Why exactly is the appeal of those notorious four chords in pop music? I hear them everywhere, and I am starting to lose my shit.
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posted by Beardman
on May 29, 2009 -
44 answers
Looking for favorites among the MeFi regulars in the category of: Foreign Language radio streams, suitable for language immersion and/or passive practice.
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posted by RavinDave
on May 29, 2009 -
19 answers
Posting for a friend:
"I own a Sony ICF-C113V bedside clock-radio that receives television signals from the soon to be obsolete VHF channels (2-13). Does anyone know if there is a clock-radio solution on the market yet that receives the audio portion of the DTV television signals in a clock-radio footprint? I have an iHome which I use as my primary clock-radio for alarms and music (iPod), but would still like the option to listen to television periodically."
posted by ThyroidBob
on May 28, 2009 -
9 answers
[NameThatMovieFilter] I'm looking for the name of a short film about a radio station that sends out a mysterious signal.
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posted by Pastabagel
on May 20, 2009 -
5 answers
I'm going to Germany on 21 May. I've been told (by Germans) that my German is good, but I'd still like to do a bit of immersion before I go to get used to hearing it, etc. I'd particularly like to listen to some German radio. Any favorite stations?
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posted by bibliophibianj
on May 5, 2009 -
10 answers
Trying to find "internet radio station in a box". It is a audio CD set that includes sweeps, liners, and buildable station IDs. I had a bookmark for it until my laptop went up in flames, now I cant find the site to buy it from... Help?
posted by er1c
on May 2, 2009 -
6 answers
Im sort of a 70's nostalgia head, and as such would love to find some audio (format not important) of 70s radio broadcasts, commericals and all.
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posted by Senor Cardgage
on Apr 25, 2009 -
6 answers
I am a keen user of
Spotify which I use religiously, I am also the proud owner of a
Revo iBlik RadioStation which allows me to listen to thousands of internet radio stations. I'd like to figure out someway to listen to the music from Spotify on my radio station without any wires.
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posted by nam3d
on Apr 24, 2009 -
3 answers
There's a website out there that aggregates operational radio transmissions (similar to coastguard radio, police radio, that kind of thing). I'd like to create an iphone app that aggregates the feeds.
Am I allowed to use the websites streams? Do they have any legal ownership over the streams despite the fact that they're publicly broadcast and can be picked up on any receiver?
posted by cubedweller
on Apr 15, 2009 -
10 answers
Radio Station WUMB is having a Bob Dylan Day tomorrow, playing covers of his music from 6 am to 7pm! The problem is I'll be away from my PC for most of the time. What's the simplest and best way to record it? WUMB broadcasts streaming audio over the Net (wumb.org)
posted by storybored
on Mar 24, 2009 -
4 answers
ElectronicsFilter: Help me figure out what might be wrong with my son's "safe, solderless, exciting, educational and fun!" AM/FM radio kit.
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posted by jquinby
on Mar 20, 2009 -
6 answers
What's this song? It was on US Top 40 radio in the late 80s. It's a mashup sorta thingie of musical styles, starting out with a big band playing "In the Mood" and moving forward through different popular music styles to the modern day. IIRC at the very end there is a brief return to a little bit of In the Mood.
posted by Lou Stuells
on Mar 18, 2009 -
4 answers
Where can I buy a discontinued
11C90 650 MHz prescaler? This is for reverse engineering a
SR-2020 mystery receiver that a friend of mine has been working on. Any information on this will be very much appreciated. Bonus hand drawn analog circuit diagrams.
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posted by mikw
on Mar 13, 2009 -
3 answers
Mefi broadcasting experts: suggest broadcast automation software for the radio station of the organization I do IT support for...
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posted by stenseng
on Mar 13, 2009 -
7 answers
I like to gripe about Top 40 radio, but I don't have much of a technical music vocabulary. Are there names for the vocal styles of Avril Lavigne, Taylor Swift, et al.?
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posted by Beardman
on Mar 9, 2009 -
20 answers
Looking for variety of different podcasts or radio shows to listen to. Please give me many recommendations.
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posted by reenum
on Mar 3, 2009 -
16 answers
Can you help me find a really nice all-around radio? Something with AM/FM/Shortwave and an Aux input would be great
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posted by pilibeen
on Feb 24, 2009 -
8 answers
I have a Motorola SX900 Talkabout FRS/GMRS radio. I need a compatible headset with a boom or throat microphone and push-to-talk, for somewhere in the $20 range. The slimmer the better, but I'll take pretty much anything.
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posted by Netzapper
on Feb 24, 2009 -
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Looking for an online music database, music search engine which would allow me to filter musical acts by genre and their country of origin (Canada, specifically). Is there a site out there like
AllMusic or
Last.fm offering this? I've looked in vain for filtering of this sort from these and other musical databases.
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posted by concourse
on Feb 18, 2009 -
3 answers
You know that morning radio broadcast Bill Murray wakes up to in Groundhog day every morning?
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posted by mrunderhill
on Feb 13, 2009 -
6 answers
¿Como se dice "The Wire" en Español? Looking for really awesome Spanish-language broadcast media — TV, radio, podcasts, whatever you've got.
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posted by nebulawindphone
on Feb 4, 2009 -
7 answers
A close friend and I are embarking on a collegiate radio adventure through the wrist-slittingly fun world of teenage problems and angst. We're developing a list of musical sub-themes and came to one we like in theory but don't have much material for: Eating Disorders! Does anyone know of any (any) any (any) songs about Eating Disorders? Please share!
posted by Keter
on Feb 2, 2009 -
22 answers
This American Life episode with a story about a dog named "Pasta-Batman"?
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posted by Sreiny
on Jan 23, 2009 -
9 answers
Can anyone recommend a WinXP-friendly solution -- ideally shareware, freeware, or open source -- for automatically recording online radio streams such as shoutcast at pre-selected times, a few times a week? I currently use a WinAmp plugin that does recording manually, breaking the tracks up into individual mp3s, but I would like to automate the process for particular broadcasts.
posted by markkraft
on Jan 22, 2009 -
2 answers
I have managed to book a phone interview with a somewhat famous Detroit techno group for a radio show. I have never interviewed anyone before beyond being on a job interview committee. What do I ask?
posted by mkb
on Jan 22, 2009 -
17 answers
(Electronics|Stereo)filter: What is causing this infuriating noise in my preamp and how do I fix it? Links to sound files and long list of symptoms in extended.
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posted by strangecargo
on Jan 15, 2009 -
6 answers
I'm in search of the infinite playlist. I work from home and listen to music via the internet all day pretty much every day and I've become very bored with my current options.
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posted by cmaxmagee
on Jan 8, 2009 -
27 answers
Where can I get old baseball radio broadcasts? I've look on all the torrent boards, but I can't find them anywhere. I'd love to hear some complete old games, as I wait for the new season.
posted by sholdens12
on Jan 3, 2009 -
4 answers
A while back I had a job as a radio archivist and I dubbed a few episodes of a very trippy British serial that I believe originally aired on the BBC during the late '70s or early '80s. It involved some sort of quest for knowledge, had Buddhist (or at least eastern spiritual) overtones and was often accompanied by psychedelic background music. Anyone have any idea what the name of this series might have been?
posted by The Card Cheat
on Jan 3, 2009 -
8 answers
Can you think of movies, television or radio shows which feature British actors playing American characters putting on fake British accents? Extra bonus points if you can name other examples of actor from country X playing a character from country Y faking the accent of country X.
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posted by Kattullus
on Jan 2, 2009 -
28 answers
My housemate has an internet radio. I'm a former DXer who's not had chance to play about with frequencies since converting to DAB - any interesting world stations to recommend?
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posted by mippy
on Jan 1, 2009 -
1 answer
AAA replaced my car battery which caused my radio to reset itself. I need a code to re-activate it that can only be found in the manual (lost), or obtained from a dealer (all away for the holidays). Help me reactivate my car radio before my three hour road trip tomorrow!
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posted by a lot is two words
on Dec 24, 2008 -
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