All posts in this blog are my stories or opinions. There is a category in the blog that is called The Prince of Darkness Chronicles. Anything that gets posted to this category is not endorsed by WORT community radio or its Board of Directors. All of the stories happened a long time ago therefore the statute of limitations has run out.
Studio History
Padded Cell Studios was started back in the 90s. I was soundman for a local Oregon high school rock band called Channel 7. They played mostly original songs and wanted to record them. Since I had all of the live sound gear we had most of the equipment we needed, we...
Exit Interview: Wolfgang Van Halen Won’t Back Down
https://www.spin.com/ On a brisk December afternoon, Wolfgang Van Halen is weary but in good spirits. The admitted late riser is sitting in 5150, the studio home of Van Halen [the band] since 1983, nursing a coffee amidst the construction taking place around us....
TOOL Drummer DANNY CAREY Arrested For Misdemeanor Assault
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tool-drummer-danny-carey-arrested-for-misdemeanor-assault/ According to TMZ, TOOL drummer Danny Carey was arrested at the airport in Kansas City after allegedly getting into a fight he got in with someone inside the terminal. Law...
Bagpipes and a bong
Sometime around 1995 or 1996 I went with a bunch of buddies to see Korn at the rave in Milwaukee. Yes we're back at the rave. This was the first real metal show I had ever been to. I didn't know what I was getting into. I had been doing sound and attending the local...
The Man Of Steel got his pink slip
I've never come out and directly said this but the only job I've ever really wanted was to be a radio D.J. I have talked about it a little bit but even before I was on WORT that's all I wanted. I was so into radio that I would listen all the time even when I was...
Bowling with Gwar?
In the summer of 1996 I got to experience what all access means. You see big touring rock bands running around with those plastic laminated cards around their necks that usually had the tour logo on it. Shortly after I started volunteering at the station the music...
Biker chicks and rock ‘n’ roll
I'm sure we all know silent lucidity from Queensryche. Well fuck that song. I know I know I know there are people out there that are going to get all butt hurt because I don't like that song. Honestly that's not true it was just overplayed. True fans know the real...
Wigglesticker for lfe
A couple of weeks ago Josh from Wigglestick posted a question to Facebook asking people to tell him why they liked the band so much. I thought since I play them a lot I would share my response with all of you. OK brother I know you know some of this. But I'm kind of...
French Quarter Café & Luthers Blues
As I've been updating the website I keep remembering stories that I want to tell you all. So here's one. There used to be a restaurant/music venue in Madison called the French Quarter Café & Luthers Blues. This post has to do with the guy by the name...
Original show history written back in the early 2000
In 1996 (gee, waaay back then, sometimes I’m amazed that we haven’t gotten kicked off the air yet), I, Lucas the Prince of Darkness, started volunteering at WORT doing just about everything that I could possibly handle in hopes of getting on the air. It just so...