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Exclusive: Listen to the "Echoes of War" soundtrack!

Posted Nov 21st 2008 10:43AM by T.C.
Filed under: Programming

Exclusively on AOL Radio's Video Game Scores station, fans can now hear a track every hour, at the top of the hour, from the new Echoes of War CD. Echoes of War features fully orchestrated arrangements of the best music Blizzard Entertainment has had to offer over the past decade. You will also be treated to a glimpse of the future, as Echoes of War debuts the stirring music from StarCraft II, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, and Diablo III for the first time on compact disc.

With an all-star team featuring the Eminence Symphony Orchestra and special guests including composer Kow Otani (Shadow of the Colossus) and arrangers Go Shiina and Bill Motzing (The Simpsons, LA Confidential), we invite you to stay awhile and listen. There's nothing out there that matches the scale and approach of Echoes of War, so please join us for this celebration of the music from Blizzard Entertainment.

This premiere is happening right now through Sunday evening, exclusively on AOL Radio's Video Game Scores station. Click the link below to start listening now.

Listen to Video Game Scores on AOL Radio

To purchase your own copy of the CD, click here:

http://store.eminenceonline.com/

Learn more about the CD here:

www.echoes-of-war.com

Download the AOL Radio Toolbar!

Posted Nov 18th 2008 5:33PM by T.C.
Filed under: News, Tips



If you're an avid user of AOL Radio in Internet Explorer or Firefox, then you'll want to check out the new AOL Radio Toolbar we just launched. Now have instant access to AOL Radio or many of your favorite stations, including this year's holiday stations! Simply add your favorite station buttons from the button gallery to your toolbar and you'll be able to pop the AOL Radio player (or that station) instantly wherever you are on the web.

Live Celebrity Guests This Week: 11/17

Posted Nov 17th 2008 2:41PM by T.C.
Filed under: Programming

Below is a look at the various celebrity guests stopping by the CBS Radio stations this week for a chat:

Tonight: President-elect Barack Obama's first interview

Posted Nov 16th 2008 5:08PM by T.C.
Filed under: Programming, Live Event

Tonight on 60 Minutes, President-elect Barack Obama will be giving his first post-Election Day interview and KNX 1070 in Los Angeles will be broadcasting "60 Minutes" in its entirety. You can check it out at 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT.

Listen to 60 Minutes on KNX 1070 Los Angeles at 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT

AOL Users: Try clearing your cache

Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:11PM by T.C.
Filed under: Troubleshooting, How-To's

AOL Users:

We released a new version of the AOL Radio player a few nights ago that should fix many of the reported problems. If AOL Radio is not working for you, try clearing your cache.

To do this, follow these steps inside AOL:

1) Go to the "Settings" button on the top of the AOL toolbar (it's in between "News" and "Music") OR go to Keyword: Settings (Hit Control + K on your keyboard and type "Settings")

2) Click on the link that says "Internet [Web] Options"

3) Click on the tab that says "Clear My Footprints"

4) Select the button that says "Select Footprints to Clear"

5) Check the button that says "Browser Cache." Click on the "Clear" button on the right for Browser Cache.

6) Hit Close and load AOL Radio again as you normally would.
If you load AOL Radio again and it's still not working, then please visit this link for other tips. Or, you may e-mail me at: TCinRadioNYC@aol.com for additional help.

D.J. Profile: Mary (World/International)

Posted Nov 12th 2008 4:47PM by T.C.
Filed under: D.J. Profile

Each week, we'll be profiling one of the D.J.'s at AOL Radio who are responsible for bringing you the music. Here's a look at Mary, who is in charge of the World & International music stations.

Name:

Mary

Location:

Rural Western Washington

What music genres are you in charge of?

Most of the non-Spanish language World Music stations plus Americana, Folk, Bluegrass, Female Focus.

What are your favorite stations to program and why?

African, hands down, it's the mother of us all and if you listen well you can hear the seeds of all music rattling about in the various regions.

Who are your favorite artists/bands?

I have no boundaries. Any song that makes the needles on my soul meter jump, then I'm on board. Over the years the people always in the first breath include; XTC, Muddy Waters, Beau Jacques, AC/DC, Toumani Diabate, Kermit Ruffins and whatever the latest previously unknown to me artist or genre that I come across.

What up and coming artists/performers do you think we should be excited about?

I just (belatedly) discovered Fred Eaglesmith so he's up and coming in my book. "Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck" is a fine follow up to "Spend it All", which I played the snot out of. I can't wait to set the lasers on stun and wear out the disc. First blush listenings have given me several favorite new songs. It's rare an artist this prolific and talented gets past me but that he did. Look for more from Fred on the Americana and Folk stations.

Continue reading D.J. Profile: Mary (World/International)

Having trouble loading AOL Radio in AOL?

Posted Nov 7th 2008 1:52PM by T.C.
Filed under: Troubleshooting

We have received emails from AOL members who are having trouble listening to AOL Radio when using the AOL software. We have identified the cause and are working as quickly as possible to correct it. In the mean time, you will find suggestions below on how to fix the problem yourself until we can make the internal fix.


Option #1) Use Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari to run AOL Radio - This is the EASIEST fix

Since Internet Explorer comes with all Windows computers, this would be the preferred method.

a) Launch Internet Explorer

[Go to the "Start" menu on your XP or Vista Computer, browse through your programs to find Internet Explorer]

b) After loading a new browser window, type http://www.aolradio.com in the address window and hit enter.

c) Launch AOL Radio as you would normally do inside of AOL.


Option #2) Use Our Temporary Mini-Player

We have a temporary mini-player that will work for all AOL users. Click on this link:

http://music.aol.com/radioguide/aol

to load this player.


Option #3) Change Your Version of Flash to Run AOL Radio inside AOL - Advanced Users Only

a) Inside of AOL, please visit this website: http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/




b) At the Adobe website, it will have a box that says VERSION INFORMATION (I've circled it above).

c) If it says 9,0,115,0 - you should upgrade to version 9,0,1510. Follow these steps

1) To upgrade your Flash player to 9,0,151,0, go to this link: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/current/9/install_flash_player_9_ax.exe
2) If it asks you whether you want to run the file, hit "Run"

3) When finished installing, quit out of AOL and any web browsers you may have open.
4) Launch AOL again. Go to this page: http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/ to make sure you are running version 9,0,151,0.

5) Try launching AOL Radio again.

d) If it says 10,0,12,36, you must UNINSTALL this version of Flash and install an earlier version of Flash. To uninstall Flash:

1) Go to "Start" on your Windows computer. Find your "Control Panel" (it should either be in the Start Menu already or inside the "Settings" tab, depending on your Windows configuration)

2) Click on "Add or Remove Programs".

3) In the box that appears, click on Adobe Flash Player ActiveX and then hit the "Remove" button.

4) If you have another program underneath that says Adobe Flash Player, highlight that option and hit "Remove" as well.

5) Inside AOL, go to this link: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/current/9/install_flash_player_9_ax.exe .

6) If it asks you whether you want to run the file, hit "Run"

7) When finished installing, quit out of AOL and any web browsers you may have open. Reboot your computer.

8) Launch AOL and sign-in again.

9) Try launching AOL Radio again.

Thanks. As always, send me a note at: TCinRadioNYC@aol.com if you are still having problems.

"Gears of War 2" Soundtrack Premiere!

Posted Nov 6th 2008 10:40AM by T.C.
Filed under: Programming


Video game fans everywhere will be lining up at stores tomorrow to pick up "Gears of War 2" for the XBox 360, as the follow-up to 2006's "Gears of War" game is finally released amidst much anticipation. To get you pumped for launch tomorrow, on the Video Game Scores channel, we'll be exclusively playing a track from the soundtrack at the top of each hour. The music is composed by Steve Jablonsky, who has done the music for such video games as "Command & Conquer 3" and movies such as "Transformers" and 2003's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake. Click on the link below to listen to Video Game Scores.

Also, remember if you plan on lining up to buy the game at midnight tonight, AOL Radio is available on the iPhone so you can listen to these tunes while you're waiting.

D.J. Profile: Tad (Jazz/Blues)

Posted Nov 5th 2008 2:00PM by T.C.
Filed under: D.J. Profile

Each week, we'll be profiling one of the D.J.'s at AOL Radio who are responsible for bringing you the music. Here's a look at Tad, who is in charge of the Jazz & Blues music stations.

Name:

Tad

Location:

Jersey City, NJ

What music genres are you in charge of?

Jazz, blues and Brazilian music.

What are your favorite stations to program and why?

It changes from time to time. I like to program the top jazz station because it keeps me up to date on what's going on in jazz, but then I spend an afternoon with the Acoustic Blues station and it reminds of how amazing those early bluesmen are.

Who are your favorite artists/bands?

I've always considered myself a John Coltrane man. After that there're Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk as well as a host of current day musicians. I'm always interested in what artists like pianist Matthew Shipp and guitarist/bassist Joe Morris are up to. I think that bassist William Parker should be part of the jazz canon. Ken Vandermark continues to challenge me as a listener and I like that.

What up and coming artists/performers do you think we should be excited about?
The Malian desert music coming from bands like Tinariwen and Toumast. Carolina Chocolate Drops are doing a great job of updating the black Appalachian folk tradition.

Continue reading D.J. Profile: Tad (Jazz/Blues)

Election Day Programming

Posted Nov 4th 2008 10:12AM by T.C.
Filed under: Programming, Live Event

It's a historic Election Day today as people across the country are going to the polls to elect the new President of the United States. So if you're at your computer at work today, or maybe standing in line at the voting booths with your iPhone, check out the following stations today for special election day coverage.

  • Kevin & Bean's Election Day Show 8 am - 1 pm ET / 5 am - 10 am PT (KROQ-Los Angeles)
  • Brian McKnight's Election Day Show 9 am - 12 pm ET / 6 am - 9 am PT (KTWV - The Wave)
  • WNEW.com's Cheech & Chong Election Day Special - All Day - (WNEW.com) - Listen to interviews, sketches, bits and more from the comedy duo.
  • WCBS 880's Election Day News Coverage - All Day - (WCBS-880 AM)
  • KNX 1070's Election Day News Coverage - All Day - (KNX 1070 AM)
  • CBS Radio News' Election Day Special - 7 pm - 1 am ET - (CBS Radio News' Election Day Stream)

Happy Halloween everyone!

Posted Oct 31st 2008 3:43PM by T.C.
Filed under: Programming



Happy Halloween everyone!

Hope everyone enjoys their evening and festivities tonight. If you're looking for some background music tonight, why not check out our annual Halloween station with ghoulish tunes for the Trick or Treaters?

Or check out Psychic Radio this weekend which will be filled with ghost hunters, EVP's, mediums, psychics' and messages from the spirit world. This weekend features world renown Psychic Radio Astrologer to the stars Maria Shaw in Salem and ghost hunting in Gettysburg, paranormal experts from Para X': Dave and Tommy - Ghostology's Brian and Anna Marie. Psychic Radio's own Lisa J Smith and Kimmie Rose Zapf with messages from beyond. and Psychic Linda Newman will also be featured all weekend long. Listen all weekend for your direct connect to the stars and beyond on Psychic Radio.

Until later.

UPDATED: Live Celebrity Guests This Week: 10/26

Posted Oct 28th 2008 8:00PM by T.C.
Filed under: Programming

Here's a look at who's dropping by this week on some of our local stations and when/where you'll hear them:

D.J. Profile: Joe (Classical/Broadway)

Posted Oct 24th 2008 5:13PM by T.C.
Filed under: D.J. Profile



Each week, we'll be profiling one of the D.J.'s at AOL Radio who are responsible for bringing you the music. Here's a look at Joe, who is in charge of the Classical & Broadway music stations.

Name:

Joseph aka "Opera Joe"

Which music genres are you in charge of?

I program Classical and Broadway

What are your favorite stations to program, and why?

I love to program discovery stations, like Classical 101, it gives me the widest breadth to combine the extremely popular with the random historic yet forgotten works. I like Mash-up stations also, like themed stations that require a little editorial, current events commentary in music.

Who are your favorite artists/bands?

I will be a Pavarotti fan until the day I die, but I can say the same of early Metallica. Hillary Hahn is an amazing violinist and pretty hip. I love the composer Jay Greenberg, he's like a 16 year old musical genius. Bruno Walter, long gone now, is my favorite
Conductor, very passionate and yet patient.

What up and coming artists/performers do you think we should be excited about?

1. Pianist Jonathan Biss, amazing talent and a brilliant maturing prodigy.
2. Angela Brown, The next true Diva.
3. Gustavo Dudamel, Exciting conductor with a master's attention to detail the vigor of youth.

Continue reading D.J. Profile: Joe (Classical/Broadway)

Station Updates: 10/24 - Kidz Christmas & Modern Classical

Posted Oct 24th 2008 11:23AM by T.C.
Filed under: News, Programming



A few weeks ago, I told you about the Christmas stations that we launched early this year. Today we have one more to add and it's approved for the young ones. Check out Kidz Christmas - a collection of Christmas music including favorites from Sesame Street, the Looney Tunes, The Grinch and more.

Also for those of you who listen to Classical music, you may have noticed that 20th Century is absent from the player. The station isn't gone; it simply has been renamed to Modern Classical. So check out if you haven't gotten the chance.

Hear the new Guns N' Roses single "Chinese Democracy"!

Posted Oct 22nd 2008 10:53AM by T.C.
Filed under: Programming



Guns N' Roses fans have been clamoring for new material for years after 1991's acclaimed "Use Your Illusion 1 & 2" and aside from "The Spaghetti Incident" and the 1999 track "Oh My God" (from the End of Days Soundtrack), nothing really new has come out of the GNR camp - until today.

On our Hard Rock station, listen to the brand new single "Chinese Democracy" from the forthcoming, long-awaited album "Chinese Democracy," which will hit Best Buy stores on November 23rd. We're playing the song at the top of every hour, each hour so you'll have plenty of opportunities to catch it.

Click on the link below for the Hard Rock station.

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