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This Week: WXDU Gives Away Tickets to Neko Case at DPAC

Tune in this week (Oct. 21-25) for multiple chances to win a pair of tickets to see Neko Case, Saturday, October 26 at the Durham Performing Arts Center! WXDU's daily Facebook and Twitter posts will give more details.

 

This Week: WXDU Gives Away Tickets to Amos Lee at DPAC

 Tune in this week (Oct. 13-18) for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Amos Lee show at Durham Performing Arts Center, November 18, 2013. www.dpacnc.com/events/detail/amos-lee Check out WXDU's Facebook and Twitter posts throughout the week for more details.

 

 

This Week: WXDU Gives Away Tickets to the Return of the Legends at DPAC

Tune in this week (Oct. 13-18) for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Return of the Legends shows! October 18 & 19, 2013. Featuring: Rakim, Bell Biv Devoe, EPMD and more. www.dpacnc.com/events/detail/the-return-of-the-legends Check out WXDU's Facebook and Twitter posts throughout the week for more details.

 

This Week: WXDU Gives Away a Pair of Passes to Mountain Oasis

Tune in this week (Oct. 7-11) to WXDU for your chance to win a pair of passes to this popular Asheville, NC electronic music festival! Festival Dates: October 25 - 27, 2013. mountainoasisfestival.com

The Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit is coming to downtown Asheville Oct. 25-27. A celebration of contemporary electronic music and the creative use of technology, this year's Mountain Oasis lineup includes performances by Nine Inch Nails, Cut Copy, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, Neutral Milk Hotel, Animal Collective, and much more. The festival will also host live music talks, seminars and panels by artists, interactive experiences for audiences, art installations and exhibitions and more. For festival details visit: mountainoasisfestival.com.

 

Inside the Batcave and Beyond: Goth Music of the 1980's - Tonight, April 4, 8-10pm

Influenced by the glam and punk movements of the 1970's, post-punk goth rock reflected the emerging goth subculture of the early 1980's. Founding bands included Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, The Cure, Alien Sex Fiend, Christian Death, Specimen, etc. The legendary London nightclub, The Batcave, opened in 1982 and would become a center for this new music genre. Goth music encompassed not only gothic rock but also deathrock, darkwave, industrial and new wave music genres. Tune in tonight as we explore 80's goth on WXDU's College Radio Primer from 8-10pm.

 

4AD: The Classic Years - College Radio Primer Monday, January 3, 8-10pm

During its classic years from 1980-1992, the British independent record label 4AD amassed an impressive and diverse roster of artists. Formed in 1979 by Beggars Banquet record store employees, Ivo Watts-Russell and early business partner Peter Kent, 4AD was on the cutting edge of independent music. Kent left early on and Ivo began to curate for the label a range of pioneering bands such as Bauhaus, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance and the Pixies. Not only was 4AD known for its music but also for its collaboration with graphic designer Vaughn Oliver of v23 (formerly 23 Envelope).

From the beginning, Ivo and the bands he signed to 4AD were innovators, and their styles influenced their musical contemporaries and continue to resonate in the music world today.

Join us Monday, January 3 from 8-10 PM on the WXDU College Radio Primer as we track the evolution of 4AD during its classic years (1980-1992).  Tune in to 88.7 FM or stream the show at www.wxdu.org
Show Hosts: Lee Nisbet and Barbara Berry

Additional Resources: 

http://www.4ad.com

http://www.fedge.net/ftww/interviews-ivo.html

http://pages.infinit.net/saum/4ad/