This year continues to be an amazing year for music – and now, all the more so, as a new tune from Phosphorescent was released this morning! Check out “New Birth in New England“: Been waiting five years for new music from Matthew Houck aka Phosphorescent! This upbeat, sunny tune, with a nice little space…
One of the things I pride myself on as a Music Director is my “Ear” – an ability, based on years of listening, observation, training and instinct, to find music people will like. Sometimes, they’re songs I don’t even like myself… but I know a lot of other people will. I can hear a potential…
Kyle Craft’s new album Full-Circle Nightmare arrived back in February, with “Heartbreak Junky” – the lead single – appearing back in November. So this song has been out for a little while. This is one of those catch-up tracks I wish more people knew about. The “rule” in radio and music releases is that you can’t…
Speaking of music… before we begin, a plug – please give a listen to my new radio home WBKM.org – I’m on weekdays at Noon! Onward… Ethereal. Love that word. Been getting a little too much use lately, however. It’s not a rugged word, one must treat it delicately, like gossamer and meringue. I blame…
If you’re a writer, you’ve no doubt heard the phrase, “kill your darlings.” I’ve seen it attributed to William Faulkner. Whoever it originates with, the idea behind the phrase is that you have to edit yourself. You’ll write sentences, dialog, scenes, which you love – your “darlings” – but which often must be edited out –…
Hey – do you like these Song of the Day Spotlights? Haven’t seen a whole lot of reaction. I’m not sure I’m going to keep posting them. Please let me know, either with a comment, or by sharing/mentioning on social media, or shooting me an email at glowinthedarkradio -at- gmail -dot- com. There are other…
What the world needs now… U.K. folk-punk-rocker Frank Turner’s new album Be More Kind comes out May 4th. There’s a great interview with Frank about it this week in The Sun. He was inspired by poet Clive James, who closes his poem Leรงons Des Tรฉnรจbres with โI should have been more kind. It is my fate.…
The first time I heard this song, with it’s haunting keyboards and sitar-like guitar, it hooked me – so good! I was listening to the new Lord Huron album Vide Noir track-by-track and hit the title song second from the end – not a single, nor an advance track – but a plain, old, hear-it-when-you-listen-to-the-whole-album sort of deep…
Have to say… Music is amazing right now! So many great new songs, new albums – what an incredible time to be a music fan! There’s too much good music to be contained by radio, really… An Adult Alternative Radio Music Director makes qualitative decisions about music, judging – this is good, this isn’t. Part…
I know it’s the right Song of the Day for the Spotlight when, after deciding on it, the song won’t get out of my head! King Tuff’s Psycho Star is now firmly lodged in my mental jukebox. Vermonter Kyle Thomas makes music under the name King Tuff. He released his new album The Other on…