Tune in to “Live From The Fallout Shelter” on 91.5 FM WUML Lowell to listen to a live, in studio set from ONSLO, who will be playing songs from their latest release “A Taste of Purple”. Frequent visitors to the Lowell music scene, these guys layer psychedelic guitar noises over a driving punk rhythm section. To top it off, most of the groups frantic, yet undeniably infectious, vocal melodies are delivered as a duet between guitarist Ethan Hurwitz and Bassist Aaron Kotilainen. Tune in to 91.5 FM for the band’s set and interview, or stream live at http://www.wuml.org/
Does anybody else listen to Music For Human Beings on WMBR? It is on Fridays at 7 PM. Yes, yes, tomorrow at 7 PM. 88.1 for Boston locals; wmbr.org for online streaming.
I woke up to the great news that Colleen was playing on Breakfast of Champions 88.1 WMBR, so I tuned in, of course. I missed a lil bit of her set/chatter, but ’cause WMBR is pretty sweet, it allows you to listen to past programs right after they are finished. So that’s what you should do, if you missed it or better yet want to listen again. It’s just Colleen and her guitar and it sounds fantastic.
Set [Begins @ 1 HR, 15 MIN] “I Wanna Be Degraded”
“Only One”
“Mike”
“Darkest Eyes”
“Worship You”
The synth/electronic riff whatever you call it really makes this tune. Other than that, it sounds pretty generic like Smash Mouth or something. Wanna be garege. It came up on Jay Reatard radio on Pandora. Interesting selection.
Jay Reatard, Alix Brown, and Ryan Rousseau play a set on WFMU back in 2006 on WFMU. Included in the set is “Blood Visions” and “Nightmares,” both of which were kept around as Jay Reatard solo songs on Blood Visions.
Wheels On Fire! Go on YouTube, you won’t find too much tune-age. Tune your radio to WMBR and you might just hear these guys. I did this morning, in fact. Becky, the DJ of Breakfast of Champions (what a DJ by the way, playing my request of “Punk Slime” in a timely fashion), spinned “Losin” off their 2010 Liar, Liar record. That song was instantly catchy and I had no clue it was by Wheels On Fire. Thanks to Track Blaster, though, for showing me the way. At any rate, I haven’t heard a Wheels On Fire track that did not appeal to me. So Band of the Week, check them out somehow!
The first annual KLYAM Most Dedicated Radio Journalist/DJ Award goes to Ben Tan of Emerson College’s WERS 88.9. Ben is probably the most dedicated (volunteer?) staff member at that station as he is News Director in addition to being a reporter for news segment You Are Here (interviewing the likes of anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan and economist Jeffrey Miron, etc) and being a DJ on programs such as the Playground and late-night slow jamz Secret Spot. Ben even braves blizzards to show up behind the microphone. This guy deserves a round of applause for his dedication.
Props of the Day go to Today’s Hits! Yes, yes. The Rifles, a fantastic rock band, were played today on Today’s Hits, a satellite radio station that plays mostly shit mainstream music. So I’m listening to the likes of Taylor Swift and Adam Lambert at work when all of a sudden I hear… The Rifles! What has the world come to? For the better, for the better. I was in complete shock. I finally got to enjoy listening! I saw the Rifles back in September when they played to a crowd of about 70 (if that) at the Great Scott. Let’s just say there are far bigger bands I’ve seen than the Rifles that I could have guessed had a shot at being played. This was a nice surprise. The next song after “Great Escape” was “Beautiful Girls” by Sean Kingston.
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