Fund Drive 2008
WSUW’s annual fundraiser is quickly approaching! It will take place April 10-17 around Whitewater, WI. Throughout the week you will find a lot of fun and entertainment–it is definitely not the week to say “there is nothing to do in Whitewater!”. There will be daily Guitar Hero contests held in the UC, concerts at local bars, live radio locations, bowling, and a station open house.
It is important to help raise funds for the campus radio station. Many think that tuition helps fund it, but it doesn’t. We do get some funding from the University, but it only covers our costs. We have the annual fund drive to raise funds for new equipment, cds, and promotional tools. Each semester there are over 200 student volunteers at the station and each help out a great deal. It is important to help the station out, so we can stay on the air. You can either make a donation by dropping it off at the station (behind Anderson Library) or you can use paypal on our website www.wsuw.org.
Make sure to come out a support the station. Check the station’s site for a complete schedule!
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)New Music Now!
People constantly are asking me how I discover new music. There are multiple ways to go about this treasure hunt. One way is to go to the websites with music downloads and choose an artist you already enjoy. Once you choose the artist a list will must likely pop up informing you of other artists you may enjoy. Another way to go about this treasure hunt is to go to your favorite band’s web page and see who their influences are. The best way to find new music is to look at magazine’s which offer complementary CDs with purchase, such as Paste and MOJO. These magazines tell you a bit about the artist as well as letting you listen to the music. Just as with any treasure hunt you will dig up a lot of rocks and dirt before you reach the gold.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Ruckus.com
Most people associate legally downloading of music with itunes.com. I will admit I was one of those people. 99 cents a song seemed like a good deal as opposed to a jail sentence and/or fine. Last week though my friend introduced me to Ruckus.com. It is a free legal way to download music and it is only available to college students. It was launched in 2004 at Northern Illinois University and has been serving the college community ever since.
You do need to register on the site to be able to access the tunes, but it is completely free for students. Alumni and faculty may purchase memberships for $8.99 a month. You just need to submit your school e-mail (so they know you are a college student) and a few other demographic questions. It is only compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista and uses protected WMA and WMV format.
They have millions of songs available, including the latest hits and new releases. I went on automatically trying to stump the site with “rare” bands, such as “The Feeling” and “The Decemberists”, but no luck! Not only did they have the rare bands but they also had EPs and live albums that cannot normally be found at your local record store.
The only problem I see in the service is the lack of ability to burn it or import the music to portable music devices. Once you download the music you are limited to only listening to it on your PC. After adjusting to this, the site turns out not to be so bad. You can listen to an entire album on the site before deciding if you want to purchase the whole album or just a song or two from a vendor like itunes.com. It ends up saving you money in the long run because you won’t waste your money and bad music.
Ruckus.com has been sailing under the rader for some time now, and it is time to let other college students know about the site. Go tell your friends and enjoy the free music while it lasts!
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Good Luck Chuck
Movie soundtracks have always fascinated me. When you like the movie, the soundtrack is good and when you hate the movie, the soundtrack usually is bad. I know there are a few exceptions to this rule. The music in the film plays such an important role; however, most of this is subconscious. How often do you watch a movie and recognize there is a song playing in the background? For me, I’m usually wrapped up in the movie that I forget there is background music going on. When you listen to the film’s soundtrack though you are instantly reminded of the movie itself.
“Good Luck Chuck” is a film about a guy (Dane Cook) who is cursed. Everyone girl he goes out with marries the next guy she date. Except this time, Dane Cook has found the perfect girl (Jessica Alba), and he does not want to let her fall into the trap of the curse.
One movie soundtrack that I have really enjoyed lately is Good Luck Chuck, it has a fun vibe to it. On this week’s show I included two songs from the soundtrack: “Love It When You Call” and “I Was Zapped By The Lucky Super Rainbow”. The director of the film asked the Flaming Lips to compose a new song for the end of the film. They came back 24 hours later with Super Rainbow, which is the perfect song for the film. It has the upbeat, springtime feeling the movie gives off. The Feeling was also asked to rework “Love It When You Call”. Originally, the lyrics say “love it when you call…but you never call at all.” This chorus does not really apply to the plot, since the opposite is happening. They are calling each other all the time. So, The Feeling reworked a guitar rift in place of “but you never call at all”.
The Good Luck Chuck soundtrack is a great warm weather soundtrack and you should expect to hear more of it on Songs For A Sonic Youth!
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)March 3, 2008 show
Here was this week’s playlist.
1) Dear Prudence: Across The Universe
2) Love It When You Call: The Feeling
3) Revolution: The Beatles
4) Radio Nowhere: Bruce Springsteen
5) Song For Mya Goldberg: The Decemberists
6) I Was Zapped By The Lucky Super Rainbow: Flamming Lips
7) Not Crying: Flight of the Conchords
Right Between The Eyes: Garbage
9) Fake Friends: Joan Jett
10) Oh Yoko!: John Lennon
11) Let’s Call It Off: Peter, Bjorn, and John
12) I Don’t Like Mondays: Tori Amos
13) Teenage Riots: Sonic Youth *REQUEST*
14) Folk Singer: Brendan Benson
15) Hospital Beds: Cold War Kids
16) Hummingbird: Wilco
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