Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Want to be a DJ?

WXYC is hiring new DJs for the Summer!

All you need is a love for music and a passion for sharing that music with others. No broadcasting experience is necessary. You must be a current student at UNC-Chapel Hill to apply (undergrad, grad, phd, cs).

Come to our interest meeting on Tuesday, May 19th at 7pm in Union Room 3206A.

If you can't make the meeting or you have any questions, please email us at info@wxyc.org.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

THIS WEEK ON WXYC

Hold it right there, pardner. This town ain't big enough for the both of us. There's a new sheriff in town, see -- goes by name of the Feedback Farm. Yup, it'll mosey on through these parts Wednesday at 9pm.

Join host Nancia O for this week's Thursday Night Feature: Carolina Stand-Up Part II! Hear NC & SC hip-hop artists at 9pm!

Brazilian electronic music producer Gui Boratto's album Take My Breath Away is up next on the Inside Track, where new albums are played in their entirety. Tune in on Friday at 9pm.


Wednesday, April 1, 2009

THIS WEEK ON WXYC

Micropolyphony is a compositional technique involving the use of sustained dissonant chords which shift slowly over time, first introduced in 1961 by Gyorgy Ligeti. He composed music that happens whenever the monolith shows up in Space Odyssey. To hear/learn more, tune in to this week's Thursday Night Feature, hosted by Jon P. 9pm.

Be sure to check out Friday's Inside Track, where new albums get played in their entirety, to hear experimental banjo performer Uncle Woody Sullender's latest, Live at Barkenhoff. 9pm.