WMNF: The Blog

Lizz Straight in the news

Matt Cowley about almost 5 years ago

Lizz Straight, host of WMNF's Poetry Is, is featured in today's Florida Sentinel.

Don't forget about the monthly Poetry Is..Live series at WMNF. The next event is this weekend.

Video of the Day 6/11/08 Stephen Colbert on Confederate flag in Tampa

Randy Wynne about almost 5 years ago

Many programmers and people in Tampa are talking about the Confederate flag flying here. Here's Stephen Colbert's tongue in cheek take on the situation.

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Body of War

Randy Wynne about almost 5 years ago

Don't miss the Tampa Bay premier of this powerful documentary Friday, June 13, 7:30 and 9:30pm at Tampa Theater.

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Video of the Day - Radiohead on Computer Parts

Tags: video

Matt Cowley about almost 5 years ago

Radiohead's "Nude" performed by old computer parts:

Big Ideas (Don't get any) from 1030 on Vimeo.

via NPR's Bryant Park Project

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St Pete Times on the Clash Tribute

Tags: concerts

Matt Cowley about almost 5 years ago

Julie Garisto talks up the Clash Tribute Show in the St Pete Times

<><>If you're wondering, "Should I stay or should I go?" about WMNF-88.5's live tribute to The Clash Saturday night at Skipper's Smokehouse, you might want to consider how many diverse ... read this post

"Recount" brings it back home in Sunshine State

Mitch Perry about almost 5 years ago

HBO's much anticipated (at least amongst political junkies, at least) "Recount" aired over the Memorial Day weekend.

<>The film has garnered mostly positive reviews. The biggest critics have been those who served on Al Gore's campaign team who come ... read this post

John Chambrone in the news

Matt Cowley about almost 5 years ago

Check out John Chambrone, host of WMNF's Out in the Open, in the current issue of the Tampa Bay Gazette.

Out in the Open airs the last Wednesday of the month, from 11:30-12:00.

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Twitter Us

Tags: twitter, playlists

Matt Cowley about almost 5 years ago

Local blog Sticks of Fire discovered that WMNF is one of the top local twitterers. Have you?

Twitter is a kind of micro-blog service, where you can send very short updates to anyone who's signed up to follow you.

<>WMNF has a twitter feed that sends ... read this post

Heatwave: The Reviews

Tags: heatwave

Matt Cowley about almost 5 years ago

Amanda Shaw in Creative Loafing:

<><>Shaw’s poise, charisma, and chops belie her age. Then again, she’s been performing in public for a decade, and it showed Saturday. Backed by her superb, ironically dubbed “Cute Guys” band — guitarist Brint Anderson,... read this post

Extra! Heatwave! Read All About It

Tags: heatwave

Matt Cowley about about 5 years ago

Check out some of the local preview coverage of this year's Tropical Heatwave:

Creative Loafing

<><>"From the fiery fiddle of Amanda Shaw to the New Orleans funk of the Soul Rebels Brass Band to the welcome return of A New Personality, the 27th annual ... read this post

Arielle Stevenson in the news

Matt Cowley about about 5 years ago

Check out our own award-winning volunteer dj and newshound Arielle Stevenson in the St Pete Times.

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Video of the Day 5/14/08: Sonny Landreth and Eric Clapton

Tags: Video of the Day

Randy Wynne about about 5 years ago

<>Sonny Landreth and Eric Clapton trade licks on "Hell at Home", at the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival. People who have watched this video have engaged in a debate about who it reveals as the world's best guitarist, Clapton or Landreth. Watch and ... read this post

7th Annual Jammy's Award Winners

Tags: Jammys

Thor Bendickson about about 5 years ago

<>Live Album of the Year: Umphrey's McGee, Live at the MuratNew Groove of the Year: CornmealDVD of the Year: the Disco Biscuits, ProgressionsDownload of the Year: Phish, "Headphones Jam"Mimi Fishman Award: Rock the EarthSong of the Year: Keller Will... read this post