Friday, August 1, 2014

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.

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!

Action Calendar

Rainbow Bookstore’s Radical Summer Skool is free and open to all. Tonight’s session is “Basic Bondage: Beginner Workshop in Kink,” which will promote sex positivity for folks interested in kink and non-normative sexuality. This is tonight from 7 to 8pm. For more info, email taylor.kestrel@gmail.com. Sunday’s session is “DIY Pannier [Pan-yur or Pan-EAR] Buckets for your Bike, ” a hands-on workshop to turn plastic buckets into bicycle panniers. Bring your own supplies, or RSVP in advance and bring money for supplies. For supply list or to RSVP, email eornelas@wisc.edu. Sunday’s session is from 1 to 2pm. Both sessions are at Rainbow Bookstore Co-operative, 426 West Gilman.

Each 1st and 3rd Sunday is an open jam at Coach’s Club in Cross Plains. All forms of music and skill level are welcome. This is Sunday from 4 to 6:30pm at Coach’s Club, 1200 Main Street in Cross Plains. Call 608-413-0100 for more info.

Tomorrow from 3 to 4pm, the People’s Speakout will convene in Lisa Links Peace Park, at State Street between Gilman and Gorham, with live music and soapbox-style speeches on social and environmental justice, and war and peace. Sponsored by IWW Social Action & Solidarity. Call 284-9082 for more info.