35000 Watts :: The Story of College Radio
A film about a radio revolution
Hello and welcome back to 35,000 Watts, the podcast. It’s the spinoff of 35,000 watts. The story of college radio, a documentary about college radio, available now on Amazon Prime, Google Play, Tubi, and now full version is also available on YouTube, so you can go and check that out right now.…
A little something for everyone in this episode of 120 Months, as we talk about early Concrete Blonde, peak New Order and later-stage John Lydon (in the form of Public Image Ltd.).…
And welcome back to 35,000 Watts, the podcast. This is the Companion podcast to the documentary Film 35,000 Watts: The Story of Card Radio.
The documentary is known about, surprisingly, college radio. It’s available right now on Amazon Prime, Google Play, Tubi, and now you can watch the whole film on YouTube.…
The summer of 1987 draws to a close with a couple of artists who were mainstays on college radio for years, plus a one-hit wonder that is beyond iconic almost forty years after its release.…
And welcome back to 35,000 Watts, the podcast. This is season three, and we are continuing our exploration of all things college radio. This episode is hosted by our good friend Lisa, and she’s got a special guest with there this time.…
For this episode, we’re deep in the summer of 1987 and talking about an eclectic group of bands that were all at (or pretty close to) the height of their powers at the time: Black Flag, Nitzer Ebb and R.E.M.…
We’re halfway through the year 1987 and in this episode, we dive in to the early years of bands that would go on to bigger and better things as the decade comes to a close.…
This week brings us three heavy-hitters from the UK, all of which were massive successes on college radio and gained a fair amount of airplay on the US Pop charts during their career. Plus, we discover a mystery artist with a fairly mysterious sounding song.…
Continuing our deep dive into the early years of MTV’s 120 Minutes, we revisit three bands that were all staples on college radio in April of 1987.…
In the spring of 1987, MTV’s 120 Minutes was starting to bring college radio and indie favorites into the mainstream with national TV exposure. This week, we look at three songs that got airplay in March of that year, with a classic ’80s track and a couple of iconic college radio bands.…