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.…
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120 Months – April 1987 – The Mighty Lemon Drops, Camper Van Beethoven, The Squalls
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.…
120 Months – March 1987 – Flesh for Lulu, Hüsker Dü, Love Tractor
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.…
120 Months – February 1987 – Skinny Puppy, Don Dixon, Balaam and the Angel
In this episode, we continue our exploration of the first decade of MTV’s 120 Minutes. This week, we are exploring the music of February 1987, featuring a couple of college radio classics and a “mystery” song that was brand-new to everyone.…
120 Months – January 1987 – The The, O.M.D., Dumptruck
In this episode, we begin our journey through the first decade of MTV’s 120 Minutes, one of the only national television showcases for your favorite college radio artists. We start with January 1987, where we find a couple of all-time great artists in The The and O.M.D.,…
Our College Radio Experience
And welcome back to 35,000 watts, the podcast. My name is Michael Millard. I’m here with Scott Mobley and Keith Porterfield. We are three ex college radio DJs and executive staffers. And today, we are really delving into that even more than usual.…
Favorite College Radio Debut Albums
And welcome back to 35,000 Watts, the podcast. My name is Michael Millard. I’m here with Keith Porterfield and Scott Mobley, and we are three ex college radio DJs and executive staffers. We do this podcast because we love talking about college radio music, college radio stuff, and today is no exception.…
College Radio Cover Tunes Vol.3
And welcome back to 35,000 Watts, the podcast. My name is Michael Millard. I am here with Scott Mobley and Keith Porterfield. We are three ex college radio DJs and executive staffers, and we are on this podcast because we love to talk about college radio stuff and specifically college radio music.…
College Radio Cover Tunes Vol. 2
And welcome back to 35,000 watts, the podcast. My name is Michael Millard. I’m here with Keith Porterfield and Scott Mobley. We are three ex college radio DJs and executive staffers talking about college radio stuff, particularly college radio music. But before we get started, 35,000 watts, the story of college radio, a feature documentary about college radio is now available on Amazon Prime or Google Play.…
College Radio One-Hit Wonders Vol. IV
And welcome back to 35,000 Watts, the podcast. My name is Michael Millard. I’m here with Scott Mobley and Keith Porterfield. We are three ex college radio DJs and executive staffers talking about college radio music, and today is no exception on the podcast.…