Each week we choose one band and take a journey into their discography and history. We discuss their music, inspirations, beginnings (and ends), and ultimate influence in music history and pop culture. We’ll dive into any band from around the world and any decade, from legendary British rock bands like The Beatles and Led Zeppelin to 80s Latin American icons like Soda Stereo and Caifanes to new rising stars like Fontaines D.C. and Wolf Alice. Tune in for a weekly music history lesson full of fun facts, musical breakdowns, interviews, and anecdotes, and discover a whole new world of music!
Two hours of independent releases by emerging local and underground artists new and old spanning a wide variety of genres and time periods, curated by the WTBU music directors. Tune in Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 4-6pm for all the new music you need to hear right now.
WTBU's flagship sports broadcast, providing coverage of the Terriers across all campus athletics.
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It’s POST-. I play odd, futuristic songs of indeterminable length for the sake of the culture. Some previous hits have included Gnit by Autechre, The Octuple Personality… by World’s End Girlfriend, and I am sitting in a room by Alvin Lucier.
time / space is a radio show that invites listeners to explore the capabilities of music and memory. Though the format remains the same each week, the episode themes will vary in mood, and focus on a specific memory or situation, for example: sitting and thinking in your bedroom alone at 3am, looking through old pictures in your attic, or driving down the highway on your way to the beach with your best friends. Our episodes will be more than just “happy” or “sad” or “angry” playlists - we want to explore universal experiences and the power that we have as listeners to form a connection between music and retrospection. Each episode will begin with an explanation of that week’s theme, and talk breaks throughout the show will feature prepared personal narratives explaining the specific memories associated with the songs we chose. Occasionally, we will include guests to contribute their own memories and the songs linked to them. Ultimately, our goal is to allow the music to capture a specific moment in time (and space) - and we hope that listeners reflect on their own attachments to the songs chosen as well.
On The Doctor Is In, a guest comes on every episode and discusses a problem they have been having with our DJs. We listen attentively and make them a playlist catered specifically to what they're going through, which we listen to for the rest of the show.
Each week on All Too Unwell, we take one song from Taylor Swift’s expansive discography to inspire a new playlist. Whether it be the scorned woman country of “Picture to Burn” or the lovey-dovey pop of “Paper Rings,” we will take you on a rollercoaster of songs that remind us of Ms. Swift’s selected melody. We will go on deep dives into the meanings and lyrics of the original tracks and analyze deep Taylor lore (old relationships, album theories and more). Although the hosts are first foremost Swifties, they also listen to a wide variety of music, so expect playlists as eclectic in genre as blondie’s discography itself.
On To The Core we explore and dissect a new “core” subgenre of alternative music, covering which bands shaped the genre, fan favorites, and everything in between. Every week we’ll spend two hours listening to a new subgenre ranging from hardcore, metalcore, skramz, and grindcore, to slowcore, post-punk, and emo. Plus we’ll spend plenty of time gatekeeping, arguing over genre labeling, defending our favorite bands, dunking on the ones we hate, and covering niche band drama. Listen along as we get to the core of it! (follow us @wtbutothecore on instagram!)
Think you know your friends' music taste? Think again! On Consensus, DJs compete in a game that tests their ability to gauge each other's musical preferences. Prior to recording, each player anonymously submits a selection of songs and predicts how other DJs will rank their submissions on air as a group. During the show, DJs listen to these anonymous submissions and rate them on a scale of ten, which will then be averaged to a collective ranking. At the end of each show, the predictions of each player are revealed, and the player with the most accurate prediction wins the game! Episodes may vary in theme, include guest DJs, or play on altered rules.
All things nu metal, with a focus on getting past the big names like Slipknot or Korn and into the underground and the new wave of nu metal happening right now. We'll go through lesser-known and new bands and discuss their influences, our opinions on their music, and the nu metal scene generally speaking. We will also cover news and new releases in the genre, especially those from lesser-known or up-and-coming bands within the genre.
Trendencies is a show dedicated to all things pop culture. Every week, we listen to chart-topping hits and discuss the latest news in pop music, highly anticipated releases, viral TikTok trends, celebrity drama, and more!
A love song can become a dance with a crush or a cry session in your bed. Music has been a vital medium for artists to express their thoughts on love, and in turn, help their audiences wade through the fortunate and unfortunate tides of romance. Each week, Heart to Heart will play a curated playlist related to topics such as a first date, codependency, the honeymoon phase, messy breakups, trust issues, self-respect, parental relationships, and just about anything that connects to our central theme. With a diverse catalog of music as our foundation for discussion, we will share our anecdotes and sentiments about relationships and attraction. On special occasions, we will feature guests to share their stories of finding or experiencing romance, as well as theme playlists and analysis around certain movies. We hope to underscore the influence love has on the realm of music and enable our listeners to relate and reflect on their own experiences as well.
Exploring all of Latin America through music. Paseos highlights music by Latinos, focusing on a different genre, country, era, or artist each week, playing anything from merengue to EDM.
What Would You Play? is a talk show where the DJ's insert themselves into novel, random situations every week (you get a tattoo and your parents find out, you’re DJing your cousin's whack Bar Mitzvah, etc.) and curate a playlist that would serve as the soundtrack for that scene in a movie. Each DJ will talk about what they would do in the proposed scenario and why they would play the music they chose. If something extremely wild were to happen to one of us, we'd discuss that, and there is the possibility of bringing in friends as guests if their story is unique enough to merit air time.
Are you craving some music that reminds you of sitting by the lake or around a bonfire? In The Country is a music show all about country music. Each week we will listen to a mix of country songs or a highlight of a specific country artist or album.
Aliens have touched down on Earth and it is our job as DJs to introduce them to the concept of music.
On After Dark, we cover true crime cases, unsolved mysteries, conspiracy theories, and everything in between. We go over all of the facts of a case, talk about possible theories, and draw our own conclusions. Whether we’re covering a well-known case or a silly conspiracy theory we found on Reddit, we put our true crime hats on and work together to piece it all together!
Spotlight is a chance to introduce our audience to artists that they NEED to be listening to. Each week, one of our DJs picks an artist or band to highlight, providing general information about them and what makes their music so special and also crafting a mix of their most important songs. Often, we will also include songs/artists that influenced/were inspired by the artists we spotlight. We have covered everything from modern electronic to ambient rock to r&b. Week to week, we offer a wide variety of music that our listeners would be excited to discover!
In EMOLUTION, we will be exploring different musical aspects from the rise of “emotional hardcore” in the 80s to the diverse sound of emo today. Specific episodes will be centered around different time periods, regions, and sub genres that make emo music what it is today. We will also play fun new emo music and talk about our exciting daily lives! Basically an emo history show.
Sample On This! is a show where we explore the influence and legacy of tracks that appear as samples on another record. Being that sample culture has its roots in hiphop, the show will skew towards hiphop and modern rap, but not exclusively-- the intention is to find and show links between different genres by highlighting individual connections. Stay tuned for a variety of formats including album teardowns (reviewing samples used), artist recaps (reviewing the originals that became samples), and more!
On 7 Degrees we show just how small the music world can be. We'll find ways to connect two artists to each other in 7 degrees of separation or less. We'll discuss how each artist is connected and/or associations between them that we used to get our 7 degrees of separation. Some of our connections will be straight forward, others will be a bit more abstract. Either way, we'll find a way to make it happen. Whether we’re crossing generations, genres, and oceans or finding ways to connect two directly related artists in long and drawn out ways, we’ll have twists at every separation and you’ll never know what’s coming next!
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Do you hate other people’s music? Us too! Do people groan when you get AUX (if ever)? Us too! Join us as we finally rob the AUX cord, but this time no one can tell us to get off because it's OUR radio show!! Each week we explore a new, creative theme and expose our awful music tastes, ranging from Charli XCX to Car Seat Headrest to Ethel Cain.
We know a syllable is the smallest finite unit of sound that can be used to communicate, but we also know that language has endless possibilities when sounds come together. Poetry challenges the limits of language and changes how its listeners move through life. Syllababble is a weekly poetry and music show for poetry lovers and haters alike. It’s a place to catch your breath in the company of local and global, new and old poetry, coupled with music that ranges from indie, r&b, jazz, rap, to moody folk. Here’s to tinkering with words more often and dancing all the time
Every Monday, the In-Studio Department features prerecorded studio sessions engineered in WTBU's performance studio, along with occasional live sessions!
WTBU's flagship sports broadcast, providing coverage of the Terriers across all campus athletics.
Olivia Rodrigo walks into a Goodwill. After pursuing the rock section, she takes Alanis Morisette off the rack and puts her into the cart. Over in the new-wave, she grabs The Cure and continues. She enters the singer-songwriter aisle, sees Carole King and adds her to her cart. Along the way, she may pick up some Joni Mitchell, Weezer, and Lorde before she checks out. Olivia Rodrigo has made her own mark in the music industry, but not without thrifting some of her faves. Here on The Thrift, we will observe the cyclical nature of music as things weave in and out of relevancy. By charting the inspirations of other artists, hosts Sophie and Nick hope to uncover the thread that spans generations of the music that connects us all. Each week, we’ll pick an artist, genre, or theme, and trace it back to its origins, all while discussing pop culture, the creative process, and the music that is the soundtrack to our lives. So grab your keys, tune in, and let’s go thrifting!
2 Reel explores the relationship between film and music. Each week, we choose a film to discuss. We delve into its key themes, characters, and moments and choose songs that represent them. The music is just as important as the movie. The first talk segment of the show consists of the DJs catching up those who may have never seen the film by giving information about the year it was made, director, main characters, and main conflicts. The rest of the talk breaks consist of the DJs discussing various aspects of the film, the songs the DJs selected, and how this music relates to the film.
All You Can Eat is a food-themed talk show that has aired on WTBU for four years! We cover everything that BU students want to know about food on or near our campus. The show features thoughtful and amusing discussions as well as recurring segments, including "Dining Hall News," a satirical news presentation based on food and dining hall happenings around the university. Previous show topics have included dining hall updates, restaurant reviews, food rankings, personal eating experiences, and the yearly rendition of "Munch Madness," a bracket-style tournament in which campus eateries are rated head-to-head. During music breaks, we play a unique selection of food-related songs, including music sourced from an online exhibition by artist Matt Bua, plus songs added by our DJs and listeners.
Each episode takes you on a deep dive into a specific genre, time period, and corner of the world, chosen completely at random by spinning our Weekly Wheel of Fortune. At the end of each episode, we randomly select these three criteria to determine the theme for the following week's episode. Between episodes, DJs dive into the lineup for the week, curating a collection of artists and projects, most of which we've never heard ourselves! One week, you might find yourself grooving to 1930s French cabaret, and the next, bopping your head to 2010s Korean hip hop or '80s Jamaican rock. Music To Your Ears is all about chance, discovery, and breaking into genres that are waiting for YOU to hear them. We want to expand listeners' tastes (and our own!) and find out just how much more there's left to hear!
BU in the Morning is WTBU's signature talk show, airing Tuesdays from 10am-12pm. BUITM also includes round table discussions and interviews with guests.
You've found yourself in the Starlight Jazz Club! Every week we're bringing jazz from across the world and across time to the airwaves at WTBU. Tune in to hear us break down the legacy and influence of the greats, spotlight up-and-coming and overlooked artists, dive into significant jazz subgenres, or just curate a mood for the evening. We're exploring the ever-expanding universe of jazz, so join us every week to be part of the journey.
A weekly radio show celebrating the rich and diverse landscape of Boston music. Each episode will center on a unique theme, ranging from songs that reference Boston and iconic albums recorded here (such as Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks) to historic live performances at venues like the Hi-Hat, Paul’s Mall, and The Rat in Kenmore Square. We’ll discuss Boston’s contributions to jazz, gospel, soul, rock, electronic, ska, new wave, folk, and improvised music. The show will also spotlight artists from its local colleges, like BU and Berklee. Whether it's a deep dive into a forgotten scene or a celebration of local legends, if it has even a hint of Boston in its DNA, we will explore it.
Two hours of independent releases by emerging local and underground artists new and old spanning a wide variety of genres and time periods, curated by the WTBU music directors. Tune in Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 4-6pm for all the new music you need to hear right now.
WTBU's flagship news broadcast, providing coverage of the issues and stories that matter on-campus, across the country, and around the world.
Welcome to Here For The Year! Every week we travel in time and only play music that was released a specific year! We discuss the history behind the albums, artists, and songs of the time as well as the movies, art, and major world events that happened alongside them.
Every week, one DJ brings in a themed playlist. The theme can be related to any aspect of the songs on the playlist (lyrics, instrumentals, etc.), and can be as broad or specific as the creator wants. Throughout the duration of the show, the DJs discuss the music being played and attempt to guess the theme.
Question For The Culture: what makes a song, artist, album, or genre culturally impactful?
Each week on Question For The Culture, we focus on different eras and genres of music, playing the songs and artists with the most cultural impact within, and discussing their cultural and musical influence. Your mom's 80s new wave? We listen to it. Your older brothers underground midwest emo bands with under 1,000 monthly listeners on Spotify? We cover it. Your grandma's weirdly parasocial relationship with Frank Sinatra? We'll talk about it (and maybe you should too?). From rock and emo, to pop and folk, we listen to anything and everything, creating a timeline of songs to guide listeners through the chronological development of each movement.
Welcome to The Ghost in You, a show dedicated to the rock music that brought us here today. Each week we explore the artists, albums, and rock-adjacent genres that inspired the legends, the generation that created us, and continue to shape the music we love. From classic rock to underground deep-cuts, The Ghost in You works to explore the music that makes rock the most enduring of any music genre. Perfect for lifelong classic rock listeners, or perfect for the old souls like us, this show is one’s ticket back to a time where finding your next favorite tune came from digging through record crates, flipping around radio stations, or just a mere suggestion from a friend. Come discover The Ghost in You!
Each week on Film Fidelity we watch and review a film randomly selected by our spinning wheel of handpicked movies. Whether it be The Shining or Despicable Me 3, we play selected songs from each movie’s soundtrack in between our lively debates over how many Letterboxd stars it should receive or, for example, whether Twilight is camp or just bad (It’s camp). We will also pick films we’ve never seen before so we can come to the studio with fresh thoughts! Callers can also join in by suggesting movies to be put on the wheel and giving their opinions. Come join us as we argue over Spring Breakers or In the Mood for Love or Barbarian or RRR or Zola or… you get the point. See you there!
On Movie Maestros, we take a deep dive into film scores and original music written for the big screen! Each week, we'll select an individual movie or entire film franchise and discuss the music you hear, the composers who wrote it, how well the score fits the film's themes and the emotions it invokes. We'll also explore songs written for movies (like "The Power of Love" in Back to the Future or "I Knew It, I Knew You" in Toy Story 5), their popularity, how their artists became involved with the film and whether the songs complement their movie! Along with playing and reviewing the film's music, we'll share our thoughts on the movies themselves -- because how could we not! At the end of each episode, we'll rate the movie's music, and then rate the film overall. We're bringing some of the most iconic songs from the silver screen to WTBU!
Brought to you by WTBU's Promotions Department, "Fenway Frequencies" explores different artists performing in the Boston area each week. From the tiny artists you've never heard of to familiar favorites, we've got you covered. Follow along to hear student perspectives and interviews with artists heading your way!
On "For the Record," we feature an album that is meaningful to us each week—ranging in genres from indie rock/pop, to alternative, to whatever piques our interest. We chat about the artist's journey, how the songs flow together, our personal relationship with the music, and the secret meanings hidden in every song. Listening along to the full album as we chat, we tie in interviews, social media, and music video references to give a fuller background on the album's origins and impact. We also bring up similar, often lesser known songs and artists that we think listeners will enjoy based off of that day’s album.
Each episode dives into a single artist and their circle of musical collaborators, romances, and rivals. Episodes we've done (and loved) have been Oasis/Blur, Talking Heads, Blondie, The Smiths, Simon and Garfunkel, The Beatles, Bob Marley, The Cranberries, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Nirvana, and Prince.
Melanin Matters is a variety show focusing on the Black experience at Boston University and beyond. Every 15 minutes we alternate between talk and music. All Black DJs and all Black music. Providing a sense of representation to an underserved and marginalized audience on campus, we focus on the serious and important events within the local, national, and international Black community while dedicating time to highlighting the positive things to know, which are often overlooked. We also have weekly guests who share their insights and experiences through interviews, advice, or roundtable conversations. And, of course… we make sure to have fun!!
Constant Headache *the* show for all your emo needs: first wave to fifth wave, Cap’n Jazz to Home is Where. We play great songs from great bands and talk with the great people who listen. If you like some tappy guitar riffs, midwestern angst, and songs with titles that are too long, we’re here to deliver all that and more!
Full of Crit is a world-renowned cultural criticism experience hosted by unofficial, self-endowed, award-winning critics! Between playing our favorite tunes, sometimes surrounding a chosen theme, we’ll critique and gab about the latest developments in news and pop culture, from ridiculous political blunders to silly celebrity antics. We have a variety of weekly segments, including but not limited to “Full of Lit and Full of It,” where we discuss our highs and lows of the week, and “Film of Crit,” where we discuss, review, and/or anticipate the latest movies. Tune in and join us on our epic, harrowing journey to critique this crazy, unpredictable, amazeballs world we live in!
What new movie comes out next week? Which dead celebrity reincarnated as Trisha Patyas's baby this time? Is Taylor Swift releasing a new album, or am I just schizophrenic? Is my professor secretly the devil from the bible? Whatever it is, from pop culture news to harrowing tales of BU student life, we talk about it all on Seaworld Slumber Party. When we're not talking, you can tune in for a mix of tunes and genres as chaotic as the conversations they accompany.
Welcome to a show dedicated to all things Beatles! On this show, we will play the discography of the Beatles, going in depth behind the genius that made one of the most famous and legendary bands of all time. Fun facts, historical analysis, tidbits you wish you knew, and a collection of artists down the road that they helped inspire. Anything remotely connected to those 4 lads from Liverpool and you'll have it here. Tune in to hear about John playing an orange on the keys or Ringo’s suspicious can of Heinz beans. Or hear about the rivalry between the Beach Boys, that song that triggered Paul to write Rubber Soul. Each week will follow a theme – whether it be time period, band, a specific year, song, album, and so much more. Take your performative love of the Beatles to the next level with us and tune in for Come Together.
Every week on High Five, we choose a theme, from as basic as "summer songs" to specific categories like "songs that make us think of an old friend". We then spend time counting down our top five picks to fit in with the categories, "stealing" picks from each other like a competitive sports-style draft. Music is subjective; we share our favorite songs while also discussing what objectively makes a good love song, or the perfect soundtrack for a sunset. We finish every episode by having listeners vote on our social media as to who had the best five picks (winner is revealed in the next episode), encouraging listener participation. High Five is a balance between talk and music, playing our picks during breaks and discussing their fit in the category afterwards.
Two hours of independent releases by emerging local and underground artists new and old spanning a wide variety of genres and time periods, curated by the WTBU music directors. Tune in Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 4-6pm for all the new music you need to hear right now.
WTBU's flagship news broadcast, providing coverage of the issues and stories that matter on-campus, across the country, and around the world.
The Basement highlights the local Boston DIY scene. Programming highlights artists who will be performing across various venues in the coming week so if you hear a band you like you can go see them live. The Basement also hosts live sessions and interviews with artists.
At FACEPUNCH!!!, we play experimental music. The show usually takes on that experimental format. Each week we have weird conversations on whatever weird stuff is going on either in the world, on social media, or in our lives. Sometimes we do some kind of comedy bit, spoken word over bird field recordings, or live coverage of a concert through the phone. We like to discuss recent music coming out, shows or movies we’ve recently seen or anything we’re anticipating, and we're not afraid to rant about something for 20 minutes. FACEPUNCH!!!
It's World College Radio Day!
Groovin’ Around the Globe is a show that highlights music from a different country worldwide every week. At the end of every episode, we spin a wheel to decide the next country we will discuss next week. Groovin’ Around the Globe explores all different genres and languages of music and embodies the adage that music is the universal communicator. Guests will be had on the show if we believe they will heighten the cultural perspectives of the country involved.
Some people use numerology to predict the future... we use it to find your next favorite artist! Inspired by the mystical study of numbers and fate, our show spotlights artists with small monthly listener counts across a wide range of genres. Join us on our weekly quest to uncover hidden gems, odd coincidences, and great music that’s been waiting for your ears all along.
Every show works its way through the decades, starting with the 1960s (for the first show) and working towards the 2020s. Some decades will have multiple themed shows. For example, a Stranger Things 80s-themed episode and a 2020s country-themed episode. Every show will have a trivia question about that decades music asked in the middle of every show (with the opportunity for people to call in to answer), answered at the end of the show.
Each week we choose one band and take a journey into their discography and history. We discuss their music, inspirations, beginnings (and ends), and ultimate influence in music history and pop culture. We’ll dive into any band from around the world and any decade, from legendary British rock bands like The Beatles and Led Zeppelin to 80s Latin American icons like Soda Stereo and Caifanes to new rising stars like Fontaines D.C. and Wolf Alice. Tune in for a weekly music history lesson full of fun facts, musical breakdowns, interviews, and anecdotes, and discover a whole new world of music!