Friday, October 31, 2014

This is Lounge joins stationZilla

This is Lounge is ever-expanding in the cyberspace universe!

A big shoutout and thank you to those at stationZilla for accepting us into you family directory of "zillions" of stations.

If you're coming to This is Lounge from stationZilla, welcome. Enjoy this mix of jazz and chill. We like to think our programming is a little different from the rest.Very little House-inflected jazz, if any, and not so much chill as to put you to sleep. I like to think we are "just right", and I'm betting you, the audience, is as well.

If you haven't arrived here from stationZilla, and you would like to know more about them, click on the link below.

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

The Top Ten - week ending 10/31/2014


OK, here's something new. I've had a few emails about this, so I thought I would compile a list, and hopefully update it weekly. I'll see how busy I get. Meantime, here's this week's list, a day early, but what the heck.


Links are to iTunes, mainly. It could be the Canadian or American stores. If you are outside North America, try your favourite online or "bricks and mortar" record store (Virgin, HMV) to grab their music. Hopefully, I turned some of these artists on to new audiences.

Listen. Enjoy. Support.

Thanks for listening

Well, it's the end of the second month of broadcasting This is Lounge, and I want to give a big shoutout to everyone tuning in. My calls for listening have not fallen on deaf ears, and it appears that there are a lot of you out there that enjoys the nix of music here.

Thanks to you, our listening hours are up and we will remain on the air for a while longer.

Be sure to support the artists on This is Lounge. If it wasn't for them, this station wouldn't be here. Whether it be iTunes, Amazon, or Juno, they truly appreciate your support.

Oh, and one more thing, I seem to have a large following in Belgium! That's wonderful! It's also nice to include some Canadian artists in the playlists, and expose them to the far corners of the world. It makes me proud.

Spanish: Más que jazz .... algo más que frío
French: Plus qu'un simple jazz .... plus de tout simplement se détendre
Italian: Più che jazz .... più che freddo
Russian: Больше, чем просто джаз .... больше, чем просто холод
Portuguese: Mais do que apenas jazz .... mais do que apenas frio
Swedish: Mer än bara jazz .... mer än bara kyla
German: Mehr als nur jazz .... mehr als nur chill
Greek: Περισσότερο από ακριβώς τζαζ .... περισσότερο από ό, τι ακριβώς chill
English: More than just jazz.....more than just chill

Whatever the language, music is universal. Thank you for listening.

Monday, October 27, 2014

StreamingThe.net Now Streaming This is Lounge.

A big shoutout and thank you to StreamingThe.net for adding This is Lounge to their diverse directory of radio and TV stations.

According to their Facebook page, they've just upgrade to faster servers. Good news!

Please be sure and visit their site -> StreamingThe.net

Their link for This is Lounge is:
http://www.streamingthe.net/This-is-Lounge/p/43503

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Freshly Squeezed - 26 October 2014



Pushing the buttons on the jukebox that no-one else dares to, 31 twisted pop classics get an airing in this Freshly Squeezed Halloween special. Includes the original 78 version of St James Infirmary, Nick Cave corrupting Kyle Minogue and some blue-grass AC/DC.

https://totallyradio.com/shows/freshly-squeezed/episodes/freshly-squeezed-26-oct-2014

Cocktail Nation 333 The Very Best of James Morrison


Please enjoy this week's show, courtesy of cocktail nation.podbean.com.

Well I am pleased to have a legend of the Australian Jazz scene join me on this show this week. We talk to James Morrison about his new best of album and it is spectacular.

We talk Dean Martin with some fun facts about the man and I have a movie to bring you that I think you will like. 

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Moonrays - Tarantuala
SG Sound - Man From Uncle
Jame Morrison-  Nice And Easy 
Stan Getz - The Look Of Love
Audrey Morris The End Of A Love Affair
Dean Martin- Just In Time
Barney Kessel -Something For Cat
Gold Dust Lounge- The Wednesday Night Song
Cocktail Inn - Brief And Breezy
Jane Seidel - Love For Sale
Julie London- Fly Me To The Moon
James Spencer- Nightfall


Thursday, October 23, 2014

Radio Shaker

Just announced! RadioShaker.com has added the This is Lounge stream to their directory of stations!

I believe they use the WMA plug-in. If you're on a Mac, you're advised to used Flip4Mac. Whichever you choose, they make internet radio listening fun.

They have a unique concept - Click on the cocktail shaker and the icons of a number of stations in the frame changes. Keep shaking till you find one you like. You can even drag an icon to a column of "favourites".

Sounds like fun. Hopefully, This is Lounge can pickup some new listeners through this interesting concepts.

Give it a try!

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

New Annie Lennox on This is Lounge

Today, Annie Lennox's new Island Records album, Nostalgia, was finally released in it's entirety on iTunes in North America. Fans in the UK have to wait until October 27. (Check Amazon in your country for more information.)

For the past month, fans have been treated to the teaser release of three tracks, one of which, Summertime, has been enjoying high rotation on This Is Lounge for it's listeners.

A labour of love, Nostalgia is just that - a nostalgic look at some of Annie's favourite songs. Like many artists that have done similar projects, she has chosen a melange of different genres, arranged in her own inimitable way.

Take for example, Summertime. Originally composed by George Gershwin in 1935, there has been a staggering 25,000 plus cover versions. Trying to set herself from the pack, so to speak, she strips down the arrangement to just the piano and cuts the tempo way back, revealing a touching, emotional, and powerful story.

Be sure to check out Annie's special website, devoted to album.

To hear more about Summertime and the rest of Nostalgia, check out the album trailer posted on Vevo.



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Amazon (Deluxe Version - includes a DVD featuring a live version of "I Put A Spell On You" and Annie talking about the album. Amazon is also selling vinyl copies.


Listen at work


This may seem like the most obvious thing in the world, if you're enjoying the station, but listening at work could possibly keep the station on the air. 

Basically, if I have the listeners, I have the station. So continue to tune us in - at work, at the coffee shop, or anywhere with a wi-fi signal on your phone or tablet.

If you are reading this on your phone or tablet, and you aren't listening, download the Radionomy App for iPhone or Android here: http://www.radionomy.com/en/static/mobile

If you don't like that one, download and try the TuneIn App: http://tunein.com/get-tunein/

Or, if you're at work, click on the mini player on the top right corner of this page to listen.

If you have any comments, please let me know. If you like the station, be sure to tell two friends, and so on, and so on.......

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

New Bebo Best & The Super Lounge Orchestra on This is Lounge


Well, it may have been released a few weeks ago, but I am finally getting around to adding some tracks from the Chin Chin release, Trip to Rio de Janeiro from Bebo Best & The Super Lounge Orchestra.

Once again, Bebo mines the South American samba and bossa nova groove, by way of Veneto, Italy.

Here at This is Lounge, three tracks were chosen to be added. This is a good thing since usually only two are added at a time. But majority ruled that a third track be included since there was just so many wonderful tracks to choose from.

First up is La Caleta, roughly translated from Spanish, it means The Cove. The intro sound of the Hammond organ over the samba beat leading into the piano solo, takes one straight to the beach in Rio. Punctuated with whistles and the Latin scatting, you know you're listening to the authentic South American sound.

Looking Out The Sea is a romantic slow samba, about a longing, a love, a romance.

Finally, the third pick for inclusion on the playlist, is Toca o Coracao. It grooves along at a medium samba beat, again accentuated by loungey keys and that scatting so much a part of the Brazilian sound.

Now I will never divulge which track was chosen as the third one. As you'll hear, they are all special.

So tune into the station to listen, and go to iTunes to buy.

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

The lounge universe is expanding!




Yes, This is Lounge has progressed. Not satisfied with posting this display of videos, I decided to expand and create a This is Lounge internet radio station. It has proven to be an exciting, if not interesting adventure.

I am presently waiting to coordinate new graphics (icon?) to incorporate into a new website. In the meantime, this blog will have to serve that purpose.

I have a few plans for the website, so stay tuned.

You will have noticed the mini player in the top right corner of the blog. It is streaming the station 24/7, but I would prefer you use any number of other ways to access. I am in the process of adding the station to directories and listings - including iTunes - so keep an eye (and an ear) out for it.

In the meantime, it is up on:

This is the host, so this is a good starting point. Be sure click on the reviews. That is certainly appreciated.  By listening their rather than here on the blog, you are counted as a listener, which os really important when it comes to remaining on the air.


Both Radionomy and TuneIn also have iPhone and Android apps available in their respective App Stores. So be sure to add them to your phones. The station is always a pleasure to enjoy wherever there is free wi-fi available.

ATTENTION: Boutiques, bars, and businesses - This is Lounge is the perfect compliment to the in-store or "on-hold" music on your phone. Many service providers now offer unlimited gigs, making streaming radio a viable option.

So I hope you enjoy the music. If you have any questions or comments, the email address is thisislounge@gmail.com.