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There are very few college radio stations with as many listeners as WERS, Boston. Like any of the other “urban-based” outlets, WERS has retained many djs after graduation, which tends to build continuity in philosophy and programming. As a result, they are a force in everything from hip hop to acoustic folk. And the place is pretty nice inside (the photo above is taken from their architect’s page!).
1 ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND Elvis Perkins In Dearland XL
2 BONNIE PRINCE BILLY Beware Drag City
3 YEAH YEAH YEAHS It’s Blitz Interscope
4 PHOENIX Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Glassnote
5 CAMERA OBSCURA My Maudlin Career 4AD
6 AMADOU AND MARIAM Welcome To Mali Nonesuch
7 PETER BJORN AND JOHN Living Thing Almost Gold
8 CONOR OBERST AND THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND Outer South Merge
9 M. WARD Hold Time Merge
10 BLACK JOE LEWIS AND THE HONEYBEARS Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is Lost Highway
11 NEKO CASE Middle Cyclone Anti
12 MORRISSEY Years Of Refusal Lost Highway
13 VARIOUS ARTISTS Dark Was The Night 4AD
14 BOB DYLAN Together Through Life Columbia
15 U2 No Line On The Horizon Interscope
16 BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 White Lies For Dark Times Capitol
17 LEONARD COHEN Selections From Live In London Columbia
18 SARAH BORGES AND THE BROKEN SINGLES The Stars Are Out Sugar Hill
19 ED HARCOURT Russian Roulette [EP] Dovecote
20 NEIL YOUNG Fork In The Road
21 BISHOP ALLEN Grrr Dead Oceans
22 ANDREW BIRD Noble Beast Fat Possum
23 ZEE AVI Zee Avi Brushfire
24 GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS Lost Channels
25 VARIOUS ARTISTS War Child Presents Heroes Juno-Astralwerks
26 PET SHOP BOYS Yes Astralwerks
27 FELICE BROTHERS Yonder Is The Clock Team Love
28 JASON LYTLE Yours Truly, The Commuter Anti
29 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Merriweather Post Pavilion Domino
30 SAMANTHA CRAIN Songs In The Night Ramseur
RPM
1 RöYKSOPP Junior Astralwerks
2 CALVIN HARRIS “I’m Not Alone” [Single]
3 STEVE PORTER The Control [EP] PH
4 PREFUSE 73 Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian Warp
5 DELPHIC Counterpoint r&s
6 WILLIAM ORBIT My Oracle Lives Uptown
7 TIM EXILE Listening Tree
8 JUNIOR BOYS Begone Dull Care Domino
9 TWO FINGERS Two Fingers paper bag
10 TOSCA No Hassle K7
New World
1 AMADOU AND MARIAM Welcome To Mali Nonesuch
2 VARIOUS ARTISTS Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump Strut
3 BUSY SIGNAL Loaded VP
4 BUJU BANTON Rasta Got Soul Gargamel
5 RICHIE SPICE Gideon Boot VP
6 BERES HAMMOND A Moment In Time VP
7 KARDINAL OFFISHALL Not 4 Sale Kon Live-Geffen
8 VARIOUS ARTISTS Calypsoul 70: Caribbean Soul And Calypsoul Crossover 1969-1979 Strut
9 PSAPP The Camel’s Back Domino
10 FEMI KUTI Day By Day Wrasse
Hip Hop
1 JAY ROCK All My LIfe (Ghetto) Top Dawg
2 CLIPSE Till The Casket Drops Columbia
3 JADAKISS The Last Kiss Def Jam
4 BLAQ POET “Ain’t Nuttin Changed” [Single] Year Round
5 CAM’RON Crime Pays Asylum
6 MR. LIF I Heard It Today Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises
7 HELTAH SKELTAH “Midnight Madness” [Single] Coalmine Records
8 DRAKE “Uptown” [Single]
9 JON HOPE “I Will” [Single]
10 THE KNUX Remind Me In 3 Days E Pluribus Unum
Hope everyone’s having a good week so far. I know I sure am. Last Thursday night I got to catch Animal Collective at the House of Blues and boy was that a good show. Every time I’ve seen them live they always blow me away.
The station has been busy as well. We had both Paul Roberts of The Stranglers and Jesse Murphy, formerly of the Brazilian Girls, in for some live in-studios. They both played some fantastic sets!
Now, I’m looking forward to the long Memorial Day weekend! Hope’s it brings everyone great fun!
Best,
—
Nickie Kolb
Music Director
WERS 88.9FM
P: 617.824.8084
music@wers.org
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