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Thursday, May 28, 2009

summer is fun

Ian, Andy and I obviously have more fun than was thought to be humanly possible. Here are our 11 KWLC summer commandments, for your health.

1. There shall be only one KWLC. Honor thy KWLC.

2. Thou shalt have no other radio before KWLC.

3. Thou shalt shamelessly plug KWLC at every opportunity.

4. Thou shalt not ever, never, never ever play poor quality radio on thy KWLC.

5. Thou shalt never speak badly of thy KWLC, never use thine KWLC's name in vain, and always say "double-you."

6. Thou shalt always share thine Monday nights.

7. Thou shalt treat thy KWLC as thou wants to be treated. Nuture thy KWLC as if it were thine very own KWLC.

8. DON'T TRY TO STEAL YOUR KWLC'S SHIT.

9. Thou shalt not be an adulturer against thine KWLC with other lesser non-commercial college radio stations. (or against thine KWLC summer staff with other lesser humans)

10. Thou shalt heartily befriend thy KWLC summer staff and love them with all thine heart.

10.5. Thou shalt LOVE THINE MUSIC.

11. Thou shalt make every effort to keep in touch with thy KWLC radio through thine holy Facebook and/or KWLC blog.

Posted by KWLC Decorah at 10:57 PM | 3 comments

REALLY GOOD RADIO

Good morrow, buddies. Rose here. Ian, illustrious station manager, and Andy, my co-awesome co-rock music director are in the station with me today, and we're all working away like happy music elves.

We want to make sure to keep you posted on all things KWLC, or maybe just bother you with enough status updates and facebook notes that you remember to keep in touch, tune in whenever you have the chance, and spread the word about our awesome radio station. The three of us are successfully holding down the fort so far and will do our best to keep KWLC kickin' it for the next three months.

Here is some information you can keep in mind to bring yourself a little closer to KWLC:

Office Hours:
Andy and myself will be in the station reviewing new albums, organizing our rock shelves, playing in the library, and talking to promoters Monday through Friday from 10am-2pm, roughly. Ian is diligent about his planned hours of 10am-6pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday to type his little documents and planplanplan. We'll see how long that lasts. We're usually reachable by facebook or you can call us persistently at 563-387-1240. We'd love to know what's up with you and tell you all about what's up with us.

On-Air Hours:
It's a little complicated, but you'll figure it out. If Ian can, so can you.
I'm telling you who's on when so you can freely discriminate against any one of us. Remember that Ian holds grudges and that I have magical powers. I personally love listening to weeknights the most because that's where you can hear the best new rock that's on our shelves--and boy, is it good.

On Sundays, Ian or Myself will broadcast from 7am-7pm, and you can hear Andy from 7pm-12:30am.
Monday nights you have the chance to hear any two of us, we'll be on a rotating schedule, so tune in.
Tuesday is all Rose (me! nothing wrong with that),
Wednesday is Andy with a full night of Loud Rock, his specialty,
Thursday you can hear Ian get acquainted with the Rock shelves,
and Fridays I'm back from 10-12:30.
Saturday, Andy is up early-- 7am-12:30pm, myself from 12:30pm-7pm, and Ian from 7pm-12:30am

Now, you can add all that info to this info: Our Scheduled Programming.
Like I said, Monday through Friday we're on the air from 10pm to 12:30am playing all new rock, all the time. Andy will throw some Loud Rock into the mix on Wednesday nights.
Saturdays look like this:

• 7:00a-8:00a—World
• 8:00a-9:00a—Folk
• 9:00a-10:00a—Bluegrass Review
• 10:00a-11:00a—Woodsongs
• 11:00a-12:30p—Americana
• 12:30p-1:00p—Bioneers
• 1:00p-2:00p—Americana
• 2:00p-4:00p—Special Presentation/Folk
• 4:00p-6:00p—Blues
• 6:00p-7:00p—The Song is You
• 7:00p-8:00p—Full album presentation
• 8:00p-9:00p—90’s Rock
• 9:00p-12:30p—Rock
and Sundays as follows:
• 7:00a-11:00a—Religious Programming (CHURCH!)
• 11:00a-11:30a—Voices of our World
• 11:30a-12:00p—Dialogue
• 12:00p-2:00p—Classical
• 2:00p-3:00p—WFMT Production (Classical)
• 3:00p-5:00p—Classical Presentation
• 5:00p-6:00p—Soundtracks (Broadway/Film/Opera)
• 6:00p-7:00p—Jazz
• 7:00p-8:00p—WFMT Production/CultureWorks/Jazz Inspired (Jazz)
• 8:00p-9:00p—Jazz with Pete Russella
• 9:00-10:00p—Jazz with Andy Hoffmann
• 10:00p-12:30a—Rock

Great things are happening at KWLC.
The three of us are planning on having a very enjoyable summer, which may or may not include making some 5-minute home movies, buying a fish to go in the fishtank we found in the cupboard (seriously), watching too much Arrested Development, and giving too many on-air shout outs to our honorary KWLC peeps/legendary bffs (Green, Bitchards, Schuj, CJ the DJ, and others).

It's almost over, I promise. I wanted to name-drop some of the kick-ass albums that have happened on our shelves since Andy and I have been in power (like evil dictators).
All added in May:
ARTIST/album

THE FEATURES some kind of salvation (check this)
CRASH KINGS crash kings (raconteurs-esque)
FUTURE FUTURE future future
OPERATION ALOHA operation aloha (check this)
THE WOODEN BIRDS magnolia
SO MANY DYNAMOS the loud wars
TEREU TEREU all that keeps us together
PASSION PIT manners (you know it)
HONOR BY AUGUST found
ABSTRACT RUDE rejuvenation
BEATI PAOLI a sense of urgency
ON ENSEMBLE ume in the middle
THE BEAUTIFUL CONFUSION the beautiful confusion
ZEE AVI zee avi (check)
THE AGGROLITES iv
POLLY SCATTERGOOD polly scattergood (recommended-bjork-y)
STRANGE JEROME guns, ammo, jewelry, coins
AMANDA BLANK might like you better
THE PERFECTS future automatic
DAVID BERKELEY strange light
LOONER i love my tamagotchee (true)
HEADLESS HEROES the silence of love
MIKA MIKO we be xuxa
THE DAREDEVIL CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT in deference to a broken back (mixed by justin vernon)
DEPECHE MODE sounds of the universe
EELS hombre lobo
U-N-I land of the kings
OWL CITY of june (feeling blue? play this)
ELVIS COSTELLO secret, profane & sugarcane
PHOENIX wolfgang amadeus phoenix (real good)
GLISS devotion implosion
THE TING TINGS we started nothing (check a song that you haven't heard. they good)
MAXIMO PARK quicken the heart
BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS 7 white lies for dark times (lay there & hate me-great song)
GRIZZLY BEAR veckatimest (check this out)
MOCKY saskamodie
THE CLIKS dirty king
THE FIELD yesterday and today (very neat)
JOSH REICHMANN oracle bands (we got this on a 45. awesome)
POPUP a time & a place
INWARD EYE inward eye ep
SEUME it is what it is
HUGH CORNWELL hooverdam
T.O.J people like us
WICKED HEMLOCKS wicked hemlocks

on our shelves in the next 2 weeks, anticipate excitedly:
MARS VOLTA
TREVOR HALL
CARBON LEAF
VENOMOUS
LANDY
MEWITHOUTYOU
DIRTY PROJECTORS
WARLOCKS
BUSDRIVER

also check out:
AKRON/FAMILY
CASPER AND THE COOKIES
JOHN VANDERSLICE
THE CUBISTS
MORAKESTRA

I could write this note all day long, but it's time for my appointment with the couch.
Stay tuned, stay happy, rock out.

Love,
Rose

Posted by KWLC Decorah at 10:49 PM | 1 comments

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