GLEN ELDER — Prepare to lock your doors and turn down the lights. This Saturday, October 31st at 9:00 PM, Z-96.3 The Lake is trading its usual daytime rotation for a dive into the shadows with the upcoming Alt Rewind Radio Halloween Special.
Hosted by Derek Nester, the three-hour musical excursion promises a hand-curated journey through post-punk, goth, and dark alternative classics. Eschewing predictable holiday party novelty tracks, Nester’s broadcast leans heavily into the moody, atmospheric underground sounds of the 1980s and beyond.
“We’ve got goth, post-punk, dark alternative, and a few things that go bump in the night,” Nester notes. “No glossy Halloween party soundtrack here. We’re going a little deeper — into the music that made the underground feel like its own world.”
Three Hours of Sonic Shadows
Divided into three distinct thematic hours—The Haunting Begins, Into the Darkness, and Midnight Underground—the special spans a massive collection of underground royalty:
- Hour 1 (9:00 PM – 10:00 PM): Sets the mood with tracks like The Cure’s “Charlotte Sometimes,” Echo & the Bunnymen’s “The Killing Moon,” Bauhaus’s “Dark Entries,” and Concrete Blonde’s “Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)”.
- Hour 2 (10:00 PM – 11:00 PM): Deepens the transmission with the definitive goth-rock epic “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” by Bauhaus, alongside offerings from Killing Joke, The Sisters of Mercy, Ministry (“Everyday Is Like Halloween”), and Joy Division.
- Hour 3 (11:00 PM – Midnight): Rounds out the witching hour with tunes from The Cramps, Love and Rockets, The Specials (“Ghost Town”), and a closing meditation with The Mission’s “Sacrilege”.
How to Tune In
Listeners can catch the entire chilling broadcast live on Saturday, October 31st starting at 9:00 PM.
- On the Air: Z-96.3 The Lake
- Mobile App: Classic Rock Z-96.3 The Lake mobile app
- Online: GlenElderRadio.com
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