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Transmusic Airwaves is a journey beyond conventional radio boundaries. It encompasses various musical forms and styles loosely centered on “Progressive”, with attention to transitions that form cohesive sets of music. Ideally, it creates a context, an atmosphere, and conveys moods as listeners are guided through a musical spectrum. Transmusic Airwaves is the brainchild of Paul Ciminero, whose radio roots began in the 1970's at WKSU's late-night Fresh Air program. Transmusic began weekly podcasts in 2013 that continued until Paul's passing at the end of 2022. Afterwards, it expanded as a collab...

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Transmusic Airwaves (#22) July 19 , 2013 ("Character Study"-LAURIE ANDERSON)- Paul Ciminero (host) 19.07.2013 3:00:00

This week’s TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#22) contains another special installment of “Character Study,” a look at an individual or group that has had a substantial influence on modern music. In the final two hours of today’s program, I’ll cover the life and music of the multi-talented LAURIE ANDERSON. Laurie was born on June 5, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois and moved to New York City to attend college and be...

Transmusic Airwaves (#17) June 14 , 2013 ("Character Study"-CAN)- Paul Ciminero (host) 14.06.2013 3:00:00

My special monthly feature, “Character Study,” returns today after a short sabbatical during the final two hours of this weeks TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#17). Today’s feature will be the German “Krautrock” pioneers, CAN! Formed in Cologne, Germany in June 1968 by two students of avant garde composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, CAN celebrates it’s 45th year this month so it seemed appropriate to feature them...

Transmusic Airwaves (#11)-43rd Kent State May 4th Commemoration feature- May 3, 2013 - Paul Ciminero (host) 03.05.2013 3:00:00

On today’s edition of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (#11), I return to my Alma Mater Kent State University) where I began my broadcast career in 1976, and commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the shootings of unarmed students there on May 4th, 1970 by Ohio National Guardsmen. Music and interviews from a special recording, “THE KENT STATE MAY 4TH CD PROJECT” will be heard. Local Northern Ohio alumni artists t...

Transmusic Airwaves (#8) April 12 , 2013 -(John Martyn feature)- Paul Ciminero (host) 12.04.2013 3:09:00

Today on Transmusic Airwaves and I’ll be featuring another segment within the show called “Character Study,” a monthly feature that devotes two hours to an artist or band that has made significant contributions to the world of modern music. In today’s show, a look at the life and music of songwriter/guitarist JOHN MARTYN. Born Iain David McGeachy in London on September 11, 1948 to opera vocalist p...

Fresh Air "Progressive Radio" June 22, 1978 on WKSU-FM Kent State University with Paul Ciminero 20.03.2013 2:08:04

On this special Podcast today, you'll hear another two hour segment from the groundbreaking Progressive/alternative college radio program, FRESH AIR, captured on cassette tape on June 22, 1978. I was a host on WKSU-FM's "Fresh Air," the late night, student run program during the heyday of Northeastern Ohio's prevalence in rock and alternative musics in the 1970's and 80's. Today's archival tape, r...

Fresh Air "Progressive Radio" January 8, 1981 on WKSU-FM Kent State University with Paul Ciminero 22.02.2013 2:11:13

As I ready the DEBUT of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES, I've unearthed a rare PODCAST find...One of the LEGENDARY broadcasts of "Progressive Radio" from listener tapes of WKSU-FM's FRESH AIR (not to be confused with a popular interview show- this program came well before that one- with it's beginnings in 1972) by students in the broadcasting program at KENT STATE UNIVERSITY. (I was one of those students, and...

Vicotin Popsicles Episode #21 September 14, 2012 (The Beatles "Covered") with DJ Paul Ciminero 21.02.2013 3:00:32

Yet one more "older" episode prior to my DEBUT of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES. From the broadcast archives of KUSF-in-Exile, here's the September 14th, 2012 airing of a hugely popular show I did on the Beatles, covered by some very obscure artists. This week’s special feature on Vicotin Popsicles is nearly two hours of THE BEATLES: ‘COVERED!” Join me and discover some of the most interesting cover version...