WUSB

WUSB is college radio from Stony Brook University, and it's exactly the kind of mess you want. Student DJs have free rein, leading to a schedule that's gloriously unpredictable. One moment it's a deep cut from The Clash; the next, an Ethiopian jazz record from the 1970s. Some shifts focus on psych-folk, others on vintage ska or obscure hip-hop. It's not polished, and that's the appeal. The station streams at 128kbps, but the variety more than compensates. If you want to listen to WUSB online, you're getting a real alternative to sterile playlists. Music radio United States needs more of this:…