KUPS 90.1 FM Tacoma - The Sound http://kups.ups.edu Tacoma's Only Good Radio Station Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:03:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en KUPS WINS WOODIE AWARD!!! http://kups.ups.edu/?p=374 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=374#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:01:16 +0000 Steven Voges http://kups.ups.edu/?p=374 KUPS WINS
Listen to the Victory

Students running University of Puget Sound radio station KUPS rose to their feet with a cheer on Friday, as MTV cameramen burst into the studio and celebrity New York disc jockey Matt Pinfield declared KUPS the winner of the “2009 Radio Woodie.”

About 300 radio stations were nominated for the award based on accolades or recognitions in contests run by CMJ College Radio and The Princeton Review, as well as from online votes and questionnaires completed by record labels. KUPS beat out its peers as the top U.S. college radio station, after it garnered the most votes from college students nationwide. More than three million votes for the Radio Woodie were cast online via RateMyProfessors.com and Woodies.MTV.com.

The award from MTV’s college television network mtvU recognizes college radio stations for their role in championing independent artists before they achieve mainstream success. Quite a number of artists who made their first breakthrough on college radio have later found national fame.

The film shot in the KUPS studio will be aired alongside the “2009 mtvU Woodie Awards” ceremony in a broadcast at 10 p.m. (ET and PST) Friday, Dec. 4 on mtvU, MTV, MTV2, and Palladia. The musical awards, now in their sixth year, honor up-and-coming artists chosen by college students from around the country. The Radio Woodie was added for the first time last year. The Nov. 18 ceremony in New York’s Roseland Ballroom will feature artists including Death Cab for Cutie, Jack White’s murk-rock outfit Dead Weather, and indie duo Matt and Kim.

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In the words of Carmen Bria:
“WE F-ING WON!!!! KUPS has officially won the MTV Woodie Award!!!! GO NUTS!!!!”

]]> http://kups.ups.edu/?feed=rss2&p=374 Alternative Chart for 11/9-11/13 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=372 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=372#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:54:12 +0000 kupsalternative http://kups.ups.edu/?p=372 1    DEVENDRA BANHART    What Will We Be
2    THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN    Know Better Learn Faster
3    AVETT BROTHERS    I And Love And You
4    CAPGUN COUP    Maudlin
5    XX    The Xx
6    JULIAN CASABLANCAS    Phrazes For The Young
7    BRAZOS    Phosphorescent Blues
8    SUNSET    Gold Dissolves To Grey
9    BEAR IN HEAVEN    Beast Rest Forth Mouth
10    FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS    I Told You I Was Freaky
11    KINGS OF CONVENIENCE    Declaration Of Dependence
12    DA VINCIS    See You Tonight
13    BRILLIANT COLORS    Introducing Brilliant Colors
14    HEADLIGHTS    Wildlife
15    GROWLERS    Are You In Or Out?
16    BLACK HOLLIES    Softly Towards The Light
17    WE ALL HAVE HOOKS FOR HANDS    The Shape Of Energy
18    NOAH AND THE WHALE    The First Days Of Spring
19    BUILT TO SPILL    There Is No Enemy
20    JOOKABOX    Dead Zone Boys
21    RAIN MACHINE    Rain Machine
22    JAMES HUSBAND    A Parallax I
23    NEON INDIAN    Psychic Chasms
24    MAPS    Turning The Mind
25    EL PERRO DEL MAR    Love Is Not Pop
26    DUTCHESS AND THE DUKE    Sunset/Sunrise
27    TIMES NEW VIKING    Born Again Revisited
28    DIGITS    Hold It Close
29    LOU BARLOW    Goodnight Unknown
30    GIRLS IN TROUBLE    Girls In Trouble

]]> http://kups.ups.edu/?feed=rss2&p=372 Hip Hop Chart 11/02 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=370 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=370#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:58:22 +0000 Spencer Wadnizak http://kups.ups.edu/?p=370 1       BLUE SCHOLARS   Oof [EP]        Duck Down
2       BROTHER ALI     Us      Rhymesayers
3       N.A.S.A.        The Spirit Of Apollo    Anti-ANTI-
4       BK-ONE WITH BENZILLA    Radio Do Canibal        Rhymesayers
5       BIKE FOR THREE! More Heart Than Brains  Anticon
6       BIG PUN The Legacy: The Best Of Big Pun Sony Legacy
7       P.O.S.  Never Better    Rhymesayers
8       DJ SIGNIFY      Of Cities       Bully
9       MIC CRENSHAW    Thinking Out Loud       Focused Noise
10      JOSH RIZEBERG   Spoken Worlds   xaviantvision

]]> http://kups.ups.edu/?feed=rss2&p=370 Music for Animals LIVE IN THE STUDIO!!! http://kups.ups.edu/?p=362 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=362#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:59 +0000 Steven Voges http://kups.ups.edu/?p=362 This Sunday San Francisco indie pop band Music for Animals will be doing a live in studio performance at 4 o’clock on the Guest Hour. You can check out their video below.

]]> http://kups.ups.edu/?feed=rss2&p=362 KUPS Moves Up to Top 5 For MTV Woodie Award http://kups.ups.edu/?p=296 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=296#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:46:37 +0000 Steven Voges http://kups.ups.edu/?p=296 Five Campus Stations Advance to Compete for the “College Radio Woodie”

The Sixth Annual Awards Show Will Air On mtvU, MTV, MTV2, and Palladia on
Friday, December 4 at 10pm ET

After nearly 3 million votes by students around the country, KCOU 88.1, University of Missouri; WPTS 92.1, University of Pittsburgh; Coyote Radio, California State University: San Bernardo; WCRD 91.3, Ball State University and KUPS, University of Puget Sound have moved forward as the final five nominees for the “Radio Woodie.” Lauded for championing artists before they achieve mainstream success, this student-run radio station represents the new music vanguard long since abandoned by traditional FM radio. The nominees were chosen based off accolades from CMJ College Radio acknowledgements, Princeton Review Nominations, on line votes and independent questionnaires completed by a cross-section of record labels. This year mtvU utilized RateMyProfessors.com to let students narrow down the nominees via online voting at the site.

The “2009 mtvU Woodie Awards,” the only awards to honor the music voted best by the college audience, will take place on November 18, 2009 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. This year’s performers will join an already incredible list of performers who have graced the Woodies stage in years past including Beck, Vampire Weekend, Santigold, Gym Class Heroes, Lykke Li, All Time Low and Imogen Heap.

So support your favorite radio station and vote here! Don’t forget you can vote as many times as you want so don’t stop clicking.

]]> http://kups.ups.edu/?feed=rss2&p=296 Concert Calendar http://kups.ups.edu/?p=121 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=121#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:56:11 +0000 Steven Voges http://kups.ups.edu/?p=121 Courtesy of Promotions Director Elly Henriksen is KUPS’s brand new concert calendar! We’re keeping track of all the notable upcoming shows in the Tacoma/Seattle area and giving you the low down on where and when they are.

If you’d like to subscribe to the KUPS Concert Calendar, it’s also available in two flavors: XML and iCal. Oh KUPS, you’re so tech savvy.

]]> http://kups.ups.edu/?feed=rss2&p=121 The Guest Hour http://kups.ups.edu/?p=115 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=115#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:11:28 +0000 Steven Voges http://kups.ups.edu/?p=115 Every Saturday from 3 to 4:00 p.m. is The Guest Hour. We’d like to invite anyone from the campus community to host an hour of radio. Be a guest DJ, promote a campus event, conduct an interview - these are just a few suggestions. Bands are also welcome to play in-studios. We’d love to have you! Email Public Marketing Director Caitlin Boersma at kupsmarketing@ups.edu to reserve a time slot.

]]> http://kups.ups.edu/?feed=rss2&p=115 Fall Shows http://kups.ups.edu/?p=113 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=113#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:21:27 +0000 Steven Voges http://kups.ups.edu/?p=113 KUPS is back! But please, hold your applause. Okay, now you can clap.

We’ve got great independent music, free tickets, events, and all sorts of fun planned for the fall. The new schedule comes in two flavors: list form and visual (the week view works best).

And remember, if you’re not listening to 90.1 FM, you’re not really hearing anything at all.

]]> http://kups.ups.edu/?feed=rss2&p=113 Summer Shows http://kups.ups.edu/?p=101 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=101#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:54:24 +0000 Steven Voges http://kups.ups.edu/?p=101 Hey boys and girls. KUPS is back from its on-air hiatus, and we’ve returned with a roster of summer DJs. Admittedly, there are fewer DJs in the summer, so the station is on automation for certain portions of the day, so check out the latest schedule to find out when to tune in.

]]> http://kups.ups.edu/?feed=rss2&p=101 Core Staff ‘08-09 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=98 http://kups.ups.edu/?p=98#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 20:31:41 +0000 Steven Voges http://kups.ups.edu/?p=98 Announcing next year’s Core Staff:

It’ll be another kick ass year here at 90.1 FM The Sound. Thanks to everyone who applied!

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