Introduction

I still don't have a syllabus prepared for the "course" -- if you have any suggestions for future shows or musical movements to feature from the past 50+ years of college music, please let me know (either here or at collegemusic101@yahoo.com).

For anyone who accessed this site without hearing about it from WRVU Nashville, this blog concerns the radio show College Music 101: Now & Then. You can access the webcast at www.wrvu.org or access the last show at www.wrvu.org/schedule.html (or just click the Show Schedule link from the main page and look for "College Music 101").

I won't cover new-school rap or jam bands (aka noodle music, spinny music, faux-Dead music). Although college radio plays these genres, they didn't depend on college radio to build their audiences. Old-school rap did rely on college radio to get past its initial audience, so I may include it as well as some instrumental hip hop and electronica (for the same reason).

I will mostly concentrate on college rock and emphasize the years 1975 to 1990 -- what I consider the golden years of college radio. The "Then" portion of the show covers the years 1953 (the year WRVU started) to last year. The "Now" portion of the show covers brand-new music.