Musical musings from aging hipsters
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…
Continue Reading Episode 34: Robin James, philosopher of Music
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…
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…
Continue Reading Episode 33: John Curley of the Afghan Whigs
It’s another week of stay-at-home “family bonding”! Heaven help us all… But you can still put your eyeballs and/or earballs on some good tunes. Here’s Rob Fetter’s gig from Friday: Josh Ritter from last week:…
Joe Sampson joined 97X as a Miami University student intern (a.k.a. “Breakfast Club co-producer”) in 1993 and stuck around as a weekender after he graduated before moving on to short stint as a writer for…
Continue Reading Episode 32: Mighty Joe Sampson – the student has become the teacher
In case you missed it (and there’s a 99.9% chance you did miss it), the podcast that I co-host is yesterday’s news! Er, I mean, it was in yesterday’s Cincinnati Enquirer. What do you mean…
Kathie Lucas went from fast food to “Fast Times at WOXY.” She worked at 97X for a decade, yet was never live on the air. Instead she handled a number of crucial behind-the-scenes roles from…
Continue Reading Episode 31: Kathie Lucas, Director of First (and Lasting) Impressions
16 months ago, Dave and I launched the 97X Rumblings from the Big Bush podcast. We had absolutely no experience in the medium (it showed… still does) and zero expectations. We just liked getting together…
Continue Reading A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Party Dungeon
Howdy, gang! You’re probably saying “what’s the buzz, tell me what’s a-happening”… perhaps you’re even singing it… Well, I’ll tell you what’s a-happening. More live music. Tomorrow, the Fairmount Girls kick off a four-week Monday…
A self-proclaimed “bit player” at 97X in the late 80s, Timothy Hiatt joined the station fresh out of high school, stayed for only a year, and has gone on to a great career as a…
Continue Reading Episode 30: Tim Hiatt – The Kid Stays in the Picture(s)