Episode 10! Every Sunday 5p-7p CT I spin a curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and global sounds live from the studio. Tune in each week for a special hand-picked mix of brand new music, classic deep cuts, guest DJ sets live in studio, and in-depth interviews with the […]
On an episode of the historic animated series “The Simpsons” that aired in May 1996, Homer Simpson attends the music festival Hullabalooza, a play on Lollapalooza, which had started a few years prior. During the episode, an uncool Homer takes his kids Bart and Lisa to the music festival and discovers his new skill of […]
Episode 4! Every Sunday 5p-7p CT I spin a curated blend of electronic soul, leftfield indie, experimental beats, uptempo house grooves, and global sounds live from the studio. Tune in each week for a special hand-picked mix of brand new music, classic deep cuts, guest DJ sets live in studio, and in-depth interviews with the […]
Keyon Harrold has showcased his trumpet playing for various artists in the studio and on the road, most notably rapper Jay-Z on his 2007 hit “Roc Boys (And the Winner Is).” The trumpeter from Ferguson, Missouri started playing around the age of six studying the greats from Miles Davis to Clifford Brown and Clark Terry. […]
The inspiration for this themed show (which then turned into two shows) was the new Sufjan Stevens record Javelin and its return to heart-swelling choral parts that emphasize the emotion in Stevens’ lyrics. Who knew that songs featuring choirs could span so many genres and generations over two hours of your requests? You can hear […]
WNXP listeners have been bumping to LP Giobbi’s tune “Can’t Let You Go” for several months now – the warm, beachy dance track from her debut record Light Places is one of my most played of the year, to be sure. But thousands (millions?) more music fans now recognize this artist’s name thanks to the […]
“I was told by the world I wasn’t allowed to write classic country, even though I’d written so much of it and I loved doing it,” Mya Byrne says of her new album, Rhinestone Tomboy, which melds her punk sensibility with polished songwriting
Nashville’s music community expressed empathy, anger and frustration in the wake of a deadly school shooting that took the lives of three children and three adult staff members this morning. Our sister station, WPLN, has ongoing coverage of the shooting with reaction from local and state officials. We surveyed Twitter and Instagram for the conversations […]
On the birthday of my one and only sibling, my brother Miles, I played all bands that include blood brothers. In some cases multiple sets and in some cases TWINS! Your requests were numerous and thoughtful, so please enjoy the archived show and also the names of the brothers, which might come in handy at […]
This week has been a bittersweet victory for De La Soul fans. The groundbreaking trio’s first six albums are finally available on streaming services but only after generations had to wait for the music to be digitally available due to rights issues around sampling. The group were finally able to “clear” that hurdle after working […]