Rhythm Section Radio was founded in 2009 and moved to NTS in 2012, and has since pulled out the stops breaking new music, promoting independent labels and paying homage to the greatest music from the past, through a perhaps unhealthy obsession with record digging.
Listen as host Rich Tupica navigates through the dimly-lit backstreets of Memphis, Tennessee. Sure, this city has Elvis, but it's 1960s-'70s underground scene dealt out a definite precursor to both the alt-rock and power-pop movements that cropped up in its wake. From moody teen bands to bleak Alex Chilton ballads, this road trip across the Bluff City is a grim yet rewarding ride.
Listen as host Rich Tupica navigates through the dimly-lit backstreets of Memphis, Tennessee. Sure, this city has Elvis, but it's 1960s-'70s underground scene dealt out a definite precursor to both the alt-rock and power-pop movements that cropped up in its wake. From moody teen bands to bleak Alex Chilton ballads, this road trip across the Bluff City is a grim yet rewarding ride.