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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

10/10 - 6pm hour
6:50pm Human Beinz Flower Grave Nobody But Me (Capitol)
Track Notes: 1968 Buy Human Beinz Nobody But Me at Reckless Records Buy Human Beinz at iTunes Buy Human Beinz Nobody But Me at eMusic Add to Collection
Black Sabbath - Paranoid album artwork 6:48pm Black Sabbath Paranoid Paranoid (Vertigo)
Track Notes: 1970 Buy Black Sabbath Paranoid at Reckless Records Buy Black Sabbath at iTunes Buy Black Sabbath Paranoid at eMusic Add to Collection
Slint - Spiderland album artwork 6:43pm Slint Nosferatu Man Spiderland (Touch and Go)
Track Notes: 1991 Buy Slint Spiderland at Reckless Records Buy Slint at iTunes Buy Slint Spiderland at eMusic Add to Collection
John Prine - John Prine album artwork 6:37pm John Prine Local Angel From Montgomery John Prine (Atlantic)
Track Notes: 1971. HBD, b. 1946 Buy John Prine John Prine at Reckless Records Buy John Prine at iTunes Buy John Prine John Prine at eMusic Add to Collection
Uncle Tupelo - Still Feel Gone album artwork 6:34pm Uncle Tupelo Still Be Around Still Feel Gone (Rockville)
Track Notes: 1991. For Brad. Buy Uncle Tupelo Still Feel Gone at Reckless Records Buy Uncle Tupelo at iTunes Buy Uncle Tupelo Still Feel Gone at eMusic Add to Collection
MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks album artwork 6:31pm MJ Lenderman She's Leaving You Manning Fireworks (Anti-)
Buy MJ Lenderman Manning Fireworks at Reckless Records Buy MJ Lenderman at iTunes Buy MJ Lenderman Manning Fireworks at eMusic Add to Collection
Eddy Grant - Killer On The Rampage album artwork 6:23pm Eddy Grant Electric Avenue Killer On The Rampage (ICE)
Track Notes: 1982. For Chip. Buy Eddy Grant Killer On The Rampage at Reckless Records Buy Eddy Grant at iTunes Buy Eddy Grant Killer On The Rampage at eMusic Add to Collection
Los Bitchos - Talkie Talkie album artwork 6:20pm Los Bitchos Kiki, you complete me Talkie Talkie (City Slang)
Buy Los Bitchos Talkie Talkie at Reckless Records Buy Los Bitchos at iTunes Buy Los Bitchos Talkie Talkie at eMusic Add to Collection
Magic Shoppe - Triangulum Australe album artwork 6:17pm Magic Shoppe White Blood Cells Triangulum Australe (Little Cloud Records)
Track Notes: 2018 Buy Magic Shoppe Triangulum Australe at Reckless Records Buy Magic Shoppe at iTunes Buy Magic Shoppe Triangulum Australe at eMusic Add to Collection
Plum - Can 6:15pm Plum Local Powerline Can't Hold On To It (Eye Vybe Records)
Buy Plum Can't Hold On To It at Reckless Records Buy Plum at iTunes Buy Plum Can't Hold On To It at eMusic Add to Collection
6:10pm The Clash The Guns of Brixton London Calling 25th Anniversary Edition (Epic)
Track Notes: 1979 Buy The Clash London Calling 25th Anniversary Edition at Reckless Records Buy The Clash at iTunes Buy The Clash London Calling 25th Anniversary Edition at eMusic Add to Collection
MEMORIALS - Memorial Waterslides album artwork 6:06pm MEMORIALS Cut It Like a Diamond Memorial Waterslides (Fire)
Buy MEMORIALS Memorial Waterslides at Reckless Records Buy MEMORIALS at iTunes Buy MEMORIALS Memorial Waterslides at eMusic Add to Collection
6:03pm Dead Ghosts Waste My Time Love And Death And All The Rest (Burger Records)
Track Notes: 2015 Buy Dead Ghosts Love And Death And All The Rest at Reckless Records Buy Dead Ghosts at iTunes Buy Dead Ghosts Love And Death And All The Rest at eMusic Add to Collection
10/10 - 5pm hour
The Black Angels - The Black Angels album artwork 5:59pm The Black Angels Black Grease The Black Angels (Light In The Attic)
Track Notes: 2005 Buy The Black Angels The Black Angels at Reckless Records Buy The Black Angels at iTunes Buy The Black Angels The Black Angels at eMusic Add to Collection
10/3 - 7pm hour
The Bug Club - On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System album artwork 7:56pm The Bug Club We Don't Care About That On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System (Sub Pop)
Buy The Bug Club On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System at Reckless Records Buy The Bug Club at iTunes Buy The Bug Club On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System at eMusic Add to Collection
Son Volt - Trace album artwork 7:52pm Son Volt Live Free 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
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours album artwork 7:50pm Fleetwood Mac Second Hand News Rumours (Warner Bros.)
Track Notes: 1977. HBD, Lindsey Buckingham Buy Fleetwood Mac Rumours at Reckless Records Buy Fleetwood Mac at iTunes Buy Fleetwood Mac Rumours at eMusic Add to Collection
Tracy Bryant - Subterranean album artwork 7:46pm Tracy Bryant Subterranean Subterranean (Burger)
Track Notes: 2016 Buy Tracy Bryant Subterranean at Reckless Records Buy Tracy Bryant at iTunes Buy Tracy Bryant Subterranean at eMusic Add to Collection
DEHD - DEHD album artwork 7:44pm DEHD Local Twenty DEHD (Maximum Pelt)
Buy DEHD DEHD at Reckless Records Buy DEHD at iTunes Buy DEHD DEHD at eMusic Add to Collection
7:41pm The Four Tops Standing In The Shadows Of Love The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 6: 1966 (Hip-O Select)
Track Notes: 1966. For Becky. Buy The Four Tops The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 6: 1966 at Reckless Records Buy The Four Tops at iTunes Buy The Four Tops The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 6: 1966 at eMusic Add to Collection
Naima Bock - Below a Massive Dark Land album artwork 7:37pm Naima Bock Kaley Below a Massive Dark Land (Sub Pop)
Buy Naima Bock Below a Massive Dark Land at Reckless Records Buy Naima Bock at iTunes Buy Naima Bock Below a Massive Dark Land at eMusic Add to Collection
Arcade Fire - Funeral album artwork 7:32pm Arcade Fire Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) Funeral (Merge)
Track Notes: 2004 Buy Arcade Fire Funeral at Reckless Records Buy Arcade Fire at iTunes Buy Arcade Fire Funeral at eMusic Add to Collection
Duran Duran - Rio album artwork 7:28pm Duran Duran Hold Back The Rain Rio (EMI)
Track Notes: 1982. For Liz. Buy Duran Duran Rio at Reckless Records Buy Duran Duran at iTunes Buy Duran Duran Rio at eMusic Add to Collection
Amyl and The Sniffers - Amyl and The Sniffers album artwork 7:22pm Amyl and The Sniffers Starfire 500 Amyl and The Sniffers (ATO)
Track Notes: 2019. For Craig. Buy Amyl and The Sniffers Amyl and The Sniffers at Reckless Records Buy Amyl and The Sniffers at iTunes Buy Amyl and The Sniffers Amyl and The Sniffers at eMusic Add to Collection
Sniff 7:18pm Sniff 'n' The Tears Driver's Seat A Best Of (Ace)
Track Notes: 1979 Buy Sniff 'n' The Tears A Best Of at Reckless Records Buy Sniff 'n' The Tears at iTunes Buy Sniff 'n' The Tears A Best Of at eMusic Add to Collection
The WAEVE - City Lights album artwork 7:15pm The WAEVE City Lights City Lights (Transgressive)
Buy The WAEVE City Lights at Reckless Records Buy The WAEVE at iTunes Buy The WAEVE City Lights at eMusic Add to Collection
7:07pm Pulsars Local Technology Pulsars (Tiny Globe)
Track Notes: reissue of 1997 album Buy Pulsars Pulsars at Reckless Records Buy Pulsars at iTunes Buy Pulsars Pulsars at eMusic Add to Collection
? & The Mysterians - The Best Of ? & The Mysterians 1966-1967 album artwork 7:05pm ? & The Mysterians 96 Tears The Best Of ? & The Mysterians 1966-1967 (ABKCO)
Track Notes: 1966 Buy ? & The Mysterians The Best Of ? & The Mysterians 1966-1967 at Reckless Records Buy ? & The Mysterians at iTunes Buy ? & The Mysterians The Best Of ? & The Mysterians 1966-1967 at eMusic Add to Collection
Ramones - Rocket To Russia album artwork 7:03pm Ramones I Don't Care Rocket To Russia (Sire)
Track Notes: 1977 Buy Ramones Rocket To Russia at Reckless Records Buy Ramones at iTunes Buy Ramones Rocket To Russia at eMusic Add to Collection
The Jesus Lizard - Rack album artwork 7:01pm The Jesus Lizard Local Grind Rack (Ipecac)
Buy The Jesus Lizard Rack at Reckless Records Buy The Jesus Lizard at iTunes Buy The Jesus Lizard Rack at eMusic Add to Collection
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