Around the web Archives - Radio Survivor https://www.radiosurvivor.com/category/around-the-web/ This is the sound of strong communities. Mon, 18 Mar 2019 05:48:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Sound Stories: Toronto Hip-Hop & Radio; First All-Podcast Radio Station In 2019 or 2005? https://www.radiosurvivor.com/2019/03/sound-stories-toronto-hip-hop-first-all-podcast-radio-station-in-2019-or-2005/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:46:55 +0000 https://www.radiosurvivor.com/?p=45855 Every week we seek out compelling stories about sound and radio and share them on Twitter. Here are some of the most intriguing from the last week: Vote looms on bringing jazz radio back to MHCC“The Mt. Hood Community College Board will vote next week on whether to bring jazz radio station KMHD back to […]

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Every week we seek out compelling stories about sound and radio and share them on Twitter. Here are some of the most intriguing from the last week:

Vote looms on bringing jazz radio back to MHCC
“The Mt. Hood Community College Board will vote next week on whether to bring jazz radio station KMHD back to campus, but the chairwoman of the college board, for one, opposes the move.” 

College Threatens Student Radio With Probation Following Lil Pump Event
“A Harvard College official threatened Harvard Radio Broadcasting…WHRB –with ‘administrative probation’ because the group hosted a widely publicized event featuring the rapper Lil Pump, according to an email sent by the station’s president.”

New exhibit shares how the city’s hip-hop scene evolved through the decades
“…put on headphones and listen to music and old community radio stations — an outlet co-curator Dave Clarke says was essential back in the day. ‘Community radio stations were the backbone for emcees and DJ’s in the 90s,’ Clarke said.”

Strong: New Valley NPR station will be fully bilingual
“A new National Public Radio station for the Rio Grande Valley would be bilingual, with programming in Spanish and English, says W.F. Strong. The…educator is leading the effort to get UT-Rio Grande Valley to invest in a new public radio station.”

An On-Air Legacy: Loyola Remembers ‘Doc’
“He founded WLUW — Loyola’s student-run radio station — in 1978. WLUW’s debut was grandiose — the first song to grace the airwaves was the theme to ‘Star Wars’” according to current station manager Eleni Prillaman.” 

iHeart claims to launch first all-podcast radio station, but then folks remember CBS Radio’s KYOU which broadcast an all-podcast format to the Bay Area in 2005.

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]]> 45855 LGBT Radio in Tunisia; LGBTQ Podcasts; Bar Inspired by Nikola Tesla | Around the Web June 17 – 24, 2018 https://www.radiosurvivor.com/2018/06/lgbt-radio-in-tunisia-lgbtq-podcasts-bar-inspired-by-nikola-tesla-around-the-web-june-17-24-2018/ Wed, 27 Jun 2018 04:05:15 +0000 https://www.radiosurvivor.com/?p=42708 Every week we share dozens of interesting radio and community media stories from all over the web on Twitter. Because we don’t want you to miss them, here’s some of the best, for the week ending June 24, 2018: “I was the first person to annoy people in the media and speak openly about LGBT […]

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Every week we share dozens of interesting radio and community media stories from all over the web on Twitter. Because we don’t want you to miss them, here’s some of the best, for the week ending June 24, 2018:

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]]> 42708 Radio Drama Changing Attitudes in South Sudan; Smartphone FM Chip a ‘Potential Life Saver’; On the Radio It’s Always Midnight | Around the Web June 4 – 10, 2018 https://www.radiosurvivor.com/2018/06/radio-drama-changing-attitudes-in-south-sudan-smartphone-fm-chip-a-potential-life-saver-on-the-radio-its-always-midnight-around-the-web-june-4-10-2018/ Tue, 12 Jun 2018 05:12:53 +0000 https://www.radiosurvivor.com/?p=42600 Every week we share dozens of interesting radio and community media stories from all over the web on Twitter. Because we don’t want you to miss them, here’s some of the best, for the week ending June 10, 2018: "Fifty years ago this spring, a small, unlicensed radio station signed on in the Chestnut Hill […]

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Every week we share dozens of interesting radio and community media stories from all over the web on Twitter. Because we don’t want you to miss them, here’s some of the best, for the week ending June 10, 2018:

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]]> 42600 R.I.P. Bob Fuss, CBS News Radio Correspondent; Virgin Islands Residents Get Ham Licenses for Hurricane Season | Around the Web May 28 – June 3, 2018 https://www.radiosurvivor.com/2018/06/r-i-p-bob-fuss-cbs-news-radio-correspondent-virgin-islands-residents-get-ham-licenses-for-hurricane-season-around-the-web-may-28-june-3-2018/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 06:01:33 +0000 https://www.radiosurvivor.com/?p=42549 Every week we share dozens of interesting radio and community media stories from all over the web on Twitter. Because we don’t want you to miss them, here’s some of the best, for the week ending June 3, 2018: Policy on community radio to be introduced soon: State Minister Banskota https://t.co/XQaQbTvpZz — Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) […]

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Every week we share dozens of interesting radio and community media stories from all over the web on Twitter. Because we don’t want you to miss them, here’s some of the best, for the week ending June 3, 2018:

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]]> 42549 Minnesota’s classical safe harbor hour; cellos and weddings (sacred and profane) https://www.radiosurvivor.com/2018/05/minnesotas-classical-safe-harbor-hour-cellos-and-weddings-sacred-and-profane/ Fri, 25 May 2018 17:36:23 +0000 https://www.radiosurvivor.com/?p=42406 On Wednesday, into my classical/radio newsfeed fell this notification about Minnesota Classical Radio (MPR)’s playlist for May 23, 2018. Through the day you get the usual stuff: Schubert, Elgar, Vivaldi. Then the 10 PM hour arrives, and  . . . KABOING: Refuge Baljinder Sekhon Robert McCormick McCormick Percussion Group Gumboots David Bruce Carducci Quartet Julian […]

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On Wednesday, into my classical/radio newsfeed fell this notification about Minnesota Classical Radio (MPR)’s playlist for May 23, 2018. Through the day you get the usual stuff: Schubert, Elgar, Vivaldi. Then the 10 PM hour arrives, and  . . . KABOING:

Refuge
Baljinder Sekhon
Robert McCormick
McCormick Percussion Group

Gumboots
David Bruce
Carducci Quartet
Julian Bliss, clarinet

Aguas da Amazonia: Amazon River
Philip Glass
Third Coast Percussion

Nihavent Semai
Sokratis Sinopoulos
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

Electric Counterpoint: 3rd movement
Steve Reich
Kasia Kadlubowska, percussion

Interestingly, the Federal Communications Commission’s safe harbor hour also begins at 10 pm. That’s when broadcasters can air “indecent” and “profane” material through 6 am. And, apparently, that’s also when Minnesota classical radio lovers can listen to Steven Reich and Philip Glass.

Speaking of the opposite of profanity, yes, I watched and listened to cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason wow the guests at the Royal Wedding with his moving performances of pieces by Fauré, Schubert, and a beautiful work generally attributed to Theresia von Paradis, Sicilienne.

What is it that makes cellos the perfect musical instrument for wedding celebrations? I just asked my wife, Sharon Wood, and she suggested that the lower range mellowness of the cello (as opposed to the violin) sets a nice tone for these events. There’s also an intimate physicality to the cello that other instruments, including the piano, lack.

Believe it or not, there’s a wonderful wedding/cello scene in an otherwise profane movie: The Hangover, Part II.

This performance of a Bach Cello Suite at Stu’s wedding celebration in Thailand really sets up the arc of the film: a  protagonist’s desire for a normal life, punctuated by occasional classy moments like this one, followed by the endless cavalcade of chaos that we expect of the Hangover comedy franchise. We seem to be getting that everywhere else these days as well. Good thing that cellos are still around.

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]]> 42406 KGNU, KMUD Celebrate Big Anniversaries; BBC Head Says Streaming Could Kill Radio; Prison Radio Exhibit | Around the Web May 13 – 20, 2018 https://www.radiosurvivor.com/2018/05/kgnu-kmud-celebrate-big-anniversaries-bbc-head-says-streaming-could-kill-radio-prison-radio-exhibit-around-the-web-may-13-20-2018/ Mon, 21 May 2018 01:51:07 +0000 https://www.radiosurvivor.com/?p=42371 Every week we share dozens of interesting radio and community media stories from all over the web on Twitter. Because we don’t want you to miss them, here’s some of the best, for the week ending May 13, 2018: "The co-founder and owner of the only African American radio station in east central Illinois announced […]

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Every week we share dozens of interesting radio and community media stories from all over the web on Twitter. Because we don’t want you to miss them, here’s some of the best, for the week ending May 13, 2018:

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]]> 42371 30th Anniversary of Irish Pirate Closure; 24-hour Radio Free Palestine Special – Around the Web May 7 – 13, 2018 https://www.radiosurvivor.com/2018/05/30th-anniversary-of-irish-pirate-closure-24-hour-radio-free-palestine-special-around-the-web-may-7-13-2018/ Tue, 15 May 2018 04:16:43 +0000 https://www.radiosurvivor.com/?p=42346 Every week we share dozens of interesting radio and community media stories from all over the web on Twitter. Because we don’t want you to miss them, here’s some of the best, for the week ending May 13, 2018: A new exhibition in Dublin is to officially commemorate the 30th anniversary of the closure of […]

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