So here’s something new: Every Tuesday night, our executive board will be hosting a show from 10-11pm. Generally, this will give us a chance to bring in guests, share new music we get in at the station, highlight blog content on-air, dramatically perform Shakespeare soliloquies, etc. But we’d also like to hear from you! We welcome questions, comments and concerns. How are your first few days of DJing going? Did you like Marathon Day? Did you make new friends? We also welcome lively on-air debates. Is dirt inherently dirty? Is Lana Del Rey overrated/overhated? Is Big Boi still in jail?

And we are always more than willing to dole out advice (disclaimer: it may not be good advice, though).

Listen in tonight from 10-11pm and put 202-687-9482 on speed dial!

As a gesture of goodwill towards all fans, Metallica have released a four song EP, titled Beyond Magnetic, as part of their 30 year anniversary celebration. Originally, the four tracks were debuted at each night of Metallica’s 30 year anniversary concerts at the Fillmore in San Francisco (open only to card carrying fan-club members) and then released the studio tracks to fan clubbers. Now all four songs, the four outtake songs that did not make their last studio album, 2008’s Death Magnetic, are now available through iTunes and Amazon. The tracks, still being outtakes, do have a slightly rough audio mix, but that does not ultimately affect the tracks in a negative way. Read More »

Does everyone always tell you that you have a face for radio? Well, now’s your chance to find out. Whether you’re into commentating on the race to the White House or crafting a best new music playlist to rival Pitchfork, or anything in between, we want you to show us your chops. All you have to do is come to our General Interest Meeting on Tuesday, January 17th at 9pm (location TBA–keep your eyes out for fliers/posts/tweets/smoke signals) to see what we’re all about, start scheming your on-air comedy routines or lining up those interviews with local artists or queueing up the best damn dubstep polka remixes you can find (if that’s what you’re into, I guess) and fill out our Spring 2012 Application which is up HERE. Applications are due January 19th, so make sure to get yours in on time for your chance to get a spot on the air this semester.

Woody Guthrie’s New Year’s Resolutions, 1942

After all the champagne is gone and the confetti swept off the floor, we’re faced with a brand new year and a second wind of optimism. This year, you’ll start running, you’ll quit smoking, you’ll waste less time, you’ll kick television, you’ll love more and eat less. Whether you’re trying to save up or get your weight down, as long as your resolutions last, here’s your soundtrack. Full track list after the jump! Read More »

The lack of attention on this blog to Lana Del Rey‘s music is not an oversight as much as it is an overwhelming inability to put into words what stirs so strongly everything that I love, have loved, and will always love about art.[1] But with yesterday’s release of her latest video, “Born to Die,”one of the smartest and most emotive works I have witnessed this year, her value as an art-ist, that rare operator able to move between mediums and messages to edge closer and closer to the god-honest truth – and to the edge itself – becomes crystal clear.

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Last time I wrote in these pages, I made a playlist to guide you through a finals week that had begun to feel at least a little bit like a zombie apocalypse. So you made if through that bloodbath alive, congratulations.

Lucky for all of us this finals week is a lot more like a transatlantic flight. It’s long and arduous, the air feels different, and you wish you could be moving your legs more often. You’ll probably spend the whole time wishing for it to end, but what can you do except buckle in, put on some music, and hope you’re sitting next to someone you like, or at least, someone who will leave their shoes on? And remember, at the end of this time you spend being held captive in Lau while having anxiety dreams in which you are chased by a gang of blood-thirsty blue books, something beautiful awaits you: your final destination. Which, if statistics prove to be correct, is most likely New Jersey. Read More »

On the morning of December 7^th, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its inductees for the 2012 ceremony. Making the final cut were: 80s hard rock giants Guns N’ Roses (getting in on their first year of eligibility), funk-rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers, 60s psychedelic folk singer Donovan, English blues rockers The Small Faces/The Faces, featuring already inducted Rod Stewart (solo) and Ronnie Wood (as a member of The Rolling Stones), hip-hop’s #1 nerdy white rap group, The Beastie Boys, and singer-songwriter Laura Nyro, who penned hits for a number of 60s artists such as Three Dog Night and Blood, Sweat & Tears. Read More »

Dan Vickrey has been the lead guitar player and backup vocalist for the Counting Crows since the band’s first tour in the early 90’s. He’s received co-writing credit on many of their songs, including Accidentally in Love, for which he was nominated for an Oscar and a Grammy. He recently released a CD with a side project, called Tender Mercies, on the label Collective Sounds. Vickrey was interviewed by Mitchel Hochberg on Politricks, a political talk show that covers politicians’ tricks with conversation and humor. The interview covered a wind range of topics, including Tender Mercies, Counting Crows, and, of course, politics. Click through to listen to the full interview! Read More »