Secret Bonus Level
How did you get here? How did you unlock this secret area? This oasis of rhythm and melody in the midst of a level you’ve replayed too many times to count? Are you the partiest of animals, perpetually lit until the last call of every school night? Are you the artist too impassioned by love of the craft to sleep? Or the rarified being who sifts through endless hours of radio waves for hidden treasure with a fine toothed comb? Are you totally inexplicable, and here solely by random chance and happenstance? Are you normal but destined for the supernatural? No matter how you found us, you did it. You’re here! And this moment is special. Let it enjoy you as you enjoy it. Type in this cheat code and bask in 8 bit wonder as a chest appears, wedged deep in the corner of your own personal life’s underworld. Let the yellow light within spill out over you as you reach in a trembling paw to retrieve these unimaginable treats.
Noah Page, hosts these utterly improbable broadcasts. A rotating cast of MCs come through every week to freestyle or let glimmer the written verses they’ve polished up privately, meticulously in their hidden lairs. The unfathomable wild beasts of our own beautiful city, from right around that next corner, orange in the streetlights, lumbering toward you, unstoppable as a your high school crush. And PLUS interviews the likes of which you won’t find scrolling past your life on that phone. And all in the name of Secret Bonus Level’s mission to introduce rap to new audiences while championing inclusion and respect for peoples of all genders, races, sexual orientations, religions, heights, weights, and astrological signs (even though astrology is totally made up and fake SORRY NOT SORRY). Grade AA eggs. Beats and refrains to not just soothe, but upgrade your stats. You’ve leveled up.
It’s impossible to say how you found yourself in this unlikely place at this unlikely time, but where else would you find a secret show like this? And now it’s yours. We’re all so happy to give it to you. These are your friends. Play through Noah Page’s brief tutorial and suddenly you’re Player 1, the unlockable character that no one even knew was programmed into this game of your life. Music is your MP. This single potion fills your meter fully.
enzo July 17th, 2017
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Urban Enthusiasm
Welcome to Urban Enthusiasm (UE)! My name is Anderson Hayes and I am the host of UE. To the common person UE may seem like just another radio show playing amazing soul, hip-hop, jazz, blues and R&B music but we are much more than a radio show. We are also a blog and podcast dedicated to informing folks about everything Urban related, discussing current events and there impact on Urban environments, while serving as a hub for dope music. You will hear our opinion on issues that we consider relevant to Urban culture.
So what is Urban Enthusiasm… Other than a great combination of words, it’s a lifestyle. Urban is such a broad term that can be used to describe a metropolitan area, a certain way of life, or, to be honest, Black culture. This term has both negative and positive connotations which is troubling at times. Some adjectives we use to describe Urban are progressive, intelligent, insightful, unique, and relevant. We look at Urban as a positive way of life and get excited about it! We hope you get excited too and join us in the Urban Enthusiasm lifestyle!
Anna C. October 14th, 2015
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Hip-Hop for the Rest of Us
What do you get when you take exclusive records, live freestyle sessions, interviews, and invite artists and producers to actually come to the studio and be part of the show? Hip-Hop For The Rest Of Us!
Anna C. October 14th, 2015
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House Music Sessions
House Music Sessions w/ DJ Vince Slay
A New Soulful House music show Dedicated to Soulful House Music Lovers! Will have Live sets all mixed by DJ Vince Slay and will also have live interviews from time to time.
House Music is Here RVA!!!
Anna C. October 14th, 2015
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Paul’s Boutique / Due Diligence
Saturdays from 11-1pm, Paul G. brings you the best, the weirdest, the rockin-est sounds around! Tune in to hear free-form radio at it’s very best.
PAUL’S BOUTIQUE: Searching for something to fit your ears just right? Tune in to Paul’s Boutique alternating Saturdays to hear rock, indie rock, dance, punk, post-punk, pop, metal, Brazilian grooves, classic country & western, blues, jazz, kraut rock, afro-funk, French stuff, rockabilly, soul and rhythm & blues, funk, reggae, dub, experimental, garage, psychedelic, hip-hop, folk and more handpicked by me. Woo haw, you’re all in check!
Anna C. October 12th, 2015
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Activate!
Activate! is a concert calendar for your ears. Do you want to go to a show? Every week, I preview the next 7 days on Richmond’s live music calendar. Every band you hear on Activate! is playing in the River City sometime that week and you’ll get info as to when and where the show is happening.
The Richmond music scene is one of the best in the world. In order for it to maintain and grow, we need people like you to go to live shows. That includes supporting both local and touring bands. Every night of the week, you can catch a spectrum of live bands playing music that you want to hear. But, it’s not easy for musicians OR venues. So, tune in to Activate! every Thursday from 5 to 7pm, hear a band that sparks your interest, and go to the show!
Anna C. October 12th, 2015
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit / Nighttime Maneuvers
Rotating Shows
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit hosted by The Haberdasher
Several years ago I was burnt out from years of business travel, long meetings, sales reports, and corporate America. I guess I was teetering on the edge of a midlife crisis. Luckily (for my wife), I found WRIR and, thus, the opportunity to host a radio show.
My show takes its name from the book written by Sloan Wilson. The novel is “about the search for purpose in a world dominated by business.” In the novel the main characters “share a struggle to find contentment in their hectic and material culture”.
I guess you could say my show is my own personal search – through music – in the middle of the night every Monday. So join me and I’ll bring you an out-of-the-ordinary mix of blues, soul, rock, funk, Americana, bluegrass and whatever else it takes to shake the work blues.
Oh and the name, the Haberdasher – well, that’s a story for another day. So tune in.
Nighttime Maneuvers hosted by Hip Hop Henry
Anna C. October 9th, 2015
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