Internet Radio

[spendorman]

I am interested to know how people are finding Internet Radio for content and audio quality. Is there a way of easily seeking out the better stations?

[Filterlab]

Give this (http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/) a whirl mate.

[spendorman]

Thanks, that looks useful, didn't realise that there were so many UK Stations. I listen to some good French and Itallian music stations. Some include video as well. The difference between radio and TV is getting muddled these days with the internet. I am not sying this is a bad thing at all though.

Anyone got any comments about audio quality on the internet. Generally it is poor, but there are some occasional pleasant surprises.

[Ashley James]

There are supposed to be 10,000 Internet Radio Stations, the USA has 100 Classical alone and Broadcasts from Switzerland, Prague, Budapest and others often use 256K for their transmissions which mean they are much better than our own Terrestrial offerings that are 128K MP2 at best.

Stick and M-Audio 2496 in your PC, plug it into your hi fi and it'll prove to be the best £50 you've spent in years, and while you're at it you make sure your CD player is as good. Many aren't.

[jcbrum]

Hi Ash, just a quick post, I'm watching the Australian Grand Prix (on telly, uk-itv1). Did you have a good trip?

I usually listen to Radio Dismuke,
http://community.loudcity.com/stations/radio-dismuke

JC

[Ashley James]

And its sounds perfectly acceptable at 24K because they don't play anything recorded much later than about 1935. It's great fun and music you do not ordinarily have the opportunity to hear.

John will correct me if I'm wrong but I think Record sales were at their highest ever then and not exceeded by the Beatles etc in the Sixties. CD gave declining record sales a bit of a lift but it was a temporary one.

[jcbrum]

I reckon they were about 140 million pa in 1927, dropping to about 6 million pa after the Wall St crash and the depression of the early thirties. Things soon picked up and in the latter '30's and 40's dance bands, films, and popular music all boomed again. It was only by comparison with the constrained '50's that the Beatles seemed so huge in the sixties. Rock and Roll also separated the generations from about 1958 onwards, leading to the invention of the "teenager" and separate popular music for them.

[spendorman]

Aha! some response to my post on interenet radio, come on Guys lets have some more recommendations, comments. I agree that some of the foriegn offerings are of much better audio quality.

[jcbrum]

I like this one a lot too, especially 'Secret Agent'.

http://somafm.com/

regards JC.

[spendorman]

Just had a quick listen as have to go out, sound quality 128, not bad will listen more later, thanks

[Wallace]

Dont know about sound quality, but for anyone into 70s prog/psych/eurofusion, Feddo has great taste and Wallace do heartily recommend:

Listen to the Psychedelicatessen radioshow NOW on Radio Patapoe at:
http://freeteam.nl/patapoe

This is what played last week:

Arco iris: busca a dios en mi y en el sol
Almendra: para ir
Gravy train: motorway
Junco partners: minotaur
Deep feeling: welcome for a soldier
Circus (UK): Norwegian wood
Spirit: elijah
The Human beinz: april 15th
The Siders: now
Dr. Z: too well satisfied
(The Spirit of) Christmas: beyond the fields we know
Shinki Chen & his friends: farewell to hypocritis
Grupa 220: covjek bubanj
Druga Nacin:na mom dlanu
Marek Grechuta & Anawa: korowod
Earth & Fire: love quiver
The Rob Hoeke R & B Group: just make me a pallet
The Human beans: morning dew (take me for a walk)
The All Saved Freak band: don't look back
Kahvas Jute: parade of fools
Algarnas Tradgard: tva timmar over tva bla berg med en gok pa vardera
sidan, om timmarna...allisa / det finns en tid for allt, det finns en
tid da aven tiden mots
Dreamies: program ten

[The Grand Wazoo]

Aha! some response to my post on interenet radio, come on Guys lets have some more recommendations, comments. I agree that some of the foriegn offerings are of much better audio quality.

If you like snotty rock music (mostly) from the dark ages, you should take a listen to some of the archived shows (every one since 2002) from Little Steven's Underground Garage Show.

http://www.littlestevensundergroundgarage.com/home.html



Here's the playlist from the first show:



Title: I Can Only Give You Everything
Artist: Them
Album: The Story of Them (Polydor, 1997)

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Musical Bed
Title: Miserlou
Artist: Dick Dale and his Del-Tones
Album: King of Surf Guitar / The Best of (Rhino, 1989)
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1st Set
Title: Any Way You Want It
Artist: Dave Clark 5
Album: History of the Dave Clark 5 (Rhino)
Title: You Can Make It Alright
Artist: Richard & The Young Lions
Unreleased

Title: Have Love Will Travel
Artist: The Sonics
Album: Here Are The Sonics!!! (Norton, 1999)

Title: Over Under Sideways Down
Artist: Yardbirds
Album: Ultimate! (Rhino, 2001)

Title: Toys In the Attic
Artist: Aerosmith
Album: Toys in the Attic (Columbia, 1975)

Title: Lies
Artist: Knickerbockers
Album: Nuggets (Rhino, 1998)


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Musical Bed
Title: Bombasteroid
Artist: Four Piece Suit
Album: Psycho Beach Party (EMD/Nettwerk, 2000 - Import)
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2nd Set
Title: On The Airwaves
Artist: The Shazam
Album: REV9 (Not Lame, 2000)
Title: I'm Alive
Artist: Hollies
Album: 20 Golden Greats (EMI, Import)

Title: Believe in Love
Artist: Enuff Z'Nuff
Album: Paraphernalia (Spitfire, 1999)

Title: She Said She Said
Artist: Beatles
Album: Revolver (Capitol, 1966)

Title: Stepping Out
Artist: Paul Revere & The Raiders
Album: Just Like Us! (Sundazed)

Title: You're Gonna Miss Me
Artist: The Thirteenth Floor Elevators
Album: Nuggets (Rhino, 1998)


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Musical Bed
Title: James Bond Theme
Artist: Davie Allan & The Arrows
Album: Wild Angels and Other Themes (Curb, 1993)
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3rd Set
Title: Maria Bartiromo
Artist: Joey Ramone
Album: Don't Worry About Me (Sanctuary, 2002)
Title: Bad Girl
Artist: New York Dolls
Album: New York Dolls (Mercury, 1973)

Title: I'm Crying
Artist: Animals
Album: Best of the Animals (Abkco, 1988)

Title: Restless Nights
Artist: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Album: Tracks (Sony, 1998)

Title: Talk Talk
Artist: Music Machine
Album: Nuggets (Rhino, 1998)


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Musical Bed
Title: Channel Surfing
Artist: The Dictators
Album: D.F.F.D. (Dictators Multimedia/Norton, 2001
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4th Set
Title: 'Till the End of the Day
Artist: Kinks
Album: Kink Kontroversy (BMG, 2001)
Title: Much Too Much
Artist: The Who
Album: The Who Sings My Generation (MCA, 1965)

Title: Making Time
Artist: Creation
Album: Our Music Is Red - With Purple Flashes (Diablo, 1998 - UK Import)

Title: Friday on my Mind
Artist: Easybeats
Album: Nuggets II (Rhino, 2001)


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Musical Bed
Title: MKFU Introduction
Artist: Mach Kung Fu
Album: Teach a Chick To Dance (Telstar, 2001)
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5th Set
Title: No Good Without You Baby
Artist: Birds
Album: The Collector's Guide to Rare British Birds (Deram, 1999 - UK import)
Title: Take It So Hard
Artist: Keith Richards
Album: Talk is Cheap (Virgin, 1988)

Title: Empty Heart
Artist: Rolling Stones
Album: 12x5 (Decca, 1964)

Title: I Don't Need You No More
Artist: J. Geils Band
Album: The Morning After (Atlantic, 1971)

Title: She Told Me Lies
Artist: Chesterfield Kings
Album: Stop (Mirror, 1985)

Title: See
Artist: Rascals
Album: Anthology (1965-1972) (Rhino, 1992)


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Outro
Title: Blues Theme
Artist: Davie Allan & The Arrows
Album: Wild Angels And Other Themes (Curb, 1993)
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[The Grand Wazoo]

If you like Frank Zappa, or want to try out some of his music without buying anything:

http://www.zappa.com/zapparadio/index.html#

Non-stop Mothers/Zappa!!!!!

[Stratmangler]

Try this http://www.radioparadise.com/musiclinks/rp_192.m3u

or

http://www.radioparadise.com/musiclinks/rp_128.m3u

1st link is mp3 @ 192kbs

2nd link is AAC+ @ 128kbs

Chris:)

[Fi-Wi]

I often use http://shoutcast.com/index.jsp?selectedBitrate=999&mode=bitrate to search for high bit streams to feed my Squeezebox.

Very usefull since you can select by bitate (chose broadband) and/of genre.

Radio Paradise 192kbs is one of my SB's favorites.

Have fun!

[Vinyleyes]

I just saw this thread ............ This station is well worth checking out ...... http://www.gotradio.com/default2.aspx ............ :cool: