Wednesday, April 23, 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!

Today in 1971: In the final event of Operation Dewey Canyon Three, nearly one thousand Vietnam War veterans return their combat medals to the government. The men have planned to return the medals in body bags, but authorities have erected a fence around the Capitol building.

So the veterans throw the medals over the fence. Some of the men, before tossing their medals, dedicate them to comrades – both American and Vietnamese – who have died in battle.

It’s Today’s Action Calendar!

Saturday, Busking for Books brings two dozen bands playing free music from 1 to 3pm on every corner of State Street. Local musicians will perform to raise money for Literacy Network, a non-profit in Madison that offers free classes and tutors to low-literate adults in Dane County. For more info, visit litnetwork.org.

The Bob Storck Memorial Adult Rowing Scholarship is offered by the Mendota Rowing Club, a non-profit that provides opportunities to rowers of all abilities in the greater Madison community. The recipient will receive a free, four-week Learn to Row class and a Novice Membership for the remainder of the 2014-15 rowing season. To apply, compose a short essay, 500 words or less, about why you want to learn to row and what you think you can contribute to the rowing community. Email it to info@mendotarowingclub.com. The deadline is May 15th. More info at mendotarowingclub.com

This weekend, George Dreckmann, Recycling Coordinator for the City of Madison, will teach two free Home Composting classes: Saturday at Meadowridge Library, 5740 Raymond Road, and Sunday at Central Library, 201 West Mifflin. Both are at 2pm. For more info, call at 608-267-2626.