Brian Ibbott of Coverville allows encourages people each year to send in brief “intros” to each of the top 40 songs in the Coverville Countdown. This year I took him up on the offer - and he used my entry!

Check out part III of the 2007 Coverville Countdown (assuming you’re not already a subscriber). That’s [...]

Another fantastic mp3 blog and podcast which has have been lamely late in recommending (this post has sat in draft mode for over six months now) is Aquarium Drunkard.
As the name suggests it is heavily influenced by “alt. country” artists, but with a pretty eclectic mix of classic and indie.

The podcasts are sometimes themed, sometimes [...]

Favorite new, unexpected gem of the week: Flophouse Sessions 51: The Milling Gowns.

The Flophouse Sessions is a wonderfully cool show produced by Andy Guthrie and Jen Kelley, podcasters extraordinaire and Somerville residents behind Band in Boston.
Band in Boston covers all kinds of music, not just local artists - where the Flophouse Sessions focus mostly on [...]

KEXP has a podcast series called Music That Matters.

You should immediately go download them all, if you haven’t been listening to them already.
The music is all over the map - different episodes have different themes, so there’s quite a range of different styles. Browse the previous episodes page to get a sense of what gets [...]

One of my favorite benefits of the Internet is the ability to connect with media you would otherwise not likely have known: bands, bloggers, radio shows, and the like.
At the top of the shortlist of the discoveries I’m happiest about finding the online, streaming version of Morning Becomes Eclectic, a radio show from KCRW in [...]