It is the year 2018 and music lives in clouds and streams. Airpods deliver computer-generated sounds directly to our brains in hopes of harvesting the newest addition to the long list of dwindling natural resources: dopamine. This year, the new millenium claimed the Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin, and the premature losses of Avicii,… Read More
“L’autre jour, il n’était pas encore huit heures du matin, j’étais assis dans le métro, me frottant les yeux et luttant contre le sommeil en raison d’un réveil si matinal, quand j’ai vu une Italienne qui dévorait une pizza aussi grande qu’un parapluie.” A light summary/translation: ‘It wasn’t even 8 in the morning and I was… Read More
On the stormy night of Monday May 11, 2015, WRMC DJs and music lovers alike gathered at The Mill to countdown the Top 91 tracks of the past twelve months and to celebrate another successful year of programming. ‘Twas a night of highs and lows, counting from high to low. We ate fine cheese and we drank cheap beer. We danced… Read More
When people say about music, “it’s way better live than on record,” it’s usually in reference to electronic music, and generally a slight to the band’s albums. While the comment is true for Yonatan Gat, neither of its common implications are. Yonatan Gat is built for high-energy, improvisation-filled concert madness, and their records, like 2015’s… Read More
Inspired by a buzzfeed (ya, i know) post, I decided to dedicate this week’s playlist to indie bands based in India. I usually do songs from Bollywood movies so this was also a journey of discovery for me. Read on for a summary of my playlist and also the artists. Some, if not all, of… Read More
This coming Thursday at 7:30 pm we will host our biannual All DJ Meeting in Axinn 229. This meeting is required for anyone and everyone interested in having a radio show for the spring semester, including returning DJs who had shows this past fall. If you’re unsure whether you want to host a show or not, feel free to stop by the meeting to learn more or read… 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: Waxahatchee – “Air” On January 3, Katie Crutchfield aka Waxahatchee rang in her 26th year with a gift for the world– the first few snippets of a new album and the assurance of a… Read More
Last year, Friday, January 17, 2014 to be exact, WRMCers convened in Jewett to celebrate the first annual WRMC Music Video Awards Countdown and Party. (If you’re curious as to what made last year’s list, look no further.) Exactly one year later, Saturday, January 17, 2015, we reconvened up the street in Meeker House to make the event a J-term tradition. Thanks to… Read More
J-term is just around the corner and we’ve got some big plans for events, some new shows and DJs, and for the first time in a while….A WRMC PRINT PUBLICATION. According to various ephemera gathered around the station, tales of old, and the internet, WRMC’s original publication, FMPhasis hasn’t been in publication since 2004ish, but its history dates… Read More
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
The WRMC executive board presents their favorite tracks, albums, artists, and/or music videos of the week, old and new, but mostly new. TRACK: Waxahatchee – “Bathtub” Fuck T.S. Eliot, October is the cruelest month. I hold strong and true to my belief that October, more than any other month, is packed with aching. It’s a kind of aching that urges… Read More
