WMUC favorite Kurt Vile, DNA Test Fest alumnus, will take part in an exclusive interview on Monday, September 28 on DNA in the DNA (6-8 PM). Kurt will be discussing his Matador debut Childish Prodigy, out October 6, his upcoming area appearances, and whether Trans or Everybody's Rockin' is the better Neil Young album.

A copy of Childish Prodigy will also be given away on-air. Listen in for your chance to win!

Third Rail Radio continues into Fall 2009 with another excellent bill! Sunday, September 20th plays host to three solo acts.

THIRD RAIL RADIO
Sunday, September 20th
6 pm to 9 pm
FREE

Christopher Henry/The Anaphors (of WMUC's very own Random Rules Radio!)
Deep Freeze ("Violent Femmes/Fugazi/Michael Gira-esque solo stuff" - Beck Levy)
Alien Tears (featuring Beck Levy, formerly of Turboslut)

Come to the station, listen live on WMUC 88.1 FM or right here at WMUCradio.com!

Alien Tears

Join Dave Sisson of "Dave's Record Collection" in tribute to one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived!
Saturday 9-19-09 6:00 to 9:00 PM
ROY BUCHANAN 9-23-39 to 8-14-88
Celebrate what local hero Roy Buchanan's 70th Birthday
Featuring many highlights of Roy's short brilliant career. If you love guitar and know Roy's music or are not familiar with him, this show is not to be missed!
Requests @ 301-314-8800
If you miss any of the show you can download through Friday 9-25-09 on show archive

what: Ben Folds talks to Joel Sephy.
when: Thursday 9/17, 6 PM
where: wmuc2

Be sure to tune in to WMUC 88.1 FM or listen online, here at WMUCradio.com, for an on-air set and interview by Los Angeles by way of D.C. rock 'n' rollers DEAD MEADOW.
Check into WMUC at 10 AM.

Wednesday, September 16th
10 AM
Dead Meadow
WMUC 88.1 FM

The band is currently touring North America, check them out in a town near you!

DEAD MEADOW

You will have a chance to win tickets to
Soulsavers' upcoming Washington, D.C. performance on WMUC 88.1 FM this week! Third Rail Radio (Sundays, 6-9 pm) and A Young Person's Guide To Corruption (Wednesday, 12-2 am) will have the tickets. Be sure to listen to tonight's Third Rail to get the tickets before anyone else.

The group will be playing at the Rock and Roll Hotel on Monday, September 21st. Call in at any time during the broadcast and answer a question about the group and then win your ticket(s)!
Soulsavers' latest album, Broken, hosts a bevy of high-profile guest musicians including Spiritualized and Spacemen 3's Jason Pierce, Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers, Will Oldham (Bonnie "Prince" Billy), and Faith No More frontman Mike Patton. And on tour with the band is the unstoppable Mark Lanegan. If you haven't listened to his solo output, you might recognize his soulful and gritty voice from his old band the Screaming Trees or his work with Queens of the Stone Age. The show is sure to be a night to remember, so tune in and call in for a chance at these tickets. WMUC FM's number is 301-314-8800.

An interview with founding Soulsavers member Rich Machin will be aired on A Young Person's Guide To Corruption this Tuesday night/Wednesday morning on WMUC, as well! We will also re-air the interview during the September 20th Third Rail.

Soulsavers

Now that your class schedule has shaken out, it's time to GET INVOLVED!

University of Maryland's own student-run freeform FM radio station, WMUC 88.1, will be hosting its semesterly Open House this Wednesday and Thursday at 7:00 pm.

Come on down to 3130 South Campus Dining Hall to find out what REAL COLLEGE RADIO is all about!

We've got opportunities for:

On-Air Talent

Want to get on the air? Of course you do! Now with our new webstream, WMUC2, we have more available airtime than ever (and not just in the "graveyard" shifts)... but you've still gotta earn it! We're freeform radio, which means you, the DJ, decide what goes on the air, but you've gotta make it interesting! Come prepared with show ideas - if you had your own weekly gig, what would you do with it? Music, talk, comedy, public affairs, insect noises? (seriously, it's been done) You'll learn about our audition process, how to deal with the burden of radio fame, and what it takes to be a great DJ!

Sports

WMUC's Sports department is an entire division of its own within the larger WMUC operation, and offers lots of opportunities for new students to get on the air, whether it's calling games or hosting Sports talk shows. Click over to WMUCSports.com to learn more!

Promotions and Marketing

What? You didn't know know that the University of Maryland has a radio station??? Well, you're not the only one, and we're looking for new and interesting ways to fix that. Help us spread the good word of freeform college radio, and how we're looking to make WMUC a bigger part of student life here in College Park.

Production and Recording

Learn the fine art of recording in our Pro Tools-equipped 24-track studio. Are you a musician who wants to lay down some tracks, or know some and want to help them? The only way you'll learn is by doing it, and you can do just that at WMUC!

Engineering

We're always (ALWAYS!) looking for tech help at WMUC, so if you've got a technical mind and want to learn about what makes an FM broadcast station tick, you've got a chance to do so right here on campus. As an added bonus, we can guarantee that you'll be instantly popular here!

One student group, many ways to get involved! Come check us out!

Come join us at WMUC for the first Third Rail of the fall semester! An exceptional lineup featuring Third Rail veterans Screen Vinyl Image will blow you away and make your Sunday night the best night.

THIRD RAIL RADIO
Sunday, September 13th
6 pm to 9 pm
FREE
Screen Vinyl Image (shoegaze / electronic / rock)
The Flying Eyes 2 (mystery / psychedelic / noise)
Last Tide (rock/ psychedelic / shoegaze)

Come to the station, listen live on WMUC 88.1 FM or right here at WMUCradio.com!
A night guaranteed to rock!

Screen Vinyl Image

Last Tide

Check out www.brightestyoungthings.com, they will be writing a story soon on GREEN & GOLD and repping WMUC 88.1 FM College Park

This Wednesday is the first show of GREEN & GOLD, 6-8pm
www.greengold.tumblr.com
There will be an interview aired with Dennis Coyne, the Nephew of Wayne Coyne, from the Flaming lips. His band has been opening for him this tour and is called Stardeath and White Dwarfs.

There will be amazing Tracks played. Me, DJ Iggz (djiggz.com), will be doing the show with special additions Paul, Mark and Buttercup.

I took this photo at the Flmaing Lips Show at Merriweather 8/28/2009