Transmission 1109
Friends are elektrik with the plugged-in sounds of Elektriktus, Kraftwerk, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Ametsub, Tangerine Dream, Conrad Schnitzler and Vangelis. Music hertz!
T1109 is a 57.6mb 128k mp3 1:02:58 in length made loud to be played loud!
"all those moments would be lost in time like Tears In Rain"
RFW
Transmission 1009
I can't think of a man whose name is more synonymous with the guitar than Les Paul. His playing, inventions and techniques literally changed the course of music. RFW includes a salute to this pioneer who passed away on August 13th at the age of 94 (featured here with a cameo by his wife Mary Ford), as well as tunes by the late musician and producer James Luther Dickinson and the recently departed Willy DeVille with his old band Mink DeVille. They will all be missed.
We also check out music from the new gathering of the Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band, saxophonist Steve Marcus, an extended composition from Frank Zappa's 1972 Petite Wazoo tour and recently uncovered Pink Floyd that should have been on Ummagumma!
T1009 is a 58.3mb 128k mp3 1:03:42 in length made loud to be played loud!
"well listen"
RFW
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.
RFW
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!
RFW
* 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!
