Loud Love

Drew Wilson, formerly the man behind the curtain of WRVU’S “Loud Love” Show, is a punk rock connoisseur from New York City and one of the last of a generation who can say they grew up going to CBGB's. He moved to Nashville to get into radio and found a spot at the Vanderbilt station in 2008, where he put his training to use and took over the waves of Music City with the only punk rock show on the radio at the time. Now, in 2011, he's still playing the best of new and old punk, hardcore, and garage rock, and he's a fixture at the local shows as well as booking and promoting local bands, and keeping the volume turned to loud.

Loud Love: Get ready to print your own vinyl

With many new technologies, it’s easy to fall into the trap of cynicism to which we feel accustomed. Flying cars? Not yet. Jetpacks? Ain’t happening. Teleportation? Dream on. Tantalized by the news that drips out every now and then about how we are getting closer to making these things a reality (sometimes even with a [...]

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Drew Wilson, formerly the man behind the curtain of WRVU’S “Loud Love” Show, is a punk rock connoisseur from New York City and one of the last of a generation who can say they grew up going to CBGB's. He moved to Nashville to get into radio and found a spot at the Vanderbilt station in 2008, where he put his training to use and took over the waves of Music City with the only punk rock show on the radio at the time. Now, in 2011, he's still playing the best of new and old punk, hardcore, and garage rock, and he's a fixture at the local shows as well as booking and promoting local bands, and keeping the volume turned to loud.

Loud Love: When music speaks

Movies, books and TV shows have the potential to create characters that resonate deeply with us. “That’s just like me!” is a common refrain and one that undoubtedly the creators of said entertainment are actively pursuing. It makes…

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Drew Wilson, formerly the man behind the curtain of WRVU’S “Loud Love” Show, is a punk rock connoisseur from New York City and one of the last of a generation who can say they grew up going to CBGB's. He moved to Nashville to get into radio and found a spot at the Vanderbilt station in 2008, where he put his training to use and took over the waves of Music City with the only punk rock show on the radio at the time. Now, in 2011, he's still playing the best of new and old punk, hardcore, and garage rock, and he's a fixture at the local shows as well as booking and promoting local bands, and keeping the volume turned to loud.

Loud Love: Music and unity

Here’s another reason music means so much to us: it is one of the only things we can experience as a group without discrimination. Of course we are talking about people here; the music itself is discriminatory in nature, being made and…

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Drew Wilson, formerly the man behind the curtain of WRVU’S “Loud Love” Show, is a punk rock connoisseur from New York City and one of the last of a generation who can say they grew up going to CBGB's. He moved to Nashville to get into radio and found a spot at the Vanderbilt station in 2008, where he put his training to use and took over the waves of Music City with the only punk rock show on the radio at the time. Now, in 2011, he's still playing the best of new and old punk, hardcore, and garage rock, and he's a fixture at the local shows as well as booking and promoting local bands, and keeping the volume turned to loud.

Loud Love: Chronicling Bruise Cruise 2012

What’s better than going on a Caribbean cruise in the middle of winter?  Going on a Caribbean cruise along with a dozen of the best punk/garage bands and personalities around. Bruise Cruise is exactly that. The brainchild of Jonas Stein of…

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Drew Wilson, formerly the man behind the curtain of WRVU’S “Loud Love” Show, is a punk rock connoisseur from New York City and one of the last of a generation who can say they grew up going to CBGB's. He moved to Nashville to get into radio and found a spot at the Vanderbilt station in 2008, where he put his training to use and took over the waves of Music City with the only punk rock show on the radio at the time. Now, in 2011, he's still playing the best of new and old punk, hardcore, and garage rock, and he's a fixture at the local shows as well as booking and promoting local bands, and keeping the volume turned to loud.

Loud Love: Uncovering the relevance of covers

Starting out as a lesser known band, lots of difficulties and situations arise that well-known bands don’t need to worry about. Everything from getting your cut of the door money, to making sure the venue has the appropriate plugs is something…

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Drew Wilson, formerly the man behind the curtain of WRVU’S “Loud Love” Show, is a punk rock connoisseur from New York City and one of the last of a generation who can say they grew up going to CBGB's. He moved to Nashville to get into radio and found a spot at the Vanderbilt station in 2008, where he put his training to use and took over the waves of Music City with the only punk rock show on the radio at the time. Now, in 2011, he's still playing the best of new and old punk, hardcore, and garage rock, and he's a fixture at the local shows as well as booking and promoting local bands, and keeping the volume turned to loud.

Loud Love: Gauging influence

“Only a thousand people bought the first Velvet Underground album,” musician Brian Eno famously said, “but all of them went on to form a band.” That well-known rock quote perfectly illustrates how some bands can be…

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Drew Wilson, formerly the man behind the curtain of WRVU’S “Loud Love” Show, is a punk rock connoisseur from New York City and one of the last of a generation who can say they grew up going to CBGB's. He moved to Nashville to get into radio and found a spot at the Vanderbilt station in 2008, where he put his training to use and took over the waves of Music City with the only punk rock show on the radio at the time. Now, in 2011, he's still playing the best of new and old punk, hardcore, and garage rock, and he's a fixture at the local shows as well as booking and promoting local bands, and keeping the volume turned to loud.

Loud Love: Seasons Greetings

The holiday season is always a favorite, but it’s also extremely busy. As we take a short hiatus for the holidays from new blog posts at Loud Love, we still wanted to make sure we’re giving you all something for the season. And…

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Watch Now: Loud Love launches TV series on E Line Music

In 1981, the world of music discovery changed when MTV launched and the Clash, of all bands, kicked off an era of visual music 24/7.  Its no secret that TV, although still remarkably powerful, is losing market share and attention to online video…

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Drew Wilson, formerly the man behind the curtain of WRVU’S “Loud Love” Show, is a punk rock connoisseur from New York City and one of the last of a generation who can say they grew up going to CBGB's. He moved to Nashville to get into radio and found a spot at the Vanderbilt station in 2008, where he put his training to use and took over the waves of Music City with the only punk rock show on the radio at the time. Now, in 2011, he's still playing the best of new and old punk, hardcore, and garage rock, and he's a fixture at the local shows as well as booking and promoting local bands, and keeping the volume turned to loud.

Loud Love: Keeping Up With All The Good Shows

One question we get a lot over here is “How do you hear about all these shows?” It makes sense, if you go to a lot of shows, you have to know about when and where shows will happening. If you want to go a lot of shows and aren’t…

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Drew Wilson, formerly the man behind the curtain of WRVU’S “Loud Love” Show, is a punk rock connoisseur from New York City and one of the last of a generation who can say they grew up going to CBGB's. He moved to Nashville to get into radio and found a spot at the Vanderbilt station in 2008, where he put his training to use and took over the waves of Music City with the only punk rock show on the radio at the time. Now, in 2011, he's still playing the best of new and old punk, hardcore, and garage rock, and he's a fixture at the local shows as well as booking and promoting local bands, and keeping the volume turned to loud.

Loud Love: Your Halloween Playlist

Back in the days when we hosted Nashville’s punk rock show on FM Radio, one of the most fun things was creating specialized holiday playlists. Not just any boring holiday albums but a themed playlist of favorites from the Loud Love archives.…

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