PROGRAM GUIDE FALL 2007 v.2.1 9/15
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ROCK AMERICANA/FOLK/JAZZ ELECTRONIC HIP-HOP/SOUL/FUNK NEWS/TALK WORLD VARIETY/OTHER CLASSICAL METAL
MONDAY --------------------------------------
[MON 8-10a] Hannah Sullivan : Stumptown
There's a reason it's called the Great Northwest. All the good music is made there.
[MON 10-12p] Claire Hipkens : Fat Girl Radio
It's time to Fug your eardrums. Listen to music by people who have a face for radio, and the sound to back it up.
[MON 12-2p] Daniel Vidal Soto : Daniel's Quinceanera
I basically want to play the Latin music that you'll hear in the clubs or at parties, especially because in addition to amazing beats, most have an inspiring message or tale to tell.
[MON 2-4p] Reed Boskey and Linda Nguyen : Reedelicious and Linds
Funk and Disco music along with songs/groups they've inspired, information about context, artists, and labels, as well as inspirations for these two genres.
[MON 4-6p] Erica Schultz and Robin Canavan : Mama Tried
Drinkin', cheatin', fightin', smokin', ramblin', livin' in the gutter, no one could steer us right, but mama tried. Hitch a ride on the flatbed Ford of Americana.
Tune in for electronic music that is older than you are.
[MON 8-10p] Elizabeth LaPorte : Make way for dumplings.
Bringing together musical morsels from diverse genres to explore a new theme each week.
[MON 10-12p] Casey Battaglino : Chicago, Detroit, Redruth
303s, 808s, psychoacoustics, feedback, cornwall, La Monte Young.
[MON 12-2a] Brian DeMarco and Justin Chan : Hippity Hoppity Rippity Rappity (BOMB!)
"I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie to the hip hip hop, and you don't stop the rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie the beat." --Sugarhill GangTUESDAY ------------------------------------
[TUE 8-10a] Sarah Connolly : The Robotic Uprising
Music that will be played once the robots take over.
[TUE 10-12p] Aaron Brown and Amy Shaunette : Alphabet Soup
Amy and Aaron take their friendly banter to the radiowaves while playing songs corresponding to the alphabet! A new letter every week.
[TUE 12-2p] Gautam Mani : The Domestic Diversity Requirement
With music from a new region of the country each week, it's a whole new way to reduce your carbon footprint.
[TUE 2-3p] Nick Kahn : Mercado Central
A place for all cultures to meet, mix, interact, and rock out.
[TUE 3-5p] Henry Cardenas and Nate Aurell : TBA
Staying fresh to death with hip hop and jazz.
[TUE 5-6p] Katie Trostel : Curmudgeon (Radio)
Function: noun; Etymology: origin unknown; 2 : a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man; Mreh ((!)) Don't be a grumpy. Listen to my delicious radio show.
[TUE 6-7p] Sarah Paulin : Mixed Masala
[TUE 7-8p] Sociology of Music class
[TUE 8-10p] Scott Persons and Joe Barter : Stegosaurus X-ing
An offbeat but educational exploration of deep time and the science of the natural world.
[TUE 10-11p] Stuart Hudson : Stu Presents...
[TUE 11-12a] Matt Thrasher and Daniel Esrig : Fireside Chat
Because Dan got mad at the Banana comment last year...
[TUE 12-2a] Kai Bosworth : antennas to heaven
A carefully woven selection of ambient and post-rock tunes. It's like Justin Timberlake if he didn't sing and the music sounded entirely different. Right.
WEDNESDAY ----------------------------------
[WED 8-10a] Benjamin Arnold : High Contrast
Punching you in the nose with more diverse pairings than ketchup and Cocoa Puffs.
[WED 10-12p] Supaman
Whatever you like, we got it! It's your boy, DJ Supaman here to save you from monotonous music.
[WED 12-2p] Julian Hyde : Astonishinglies with Julian Hyde
Words to astonish and music to confuse with your host, Julian Hyde.
[WED 2-3p] Em Goodman : Flying Pigs and Other Things
Exploring the odd, astounding, and unbelievable sounding.
[WED 3-4p] Let It Rot: WMCN's Album of The Week
Our highest charter, an old favorite, or something special. Commentary by WMCN's own Zach Dotray!
[WED 4-6p] Luke Harris and Andrew Anastasi : Luke and Andrew's Variety Hour Funhouse
We want our show to embody the William S. Burroughs quote: "Give me an old wall and a garbage can and I can, by God, sit there forever. Because I am the wall and I am the garbage can." With these words of wisdom as our guide we will traverse the corridors of progressive rock, hip hop, and soul, handpicking the sweetest sounds to relay to your ears. Our goal is to never bore and always keep you guessing.
[WED 6-8p] Clair Steil : Rock Lobster
The distilled version of everything you've been listening to for the last 20 years. Minus the whining.
[WED 8-10p] Zach Dotray : Ordinary Beehives
I hate music, it's got too many notes...Tommy said so.
[WED 10-12a] Ola Switala : Trashy Treasures
Synthesizered achievements in Italo-disco, pop overproduction, eurotrash, and booty bass making you blush with aural pleasure <3
[WED 12-2a] Isaac Rotto and Scott Watson : It's A Burn!
Documenting relevant lineages that tie together the disparate ways in which people throughout time pull against the heartstrings of conformity's beat.
THURSDAY ------------------------------------
[THU 8-9a] Kitty Elmer-DeWitt : Hot Dish Radio
One part stories, one part music, one part discussion, with a shot of academia and a twist of literature, shaken and poured over a theme.[THU 9-10a] Miriam Larson : Classical Undercurrents
Twentieth Century classical music
[THU 10-11a] Jake Levy-Pollans and Will Howell : I'm George W. Bush and I Approve This Radio Show
In these troubling and contentious times, the world looks to the youth for inspiration and guidance. Jake Levy-Pollans and Will Howell have long offered witty political banter to each other and to their closest (and often annoyed) friends. Now they bring their voice to WMCN's airwaves. That's why I, George W. Bush, approve this radio show. God bless you, your family, and the United States of America.
[THU 11-12p] Daniel Picus and Kelsey Shanesy : This Is How We Do It
The return of the old fashioned radio show! Return to times when life was simpler and the listening was better!
[THU 12-2p] Marina Duvall : Smooth Music and Smoothies
I will be playing some sweet smooth classics and giving out the best smoothie recipes around!
[THU 2-4p] Laura Eash : Early Mornin' Rain
Classic and modern folk music from North America, specifically bluegrass, blues, neotraditional country, and roots rock, at its finest.
[THU 4-6p] Claire Berge and Margaret Scott : etc.
Soul, blues, funk, etc., etc.
[THU 6-8p] Abby Tofte and Louise Sharrow : TBA
[THU 8-10p] Dan Castelli and Max Balhorn : Queertronic Interstellar Mayhem
Synth wave assault from THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GALAXY...
[THU 10-12p] Daniel Liu : Fall Sessions with Dan Liu
Weekly 2-hour live mix of the world's latest club, trance and progressive music with Dan Liu.
[THU 12-2a] Luke Benson, Ian Woolverton, and Tim Campbell : The Lu'au-hour
Fresh island songs to melt your hot tempers.
FRIDAY ----------------------------------------
Folk-inspired music to lift you up and gently bring you down.
[FRI 10-12p] Stuart Hudson and Evan Sell : Funk Music for Funk People
Ready for another semester of hip-hop, funk, soul and disco? Good. Funk Music for Funk People is back.
[FRI 12-2p] Maxwell Cady (DJ Smile) and Bobbi Gass (DJ Fantastic) : Party at Rite Aid
Dance like a hyena on acid, this show will take your pants off.
[FRI 2-4p] Peter Vader : Peter's Pretty Pedantic
A show anchored in vinyl and AM rock radio 1965-1980. From Herbie Hancock soundtracks to the Public Image Ltd. debut, everything plays - and fits.
[FRI 4-6p] Benjamin Glickstein, Joshua Porte, and Elliot Niblock : The Blazing Thorax
Using the weekly songs written by our in-studio band as a central thorax of our musical beast, we will construct a new mechanical abomination of folk/rock and witty banter each show.
[FRI 6-7p] Shivaun Watchorn and Peter Valelly : Breakfast the Radio Show
Hateful, apocalyptic, can't dance to it.
[FRI 7-8p] Tom O'Connor : TBA
[FRI 8-10p] Geoff Stueven : GOBS: Original Artyfacts from the Punk and Post-Punk Eras 1975-1986
I'm still in love with the old world.
[FRI 10-12a] David Espinoza : Suneski's Kaleidoscope
First Hour: Rock n' Roll from the island of Japan. Second Hour: Close your eyes to float with the stars.
[FRI 12-2a] William Gillis : Good (not equal to) Bad
For anyone who's ever wanted to break a guitar on the head of some apathetic postmodern indie kid.SATURDAY ------------------------------------
From the Supremes to the Spice Girls. From the Temptations to *NSync. Tune in to hear the epic battle between the "girl group" and the "boy band."
[SAT 12-1p] Hector E. Ramos-Ramos : Up the Tempo, Francesco!
Enter the retro Clubland scene in bold technicolor hi-fidelity mit DJ Rockit2ROME (me); I taught Deee-lite to groove her heart and now I tear the airwaves apart with the best dance and disco from the 80s and 90s. Feel the drive of Milan '85 in modern-day Minnesota thru the aural gift I bring 2 U free of charge.
All the news that's fit to sip! Matt and Hec scrounge up (or make up) the week's best headlines, throw them in a blender, and serve it to you as a tropical, but digestible paste! And for those of you with delicate palates, we'll be sweetening our blend with that most salacious of sweeteners--lies.
[SAT 2-4p] The Great Rotation Experiment
9/22: Tom O'Connor '96 does a song-by-song analysis of the T Rex classic Electric Warrior, and pays tribute to Macalester grunge-era legends Walt Mink.
10/6: Molly Brookfield focuses on the post-Fairport Convention career of Richard Thompson, the British folk-rock musician widely recognized as a guitar player's guitar player.
10/13: Nick Kahn celebrates the music of the Rat Pack.
10/20: Kai Bosworth plays the best of shoegazing.
[SAT 4-6p] Amy Ledig and Elena Slavin : Trek through the musical world with Amy and Elena.
Join Amy and Elena each week as they travel through space and time to bring you the best music there is. Each week is a musically-delicious surprise!
[SAT 6-7p] Katie Agnew : Advice in Sex, Love and Relationships [school too!].
Call in for advice in sex, love and relationships. And while you're at it, request a song!
[SAT 7-8p] Sociology of Music class
[SAT 8-10p] Todd Copenhaver and Alex Park : Hella Cool Jazz: The Assasination of Kenny G.
Jazz the way it was meant to be.
[SAT 10-12a] Andrew Berger and Sam Robertson : Another Side of Grand Avenue
music with a message.
[SAT 12-2a] Catherine Reagan and Sadie Cox : If Aesop had an iPod
Miss storytime? Tune in each week as Catherine and Sadie serenade you with their musical interpretations of your favorite childhood stories.
SUNDAY ---------------------------------------
[SUN 10-11a] Alexandra Frankel and Suma Setty : Femme Funk FM
We explore feminist and LGBT themes through different musical genres and social perspectives throughout the decade.
[SUN 11-12p] Alison Koehler : A Sharp Fancy
Rock & Reading: a passage, poem, or other piece of writing will spur the choice of songs played each week.
[SUN 12-2p] Mark Mullaney and Nate Juergens : The Fresh Fusion Forum
Mixing up and throwing down the best of indie rock and indie hip-hop, Nate J and Ma'lady give you entertainment by the fistful in an action-packed, always-fresh revue of the music that is both enjoyable AND makes you seem musically savvy.
[SUN 2-4p] Katie Longwell and Emma Shafer : Total Coverage
Sequel 2: Return to the Redux
[SUN 4-6p] Harley Brown and Alison Liss : The Sexy Sesquipidalean
Harken to our show as we revel in the dulcet tones of sesquipidalean songs. Each week we will feature words you would normally find in an SAT vocab book.
[SUN 6-8p] Rachel Bunkers-Harmes and Jenny Diaz : Belvedere's Dormice
Cute. Fun. You love it.
[SUN 8-10p] Dan Truchan :Dan's Dance Revolution
Step 1. Gather portable FM radios/laptop with speakers. Step 2. Round up boogie-prone friends. Step 3. Tune in WMCN and get down to the hot sounds of Dan's weekly mix of dance music from around the world. Step 4. Once your booty has been thoroughly liberated, spread the wealth.
[SUN 10-12a] Caitlyn Cohen and Tim Campbell : The Transatlantic Clashic Rock Hour
As a Wellesley student, Hillary Rodham listened to this show. Then she married Bill Clinton. You could listen to this show too. The best British and American classic rock.
[SUN 12-2a] Allison Palmer and Cora Polsgrove : Past Your Bedtime
Love the beats and sounds of current popular music? Come shake it with us while we introduce you to the groovy masters that made all your faves possible.