On day two of our LA shoot, we sat down with Jennifer Waits, a college radio historian and the co-founder of Radio Survivor, a website dedicated to documenting the importance of radio in the past, present and future. Jennifer is a seemingly endless source of college radio knowledge, and we really only scratched the surface…
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Erica Tyron of KSPC 88.7 FM, Claremont Colleges
Our second LA interview was our first trip to a working college radio station, and it was a real treat. Erica Tyron has been the adviser for KSPC for thirty years, so she has an amazing depth of knowledge that we really only scratched the surface of during our one-hour interview. We learned a lot…
Joey Santiago of Pixies
Our first interview during our LA shoot was a big one, as I had the opportunity to sit down with Joey Santiago, lead guitarist and founding member of the Pixies. If you are reading this, then you likely need no introduction to the Pixies, one of the most influential bands of the late ’80s and…
Why is the film titled “35000 Watts”?
When radio stations refer to wattage (as in “100,000 watts of rock ‘n’ roll!”), they are referring to the broadcast “power” of an FM or AM radio station. More specifically, they are referencing the effective radiated power of the station, and it generally represents the station’s signal strength. In other words, the higher the number,…
Production Update: We’re Heading to Tinseltown!
We’re excited to announce that our next round of interviews will be shot next week in Los Angeles, and we have a pretty impressive line-up scheduled. We will be talking to experts on college radio history, as well as several artists who were pioneers of the college radio movement. While we are keeping the names…
Robert E. Boggs, Owen Kinser and Jason LaMarca of Tabula Rasa
The final interview of our three-day shoot in Dallas, TX was with three gentlemen from the band Tabula Rasa: lead vocalist Robert E. Boggs, bassist Owen Kinser and drummer Jason LaMarca. I really enjoyed interviewing all three at once, because the interplay and camaraderie between them was still very evident. Tabula Rasa was a band…
Mike Graff of Course of Empire
Our first interview of day three in Dallas gave me another chance to meet a member of one of KTXT’s favorite regional bands! I sat down with Mike Graff of Course of Empire (and currently in Halls of the Machine) and we had a wonderful conversation about his time in college radio at KSMU in…
John Dufilho of Deathray Davies & Apples in Stereo
One thing that was clear from early on in my interview with John Dufilho is that he is truly an advocate for college radio. With his involvement in multiple bands who were championed almost exclusively by college stations (Deathray Davies, Apples in Stereo, Clifffs), it was obvious that he was grateful for the attention and…
George Reagan and Tony Barsotti of Hagfish
I was so happy to sit down with a couple of members of one my favorite Dallas bands from the early 90s, George Reagan and Tony Barsotti of Hagfish. I interviewed Hagfish during my time at KTXT-FM, and they were one of the most fun and enjoyable interviews that I’ve ever done. I’m happy to…
Vaden Lewis and Mark Reznicek of Toadies
We had the chance to sit down with lead singer Vaden Lewis and drummer Mark Reznicek of Toadies in a great record store in Fort Worth, TX, Panther City Vinyl. It was an excellent interview, with the guys talking about how college radio affected the band’s career, and Mark sharing stories of his time in…