Friday, April 4, 2014

Contact Information

Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Music Assistant: Aaron Scholz – musicass@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information, to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Once you figure it out, there’s a “Buy It!” link next to each track in online playlists that leads you to a place where you can buy songs and albums, and by doing it that way a small portion of each purchase goes to support WORT.

Today in 1969: CBS cancels “The Smothers Brothers’ Comedy Hour,” a television show featuring edgy political satire and such rock bands as the Beatles, the Who, Jefferson Airplane and the Doors.

The brothers had refused to censor a comment made by Joan Baez. She wanted to dedicate a song to her husband, David, who was about to go to jail for objecting to the draft during the Vietnam War.

It’s This Weekend’s Action Calendar!

Today, Absolutely Art celebrates their 9th birthday with a reception featuring three groups of artists: Whitehorse Middle School 8th Graders, Lapham Elementary 2nd Graders, and the “Jean Project,” produced by the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Meet the artists, and enjoy live music and refreshments by Bunky’s Café. This is from 5 to 9pm at Absolutely Art, 2322 Atwood Avenue. More info at 608-249-9100.

Tonight, the Felix Series of New Writing welcomes Rob Halpern, reading from various works, including new work related to Guantanamo Bay detainees. Free and open to the public, this is at 7pm at Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative, 426 West Gilman.Visit felixreadingseries.wordpress.com for more info.

Tomorrow is the 10th annual SpringFest Arts and Crafts Show at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center. There is a small admission fee that enters you in a drawing to win a door prize! There will be live music and over 80 artists selling their handmade goods. This is tomorrow from 9am to 3pm at the Warner Park Community Center, 1625 Northport Drive. Call 608-245-3670 for more info.

About Insurgent Radio Kiosk

Weekdays at 5AM, 6:30AM, 9AM and 2PM. The Insurgent Radio Kiosk is a four minute segment aired four times a day that includes a two-minute commentary and a calendar of free and low-cost community events. Event announcements are generally run on the day of the event or on Friday for the Weekend Action Calendar.

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