Listener Rewards Unleashed
Tested the waters with the new listener points system this month. Just a recap, listening while logged in earns points. Point accumulation groups listeners into four tiers: “New,” “Contributor,” “Curator,” and “Insider.” The points are reset every month and rewards…
Bandcamping Schedule Updates
I moved some show times around starting this week for AMS Radio. And a lot of the shuffling really only comes down to one big change: Fridays. Every Friday is a “Bandcamp Friday” now at AMS Radio. Historically time slots…
Listener Points!
As mentioned in a recent “news and updates” post, we’re piloting a “listener loyalty” program on the station this month. All the technical stuff is done and in place now. It’s on to the fun stuff. Every month I’ll be…
New Channel and Listener Rewards Program
One channel, two channels, Three! … ah ah ah … 3 channels now on AMS Radio! We’ve come a long way since piloting last November. In a nutshell, all this means is wider access to more underground, independent music to…
2026 and onward
Made it. That was just January? Whew. This will be the last one of these I put out for a while, as I’ve said before I’m not big on obsessing over numbers. Given the bumpy ride that was 2025, it’s…
Jukebox Update 01-24-2026
I have some neat updates to put out there regarding the world of Jukebox. We’re seeing lots of regular radio submissions daily, and a steady influx of Jukebox opt -ins which is exciting and always welcomed. This might the last…
Year in Review
Happy New Year from AMS Radio! 2025 was a roller coaster of a year for the station. I could sit here all day unpacking all the challenges that 2025 presented from a personal standpoint, a business standpoint, and just the…
Jukebox Update 12-14-2025
We’ve made some great progress with Jukebox, there’s still a lot of testing happening in a live environment and bugs being worked out that pop up day to day. We have a build, a website, and mobile website going. The…
Introducing … Jukebox by AMS Radio
Hello interwebs. I’m making a post about a new project we’ve been rolling out the past couple of months at AMS Radio. It’s called Jukebox. There’s a lot of things to it and more info to come, but most importanly…
Creepin’ It Real Compilation
We released a compilation last week featuring 12 independent artists. A ghoulish goulash of spooky tunes primed for tailgating the week leading up to All Hallow’s Eve this Friday. If you’re looking for new additions to your Halloween playlist, there’s…
Reinventing Your … Entrance, and a TikTok Playlist
Ha. You see what I did there? That was a parodying of an Underoath song in the title. Catch that? Yeah? Nah? Ok, whatever, moving on. Where the heck have I been anyway? I know, right? It’s been a heck…
UK Underground Show Starts Friday on AMS
AMS Radio will debut its UK Underground show this Friday at 3 PM London Time (10 AM Eastern, 7 AM Pacific) . The weekly two-hour show will feature music by a wide range of underground acts including: If you don’t…
AMS Radio Welcomes “Eleanor’s Haunted Jukebox” to the Station!
NEW independent music radio show by Eleanor Collides comes to AMS Radio!
New Releases 04-12-2024
Great day for new music!! @voodooplanet @mikeyj_music @toddkarenmusic and @cyanateband just to name a few here, plus many many more
AMS Radio Top 10 February 2024
LOTS of great music being made right now, what an incredible time to be alive. Already have songs saved that recently came out or will be out very soon on the radar for next month’s list!
Time to “Smash, Grab, and Go” with 9 o’clock Nasty
Join AMS Radio and LT1KF for a debut of the new 9 O’Clock Nasty single this Thursday at 6pm Pacific! Read more at LT1KF below… Instagram Facebook Twitter Bandcamp Link Spotify It wasn’t long ago that the boys from Leicester…
AMS Radio Top 10 December 2023
This month’s Top 10 playlist is soooo tasty. It is sure to take you through the motions!There were so many fantastic releases last month. As it goes with the timing of things this time of year, several end-of-November Xmas tunes…
Update: “Indie Dog Days of XMAS”
The Xmas compilation officially drops on Bandcamp tomorrow! Check out this promo clip for it, courtesy of Marc Schuster! Pretty rad huh? How about an early bird sneak peak via a Bandcamp exclusive embed?? Happy Thanksgiving! Hit play and jam…
“Formula Indie” 11-14-2023
Calling all amazing music lovers and supporters! Here’s your daily fix of Formula Indie … Tune in at 1pm Pacific Standard Time to AMS Radio to hear today’s lineup Formula Indie is a 2 hour daily radio show focused on…
Indie Dog Days of XMAS Compilation!
I know. Believe me I know. I’m super self-conscious about being “that guy.” The “Christmas too early” guy. We’re barley within a pay period from Thanksgiving and many are still in the headspace of Halloween. In fact, I tend to…
AMS Radio Top 10 November 2023
If you thought last month’s Top 10 was spooktacular, well buckle up buckeroo. In fact, seeing as how the current month’s Top 10 is sourced from new releases that occur in the previous month, you are setup to let that…
“Formula Indie” 10-31-2023
Happy Halloween all you amazing music lovers and supporters! Here’s your daily fix of Formula Indie … Tune in at 1pm Pacific Standard Time to AMS Radio to hear today’s lineup Formula Indie is a 2 hour daily radio show…
“Formula Indie” 10-13-2023
Hey there, all you amazing music lovers and supporters! Here’s your daily fix of Formula Indie. Rock out with your bad self on this FREAKY FRIDAY THE 13TH!!! Tune in at 1pm Pacific Standard Time to AMS Radio to hear…
AMS Radio Top 10 October 2023
October is upon us! Someone make sure to remember to wake Green Day up! Did everyone that was going to get that, get it? Okay then, moving one. If you miss the bangers from last month’s Top 10 list, you…
Release date 09-22-2023
Captain’s log, star date 23264 point something-or-other. Hello friends! I have a “news and updates” post here today, I’ve taken some time away from the blog outside of the recurring podcast, Top 10, and radio show posts for a while…
AMS Radio Top 10 September 2023
August’s list was such a smasher. Whew! Reiterating that everything that was on the Top 10 at one time, is indeed on the All-Time Top 10 playlist! And you know what that reminder implies… it’s time for a Top 10…
AMS Radio Top 10 August 2023
Somber times ahead as it’s time to retire that last Top 10 list which was one of my favorites of all time! Then I remind myself that I can listen to everything that was on the Top 10’er on the…
Indie Radar – News & Updates
Hey! Just a quick ’round-robin’ and sneak peek about some new independent music fresh off the grill and/or releasing soon! Droppin’ Soon! Pre-Saves Billy Lowry – “Nightmares” – Billy Lowry is a multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist currently based in Phoenix, AZ and…
AMS Radio Top 10 July 2023
Am I late with my Top 10 playlist this month? Or was I cleverly withholding this magnificent collection of Independent Music for … Independence Day!? See what I did there? … okay, I admit. I’m just a little behind the…
AMS Radio Top 10 June 2023
Treat yourself! … to some excellent independent music that came across the AMS Radio radar over the last month! Don’t know about you, but I went through just a smidge of burnout this last month. Nevertheless, I was able to…
Bandcamp Friday May ’23!
Bandcamp Fridays in 2023 | Bandcamp Daily Every month’s first Friday is designated as a Bandcamp Friday. Bandcamp’s revenue sharing fees are waived on this day, making it the most convenient and “direct to consumer” way to support an artist,…
AMS Radio Top 10 May 2023
Drum roll … The AMS Radio Top 10 for the month of May is here. Now, as a reminder, it’s not really a “chart” in the traditional sense, rather, here are ten songs by independent artists that I happened to…
Bandcamp Friday April ’23
Happy Bandcamp Friday you heathens! I hope you made it a point to set aside some time and show appreciation for the arts today. That’s what it’s all about. IF you may need some ideas on what artists to support,…
AMS Radio Top 10 April 2023
Alrighty then! New Top 10 format. I used to include the AMS Radio monthly Top 10 playlist in each Baked and Bulletproof podcast episode, but sharing music almost feels outright illegal these days, not pointing fingers, but I am looking…
Bandcamp Friday March ’23!
Happy Bandcamp Friday, Bandcampers! If you didn’t know, every month’s first Friday is designated as Bandcamp Friday. Bandcamp’s revenue sharing fees are waived on this day, making it the most convenient and “direct to consumer” way to support an artist,…
Bandcamp Friday Dec ’22
What makes today special? Well, it’s Bandcamp Friday. But even beyond that, it is a Bandcamp Friday that will result in AMS Radio’s one-hundred and first blog post! Holla atcha boi. Cheers to that. It occurred to me that instead…
New Release – Not Like the Others You Know (EP) by Quizboy
Interview with Quizboy … we’re two days out from release date! Grab some pre-saves in the article! Cool Top 20 is an awesome blog to keep an eye on if you don’t already so check out the rest of the…
New Shows, Updates
It has been a BUSY two weeks for the radio part of this blog, playlist, radio, and podcast goulash I got going on here. I am beside myself with how pleased I am to be this busy, quite frankly. Emersed,…
NAS Top 20 now re-broadcasting on AMS Radio!
This is HUGE and exciting news for the station. Our colleagues at New Artist Spotlight, A.K.A NAS, have partnered with AMS Radio to do a weekly re-broadcast their show, “NAS Weekly Top 20” in syndication! This is particularly exciting for…
#TWEETCORE!
It’s a bit of an emergency post this one is! You can tell because when I’m giddy and flustered I start sounding like Yoda. AMS Radio landed a fantastic opportunity to have the illustrious Marc Schuster of the Abominations blog…
Quizboy Still Weird: New EP Press Release
It’s an odd thing to be in the unique position of writing your own press release. Some might say it’s empowering. Definitely streamlines things a bit. Some might say, “it’s not Pro.” The best part about the Quizboy project is…
Fall Playlists are upon us! ’22
October already. My goodness can’t believe it. What a “Spook-Tacular” month it is to be. More than just a couple, a few, exciting announcements for the AMS Radio “state of the union” monthly post here. First, the playlists are all…
The Star Crumbles: Beyond the Music
I’ve been in wait with great curiosity to finally watch this. Good stuff. Looking forward to hearing that lost album soon!
Playlists are open for submissions!
I know it’s not quite September JUST yet… technically. I couldn’t help myself though, I’m just super excited right now with the new features on the playlists and additions to the radio stations, I wanted to get it out there…
New Indie, Playlist updates
11 days into the new month and the submissions are flooding in! Many more changes to come over the coming days, but here’s a quick update on some of the exciting new music that’s been added to the Spotify and…
Taking submissions for AMS Radio Playlists
Time to shuffle the deck and pave the way for some fresh new indies! AMS Radio playlists are opened up for submissions through Daily Playlists! Here’s what we’re taking submissions for and where to submit:
Press Release: Weed N’ Stiff Unleash 80’s Swagger on New Album
The mighty comedic duo Weed N’ Stiff are back with a 15 track full length album, “Ron.” Pre-Save and/or Pre-Order Now! @WeedNStiff
Help’s Record Release Show
T-minus 5 hours Portland!! Help is playing tonight at the Bunk Bar in celebration of the release of 2053 that just dropped last Tuesday on the 15th. I’ve been waiting anxiously for this event ever since AMS Radio had the…
Playlists, Playlists, Playlists!
I would hope that anyone that reads the blog would also know by now that aside from spinning a TON of hand curated fantastic indie music on the station, AMS Radio also has you covered for discovering tons of new…
Playlists and Updates 02-05-2022
We got updates! We got playlists! Please check it out Big welcomes on the “Indie Anarchy” playlist to Escape Ring, Douglas Savage / Slye, Skipping Stone and more! Please give the list a follow to keep hearing from new artists…
Indie Anarchy Updates
Please check out our latest updates to the playlist! We have so much new music for you to check out. To call out a couple: Clifford, Nothing Special, Luxe, Love Ghost and much more. There’s so much packed into the…
Watch Party! Splitsville Episode 01
A magical thing has happened. Two of my favorite things have joined forces for a special event. The “2 Nights to Late Night” show and the band Every Time I Die being those particular favorites. The event is “Splitsville” a…
Welcome some 2021 Indie into your ears
It is officially 2021. As of right now that still seems better than 2020. Time will tell how that all goes. The good news is that music still continues to flow. As per usual, your email feed is already likely…
TID The Season- ETID Xmas Telethon
What do you do when you owe your ball busting manager $69? Well, I’ll tell you what Every Time I Die (ETID) does… they put together a hardcore telethon…bro. I hope that you, like I, was able to bear witness…
Listen to AMS Radio- Apps
**UPDATED** You can now listen to AMS Radio on the following apps: TuneIn Radio App Deezer App Live365 APP: Download Live365 for ANDROID Download Live365 for APPLE One of the best things for me about moving the radio station to…
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