My Gadget, Game & Gizmo Obsession

Slacker announced months ago, that with an update coming in 2010 there would be new features and stations added to the streaming radio service. One of those, was the unique addition of ABC News audio feeds.

Months have gone by, and all the new mentioned features have come true; like new clients for BlackBerry, iPhone, and Android with wireless syncing. The ABC News feature has gone unanswered…

…until today.

I opened up my favorite streaming music application in Firefox, to see an advertisement on screen for “ABC NEWS ON SLACKER RADIO!” I clicked the link, and am currently listening away to ABC News feeds. This is definitely a nice addition to the 100+ canned music stations, plus the unlimited number of custom stations, like our own custom Rock Band station.

Later on, I will experiment with trying the new station on my BlackBerry Slacker app. Plus, I will try to make a custom station with both music and news feeds.  Should be interesting.

I’ve seen satellite radio articles bashing the new offering by Slacker. Though, I’m going to give this a solid test drive and report back before making any judgment.

You can check out Slacker Radio in your web browser or smartphone by visiting www.slacker.com.

This update of the greatest Rock Band tribute station, gets us up to date with all regular DLC through May 25, 2010. With this latest installment, we get a blistering load of metal, including Pantera’s Great Southern Trendkill album, Judas Priest’s British Steel Live Album, Deftones, P.O.D., plus more Grateful Dead, The Smithereens, and a few others.

Please tell all your music and Rock Band friends about the blog and our Rock Band Station.

Direct link to Rock Band Station on Slacker.com

It’s rapid fire update time for our custom Slacker Radio Rock Band station. This is the second update this week, getting us into the DLC  for May.

INCLUDES ALL SONGS THRU 5/4/10.
NEW:
Serj Tankian x2
Smash Mouth – “All-Star”
The Used x3
Coheed and Cambria x3
Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Peek-a-Boo”
Supergrass – “Sun Hits the Sky”
Violent Femmes – “American Music”
Flyleaf – “Again”
Silverchair – “Tomorrow”
Busted – “Thunderbirds Are Go!”
No Doubt – Tragic Kingdom: The Deep Cuts
Orianthi – “According to You”

Direct link to Rock Band Station on Slacker.com

It’s been three months since I updated our custom Slacker Radio Rock Band station. Does anyone other than me care? Not sure. Well anyway, I’ve added about 30 songs today catching us up to the second week of April.

INCLUDES ALL SONGS THRU 4/13/10.
NEW:
3 Doors Down – “It’s Not My Time”
Mute Math – “Control”
The Subways x2
X x4
Ace Frehley – “Outer Space”
Carrie Underwood – “All-American Girl”
OneRepublic – “Stop & Stare”
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold as Love (album)
Anberlin – “Feel Good Drag”
Hawk Nelson – “Live Life Loud”
Skillet – “Monster”
Superchick – “Stand in the Rain”
Switchfoot – “Meant to Live”
Thousand Foot Krutch – “Fire It Up”

Direct link to Rock Band Station on Slacker.com

Wow! RBN, Lady GaGa, Green Day, and a lot more.  It’s been an insane week for Rock Band music. I’ve updated the Slacker Rock Band station, and 51 new songs have been added to the station within the past 7 days. Enjoy! Please let me know in comments if you are enjoying this station.

Direct link to Rock Band Station on Slacker.com
Here’s the entire list for the week:

1. Dear and the Headlights – Talk About
2. Despised Icon – Day of Mourning
3. Fake Shark-Real Zombie! – Angel Lust
4. Fake Shark-Real Zombie! – Horses in Heaven
5. Fake Shark-Real Zombie! – Running for the Razors
6. Fake Shark-Real Zombie! – Sestri Levante
7. Five Finger Death Punch – Burn it Down
8. Flogging Molly – Drunken Lullabies (Live)
9. Flogging Molly – Requiem for a Dying Song.
10. In This Moment – Mechanical Love
11. Jonathan Coulton – Creepy Doll
12. Jonathan Coulton – Ikea
13. Jonathan Coulton – The Future Soon
14. KMFDM – A Drug Against War
15. KMFDM – Juke Joint Jezebel
16. Lacuna Coil – Survive
17. Longwave – No Direction
18. Marillion – Whatever Is Wrong With You
19. of Montreal – Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse
20. Senses Fail – Lady in a Blue Dress
21. Skeletonwitch – Crushed Beyond Dust
22. Skindred – Stand for Something
23. Steve Vai – For the Love of God
24. Steve Vai – Get the Hell Out of Here
25. Steve Vai – The Attitude Song
26. Stroke 9 – Kick Some Ass
27. Stroke 9 – Little Black Backpack
28. Suicide Silence – Disengage
29. The Hold Steady – Sequestered in Memphis
30. The Shins – Australia
31. The Slip – Children of December
32. The Slip – Even Rats
33. Bang Camaro – Push Push (Lady Lightning)
34. Cetan Clawson and the Soul Side – White Heat
35. Jonathan Coulton – Code Monkey
36. Winds of Plague – Approach the Podium
37. The Shins – So Says I
38. Flight of the Conchords – Demon Woman
39. Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
40. Lady Gaga – Just Dance
41. Lady Gaga – Monster
42. Lady Gaga – Poker Face
43. Attack Attack! – Stick Stickly
44. Between the Buried and Me – Mordecai
45. Flight of the Conchords – The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)
46. Eulogies – Day to Day
47. Green Day – “Brain Stew”/”Jaded”
48. Green Day – Hitchin’ a Ride
49. Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Ends
50. Green Day – Boulevard of Broken Dreams
51. Green Day – American Idiot

Last week, we updated our Slacker Radio Rock Band radio station with the recent DLC plus upcoming DLC.  We even started moving into the realm of Rock Band Network (RBN).  Today, we have taken it a bit further.  Realize that many RBN artists are unsigned, and not well known on the internet radio world, but surprisingly,I am able to find quite a few RBN tracks.

I have only sifted through the announced list of RBN tracks from last Wednesday, and only up to the letter “J” “T”.    The good news, 16 31 songs so far from RBN are available on Slacker…and I have added them to the station for your listening pleasure.  The updated RBN list is at the bottom.

Remember, Slacker can be enjoyed from your favorite web browser, as long as you have Flash installed (and I’m 101% sure you do).  Plus, Slacker for iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm WebOS, and Android all exist.  If you haven’t tried Slacker on your phone, just go to www.slacker.com to download the free app.

Direct link to Rock Band Station on Slacker.com

Rock Band Network, now on Slacker:
3 Inches of Blood – Battles and Brotherhood
Bif Naked – Sick
Color Theory – If Not Now When
Dear and the Headlights – Talk About
Despised Icon – Day of Mourning
Fake Shark-Real Zombie! – Angel Lust
Fake Shark-Real Zombie! – Horses in Heaven
Fake Shark-Real Zombie! – Running for the Razors
Fake Shark-Real Zombie! – Sestri Levante
Five Finger Death Punch – Burn it Down
Flogging Molly – Drunken Lullabies (Live)
Flogging Molly – Requiem for a Dying Song
In This Moment – Mechanical Love
Jonathan Coulton – Creepy Doll
Jonathan Coulton – Ikea
Jonathan Coulton – The Future Soon

UPDATE: Just added a bunch more.

KMFDM – A Drug Against War
KMFDM – Juke Joint Jezebel
Lacuna Coil – Survive
Longwave – No Direction
Marillion – Whatever Is Wrong With You
of Montreal – Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse
Senses Fail – Lady in a Blue Dress
Skeletonwitch – Crushed Beyond Dust
Skindred – Stand for Something
Steve Vai – For the Love of God
Steve Vai – Get the Hell Out of Here
Steve Vai – The Attitude Song
Stroke 9 – Kick Some Ass
Stroke 9 – Little Black Backpack
Suicide Silence – Disengage

Our Slacker Radio Rock Band radio station has been updated with this weeks installment of Rock Band DLC. This week you get 21 new tracks including packs from White Stripes, Mother Hips, HIM, and Disturbed. I now working to locate the additional 116 Rock Band Network songs released withing the past 48 hours.  Yes, 116 RBN songs released in less than 48 hours.  Those will be coming to the channel soon.
UPDATED: Just added a few RBN songs to the station.

3 Inches of Blood – Battles and Brotherhood
Bif Naked – Sick
Color Theory – If Not Now When

Direct link to Rock Band Station on Slacker.com

Our Slacker Radio Rock Band radio station has been updated with this weeks installment of Rock Band DLC. This week you get Megadeth’s classic album Rust In Peace, in its entirety; plus 5 tracks from King of Soul, Otis Redding; plus 4 singles to make a very eclectic mix. (see Simon’s post for the details…whenever he gets to writing it).

Direct link to Rock Band Station on Slacker.com

Let’s start February off on the left foot, with a Slacker Radio Rock Band radio station update.  This week you get more live Tom Petty, the rest of the Metal Track Pack (minus Bulls On Parade…sorry it’s not on Slacker), the rest of the Country Track Pack, plus a couple from Blue Öyster Cult. (see Simon’s post for the details).

Direct link to Rock Band Station on Slacker.com

Our Slacker Radio Rock Band radio station has been updated with this weeks installment of Rock Band DLC. This week you get 5 tracks from Alice In Chains (see Simon’s post for the details).

Direct link to Rock Band Station on Slacker.com