Supporting Boston radio

I was reading on a radio news site about the Program Director of 101.7 WFNX taking a new job in LA for Indie 103.1 - a pretty cool station in LA handicapped with a poor signal. I'm an FNX fan, especially the Leftover Lunch show. Props for them.


I'm flying to LA in a couple weeks, and haven't been there since last summer - the longest span for me in years. What's great about radio programming these days is that with Internet broadcasts, you don't have to be in the market of broadcast to hear specific local stations.

I'm more of a fan of Indie 103.1 in concept versus in execution. Their personalities are a bit too "cool for the room," and their music choices fall into the same category. Very little repetition, which also means that the good songs aren't on as often.

I was on their website this evening, and found my way to the MySpace page of one of their DJ's - DJ Paul V. He does something called The Smash Mix, which is a mash-up of 10 or so songs in about 20 minutes. I'm not much of an expert on mash-ups, so I don't know how his stack up globally, but his mash-ups kept me listening all night tonight. I found them pretty amazing, to be honest!

He posts free downloads of each one on his blog (which is now part of the Better Blogs blog roll here on Platinum Elite). All ripped at 128kbps in mp3 format, so they're not pristine audio...but they sound very very good, both sonically and in complexion. The music in the mash-ups is all over the place, with a heavy emphasis on alternative / indie rock songs and sound clips. Many are thematic in nature. Definitely worth a listen. Time for bed.