After interviewing around 100 DJs, artists, and music industry people, this will be my last Radio Friendly column. I’ve known Rob Bleetstein for many years, and he is the perfect person for the last column. In addition to running SiriusXM’s […]
As popular as Americana music has become, it is surprising that there are not that many full-time stations playing “our” music. WHAY in Whitley City, a town of only 1,500 people on the southern edge of Kentucky, is one of those stations. […]
Does anybody remember the TV and radio ads for Yahoo’s search engines? Well, the guy who did the “Ya-hoo” was the artist in today’s Radio Friendly spotlight, Wylie Gustufson. His fine new album, 2000 Miles from Nashville, includes two Nick Lowe covers. […]
Leave it to an independent Canadian to do his weekly radio show, Hurtin’ For Real, on his website only, which is unique. Brian Saunderson says, “Eventually my show will grow, but for now, I’m just glad I was able to […]
Thanks to Ken Kesey and the Oregon Country Fair and the state university, Eugene has always been a bit of a haven for hippies and hipsters. It makes sense that it has a public radio station with some cool shows […]
In the upper left corner of California, what they call the Lost Coast, there’s a commercial radio station called KHUM that has very eclectic playlist. They call themselves “Radio without the Rules,” and one of their feature shows is The […]
This week’s column features Cheryl Pawelski, owner and cofounder of Omnivore Recordings. Not surprisingly, considering her line of work, she’s a fellow music fan who has a wide range of interests. Bill Frater: What got you started in the music […]
As I’ve been expanding the boundries of this column beyond just DJs, it’s been fun to learn about other aspects of the music business. I think Jeff DeLia is the first who’s been exclusively an artist manager. What he shares […]
In addition to profiling DJs for this column (I am open to suggestions BTW), I also like to include some artists that I admire and feel that need to be recognized more. People like Rick Shea. Bill Frater: What got you […]
Fluff & Gravy Records is a Portland-based label and recording studio that has an eclectic roster of artists, about two-thirds of which are from the Northwest. John Shepski runs things with the personal touch that comes from also being a […]
