The shows and stations listed here all have real, live humans behind them, curating music that they truly love. Most are free (so please support their sponsors), and some are pay — if you can get them, do so, as they’re great hiding places for new songs and bands. Plus, if you need a dose of nostalgia, this is the place to find it.
Is there a show or host you’d like added to this list? Forward it to heyyou@hiptherapymusic.com.
- Jim McInnes’ “Vinyl Resting Place” — San Diego’s master of rock picks three hours of faves
- Drew Carey’s “Friday Night Freak-Out” — The best show of the week on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio
- KBUU 99.1 — Malibu’s finest 50 watts of “smart rock,” news and public service
- KEXP — Seattle and the world’s indie and alternative home, 24/7, since 1972
- The Barrel — 71 Years of Rock
- Dirty Radio — San Bernardino, CA
- Rodney Bingenheimer/”Rodney on the Rock,” — Sirius/XM Satellite Radio
- Dr. Demento
- Jed the Fish/”KROQ/Roq of the 80’s”
- Radio Caroline, United Kingdom
- KCR-FM, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
- KCSN-FM, Cal State Northridge, CA
- KPIG, Freedom, CA
- KXLU-FM, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
Special shout-out to Dr. Demento, who was kind to me when I was looking for direction in the radio biz!