Online radio station recommendations please?
February 10, 2012 6:49 PM Subscribe
A two part question about online radio: I'm looking for station recommendations (music info inside) and perhaps Mac App recommendations too.
I'm doing a trial of the Radium app for OSX, which I like, but it seems to only be good for finding stations I already know... so... I'd love some recommendations for online stations and streams that I should be listening to.
Musically, I like mostly alternative, such as:
- Indie: Rogue Wave, Dodos, Bombay Bicycle Club
- Pop/Alt: Yeasayer, Foster The People, The xx
- Folk: Iron & Wine, Mumford & Sons, Angus & Julia Stone
- Alt/Country: Wilco, Neko Case, Band Of Horses
- Canadian: Weakerthans, Tragically Hip, Lowest Of The Low (ok, I mostly added that last category because I'm a huge Weakerthans fan)
What stations should I be checking out online?
ALSO: is there a better app than Radium for the Mac? $25 seems a little much. Perhaps there's something better?
I'm doing a trial of the Radium app for OSX, which I like, but it seems to only be good for finding stations I already know... so... I'd love some recommendations for online stations and streams that I should be listening to.
Musically, I like mostly alternative, such as:
- Indie: Rogue Wave, Dodos, Bombay Bicycle Club
- Pop/Alt: Yeasayer, Foster The People, The xx
- Folk: Iron & Wine, Mumford & Sons, Angus & Julia Stone
- Alt/Country: Wilco, Neko Case, Band Of Horses
- Canadian: Weakerthans, Tragically Hip, Lowest Of The Low (ok, I mostly added that last category because I'm a huge Weakerthans fan)
What stations should I be checking out online?
ALSO: is there a better app than Radium for the Mac? $25 seems a little much. Perhaps there's something better?
Best answer: Oh, and you'd probably also really like Morning Becomes Eclectic (if you don't already know about it.) It's on KCRW. Good luck!
posted by too bad you're not me at 7:08 PM on February 10, 2012
posted by too bad you're not me at 7:08 PM on February 10, 2012
Best answer: I love KEXP in Seattle -- especially the weekday morning show. Actually, I got Internet radio (I use ooTunes) so I can listen on my smart phone.
KUSF in San Francisco is good too.
posted by mamabear at 7:21 PM on February 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
KUSF in San Francisco is good too.
posted by mamabear at 7:21 PM on February 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Radio Paradise sounds very much like what you're looking for.
posted by Lexica at 7:42 PM on February 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Lexica at 7:42 PM on February 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
WMFO (Tufts' college radio station) often plays music like that - it just depends on the show.
posted by topoisomerase at 8:54 PM on February 10, 2012
posted by topoisomerase at 8:54 PM on February 10, 2012
I came in to third KEXP. But, you'd also do well with http://kxt.org/.
posted by tayknight at 9:09 PM on February 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by tayknight at 9:09 PM on February 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
You might like WONC - the radio station from North Central College in Naperville, IL.
posted by SisterHavana at 9:16 PM on February 10, 2012
posted by SisterHavana at 9:16 PM on February 10, 2012
Response by poster: I'm already familiar with KEXP, and yup, it's one of the few I'd already bookmarked.
The Radio Paradise suggestion is excellent. I've already had to snag a few song titles from there to look up later, and I've only been listening for a few minutes.
posted by 2oh1 at 9:17 PM on February 10, 2012
The Radio Paradise suggestion is excellent. I've already had to snag a few song titles from there to look up later, and I've only been listening for a few minutes.
posted by 2oh1 at 9:17 PM on February 10, 2012
Not technically a mac app, but TuneIn has a website and portable apps that'll provide decent recs based on what you're listening to or who you search for. The paid ios and android apps also allow you to record and pause streams.
For college radio, I like kxll and kdvs. For freak folk new americana, liquid radio channel 2 cannot be beat.
posted by unmake at 9:22 PM on February 10, 2012
For college radio, I like kxll and kdvs. For freak folk new americana, liquid radio channel 2 cannot be beat.
posted by unmake at 9:22 PM on February 10, 2012
Response by poster: Wow, the Indie 103.1 stream sounds like crap online, but the playlist is excellent. Geez, are they feeding an FM radio straight into their stream? It's compressed to death and the audio is being obliterated... but the playlist!!! So good. But the audio!!! ...so bad.
posted by 2oh1 at 10:23 PM on February 10, 2012
posted by 2oh1 at 10:23 PM on February 10, 2012
Seconding Radio Paradise. You should also check out WXPN out of Philadelphia.
posted by shallowcenter at 2:54 AM on February 11, 2012
posted by shallowcenter at 2:54 AM on February 11, 2012
Best answer: The Current from the Twin Cities is the greatest radio station ever, full stop. They routinely play all of the bands you listed, plus a great diversity more. Fair warning, though, today just happens to be member drive (it's NPR). Please don't judge them based on the member drive.
I'm not a Mac user so can't help you with the app question, but The Current can play in your web browser via Flash, and they have MP3 and WMA streams, both of which ought to play just fine in any of your computer's default media players.
posted by wondercow at 7:27 AM on February 11, 2012
I'm not a Mac user so can't help you with the app question, but The Current can play in your web browser via Flash, and they have MP3 and WMA streams, both of which ought to play just fine in any of your computer's default media players.
posted by wondercow at 7:27 AM on February 11, 2012
FIP, the most effortlessly chic radio station in the world might seduce you?
posted by Another Fine Product From The Nonsense Factory at 8:07 AM on February 11, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Another Fine Product From The Nonsense Factory at 8:07 AM on February 11, 2012 [1 favorite]
CBC Radio 3 plays rather a lot of Canadian indie music!
posted by vasi at 8:21 PM on February 11, 2012
posted by vasi at 8:21 PM on February 11, 2012
Highly seconded on FIP! France Inter Paris and Radio Campus Paris are favorites of mine.
If you have any interest on the international end of things in general, I got some pretty great answers on a similar question a few years back.
posted by stleric at 4:34 PM on February 12, 2012
If you have any interest on the international end of things in general, I got some pretty great answers on a similar question a few years back.
posted by stleric at 4:34 PM on February 12, 2012
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posted by too bad you're not me at 6:55 PM on February 10, 2012