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K-Tel DJ Profile

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

2/13 - 7pm hour
Donny Hathaway - Donny Hathaway Live album artwork 7:56pm Donny Hathaway Local What's Goin' On Donny Hathaway Live (Atco)
Track Notes: 1972 Buy Donny Hathaway Donny Hathaway Live at Reckless Records Buy Donny Hathaway at iTunes Buy Donny Hathaway Donny Hathaway Live at eMusic Add to Collection
Old 97 7:51pm Old 97's Valentine Fight Songs (Elektra)
Track Notes: 1999 Buy Old 97's Fight Songs at Reckless Records Buy Old 97's at iTunes Buy Old 97's Fight Songs at eMusic Add to Collection
The Action - Rolled Gold album artwork 7:48pm The Action Brain Rolled Gold (Reaction Recordings )
Buy The Action Rolled Gold at Reckless Records Buy The Action at iTunes Buy The Action Rolled Gold at eMusic Add to Collection
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema album artwork 7:45pm The New Pornographers Jackie,Dressed In Cobras Twin Cinema (Matador)
Track Notes: 2005 Buy The New Pornographers Twin Cinema at Reckless Records Buy The New Pornographers at iTunes Buy The New Pornographers Twin Cinema at eMusic Add to Collection
Big Dipper - Supercluster album artwork 7:42pm Big Dipper All Going Out Together Supercluster (Merge)
Track Notes: 1987 Buy Big Dipper Supercluster at Reckless Records Buy Big Dipper at iTunes Buy Big Dipper Supercluster at eMusic Add to Collection
7:39pm Lambrini Girls No Homo Who Let the Dogs Out (City Slang)
Buy Lambrini Girls Who Let the Dogs Out at Reckless Records Buy Lambrini Girls at iTunes Buy Lambrini Girls Who Let the Dogs Out at eMusic Add to Collection
The Replacements - Pleased To Meet Me album artwork 7:34pm The Replacements Valentine Pleased To Meet Me (Sire)
Track Notes: 1987. For Al. Buy The Replacements Pleased To Meet Me at Reckless Records Buy The Replacements at iTunes Buy The Replacements Pleased To Meet Me at eMusic Add to Collection
Josie Cotton - Convertible Music album artwork 7:32pm Josie Cotton He Could Be the One Convertible Music (Elektra)
Track Notes: 1982. For Jim. Buy Josie Cotton Convertible Music at Reckless Records Buy Josie Cotton at iTunes Buy Josie Cotton Convertible Music at eMusic Add to Collection
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow album artwork 7:29pm Jefferson Airplane Somebody to Love Surrealistic Pillow (RCA)
Track Notes: 1967 Buy Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow at Reckless Records Buy Jefferson Airplane at iTunes Buy Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow at eMusic Add to Collection
Jeannie Piersol - The Nest album artwork 7:27pm Jeannie Piersol Gladys The Nest (High Moon)
Buy Jeannie Piersol The Nest at Reckless Records Buy Jeannie Piersol at iTunes Buy Jeannie Piersol The Nest at eMusic Add to Collection
Sharon Van Etten - Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory album artwork 7:20pm Sharon Van Etten Idiot Box Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory (Jagjaguwar)
Buy Sharon Van Etten Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory at Reckless Records Buy Sharon Van Etten at iTunes Buy Sharon Van Etten Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory at eMusic Add to Collection
Lydia Loveless - Somewhere Else album artwork 7:17pm 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
Emily Jane Powers - Earnest Jamming Partners album artwork 7:15pm Emily Jane Powers Local Seventy One in February Earnest Jamming Partners (self-released)
Buy Emily Jane Powers Earnest Jamming Partners at Reckless Records Buy Emily Jane Powers at iTunes Buy Emily Jane Powers Earnest Jamming Partners at eMusic Add to Collection
7:08pm The Slaps Local Bunny (Sam Prekop Remix) Mud Tracks EP (self-released)
Buy The Slaps Mud Tracks EP at Reckless Records Buy The Slaps at iTunes Buy The Slaps Mud Tracks EP at eMusic Add to Collection
Oblivians - Desperation album artwork 7:05pm Oblivians Call the Police Desperation (In the Red)
Track Notes: 2013. For Alex. Buy Oblivians Desperation at Reckless Records Buy Oblivians at iTunes Buy Oblivians Desperation at eMusic Add to Collection
7:03pm Death Valley Girls I Am a Wave single (Suicide Squeeze)
Track Notes: 2023 Buy Death Valley Girls single at Reckless Records Buy Death Valley Girls at iTunes Buy Death Valley Girls single at eMusic Add to Collection
2/13 - 6pm hour
L.A. Witch - L.A. Witch album artwork 6:59pm L.A. Witch You Love Nothing L.A. Witch (Suicide Squeeze)
Track Notes: 2017 Buy L.A. Witch L.A. Witch at Reckless Records Buy L.A. Witch at iTunes Buy L.A. Witch L.A. Witch at eMusic Add to Collection
Red Red Meat - Bunny Gets Paid album artwork 6:56pm Red Red Meat Local Chain Chain Chain Bunny Gets Paid (Sub Pop)
Track Notes: 1995 Buy Red Red Meat Bunny Gets Paid at Reckless Records Buy Red Red Meat at iTunes Buy Red Red Meat Bunny Gets Paid at eMusic Add to Collection
Wilson Pickett - The Definitive Collection album artwork 6:51pm Wilson Pickett Funky Broadway The Definitive Collection (Atlantic)
Track Notes: 1967 Buy Wilson Pickett The Definitive Collection at Reckless Records Buy Wilson Pickett at iTunes Buy Wilson Pickett The Definitive Collection at eMusic Add to Collection
George Benson - The George Benson Collection album artwork 6:46pm George Benson On Broadway The George Benson Collection (Warner Bros.)
Buy George Benson The George Benson Collection at Reckless Records Buy George Benson at iTunes Buy George Benson The George Benson Collection at eMusic Add to Collection
6:43pm The Cut-Outs Firstborn Snakeskin (self-released)
Buy The Cut-Outs Snakeskin at Reckless Records Buy The Cut-Outs at iTunes Buy The Cut-Outs Snakeskin at eMusic Add to Collection
Southern Culture on the Skids - Dirt Track Date album artwork 6:38pm Southern Culture on the Skids Camel Walk Dirt Track Date (DGC)
Track Notes: 1995 Buy Southern Culture on the Skids Dirt Track Date at Reckless Records Buy Southern Culture on the Skids at iTunes Buy Southern Culture on the Skids Dirt Track Date at eMusic Add to Collection
The B-52 6:33pm The B-52's Dance this Mess Around The B-52's (Warner Bros.)
Track Notes: 1979 Buy The B-52's The B-52's at Reckless Records Buy The B-52's at iTunes Buy The B-52's The B-52's at eMusic Add to Collection
R.E.M. - Dead Letter Office album artwork 6:30pm R.E.M. Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) Dead Letter Office (IRS)
Track Notes: 1982 Buy R.E.M. Dead Letter Office at Reckless Records Buy R.E.M. at iTunes Buy R.E.M. Dead Letter Office at eMusic Add to Collection
The Laughing Chimes - Whispers In The Speech Machine album artwork 6:26pm The Laughing Chimes Cats Go Car Watching Whispers In The Speech Machine (Slumberland)
Buy The Laughing Chimes Whispers In The Speech Machine at Reckless Records Buy The Laughing Chimes at iTunes Buy The Laughing Chimes Whispers In The Speech Machine at eMusic Add to Collection
Taylor Swift - Lover album artwork 6:22pm Taylor Swift Lover Lover (Taylor Swift)
Track Notes: 2019. For Coco. Buy Taylor Swift Lover at Reckless Records Buy Taylor Swift at iTunes Buy Taylor Swift Lover at eMusic Add to Collection
6:19pm Guided by Voices I Couldn't See the Light Universe Room (Rockathon)
Buy Guided by Voices Universe Room at Reckless Records Buy Guided by Voices at iTunes Buy Guided by Voices Universe Room at eMusic Add to Collection
The Police - Message in a Box album artwork 6:17pm The Police Can't Stand Losing You Message in a Box (A&M)
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FACS - Wish Defense album artwork 6:13pm FACS Local A Room Wish Defense (Trouble in Mind)
Buy FACS Wish Defense at Reckless Records Buy FACS at iTunes Buy FACS Wish Defense at eMusic Add to Collection
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight album artwork 6:09pm The Soft Boys I Wanna Destroy You* Underwater Moonlight (Armageddon)
Track Notes: 1980 Buy The Soft Boys Underwater Moonlight at Reckless Records Buy The Soft Boys at iTunes Buy The Soft Boys Underwater Moonlight at eMusic Add to Collection
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