10 Internet Radio Stations You Should Be Listening To Right Now
2. Rinse FM
Since its inception in 1994 as a London pirate station, Rinse has developed a reputation as being the most progressive club music radio station in the world. Focusing on dance, hip-hop, electronica, grime and R&B, it draws on a wide variety of knowledgable regular presenters and incredible guest DJs to produce a non-stop mix of the hottest new club sounds around.
Officially licensed since 2010, and now featuring its own smartphone app, Rinse is home to key figures like Plastician, Kode9, Roska, J-Cush, Oneman, Skream and many more. It granted many of grime's future stars their first exposure back in the early 2000s, and now sheds light on music from both London's underground and the darkest corners of the global music scene.
Its breakfast shows go beyond the generic yawn-fests of most mainstream shows, with its presenters each having a unique and likeable personality and boasting encyclopaedic knowledge of contemporary club cultures and sounds.
Regular guest shows, such as Hyperdub, Fade To Mind and Lord Of The Mics, are must-listens - and all previous episodes are podcasted and uploaded to the station's SoundCloud account.