College Music 101 Fridays 6 pm to 8 pm (Central)

Summer School With CM101!

2009-07-09T16:49:00.004-04:00

CM101 has returned to Friday night from 6 pm to 8 pm. Please join our class either in person, through the radio, or virtually through the archive. TA David will hand out pop-music quizzes and various guests won't show. I also want you to check out my favorite debut show, Needles and Pins, as well as old favorites Set Records to Stun (formerly Time Out for Alphabet, formerly Time Out for Fun and Alphabet), Say Yes! to Music, Let Them Eat Cake, Nashville Mixtapes, Pimp's Jukebox, One Part Harmony, Sounds of the Bayou, Assorted Fruits and Cheeses, Pocket Ninjas, Hipbilly Jamboree, and D-Funk. I'll miss seeing Annie of Antennas to Heaven around the station (this is her last semester, so please check out her last few shows if you don't already listen) and hearing former teaching assistant Cathy on Gracie the Bluegrass Show, because she's taking a brief hiatus.

If you miss class, you better have a good excuse (and don't sign it Epstein's Mother)!

CM101 Now on Fridays 7 pm to 8 pm on Fridays

2009-01-15T22:28:00.004-05:00

For the Spring (Winter) 2009 semester, CM101 will air on Fridays from 7 pm to 8pm (just before one of CM101's favorite shows, D-Funk). It may slightly run over occasionally if D-Funk needs extra time to set up. I hope to feature much more classic college rock from the 70s and 80s (especially from Nashville and the South) as well as more of your requests.

In addition to attending class, I strongly urge you to audit other great classes at WRVUniversity, especially the following: the entire Friday night lineup including Mike the TA's new show (Half Psyched, airing just after D-Funk, and featuring psychedelic classics next to regular rotation), Say Yes! to Music (Saturdays 9 pm to 10 pm for the best in new music from former TA Kate), Gracie the Bluegrass Show (Sundays 2 pm to 4 pm for the best in bluegrass from former TA and cosmic cowgirl Cathy), Pimp's Jukebox (Tuesdays 1 am to 2 am--for you insomniac fans of CM101), Let Them Eat Cake (Wednesdays 9 pm to 11 pm featuring songs throughout the entire history of recorded music), Time Out for Alphabet (two great shows that now go great together), and the entire Sunday night lineup (Assorted Fruits and Cheeses from 6 pm to 7 pm, Nashville Mixtapes from 7 pm to 8pm, Sounds of the Bayou from 8 pm to 10 pm, and Seagulls Over Nashville from 10 pm to 11 pm).

CM101 Continues Through the Summer at Same CM101 Time, Same CM101 Station

2008-06-22T18:45:00.001-04:00

We've stayed at the same time for this semester: Fridays from 6pm Central to 8 pm Central. Perry Talley has returned to the airwaves with One Part Harmony. Friend of the show (and arch-nemesis of Professor G) Grigsby has also returned from his hiatus with Time Out for Fun. Former teaching assistant Kate has her own show now called Say Yes! to Music on Tuesdays from 2 pm to 4 pm, and former teaching assistant Cathy continues the fine tradition of George the Bluegrass Show with the second semester of Gracie the Bluegrass Show. Ashley has taken on a one-hour lunchtime shift on Thursdays from noon to 1pm, and Marc Hill continues his work with New Wave Smackdown on Saturdays from 6 am to 9 am. I haven't heard from former teaching assistants John and Melanie or Scott, but I assume the best. Lucy sends her love via lots of licks.

CM101 Now on Friday Nights!!!

2008-01-25T15:22:00.000-05:00

Oh, yeah! Now you can get ready for the night and weekend ahead or wind down from a hectic work/school week with a little CM101! This semester promises much more classic college-radio material from the eighties and late seventies and a looser and freer style. My favorite associate professor will join me, and I hope to have plenty of guests.

Good luck to my teaching assistants from last semester as they spend this semester abroad. Dr. Talley is working hard on all of his other responsibilities, but I'm hoping he'll check in from time to time.

Please check out the rest of the fine shows on 91 Rock, WRVU Nashville--especially the ones hyperlinked on the right. Lucy sends her love, which means lots of licks and tail wags.

Japanese College Music

2007-09-21T19:13:00.000-04:00

An old friend from days at WRAS (Album 88) in Atlanta, b-chan, recorded a podcast for Anime Weekend Atlanta and I thought you might want to check it out. The direct download link is: http://www.awapodcast.com/podcast/AWAPodcastepisode4MusicSpecial.mp3.

She's on after the introduction, spinning tracks by The Captains (60s rock 'n' roll), The Emeralds (lighting fast rock 'n' roll, her favorite band), and Peelander-Z (comic action punk). All three bands are on tour together later this week leading up to AWA.

We've Returned to Saturday Afternoons!

2007-09-21T18:55:00.000-04:00

The show is back on Saturday afternoons from 1 pm Central to 3 pm. Dr. Talley may join us for some sessions this semester as well as some other wonderful guests. WRVUniversity has also assigned not one but two new teaching assistants. Please also check out Alphabet on Tuesday mornings from 7 am to 8 am, Time Out for Fun on Thursdays from 6 am to 8 am, and Cyberterranean on Friday evenings from 6 pm to 7 pm.

New Show Time: Saturday Mornings 7 am to 9 am Central Time

2007-05-15T14:42:00.000-04:00

We've joined the WRVU Morning Zoo Crew (proud home of Alphabet and Time Out for Fun) as a weekend session! Now you can annoy your neighbors with CM101 while doing yard work, walking the dog, watching Saturday morning cartoons with the sound turned off, settling down from the night before, or gearing up for the day ahead.

If you don't want to get up that early for class, you can virtually attend class any time during the week by accessing the archive from here: http://wrvu.org/collegemusic.ram.

One Part Harmony is on temporary hiatus, and I hope Dr. Talley will enlighten and inform us this semester with his exquisite taste and musical knowledge. Cathy the TA has her own class, Cyberterranean, on Thursday evenings from 6 pm to 7 pm Central Time. I also highly recommend Dr. Mitch's class, Sounds of the Bayou, on Sunday evenings from 10 pm until midnight for the best in Cajan and zydeco music.

New Time for the Spring Semester!

2007-01-16T08:35:00.000-05:00

The show will now air on Saturday afternoons from 1 pm to 3 pm Central time (2 pm to 4 pm for friends and family on Eastern time). I hope this means more guests can stop by and more folks can tune in to Nashville's best kept secret (besides my favorite Mexi restaurant). If you have ideas for future themes, please let me know. In related news, Dr. Talley's One Part Harmony will stay in its Sunday morning slot from 8 am to 10 am and Cathy the TA's Cyberterranean will stay on Wednesdays from 8 am to 9 am. Please check those shows out as well.

Beatles in Japanese

2005-12-19T17:44:00.000-05:00

On the December 8th show I played a bunch of covers of Beatles songs that featured John Lennon on vocals. The two songs for which I received questions from callers concerned the Indian cover (actually Cornershop from their best-selling record) and the Japanese cover. The Japanese cover came from an interesting compilation called From Liverpool to Tokyo. It was a gift from b-chan, the hostess of the show Nippon Music Champ -- www.nipponmusicchamp.com -- on Album 88 in Atlanta (Georgia State University -- my previous grad school -- you can't hear Album 88 over the Web, but if you ever pass through northern Georgia, I highly recommend you listen to it). The compilation itself is outstanding and made me feel better despite the depressing week -- especially the cover of "I'm Down" (which has the singer fulfilling the stereotype and screaming "How can you raff!?", which of course made me raff quite a bit) and the cover of "Back in the USSR" (done in a blues style as opposed to the Beach Boys homage of the original). Snag it if you can find it.

Alphabet on Nov. 1, 2005: Covers Show

2005-11-01T10:27:00.000-05:00

If you don't remember who did the original song, e-mail me at collegemusic101@yahoo.com and I'll give you the scoop. You can access this show by going to http://www.wrvu.org/schedule.html and clicking the streaming link for the show Alphabet on Tuesdays from 6 am to 8 am.

Christopher O'Riley "No Surprises" Hold Me to This 2005

Husker Du "Love Is All Around" maxi-single 1990

The Clash "I Fought the Law" The Story of... 1988

6X "Be My Baby" Kung Pow! 1999

The Raveonettes "My Boyfriend's Back" Pretty in Black 2005

Prefab Sprout "He'll Have to Go" Two Wheels Good 1985

Death Cab for Cutie "Earth Angel" Stubbs the Zombie Soundtrack 2005

Neil Young "Farmer John" Weld 1991

The Rock-a-Teens "I'm Your Puppet" The Rock-a-Teens 1996

Afghan Whigs "Come See About Me" Uptown Avondale 1992

The Ramones "Needles and Pins" Hey Ho, Let's Go! 1999

The Pretenders "Stop Your Sobbing" The Pretenders 1980

Big Star "Till the End of the Day" Sister Lovers 1975/1992

The Jam "David Watts" Greatest Hits 1991

Josh Rouse "A Well Respected Man" This Is Where I Belong (various artists compilalation) 2002

The Damned "Alone Again Or" Anything 1986

Tommy Keene "Our Car Club" Based on Happy Times 1989 Rock

Yo La Tengo "Little Honda" I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One 1997 Rock

Frank Black "Hang on to Your Ego" Frank Black 1993 Rock

Camper Van Beethoven "Interstellar Overdrive" Camper Van Beethoven 1986 Rock

Moonbabies "Arnold Layne" War On Sound 2005 Rock

Halloween, Alaska "I Can't Live Without My Radio" Too Tall to Hide 2005 Rock

Luka Bloom "I Need Love" The Acoustic Motorbike 1992 Rock

Too Much Joy "That's a Lie" Son of Sam I Am 1988 Rock

John Wesley Harding "Kiss" It Happened One Night 1988 Rock

Hindu Love Gods "Raspberry Beret" Hindu Love Gods 1990 Rock

Stereo Total "Get Down Tonight" Oh Ah! 1995 Rock

Fountains of Wayne "Hit Me Baby One More Time" Out of State Places 2005 Rock

Wesley Willis "Girls on Film" Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 1999 Rock

Self "What a Fool Believes" Gizmodgery 2000 Rock

Marshall Crenshaw "Knowing Me, Knowing You" My Truck Is My Home 1994 Rock

Circle Jerks "Golden Shower of Hits (Jerks on 45)" Golden Shower of Hits 1983 Rock

Bow Wow Wow "I Want Candy" I Want Candy 1983 Rock

Big Dipper "Making Plans for Bison" Every Band Has a Shonen Knife Who Loves Them 1989 Rock

Blondie "Ring of Fire" Eat to the Beat 1979/2001 Rock

Social Distortion "Ring of Fire" Social Distortion 1990 Rock

Game Theory "Linus and Lucy" The Big Shot Chronicles 1986 Rock

Black Box Recorder "Seasons in the Sun" The Worst of... 1999 Rock

Har Mar Superstar "Alone Again (Naturally)" The Handler 2003 Rock

The Aluminum Group "Sweet Child o' Mine" Wonder Boy Plus 1999 Rock

Low "Sunshine" I Could Live in Hope 1994 Rock

Recommended Viewings

2005-10-26T22:31:00.000-04:00

I highly recommend the following music-related videos/movies:

Genghis Blues: I understand that Paul P. died last week. He wrote "Jet Airliner" and he was the first non-native to win the Tuvan throat-singing contest. This movie documents the latter accomplishment. Outstanding stuff.

Stop Making Sense: Stop whining -- it is still the best concert movie of all time. At least it is until I make one for XTC -- anyone want to join me?

Urgh! A Music War: This was my first concert movie. I want to make the sequel. Anyone want to join me?

The Mayor of the Sunset Strip: Rodney B. is the ultimate DJ -- in both the best and the worst senses of the term.

Tom Dowd and the Language of Music: Tom was the real-life version of Zelig. He had an amazing knack for being at the right place at the right time in music history. Of course, a lot of that knack came from his smarts and his musical abilities.

Some Kind of Monster: I hate Metallica. I loved this movie.

Dig!: Like "Some Kind of Monster" this movie is an interesting glimpse into the rivalry between two huge and self-destructive egos.

End of the Century: I followed the Ramones since almost the beginning (I was very young when I started). I still learned some things.

Live Forever: This BBC documentary looks at the rise and fall of Britpop with a few excursions into some other realms.

The Beatles Anthology: John was my favorite Beatle. Now it's a tie between John and George, and now I would rather hang out with Ringo.

This Is Spinal Tap: This is still the best mockumentary of all time, though it might as well be a documentary.

A Hard Day's Night: This is (in a sense) a mockumentary, too. So maybe the category of "Best Mockumentary" now has a tie.

I'm sure that I have forgotten some -- I may post more in the future.

Introduction

2005-10-26T16:20:00.000-04:00

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.