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WDCV Fall 2017 Review

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WDCV Fall 2017 Semester Review

 

This semester flew by at WDCV! The fall of 2017 started off successfully as two new station managers, Justine Hayward ’18 and Julia Ormond ’19, organized and planned for the semester. The executive board, comprised of inventive and enthusiastic juniors and sophomores, tackled many events which ultimately lead to an overall awesome semester.

                     

WDCV had around 75 new DJ sign-ups during Activities Fair. The DJs stuck it out through training and information sessions, and got their shows a couple weeks after signing up. There were 30 newly trained DJs, 10 returning DJs, 14 exec DJs, and 18 community DJs, rounding out to 72 DJs in total broadcasting their radio shows throughout the semester!

                                   

 

Because we had so many DJs, we had a lot of exciting events. WDCV DJs provided music for Farm Frolics on the Dickinson College Farm in early September and hosted two successful Pop-Up Record Shops with our friend Dennis in October and late November. WDCV also participated in College Radio Day and First Friday simultaneously by DJing for those strolling through Carlisle on a sunny Friday afternoon. We compiled a playlist dedicated to the queer and LBGTQAA+ community for Out on Britton and collaborated with MOB to introduce their fall concert through the airwaves. WDCV successfully broadcasted live for a full day during our 24 Hour Live Event in late November and put on a concert in the Social Hall in early November to celebrate underrepresented artists from Lancaster and Boston. It was a huge success for all WDCV concert planners and concert-goers alike! And to end the semester on top, the station hosted a DJ potluck during the last week of classes to wish their DJs good luck on finals and a happy winter break!

                     

Outside of the many events that WDCV hosted this semester, the station continued to thrive as new DJs joined, awesome CDs were added as featured artists, and more people came to appreciate college radio. We can’t wait for next semester, and hope that you are all excited too! Thank you for a great couple months, and see you back in the station in January!

 

If you have any questions, email Julia Ormond at ormondj@dickinson.edu

WDCV’s Top Fives of Twenty-Ten

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DJ Top Five Lists

Our DJs’ favorite new discoveries! Albums that were released before 2010 are marked with an asterisk. It goes without saying–if you find one of these lists particularly awesome, check out the schedule and listen to their show!

  1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West
  2. All Day – Girl Talk
  3. B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
  4. Dropkick Murphys – Do or Die*
  5. The Roots – How I Got Over

–Brandon O’Brien

  1. LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening
  2. Sleigh Bells – Treats
  3. New Pornographers – Together
  4. Discovery – LP*
  5. Architecture in Helsinki – Places Like This*

–Sam Pollan

  1. Bill Callahan – Rough Travel for a Rare Thing
  2. Silver Jews – Starlite Walker*
  3. Silver Jews – The Natural Bridge*
  4. Simon Joyner – The Cowardly Traveler Pays His Toll*
  5. Royal Trux – Twin Infinitives*

–Andrew Jones

  1. John Hartford String Band – Memories of John
  2. Andy Hall – Sound of the Slide Guitar*
  3. Nora Jane Sruthers – Nora Jane Struthers

–Davis Tracy

  1. Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame
  2. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion*
  3. The Strokes – Room on Fire*
  4. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend*
  5. Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea*

–Jimmy Wilkinson

  1. J Dilla – Donuts*
  2. Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
  3. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
  4. LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening
  5. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

–Dan Plekhov

  1. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – The Brutalist Bricks
  2. House Boat – Processing Complaints
  3. The Please and Thank Yous – Mind Yr P’s and Q’s
  4. Shugo Tokumaru – Port Entropy
  5. Beach House – Teen Dream

–Melissa Kelly

  1. Dovekins – Assemble the Aviary
  2. Laura Veirs – July Flame
  3. Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
  4. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
  5. Yeasayer – Odd Blood

–Lacey Smith (WDCV Alum)

  1. Weezer- Pinkerton (Deluxe edition)
  2. Daft Punk- Tron Legacy Soundtrack
  3. Coheed & Cambria- Year of the Black Rainbow
  4. Drink Up Buttercup- Born and Thrown on a Hook
  5. Broken Bells- Broken Bells

–Chris Bratton (WDCV Alum)

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DJ Meetings

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It’s that time again, the time when new & old djs alike come together to prepare for another excellent year of WDCV radio broadcasts.  We will be in Tome 112 Wednesday Sept. 8th & Thursday Sept. 9th at 7pm.  You only need to attend one if you want to be dj but you do have to attend one to fill out your application and learn all about WDCV.  We have made upgrades to the station over the summer and have some grand plans for the semester and we can’t wait to tell you about all of them.  We hope to see you all there!