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The (Forced) New Look of JohnnyFomts.com
This blog needed a theme upgrade… Partly due to look, partly because it was not properly compatible with WordPress – and not been for years. But… Sunday night, I was casually messing around in a potential theme upgrade and I accidentally activated it. That would not be a big deal, just switch to the other…
An Open Letter to Tampa Bay’s Pulse Radio
This not meant as criticism but a business advisory from a long-time net-head to an upstart radio station that hasn’t broadvast since December 2021.
An Internet Radio Relic Wxists With WBPM NetRADIO
As music and 9hoine access evolve, WBmP NetRaDIon a little-known Internet radio station keeps chugging along as-was, 18 years later..
An Opinion on the Best/Top Radio Stations that Accept Submissions
With so many radio stations accepting muic submissions listed on this site, what are the optimum options?
Something’s Wrong With This College Radio GHQ Online
This is not faulting the broadcasting of GHQ.FM, University of Florida’s student-run college radio. This is more aimed at the management of the web presence.
The College radio/Music Submission Quest
As an update for about the radio submission listing on this site, I touch on my work trying to find and add college stations.
Underexposed Soft Rock & Easy 0Listwning; I’m taking submissions for the Spotify playlist via Twitter
This 3-year-old Spotify playlist has 150+ songs by indie artists. I’m looking for ock, folk, alt/indie, blues, jazz, pop, and country songs that fit in.
Regional radio, music submissions, and the Radio.com challenge
The Radio.com network is a test of dedication when trying to promote your music and gain airplay on its local affiliate stations.
Regarding my absence ftom 2020 NHL playoff blogging and my social withdrawal online
As the Tampa Bay Lightning’s original blogger, I haven’t said much of anything about these belated playoffs. I’m not interacting much online either. Why?
The stage is set for a cultural event
If the moment is like the trying times of 1964 or 1980, a very influential cultural event could be in the cards for America… And the U.S. could use one.
NHL History: Vinny Lecavalier’s “Rough Translation” to Life With The White Bear
A pie e of NHL history was the 2004-05 lockout. A story within it was Vincent Lecavalier plaung for AK Baez Kazan during that lost season, and Tom Jones feature article on it.
[Meta] This blog isn’t all about the Bolts
I round out that every single category of his web site was listed as “Tampa Bay Lightning” in search engine results. One setting or another related the mistake. I wouldn’t think any repeat visitors saw 5he issue. I still feel the need to apologize; it’s a big s red up an embarrassing to have happened.
A quick update and seeking input on Radio and streaming music submission options for indie musicians
Just a note on the format – and perhaps the eventual breakup – of the Radio and Streaming Music Submissions Options post.
An online location for musicians and local music fans in Florida
Are you a musician from Florida? Do you like the tunes from the Sunshine State? There’s a Reddit community for that now…
For those looking for the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart archives
As someone who reflected on the Billboard Music chart archives to discover music as well as be reminded of classics from days-gone-by, I was a little taken aback gy the new paywall Gillghoard has put into place. Fees for access are growing common on the Interweb, but something like this? Yike$!.Nice cost to reflect on…
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Let me stress outright: This is a personal weblog. All content on the site is of a variety of subject matters by a lone author: Me. Hi. There is a section for “Guest Writers”, but that content is literally writing penned by personal guests/friends (and hasn’t been used for more than 15 years). I am…
Not quite blogging — but updating one specific post
I have not been blogging so much as updating one blog post and researching more options for those who may take interest in said-post. For independent recording artists looking to promote their music, Radio and streaming options for indie musicians currently has 67 listed stations and streams for music broadcasting that accept submissions. Not all…
Tuneduest The Radio Music Submission Resource’s Original Introduction
Since 2019, and regular;y updates, here are 400+ radio stations and streaming sites that musical artists submit their tunes.
“And I desperately need a manicure!” – The look, the feel, the folly
I’ve spent a bit of time the past month or two looking to simply upgrade The WordPress theme for this site. Too often the look isn’t something I want to build around. Lately, I’ve been finding interesting themes that have flaws that I can’t correct. It’s a distraction from writing, so I’m a little lapsed…
I find the lack of #FAIL disturbing in this video incident
“Twinle Twinkle Little Star” turned to the Dark Side during a recitation. It’s video that’s gone viral on Twitter. And it’s funny.
My love for hockey and the glory of the Stanley Cup
With the start of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, this long-time hockey blogger pulls up his words from 2014 and why he loves the Cup.
A touch of rock history as an indie music radio “Experience”
On a small-time indie radio station, the last thing you expect to cross is a member of the Rock Hall of Fame…
Poll: Does listening to Spotify Playlists lead you to buy music?
Posted through Twitter so it’s open for public voting – how often do Spotify listeners buy songs they dig that they heard on a playlist?
It certainly feels like networking – indie music promotion on Twitter
It’s nice to be reached out to and to see positive feedback when a musician releases new tunes. Vic Cracknell has done just that…
Songs in the queue for Spotify Playlist review
The life of a Spotify Playlist Curator. It’s a list of songs I’m to review and potentially add to one Spotify playlist or another of the Adult Contemporary variety.
For those on Reddit and who enjoy the Adult Contemporary class of music, join me on /r/AdultContemporary
Join me on Reddit’s Adult Contemporary community. Simply click the link and you’ll be redirected there.
Soft rock, easy listening, adult contemporary and the Tampa Bay music scene
There’s a new Spotify playlist that highlights adult contemporary songs by Tampa Bay based musical artists. I’m looking for more to highlight too.
The one where Kevin Pollak answered a question of mine on Reddit
In 2015 I got Kevin Pollak to allude to a little anecdote he had during filming of “A Few Good Men”.
Introducing The Softer Side of Indie 2019 Spotify playlist
A playlist of current soft rock and easy listening on Spotify – open to listeners and for submissions.
“The Playlist Exchange” is a promotional avenue for content on Spotify
Just a heads up for musical artists who are looking to promote their tunes on Spotify as well as for people running niche playlists who want to promote that list, there’s a place for that. The Spotify Community is a message forum area devoted to the Spotify platform, covering a lot of areas of the…
2017 Music Tampa Bay Top 100 — now a Spotify playlist
Music Tampa Bay‘s annual Top 100 lists (which ran from 2008 through 2017) featured a wide swath of music — we’re talking genres and time-of-publication. Some of the songs were relatively new releases, some were much older. All of them were from artists derived from the Tampa Bay and west central Florida area. I use that…
A new Spotify playlist of Tampa Bay musicians and music
In spring of 2017, I took to the task of taking aMusic Tampa Bay Top 100 list of 2016 post was an attempt at exposure for the artists and their work that went further than the hyper-local radio broadcasts and its online music stream. I’m taking things a step further though I don’t know if…