Friday, May 31, 2019

Transmission 6219- (You Can't) Beat The Boots, Neil


Forever Young


"old man look at my life"



RFW

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Transmission 6119 - Son Of Songs Without Words


Almost

Terje Rypdal
Kazumi Watanabe
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
Thurston Moore
Wendy Eisenberg
Charlie Hunter Quartet
Doom Dogs


"ain't got no right to start picking on me now"

RFW

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Transmission 6019 - Tomorrow Will Not Be


As Safe As Yesterday Was

La peste
Peter Dayton
The Cars
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Foals
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
The Stooges
The Creation
Primal Scream
New York Dolls
Ramones
The Dictators
Humble Pie
The Bees
Howlin' Rain


"hear me, listen, help me"

RFW

*The intro and coda(s) were courtesy of Wings.

Friday, May 24, 2019

Transmission 5919 - Shine On


Let the (Un-Official) Summer begin!

Grand Funk
Flint
Todd Rundgren
Prince
Patti Smith
Them
Mick Jagger
The Rolling Stones
Marianne Faithfull
The Modern Lovers
John Cale
Wayne County & The Electric Chairs
The Clash
"Now everybody gonna shine"

RFW


Saturday, May 18, 2019

Transmission 5819 - Cut The Line


Or find a new direction!

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Deep Purple
The Hoodoo Gurus
The Wildhearts
Josefin Ohrn + The Liberation
Filthy Friends
The Yardbirds
Joe Walsh
Velvett Fogg
David Bowie & The Spiders From Mars
Mick Ronson
Ian Hunter


"keep the line movin' again"

RFW


Friday, May 17, 2019

Transmission 5719 - V Spice


Must flow!

 The Moody Blues
Tame Impala
World Party
The Grip Weeds
The Olivia Tremor Control
The Black Angels
Paul & Linda McCartney
People
McDonald & Giles
Bobby Womack
James Brown
Curtis Mayfield


"Creation"

RFW


Thursday, May 16, 2019

Transmission 5619 - No Frippery Required



Pure Birthday Bob with friends of Fripp

League Of Gentlemen
Daryl Hall
Peter & Michael Giles
David Sylvian
David Byrne
King Crimson


"I am resplendent in divergence"


RFW

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*Influential and adventurous UK composer & guitarist, Robert Fripp was born on May 16, 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset. There is a wealth of music touched by this man released as a solo artist, part of King Crimson (50 years), with various aggregations and a long list of collaborators. Start here...
then proceed.

** Frippery - showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress, or language.

Saturday, May 11, 2019

Transmission 5519 - Is There Anybody Out There?


Are you receiving me?

XTC
The Shazam
Golden Earring
Bryan Ferry
The Grip Weeds
The Jam
Flamin' Groovies
The Movements
Lubricated Goat
Pile
The Raconteurs
Death In Vegas
Pigface
Nine Inch Nails


"right now?"

RFW

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Friday, May 10, 2019

Transmission 5419 - Still Not Get It?


Make your peace!

Wu-Tang Clan
D.X.T, Flava Flav & Phonosycograph Disk
Guru
Spectre
Flesh-n-Bone
Cypress Hill
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Dr. Israel
DJ Spooky
Rage Against The Machine
The Blood Of Heroes


"I'ma rub your ass in the moonshine
Let's bring it back to '79"

RFW

*The titular question is posed to all those that use the word "hate" when speaking of any artist or genre of music. Although hip-hop and dub are featured in this Transmission,
the query applies to all sounds outside your comfort zone.

Free your mind and your ass will follow.


Thursday, May 09, 2019

Transmission 5319 - 4 Walls Closing In


Caged

Todd Rundgren & Utopia
Andy Partridge
Underworld & Iggy Pop
Frank Zappa & The Mothers
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Secret Machines
Wilco
Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane
Johnny Thunders
Muddy Waters
Uriah Heep
Tim Buckley


"Trapped in a world that you never made"

RFW

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Sunday, May 05, 2019

Transmission 5219 - Musical Medicine


Soothing Supplements

Ronald Shannon Jackson
War
UPP
Bernie Worrell
Rockfire Funk Express
Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One
Jef Lee Johnson
The Meters
Rikki Illonga
Ron Wood
The Rolling Stones
Ruth Copeland

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"get down before breakfast"

RFW

Saturday, May 04, 2019

Transmission 5119 - Dreams Of A Hobo


You cant't ride this train without a ticket.

Louis Armstrong
Bobby Whitlock
The Jahawks
Bob Dylan
Jef Lee Johnson
Shanghai
Eddie Floyd
Tim Hardin
Charles Mingus
Sleepy John Estes
GUN
The Insect Trust
Hugo Race & Michelangelo Russo


"I am a lonesome hobo"

RFW




*The appropriate coda was The Hobo's Last Ride by Buell Kazee.
The shellac 10" 78 RPM on the Brunswick label was released in 1929.


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Friday, May 03, 2019

Transmission 5019 - Hand-Picked


Favorites

David Bowie
Lou Reed
Nils Lofgren
Keith Richards 
Ron Wood
The Frost
Donald Fagen
Big Umbrella
Steely Dan
LCD Soundsystem
The Who
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young


"by using it you'll feel better"


RFW