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Brown Student & Community Radio (BSR)

Serving the curious listener

About Me

HISTORY OF BSR, WBRU, AND THE BROWN NETWORK "The Brown Network" began in 1936 as the first student-run radio station in the country. It was a carrier-current AM station broadcasting to Brown dorms. Eventually the station's name was changed to "WBRU-AM." During the mid-1990s, a few students worked to find a new, more audible outlet for those still broadcasting in the older, experimental, student tradition. In 1997, WBRU-AM became "Brown Student Radio" (BSR) and started broadcasting on WELH-FM (88.1). BSR is still broadcasting on WELH, but we have been searching for a license to call our own.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 31/01/2007
Band Website: www.bsrlive.com
Band Members:

SandMan, DJ Tek, n Inphynit

Flow Radio

Weapon X, Hitmaker Hour

The Low Anthem on Live Block - BSR 88.1 FM

The Awesome Brothers on Live Block (bsrlive.com)

Influences: Goals- 1) to teach people interested in producing radio how to do so 2) to further interactions between Brown students and the greater Providence community 3) to cultivate a thoughtful and dedicated listenershipValues- Localism - We love our city and state! Education - Spread knowledge and ideas! Diversity - Different is great! Entertainment - Have fun and a sense of humor! Public Participation - Get into it! Get involved!
Sounds Like:
BSR's Fall Schedule 2007 (Times and Genres)

Urban

Tue 8PM - Flow Radio – Produced by and for the Providence teen community, an opportunity for skill development and exposure to new forms of radio broadcasting. Giving teens a voice on the airwaves.

Tue 9PM-1030PM BeatBox Radio- Rhode Island’s own, DJ Therion (Mr. International, starts off “Block Party”

Tue 1030PM-12AM - Hitz from tha Left – Rhode Island's own, DJ Lefty and host Espionage spin the best local and underground hip hop and R&B. Listen to the end of the show as he gives "Churc" to the people .

Tue 12AM- 2AM – M.O.E. Radio –DJ King Ecko spinnin’ the hottest and exclusive in hip hop, R&B, Reggae, and Reggaeton has to offer, with host Sandman as they celebrate M.O.E. – Money Over Everything.

Fri 1-330PM – DJ Nook afternoon blend – Exclusive joints from up and coming talent local and worldwide.

Fri 430-530PM - Freedom Radio- Host DJ Tek - A open format education urban show tailored to the incarcerated and those looking to learn the business of the hiphop industry.
Fri 8-9PM - She Speaks Truth/Rooted Sound Radio - Host Lady Dubb - This music show will feature all of the latest and greatest in reggae, soca, calypso, and other Afro diasporic rhythms. This show will help to create a relationship between BSR and the Providence reggae community.

Fri 9-1030PM - Off Tha Top – Inphynit and Cosmik Krissy bring you the latest local and underground hip hop & spoken word along with lively discussions and surprises.

Sun 9PM – Music One – Nothing but positive music - Gospel, Gospel Hip Hop, R&B, Poetry…spot-lighting lots of local and Music One artist that have positive messages. Some interviews with those artists along with some live performances.

Sun 11PM- Spiritual Takeover-All gospel (old classics, and new school artist) on the airwaves hosted by Brother Edwin.
Indie rock

Mon 12AM – Losing Your Cool – New music to bring back your cool, to get back your savviest style, and let you take on the work with debonair.

Mon 130AM-2AM- The Light Fantastic-

Thu 1030PM-1230AM - The Association Game- "That doesn't make any sense!?" Oh yes it does! Listen between the songs.

Mon 1030PM-12AM- Trying To Find a Balance - east coast, west coast, down south, midwest. rock, folk, blues, indie, jazz. making connections with everything. seriously.
Freeform

Mon 10:30PM - Absolutely Ridiculous – Predictability is boring. We’ve got an eclectic collection ranging from the quirky, bizarre and just plain strange to the ever so normal. It’ll keep you on your toes.

Mon 9PM - Cowboys & Indie Kids – A freeform radio rodeo: blips, yelps, beats, drones, and glitches, from Providence and beyond.

Thu 7PM - Live Block – Local and sometimes not-so-local bands playing live at BSR and spinning their favorite records afterwards.

Thu 9PM – Phoning It In – Lo-fi is the right fi: dj talksonthephone calls up all your favorite musicians for live over-the-phone performances and awkward conversation.

Fri 11PM-12:30AM - Ampersand Theater – Exploring the depths of various genres, ranging from the rusted and crusted to the glittering and glam. It's milk crate listening!

Fri 12AM-130AM - World’s Slowest Dance Party – Be it clubby techno or forgotten country, the best songs around are the ones you can dance to. Slowly. Be it by yourself, or with others, TWSDP is here to provide those songs for you.

Thu 12PM-2PM – Smelly Afternoon – A Culture Kaleidoscope, Beat blender, and Brain smasher all in one. Each show hangs a sound collage-symphony on a central theme, which is slowly revealed through song juxtaposition, mood oscillation, and narrative/historical/aesthetic connections.

Mon 4PM-530PM- Suspended in Gaffa- Can't decide whether to listen to indie rock, electropop, dance punk, or Baltimore club music? Tune in, and let yourself be suspended in gaffa.

Mon 530PM-7PM- Powder Blue All-Stars- My personal taste screams (or whimpers melodically) for tunes of the folksy-indie variety, but this show is about exploration. We'll see some hip-hop, jazz, loud, funk, classics, foreign anything and everything.
Thu 930PM-1030PM - Absolutely Ridiculous - The show dedicated to all that is silly, bizarre, and just plain ridiculous in the world of music.

Roots – Folk/Blues

Sun 4PM-7PM – The Piehole – The Piehole, noun, verb, adjective, adverb: (1) communicate; (2) build community; (3) eclectic; (4) traditional; (5) innovative; (6) creative; (7) passionately; (8) bring joy; (9) lo-fi, new American weird, alt-folk, alt-country, many worlds, 60s-70s folk, chamber-folk, punk-folk, psychedelic-folk, Americana, electronica (10) listenable; (11) literate.

Mon 1030PM-12AM- Trying To Find a Balance - east coast, west coast, down south, midwest. rock, folk, blues, indie, jazz. making connections with everything. seriously.
Wed 1030PM-12PM – Blues for Your Soul – Acoustic & electric blues, old time gospel and some soul, all with your host, the Medicine Man.

Wed 9PM-10PM- Roots and Shoots- American roots with Charlie and Bremen. Old-time, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Blues, Gospel, Sacred Harp. Corny Jokes and Vintage Commercials. Live Wednesday nights from 9:00-10:30. Get in touch at [email protected].

Wed 12PM-1AM- Bluefinger- Blues, loosely interpreted.

Wed 1AM-130AM- Don't Forget The Flowers- Folk, Rock, Blues, Jazz. Enjoy.

Loud/Freeform

Fri 2AM-5AM – The Dawn is Your Enemy – Doom, dark, some world, some bumpin’ beats, eclectic electric, new sounds, found sounds, dark ambient…a horror movie soundtrack.

Sat 9PM-10PM - Joanne’s Theory of a Radio Show – All things Providence: punk, hardcore, noise, metal, psych, folk, whatever. And sometimes the rest of the world, too.

Sat 10-12AM – Serious Fun – A radio program of great ambition. Ambition unparalleled by none except Caesar. Unlike Caesar, Serious Fun plays music, from heavy and fast, of the metal disposition, to more traditional rock bands and boogie tunes. Also Serious Fun hopes that it will not be stabbed in excess by it’s friends because of its musical ambition.

Sat 12AM-1AM – Sounds of the Apocalypse – An ongoing soundtrack for the end of the world, consisting of paranoid, alienating, desolate, and unsettling noises, hums, echoes, and samples to make you rethink pressing that big red button.

Thu 130AM-2AM- Mariatarded- HOLY HOT HABANERO FINGER F**KIN PUNK and alternative: fighting fatigue in a desolate hour.

Features

Wed 7PM - Bike Talk – Call in or email for all your bicycling needs! [email protected]

Mon 830PM-9PM -Global Warning/ Mystery Feature Adventure Show
Fri 8PM (alternate w/ The Bear's Den) - Real Black Talk – Here to make you - Think, because it is NOT ILLEGAL, YET!!! We look at information primarily from a Melanin Dominant/Black Perspective. We discuss the "not so popular issues" like Black Self-Hate and White Supremacy.

Sun 7PM - Spoiler Alert – All Things Film, Locally and Globally. Film creators, producers, promoters, and fans.

News/Sports

Wed 830PM – War News Radio – News & analysis, soldiers & civilians - Irag & Afghanistan in depth, including the voices of the people.

Weekdays 7PM – Democracy Now! – From Pacifica; the war and peace report.

Fri 8PM -The Bear's Den - Unprotected sports talk from the names you trust. All of the musings in the past week of Brown athletics, plus a few surprises and twists to get your evening started off right.

Classical

Thu 11PM – Dvorak Escape Plan - Music of the loose 'Classical' Genre from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

Electronic

Sat 1-5AM – The Kitchen – Afterhours mixshow featuring house music from around the world and weekly guest DJs.

Sat 12AM – Sounds of the Apocalypse – An ongoing soundtrack for the end of the world, consisting of paranoid, alienating, desolate, and unsettling noises, hums, echoes, and samples to make you rethink pressing that big red button.

Fri 2AM – The Dawn is Your Enemy – Doom, dark, some world, some bumpin’ beats, eclectic electric, new sounds, found sounds, dark ambient…a horror movie soundtrack.

World

Sun 7:30PM - Around the World – Music from across the globe and across the ages. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, sacred music, party music, exotic music – a multi-cultural excursion.

Fri 9PM - Cape Verdean Blast - This Year One Of Rhode Island's Hottest Cape Verdean Dj, Dj-Enice from Big Boi Production.
Local

Wed 7PM - Bike Talk – Call in or email for all your bicycling needs! [email protected]

Sat 7-10PM - Joanne’s Theory of a Radio Show – All things Providence: punk, hardcore, noise, metal, psych, folk, whatever. And sometimes the rest of the world, too.

Mon 9PM - Cowboys & Indie Kids – A freeform radio rodeo: blips, yelps, beats, drones, and glitches, from Providence and beyond.

Thu 7PM - Live Block – Local and sometimes not-so-local bands playing live at BSR and spinning their favorite records afterwards.

Tue 7PM - Flow Radio – Produced by and for the Providence teen community, an opportunity for skill development and exposure to new forms of radio broadcasting. Giving teens a voice on the airwaves.

Fri 1030PM - Off Tha Top – Inphynit and Cosmik Krissy bring you the latest local and underground hip hop & spoken word along with lively discussions and surprises.

Sun 9PM – Music One – Nothing but positive music - Gospel, Gospel Hip Hop, R&B, Poetry…spot-lighting lots of local and Music One artist that have positive messages. Some interviews with those artists along with some live performances.

And check the archives for shows!! BSRLive.com, USE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT GIVE.


Record Label: BSR88.1

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