I somehow didn't know you had a KDHX show! Great setlists. If you do ever share a recording of one of your college shows, I would totally listen!
I was a DJ on Wash U's radio station KWUR for 7 or 8 years (much longer than I was a student, haha) where my show File Under: Easy Listening concentrated on power pop and hooky indie rock. For the last couple years, I split my show where the first hour was all stuff from the new release shelf (totally flying by the seat of my pants, as you did) and the second hour was all bands/artists that started with the same letter (which was at least semi-planned, though the actual order was always decided live and usually with some additions from the station's stacks). It was so much fun, and you can see some sample playlists here: http://kwur-fuel.blogspot.com/ I really miss it and have been tempted to start it back up but there's only so many hours in a day, y'know?
Discovered your writting through the BBC & Twitter and recently listened to your U2 take on the Songs That Explain the 90's. Love the writting, would love to read more of your music writting. Are there any other U2 articles?
Thank you! Yes, I have written a lot about U2 over the years -- articles on October, Zooropa and Pop, as well as ones looking at the band's music in general.
I somehow didn't know you had a KDHX show! Great setlists. If you do ever share a recording of one of your college shows, I would totally listen!
I was a DJ on Wash U's radio station KWUR for 7 or 8 years (much longer than I was a student, haha) where my show File Under: Easy Listening concentrated on power pop and hooky indie rock. For the last couple years, I split my show where the first hour was all stuff from the new release shelf (totally flying by the seat of my pants, as you did) and the second hour was all bands/artists that started with the same letter (which was at least semi-planned, though the actual order was always decided live and usually with some additions from the station's stacks). It was so much fun, and you can see some sample playlists here: http://kwur-fuel.blogspot.com/ I really miss it and have been tempted to start it back up but there's only so many hours in a day, y'know?
Discovered your writting through the BBC & Twitter and recently listened to your U2 take on the Songs That Explain the 90's. Love the writting, would love to read more of your music writting. Are there any other U2 articles?
Thank you! Yes, I have written a lot about U2 over the years -- articles on October, Zooropa and Pop, as well as ones looking at the band's music in general.
October: https://www.avclub.com/u2-s-lyrical-and-spiritual-crisis-made-october-a-career-1798245415
Pop: https://www.avclub.com/u2-s-electronic-heavy-pop-deserves-more-respect-for-its-1798272221