February 2012
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January 2012
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HIT IT OR QUIT IT is back! Everyone check out our new tracks to get your semester started right!
And we're back!
Revolution is back on the airwaves as we prepare to kick off another semester! Check out our lineup of fresh tracks in the Playlist and remember you can always hear us live 24/7 online! We are currently looking for new DJ’s to fill our spring schedule; if you are a WKU student with a 2.0 GPA, give us a shout and we will train you! No experience necessary! Email qa@revolution.fm for details.
December 2011
16 posts
We will be going off air for winter break at...
Flashback Fridays: Foo Fighters rock! Literally
http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/12/foo-fighters-literally-rock-new-zealand/
Apparently a Foo Fighters concert can cause geological tremors? We can totally get behind that…
2011 In Review
Check out Consequence of Sound for their Annual Report, covering everything that was awesome in music in 2011. News, photos, songs, albums, artists, and more!
http://consequenceofsound.net/
Top 11 Local Songs of 2011
11-Shozo-“We Could be Perfect” 10-Billy Swayze-“Good Stuff” 9-Patrick Goble-“Mars” 8-Absalom Absalom-“Thunderclaps” 7-Smallhouse-“Bring Petey” 6-Canago-“Fast Friends Again” 5-Schools-“A Mighty Shakedown” 4-Rainbow Kitty Kitty-“Summertime Kids” 3-Technology vs. Horse-“Electric Eels” 2-The...
Flashback Friday: Gary Numan drops new album
The man who helped define the industrial/electronic genre for a new decade in the 80’s has released a new album! You can check out the review below, and on the same site, the album is currently streaming for free!
http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/12/album-review-gary-numan-dead-son-rising/
Fundraiser at Griff's Deli December 13th!
A new campus organization, Water For Life, will be traveling to Haiti in June 2012 to set up water purification systems, and they need your help to get there! Tuesday December 13th they will be holding a fundraiser at Griff’s Deli on Scottsville Rd (next to BAC) from 4-9pm. The group will receive a portion of the profits from all the food sold during that period, so if you don’t have...
Clips from last night's Top 30 Countdown.
We Are Revolution (mp3)
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Top 30 Songs of 2011
30) My My My- Hard Kisses 29) Bjork- Crystalline 28) Phantogram- Don’t Move 27) The Vaccines- Post-Breakup Sex 26) My Morning Jacket- Holding on to Black Metal 25) Mates of State- Palomino 24) Jessica Lea Mayfield- Our Hearts Our Wrong 23) Said the Whale- Camilo (The Magician) 22) Portugal. the Man- Got it All 21) The Front Bottoms- Flashlight 20) Penguin Prison- Don’t Fuss with My Money 19) The...
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Top 30 Countdown numbers 1-4
4) Bassnectar- Lights 3) Darwin Deez- Radar Detector 2) Foster the People- Pumped Up Kicks 1) fun.- We Are Young
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Top 30 Countdown numbers 5-9
9) Art vs. Science- Magic Fountain 8) The Drums- What You Were 7) Neon Indian- Polish Girl 6) Grouplove- Tongue Tied 5) Chiddy Bang- Mind Your Manners
Top 30 Countdown numbers 10-14
14) Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues 13) M83- Midnight City 12) Bon Iver- Towers 11) Givers- Meantimie 10) Vandaveer- Spite
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Top 30 Countdown numbers 19-15
19) The Black Keys- Lonely Boy 18) Death Cab for Cutie- You Are Tourist 17) Lykke Li- Get Some 16) TV on the Radio- Will Do 15) Cut Copy- Take Me Over
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Top 30 Countdown numbers 24-20
24) Jessica Lea Mayfield- Our Hearts Our Wrong 23) Said the Whale- Camilo (The Magician) 22) Portugal. the Man- Got it All 21) The Front Bottoms- Flashlight 20) Penguin Prison- Don’t Fuss with My Money
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It's time for the Top 30 Countdown!
These are our most popular songs of 2011 on the station. Tune in now by clicking the “listen live” link. We will be liveblogging as we go. Here are numbers 25-30:
30) My My My- Hard Kisses 29) Bjork- Crystalline 28) Phantogram- Don’t Move 27) The Vaccines- Post-Breakup Sex 26) My Morning Jacket- Holding on to Black Metal 25) Mates of State- Palomino
The 2011 Grammy nominations are in and Bon Iver is leading the pack this year! The band is looking at possible honors for Best Alternative Album, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist! Other honorees we hold dear here at Revolution include Adele, Mumford and Sons, Wilco, Radiohead, and My Morning Jacket, among others. You can see all the nominations on Consequence of Sound...
November 2011
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A Revolutionary Holiday
While there’s nothing quite like the sounds of Bing Crosby to warm your heart, we know that it’s easy to get really sick of all the typical carols by the end of the season. That’s why at Revolution 91.7, we’ve got you covered with something different. Classics and original songs all by some of your favorite artists. We even included mp3 links so you can acquire these...
Thanksgiving Break
Revolution will still be on the air during Thanksgiving break 24/7! If you are bored at home or just looking for your dose of college radio favorites, keep tuned to us on your radio dial or here on the Web! We are under the Listen tab on the right side of the page
Check it out!
Interested in hearing more about what Revolution is doing around campus and in the community? Look for our new Station Events tab on the right side of the screen! We will keep you updated as we schedule more remotes and events going into next semester!
It's FRIDAY!!
How about a smorgasbord of reviews and clips to get your weekend going? We think yes!
http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/11/interview-mike-mills-of-r-e-m/
An interview with Mike Mills, the bassist for REM up until their recent breakup.
http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/11/album-review-phantogram-nightlife-ep/
Phantogram- Nightlife EP
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Art of Flight movie premiere this Tuesday!
WKU and Red Bull will be presenting a new film, The Art of Flight, this Tuesday on South Lawn starting at 8 pm! The film, an immersion into the world of snowboarding, promises to be like nothing ever seen before, with state of the art video production made just for this project! You don’t want to miss this!
http://www.artofflightmovie.com/
Looking for Weekend Entertainment?
Lost River Cavemen and Lost in Liberty will be performing on another Saturday set at Tidballs tomorrow! If you are 21+ and looking for something to do, come check these guys out! Lost in Liberty performed at RevFest: Battle of the Bands 2011 and did a fantastic job! Doors open at 9 and show is at 10, $5 cover per usual.
It’s time for another Wednesday review! Feist recently played a set at Chicago’s Riviera Theater on November 4th. Interested in how her live performace went? Read on!
http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/11/live-review-feist-at-chicago%E2%80%99s-riviera-114/
We apologize for the technical difficulties in getting this week’s poll posted
Flashback Fridays: To solo or not to solo?
http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/11/should-noel-stay-or-should-he-solo/
Two years ago, the Gallagher brothers of Oasis ended their years long feud when Noah chose to go solo. This interesting editorial looks at ten artists who chose to leave their successful bands in the pursuit of solo careers, with often mixed results. This editorial also features Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, Lauryn...
*Album Review Special!
*we’re changing the name from write-up wednesdays. this is just a temporary working title.
It’s a little late this week, but we’ve got another album review, this time from station favorite Florence + The Machine! Her follow-up Ceremonials has been met with critical success so far in the first week of release.
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WKU Parking and Transportation launches airport...
Western’s Parking and Transportation department will be launching a new airport shuttle service to take staff and students from campus to Nashville International Airport on November 9th! To kick this off, they will be having a launch party on the DUC patio from 10 am-2 pm. There will be music, games, giveaways, and raffles for some awesome prizes. If you have the chance, stop by and see...
October 2011
26 posts
A Halloween Treat for sure! Passion Pit played a fantastic set at MoogFest this past weekend, and debuted two new songs as well. Click here for videos of the performance. We can’t wait to hear a better-quality recording, but for now this’ll have to do!
Flashback Fridays: For GWAR, every day is... →
GWAR has been performing their shock rock/metal act since 1984, freakish costumes and all, but their current tour brought them once again to the stage at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for another Halloween performance. Check out the video above!
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And finally, Cosmo Jarvis- Is The World Strange Or Am I Strange?
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Hurricane Bells- Tides and Tales
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It’s a special Halloween triple treat for you all this week! First up is Justice’s Audio, Video, Disco
Looking for something to do Halloween weekend?
Get yourself to Skeleton’s Lair for this year’s theme, High School Horror Nights! This is the last weekend of the season for these Haunted Woods! The gates open at dark Friday- Sunday and close at midnight Friday and Saturday, and 10 on Sunday. This is something you don’t want to miss! Admission is $20.
48 Locketts Dream Settle, Ky 42164
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Perry Farrell and company are back! Check out the review of Jane’s Addiction’s new album The Great Escape Artist above!
We'd like to congratulate the following...
Hanna Regan aka White Rabbit
Savannah Burke, photography director
Nash Gumm, quality assurance director
Laura Byrd aka Lady Byrd
Nick Lough, underwriting director
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