Beginning Friday March 17, and continuing through the weekend, Radio Spy will run a Love Spirals Downwards feature interview and music broadcast. The program includes a number of songs I consider influential to our music, as well as a number of our songs selected by interviewer, Sean Flinn. After the weekend, the radio show/interview will go into their permanent archive, but try to catch the premier, as they’ll have a special flash animation on their main page. Radio Spy has also made my mix set, “Atmosphere 99” available for listening in their Jungle section, so check that out as well.

A very cool review and feature on the band just went up on a new website, The Stranger Next Door.

And for kicks, you might want to check out my guitar/music set up on the fanatical new site, Guitar Geek.

More articles in both web and print format are coming out soon, so check back here often!

Peace-
Ryan

UPDATE: You can now stream DJ Ryan Lum’s ‘Atmosphere 99 Mix Set via Mixcloud:

I’ve got a few radio spots coming up at KUCI, including a live remote broadcast that you can attend. I’ve heard that they can really get the crowd moving up there sometimes, so come join the fun! (but no booze, please…) All KUCI shows are broadcast via the internet, so you can tune in that way, as well. And later in April and May, I’ll be DJ’ing in San Francisco and Los Angeles. I’ll post more about those gigs soon.

• Wednesday, Feb 23
  KUCI 88.9 fm, Irvine, CA
  Music for Lunchpails – 8:00 pm
  On-Air phone interview
• Friday, Feb 25th
  KUCI 88.9 fm, Irvine, CA
  Swope Transmissions – 8:30 pm
  On-Air interview & CD giveaway
• Friday, Feb 25th
  KUCI 88.9 fm, Irvine, CA
  Riders of the Plastic Groove – 9:00 to 10:15 pm
  Live remote broadcast: Ryan will be spinning a live on-air DJ set
  
  This remote broadcast event will run from 9 pm to 12:30 am (and longer if conditions permit) at the University of California Irvine, outside in the Computer Science Plaza. It is free and open to the public, so come on down and dance! For directions, please view the Riders’ website.

A number of internet features are happening over the next few months, including an exciting interview with Radio Spy. I’ve also made my mix CD available through Live 365, so everyone can finally get a feel for what my DJ sets are like. More interviews with the band will be coming up in the next few weeks and months, so stay posted.

And then there’s the store promotions. We’re in a number of listening stations, so check for any in your neighborhood:

• Twist & Shout — Denver, CO listening station 2/1 – 2/29
• Rasputins — San Fran, CA listening stations 2/1 – 3/31
• Barnes & Noble — Nationwide listening stations 2/2 -2/29
• Virgin Sunset — Hollywood, CA listening station 2/8 – 2/22
• National Record Mart — sale price and positioning 2/22 – 3/13
• Borders — Nationwide listening stations 3/11 – 5/16

It’s certainly been some time since I’ve had a moment to update the news section! Lots of things have been going on for me and the band recently and it’s all kept me quite busy.

First off, I want to mention our exclusive holiday song, “The Little Drummer Boy,” which is available FREE for your listening pleasure at our webstore. We’ve included both a Real Audio file and mp3 format, so be sure to take a listen (and download it for later enjoyment).

Secondly, I’m sure you’ve noticed the new look of the website; we’ve updated it in the style of…. our next album! Yes, we will be releasing a full-length album on Projekt Records this coming new year. Entitled Temporal, it features music from points covering our entire career, including 6 tracks which have never appeared on any Love Spirals Downwards albums. Check out the Releases section for further details.

Peace,
Ryan