How’s everyone doing? Bleak day today. Bleak day every day. Happy to begin your weekend. Let’s see what’s in store…
Put a spoon in your mouth. This is an antenna. Twist your nose until you hear WXYC Chapel Hill. You are a radio. Tune yourself to 89.3 FM tonight (Friday!) at 9:00 PM to hear Psychic Wheels' new LP, Peripheral Drift on The Inside Track. Psychic Wheels is a new band fronted by Spencer Adam Morgan, who also started the Columbus-based label Superdreamer. The sound is a pleasant lo-fi indie pop a la Jesus and Mary Chain given a bit more of a garage rock stomp.
Tonight on the New Science Experience we've got two WXYC serving up some original mixes for your aural pleasure. From 10-11pm DJ Billy M is dishing out summer jams, and DJ Robert W's got ambient 'n moody house 'n techno from 11pm to midnight.
This week Hell or High Water will feature the Blues of Spartanburg, SC native Clara Smith. Commonly referred to as "Queen of the Moaners," Clara's work evokes references to Bessie Smith. This dynamic character found her voice in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance and is true to the tradition of female blues of the period; raunchy and riddled with innuendo. Tune in for one hot hour of music.
This week tune in to Broken Music for some works by David Tudor. pianist, composer, and long time collaborator with John Cage and Merce Cunningham, Tudor is especially notable for his work with no-input feedback. Expect to hear from his sound installation Rainforests and his intricate no-input system Neural Synthesis, paralleling the instantaneous connections of neural synapse through the use of a sophisticated computer chip.
An unexpected security crisis on UNC’s campus last week led to the delay of this month’s WXYC Reports. Tune in this weekend to hear the delayed premier! A quick reminder: When was the last time you listened to an hour of radio and only hear the voices of women-identified people? You'll have that opportunity this Sunday, from 5-6pm, on WXYC Reports. This month's show is called Bechdel Test and it features back to back stories united by the fact they are told by and about women, even when they concern a man. Tune In!
Sports! Talking! Take a break from the music from 9-10PM on Sunday by tuning in to Sports Rap. This week hosts Ryan and Reilly will be talking about the second weekend of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the fate of UNC's women's (Sweet 16) basketball team, the final month of the Charlotte Bobcats, and more! Few topics are off limits and as always, you are encouraged to listen live and participate! @dunksbutts! Don't fake the funk!
Check out our Outside Track this Monday at 9:00 pm as you plot your ruthless tricks on friends and loved ones. We'll be hearing new music from Digital Primatives. Chad Taylor (drums), Assif Tashar (tenor sax, bass clarinet, m’bira), and Cooper-Moore (generally piano, here a diddly bo, mouth bow, fretless banjo, and a one-stringed ‘twinger’ he made) are three of the bigger names in NYC free jazz. But on their latest release, "Lipsomuch/Soul Searching," they are lining their sensibilities up with some prewar delta blues and serious groove-rockin’.
This week Should Does Does Radio is hosting the Southern Oral History Project for an hour of oral histories, ethnopoetic transcriptions, and ear-to-ear smiles. Put the kettle on and tune-in this Wednesday at 9pm!
