Detour BLUES Mobile
May 6th
You can listen to detour BLUES on the go with various mobile devices providing you have a 3G capable phone and a suitable DATA plan with your cellular carrier.
Below are the devices we currently support:
iPhone & Windows Mobile
Check out Iterum2
It’s an advanced mobile radio player for the iPhone / iPhone 3G / iPhone 3GS and Windows Mobile phones.
It’s easy to use, fully supports detour BLUES and also provides features like song titles and cover arts for each song. You can grab it now from the iTunes store.
Or from the Windows Mobile Marketplace.
Nokia phones
The newer Nokia phones are internet radio capable (N60 and above)! Simply go to http://www.nokia.com/internetradio and download the internet radio software. Install it on your Nokia device using the Nokia PC suite and you are done. You can now listen to Internet Radio (including detour BLUES) on your mobile phone.
CD Review – The Bluesmasters featuring Mickey Thomas
Apr 10th
A Decision Has Been Made To Reduce The Bitrate Of The Station
Apr 6th
A decision has been made to reduce the bitrate of the station from 128 to 64. The broadcast is still in stereo and most listeners will not even be able to distinguish the difference. Overall the reason behind lowering the bitrate is to allow those at work, on cell phones , and other places where high speed internet is not readily available the opportunity the listen to detour BLUES.
Blues You Can Use Is Back!
Apr 4th
Beginning Monday, April 12, 2010, the show Blues You Can Use with your host John Tibbs is back! Due to equipment failure (the mixer died), the show has been unable to be broadcast. A new mixer has been secured and now John will be back broadcasting his show live, from 1-5pm eastern. As before, you will be able to make requests or dedications anytime during the broadcast by either logging onto www.detourblues.com or you can call John here at the station by calling 423-546-0360, or toll-free at 888-895-0996 ext. 5. If you call John on the phone, he will put you on the air to make your request or dedication and you can even say hi to your friends. Remember though, if you call, please hold until the end of the currently playing song before your call can be answered. Looking forward to being back and bringing you some Blues You Can Use!
Blues You Can Use Broadcast Unavailable
Mar 27th
Due to equipment failure, the show Blues You Can Use will not be broadcast. The mixer that is used for the Blues You Can Use broadcast has died and is no longer working. Because of this the show Blues You Can Use, which is normally broadcast from 1-5pm eastern will not be available until further notice. Hopefully, this will only be for about 2 weeks, however it may extend until the month of May due to financial considerations. During this time the station will still broadcast 24/7, but there will be no live broadcasts… sorry.
Problems with stream
Mar 8th
Due to computer issues, detour BLUES has been experiencing technical problems. While detour BLUES is down, detour MUSIC will take over. We are working on a more permanent fix to make sure that the stream is always stable. We apologize about this but will have the problem fixed soon! Thanks for listening to the detour network.
Technical difficulties during Blues You Can Use broadcast…
Mar 4th
Technical difficulties during Blues You Can Use broadcast… somebody (I’m not mentioning names… me, John Tibbs) inadvertently left the microphone turned on after making an announcement and so the music levels stayed muted… and of course the microphone was still active. Thankfully one of the listeners sent me an Instant Message alerting me to the problem and after fixing it, I decided I needed a cup of coffee and headed to the coffee maker! Whew, guess now it’s time to light another cigarette and grab another stack of CDs! Only excuse I have for this is…
Remodeling detour BLUES Studios…
Mar 2nd
Well, it’s time again to remodel the studios here at detour BLUES. Basically I’m going to rearrange all of the equipment here in the studios so that the live show “Blues You Can Use” will be easier to manage. This is going to take place on the weekend of March 20-21. This will not effect the station itself… detour BLUES will continue to broadcast 24/7, as normal. No live broadcasts will occur here at the studios during those days however. Thank you for your understanding in this matter… detour BLUES is constantly improving itself for the convenience of our listeners and artists. Will also be re-activating the station’s webcam, which will be active during the “Blues You Can Use” broadcasts.
Our current layout here at detour BLUES…
My Lady… Miss Char
Feb 25th
I don’t talk about my private life all that much, but I am proud to announce that I now have someone to share my life with. We have been corresponding since August of last year. We have met in person on several occasions and have progressed to the point of us talking about living together in the future. We’re working out details now. This lady’s name is Miss Char (she’ll kill me for including the “miss”), and a photo of her is below:
Miss Char also is the owner/administrator for the Freebird Forum (www.freebird-forum.com), where the official detour BLUES forums are hosted. Go there and sign up so that you can post… and come join in on the fun. Tell ‘em John sent ya!
Blues You Can Use host, John Tibbs, would like to apologize to all of his listeners
Feb 23rd
Blues You Can Use host, John Tibbs, would like to apologize to all of his listeners. The past few shows have found John sick and as a result, the shows, in his opinion, have suffered. So now, he has the coffee pot brewing while chucking down a handful of drugs (none of which are “recreational”, BTW…) on his way to bringing you some “Blues You Can Use”. Thank you for all of the requests and dedications… and for all of the listeners that tune into the station… without you… we’re nothing!