I grew up on the radio and devoured everything rock-and-pop I could get my hands on.
About K-Tel
Scraped together my allowance to buy my own first album - it was either Rush's Moving Pictures or Pat Benatar's Crimes of Passion (or, um, maybe the Bee Gees' Sgt. Pepper). Before that, I had to tape Casey Kasem's Top 40 countdown off the Sunday radio and bribe my older sister to tape her Van Halen records for me. Fave genres are protopunk/garage, punk, post-punk, power pop, and I have a big soft spot for '70s AM yacht/cornball pop-rock. At UNC-Chapel Hill, I interned for the now-defunct Moist/Baited Breath indie label, wrote music reviews and conducted band interviews for The Daily Tar Heel and other local rags. Best interview of my life, though, was not really music related: Mister Rogers. But, yep, he played the ukelele.
Recent Playlists
Thu 05/21 · 7PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
7:54 PM
Memories
1979
Public Image Ltd.
Second Edition
7:48 PM
Southern Girls
LOCAL
1977
Cheap Trick
In Color
7:45 PM
Where I Belong
Weird Nightmare
Hoopla
7:41 PM
This Song
1976. For Jim.
George Harrison
Thirty Three & 1/3
7:38 PM
I Didn't Mean to Change My Mind
Prism Shores
Softest Attack
7:34 PM
One Way Ticket
Nerves
One Way Ticket
7:32 PM
One Way Ticket
LOCAL
ROOKIE
Rookie
7:28 PM
The Waiting
1981. HBD, Stan Lynch b 1955
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Hard Promises
7:26 PM
Greener Pastures
TV Star
Music For Heads
7:21 PM
Kill My Baby Tonight
2017
L.A. Witch
L.A. Witch
7:16 PM
Black Grease
2005
The Black Angels
The Black Angels
7:13 PM
El Ultimo
Las Cruxes
Las Cruxes
7:07 PM
House Of The Rising Sun
HBD, Hilton Valentine, 21 May 1943 – 29 January 2021
The Animals
The Best Of The Animals
7:02 PM
Hot Air Balloon
LOCAL
For Nick
Friko
Something Worth Waiting For
Thu 05/21 · 6PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
6:59 PM
Jane
1979
Jefferson Starship
Freedom At Point Zero
6:54 PM
Shut Up Kiss Me
LOCAL
2016
Angel Olsen
My Woman
6:50 PM
Mean to Me
The Lemon Twigs
Look For Your Mind!
6:47 PM
Midnight Cowboy
1992
The Cows
Cunning Stunts
6:44 PM
Cut Corners
2010
The Sadies
Darker Circles
6:42 PM
Ishamatsu
1963
The Centurions
Lost Legends of Surf Guitar I
6:38 PM
Finance
Choncy
Trademark
6:34 PM
Loomer
1991. HBD, Kevin Shields, b. 1963
My Bloody Valentine
Loveless
6:31 PM
Victim Of Luck
Metric
Romanticize The Dive
6:28 PM
Equestrian
2017. For Matthew.
Omni
Multi-task
6:22 PM
Manic Depression
1967
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Are You Experienced
6:17 PM
Testify Parts 1 and 2
HBD, Ronald Isley, b. 1941
The Isley Brothers
It's Your Thing
6:13 PM
Who Do You Love?
Brother Wallace
Electric Love
6:08 PM
Christine
1980. For Joe.
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Once Upon A Time: The Singles
6:06 PM
It Will Get Worse
LOCAL
2025
Lifeguard
Ripped and Torn
6:03 PM
Candy / Squeeze
Teen Suicide
Nude descending staircase headless
6:00 PM
Journey To The Center Of The Mind
The Amboy Dukes
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 3
Thu 05/14 · 7PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
7:55 PM
Showtime!
2025
Squid
Cowards
7:51 PM
Horatio Burns
Conscious Pilot
Human Poultry
7:49 PM
Why Do I Cry
The Remains
Nuggets
7:45 PM
It's Too Late
1971
Carole King
Tapestry (Disc 1)
7:40 PM
Somewhere Down the Crazy River
1987. For Cindy.
Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson
7:36 PM
Sin City
Flying Burrito Brothers
Farther Along: The Best of the Flying Burrito Brothers
7:32 PM
One Stop
Aldous Harding
Train on the Island
7:28 PM
Only After Dark
1974
Mick Ronson
Only After Dark
7:25 PM
Electric Love
Brother Wallace
Electric Love
7:19 PM
Muttering Continues
LOCAL
David Safran
A Few Lines Later
7:16 PM
What Did You Expect?
Archers Of Loaf
The Speed Of Cattle
7:14 PM
Swlabr
1967. HBD, Jack Bruce, 14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014
Cream
Disraeli Gears
7:11 PM
Going South
LOCAL
A.M. Slingers
To the Nines
7:05 PM
She's Gone
Atlantic
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Abandoned Luncheonette
7:02 PM
Underground
LOCAL
1970
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis
Thu 05/14 · 6PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
6:59 PM
Back Stabbers
1972
The O'Jays
Back Stabbers
6:55 PM
Free Money
1975
Patti Smith
Horses
6:50 PM
Wristwatch
2024
MJ Lenderman
Manning Fireworks
6:47 PM
Lying in Wait
Prism Shores
Softest Attack
6:44 PM
Where I Belong
Weird Nightmare
Hoopla
6:40 PM
Games People Play
1980
Alan Parsons Project
The Turn of a Friendly Card
6:37 PM
Sun Giant Says Hey
For Joe.
Wussy
Left For Dead
6:31 PM
Sleep To Dream
1996
Fiona Apple
Tidal
6:28 PM
I Call Your Name
1966
The Mamas and the Papas
Gold
6:26 PM
I Just Can't Get Over Losing You
The Lemon Twigs
Look For Your Mind!
6:21 PM
Jagged
1999
Old 97's
Fight Songs
6:19 PM
Corona
1984
Minutemen
Double Nickels On the Dime
6:16 PM
A Dogs Best Man
Choncy
Trademark
6:11 PM
Luke Warm at Best
LOCAL
2019. For Matthew.
These Beasts
These Beasts
6:08 PM
Much of a Muchness
Cola
Cost of Living Adjustment
6:04 PM
Aphrodisiac Jacket
1987. HBD, Ian Astbury
The Cult
Electric
6:00 PM
Dark Entries
1980
Bauhaus
In The Flat Field
Thu 04/30 · 7PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
7:56 PM
Of Course We Know
Modest Mouse
Strangers to Ourselves
7:50 PM
Light Command
Unrest
Perfect Teeth
7:48 PM
Lit
Jaguero
Make Me Feel Alive Again
7:45 PM
My Love Ain't a Life
The Premonitions
single
7:41 PM
Up On The Roof
LOCAL
The Cryan Shames
A Scratch in the Sky
7:39 PM
Matches
Spoils
Mile Wide Inch Deep
7:34 PM
Stand And Deliver
Adam & The Ants
Prince Charming
7:30 PM
Mexican Radio
Polvo
Freedom of Choice
7:27 PM
Cut Glass Hammer
MEMORIALS
All Clouds Bring Not Rain
7:21 PM
Pay No Mind (Snoozer)
Beck
Mellow Gold
7:19 PM
Pay No Mind
Weird Nightmare
Hoopla
7:16 PM
Beneath the Blue Sky
The Go-Go's
Talk Show
7:12 PM
Wound Up Here (By Holdin On)
Wednesday
Bleeds
7:08 PM
Choo Choo
LOCAL
Friko
Something Worth Waiting For
7:04 PM
Lonely In Your Nightmare
Duran Duran
Rio
7:00 PM
Out Of The Blue
Roxy Music
Country Life
Thu 04/30 · 6PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
6:58 PM
Generox Gray
Guided by Voices
August By Cake
6:54 PM
Start!
The Jam
Sound Affects
6:51 PM
Hollywood
The Runaways
Queens of Noise
6:48 PM
Peace Signs
Sharon Van Etten
Epic
6:45 PM
Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex
Germfree Adolescents
6:42 PM
Dressing the Part
Choncy
Trademark
6:37 PM
Looking For The Magic
Dwight Twilley Band
Twilley Don't Mind
6:34 PM
Dolly
LOCAL
The Blacks
Dolly Horrorshow
6:30 PM
The Bishop
LOCAL
National Photo Committee
Red Hot Photo Committee
6:25 PM
R.E.V.S.
LOCAL
Vacancy Chain
Is This How It's Supposed To Be?
6:22 PM
Looking At You
MC5
Back In the U.S.A.
6:19 PM
Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones
Aftermath
6:15 PM
Percy
Las Cruxes
Las Cruxes
6:10 PM
Destroyer
The Kinks
Give The People What They Want
6:07 PM
He War
Cat Power
You Are Free
6:03 PM
It Isn't
LOCAL
Stuck
Optimizer
6:00 PM
Sonic Reducer
Dead Boys
Young Loud and Snotty
Thu 04/23 · 7PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
7:56 PM
Fifteen Fifty-Three
Khruangbin
A LA SALA
7:50 PM
Everything Hits At Once*
Spoon
Girls Can Tell
7:47 PM
The River Serpentine
The Budos Band
The Budos Band III
7:45 PM
Talkback
Robber Robber
Two Wheels Move the Soul
7:41 PM
Green Mary
LOCAL
Autoliner
Be
7:37 PM
Quarter Bells in Country Sleep
LOCAL
Sects
Sects
7:33 PM
Inside Out
999
The Biggest Prize in Sport
7:30 PM
Heavy Metal Drummer
LOCAL
Wilco
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
7:26 PM
Corolla Hoist
The Grifters
One Sock Missing
7:24 PM
No Good Without You
BIRDS
Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964-1969, Vol. 4
7:18 PM
You Turned Off The Light
LOCAL
Sharp Pins
RED XEROX
7:16 PM
Alec Eiffel
Pixies
Trompe Le Monde
7:13 PM
Remember Me
British Sea Power
Decline of British Sea Power
7:07 PM
Burn In Heaven
TRAITRS
Possessor
7:04 PM
Silver Lines
The Notwist
News from Planet Zombie
7:02 PM
53rd & 3rd
Ramones
Ramones
7:00 PM
Chinese Rocks
Johnny Thunders
You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory
Thu 04/23 · 6PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
6:56 PM
Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
6:49 PM
Every 1's a Winner
Hot Chocolate
Every 1's a Winner
6:46 PM
Poison Arrow
ABC
The Lexicon Of Love
6:43 PM
All Hail Me
LOCAL
Veruca Salt
American Thighs
6:40 PM
Wonder
Courtney Barnett
Creature of Habit
6:36 PM
Bad Girl
The Zakary Thaks
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 4
6:33 PM
When My Baby's Beside Me*
Big Star
#1 Record/Radio City
6:30 PM
Cheated and Lied
The Vipers
Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era 1976-1996
6:27 PM
Battery Pack
Pictish Trail
Life Slime
6:22 PM
Couldn't Get It Right
Climax Blues Band
Gold Plated
6:18 PM
Queen Bitch
David Bowie
Hunky Dory
6:16 PM
Safeword
LOCAL
Accessory
Dust
6:11 PM
Feel Alive
Pleasure Pill
Alive
6:08 PM
Divine Hammer
The Breeders
Last Splash
6:06 PM
Might See You There
Weird Nightmare
Hoopla
6:00 PM
Seagull
Ride
Nowhere
Thu 04/16 · 7PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
7:55 PM
Exit Drill
LOCAL
Body Shop
Sex Body
7:49 PM
PDA
Interpol
Turn On The Bright Lights
7:46 PM
I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
The Clash
The Clash
7:44 PM
Beyond And Back
X
Wild Gift
7:41 PM
Halloween Hot Sauce
LOCAL
Vacancy Chain
Is This How It's Supposed To Be?
7:39 PM
The Sound It Made
Robber Robber
Two Wheels Move the Soul
7:34 PM
Ain't Talking' 'Bout Love
Van Halen
Van Halen
7:30 PM
The Grand Apartment
Louis IX
The Best Little Secrets Are Kept
7:25 PM
Fire, Man
LOCAL
Stuck
Optimizer
7:20 PM
Headin' for the Texas Border
The Flamin' Groovies
Flamingo
7:17 PM
Out Of Our Tree
The Wailers
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 4
7:12 PM
Believe
The Bravery
The Sun and the Moon
7:10 PM
Normal People
!!!
Let It Be Blue
Thu 04/16 · 6PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
6:21 PM
My Pal
God
God
6:19 PM
Girl With A Look
Kim Gordon
PLAY ME
6:14 PM
Flowers Will Return
Shannon And The Clams
Year Of The Spider
6:10 PM
Buena
Morphine
Cure For Pain
6:06 PM
Camellia
Cult Objects
Amulet
6:01 PM
The Light Pours Out Of Me
Magazine
Real Life
Thu 04/09 · 7PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
7:53 PM
Had to Hear
Real Estate
Atlas
7:49 PM
Dopamine
DIIV
Is The Is Are
7:47 PM
Shake
LOCAL
The Arrivals
Payload
7:42 PM
Friend to Friend in Endtime
Lungfish
Talking Songs for Walking
7:39 PM
In The Land Of The Few
Love Sculpture
Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond, 1964-1969, Vol. 2
7:35 PM
Totally Vexed
LOCAL
Stuck
Optimizer
7:31 PM
Quarter Bells in Country Sleep
LOCAL
Sects
Sects
7:24 PM
Twisted on a Train
King Tuff
MOO
7:23 PM
(You're My) Soul and Inspiration
The Righteous Brothers
The Very Best of the Righteous Brother
7:17 PM
If Not For You
George Harrison
All Things Must Pass
7:15 PM
Change My Mind
The Motels
All Four One
7:11 PM
Busy Bee
Kim Gordon
PLAY ME
7:07 PM
Metal
LOCAL
Memory Card
Siren Surf Hurricane
7:04 PM
Hard To Explain
The Strokes
Is This It?
Thu 04/09 · 6PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
6:59 PM
Walking in L.A.
Missing Persons
Spring Session M
6:56 PM
Foam The Field
LOCAL
National Photo Committee
Red Hot Photo Committee
6:51 PM
Shambala
Three Dog Night
Cyan
6:47 PM
(It's a Mighty Thin Line) Between Love and Hate
LOCAL
Kelly Hogan & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts
Beneath the Country Underdog
6:44 PM
They Don't Know
Lydia Loveless
Somewhere Else
6:41 PM
Catching On
Son Volt
Trace
6:38 PM
Windows on the World
Cut Worms
Transmitter
6:33 PM
You're Driving Me Insane
The Missing Links
Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond, Vol. 3
6:31 PM
Ain't So Simple
Protomartyr
Under Color of Official Right
6:28 PM
Cruel to Be Kind
Nick Lowe
Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe
6:25 PM
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Carl Perkins
The Essential Sun Collection
6:21 PM
Pure Sticker Shock
The New Pornographers
The Former Site Of
6:17 PM
Birdsong
The Golden Dogs
Everything in 3 Parts
6:12 PM
Bitter Birdies
LOCAL
Cult Canyon
Smoke Tricks
6:07 PM
Not What You Want
Sleater-Kinney
Dig Me Out
6:05 PM
Circus Clown
Twisted Teens
Blame The Clown
6:02 PM
Lovers of Today
The Only Ones
The Only Ones
6:00 PM
Love Song
The Damned
Machine Gun Etiquette
Thu 04/02 · 7PM
Time
Track
Artist
Album
7:55 PM
Attempt a Crash Landing - Theme
The Twilight Sad
It's The Long Goodbye
7:50 PM
There Are Ghosts
Karate
The Bed is in the Ocean
7:47 PM
Hooligan
BTS
ARIRANG
7:45 PM
Made In Japan
LOCAL
Mannequin Men
Showbiz Witch
7:42 PM
Dignified And Old
Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
7:38 PM
Bye Bye Love
The Cars
The Cars
7:34 PM
Is It Real?
Twisted Teens
Blame The Clown
7:31 PM
Stayin' Alive
N-Trance
Electronic Pleasure
7:26 PM
No One is Coming
ADULT.
Kissing Luck Goodbye
7:22 PM
Rosalyn
The Pretty Things
Get A Buzz: The Best of the Fontana Years
7:19 PM
Fire Engine
13th Floor Elevators
The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators