Each time I do a radio show, I refer to music of many different types and eras. No matter where that road takes me, I’m ultimately happiest when I discover new music. That’s the focus for the first show in 2023, where I look back to discoveries from 2022. This show does not pretend to…
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People talk a lot these days about storytelling. It’s as if it’s a new idea. But storytelling is something I’ve been doing ever since I started on radio. In my case, storytelling often happens without words. Music highlights the connections found in-between the songs. Perhaps it’s an era? Maybe it’s the converging of two wildly…
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I thought I knew a few things about Roger Eno and Brian Eno. Yet there was a lot more to discover. Their brotherly sense of humor and compassion was just the start. Brothers Brian Eno and Roger Eno began recording music together nearly four decades ago. We talked about how it’s only been in recent…
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I caught up with DJ and electronic music innovator Richie Hawtin to talk about the concept of time. Hawtin recently released the Time Warps EP and a timed film event highlighting his live show from a decade ago. I really enjoyed discussing the effect of time on Hawtin’s creative process. We also talked about how…
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There are times that you hear something that sounds like it’s light-years away. The new Sounds of Saturn release compiles seminal space-rock sounds from early-1990s Michigan, but a new treatment and a new perspective gives it fresh appeal. Not that it needed fresh appeal, and it could even be the new packaging, but there’s a…
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I don’t need to be the one to tell you that there’s a lot going on in the world right now. We’ve all been thrust into a “new normal” which means new habits, new goals, and new ways of thinking. For me, that also means new ways of listening. Fortunately, amid all the chaos, the…
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I borrowed lyrics from Sister Sledge to get where I need to go with this one. The first time I found out about Sister Sledge was as a young girl. My sisters and I gleefully sang “We Are Family” while driving to the beach one sunny summer day. We were young and those were innocent…
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The kids in Detroit heard Kraftwerk before Kraftwerk heard them. But the Düsseldorf band was quick to recognize that a movement was beginning with the onset of Detroit Techno. Soon, a long-distance relationship began where both parties contributed to an on-going conversation that has fueled the modern-day electronic movement and dance floors everywhere, felt beyond…
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