WMUC Radio -

5/3 (this Saturday)-* Sony BMG artist Newton Faulkner Interview on "U Can Has Musics?" with Mandy Fraser *, 2:30pm

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:55:09 -0400

Newton Faulkner is coming all the way from the UK to play a song and be interviewed on WMUC!
He will be playing at Fletcher's in Baltimore that night - but feel free to come in to listen and meet him. CD's and Vinyl will be available for the first 10 people who show up!

Check out the music at myspace.com/newtonfaulkner

4/30 -* Gym Class Heroes and Co. Interview on Southern Hospitality with J.FERB*, 6-8am

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:37:26 -0400

Southern Hospitality with J.FERB, the most downloaded show at WMUC for the month of April, brings you the all exclusive (and only) interview with Travis McCoy, front man for the Platinum recording band, Gym Class Heroes, after their "intimate" performance here at UMD. Tune in this Wednesday for another good eclectic mix of pure good music as J.FERB takes you on one more rollercoaster ride of a show!

Also tune in to hear interviews with:

*TYGA - up and coming artist signed to Lil Wayne's label, Young Money (recently featured on MTV being backed by Sway in Artist Spotlight)
*KIDZ IN THE HALL - new era rap duo with old school flava out of one of the most vibrant hip hop scenes in the world right now, CHICAGO!

April 27 Third Rail - feat. the Canadian Invasion, Insect Factory

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:28:33 -0400

This week's Third Rail features the wonderful sounds of:

The Canadian Invasion - Philly/DC super-melodic indie rock
Insect Factory - Silver Spring experimental guitar drone

Tune in! Don't forget to stop by WMUC's DJ booth at this year's Maryland Day on Saturday, April 26!

TONIGHT: Women's Lacrosse... on the NEW WMUC Second Stream!

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:07:34 -0400

Those of you tuning in tonight at 7:40 PM to hear #3 Terp Women's Lax take on #9 Georgetown Hoyas, point your browsers here:

High Quality (96k mp3)
Low Quality (64k mp3)

That's right! Sports fans and hipsters alike, rejoice... WMUC's Second Stream is born! Coming to you from the old 650 AM studio, this second webcast stream allows us to bring you TWO simultaneous live WMUC Sports broadcasts, in addition to the college radio you love on WMUCRadio.com and 88.1 FM.

For Terp Baseball against the UMES Hawks, click over to WMUCSports.com. For those who dig that ol' timey clatter and clang, Armida's Tin Pan Alley will still be on as scheduled at 8:00 PM on WMUC 88.1 FM.

Our continued thanks to Phil Anderson, Justin Johnston, and all the WMUC engineers, whose evil genius made this possible.

April 13 Third Rail featuring Double Dagger, Ponytail, the Flying Eyes

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:57:55 -0400

Double Dagger - Baltimore minimalist hardcore, with lyrics about graphic design and urban planning. Winners of the Baltimore CityPaper's 2007 "Best Song" award for "Luxury Condos For The Poor".
Ponytail - Baltimore surf-thrash. New album out on We Are Free Records June 17.
The Flying Eyes - Baltimore/College Park tribal-psych-blues-rock. New EP "Bad Blood" out now!

Starts at 6 PM and is open to the public, at our studio at 3130 South Campus Dining Hall. Listen in, either over the air at 88.1 FM, or on this website.

Sat April 12 - WMUC RECORD SWAP

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:14:33 -0400

Buy awesome vinyl and CDs from great vendors--on campus!

Over 25 vendors are coming from all over to meet in the Stamp Student Union, Saturday, April 12, and sell you records of all sizes and speeds, CDs, and all sorts of other music-related goodies. Featuring DJing from WMUC staff and a WMUC consignment table, where you can exchange possessions with DJs!

10 AM - 3 PM
The Atrium of the Stamp Student Union

Easter Sunday on WMUC

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:18:12 -0400

This Sunday, WMUC will be hosting the Stanford Harmonics, an a cappella group from Stanford University, for a special live performance on Third Rail Radio as part of their Spring tour. They've offered to take caller requests and improvise them... you heard me!

Virginian singer/songwriter Meade Skelton will round out the evening with his catchy, quirky songs that blend country, pop, americana, and more. We'll talk to Meade about his music, his roots, and the Internet notoriety that has made him a local sensation.

†††††††††††JUSTICE GIVEAWAY†††††††††††

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:15:12 -0500

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS:
listen in to stands for decibels and schönkinder, both from 10-midnight, for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the justice show at sonar baltimore. 9:30 is sold out and sonar is a much better venue, so LISTEN UP!

http://www.myspace.com/etjusticepourtous
http://www.sonarbaltimore.com

Third Rail 3/2 - Detox Retox, Monument, the Fordists

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:54:08 -0500

Sunday March 2 (in order of appearance)
Detox Retox - featuring former WMUC DJs Michael Parker and Nate Frey
Monument - noodly 90's-style emo featuring former WMUC GM Anton Kropp, former DJs Dan Doggett and Gabe Marquez, and the inimitable Brandon Korch
The Fordists - rhythmic and funky punk rock along the lines of Fugazi and the Clash

6 PM AS ALWAYS, COME OUT AND PLAY (you gotta keep 'em separated)

Chuck Dukowski on WMUC!

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:40:39 -0500

Chuck Dukowski, of Black Flag, Wurm, October Faction, SWA and The Chuck Dukowski Sextet, will be on air this Friday on the Mysterious Maux Show!

We will be talking about his current band, The Chuck Dukowski Sextet and their new album, Reverse The Polarity, as well as about Chuck himself, his days with Black Flag and ancient Mayan fertility rituals.

So give a listen on Friday, February 29th, 1200-1400 on the Mysterious Maux Show on WMUC!

And a Happy Leap Day to you!

Upcoming interviews on DNA in the DNA (Fridays 6-8 PM)

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:43:45 -0500

Charlotte Hatherley will be on the show tonight calling in from London, talking up music, solo stuff and more. She was in our top ten records of 2007 we are STOKED!

Next Week Pink Reason will be calling in, requesting music and more. Again STOKED. If you haven't heard Cleaning the Mirror, do it now!!!

Ian Nagoski who not only composes rad stuff will be on to talk about the newly released compilation BLACK MIRROR. We talk Boredoms, Nirvana, La Monte Young, and Amy Winehouse??!! This will be on in 2 weeks!

Coming up soon on the show Interviews:

Marnie Stern (Kill Rock Stars) - Rad math-y rock, US maple, Jehu, Hella!
Superdrag (YES SUPERDRAG!!!)

2/19 - Capillary Action on A Basement Show, 4-6 PM

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:20:33 -0500

Philadelphia art-prog ensemble Capillary Action will be stopping by the studio for an on-air performance and interview tomorrow on Adam Winer's A Basement Show, from 4 to 6 PM.

"Capillary Action songs never sit still and do what you expect; they bend, stretch, fall apart and come back together, only to fall apart again. On three very different recordings (all released on the group’s own Pangaea Recordings label), composer/guitarist Jonathan Pfeffer has drawn upon a wide range of influences to create dense, catchy, and deeply personal compositions that mesmerize as much as they challenge. The Philadelphia-based band has toured relentlessly, playing over 250 shows across the U.S. and Canada alongside Joe Lally (Fugazi), Dos (Mike Watt and Kira Roessler), Daughters, Ruins, and Enon, among others. Capillary Action have also been featured in Pitchfork Media, Guitar World, the Wire, the Onion, the Stranger, and Time Out New York."

The WMUC Ice Capades, TONIGHT and every Thursday night through March!

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:35:26 -0500

WMUC will be DJing for the College Park community at the Wells Ice Rink from 8pm to 10pm. This is their college night, when only $3 and a school ID will get you skates and on the ice.

Tonight, Elias Schutzman of the Strange Bedfellows will be rocking the rink. Come out, have fun, and work on that Triple Axel! Bring your Valentine... or meet other lonely hearts and find a new one!

And we'll be back next Thursday as well!

The Wells Ice Rink is at 5211 Paint Branch Parkway, a short walk from the College Park Metro. For more info, <

Soulive interview on the Strange Bedfellows - 2/14

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:37:07 -0500

I don't know if you've got a soul, or whether you're alive but tomorrow is the day we air our very first interview. That's right, we got a chance to sit down with Neil Evans, the keyboardist from Soulive, to discuss such poignant topics as: his aversion to onions, intergroup politics, crazy antics from the road... and more. So listen in tomorrow at noon on 88.1 fm WMUC!

Between 12:30 and 1:00 we'll start the interview...be there!

OPEN HOUSE OH YAYER

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:47:48 -0500

thanks to adam winer for the announcement. like the man said, 7:30 p.m. tonight at the station, above south campus dining hall. bring a playlist and a positive attitude, and you too could change your life on the airwaves.

here are some ideas for what the station is looking for:

- no experience is necessary. you're here to learn, and we're here to teach you.
- we're looking for: DJs (both on the air and for live events), promo people to spread the word, radio engineers to keep our station running, studio engineers for live music and recording, computer nerds who can help us with our website, music fans who want to dig through our vinyl mine...basically friendly faces and creative brains to keep us at the utmost level of awesome.