Live! (on tape)
Let’s focus on the positives of the music world. Our favorite artists now have more time than ever to create new music. (Unless they lost their day job… or they need to get a day…
Month: April 2020
Episode 34: Robin James, philosopher of Music
Robin James is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at UNC Charlotte and the author of three books… with a book about 97X in the works. She grew up listening to the station from age 11…
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Music is My Happy Place
To paraphrase Bill Medley: Now I’ve had… the quaran-time of my life… and I never want to feel this way again! Music is about the only thing keeping me from going completely bonkers. I hope…
Episode 33: John Curley of the Afghan Whigs
Musician. Producer. Recording Engineer. Photographer. Non-traditional college student… John Curley is best known for his work with the Afghan Whigs, but he’s also played in a few local bands, and produced and/or engineered music for…
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Tune in to the tunes
Before we get to the virtual tunes, let’s have a moment of silence for John Prine, Adam Schlesinger, Hal Willner and all the other talented musicians we’ve lost to COVID-19. As if we needed any…
It’s Virtually a Concert
Hate to start on a sad note, but losing Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne and Ivy (and other projects) was a real kick in the trousers. This line from a Washington Post tribute sums…