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Due to a massive server (and server backup) failure, BlackLight Radio was off the air most of the weekend. In the picture to the left you can see Bubba, our internet radio tower repair man, doing what he can to get us back on the air. We are back now (with a new company), but…

After a long couple of days, we’ve been able to return to streaming with LoudCity… and most excitingly, our new licensing agreement will allow us to run commercial advertisements in-stream. This is great news because instead of begging each month for listeners to send in money, we can promote a handful of great products or…

Here’s an update on BlackLight Radio and our attempts to restore our license to stream music: We’ve made contact with someone at LoudCity regarding our canceled account, and they are talking with the “higher ups” to find out if we will be able to restore the previous terms of our account. If we are not,…

Chances are the biggest difference between BlackLight Radio and your local radio stations is that you have a clock radio, maybe a shower radio, a radio in the kitchen, a radio in the living room, a radio in the den, a radio in your car, and maybe a radio for taking with you. This post…

Sixteen hours of spooky musical treats from the 80s start at noon today (east coast time, 9am Pacific) on BlackLight Radio. Thriller by Michael Jackson, Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr., I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow, plus creepy 80s favorites from Alice Cooper, The Ramones, Ministry, and so many more!!! Listen for “Witch Queen…

Congratulations are in order for Roothog Radio, announced Tuesday night as the winners of the Radio And Internet Newsletter’s award for Best Single-Stream Webcaster 2012! Roothog Radio describes themselves as playing “Real Country Music, Honky Tonk, and Mind Altering Bluegrass.” They are one of hundreds of thousands of stations all across the web and all…

Via RTE Ten: Former Wham! frontman George Michael (“Careless Whisper,” “Faith,” “One More Try”) is back in the recording studio after his life-threatening bout of pneumonia in Vienna. The singer flew from Australia to the UK last week to present Adele (“Rolling In The Deep,” “Someone Like You,” “Set Fire To The Rain”) with one…

Duran Duran has a new song, and a new music video to go along with it. This is news? Yes, yes it is. Stay with me on this one. Actually, the song (“Girl Panic!”) and the album (“All You Need Is Now”) were both released last year. Same with the video (November 8th, 2011). However,…

Depending on who you talk to, The Boss’s new single “We Take Care Of Our Own” is an ode to the self-reliant (conservative) American spirit, or a sneering, dark condemnation of our nation’s lack of desire to provide for our citizens. Either way, I like the sound… I’ll have to go over the lyrics a…

SOURCE: Summit Daily News By Kimberly Nicoletti summit daily news Songwriter Hall of Fame member John Oates wants to help budding musicians, & he’s creating a big opportunity this year. Oates has set up a musical home for himself in Aspen, & for the last two years, he has co-produced, & performed in, the 7908…