WAMH Dj and E-Board Member Emma Strawbridge ’25 is interviewed by Quinn Nelson ’25. Keep reading for their thoughts on public radio, genre, a good Spotify Discover Weekly, and the song they’d want played at their funeral! Quinn: All right, hi Emma. My first question is, what kind of music do you play on your show? Emma: I […]
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WAMH is bringing back live music straight from the studio on Saturdays at 9pm! On April 2nd, we had a trial run with Frogs Corn Corn (FCC)…listen to a recording of the broadcast below. Lo-fi… Live WAMH, Frogs Corn CornDownload
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We are excited to announce WAMH’s new collaboration with Music@Amherst (M@A)! The blog and Amherst’s music department will be working together to produce a series of video interview with composers, musicians, and artists throughout the concert season. In the first installation, Nick Edwards Levin ’25 interviews composer and concert pianist Stewart Goodyear. Watch the video
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Stillness, Slowing, and David Berman’s “Snow is Falling in Manhattan” Until recently, my most potent memory of snow was a surprise blizzard sometime in December 2016. My grandfather had tickets to a musical in the West Village, and I was tucked next to him in the windowless theater when the storm began. At intermission, we
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In these colder months with shorter days, the WAMH DJs are back to present you with our favorite wintry songs! Look out for updates to this playlist throughout the next couple of months and an update on the blog in early February. For now, we hope these tunes keep you warm and cozy. Lucas Bernstein,
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by Olive Amdur ’23 Read this piece in The Amherst Student‘s Arts and Living section here. “Ladies of the Canon,” the show I host on WAMH on Sundays at 8, is named for Joni Mitchell’s 1970 album Ladies of the Canyon. I spend the hour playing music by women in indie, alternative rock, and folk music,
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Hi and welcome back to another round of weekly recommendations from our Music Directors! Read their favorite tracks from the past days below, listen to the weekly picks playlist on our Spotify, and, if you’re a WAMH DJ, find the CDs on the rack next to the Mixlr computer. Happy November! Drahla—Useless Coordinates “Pretty good
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WAMH gets sent CDs from musicians and labels across the country, and our Music Directors spend hours in the studio listening to them! From here on out, we’ll be doing a weekly roundup of their favorite listens from all those albums. Read their recommendations below, listen to the weekly picks playlist on our Spotify, and,
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As the leaves turn to warmer colors and the air gets crisp and cool, the WAMH DJs present to you our favorite fall tunes! Listen to these walking around campus, drinking tea, and watching the Western, MA leaves change. Keep reading to see what the DJs have to say and find an extended Spotify playlist
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Olive Amdur on Waxahatchee’s covers on Saint Cloud+3, music in the pandemic, and the renewals of spring.
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