The Splendid Turntable

10/11/2025

2 SHOWS NEXT WEEK:
The Splendid Turntable airs Mon, Oct 13, 8-10am EDT, with yet another splendid morning of FM album rock. We’ll feature vintage music from Nick Lowe, Ray Charles, Jethro Tull, Steely Dan, Dylan, Feat, Tom Waits, Mother’s Finest, and many more. Plus new tracks from Laura Boswell, Jared Gentile, Neko Case, and Nation of Language, just to name a few.

Chip & Don return Wed, Oct 15, 2-4pm for a slightly spooky Halloween music show. DJ Don is the Halloweeniest guy we know, and we’ll turn him loose Wednesday afternoon. Tune in to hear some predictable, and some not so predictable, haunted music. Think Satchmo, Alice Cooper, Howlin’ Wolf, The Rabbit Council, The Diamonds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Ted Cassidy and plenty other ghoulish sounds. It’s creepy how an AI image can look so real, right? Hehe. Just be glad they didn’t put us on the graveyard shift.

Stream Guilford College Radio [STREAMING LINKS IN BIO] or tune in to 90.9 FM in Greensboro.

10/10/2025

Rest in peace, John Lodge.

A member of the Moody Blues and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, musician John Lodge sadly passed away at 82.

10/09/2025

Picture yourself in a boat on a river today, listening to “The Life and Music of John Lennon” on what would be John’s 85th birthday. If you tap the link, you can be listening; you gotta provide your own boat and river though. Hear some of John’s music from the Beatles and his solo career, mixed in with highlights from his professional and personal life.

https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZwGSn5ZFopzMCbLll0gujO42qdLbuf2CkUk

It’s a program we originally aired on WQFS on December 8, 2023, the 43rd anniversary of John’s death. The breaks have been removed, so the total length is just under an hour. We can virtually sit here watching the wheels go round and round, remembering John together.

10/06/2025

Whoa, a Rush reunion tour. Sure hope they bring some cameras along since they won't be anywhere near us here in NC.

10/06/2025

This morning's playlist for your perusal:

The Splendid Turntable transports you back to the sound and spirit of album rock radio that disrupted the airwaves in the 60s and 70s when turntables were king. In that spirit, you'll also hear some of the best alternative/indie music being made today, including a lot of NC artists. You know…hippi...

10/06/2025

This morning's episode of The Splendid Turntable is available now for playback and/or download. Thanks for listening!

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10/05/2025

Album rock radio without the repetitiveness of classic rock – The Splendid Turntable kicks off your Monday morning on WQFS Guilford College Radio, Oct 6 at 8am EDT. We’ll feature splendid vintage music from CSN, CCR, Rory Gallagher, and the Who, just to name a few. Plus a Stones song that Mick Taylor says is one of the best examples of his lead guitar work with the band.

We'll also spin new releases from David Byrne, The Jack Rubies, Armchair Oracles, Maggie Rose & Grace Potter, and more.

Streaming everywhere [STREAMING LINKS IN BIO] and at 90.9 FM in Greensboro. You know…hippies dig it.

09/29/2025

And here's the playlist from this morning's show:

The Splendid Turntable transports you back to the sound and spirit of album rock radio that disrupted the airwaves in the 60s and 70s when turntables were king. In that spirit, you'll also hear some of the best alternative/indie music being made today, including a lot of NC artists. You know…hippi...

09/29/2025

Looks like our recording capabilities have been restored - WOOHOO! We weren't able to capture the first quarter hour of this morning's show, but the rest is available for playback:

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09/28/2025

The Splendid Turntable airs Mon, Sep 29, 8-10am EDT with another splendid morning of FM album rock. We’ll feature vintage music from PPL, Buffalo Springfield, and Mott the Hoople. New old music from The Who (I’ll explain later) and we’ll hear a song from Led Zeppelin that Robert Plant thinks is insane their fans overlooked.

Plus new tracks from Robert Plant and his new band, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Maria Muldaur, and St. Paul & the Broken Bones, just to name a few.

Stream WQFS Guilford College Radio [STREAMING LINKS IN BIO] or tune in to 90.9 FM in Greensboro. You know...hippies dig it.

09/26/2025

Happy 56th anniversary to Abbey Road, released on this day in 1969. BTW, our previous post has a link to the full album on YouTube. Turn it up.

09/26/2025

Happy 56th anniversary to Abbey Road, released on this day in 1969.
https://youtu.be/SQgDYT836Kk?si=9Q9-TrzL_FdPPgXL