Andy's World of Pop

Andy's World of Pop

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"I love my radio, my DJ's radio" - Taffy

People ask me where I find out about all the strange music I listen to. Mainly it's from the radio. Have a look at the following:

Domestic

A full list of radio available in Glasgow can be found at Radiomap.eu.

Online Music Channels

• Kpopway Radio - non-stop K-Pop hits LISTEN (automated)
• Radio Caroline - the former offshore legend continues, now (mostly) on land and online LISTEN (live)
• Radio Armadillo - Recent and archive programmes from Bogusman and the Ghoul, non-stop music at other times LISTEN (pre-recorded/automated)
• Bogusman and the Ghoul can be found on 48m shortwave, mostly on Sundays
• Offshore Radio Sounds - Archive recordings of the offshore radio stations in the North Sea from the 1960s, 70s and 80s LISTEN (pre-recorded)
• There are also plenty of recordings of such stations to download across the internet

International Music Programmes

• Weekend Playlist - KBS World Radio (Win.K 24 English Channel), Saturdays & Sundays continuously repeated LISTEN (live)
• 3 hours of K-pop each day for the weekend, with Lina Kwon
• On Saturday, current and recent songs
• On Sundays, a varied selection of older Korean pop music
• Langspil - RÚV Rás 2, Sundays, 1920-2100 LISTEN (most recent)
• Heida Eiriks' weekly contemporary Icelandic music show, covering a wide range of genres (in Icelandic)
• review
• Jukebox Republic - Radio Taiwan International, Mondays LISTEN (most recent)
• Shirley Lin's weekly look at the Taiwan pop scene

Full Short Wave frequency guides can be found at EiBi and Shortwave Schedule. For Long and Medium Wave frequencies see the Medium Wave List.

Non-English

• Europa Plus - Europop presented in Russian LISTEN (live)
• Russian and International pop music
• Europa Plus on-demand with tracklistings (via Moskva FM)
• Russkoe Radio LISTEN (live)
• Russian pop music
• Russkoe Radio on-demand with tracklistings (via Moskva FM)

All frequencies listed above are receivable in Glasgow (not necessarily with brilliant reception in some cases); additional frequencies may be available in other areas. Some stations have satellite frequencies - some are even on short wave - see websites for information. For medium wave and long wave frequencies, remember to turn your radio round to get the best signal.

(All times UK local: GMT/UTC winter, BST {UTC+1} summer)

Reading

I don't read a great deal about music but these are worth a look:

• Cha Cha Charming
• Club Contact
• Dana Countryman of Cool and Strange Music magazine
• Cool Beans
• This Must Be... POP!
• Hot Press
• WFMU's Beware of the Blog

See My Favourite Bands for examples of some of the music I like.

Links

Unusual music links? Try the Britney Spears Guide To Semiconductor Physics.

Would you rather Jack than Fleetwood Mac?

The SawLady plays the musical saw, and a variety of other unconventional instruments.

For Astrology Songs and more visit Harvey Sid Fisher.

More strange electronic sounds can be found at Delia Derbyshire.

"Please Don't Sandblast My House" is by 1000 Violins.

If you're in need of an interlude go to Test Card Music.

Old keyboards can be found at the Synthmuseum.

Much of today's electronic music owes a debt to Raymond Scott.

Links to UK radio stations broadcasting online can be found at Radiofeeds, for Ireland at Eire FM, for Russia at Rambler Radio, all over Europe at Listenlive.eu and for many international stations at World Radio Network and Music Goal.

Keep up to date with happenings in the media and on the radio with Media Network.

If you want to suggest a link, then email me and tell me what deserves to be mentioned on this page.

Andy's World of Pop

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My Favourite Bands

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Stop, Look, Listen!!!

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What's That Tune???

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Fantasy Band Names

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