CHRIS' QUARANTINE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DAY (3/26/20): RADIO GARDEN

CHRIS' QUARANTINE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DAY (3/26/20): RADIO GARDEN

By Chris La Vigna (@Chris_LaVigna)


You can listen to radio stations all over the world thanks to Radio.garden



I'll confess that today's recommendation is inspired my longtime fascination with the medium of radio, be it old-school terrestrial radio, podcasts, or the countless hole-in-the-wall internet radio stations scattered across the web. Ever since I was a little kid, listening to 92.3 K-Rock on my CD Walkman with a built-in AM/FM radio, there's always been a part of me that's wanted to be a disc jockey, bantering with listeners between songs, interviewing touring bands, and just living a life around music and/or being a shock jock, like Howard Stern or Opie & Anthony.

Well for those of you who love radio, and are curious to hear what people are broadcasting and listening to all over the globe, look no further than Radio Garden! Radio Garden is an awesome website that lets you scan for different radio stations by scrolling through its GPS Map-like layout of the Earth. Wanna hear some Italian pop? Check out Radio Kiss Kiss out of Naples! How about some Japanese rock? Tokyo's J-Rock Powerplay has you covered. And if you're looking for some solid stateside picks, 89.5 WSOU FM - Seton Hall's Pirate Radio out of South Orange, NJ is a great example of how the spirit of "left of the dial" college radio is still alive and well in the USA. I'd also recommend Krypton Radio, a Los Angeles-based internet radio station that plays a solid mix of indie music and science fiction-themed programming.

The logo for Krypton Radio, which is just one of the countless stations you can discover via Radio Garden


A little internet research has revealed that the site was first launched in 2016, and that it is funded with public money from the Netherlands Institute of Sound and Vision. According to Jonathan Puckney, one of the people behind the site, the goal of Radio Garden is to "help radio makers and listeners connect with distant cultures and re-connect with people from home and thousands of miles away." 

I think that's a pretty cool mission statement, and I know that my sonic palette has already been expanded by the little surface scratching I've done so far. There's just something awesome about being able to digitally catch frequencies from places thousands of miles away. I can't wait to discover my next favorite station, and I hope that you'll join me and broaden your horizons a bit as well.


The website for Radio Kiss Kiss from Naples, Italy

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