The IronDog Chronicles

Leave it up to ‘The New Science Experience’ to bring that Championship Rub-a-Dub-Dub…
Darren Hunicutt of the famed WXYC ‘New Science Experience’ Show mixed up this grab bag of cuts entitled ‘Go Time’ to commemorate the 2009 University of North Carolina Men’s Basketball NCAA Championship. Check out the downloaded mix show here.
The beats clean the […]

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Here’s a lost classic for your weekly pick-up…
Maybe it was the crisp cool of the Halloween week.  Yet, I went the mellow route this weekend, and I picked up a smooth classic from one of the prides of Sergio Mendes’ Brasil ‘65, Wanda de Sah,  and I was left with nothing but the smooth.
What happened […]

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Big Bad Bo…
Special thanks for the input and to the listeners on WXYC’s Thursday Night Feature. I have to admit that I was nervous about presenting the legendary music and story of Bo Diddley. His innovations and creative process is nothing short of astounding. Bo Diddley was truly a “Man’s Man.”
For the […]

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Run Roadrunner Run…
For Bo Diddley fans, here is a special treat for you. I’ll be hosting WXYC’s Thursday Night Feature tomorrow night, July 3rd from 9-12AM, and the topic will be Bo Diddley and his music.
We’ll have two solid interviews from Blues Hall of Famer and renowned blues archivist and photographer, Dick Waterman, and […]

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This is a great find for your listening enjoyment…
I way overslept on this blog, “Stepfather of Soul”.  A friend of mine put me up on this one, and I think you should take a leap as well.  If you do, check out this great show from “Big Bill Hill” off of Oak Park’s WOPA in […]

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To all the hip-hop heads out there, do you still want to ride…?
One of Oakland’s finest showed in Chapel Hill on Friday night. I was able to grab one of hip-hop’s last and true all-stars, Del Tha’ Funkee Homosapien, after his show at Cat’s Cradle.
A lot of hip-hop heads adore Del for his futuristic […]

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Past, present, future in Durham on Saturday night…

I caught up with Paul Miller, a.k.a. ‘DJ Spooky’ in the ‘Green Room’ of Duke’s Reynolds Theater before his lecture show “Video Soul: From Wattstax to The Advant Garde” at Duke University on Saturday night.
Check out the interview here. 
Paul’s show blended video, beats, and multimedia culture for Duke […]

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Ding, ding…ding. Here comes another nugget from the Hill again. Full-Tilt style…

WXYC has pumped out chunks of full flavorful personalities over the years, and Jason Perlmutter is one of them.
A short four years ago, he was scouring garage sales in Greensboro and Henderson and ruling eBay auctions while walking around with a old-school […]

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So long to another local institution…
It seems as if every town has their hits with small businesses closing these days. Yet, this one is a hurt in the vinyl digging world. Here’s to Village Music in Mill Valley, which is one helluva spot to discover and shop for old vinyl and tunes.
The good […]

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