New host. Show revival and changes.
Posted: Thu June 28th, 2012, 1:49 am
I'm not sure if people still visit this forum, but it's worth a shot.
Tonight marked my 5th official show since taking over We're Not Gonna Take It last month. I figured it was time to formally introduce myself and talk a little bit about what I hope to do with this show.
My name is Lauryn, I'm a senior Film student at Georgia State University, and I am currently one of two Assistant Program Directors at Album 88. In addition to We're Not Gonna Take It, I host Algorhythm (math rock, noise rock, and early post-hardcore) from 1-2am on Tuesdays and I am a contributing host for the Quintessential College Show (indie rock & pop) from 4-8pm on Saturdays. I love many subgenres of metal but I tend to gravitate towards those that are sludgey, atmospheric, and those that experiment with genre fusion.
Since taking over at We're Not Gonna Take It, I've made some changes. I've placed a focus on underground metal and bringing the show back to the college radio mission of helping artists that actually need more exposure and appreciation. Sure, I love Master of Puppets as much as the next person, but Metallica doesn't need my help. I'd like to focus on the underground bands, the local artists, and to keep the show current and up-to-date, so you guys know what's going on in the metal world today. Of course, I'll play some old favorites, but a majority of my sets are going to be newer tracks and unreleased music, so you can hear it first.
Another change I've made, which was difficult for me, is eliminating hardcore and post-hardcore. I currently play early post-hardcore on Algorhythm and hardcore doesn't really belong on a (already broad) metal show. Hardcore is punk and I hope that one day we'll have a better show to play it on, but this isn't the appropriate place for it. That said, I'll still be playing some metalcore.
With this show, I hope to discover and share some truly great metal and to quell the ideas that metal is just a gimmick, or that is has no artistic value and is just a joke. I want people to take this show and metal as a genre more seriously, so I am steering clear of the cheese and the gimmicks. If you're interested in expanding your tastes and keeping current on your underground favorites, this is your show. If you only want to call and request your personal metal anthem every week, this probably isn't the show for you.
Again, this will be some discovery for me as well so I encourage you to suggest bands, albums, etc. Send me your band's album, demo, whatever. Give me your feedback, good and bad, on the show.
Also, I hope to do more album and ticket giveaways in the future, and I'll update the I_LOVE_ZUCKERPENIS page with news of those events and other upcoming concerts.
I hope you guys have been enjoying the show so far. Thanks for listening \m/
xoxo,
Lauryn
email: wrasmetal88@gmail.com
blog: http://www.wrasmetal.blogspot.com
phone: 404-413-9727 (WRAS)
submissions:
WRAS-Atlanta
We're Not Gonna Take It
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3973
Atlanta, GA 30302-3973
Tonight marked my 5th official show since taking over We're Not Gonna Take It last month. I figured it was time to formally introduce myself and talk a little bit about what I hope to do with this show.
My name is Lauryn, I'm a senior Film student at Georgia State University, and I am currently one of two Assistant Program Directors at Album 88. In addition to We're Not Gonna Take It, I host Algorhythm (math rock, noise rock, and early post-hardcore) from 1-2am on Tuesdays and I am a contributing host for the Quintessential College Show (indie rock & pop) from 4-8pm on Saturdays. I love many subgenres of metal but I tend to gravitate towards those that are sludgey, atmospheric, and those that experiment with genre fusion.
Since taking over at We're Not Gonna Take It, I've made some changes. I've placed a focus on underground metal and bringing the show back to the college radio mission of helping artists that actually need more exposure and appreciation. Sure, I love Master of Puppets as much as the next person, but Metallica doesn't need my help. I'd like to focus on the underground bands, the local artists, and to keep the show current and up-to-date, so you guys know what's going on in the metal world today. Of course, I'll play some old favorites, but a majority of my sets are going to be newer tracks and unreleased music, so you can hear it first.
Another change I've made, which was difficult for me, is eliminating hardcore and post-hardcore. I currently play early post-hardcore on Algorhythm and hardcore doesn't really belong on a (already broad) metal show. Hardcore is punk and I hope that one day we'll have a better show to play it on, but this isn't the appropriate place for it. That said, I'll still be playing some metalcore.
With this show, I hope to discover and share some truly great metal and to quell the ideas that metal is just a gimmick, or that is has no artistic value and is just a joke. I want people to take this show and metal as a genre more seriously, so I am steering clear of the cheese and the gimmicks. If you're interested in expanding your tastes and keeping current on your underground favorites, this is your show. If you only want to call and request your personal metal anthem every week, this probably isn't the show for you.
Again, this will be some discovery for me as well so I encourage you to suggest bands, albums, etc. Send me your band's album, demo, whatever. Give me your feedback, good and bad, on the show.
Also, I hope to do more album and ticket giveaways in the future, and I'll update the I_LOVE_ZUCKERPENIS page with news of those events and other upcoming concerts.
I hope you guys have been enjoying the show so far. Thanks for listening \m/
xoxo,
Lauryn
email: wrasmetal88@gmail.com
blog: http://www.wrasmetal.blogspot.com
phone: 404-413-9727 (WRAS)
submissions:
WRAS-Atlanta
We're Not Gonna Take It
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3973
Atlanta, GA 30302-3973