long time no post

I haven't blogged in a while. I haven't figured out why, I think just too busy with radio world and the real world.

First off, I've been making programming changes to the Krypt. Not really musically, but many of the long form programming decisions I made early on are ones I'm going back on. I'm not going to name specific shows but let's just I'm trying to cut down on the non-format shows, the ones that really don't fit the "classic rock with an edge" image I'd like to adhere to.

I've also been trying to get more in-format shows, but there's atleast one provider (which I'm not mentioning, but they're slowing getting on my shit list) that has several shows I'd like to carry, but a week and a half after "I'll be in touch with you by Friday" I'm still waiting....

Now on to some shameless plugs:

Cruise on over to the website where you can donate, request a song or send comments. Send me feedback on the station, the website or both. I'm always open for changes, listen and look.

Memorial Day Best of Part 2

Here's Part 2 of the Best of Schedule: Sunday& Monday

All Times ET

Sunday
Midnight Rockcast
2am Hard Rock Nights
4am Softer Side
9am Brit Rock (New Episode followed by a classic)
3pm Decade Rock
7pm Sunday Evening Show
8pm Modern Problems Radio (Best of, at it's regular time)
10pm Radio Screamer (2 episodes)

Monday
Midnight Sunday Evening Show (2 episodes)
2am PsYcHeDeLiC Detached Garage Show
4am Blueseum of Fine Arts Radio (2 episodes)
6am Sideways with a Badger (2 episodes)
8am Floydian Slip (2 episodes)
10am Under Cover
11am The Independent Music Show (2 episodes)
1pm Classic Artists Today
2pm Decade Rock
6pm Under Cover
7pm PsYcHeDeLiC Detached Garage (New Episode at it's regular time followed by a classic)
11pm The Independent Music Show (2 episodes)

Tuesday Morning
1am  PsYcHeDeLiC Detached Garage Show
3am Back to the regular rock!

Memorial Day Best of Part 1

Here's our "Best of" Schedule for Thursday night, Friday & Saturday. I'll post Sunday/Monday on Friday

Note: Shows will air at their regular time

All times Eastern US Time

Thursday night:
6pm Under Cover
7pm Decade Rock
11pm PsYcHeDeLiC Detached Garage

Friday
1am Sideways with a Badger (2 episodes)
3am Hard Rock Nights
5am Radio Screamer
6am Classic Artists Today (2 episodes)
8am Decade Rock
Noon Sideways with a Badger (2 episodes)
2pm PsYcHeDeLiC Detached Garage
4pm Blueseum of Fine Artists Radio (2 episodes)
6pm Under Cover
7pm Classic Artists Today (New Episode)
8pm Radio Screamer
9pm Rockcast

Saturday
Midnight Hard Rock Nights
2am Modern Problems Radio (2 episodes to take you through the night)
6am Blueseum of Fine Arts Radio (2 episodes)
8am Classic Artists Today
9am Brit Rock
Noon The Independent Music Show (3 episodes)
3pm Classic Artists Today
4pm Under Cover
6pm Floyian Slip (New Episode)
7pm Brit Rock
10pm Radio Screamer (New Episode followed by a classic)

and that's just the first half of the weekend....

Long time stranger

No this blog is not dead, real life just got in the way.

I want to take a quick thank you to everyone that listens and supports the Krypt. It's not your typical classic rock station, and I'm glad out of everything out there you're listening.

Did I mention some of the shows we have airing? They're not your typical rock radio shows. They've got interviews, are loud, are diverse and play more than just the same 3 hits by an artist. One show always airs 2 or 3 interviews a show, another will play anything from Iggy Pop to Megadeath to Bo Diddley.

Keep listening and as always, send requests and feedback to kent@kentskrypt.com, Facebook, Twitter and on Skype at kentskrypt.

Behind the Scenes

So we've been up and running for a couple weeks. I'm still tweaking the sound of the Krypt, mostly adding music and playing around with the order of things. I've added a couple of great shows that you can only find in a handful of other places. So if you haven't been listening, you probably should, even if it is just for a few.

The feedback that I have been getting back is great, and I want to thank everyone who's taken a listen and want to hear even more feedback (I'll post an hour sample later). If you're wondering where my idea for the Krypt came from, here it goes:

There was a local classic rock station I worked at for a couple years, .left and came back part time for a couple after that. It was programmed off satellite with the goal of bringing it local and having more control over it than we already did. While working there the decision was finally made to bring it local, make the classic rock edgier and bring in a more well known radio guy to run things (At this point I was working out of the industry full time and not there for the day to day operations of things). So the company had a real kick ass classic rock station that I loved and was making some money with it. Money that I had hoped was going to get me back in to the biz. Somewhere along the lines, the wheels fell off. People did things they shouldn't have and management wasn't happy, listeners were unhappy and the powers that be decided to flip formats to something older and safer. Something that, as a broadcaster, I was okay with. Disappointed with, but I understood their explanation.

So I had my format for the Krypt. Classic rock with an Edge. The Krypt is basically what an FM classic rock station would sound like if I had the controls. I don't, so the internet radio world has Kent's Krypt.

Rock on Krypters!

Hour Sample of the Krypt

By request, here's a hourly sample of what the Krypt sounds like:

Clash "Rock the Casbah"

David Bowie "Let's Dance"

Dio "Rainbow in the Dark"

Twisted Sister "Leader of the Pack"

Vixen "edge of a Broken Heart"

Offspring "Come out & Play"

Red Hot Chili Peppers 'Higher Ground"

AC/DC "Shot Down in Flames"

Nazareth "Hair of the Dog"

Grand Funk "LocoMotion"

Blur "Song 2"

Cheap Trick "She's Tight"

Van Halen "Jump"

U2 "Pride"

Zeppelin "D'yet Mak'r"

Scorpions "Dark Lady"

Judas Priest "Living After Midnight"

Stevie Nicks "Edge of 17"

Thoughts?

We're Up!

So today was supposed to be the big announcement, which was that the Krypt was going to be open 24/7 starting next Friday, the 13th (my birthday by coincidence) but I jumped the gun a bit and the Krypt is open for good NOW! That means you can log on to kentskrypt.com and listen live. It's a soft launch if you will, I'm letting the automated system shuffle the library until next week while I still work on the "behind the scenes" stuff with schedules, payments, etc. The "official" launch if you will will still be next Friday, but right now we're up and broadcasting while I get all the kinks worked out and music uploaded and scheduled.

Soon, you'll be able to download apps to listen to the station on your iphone, Android, Blackberry and take the Krypt wherever you want. Take a listen now and share, like, follow and (most of all) send me requests and feedback because that only makes the Krypt better.

Rock on guys and gals!