Transmusic Airwaves

An often overlooked version of JIM PEPPER'S 'Witchi-Tai-To' featuring Jim with DON CHERRY, COLIN WALCOTT, and JOHN SCOFIELD is the centerpiece of today's fifth set on TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #262). Surrounding it, music from HP LOVECRAFT, COIL, and more new songs from LUNA, TUNE-YARDS, and LAURIE ANDERSON & KRONOS QUARTET. Other listening enticements include MONTY PYTHON'S 'Cheese Shop' a...

Hello Friends, I've sent out notices each week telling you part of the contents of the forthcoming episode of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES for nearly six years now. Perhaps music from DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR, CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN, WENDY CARLOS' synthesizer rendition of Rossini's 'Thieving Magpie' (from 'A Clockwork Orange'), or the latest from MARBIN, MORGAN DELT, NEIL YOUNG, and THE BREEDERS will entice you...

FRESH AIR JANUARY 17, 1980 with Host Paul Ciminero On this special Podcast today, you'll hear a two hour and fifty six minute segment from the groundbreaking Progressive/alternative college radio program, FRESH AIR, captured on cassette tape from,January 17, 1980. I was a host on WKSU-FM's "Fresh Air," the late night student run radio program which ran during the heyday of late 70's,early 80's alt...

Question: What do you get when you blend music from THE VENTURES and THE WAITRESSES with Disney melodies interpreted by BUSTER POINDEXTER and LOS LOBOS, 'Prog' from STEVE HACKETT, the jazz crooning of TOM WAITS, resonating strings of ATTACCA QUARTET, and a rock classic by JIMI HENDRIX ? Answer: Another great musical equation adding up to this weeks first set on TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #260)....

The latest edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #259) is here with plenty of cool music from the 'vault,' great jazz, progressive, folk, rock, and soundtracks all blended together for your enjoyment. From the 'vault' there's the MOTHER'S OF INVENTION'S 'We're Only In It For the Money' (several cuts), and THE BEATLES ( 'Bungalow Bill' from The White Album) both celebrating their 50th anniversary...

This week on TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #258) I'll start the program with 'Re-make Re-model' from ROXY MUSIC'S 45th Anniversary remaster of their debut album from a NEW bonus disc recorded on the BBC's 'John Peel' show in April 1972. During that same set you'll hear THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION'S 'Brown Shoes Don't Make It' (remastered as well), R. STEVIE MOORE, FRED FRITH, THE OUTCASTS 'I'm In Pitt...

Today I'm celebrating a milestone as I've reached my 300th broadcast with this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #257) since returning to radio in 2012. The concept and commitment to bringing great 'freeform' radio programming to friends, fans, and anyone willing to listen continues to evolve from those days back in the late 1960's when I first heard FM underground radio, to my own work as a col...

During this edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #256) I'll begin the program with a memorial to both TOM RAPP and JOHANN JOHANNSSON who passed away last week and add WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS, MCKENDREE SPRING, THE B-52'S, CHRIS THILE, and more selections from LAURIE ANDERSON & KRONOS QUARTET'S 'Landfall' album to the mix. Speaking of the 'mix,' part of what makes this program so much fun to pr...

This week on TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #255) I'll play two songs from the brand new 'Landfall' release by LAURIE ANDERSON and KRONOS QUARTET and other new offerings by TY SEGALL and MIKE STERN during the fifth set. Those pieces will be surrounded by music from THE DOORS, CAN, LADY JUNE'S LINGUISTIC LEPROSY, and HENRY KAISER with SERGIO KURIOKHUN. Also included as part of this program are two ve...

Feeling whimsical? Then get ready for three hours of fun with plenty of 'covers,' a set of cartoon and TV show themes played by a surprising array of musicians, and other selections all assembled for this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #254). During the cartoon/TV themed set you'll hear VIOLENT FEMMES do The Jetson's 'Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah,' DEVO'S rendition of 'Secret Agent Man,' two starkly opp...

Here's some of the items you'll hear on this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#253) beginning on Friday, February 2, 2018. COVERS: “Aquarius” - Mort Garson and the Japanese Cast of the musical Hair; “I Am The Walrus” – Spooky Tooth; “Weird Nightmare” - Elvis Costello NEW STUFF: from The Waitresses, Sproingg, Bjork, Forest Swords, Sparks, Temples, and Randy Newman PROG: from Plastic People of the Univers...

Sometimes you just know that a show will hit every mark and each song works in a way that creates a very special program and that's the case with the newest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #252). I've put this program on several times already and can't stop listening to it. In case you're wondering what's in store, here's a taste with the fifth set's running order: SKY CRIES MARY, LANCASTER & LUM...

This week on TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #251) I'll start out with some jazz from FRANK ZAPPA'S 'Grand Wazoo' album, then you'll hear classically inspired pieces from QUARTET SAN FRANCISCO and CLASSICAL REVOLUTION (the later doing a PIXIES piece), two 'vault' nuggets from BRIAN SANDS and the SF psychedelic legends SALVATION, PRIMUS covering a song by THE RESIDENTS, and another new cut from the la...

In early January there are rarely moments of sunshine and warmth among the frigid temperatures and snow filled grey days. My solution is to put together a great radio program and make it available to all of those listeners suffering from cabin fever. This weeks edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES marks my 250th episode with plenty of NEW releases and choice selections. I'll begin the program with the l...

Ralph Carney, Akron native son, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and one of music's top 'go to' session men, passed away on December 17, 2017 after an accident in his home. Today on the latest edition TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #249), Ralph will be remembered during special feature within the program called a 'Character Study.' A 'Character Study' is a look at the life and music of an individual...

Despite the utter chaos of 2017 politically and socially, musically it was a year of stellar releases. Join me on the latest edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#248) for the 'Best of 2017' and hear my favorite picks from the very best of 2017 (and a few late 2016 recordings). From Akron's HARVEY GOLD and the band HALF CLEVELAND (separate and together) to JUANA MOLINA'S 'Halo,' WIRE'S 'Silver/Lead','...

What do GEORGE HARRISON, TUXEDOMOON, KEB MO, THE FLAMING LIPS, JAMES PANTS, THE WAITRESSES, and THE RESIDENTS have in common on this week it's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#247)? They all provide original compositions for my '6th Annual Christmas Special.' It's an always entertaining yuletide program which mixes the obscure with more well known standards done in every style from 'ultra-lounge' (VIC DAMONE...

Every week I try to reinvent myself by pushing musical boundaries and making each broadcast unique under the moniker of 'freeform' radio. On this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#246) there's plenty of eclectic selections beginning with the NEW offering from the MONKS OF DOOM, followed by 'Homunculus” by PASSPORT, then MODEST MOUSE, another cut from PRIMUS' latest, a 'vault' find by the band CATHARSIS...

Grab your coffee and settle in for the latest edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#245). There's several 'morning' songs from THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, THE BEATLES, and DAEVID ALLEN in today's very first set followed by a NEW piece of music from SPARKS, then a melody from a film score by ALEXANDRE DESPLAT and a GODLEY & CREME song. Among the NEW arrivals this week are the latest from the MONKS...

This week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#244) features the world premiere of songwriter, musician, and note noodler HARVEY GOLD'S latest musical masterpiece 'Eidola,' played as both a 'radio edit' and as a 'hot dance mix' during the final set of this program. (Harvey is pictured here) If that isn't enough to get you to tune from sheer anticipation then here's a few more incentives to sweeten up your musi...

Black Friday signifies the start of the holiday shopping season so relax and let my musical choices take away all the stress with the latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#243). You'll hear DON CHERRY, CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN, THE LAST POETS, THE ELECTRIC FLAG, JOHN ENTWHISTLE, and four NEW cuts from JOHN SCOFIELD, PETER HAMMILL, VIOLENT FEMMES, and SAN FERMIN all in the first set. As the show progresses, the...

There's NEW music from PETER HAMMILL, PERE UBU, DEERHOOF, PRIMUS, and ROBERT PLANT to start off the first minutes of this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#242). During set number two you'll hear FRANK ZAPPA play 'Rudy Wants to Buy Yez A Drink,' PAUL LEARY, MITCH MILLER & THE GANG'S 'Beautiful Ohio,' IRMIN SCHMIDT & KUMO, MODEST MOUSE, DAVID CROSBY'S latest, and 'Ozark' by PAT METHENY & LYLE...

It's Friday morning and you can't decide what to listen to while you grab a cup of coffee and sit down to your normal routine. Here's a suggestion. Why not listen to the latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#241)? During the first thirty minutes today you'll hear NEW music from MOGWAI and SAN FERMIN, the 'vault' gem 'Up to Me' from the JETHRO TULL 'Aqualung' album, BRIAN ENO & RICK HOLLAND, and the obs...

The cold winds of November have arrived and what better way to keep warm than by listening to the latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#240). There's plenty of great music in store today including NEW songs from PRIMUS'S 'The Desaturating Seven,' DEERHOOF'S 'Mountain Moves', and 'PERE UBU'S '20 Years in a Montana Missile Silo' all aired during the first set. You'll also hear from the latest ROBERT PLANT, M...

It's time for my sixth annual 'Halloween Special' on this week's TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#239) and it's packed with loads of great 'spooky' music beginning with SONIC YOUTH doing 'Halloween,' then it's THE RESIDENTS, RICKIE LEE JONES ('Ghost Train'), THE ACID, BRIAN ENO ('Bone Bomb'), DEADBOLT, and a 'cut' from the latest FAUST album all in the first thirty minutes. I've added NEW music that relates...