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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
Bat For Lashes
"Horse & I"
Fur & Gold

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
Mazzy Star
"Flowers in December"
Among My Swan
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Listen Now Positive Rock
Modern Rock Hits!

VIP
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Standard

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

VIP
Coldplay
"42"
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Standard
Rosanne Cash
"Hope Against Hope"
Rules Of Travel

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

VIP
Maura O'Connell
"Summerfly"
A Woman's Heart
Standard

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
Moby
"Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?"
Play
Standard
Oysterband
"Uncommercial Song"
Rise Above

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
Oh Susanna
"I'll Keep It With Mine"
Oh Susanna
Standard
Moscow Olympics
"Still"
Still

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 Bravery
"Unconditional"
2005
Standard

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

VIP
Morcheeba
"Trigger Hippie"
Who Can You Trust?
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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Ringo Starr
"It Don't Come Easy"
Anthology...So Far

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
The Bee Gees
"Love You Inside Out"
22 Hits of the Bee Gees
Standard
Melissa Manchester
"You Should Hear How She Talks"
The Essence of Melissa Manchester

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

VIP
Jermaine Stewart
"We Don t Have To Take Our Clothes Off"
Best of 1986 & 1987
Standard
Pretenders
"Message Of Love"
Singles

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

VIP
Asia
"Only Time Will Tell"
Asia
Standard
Velvet
"Come Into My Life"
Where Are The People?

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
Akcent
"Stay with Me"
Hits from around the world: Romania
Standard
The Innocence Mission
"Somewhere A Star Shines For Everyone"
Now The Day Is Over

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
James Taylor
"Sweet Baby James"
Greatest Hits
Standard
Nigel North
"Toccata X"
Intavolatvra Di Livto Et Di Chitarrone

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

VIP
Jose Valdez
"1 Hatinggabi"
Philippine Classics
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Zelenka, Jan Dismas
"Sinfonia Concertane in A min."
Camerata Bern

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

VIP
Vivaldi, Antonio
"Concerto for 2 Violins RV93"
I Solisti Veneti
Standard
New Trinity Baroque, dir. Predrag Gosta
"PACHELBEL Canon & Gigue for 3 violinis & b.c."
Christmas in Germany (LIVE)

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
Various
"VECCHI L'Amfiparnaso - Benchè siat'usi, o spettatori illustri (Prologue)"
Les Lumieres du Baroque CD 02 - La naissance de l'Opera
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The Sixteen Harry Christophers
"Sheppard: Hæc dies quam fecit Dominus"
Music by John Sheppard

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

VIP
Pierre Bardon
"d'Andrieu: Offertoire sur les grands jeux pour la Fête de Pâques - Variations sur le thème \"
Les Organistes du Roy Soleil
Standard

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

VIP
James E. Wall
"Cool Waters"
Warm Embrace
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
Keith Andrew Grim
"Angel Medley: Angels We Have Heard on High/Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
Christmas Celebration
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Michael Dulin
"O Come All Ye Faithful"
Christmas At Our House

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

VIP
Clint Black
"The Birth Of The King"
A Christmas Miracle 1998
Standard
Ray Charles
"Winter Wonderland"
The Spirit of Christmas

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

VIP
Guy Lombardo
"Auld Lang Syne"
Swingin' Christmas Party

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