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Upcoming WLOY DJ Events

Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 by Liz Kosik

Catch our WLOY DJs showcasing their talents at some upcoming events! We will be providing music and adding to the festivities this month at the Women’s Center “Ladies Night” on Thursday, November 10th from 9:30-11:30 pm at the FAC. The night will entail tons of activities such as Group X and self-defense classes, along with free merch and raffles!

The fun continues at CAB’s “Loyola’s Got Talent” on Saturday, November 19th from 8-10 pm in the 4th Floor Programming Room. Enter to show off your awesome talents to get the chance to win a TV and Firestick, Alexa, Nutribullet, and tons of other giveaways. Come support your favorite radio station at your favorite events! Registration for all events is open on the Bridge!

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AOTW: Alvvays – “Blue Rev”

Monday, November 7th, 2022 by Liz Kosik

by Ameila Dunat ’25

Alvvays – “Blue Rev”

Released: October 7, 2022

Rating: 7 / 10

This Toronto band’s third album has been in the works since their 2017 album Antisocialites and it was definitely worth the wait. Alvvays is an Indie Pop band from Canada formed in 2011. After a 5-year hiatus, they’ve released Blue Rev, a shoegaze collection of 14 tracks, all with bittersweet lyrics and psychedelic sounds. My favorite tracks from this album were “Easy on Your Own”, “Tile by Tile”, and “After the Earthquake”. “After the Earthquake” was my favorite out of all of them because of its upbeat melody. “Easy on your Own” and “Tile by Tile” both feature whimsical vocals and sophisticated melodies making them sound just like the previous albums. Listening to this album made it seem as if no time had passed since I last heard the sounds of Alvvays many years ago! (more…)

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Dead Air – Halloween 2022 (9-11pm)

Monday, October 31st, 2022 by The Professor

It’s that time of year, we’ve been running Dead Air at midnight all month and now, it is time! New 2022 episode of Dead Air premieres at 9pm for all your spooky parties and to scare the neighbors (or late trick or treaters) with some very rare sounds.

Once again, DJ, educator and musician Terence Hannum will bring you 2 hours of great horror movie soundtracks with this year’s focus on the films of Peter Straub, the recent Halloween trilogy, and Hellraiser. Catch the ending for a special mashup track. Enjoy this year’s special DEAD AIR 2022!

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Concert Review: Within Temptation and Iron Maiden

Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 by Liz Kosik

by Aaliyah Smith-Bradley ’24

The opener for Iron Maiden was amazing and really energized the audience. Within Temptation is a Dutch metal band founded in 1996. The main vocalist, Sharon den Adel, has the most beautiful voice and an amazing stage presence. Within Temptation performed their most popular songs such as “Faster”, “Don’t Pray for Me” and “Angels”. If you have not heard any songs by Within Temptation and like Iron Maiden, you will for sure love them! With an amazing start to the concert, Within Temptation really hyped up the crowd for Iron Maiden. (more…)

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AOTW: Jonathan Jeremiah – “Horsepower For The Streets”

Tuesday, October 25th, 2022 by Liz Kosik

by Aaliyah Smith-Bradley ’24

Jonathan Jeremiah – “Horsepower For The Streets”

Release: September, 2022

Rated: 9/10

RIYL: Lord Huron, Hozier, Donovan Woods, Family of the Year, Bronze Radio Return.

If you love music that sounds like an orchestra with the violins, piano and chorus in the back, then this is the album for you. When I first heard Horsepower For The Streets, I was in shock. I thought Hozier and Sam Smith were the only ones that knew how to mix Pop music with Soul. (more…)

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WLOY & Spectrum Present: Rocky Horror Picture Show

Tuesday, October 25th, 2022 by Liz Kosik

It’s that time of year again! Join us this Monday for a WLOY Halloween tradition: The Rocky Horror Picture Show! The festivities will begin on the quad (rain location: McGuire Hall) with the free screening of the famous cult-classic on the outdoor blowup screen. You also don’t want to miss your chance to participate in the annual costume contest to win a new turntable and Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack on a limited edition picture disc! The amazingly ghoulish night doesn’t end there with tons of giveaways and snacks to ease your Halloween fright. Come join the fun and we’ll see you this Monday, October 31st from 8-10pm on the quad!

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WLOY Welcomes 2022 NSEMC to Baltimore

Monday, October 24th, 2022 by The Professor

WLOY is honored and thrilled to welcome the 2022 National Student Electronic Media Convention to Baltimore! After years of the conference roving around the country and just missing us, we finally captured it for 2020 and then… ugh. Thankfully we are hosting it live and in person for 2022! We welcome hundreds of college radio and TV students and advisors to Charm City October 26-29th. We’re doing our best to be great ambassadors for Baltimore with a 20 minute welcome to Charm City video created by Ben Ostrowski ’24 and voice by him and Hope Johnson ’23. We’ve roped in great local music from Skribe and James Von Lenz and arranged tours of M & T Bank Stadium and WBAL Radio/TV and more fun things. How about bringing a special edition of the Baltimore Record Bazaar into the hotel to let students from all over the country do a little crate digging! We’ll be sharing as much Baltimore as we can with our guests and linking videos and other info. As a bonus, we have 9 amazing WLOY alumni coming back to share their experiences in radio, TV, film, PR, digital content and entertainment law 🙂

See below for the video exploring things to do in Baltimore and links to everything mentioned! (more…)

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Jon Spencer Interview

Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 by The Professor

The incomparable Jon Spencer (see Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, etc…) has a new band together Jon Spencer & The HITmakers and they are back on the road after a minor delay due to some global pandemic or something… Our own Ben Ostrowski ’24 caught up with Jon in advance of his show this Saturday at The Ottobar. Give it a listen and find out more about the new album, the tour, Jon’s elevation of bluesman R. L. Burnside and much more. Then catch the show Saturday at The Ottobar for the rest of the story!

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Vakili Band Interview (2022)

Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 by The Professor

Wooo! We are BACK! In studio with the Vakili Band during a stop on their way to their show in DC at The Runaway tonight. Ben Ostrowski ’24 hung out with the full band for our first in studio band visit since the dreaded closure of 2020… So glad to start having bands back in and they were a great one. The whole band hung and talked process, their new Walking Sideways album, recording vs live versions, and how well Gordon packs the van. A lot of fun and a great way to get back into live interviews. Can’t wait for them to come back in the spring for a show in Baltimore. Meanwhile check out their new album and listen to the interview in case you missed it live.