About ten years ago I remember reading Neil Strauss’s awe-inspiring anthology Radiotext(e) with a palpable sense of longing… somewhere, beyond the reach of my radio antenna in Saskatoon there were unimaginably cool aural epics being transmitted into the ether. It seemed unimaginably remote and exotic to a culturally-deprived prairie boy. Winding my way up and […]
Read more "Jism on those Blue Suede Shoes"The WFMU archives are back up, so those of you coming to this site looking for stuff by radio provocateur Bob Lassiter can once again check out this excellent two-part special from Aircheck. One favorite Lassiter bit of mine, one which I don’t believe is included on the retrospective, is this insane exchange with an […]
Read more "Have a bad night, hippie"New pics finally up on Harry’s page. And I apologize to regular visitors for my prolonged absence. I’ll let you know the reason for the hiatus when I figure it out myself.
Read more "Things are looking up…"I had forgotten I needed Extra sugar-free chewing gum. I had forgotten I needed Lays rippled potato chips. I had forgotten I needed a health-conscious Body Smack candy bar. I had forgotten I needed a 2 litre bottle of Coca-Cola Classic, one that goes flat within seconds of breaking the seal. I hadn’t forgotten that […]
Read more "Thank You ESSO!!!"The headline says it all… Case of 19 terrorists unravelling [It is] Canada’s most sensational — and most controversial — terrorism case in recent years. After they were jailed on the grounds that they could pose a risk to Canada’s national security, the case made headlines around the world as the news media quoted a […]
Read more "Canadian Government Officials Have Ashcroft Envy…"