WXYC: Backyard BBQ: Caltrop wxycblog.blogspot.com WXYC 89.3 FM is the non-commercial student-run radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We broadcast at 1200 watts from the UNC campus, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In 1994 we became the first radio station in the world to rebroadcast our signal over the Internet.
Do YOU have any questions for the Matthew Shipp Trio? Post them here! We will be hosting an interview with the Trio on-air this Thursday, March 29 at 2 p.m, before their on-campus performance.
Tonight on The Backyard Barbecue: an old, old recording of Hark The Sound if UNC wins, a Goatthrower track if we lose, either way a lot of local dance + electronic music (WAUMISS, VVAQRT, Laso Halo, Pykrete, and more) afterwards.
Valerio Cosi Sending huge love vibes to WXYC in USA for having my 22-minute composition "Study For Saxophone And Electronics" airing over the radio almost EVERY day! - v
"A lot of people asking me recently what the source material on 'An empty bliss is', here's one I will give you to piece the puzzle together. Recurring theme for sure. Big track." -LJK, The Caretaker
Twilight Peaks, the late Robbie Basho's last solo guitar recording, was sadly relegated to an obscure, small-run cassette in the 80s, but has now been lovingly restored and reissued. hear it on WXYC soon!
If you can't make the performance next week, The Matthew Shipp Trio will be interviewed LIVE ON AIR the day of the performance. Tune in at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 29th to get your questions answered.
check this great vintage video of politically acute spoken word and sparse funk from Sedition Ensemble, who's record "Regeneration Report" has just been reissued! hitting the airwaves soon!
