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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

8/22 - 6pm hour
English Teacher - This Could Be Texas album artwork 6:20pm English Teacher I'm Not Crying, You're Crying This Could Be Texas (Island)
Buy English Teacher This Could Be Texas at Reckless Records Buy English Teacher at iTunes Buy English Teacher This Could Be Texas at eMusic Add to Collection
6:16pm Interlay Local LVS Hunting Jacket EP (Pleasure Tapes)
Buy Interlay Hunting Jacket EP at Reckless Records Buy Interlay at iTunes Buy Interlay Hunting Jacket EP at eMusic Add to Collection
XTC - Drums & Wires album artwork 6:11pm XTC Making Plans For Nigel Drums & Wires (Virgin)
Track Notes: 1979 Buy XTC Drums & Wires at Reckless Records Buy XTC at iTunes Buy XTC Drums & Wires at eMusic Add to Collection
6:07pm Sonic45 Local The Phantom Supersonic (Cheap Kiss)
Buy Sonic45 Supersonic at Reckless Records Buy Sonic45 at iTunes Buy Sonic45 Supersonic at eMusic Add to Collection
The Commodores - In the Pocket album artwork 6:02pm The Commodores Lady (You Bring Me Up) In the Pocket (Motown)
Track Notes: 1981 Buy The Commodores In the Pocket at Reckless Records Buy The Commodores at iTunes Buy The Commodores In the Pocket at eMusic Add to Collection
8/8 - 7pm hour
7:55pm Russian Circles Local Lisboa Guidance (Sargent House)
Track Notes: 2016 Buy Russian Circles Guidance at Reckless Records Buy Russian Circles at iTunes Buy Russian Circles Guidance at eMusic Add to Collection
7:51pm Face to Face Disconnected Dont' Turn Away (Fat Wreck Chords)
Track Notes: 1992 Buy Face to Face Dont' Turn Away at Reckless Records Buy Face to Face at iTunes Buy Face to Face Dont' Turn Away at eMusic Add to Collection
ROOKIE - Rookie album artwork 7:48pm ROOKIE Local I Can't Have You But I Want You Rookie (Bloodshot)
Track Notes: 2000 Buy ROOKIE Rookie at Reckless Records Buy ROOKIE at iTunes Buy ROOKIE Rookie at eMusic Add to Collection
Los Campesinos! - All Hell album artwork 7:46pm Los Campesinos! kms All Hell (Heart Swells)
Buy Los Campesinos! All Hell at Reckless Records Buy Los Campesinos! at iTunes Buy Los Campesinos! All Hell at eMusic Add to Collection
The Drin - Elude the Torch album artwork 7:41pm The Drin Lease on Life Elude the Torch (Feel It)
Buy The Drin Elude the Torch at Reckless Records Buy The Drin at iTunes Buy The Drin Elude the Torch at eMusic Add to Collection
7:38pm Aaron Neville Cry Me a River Nature Boy (The Verve Music Group)
Track Notes: by request! Buy Aaron Neville Nature Boy at Reckless Records Buy Aaron Neville at iTunes Buy Aaron Neville Nature Boy at eMusic Add to Collection
Cults - To The Ghosts album artwork 7:33pm Cults Crybaby To The Ghosts (Imperial)
Buy Cults To The Ghosts at Reckless Records Buy Cults at iTunes Buy Cults To The Ghosts at eMusic Add to Collection
Parannoul - Sky Hundred album artwork 7:32pm Parannoul No One Talks About It Anymore Sky Hundred (Self-Released)
Buy Parannoul Sky Hundred at Reckless Records Buy Parannoul at iTunes Buy Parannoul Sky Hundred at eMusic Add to Collection
Ryley Walker - The Lillywhite Sessions album artwork 7:27pm Ryley Walker Local Diggin' a Ditch The Lillywhite Sessions (Dead Oceans)
Track Notes: 2018. For Andrew. Buy Ryley Walker The Lillywhite Sessions at Reckless Records Buy Ryley Walker at iTunes Buy Ryley Walker The Lillywhite Sessions at eMusic Add to Collection
The Space Lady - The Space Lady 7:22pm The Space Lady Ghost Riders in the Sky The Space Lady's Greatest Hits (Night School)
Track Notes: 2013. For Matthew. Buy The Space Lady The Space Lady's Greatest Hits at Reckless Records Buy The Space Lady at iTunes Buy The Space Lady The Space Lady's Greatest Hits at eMusic Add to Collection
Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food album artwork 7:20pm Talking Heads Take Me To The River More Songs About Buildings and Food (Sire)
Track Notes: 1978. Not-happy-20th-anniversary of the DMB dumping into the Chicago River. Buy Talking Heads More Songs About Buildings and Food at Reckless Records Buy Talking Heads at iTunes Buy Talking Heads More Songs About Buildings and Food at eMusic Add to Collection
Sincere Engineer - Cheap Grills album artwork 7:09pm Sincere Engineer Local California King Cheap Grills (Hopeless)
Track Notes: by request! Buy Sincere Engineer Cheap Grills at Reckless Records Buy Sincere Engineer at iTunes Buy Sincere Engineer Cheap Grills at eMusic Add to Collection
7:06pm Fontaines D.C. Favourite single (32 Country Love Train Ltd.)
Buy Fontaines D.C. single at Reckless Records Buy Fontaines D.C. at iTunes Buy Fontaines D.C. single at eMusic Add to Collection
The Stooges - The Stooges album artwork 7:02pm The Stooges Little Doll The Stooges (Elektra)
Track Notes: 1969 Buy The Stooges The Stooges at Reckless Records Buy The Stooges at iTunes Buy The Stooges The Stooges at eMusic Add to Collection
8/8 - 6pm hour
6:59pm The Dirtbombs Ever Lovin' Man We Have You Surrounded (In the Red)
Track Notes: 2008 Buy The Dirtbombs We Have You Surrounded at Reckless Records Buy The Dirtbombs at iTunes Buy The Dirtbombs We Have You Surrounded at eMusic Add to Collection
MC5 - Back In the U.S.A. album artwork 6:54pm MC5 Teenage Lust Back In the U.S.A. (Atlantic)
Track Notes: 1970 Buy MC5 Back In the U.S.A. at Reckless Records Buy MC5 at iTunes Buy MC5 Back In the U.S.A. at eMusic Add to Collection
6:51pm The Amboy Dukes Journey To The Center Of The Mind Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 3 (Elektra/Rhino)
Track Notes: 1968 Buy The Amboy Dukes Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 3 at Reckless Records Buy The Amboy Dukes at iTunes Buy The Amboy Dukes Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 3 at eMusic Add to Collection
The Von Bondies - Pawn Shoppe Heart album artwork 6:49pm The Von Bondies C'mon C'mon Pawn Shoppe Heart (Sire)
Track Notes: 2004 Buy The Von Bondies Pawn Shoppe Heart at Reckless Records Buy The Von Bondies at iTunes Buy The Von Bondies Pawn Shoppe Heart at eMusic Add to Collection
The Soft Pack - The Soft Pack album artwork 6:47pm The Soft Pack C'mon The Soft Pack (Kemado)
Track Notes: 2010 Buy The Soft Pack The Soft Pack at Reckless Records Buy The Soft Pack at iTunes Buy The Soft Pack The Soft Pack at eMusic Add to Collection
U2 - Boy album artwork 6:44pm U2 I Will Follow Boy (Island)
Track Notes: 1980. HBD, David Evans, aka The Edge, b 1961 Buy U2 Boy at Reckless Records Buy U2 at iTunes Buy U2 Boy at eMusic Add to Collection
Andrew Bird - Weather Systems album artwork 6:38pm Andrew Bird Local Skin Weather Systems (Grimsey)
Track Notes: 2003 Buy Andrew Bird Weather Systems at Reckless Records Buy Andrew Bird at iTunes Buy Andrew Bird Weather Systems at eMusic Add to Collection
Asher White - Home Constellation Study album artwork 6:35pm Asher White Theme From Leaving Philadelphia Home Constellation Study (Ba Da Bing/Feeding Tube)
Buy Asher White Home Constellation Study at Reckless Records Buy Asher White at iTunes Buy Asher White Home Constellation Study at eMusic Add to Collection
Weezer - Pinkerton album artwork 6:33pm Weezer Tired of Sex Pinkerton (Geffen)
Track Notes: 1996 Buy Weezer Pinkerton at Reckless Records Buy Weezer at iTunes Buy Weezer Pinkerton at eMusic Add to Collection
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow album artwork 6:30pm The Smiths Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want Hatful of Hollow (Rough Trade)
Track Notes: 1984 Buy The Smiths Hatful of Hollow at Reckless Records Buy The Smiths at iTunes Buy The Smiths Hatful of Hollow at eMusic Add to Collection
Brigitte Calls Me Baby - The Future Is Our Way Out album artwork 6:27pm Brigitte Calls Me Baby Local I Wanna Die In the Suburbs The Future Is Our Way Out (ATO)
Buy Brigitte Calls Me Baby The Future Is Our Way Out at Reckless Records Buy Brigitte Calls Me Baby at iTunes Buy Brigitte Calls Me Baby The Future Is Our Way Out at eMusic Add to Collection
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