In the last week or so we have added a number of great new releases to our Rockland USA : Pop Rock station - many of them before you will hear them on the radio! Great new music from Rob Thomas (lead singer of Matchbox Twenty which the band is currently on break), Gavin DeGraw's latest single, and Green Day's third release from their 'American Idiot' album. 80s rockers Tesla and John Mellencamp return to the radio with new releases as well.
Here's are latest brand spankin' new release list playing regularly on Rockland USA :
Rob Thomas - Lonely No More
Relient K - Be My Escape
Gavin DeGraw - Chariot
The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It
Tesla - What A Shame
Good Charlotte - I Just Wanna Live
Lifehouse - You And Me
Toby Mac - Gone
John Mellencamp - Walk Tall
Green Day - Holiday
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Monday, January 31, 2005
VH1: Video Hits One?
I remember the old days of VH1 when their big slogan and claim to fame was 'Video Hits First'.
I was watching VH1 this morning (I admit I am a fan of VH1 - love the videos, reality shows, and their nostalgia) when I saw several 'new' releases or as they call them 'Fresh'. One song was Aslyn's 'Be The Girl' which we here at Rockland USA have been playing since last summer. The song was played on RUSA so many times I pulled the track temporarily to give it a rest. Six months later it shows up on VH1?
Several more examples of how Rockland USA truely does play new hits first before ANYONE:
Bowling For Soup - 1985 : RUSA was playing that track weeks before any Clear Channel or other radio station. Believe it or not, we were playing that song the same day it was announced that it would be released as a single.
Lis Phair - Extroadinary : Another track that we were playing 6 months before it was released by the record companies as a single.
3 Doors Down - Let Me Go : When we first heard that the new CD for 3DD was coming out in February and the first release would be 'Let Me Go' we went to work. We discovered that the song was first released as a 'B Side' track on another song recorded as a live song at a concert. We immediately started playing that release until we could get our hands on the actual studio version that will appear on the new CD coming out in early February. Once we did get our hands on the studio version, we still had the song on the air weeks before any other radio station.
We could go on and on about all of our new tracks getting airplay here on Rockland USA weeks before you will hear them on the radio or TV. By the time our new songs are rotated out to make way for new tracks, the radio stations are just catching up!
Using our 'Hit Predictor' method of new song selection, our new songs have a 95% track record of making it into the top 20 of Billboard. That's what makes our 'Spankin New Releases' so good.
Oh and VH1 - thanks for catching up.
I was watching VH1 this morning (I admit I am a fan of VH1 - love the videos, reality shows, and their nostalgia) when I saw several 'new' releases or as they call them 'Fresh'. One song was Aslyn's 'Be The Girl' which we here at Rockland USA have been playing since last summer. The song was played on RUSA so many times I pulled the track temporarily to give it a rest. Six months later it shows up on VH1?
Several more examples of how Rockland USA truely does play new hits first before ANYONE:
Bowling For Soup - 1985 : RUSA was playing that track weeks before any Clear Channel or other radio station. Believe it or not, we were playing that song the same day it was announced that it would be released as a single.
Lis Phair - Extroadinary : Another track that we were playing 6 months before it was released by the record companies as a single.
3 Doors Down - Let Me Go : When we first heard that the new CD for 3DD was coming out in February and the first release would be 'Let Me Go' we went to work. We discovered that the song was first released as a 'B Side' track on another song recorded as a live song at a concert. We immediately started playing that release until we could get our hands on the actual studio version that will appear on the new CD coming out in early February. Once we did get our hands on the studio version, we still had the song on the air weeks before any other radio station.
We could go on and on about all of our new tracks getting airplay here on Rockland USA weeks before you will hear them on the radio or TV. By the time our new songs are rotated out to make way for new tracks, the radio stations are just catching up!
Using our 'Hit Predictor' method of new song selection, our new songs have a 95% track record of making it into the top 20 of Billboard. That's what makes our 'Spankin New Releases' so good.
Oh and VH1 - thanks for catching up.
Saturday, January 29, 2005
ADIOS: Rockland USA : Mix Hits
It is with deep regret that I must announce the official end to our newer station Rockland USA : Mix Hits. The station will only be available to Live365 VIP members beginning February 11. 2005. The playlist will be put into an auto-random mode and downgraded to 32k mp3pro so we can fit more music onto the server before the account is cancelled. Once the account is cancelled we will no longer be able to access the station controls.
WHY?
Our main station Rockland USA : Pop Rock is booming! Due to our recent highlight on the front of the Windows Media Player program guide, the Pop Rock station has welcome thousands of new listeners every day. Due to the increased traffic, we are forced to put our limited funds towards the Pop Rock station in order to accomodate as many new listeners as possible.
This was not an easy decision as we did not plan on our listener growth to triple in two weeks. If I do not continue to raise the listener caps on the main station to make room for every new listener that checks us out, we are only hurting the future expansion and possible future sponsorships.
We have NEVER asked for money from our listeners to keep our stations running. We do not have any sponsorships or any other form of income to help with the costs of Rockland USA. It is our dream one day that a company or corporation will provide a major sponsorship to Rockland USA to cover the costs of operation in exchange for exclusive advertising rights where legally possible. Until that day, we will fund the stations as best as we can while considering all growth opportunities as they arise.
So, we ask our 'MIX' listeners to come on over to the 'Pop Rock' station - you will find out that the playlist is really not that much different! If you can stand to give up your Spice Girls for some Green Day, you will be very happy :)
WHY?
Our main station Rockland USA : Pop Rock is booming! Due to our recent highlight on the front of the Windows Media Player program guide, the Pop Rock station has welcome thousands of new listeners every day. Due to the increased traffic, we are forced to put our limited funds towards the Pop Rock station in order to accomodate as many new listeners as possible.
This was not an easy decision as we did not plan on our listener growth to triple in two weeks. If I do not continue to raise the listener caps on the main station to make room for every new listener that checks us out, we are only hurting the future expansion and possible future sponsorships.
We have NEVER asked for money from our listeners to keep our stations running. We do not have any sponsorships or any other form of income to help with the costs of Rockland USA. It is our dream one day that a company or corporation will provide a major sponsorship to Rockland USA to cover the costs of operation in exchange for exclusive advertising rights where legally possible. Until that day, we will fund the stations as best as we can while considering all growth opportunities as they arise.
So, we ask our 'MIX' listeners to come on over to the 'Pop Rock' station - you will find out that the playlist is really not that much different! If you can stand to give up your Spice Girls for some Green Day, you will be very happy :)
Friday, January 14, 2005
RUSA'S LOVE NOTES!
Rockland USA stations will be giving you the chance to dedicate music along with a Love Note to your favorite valentine! For participating you will have a chance to win dinner for two at any Outback Steakhouse nationwide in the continental United States!
How To Participate:
1. FILL OUT THE FORM: Simply send us your music request and love note dedication using the form on the Rockland USA website.
2. RECORD YOUR LOVE NOTE: Make your own voice recording of your dedication in any audio format and we will play it on the air for your valentine! Please keep your love note recordings short (under 60 sec). Email us your recording along with your music request to rockon@rocklandusa.com.
We will be playing all Love Notes between 12:00PM and 5:00PM EST on Monday, February 14, 2005. Outback Steakhouse prize will be awarded by random drawing from all Love Notes we received. Deadline for Love Notes is February 12, 2005.
All New Playlists
We have totally revamped our entire music track airplay collection adding literally hundreds of new top hits.
Needless to say this took several weeks to accomplish. Each and every track has been customized for Internet streaming, ID tags for each track have been fully researched and edited, and finally assigned to a minor-playlist bank thus making it much easier to create full daily playlists.
I personally feel the sound quality is MUCH improved as well as the pop rock hit variety.
Needless to say this took several weeks to accomplish. Each and every track has been customized for Internet streaming, ID tags for each track have been fully researched and edited, and finally assigned to a minor-playlist bank thus making it much easier to create full daily playlists.
I personally feel the sound quality is MUCH improved as well as the pop rock hit variety.
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