Join the cause

I did an interview on the air this evening with Duquesne student Annie Dahlkemper, who went on a hunger strike for 24 hours to bring about awareness for Darfur.

If you missed it, don’t worry.  You can still help out.  Visit Add Your Voice or Pittsburgh Darfur to learn about and spread awareness of the genocide in Darfur.

Thanks and keep listening,

Brittany

WDSR music director

Upcoming “Matt and Matt” Guests

On this week’s show on Monday, April 20, we’ll be having Maggie Brophy of the Duquesne Women’s crew team in studio for our interview segment.

On April 27th, we’ll be having blogger Pipistrello on over the M&M Hotline to talk about his experience as a YouTube blogger, his following in Philadelphia, and his Yo’Tube event.

Tune in from 7-9 Monday nights to listen in!

-Matt Kaz

Interview with Jeremy Jay: April 23rd

I’ll be interviewing Jeremy Jay at his show at Gooski’s on April 22nd.  The interview will air during my show on Thursday the 23rd (8 – 10 p.m.).

If you listen to WDSR, chances are you’ve heard Jeremy Jay.  If you have any questions you’d like me to ask, send them via email to music@wdsr.org

Visit his myspace here.

Your charming music director,

Brittany

Dukes Hockey Coach on “Matt and Matt” tonight!

Hey all you crazy cats and chicks out there.

Coach David Fryer of the Duquesne Men’s Ice Hockey team will be joining us on tonight’s show. Tune in to “The Matt and Matt Show” from 7-9 tonight on WDSR (www.wdsr.org/listen) for the interview, plus some talk about MLB’s opening day and other news.

Peace, all,
-Matt Kaz

EAR CANDY

EAR CANDY

I’m trying out new personas this year.  I’m learning how to cook, I’ve taken dance classes and now I’m your dj every Wednesday from 3-5pm.  So I’ve been playing music and pressing buttons…the picture’s getting clearer but still a little blurry. It’s like trying to get a moving object in focus with your camera…I adjust each time and it gets a little better, but I’m still waiting for the perfect picture. It’s intriguing, so bear with me. I haven’t come up with the perfect radio show YET…but after weeks of self-deliberation (or procrastination), I’ve come up with the perfect name.

So tune into Ear Candy, a radio show that will treat your ears with sweet melodies and thought-provoking commentary hosted by yours truly.

I’ll post a schedule soon, so keep your eyes peeled!

-Sonya

[Fixed] Technical difficulties!

Hello world,

It appears that the server that hosts our radio stream is currently offline. I have contacted the administrator and hopefully it will be restored soon. I will update this post when it is fixed.

UPDATE: The administrator has told me that the server is down due to a widespread virus that is making its way around our university.  He says it will be back up tomorrow. Please excuse the interruption in service. I will update this post when it is back up and running.

UPDATE 2: The server is back up and running. Everything should be working now!

Meeting next Wednesday

WDSR (Duquesne Student Radio) is YOUR INTERNET RADIO (www.wdsr.org). DSR
needs students interested in all aspects of college radio including DJs,
news and sports reporters, producers, entertaining talk personalities, and
such management postions as promotions, programming, and engineering.

DSR is a true free-form station completely managed and operated by
students from all majors and from all parts of the campus community. Come
be a part of YOUR INTERNET RADIO station.

Meeting is at 9:00 PM Wednesday, February 25th at our NEW studio on the
first floor of College Hall Room 114. Come meet the staff and be a part of
YOUR WDSR.

More info? Contact us at wdsr97@gmail.com. Give us a listen at
www.wdsr.org. Check us out on myspace.com/wdsr97.

Feb 19: Interview with The London

Brittany Brashear will be interviewing The London on  February 19 at 7:00. Be sure to listen then for some sweet interviewing and music from the band.

Official MySpace for The London

DJ Jump’s resurrection of old school and alternative hip-hop blog

hey all, this is DJ Jump and im starting my show back up again….a few minor updates for the new schedule of 2009…i will now be on the air mondays and thursdays from 11pm-1am.  a little introduction to those of you who do not know my show, i devote it almost entirely to hip-hop with some techno and random other songs that people might request.  even if you dont like hip-hop or rap you should listen in to the show because i play more underground and old-school stuff that is nothing like most of the newer rap, and i must say i was once in your shoes and used to hate hip-hop…however i slowly gained an appreciation for it and i now can even tolerate the some of the new stuff…but predominately on my show is what most people who dont listen to hip-hop or usually even those who do, have not heard some of these guys before…thats not to say i dont play new stuff either because there are some guys who i really like from 2000-present.  i recently got alot of new music for the show too, so i dont feel like i will be recycling the same artists like i did last year…a little preview for the 2009 show, here are the artists i will most likely be using over the next months

aesop rock, akrobatik, atmosphere, b.o.b, birdman, blackalicious, blockhead, bun b, charles hamilton, clipse, common, the cool kids, dangerdoom, del the funky homosapien, dr. dre, elzhi, emc, eminem, estelle, the game, ghostface killah, guilty simpson,       ice cube, immortal technique, j-live, jake one, jay-z, jay-z and coldplay mashups, juvenile, k-os, kanye west, kid cudi, killer mike, lil’ wayne, lloyd banks, lupe fiasco, mf doom, mos def, murs, n.w.a, n.e.r.d, nas, nicolay and kay, notorious b.i.g, outkast, pharcyde, public enemy, q-tip, the roots, salt n’ pepa, scarface, slug, snoop dog, t-pain, t.i, talib kweli, tony  yayo, wu-tang clan, young jeezy, 9th wonder and buckshot….as for mixtapes i got the dj decko’s redefinition of the grind which features some random artists on it.

i feel like there is a good mixture of old school, alternative/underground, and contemporary hip-hop in there.  im really excited for the new year and the start of my show so please tune in.

Contest: new logo for WDSR

Win a $150 Visa Gift Card by helping WDSR! Duquesne Student radio is looking for your artistic talent to help create a new logo for the station. WDSR, Duquesne Student Radio, is looking to update our logo and slogan. Any student interested has the opportunity to win a $150 Visa gift card by submitting an entry in WDSR’s Logo Contest. Students do not have to submit a slogan with their logo, however, it is recommended.
WDSR is Duquesne’s student run radio station, operated by students for students. Our management and DJ’s are Duquesne students, but are not limited to students in McAnulty  Liberal Arts school. Because our station has such a wide array of DJ’s and listeners our logo will have to be something that reflects the universal aspects of the station. We are a free form station playing all genres of music ranging from independent rock and indie to hip hop and top 40. The playlists are unique with a mixture of Radiohead, MIA, Sub Pop inspired indie rock, post punk New York. Our hope is that with the verity of music played there is something for everyone. We have also recently formed a news department. Listeners to can find our station at www.WDSR.org and listen live 24/7 though there are not DJ’s continually through that period of time. This year was the first year that the station is broadcasted solely through the internet. If there is anything else you feel would help your design of a logo that is not included in this e-mail please contact us at promos@wdsr.org and we will be happy to provide you with any information we can.
The guidelines for your logo submission is as follows:
  • Submissions will be accepted in printed form or e-mail your submission in illustrator format to newlogo@wdsr.org
  • The design should be in Illustrator or some other vector based program.
  • Photoshop is not a vector based program; entries created in Photoshop will not be accepted.
  • The Design must be 600 DPI.
  • It must be designed as 8×10 printed.
  • Your name must be attached but NOT printed on the paper, this will allow for blind judging.
  • All submissions will become property of the JMA department.
  • Winning logo must be submitted in illustrator format. Also, the winner has the right to include their logo in their resume.
  • All submissions must be turned in by Friday January 30th. No submissions will be accepted after this date.

Any questions, feel free to e-mail us at promos@wdsr.org