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Meet Your Wizards: DJ Michael Buhl
A peak behind the curtain! Meet Michael Buhl, host of The Squirelly Compass Mondays at 6am and The Scattershot on Wednesdays at 10am. Born: Into a world with interesting aural gems scattered hither and yon. Home: The Music City Drafted into WXNA: 2016 Spins: Punk rock, post-punk, garage rock, psychedelic cumbia, Turkish psychedelic rock, Khmer rock, huasteca, Tuareg desert rock, rockabilly, R&B, and some other stuff. How did you discover independent radio?
Meet Your Wizards: DJ Ed
In this edition of Meet Your Wizards, we bring you DJ Ed, host of Eighties Schmeighties, Fridays from 10am-noon. Born: Atlanta, Georgia Home: Nashville, Tennessee Drafted into WXNA: 2016 Spins: Left (always left) Fades: Lefter I think I discovered independent radio growing up in Atlanta listening to the college radio station from Georgia State, 88.5 I think. Then when I went to school in Mobile, Alabama I was shocked to find out there was a very tiny college radio station, all of 10 watts.
Our Favorite Records of 2022
DJ Ed – Eighties Schmeighties, Friday 10-12pm Guided by Voices, Tremblers and Goggles by Rank – Yet again Robert Pollard and the boys (Doug Gilliard, Mark Shue, Kevin March and Bobby Bare Jr) have put out some high quality product. This record is unique in that the songs are longer and dabble in the more neglected of Bob’s 4 P’s (Punk, Pop, Psych and Prog). Prog gets its due on this record.
Long Distance Dedication: Pete Wilson
DJ Rhatfink of The Continental appreciates Pete Wilson Just as the soundtrack to American Graffiti changed my life in the 1970s, so too did DJ Pete Wilson, beginning in the early 2000s with his seminal show, Nashville Jumps! George Lucas’s film, American Graffiti (1973), sent me down the rabbit hole of rock and roll as a young listener.
More Ways to Support WXNA
There are plenty of great ways to support your favorite volunteer-run radio station (in addition to our amazing membership program). Here are a few simple ways to donate that you might not have known about: Amazon Smile Did you know you can feel less guilty about using Amazon if you purchase via their Smile site?
Long Distance Dedication: DJ Rhatfink
DJ Pete of Nashville Jumps appreciates DJ Rhatfink For “The Continental,” Rhatfink spreads his net WIDE to collect a startlingly wide variety of songs on each week’s theme. He does themes better than just about anybody, and I’m a sucker for a show that follows Lord Sitar with Lou Rawls. But what I like best is his talk breaks. They are performances in themselves.
Meet Your Wizards: Laura Powers
Wherein we pull back the curtain for a personal visit with one of the wonderful wizards of the X. In this case, the DJ keeping us on Needles + Pins weekly — Laura Powers. Born: Knoxville, Tennessee Home: Nashville, Tennessee Drafted into WXNA: 2014 Spins: Right Fades: Right I fell in love with independent radio back in high school when I discovered WUTK, the University of Tennessee’s student-run radio station.
Long Distance Dedication: Randy Fox
Big Chief Chaz of Gilded Splinters appreciates Randy Fox I used to be scared of Jerry Reed, mostly because the song “Amos Moses” was blasted at top volume on the Matterhorn ride at the Allegan County Fair. Jerry’s raucous cackling with thumping funk backing was ominous in a way unmatched by “Free Ride” or “Space Trucking”… Smokey and the Bandit sanded off some rough edges, sure — but he still made me nervous.
Meet Your Wizards: Ashley Crownover
Born: Sixth-generation Nashvillian, but Number of states lived in: 9 Drafted into WXNA: 2011 Show: Friday Friday, Fridays from 7-8 a.m. I helped found WXNA, mostly by providing massive quantities of unrestrained enthusiasm. I discovered non-mainstream music during my teen years in the ‘80s thanks to the University of Tennessee’s WUTK and Vanderbilt’s dearly departed WRVU, while my love for ‘60s and ‘70s rock comes straight from my dad’s record collection.
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