Transmusic Airwaves

Another week has flown by so as I prepare you for yet another synopsis of what’s in store for the show I just completed working on (TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES Episode #467) I began wondering about that existential element (time) and how it’s changed since the fourth grade when I would sit in study hall during the moments before my next period (lunch or otherwise) and watch those clock hands click by, sec...

This week’s airing of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #466) debuts on Friday the thirteenth and as luck would have it, I didn’t realize until I began writing the description for this show that I had already programmed two versions of the ‘Screamin’ Jay Hawkins classic ‘I Put A Spell On You’ (interpreted by BRYAN FERRY and AUDIENCE) during the programs first set. That in itself shows you how my subcon...

Each week at a certain point it becomes time to start hunting and gathering for another shows musical provisions so on today’s TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #465) I’ll proudly step back and share sonically the assembled results of my latest labors. There’s plenty of tasty new cuts, unexpected ‘vault’ tracks, a surprising ‘cover’ (or two), and an unlimited assortment of genres to keep your ears happ...

This week’s TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #464) marks our annual transition into May, so on today’s program I’ll look back at one of the most pivotal moments in modern American history, the shooting of unarmed students protesting the Vietnam war at Kent State on May 4, 1970 and incorporate music from local artists who were affected by that event with other songs as part of today’s programming.  The...

On this edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #463), you’ll hear plenty of old friends from the ‘vault,’ more new tracks from my latest musical finds, plus a range of international styles, and even an attempt to overlay a classic cut into one of those new pieces showing how similar the song structures are in the process.  In the old friends department I’ve got HORSLIPS, KEVIN AYERS, DAEVID ALLEN...

This weekend signals the beginning of Passover and the conclusion of Easter festivities so during today’s TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #462), you’ll hear relatable music throughout the program all loosely tied together by a different track during each set from everybody’s favorite psychedelic surf/John Zorn Masada songbook inspired band, the GOLEMS OF THE RED PLANET, including the international de...

Inspiration can come from many sources and for those of you who know how I operate, it, at it’s core, is what drives this weekly program.  One source who’s always inspired my creative juices is multimedia artist, composer, and innovator LAURIE ANDERSON, who just last week was profiled on 60 Minutes so I thought I’d get my latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #461) going by incorporating three lesse...

This week’s TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #460) signifies the start of another new month (as I put my hand up to my nose and wiggle it, saying good riddance to March) and with it, the second week of my new noon program premiere slot. So how did that work out last week? I was still ten minutes late getting the show released. This week I actually thought I’d have to grab another show from the archive...

After nearly a decade I’ve finally decided that it’s time to give myself more time to produce my weekly freeform radio program so beginning with today’s latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #459), each show, from now on, will be released at NOON every Friday. This came about more from necessity than anything else as lately I’ve been unable to get everything completed in post-production without lite...

Each week I try to keep your listening experience unique by adding new releases, interesting sets with a specific theme, surprises out of the musical ‘vault,’ or songs that somehow reflect reflect current events and today, on this edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #458) you can add taking you on an international journey of Eastern Europe, the Far East, and parts of the Middle East during the...

Over the last decade, I’ve celebrated various milestones on this program and today’s show, TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #457) represents a very significant one. Today marks my 500th radio episode since returning to radio in 2012 after a couple of decades away from the medium.  In the mid-1970’s my career began at WKSU-FM, the Kent State University public radio outlet, doing a freeform/progressive...

This weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #456), begins with PETER GABRIEL to open the show, followed by BATTLES, ELECTRIC WURMS doing ‘Heart Of The Sunrise,’ JOHN CALE’S updated version of ‘Thoughtless Kind,’ and turns towards the spiritual with DANIEL LANOIS, BEN HARPER & BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, and PRIMAL SCREAM’S ‘Movin’ On Up’ inspired by Villanelle’s opening church scene from the premiere o...

Thank god the final days of February are coming to a close. It seems every bizarre weather phenomena, temperature extreme, and catastrophic disaster from flooding to ice storms have occurred this month so on this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #455) let’s celebrate the impending arrival of a new month with three hours of great music, arranged to get us all through February’s final days. Highli...

This week on TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES I’ve decided to take a short break from producing a new program and instead will play another excerpt from the groundbreaking freeform college radio program, FRESH AIR, recorded on tape by a listener on January 17, 1980.  I was a host on the Thursday night/Friday morning edition of WKSU-FM's "Fresh Air," the late night, freeform/progressive radio show during one of...

This week has extra special significance for the lovers of football, music, and the ones you cherish most as Valentine’s Day, the Superbowl and the 52nd anniversary of rock’s greatest ‘live’ album (The Who ‘Live At Leeds’) all occur so on the latest episode of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #454), I’ll cover all those subjects and then some.  The Cincinnati Bengals are in the big game so I’ll get th...

Neither rain, nor snow, nor freezing rain, nor sleet, nor grapple (grape nut sized snow pellets) can prevent me from completing this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #453). I’ve got the perfect solution for everyone’s impending ‘cabin fever’ and it’s as simple as listening to this three hour program from start to finish. The show begins with the debut of a quirky song from the indie band WET LEG...

As the temperature plummeted, snow continued to pile up, and driving was treacherous (as well as the walkways) last week, my phone decided to ‘crap out’ and picked the most inconvenient time (Sunday morning) to do it. In an attempt to forge ahead and get a new one, I slipped and jammed my leg against the car door running board, receiving a nice abrasion in the process. Welcome another one of winte...

This weeks edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #451) got started later than I’m accustomed to because of a numbers of extraneous factors ranging from the large weekend snowfall to being unable to remove my derriere from the comfy chair while watching hours of mindless television programming. By the time I came out of my self imposed stupor it was already Tuesday, and I realized I’d better get...

Today’s TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #450) is another numerical milestone to check off my broadcast list since this show began with it’s current name in late February 2013. It’s quite a feet that I’ve been able to entertain (and annoy) so many friends and listener’s for that long. I can attribute it’s longevity to a number of things but mostly it has (and has always) adapted over time while keepin...

As I approach the 450th episode of Transmusic Airwaves to begin airing this Friday At 9 am, I thought it would be kind of fun to look back at my very first program under that name which aired after 43 previous episodes under two other program names way back on February 22, 2013.  Here are the shows program notes and the playlist from this recently unearthed archive gem.  Enjoy! WHAT?? NOT AGAIN! ...

This week marks my first official program of 2022, so on today’s TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #449) I’ll be celebrating surviving the past twelve months and getting to be a year older, playing several artists that due to time constraints didn’t make my ‘Best Of’ special which aired last week, and continuing the ongoing quest to bring you the best that ‘freeform’ radio has to offer. It all gets sta...

It’s time once again to usher in yet another year and to dwell upon the ‘what if’s’ why’s, and WTF’s while at the same time resolving to do numerous things to either ‘eat healthy and get slimmer,’ become more tolerant of the views of other’s,’ or ‘do that thing(s) you’ve been putting off for the past year.’ Results may vary but usually it’s ‘none of the above’...again.  The one thing you can alway...

Season’s Greeting and Happy Holly Daze! Well it’s finally arrived, that dreaded week where predictable Christmas muzak propagates the entertainment airwaves and there aren’t enough throw pillows around to bury your head in while yelling PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!  I’ve got just the solution for everyone and it comes from someone who truly loathes all the sappy musical excrement that is deposited everywh...

‘Twas the week before the night before...’awe come on! There’s plenty of time left before I unleash my warped sense of Christmas music on your earlobes so this week on TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #446) I’ll go onto other things including remembering one of Akron’s most beloved musical treasures, RALPH CARNEY. Ralph left a hole in the hearts of everyone he knew with his passing in 2017, so during...

This week I’ll rave on about JONI MITCHELL’S ‘Kennedy Center’ honors, babble on about SOFT MACHINE’S retiring bassist Roy Babbington, discuss the intricacies of segues between The BONZO DOG BAND and THE WHO, and introduce another ‘wow’ factor where music in NFL films gets mixed into a set with DEVO, TIN HUEY, JACK WHITE, GLENN GOULD, and THE BURNING OF ROME (the band, not the event). Yet that’s on...