http://blog.wmxm.org The best blog in college radio Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:42:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you respect the music, do you have to respect the artist? By enjoying and purchasing someone's albums, are you an accomplice to how awful they are as a person? I ask the question because the A.V. Club is reporting that Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and Kanye West have been collaborating ... http://blog.wmxm.org/?p=78 Sometimes, I start to think that being a WMXM DJ is maybe a little too fun. Like being in a lovey-dovey relationship where you only speak in your "sweetie" voice and the only thing you argue about is who will hang up first. And although the radio station can't speak ... http://blog.wmxm.org/?p=77 Sub Pop Records has been continuously shaping the face of independent for the past twenty years or so with each major release or signing of a band – Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine, The Shins, Beach House, Fleet Foxes. Head on ... http://blog.wmxm.org/?p=75 In the course of dj-ing, there are certain songs that just never get old, no matter how many times you spin them. The Temper Trap's "Sweet Disposition" (of 500 Days of Summer fame) is definitely one of those. Never mind that its recurring use in the typical indie playlist has ... http://blog.wmxm.org/?p=74 WMXM is going to start giving links to tracks that we think are particularly cool every month. First off is Dr. Dog's The Way the Lazy Do. Click here to experience this track, or don't--free will is a beautiful thing. http://blog.wmxm.org/?p=73 After Delorean’s rushing success with their 2009 Ayrton Senna EP and a handful of stunning remixes of artists you might have heard about – Franz Ferdinand, the xx, and Cold Cave – The Spanish quartet drops Subiza via True Panther Sounds just ... http://blog.wmxm.org/?p=71 Hey-o! Is your show dull? In need of some spiffing up? Or do you just like to do new and exciting things?Mix it up!Shake things up a bit... don't be afraid to get creative! I just had a friend in CALIFORNIA introduce a set of songs she picked via internet.Cool, ... http://blog.wmxm.org/?p=70 So the time is about to begin where the booze is replaced by the books. As such, the question becomes, what do you listen to while you study? I must admit I fluctuate from wonderfully smooth instrumental (bibio) to fun RPM (adventure) to classical (Pandora). It depends ... http://blog.wmxm.org/?p=69 Hi i'm tyler. On the show today I played a lot of music that reminded me of last summer. It's mostly indie folk/country, and bluegrass music. For some reason the banjos and mandolins just bring me to the outdoors. The new She & Him album has ... http://blog.wmxm.org/?p=68 Does anyone else remember mixtapes? When you'd record on a little cassette different songs you found on the radio, or if you were REALLY advanced, from a CD? They're making a comeback. In a really, really cool way. A lot of my set tonight comes from friends of mine (I mentioned some ... http://blog.wmxm.org/?p=67