Sean Griffin, Radio DJ

Catch a “glimpse” of Sean Griffin’s life (and hair) in his college days, when he saturated the soundwaves with anything but the top 40 during the heady hours of midnight-3AM daily. Sean is not only UUCC’s Executive Director, he’s also a devoted aficionado of indie, punk, and opera music. In this conversation, he shares memories from his college radio days with Sara and reflects on how music and the arts have connected and nourished him. 

What Sean listened to back then

• Left Front Tire (leftfronttire.com)
• GWAR (gwar.net)
• Poi Dog Pondering (platetectonicmusic.com/poidogpondering)
• R.E.M. (remhq.com)
• Hootie & the Blowfish (hootie.com)
• Motörhead (imotorhead.com) 

 

What Sean’s listened to recently

• Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (nickcave.com)
• David Byrne (davidbyrne.com)
• Ray LaMontagne (raylamontagne.com)
• Madame Butterfly (metopera.org/discover/synopses/madama-butterfly)
• Turandot (metopera.org/discover/synopses/turandot)

 

Referenced in this episode

• Yes, David Byrne is really from Baltimore County! (baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1997-10-11-1997284003-story.html) 
• Sean’s college radio station still exists, and you can still call the studio today (wusc.sc.edu)
• “Don’t Give Up” (youtu.be/8LMB6K4rTGU) and “Let the Day Begin” (youtu.be/to2KasivROc) are great songs for cheering up late night callers who are having a tough time, according to Sean (trust him… he knows from experience 😉)