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....
Music, Politic, and the Contrast of Eras
Unauthorized use of music by presidential campaigns contrasts the past,....
Contemplating curating a weekly Spotify Playlist
Already doing a long, older playlist, launching a weekly Spotify playlist to highlight acts is an idea... But what would it bring me?...
Cabela and Schmitt – Wounded World (with lyrics)
Cabela and Schmitt's song, "wounded World", was released in February 2020 and seems rather fitting for these times....
Johnny Fonts on Spotify; follow me, won’t you?
Come follow John Fontana, aka Johnny Fonts, on Spotify. How in-tune you find me is up to you....
The story behind Johnny Fonts and the Radio/Streaming list
JohnnyFonts.com is a p personal blog. There happens to be a personal story behind the site's music submission article that indie musicians use....
Does radio in Orlando and Central Florida not accept music submissions?
Radio stations accepting submitted music and adding such to their library for airplay seems lacking in central Florida.,...
Ambivalent by Fowler’s Bluff (with lyrics)
Fowler's Bluff, a Florida-baser progressive rock group, released this chill tune in 2013. Heck out this folksy song here....
You never heard it: Chuck Eaton – Woman
Cuck Eaton released t"Woman" in 2009 and you likely never heard it before like most indie songs. I think you may enjoy it......
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......
The situation down-under in song: The Silverbeets – I’ve got to get away (on a Hawaiian holiday) (With Lyrics)
The Tasmanian group's January 2020 single is a song tied to the response to a hot situation (to say the least) Down-under. ...
Looking for potential artists for “Johnny Fonts Indie A.c.”
A Spotify Adult contemporary playlist on unsigned, indie artists? Yes, that's what I'm trying here....
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...
A forum devoted to the Adult Contemporary class of music
Join me on /r/AdulytContemporary ....
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...
Spotify Playlists
I am the curator of a few playlists on Spotify. While four of them are pointed toward fixed-lists from another site’s music-list, others are curated...
Wondering about the Rock History of “Boogie Man”
Was song similarity what inspired the piece's name? Has there ever been revealed facts behind the1992 instrumental?...
Updated: The Lighter Side of Tampa Bay playlist on Spotify
Music by locals that you can chill to. An update on the playlist (that is accepting submissions)....
Radio and streaming music submission options for indie musicians
Getting airplay for music doesn't stop at playlists on music services. There are many (MANY) stations that broadcast widely accepting music submissions. There are...
Indie rock radio stations where you can make music submissions!
If you are hunting radio stations that specialize in indie rock and who take music submissions, you can find a group of them here. It...
Where to submit music for radio airplay?
Where to submit music to get on the radio or submit music to get on a radio stream....
In search of the vocal group who performed in Busch Gardens Tampa commercials
Around 30 years in age and not quite a hint or the existence of the group/the commercials they sang in....
A shot in the dark in an effort to push for “Unity”
I reached out to Taylor Swift to consider a lyric I wrote in 2017. ...
50th Anniversary of the Abbey Road crossing
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Creative Loafing Best of the Bay 2019: The bands of Tampa Bay
A multiple of musicians from a multitude of genres have been nominated for Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay awards for 2019....
Background music to chill to can be round on this playlist
Hours upon hours of songs of a liter scale by independent artists. They're tunes to chill to....
How America of the moment is ruining America of song and principle
Where is Neil Diamond, and what are his thoughts on how American policy at current seems to contradict hi 1981 song devoted to the nation?...
A summarization of weather conditions in Tampa Bay through the title of a classic tune
In title, a little 1992 ditty fits the description of weather conditions in West Central Florida at the moment....
A tale of tunings; An update on the Softer Side of Indie 2019 Spotify playlist
A little update on a chill Spotify playlist of 2019 music releases in the indie variety....
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?...
Updated status of The Softer Side of Indie 2019 Playlist on Spotify
Varying artists, varying genres, all intended to fit the chill. "The Softer Side of Indie 2019" has 36 songs so far. Take a listen....
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......
Without a job and without a path forward
The plight of a long-time blogger and disabled individual. ...
Morning Song by Babe Rainbow (music and lyrics)
A catchy number by an Australian alt/indie group......
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...
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....
Spotify playlists and the follower flaw
In simplicity, a Spotify playlist having followers does not mean they are playlist listeners....
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....
Music Tampa Bay’s 2015 Top 100 list is now a Spotify playlist
Just over half of the 100 songs featured on the 2015 list are available on a new Spotify playlist....
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 indie music scene and Lonely Oak Radio
Are you into the independent music scene or do you have curiosity into what’s currently going on in that music realm? Perhaps you’d like to...
“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...
Like all history, this “Revolution” remains relevant
The world has changed quite a bit in 50 years but a song has regained immense relevance. It’s a song that societies around the world...
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...
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...
Wordiness and a would-be song; “Cool Dude, Loose Mood”
Poetry and I are not strangers, the evidence is here on the site in the “Creative Writing” section and elsewhere if you look around. I’ve been...
Spanning the world and united in melody, the music of Lucy, Racquel and Me
The Internet is the land of opportunity for musical artists. Any artist/group of any music genre from any location who has access to the Net...
Underexposed indie soft rock and easy listening playlist on Spotify
This is an ongoing playlist build of songs by indie musicians that are unknown or not widely known of in pop culture. It’s also a...