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I grew up on the radio and devoured everything rock-and-pop I could get my hands on. Scraped together my allowance to buy my own first album - it was either Rush's Moving Pictures or Pat Benatar's Crimes of Passion (or, um, maybe the Bee Gees' Sgt. Pepper). Before that, I had to tape Casey Kasem's Top 40 countdown off the Sunday radio and bribe my older sister to tape her Van Halen records for me. Fave genres are protopunk/garage, punk, post-punk, power pop, and I have a big soft spot for '70s AM yacht/cornball pop-rock. At UNC-Chapel Hill, I interned for the now-defunct Moist/Baited Breath indie label, wrote music reviews and conducted band interviews for The Daily Tar Heel and other local rags. Best interview of my life, though, was not really music related: Mister Rogers. But, yep, he played the ukelele.

Check out DJ K-TEL's two most recent shows below.

K-Tel's Playlists

3/9 - 7pm hour
Dream Syndicate - Days of Wine and Roses album artwork 7:56pm Dream Syndicate When You Smile Days of Wine and Roses (Ruby)
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Def Leppard - Pyromania album artwork 7:50pm Def Leppard Foolin' Pyromania (Mercury)
Track Notes: 1983. Request for Michael B. Buy Def Leppard Pyromania at Reckless Records Buy Def Leppard at iTunes Buy Def Leppard Pyromania at eMusic Add to Collection
7:46pm The Flamin' Groovies Slow Death Groovies Greatest Grooves (Sire)
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Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville album artwork 7:43pm Liz Phair Local Help Me Mary Exile in Guyville (Matador)
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Manfred Mann 7:39pm Manfred Mann's Earth Band Blinded by the Light The Roaring Silence (East Central One)
Track Notes: 1976. HBD, Chris Thompson, b. 1948 Buy Manfred Mann's Earth Band The Roaring Silence at Reckless Records Buy Manfred Mann's Earth Band at iTunes Buy Manfred Mann's Earth Band The Roaring Silence at eMusic Add to Collection
7:35pm The Chancellor On Tour Back from the Grave Volume Eight (Crypt)
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7:33pm Ghost Woman The End of a Gun single (Full Time Hobby)
Track Notes: 2022 Buy Ghost Woman single at Reckless Records Buy Ghost Woman at iTunes Buy Ghost Woman single at eMusic Add to Collection
The Drin - Today My Friend You Drunk the Venom album artwork 7:31pm The Drin Walk So Far Today My Friend You Drunk the Venom (Feel It)
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7:26pm Zen Frisbee Action Slacks Eat at the Burrito Bunker (American Primitive)
Track Notes: 1993 Buy Zen Frisbee Eat at the Burrito Bunker at Reckless Records Buy Zen Frisbee at iTunes Buy Zen Frisbee Eat at the Burrito Bunker at eMusic Add to Collection
7:22pm Sharp Pins Local Still a Straw Man Turtle Rock (Hallogallo)
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7:19pm ABC The Look Of Love The Lexicon Of Love (Mercury)
Track Notes: HBD, Martin Fry, b 1958 Buy ABC The Lexicon Of Love at Reckless Records Buy ABC at iTunes Buy ABC The Lexicon Of Love at eMusic Add to Collection
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Together album artwork 7:13pm Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Do Your Thing Together (Warner Bros.)
Track Notes: 1968 Buy Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Together at Reckless Records Buy Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band at iTunes Buy Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Together at eMusic Add to Collection
Heavy Blanket - Moon Is album artwork 7:13pm Heavy Blanket Eyevoid Moon Is (Outer Battery)
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Shame - Food for Worms album artwork 7:12pm Shame Alibis Food for Worms (Dead Oceans)
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7:05pm Crystal Image Gonna Have a Good Time (vocal) Mainstream Disco Funk (WEWANTSOUNDS)
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The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 album artwork 7:01pm The Brothers Johnson Stomp! Strawberry Letter 23 (A&M)
Track Notes: 1980 Buy The Brothers Johnson Strawberry Letter 23 at Reckless Records Buy The Brothers Johnson at iTunes Buy The Brothers Johnson Strawberry Letter 23 at eMusic Add to Collection
3/9 - 6pm hour
6:57pm SarrSew Wronka WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM (Apranik)
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Lydia Loveless - Somewhere Else album artwork 6:52pm Lydia Loveless Hurts So Bad Somewhere Else (Bloodshot)
Track Notes: 2014 Buy Lydia Loveless Somewhere Else at Reckless Records Buy Lydia Loveless at iTunes Buy Lydia Loveless Somewhere Else at eMusic Add to Collection
Robbie Fulks - Upland Stories album artwork 6:49pm Robbie Fulks Local Baby Rocked Her Dolly Upland Stories (Bloodshot)
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Sierra Ferrell - Long Time Coming  album artwork 6:46pm Sierra Ferrell West Virgina Waltz Long Time Coming (Rounder)
Track Notes: 2021. Request for Mark. Buy Sierra Ferrell Long Time Coming at Reckless Records Buy Sierra Ferrell at iTunes Buy Sierra Ferrell Long Time Coming at eMusic Add to Collection
Crosslegged - Another Blue album artwork 6:42pm Crosslegged Only In The Another Blue (Self-Released)
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King Stingray - King Stingray album artwork 6:39pm King Stingray Camp Dog King Stingray (Cooking Vinyl)
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Fiona Apple - Tidal album artwork 6:33pm Fiona Apple Sleep To Dream Tidal (WORK/Columbia)
Track Notes: 1996 Buy Fiona Apple Tidal at Reckless Records Buy Fiona Apple at iTunes Buy Fiona Apple Tidal at eMusic Add to Collection
Ike & Tina Turner - Back To Mono (1958-1969) album artwork 6:30pm Ike & Tina Turner River Deep - Mountain High Back To Mono (1958-1969) (ABKCO)
Track Notes: 1966 Buy Ike & Tina Turner Back To Mono (1958-1969) at Reckless Records Buy Ike & Tina Turner at iTunes Buy Ike & Tina Turner Back To Mono (1958-1969) at eMusic Add to Collection
6:28pm Nerves Walking Out On Love One Way Ticket (Alive Naturalsound)
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6:25pm Cel Ray Local Clock Me Out Cellular Raymond (self-released)
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Son Volt - Trace album artwork 6:20pm Son Volt Drown Trace (Warner Bros.)
Track Notes: 1995 Buy Son Volt Trace at Reckless Records Buy Son Volt at iTunes Buy Son Volt Trace at eMusic Add to Collection
Reigning Sound - Time Bomb High School album artwork 6:19pm Reigning Sound Straight Shooter Time Bomb High School (In the Red)
Track Notes: 2002 Buy Reigning Sound Time Bomb High School at Reckless Records Buy Reigning Sound at iTunes Buy Reigning Sound Time Bomb High School at eMusic Add to Collection
Dry Cleaning - Swampy EP album artwork 6:17pm Dry Cleaning Swampy Swampy EP (4AD)
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Algiers - Shook album artwork 6:11pm Algiers I Can't Stand It! (featuring Samuel T. Herring & Jae Matthews) Shook (Matador)
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