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We've reached the middle of January already surrounded by unprecedented events that include an insurrection and riot, a second impeachment, and the forthcoming inauguration of a new president, all while cases of 'Covid' continue to ravage the country. With all the uncertainty swirling around us, I'm going to continue to do my part in bringing some relief to your overloaded senses by presenting the...

This week I'm returning to my regular Friday time slot as I've finally caught up with all the issues which lead me to be a day late over the holidays. On this edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #401) I've got a fun packed show in store with several artists who share the same week of my birth as I do. There's Daevid Allen (GONG) and Wayne Coyne (THE FLAMING LIPS) (January 13) and Jimmy Page (L...

The new year has arrived and as we begin anew, so does another milestone as TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES celebrates it's 400th episode. I'll do it in a variety of ways today as I honor some of the musicians we lost last year, add several more releases to my 'Best Of' list that didn't make it on to my previous show, and surround compositions by FRANK ZAPPA and electronica wizards ALLEN RAVENSTINE, ROBERT WH...

Ring out the old and ring in the new is the understatement of the year during these covid times and what better way to finish off what remains of 2020 than by recognizing all the great music from amazing artists that helped us all cope with the turmoil that surrounded us. Here then is the latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #399), my Best Of 2020 Special, with my selections of favorite releases to...

Greeting from snowy Akron, Ohio! As 2020 drags us all kicking and screaming towards it's final weeks, I have been working my tail off to finish the 9th annual TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#398) Christmas special. So in keeping with everything else around us that we've had to adjust to as the 'New Normal,' I was forced to delay this years program by a single day. Well it's finally arrived (just like all yo...

It’s hard to believe we're only two weeks away from Christmas with all the extraneous noise coming from your TV, computer screens, and so called smart phones about election rigging, covid outbreaks, and conspiracy theories so maybe, just maybe, now's the perfect time to tune it all out and escape for three hours with this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #397). Here's what my three hours of alt...

OK so you've survived the first week of 'cabin fever' (not entirely caused by the covid lock-down) as temperatures plummeted and most of where I live was snowed in for a couple of days. It'll be at least another month before the animal stuffed heads on hunters walls begin telling them which stocks are trending favorably so with that in mind, I've got some great music in store on this week's TRANSM...

During this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #395) you'll hear a set dedicated to the synthesizer with music from TOMITA, WENDY CARLOS, SYNERGY, TANGERINE DREAM, TONTO'S EXPANDING HEAD BAND, WHITE NOISE, MORT GARSON, and ROBERT MASON'S STARDRIVE. There's tracks out of the 'vault' by NICK DRAKE, KEVIN AYERS ('Shouting In A Bucket Blues'), QUIET SUN ('Mummy Was An Asteroid...'), PAUL & LINDA...

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that Thanksgiving is nearly upon us so on this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #394) I'll make note of it beginning with the JAMES GANG and their song 'Thanks' followed by DAEVID ALLEN'S whimsical 'Turkeybird's Breakfast' and set the tone further with the positive vibe of JIM'S BIG EGO'S spirited rendition of 'Feelin' Groovy.' You'll be dancing...

What a difference a week makes! As the uncertainty of last week's initial political tabulations became more certain, a majority of American's breathed a collective sigh of relief as our preferred candidate was named the projected winner. With monumental challenges ahead, we can begin to move slowly forward in our recovery from the PTSD that we've all been subjected to over the last four years even...

Today marks the third installment of another archive gem from the 'vault' as I re-release TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#149) my 'Best Of 2015' year end special from a program which originally aired on December 25, 2015 on SFCR (San Francisco Community Radio). On it I’ll play my favorite picks from 2015 and include a homage to those who have passed away during the year. You’ll hear music from Robert Plant,...

Today marks the second installment of another archive gem from the 'vault' as I re-release a special 'Character Study' in depth feature of Robert Fripp & King Crimson from a program which originally aired on August 23, 2013 on SFCR (San Francisco Community Radio). Below are the original discription of the shows contents. Today on the latest installment of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#27) it’s time fo...

It's been an incredibly long week as election results continue to be tabulated and although it's becoming more likely that the result will reflect a candidate that I prefer, I decided several days ago to forgo the undue pressure of producing a new show in favor of releasing several 'vault' gems this week. I'll begin on Friday, November 6th with TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES #83, originally broadcast on Sept...

It's 2...2...two treats in one! After having an additional week to pause and refresh my mind it's finally time for my 9th Annual Halloween Special. This year I'm combining it with a once every four year event, a Presidential Election Year special. And just in time (I might add) because this weekend marks a Halloween ultra-rare 'blue' full moon actually occurring on Halloween eve. Combining this is...

Hi folks! To quote 'The Dude' in the 'Big Lebowski,' 'New S**t has come to light.' My original intent was to produce this years '9th Halloween Special' beginning Friday, October 23 and follow it next week with a three hour election special, which was to start Friday, October 30. As this week progressed the self imposed deadlines for these programs became unlikely and then late today that proverbia...

Each week I begin my process of selecting tracks from a pile of newly released material, adding artists from an ever growing 'musical vault,' occasional spoken word, movie dialogue, or snippets of humor from a variety of sources, and stick them all into a file with the show I'm about to produce. This week that file is marked TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #391) and as the ideas began to gel, the fil...

If there's one word that capture's all of the madness in the past week and puts it into perspective that word would be 'karma.' So as we arrive at the latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #390) I'll do the totally predictable thing and play JOHN LENNON'S 'Instant Karma' as part of today's program. The rest of the show returns to my usual, unpredictable nature with a slew of new releases intersperse...

We've arrived at the end of another week and that signifies the beginning of another new TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #389). It's been a mind-numbing last few days, uh... maybe I should qualify it even further... week...months...so let's just stick to the task at hand. I've assembled another great little musical distraction to hopefully, keep your brain from imploding any further than it already h...

This week marked the arrival of fall and with it, the anticipation of cooler temperatures and brighter colors, yet there's a sense of the coming cold and darkness that the approaching months (the election notwithstanding) will bring. Rather than fret about what is forthcoming, I'll focus on the present with my usual gusto and have assembled another new TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #388) while taki...

This week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #387) marks the return of a special feature within the program called a 'Character Study,' an in depth look at the life and music of an individual or group that's had a significant impact on my musical world and I can't think of anyone better to look at than local Akron musician (and close friend), HARVEY GOLD. Harvey sat down with me earlier this week to r...

As the torrential rains fell this past week the phrase 'go with the flow' kept running through my head and it became the mantra for my assembling the latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #386). Ideas for song segue's just flooded my brain right from the start as the string driven pop sensibility of SLEEP DAY'S (Shane Curry) newly reissued debut album, 'There's Always Something Wrong With Everything...

My head is spinning as I attempt to describe this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #385) and for good reason. Each week as I assemble a new show I sit down and try to entice listeners to tune in by describing what's in store for them, by putting into words what I'll be playing in a way that'll make everyone who reads it want to tune in. This is the 385th time I've written the show's description...

On this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #384) BOB DYLAN sings about his muses, SANDY DENNY (one of Dylan's possible subjects) & THE STRAWBS lament 'Who Knows Where The Time Goes,' RARE BIRD, BRYAN SCARY, BEAVER & KRAUSE, and PERE UBU all tackle the subject of those winged creatures (birds), and I'll remember the late JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE (pictured here at Newport Folk Festival in 2010)...

We've made it through another week of mind-numbing distractions from you know who so I've planned more great music on the latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #383) to reward myself and anyone else who enjoys listening to this respite from the absurdity of all of life's current, ongoing insanity. In fact, parts of today's program may just have you dancing around the room, shaking your imaginary mar...

It's time for another edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES and this week marks Episode #382 so as I do every week, below is a brief synopsis of what to expect from this forthcoming show. From the new release category I've added the band BATTLES, a cut from the latest interpretation of PHILLIP GLASS by solo pianist FEICO DEUTEKOM, and a symphonic techno pop piece from THIEVERY CORPORATION'S latest. Add t...