John McDonald, known as “Rockin’ John” on the air with his weekly 1950s-’60s rock show “I Like It Like That,” has hit another milestone — he’s hosting for the 2000th time this Saturday, March 31, from 6 to 8 PM. If anyone embodies the spirit of community radio, it’s Rockin’ John. For over 43 years, […]
Everything Was Beautiful, According To Moby
The expression “Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt” is taken from Kurt Vonnegut‘s novel Slaughterhouse Five. Richard Melville Hall (aka Moby) uses it here to juxtapose his contrasting feelings on the current state of the world. Moby’s new album with that title hits #1 on our electronic dance music top 10. See what else is […]
March 6 Charts: Spicy Salad Boys, Solid Freex & Screaming Females...
Madison’s Solid Freex (pictured), comprised of Trin-Tran (Steve Coombs) and sons, are poised to take over the national spotlight with their first tape release on April 13 at Mickey’s. Advance tracks have gotten play on WORT, because we love to support local music! Here’s the rest of what’s been spinning on the station this week. […]
Rock, World, Jazz & Heavy Music Charts for Jan. 16
Hey music fans, here’s what’s been in our players during mid-January. The latest from Charlotte Gainsbourg (pictured) tops our overall chart for the week. If you’re not familiar with her, Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg is a British-French actress and singer, born in 1971 to English actress Jane Birkin and French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, […]
Chillin’ in the New Year-First Charts of 2018!
With the new year, reporting our top spins to the North American College & Community Radio charts started up again. Sharon Jones (pictured) hangs tight with her posthumous release “Soul of a Woman” while a reissue by the ever-popular Wilco remains at #1. Madison jazz cat Anders Svanoe put out a popular independent release last fall. Our top […]
WORT’s Charts Predict Your Future
Do you know whose album is pictured here? Are you curious to see what artist made #1 on the WORT Top 30 chart this week? Click now for these answers and more including a look at our world, jazz, electronic & heavy music top 10 and the hot new adds to our playlist for November. We ain’t […]