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Top 30 - Feb. 27, 2012

2012-02-26T15:28:00.002-06:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	5	fun.	We Are Young	Some Nights	26
2	1	The Decemberists	Don't Carry It All	The King Is Dead	25
3	7	High Highs	Flowers Bloom	High Highs	25
4	9	Mint Julep	Aviary	Save Your Season	25
5	10	Wye Oak	Strangers	Strangers/Mother Single	24
6	12	Bombay Bicycle Club	Shuffle	A Different Kind of Fix	24
7	14	Tennis	Origins	Young and Old	24
8	16	The Antlers	Rolled Together	Burst Apart	24
9	19	Class Actress	Love Me Like You Used To	Rapprocher	24
10	22	The Black Keys	Gold on the Ceiling	El Camino	23
11	23	Firehorse	Our Hearts	And So We Ran Faster	23
12	29	Gary Clark Jr.	Bright Lights	Gary Clark Jr. EP	23
13	--	We Are Augustines	Juarez	Rise Ye Sunken Ships	16
14	2	Ugly Purple Sweater	Roatan	Conventions	16
15	3	Of Monsters and Men	Little Talks	Into the Woods	15
16	4	Mates of State	Sway	Mountaintops	15
17	6	The Naked & Famous	Girls Like You	Passive Me, Aggressive You	15
18	8	Sharon Van Etten	Serpents	Tramp	14
19	11	Summer Camp	Better Off Without You	Welcome to Condale	14
20	20	The New Division	Starfield	The Rookie EP	14
21	25	Goyte	Somebody That I Used to Know	Making Mirrors	13
22	--	St. Vincent	Cruel	Strange Mercy	13
23	27	Radiohead	The Daily Mail	The Daily Mail/Staircase	13
24	28	Bry Webb	Undertaker	Provider	12
25	30	The Shins	September	Port of Morrow	12
26	26	St. Vincent	Cheerleader	Strange Mercy	12
27	--	AWOLnation	Not Your Fault	Megalithic Symphony	11
28	--	Dan Mangan	Rows of Houses	Oh Fortune	11
29	--	Jack White	Love Interruption	Blunderbuss	11
30	--	Peter Wolf Crier	Beach	Garden of Arms	11

New adds - Feb. 21, 2012

2012-02-21T10:37:00.002-06:00

Tennis - My Better Self
From the album: Young & Old

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The Black Keys - Little Black Submarine
From the album: El Camino

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Conveyor - Ellery (Carol No. 4)
From the EP: Three Carols

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Baxter Dury - Claire
From the album: Happy Soup

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Tennis - Robin
From the album: Young & Old

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Top 30 - Feb. 20, 2012

2012-02-20T08:10:00.000-06:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	1	The Decemberists	Don't Carry It All	The King Is Dead	26
2	2	Ugly Purple Sweater	Roatan	Conventions	25
3	3	Of Monsters and Men	Little Talks	Into the Woods	25
4	4	Mates of State	Sway	Mountaintops	25
5	6	fun.	We Are Young	Some Nights	24
6	8	The Naked & Famous	Girls Like You	Passive Me, Aggressive You	24
7	10	High Highs	Flowers Bloom	High Highs	24
8	11	Sharon Van Etten	Serpents	Tramp	24
9	13	Mint Julep	Aviary	Save Your Season	24
10	14	Wye Oak	Strangers	Strangers/Mother Single	23
11	27	Summer Camp	Better Off Without You	Welcome to Condale	23
12	29	Bombay Bicycle Club	Shuffle	A Different Kind of Fix	23
13	--	The Naked & Famous	The Sun	Passive Me, Aggressive You	16
14	5	Tennis	Origins	Young and Old	16
15	7	The Head & the Heart	Sounds Like Hallelujah	The Head & the Heart	15
16	12	The Antlers	Rolled Together	Burst Apart	15
17	15	Young the Giant	Cough Syrup	Young the Giant	15
18	16	Radiation City	Babies	The Hands That Take You	14
19	17	Class Actress	Love Me Like You Used To	Rapprocher	14
20	18	The New Division	Starfield	The Rookie EP	14
21	19	We Are Augustines	Book of James	Rise Ye Sunken Ships	13
22	20	The Black Keys	Gold on the Ceiling	El Camino	13
23	22	Firehorse	Our Hearts	And So We Ran Faster	13
24	23	Phantogram	16 Years	Nightlife	12
25	25	Goyte	Somebody That I Used to Know	Making Mirrors	12
26	28	St. Vincent	Cheerleader	Strange Mercy	12
27	30	Radiohead	The Daily Mail	The Daily Mail/Staircase	12
28	--	Bry Webb	Undertaker	Provider	12
29	--	Gary Clark Jr.	Bright Lights	Gary Clark Jr. EP	11
30	--	The Shins	September	Port of Morrow	11

New adds - Feb. 14, 2012

2012-02-14T16:28:00.002-06:00

New Adds - 2/14/2012

Jack White - Love Interruption
From the album: Blunderbuss

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The Shins - September
From the album: Port of Morrow

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Adam Arcuragi - Oh I See
From the album: Like a Fire That Consumes All Before It...

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Plastic Flowers - Strange Neighbors
From the album: Strange Neighbors

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AWOLnation - Not Your Fault
From the album: Megalithic Symphony

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The Black Keys - Run Right Back
From the album: El Camino

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Shearwater - Breaking the Yearlings
From the album: Animal Joy

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Howler - Back Of Your Neck
From the album: America Give Up

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Big Troubles - Misery
From the album: Romantic Comedy

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Top 30 - Feb. 13, 2012

2012-02-12T21:55:00.002-06:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	9	The Decemberists	Don't Carry It All	The King Is Dead	26
2	10	Ugly Purple Sweater	Roatan	Conventions	25
3	14	Of Monsters and Men	Little Talks	Into the Woods	25
4	1	Mates of State	Sway	Mountaintops	25
5	2	Tennis	Origins	Young and Old	24
6	4	fun.	We Are Young	Some Nights	24
7	11	The Head & the Heart	Sounds Like Hallelujah	The Head & the Heart	24
8	13	The Naked & Famous	Girls Like You	Passive Me, Aggressive You	24
9	17	Rich Aucoin	It	We're All Dying To Live	24
10	29	High Highs	Flowers Bloom	High Highs	23
11	30	Sharon Van Etten	Serpents	Tramp	23
12	--	The Antlers	Rolled Together	Burst Apart	23
13	--	Mint Julep	Aviary	Save Your Season	16
14	28	Wye Oak	Strangers	Strangers/Mother Single	16
15	7	Young the Giant	Cough Syrup	Young the Giant	15
16	8	Radiation City	Babies	The Hands That Take You	15
17	12	Class Actress	Love Me Like You Used To	Rapprocher	15
18	3	The New Division	Starfield	The Rookie EP	14
19	5	We Are Augustines	Book of James	Rise Ye Sunken Ships	14
20	6	The Black Keys	Gold on the Ceiling	El Camino	14
21	16	The Black Keys	Lonely Boy	El Camino	13
22	19	Firehorse	Our Hearts	And So We Ran Faster	13
23	24	Phantogram	16 Years	Nightlife	13
24	25	Dan Mangan	Rows of Houses	Oh Fortune	12
25	26	Goyte	Somebody That I Used to Know	Making Mirrors	12
26	23	Nada Surf	When I Was Young	The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy	12
27	--	Summer Camp	Better Off Without You	Welcome to Condale	12
28	--	St. Vincent	Cheerleader	Strange Mercy	12
29	--	Bombay Bicycle Club	Shuffle	A Different Kind of Fix	11
30	27	Radiohead	The Daily Mail	The Daily Mail/Staircase	11

Top 30 - Feb. 6, 2012

2012-02-05T20:17:00.000-06:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	4	Mates of State	Sway	Mountaintops	26
2	8	Tennis	Origins	Young and Old	25
3	9	The New Division	Starfield	The Rookie EP	25
4	10	fun.	We Are Young	Some Nights	25
5	11	We Are Augustines	Book of James	Rise Ye Sunken Ships	24
6	12	The Black Keys	Gold on the Ceiling	El Camino	24
7	21	Young the Giant	Cough Syrup	Young the Giant	24
8	22	Radiation City	Babies	The Hands That Take You	24
9	23	The Decemberists	Don't Carry It All	The King Is Dead	24
10	24	Ugly Purple Sweater	Roatan	Conventions	23
11	30	The Head & the Heart	Sounds Like Hallelujah	The Head & the Heart	23
12	--	Class Actress	Love Me Like You Used To	Rapprocher	23
13	--	The Naked & Famous	Girls Like You	Passive Me, Aggressive You	16
14	--	Of Monsters and Men	Little Talks	Into the Woods	16
15	--	The Decemberists	E. Watson	Long Live the King	15
16	1	The Black Keys	Lonely Boy	El Camino	15
17	2	Rich Aucoin	It	We're All Dying To Live	15
18	3	Tracey Thorn	Night Time	Night Time	14
19	5	Firehorse	Our Hearts	And So We Ran Faster	14
20	6	Real Estate	Green Aisles	Loose Lips	14
21	7	First Aid Kit	The Lion's Roar	Lion's Roar	13
22	13	The Jezabels	Try Colour	Prisoner	13
23	14	Nada Surf	When I Was Young	The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy	13
24	16	Phantogram	16 Years	Nightlife	12
25	--	Dan Mangan	Rows of Houses	Oh Fortune	12
26	--	Goyte	Somebody That I Used to Know	Making Mirrors	12
27	--	Radiohead	The Daily Mail	The Daily Mail/Staircase	12
28	--	Wye Oak	Strangers	Strangers/Mother Single	12
29	--	High Highs	Flowers Bloom	High Highs	11
30	--	Sharon Van Etten	Serpents	Tramp	11

New adds - Jan. 31, 2012

2012-01-31T11:01:00.000-06:00

St. Vincent - Cruel
From the album: Strange Mercy

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Dan Mangan - Rows of Houses
From the album: Oh Fortune

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Nada Surf - Jules and Jim
From the album: The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy

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Family Lumber - No Worries
From the album: Look To The Sidelines

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Deas Vail - Summer Forgets Me
From the album: Deas Vail

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Gotye - Someone I Used to Know
From the album: Making Mirrors

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St. Vincent - Cheerleader
From the album: Strange Mercy

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Top 30 - Jan. 30, 2012

2012-01-29T16:33:00.002-06:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	12	The Black Keys	Lonely Boy	El Camino	26
2	2	Rich Aucoin	It	We're All Dying To Live	25
3	4	Tracey Thorn	Night Time	Night Time	25
4	5	Mates of State	Sway	Mountaintops	25
5	6	Firehorse	Our Hearts	And So We Ran Faster	24
6	16	Real Estate	Green Aisles	Loose Lips	24
7	19	First Aid Kit	The Lion's Roar	Lion's Roar	24
8	20	Tennis	Origins	Young and Old	24
9	11	The New Division	Starfield	The Rookie EP	24
10	--	fun.	We Are Young	Some Nights	23
11	--	We Are Augustines	Book of James	Rise Ye Sunken Ships	23
12	--	The Black Keys	Gold on the Ceiling	El Camino	23
13	--	The Jezabels	Try Colour	Prisoner	16
14	3	Nada Surf	When I Was Young	The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy	16
15	8	The Antlers	VCR	(Together)	15
16	10	Phantogram	16 Years	Nightlife	15
17	24	The Lighthouse & the Whaler	Of the Heavens and the Earth	The Lighthouse & the Whaler	15
18	1	Admiral Fallow	Squealing Pigs		14
19	9	Okkervil River	The Valley	I Am Very Far	14
20	13	Zola Jesus	Seekir	Conatus	14
21	15	Young the Giant	Cough Syrup	Young the Giant	13
22	18	Radiation City	Babies	The Hands That Take You	13
23	21	The Decemberists	Don't Carry It All	The King Is Dead	13
24	25	Ugly Purple Sweater	Roatan	Conventions	12
25	29	The Submarines	Fire	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	12
26	30	The Shins	Simple Song	Port of Morrow	12
27	21	Frightened Rabbit	Scottish Winds	Frightened Rabbit EP	12
28	26	Smile Smile	Beg You To Stay	Truth on Tape	12
29	14	The Naked & Famous	The Sun	Passive Me, Aggressive You	11
30	17	The Head & the Heart	Sounds Like Hallelujah	The Head & the Heart	11

New adds - Jan. 24, 2012

2012-01-24T11:25:00.000-06:00

Radiohead - The Daily Mail
From the Single: The Daily Mail & Staircase

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Ugly Purple Sweater - Ba Ba Ba
From the album: Conventions

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The Big Pink - Hit the Ground (Superman)
From the album: Future This

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First Aid Kit - Emmylou
From the album: The Lion's Roar

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The Last Names - Dead Reckoning
From the album: Wilderness

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The Fight - Electric Avenue
From the album: New Young Electric

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Perfume Genius - All Waters
From the album: Put Your Back N 2 It

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Ganglians - Sleep
From the album: Still Living

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Top 30 - Jan. 23, 2012

2012-01-22T21:10:00.002-06:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	11	Admiral Fallow	Squealing Pigs		26
2	2	Rich Aucoin	It	We're All Dying To Live	25
3	4	Nada Surf	When I Was Young	The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy	25
4	9	Tracey Thorn	Night Time	Night Time	25
5	12	Mates of State	Sway	Mountaintops	24
6	5	Firehorse	Our Hearts	And So We Ran Faster	24
7	13	The Naked & Famous	Girls Like You	Passive Me, Aggressive You	24
8	7	The Antlers	VCR	(Together)	24
9	24	Okkervil River	The Valley	I Am Very Far	24
10	28	Phantogram	16 Years	Nightlife	23
11	--	The New Division	Starfield	The Rookie EP	23
12	15	The Black Keys	Lonely Boy	El Camino	23
13	6	Zola Jesus	Seekir	Conatus	16
14	--	The Naked & Famous	The Sun	Passive Me, Aggressive You	16
15	3	Young the Giant	Cough Syrup	Young the Giant	15
16	26	Real Estate	Green Aisles	Loose Lips	15
17	25	The Head & the Heart	Sounds Like Hallelujah	The Head & the Heart	15
18	--	Radiation City	Babies	The Hands That Take You	14
19	1	First Aid Kit	The Lion's Roar	Lion's Roar	14
20	8	Tennis	Origins	Young and Old	14
21	--	The Decemberists	Don't Carry It All	The King Is Dead	13
22	--	Summer Camp	Better Off Without You	Welcome To Condale	13
23	14	The One Am Radio	In A City Without Seasons	Heaven Is Attached By A Slender Thread	13
24	16	The Lighthouse & the Whaler	Of the Heavens and the Earth	The Lighthouse & the Whaler	12
25	18	Ugly Purple Sweater	Roatan	Conventions	12
26	20	Smile Smile	Beg You To Stay	Truth on Tape	12
27	27	Lana Del Ray	Born To Die	Born To Die	12
28	29	We Are Augustines	Juarez	Rise Ye Sunken Ships	12
29	30	The Submarines	Fire	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	11
30	--	The Shins	Simple Song	Port of Morrow	11

Kickstarter - Quoted in Des Moines Register

2012-01-19T15:31:00.000-06:00

Made the Des Moines Register today, talking about our Kickstarter t-shirt project from last March. We'll do another Kickstarter project sometime down-the-road. It is an awesome way for artists and non-profits to gather support for their projects.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120119/BUSINESS/301190081/Kickstarter-Funding-site-helps-entrepreneurs-roll

New adds - Jan. 17, 2012

2012-01-19T15:27:00.002-06:00

The Black Keys - Sister
From the album: El Camino

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Bry Webb - Undertaker
From the album: Provider

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High Highs - Flowers Bloom
From the EP: High Highs

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Peter Wolf Crier - Settling It Off
From the album: Garden Of Arms

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Band of Skulls - Devil Takes Care of His Own
From the album: Sweet Sour

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Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle
From the album: A Different Kind of Fix

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New Adds - Jan. 10, 2012

2012-01-19T15:26:00.002-06:00

The Shins - Simple Song
From the album: Port of Morrow

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Band of Skulls - Sweet Sour
From the album: Sweet Sour

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M83 - My Tears Are Becoming A Sea
From the album: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

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Nurses - Trying To Reach You
From the album: Dracula

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Sons of Fathers - Adam and Eve
From the album: Sons of Fathers

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Top 30 - Jan. 16, 2012

2012-01-15T22:09:00.001-06:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	2	First Aid Kit	The Lion's Roar	Lion's Roar	26
2	18	Rich Aucoin	It	We're All Dying To Live	25
3	7	Young the Giant	Cough Syrup	Young the Giant	25
4	4	Nada Surf	When I Was Young	The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy	25
5	12	Firehorse	Our Hearts	And So We Ran Faster	24
6	13	Zola Jesus	Seekir	Conatus	24
7	14	The Antlers	VCR	(Together)	24
8	15	Tennis	Origins	Young and Old	24
9	16	Tracey Thorn	Night Time	Night Time	24
10	21	The Naked & Famous	Bells	No Light	23
11	--	Admiral Fallow	Squealing Pigs		23
12	--	Mates of State	Sway	Mountaintops	23
13	--	The Naked & Famous	Girls Like You	Passive Me, Aggressive You	16
14	3	The One Am Radio	In A City Without Seasons	Heaven Is Attached By A Slender Thread	16
15	8	The Black Keys	Lonely Boy	El Camino	15
16	17	The Lighthouse & the Whaler	Of the Heavens and the Earth	The Lighthouse & the Whaler	15
17	19	Summer Fiction	By the Sea	By The Sea Single	15
18	11	Ugly Purple Sweater	Roatan	Conventions	14
19	6	Grimes	Oblivion	Visions	14
20	20	Smile Smile	Beg You To Stay	Truth on Tape	14
21	23	Frightened Rabbit	Scottish Winds	Frightened Rabbit EP	13
22	25	Future Islands	Before the Bridge	On the Water	13
23	26	Big Tree	Storm King	This New Year	13
24	27	Okkervil River	The Valley	I Am Very Far	12
25	29	The Head & the Heart	Sounds Like Hallelujah	The Head & the Heart	12
26	30	Real Estate	Green Aisles	Loose Lips	12
27	--	Lana Del Ray	Born To Die	Born To Die	12
28	--	Phantogram	16 Years	Nightlife	12
29	--	We Are Augustines	Juarez	Rise Ye Sunken Ships	11
30	--	The Submarines	Fire	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	11

20 Great Indie Songs of 2011

2011-12-29T14:30:00.004-06:00

Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
From the album: Down The Way

The Antlers - Putting The Dog To Sleep
From the album: Burst Apart

Awolnation - Sail
From the album: Megalithic Symphony

Boy and Bear - Feeding Line
From the album: Moonfire

The Civil Wars - I've Got This Friend
From the album: Barton Hollow

Cults - You Know What I Mean
From the album: Cults

Death Cab for Cutie - You Are a Tourist
From the album: Codes and Keys

The Envy Corps - Make It Stop
From the album: It Culls You

First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
From the album: The Lion's Roar

Foster The People - Helena Beat
From the album: Torches

The Generationals - Ten-Twenty-Ten
From the album: Actor-Caster

Grouplove - Colours
From the album: Never Trust a Happy Song

The Joy Formidable - Whirring
From the album: The Big Roar

Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers
From the album: Wounded Rhymes

The Naked And Famous - Bells
From the album: No Light

Parlours - I Dream of Chicago
From the EP: Parlours

The Rosebuds - Woods
From the album: Loud Planes Fly Low

The Submarines - Birds
From the album: Love Notes/Letter Bombs

Washed Out - Amor Fati
From the album: Within and Without

Washington - How To Tame Lions
From the album: How To Tame Lions

New Adds - 12/20/11

2011-12-21T10:29:00.002-06:00

fun. - We Are Young
From the album: Some Nights

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We Are Augustines - Headlong Into the Abyss
From the album: Rise Ye Sunken Ships

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Feist - The Circle Married the Line
From the album: Metals

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Milo Greene - 1957
From the album: The Hello Sessions

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Fruit Bats - Tony the Tripper
From the album: Tripper

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Sunbears! - Give Love a Try
From the album: You Will Live Forever

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Class Actress - Love Me Like You Used To
From the album: Rapprocher

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Mint Julep - Aviary
From the album: Save Your Season

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New Radiohead - Daily Mail

2011-12-14T21:36:00.003-06:00

Listen to the new Radiohead song "Daily Mail"!

New Adds - 12/13/2011

2011-12-14T21:35:00.002-06:00

Heartless Bastards - Parted Ways
From the album: Arrow

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Peter Wolf Crier - Beach
From the album: Garden of Arms

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The Jezabels - Try Colour
From the album: Prisoner

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Noah & the Whale - Life is Life
From the album: Last Night on Earth

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Said the Whale - Lines
From the EP: New Brighton

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Sharon Van Etten - Serpents
From the album: Tramp

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Cold Cave - Confetti
From the album: Cherish The Light Years

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Library Voices - The Prime Minister's Daughter
From the album: Summer of Lust

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The New Division - Starfield
From the album: The Rookie

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DMPulse - Top 30 - December 12, 2011

2011-12-12T22:58:00.002-06:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	5	The Naked & Famous	Bells	No Light	26
2	6	Florence + the Machine	Shake It Out	Ceremonials	25
3	8	The Jezabels	A Little Piece	Dark Storm EP	25
4	10	The Raveonettes	Oh, Stranger	Batman: Arkham City - The Album	25
5	13	The Elected	Babyface	Bury Me in My Rings	24
6	16	Summer Fiction	By the Sea	By The Sea Single	24
7	18	The Big Pink	Stay Gold	Future This	24
8	19	First Aid Kit	The Lion's Roar	Lion's Roar	24
9	21	The One Am Radio	In A City Without Seasons	Heaven Is Attached By A Slender Thread	24
10	1	Phantogram	Don't Move	Nightlife	23
11	2	College	A Real Hero	A Real Hero EP	23
12	4	The Jezabels	Endless Summer	Prisoner	23
13	11	Big Tree	Storm King	This New Year	16
14	17	The Black Keys	Lonely Boy	El Camino	16
15	20	Future Islands	Before the Bridge	On the Water	15
16	22	Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	Yesterday, Never	Hysterical	15
17	23	The Lighthouse & the Whaler	Under Mountain Under Ground	The Lighthouse & the Whaler	15
18	24	The Envy Corps	Command+Q	It Culls You	14
19	25	Smile Smile	Beg You To Stay	Truth on Tape	14
20	27	Los Campesinos	By Your Hands	Hello Sadness	14
21	28	Grouplove	Tongue Tied	Never Trust a Happy Song	13
22	30	Admiral Fallow	Squeling Pigs	Boots Met My Face	13
23	--	Kimbra	Good Intent	Vows	13
24	--	Grimes	Oblivion	Visions	12
25	--	The Envy Corps	Command+Q	It Culls You	12
26	--	Frightened Rabbit	Scottish Winds	Frightened Rabbit EP	12
27	--	Tennis	Origins	Young and Old	12
28	--	Young the Giant	Cough Syrup	Young the Giant	12
29	--	Ugly Purple Sweater	Roatan	Conventions	11
30	--	Firehorse	Our Hearts	And So We Ran Faster	11

DMPulse - Top 30 - December 5, 2011

2011-12-04T23:03:00.001-06:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	1	Phantogram	Don't Move	Nightlife	26
2	2	College	A Real Hero	A Real Hero EP	25
3	3	The Envy Corps	Ms. Hospital Corners	It Culls You	25
4	4	The Jezabels	Endless Summer	Prisoner	25
5	8	The Naked & Famous	Bells	No Light	24
6	10	Florence + the Machine	Shake It Out	Ceremonials	24
7	11	Parlours	So Still	Parlours EP	24
8	12	The Jezabels	A Little Piece	Dark Storm EP	24
9	13	Typhoon	Summer House	New Kind of House	24
10	14	The Raveonettes	Oh, Stranger	Batman: Arkham City - The Album	23
11	15	Big Tree	Storm King	This New Year	23
12	25	The Pack A.D.	Sirens	Unpersons	23
13	26	The Elected	Babyface	Bury Me in My Rings	16
14	27	The Grates	Turn Me On	Secret Rituals	16
15	21	The Antlers	French Exit	Burst Apart	15
16	27	Summer Fiction	By the Sea	By The Sea Single	15
17	28	The Black Keys	Lonely Boy	El Camino	15
18	29	The Big Pink	Stay Gold	Future This	14
19	--	First Aid Kit	The Lion's Roar	Lion's Roar	14
20	--	Future Islands	Before the Bridge	On the Water	14
21	22	The One Am Radio	In A City Without Seasons	Heaven Is Attached By A Slender Thread	13
22	--	Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	Yesterday, Never	Hysterical	13
23	--	The Lighthouse & the Whaler	Under Mountain Under Ground	The Lighthouse & the Whaler	13
24	--	The Envy Corps	Command+Q	It Culls You	12
25	--	Smile Smile	Beg You To Stay	Truth on Tape	12
26	5	Future Islands	Balance	On the Water	12
27	6	Los Campesinos	By Your Hands	Hello Sadness	12
28	9	Grouplove	Tongue Tied	Never Trust a Happy Song	12
29	20	Youth Lagoon	Afternoon	The Year of Hibernation	11
30	24	Admiral Fallow	Squeling Pigs	Boots Met My Face	11

Fall Fundraiser ends today!

2011-11-30T06:40:00.001-06:00

Our Fall fundraising campaign ends today! So far, we've raised more than $1,200 towards our $1,530 goal.

Each day, we strive to help you discover great new indie music, and pledge to focus on that goal alone, and not selling our audience to advertisers. If you appreciate the music we share with you, and the way we are doing it, would you make a gift today?

Click here to Donate to DMPulse!

If you prefer to donate via Paypal, click here!

Time is running out! Help us reach our goal!

2011-11-22T07:24:00.001-06:00

New Adds - 11/22/11

2011-11-22T00:30:00.000-06:00

The Decemberists - Foregone
From the album: Long Live the King

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Ugly Purple Sweater - Roatan
From the album: Conventions

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Okkervil River - The Valley
From the album: I Am Very Far

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First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
From the album: The Lion’s Roar

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Future Islands - Before the Bridge
From the album: On The Water

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Grimes - Oblivion
From the album: Visions

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Jenny O - Won't Let You Leave
From the EP: Home

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DMPulse - Top 30 - November 21, 2011

2011-11-20T15:18:00.001-06:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	6	The Kooks	Junk of the Heart(Happy)	Junk of the Heart	26
2	7	Phantogram	Don't Move	Nightlife	25
3	2	We Were Promised Jetpacks	Act on Impulse	In The Pit of the Stomach	25
4	3	Future Islands	Balance	On the Water	25
5	4	Los Campesinos	By Your Hands	Hello Sadness	24
6	5	College	A Real Hero	A Real Hero EP	24
7	9	The Envy Corps	Ms. Hospital Corners	It Culls You	24
8	11	The Jezabels	Endless Summer	Prisoner	24
9	14	Boy & Bear	Feeding Line	Moonfire	24
10	17	Jenny O.	Well Ok Honey	Home EP	23
11	22	Washington	Welcome Stranger	How to Tame Lions	23
12	23	The Naked & Famous	Bells	No Light	23
13	10	Okkervil River	Your Past Life as a Blast	I Am Very Far	16
14	26	Angus & Julia Stone	Draw Your Swords	Down The Way	16
15	20	The Head & the Heart	Rivers and Roads	The Head & the Heart	15
16	1	The Antlers	French Exit	Burst Apart	15
17	15	Grouplove	Tongue Tied	Never Trust a Happy Song	15
18	8	Florence + the Machine	Shake It Out	Ceremonials	14
19	13	Metronomy	She Wants	The English Riviera	14
20	--	Parlours	So Still	Parlours EP	14
21	18	Mister Heavenly	Bronx Sniper	Out of Love	13
22	19	Youth Lagoon	Afternoon	The Year of Hibernation	13
23	21	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	White Days	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	13
24	24	Class Actress	Weekend	Rapproacher	12
25	25	The Jezabels	A Little Piece	Dark Storm EP	12
26	28	The One Am Radio	In A City Without Seasons	Heaven Is Attached By A Slender Thread	12
27	29	Summer Fiction	By the Sea	By The Sea Single	12
28	30	Admiral Fallow	Squeling Pigs	Boots Met My Face	12
29	--	Typhoon	Summer House	New Kind of House	11
30	--	The Raveonettes	Oh, Stranger	Batman: Arkham City - The Album	11

New Adds - 11/15/11

2011-11-15T10:38:00.001-06:00

Nada Surf - When I Was Young
From the album: The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy

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Mazzy Star - Common Burn
From the album: TBA 2012 release

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Admiral Fallow - Dead Again Smoking
From the album: Boots Met My Face

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The Stepkids - Legend in my Own Mind
From the album: The Stepkids

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Joy Formidable - Cradle
From the album: The Big Roar

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Tennis - Origins
From the album: Young And Old

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The Dunwells - I Could Be a King
From the album: Blind Sighted Faith

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We Are Augustines - Book of James
From the album: Rise Ye Sunken Ships

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DMPulse - Top 30 - November 14, 2011

2011-11-13T22:45:00.001-06:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	1	The Antlers	French Exit	Burst Apart	26
2	4	We Were Promised Jetpacks	Act on Impulse	In The Pit of the Stomach	25
3	6	Future Islands	Balance	On the Water	25
4	7	Los Campesinos	By Your Hands	Hello Sadness	25
5	9	College	A Real Hero	A Real Hero EP	24
6	10	The Kooks	Junk of the Heart(Happy)	Junk of the Heart	24
7	27	Phantogram	Don't Move	Nightlife	24
8	3	Florence + the Machine	Shake It Out	Ceremonials	24
9	11	The Envy Corps	Ms. Hospital Corners	It Culls You	24
10	5	Okkervil River	Your Past Life as a Blast	I Am Very Far	23
11	12	The Jezabels	Endless Summer	Prisoner	23
12	13	M83	Midnight City	Hurry Up, We're Dreaming	23
13	8	Metronomy	She Wants	The English Riviera	16
14	14	Boy & Bear	Feeding Line	Moonfire	15
15	--	Grouplove	Tongue Tied	Never Trust a Happy Song	15
16	15	She Wants Revenge	Take The World	Valleyheart	15
17	17	Jenny O.	Well Ok Honey	Home EP	15
18	18	Mister Heavenly	Bronx Sniper	Out of Love	14
19	25	Youth Lagoon	Afternoon	The Year of Hibernation	14
20	26	The Head & the Heart	Rivers and Roads	The Head & the Heart	14
21	2	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	White Days	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	14
22	28	Washington	Welcome Stranger	How to Tame Lions	13
23	23	The Naked & Famous	Bells	No Light	13
24	29	Class Actress	Weekend	Rapproacher	12
25	30	The Jezabels	A Little Piece	Dark Storm EP	12
26	--	Angus & Julia Stone	Draw Your Swords	Down The Way	12
27	--	Youth Lagoon	Afternoon	The Year of Hibernation	12
28	--	The One Am Radio	In A City Without Seasons	Heaven Is Attached By A Slender Thread	12
29	--	Summer Fiction	By the Sea	By The Sea Single	11
30	--	Admiral Fallow	Squeling Pigs	Boots Met My Face	11

Fall Fundraising Campaign

2011-11-10T14:53:00.001-06:00

Our Fall fundraising campaign begins today! Our goal is to raise just over $1,500.

Each day, we strive to help you discover great new indie music, and pledge to focus on that goal alone, and not selling our audience to advertisers. If you appreciate the music we share with you, and the way we are doing it, would you make a gift today?

Click here to Donate to DMPulse!

If you prefer to donate via Paypal, click here!

DMPulse Media is a 501c3 nonprofit organization!

2011-11-10T14:49:00.001-06:00

On Friday, September 2, 2011, DMPulse received our 501c3 designation from the Internal Revenue Service. If you've been listening to DMPulse for the last 16 months or reading our weekly e-newsletter, you've heard me discuss working to receive this designation.

What it means to DMPulse and to you is donations to DMPulse Media are tax deductible on your United States income tax return. In the same way donations to charities like The Red Cross, United Way, Animal Rescue League or to a college or university are deductible, now any donation made to DMPulse after July 11, 2011 is tax deductible!

The idea to become a non-profit was hatched nearly two years ago from the results of a DMPulse listener survey. Now, we are finally fully where I envisioned we would best be able to ensure a strong future for DMPulse!

But ensuring DMPulse continues to bring you great music will mean we need your help. Please consider making a donation to help DMPulse continue to help you discover great new music with a tax-deductible donation. Your tax-deductible gift will help DMPulse pay our music licensing fees, stay advertising-free and continue to bring you great new music!

New Adds - 11/8/11

2011-11-08T13:38:00.002-06:00

Library Voices - Generation Handclap
From the album: Summer of Lust

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Guided by Voices - The Unsinkable Fats Domino
From the album: Let's Go Eat the Factory

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Arctic Monkeys - Suck It and See
From the album: Suck It and See

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Summer Fiction - By the Sea
From the album: Summer Fiction

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Admiral Fallow - Squeling Pigs
From the album: Boots Met My Face

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A Classic Education - Baby It's Fine
From the album: Call It Blazing

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Western Ghost House - Branded
From the album: Kaleidoscope Towers

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Le Butcherettes - New York
From the album: Sin Sin Sin

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Givers - Saw You First
From the album: In Light

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DMPulse - Top 30 - November 7, 2011

2011-11-07T23:24:00.002-06:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	1	The Antlers	French Exit	Burst Apart	26
2	2	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	White Days	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	25
3	5	Florence + the Machine	Shake It Out	Ceremonials	25
4	6	We Were Promised Jetpacks	Act on Impulse	In The Pit of the Stomach	25
5	8	Okkervil River	Your Past Life as a Blast	I Am Very Far	24
6	12	Future Islands	Balance	On the Water	24
7	--	Los Campesinos	By Your Hands		24
8	30	Metronomy	She Wants	The English Riviera	24
9	28	College	A Real Hero	A Real Hero EP	24
10	10	The Kooks	Junk of the Heart(Happy)	Junk of the Heart	23
11	11	The Envy Corps	Ms. Hospital Corners	It Culls You	23
12	13	The Jezabels	Endless Summer	Prisoner	23
13	14	M83	Midnight City	Hurry Up, We're Dreaming	16
14	15	Boy & Bear	Feeding Line	Moonfire	15
15	16	She Wants Revenge	Take The World	Valleyheart	15
16	23	Mumford & Sons	Roll Away Your Stone	Sigh No More	15
17	18	Jenny O.	Well Ok Honey	Home EP	15
18	20	Mister Heavenly	Bronx Sniper	Out of Love	14
19	22	The Submarines	Shoelaces	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	14
20	3	Beirut	The Rip Tide	The Rip Tide	14
21	4	Dum Dum Girls	Coming Down	Only In Dreams	14
22	9	Eternal Summers	On My Honor	The Mystic Fortress Sessions	13
23	27	The Naked & Famous	Bells	No Light	13
24	26	The Pack A.D.	Sirens	Unpersons	12
25	29	Youth Lagoon	Afternoon	The Year of Hibernation	12
26	--	The Head & the Heart	Rivers and Roads		12
27	--	Phantogram	Don't Move		12
28	--	Washington	Welcome Stranger	How to Tame Lions	12
29	--	Class Actress	Weekend		11
30	--	The Jezabels	A Little Piece		11

New Adds - 11/1/11

2011-11-01T11:07:00.002-05:00

Adds - 11/1/11

The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
From the album: El Camino

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The Envy Corps - Command+Q
From the album: It Culls You

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The Submarines - Fire
From the album: Love Notes/Letter Bombs

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The Elected - Babyface
From the album: Bury Me In My Rings

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The Jezabels - Rosebud
From the album: Prisoner

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The Lighthouse & the Whaler - Under Mountain Under Ground
From the album: The Lighthouse & the Whaler

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Real Estate - Green Aisles
From the album: Days

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DMPulse - Top 30 - October 31, 2011

2011-10-30T16:55:00.003-05:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	3	The Antlers	French Exit	Burst Apart	26
2	8	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	White Days	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	25
3	9	Beirut	The Rip Tide	The Rip Tide	25
4	10	Dum Dum Girls	Coming Down	Only In Dreams	25
5	11	Florence + the Machine	Shake It Out	Ceremonials	24
6	13	We Were Promised Jetpacks	Act on Impuls	In The Pit of the Stomach	24
7	14	Washington	How To Tame Lions	How to Tame Lions	24
8	22	Okkervil River	Your Past Life as a Blast	I Am Very Far	24
9	24	Eternal Summers	On My Honor	The Mystic Fortress Sessions	24
10	25	The Kooks	Junk of the Heart(Happy)	Junk of the Heart	23
11	26	The Envy Corps	Ms. Hospital Corners	It Culls You	23
12	29	Future Islands	Balance	On the Water	23
13	30	The Jezabels	Endless Summer	Prisoner	16
14	--	M83	Midnight City	Hurry Up, We're Dreaming	15
15	1	Boy & Bear	Feeding Line	Moonfire	15
16	2	She Wants Revenge	Take The World	Valleyheart	15
17	4	The Rosebuds	Woods	Loud Planes Fly Low	15
18	5	Jenny O.	Well Ok Honey	Home EP	14
19	6	The Rosebuds	Go Ahead	Loud Planes Fly Low	14
20	7	Mister Heavenly	Bronx Sniper	Out of Love	14
21	12	Noah & The Whale	Tonight's The Kind Of Night	Last Night on Earth	14
22	15	The Submarines	Shoelaces	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	13
23	17	Mumford & Sons	Roll Away Your Stone	Sigh No More	13
24	--	Blind Pilot	Keep You Right	We Are The Tide	12
25	--	Zola Jesus	Seekir	Contatus	12
26	20	The Pack A.D.	Sirens	Unpersons	12
27	27	The Naked & Famous	Bells	No Light	12
28	28	College	A Real Hero	A Real Hero EP	12
29	--	Youth Lagoon	Afternoon	The Year of Hibernation	11
30	--	Metronomy	She Wants	The English Riviera	11

DMPulse Music Royalties Explained

2011-10-26T08:26:00.000-05:00

Here's a question from Andy in Chicago:

"I've heard you talk on-the-air about the music licensing and royalties DMPulse pays. Would you explain what those are and how much it costs?"

Internet radio stations like DMPulse pay royalties for each song you hear on the station. Those royalties are essentially paying for the right to deliver that copyrighted material to the listening
audience. Many of the artists we play on DMPulse are struggling artists, and we believe it is essential that we pay our fair share for the great music they provide for us to enjoy!

We pay two parties: the songwriters and publishers, and the performers. The songwriters and publishers are represented by three organizations: ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. Perhaps you've seen those acronyms in the liner notes of albums. A songwriter joins one of those groups, which in turn keeps track of where that songwriter's songs are being used and then generate royalty checks to the songwriter. The license-fee sturcture is different for each group, and you can learn more at each organization's website, linked below. For simplicity, I've included the yearly minimums for each license:

ASCAP: (Minimum annual rate) $288
BMI: $324
SESAC: $209

Each of the above also includes additional fees based on a percentage of the internet radio station's revenue. I've estimated that DMPulse's licensing/publishing fees from the above three groups will total around $1,030 this year.

That covers the songwriters; now to the performers of the songs!
We pay royalites for every "performance" of each song. To put it another way, a royalty is paid for each listener that hears each song on DMPulse. The organization we pay is SoundExchange, which collects and administers the royalty payments. Each month we provide SoundExchange with a list of songs played and the number of performances. The rate structure is set yearly:

2011: $0.0019 (per performance)
2012: $0.0021

Let's break this down ... so, the royalty rate is $0.0019 per song, for each listener. Since these are fractions of cents, it is easier in my own mind to put this in terms of hours listened, to get the
numbers bigger. On DMPulse, we average 15-16 songs per hour. So, doing the math: 15 songs per hour, times $0.0019, is $0.0285 cents per hour/per listener. Rounding up slightly, that's about 3 cents per hour, for every hour you listen. A bit of perspective here ... via a nifty chart!

Find the average number of hours you listen a week to see what your share of our royalty payment is:

Hours per week        Rate/week        Annualized Rate (52 weeks)

10 hours                  $0.285            $14.82
20 hours                  $0.57              $29.64
30 hours                  $0.855            $44.46
40 hours                  $1.14              $59.28

Most DMPulse listeners average 20-30 hours of listening each week. Our next SoundExchange payment is due in January, and it will be based on the 2011 rate example above.

Last year, DMPulse was hosted by Live365.com, which covered the songwriter royalties as part of our monthly payment to Live365. In addition, Live365 sold on-air advertising to cover the cost of the SoundExchange royalties. In 2010, DMPulse served 240,000 hours of listening, so at about $0.03/hour, that would have amounted to $6,840, and essentially that was covered by the advertisers at Live365 plus what DMPulse paid monthly for the Live365 hosting of the station.

This year, now that DMPulse is a non-profit, independent internet radio station no longer hosted by Live365, and ADVERTISING-FREE, we are responsible to cover this year's royalties "on our own." Because DMPulse is now non-profit, our royalties fee structure is somewhat less than what it was in 2010, but still substantial.

Thanks to all who have donated to DMPulse to cover your share. Those dollars ultimately go to the musicians and artists you hear on DMPulse!

New Adds - 10/25/11

2011-10-25T16:49:00.005-05:00

Frightened Rabbit - Scottish Winds
From the EP: A Frightened Rabbit EP

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Pujol - Mayday
From the album: Nasty Brutish & Short

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Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Cardinal Rules
From the album: Tape Club

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Fanfarlo - Replicate
From the album: Rooms Filled With Light

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Zola Jesus - Seekir
From the album: Conatus

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The Jezabels - A Little Piece
From the album: Dark Storm

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The Raveonettes - Oh, Stranger
From the album: Batman: Arkham City

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The Grates - Turn Me On
From the album: Secret Rituals

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Blind Pilot - Keep You Right
From the album: We Are the Tide

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DMPulse - Top 30 - October 24, 2011

2011-10-23T15:45:00.002-05:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	3	Boy & Bear	Feeding Line	Moonfire	26
2	1	She Wants Revenge	Take The World	Valleyheart	25
3	13	The Antlers	French Exit	Burst Apart	25
4	4	The Rosebuds	Woods	Loud Planes Fly Low	25
5	5	Jenny O.	Well Ok Honey	Home EP	24
6	8	The Rosebuds	Go Ahead	Loud Planes Fly Low	24
7	9	Mister Heavenly	Bronx Sniper	Out of Love	24
8	10	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	White Days	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	24
9	15	Beirut	The Rip Tide	The Rip Tide	24
10	20	Dum Dum Girls	Coming Down	Only In Dreams	23
11	16	Florence + the Machine	Shake It Out	Ceremonials	23
12	12	Noah & The Whale	Tonight's The Kind Of Night	Last Night on Earth	23
13	--	We Were Promised Jetpacks	Act on Impuls	In The Pit of the Stomach	16
14	21	Washington	How To Tame Lions	How to Tame Lions	15
15	2	The Submarines	Shoelaces	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	15
16	6	Middle East	Land of the Bloody Unknown	I Want That You Are Always Happy	15
17	7	Mumford & Sons	Roll Away Your Stone	Sigh No More	15
18	11	Noah & The Whale	The Line	Last Night on Earth	14
19	14	Cassettes Won't Listen	The Night Shines	Evinspacey	14
20	18	The Pack A.D.	Sirens	Unpersons	14
21	--	Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	Maniac	Hysterical	14
22	23	Okkervil River	Your Past Life as a Blast	I Am Very Far	13
23	26	Wilco	Dawned On Me	The Whole Love	13
24	27	Eternal Summers	On My Honor	The Mystic Fortress Sessions	12
25	--	The Kooks	Junk of the Heart(Happy)	Junk of the Heart	12
26	30	The Envy Corps	Ms. Hospital Corners	It Culls You	12
27	--	The Naked & Famous	Bells	No Light	12
28	--	College	A Real Hero	A Real Hero EP	12
29	--	Future Islands	Balance	On the Water	11
30	--	The Jezabels	Endless Summer	Prisoner	11

New Adds - 10/18/11

2011-10-21T12:25:00.002-05:00

Kimbra - Good Intent
From the album: Vows

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The Cinema - Satellites
From the album: My Blood Is Full of Airplanes

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Cloud Control - Gold Canary
From the album: Bliss Release

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Metronomy - She Wants
From the album: The English Riviera

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Boy & Bear - Lordy May
From the album: Moonfire

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The One Am Radio - In A City Without Seasons
From the album: Heaven Is Attached By A Slender Thread

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Big Fresh - Rumours
From the album: Moneychasers

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Generationals - You Say It Too
From the album: Actor-Caster

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DMPulse - Top 30 - October 17, 2011

2011-10-17T15:28:00.002-05:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	1	She Wants Revenge	Take The World	Valleyheart	26
2	2	The Submarines	Shoelaces	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	25
3	5	Boy & Bear	Feeding Line	Moonfire	25
4	9	The Rosebuds	Woods	Loud Planes Fly Low	25
5	11	Jenny O.	Well Ok Honey	Home EP	24
6	12	Middle East	Land of the Bloody Unknown	I Want That You Are Always Happy	24
7	13	Mumford & Sons	Roll Away Your Stone	Sigh No More	24
8	14	The Rosebuds	Go Ahead	Loud Planes Fly Low	24
9	18	Mister Heavenly	Bronx Sniper	Out of Love	24
10	25	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	White Days	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	23
11	3	Noah & The Whale	The Line	Last Night on Earth	23
12	8	Noah & The Whale	Tonight's The Kind Of Night	Last Night on Earth	23
13	21	The Antlers	French Exit	Burst Apart	16
14	26	Cassettes Won't Listen	The Night Shines	Evinspacey	15
15	27	Beirut	The Rip Tide	The Rip Tide	15
16	30	Florence + the Machine	Shake It Out	Ceremonials	15
17	6	Beirut	Santa Fe	The Rip Tide	14
18	19	The Pack A.D.	Sirens	Unpersons	14
19	10	Wye Oak	Holy Holy	Civilian	14
20	15	Dum Dum Girls	Coming Down	Only In Dreams	14
21	--	Washington	How To Tame Lions	How to Tame Lions	13
22	--	Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	Same Mistake		13
23	--	Okkervil River	Your Past Life as a Blast		12
24	--	National Skyline	Letting Go		12
25	--	Girls	Honey Bunny		12
26	--	Wilco	Dawned On Me	The Whole Love	12
27	22	Eternal Summers	On My Honor	The Mystic Fortress Sessions	12
28	24	Quiet Company	You, Me & the Boatman	We Are All Where We Belong	11
29	7	Givers	Meantime	In the Light	11
30	29	The Envy Corps	Ms. Hospital Corners	It Culls You	10

New Adds - 10/11/11

2011-10-11T11:44:00.003-05:00

Added to the playlist this week...

The Naked & Famous - Bells
From the album: No Light

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Phantogram - Don't Move
From the album: Nightlife

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Yukon Blonde - Fire
From the album: Fire//Water

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The Rifles - Coming Home
From the album: Freedom Run

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The Cinema - My Blood Is Full of Airplanes
From the album: My Blood Is Full of Airplanes

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Nerves Junior - Kale
From the album: As Bright As Your Night Light

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Typhoon - Summer House
From the album: A New Kind of House

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VHS or Beta- Breaking Bones
From the album: Diamonds & Death

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Cloud Control- Meditation Song 2 (Why, Oh Why)
From the album: Bliss Release

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Hurricane Bells - Possibilities
From the album: Tides and Tales

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New player window options

2011-10-11T11:12:00.001-05:00

Here are two options for new player windows for DMPulse. What do you think?

DMPulse - Top 30 - October 10, 2011

2011-10-10T17:18:00.000-05:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	1	She Wants Revenge	Take The World	Valleyheart	26
2	6	The Submarines	Shoelaces	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	25
3	16	Noah & The Whale	The Line	Last Night on Earth	25
4	2	The Antlers	Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out	Burst Apart	24
5	3	Boy & Bear	Feeding Line	Moonfire	24
6	4	Beirut	Santa Fe	The Rip Tide	24
7	12	Givers	Meantime	In the Light	24
8	5	Noah & The Whale	Tonight's The Kind Of Night	Last Night on Earth	24
9	7	The Rosebuds	Woods	Loud Planes Fly Low	24
10	8	Wye Oak	Holy Holy	Civilian	24
11	17	Jenny O.	Well Ok Honey	Home EP	23
12	19	Middle East	Land of the Bloody Unknown	I Want That You Are Always Happy	16
13	20	Mumford & Sons	Roll Away Your Stone	Sigh No More	16
14	--	The Rosebuds	Go Ahead	Loud Planes Fly Low	16
15	14	Dum Dum Girls	Coming Down	Only In Dreams	15
16	9	Thao & Mirah	Eleven	Thao & Mirah	15
17	15	Feist	How Come You Never Go There	Metals	15
18	18	Mister Heavenly	Bronx Sniper	Out of Love	14
19	--	The Pack A.D.	Sirens	Unpersons	14
20	10	Washed Out	Amor Fati	Within and Without	14
21	21	The Antlers	French Exit	Burst Apart	14
22	22	Eternal Summers	On My Honor	The Mystic Fortress Sessions	14
23	23	Washington	Welcome Stranger	How to Tame Lions	11
24	24	Quiet Company	You, Me & the Boatman	We Are All Where We Belong	11
25	25	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	White Days	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	11
26	26	Cassettes Won't Listen	The Night Shines	Evinspacey	11
27	27	Beirut	The Rip Tide	The Rip Tide	10
28	28	Grouplove	Tongue Tied	Never Trust A Happy Song	10
29	29	The Envy Corps	Ms. Hospital Corners	It Culls You	9
30	--	Florence + the Machine	Shake It Out	Ceremonials	9

New Adds - 10/4/11

2011-10-04T10:33:00.002-05:00

Florence + the Machine - Shake It Out
From the album: Ceremonials

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College - A Real Hero
From the EP: A Real Hero

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Yesterday, Never
From the album: Hysterical

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The Horrors - Still Life
From the album: Skying

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Class Actress - Weekend
From the album: Rapprocher

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Emot - Ancients
From the album: Make You Electric

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Youth Lagoon - Afternoon
From the album: The Year of Hibernation

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Emm Gryner - Ciao Monday
From the album: Northern Gospel

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DMPulse - Top 30 - October 3, 2011

2011-10-03T17:13:00.002-05:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	5	She Wants Revenge	Take The World	Valleyheart	26
2	17	The Antlers	Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out	Burst Apart	25
3	20	Boy & Bear	Feeding Line	Moonfire	25
4	1	Beirut	Santa Fe	The Rip Tide	24
5	2	Noah & The Whale	Tonight's The Kind Of Night	Last Night on Earth	24
6	13	The Submarines	Shoelaces	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	24
7	15	The Rosebuds	Woods	Loud Planes Fly Low	24
8	14	Wye Oak	Holy Holy	Civilian	24
9	12	Thao & Mirah	Eleven	Thao & Mirah	23
10	9	Washed Out	Amor Fati	Within and Without	22
11	3	Death Cab for Cutie	Monday Morning	Codes and Keys	22
12	11	Givers	Meantime	In the Light	20
13	7	Arctic Monkeys	Black Treacle	Suck It And See	17
14	27	Dum Dum Girls	Coming Down	Only In Dreams	17
15	10	Feist	How Come You Never Go There	Metals	16
16	--	Noah & The Whale	The Line	Last Night on Earth	15
17	--	Jenny O.	Well Ok Honey	Home EP	15
18	26	Mister Heavenly	Bronx Sniper	Out of Love	14
19	30	Middle East	Land of the Bloody Unknown	I Want That You Are Always Happy	14
20	--	Mumford & Sons	Roll Away Your Stone	Sigh No More	14
21	--	The Antlers	French Exit	Burst Apart	14
22	--	Eternal Summers	On My Honor	The Mystic Fortress Sessions	14
23	16	Washington	Welcome Stranger	How to Tame Lions	11
24	23	Quiet Company	You, Me & the Boatman	We Are All Where We Belong	11
25	24	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	White Days	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	11
26	25	Cassettes Won't Listen	The Night Shines	Evinspacey	11
27	18	Beirut	The Rip Tide	The Rip Tide	10
28	29	Grouplove	Tongue Tied	Never Trust A Happy Song	10
29	28	The Envy Corps	Ms. Hospital Corners	It Culls You	9
30	--	The Envy Corps	Give It (All) Up	It Culls You	9

September 2011 Listener Survey Feedback

2011-09-29T12:15:00.001-05:00

Thanks to all who filled out the most recent listener survey. Here is a sampling of the feedback we received...with a summary of what we're planning to do based on your feedback in italics after each question.
-Jay

My #1 reason for listening to DMPulse is:
-Great music! I get to discover new bands and listen to my favorite bands while at work. No commercials is even better.

-The lack of commercials, the variety of music, the genres that are played.

-I love listening to new bands

-Great music selection and I'm always looking/listening for something new that will catch my ear and make my happy.

-I like the music. I listen to it all day at work.

-Fantastic selection, rotation of new music.

-I like your sensibilities, your direction, your tone.

-Plays new music.

-Great selection of music!

-I can listen while I work at my computer.

-love the music and love to hear new stuff

-like the mix of new and old, good way to hear new music.

-better variety, no commercials :) supporting independents

-New music, no ads.

Recently, DMPulse became a non-profit organization and donations made to the station are tax deductible. While we need donations to cover our operating expenses, we want to be careful not to burn-out our listeners with too much fundraising. How often should we do on-air fundraising?

4 times a year, in March, June, September and December = 81%

**We'll go forward focusing our fundraising efforts in the Spring and Fall, with smaller fundraising times in summer and the end of the calendar year.

If I could change one thing about DMPulse, I would:
-I miss how when DMPulse was on Live 365 we could see the Album names and art.

-I also enjoyed the "thumbs up/thumbs down". I don't know how to have an imput with this radio stations about the songs I love.

-I am glad the current songs are being displayed, the "coming up" should automaticaly refresh as well.

-Like it if the website displayed the playlist for the last few hours. I listen at work and it's hard to check the site all of the time to see what the song name and artist is, right when it's playing. I'd love the ability to look through the playlist and be able to see what I've been listening to for the last hour.

-Add yet more variety--longer playlist incorporating "oldies but goodies" along with the new gems.

-Don't become simply a channel-er for your listeners. If we wanted to hear what we know about then we wouldn't need you. In essence, you decide what to play, don't pander to our mediocrity.

-"now playing" missing description of album / year

-While I love the new music, I do like to hear some older stuff every now and then. Seems like the Clash is the only older stuff I hear on DMPulse.

-Put the current playlist online.

**We're currently looking for a better way to display both the song currently playing as well as previous tracks played. Our current vendors do not seem to offer a solution that meets our needs, so we are searching for other solutions or will have to build something ourselves. In my mind, improving the player window is the top priority.

**Secondly, based on your feedback, we'll be adding some older tracks to the playlist. I'm looking forward to finding a way to incorporate some "classic alternative" will still maintaining our focus on new music.

If I were in charge of the DMPulse.com website, I would change or improve the following:

-Improve the website by better display and timelines of song title, album, artist. Who's next in rotation is nice too. Add some links to purchase music or band websites.

-The playlist feature needs work, as you've mentioned.

-It would seem that you should be able to provide a better interface, one that could detail more about the music that you are playing at the time. I would hope song track album artist info is in the meta data and should be able to stream with the music to a more page that can decode it...

-Maybe have a featured artist of the week/month-with related artists. Or, when a song is playing show artists/songs I may like. I know it is a lot like Pandora, but I think it opens you up to new stuff!

-more news about played artist, f.e. new rotated band, etc

-I'd fix the "now playing" function, which seems to get stuck after a while.

-Put the current playlist online.

-The box that shows what is currently playing sometimes doesn't work.

-its fine

**We'll add a full playlist to the site. What is currently there is out of date.

New Adds - 9/27/11

2011-09-28T17:23:00.000-05:00

Wilco - Dawned On Me
From the album: The Whole Love

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Parlours - So Still
From the album: Parlours EP

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Dan Mangan - About As Helpful As You Can Be Without Being Any Help At All
From the album: Oh Fortune

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Mister Heavenly - Hold My Hand
From the album: Out of Love

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Girls - Honey Bunny
From the album: Father, Son, Holy Ghost

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The Pack A.D. - Sirens
From the album: Unpersons

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The Blood Arm - Introducing Randy Newman
From the album: Turn And Face Me

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Canon Blue - Indian Summer (Des Moines)
From the album: Rumspringa

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National Skyline - Letting Go
From the album: Broadcasting

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September Listener Survey!

2011-09-26T07:22:00.000-05:00

Here's the link you heard about on-air! The survey is 6 questions long, and should only take a minute or two to complete.

Click here to take the survey via Survey Monkey!

DMPulse Top 30 - Week of Sept. 26

2011-09-26T07:20:00.000-05:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	2	Beirut	Santa Fe	The Rip Tide	26
2	7	Noah & The Whale	Tonight's The Kind Of Night	Last Night on Earth	25
3	10	Death Cab for Cutie	Monday Morning	Codes and Keys	25
4	3	The Antlers	Putting the Dog to Sleep	Burst Apart	25
5	12	She Wants Revenge	Take The World	Valleyheart	24
6	1	Woods	Pushing Onlys	Sun and Shade	24
7	5	Arctic Monkeys	Black Treacle	Suck It And See	24
8	8	Beirut	East Harlem	The Rip Tide	24
9	4	Washed Out	Amor Fati	Within and Without	23
10	6	Feist	How Come You Never Go There	Metals	23
11	27	Givers	Meantime	In the Light	13
12	26	Thao & Mirah	Eleven	Thao & Mirah	13
13	18	The Submarines	Shoelaces	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	13
14	24	Wye Oak	Holy Holy	Civilian	12
15	--	The Rosebuds	Woods	Loud Planes Fly Low	12
16	30	Washington	Welcome Stranger	How to Tame Lions	12
17	--	The Antlers	Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out	Burst Apart	12
18	20	Beirut	The Rip Tide	The Rip Tide	12
19	25	Bon Iver	Holocene	Bon Iver	11
20	--	Boy & Bear	Feeding Line	Moonfire	11
21	21	We Are Augustines	Chapel Song	Rise Ye Sunken Ships	11
22	22	The Envy Corps	Make It Stop	It Culls You	11
23	19	Quiet Company	You, Me & the Boatman	We Are All Where We Belong	11
24	16	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	White Days	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	11
25	9	Cassettes Won't Listen	The Night Shines	Evinspacey	11
26	23	Mister Heavenly	Bronx Sniper	Out of Love	11
27	--	Dum Dum Girls	Coming Down	Only In Dreams	10
28	--	The Envy Corps	Ms. Hospital Corners	It Culls You	10
29	--	Grouplove	Tongue Tied	Never Trust A Happy Song	10
30	11	Middle East	Land of the Bloody Unknown	I Want That You Are Always Happy	10

DMPulse Listener Survey - September 2011

2011-09-23T14:25:00.001-05:00

Take the latest DMPulse Listener Survey!

It's been 2 months since we went commercial-free at DMPulse.com, and we'd like your feedback. The survey is 6 questions long, and should only take a minute or two to complete. We are seeking your feedback on how often you are listening, how often we should fundraise, and how we can improve!

Click here to take the survey via Survey Monkey!

New Adds - 9/20/11

2011-09-20T12:00:00.000-05:00

Foster the People - I Would Do Anything For You
From the album: Torches

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The Big Pink - Stay Gold
From the album: Future This (out in 2012)

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Los Campesinos - By Your Hand
From the album: Hello Sadness (out 11/15)

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Mates of State - Palomino
From the album: Mountaintops

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DMPulse Top 30 - Week of Sept. 19

2011-09-19T14:17:00.000-05:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	4	Woods	Pushing Onlys	Sun and Shade	27
2	7	Beirut	Santa Fe	The Rip Tide	26
3	1	The Antlers	Putting the Dog to Sleep	Burst Apart	25
4	26	Washed Out	Amor Fati	Within and Without	25
5	3	Arctic Monkeys	Black Treacle	Suck It And See	25
6	28	Feist	How Come You Never Go There	Metals	25
7	2	Noah & The Whale	Tonight's The Kind Of Night	Last Night on Earth	25
8	25	Beirut	East Harlem	The Rip Tide	24
9	18	Cassettes Won't Listen	The Night Shines	Evinspacey	24
10	10	Death Cab for Cutie	Monday Morning	Codes and Keys	22
11	23	Middle East	Land of the Bloody Unknown	I Want That You Are Always Happy	17
12	17	She Wants Revenge	Take The World	Valleyheart	16
13	19	Wild Beasts	Lion's Share	Smother	16
14	6	Mates of State	Maracas	Mountaintops	16
15	9	M83	Midnight City	Hurry Up, We're Dreaming	16
16	16	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	White Days	The Lighthouse And The Whaler	15
17	20	Chadwick Stokes	Crowbar Hotel	Simmerkane II	14
18	24	The Submarines	Shoelaces	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	13
19	29	Quiet Company	You, Me & the Boatman	We Are All Where We Belong	13
20	30	Beirut	The Rip Tide	The Rip Tide	13
21	5	We Are Augustines	Chapel Song	Rise Ye Sunken Ships	12
22	8	The Envy Corps	Make It Stop	It Culls You	12
23	--	Mister Heavenly	Bronx Sniper	Out of Love	12
24	--	Wye Oak	Holy Holy	Civilian	11
25	--	Bon Iver	Holocene	Bon Iver	11
26	--	Thao & Mirah	Eleven	Thao & Mirah	11
27	--	Givers	Meantime	In the Light	11
28	--	Arctic Monkeys	Reckless Serenade	Suck It And See	10
29	--	Gardens & Villa	Black Hills	Gardens & Villa	10
30	--	Washington	Welcome Stranger	How to Tame Lions	10

DMPulse Top 30 - Week of August 22

2011-08-29T22:56:00.002-05:00

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Album	Plays
1	11	Generationals	Ten-Twenty-Ten	Actor-Caster	26
2	12	The Antlers	No Widows	Burst Apart	25
3	13	Death Cab for Cutie	Monday Morning	Codes and Keys	24
4	3	The Envy Corps	Make It Stop	It Culls You	24
5	1	The Head & the Heart	Down in the Valley	The Head & the Heart	24
6	2	Lykke Li	Get Some	Wounded Rhymes	24
7	5	Beirut	East Harlem	The Rip Tide	24
8	14	Bon Iver	Holocene	Bon Iver	24
9	10	M83	Midnight City	Hurry Up, We're Dreaming	24
10	15	We Are Augustines	Chapel Song	Rise Ye Sunken Ships	24
11	16	Radiohead	Morning Mr. Magpie	The King of Limbs	24
12	17	Class Actress	Keep You	Rapproacher	24
13	6	The Antlers	Putting the Dog to Sleep	Burst Apart	13
14	18	Fleet Foxes	Bedouin Dress	Helplessness Blues	12
15	--	Mates of State	Maracas	Mountaintops	12
16	19	The Antlers	Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out	Burst Apart	12
17	--	The Submarines	Shoelaces	Love Notes/Letter Bombs	12
18	20	Austra	Lose It	Feel It Break	12
19	8	The Antlers	I Don't Want Love	Burst Apart	12
20	--	Arctic Monkeys	Black Treacle	Suck It And See	12
21	21	The Civil Wars	I've Got This Friend	Barton Hollow	12
22	--	Washed Out	Eyes Be Closed	Within and Without	11
23	--	Middle East	Land of the Bloody Unknown	I Want That You Are Always Happy	11
24	22	Chadwick Stokes	Crowbar Hotel	Simmerkane II	11
25	--	Cassettes Won't Listen	The Night Shines	Evinspacey	11
26	23	Manchester Orchestra	Simple Math	Simple Math	11
27	24	Centro-matic	Only In My Double Mind	Candidate Waltz	11
28	26	Waters	For the One	Out In The Light	11
29	29	Thao & Mirah	Eleven	Thao & Mirah	11
30	--	Washed Out	Amor Fati	Within and Without	10

Bug Report - Flash Player Issue on DMPulse.com

2011-07-15T15:15:00.000-05:00

I've heard from several listeners that the flash player on DMPulse.com is disconnecting from the stream, playing the Launch Spot and reconnecting around the 5 minute mark of listening. So, every five minutes you'd hear "3...2...1! Fire! Welcome to etc."

I reset the server, and removed the launch ad. So, that solves the issue of hearing that Launch Spot every 5 minutes! (It is supposed to only air once at launch!) It still appears that the player is disconnecting and reconnecting every 5 minutes, but you may not notice because there's no "Launch Spot" now. Something's up with the Flash player, so we'll get it fixed. In the meantime, it may not even be noticable that the stream is being disconnected.

If you are still having trouble, trying listening through the DMPulse page on TuneIn.com:
http://tunein.com/radio/DMPulse-s141000/

We'll surely have a few bugs to work out along the way! Thanks for being patient!

2011-07-11T07:59:00.000-05:00

DMPulse is Live!

DMPulse has launched a commercial-free stream! We are playing the same great music you heard on our Live365 station, just without the commercials. This new stream is entirely listener supported, allowing you to enjoy a radio experience free of commercial interruptions. We can't do it without you, so tune in today!

Best New Tracks - May 2011

2011-05-31T22:40:00.000-05:00

1,2,3 - Riding Coach

J Mascis - Not Enough

Explosions in the Sky - Trembling Hands

Other Lives - For 12

Noah and the Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

awolnation - Sail