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Hello everyone and thanks for listening! This week's theme was Original Songs and Famous Remakes. I did a lot of side by side playing of original songs and the covers of those songs that were far more famous. I also gave some examples of other famous covers that many...

Hey all, For this show, we did La La Land!  I love this musical so much, despite the...let's say dubious cultural implications (I mean seriously, a WHITE guy saving jazz, A WHITE GUY).  Honestly, this film was just amazing and deserved a Best Picture nomination, but...

This week ladies and gentlemen. Was. Straight. Up. Rock. We had every flavor anyone could ask for. Probably more than what anyone wanted. I have my preferences on what kind of rock I like, but that taste gets pretty vast fairly quickly...! As promised, of course we...

Ragged Old Flag fans! We got back at our roots last week and had our first guest of the season on the show, freshman, Luis Lara! Luis is a new addition to the men's soccer team this year and has an awesome music taste. He added the awesome flair to the show that we...

Hey everyone! This week's musical was La La Land. Spencer and I played all of the songs that included actual singing plus some important soundtrack pieces like "Summer Montage" and "Epilogue." We talked about the cinematic implications of the film, the references to...

Theme of the Week: Songs with Alabama in the Title (with one exception) Thanks for listening everyone! This week I wanted to feel close to my roots so I chose a theme that reflected where I grew up, Mobile, Alabama. I made mostly a mix, but because of the nature of...

On April 10th, KHDX hosted their annual spring concert and brought the popular contemporary R&B and rap artist blackbear to Hendrix campus. The public was allowed in for a $10 fee, after all interested Hendrix students were allowed in for the Spring Concert. With...

Hey all, For this episode of Stagelights, Rachel and I covered The Sound of Music, specifically the 1965 film.  We are both huge fans of this musical, and I love Julie Andrews with the passion of 1,000 burning suns.  We specifically chose this musical because Rachel...

Hello everyone! We hope you enjoyed this week's show with our discussion of Sound of Music. We played most of the songs from the movie soundtrack as well as talked about the real Von Trapp family and their history. Thanks for listening!...

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