Back when I was an annoying teen, I'd set up my stereo to record our local NPR station's weekly alt/punk/post-new-wave/whatnot radio show.
Recorded crappily on Maxell UD60 tapes.
WCQS in Asheville NC

This was one of those shows that was saved as it's a pretty awesome playlist.
Butthole Surfers
Circle Jerks
Jad Fair
Trio
Julian Cope
Golden Palominos
Redskins

(decades later, my pal David and I designed and built Jad's website - crazy)

Sonixx WCQS 1986 - Tape #1

WCQS was the local NPR station in Asheville and they had a late night 'alternative' show for the kids hosted by Pattiy Torno. I would stay up and record each show to listen to in the morning. The show was titled Sonixx (or Sonix or Sonnex or whatever I'm not sure anyone ever figured it out). This show plus visits to my grandmother's house where I could listen to proper 'college' radio was a huge factor in my music-fanboy-development. 
This was the flip side to the early tape I uploaded. Great stuff with local band Vas Deferens. I had a brief Kate Bush phase, but I now I find her way too drama-y.

Sonixx WCQS 1986 - Tape #2

From a mix-tape circa 1990.
Akamilli was a band that a friend of ours from Baltimore turned us on to (that always sounds awkward). This would have been 1989 or 1990.
Doing a quick google, I see that Nate Morton (a professional drummer) lists Akamilli as his first band and it was in the Baltimore area.

Chuck - Akamilli

As all snarky kids did, I had a radio show in college. It was a lot of noise and troublemaking. I think this was the last hour (actually 45 minutes) of my very last show and featured bits from the past year.

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