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What's Playing on Live365?

Live365 is the service I am using to broadcast my radio station. I don't always listen to my own station, but I don't necessarily want to click on every single preset in my player to find out what 's happening elsewhere. So, I used what I learned when I made my "Now Playing on Polka Dot Radio" blurb at the top of every screen, and came up with this page. It shows what songs are playing on my current Live365 interests (this list of interests is definitely subject to change as I explore the thousands of available stations, but this is what I've got so far )

If our tastes overlap at all, feel free to use this page to see what's playing. FYI, stations use the same playlists for Standard and VIP, but since VIP listeners have no commercials, the broadcasts get out of synch. Look at whichever column applies to you. Clicking on the station name or the little speaker icon will bring you to a page with more information about each station where you can launch the player and have a listen if you wish. (To sign up for VIP service and help support my station at the same time, you can click here.)

If you're enjoying my station, you are invited to join the mailing list. Additionally, if you are really enjoying it, and you'd like to help me pay for it please consider a small donation with my sincere thanks! Oh, and there's a t-shirt, too . See the station's homepage for more info on all of that.

This page refreshes automatically every 2 minutes, so you can sit here all day and just wait for a good song to appear if you want to .

Lisa

Standard

Listen Now Polka Dot Radio
Music from the Polka Dot Cottage, featuring Crowded House, Indigo Girls, Sixpence None the Richer, Jars of Clay, Decemberists, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Matthew Sweet, October Project, They Might be Giants, Better Than Ezra, Shawn Colvin and more...

VIP
The Wild Colonials
"Childhood"
This Can't Be Life
Standard
Shivaree
"Goodnight Moon"
I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump

Listen Now Sirens of Song
All Female - Dido, Garbage, Sia, Bjork, Sarah McLachlan, Poe, Goldfrapp, Tori Amos, Frou Frou, Zero 7, Portishead, Norah Jones, Jem

VIP
D.N.A. f/Suzanne Vega
"Tom's Diner (7 Version)"
Women & Songs
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Listen Now Positive Rock
Modern Rock Hits!

VIP
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Standard
The Pines
"Shine On Moon"
Tremolo

Listen Now Alternate Currents
No Fancy Website. No Clever Voiceovers. Just the Best Adult Album Alternative Programming Available on the Internet!

VIP
Brian Eno & David Byrne
"One Fine Day"
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Standard
Janis Ian
"Mary's Eyes (Janis Ian) 4.09"
Billie's Bones

Listen Now Bells and Whistles
Mellow mix of singer/songwriters & folk-pop/rock (Shawn Colvin, Nanci Griffith, John Gorka, Mary Black, Aimee Mann)

VIP
Lillie Palmer
"Insanity Street"
Legacy: A Collection of New Folk Music
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Listen Now Into the Mystic
Eclectic, Mellow Vocal Focused Alternative: Coldplay~Suzanne Vega~Travis~Tori Amos~Damien Rice~Zero 7~Ben Folds~Ryan Adams~Patty Griffin

VIP
Shawn Colvin
"Set the Prairie on Fire"
Fat City
Standard
Cox Family
"I've Got That Old Feeling"
Everybody's Reaching out for Someone

Listen Now Online Folk Festival
New Dylan, Cockburn, Greg Brown, Hem, Kennedys, Teada, Donal Clancy, Cara Dillon, Dave Carter, Amos Lee plus regular mix of folk, Celtic, bluegrass, gospel, singer/songwriter, traditional, folk/rock, cajun/zydeco

VIP
Paul Kelly with Uncle Bill
"Taught by experts"
Smoke
Standard
Girls
"Hellhole Ratrace"
Album

Listen Now Radio One
Indie rock and alternative. Wilco, Radiohead, Death Cab, Strokes, Bright Eyes, Beck, Decemberists, Snow Patrol, Regina Spektor, Guster, TV on the Radio, Alexi Murdoch

VIP
The Clash
"Straight to Hell"
Combat Rock
Standard

Listen Now onomatopoeia
VIP Listeners Only
only the best Trip-Hop and Downtempo

VIP
plus49
"one man doing yoga"
all the beautiful things
Standard

Listen Now The Sean Mulrooney Show
Music for people in their 30's who feel like they are in their 20's.

VIP
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John Lennon
"What Ever Gets You through The Night"
Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon

Listen Now ==70'S== Hits
The Greatest Hits Of The 1970's. . . . 10 CC, Andy Gibb, Barry Manilow, Bee Gees, Cher, ELO, Paul McCartney, Fleetwood Mac, Frankie Valli, Jefferson Starship, Chicago, Stylistics, and More. . . .

VIP
GQ
"Disco Nights Rock-Freak"
Disco Nights
Standard

Listen Now ==80'S== Hits
The Pop Hits Of The 1980's

VIP
Bananarama
"Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)"
True Confessions
Standard

Listen Now ==80'S== Hits New Wave
80'S Retro, The New Wave Side Of The 80's. . . . .

VIP
Depeche Mode
"Behind The Wheel"
Singles 86-98
Standard
Kings of Leon
"Use Somebody"
Only By The Night

Listen Now STAR RADIO Top 40 Hits
Best Pop Radio Nomination 2 years in a row ! New Hits from Top 40's around the World & many Exclusive Hits from US, Europe, Canada, Australia: Rihanna,Black Eyed Peas,Nick Lachey,Pakito,ATB,Pussuycat Dolls,Bob Sinclar,Gnarls Barkley,Evanescence...

VIP
Lady Gaga
"Bad romance"
The Fame Monster
Standard
The Pointer Sisters
"Pinball Number Count"
Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music

Listen Now Hip Young Parent Radio
The Children's Music Alternative. Check schedule for themed hours: School House Freeform, Wee Wanna Rock, Rodeo, Matinee, HYPCat, World Party, Siesta, Sunday School & Lullabies twice nightly!

VIP
Sara Hickman
"Radiation Man"
Misfits
Standard
Pascal Boëls
"Scarlatti: Sonate K.544: cantabile"
Domenico Scarlatti: 15 Sonatas

Listen Now 10-String Guitar
Music of the 10-String Classical Guitar and other multi-string guitars, archguitars, lutes, and theorbos.

VIP
José Miguel Moreno
"Chaconne"
Pièces Pour Théorbes Françaises
Standard
Handel, George Frideric
"Water Music Suite"
The English Concert, T. Pinnock

Listen Now Compaxx DHF Masterworks
Baroque Festival (1600-1750) - Glorious melody lines and rich counterpoint from the great masters.

VIP
Vivaldi, Antonio
"Flute Concerto in F 10.5"
Jean Pierre Rampal
Standard
Musica Antiqua Köln, dir. Reinhard Goebel
"MUFFAT Chaconne in G"
Chaconne

Listen Now Early Music .net Radio
The best of the best, music composed before 1800 (Baroque, Renaissance, Classical, etc.), by the masters such as Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Charpentier, Purcell, Pergole

VIP
Le Concert des Nations, dir. Jordi Savall
"LULLY Marche pour la Cérémonie des Turcs"
Tous les matins du monde
Standard

Listen Now Classic Church Music
Classic choral and organ works, updated according to church season.

VIP
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Listen Now ListenEasy.com New Age
RELAX with ENYA YANNI SECRET GARDEN ARKENSTONE ENIGMA KERN CIANI

VIP
Kitaro
"Thinking of You"
Thinking of You
Standard

Listen Now You Must Remember This
Tunes from the past, rendered by contemporary artists. Mostly downtempo, relaxing and enjoyable. Listen..

VIP
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Standard

Listen Now Online Folk Christmas
A Christmas present from the Online Folk Festival - Freeform holiday folk, celtic, bluegrass, gospel, steel drums, polka - man, we have it all for your holiday pleasure.

VIP
Todd Thibaud
"Christmas Without You"
A Christmas to Remember
Standard
The US Army Field Band And Soldier's Chorus
"Christmas Intrada"
Christmas Celebration

Listen Now Christmas Music 24/7
Christmas Music, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

VIP
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
"Gesu Bambino"
Christmas Fantastique
Standard
Lawrence Welk
"Sleigh Ride"
Jingle Bells

Listen Now Christmas Broadband
The ORIGINAL Christmas station on Live365, broadcasting in high-quality broadband.

VIP
Joe Williams
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Yule B Swingin' Too

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