1980s Archives - WPRB History: Recent Episodes
None
Photos courtesy of Jim Knickerbocker ’86. These pix were originally mounted on a piece of cardboard that hung in the lobby of WPRB’s old studios in Holder Hall. Please note that all defacements (scribbled out faces, pointy beards, googly eyes, arrows-thru-head, etc) are features of the original source material. This …
The post WPRB Staff Photos — Spring 1985 appeared first on WPRB History.
As you’ve probably heard by now, Mark E. Smith, the leader of iconic post-punk stalwarts The Fall, passed away last week at the age of 60. His health had been in decline for some time, as evidenced by the band’s last two American tours being abruptly canceled, as well as …
The post The Fall / Mark E. Smith / WPRB Mega-Post appeared first on WPRB History.
Long-time listener (and newly-minted WPRB fill-in DJ!) Donna Bee sends this amazing image, which she says was her entry in a late 70s/early 80s WPRB-sponsored photo contest. We have no idea if this was the winning entry, what the prize was, of if there even was a prize, but wow—great …
The post Long Lost WPRB Photo Contest Entry appeared first on WPRB History.
With huge thanks to Listener Larry in Somerville, here’s a WPRB aircheck from 1982, featuring DJ Bill Candee spinning hits of the day by Roxy Music, The Jam, the Waitresses, Dead Kennedys, Buzzcocks, and more. [Download] Unfortunately, due to Draconian copyright rules, we had to cut all of the music …
The post LISTEN: WPRB Aircheck from 1982 appeared first on WPRB History.
[From the collection of Henry Yu.] Note the presence of the Flipper fish graphic at the bottom of the schedule—an iconic emblem of WPRB’s aesthetic from that era. Click-thru to hear the band’s classic and eternal PRB fave “Sex Bomb” while you review the names of DJs from long ago. …
The post Spring 1984 Air Schedule appeared first on WPRB History.
“As an environment, New York is like an ugly, horrible, beautiful painting.” -Vernon Reid Here’s a lengthy interview with Living Colour’s Vernon Reid, discussing the band’s then-new debut LP “Vivid”, just as it was on the cusp of blowing the doors off of college radio and exploding into the mainstream. …
The post Interview: Vernon Reid from Living Colour (1988) appeared first on WPRB History.
“You want Meat Puppets? They got Meat Puppets.”
The post WPRB Shoutout in Village Voice 1/27/87 appeared first on WPRB History.
Text: Scott Fulmer ’90 I remember a lot of failures. Failing to cue the right song, failing to turn on the mic, failing to read the weather report. Near-failing grades, too. Every DJ has nightmares of irrevocable failures and total chaos, only to wake up and be thankful that …
The post WPRB via Three Inches of Putrid Water appeared first on WPRB History.
Pictured: WPRB’s trophy wax Naughty by Nature 12″s With thanks to WPRB History’s newest digital archivist Joan Hsiao, we present two recently digitized drop-ins from the station’s storied era of Thursday night hip-hop shows (The Raw Deal, Vibes & Vapors, Club Krush, etc.) First up, this drop from Jeru the …
The post More 80s/90s Thursday Night Hip-Hop Audio appeared first on WPRB History.
With the recent DVD release of the City Gardens documentary “Riot on the Dance Floor,” the time seemed right to share another trio of early 1980s ads that ran on WPRB for concerts at this venerable/dilapidated Trenton venue. Black Flag (June 6, 1982): X (July 14, 1982): This third ad is full …
The post City Gardens ads, round two appeared first on WPRB History.