show #71 playlist

show #71 was potentially the penultimate broadcast of nashville mixtapes on wrvu. due to policy changes at the station regarding community volunteer dj's, there is a 50/50 chance that this show will not be around after dec 5. obviously, i'd love to stay with my favorite radio station for years to come but i won't have any details about the future of nashville mixtapes until winter break begins.

but don't worry yet. barring some unforeseen change, you can tune in on dec. 5 for a special show featuring some of my favorite music and a few selections from the current wrvu rotation. until then, i'll be taking a 2 week thanksgiving break.

here's the playlist from saturday's show:

nina simone - backlash blues (live at montreux)
ray charles - what'd i say
mel torme - comin' home baby!
bo allen - i hope you're proud
gloria jones - tainted love
surfer blood - swim (to reach the end)
the ponys - double vision
dead meadow - stacy's song
girls - summertime
the botticellis - betrayed (live daytrotter sessions)
le loup - beach town
florence and the machine - you got the love (the xx remix)
the xx - islands

wrvu benefit show + more

the end will host wrvu's fall benefit show next thursday (nov 19) and everybody's invited to stop by and show their support for the station. $5 gets you in and a $10 donation gets you a limited edition wrvu poster. other schwag will be for sale, so if you want a cool wrvu bumper sticker or whatever i'm sure they'll have it there. every dollar counts.

wrvu dj's will be spinning between sets and the all-local lineup includes:

cheer up charlie daniels
vermicious k’nids
westfolk
powerbrrrd

in case you haven't heard, the board that oversees the station has decided to reduce the number of community volunteer dj's by about half. this change will take effect at the beginning of the winter break and i'm a community dj, so there's a 50/50 chance (at best) that nashville mixtapes won't be invited back to wrvu after this semester.

a lot of people are unhappy out there and have voiced their concerns all over the internet about what this change means for the future of the station's unique character and its unparalleled contribution to nashville's radio listening audience. some people are even considering making their dissatisfaction known by boycotting this and future benefit shows. although myself and the other dj's (from both the student body and the community) appreciate everybody's concern, i personally don't see any merit in boycotting an event that can help the station. if you truly care about wrvu, i hope you and your friends can make it out next thursday. for what it's worth, i supported wrvu long before i was a dj and i will continue to support the station in the future.

show #70 playlist

the ponys - double vision
ambulance ltd - sugar pill
the raveonettes - heart of stone
the black hollies - gloomy monday morning
the beatles - the night before
edward sharpe & the magnetic zeroes - desert song
cotton jones - nicotine canaries
caribou - eli
bibio - ambivalence avenue
menomena - strongest man in the world
the xx - intro
stephin merritt - the man of a million faces
papercuts - a peculiar hallelujah
yo la tengo - here to fail

show #69

many thanks to milktooth and eleonore denig for coming by the studio last week despite the horrible parking situation and technical glitches. i arrived at the station completely unprepared and exhausted, but my favorite local band saved the day with a great acoustic performance. the youtubes have all the proof you need:

they also guest dj-ed for half the show - you can find that playlist on wrvu.org. anyway, i'll be back in good form and well-rested this saturday at noon.