Counterstream radio

The American Music Center (known for lots of good reasons, including originally composed telephone hold music) is officially launching an internet radio station called Counterstream Radio on March 16 (though it seems to be up and running now). Here is how Counterstream Radio is describing itself:

"Counterstream Radio is your online home for exploring the music of America's composers. The only principle that defines the music we broadcast is that it's never about following the rules: This is music created without regard for anyone who says, "You can't do that!"

Drawing upon the American Music Center's substantial library of recorded music, Counterstream Radio's programming is remarkable for its depth and eclecticism. Mixing the work of composers such as Elliott Carter, John Cage, Bill Frisell, Kid 606, Abbey Lincoln, Milton Babbitt, Philip Glass, Morton Feldman, Laurie Anderson, and hundreds more, the station streams influential music of many pedigrees 24 hours a day. Keep listening and discover the sound of music without limits."

And from the station's press release, the short version of how Counterstream Radio came to be, reminding me why, despite The Yankees, I love New York:

"Counterstream Radio is supported in part by a major grant from the New York State Music Fund, an innovative program created by the Office of the New York State Attorney General to make contemporary music of all genres more available and accessible to diverse audiences and communities within New York State. The fund grew out of settlements with major recording companies investigated for violating state and federal laws prohibiting "pay for play" (also called "payola")."

Thanks to Classically Hip.