Music critic and humorist Andrew Earles covers the finer intracacies of underground rock: from punk, post-punk, indie, garage, college rock, to noise rock, as well as underground heavy rock and metal.
Tag: Alternative_Indie
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New New Soft Shoe Show
Record store proprietor and longtime collector, David Swider, wraps his loving arms around your Monday mornings with solid selections from his incomparable collection. Let your ears be soothed.
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Shansky Shuffle
Shake, rattle, and get ready to shuffle with the man they call Shansky. Grab a handful of simmering soul, raucus rock, and interesting indie.
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Strange Wave
Musician Natalie Hoffmann has made her name in Memphis for melding punk and synth to impressive effect through various bands and projects. On radio, she’s planning to make waves – the strange way. Hoffmann promises “no wave, new wave, and minimal wave,” while incorporating a fluid mix of hard rock, soft rock and more.
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Switchin’ to Glide
Mom and pop proprietors of Memphis’ longest-running record store, Shangri-La Records, Lori and Jared McStay play odds and ends of all genres, including tons of Memphis music. Occasionally welcomes guest DJs and live performances from cherished local musicians.
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The Crooked Beat
WYXR Community Engagement & Events Lead Liv Cohen transforms your Tuesday afternoon as DJ Livin‘. Tune in as she shares her deep knowledge and unwavering passion for music and its profound impact on cultural expression.
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The Groove Tomb
Welcome to "The Groove Tomb" with your host, Billups Allen, where we embark on a cryptic journey through forgotten and underground sounds. Join us for a horror-tinged ride around the dial, exploring a seamless blend of jazz, blues, punk, soul, prog, rock and roll, and more. From the depths of the groovy underworld, "The Groove Tomb" brings you a late-night broadcast that's eerie, exhilarating, and always in the spirit of musical discovery. Tune in and let the cryptic playlist unfold in this sonic adventure with Billups Allen at the helm.
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Between Your Ear
Cassette connaisseur Noah Miller hosts a weekly retrospective honoring all things recorded to tape, from music to self-help advice to answering machine messages.
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Dear Diary
Sometimes we get overcome with emotion and music is the only way out. Music helps us figure out how we feel, pulls us out of dark places, or allows us a moment to wallow and just be melancholy. Layna hosts “Dear Diary” which is a weekly hour-long show that focuses on the way that music makes us feel and how we use it to respond to and reflect our emotions. The show navigates certain moods, experiences, and both difficult and exciting emotions through the lens of pop, indie, and rock subgenres, including escape room, art rock, hyperpop, electropop, dream pop, and freak folk.
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Finders, Keepers
Amanda mines for obscure artists along with playing established indie rock acts. Much like a mixtape with varying genres and eras, but leaning most heavily on indie rock and pop. Occasional live music performances, interviews and guest DJs.