21/06/2022
TONIGHT ON REVOLUTION RADIO AND TWITCH
According to blogger Tim Keller (IF MY RECORDS COULD TALK), "The phrase “Left of the Dial” comes from the 1985 Replacements song title from their brilliant album, Tim. (For) the first time, a band was paying homage to the college radio stations who were playing their music. And, where on the FM bandwidth would one find most college stations? On the left side of the “dial”, to which you would turn the dial to the range between 88 to 93 kilowatts to hear these stations. Now, with digital signals we use preset buttons to lock in on a radio station’s signal, that is if you listen to terrestrial radio at all anymore. Before those preset buttons, you had a dial to help you lock in on a station’s signal, thus the reason for the song’s title."
Tonight I'll be exploring some of the music I listened to growing up as I discovered McMaster University's 93.3 CFMU and the University of Toronto's 98.5 CIUT, as well as CBC FM 94.1.
It was here where I heard underground favourites such as The Godfathers, Throwing Muses, and Camper Van Beethoven played alongside crossover artists like U2, REM, and Midnight Oil.
From jangly, angular, punk-tinged guitar rock of Athens, Georgia to the burgeoning House and Techno scenes from Chicago and Detroit, American music was a hotbed of creativity. Across the pond, innovation was the order of the day from London's Batcave to The Haçienda in Manchester and beyond. All of it was reaching my ears over the low-wattage frequencies of college radio.
Come hear what it was all about tonight at 9:00 PM EST
www.revolutionradio.live
twitch.tv/dj_phorcys
