Wesleyan bands through the ages (*one or more members passed through 108)
- The Highwaymen (1958-64)
- Wikipedia
- Stephen Trott (’62)
- Gary and the Wombats (1962-)
- Uranus and the Five Moons
- 1964-67
- Sam Nigh, Bob Runk, Duncan Holaday, Dick Calo, Ken Marburg , Dave Cain, Wilford Smith
- “Best party band ever”
- “Your Groove” (YouTube)
- Your Groove” (discogs.com)
- 1967-68 (version 2)
- all class of ’70: Gene Legg, Peter Whitehead, Bob Apter, Jeremy Serwer, Bill Fornaciari, Andy Toth
- 1968-70 (version 3)
- Gene Legg (’70), Rick Lawler (’71), Pat Callahan (’71), Andy Sutton (’71)
- 1964-67
- Dar Williams (’89), darwilliams.com
- J.R. Rhodes (’90)
- Ska King Crab (1993-)
- Santigold (’97)
- MGMT (’04, ’05)*
- Amazing Baby (’05)*
- The Yes Way (’05, ’06)
- Das Racist (’06, ’07)*
- Patrick Dyer Wolf (’07)
- Bear Hands (’07, ’09)
- Fort Lean (’08, ’09)*
- “The School the Rocks” (Wesleyan University Magazine, June 15, 2011)
- “In Texas, Some Bands Know Foss Hill on Sight” (Argus, June 15, 2011)
- Student and alumni musicians bring ‘Wesleyan Wave’ to the national scene (USA TODAY, March 23, 2012)
Wesleyan music writers/directors (*passed through 108)
- Banning Eyre (’79), banningeyre.com
- Vicky Bippart (’81) and Dan McCabe (’80): Rock & Roll (PBS documentary), In the Groove (episode 2); Shakespeares in the Alley (episode 3)
- Joan Morgan (’87)
- Gabrielle Bruney (’14; Esquire, Vice)*
Wesleyan in the music industry
- Carl Sturken (’78)
- Pete Ganbarg (’88; president of A&R, Atlantic Records), www.rockschoolpodcast.com
- Peter Nashel (’88), duotoneaudio.com
- Bozoma Saint John (’99; daughter of Appianda Arthur, PhD ’77), at Wesleyan
- Eric Herman (’05), Modiba Productions
108 alum on Myspace and elsewhere
- The Wufs (Ben Doleac)
- Nyasha Foy, YoFoy Publishing, YoFoy Blog
- Rachel Kiel
- Talking to Walls (Nat Webb)
- aliza_do_lots (Aliza Simons) (EP, single)
- Red Wire Black Wire, on myspace (Doug Walters)
- Ben Doleac: Hegemony Rocks
- Becky Ticotsky: Apostrophe Catastrophes
- Ali Green: Elmore Magazine, on myspace, Ali’s first editorial
- Joseph J. Sanchez: It’s the Money Shot, Cinema Blend
- Hunter King: Rock & Roll Hoo-Ha What What
CLASS PROJECTS (categorized year by year on the right side –>)
Some sample Best . . . categories
- Mother’s Day tribute: Alyana D’Amico, “You’ve Got a Mom“
- Tribute to a board game: Waka Flaka Sheep, “Catan“
- Number of YouTube views: W.F.S., “What’s the Difference“
- Shot in a fitness center/weight room
- Kid Cudi, Almond Dust, “Bi’s and Tri’s“
- Coolio, Deez, “Lifta’s Paradise“
- Redo of a Bowie/Jagger collaboration: Special Brew, “Dancing in the Street“
- Triple crown: 1) Tearjerker for anyone with a daughter; 2) Cover that surpasses the original; 3) Effort by frosh members of Women’s Lacrosse team; Quest, “Keep On Walkin“
- Versions of “September”: The Septemberists; Yizhuang and Zixing
- Solo bass: Johnnie Gilmore, “Petty Theft“
- Vocal and piano duo: The Blues Sisters, “Never Felt This Way“
- Use of a PB&J sandwich: Ashley, Michell, and Madison, “So Jiggly“
- MGMT redo: Chinh and the Sexy Mamas, “Keds“
- Fresh Prince of Bel-Air redo: “Frosh at Wes-Air“
- Use of a toy guitar: Flight of the Cardinals, “It’s Business Time“
- Sam Cooke covers
- Hall and Oates cover: Rog and Blume, “Rich Girl (The Money Don’t Matter Anyway)“
- Bo Diddley cover that includes both a kalimba and the course instructor’s name: Lincoln Log Studios, “Eric Charry (Please don’t fail me)“
- Jackson 5 to 3 remix: “I Want You Back“
- Effort by a future member of the Red Sox: Tech Minor, “Where’d Drew Go?”
- Cinematographic interpretation of VU’s “Heroin,” Chestnut/Fox, “Heroin“
- Computer-generated visual effects: 12_poolnoodles: “Waiting”
- Don’t even have a category for this: Deep Jew Something: “It Wasn’t Me”