Newtown Radio is a freeform Internet radio station with a studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. Newtown was founded in 2009 by Mark Brinda, Tariq Abdus-Sabur and Colin Ilgen in a former brewery It features around the clock programming by blogs, artists, and labels.[1]
Several Newtown programs have attracted media attention, including: WTBS,[2] I Have Always Found You Extremely Attractive,[3] Disco Juice,[4] Cock Talk,[5] and' Level Radio.[6]
Artists who have appeared on Newtown include: Laurel Halo, Real Estate, Lower Dens, Small Black, Beach Fossils, The Drums, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Dirty Beaches, Dom, Amen Dunes, PC Music, Regal Degal, Weyes Blood, Minks, Widowspeak, Connan Mockasin, Sky Ferreira, DIIV, Mac DeMarco, Craft Spells, Destruction Unit, Jacuzzi Boys, Oh Land, Chelsea Wolfe, Nardwuar, Gardens & Villa, Perfect Pussy, Wampire, Pillar Point, Mood Rings, Light Asylum, Dog Bite, TEEN, Tashaki Miyaki, The Bunker, PAN, Ron Morelli (L.I.E.S.), Traxx, Florian Kupfer, Jackson Lee, TX Connect, Adam X, Tornado Wallace, Shawn O’Sullivan, Nao Katafuchi, Legowelt, Professor Genius, Galcher Lustwerk, and Alvin Aronson,
Showcases
editIn 2011, Newtown's Northside festival showcase at Shea Stadium BK in Bushwick with Laurel Halo, Autre Ne Veut, and Steve Summers was reviewed positively in The New York Times by Jon Caramanica.[7]
In 2015, in conjunction with PopRally, the planning committee at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Newtown co-curated four summer concerts in the MoMA Sculpture Garden, featuring: Galcher Lustwerk and DJ Willy Burns, Lower Dens and DJ Stadiums & Shrines, Regal Degal and DJ Michael McGregor, Tei Shi and DJ Lomé.[5]
Video
editNewtown has also produced video sessions of rising indie artists published through Noisey/VICE.[8]
References
edit- ^ Ugwu, Reggie (June 27, 2013). "The State of Independence: Build Your Own Online Radio Empire". Billboard Magazine.
- ^ Staff, Fact Magazine (September 28, 2013). "Essential Radio Listening: #01: WTBS Radio". Fact Magazine.
- ^ Staff, Harpers Bazaar (February 2, 2017). "#THELIST: 7 COOL MUSIC RADIO SHOWS TO TUNE INTO NOW". Harpers Bazaar.
- ^ The_Fox, Diognes. "An Interview With D.C. LaRue (Part II)". Discogs.
- ^ a b Marcus, Ezra (August 28, 2015). "After a Summer in the MoMA's Sculpture Garden, Newtown Radio DJs Spin Toward The Future". The Village Voice.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (November 30, 2016). "The 11 Best DJ Mixes of November 2016". Pitchfork.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (June 20, 2011). "Keyboard Speaks Louder Than A Microphone". The New York Times.
- ^ Radio, Newtown. "The Newtown Sessions". Noisey. VICE.