Listener-Supported
Dynamic Range Radio is listener-supported, just like NPR or PBS, and relies entirely on donations from people just like you to stay on the air. You won’t hear any ads in between songs on DRR, but the station needs to [...]
Why Compression Sucks
Dynamic Range Radio is one of the few radio stations, internet or otherwise, that adds no dynamic range compression to its audio signal. To learn more about what this means and why I think Dynamic Range Radio offers the best [...]
What Is Eclectic Radio?
Having been a fan of eclectic radio stations for many years, I’ve found that the term “eclectic radio” can be confusing for some people. I assume most people know what the word “radio” means, so the word “eclectic” seems to [...]
Hear Your Voice On The Air
I’m getting a little tired of hearing my own voice on Dynamic Range Radio, so I thought it would be fun to get listeners recording their own station IDs and sweepers. As long as you have the ability to record [...]
June 18th, 2013 
Jason Isbell “Southeastern”
Jason Isbell is a singer/songwriter from Alabama with a new album out called “Southeastern” and it’s easily one of the best things I’ve heard so far in 2013. Here’s my favourite song from the album, “Traveling Alone”.
The kind of gentle acoustic strumming you hear on “Traveling Alone” is typical of about two-thirds of the album, but Isbell and his band also break out the electric guitars for a couple of higher-energy rockin’ numbers, like “Super 8″ and “Flying Over Water”.
There’s an interesting contrast on this album between the gentle acoustic numbers, the pudgy, harmless-looking gentleman staring at me from the album cover, and the dark content of the lyrics that pop up from time to time.
Camera Obscura – Desire Lines
Camera Obscura are back with a terrific new album, Desire Lines, and here’s a sample from YouTube of what I’m assuming is the first single, “Do It Again”.
In case you missed the subtle nuances of the lyrics, the song is about doin’ it, and then doin’ it again.
“You were insatiable
I was more than capable”
The National – “Trouble Will Find Me”
The National have a new album out called “Trouble Will Find Me
Or from Amazon.ca
Mud – A Movie Review
Mud – 7/10 (Directed By Jeff Nichols, Starring Matthew McConaughey)
When does a good movie feel like a disappointment? When the viewer goes into the film with expectations that are too high.
Mud is certainly a good movie, but I don’t think it’s a masterpiece like Jeff Nichols’ debut film “Take Shelter”, and Matthew McConaughey gives an interesting performance as the mysterious, charming drifter known only as Mud, but he isn’t as mesmerizing as he was in “Killer Joe” or “Magic Mike”. Even though I may have been hoping for a bit too much from Mud, the movie is still very much worth seeing, especially if CGI car chases and binge drinking douchebags are not your idea of entertainment.
Prince Covers Pearl Jam
Prince and his new bandmates 3RDEYEGIRL played a show in Minnesota recently and delivered a surprise, funky, instrumental version of Pearl Jam’s “Evenflow” during the encore. It was captured for posterity and the only thing missing is purple flannel.
Prince’s new project has a single available for download, and you can see the official video here. When you hear what their own material sounds like the idea of a Pearl Jam cover seems considerably less surprising, especially since it was an instrumental, so you don’t have the wrap your head around the idea of Prince trying to sing like Eddie Vedder.
