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Friday, October 9, 2026

RADIO CULTURE & MUSIC DISCOVERY

Author

Oliver Grant

Business Correspondent

Oliver Grant covers Music News, Artists and Dance News.

Articles by Oliver Grant

The Technical Workflow of a Live Radio Broadcast: From Cue Sheets to Dead Air Prevention

The Technical Workflow of a Live Radio Broadcast: From Cue Sheets to Dead Air Prevention

Oliver Grant

Why Album Sequencing Matters More Than Shuffle Suggests

Why Album Sequencing Matters More Than Shuffle Suggests

Oliver Grant

Shortwave Radio Today: Who Still Listens and Why

Shortwave Radio Today: Who Still Listens and Why

Oliver Grant

Deep cuts explained: why B-sides matter to fans

Deep cuts explained: why B-sides matter to fans

Oliver Grant

Artists without autotune: who really sounds like that live?

Artists without autotune: who really sounds like that live?

Oliver Grant

Jack Harlow reads his reviews. Here's how he keeps them from steering the record

Jack Harlow reads his reviews. Here's how he keeps them from steering the record

Oliver Grant

College radio 101: why campus stations still matter

College radio 101: why campus stations still matter

Oliver Grant

How record labels pitch songs to independent radio stations

How record labels pitch songs to independent radio stations

Oliver Grant

How a Song Actually Gets Added to College Radio Rotation

How a Song Actually Gets Added to College Radio Rotation

Oliver Grant

Studio audio interface with high-resolution file playing

Is hi-res audio worth it? What the measurements say

Oliver Grant

Close-up inspection of a vinyl record's grooves under light

How to judge vinyl pressing quality before you buy

Oliver Grant

Diagram of room modes between two speakers and a listener

Bookshelf speakers for small listening rooms

Oliver Grant

Infographic timeline of four late-career albums by release year

Why some artists make their best record late in a career

Oliver Grant

Two microphones set for a duet in a studio

One collaboration that changed an artist's trajectory — five documented cases

Oliver Grant

Empty modern recording studio control room at dusk

How debut albums get made in today's label system

Oliver Grant

Home listening corner with turntable, headphones and week's record stack

How to build a balanced weekly listening habit

Oliver Grant

Empty listening lounge with hi-fi speakers and album sleeves before guests arrive

The listening party and the art of hearing together

Oliver Grant

Timeline chart of music blog eras from 2003 boom to newsletter age

The music blogs that still break artists

Oliver Grant

Two listeners flipping through vinyl bins together on a weekend afternoon

Deep cuts or singles: where to start with any artist

Oliver Grant

Curator's desk with headphones, notebooks and stacked CDs, morning light

How playlist editors pick the tracks you hear

Oliver Grant

Infographic comparing diary and meter radio measurement

How radio audience measurement actually works

Oliver Grant

Overnight radio host mid-show in a dim studio

The strange culture of the late-night radio host

Oliver Grant

Shelves of archived broadcast tape reels in a archive room

Who preserves decades of radio broadcasts, and why it matters

Oliver Grant

Close-up of a hand cueing a record on a turntable

How DJs cue vinyl on air, and why the craft endures

Oliver Grant

Infographic comparing broadcast clock and podcast feed

The rise of the radio-podcast hybrid show

Oliver Grant