• WVKRamble: a WVKR Travel Guide to Philadelphia

    Dear music-heads, blog-heads, and…nomads? We like to think that WVKR is not  just a radio station, but a way of life- Presentingggg the first installation of WVKRamble: a travel guide. Destination: Philadelphia. Tune in: If you’re not already streaming WVKR 24-7 on you a-e-i-o-u-phone or bosenberry, try flipping your dial to 91.7 WKDU, Drexel University’s student-run station.… Read more

  • Garage Picks of 2008

    Lists can be hard and not really capture the spirit of the year.  For me this year was all about lo-fi garage/punk/post-punk/whatever.  Instead of doing a “Best of 2008″, here are some of the more garage-y and rock’n’roll albums, EPs and singles that I’ve been really into this year. Spider  “EP”  s/r Spider put out… Read more

  • Garage Picks of 2008

    Lists can be hard and not really capture the spirit of the year. For me this year was all about lo-fi garage/punk/post-punk/whatever. Instead of doing a “Best of 2008″, here are some of the more garage-y and rock’n’roll albums, EPs and singles that I’ve been really into this year.   Spider “EP” s/r   Spider… Read more

  • DJ Olmec’s Top 10 Remixes of 2008

    DJ Olmec (a.k.a. Nick I.) is VKR’s RPM director and does a wicked show called “The Hidden Temple”.  Check out his blog for playlists, mixes and musings: http://djolmec.blogspot.com/.  Here are his picks from the year that was.     1) Mariah Carey – I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time (Designer Drugs Remix) Everything about this… Read more