WXVU Top 10 9/25/08

10. Architecture in Helsinki- Beef in a Box
9. The Silent Years- Climb On My Back
8. Noah & The Whale- 2 Atoms and a Molecule
7. Black Kids- Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo)
6. The Chemical Brothers- Galvanize
5. Dressy Bessy- In Your Headphones

4. Okkervil River- Lost Coastlines
3. Fleet Foxes- Oliver James
2. CSS- Let's Reggae All Night
1. Beck- Profanity Prayers

Check out the top 10 live every Thursday @ 5:30 online at wxvufm.com or on-air at 89.1 fm!

WXVU's Got the Electric Touch

What's up everyone?
No-one's posted in a while so I figured I'd give it a go again. Just wanted remind you (even though I know you all follow WXVU's daily activities) that on Wednesday night at 7PM, I will be doing an exclusive interview with the band Electric Touch. As I said before, I met them at the Fratellis concert a couple weeks ago. They were fantastic and were very genuine people. It'll be a cool little interview; we'll discuss their new self-titled album as well as their current tour, and anything else I feel like asking them. Ever wonder what a new and rising band is thinking or doing? Well this is your chance to find out. It'll be fun, so tune in! Here, I even posted a video of them to make you want to listen (you know you want to!).

So definitely check out these guys, their new album is great... not a skip-able song on there. It's about time you guys listen to new music, not all the stuff out there is crap. Just because it's not on the radio doesn't mean it isn't good. Heck, it's probably way better than most of the stuff that's on there anyway. Take this band I discovered today for isntance, People on Planes. I actually found the CD in WXVU's free CD box right outside of our office. The cover looked cool and they were compared to Radiohead, so I thought hey why not? Turns out, this band is fantastic. There's some good, semi-experimental songs that tickle the ears on there. Just goes to show, you never know what you may find in that box outside of the WXVU office (that yes I'll admit is mostly full of crap).

Peace,
Jeff

Mon the Fratellis!

Hey everyone!
Jeff Yerger here, a.k.a. DJ Yergz, and for those who don't know me I am the Loud Rock Director here at WXVU. I just wanted to tell you about the concert experience I had last night.

Last night at the Theather of Living Arts, the Fratellis performed and they sure as heck were at the top of their game. However, I will get to them a little later because the biggest surprise of the night was the opening band, Electric Touch (not associated with Invisible Touch by Genesis). As they took the stage, I wasn't expecting too much. To me, they just looked like some Franz Ferdinand wanna-bes. Boy was I wrong. These guys rocked like no other, setting the tone for the rest of the night. What impressed me the most was not only the song writing ability, but the sheer confidence and stage presence they had on their first tour ever. It's like they were born to do this. In the middle of their set, they played the song "Lines" from their self-titled debut, but finished off the song with the Beatles classic "Come Together". It couldn't have been any more perfect; it got the crowd going and they played it with such control, they made it their own. Hopefully I'll be able to get an interview with these guys on my radio show, which they said they would be more than happy to do. Stay tuned for that one!

Anyway, back to the main event: The Fratellis! What can I say about these guys, they always put on a great show. It is full-throttle rock and roll right from the start. They played a good mixture of songs from their first album "Costello Music" as well as stuff from their new album "Here We Stand" like "Shameless", "Mistress Mabel", "Acid Jazz Singer", "A Heady Tale", and more. The opener "My Friend John"got the crowd in a frenzy, as the T.Rex-esque riff permeated the small venue. The excitement did not stop there, as they continued their sweat-drenched set with the never-ending raw energy. I've never seen anything like it; these boys can play, and the guitar and drum solos during "Got Ma Nuts From a Hippie" proved this point. I couldn't have asked for a better show, and as the night drew to a close with the show-stopping anthem "Baby Fratelli", I realized that I was truly witnessing something special: a band in it's prime playing the hell out of its songs with the never-ending energy we came to see. Amazing show by the lads from Scotland, and I can't wait til they come around again. Mon the Fratellis!!

Greetings from WXVU!

Well here we are, poised on the cusp of our new journey into the world of blogging... about to launch into the "blogosphere", if you will.

This blog will be a place for members of the WXVU community to contribute and form a resource for new music, current events, local concerts, and updates having to do with weekly radio shows. Check back frequently to get your latest media-related updates!

For now, I'd like to just share some internet-based resources that we here at WXVU like to frequent:

www.jambase.com -- For a concert calendar of what's going on at all venues in a particular area (Philadelphia and otherwise) check out this site.

www.allmusic.com -- For all your "what album was this on again?" needs.

www.songmeanings.net -- Don't know the lyrics to your favorite song? Just check out SongMeanings to get the lyrics, as well as personal interpretations from people into the same music as you!

www.pandora.com -- When you need a bit of spice added to your music library, Pandora is great and enables you to create "stations" catering to your musical tastes.

www.wxvufm.com -- Only the website of the best radio station in the area! Click on ShoutCast in the upper right-hand corner to listen live, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. WXVU is also accessible through the "Radio" feature on iTunes.

That's all for now. 'Til next time.....

Sinéad