Michael Ray & Cosmic Crewe

Hey, isn't that Gerald Johnson on sax?











There's something odd about that guitarist...










Bug attacks woman! (Or are they slow dancing?)

World Tour Playlist - Sunday May 27

Jay King, host

Mustafa Baqbou / Yumala / World Circuit Presents / World Circuit
Hamid Drake & William Parker / First Communion 1, Part 2 / First Communion / Aum
Angelique Kidjo / Emma / Djin Djin / Razor & Tie
Dobet Gnahore / Issa / Na Afriki / Cumbancha
Oumou Sangere / Mogo te Diya Bee Ye / Oumou / World Circuit
Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective / Amunegu / Watina / Cumbancha
Fanfare Ciocalia / Nicoceta / Gypsy Caravan / World Village
Tarif de Haidouks / Carolina / Gypsy Caravan / World Village
Maharaja / Maro Jailo remix / Gypsy Caravan / World Village
Magnifico & Turbolentza / Zh Ne Sui Pa Pur Tuo / Gypsy Groove / Putumayo
Les Petits Loups du Jazz / L'Otorhinoceros / Animal Playground / Putumayo
Samba Salad / Bigi Caiman / Animal Playground / Putumayo
Chenard Walcker / Cassava Piece / Sweet Kali Breathe
Chicago Afro Beat Project / BMW / from their website
Rodrigo y Gabriela / Juan Loco /Rodrigo y Gabriella / ATO
Bob Brozman / Tango Medzinarodny / Lumiere / World Music Network
Kiran Ahluwalia / Vo Kuch / Kiran Ahluwalia / Triloka

Collage - Sat., May 26, 2007, 12 - 3 PM

Dexter Gordon - Until The Real Thing Comes Along - A Swingin' Affair (Blue Note)
Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet - Fear Of A Blank Planet (Atlantic)
Porcupine Tree - My Ashes - Fear Of A Blank Planet (Atlantic)
Gigi - Salam - Gold And Wax (Palm Pictures)
Gigi - Gomelaleye - Gold And Wax (Palm Pictures)
Nick Glennie-Smith - Look Around You - We Were Soldiers - O. S. T. (Sony Classical)
Serena Ryder - Morning Dew - I f Your Memory Serves You Well (Back Porch)
The Effigies -The Full Weight Of Failure - Reside (Criminal IQ)
Rachid Taha - Ecoute Moi Camarade - Diwan 2 (Wrasse - UK )
Michael Kamen - The Mission - Band Of Brothers - O. S. T. (Sony Classical)
Iron & Wine - Freedom Hangs Like Heaven - Woman King (Sub Pop)
Calexico/Iron & Wine - Prison On Route 41 - In The Reins (Overcoat)
Iron & Wine - Gray Stables - Woman King (Sub Pop)
Ennio Morricone - Casualties Of War Theme - Casualties Of War - O. S. T. (Sony)
Ray Davies - The Tourist - Other People's Lives (v2)
A Band Of Bees - Who Cares What The Question Is? - Octopus (Astralwerks)
Joseph Israel - Mankind - Gone Are The Days (Universal)
Laura Veirs - Pink Light - Saltbreakers (Nonesuch)
The Idan Raichel Project - Me-Mamakin(Out Of The Depths) - The Idan Raichal Project (Cumbancha)
John Williams - Revisiting Normandy - Saving Private Ryan - O. S. T. (Dreamworks SKG)
Moby Grape - Omaha - Listen! My Friends:The Best Of Moby Grape (Columbia/Legacy)
The Golden Palaminos - Omaha - Visions Of Excess (Restless)
A Band Of Bees - Left Foot Stepdown - Octopus (Astralwerks)
Minutemen - This Ain't No Picnic - Double Nickels On The Dime (SST)
A Band Of Bees - Listening Man - Octopus (Astralwerks)
Joni Mitchell - Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire - For The Roses (Asylum)
The Effigies - Haz-Mat - Reside (Criminal IQ)
Aterciopelados - Panal - Oye (Nacional)
James Taylor - Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor (Capitol)


Monday is Memorial Day. Today, Collage honors and remembers the citizen men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. Thanks for listening. Regards, Clyde & Redman.

Pledge Drive Postponed Again

Yet another techno-glitch at the transmitter makes it necessary to put off the pledge drive for at least another week. Tennille tells me the signal is about 85% recovered. Stay tuned.

Audio 101 - Tuesday May 22, 2007

Stett Audio / Glass Drums / Avantgarde / OpSound
Staaya Derevnya / Maldives / Onelegged EP / OpSound
excerpt featuring Martin Newell / The Bike Show / Resonance FM
Moby Grape / Can't Be So Bad / Best of Moby Grape
Gary Dring / excerpt (MySpace) from Clever Little Pod
Joel-Aime Beauchamp / Transtyle / Deep Wireless 4
Sarah Boothroyd / Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain / Deep Wireless 4
Staraya Derevnya / Podnoshenie / Odnonogii / OpSound
PerlssDj / Still Waiting / Nocturnal Feeling / OpSound
Kevin Eldon / Francais (#8 in Speakers series) / Resonance FM
Bertrand Betsch / Le Lache / La Soupe a la Grimace
Me reading Rabelais / Suckfist Defence from Pantagruel / AudioLingo 69
Gentle Giant / Advent of Panurge / Octopus
excerpt from Studio 360 / insomniacs / PRI

World Tour Playlist - Sunday May 20, 2007

Grant Tennille hosts the third Sunday of the month

song / artist / album / label

W'awu Do Ho No / Alex Konadu / Ghana Soundz / Soundway
Nobody Fails / Ofege / Try and Love / EMI
Whizzy Ilabo / Ofege / Try and Love / EMI
Fever / Ishmael Jingo / Afro-Rock, Vol. 1 / Evolver Entertainment
Cler Achel / Tinariwen / Aman Iman / World Village
Slipping Into Darkness/ Carl Bradney / Darker Than Blue:Soul from Jamdown 1973-1980/Blood and Fire
54-46 Was My Number / Toots & The Maytals / The Very Best of Toots & the Maytals / UMG Recordings
Blue do Cachorro Muito Louco / Satwa / Satwa / Time-Lag
Antropológica II / Marconi Notaro / No Sub Reino Dos Metazoário / Time-Lag
Palavras / Flaviola e o Bando do Sol / Flaviola e o Bando do Sol / World Psychedelia
Regato da Montanha / Lula Côrtes e Zé Ramalho / Paebiru Shadoks Music
Raag Khamaj / Ali Akbar Khan / Raag Khamaj / Saregama
Gomni / Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabate / In the Heart of the Moon / World Circuit
Izangoma / Shiyani Ngcobo / Introducing Shiyani Ngcobo / World Music Network
Tibidi Waka / Vusi Mahlasela / Guiding Star / ATO
Kwa-Zulu / Vusi Mahlasela / Silang Mabele / BMG
Orang Outang / Hawk / Africa She Too Can Cry / Retrofresh
Me Libertei / Toni Tornado / BR-3 / Odeon
Eu Tenho Um Som Novo / Toni Tornado / Toni Tornado / EMI
Rua Maluca / Eduardo Araújo / Soul of Brazil - Funk, Soul & Bossa Grooves 65-71 / EMI
Goombay Bump / Jay Mitchell / Cult Cargo - Grand Bahama Goombay / Numero Group

Pledge drive starts next week

KABF's Spring pledge drive was scheduled to begin today, but yet another part required replacement earlier in the week, which took us of the air for a short spell, which requires we slowly bring our signal back up, which means we're not yet reaching the hinterlands, which means the pledge drive has been postponed. As you can see, everything about 88.3 is connected and it takes an extremely long run-on sentence to explain the simplest snafu.

In any event, we hope you tune us in next week and pledge your support to your favorite show(s) if you can afford to do so.

World Tour Playlist - Sunday May 13, 2007

Jay King, host

Hot Club Sandwich / 8, 9 & 10; Dedas Duras / Green Room / Modern Hot
Anat Cohen / Nigunim / Poetica / Anzic
Nanny Assis / Smile; Brasilainho / Double Rainbow / Blue Toucan
Arithmetic / Oriental Solo / Bellyliscious 2 / EMI
*Buena Vista Social Club / Chan Chan / World Circuit Presents / World Circuit
*Ali Farke Toure w/ Ry Cooder / Soukora / World Circuit Presents / World Circuit
*Cheikh Lo / Boul Di Tougale / World Circuit Presents / World Circuit
*Afro Cuban All Stars / Amor Verdadero / World Circuit Presents / World Circuit
Wally Brill / The Universe; A Loop[ in Time / The Covenant / Six Degrees
Idan Reichel Project / Bo'ee / Idan Reichel Project / Cumbancha
*Radio Tarifa / Rumba Argelina / World Circuit Presents / World Circuit
Benjamin Escoriza / Hambre / Alevanta! / Riverboat
John Wubbenhorst & Ken Anoff / Bhairavi / True Water / Facing East
Adidam Sacred Music Guild / Improv #4 / Baba Da's Great Tradition Improv. / Facing East

*Featured CD: World Circuit Presents, featuring some of the best songs recorded over the past twenty years on World Circuit Records, a division of Nonesuch. I'll be playing more cuts and reading from the liner notes on future programs.

Collage playlist - Sat.,May 12, 2007, 12-3 PM

Gigi - Acha - Gold And Wax (Palm Pictures)
Blackfield - Miss U - Blackfield 2 (We Put Out Records/Atlantic)
Bjork - Earth Intruders - Volta (Atlantic)
Richard Buckner - Spell - Meadow (Merge)
Richard Buckner - The Tether And The Tie - Meadow (Merge)
Metheny/Mehldau Quartet - A Night Away - Metheny/Mehldau Quartet (Nonesuch)
Shake Ray Turbine - The First Equation - Towncraft (Matson Films)
The Big Cats - Runaway - Towncraft (Matson Films)
Tinariwen - Assouf - Amam Iman (World Village)
Suzanne Vega - Frank & Ava - Beauty And Crime (Blue Note)
Van Morrison - Ballerina - Astral Weeks (Warner Bros.)
Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet - Fear Of A Blank Planet (Atlantic)
Porcupine Tree - My Ashes - Fear Of A Blank Planet (Atlantic)
Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize - Fear Of A Blank Planet (Atlantic)
Porcupine Tree - Sentimental - Fear Of A Blank Planet (Atlantic)
Porcupine Tree - Way Out Of Here - Fear Of A Blank Planet (Atlantic)
Porcupine Tree - Sleep Together - Fear Of A Blank Planet (Atlantic)
Keren Ann Zeidel - Between The Flatland And The Caspian Sea - Keren Ann (Metro Blue)
The Decemberists - Yankee Bayonet(I Will Be Home Then) - The Crane Wife (Capitol)
Laura Veirs - To The Country - Saltbreakers (Nonesuch)
Rachid Taha - Rani - Diwan 2 (Wrasse - UK)
Bruce Cockburn - See You Tomorrow - Life Short Call Now (Rounder)
American Princes - Shock And Awe - Towncraft (Matson Films)
The Contingencies - The Contingencies - Towncraft (Matson Films)
James Taylor - Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor (Apple/Capitol)

Bruce Cockburn LIVE in Memphis on Thursday, 6/14/07 @ Church Of The Holy Communion. Crowded House U.S. tour slated to start on Aug. 4. You may view their concert dates @ pollstar.com. The 25-date theater tour is in support of their forthcoming album, Time On Earth, the band's first since 1993. The album is due out July, 10. Arkansas reggae artist, Joseph Israel is featured in words & music in the July '07 issue of Global Rhythm magazine. Thanks for listening. Regards, Clyde.

Signal still punky

Both the stream and the broadcast signal remain rough. Bear with us.

Power Rising

KABF's signal was lost early this week and Tom, our intrepid engineer, had to install a replacement part to get us back on the air. As it takes awhile for us to come back up to full power, distant listeners may be having a hard time picking us up. Rest assured, we're on our way back. In a few days we'll be totally back to normal (or as close to normal as we can get, anyway.)

Audio 101 - Tuesday May 8, 10 to Midnight

1. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. reads Slaughterhouse Five / recorded in 1969 on Caedmon Records

2. Wordshakers: A Hearing Voices Radio Special hosted by Andrei Codrescu

Pierce the Darkness / Ordinary Man / Pierce the Darkness
Girlyman / You Were the Lie / Joyful Sign
Silversun Pickups / Rusted Wheel / Carnavas
Rogue Wave / Nourishment Nation / Out of the Shadow

World Tour Playlist - Sunday May 6, 2007

Paul Kelly, host

Cesaria Evora / Time & Silence; Return / Sao Vicente / Windham Hill
Baaba Maal / Africans Unite; Fanta / Nomad Soul / Palm Pictures
Andrea Bocelli / She Turned Around; The Habit / Cieli Di Toscana / Sugar
Ibrahim Ferrer / ??? / Buena Vista Social Club / World Circuit - Nonesuch
Baaba Maal / Unite; It Is the Night / Missing You / Palm
Kine Lam / Home / Praise / Shanachie
Tete / Air de Rien; Eleanor Rigby / L'Air de Rien / Epic
Hart Rouge / Danny Gaudry; Brave Marin / Nouvelle France / Red House
Abayudaya: The Music of the Jews of Uganda / Psalm 136; My Only One; We Are Happy / Smithsonian Folkways
Najma / Maiden Home; Calling You / Pukar (Calling You) / Mondo Melodia
Guardabarranco /Asturias / Spain In My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War / Appleseed
Joel & Jamaica Rafael / Los Cuatro Generales / Spain In My Heart... / Appleseed
Uxia / Los Marineros / Spain In My Heart: Songs of the Spanish Civil War / Appleseed

RURAL WAR ROOM RADIO PLAYLISTS

RURAL WAR ROOM RADIO
with Donavan Suitt and Byron Werner
Soundtracks 4-3-07

The Alladins with John Furlong - Mondo Topless - Mondo Topless
Gert Wilden - Rolf Torring - Der Fluch des Schwarzen Rubin
Manfred Hubler & Siegfried Schwab - Vampyros Lesbos
Kohichi Sugiyama-Bio Wars-Godzilla vs Biollante
Hollywood Persuaders-Drums A Gogo-Natural Born Killers
Jerry Goldsmith - End of a Dream - Total Recall
London Cast of Chess - A Model of Decorum and Tranquility
Bernard Herrmann - Medea's Ship-Jason & the Argonauts
Hoppy Kamiyama - Road to Pussy #2 - Legend of the Waterbreakers
Reijiroh Koroku - Main Title - Return of Godzilla
702 - Pootie Tangin' - Pootie Tang
Anandji & Kalyani Shah - Theme from Don - Bombay the Hard Way
Miklos Rozsa-Main Title-Asphalt Jungle
Franco Micalizzi-Folk & Violence-Napoli Violenta
Gary Miller with Barry Gray Orchestra-Stingray
Elvis Presley-Wolf Call-Girl Happy
Ennio Morricone-Ad Ogni Costo-Grand Slam
Stu Phillips, William Loose & Marvin Elling-Finders Keepers Song-Mudhoney
Akira Ifukube - G-Force March #1 - Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2 (16:15)
Miriam Mekeba-Beware Verwoerd-Amandala
Cyril Stapleton & the Eliminators-The Saint
Hoppy Kamiyama-Waltz-Legend of the Waterbreakers
Ennio Morricone-Now Go-Danger: Diabolik
John Simon-Beach Music-You Are What You Eat
John Simon & Peter Yarrow-The Wabe-You Are What You Eat
Tom Waits-Jockey Full of Bourbon-Down By Law
Jeff Beck & Jed Lieber-Tunnel Rat-Frankie's House
Jerry Goldsmith-Forgive Me-European Version of Legend
Bernard Herrmann-The Harpies-Jason & the Argonauts
Air-Dead Bodies-The Virgin Suicides
Guido & Maurizio De Angelis-Life of a Policeman-La Polizia Incrimina, La Legge Assolve
Manfred Hubler & Siegfried Schwab-Six Wisdoms of Astasia
Pink Floyd - Unknown Song
Walter Steding & the Dragon People-A New Day
Anandji & Kalyani Shah-Kundan's Hideout
Max Steiner-Main & End Titles-White Heat
The Orgasmatrons - Orgasmatron '75
Soul Sisters - Wanda's Theme


RURAL WAR ROOM RADIO
with Byron Werner and Donavan Suitt
Japanese Invasion!
4-17-07

Mini Moni - Mini Moni Telephone Rin Rin Rin
thin-p-Announcements
Cornelius-Point of View Point
Shiina Ringo-Fish
hi-posi-The Worst Days
Spoozys-Kuuki Sutte Hakudake
Qypthone-Drive Music
Skyfisher-8MM Papa
P-Model-Enola
Collette-Samba de Sunny Side Up
Tokyo Jihen-? (cd1 cut 10)
Hi-Posi-Jenny Is Bad Mood
Polysics-Psychotherapy
Phew/Ryuichi Sakamoto-Finale
Hoppy Kamiyama-Zarathustra (dub)
Honey Mannie-?
Sweet Robots Against the Machine-Hello Baby
Akiko Yano-Hagaya Iteru
World's End Girlfriend-Eager Bereaver
The Plastics-Back to Wigtown
hi-posi-Amachi Shigeru in Love (remix)
eX-Girl-The Letter from Mr. Triscuits
Tokyo Jihen-? (cd2 cut 1)
Neil & Iraiza-Tragedy of the Softrocker
P-Model-Art Mania
?-? (Japanese Anime CD cut 4)


RURAL WAR ROOM RADIO
with Donavan Suitt and Byron Werner
Celebrity Madness
5-01-07

Rod McKuen-Celebrity Twist
Telly Savalas-Kojak excerpt
Telly Savalas-Who Loves You Baby?
Phyllis Diller-Satisfaction
Mitch Miller-Give Peace A Chance
Joel Grey-White Room
Mel Brooks & Marlo Thomas-Boy Meets Girl
Carol Channing-Housework
Cesar Romero-The Jealous Caballero
Scat Man Crothers-Ghost Riders In The Sky
Dean Jones-Tale Of The Ox-Driver
Rod McKuen-Mule Train
Bill Cosby-Hush Hush
Leonard Nimoy-Proud Mary
Robert Mitchum-Little Old Wine Drinker Me
Ella Fitzgerald-Sunshine Of Your Love
Andy Griffith-House Of The Rising Sun
Tom Smothers-Help
Sebastian Cabot-Quit Your Lowdown Ways
Goldie Hawn-I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Buddy Ebsen-Your Cheatin' Heart
Elvis Presley-U.S. Male
Telly Savalas-I Walk The Line
Phil Harris-That's What I Like About The South
Elvis Presley-Interview
Elvis Presley & Donna Butterworth-Queenie Wahine's Papaya
Vanna White-Vanna Speaks
Jack Cassidy & Shirley Jones-Girl Land
Bea Arthur-Bernie Schwartz
Red Buttons-Poems For My Daughter & Other Little People
Tim Curry-Workin' On My Tan
The Beatles-Chi Chi's Bar
The Beatles-Paperback Writer outtake
Monti Rock III-Wooly Bully
Frank & Nancy Sinatra-Life's A Trippy Thing

RURAL WAR ROOM RADIO airs every other Tuesday, 10 to midnight. Click the title for full details.

Random Thoughts

I think I am queen of random thoughts. I believe that is where ADHD comes from. I mean, come on, everyone is diagnosed with that stuff these days. Can we really be a society full of Attention Deficit people? Are we all that way because we have been inundated with too much. Is it boring if it is not glitzed up, sexed up, hyped up? Are we really that lame?

Ok, random thought disorder kicks in and I have to ask, has anyone noticed all these damn little gnats all over the place? I do not remember an influx of these things in the past. They are all over the place. Of course, I am sure it does not help that our doors have been open for hours at a time because of the remodel going on. Still, I see them everywhere I go. Maybe they follow me. Maybe I am like that peanuts character "pigpen" (was that his name?) who was always enveloped in a cloud of dirt and debris, wherever he went. Hmmmmm.

Diana (Blue Monday) is being a jewel for Friday's Blues House Party this week. She is going to sit in for Larry & I. Larry is still sick. I am wrapped up with getting ready for about 100 people here on Saturday. Good luck Diana and I know the rest of you will enjoy.

New music coming in the blues cabinet. Since we have a new lock, I feel comfortable putting some good stuff in there.