Sunday, December 31, 2017

Transmission 10817 - Melodic Intuition



Trust your hunch.

The Left Banke
The Fireman
The Moody Blues
Pink Floyd
Roy Buchanan
Little Axe
The National
Dire Straits
Steve Miller Band
Bob Dylan & The Band
Jeff Beck & Seal
Nguyên Lê & Terri Lynne Carrington
Jimi Hendrix & The Band Of Gypsies


"oh say can you see its really such a mess
every inch of earth is a fighting nest
giant pencil and lip-stick tube shaped things
continue to rain and cause screaming pain
and the arctic stains
from silver blue to bloody red
as our feet find the sand
and the sea is strait ahead"

RFW


Friday, December 29, 2017

Transmission 10717 - Riding The Polar Vortex



Deep-freeze inspired ritual dance!

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
David Bowie
Eno
Schneider TM
Boots
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Towa Tei
Yohimbe Brothers
Tranquility Bass
The Gaslamp Killer


"what goes up, must come down"

RFW



Monday, December 25, 2017

Transmission 10617 - Music To Unwrap To



Rip, tear, shred!

Ryuichi Sakamoto
Phillip Glass
Klaus Schulze
Robert Fripp & Andrew Keeling


"but seriously, folks"

RFW

Saturday, December 23, 2017

The 2017 RFW Holiday Companion


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In celebration of
 Jesus
Mary and Joseph
Santa 
You

Frank Sinatra
Jimmy Donnley
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Gary Hoey
Jet
Jerry Rab
Vernon Garrett
The Salem Travelers
Winston Tong
Tampa Red
Floyd Dixon
Blitzen Trapper
Jethro Tull
Teenage Fanclub
Paul Revere & The Raiders
The Blind Boys Of Alabama & Taj Mahal
John Fahey
Zwan


"In Christ There Is No East or West"


RFW




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"This here's some strange but good shit!"







*Many jingles to the endless talents of Jesse Crawford, a RFW Christmas favorite for decades!


Friday, December 22, 2017

Transmission 10517 - No Colors Any More


Black as coal, black as night.

The Rolling Stones
Kiss
Jet
Moog Cookbook
Was (Not Was)
Luke Haines
The Vines
LaPeste
The Jesus And Mary Chain
The Cramps
Link Wray
Sonny Sharrock
Rival Sons
Derrick Harriott & The Crystalites
Chosen Few
Syl Johnson
The Animals


"no more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue,
I could not foresee this thing happening to you."

RFW

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Transmission 10417 - Seasonal Seasonings


Spicing up the solstice.

Crack The Sky
10cc
Wings
Tommy James & The Shondells
Eric Burdon & The Animals
Menomena
The Cure
Steven Wilson
Califone
Wilco


"come to me, get it, come, come"

RFW


Monday, December 18, 2017

Transmission 10317 - A Night-In



The Rolling Stones
Bryan Ferry
Grace Jones
The Clash
The Smithereens
The Beatles
Cream
Small Faces
Buzzcocks
Todd Rundgren
Santana
Jimi Hendrix
Chicago


"leave me where I am"

RFW



Thursday, December 14, 2017

Transmission 10217 - A Long One, While She's Here


Why be quick?

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Sonny Bono
Genesis
Neu!
Yes
The Rolling Stones
Blind Faith
The Doors

"until the end"

RFW



*The Transmission title was inspired by the cheeky lads in
The Who


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Enjoy A Quick One, While He's Away live in 1969.


Friday, December 08, 2017

Transmission 10117 - A Day At The Beach ...


... With Brian, Peter & The Wolves

The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson
Jim James
Miguel
Howlin' Wolf
Bad Company
Wolfmother
Pete Townshend


"Love & Mercy to you and your friends tonight"

RFW

Saturday, December 02, 2017

Transmission 10017 - Get In


Head this way...

Bryan Ferry
Gang Of Four
Can
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Grinderman
Screaming Headless Torsos
Patty Smith
The Yardbirds


"I know all the latest steps"

RFW


Friday, December 01, 2017

Transmission 9917 - People, Let's ....


.... And Dance!

Grand Funk Railroad
Funkadelic
Wicked Witch 
Prince
Defunkt
Billy Cobham
The ACT Family Band 
featuring
Caecilie Norby, Céline Bonacina, Wolfgang Haffner, Lars Danielsson, Nguyên Lê 


"If we had a President, that did just what he said,
the country would be just alright, and no one would be dead,
from fighting in a war, that causes big men to get rich,
there's money in them war machines, now ain't this a bitch?"

RFW