Most students probably know that UTM has a radio station, but how many of you actually listen to it? If you’re not listening to WUTM 90.3, you are missing a chance to hear some really great music. Some of your fellow classmates are the disk jockeys for the station and some also play their own favorite style of music.

One of the DJs is Jason Rawls, a senior Broadcasting major from Union City, who plays an eclectic musical collection from 8 p.m. till midnight every Tuesday. You can hear metal, hardcore, the more extreme elements of rock and his favorites in modern rock. While he does this to make it more interesting for himself while on the radio, he also wanted to “show people a whole different world of music.”

“Some of the music I play comes from more known bands like Hatebreed, Lamb of God and Underoath. But then I also throw in songs from other more known bands like Tool or Deftones, whom I feel are still very artistic,” Rawls said. “Some of the lesser known bands I play are It Dies Today and Mastodon, who don’t get the credit they deserve. One of my favorite bands is called Murder By Death who really doesn’t fit in the genre I play, but I think they are one of the best bands out there period and I want to help promote them if I can.”

Not only do you hear great music on Rawls’ show, but you also receive information on some of the upcoming concerts by the bands he plays. He also tries to go to as many concerts as he can and will post reviews on his show’s Web site, www.angelfire.com/rock3/utmmetal. Also, if you have a song you would like to hear, you can e-mail him at utmmetal@yahoo.com and he will try to play it if he can.