2014 was a weird year for music. This year Miley Cyrus‘ Bangerz and Pavement‘s Brighten the Corners received equal airplay on WRMC whether we could help it or not, streaming services began counting towards Billboard charts, Apple discontinued the iPod Classic, Vinyl sales shot up by 49%, The Knife and Crystal Castles broke up, the Grammy nominations and Rolling Stone‘s… Read More
Welcome to the October & November edition of WRMC’s concert guide to the Champlain Valley and beyond! This fall is jam packed with a bunch of great shows in Burlington, Montreal, and New York City if you’re willing to make the trip. Some major must sees include a FREE Alvvays show, Alpenglow returning to their home turf, FlyLo and… Read More
The WRMC executive board presents their favorite tracks, albums, artists, and/or music videos of the week, old and new, but mostly new. TRACK: Run the Jewels – “Oh My Darling Don’t Cry” Barring the fact that it has run rampant underground for the better part of a decade, industrial-inspired house-tinged rap has blown up these past few years on… Read More
This Thursday at 8 pm all Middlebury music lovers and radioheads alike are invited to convene in McCullough Social Space for the biannual WRMC All DJ Meeting. This meeting is a must for anyone and everyone interested in having a radio show for the fall semester. WAIT…MIDDLEBURY HAS A RADIO STATION? Yes. Since 1949. WHAT! WHERE?… Read More
The summer has flown by and believe it or not WRMC’s summer programming ends this weekend. Our charts have been chock full some great new music this summer, and now it’s time for us to get you caught up on anything you might have missed. Weekly chart vets How to Dress Well, A Sunny Day in Glasgow and White Lung dominated the… Read More
I may be the only person I know who yearns for the early 2000s. Of course I mean this on a superficial level; I have no desire to revert back to the Bush administration cesspit and I might not be able to deal with living with dial-up Internet, Avril Lavigne, polo shirts, or excessive lip… Read More
I and WRMC’s creative directors Moss and Alan spent yesterday at Phono Del Sol Music and Food Festival. The Bay Bridged & Tiny Telephone gathered a bunch of bands to play at two stages in the Mission District’s Portero Del Sol park. The venue was great for two reasons: awesome people watching and great seating. The two… Read More
Artist: Charli XCX Album: True Romance Label: IAMSOUND Release Date: April 16 Grade: A Genre: blog pop* Key tracks: “Set Me Free – Feel My Pain,” “Cloud Aura – ft. Brooke Candy,” “Lock You Up,” “You – Ha Ha Ha” The first time I listened to Charli XCX was during one of my Nyghte Myoozik… Read More
