So Many Records So Little Time with Kevin Patrick is a sprawling mix of styles and eras, starting in the ’50s, heating up by the ’60s and onward, right through to the present. A favorite challenge is crisscrossing genres. I love it all, I play it all. Check out my recent playlist. Kevin Patrick: artist manager, label owner, A&R executive, radio promotion veteran, broadcaster and as well, an obsessed record collector. The obsession with music began as a young child, watching his older cousins, who supplied jukeboxes in a small town outside of Syracuse, New York. Particularly passionate about the British Invasion, he convinced a local ...
The Flux Capacitor
Martha Lewis2022-08-20T10:51:28-04:00The Flux Capacitor is a bi-monthly, high-octane whirlwind of musical time-travel, a Protest-and Resistance dance mix and energetic selection of genre-shifting music from around the world. Rock, bhangra, pop, country, oldies, electronica, punk, chanson française, rap, hip-hop, R&B, shoe-gaze, reggae, doo-wop, funk, new wave, alternative, jazz and more all collide, depending on the pulse of the moment. Look for updates on The Flux Capacitor Facebook Page HERE. Twining with Binnie Klein’s A Miniature World, The Flux Capacitor airs the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 10-12 noon. Martha Lewis is a visual artist, curator, educator and radio presenter who has exhibited nationally and internationally. Her artistic practice focuses on drawing, Site-Specific Installation, books, ...
Cliff Furnald
Cliff Furnald2022-11-10T20:18:15-05:00Cliff Furnald airs on Thursday Mornings, 7 to 10 AM — As democracy fades, Cliff plays music. New music. Old music. Local music. Music that is local somewhere else. Wherever you are, there you are. It might be jazz. It might not be. Might be folk, could be avant-garde. Rock music? Why not? It’s most unlikely that it will be opera, but you just can’t be sure. He will idly chatter from time to time, as well. But don’t worry, it never lasts too long. You can find out more about what you hear on the program at RootsWorld. Cliff Furnald brings music little heard on the radio ...
A Miniature World
Binnie Klein2022-01-04T16:57:26-05:00My music and interview show, A Miniature World, airs the first and third Thursdays, from 10 a.m. until Noon. I’ve been connected with WPKN since 1976. My musical tastes swerve through Euro-pop, trip-hop, electronica, indie-rock, singer-songwriters. You might hear Icelandic rock, World music, Radiohead, Bjork, Tricky, Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, The Books, Devotchka, weird cover tunes, Milosh, Stevie Nicks, PJ Harvey, Cat Power, Owen Pallett, Hot Chip, Dandy Warhols, Sarah Fimm, Karsh Kale, La Nouvelle Vague, Moby, Patti Smith, Juana Molina, Peter Gabriel, Aldous Harding, The National, to name a few. My interviews have included Dick Cavett, David Denby, Harry Shearer, Katha Pollitt, Bert Randolph Sugar, Abigail Thomas, Carl Safina, Matthew ...
ReHumanize Yourself Radio
Herman Olivera2021-09-16T16:11:57-04:00ReHumanize Yourself Radio with host Herman Olivera III celebrates music, and optimizes the listener's experience through interviews from various noted guests and shared tips geared towards uplifting the mind, body and spirit. I look forward to continuing to serve the WPKN community and beyond. Thank you in advance for taking this journey with me. My greatest passion in life has always been music. Most kids had toys on their Christmas lists, but I would ask Santa for vinyl records and cassettes. You see as a child I was raised on radio because we always had one on in the house or playing in the car. As ...
Jim Motavalli
Jim Motavalli2022-09-26T12:58:07-04:00Jim Motavalli – The Jim Motavalli Show is on the second, fourth and fifth Tuesdays of the month, 8-11 p.m. It mixes up long, carefully arranged sets in multiple genres with segments that draw upon my journalistic background, including interviews with authors, experts in many fields, and musicians. I also present live music whenever possible. You’d think that after all this time I’d have come up with a name for my show, but it seems to exist happily without one. I like to mix up genres, sometimes in the same set. My touchstones are jazz, folk, Americana, old-time country (not bluegrass), some subsets of rock, and electronic music in ...
Underground Dispatch
DJ Daysix2021-07-28T09:09:32-04:00Get ready for a wide range of sounds from the electronic and hip hop realms! DJ Daysix will blast you with the heaviest bass and the funkiest breaks, while Xavior Varien is a master of the 4 on the floor techno and house styles! There will also be special guests twice a month around the midnight hour to shake things up a bit… see you on the dance floor! DJ Daysix brings you the best underground electronic music and hip hop from all corners of the subgenres! Learn More Xavior Varien is a techno house and anything fun dj. Learn More
Binwanka
Binwanka2022-03-21T21:34:39-04:00Binwanka broadcasts various types of electronic music from the past, present, and future. Tune into WPKN 89.5 FM every third Friday from 2:30 am to 6 am, every second and every fourth Monday 11 pm - 2 am to hear a variety of genres including chiptune, vaporware, house, ambient and other experimental compositions. Binwanka is a generalist experimenting with art, design, and technology and has been a programmer at WPKN since 2018. Learn more about Binwanka by visiting his website. Learn More
The Techno Takeover
Tyler Wenning2020-05-13T14:34:59-04:00The Techno Takeover — with DJ Tyler Wenning Tyler Wenning hosts "The Techno Takeover" Learn More
JMS Jams
Justin Shay2021-09-04T17:33:03-04:00JMS Jams with host Justin Shay is a show that usually takes place on the 4th Wednesday of the month, from 8-11 PM. You will hear music that is healing, creative, exciting, and calming; forgotten gems of the past and sounds being made up to the present day. Favored genres, tags, and descriptors might be ambient, new age, drone, minimalist, synthesizer, soundscapes. Thanks for tuning in! Justin Shay hosts JMS Jams on WPKN. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud
All Together Now
Wendy Flanagan2020-05-12T17:35:41-04:00All | Together | Now! A Global Dance Party will help you get up and DANCE!
The Millennials Take Over Show
Scott Schere2020-04-23T14:38:05-04:00DJ Millennial is the host of “The Millennials Take Over Show” on WPKN. This radio program is a fusion of top hit and EDM (Electronic dance music) while informing listeners of major events that impact 18-35 year olds. From special guest interviews to news reports aimed to inform young adults. DJ Millennial’s radio experience includes being a radio programmer for Providence College Radio (WDOM) as well as serving on WDOM’s executive board. Learn More Listen on Soundcloud