Category: Blog

  • PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013 WRAP-UP/REVIEW/DIARY

    Good news everyone! It’s Nick, your favorite Music Director here again! Finally, I’m back in the northeast and the comfort of the WVKR music office where what looks like over a hundred new albums that arrived during my absence await me. But wait! Before any of that, check out my overwrought account of Chicago’s Pitchfork…

  • Johnny Dowd Interview

    last Wednesday–maybe while you were asleep–WVKR’s DJ Richard Tater had the pleasure of interviewing Johnny Dowd. I’m not gonna talk much about it, ’cause that’s what listening’s for. websites, too, I guess. man’s been working for a good long while at this stuff, several albums under his belt, take a closer look if you like…

  • Jay Does CMJ 2012 – FRIDAY REPORT!

    So after two days of ambling around New York City with only a set of directions and two bottles of water to my name, I was reaching the end of my time at CMJ. I had already seen 16 performances between Tuesday and Thursday, and I still had six more on the agenda before I went back to…

  • Jay Does CMJ 2012 – THURSDAY REPORT!

    After taking Wednesday off to give my ears a break after Tuesday’s awesome showcase, I was rigged and ready to spend all Thursday navigating Brooklyn and checking out some more showcases! After catching an early train into the city, I managed to arrive in Brooklyn at 1PM, a half-hour before Royal Baths were supposed to…