Afternoon Delight on KTRU

01/25/2022

Afternoon Delight is back! Today's playlist will be in celebration of Neuroterus vahalla, the new insect species discovered on campus. Buzz over at 2pm on 96.1 or ktru dot org to listen.
https://news.rice.edu/news/2022/biologists-discover-new-insect-species-rice-university 🐝🦋🐞🐜🦟🦗🕷

HOUSTON – (Jan. 24, 2021) – Its name sounds legendary, but the newly discovered insect Neuroterus (noo-ROH’-teh-rus) valhalla doesn’t look or act the part. It’s barely a millimeter long and spends 11 months of the year locked in a crypt.

06/01/2021

Surprise! We are back on the air. Starting... now and every Tuesday from 3-5pm.

03/25/2021

What a great read: https://narratively.com/the-lost-prince-of-yacht-rock/

In 1978 he was music’s next big thing. Then his album bombed, he began a long slide into obscurity, and a bizarre fraud sent him to prison. Will Dane Donohue finally get his encore?

04/16/2020

Great playlist!

From Steely Dan's "FM" to Donna Summer's "On The Radio," from R.E.M.'s "Radio Free Europe" to LL Cool J's "I Can't Live Without My Radio," stream our playlist to celebrate Public Radio Music Day.

03/30/2020

In 1972 he released the song that would propel him to international stardom: Soul Makossa.

Originally a B-side to the anthem for the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, it is infectious - a monster jazz funk workout featuring Dibango's inimitable stuttering saxophone.

Soul Makossa, meaning "I will dance" in the Douala language, was a seminal track in the vanguard of the disco era, filling dance floors across the globe.

Manu Dibango, whose Soul Makossa filled New York dance floors, died this week at the age of 86.

03/15/2020

It's World Contact Day (not what you think)!

Established in 1953, it is a mass meditation to send a telepathic message to aliens.

Canadian prog rock band Klaatu wrote "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" in 1976, which was covered by The Carpenters in 1977. The hit song included 160 musicians and even hit #1 in Ireland.

Today, while you are hopefully at home, it's a great day to meditate and send a message 🧘‍♀️👽

Listen to Klaatu's song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ4IUjjVfng
and the Carpenters' version, which was on our best of AD 2019 playlist and our Duos playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teBV0EoJJY8

01/31/2020

LENNY!

10/22/2019

Here's DJ Ashley with a visual hint to this afternoon's theme!

10/19/2019

"I Feel for You" was a smash for Chaka Khan in 1984. Five years earlier, it existed only as a solo demo by a 20-year-old Prince.

09/03/2019

It’s our one year anniversary! Tune in now, cuz we’re playing all our favorites from the last year of shows. KTRU.org, or 96.1 locally!