Transmission 909

A movie theme tribute to *Bruce Lee is the centerpiece of this action-packed show that also features Ministry, Hot Chip, Free Blood, Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Dirtbombs, Curtis Mayfield, Oneida and Jamie Saft!

T909 is a 56.4mb 128k mp3 1:01:39 in length made loud to be played loud!

"I've fought the strong and I did right the wrong, when I change my hands into fists of fury"

RFW

* Getting details about the Bruce Lee soundtrack music was not as easy as you would think. Using the cover information from the original vinyl releases, the OST for "Enter The Dragon" was composed by Lalo Shiffin, music for "The Big Boss" is credited to Joseph Koo and Wang Fu Ling and "Fist Of Fury" was by Joseph Koo (lyrics by James Wong and vocal by Michael Remedios).

Transmission 809

Juicy pop, Stonesy rock, funk with a Message and a refreshing dip in the waves are all included in this songfest featuring Raspberries, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Carla Olson & Mick Taylor, The Highlighters Band, Funk Inc., Cymande, Courtney Love, Motorpsycho and Wooden Shjips. Get wet!

T809 is a 59.3mb 128k mp3 1:04:51 in length made loud to be played loud!

"Can you feel the magic, floatin' in the air?"

RFW

RFW SPEAKS

"I read the news today, oh boy"

Radio stations die all the time. It has happened to a few stations I've worked at in my career. It's very sad and emotional. Employees, alumni and listeners grieve, then time does it's thing and the memories slowly fade. But the news of WBCN leaving the airwaves of Boston feels different. It really hasn't been the same station that provided the soundtrack to my youth for years. I did my last show there over 25 years ago. There should be no surprise in its demise. But I can not describe the feeling of loss. The people, the music and the history do not add up to what WBCN was for me. In this case - words do not work. A true end of an era.

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RFW VIDEO REWIND

Mission of Burma

My old radio friend from Boston, Jan Crocker*, regularly posts a monthly dose of great archival video on Kino Digital Video. You can find this clip of early Mission of Burma performing "Break On Through" there, as a well as a portal containing a wealth of visuals (many of which date back to Boston's amazingly fertile late '70s/early '80s period). Enjoy!

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* Jan and his alter ego Dr. Felix Kruell was a co-host of the legendary (?) WMBR, Cambridge talk show The Sports Palace (1980 - 1983) and a member of the (almost) hit group The Fabulous Billygoons. Find their Modern Method Records initial waxing "Rhapsody in Flatulence" in a cut-out bin near you. Now shut up and get out of here!

RFW Flashback

When I heard the news of Michael Jackson's death, I immediately thought of the great musical loss we had collectively experienced. Upon turning on the television, I was barraged with reports of his oddities, eccentricities, abuses, indictments, addictions.........and - oh yea, he was The King Of Pop. Remembering that I wrote about this very subject on an old RFW post, I went back and reviewed my words from August 7, 2007. They still speak volumes for the state of our culture. While not condoning or condemning him for any of the personal events of his life, I will remember him for his unique talent and all the great songs he wrote and/or sang. Beat It Michael!

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Transmission 15507

What makes people allow themselves to go through the kind of drastic changes that Michael Jackson submitted himself to endure? Non-stop plastic surgery, skin bleaching and wardrobe choices now seem minor compared to the whole pedophilia situation. The thing that really bums me out is when people talk about him now, most of the time it has nothing to do with music. The reality is that so much bad water has passed under the bridge, he can never hope to get close to where he could have or should have been. That is a real shame. His body of work can no longer speak for itself without the freaked out image creeping into view. At least for today, we will succumb to selective amnesia and dance to a set of MJ including The Jackson 5, Jennifer Batten and a great tune from Dangerous. Also included are selections from Prince, Living Colour, Spaceways Incorporated, Billy Martin & John Medeski, David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto, We Are Frank Chicken, Jeff Beck, Jeff Parker and Jeff Tweedy!

T15507 is a 56.3MB 128k mp3 1:01:33 in length made loud to be played loud!

"I love you baby, but not like I love my guitar"

RFW

RFW FLASHBACK

This RFW HAL Transmission was our Father's Day special back in June of 2007. It was a special show then and deserves to be listened to again. Happy Father's Day to you and your Dad!

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HAL41 - WHO'S YOUR DADDY?

We celebrate all things Dad during this Father's Day special! Enjoy the paternal based sounds of Secret Machines, Steely Dan, Cheap Trick, The Nice, Golden Earring, Janis Joplin, Gnarls Barkley, The Mothers Of Invention, Bill Withers, Drive By Truckers, Randy Newman, Johnny Thunders, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Cul De Sac, Can, Don " Sugarcane" Harris, The Winstons, Elton John, James Brown and The Temptations!

HAL41 is a 2 part 128k mp3 made loud to be played loud!

Part 1 is 56.4MB and 1:01:36 in length.

Part 2 is 58.2MB and 1:03:39 in length.

"Papa Was A Rolling Stone, wherever he laid his hat was his home"

RFW

Today's show is dedicated to my father, Lavern Curtis Wohlman, who passed away several years back. That's him pictured above in the far right of the second row, playing the trombone in his Navy band! I miss him and think about him every day! This is for you pop!