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MARCH MADNESS: The Bracket

If you didn’t hear, WRMC is taking the varsity radio game up a notch this month with some friendly March Madness competition.  On Monday we released the 32 entries for the first round complete with a sampler playlist of highlighted singles from each 2015 album in the pool.  Below you’ll find a list of the first round face-offs.  So what’ll it be….Drake… Read More

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indie indian bands

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

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playlist 10/27/14

Song – Silsila Yeh Chahat Ka woman pining about being far away from her love. she lit a lamp and just like her love, won’t let it be put out. poetic amirite? Song – Piya Haji Ali god is great, he is amazing and protects us. Song – Tanhayee loneliness sucks. everything sucks. perfect song… Read More

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songs and scenarios

This week my theme was Bollywood songs and Middlebury scenarios. Hope yall enjoy! Song – Aaya Tere Dar Par Scenario – International student that fell in love with Midd and came here! (ya that’s me) Song – Rabba Scenario – omg proctor crush, you have such nice eyes, pls look at me Song – Tu… Read More

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new bollywood trax

did you miss my show on monday 11am-noon? probably. so here’s my playlist y’all. i pinky promise every single one of these songs is a gem. pinky promise. note: when i say new, i mean 2013-2014. new for me. new in the sense it’s playing on the radio in Bombay. so yes, technically these songs… Read More

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Hot 91: Best Tracks of the Summer Past

Every spring, WRMC hosts Top 91, otherwise known as the best party/radio countdown event of the year. In order to be eligible for Top 91 a song must have been released in the past school year, inclusive of the summer, and it must receive enough votes from WRMC DJs to merit a coveted spot. After… Read More

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Summer Spins

Welcome to the first edition of Summer Spins, WRMC’s round up of the best new tracks buzzing around the station. During our break from programming we received a ton of great new music in the mail from our lovely promoters. With teetering CD stacks on deck and coffee on ice, your summer managers have been sorting… Read More

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TRACKS: Sepomana preview and other funky stuff

Hello beautiful people! Supposing that you missed last night’s installment of Strays and Takeaways (blasphemy), here are a couple of awesome tracks that I fell even more in love with whilst flailing my limbs to them in full blast up in the studio. INCLUDING: this AWESOME mix by none other than DAN DEACON, Sepomana (4/19)… Read More

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SHOW SPOTLIGHT: WRMC Automation

Have you ever wondered what’s playing on WRMC when no one’s on campus? Ever turned on your radio at 4 am and wondered why in god’s name someone is playing such a—dare I say it—“eclectic” playlist featuring Ricky Martin followed by Grimes followed by a Nigerian Funk song? Odds are, if you’ve tuned in during… Read More

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febmester in india

Crashcourse on India as per Matti Suomenaro ‘16.5 who spent his febmester in Karnataka. I talked to him about what memories most stuck out to him. Then I matched bollywood songs to those memories. The Poverty Of course, I HAD to play something from Slumdog Millionaire. Train and Bus Rides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_2gW3zwMMQ People Singing In Churches Songs… Read More

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Some Songs Last A Long Time: The Legacy of Daniel Johnston

Back in 1990, minimalist mastermind Daniel Johnston released 1990, an album chock full of longing, loss, heartbreak, and satan.   On the album’s fifth track, “Some Things Last a Long Time” the ever vulnerable Johnston trembles and lisps his way through the experience of a stifled and unrequited love to the tune of spare piano chords, stray guitars, muffled laughter, and… Read More

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