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Radio Crystal Blue/RCB Novus Ordo 11/24/13

Posted on November 28, 2013 | Leave a comment

Radio Crystal Blue Novus Ordo is a weekly podcast that spotlights brand new music from songwriters and bands. Most of the new music from these artists eventually get heard on my companion radio program, Radio Crystal Blue.
HOW TO LISTEN
There are a number of options on the page and in the player to stream and download, as well as to embed the player on your site or blog.
Via Internet Archive:
Stream:
You can share the audio player with the HTML code on the page.
All shows are archived for a year.
This show was published 11/28/13
Alec Stewart “Gasoline” – Ipso Facto CD
Ali Wadsworth “I Ran Away” – Ali Live! CD www.aliwadsworth.com
The Oak Creek Band “Electricity” – XI CD www.oakcreekband.com
Gatsby’s Green Light “Juggo Vivo” – The Forever Smile CD www.gatsbygreenlight.com
Steven Graves “The Eagle” – Time Will Tell CD www.stevengravesmusic.com
Eric Lambert & Friends “Won’t Fight Alone Again” – Maiden Voyage CD www.ericlambert.com
Running time: 55 minutos
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All content on Radio Crystal Blue is free to listen and share via Creative Commons License version 4.0, non-derivative, non-commercial, full attribution. More info: www.creativecommons.org
Please consider contributing to Radio Crystal Blue, which cannot truly exist without your support and suggestions for musical content. There is a Paypal button at the homepage at www.radiocrystalblue.net
Here’s RCB proper:

Radio Crystal Blue is my 13-year-old freeform radio program, usually publishing Wednesdays or Thursdays in podcast format.
HOW TO LISTEN
Via Big Contact:
There are a number of options on the page and in the player to stream and download, as well as to embed the player on your site or blog.
Via Internet Archive:
Podcast page:
VBR M3U: https://archive.org/download/RCBlive112413/RCBlive112413_vbr.m3u
Ogg Vorbis format also available.
You can share the audio player with the HTML code on the page.
All shows are archived for a year.
Artists who are sharing gigs are denoted with *
This show was published on 11/28/13.
 
Opening music: Lara Herscovitch “Tequila Over Turkey” – There CD www.laraherscovitch.com
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Tommy Z “Livin’ In A Blue State” – Sometimes CD www.tommyzband.com
Olio “Comeback Kings” – Comeback Kings EP www.oliomusic.com
Sugar Lime Blue “Far From The Tree” – Far From The Tree CD www.sugarlimeblue.com
Greg Smith & The Broken English “Trading The Trees” – Times Like These CD www.gregsmithandthebrokenenglish.com
Karen Collins & The Backroads Band “She Dreams” – No Yodeling On The Radio CD www.karencollins.net
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Schwervon! “Daydream Ration” – Courage CD www.schwervon.com
Flashbulb Fires “Dark Ghost (I’ve Got Arms)” – Gasconader CD www.flashbulbfires.com
Black Vendetta “No Chance” – Draconian Backlash CD
V-Device “This City” – Calling Europe CD www.v-device.com
Voice Of Addiction “Same Old Song” – Modern Day Meltdown CD www.voiceofaddiction.com
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 *Gregory Douglass “Lifeline” – Battler CD www.gregorydouglass.com
*Patrick Fitzsimmons “The Waltz” – Hope Is CD www.patrickfitzsimmons.net
Owen Danoff “On & On & On” – Never Trust A Man CD www.owendanoff.com
Troy Petty “Blindside” – Fairy Tale Pen CD www.troypettymusic.com
Jon Shain “Luckier Than Most”- Ordinary Cats CD www.jonshain.com
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Mare Wakefield “Small Town, Oklahoma” – Meant To Be CD www.marewakefield.com
Jessi Robertson “Small Town Girls” – Small Town Girls CD www.jessirobertson.com
Craig Bickhardt “Donald And June” – Live At Sellersville Theater CD www.craigbickhardt.com
DK & The Joy Machine “These Four Walls”- Love (yourself) Harder EP
Kevin So “Forever Friend” – Best Foot Forward CD www.kevinso.com

Closing music: Chicha Libre “Indian Summer” – Sonido Amazonico CD www.barbesrecords.com
Running time: 2 horas, 45 minutos
Atmosphere: thankful
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All content on Radio Crystal Blue is free to listen and share via Creative Commons License version 4.0, non-derivative, non-commercial, full attribution. More info: http://www.creativecommons.org
Please consider contributing to Radio Crystal Blue, which cannot truly exist without your support and suggestions for musical content. There is a Paypal button at the homepage at http://www.radiocrystalblue.net

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Radio Crystal Blue 11/24/13 news

Posted on November 23, 2013 | Leave a comment

Radio Crystal Blue is sponsored in part by:
Cyber PR: http://www.cyberpr.com
Miles High Productions http://www.mileshighproductions.com
Wampus Multimedia http://www.wampus.com
Radio Crystal Blue is free to share and listen, in accordance with Creative Commons License 3.0, full attribution, non-derivative, non-commercial.
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HOW TO LISTEN:
Each show is usually published by Wednesday or Thursday weekly. There are now two main hubs where to hear Radio Crystal Blue
(1) via Big Contact, my podcast provider: There is a Feed Player at http://www.radiocrystalblue.net Just click the link to open it, and select from the tabs to download and stream the audio from the particular show. You can also embed the player on your site or blog.
The FeedPlayer is generated with Flash. If you don’t have Flash, you can get this at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

These players are also available at http://www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu which renders the player as a Web page.

(2) via Internet Archive: Each podcast includes a dedicated podcast page on http://www.archive.org with similar download, stream and embed links.
CONTACT:
EMAIL: cblue456@comcast.net
personal FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/radiocblue
RCB FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=20805478312
LINKEDIN: http://www.linkedin.com/danherman0
VIDEO content: http://www.youtube.com/user/cblue456
TWITTER @radiocblue
EMPIRE AVENUE http://www.empireavenue.com/radiocblue
STAT BLOG http://www.idealisticstats.wordpress.com
DONATIONS to Radio Crystal Blue can be made via the Paypal button at the homepage.
THE VISION: https://radiocrystalblue.net/2013/07/28/my-personal-and-radio-vision/
PROGRAMMING:
NEXT SHOW will be published on or about November 20 and will be available for about 1 year. I usually publish on Wednesdays or as soon as possible thereafter. You will hear music in several segments of top indie/DIY/underground songwriters and bands. RCB Novus Ordo is a separate podcast with 6 songs, one each from a brand new recording. I spin the music and give you the backstory of each artist.
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The long-term ARCHIVE PROJECT has begun successfully, as I cleaned up and republished a show I first aired back on April 9, 2006. I was still on Live365, and was doing my annual Airplay Vote, and some of the artists receiving airplay are still active and on my radar. It’s a great example of the purely indie shows I was beginning to do at that time. Also this was pre-Novus Ordo, as I included a ‘new music sampler’ within the show itself…one reason why the original shows were above 5 hours in length!
To access this particular show, head to its podcast page at https://archive.org/details/RCB040906
I’ll make time in the next few weeks to find another show to share.
 
The job I had reported receiving never got off the ground. In fact, it was placed on hold. I have many irons in many fires nowadays in terms of finding work, but I am not any closer to interviewing at this time. Also, there is now the very real threat of the eviction process after already bargaining with the landlord. I have to admit I’m scared but I am definitely armed with info and am still planning to stay here as long as I can.

I don’t quite have a place in mind to relocate to and I don’t know if I can reasonably do so with little to no finances (along with the means of transporting what little stuff I have here). If any of you reading this has insight into this situation, please contact me via email: cblue456@comcast.net

HOLIDAY music: My last show for the year will be the week of December 15. This is the annual show focusing on seasonal music for this time of the year. If you know of artists who have music for Christmas or similar end-of-year holidays, or even simply for December, have them send it along.
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RCB REWIND:
RCB Novus Ordo: The library here is running thin so I went with a 6-song show instead of my usual 8. Leah Jee and Shauna Burns, both clients of RCB supporter Miles High Productions, are heard first. Leah, from SoCal, has a bracing rockstar stance with elements of punk (a bit like Pink in that regard). Shauna continues her conceptual Celtic-tinged music. Tori Roze & The Hot Mess come highly regarded, and we’ll likely hear much more of this band over tme. Deborah Crooks first received airplay from me back in 2003, and the trend continues with her new album, debuting here as well.

RCB proper: Segment 1 gives us music from TX-area touring songwriters Slaid Cleaves and Mary Gauthier back to back. Both happen to share the same radio promoter; that’s how I got the music. The theme with the first segment seems to be about journeying, and Amanda Pearcy winds up that journey, putting the listener in New Orleans. Segment 2 gives us more new music from Baltimore’s The Last Year, and Pittsburghs’s Carla Bianco. Segment 3: Brand new music from Seattle songwriter Jean Mann in the mix. I noticed after the fact that both she and Rani Arbo cover Springsteen on their recordings. Tony Halchak with a seasonal song here too. Segment 4: Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin continue to double bill across the US. We hear Judy Insley once again from her new album.

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HOW TO SEND MUSIC:
Send CDs to
Dan Herman
Radio Crystal Blue
1701 Snyder Avenue, #4
Philadelphia, PA 19145
Keep physical packages of reasonable size and weight, as this is a residence.
Please indicate release date. No material from before 2013 accepted.
Material released before then will be added to RCB’s loose rotation instead.
Digital is acceptable if media is not available in other formats.
Artists are also advised to add my email address to their general email list.
I also accept EPKs through these companies. For EPK submissions I select artists on their body of work and the completeness of the press kit.
SONICBIDS: http://www.sonicbids.com/radiocrystalblue
MusicSUBMIT: http://www.musicsubmit.com
MusicClout http://www.musicclout.com
Search for the words Radio Crystal Blue to find my pages there.
I continue to seek outstanding concept/compilation albums for future shows, ones I can feature track-for-track (such as “Esperanza”). Do you know of one? Send it along!
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Dan Herman
Radio Crystal Blue
http://www.radiocrystalblue.net
http://www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu
cblue456@comcast.net
twitter: @radiocblue
215 995 2234

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Radio Crystal Blue/RCB Novus Ordo week of 11/17/13

Posted on November 21, 2013 | Leave a comment

Radio Crystal Blue Novus Ordo is a weekly podcast that spotlights brand new music from songwriters and bands. Most of the new music from these artists eventually get heard on my companion radio program, Radio Crystal Blue.
HOW TO LISTEN
Via Big Contact:
Podcast page: www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu
There are a number of options on the page and in the player to stream and download, as well as to embed the player on your site or blog.
Via Internet Archive:
Stream:
You can share the audio player with the HTML code on the page.
All shows are archived for a year.
This show was published 11/20/13:
Leah Jee “Sink Or Swim” – The Rest Is Ours EP www.leahjee.com
Shauna Burns “Portobello” – Violet CD www.shaunaburns.com
The Hardcount “Keep Running Your Mouth” – Love/Hate CD www.thehardcount.com
Tori Roze & The Hot Mess “Selfless” – Turbulence CD www.toriroze.com
Son of Dov “King Of The World” – Gone To Seed EP www.sonofdov.com
Deborah Crooks “Show Me” – Little Bird CD www.deborahcrooks.com
Running time: 45 minutos
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All content on Radio Crystal Blue is free to listen and share via Creative Commons License version 3.0, non-derivative, non-commercial, full attribution. More info: www.creativecommons.org
Please consider contributing to Radio Crystal Blue, which cannot truly exist without your support and suggestions for musical content. There is a Paypal button at the homepage at www.radiocrystalblue.net
Here’s RCB proper:


Radio Crystal Blue is my 13-year-old freeform radio program, usually publishing Wednesdays or Thursdays in podcast format.
HOW TO LISTEN
Via Big Contact:
There are a number of options on the page and in the player to stream and download, as well as to embed the player on your site or blog.
Play/download:
Ogg Vorbis format also available.
You can share the audio player with the HTML code on the page.
All shows are archived for a year.
Artists who are sharing gigs are denoted with *
This show was published on 11/20/13.
 
Opening music:
Pamela Wyn Shannon “Tis Rambletide In Ambleside” – Courting Autumn CD www.girlhenge.com
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Jiggley Jones “Welcome Home” – No Spring Chicken EP www.jiggleyjones.com
Moore & Moore “Mississippi Missing You” – Show Me Your Country CD www.mooreandmooreonline.com
Slaid Cleaves “I Bet She Does” – Still Fighting The War CD www.slaidcleaves.com
Mary Gauthier “Karla Faye” – Live at Blue Rock CD www.marygauthier.com
Davey O. “The Absence Of Madalaine” – Testing For Rust CD www.daveyo.com
Amanda Pearcy “Royal Street”- Royal Street CD www.amandapearcy.com
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Jann Klose “Long Goodbye” – Mosaic CD www.jannklose.com
Sara Petite “Barbwire” – Circus Comes To Town CD www.sarapetite.com
Carla Bianco “Made Of This” – All This Time CD www.carlabianco.com
The Tressels “Autumn” – American Midnight CD www.askyouruncle.blogspot.com
Frank Palangi “It’s All Right” – s/t EP
The Last Year “Imagining” – s/t EP www.thelastyear.net
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CD FOCUS: (A reoccuring series focus on outstanding new concept and compilation albums)
“Esperanza: Songs From Jack Kerouac’s ‘Tristessa’ ” brings the 1960 Kerouac novella to life, with music from leading indie songwriters and bands, along with readings from the novella. All songs are original, with some words lifted from the story. www.reimaginemusic.com
From this album I spun
Matt Costa “Shadows Of Autumn”
The Low Anthem “Numbers In Nirvana”
Neal McCarthy with Barbara Kessler “Esperanza” (English version)
Tony Dekker with Hanne Hukkelberg “Last Page Of Kerouac’s ‘Tristessa’ “
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LiLi Roquelin “Try To Remember” – Beautiful Sun CD www.liliroquelin.com
Sasha Papernik “Take It As It Comes” – Victory CD www.sashatheband.com
Jean Mann “Lonesome Bones” – Between The Rocks And Stars CD www.jeanmann.net
Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem “Bridges” – Some Bright Morning CD www.raniarbo.com
Tony Halchak “Autumn Embers” – Collecting CD www.tonyhalchak.com
Nico Rivers “Your Heart Was Just The Start” – To The Bone CD www.nicorivers.com
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Red Molly “Hello Goodbye” – Light In The Sky CD www.redmolly.com
Judy Insley “Need Your Lovin’ ” – Remember Beautiful CD www.judyinsley.com
*Danny Schmidt “Man Of Many Moons” – Man Of Many Moons CD www.dannyschmidt.com
*Carrie Elkin “St. Louis” – Call It My Garden CD www.carrieelkin.com
Dana & Susan Robinson “Elk River Blues” – American Hornpipe CD www.robinsongs.com

Closing music: Elastica “Miami Nice” – The Menace
Running time: 3 horas, 6 minutos
Atmosphere: wishing & hoping
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All content on Radio Crystal Blue is free to listen and share via Creative Commons License version 3.0, non-derivative, non-commercial, full attribution. More info: http://www.creativecommons.org
Please consider contributing to Radio Crystal Blue, which cannot truly exist without your support and suggestions for musical content. There is a Paypal button at the homepage at http://www.radiocrystalblue.net

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Radio Crystal Blue archived show from April 2006 available.

Posted on November 20, 2013 | 1 comment

In the first such attempt to recreate a perpetual archive of older Radio Crystal Blue (pre-2012), I made the effort to find any shows I may have saved to disc. I did locate and edit and clean up audio of one show from a series of shows first broadcast on the Live365 Internet radio network.
The show you’re hearing is the 2nd show I ever used with my current podcast partner, Big Contact. The breakthrough at the time was the viral manner of accessing the show. You didn’t have to endure hearing the show on a separate network page; here you could listen with various devices and embed the player elsewhere.

I was also running my annual Airplay Vote, which still awarded not much more than more airplay for top vote-getters. One year, there were actual prizes courtesy of several supporters. I’ve not resurrected the vote since but I may revisit this in the future.
I had stylized a level of artists guaranteed to receive airplay, which I called “Gems”. I’ve since rescinded the elite level.

By late 2005, I was already feeling more and more influenced by the plight of indie artists and less about the major labels. This show in particular is thoroughly indie.

Some great artists are heard here (Shawn Mullins, Lesley Gore). Some were heard of more than once. Some have remained on my radar: (Patti DeRosa, Meredith Blis). Some, I wonder whatever happened to (Washington Social Club, Mike Brick).

Relive this memory anytime you wish. Here are the ways to listen:

Via Internet Archive:
Podcast page:
VBR M3U: https://archive.org/download/RCB040906/RCB040906_vbr.m3u
MP3 via M3U: https://archive.org/stream/RCB040906

Play/download: https://archive.org/download/RCB040906/RCB040906.mp3
Zipped file: https://archive.org/download/RCBlive111013/RCBlive111013_vbr_mp3.zip
Ogg Vorbis format also available.
You can share the audio player with the HTML code on the page.
This show is archived in perpetuity.

Opening music: Musicians Of The Nile “Salamat” – Charcoal Gypsies CD www.realworld.com
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Andrejack “For A While” – Inside Out CD http://www.andrejack.com
Ahmond “Halo 8” – Perfectly Flawed CD http://www.ahmond.com
Shawn Mullins “Solitaire” – 9th Ward Pickin’ Parlor CD www.shawnmullins.com
Soul’s Release “Forsaken” – through the feeling CD www.soulsrelease.com
John Taglieri “Now” – Now CD http://www.johntaglieri.com
Mike Brick “All Grown Up” – Straight Up Airport Boulevard CD
Liza & The Wonder Wheels “Clergy Man” – Meet The Animal CD www.lizasongs.com
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AIRPLAY VOTE 2006 REVIEW: Spotlighting some of the artists that are part of this year’s vote:

Mancino “Amity” & “Tina’s Little Joy” – Dear International CD
The Larch “Androids” & “Sweat Shop” – Prizes From The Groove Arcade CD http://www.thelarch.com
Meredith Blis “Smile My Blues Away” & “Mighty Aphrodite” – A Purple Kind Of Blue CD http://www.meredithblis.com
Miki Huber “New Haven” & “Blow Them Away” – Flutter CD www.mikihuber.com
MAKAR “I Hate My Job” & “The Country Song” – 99 Cent Dreams CD www.makarmusic.com
Loki The Grump “Shockingly Happy” – The Brink EP
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The Violets “Cimarron” – s/t EP
The Boroughs “Gone Too Far” – Ostrich EP
Spottiswoode & His Enemies “Building A Road” – Building A Road CD www.spottiswoode.com
50 Cent Haircut “Fiction” – brood or change CD www.50centhaircut.com
Red Lotus “Unmerciful” – s/t EP
Spiraling “Ah, Sugar” – Challenging Stage CD http://www.spiraling.net
Washington Social Club “Are You High?” – catching looks CD
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CD Release: *SAM SHABER http://www.samshaber.com
From her new CD “in my bones” I spun “Japanese Tea Garden” & “If You Wonder Where I Go”
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New Music Sampler:
The Smiling Strangers “Tender Touch” – Spaces Graces And Smiling Faces CD http://www.thesmilingstrangers.com
The Destroyed “You” – Russian Roulette CD http://www.thedestroyed.com
Opening Axe “You Got Me Worried” – s/t EP
The Ropes “Not Technically Alone” – Kill Her Off EP
Gus Black “Trillion Things” – Autumn Days CD
The Real Be Easys “come the revolution” – s/t EP http://www.realbeeasys.com
Alice Bierhorst “Fire with Fire” – I Think It’s Finally Morning CD
John Leep “As A Rule” – Arrived CD
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AIRPLAY VOTE 2006 REVIEW continues:
Munkey Juice “Cob Web Mind” & “Hate Me, Love Me” – Fatty Arbuckle’s Coke Bottle CD
Particle Zoo “Pi In The Sky” & Blue Walrus” – Loneliness & Strangers CD http://www.pzoo.com
Hundred Year Flood “Kingdom Of Cold” & “Pour Over Me” – www.hundredyearflood.com
Anemo “Slowburn” & “Same Day Chore” – Slowburn CD http://www.anemo.co.uk
Carrie Ashton “Everything In My Heart” & “Blind” – Modern Day Gypsy CD
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Girlyman “Speechless” – Little Star CD http://www.girlyman.com
Kate Peterson “Loophole” – Undone CD
Abi Tapia “Lone Star” – One Foot Out The Door CD http://www.abitapia.com
Mudfunk “Into The Woods” – Live at the Grind CD
Tina Dico “My Mirror” – Into The Red CD http://www.tinadico.com
Lesley Gore “It’s Gone” – Ever Since CD http://www.lesleygore.com
Patti DeRosa “Choices” – Paradise CD http://www.pattiderosa.com
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Closing music: Stellamara “Persephone” – the seven valleys CD www.stellamara.com

Original audio recorded in 11025 Hz, remixed into stereo and 44100 Hz.
This show was 5 minutes and 27 minutes in length, re-edited for clarity down to 5 hours 11 minutes. It originally aired on the Live365 Internet radio network.

All content on Radio Crystal Blue is free to listen and share via Creative Commons License version 3.0, non-derivative, non-commercial, full attribution. More info: http://www.creativecommons.org

Please consider contributing to Radio Crystal Blue, which cannot truly exist without your support and suggestions for musical content. There is a Paypal button at the homepage at http://www.radiocrystalblue.net

Dan Herman/Radio Crystal Blue:
cblue456@comcast.net
2159952234
http://www.radiocrystalblue.net
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http://www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu
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