Just a quick Tuesday post for the masses
Obviously there was no show Sunday night (Thanks Irene!). Thanks to the "Hurricane" that ran through New England I was unable to get to the WMHB studios but from what I understand, the station is still on the air and in one piece. Next week is Labor Day so that means no so either, which sucks. After 2 weeks away we'll be back on September 11th. I'm sure I'll have some sort of memorial show by then, I've got enough time to plan one out.
Hopefully in the next coming weeks I'll be financially able to move the show into my new home studios and broadcast 24/7. What that means for WMHB, I have no idea, I'm going on two weeks without a reply about a question I had regarding the fall season. It being a student run radio station, we'll see what happens now that the college kids are back in school, but don't be surprised if the Krypt goes online only in the next couple of months.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
The End?
Happy Monday peeps (if that is at all possible)
Playlist will be up at some point today or tomorrow but this morning I got to thinking:
The end is soon for the FM show.
I always planned on the FM show (heard locally on the 110 watt blowtorch 89.7 WMHB in Waterville Maine) to be a starting point for a full 24 hour a day internet radio station.
With that being said, the FM show has been great. I'm having fun and I hope you are too in listening or reading this blog.
Here comes the BUT part
I don't think the FM show is helping in the long run. It's a hobby, meaning I'm not compensated in any way. The studio is 30 miles away. I can't load up my computer and play what I want to play whenever. I burn my material on to CDs, play their CDs and run other stuff, including songs, off their system. It's fun, but it takes more time then it should and I think all of us, me included, would have a more enjoyable time listening (and me running the thing) if I could do all this from my home studio, play by my own rules and call up whatever music I could instantly, rather than burn CDs and travel.
Don't take this as discouragement on my part at all. I love the radio show, and the potential for the internet station, but when you haven't heard from station management all summer and receive no promotion from their end, it's a little disheartening. I may have loyal fans that listen every week (Thank You BTW) and may be ranting for no reason, but I have no feedback from anyone beyond your typical "friends and family" group. I want Kent's Krypt to be something more. By hooking up with an internet streaming site and running the station under a different set of rules (rather than take the show on the road to speak from another station's studios) I think it will sound much better, and will be able to listen at your convenience rather than have a small broadcast window of 2 hours on a Sunday night.
Playlist will be up at some point today or tomorrow but this morning I got to thinking:
The end is soon for the FM show.
I always planned on the FM show (heard locally on the 110 watt blowtorch 89.7 WMHB in Waterville Maine) to be a starting point for a full 24 hour a day internet radio station.
With that being said, the FM show has been great. I'm having fun and I hope you are too in listening or reading this blog.
Here comes the BUT part
I don't think the FM show is helping in the long run. It's a hobby, meaning I'm not compensated in any way. The studio is 30 miles away. I can't load up my computer and play what I want to play whenever. I burn my material on to CDs, play their CDs and run other stuff, including songs, off their system. It's fun, but it takes more time then it should and I think all of us, me included, would have a more enjoyable time listening (and me running the thing) if I could do all this from my home studio, play by my own rules and call up whatever music I could instantly, rather than burn CDs and travel.
Don't take this as discouragement on my part at all. I love the radio show, and the potential for the internet station, but when you haven't heard from station management all summer and receive no promotion from their end, it's a little disheartening. I may have loyal fans that listen every week (Thank You BTW) and may be ranting for no reason, but I have no feedback from anyone beyond your typical "friends and family" group. I want Kent's Krypt to be something more. By hooking up with an internet streaming site and running the station under a different set of rules (rather than take the show on the road to speak from another station's studios) I think it will sound much better, and will be able to listen at your convenience rather than have a small broadcast window of 2 hours on a Sunday night.
Monday, August 15, 2011
How I create the new Krypt
Expect big changes with the Krypt in the coming weeks. If you've listened the last two weeks on 89.7 and wmhb.org you've already heard part of the change to a more classic/hard rock approach.
That's the way it's going to be.
Here's my philosophy on the new internet radio venture:
Start with a classic rock station, shave away the weak soft stuff (Brown Eyed Girl, Teach Your Children Peaceful Easy Feeling and For What It's Worth are great songs, but on classic rock radio? Not in this 28 year old's mind)
Throw in the 80's and 90's (something that's largely missing on classic rock radio). Nirvana, GnR, Metallica and the Foo Fighters are great "newer" classic rock bands, and their music fits next to the Stones, Who and AC/DC
Add some flavor like metal and guitar driven pop music. Journey may be a soft band overall, but you can play "Don't Stop Beleivin'" or "Stone in Love" without killing your listening experience. The same can be said with harder edged Michael Jackson. "Beat It" was played on Album Rock radio in the mid 80's because Eddie Van Halen played guitar on the track, they just billed it as "Van Halen featuring Michael Jackson"
That's how I came to "3 and a half decades of rock without the soft stuff" Classic rock radio is great, but the mood is killed when something like For What It's Worth is played. You can call Kent's Krypt a classic rock station, but it's got more variety than that. The base of the Krypt is classic rock, then I add the igredients. You can help me by e-mailing me requests, suggestions and feedback at kent@kentskrypt.com. I'd love to hear from you...
That's the way it's going to be.
Here's my philosophy on the new internet radio venture:
Start with a classic rock station, shave away the weak soft stuff (Brown Eyed Girl, Teach Your Children Peaceful Easy Feeling and For What It's Worth are great songs, but on classic rock radio? Not in this 28 year old's mind)
Throw in the 80's and 90's (something that's largely missing on classic rock radio). Nirvana, GnR, Metallica and the Foo Fighters are great "newer" classic rock bands, and their music fits next to the Stones, Who and AC/DC
Add some flavor like metal and guitar driven pop music. Journey may be a soft band overall, but you can play "Don't Stop Beleivin'" or "Stone in Love" without killing your listening experience. The same can be said with harder edged Michael Jackson. "Beat It" was played on Album Rock radio in the mid 80's because Eddie Van Halen played guitar on the track, they just billed it as "Van Halen featuring Michael Jackson"
That's how I came to "3 and a half decades of rock without the soft stuff" Classic rock radio is great, but the mood is killed when something like For What It's Worth is played. You can call Kent's Krypt a classic rock station, but it's got more variety than that. The base of the Krypt is classic rock, then I add the igredients. You can help me by e-mailing me requests, suggestions and feedback at kent@kentskrypt.com. I'd love to hear from you...
Monday, August 8, 2011
Playlist 8/7/11
Last night we unvailed the new tweaked format of the Krypt "3 and a half decades of rock" went like this last night...
| 06:05pm | We're Not Gonna Take It | Twisted Sister | Loud Rock | ||
| 06:09pm | new sensation | inxs | Loud Rock | ||
| 06:12pm | Glory Days | Bruce Springsteen | Loud Rock | ||
| 06:17pm | taxman | beatles | Revolver | Loud Rock | |
| 06:20pm | My Own prison | Creed | Loud Rock | ||
| 06:24pm | The trees | Rush | Loud Rock | ||
| 06:30pm | Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | Loud Rock | ||
| 06:40pm | elected | alice cooper | Loud Rock | ||
| 06:45pm | Paris is Burning | Dokken | From Conception Live 1981 | Loud Rock | |
| 06:50pm | Madison Blues | George Thorogood | Loud Rock | ||
| 06:53pm | When Love Comes to Town | U2 | Loud Rock | ||
| 06:58pm | Angel of Harlem | U2 | Alternative | ||
| 07:10pm | Stairway To Heaven (Live) | led Zeppelin | How The West Was Won | Loud Rock | |
| 07:19pm | Flame Thrower | J. Geils Band | Loud Rock | ||
| 07:24pm | Love Reign Over Me | The Who | Loud Rock | ||
| 07:30pm | night moves | Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band | Loud Rock | ||
| 07:35pm | Once Bitten twice shy | Quiet Riot | Loud Rock | ||
| 07:42pm | Time Stands Still | rush | Loud Rock
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| 06:28pm | Even Flow | Pearl Jam | Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003 Disc 1 of 2 | ||
| 06:42pm | I Fight Dragons Drop | WMHB | |||
| 06:54pm | My Own Worst Enemy | Lit | A Place in the Sun | ||
| 06:57pm | Turn Up The Night | Black Sabbath | The Mob Rules | ||
| 07:44pm | Sightlines | Rogue Wave | Spider-Man 3: Music from and Inspired By | ||
| 07:50pm | Pride And Joy [Live] | Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | Couldn\'t Stand The Weather [Disc 2] |
Saturday, August 6, 2011
The Krypt's inaugural movie blog.
I see movies regularly. Usually one a week in theatres, and a couple on TV or Netflix.
So with that said, I thought it'd be a good idea to start a movie review blog. Who knows? Maybe it it catches on it will get it's own section.
This weekend I saw the reboot of "Planet of the Apes" or as we will call it "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Overall I'd give it a B+, the effects aren't overly spectacular (and neither is the acting) but it gets the job done. I'll warn you that the movie starts slow. Right before the film really gets going I asked myself, "Where's the conflict?" Then I got it and the movie took off, decently I might add. The sound mixing is great, better than the acting and the visual effects. The apes look realistic on close ups but look a bit animated when monkeying around, pun intended. Overall the movie is worth watching, after a slow start it keeps going. It may be a slow starting movie, but it doesn't get overly ridiculous where you want to walk out or scream out loud, "Where's the action".
I'll get better at these blog entries, it's a start. Until then, there's Twitter. 140 characters is a bit easier than a blog entry for me right now, but I'll work on that.
Talk to ya on the radio side of things.
So with that said, I thought it'd be a good idea to start a movie review blog. Who knows? Maybe it it catches on it will get it's own section.
This weekend I saw the reboot of "Planet of the Apes" or as we will call it "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Overall I'd give it a B+, the effects aren't overly spectacular (and neither is the acting) but it gets the job done. I'll warn you that the movie starts slow. Right before the film really gets going I asked myself, "Where's the conflict?" Then I got it and the movie took off, decently I might add. The sound mixing is great, better than the acting and the visual effects. The apes look realistic on close ups but look a bit animated when monkeying around, pun intended. Overall the movie is worth watching, after a slow start it keeps going. It may be a slow starting movie, but it doesn't get overly ridiculous where you want to walk out or scream out loud, "Where's the action".
I'll get better at these blog entries, it's a start. Until then, there's Twitter. 140 characters is a bit easier than a blog entry for me right now, but I'll work on that.
Talk to ya on the radio side of things.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
The new website
Have you checked out our new website yet? http://www.kentskrypt.com
There you can listen to the show on Sunday night, get in touch with me through Twitter and all the other social media outlets. The latest news is there, and you can watch Youtube videos directly from kentskrypt.com. There's also links to on demand Kent's Krypt music from Slack and Pandora that is an extension of the diverse music you hear every Sunday Night.
Expect more to come inside Kent's Krypt, we're only just beginning....the music will not stop, it will just expand.
There you can listen to the show on Sunday night, get in touch with me through Twitter and all the other social media outlets. The latest news is there, and you can watch Youtube videos directly from kentskrypt.com. There's also links to on demand Kent's Krypt music from Slack and Pandora that is an extension of the diverse music you hear every Sunday Night.
Expect more to come inside Kent's Krypt, we're only just beginning....the music will not stop, it will just expand.
Playlist 7/31/11
| 06:07pm | I Need A Lover | Pat Benatar | |||
| 06:10pm | Dancing in the Streets | Van Halen | Alternative | ||
| 06:14pm | Blue Monday | Orgy | Alternative | ||
| 06:18pm | Built to Last | Rise Against | Alternative | ||
| 06:19pm | Maggie's Farm | Rage Against the Machine | Alternative | ||
| 06:32pm | Ballroom Blitz | Tia Carrera | Waynes World OST | Alternative | |
| 06:35pm | Hand Me Down World | Tesla | |||
| 06:40pm | Careless Whisper | Seether | Alternative | ||
| 06:45pm | Higher Ground | Mama's Boys | Alternative | ||
| 07:03pm | Sympathy for the devil | Guns 'N' Roses | Alternative | ||
| 07:11pm | Whatever | Breaking Benjamin | Loud Rock | ||
| 07:17pm | War Pigs | Bathory | Loud Rock | ||
| 07:25pm | 4 Sticks | Rollins Band | Loud Rock | ||
| 07:38pm | Ghost Riders in the Sky | Outlaws | Americana | ||
| 07:55pm | Rock You Like a Hurricane | Holy Hand grenede |
| 08:00pm | Higher Ground | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Alternative | ||
| 08:04pm | too young for love | Gilby Clarke | Loud Rock | ||
| 08:08pm | Cover of the rolling stone | Poison | A |
| 08:00pm | Higher Ground | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Alternative | ||
| 08:04pm | too young for love | Gilby Clarke | Loud Rock | ||
| 08:08pm | Cover of the rolling stone | Poison | A |
| 06:22pm | The Man Who Sold the World | Simple Minds | Neon Lights | ||
| 06:42pm | That\'ll Be The Day | Modest Mouse | Rave On Buddy Holly | ||
| 06:44pm | Wild Horses | Daniel Letterle | Camp | ||
| 06:48pm | Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) | The Byrds | Paramount Pictures\' 90th Anniv | ||
| 06:52pm | King of Pain | Inner Circle | Regatta Mondatta, Vol. 2: Police Reggae Tribute | ||
| 07:07pm | Just Got Paid | Mastodon | Covered, A Revolution In Sound: Warner Brothers Records | ||
| 07:11pm | WMHB Radio drop | Farmer P | |||
| 07:24pm | The Weight | Jeff Healey | Mess Of Blues | ||
| 07:29pm | Baby Please Don\'t Go | Ghost Town Blues Band | Dust the D | ||
| 07:32pm | Seeds of Sound | WMHB | Mini Disk | ||
| 07:37pm | Funeral For A Friend | Love Lies Bleeding | Dream T | ||
| 08:05pm | Theme from Mission: Impossible | Adam Clayton | Paramount Pictures\' 90th Anniv | ||
| 08:08pm | Boogie Woogie Stomp | Ben Waters | Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute To Ian Stewart | ||
| 08:11pm | Me And Bobby McGee | Andrea Nardello | My Aeroplane | ||
| 08:17pm | Needle and the Damage Done | Simple Minds | Neon Lights | ||
| 08:21pm | Easy | Boyz II Men | Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville, USA | ||
| 08:26pm | My Sweet Lord | Yim Yames | Tribute To | ||
| 08:30pm | Yellow (Coldplay Cover) | Emily Asen | Proof LP | ||
| 08:34pm | Mountain Jam | Great Caesar\'s Ghost | First There Is A Mountain |
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