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August 13, 2024

Profile: Roanoke Outside Foundation

The Roanoke Outside Foundation was formed to build community and create a desirable place to live, work, and play in the Roanoke region. Through their comprehensive schedule of outdoor events, they connect the dots and raise the profile of Roanoke through outdoor events such as the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon—America’s toughest road race—a huge point of pride for the community.

John Morrison on Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall on World Cafe

Forty-five years ago this month, Michael Jackson released the album that set up his eventual domination of pop culture as an adult. Off the Wall was Jackson’s first release where he had complete creative autonomy — having left the Jackson 5 and Motown environment he had grown up in. On the next World Cafe, commentator John Morrison shares the story of this groundbreaking album.

Les Temps Perdu Playlist 8/11/24

On Sundays from 12-2 p.m. Drew, Dan, and Mike practice indie-rock archaeology as co-hosts of Les Temps Perdu. Tune in for two hours of old-school glam, punk, new wave, alternative, grunge, and indie-rock from the 70s through the mid-90s.