KORC FM Music & Civics

The pandemic not only robbed so many beautiful and seminal artists from our world, but also our ability to gather and celebrate the music they left behind. This show features records from only some of the artists we lost since early 2020. ~ Dj Nails 

Dj Nails is a Corvallis-based DJ in search of interesting and strange music, both terrestrial and cosmic. Tune into their KORC show Sugar-free Radio and relax as they step through discs of drums ‘n dub, house, boogie, jazz, ambience, and everything in between. All moods, all styles, and free in soul & spirit. 

This show airs every other Saturday at 9pm Pacific with an encore Tuesdays at Midnight on KORCFM.com and at 105.9FM in Corvallis, Oregon.

Hey Everyone. This is GM John... and It’s Music Story Time.

In early 2019 I was very depressed about the Climate Crisis. I was also in a creative space and desperate to vent my frustration at how we had completely failed to take care of this planet and each other. I was inspired by Snow Patrol’s 2018 song, “Life on Earth”. It hit me hard and really nailed the anger I was feeling. 

Turns out I wasn’t alone. In a 2018 Billboard article, Snow Patrol singer songwriter Gary Lightbody was asked why he thought the song was the best he’d ever written. Watch the video and read the full story at KORCFM.com

The Music & Civics history of Buffalo Springfield's "For What's It's Worth" (Stop, Hey! What's that sound) 

Although "For What It's Worth" is often considered an anti-war song, Stephen Stills was inspired to write the song because of the Sunset Strip curfew riots in November 1966—a series of early counterculture-era clashes that took place between police and young people on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California, beginning in mid-1966, the same year Buffalo Springfield had become the house band at the Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip.[6] Learn more about this Music & Civics Moment at KORCFM.com. Copy taken from WikipediA

I’ve been listening to a lot of R&B lately, and this mix captures a bit more of the high-energy side of things, and what is often referred to as boogie. Drums, synths, and soul are really the essential ingredients here, although I could argue those are key instruments in any good song… ~ Dj Nails

The show airs every other Saturday at 9pm Pacific with an encore Tuesdays at Midnight on KORCFM.com and at 105.9FM in Corvallis, Oregon. 

Dj Nails is a Corvallis-based DJ in search of interesting and strange music, both terrestrial and cosmic. Tune into their KORC show Sugar-free Radio and relax as they step through discs of drums ‘n dub, house, boogie, jazz, ambience, and everything in between. All moods, all styles, and free in soul & spirit.

The first episode of Sugar-free Radio with Dj Nails features records around the theme of Black resistance, struggle, and celebration. This mix bounces through rhythm & funk, singular educational gems, laid back steppers, and deep & soulful house music from its birthplace of Detroit and Chicago. The show airs every other Saturday at 9pm Pacific with an encore Tuesdays at Midnight on KORCFM.com and at 105.9FM in Corvallis, Oregon. 

Dj Nails is a Corvallis-based DJ in search of interesting and strange music, both terrestrial and cosmic. Tune into their KORC show Sugar-free Radio and relax as they step through discs of drums ‘n dub, house, boogie, jazz, ambience, and everything in between. All moods, all styles, and free in soul & spirit.