Radio Paradise

07/15/2025

Listener, Pam, left us this lovely voice message🫶🙌🎧🎶 Footage by from the short film "The West”

07/14/2025

New to the MAIN MIX 💛

song: Sweet Danger
artist: Obongjayar
album: Paradise Now
released: 2025-05-30

Steven Umoh, better known by his stage name Obongjayar, is a Nigerian singer based in London, England. After releasing several EPs, his debut studio album, Some Nights | Dream of Doors, was released in 2022.

07/13/2025

NEW to our new channel, BEYOND... 🎨 🎺🥁🎶 song: Inspire (deluxe) artist: Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange album: INSPIRE // RADICALISE

07/12/2025

😸🍗 HaPpY CaTuRdaY! The old razzle dazzle turkey leg never disappoints! 😹Featured track: I'm Too Sexy artist: Right Said Fred album: Up

07/11/2025

New West Coast tour dates just announced.
Lera Lynn tickets on sale today at 10am PST.
Seattle, Portland, Novato, Los Angeles — see full schedule via link in her bio!

07/11/2025

New on the blog! 🎶

“Beyond is atmospheric, spiritual, sometimes challenging, and ultimately a work of art. I hope it inspires you to discover new favorites, because there’s truly nothing like falling in love with a new artist.”

Read the full post by clicking the link below. 🩷

Beyond is atmospheric, spiritual, sometimes challenging, and ultimately a work of art. I hope it inspires you to discover new favorites, because there’s truly nothing like falling in love with a new artist.

07/10/2025

❤️‍🔥 Listener post ❤️‍🔥

A truly profound and touching message left from a listener recently…..

“All i want to say, because i am not looking for attention, is that you guys and especially this station has been there for me through my dad's death ( a guy i did not feel for very much), my father in law's death ( a guy i would take 6 to the chest anyday), my mom getting a stroke and went paralyzed, and the birth of my son. You guys have no idea the impact of your work. It affects lives in a good manner. It sustains positivity and power for ppl who feel like giving up.
This is just a thank you for your work and know that you reach so many people.

So many thanks, so, so, many thanks. Your music and playlists gave the strength to cry when i needed to cry, to breakdown, and also the force to pick myself up and start all over. Again, you guys have no idea what impact you had for a a guy in Romania battling depression, workload and day-to-day life. THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart, you make me wanna go the extra mile. So Bill...when the gentle night comes creepin in ( just in like that poem) , it is because of your radio that I will not go gently into that night. Your decision to make a radio, many years ago, helped a young man take care of bussines. And no one can take that away from you. Stay golden. Love you all.”

(Respectfully anonymous)

Pictured: father in law and son.

07/10/2025

A note from Josh, the mind behind Beyond…

“Last year, after catching a GoGo Penguin concert in Boulder and turning William onto them (which he subsequently added a bunch of their music to the Main Mix!), I was tasked with the honor of creating Radio Paradise's long-awaited and often-promised jazz station. Yet because this was me, and I don't really do 'conventional' things in life, it wasn't going to be just any jazz station. This was going to be a deep exploration into the possibilities of this thing we call improvisational music, both as an aesthetic and as a philosophy. To be really blunt, l'd rather not even use the word 'jazz' when describing this channel, because it tends to bring up a specific realm or 'genre' of music in people's heads when mentioned. It's too dogmatic, if you will, to truly encapsulate the goal behind this endeavor.

I recently caught Chief Adjuah at The Blue Note in New York, and one of the more profound things he dove into was this idea that we're in a time where we're questioning and redefining everything around us, including our relationships with each other, and the art we consume. He likes to call what he does
'Stretch Music, as he and his peers are trying to
'stretch' the boundaries of what we have historically referred to as jazz and encompass as many musical forms, languages, and cultures as we can. This is the exact mentality that I approached when creating our latest offering here on Radio Paradise. Integrating all the influences and derivatives to create something truly new and unifying in its intent.

There are a lot of nuanced things to say about this channel and how I feel about this music and how it's affected my own life since my youth. Yet instead of waxing poetic, I think it's more important to give credit where credit is due: Jazz is America's only classical art form and one of our greatest exports, born of the specific conditions which created this vast, beautiful piece of land known as the USA-which is, no matter who wants to erase history, clouded by an incredibly violent past. Its roots lie in the blues, African spirituals, field songs, and many, many more musical traditions whose origins exist in The Middle Passage. This music is a spiritual experience for most who create it, and for many who listen. Yet most importantly, this music is a reflection of Black Excellence in a place that did everything it could to deny that from happening.
I surely hope you enjoy this musical journey with us, which we appropriately have named, Beyond...

Love, Josh”

07/09/2025

Today, we launch our long requested jazz channel, yet it’s so much more than jazz. We’ll let Josh explain…

07/08/2025

Future Islands is on their summer tour! 🙌

Who has tickets to a show in the UK/EU? Comment below.

07/08/2025

In this conversation, John Green discusses his journey as a writer, his new book about tuberculosis, and the importance of human stories in understanding complex issues.

He goes far beyond the medical side of things, exploring the cultural myths, systemic challenges, and deep human stories behind the disease. Even when the subject matter is heavy, he manages to find hope. Something many of us are always listening for.

If you’re drawn to the intersection of storytelling, humanity, and thoughtful reflection, click the link in the comments below to listen for free today! 🎧🌎

07/07/2025

Hi lovely RP family!

One of the things we cherish most about Radio Paradise is YOU. If you haven’t already shared on the previous post, we want to see where you’re tuning in!

We'll be sharing your beautiful faces in future posts, as we’re collecting “Faces of RP” because this community is the heartbeat of everything we do. And we’re endlessly inspired by you all….

With much love,

The RP team 🩵