What if you just didn't get out of bed and stayed under the covers listening to this sweet hour of music with me.

Mowed the lawn this weekend AND made a killer playlist for this week's show. We'll be traveling to Instanbul, France, Germany, DC, London and even Connecticut for the coldest doom and gloom you've ever heard. It's like when you wake up and your blanket shifted in the night, exposing your fragile feet to the chilly morning air. The only sweet relief is placing said icy cold toes on your warm lover. Or pet.

Monday, 5/2/16 - 7-8am
Listen live or via the archives at 88.1FM, Cambridge  http://wmbr.org/

I finished my homework early.

I felt particularly inspired and got the playlist done a week ahead of time. This upcoming show will somehow take you from Dead Can Dance to UNKLE all the way into some 90s post-hardcore emo. It's Marathon Monday and I'm banking on two things:

1. It's a holiday and you're all still in bed and asleep at 7am.
2. Someone will forget to turn their alarm off the night before and will wake up to the song at my half-hour mark...        

                 

Dear Crom,

This week I figured out how to play background music to cover up how nervous I am on mic. A+ Highlights from today's show include an epic intro from Conan the Destroyer, a song based on Stephen King's The Stand and a couple of Rick Picks that were quite excellent. Happy Mondays. Backpacks 4-4-16

See you next time! XO

The Dead Cold Heart of March

Forecast is calling for a winter storm just as it started to feel like spring. Boston, you are a cruel and wretched town. Let's hold hands and stare glumly out the window together this Monday, March 21st 7am-8am. 

WMBR 88.1FM Cambridge http://wmbr.org/

 xo :(

Archives are up!

If you missed today's show because, you know, 7am... you can listen here! The archives appear to be working once again: backpacks and magazines 3-7-16. This week went well behind the scenes as I'm starting to get comfortable with the board. I'm noticing that you need to be an 8-armed monster to manage vinyl and it doesn't sound all that great over the air. Let me know if you disagree. I think that Chameleons "Script of the Bridge" has a major Velveteen Rabbit thing going on. There was even a sticker that said "GREAT ALBUM, NEVER PURGE" on it. I couldn't agree with you more, anonymous WMBR DJ from 1983.

Anyways, see you all again in two weeks - March 21st.   xo!

Safety Not Guaranteed!

The next installment of Backpacks happens Monday, March 7th from 7-8am! It's going to get a little moody tomorrow, so prepare yourselves. Listen for some Tracy and the Plastics (remember that show at Spontaneous Celebrations in 00' when the floor was going to cave in?), The Sound, some Fad Gadget for Sami and a mini Dais set of current faves.

XO!

I didn't die and nothing exploded.

A bit of a shaky start but I think it turned out all right. Here's to learning new things and sweating the small stuff. Listen here: Backpacks 2-22-16
See you again in 2 weeks, March 7th!

xo!