“Off the Record” is your space for authentic musical expression at Northeastern. Each week, students come on air to share the tracks that move them and the stories behind their choices. Whether you’re curious about what’s playing in your peers’ headphones or eager to spotlight your own sound, tune in and join the conversation. If you're interested in coming on, message me at @offtherecordwrbb on Instagram.
# of Episodes
62116
Host
WRBB's Robot DJ
First Aired
March 31st, 2005
Last Episode
May 20th, 2026
Previous broadcasts
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/20/26, 6:02 AM
Massive Attack, Title Fight, Nick Drake, Tortoise, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/20/26, 5:02 AM
The Cure, Pavement, Daniel Avery, Destroyer, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/20/26, 4:03 AM
Fred Hersch Trio, Mazzy Star, Bill Evans Trio, Portishead, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/20/26, 3:03 AM
Pinback, Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, Björk, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/20/26, 2:03 AM
Yo La Tengo, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, Portishead, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/20/26, 1:03 AM
Sparklehorse, Nick Drake, David Kauffman, Elliott Smith, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/20/26, 12:04 AM
Sleigh Bells, Galaxie 500, Sunny Day Real Estate, King Krule, and more.
S5E1 - I Need a Korn-bassed Pun
Steely Dan, Playboi Carti, Santana, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, and more.
Whatz Up Boston
Suicide, Yk Glo, The American Analog Set, Joy Division, and more.
Columbia Drive
Carissa's Wierd, harf., Gigi Perez, Autumn Wren, and more.
Columbia Drive
Japanese Breakfast, and more.
Introduction to Wubbiness
We'll start with some basic UKG and House this time. Maybe some Sammy Virji, MPH, Notion and more. I reall want to get you guys jumping so enjoy and dance your heart out. AYDOK OUT!!
Red Head Redemption
Jon Pardi, Glen Campbell, Samson Francois, Colter Wall, and more.
Friends of Folk
BAKGROUND, Bright Eyes & Neva Dinova, Helvetia, Silver Jews, and more.
Goat Talk
Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Curtis Mayfield, Tracy Chapman, and more.
Goat Talk
Kurt Rosenwinkel, and more.
On Rotation Vol. 2
What have the people been listening to in our radio absence? Find out on wrbb!
Sinnerman - Get By
Today we are going to dive into the first of many sample breakdowns, discussing the history of sample breaking and the art of the beat, first up, we are jumping back to 1973 and then to 2004 with Talib Kweli and Kanye West (yes, that guy) and their sample of Nina Simone's Sinnerman.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 1:08 PM
Ida, Wire, Tacoma Radar, Atlas Sound, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 12:03 PM
Boards of Canada, New Order, Portishead, Johnny Cash, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 11:04 AM
Neil Young, The Clientele, Fairuz, Whitney, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 10:03 AM
Drop Nineteens, Sleigh Bells, Morphine, Unwound, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 9:03 AM
The Sugarcubes, Joy Division, Leonard Cohen, Morphine, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 8:05 AM
Low, The Limiñanas, Dove Ellis, Your Arms Are My Cocoon, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 7:04 AM
Aphex Twin, Radiohead, Yo La Tengo, Dear Nora, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 6:02 AM
Dead Ghosts, The Radio Dept., King Krule, iceage, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 5:04 AM
Tom Waits, Kitty Craft, Lil Ugly Mane, Linda Perhacs, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 4:04 AM
Tom Waits, Drop Nineteens, Honeyglaze, Ichiko Aoba, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 3:02 AM
Mazzy Star, New Order, Blurred Hologram, Bill Evans Trio, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 2:04 AM
Sunny Day Real Estate, Newfound Interest in Connecticut, Rocketship, Johnny Cash, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 1:01 AM
The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, American Football, Blonde Redhead, Pinback, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/19/26, 12:03 AM
Psychological Backlash, The Durutti Column, Linda Perhacs, Aphex Twin, and more.
Summer 1 2026 Show #1
Arcade Fire, Smog, Magdalena Bay, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and more.
mini season 4 episode 1
WERE BACK
Episode 1
90s Alternative and Grunge
Got Rot?
Gorillaz, Electric Light Orchestra, Blood Orange, Alice Phoebe Lou, and more.
Season 6. Episode 1.
The Strokes, Vacations, Supertramp, Simon & Garfunkel, and more.
How's the London Fog?
The Field Mice, and more.
Eat the Static Star!
feeble little horse, Glixen, Weezer, David Bowie, and more.
tapedeck
Tortoise, Mogwai, Mazzy Star, The Custodian of Records, and more.
golden record
Everyone Asked About You, Porches, Watering, Sharon Van Etten, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 3:01 PM
Chet Baker, Mineral, Women, Tom Waits, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 2:03 PM
Sunny Day Real Estate, Quarters of Change, Natalia Lafourcade, Shallowater, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 1:00 PM
Aventura, David Thomas Broughton, Elliott Smith, Blonde Redhead, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 12:02 PM
The Cure, Silver Jews, Nothing, The Crying Nudes, and more.
Inter Alia
Tindersticks, Cocteau Twins, Modest Mouse, Air, and more.
AUSTRALIA
Frank & Tony, Hiatus Kaiyote, The Dreggs, Men At Work, and more.
Welcome To The Forum
PJ Harvey, Boards of Canada, Talk Talk, Dead Ghosts, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 8:04 AM
Ichiko Aoba, Cameron Winter, The Durutti Column, Vegyn, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 7:03 AM
Slowdive, This Heat, Chapterhouse, Yusef Lateef, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 6:05 AM
The Cure, Mount Eerie, Shallowater, Spain, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 5:03 AM
David Thomas Broughton, Mogwai, Bill Evans Trio, Songs: Ohia, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 4:05 AM
Rogér Fakhr, Failure, Sisters of Mercy, Broadcast, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 3:05 AM
Alice Phoebe Lou, Tindersticks, John Coltrane Quartet, Tortoise, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 2:02 AM
Floating Points, Duster, Massive Attack, Galaxie 500, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 1:02 AM
Joy Division, The Microphones, Bob Dylan, American Football, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/18/26, 12:02 AM
Boards of Canada, Canaan Amber, Ahmad Jamal, Wes Montgomery, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/17/26, 11:01 PM
King Krule, Elias Rønnenfelt, Chet Baker, This Heat, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/17/26, 10:04 PM
Slowdive, Fred Hersch Trio, Jeff Buckley, Animal Collective, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/17/26, 9:04 PM
Chapterhouse, C-Clamp, Shallowater, Morphine, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/17/26, 8:08 PM
Origin Unknown, Slint, Dry Cleaning, John Coltrane, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/17/26, 7:02 PM
Spain, Shame, Björk, Nina Simone, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/17/26, 6:03 PM
Sufjan Stevens, Bert Jansch, Honeyglaze, Helvetia, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/17/26, 5:05 PM
Four Tet, The Radio Dept., Silver Jews, Andy Stott, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/17/26, 4:06 PM
Yusef Lateef, American Football, Unwound, The Cardigans, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/17/26, 3:02 PM
Sade, Pale Saints, Ferkat Al Ard, The Frowning Clouds, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/17/26, 2:04 PM
Cinnamon, Prefab Sprout, "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Sunny Day Real Estate, and more.
WRBB 104.9FM Boston 5/17/26, 1:01 PM
Elias Rønnenfelt, Isabel's Dream, Sleigh Bells, Dear Nora, and more.
The Family Tree
Weather Report, Yes, Earth, Wind & Fire, John Splithoff, and more.
Drumbeat
Carissa's Wierd, Björk, Travis, Julee Cruise, and more.
Gospel Connection Prayz Fest
Joe Pace, Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr., Tortoise, Todd Galberth, and more.