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Schedule in brief, scroll down for details: 
Thursday, 9 p.m. to midnight: CAROLINA SOUL on the Thursday Night Feature
Sunday, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.: SONGS OF THE COLD WAR on Hell or High Water

CAROLINA SOUL on the Thursday Night Feature, 9 p.m. to midnight:
Three hours of soul 45s from the Carolinas from the mid-1960s through the 
early 1980s, with an emphasis on rarely heard gems from cities and towns 
such as Columbia, Fayetteville, Florence, High Point, and Greensboro. 
Sounds will range from deep ballads to heavy funk, sweet group soul, quiet 
storm, clubby party tracks, and more.

SONGS OF THE COLD WAR on Hell or High Water, Sunday, 1-2 p.m.: This week's 
show will explore musical reactions during the first decades of the Cold 
War as well as the themes, threats, and fears of that anxious era. During 
the 1940s and 50s, the newly ever-present threat of the atomic bomb served 
as inspiration for a wide range of gospel, pop, country, blues, and rock 
songs. While atomic energy became a metaphor on one hand for spiritual 
reckoning (in songs like "Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb" and "God's 
Fallout Shelter"), in other songs the bomb symbolized explosive sexual 
potency and unbridled rock-and-roll. Besides surveying the wealth of 
bomb-inspired classics and rarities, we'll take on other issues, 
landmarks, and leaders of the Cold War, with singers/musicians Carson 
Robinson ("I'm No Communist"), Floyd Tillman ("This Cold War with You"), 
and many more.


Also this week and every week: 
-ORANGE COUNTY SPECIAL: traditional and neo-traditional music of the 
world, Sunday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 
-BROKEN MUSIC: longer, more "difficult" pieces, Sunday 2-3 p.m.
-THE BACKYARD BARBEQUE: new local releases, plus older records from the 
region and interviews with local musicians, Sunday 8-9 p.m.
-SPORTS RAP: live UNC sports talk, Sunday 9-10 p.m. 
-NEW SCIENCE EXPERIENCE: a live electronic mix, Sunday 10 p.m.-12 a.m. 
-INSIDE TRACK: a new release is played in full, Monday, Wednesday and 
Friday at 9 p.m.

WXYC 89.3 FM 
http://www.wxyc.org


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