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'1-·· ··' C....,KrE . .· .. ·.,.· · 1'\.,::) WMCN Executive Staff Fall 1995 General Manager Promotions Director New Music Directors Chris Herrington Pete Bayard Joanna Curtis Eric Hausken News/PSA Directors Assistant Promotions Directors Kara Fiegenschuh Jenni Undis Michelle Hayes Hip Hop Director Curtis Stauffer Jenny Ahern MattArlyck Style Consultant/Live Bands World/Reggae Director Jazz/Blues Director Peter "Tigger" Lunney Kyan Thornton Abe Wheeler Production Assistant Metal Director Country Director Mike Storey Mike Hourigan Nate Sparks Office Manager Engineer Cory Walker Ethan Torrey ~ ~ cqi ll11 (9 ~ 1t IL fl Iffi (9 Macalester College (Q)~(O)=(O)] li 2 1600 Grand Ave. (Q)ffn~t9 IL1tiffit9 St. Paul, MN, 55105 Co)~ (0) = (0) (0) ~2 2 Who we are and what we do: a listener's guide i. I'm Chris Herrington, the general manager Our other special block is World/R&B from 6-8 of WMCN, and I'd like to welcome you to p.m. weekdays. From Dancehall to African to H another great year of broadcasting at the best, Caribbean to Ska to R&B, it's all here. Kyan Thornton's if least recognized, radio station in the Twin Cities. A ''Dancehall Vibrations" returns Mondays to kick it all brief overview and statement of principles: We're in St. off. Paul, and we like it that way. We are the entirely Everywhere else we have great shows in a student-run radio station at Macalester College and we variety of genres (rock, r&b, jazz, blues, country, metal, are entirely free-form. Nobody tells our DJs what to ambient, classical, punk, etc.). This could be a big year play. We believe the best formula for radio is to put for jazz and blues at WMCN . With a record 8 shows on people who know and care about music in the booth the board jazz/blues director "Cadillac" Abe Wheeler and let them go. We believe that if you give us a decent looks to be busy this year, but we're sure he'll have listen you'll agree. We are an optimistic bunch. We time to join Shannon "Shasta" Locke 8-10 p.m. Sunday believe that we can provide all the benefits of free-form nights for ''Where the Southern Crosses the Dog." programming with little, if any, of the drawbacks-all "Cadillac" Abe brings an encyclopedic knowledge of good music from knowledgeable DJs, no bullshit. We American roots music to the task of rescuing jazz and are not an alterna-rock station. We have no designs on blues from the museums and PBS stations and being a junior version of The Edge or Rev 105. Those returning them to the people. Tune in for the stations may have their place, and one may do it well excitement. and the other not so well(l'll let you figure out which is If you think new country music consists of only which-a hint, ignore the ratings.), but its not what we the crap you see on TNN, we're here to prove you do or want to do. We bore far too easily for that type of wrong. Nate Sparks' ''Real American Music" programming. If you want a steady diet of "college Mondays 4-6 p.m., Dan Bain's "It Ain't Dancehall if it rock" go somewhere else. If you want an Ain't Got Sawdust" Fridays 4-6 p.m. and Morrey overwhelming variety of music, underplayed new Nellis's great roots music show ''Revival Meeting" 10- music of all genres, high standards and real DJs who noon Wednesdays will go beyond Nashville to bring don't give a shit about what's getting played on "120 you real country music. No line dancing, no hat Minutes," then 91.7 FM is where to set your dial. groups. With a new year upon us we are faced with We offer great specialty shows on the weekends some significant losses. We'd like to say a special with Tim Oberweger and Jake Avidon's ''Plethora of goodbye to Fred Carroll's ''Rockabilly Rumblings," Balls"-no holds barred sports talk 6-8 p.m. Sundays, Jesse Miner's ''Kickin' Skalistics" and Kenny and two hours of live band info and live bands on Gunderman's series of working class manifestos. Dave Saturday's with "Got Live if You Want it" 6-7 p.m. and Ashton's near classic ''The Beatdown Hour," the best Tigger Lunney's ''Radio Free 1716 Selby" 7-8 p.m. two hours of hip hop on Twin Cities radio, is on a Speaking of live music, check out newcomer Addison semester hiatus, but despite that, and other important Engelking's ''Immortal, Important and a Mess" hip hop losses, we're coming back strong. We offer the midnight-2 a.m. Sunday nights. Addison will be best hip hop programming in the Cities, bar none, 10- playing all the best live rock and roll recordings he can midnight, Monday-Saturday. Returning hip hop heads get his hands on. Matt Arlyck, Mandia Shongwe and Nick Deming will My favorite show to listen to has to be Josh be coming at you with more fat vinyl beats than you Grenier and Corwin Butterworth's "Legends of Super can stand and will be joined by an excellent crop of Rock." Corwin and Josh will be indulging their rock new hip hop DJs. and roll fantasies every Sunday afternoon from 2-4, so Weeknights 8-10 p.m. and again from midnight- turn down the volume on the football game and kick 2 a.m. we offer the best in new rock and roll-from true back with some Super Rock. independent (remember "indie" actually means I guess I'll leave you with a plug for my show, something )rock, to club music, to local music we offer "Slim J enkin's Place." I'll man the booth every the best new rock in the land. New music directors Sunday night to bring you new rock and roll with a Joanna Curtis, Kara Fiegenschuh and Eric Hausken decidedly down home flavor. We put a lot of energy will be joined by a great group of all veteran DJs and love into our programming and I hope it shows. If including the return of Pete Bayard's popular you have any comments or advice we'd love to hear it, Grooveyard series from midnight-2 a.m. every so give us a call. Our request line is 696-6312, our office Thursday night. line is 696-6082-ask for me, I'm usually around. Goodnight and God bless. 3 The Gritters ... MCN General Manager and native and the reputation is well deserved. It's not like just a Memphian Chris Herrington had a chance bunch of cool bands came out of here. There have W to sit down with Scott Taylor and Tripp been three or four major musical revolutions that Lampkins of the Grifters, currently the city's most have happened in Memphis. It's because of the prominent musical export, before their recent show at ground. First Ave. These three southern gents discussed the CH: What kind of affect has all of this had on the some of changing state of the local scene, Memphis barbecue the local bands in town? You guys are probably the most and other sacred, down home subjects. well known band in town now, but some of the other bands• I'm thinking of the Simple (t)Ones, Impala, Big Ass Truck• Chris: It seems like the music scene in Memphis has have begun to make a name for themselves outside of exploded over the last few years. Or is that a misperception Memphis. on my part? Bands coming to record ... it seems like every ST: It's not giving anybody a big head. It's not like other record that comes into the station was recorded at you really see it. There's no change in the amount of either Easley or Ardent. people who show up for a show. Scott: Well, there's always been about the same CH: As Jar as the local reception, is it still, I don't know if amount of bands in Memphis. Recording's pretty I'd say "underground?" cheap .. .I guess Chilton started it by bringing a couple TL: A lot of bands avoid Memphis. of people there. CH: Do most shows still happen at the Antenna? I've seen CH: Like who? that Barristers is starting to have shows. ST: Well, Lydia Lunch and ST: Barristers is under new Roland S. Howard at Ardent management, and they're a few years ago, right doing shows, but it's real when they first got their He's a good ol' boy, small and a lot of people new building ... and after but he'll give you a don't like to see shows that Jon Spencer. there. Especially the CH: Come, Wilco, Guided few dollars and non-smokers. It's real By Voices ... claustrophobic. The ST: Sonic Youth just left a Schlitz at the bar. Antenna Club's cool, good couple of weeks ago. The sound and everything, but its Breeders, Pavement, The Silver Jews.