Mid-Valley Mutations

Dimestore Radio Theater #160 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) The jailbreak and subsequent return of a criminal named Ralph Baxter – who Richard Diamond sent to prison when he was an officer – caused the police force to recruit Diamond to help them put Ralph back behind bars. Meanwhile, Rocky Jordan has … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater ...

Stranger Than Fiction w/ Mr. B on Freeform, Portland (22 March 2026) (Edited Aircheck) Playlist I offer my continued thanks and gratitude to Mr. B of the “Stranger Than Fiction” radio show, who promoted our tour yet again on his show on the 22nd of March. Above you can hear an edited version of the … Continue reading Stranger Than Fiction w/ Mr. B on Freeform, Portland (22 March&...

The Future of When. Lived In. WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat The most interesting thing about The Future of When is that everyone has a prognostication that never really reflects what will happen, but feels like it should. In many ways, The Future of When is about possibilities from another universe, another timeline, another … Continue reading The Future of When. Lived In.

Dimestore Radio Theater #159s WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) An interrupted shower causes Richard Diamond to just miss a pair on the run in the wake of a dead messenger on his doorstep. Richard will have to get dressed and get sharp if he wants to navigate his way through a … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #159

Stranger Than Fiction w/ Mr. B on Freeform, Portland (15 March 2026) (Edited Aircheck) Playlist Mr. B of the “Stranger Than Fiction” radio show in Portland, Oregon, was kind enough to include some music by Don Haugen and Austin Rich, and talk up the “Willamette River Basin” Tour that is happening at the beginning of … Continue reading Stranger Than Fiction w/ Mr. B on...

The Future of When. Marathonin’. (Week 2) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat It always seems like a bit of a whirlwind to me each time, but yet again, our Marathon has come, and with it, another chance to show listeners what we do, how we do it, and give you a chance to get … Continue reading The Future of When. Marathonin’. (Week 2)

Dimestore Radio Theater #158 – (WFMU Marathon Week 2!) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) It’s our second Marathon show of the season, and we pull out all the stops, giving away vinyl records and listening to some incredible Mid-Century broadcasts, to help raise a little coin for WFMU and Sheena’s Jungle … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater...

The Future of When. Marathonin’. (Week 1) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the time of year when our radio station kicks into “fundraising” mode seems to come sooner and sooner every year, and already, it is Week 1 of our Marathon!  We hope that you … Continue reading The Future of When. Marathonin’. (Wee...

Dimestore Radio Theater #157 – (WFMU Marathon Week 1!) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) The Marathon is here again, and WFMU is hard at work, trying to raise the money they need to keep things going. We always appreciate the chance to help, and I always feel grateful that WFMU and … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #157 – (WFMU Marathon Week&#...

The Future of When. Again. WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat As we continue my journey through the Sleepcore on the picsandportraits YouTube Channel, we – Again – journey through the future of the past, and try to find the various ways that I can jam along with the flotsam and jetsam of 20th Century AV. … Continue reading The Future of When. Again.

Dimestore Radio Theater #156 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) In our first hour, we have an encounter with a street photographer – who hands Richard Diamond to get wrapped up in a case involving “The Photographer’s Card,” – is enough to get his working with his old unit on the police … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #1...

UBradio Salon 945 – SquircUBe Chronicles: “Great, But Can It Dance?”… 22 Feb 2026 on DFM.nu This time, Austin & univac are joined by Aurora Josephson & Mike Dringenberg, where efforts to rehearse for an impending – and very important – show, is just out of reach thanks to two of the Pod’s more insistent … Continue reading UBradio Salon 945 &#...

The Future of When WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat Inspired recently by watching the time-bending story in the early 90’s film, Orlando, I began thinking about the way the future was seen from the past. This led me to thinking about the work that the picsandportraits channel on YouTube has been doing, raiding archive.org for … Continue reading The Future of When

Dimestore Radio Theater: Our President’s Day Special! WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Another holiday means another round of episodes from the Lux Radio Theater and The CBS Radio Mastery Theater, to offer you two different ways to spend the day. First, we hear a version of, Blossoms in the Dust, the “true” story of a … Continue reading Dimestor...

Another UFO: Supplemental (Document #MVM05) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat Time marches on, and the case files regarding Extra Terrestrial activity only get larger and more complicated. This time we try to get to a few different perspectives, all of which draw no conclusions that are any different than the ones you knew about … Continue reading Another UFO: Supplemental (Document&...

Dimestore Radio Theater #155 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) A simple effort to test his sikills, and renew his Private Eye License, causes Richard Diamond get involved in a murder case that happens at the police station, DURING a test.  Meanwhile, we spend a fair amount of time in Cairo’s Chinatown, … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #155

Stereogram #14: Frozen Star WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat “Arvo Zylo returns to Mid-Valley Mutations with a set initially inspired by Joe Meek and his fateful connection to February 3rd. With that as a prompt, the program will spread infinitely outward into other parallel freeform territory. Zylo is head of NO PART OF IT … Continue reading Stereogram #14: Frozen Star

Dimestore Radio Theater: Our Groundhog Day Special! WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Another holiday means another round of episodes from the Lux Radio Theater and The CBS Radio Mastery Theater, to offer you two different ways to spend the day. First, we hear a version of, Mother Wore Tights, a romance set against the world … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Thea...

“One For The Cats” b/w “The Best of Chickenman” WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat The best laid plans of both cats and chickens can often come back, the very next day, to roost and nap on the radio when you least expect it. In spite of my best laid plans to bring you more … Continue reading “One For The Cats” b/w “The Best of Chickenman&#8221...

Dimestore Radio Theater #154 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Richard Diamond gets wrapped up in a case involving, “Joyce Wallace,” a well known actor with a death wish and a jealous husband.  Meanwhile, Rocky Jordan thinks everything is going just fine, until an old enemy who is unmistakably dead, starts to … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater&...

Word Jazz V w/ Ken Nordine (A “Cheek-In-Tongues,” “Fill-In-Shows,” Installment) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) More Nordine Nuggets, as we continue our chronological overview of “Word Jazz,” whenever we are asked to cover for Barno and “Cheek In Tongues.” We share a few “how did you find him?” comments in th...

Another UFO: Supplemental (Document #MVM04) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat What was that? Out in the yard? I think I heard something… or at least, we started to a couple weeks ago, and now we return to our work, supplementing the work that Mr. Joyce did, so long ago. More 70’s UFO Documentary Magic, … Continue reading Another UFO: Supplemental (Document #MVM04)

Dimestore Radio Theater: Our MLK Day Special! WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) The staff at Dimestore Radio Theater have been asking for more time off,  so we have decided to recognize more holidays this year. This gives us a chance to present more “Movies on The Radio,” as we work our … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater: Our MLK Day Speci...

Cecyl Ruehlen & Thomas Dimuzio: Live Interviews! WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat We have another “two-sided” episode this week, as we offer two different kinds of interviews, with two different kinds of artists. In the first leg of their West Coast Tour, Cecyl Ruehlen calls in to talk about their practice as an artist, … Continue reading Cecyl Ruehlen & Thomas D...

Dimestore Radio Theater #153 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Richard Diamond is dispatched to help Walt and Otis foil the, “Louis Spence Case,” as Louis has wired up explosives, and is out to get revenge on the police for not getting rid of a corrupt Mayor. Meanwhile, Rocky Jordan gets tied … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #153