Kelly McCartney Re-Launches Record Bin Radio

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Kelly McCartney. Photo: Stacie Huckeba

Creator, host and producer Kelly McCartney has relaunched Record Bin Radio this week as an eclectic rock, rhythm and roots Internet station, broadcasting 24/7.

The standalone station is a combination of free-form, AOR, and Triple-A. The relaunch is rooted in McCartney’s belief that listeners value a curated mix of familiar music and new discoveries, selected by a trusted programmer.

“Because I hand-pick every song in the library, there’s nothing too chaotic, edgy, or harsh, so it flows pretty seamlessly,” notes McCartney. “You can be listening to Art Blakey one minute then find yourself at Lucy Dacus without having noticed that you ticked through a bunch of artificial genre boxes in between. That’s why I call it ‘Radio without Borders.’ I’ve never been a flag-waver. Whether with Record Bin or elsewhere, my  approach to diversity starts with normalization. And that’s across every category — race, gender, and orientation, of course, but also levels of success. I love Bonny Light Horseman as much as I love REM. That said, I’m very excited about She Rocks Sundays.”

Each week, She Rocks Sundays interrupts Record Bin’s regular programming to play 24 hours of female and non-binary artists from across the rock-rhythm-roots rainbow with episodes of Carmel Holt’s SHEROES sprinkled in.

During its former 95-episode run on Apple Music, Record Bin Radio hosted stars and upstarts from the roots/rock arena, including Hozier, Brandi Carlile, Brandon Flowers, Gaby Moreno, Allison Russell, Rickie Lee Jones, and Taj Mahal, while it also honored legends like Nina Simone, Tina Turner, the Kinks, and Sinéad O’Connor with dedicated specials. In its return, Record Bin continues its commitment to weave the past, present, and future of great music together into a patchwork of generations, genres, and geographic regions.

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