Thursday, July 31, 2008

Transmission 15308

This shot of rock and roll starts by rising out of the Mississippi mud with sounds from Willy DeVille, Muddy Waters, NRBQ, Little Feat, Nils Lofgren, The Black Crowes, Richard Thompson, Spirit, Spooky Tooth, Elton John, Montrose and Focus!

T15308 is a 55.1mb 128k mp3 1:00:13 in length made loud to be played loud!

"if I can't dance, she's gonna break my nose"

RFW

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Transmission 15208

A Deep Purple obsession gets the full treatment with music from Alex Skolnick Trio, Kula Shaker, Ian Gillan Band, Rainbow and Dream Theater!

T15208 is a 57.6mb 128k mp3 1:02:55 in length made loud to be played loud!

"wait for the ricochet"

RFW

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Transmission 15108

The animals have the right of way during our offering of old and new songs by The Rolling Stones, The Raconteurs, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Elvis Costello & Allan Toussaint, Don Covay, Boris, White Denim, Howlin Rain and Wings!

T15108 is a 58.1mb 128k mp3 1:03:31 in length made loud to be played loud!

"are you afraid, or is it true?"

RFW

The sign above reads:

Due to the frequency of human-bear encounters, the B.C. Fish and Wildlife Branch is advising hikers, hunters, fishermen and any persons that use the out of doors in a recreational or work related function to take extra precautions while in the field.
We advise the outdoorsman to wear little noisy bells on clothing so as to give advanced warning to any bears that might be close by so you don’t take them by surprise.
We also advise anyone using the out-f-doors to carry “Pepper Spray” with him is case of an encounter with a bear.
Outdoorsmen should also be on the watch for fresh bear activity, and be able to tell the difference between black bear feces and grizzly bear feces. Black bear feces is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear shit has bells in it and smells like pepper.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Transmission 15008

Powerful underground-freak-outs by guitar terrorist Kawabata Makoto & The Mothers Of Invasion and his main band Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. rocks the very foundation of RFW!

T15008 is a 54.8mb 128k mp3 59:53 in length made loud to be played loud!

"acid music"

RFW

Friday, July 25, 2008

Transmission 14908

It's time to measure up and enjoy our extremely long show featuring Loose Fur, The Pointer Sisters, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Bonamassa, Egg, Eagles, Super Furry Animals and The Beatles.

T14908 is a 55.8mb 128k mp3 1:01:02 in length made loud to be played loud!

"How can I ever misplace you"

RFW



Thursday, July 24, 2008

Transmission 14808

I had The Yardbirds on my brain, so to satisfy my swelling, itching grey matter we do three sets - one each featuring Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton!

T14808 is a 56.5mb 128k mp3 1:01:46 in length made loud to be played loud!

"I've got a Heart Full Of Soul"

RFW

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Transmission 14708

We slip into musical madness with the help of The Who, Praxis, Free Form Funky Freqs, John Zorn/George Lewis/Bill Frisell, The Velvet Underground, Ride, Sparks & Faith No More, Yellow Magic Orchestra and Embryo. No comparison!

T14708 is a 59.8mb 128k mp3 1:05:24 in length made loud to be played loud!

"psychogeography"

RFW

*Psychogeography was defined in 1955 by Guy Debord as the "the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals". It includes just about anything that takes pedestrians off their predictable paths and jolts them into a new awareness of the urban landscape.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Transmission 14608

Two big, long ones fill today's show to the brim with Miles Davis and live Yes circa 1978!

T14608 is a 56.7mb 128k mp3 1:02:02 in length made loud to be played loud!

"long time waiting to feel the sound"

RFW

Monday, July 21, 2008

Transmission 14508

We sit on the casting couch waiting to audition for a part in a Hollywood movie! Our co-stars include Neil Merryweather, The Kinks, Michael Nesmith, The Runaways, Alejandro Escovedo, David Bowie, Dalek I, Climax Blues Band, Pink Floyd, Family, Elton John and Steely Dan!

T14508 is a 55.6mb 128k mp3 1:00:44 in length made loud to be played loud.

"you'll all come to see the queens on Hollywood Boulevard"

RFW

Friday, July 18, 2008

Transmission 14408

Drugs are on the menu including psychoactive tunes from Ebony Rhythm Band, Gift, Kim Fowley & Ben Vaughn, Talking Heads, The Music, Humble Pie, Medicine, Speed/Glue & Shinky, Danko Jones, The Wildhearts and Ian Dury and his Stiff friends. Just say yes!

T14408 is a 57.7mb 128k mp3 1:03:01 in length made loud to be played loud!

"drugs dance with the dead 'till the lights go on"

RFW

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Transmission 14308

Today's picture, the poster that came with the Dark Side Of The Moon lp by Pink Floyd, is hanging above the doorway to the RFW studio! When I looked at it before starting this Transmission, I thought of ancient Egypt and decided to take us all on a musical journey. The sounds are courtesy of Brian Eno from a CD-Rom project that was released in 1995 called Nile: An Egyptian Quest. Say hi to Cleo and enjoy!

T14308 is a 57.6mb 128 1:03:00 in length made loud to be played loud!

"let's get on our camel and ride"

RFW

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Transmission 14208

A product of eating electric prunes and watching The Birds before going to sleep, this nightmarish nod to Poe feeds your ravenous musical appetite with Deviled Ham, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Animal Collective, Strawberry Path*, Diabolus**, Slade and Evergreen Blueshoes. Only this and nothing more!

T14208 is a mb 128k mp3 1:00:31 in length made loud to be played loud!

"quoth The Raven, `nevermore"

RFW

* The correct title of the 1971 release by Starwberry Path is When The Raven Has Come To The Earth.

*The tune between Strawberry Path and Slade was Raven's Call by the U.K. band Diabolus from their 1972 self-titled lp .



Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Transmission 14108

We seamlessly blend a few tried and true favorites with selections from the RFW new-release-pile to great effect. Enjoy The Beau Brummels, Tommy James, Richard Berry & The Pharoahs, The Nuns, Alejando Escavedo, Ratatat, Beck, The Rapture, Black Kids, Al Green, Solomon Burke, B.B. King, The Hold Steady, Dirty Pretty Things and Babyshambles!

T14108 is a 55.1mb 128k mp3 1:00:15 in length made loud to be played loud!

"my dog Sam eats purple flowers"

RFW

Monday, July 14, 2008

Transmission 14008

Paul Weller, solo and with The Jam, is well represented in this rollicking session that also includes Cheap Trick, MC5, The Who, Faces, O.V. Wright, J. Geils Band, Kasabian, Primal Scream, Public Image Ltd., Bill Laswell, Peter Gabriel and Robbie Robertson!

T 14008 is a 56.4mb 128k mp3 1:01:36 in length made loud to be played loud!

"daylight dawns, you wake up and yawn - Mr. Clean"

RFW

Friday, July 11, 2008

Transmission 13908

We do it live and loud with Johnny Winter And, Cream, White Stripes and a huge slice of Humble Pie. Have a great weekend!

T13908 is a 55.6mb 128k mp3 1:00:46 in length made loud to be played loud!

"the doctor said I need rest, he put me on the critical list"

RFW

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Transmission T13808

When I first heard Roy Wood with The Move doing Do Ya on the AM many years ago, something clicked and I have been in Mr. Wood's camp ever since! We let Roy end the show with selections from his solo album Mustard, The Move's Message From The Country and Electric Light Orchestra's debut. Preceding that trio of tunes, you get David Bowie, Bauhaus, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, George Harrison, My Morning Jacket, Harvey Danger and Dave Mason.

T13808 is a 56.2mb 128k mp3 1:01:27 in length made loud to be played loud!

"I'm not sick, but I'm not well"

RFW

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Transmission 13708

HAL, the RFW computer brain, put together an alphabetical session of C artists starring Crosby/Stills/Nash and Young, Cross Cut Saw, Crow, Crown Prince Waterford, Cruising OST featuring The Cripples, Crushed Butter, Crusis, Crystal Rain, Cuby & The Blizzards*, Cul De Sac, Cult Of Luna and Culture!

T13708 is a 56.5mb 128k mp3 1:01:43 in length made loud to be played loud!

"we have all been here before"

RFW

*I mistakenly announced that Cuby's band was the Buzzards when in fact they were Cuby & The Blizzards. Sorry Cuby!

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Transmission 13608

There is no messin' aroun' during our funk filled fiasco featuring Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Willie Hutch, Stevie Wonder, Funkadelic, The Temptations and Syl Johnson. It's so mean!

T13608 is a 57.4mb 128k mp3 1:02:46 in length made loud to be played loud!

"do me good baby"

RFW

Monday, July 07, 2008

Transmission 13508

We pound out a rhythm to the brave with help from Sonny & Cher, Nine Inch Nails, Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dogs, Elbow, Lou Reed, Alejandro Escovedo, Willy DeVille, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Tom Waits and Dire Straits.

T13508 is a 54.7mb 128k mp3 59:48 in length made loud to be played loud!

"and men still keep on marching off to war, electrically they keep a baseball score"

RFW

Friday, July 04, 2008

Transmission 13408

Subtitled Ear Candy, we produce audio hallucinations with Pink Floyd, Code 3 and Troum.

T13408 is a mb 128k 59.5mp3 1:05:04 in length made loud to be played loud!

"The sounds within sound"

RFW

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Transmission 13308

Visual overload runs rampant during our abnormal set including Alice Cooper, Donovan, Neil Merryweather, Terrence Trent D'Arby, The Rolling Stones, XTC, Eric Clapton, In From the Storm, Jimi Hendrix, Material, Grace Jones, The Normal and Japan!

T13308 is a 59.7mb 128k mp3 1:05:14 in length made loud to be played loud!

"I just stick the aerial into my skin"

RFW

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Transmission 13208

Explore a musical universe where the milk is green and filled with double toned tunes from Al Green, Mark Ronson, Green Milk From The Planet Orange, Alejandro Escovedo, Johnny Thunders, Television, Local H, The Raconteurs, The Virgins and Tangerine Dream!

T13208 is a 57.1mb 128k mp3 1:02:26 in length made loud to be played loud!

"it makes no sense and it makes perfect sense"

RFW

Upon playback, I noticed that I did not back-announce the 2 songs between Local H and Tangerine Dream. They were Salute Your Solution by The Raconteurs off of Consolors Of The Lonely and The Virgins with She's Expensive from their 2008 self-tittled debut!

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Transmission 13108

We do it in quadrants with Rachel's, Jazz Is Dead, Jansen/Barbieri & Takemura and the above pictured Arthur Brown joining forces with Richard Wahnfried!

T13108 is a 55.1mb 128k m03 1:00:15 in length made loud to be played loud!

"left - right, I'm going to go tonight"

RFW