Past News

7.30.06 Tune into Sunrise on Sunday with Hunter Hughes on 93.7 Bob FM  this morning.  I'll be playing a few songs live at 8:15 am (Yes....AM).  Come by Town Point Park later that day at 1:00 PM for my live set on the sunrise stage.  Shawn Mullins headlines and it's free!
7.21.06 Thanks to Jeff Carrillo for including me in the events section of the Ed Hardy Website
6.08.06 Thanks to Mike at The Open Mike Cafe for including us in his 16th show. Take a Listen
5.21.06 Thanks to your votes, I've been chosen as this week's Gem on Radio Crystal Blue. Tune in Sunday, May 21, 7pm EDT.
5.17.06 Check out Insomnia Radio's Daily Dose.  Thanks guys!
5.10.06 My sincere thanks to Michael Ross for his amazing review in this month's Pure Music
5.04.06 Thanks to Scott and Margo
for including SMtv in their list of favorite Podcasts.  We're blushing!
4.26.06 Thanks again to Alex Williams and Cathy Wang of Podcast Hotel for having me at the InnoTech Conference last week. Mini video is here.
4.25.06 Thanks to Northwest Noise for the shout out. I had the BEST time in Portland.
4.13.06 I'm excited to be performing at the InnoTech Conference in Portland next week. The Exec. Vice President of Mtv is speaking! My thanks to Podcast Hotel for hooking a sister way up!
4.7.06 Great news!  My song Be is going to well, um ..be on the soundtrack  for the UK film Confetti.  I'm excited to be on any CD where Ron Sexsmith appears.  Take a look at the trailer. Thanks JW!
4.6.06 I had fun presenting at this year's Pollstar Awards in Las Vegas.
4.1.06 I'm ECSTATIC to announce that I've signed with Natasha Bishop for bookings.  The hardest working woman in show business!!
3.23.06 Thanks to Pacific Northwest Music for the kind words (at least I think they are.  Anyone speak German?).
3.16.06 Thanks to Joe for the kind, although very small words.  You might want to cut, paste and enlarge!  Oh and it's Samantha, not Sarah : )
3.4.06 More proof that Podcast Hotel was a blast!
3.3.06 See how quickly word spreads through technology? Scroll down to February 27.
3.2.06 I love Podbop. You can search by artist or by city.
2.26.06 Thanks to the Scobleizer for the mention in his blog (see 3am at the Podcast Hotel)  and Flickr.  He and his wife Miryam are special people indeed!
2.20.06 Check out this week's New York Minute Show. I chatted with Rob about my trip to NYC and he plays a few songs.
2.18.06 Both Yahoo Podcast Directory and iTunes are now accepting reviews. Let them know how much you love SMtv!
2.17.06 My thanks to Michiko and Chris at Yellowbeat Radio in Japan. They've been supporting me since my songs were only demos. Much gratitude to them for the hard work they do for indie artists. We appreciate it!!!
2.15.06

SMtv and I are headed to Podcast Hotel in Seattle.  In its second year, this conference will answer a lot of questions surrounding this exploding form of media.  I'm on an artist/label roundtable as well as performing Saturday, Feb 25.  Register here:

2.10.06 I Wanna Go Home is #1 on Podcast Music Countdown!
2.09.06 It's nice to know SMtv is selling CD's for the artists we feature. Thanks Thomas for reviewing Inara George's CD and letting 'em know you heard her first on my show.
1.26.06 I'm honored to be a presenter at this year's Pollstar Awards.
1.25.06 Thanks to 99.1 The Point  in Arizona for playing I Wanna Go Home.  We're in the top 20!
1.23.06 I Wanna Go Home moves up to #2 on the Podcast Music Countdown!
1.18.06 My thanks to Hunter Hughes for playing Come Back to You on 93.7 Bob FM
1.12.06 Thanks to Chris Kocher for the nice feature in the entertainment section of today's Press & Sun Bulletin. Looking forward to the show this Saturday in Binghamton.
1.11.06 Thanks to CBS News Channel 34 in Binghamton, NY for featuring me in their entertainment segment "Steppin' Out" tonight at 11pm and again tomorrow morning at 6:40am.  Click in the upper right hand corner.
1.09.06 I'm teaching a master class on Podcasting/Intellectual Property at The Caron Foundation in association with Road Recovery
12.30.05 I'm a little late thanking Larry Wines for the mention in his Folkworks Magazine in August.  Larry's an institution.
12.28.05 If only everyone were Matt Hopper!
12.26.05 Molly Jenson chats us up!   We love her!
12.21.05 Congrats to my co-producer Chris Sorensen and his daughter Lindsay whose song "I Have Arrived" is a single on Emma Roberts' new album. She's Julia's niece. Oh and I sang and arranged the background vocals.
12.20.05 Thanks to Island Delights for the aloha
12.18.05 I love Seattle and Beyond! Thanks for the support.
12.17.05 Hey Monkeypup..I love your Music for Jerks
12.14.05 Thanks to Indie Airplay for playing my songs through iTunes radio!  They're in the Alt/Modern Rock section.
12.13.05 Everloving Records gives a shout to SMtv for the show we did with the beautiful Inara George.
12.09.05 The Internet is a wonderful thing indeed!
12.07.05 Next Big Hit has declared I Wanna Go Home, well the next big hit! Volume 23 is what you're looking for.
12.05.05 I interviewed CD Baby founder Derek Sivers for this month's KYFM Magazine. Download it now.
11.30.05 I just found this beautiful review of a house concert I played with Gregory Page in August. Thank you so much to Joe & Elyse Stone!
11.27.05 Happy 6th Anniversary to Yellowbeat Radio in Japan!  Thanks for including Christopher Street in your anniversary show.
11.26.05 Big thanks to Heather for including us in her Rubyfruit Radio cast  out of Atlanta.
11.23.05 Thanks to Abby White for the mention in this months Performing Songwriter Magazine!
11.22.05 PepperAlley gives somewhere between starving & stardom a nod.
11.17.05 David Berkeley loves us, and we love him!!!
11.15.05 Take a look at my photos from Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego and the beaches in between.
11.09.05 "SMtv" has just received the 5-STAR-AWARD from Podspider
11.07.05 I'm excited to be the official entertainment for National Dog Day.  Thanks Colleen!
11.04.05 I'm in studio at KGFN Grossmont College with DJ Adam Paul and the legendary Gregory Page  Listen live from 3-4 PM today!
11.02.05 SMtv, in conjunction with Pepper Alley and Alternajazz, presents it's first show November 22 at Hotel Cafe.
10.27.05 At the Laundr-O-mat is Record of the Day in the UK!
10.25.05 My first Italian, Hip Hop interview
10.24.05 We're #1 and #7 on Brazil's Top 10 Podcast
Makes me want to put on a bikini and rush right over there!
10.23.05 Huge thanks to Michael Hill at Tonight On The Radio for spinning "I Wanna Go Home."
10.22.05 I'm performing and taking part in an intellectual property debate at Cal Poly today.
10.14.05 Tune in to 88.1 WUTC  in Chattanooga.  I'll be hanging out with DJ Tommy and performing a few songs live.
10.14.05 Check out today's Chattanooga Times entertainment section.  I'm a page 3 girl! 
10.10.05 Yahoo is now offering our podcasts through their directory. Throw a vote our way and subscribe!
10.07.05 Hey Memphis! Get your ass out of bed and watch me on Live @ 9 on CBS Channel 3 Wednesday, Oct 12. If you like it, later that night you can come on down to P & H Cafe. I'm in the round with two other beautiful singer songwriters.
10.05.05 I Wanna Go Home is #1 on the Top 20 and the second highest selling download on Podcast Spots
09.24.05 One of Japan's magazine publishers is launching the first DVD for car audio enthusiasts.  "Oto Gumi" will include my song "At the Laundr-o-mat" in their launch issue oct 31, 2005 to be distributed nationwide across Japan.  Thanks Michiko & Chris of Yellowbeat Radio! 
09.21.05 Chattanooga here I come.
09.20.05 Thanks to Gus at Pepper Alley for the props!
09.16.05 I've been invited to perform at ROCKRGRL Music Conference  in Seattle Nov 10-12.  Gotta hit my favorite US city of Portland while I'm up there!
09.02.05 Speechwriters LLC have said some nice things about this week's SMtv podcast featuring them.  Take a look at these crazy loons and make sure you scroll down to the photo of their CD with a bust
09.02.05 At the Laundr-O-mat is being included in South Park Independent Music Festival's compilation CD. The CD will be distributed to all the other major festivals as well (SXSW, NAMM etc)
09.01.05 We'd love you to shoot a vote our way for SMtv at Podcast Alley
08.15.05 We're headed to the South Park Independent Music Festival in Colorado. SMtv 12's featured artist Rebekah Jordan's playing too!
08.11.05 I love the Unemployment Show.  Always have (even before they listed me as a favorite) Get Unemployed NOW!
08.07.05 Thanks to ScottMac at the West Coast Show at ScrubRadio
08.01.05 Check out my article on Pedestrian in this month's KillYourFM Magazine.  There's an MP3 of their song "Overwhelmed" embedded for your enjoyment.
07.29.05 Thanks to Rob at Podcast NYC for featuring me on this week's best of on Alley Cuts.
07.28.05 Thank you so much to Radioio and Zoe for the support
07.18.05 Take a look at at the July 1 issue of New Music Weekly. Larry Weir has some nice things to say in his Inside AC Radio column.
07.17.05 We're on Podcastvilla.com
07.12.05 Check out this month's Unsigned Music Magazine. I chatted about podcasting and other stuff. Take a look
07.11.05 I'm a contributor to a brand new magazine called KillyourFM. It's a magazine designed for your PSP (Sony Playstation Portable). You can either download it directly to your PSP by visiting pspdrive or by PDF
07.08.05 Thanks to Don Tucker for featuring us on this week's Podhead's Radio!
06.27.05 AMP's (Association of Music Podcasting) site is all new. Check it out!
06.19.05 We're on the Ben and Heather Show
06.18.05 Thanks to Mediaburn Radio for the plug on my Podcast, SMtv
06.17.05 Check us out on Staccato Podcast
06.16.05 Guess what? I've been asked to perform at the legendary Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in Upstate NY in July!
06.14.05 Tune in to NPR to hear The Threepenny Opera tonight! 91.5 FM for those in California.
06.13.05 The LA Times reviews The Threepenny Opera.
06.12.05 I've been chosen to perform at the South Park Independent Music Festival in South Park, Colorado in September!
06.12.05 Mark played "Come Back to You" on his Tartan Podcast out of Scotland. It's the #1 music podcast in the UK! Thanks Mark.
06.07.05 Check out the digital sign on top of Tower Records on Sunset in West Hollywood. They've given my Wednesday Night "Dinner & a Song" Mint Residency a big old plug. Thanks Robert, Rey & Stuart!!
06.05.05 WCH Radio has us on their radar.
06.03.05 I've been added to Whole Wheat Radio in Alaska. Take a listen.
06.01.05 We're featured on this week's Alley Cut's on Podcast NYC. Our friend Rob has been incredibly supportive! We love Rob & NYC.
05.24.05     My first in-studio at a Clear Channel Station. Tune in to San Diego's 91x at 8:30 am tomorrow morning!
05.23.05     We're back at #1 on KGFN FM Grossmont College. We don't know what to say. Write to Adam.
05.20.05     We love Podsafe Audio. What a great site for artists and podcasters!
05.16.05     Samantha is artist of the month on New Fremont Radio in Ohio. Thanks Jeff!
05.10.05     somewhere between starving & stardom is Album of the Week on Sounds from the New West Radio out of Ireland!
05.09.05     The West Coast Show on Scrub Radio spins "I Wanna Go Home!"
05.09.05     WOW! At the Laundr-O-mat gets played on former Mtv VJ Adam Curry's Podcast, Daily Source Code. Thanks Adam and C.C. Chapman!
05.08.05     Samantha is cast as Lucy in The Long Beach Opera's production of The Threepenny Opera opening June 11.
05.07.05     somewhere between starving & stardom is Album of the week on Songs from the New West/Jolly Roger Radio out of Ireland. Contact DJ Joe Vincent here.
05.06.05     We're up for Artist of the Month on Tartan Podcast out of Scotland. Take a look see here.
05.05.05     Samantha's music is featured on Song Storm.
05.03.05     We're #1 four weeks in a row at KGFN FM San Diego! We're playing a free concert for them at Grossmont College on May 19 with Story of Blue and lots of other cool bands. Click here for more info.
04.30.05     Tune in this Tuesday Night from 6-8 PM to WPMD on the Internet and WPMD-AM 1700 at Cerritos College. We're playing live! Email requests here
04.29.05     Those crazy kids at Yellowbeat Radio are at it again. They're featuring more songs from the CD tonight.
04.25.05     Tower Records on Sunset in West Hollywood has somewhere between starving & stardom for sale and they've given us a listening station! Woo hoo ;-)
04.15.05     We're being played in Serbia! Where's that? Who knows, but go here. If you understand what it says, please share with us.
04.12.05     We're #1 on Grossmont College's KGFN FM! Yay. Send an email to Adam to hear a song or say thanks!
04.12.05     I'm sure you'll be surprised that we've been embraced by the Unemployment Show in Chicago. Regis is my new hero!
04.11.05     Look who's on Swiss Podcast! Thanks guys.
04.11.05     Listen Local in San Diego names Samantha Artist of the Week. Thanks Cathryn!
04.10.05     newFremontradio's playing our song! Thanks Jeff.
04.09.05     Penguin Radio shows us some love.
04.09.05     "At The Laundr-O-mat" was played at 1:46 am on KCRW's Brave New World. Thanks Tricia!! Request it here.
04.09.05     Bob and AJ featured "At the Laundr-O-mat" on their show today. Take a listen!
04.08.05     Tune into Radio Blue at the little 'mic' graphic on or the official station at Sunday April 10 from 7PM till 1AM or so EDT. Dan's playing our song!
04.08.05     Today we were on Studio C's Podcast. Thanks for the Quickcast Noebie!
04.08.05     Our first German review! Thanks Andy!
04.07.05     Our love for Insomnia Radio runs so deep!
04.07.05     Take a look at SoundClick!
04.06.05     The Tragically Nameless Podcast played " I Wanna Go Home." Thanks, Midwestern Teenager!
04.06.05     Check us out on The Daily Drivel today. Thanks Kit.
04.06.05     Today's episode of Accident Hash had one of our tunes on it. . Thanks C.C.!
04.05.05     El played us on his Bit Jobs for the Masses P-cast. Check it out.
04.05.05     Don't forget to come see us at Genghis Cohen on Fairfax this Saturday night the 9th. JT's made us one of his Picks of the Month. We love you JT!
04.04.05     Check out Listen Up, Brooklyn! We're proud to be placed in the "Sex in the Kitchen" episode of Daniel's podcast. Click here for the RSS feed or go here.
04.04.05     Samantha is featured on The Independent Anthem! Check it out here. Thanks David.
04.03.05     The always beautiful Lord Litter has placed us in rotation for all of April on RADIO MARABU in Germany - AM, FM, shortwave, satellite, worldspace, online - He's opening his show with "I Wanna Go Home!" Contact him here.
04.03.05     We've been asked to write the theme music for the wildly popular wine show www.graperadio.com. We love Brian Clark almost as much as we LOVE red wine!
04.02.05     "Silent & Still" is #20 on Radiowave Monitor and #5 already on Midnight Special Blues Radio. Thanks Paul!
04.02.05     As if we didn't love Paul from Midnight Special Blues Radio enough, he went and gave us a page of our own. That's it, we're coming to Paris! Look...
04.01.05     We released an album today. Isn't that enough? Buy it already!
04.01.05     We're so lucky! Larry Wines, host of “Tied to the Tracks” on Arts & Roots Radio, KCSN (88.5 FM and simulcast on the web at www.kcsn.org) Saturdays 6-10 am, has added us to his show. He's playing "Silent & Still", "I Am You" and "The Best Thing" from somewhere between starving & stardom. We're honored. Email requests here.
03.31.05     We're #2 on KGFN FM in San Diego! Woo hoo ;-) Thanks Adam. See you April 28 in the studio! Email requests here.
03.30.05    

Samantha's song "Come Back to You" gets added to indiepodcasting.com. We LOVE Podcasting! Go there now.

03.29.05     New Fremont Radio is spinning four songs from somewhere between starving & stardom. Listen here! Thanks Jeff!
03.28.05     "I Wanna Go Home" is # 1 on New Music Showcase. Check it out here We love you Cliff Bowdin!
03.25.05     Samantha has 2 songs in rotation on Midnight Special Blues Radio in Paris. Paul, you're too beautiful for words in Russian or French! Email requests here and listen here.
03.25.05     We've been added to the playlist at DIY Endeavors Radio. We're being featured on the MWS Media Radio Show, thanks to Matthew Wayne Selznick.
03.24.05     Even though I'm a PC person, I still love the MacCast for spinning my songs. Thanks Adam. Reach out here.
03.21.05     somewhere between starving & stardom is # 3 on KGFN FM in San Diego! We'll be doing a live in studio performance April 28. Can't wait. E-mail requests here.
03.18.05     Watch Samantha tonight on Austin Music Videos Channel 15 or www.austinmusicnetwork.org. Our first year at SXSW!
03.14.05     We just found out The West Coast Show has had us on their last three playlists! 2/28,3/7 & 3/14. Thanks so much for playing "Ï Wanna Go Home" & "Come back to You."
03.08.05     somewhere between starving & stardom climbs to #5 on Grossmont College's KGFN FM! We love San Diego and we love you Adam! Make requests here.
03.06.05     "Come Back to You" gets played on Radio Crystal Blue. Thanks Dan!! Listen here.
03.01.05     Samantha's debut CD is #6 on Grossmont College's CMJ reported chart. Adam...you rule!! Contact him.
02.25.05     Samantha is asked to compose a song for The Red Cross to aid Tsunami victims. "Where Do We Go From Here" will be available for download very soon. 50% of the proceeds go directly to The Red Cross.
02.22.05     somewhere between starving & stardom is #10 at Grossmont College's KGFN FM in San Diego! Request us here.
02.13.05     We already knew Richard Oliver Furch was amazing just because of the mixes he did on my debut CD somewhere between starving & stardom coming in March. However, it should be told that two albums Richard worked on won Grammy's this past weekend, Usher's Confessions album and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir! We're SO excited for you Richard!
02.11.05     somewhere between starving & stardom climbs the chart at Grossmont College. We're at # 11, thanks to Adam! Click here for requests.
02.08.05     Samantha's song "Christopher Street" is featured on Laney Goodman's Women in Music show on Amazon Radio.
02.07.05     I'm honored to be involved with Caitlin Productions and their "1 in 8" events benefitting women with breast cancer. Last year they produced 13 events for the Linda McCartney Foundation.
02.05.05     Samantha's being played on CIUT-FM Radio Toronto. Email Ron here.
02.04.05   Samantha gets added to WCH Radio in St. Louis. Thanks John! Make requests here.
02.03.05   Samantha gets added to Lexington, KY's Lexrock Web Radio. Request a song by emailing Steve here.
02.01.05   Samantha is #13 on Grossmont College's KGFN FM. Contact Adam here.
01.28.05   Samantha's song "Christopher Street" is the recommendation song for the whole month of February on Japan's Yellowbeat Radio. Listen every Friday night from 8-10 PM Japan Standard Time. Click here for more info. Thanks Baby Gremlin and Baby Magic!
01.27.05   Samantha gets added to site Music Places. Check out the computer generated journalist!
01.25.05   Samantha gets played on Radio io Eclectic. Check it out. Thanks Mary!
01.21.05   Dan Herman at Radio Crystal Blue is spinning a tune from Samantha's CD this Sunday, January 23 from 7PM till 1AM or so EST. Listen here.
01.19.05   Samantha gets placed in rotation on Lord Litter's prestigious OUTLAW FOR PEACE Radioshow via Jolly Roger Radio International. For more info on Lord Litter click here or contact Lord Litter.
01.13.05   Samantha's invited to perform at a benefit for inner city youth this Sunday Jan 16 at The Whiskey on Sunset. Come check it out!
01.12.05   Samantha's CD photos are being shot by the amazing Jeff Carrillo. See his wonderful work here and his weddings here.
01.07.05   somewhere between starving and stardom is being mixed by Richard Oliver Furch as we speak! Check out his site and credentials.
12.25.04   Samantha is voted one of the top ten artists of November on United Global Artists! Check it out!
12.23.04   It's been many years since I sang "O Canada" in French as a child. I've been singing it all day since CHUO FM in Ottawa added me! Thanks Ian. Email requests here.
12.22.04   Germany's spinning Samantha's tunes! Thanks Andy at Radio 19-4
12.20.04   Samantha gets added to cool site Pepper Alley. Take a look.
12.15.04   Samantha's included in Martini Lounge's Inspirational Women Section. See the interview here.
12.11.04   Samantha gets added to Canada's CKMS FM. Thanks Eva!
12.07.04   Moving on up! Somewhere between starving & stardom moves from #30 up to #21 on Grossmont College's CMJ reported chart. Send Adam an email to say thanks!
12.02.04   Samantha will be played on Radio Crystal Blue station this Sunday December 5th from 7PM till 1AM EST. Thanks Dan Herman!
12.01.04   Samantha's CD Somewhere Between Starving and Stardom hits the charts! CMJ reported baby. #30 on Grossmont College's charts. Thanks Adam! To request a song e-mail here.
12.01.04   "I Wanna Go Home" is # 1 on New Music Showcase. Thanks Cliff!
12.01.04   Samantha gets added to Indie Radio Live. Take a look.
11.23.04   Samantha gets added to Cerritos College WPMD. Thanks Dennis! Request a song by emailing wpmd_music@hotmail.com
11.22.04   Samantha gets added to Barb Hill's Feminine Groove! All songs are in rotation. Check it out FeminineGroove.Com. "Totally awesome!!! Move over Ms. Crow...someone new is taking the stage! With the essence of Brickells' lyrical talent and hooks reminiscent of Carole King; Samantha Murphy's songs draw you in, calling to your soul...best I've heard of a demo CD ..EVER." - Barb Hill
11.15.04   Samantha gets added to Grossmont College's KGFN! Make requests by emailing here.
11.03.04   Radioindy.com includes Samantha on their site as a Gold Artist. Hear two songs here.
11.01.04   Samantha gets added to another internet radio site at impressionz radio.
10.29.04   Check out Samantha's page on AltSounds.com She's in the running to be included in their compilation CD, along with Maroon 5 and Taking Back Sunday http://www.altsounds.com/altsounds/bands/396
10.27.04   Samantha is featured on the "Ladies from Down Under" program. Tune in Tue-Sat at noon by clicking here.
10.26.04   Samantha gets added to Radio WMHB in Maine, as well as online radio show theESTROGENzone right here, which was voted best Alternative Station at the 2004 LIVE 365 BROADCASTER AWARDS.
10.23.04   Samantha gets played on Radio JOY FM in Melbourne, Australia.
10.17.04   Samantha's song "Come Back to You" included in Spirituality for Kids Camp Film being shown internationally by Madonna.
10.11.04   The fevered brain of radio mike is featuring Samantha on his radio show tonight! Here's a quote from Radio Mike: "SAMANTHA MURPHY has Lived in a Few Places but now calls California Home. Her music is Difficult for us to Describe. It is Damn good Though and touches a Deep Nerve. She Knows the Music business Probably better Than Anyone Else we know, And she Still wants to be a Part of it. That’s talent and Commitment. We could All use a Dose of that kind of Dedication."
10.7.04   Samantha's first review! "Samantha Murphy of Australia is the type of singer-songwriter that you can't help but be drawn to; Because her material is creatively original & non derivative , she displays all of the gifts of melodic content & unique style that others merely emulate". Read the full review.
10.4.04   Samantha gets 2 songs added to Positive Music Radio.
10.2.04   Samantha gets added on Artists International Independent Radio.
9.30.04   Both Indie Musician Network and New Music Showcase feature Samantha on their sites this week.
9.18.04   Tricia Halloran spins Samantha's song "Come Back to You" on her Brave New World program on KCRW.
9.10.04   Samantha's CD gets added to UC Sacramento's KSSU playlist. Thanks Amy & Eric!
9.5.04   Terry Gladstone includes Samantha's CD in her Local Licks program on 95.5 KLOS.
9.1.04   Samantha's recording with Matt Forger, who worked on Michael jackson's Thriller & Bad albums, among others.