The interviewees from our first shoots in Dallas and Los Angeles give us an excellent list of bands that were heard first on college radio (and yet this still only scratches the surface). From iconic college radio bands like The Replacements, Pixies, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and R.E.M.…
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35000 Watts partners with The Film Collaborative for fiscal sponsorship
35000 Watts is proud to announce that The Film Collaborative will serve as the exclusive fiscal sponsor for the project. Partnering with The Film Collaborative not only allows us to accept tax-deductible donations, it also gives us access to a wonderful organization with many additional benefits.…
Vinylthon 2022 is almost here
You may already be familiar with College Radio Day and World College Radio Day, both brought to you by the fine folks at the College Radio Foundation. These events have done wonders for college radio stations across the U.S. and the world, raising awareness and money at a time when both are sorely needed.…
KSLU takes the Merch Madness crown!
Going from the play-in all the way to the championship, KSLU from St. Louis University has won the first ever 35000 Watts Merch Madness tournament. After strong showings in the early rounds, KSLU was the underdog against the seemingly unbeatable WSOU and their heavy metal facemasks.…
Pixies’ Joey Santiago on college radio DJs
Joey Santiago, founding member and lead guitarist of one of the most iconic college radio bands, Pixies, talks about meeting college radio DJs while touring the United States.…
College Radio Alumni: Jason Miller
Name: Jason Miller
College: University of Hawaii
Radio Station: KTUH-FM
Years Active: 1993-96
Position(s): DJ, Promotions Director
Favorite Bands: punk rock by friends around the world like GBH, Rancid, Lower Class Brats, The Forgotten, The Casualties, The Vandals, TSOL, Noi!se……
Tabula Rasa on doing interviews on KTCU
Robert E. Boggs, Owen Kinser and Jason LaMarca of Tabula Rasa talk about doing interviews on the college radio station at Texas Christian University, KTCU.…
My First Shift: WUSB, Fall 1969
“Five Songs” is a series where we ask former and current college radio DJs to give us a list of five songs that they feel best represents the chosen topic. For this playlist, Norman Prusslin, founding General Manager of WUSB at Stony Brook University, chooses five songs that remind him of his first ever DJ shift.…
College Radio Alumni: Peggy La Point, WRST
Name: Peggy La Point
College: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Radio Station: WRST
Years Active: 1984-1989
Position(s): DJ (84-89), Program Director (87), Asst. Station Manager (88), Station Manager (88)
Favorite Bands (then): I don’t know where to start here.…
Twenty-Five Debut Albums You Heard on College Radio First
The debut album is tricky. Many great artists have debut albums that show raw potential but not a lot of polish, or that don’t really represent what they would eventually become (Radiohead falls into this category).
Then, there are debut albums that are undeniable masterpieces, like the ones on this list.…