The rise of low-power FM stations continues across the country, some more sucessful than others. Nashville’s 100-watt WXNA has an interesting mix of punk, funk, roots, and more and an eclectic group of volunteer DJs. Randy Fox, who has been part […]
We enter the theater and find it’s become a hall of mirrors, highly polished and meticulously disorienting. As we take our seats, we can’t tell the real from the carefully projected. The lights go down and a softly strummed arpeggio […]
It’s great to see so many “low power” FM radio stations popping up across the country like Richmond, Va.’s WRIR-LP, where Garry Morse does his “Lost Music Saloon” show on. And, for the first time, a DJ mentions classical music as a favorite […]
Ever since I started this column, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to learn the background and inside stories from these invisible radio “artists.” Scott Greenberg, who currently works in Charlotte, North Carolina, has bounced around different stations through the years, always […]
Produced by Tom Werman (who made records with rock bands from Motley Crue and Molly Hatchet to Cheap Trick and Blue Oyster Cult), 1986’s Still Standing was a move toward the mainstream for Jason & the Scorchers. But in retrospect, […]
Consider the options for a Nashville music fan circa 1981. Country was in its post-Urban Cowboy decline (Alabama’s “Love In The First Degree” and Kenny Rogers’ “I Don’t Need You” were two of the year’s biggest hits). Journey, Styx and […]
