Pop-a-Rock Radio

• Kid Rock
• Madonna
• New Kids on the Block (from their new cd)

November 18th:

• David Cook  - David Cook
• Nickelback - Dark Horse
• Safe Trip Home - Dido
• I Am….Sasha Fierce (Deluxe Edition) - Beyonce
• The Promise - Il Divo

November 25th:

• Darryl Hall & John Oates - Live at the Troubador (CD/DVD)
• Day and Age - The Killers
• The Greatest Songs of the Eighties  - Barry Manilow
• RUSH: Snakes and Arrows Live  (DVD) - Rush
• Murmur (Deluxe Edition) - R.E.M. (Extra Tracks)
• 24 Hours - Tom Jones

• Madonna
• Kevin Rudolf
• Duran Duran
• War
• McFadden & Whitehead
• O.A.R.
• 3 Doors Down
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
• Christina Aguilera
• Billy Ocean
• Quarterflash
• The Alan Parsons Project
• Phil Collins
• Rod Stewart
• Survivor
• Journey
• J. Geils Band
• John Waite
• Terence Trent D’Arby
• Deniece Williams
• Taylor Dayne
• Yes
• New Kids on the Block
• Joe Jackson
• Bonnie Tyler
• Men at Work
• Bryan Adams
• Elton John
• Katrina & The Waves
• Neil Diamond
• Boyz II Men
• No Doubt
• Toni Braxton
• Smash Mouth
• George Michael

As I have written in previous posts, I own my very own internet radio station. My station is named, Pop-a-Rock Radio, and it is hosted on LIVE365.com. This has been a little hobby of mine for over a year now, and I love it! Here are the top 9 things I love most about owning Pop-a-Rock Radio:

1. It gives me and excuse AND a reason to buy new music. I am constantly updating the playlists on Pop-a-Rock, because I have several loyal listeners. It would be very boring for them, if I didn’t shake things up a bit, and add new music periodically. I mean, who wants to listen to the exact same songs, in the exact same order, every day? It is a challenge to stay within my budget, while at the same time, searching for music that I believe my listeners will enjoy.
2. It has given me the opportunity to “meet” and work with cool people in the music industry. I am continually receiving requests from indie and unsigned artists who want their music played on Pop-a-Rock. In addition, I have associated with PR firms representing musicians. I have even received free cds and downloads from their artists, as well as, custom-made station ID’s. I also have the potential to interview some of these artists.
3. It has made me more web-savvy, and has allowed me to develop technical skills I never knew I had. To start with, beginning an internet radio station requires at least some technical know-how. However, through trial-and-error, and the community forums at LIVE365, I have learned all kinds of technical tips and tricks. I also have learned quite a bit about developing the Pop-a-Rock website. I use a self-hosted Wordpress blog. Through this, I have learned how to edit html and templates. This has all become a challenge that I love!



4. It has opened doors to discovering new music, and has made more knowledgeable about music. I am always on the lookout for artists of which I have not yet heard. I get recommendations from friends, Twitter users, Facebook friends, Myspace, and many other internet resources. I also subscribe to a couple of music publications that feature indie artists.
5. It has bolstered my self-confidence. It has done this in so many ways. In addition, to making me more tech and web-savvy, the social aspect of promoting Pop-a-Rock Radio has made me much more confident. Just the fact of knowing I have loyal listeners from almost every continent, has done wonders for my self-confidence and social interactions.
6. It has given me a web presence, even if rather small, around the globe. As I have already mentioned, I have listeners from all over the world and across the United States. In a very small way, Pop-a-Rock Radio has given me my own piece of the internet, and my 15-minutes of fame. How cool is that?
7. It has given me some marketable skills. All of the aforementioned skills and experiences can be a strong asset if I ever decide to go job hunting again. I have learned about things such as website development, marketing, promotion, writing, technical skills, and more. Surely these can be very marketable skills for the right position.
8. It has given me a new kind of hope for future endeavors. I not only know that I can step out of my comfort zone and learn something totally new, but I can become good, or even great at it. I want to continually challenge myself, constantly learn, and never grow stagnate. I am excited for the future, even at 40 years old! It is never too late to start a new path and accept a new challenge.
9. It is a great conversation piece. When people first meet me, and learn that I own an internet radio station, they generally want to hear more about it. Most people would never dream that an average Jane Doe could have a radio station with listeners from such places as Israel, China, Belarus, Thailand, Peru, Alaska, or Georgia (the country, not the state.) I had never dreamed that I could do that either. I always love to talk about my experiences with Pop-a-Rock Radio.

There you have it. These are the reasons that I love having my own internet radio station. These are the reasons that I “keep on truckin,” and never give up on Pop-a-Rock Radio. I would miss it far too much.

Here is a List of the Top 20 Tracks, as Rated by Pop-a-Rock Radio Listeners:

1. Too Late for Goodbyes  by Julian Lennon
2. Good Vibrations  by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
3. Soldier of Love  by Donny Osmond
4. U Got the Look  by Prince
5. Straight Up  by Paula Abdul
6. Sex and Candy  by Marcy Playground
7. Conga  by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine
8. The Lady in Red  by Chris DeBurgh
9. Human Touch  by Rick Springfield
10. Ever Present Past  by Paul McCartney
11. I Touch Myself  by The Divinyls
12. Right Here, Right Now  by Jesus Jones
13. Tubthumping by Chumbawamba
14. Take a Picture  by Filter
15. Forget to Remember  by Second Dan
16. The Unforgiven III  by Metallica
17. Under Pressure  by Queen and David Bowie
18. Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)  by Glass Tiger
19. The Boys of Summer  by Don Henley
20. When We Were Young  by Dolores O’Riordan

• I am totally stoked that Pop-a-Rock Radio is a featured station on LIVE365.com again today. We were a featured station a few weeks ago. Last time we were #25. Today we are at #2!

• Pop singer Donna Lewis graciously recorded a station ID for Pop-a-Rock Radio. Up-and-coming band, Kaiser Cartel, made a station ID as well. Donna Lewis is best known for her earlier hit, I Love You Always Forever.  She has a new album out titled, In the Pink.

• Pop-a-Rock Radio will soon be working with 360 Impact Branding to have some professional sweepers and liners recorded.  I am really excited about this!

Listen to Pop-a-Rock Radio from the LIVE365.com page.

• Bobby Brown
• Debbie Gibson
• Depeche Mode
• Echo and the Bunnymen
• Expose
• Information Society
• Kenny Loggins
• Men at Work
• Patty Smyth
• Peter Godwin
• The Pretenders
• Quiet Riot
• Tears for Fears
• Tina Root
• Visage
• Yaz
• Camouflage
• Jane Wiedlin
• Adam Ant

Listen to Pop-a-Rock Radio from the LIVE365.com page.

Pop-a-Rock Radio has recently added music from two of our new Myspace friends. The Dark Villager is a talented international musician with roots in the Pop/Electro/Electronic genres. He has performed in areas across Europe and the Middle East, including Scotland, England, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Istanbul, among other places. In addition, he is a studio engineer, composer, and teacher. Among the instruments that he plays and teaches, are the violin, electric violin, guitar, electric guitar, Arabian oud, keyboard, piano, percussion, and drum kit. He also teaches voice.

The Dark Villager has performed in several bands in various genres, including Traditional Jazz, Pop, Rock, and Jazz Funk. Some of the bands have included Rhythm and Rag, Groo’s Radioactive Carpet Sweeper, and Spam Javelin. His new cd, Twisted, will be available on itunes later this month.

ELIOT is an equally talented artist, who boasts over 43,000 friends and fans on Myspace alone. His work is available on most major download stores including itunes, Rhapsody, Snocap, and Amazon, among others.

• Richard Marx
• Roxy Music
• The Human League
• Glass Tiger
• Living Colour
• Pat Benatar
• Aretha Franklin

Listen to Pop-a-Rock Radio from the LIVE365.com page.