Absolutely Icebox… LIVE!

A few years back I hosted one daily and two weekly radio shows on the (now defunct) Ars Crew Radio Network and the (also defunct) NoNameRadio.com. I had a lot of fun doing the shows, and have been getting an itch to do it again.

Therefore, I’ve decided to host a special, one-off edition of my flagship show, Absolutely Icebox! Tune in and you’ll hear great new tunes from the best Indie, Lo-Fi, Shoegaze and Dream Pop bands, as well as many New Wave and Classic Rock favorites!

DETAILS:

DATE: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
TIME: 21:00 EDT (9:00 PM) until ????
WHERE: http://radio.jimcofer.com:8080

HOW TO LISTEN:

Unfortunately, a web-based player is not available for this broadcast, so you’ll need to use a media player installed on your computer to listen. Here are instructions for the most popular players:

Windows Media Player

1) Right-click near the top of the WMP window and select File >  Open URL.
2) Cut and paste (or type) the following address into the box that pops-up:

http://radio.jimcofer.com:8080

3) Click “OK”.

WinAMP

1) Right-click anywhere on the main WinAMP window and select Play > URL.
2) Cut and paste (or type) the following address into the box that pops-up:

http://radio.jimcofer.com:8080

3) Click “OK”.

iTunes

1) Click Advanced > Open Stream.
2) Cut and paste (or type) the following address into the box that pops-up:

http://radio.jimcofer.com:8080

3) Click “OK”.

Other players might be supported; please check your player’s help file.

In all cases, be sure to add the “:8080” bit at the end of the address. If you enter the address without this the link won’t work!

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I have also created a player that will automatically connect to the broadcast. It is built on Portable WinAMP (software designed to run off Flash drives) and requires no installation.

To use it:

1) Click here to download the file. Save it to your desktop.

2) When you want to listen to the show, double-click the radio_player.exe file. Click “Yes”, “OK” or “Allow” to any Windows security messages you may see; the file is 100% safe, I promise!

3) The WinAMP player files will decompress (unzip) to your temp folder.

4) The player will start and automatically connect.

To pause or stop playback, just press the PAUSE or STOP buttons. To restart playback, press the PLAY button again. When the show’s over, simply press the “X” button in the upper right corner of the WinAMP window to close. To completely remove the player, empty your temp files (All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup).

Other Stuff:

– Please don’t try to connect to the show until 20:50 or later. The server software (the stuff that actually powers the broadcast) won’t be up and running until then. If you try to connect before this, you’ll get an error message. If you should happen to connect after the server is up and running but before I start the broadcast, you should just hear silence.

– A copy of the playlist and a 128kbps mp3 file of the entire broadcast will be available. I’ll try to post them by Wednesday afternoon.

I hope to see you all there!