On a collision course with earth

February 3, 2016 2:23 PM

When Bat Guano created "The Bat Guano's SwaG! Radio Program," he used ingredients specially blended for listenability. All of the notes created by the finest musicians are in most of the songs he broadcasts. Genres are mixed and matched, compared and contrasted, hitting all the seasons that make it lively for the ears’ tongue. Then it is all lightly breaded and personally dipt in Ranch Dressing by your server, Bat Guano.

SwaG's decades-long run on Western Michigan University's radio station WIDR FM will be ending tonight with a final broadcast from 9:00-11:00 EST, streaming Here or Here. In the mean time, you can listen to the archive on Bat Guano's website. If you're feeling spookey, start with a Halloween episode. More romantic? Valentines ep, right here. otherwise jump right in to any one of his Timeless Broadcasts

The show has more inside - each episode features a show-within-a-show called Green Slime, an hour of uninterrupted music starting at the third hour.

posted by rebent (5 comments total)

it's his last broadcast?? - it's a pity i can't stay up to hear it

i was actually listening to widr in my car today and they seem to be playing a lot more synthpop instead of alt-rock

times are changing ... sigh
posted by pyramid termite at 3:04 PM on February 3, 2016

I was just going to post an AskMe about this yesterday but then I found what I was looking for! Back when he had just a one-page site with background music, I would listen to just the background music all day while I worked. It was like 60s grocery store music (or at least what it sounds like in movies) on a loop. all. day. I'll miss him!
posted by dawkins_7 at 7:41 PM on February 3, 2016

Thanks for posting this. I really miss weird college radio.
posted by persona au gratin at 11:50 PM on February 3, 2016

WIDR was my gateway into non-top 40 radio. Sisters of Mercy, Bad Religion, King Missle, and a bunch of the finest stuff the early 90s had to offer.
posted by Ghidorah at 2:43 AM on February 4, 2016

I grew up next to Kalamazoo in the 90s. WIDR and Leppotone are as essential to my body and mind as cheese is essential to macaroni. Barking Tuna and King Tammy 4 life!
posted by Dokterrock at 3:57 AM on February 4, 2016