By Spencer Schneier, Staff Writer

Published in print on Oct. 8, 2014

On Friday, October 3, WUAG 103.1 FM celebrated National College Radio Day by throwing an event with UNCG’s literature and art magazine the CORADDI.

CORADDI was celebrating the release of their most recent edition, doing so in tandem with WUAG.

The event featured a record swap, free editions of the CORADDI and bands such as Nude Party, Primovanhalen and Black Santa.

The bands provided ample entertainment, and the scene was lively.

Boone-based Nude Party started off the festivities and they provided more than enough, with a unique sound that included a bongo drum and a keyboard. Including booming, echoing vocals and a lively, modern sound, which was a great start to the music.

Jen Nelson, WUAG Promotions Director, describes the purpose of WUAG and College Radio at large as an opportunity to play “music that is not mainstream.” For local bands such as Nude Party, it is hard to compete with enormous super-labels, and stations such as WUAG give them a chance to be showcased.

Nelson, an admitted Backstreet Boys apologist, explained that while she appreciates underground music that it does not mean she looks down upon anyone’s tastes.

“When you think underground and independent, you think non-commercial,” said Nelson. She continued to excalim that,“there’s an aspect of independent music that some of the commercial stuff is lacking.”

Primovanhalen played second and provided a droning guitar sound and a dominant drum. The Winston-Salem based group didn’t have the same fun energetic sound, but they provided a somber aura that was hard not to get caught in. UNCG-based Black Santa capped off the show.

The event also featured the release of issue two of the 116th volume of CORADDI, which is an art and literature magazine run by UNCG students.

Students submit the works anonymously, and they are then edited by CORADDI staff members and vetted for approval.

The process is often difficult, as Literary Editor Brooke Nivens told The Carolinian. She spoke of how it is difficult for them as they push for their personal favorites, but also knowing that they have to trim the magazine down to a certain number of pages.

Anne Rowland Kidd, executive editor, spoke about how CORADDI is a long-standing UNCG tradition, having been published every year since 1897.

Kidd, who exudes pride in her magazine, explained that the staff is broken into literature, arts and promotions.

Kidd explained the process of how pieces are selected for the CORADDI, saying that the editors all get together on “production night” and they go over all of the pieces.

They are voted in to the magazine democratically, and then based on the number of votes they decide which ones get a place in the publication.

“I’m so passionate about it and I want to see it continue to live on and prosper,” said Kidd when asked about how it feels to be a part of such a deeply ingrained UNCG tradition.

CORADDI is currently accepting submissions for their next edition, and WUAG can be heard on 103.1 FM in the Greensboro area.