Part IV

First, the bad news: Blasphuphmus Radio will be in re-runs for the next two weeks, as I take a little R & R in the Seattle area. Now, The Good News: Ricardo Wang will be covering the show to bring you two solid weeks of two-hour shows, full of the usual What's This Called? quality material. (Hi, Lennon!)

And now, even more good news, as I provide for you (a few days late) a total of five links to radio shows you must hear! Ob-soive:

Episode 075: A Family Affair, Part IV
(Featuring music selected by Buck & Karly Rich, with help from Kyle via the phone.)

Playlist & Footnotes

Some of you may have already noticed that four other shows already appeared in the RSS feed for Blasphuphmus Radio Retrocasts. While that was, with hindsight, a lousy way to keep a secret, I figured it would still be worth the effort to plug them here now that I've cleaned up the meta-data, and found all the proper links. Here goes:

First, we go back to 2005 for a rare treat, that sheds a little light on a current KPSU institution, Roxy's Ego Hour:

Roxy Epoxie Picks The Hits (10 May, 2005)
(Featuring Roxy's first KPSU appearance, and a DJ set where we match records and talk about the new suspiciously-absent Epoxies record.)

Playlist & Footnotes

Then, two weeks later, I managed to land another rock star in the KPSU studios:

Lana Rebel Picks The Hits (24 May, 2005)
(Featuring a DJ set by Lana Rebel, where we talk shop and plug upcoming shows.)

Playlist & Footnotes

Then we move to the end of 2006, with a DJ set that I'm particularly proud of:

Rock 'N' F'n Roll? (22 November, 2006)
(Featuring a spastic and psychedelic selection of tunes that I happened to be grooving to at that time.)

Playlist & Footnotes

And lastly, I bring you a very rare radio treat: as part of the preparation for the first Nuggets Tribute show in 2007 at Slabtown (itself an effort to help raise money for ? of The Mysterians, after his home was burned down in a terrible fire), Luke Strahota (one of the organizers) and Eric Gregory (of The Crack City Rockers) helped arrange with incredible radio event:

The Sugarlumps, Crack City Rockers, and an interview with ?, LIVE! (9 May, 2007)
(Featuring performances by The Sugarlumps, Crack City Rockers, and an interview with ? of The Mysterians!)

Playlist & Footnotes

In the case of the first two shows, it was a real honor to meet both Roxy and Lana, and as I've gotten to know Roxy over the years, she has become a really amazing person to know, and a real treasure to Portland. Lana is such an incredible person that to this day she remembers me when I see her at shows and partys, and it is her warmth and friendliness that makes her such a perfect person. Of the last show: knowing Eric Gregory (now of The Welfare State) has been rewarding, and while I don't see him often, I enjoy his perspective, his wit, and his warmth. All that, and getting to be on the phone with ?. I've had some really great times at this station. Fuck yeah.

Keep your eyes peeled for some possible podcast-only shows in the next couple weeks. Until then...