If you didn’t hear, WRMC is taking the varsity radio game up a notch this month with some friendly March Madness competition. On Monday we released the 32 entries for the first round complete with a sampler playlist of highlighted singles from each 2015 album in the pool. Below you’ll find a list of the first round face-offs. So what’ll it be….Drake… Continue reading MARCH MADNESS: The Bracket
Category: My Shows
indie indian bands
Inspired by a buzzfeed (ya, i know) post, I decided to dedicate this week’s playlist to indie bands based in India. I usually do songs from Bollywood movies so this was also a journey of discovery for me. Read on for a summary of my playlist and also the artists. Some, if not all, of… Continue reading indie indian bands
playlist 10/27/14
Song – Silsila Yeh Chahat Ka woman pining about being far away from her love. she lit a lamp and just like her love, won’t let it be put out. poetic amirite? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qhkBTGE_Wo Song – Piya Haji Ali god is great, he is amazing and protects us. Song – Tanhayee loneliness sucks. everything sucks. perfect… Continue reading playlist 10/27/14
songs and scenarios
This week my theme was Bollywood songs and Middlebury scenarios. Hope yall enjoy! Song – Aaya Tere Dar Par Scenario – International student that fell in love with Midd and came here! (ya that’s me) Song – Rabba Scenario – omg proctor crush, you have such nice eyes, pls look at me Song – Tu… Continue reading songs and scenarios
new bollywood trax
did you miss my show on monday 11am-noon? probably. so here’s my playlist y’all. i pinky promise every single one of these songs is a gem. pinky promise. note: when i say new, i mean 2013-2014. new for me. new in the sense it’s playing on the radio in Bombay. so yes, technically these songs… Continue reading new bollywood trax
Hot 91: Best Tracks of the Summer Past
Every spring, WRMC hosts Top 91, otherwise known as the best party/radio countdown event of the year. In order to be eligible for Top 91 a song must have been released in the past school year, inclusive of the summer, and it must receive enough votes from WRMC DJs to merit a coveted spot. After… Continue reading Hot 91: Best Tracks of the Summer Past
Summer Spins
Welcome to the first edition of Summer Spins, WRMC’s round up of the best new tracks buzzing around the station. During our break from programming we received a ton of great new music in the mail from our lovely promoters. With teetering CD stacks on deck and coffee on ice, your summer managers have been sorting… Continue reading Summer Spins
TRACKS: Sepomana preview and other funky stuff
Hello beautiful people! Supposing that you missed last night’s installment of Strays and Takeaways (blasphemy), here are a couple of awesome tracks that I fell even more in love with whilst flailing my limbs to them in full blast up in the studio. INCLUDING: this AWESOME mix by none other than DAN DEACON, Sepomana (4/19)… Continue reading TRACKS: Sepomana preview and other funky stuff
SHOW SPOTLIGHT: WRMC Automation
Have you ever wondered what’s playing on WRMC when no one’s on campus? Ever turned on your radio at 4 am and wondered why in god’s name someone is playing such a—dare I say it—“eclectic” playlist featuring Ricky Martin followed by Grimes followed by a Nigerian Funk song? Odds are, if you’ve tuned in during… Continue reading SHOW SPOTLIGHT: WRMC Automation
febmester in india
Crashcourse on India as per Matti Suomenaro ‘16.5 who spent his febmester in Karnataka. I talked to him about what memories most stuck out to him. Then I matched bollywood songs to those memories. The Poverty Of course, I HAD to play something from Slumdog Millionaire. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15f1zm_slumdog-millionaire-o-saya-video-full-song_music Train and Bus Rides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_2gW3zwMMQ People Singing In Churches… Continue reading febmester in india
Some Songs Last A Long Time: The Legacy of Daniel Johnston
Back in 1990, minimalist mastermind Daniel Johnston released 1990, an album chock full of longing, loss, heartbreak, and satan. On the album’s fifth track, “Some Things Last a Long Time” the ever vulnerable Johnston trembles and lisps his way through the experience of a stifled and unrequited love to the tune of spare piano chords, stray guitars, muffled laughter, and… Continue reading Some Songs Last A Long Time: The Legacy of Daniel Johnston