On November 12, 2007 WBKM began broadcasting on the web. Since then, listeners from Maine to Florida to California to Alaska to Australia and the UK have signed on to give us a listen. Our many thanks to all of our listeners. Keep writing us---we love to hear your stories! Here is all the latest news!

WBKM SAYS GET WELL MIKEY!!!

You may not know his name, but you can't forget the face! By now you may know that our beloved friend Mikey Van Gulden was struck by an automobile and seriously injured while riding his bike on July 5th. Higher Ground, Nectars and all of Mikey's musical friends gathered to offer help and encouragement at a benefit on July 17th. Hats off to all those folks---we are indeed one community. And kudo's to the sweetest guy in town; Mikey, you teach us all how to handle adversity. You may well be angel among us. We are all blessed to know you!

Here is a website to check in on Mikey, and to DONATE to help him out---give 'til it hurts!

http://shoutitoutloudmvh.blogspot.com/

Can any of you ever remember Mikey NOT smiling???

FARM AID 2008 ANNOUNCED--WBKM WAS THERE

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Farm Aid co-founder John Mellencamp was in Boston on Tuesday, July 15th and WBKM was there! John and Farm Aid Executive Director Carolyn Mugar announced that this year's location will finally reach New England, being held at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA on September 20th. Tony got the chance to meet Carolyn and Farm Aid board member Glenda Yoder, and had a great conversation on behalf of all Vermont farm and good food lovers! Thank you Carolyn and Glenda for taking the time on such a busy day. Gee, if Massachusetts is in, can Vermont be far away? Hmmm....

NEWEST LISTENER JOINS WBKM FAMILY

Marea Koval was welcomed into the world by her dad Dave Koval with the perfect gift, a WBKM bumper sticker. Congrats to Dave and Corey for bringing her up right! We played a little Neil Young, her favorite artist, to celebrate her arrival.

NEIL YOUNG TO RELEASE ARCHIVES ON BLU-RAY THIS FALL

Neil Young was the special guest speaker today at the Sun Microsystems 2008 JavaOne Conference, wherein he released an amazing taste of the archives, and the fascinating Java-enabled visuals which will accompany the 192/24(!) audio featuring the songs of his lifetime. A quick summary can be found at http://www.java.com/en/java_in_action/neil_young.jsp and the whole thing is archived at http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/media_shell.jsp?id=c1 (Go to about 1:15:00 on the player).

You can always catch all Neil all the time at the great fansite Thrashers Wheat, at http://www.thrasherswheat.org/wheatfield

WBKM REMEMBERS MAY 4, 1970---DO YOU?

The words say it all. Thank you Mr. Young, thank you Ahmet and thank you Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

LOCAL ROCK PHENOM APPEARS AT WBKM STUDIO!

Yep, it's true! On Tuesday afternoon April 15th, local artist Grace Potter and drummer Matt Burr visited the WBKM studios to discuss their amazing ride of the past few years, during a rare week off back in their home state. We want to thank Grace and Matt for taking the time to come up, and for carrying the sound of Burlington to the world! These are exciting times for the band and we all get to share in the experience! Long may you run!

THE BLOG IS HERE! THE BLOG IS HERE!

Another page has been added to the WBKM website. Our blogger blog is now embedded and is the place to keep up with the latest thoughts from all of your WBKM "I-J's" (Katie Faith's phrase for Internet DJ's!). Events, nights out on the town and musical musings can be read and commented on. Check out the link at the bottom of any page.

ALBUM FEATURE PAGE NOW ACTIVE

Every Wednesday evening at 9PM WBKM's Album of the Week features a great album played in its entirety. Click on the Album Feature link on any page and check out what's playing this Wednesday, plus look back and see what great albums have already played!

"AHMETS HOUSE" PREMIERS ON WBKM.ORG HONORING THE GREAT AHMET ERTEGUN OF ATLANTIC RECORDS

January 15, 2008 marked the debut of "Ahmet's House" a weekly feature on WBKM to honor and spotlight the career of musical visionary and founder of Atlantic Records Ahmet Ertegun. It was for Ahmet that Led Zeppelin reformed last month in London to critical acclaim, as a benefit for the Educational Fund his wife set up in honor of Ahmet's lifelong love of musical education. The career of Mr. Ertegun spanned 60 years, and his last act was to rock out to the Rolling Stones, where he fell and sustained serious injury, from which he did not recover. He discovered and influenced the careers of such a list of folks as to be almost unbelieveable. Listen in on Tuesdays at 9PM as Tony proudly introduces the man, his work and the lasting effect he had on modern music. "Ahmet's House" only on WBKM.org!

HOLY NEWS FLASH AGAIN BATMAN! NOTED RADIO PERSONALITY LEAVES WBKM.ORG!

Well, we must have made it look like fun, because after just a short six weeks at the mike as WBKM.org's afternoon jock, noted Burlington FM radio personality Atry LaVigne has decided to move on! Arty has come up with his own Internet radio station and will be leaving to make his dream a reality. We wish Arty the best of luck and hope we have inspired him. We believe there's plenty of room on the top of the mountain for all to claim a piece of the landscape---so hat's off to Artie in his endeavours! We've got no choice but to Carry On!

NEWS FLASH! NOTED RADIO PERSONALITY JOINS WBKM.ORG!

WBKM.org was approached by noted Burlington FM radio personality Atry LaVigne who was intrigued by the station's unique programming and culture, and the resulting conversations resulted in Arty deciding to join WBKM as its afternoon DJ. Listen as Arty spins his favorites each weekday from 3 PM to 7PM, only on WBKM.ORG---the sound of Burlington!

NEWS!!! THE "BROTHERS SHOW" PREMIERS ON WBKM.ORG!

On December 6, 2007 WBKM.org unveiled another great feature, The Brothers Show, featuring Eric Koval and his brother Dave. Listen in to a little brotherly love as they get "back to the basement" where those musical roots took hold in the Koval household all those years ago. Dave has a great musical sensibility, and the lively banter will pull you in and make you feel good! A great time is guaranteed! Tune in every Thursday from 7PM to 9PM on WBKM when it's "Brothers Kinda Music"!

"KICK-DOWNS WITH KATIE", OUR NEW LOCAL MUSIC SHOWCASE PREMIERS!

Another great show also started this month, featuring our own Katie Hughes! Already Katie has brought in live music guests and has helped expand our library of new regional music. Check it out every Thursday, at 9PM right after the brothers and running until Midnight....right here at WBKM!

WEEKLY ALBUM FEATURE NOW ON WBKM.ORG

December 26, 2007 marked the launch of our weekly album feature. The album is not dead, it's alive and well at WBKM. Listen in to hear everything from the newest to the classics, presented in their entirety without interruption, every Wednesday at 9PM!