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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Nov 27, 2023 15:36:04 GMT -5
A week, almost entirely dominated by women. It's been a minute since that happened.--- Weekend of November 27, 2023 - Official Adds: * Allison Russell - "Demons" * Dua Lipa - "Houdini" (Tested Pick) * Girl_DM - "Lagtrain" (A V-Tuber cover of a 2020 Vocaloid song, BTW.)* Lizzie No - "The Heartbreak Store" * LP Giobbi / Redfield / DJ Rae - "Waiting" (Tested Pick) --- And as the month of November draws to a close, there were also several folks that I needed to drop. Don't mind me throwing some venom around for a moment. Starting with the #IStandWithIsrael crowd (or made statements that WOULD rub a lot of reasonable people the wrong way): * Diane Warren ("Sweet" w/ Jon Batiste and Pentatonix) (She's included with October drops like Adam Lambert, U2, Kinneret, Martin Garrix, Sebastian Yatra, and Justin Timberlake.) Then we have the utterly dense and tasteless: * PVRIS ("Dead Weight" / Thanks for enjoying your own external ableism) * Elvie Shane ("My Boy" / For co-signing on to a festival tour with Kid Rock and Jason Aldean. He's far from the only artist that deserves speculation, but he's probably the most disappointing artist listed there.) * Ty Dolla $ign (for his features on "Vibe Like this" with SG Lewis, as well as "Lifetime" with Swedish House Mafia / Co-signing Kayne's forced redemption arc is not a good look. He's basically the Starlight Glimmer of hip-hop!) * Beach Bunny ("Cloud 9", "Promises", and "Oxygen" / Co-signing on to Melanie Martinez's tour as a guest...man) Finally, we have the Hololive V-Tubers (among others from other agencies or the indie bubble) who Loli God Requiem'ed themselves through a short or cover. Karaoke streams are not a bannable offense for me yet, but I have considered. * Fubuki Shirakami (the group song with Ayame and Mio, "Hyakka Ryouran Hanafubuki") * Kiara Takanashi ("HINOTORI" / "SPARKS" / "Heart Challenger") * Aqua Minato ("Stay Blue") * Marine Houshou ("Unison" / "Marine Sets Sail!" / the eventual City Pop add for "SHINKIRO"...with Gura; yes I feel bad now for making that thread here) Here's hoping that December onwards isn't nearly as brutal as this.
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Dec 4, 2023 15:34:30 GMT -5
Weekend of December 4, 2023 - Official Adds: * Algiers (ft. Zack de la Rocha) - "Irreversible Damage"
Don't look at me, I'm as shocked as you are that I'm even touching this in the first place (when I really shouldn't because autism). Though I wouldn't be the first guy to think it was apparently a good idea, shoutout to alt station, WEQX Albany.
EDIT: Also Glen Hansard's "Bearing Witness" also goes official after a couple weeks of testing. Almost forgot to include that.
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Dec 11, 2023 19:19:28 GMT -5
Weekend of December 11, 2023 - Official Adds:
BLANKED
Didn't have any motivation to do much of anything over the weekend, so the few plans I had for today will be moved over to the next radio year, during the Winter Freeze.
For those who've kept up with this, thank you for your support, and be on the lookout for year-end stuff (whether it'd be next month or like last year in May)! Here's to hopefully an easier-going 2024!
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Jan 9, 2024 2:00:30 GMT -5
The Winter Freeze has passed, and it looks like that the radio world has started reporting again. So with that in mind, welcome back!
(Apologies in advance for the lack of a certain add recap video during this time, but that's what happens when you're dealing with all sorts of burnout. I want to promise that one is coming soon, but I don't know when exactly!) --- Radio's Winter Freeze 2023-24 - Official Adds:
NOTE: This will cover the weeks of December 18th to January 8th.
* GUNSHIP (ft. HEALTH) - "Blood for the Blood God" * Kobo Kanaeru (Hololive ID) - "Entah... (I Don't Know...)" * Midnight Grand Orchestra - "Igniter" / "Midnight Mission" (EP Bomb / Spotify Only) * Porno for Pyros - "Agua" * Serina Maiko (V4Mirai) - "Honey" (Spotify Only) * Suisei Hoshimachi (Hololive JP) - "ザイオン (XION)" * sundial - "scenic route" * The Last Dinner Party - "Sinner" * YUKIKA - "가까이 하고 싶은 그대 (I want to be closer to you)"
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Jan 14, 2024 15:24:33 GMT -5
Early release due to the dangerously cold weather that could threaten my state's power grid. That's what happens when us, Texans, aren't sharing the grid with neither the eastern or western half of the country, and thus not able to have other states help us with their own extra reserves. --- Weekend of January 15, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Alice Merton - "run away girl" * Katie Pruitt - "White Lies, White Jesus And You" * Kesha - "Eat The Acid" (...don't ask...) * Rita Kamishiro (PRISM Project) - "Girls Night!"
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Jan 22, 2024 15:06:01 GMT -5
Weekend of January 22, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Niall Horan - "Save My Life" * Sierra Ferrell - "Fox Hunt" * Watame Tsunomaki (Hololive JP) - "Now on step"
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Jan 24, 2024 19:44:34 GMT -5
Forgot to post this on here, but I'm finally premiering a new add recap video (where I actually talk about a few of my adds this time), in 15 minutes.
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Jan 29, 2024 14:43:45 GMT -5
Weekend of January 29, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Black Pumas - "Ice Cream (Pay Phone)" (Tested Pick) * Jade Bird (ft. Mura Masa) - "Burn the Hard Drive" * Kali Uchis (ft. Peso Pluma) - "Igual Que Un Ángel" * The Struts - "Pretty Vicious"
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Feb 5, 2024 4:13:07 GMT -5
Weekend of February 5, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Brittany Howard - "Prove It To You" * Chris Stapleton - "South Dakota" * Fabiana Palladino - "Stay With Me Through The Night" * ISMAY - "Stranger in the Barn" * Liam Gallagher & John Squire - "Mars to Liverpool" * Sarah Shook & the Disarmers - "Revelations" (Tested Pick) * T-Bear - "A Change Will Do Me Good"
(The first week since late November that had 5+ adds. About time 2024 woke up...kind of...as long as I didn't jinx it.)
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Feb 12, 2024 20:10:07 GMT -5
Weekend of February 12, 2024 - Official Adds: * Afro Celt Sound System (ft. Rioghnach Connolly) - "Magical Love" (Tested Pick) * Chicano Batman - "Fly" * Kacey Musgraves - "Deeper Well" --- Couple of other notes: 1. I'm surprised it took me this long to notice that I was typing out 2023 for all the 2024 reports so far. Apologies about that; that has now been fixed. 2. ...I'm fucking tired. Between Kylie Minogue joining Sia's redemption tour, the oBvIoUsLy PoLiTiCaL shit going on (you already know which ones), and Nijisanji officially moving into V-Tuber Black Company territory last week (so at least for now, bye Finana Ryugu and Maria Marionette...my full statement is over on other socials, BTW), it's been a lot...and 2024 has barely started.
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Feb 18, 2024 23:01:00 GMT -5
A bunch of adds (or even follow-ups) from 2023. I thought that 2024 was finally waking up? --- Weekend of February 19, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Aliah Sheffield - "I Don't Like People" * Gabriels - "Offering" * Ratboys - "Morning Zoo" * Rhiannon Giddens - "If You Don’t Know How Sweet It Is" * Rodrigo y Gabriela - "Seeking Unreality" * Teddy Swims - "The Door"
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Feb 26, 2024 17:34:04 GMT -5
Weekend of February 26, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Atlas Genius - "Romans" * Foo Fighters - "The Glass" * Ghost Funk Orchestra - "Eyes of Love" * Ian Munsick - "Heartbreak King" * Lo Moon - "Water" (Tested Pick) * Spanish Love Songs - "Haunted"
Couple of other notes: 1. Also I added a couple of Miami Sound Machine songs as throwbacks, "Conga" and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You".
2. The Holiday / January recap video is supposed to finally be on its way, but I did get my first ever Blue Screen Of Death working on editing. I still need more time, or it's not gonna happen until I try again on an attempted comeback.
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Mar 1, 2024 18:56:28 GMT -5
(NEW MOCK RADIO RECAP)
Finally done, and premiering at 7 PM CT tomorrow. I did not expect to talk about as many of my adds for as long as I did (with the video is over 25 minutes).
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Mar 4, 2024 14:02:57 GMT -5
Weekend of March 4, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Yours Truly - "Call My Name"
(There were multiple songs put into testing, though.)
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Mar 11, 2024 17:26:40 GMT -5
Weekend of March 11, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Blitzen Trapper - "Cosmic Backseat Education" (Tested Pick) * Charley Crockett - "Hard Luck & Circumstances" * Gary Clark Jr. - "Habits" * Vylet Pony - "Bit of a Monster" (Tested Pick)
Also feel free to take this meme, as compensation for me being late to February's add recap video.
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Mar 18, 2024 15:07:08 GMT -5
If I do anything today, it's making these two Ponies @ Dawn: Blossom tracks official. BTW, this compilation is still nowhere near the collective's best, but it's still better than Wanderlust, for what it's worth.
Weekend of March 18, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Jensen Stiles & Trey Husk - "Terminal Velocity" (Tested Pick) * MCO945 - "Sunrays" (Tested Pick)
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Mar 25, 2024 20:44:11 GMT -5
Weekend of March 25, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Elbow - "Lovers' Leap" * Home Counties - "You Break It, You Bought It" * Kacey Musgraves - "Cardinal"
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Apr 1, 2024 17:14:00 GMT -5
One V-Tuber adds more, three more exit (for reasons discussed previously...so bye, AZKi, Luna, and Kanata). Otherwise, a slow and painful week that saw me prematurely add the remaining MGO tracks. Just watch Suisei and Ino-Tac own the rest of my 2024...
Weekend of April 1, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Ibibio Sound Machine - "Pull The Rope" (Tested Pick...even if I'm still waiting for non-English translations) * Jessie Ware - "Hello Love" * Midnight Grand Orchestra - "Blackhole Dancehall" * Midnight Grand Orchestra - "Light the Light" * Midnight Grand Orchestra - "ソリロキー (Soliloquy)" * Suisei Hoshimachi - "ビビデバ (BIBBIDIBA)"
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Apr 8, 2024 15:45:02 GMT -5
Weekend of April 8, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Ed Sheeran - "Curtains" * Hozier - "First Light"
COUPLE OTHER NOTES:
1. I didn't opt for "Too Sweet" and went for "First Light" instead, because I have a policy on non-single deluxe tracks (also "First Light" is really good).
2. There are other adds (songs from this year and not 2023) that went into testing today...including the current radio single for Bleachers.
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Apr 14, 2024 19:15:45 GMT -5
Weekend of April 15, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Bleachers - "Tiny Moves" (Tested Pick) * Céu & anaiis - "Gerando Na Alta" (Tested Pick) * Moby (ft. Lady Blackbird) - "Dark Days" (Tested Pick) * The Greeting Committee - "How It Goes"
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Apr 22, 2024 4:25:29 GMT -5
Weekend of April 22, 2024 - Official Adds:
* BAD OMENS x HEALTH x SWARM - "THE DRAIN" * Guster - "Keep Going" * Jacob Collier - "She Put Sunshine" * Jordan Rakei - "Friend or Foe" * Lucky Daye - "HERicane" * Madi Diaz & Lennon Stella - "One Less Question" (Tested Pick) * Romy - "She's On My Mind"
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Post by IndieAdvocate / Spectrum on Apr 29, 2024 15:00:14 GMT -5
Weekend of April 29, 2024 - Official Adds:
* Ghost Hounds - "Here No More" * Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats - "Heartless" (Tested Pick)
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