Radio Free David Blog

It’s a Friday and brand new music just wandered in our door. And by “brand new” we mean just that…absolutely brand new, hot off the presses, can’t buy it in the stores just yet kind of new. How cool is that?

Today’s treat is Infected Mushroom and their single Smashing The Opponent. This jewel simply grabs you from the moment it starts to the moment it ends, and it never lets up. Cool beats and rhythms underlay a nice melody and lyrics and this is certainly one that you can listen to over and over. And then over and over.

So, be sure to check Infected Mushroom out now. You won’t be sorry!

As always,
Enjoy!
david

We’re certainly dancing around here today with the new single from The Prodigy: Warrior’s Dance. Warrior’s Dance is a driving, high-energy tune that never lets up and is impossible to be sitting down for. The beat and melody absolutely rivet you and ensnare you… a great, well crafted and well performed tune by a great group and we can’t wait for more!

We are keen on The Prodigy and more than pleased to have them in our playlist…and we know that you will be too. Now, it is time to be a warrior and dance!

As always,
Enjoy!
david

We’ve got great new music coming your way!

We’re spinning Fantome (which just happens to be the word “Ghost” in French…now you know) and their newest tune Collarbones & Keyholes for you (from the wonderful debut album Velvet On The Air). We like this tune and we like Fantome quite a bit. They are not afraid of keyboards and their blend of music reminds you of a bygone era (but one they are trying to bring back…and doing a nice job of it, too!

Fantome is Chantal (vocals and guitar), Tracy (guitar), Scott (bass), Matt (keyboards) and Alan (drums).

We can’t wait for their next album–these guys are ones to watch!

As always,
Enjoy!
david

Radio Free David is participating in the Internet Radio Day of Silence on Tuesday, June 26. We will be OFF THE AIR all day long, and if you don’t act, this will not be the only day we are OFF THE AIR.

In March, the Copyright Royalty Board announced that it would raise royalties for Internet broadcasters (that’s us!), moving them from a per-song rate to a per-listener rate. The increase would be made retroactive to the beginning of 2006 and would double over the next five years. After the announcement, a group of broadcasters spearheaded by National Public Radio petitioned the CRB for a rehearing, but a panel of judges denied the request less than a month later. Internet radio sites would be charged per performance of a song. A “performanceâ€? is defined as the streaming of one song to one listener; thus a station that has an average audience of 500 listeners racks up 500 “performancesâ€? for each song it plays. Clearly, we cannot afford this here at Radio Free David. And we’re not the only ones who can’t afford it.

What can you do? That’s easy… and very important.

Call your senator and let them know this issue is important to you, and specifically mention the Internet Radio Equality Act, (S. 1353 in the senate): http://www3.capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/issues/alert/?alertid=9738601

Send your congressperson an electronic letter, which is quite easy, and specifically mention the Internet Radio Equality Act, (HR 2060 in the house): http://capwiz.com/tellthempublicmatters/issues/alert/?alertid=9758181&type=CO

Want more information on how to contact Congress? Here’s what you need… just click a state on the map and get all the email addresses…
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

Whatever you do, do SOMETHING. Don’t let this silence for a day become silence forever. Your own silence is one way to ensure that today’s silence is permanent.

david