Category: MMMM (New Music)

The Colorado Sound S8 EP17 May 2014

I sure do hope you’ve been catching the recent episodes of the show, as I’ve featured tracks from one of Colorado’s “lost” recordings – Zepyr’s “Heartbeat” (1982).  I added a couple of cuts from the “Heartbeat” (1982) to the morning mix at The Colorado Sound Live365.  Coming up in May I’ll also have remastered versions of Zephyr’s 1969 debut, the “Rainbow In the Bathtub.”

The Colorado Sound Live365 – Updated May 5.

A couple of new releases came in too late to get on for this week’s show.
Matt Fuller Group, featuring Ron Miles – Waiting for Violet – jazz
Grant Farm – Plowing Time – jamband

Video Pick of the Week

Lovin’ this stripped down version … wtg you guys .. nicely done 🙂

PLAYLIST S8 EP17 May 2014

(N) Zephyr “Don’t Come Back” from Heartbeat (1982)
Joe Walsh “Rocky Mountain Way” from The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get (1972)
Poco “When It All Began” from The Essential Poco (2005)
String Cheese Incident “Song In My Head” from Song In My Head (2014)
Bad Brad & the Fat Cats “Other Side” from Take A Walk With Me (2014)
(N) Ivory Circle “We Will Run” from Equilateral (2014) 
Katie Herzig “Summer” from Walk Through Walls (2014)
Euforquestra “The Price is Right” from Fire (2014)
Zach Heckendorf “Invisible Ink” from The Cool Down (2012)
Places “The Fire” from No More Wasted Days (2012)
H2 Big Band “Blue Brews” from You’re It! (2011)
(N) Zephyr “Love Comes Runnin’” from Heartbeat (1982)
Tommy Bolin “Savannah Woman” from Teaser (1975)
Chris Daniels & the Kings “Congo Square” from Live Wired! (1995)
(N) Von Stomper “Train Train” from Von Stomper (2014) 
Leftover Salmon “Up On the Hill Where We Do the Boogie” from The Nashville Sessions (1999)
Branded Bandits “Hang Me High” from Branded Bandits (2013)
the Railbenders “Sweet Caroline” from Segundo (2003)
Musketeer Gripweed “A Train” from Floods and Fires (2014)
My Body Sings Electric “Keep It Simple” from Part 1: the Night Ends (2014)
Monroe Monroe “Engines Will Come” from Engines Will Come (2011)
Monocle Band “Can’t Get By” from Monocle Band (2013)
The Samples “Boulder” from America (2014)
Rich Lamb “Deja Blues” from Music Along the Way (2008)

MMMM – April 21 2014

Monday Morning Music Meeting

The Colorado Sound Live365 Adds

(A) = mornings 6A-11A,
(P) = afternoons 1P-5:30P
(N) = nights 5:30P-8:00P & overnights 10P-6A
(TOP 40) = Mon-Fri 11AM-1PM, 3:30-5:30PM, 8-10PM
Weekend mixes = a little more classic during the day, a little more edge at night.

Chain Station – Don’t Build Me Up (A, P) **
Crucifix – Heaven (N)
Dan Fogelberg – As The Raven Flies (A)
Dan Treanor & Afrosippi – Mercy (A, P)
Musketeer Gripweed – Nine Pound Hammer (P, N) **
Musketeer Gripweed – A Train (P, N) **
Musketeer Gripweed – End Of The Day(P, N) **
Patrick Dune – Middle Ground (P) **
Sofie Reed – Human Every Day (A, P)
Strange Americans – Engine (P)
You, Me and Apollo – Don’t Sleep for Free (P, N)

** serviced to Colorado media and civic/municipal buyers by Rocky Mountain Music Network

 

MMMM – Monday Morning Music Meeting – April 14 2014

boninwf back stage nite 1 2012Monday morning.  MMMM .. Monday morning music meeting … traditionally, that’s the day we music directors used to sit down with the program director to discuss what new music we wanted to add to the playlist.  That also meant discussing what we wanted to drop from the currents – that just weren’t “working.”  There are sure some myths about radio programming floating around the populace, including among many of my musician friends.

We’re in a new era now – pads, tablets, streaming, smartphones, cloud services, and increasingly a fractured listener base.   Yet in all of this, traditional broadcast radio listenership remains strong.  Want the Facts & Figures?

Radio Facts and Figures
Here are the Facts:

  • Radio today reaches more than 90 percent of people in the U.S. on a weekly basis; 
  • Radio reaches more than 68% of U.S. consumers ages 12 and older on an average day;
  • 242 million people listen to the radio each week;
  • There are more than 16,000 radio stations across the United States, covering 50 different formats;
  • Audio consumers are listening for more than 2 ½ hours every day; and
  • More than two-thirds of the weekly radio audience works full-time, tuning in during the working day, away from home.

One of the most interesting debates taking place today is the one concerning non-physical / non-owned music, and how it’s distributed and monetized.  Many of my peers over 50 think of anything internet related, other than iTunes, Amazon, or CDBaby direct downloads, as piracy intended to steal whatever direct commission revenue the band/artist/songwriter may be entitled to.  So let me set the record straight.

No, streaming is not piracy.  No, streaming is NOT a one-to-one sale.  Sales of single units (or eps, or albums) are fast becoming something we boomers are holding onto.  Streaming via your smartphone is the future.  AT&T signed onto Beats.  Spotify signed on with Sprint.  Rumors abound that Verizon will sign on with iTunes.  Rumors also abound that iTunes will be offering 24bit hi-res audio.

 “Following a report that Apple is considering a major overhaul of iTunes, an overlooked rumor from March suggests the company may also be planning an entry into the high-definition music industry with 24-bit tracks.”

NEW MUSIC MONDAY

bonnie and the clydes - Music for the People Pt 1

Bonnie & the Clydes – Music for the People Part I EP
  … a marked improvement from the band’s debut, in songwriting, arranging, and vocal performances shared by husband/wife team Bonnie & Taylor Sims, with Taylor displaying an eerie similarity to Gordon Lightfoot’s vocal performance on the wonderful classic The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Evening Turns to Ashes.  Bonnie sounds perfectly and splendidly classic in her lower-mid range tones on Open Road.  Colorado country is different than country music in most parts of the US – with touches of West Texas permeating our own unique flavors and textures, which makes sense considering that Bonnie & Taylor are both from that region, along with other transplants like Andy & Jessica Eppler, aka Prairie Scholars .. or Austin transplants like Matt Skinner or Beth Williams — we sure do share a lot with our sisterly state to the south.   Music for the People indeed – this one scores an OTB ADD (out of the box add) – straight to The Colorado Sound Live365 mornings and afternoons (until it breaks TOP 40 statewide).

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