

#ARTISTReleaseLabel
1LCD SOUNDSYSTEMThis Is HappeningEMI
2TOKYO POLICE CLUBChampMom And Pop
3NATIONALHigh Violet4AD
4ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFITCoconutDomino
5BLACKMARKETSt Vincent DecorMine And Yours
6EVEREST On Approach
7FOALSTotal Life ForeverSub Pop
8HOLY F***LatinXL
9HOT HOT HEATFuture BreedsDangerbird
10NADA SURFIf I Had A Hi-FiSelf-Released
11PAUL WELLERWake Up The NationYep Roc
12SETTING SUNFantasurrealYoung Love
13HUNDRED IN THE HANDSThe DesertWarp
14WOLF PARADEExpo 86
15BLOOD RED SHOESFire Like This
16BOOKSThe Way Out
17FUTUREHEADSThe ChaosDovecote
18GASLIGHT ANTHEMAmerican SlangSideOne Dummy
19PARLOVRParlovrSelf-Released
20UNDERWORLD"Scribble" [Single]
21NICE NICEExtra WowWarp
22DEPRECIATION GUILDSpirit YouthKanine
23FOL CHENIn Ruins [EP]Asthmatic Kitty
24METRICFantasiesSelf-Released
2565DAYSOFSTATICWe Were Exploding Anyway
26BROKEN SOCIAL SCENEForgiveness Rock RecordArts And Crafts
27FLATFOOT 56Black Thorn
28LOS CAMPESINOS!Romance Is BoringArts And Crafts
29MGMTCongratulationsColumbia
30NEW PORNOGRAPHERSTogetherMatador


Of course, that's in addition to our classic artists; all tolled, there are thousands of modern rock artists in our library. Join us!
 
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Welcome to Altrok.com, also available at AltrokRadio.com and AltrockRadio.com. Here's where the remaining listeners of several fine radio stations have retreated, regrouped, and built a replacement strong enough to stand on its own. It builds on the independent legacy of New Jersey's FM106.3, New York's WPIX and WLIR, Oklahoma's 105.3 The Spy, the pre-buyout mindset of KROQ, WBCN and WHFS and of every other alternative station that was destroyed at a moment's notice - not because they weren't making money, but because there was bigger money to be found elsewhere.
 
We've stood by as truly independent alternative rock radio died. Sure, something called "alternative" took its place, but we know for sure that anything that "tests well" with soccer moms just ain't alternative. (Even if some of us happen to be soccer moms.) So we've taken matters into our own hands.
 
This really is independent alternative rock radio, visible here at Altrok.com and audible at our web radio station. It has the classic music that fired our passions back in the day - or that we maybe only heard about from our elders - but it's mostly made of the new music that does precisely the same for us now. We're paying attention to scenes all over the world, watching the energy build, and waiting to see what it creates. Wherever it happens, we'll make sure you can hear about it here. We've been slowly building all this since 2001, and now that you've noticed us, we're glad you're here.
 
Of course, it's only here because you want it to be here, and it can only stay if you help it along - especially by checking out our advertisers (they support us) and by listening (the more that listen, the more visible we are.) Please use the "feedback" link above to let us know whether it works for you, and what you want it to be as the future unfolds. (And if you need help hearing it, let us know that, too.)