Brownian Motion |
with Your Imaginary Friend |
Wednesdays 7-9pm PST |
| These are a few of my favorite things: |
| My radio interview with Exene Cervenka (with some photos) |
| My radio interview with John Trubee of the Ugly Janitors of America (audio and text) |
| My archive of flyers and other hardcore punk rock memorabilia from 1982-84 from mostly the Tucson/LA area (shavedneck.com) |
| Tucsonan Ed Arnaud's incredible photography from the above era, with the best shots ever taken of Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, et al. |
| Why your band should never take an 8x10 glossy |
| AK Press, Alternative Tentacles |
| Links to more flyers, all things Tucson (music, photos, cretins), great record labels, radio worth checking out, fun stuff, you name it |
Google this stuff yerself: Bill Hicks, Patton Oswalt, The Mr. Show, early Steve Martin, Yucateco XXX, Steven Wright, Larry Clark, Thich Nhat Hahn, The Road, Joel Peter Witkin, Lucas Samaras, Wim Wenders, Hugh Lentz |
Great KZSU djs/shows
Every dj on KZSU is great. The following are ones that I think have no shame digging for that extra chunky musical booger (check our schedule as time slots change every quarter): |
These are newer djs who at this time seem to wander around the schedule, if they even do a show for the quarter. Check the schedule, its well worth it:
Gears with "A2Z". Underground garage, post punk, heavy and light and bizarreness. Whitney. You think you hate indie rock and pop? Think again. Whitney will remind you why you loved it in the first place. Soy Ricardo. Fuck man, this guy is like the bastard twin of Brick, or the black sheep of the family. |
| On the Warpath with THE BIG CHIEF, Saturdays 9-midnight PST (by far the holder of the strangest outsider and obscure records, possessing the ability to mix it right in making freaks like you and me feel normal, accepted, and even loved by our mothers) |
| Baptism of Solitude with Mike, Thursdays 8pm-10pm PST. (Huge variety of stuff ranging from experimental/classical to skull crushing heavy shit. This guy is more experienced than your mother) |
| Memory Select with Wedge Fridays 3-6pm PST. (Avante jazz and more, the good stuff, the new stuff, the downtown, the uptown, the upside-down stuff that would make the ghost of Sun Ra on acid smile and kick back and whittle-some) |
| Bloodstains over Atherton with Ragnar of Ravensfjord Saturdays sometime (check the schedule!)(Punk, metal, noise delved out by a walking breathing encyclopedia of music knowledge that is, frankly, scary. With a special heaping helping of all things Nordic, black, death and black death. If you have a goat to behead and hang over your doorway, Ragnar, like Martha Stewart in a metal mood, can provide helpful useful hints.) |
| Blues With a Feelin' with The Byrd of Paradise Saturdays 9am-noon PST. (Blues. The good stuff. None of that front porch mumbo jumbo. Great interviews. This is the real deal. Call him and tell him that Bush had nothing to do with 9-11 and get yourself an earful, just dont tell him I sent you: 650-723-9010) |
Other Great Radio
Theres a lot of good radio on the web (and in the air in the greater bay area). Heres just a couple that I find myself enjoying constantly: |
| KXLU (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles) (Exactly what college radio was put on earth for: challenging disparate irreverant quality programming with few annoying djs, great new music and fundamental old stuff. Even their indie rock programming doesnt suck. These days this station is reminding me why I got into college radio to begin with. I'm never disappointed when I jack-in.) |
| WKCR (Columbia University, New York City) (Mostly foundation jazz, but some of the afternoon programming during the week features the best avante, experimental, "new music", out there. Highly recommended.) |
| WNYU (New York University) (Good solid College Radio. Afternoons feature all the latest best releases. As Music Director I could screen the new releases that were still in envelopes at KZSU by listening. Good DJs, no "radio personality" jerk types, just a good College Radio Station.) |
| WFMU (Jersey City, NJ, i.e. NYC). (No ties to any University or other commercial/entrusted organization they have the freedom to discriminate. What they lack in sheer blundering youthful exuberance and new releases they make up for in heaping servings of quality strange programming, long rambling mic breaks and smug self-appreciating humor.) |
| In the Bay Area (and on the Web) check out KFJC, KALX, and KUSF. Look for Pirate Cat and West Side Radio too (unless you are the FCC). |
| In So. Cal (and the Web) I also recommend KSPC and judicious sampling of KCRW. |
(bill c. 10/21/2005)