Music Machine with Brian Hartgen on Mushroom FM

For Your Ears Only

The Music Machine is an exciting weekly radio program, broadcast each Saturday between 1800 and 2100 UTC, (that’s 2 until 5 PM US Eastern Daylight Time), 7 through to 10 PM UK time. Featuring a fantastic and eclectic range of great music from many genres. From the music recorded during the early part of the 20th century through to the chart hits of today, the Music Machine will play the songs you love to listen to. Not only will you hear your favorite songs, but you will learn things about them including biographies of the artists, musical historical facts, information about chart positions and more!

So whether you are a fan of the real classic dance tunes, songs from the shows, or rock and pop music this program will be for you. As the song says “Anything Goes”.

In addition to taking your requests, the show contains special features and documentaries. Please check this web page regularly to find out what is coming next!

Making a Request and Getting Involved

The most important part of the show is the listener interaction and the requests sent into it. Listener contributions make such a difference to the program! Your input is our output!

I have a very extensive music library and it is growing. Why not make a request! You can put me to the challenge of finding something very unusual, or maybe request a piece of music for someone special! I would love to hear from you and there are lots of different ways in which you can make a request or contact the program to take part in our special features. Some of the ways in which you can contact me are only available during the show.

  • Any time. You can Email me at brian@MushroomFM.com
  • Any time. You can follow me on Twitter and send a message. The Username is @BrianHartgen or you can activate this link to follow me.
  • Any time. You can call the Music Machine request line at 206-338-6615. Leave a message and I’ll play your voice together with your chosen song on the air!
  • During the show. You can chat with me using Windows Live (MSN) Messenger. The Windows Live ID is Brian@MushroomFM.com
  • During the show. You can call in via Skype for a request and talk live on air. The Skype username you will need to add to your contacts is BrianOnMushroomFM.
  • During the show. You can call into the program by telephone. If you live in the UK, you need to call 0161-884-0148 and enter extension 763. In the US the number is 1-718-374-5449 and enter extension 477.

Join the Mailing List

Keep up-to-date with the latest Music Machine news from the Email list. You will find out the date and time of the next upcoming show, together with details of special features. To join, please complete the form on this page.

Download Documentaries and Special Shows

In this section of the Music Machine page, you can download some of the documentary programs or which focus upon a specific musical subject.

This week's show is available as a podcast. Please read the next section for details.

This Week's Show On Demand

Can't listen to us live? No problem. We offer a number of ways for you to listen to Mushroom FM shows. Either download them to your computer, listen to them online or Subscribe to the Mushroom FM podcast."

To subscribe directly to the podcast for the Music Machine, just point your podcatcher at <http://www.mushroomfm.com/musicmachine/feed The link that will enable you to download the latest show directly or listen online can be found below.

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Country Oasis for 29 August