Mellow Madness
Mellow Madness is a DeeJay radio show that focuses on Soul, Funk, Jazz, various International, Psyche and other genres and has an emphasis on original press vinyl records. The show is hosted by Michael Murphy but periodically has guest appearances from local DJs and even the occasional world famous record collector.
The host, Michael Murphy, has been a DJ in Richmond for over 15 years and got involved through an interest in Hip Hop and Dance music. He was part of the tag team duo Sleek and Ruckus in the mid 90s but continued working with other groups, notably The Infectious Organisms in the late 90s. Over the years Michael has DJed in many cities, including the opportunity to DJ at SXSW in Austin, Texas in 2007.
“While growing up in Richmond I was into Rock, Punk and Heavy Metal as a kid, but developed a taste for Hip Hop during my teenage years. A lot of the golden era Hip Hop beats were produced with samples of soul and funk records from the 60s and 70s. Once I started discovering the original sample sources for all of my favorite hip hop songs, I quickly realized that there was a whole other world of older music that I was not aware existed. My tastes over the years have branched out to many other types of music besides 60s and 70s Soul and Funk. On any given Sunday on Mellow Madness you might hear Deep Soul 45s, Brazilian Sambas, International Psyche Rock, Disco Boogie, Black Jazz, Post Punk, Afro Funk, Psychedelic Folk, Roots Reggae, and a lot more.”
Anna C. October 19th, 2015
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Red Suns Radio
Fueled by the scorching heat of the desert sun and the brightly lit glow of the starry night sky, Red Suns Radio propels you into the heart of the sun with desert rock, psychedelic, progressive rock and metal and the music that influenced these genres. Stock up your water bottles and keep your eyes peeled for scorpions, this weekly trek through the sands is from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. Friday morning.
Anna C. October 12th, 2015
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Sunrise Ocean Bender (1st, 3rd)/ Altered Circuitry: ReWired (2nd,4th) / Various (5th)
ROTATING SHOWS:
Sunrise Ocean Bender (1st and 3rd Thursdays)
In memoriam: Kevin “DJ Rev. Dr. Atavist” McFadin
“Supercalafreakinglidocious.”
“ … big tent psychedelia … ”
Sunrise Ocean Bender sets sail 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 9-11PM, to find something for your ears, and something for your head … Psych rock, prog, kosmische, electro psych, space rock, folk … and detours. There might be a map, but the destination is up for grabs.
Sunrise Ocean Bender / Instagram / Facebook / @SOB_Records
Altered Circuitry: ReWired hosted by The Wizard King (2nd and 4th Thursdays)
The Wizard King takes the wheel with Altered Circuitry: ReWired. Playlists and past shows can be found here.
Anna C. October 12th, 2015
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Paul’s Boutique / Alley Oop’s Nolde Oldies
Saturdays from 11-1pm/Rotating
Paul G. brings you the best, the weirdest, the rockin-est sounds around! Tune in to hear free-form radio at it’s very best.
PAUL’S BOUTIQUE: Searching for something to fit your ears just right? Tune in to Paul’s Boutique alternating Saturdays to hear rock, indie rock, dance, punk, post-punk, pop, metal, Brazilian grooves, classic country & western, blues, jazz, kraut rock, afro-funk, French stuff, rockabilly, soul and rhythm & blues, funk, reggae, dub, experimental, garage, psychedelic, hip-hop, folk and more handpicked by me. Woo haw, you’re all in check!
ALLEY OOP’S NOLDE OLDIES: A grand tour hosted by Gene Pembleton of The British Breakfast through the best in buried treasure and “bubblin’ under” oldies from 1955-1975. Featuring shout-outs to Richmond’s DJs of old, Alley Oop is a multi-genre atomic age AM experience.
Anna C. October 12th, 2015
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Breakfast Blend w/ Galaxy Girl & Friends
Melancholy songwriters, Riot grrls, local bands, retro French pop, international garage rock, Japanese punk, this decade, last decade, a multicultural and multigenre mix to get your energy flowing and start your day off right. Music from across the galaxy!
RIYL: Elliott Smith, The Coathangers, Serge Gainsbourg, Stereolab, thrift store music, quirky covers, songs about food, listening to under-caffeinated people try to pronounce foreign words.
Every Thursday morning from 6-8am right here on WRIR! Thanks for listening!
Anna C. October 12th, 2015
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The Church of the Ecstatic
Welcome to The Church of the Ecstatic, a freeform radio show exploring the magic found in music. We will traverse all genres, time periods, and places in search of the mystical, intangible, and transcendental. Expect to hear everything from the hypnotic drums of folk songs, to the raucous shouts of metal, to the sparkling synths of electronic dance music as your host, Sister Euphonia, guides you through the witching hours.
Anna C. October 12th, 2015
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Mercury Falls
Take a trip to Mercury Falls Wednesday nights from 9-11. Join Melissa every week to hear innovative music spanning over the past 70 years in an exploration of Avant Garde, Contemporary Classical, Cinematic, Ethereal, Experimental, Modern Psychedelic, No Wave, Soundscapes, Spacescapes…and some things that defy being classified.
You will always hear something you’ve never heard before.
Anna C. October 12th, 2015
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The Breakfast Snob
The Breakfast Snob originally aired on Sunday mornings and is now airing every Thursday evening. The show features tracks by new and “under-known” artists of many genres and localities, highlighted with cuts by older, established- but often obscure- bands that helped influence today’s artists, and punctuated by brief, intense flashes of loud guitar- simply because I love loud guitar.
The show’s title is a reference to my old friend and mentor, Michael Hawkesworth (the original Breakfast Snob) who introduced me to a world of new music in the 1980’s…a tradition that I endeavor to continue today. As one of my favorite artists said:
“I used to think that music was a universal language, but I’m not so sure anymore it is any sort of language; not as we think of language anyway. It’s more like telepathy. It’s knowing, and the sense that you have known forever, and will know always, for those who can receive the transmission. It touches mind, body, and spirit, all at once, and moves them into harmony, or dissonance, or both, depending on how you define these things, and depending always on the intent of the artist, and the intent of the listener, not only at the moment of creation or the moment of listening, but from the infinite past to the infinite future, stretched between the points which are both closest together and farthest apart, a circular continuity of sorts.” -Cary Grace
Anna C. October 12th, 2015
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Monday Breakfast Blend – Women Art Revolution
DJ Freyja starts your week off with WAR: Women Art Revolution..bringing you women making music from all genres and all countries. Tune in on Mondays 6am – 8am. Follow her on twitter at @CarolOlson
Anna C. October 8th, 2015
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