Transmusic Airwaves

This week on the latest installment of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #287) I'll begin with DEAN & BRITTA playing 'Knives From Batavia' from their homage to Andy Warhol's screen tests, follow that piece with NICO'S 'Lawns of Dawn' from The Marble Index, morph into two pieces from JOE BYRD'S legendary psychedelic masterpiece UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and complete the set with THE CHIEFTAINS, a LE...

It's time for more unusual 'covers' on today's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #286) and I've gathered several selections from MOJO magazine's eclectic series to play during today's show beginning with THE MAGNETIC NORTH'S interpretation of a song from the Beach Boys 'Pet Sounds' album and JIM WHITE'S somewhat bizarre take on The Beatles 'All Together Now' both during the first set. XIU XIU does 'Aud...

On this weeks edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #285) the program begins with the latest from CHARLES LLOYD & THE MARVELS, then what follows includes a MCKENDREE SPRING song, an Bach cello piece by STANLEY CLARKE, more from the latest RESIDENTS release, and three internationally inspired cuts by JON HASSELL, DUOUD, and the late GEOFFREY ORYEMA. Later on there's music from the 'vault' fro...

Friday September 7th was officially 'Salami Appreciation Day' so I celebrated it with that very song of the same name by CHRIS BUTLER and RALPH CARNEY from their NEW release 'Songs For Unsung Holidays' during the debut of my latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #284). You can still hear it surrounded by other 'food' songs during the first set including FRANK ZAPPA'S 'St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast...

The fun continues on this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #283) with more songs from the new CHRIS BUTLER and RALPH CARNEY album 'Songs For Unsung Holidays.' You'll hear 'Hippie Day' (actually celebrated September 5th and followed by a Jerry Garcia outtake of 'The Wheel'), Bath Safety Day (followed by the Bonzo's 'My Pink Half of the Drainpipe'), and 'Blessing of the Bikes Day' (followed by Nic...

This week marks the release of the album 'Songs For Unsung Holidays' by CHRIS BUTLER and RALPH CARNEY and to celebrate I'll play three songs from it during today's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #282). I'll start the show off with Chris & Ralph's 'Polka Day' and follow it with 'Purple Haze' done as a polka by BRAVE COMBO, then add the song 'Contrabanda' by DEVOTCHKA, 'The Muffin Man' interpreted...

A set of music based on the latest absurdity to emerge from Washington, 'Space Force' makes up the entire third set on this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #281). Musical contributions from new albums by NINE INCH NAILS, THE STANLEY CLARKE BAND, and THE ORB are combined with 'vault' selections from JEFF WAYNE'S 'War of the Worlds' album (with narrative by Richard Burton), GONG, HAWKWIND, and th...

'That's It For The Other One' (newly remastered) from the 50th anniversary edition of the GRATEFUL DEAD'S 'Anthem of the Sun' and the cut 'Burn You Up, Burn You Down' from the 10th anniversary celebration of PETER GABRIEL and KARL WALLINGER'S 'Big Blue Ball' collaboration are just two of the many reasons to tune into TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #280) beginning Friday, August 10. Throughout this t...

GORILLAZ, GONG, and GIBBY HAYNES all combine to get this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #279) up and running during the first set which also includes songs from BILL FRISELL (and his quartet), THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION (from Uncle Meat), the EELS, and MORPHINE in it. Later on from the 'vault' you'll hear NICK DRAKE, THE DOORS, ARTHUR BROWN'S KINGDOM COME, and early PINK FLOYD and KING CRIMSON....

Every style from the Blues to Gamelan inspired can be heard on this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #278). Today's program begins with a new song from Blues legend BUDDY GUY and during the first set morphs from there to CAPTAIN BEYOND, THE ORB'S latest (featuring JAH WOBBLE), a piano piece from NIKLAS PASCHBURG and more piano from THOMAS BARTLETT & NICO MUHLY'S new work. That is followed by...

I've got plenty of musical collaborations on this edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #277). BRIAN ENO & RICK HOLLAND, MICHAEL GILES, JAMIE MUIR, & DAVID CUNNINGHAM, ROBIN LUMLEY & JACK LANCASTER (from 'Marscape'- pictured here), HECTOR ZAZOU (with LISA GERMANO), and MOEBIUS, CONNY PLANK, & MAYO THOMPSON all appear during today's first set. Later there's more NEW songs from THO...

You're in luck! It's not all bad on Friday the 13th as my latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #276) debuts. No black cats or sidewalk cracks, instead I'll start the show with THE NUMBERS BAND (15-60-75) and their song 'Thunderhead' and follow it with a cut from GARY NUMAN'S latest, then add the ethereal sound of ISSA BAGAYOGO'S 'N'goni' (Mali lute). Next up there's XTC doing 'Cynical Days,' and a...

Psychedelic, folky, jazzy, new wavy, ...yeah this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #275) is all that and more (with plenty of NEW releases to boot)! Each set evolves in a completely different manner as today's third set typifies. I'll start that one with the KRONOS QUARTET'S latest, then move towards acid folk with the LOW ANTHEM, THE GHOST OF A SABER TOOTH TIGER, and SAMANDTHEPLANTS before emer...

As the Independence Day holiday approaches, I'll incorporate several songs on this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #274) that strike the appropriate tone but won't overwhelm the shows flow. You'll hear THE RESIDENTS unusual version of 'Stars & Stripes Forever,' WILCO'S 'Ashes of American Flags,' NEIL YOUNG'S rendition of 'This Land Is Your Land,' and another standard from JOE BYRD'S 'Yankee...

This weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #273) represents some of my best work in blending the diverse musical styles that give the freeform radio format it's name. I'm extremely proud of how each set unfolds, its flow, and the programs unique overall sound. During the second set there's Indian based melodies that emerge from ANANDA SHANKAR, TRAFFIC, and HIERONYMUS FIREBRAIN which then evolve into...

Another week brings yet another new episode of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #272). What could possibly be different from the last one, you ask? Well, nothing...and everything. Akron artist JOSH STONE has a NEW song ('Bubbles In Space – the Magic Mix') and I've added it to a set with a few other space themed songs from DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR, BE BOP DELUXE, and DEERHOOF. There's NEW music from RY CO...

This weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #271) offers another eclectic mix of music beginning with the latest from JOHN PRINE and ending with a score by fabled Italian spaghetti western composer ENNIO MORRICONE. In between it all THE RESIDENTS cover Hank Williams' 'Six More Miles (To The Graveyard),' the BRYAN FERRY JAZZ ORCHESTRA does 'Love is the Drug' as a 1920's Ragtime piece, GUSTAFER YELLOWGO...

Strange sounds emulate from several unusual instruments on today's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #270). BASSEKOU KOUYATE& NGONI BA performs on a three stringed lute (Ngoni) to start the second set (pictured here), JUDEH CAMARA joins guitarist JUSTIN ADAMS and rocks out on goje (two stringed Gambian fiddle) and later on Korean sensation LUNA plays Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing' on a gayaguem (an A...

I love certain musical 'anthems' that have always evoked memories for me and today on TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #269) you'll hear several beginning with two covers of 'Eight Miles High' done by ROXY MUSIC and LEO KOTTKE. Later on in the program I'll play 'El Doomo' by ELLIS and 'Maggot Brain' by FUNKADELIC back to back as well. There's plenty of other goodies on today's schedule including 'Righ...

There's a slew of reissues and previously unreleased offerings, humor, spoken word, jazz, world music, folk, and early synthesizer selections all blended together on this edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #268). Some notables include a cut from the latest release by THE FLAMING LIPS (from their earliest recordings), an unreleased song from PETE TOWNSEND'S 45th anniversary edition of “Who Cam...

This week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#267) has plenty of obscurities from the 'vault' to keep even the most finicky music lover happy. JONATHAN RICHMAN (and the MODERN LOVERS), THE PEANUT BUTTER CONSPIRACY, German jazz man VOLKER KRIEGEL, GONG synthesist TIM BLAKE, acid folkie MARK FRY, and the psychedelic bands GRINGO, and PEACEPIPE are all heard. There's even a previously unreleased cut from LOVE'S...

An 'alternative mix' of the song 'You Set the Scene' from the 50th Anniversary Edition of LOVE'S psychedelic classic, 'Forever Changes' gets today’s TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#266) rolling on a program that’ll feature several obscurities out of the 'vault' including pieces by RAINBOW FFOLLY, SIDDHARTHA, GURU GURU, THE MUFFINS, and SKY. During the second set today we've got adult musicians acting like c...

This week on TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#265) I'll mark the completion of my sixth year blending music, spoken word, comedy, and occasional dialogue into a program I refer to as 'unconventional freeform radio.' The show had it's original roots in college radio of the 1970's and continues to take it's inspiration from that era, as well as adding all the modern elements and music that influences me today....

Two great British folk legends, SANDY DENNY & NICK DRAKE, are played at the conclusion of the second set during this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #264). PHIL MANZANERA and the psych-folk band GANDALF also add songs to that mix, a mix that begins with NEW offerings from YO LA TENGO, DHANI HARRISON, and LAURIE ANDERSON with the KRONOS QUARTET. Throughout the program, there's more NEW relea...

Today's edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #263) features a large selection of NEW releases starting with DAVID BYRNE'S 'American Utopia' to begin the show, followed by the jazz band SPECIAL EFX, the supergroup GIZMODROME (featuring Stuart Copeland & Adrian Belew), then cuts from CHRIS BUTLER, JIMI HENDRIX (a previously unreleased instrumental), THE BREEDERS, and more from JASON FALKNER &...