Time was, I found new music via the car radio, but those days are fading fast. The Point and WEQX are two local exceptions, but their signals can be hard to tune in. Now there’s news of the latest shake-up at Rock 93.9/101.7.
For the moment, the station is 100 percent outsourced. [...]
One of the great things about post-millennial life is the plethora of entertainment technology available. There are giant television screens pumping out high-definition pictures with teeth-rattling surround sound, and hundreds of channels to choose from.
The best use of such wonderfulness is obvious to my eyes and ears. Alas, [...]
Word on the street is that Lebanon-based WVRR, bought earlier this year by Jeff Shapiro’s Great Eastern Radio group, is switching to all talk soon. Rock 93.9/101.7 PD and drive time DJ Steve Smith got the hook yesterday, coincidentally the same day former WNTK afternoon talker Gardner Goldsmith debuted on Great Eastern’s “The Pulse.”
Over 13 [...]
Let’s start with the good news about SpiralFrog: it’s free, and it’s faster than LimeWire.
The ad-sponsored music download service began an invitation-only launch earlier this month. I’ve had a little time to play around with it, and it’s not half bad. It requires a Windows Media Player 11 plug-in, which took a bit [...]
“If you build it, they will come,” wrote W.P. Kinsella. Or, in the case of this Saturday’s “Field of Rock” local music showcase in Ludlow, “if you stage it they will come.”
Shoeless Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb likely won’t materialize from the cornfields, but the day promises [...]
I’m still scratching my head over last night’s twin appearance by Lori McKenna on GAC. The singer-songwriter talked at length with Suzanne Alexander about her just released “Unglamorous” on GAC Nights; bits of the interview were excerpted later for “On The Street,” which showcases new CDs.
Why am I bewildered? Well, for all the [...]
Confessed technophobe Elton John told a British tabloid last week that the Internet is ruining music – but not for the reasons you’d think. It’s bloggers and homegrown music tweakers, not file traders, muddying the waters.
If we’re to “change the world and change the way people listen to music,” says Sir Elton, “that’s not [...]
Someone needs to make a cologne that smells like cotton candy and cow pie, and call it … August.
Yes, it’s the start of New England county fair season. There’s everything from corn dogs, fried dough and other decadent treats to agricultural competitions, crafts, and of course music.
Fans of tradition will enjoy [...]
