We received a note from Tom McAlevey, streaming audio innovator and contributor to RAIN’s annual new-year predictions, alerting us to an announcement scheduled for later today that Radical.FM will be shut down this weekend. The platform’s technical assets are for sale. Continue Reading
Radical.FM, a distinctive online radio service that allows multi-genre mixing, has temporarily shut down the service to concentrate its resources on an upcoming launch of TALK, a new broadcast feature. TALK will allow real-time voice injection to RadCasting, Radical’s new station broadcasting function. Continue Reading
Radical.FM has added a new feature to its free online radio. RadCasting is a social listening and discovery tool that lets its users broadcast what they’re listening to in real time. People can also tune into the casts of others, chat with each other, and connect with friends on social media. Continue Reading
Radical.FM, an innovative online radio service that has been available only in mobile, extended its presence by launching a desktop version for computer listening. We took a tour through the multi-genre mixer that defines Radical.FM’s interface, and spoke with Tom McAlevey, founder, CEO, and serial online radio entrepreneur. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Radical.FM accepts Bitcoin; research on Germany’s music market; Indian FM radio outlook; charts detail music purchasing trends. Continue Reading
Tom McAlevey is the founder of Radical.FM, an Internet radio platform, whose resume includes founding TomsRadio, a different, pre-Spotify music service. He has posted an interesting, and intentionally provocative blog entry that explains how Pandora and Spotify could be profitable today, and pitilessly predicts the demise of AM/FM radio. Continue Reading