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New Playlist does the talking at OlioRadio
9/6/2010 2:02:00 PM
Now that I've gotten these stiff little fingers (the ones attached - not the band) to semi-function, I can let you know that there is a New Playlist runnin' at OlioRadio. And I will...or rather, I am. Now. As we speak. Although we aren't really spe[SHUT UP AND TYPE!!]
Artistes fresh to the Olio are: Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Christian Bjoerklund, Elphy Ant, Gene Krupa, Jefferson Airplane, Judith Peacock Cummings, Justin Wilson, Kay Kyser and His Orchestra, Steely Dan, The Mynabirds, and Tracey Thorn. As always Something Old- Something New- Something Borrowed- Something Blue- and Something Else! at OlioRadio.
To communicate with moi: Twitter/ @clarencejones; Blog/ http://claren44.blogspot.com; and to listen/ http://www.live365.com/stations/claren44 . Enjoy Everyone!
Love and Peace, Clarence
Life (for Some) in the US in 1970
8/16/2010 10:02:00 PM
"They Bombed in Houston", a powerful audio documentary from early 1971, will be played on OlioRadio starting at 6pm Wednesday August 18th. It was a rarity: a documentary produced by a Commercial radio station (KAUM) about attacks against a non-Commercial radio station(KPFT) in their same market.
During 1970 & early 1971, a systematic campaign of Harassment,Threats, & Bombings were directed against people in Houston,TX who committed the 'crimes' of:
Growing their hair long,
Believing the Freedom of Religion meant you could choose to believe in an unpopular religion,
Believing that Freedom of Speech meant you could publicly make unpopular statements.
For this, they were verbally & physically harassed, threatened with guns & even a hunting arrow through the front door of a legally-operating business,
& their businesses were fire-bombed & dynamited, including twice a FCC-approved, legally-operating licensed radio station.
This is how it was in many places in the USA during the late-60's to early-70's. It wasn't all Peace & Love & Freedom. It occasionally was War in the USA.
This documentary Includes voices from all sides. It will open your eyes, or remind you of how it was in The Real World, not the paisley haze that popular histories make it out to have been.
"They Bombed in Houston", a 41 minute audio documentary, will be webcast on OlioRadio at these times:
Wednesday August 18th at 6pm USCDT (11pm UTC), and Thursday August 19th through Sunday August 22nd at 2am USCDT (7am UTC), 10am USCDT (3pm UTC), and 6pm USCDT (11pm UTC). Listen by going to http://olioradio.net ( player on left side of page) or http://www.live365.com/stations/claren44 (mouse over barcode logo- click play arrow when appears). Once the audio begins, you can minimize either page/tab & the stream should continue to play.
Please contact me with your reactions, thoughts, & opinions on the program at olioradio[at]gmail.com, on Twitter @clarencejones, or in the comments to this blog post.
I hope you can listen & look forward to your reactions!
Clarence Jones
Bit-jockey-in-chief
OlioRadio.net
OlioRadio Update, new New & new Old Music
7/28/2010 9:32:00 PM
A quick update to OlioRadio, adding tracks by Buddy Holly, Cancer Bats, Curley Williams & his Georgia Peach Pickers (Western Swing!), Elvis Presley, Fleshwrought (new Metal!), Gordon Lightfoot, the Grateful Dead, Harry Nilsson, Jack Cassidy (David's Dad!), Jimmie Revard & his Oklahoma Playboys (mo' Western Swing!), Milton Brown & his Musical Brownies (still mo' WS!), Petula Clark (sigh...), Return to Earth, Richie Valens, Takeshi Terauchi & his Bunnies (Japanese Instrumental Guitar Rock!), The Apples in Stereo, The Everly Brothers, The Zion Travelers (Gospel!), Tom Jones (the NEW cd- "Praise & Blame"!), and ,of course, Vladimir Horowitz. I count about 8 decades of Goodness in that addition, heard at http://olioradio.net. Enjoy!
Love and Peace, Clarence
Even More Eclecticism on OlioRadio
7/23/2010 11:53:00 AM
It's the monthly update (new tracks on a new playlist) of OlioRadio. Yes, your fave spot to hear the widest Variety of sound on Earth has added recordings fresh in the shops, & some fresh from decades ago.
And whose tracks were added, you ask? Tracks from these fine Artistes: Bauhaus - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Cabaret Voltaire - Carissa's Wierd - Corruption Inc. - Dan Laurin, Hidemi Suzuki and Masaaki Suzuki - Delphic - Elysian Singers - Gustave Berl Resky - Hank Penny with Jaye P. Morgan - Hoodoo Gurus - Iggy Pop - Ilmar Lapinsch - Johnny Nash - Kabyzdoh Obtruhamchi - London Philharmonic Orchestra and David Parry - matt pond PA - Minus the Bear - New Lime - of Montreal - Oli Silk - Otis Redding - Paul Revere and the Raiders - Pavement - Ramiro Gallo Quinteto - Ric Flair - Sheffields - Silvia Gomez - St. Petersburg RTV Symphony Orchestra - Ted Nugent - The All-Star Trio - The Dead Milkmen - Tim Buckley - Treva Whateva - and Word...plus a Bunch of new Station IDs.
If you notice some changes on Live365's website, it's because they did that every-5-to-8-year-new-site-design thing. ;-) If you have any problems getting the player to work, do the classic old fix: clear your browser Cache & Cookies, close the browser, then re-open the browser. All should come clear...yeah. right.
As always, check out the complete playlist at http://olioradio.net/playlist.html. And listen for free from http://www.live365.com/stations/claren44. NOTE: minimize that page/tab to keep listening; if you close that page, the station cuts off. No, I don't care for it either, but right now that's the only way Free Listeners can keep on listening. VIP Listeners have no changes in how you access/play stations. Sigh...
Love and Peace, Clarence
Even Better music on OlioRadio!
6/23/2010 8:22:00 PM
HiHo Music Lovers! A new playlist runneth on OlioRadio, with lots of new (and old and middle-aged) tracks added for your dining and dancing pleasure.
Who done been added? Why these fine Artistes here: Aretha Franklin - the Bensenville Municipal Band (circus music!) - Black Flag (punk!) - Byron G. Harlan - Christmas - Culture Club - Dan Penn - Dillard and Clark (country rock!) - Ernie Maresca - Felipe Sarro (classical!) - Forro in the Dark - Holy Cow - Hugo Gottschall - I.J.Hochman's Yiddisher Orchestra (so guess already!) - Ibrahim Ferrer (cuba!) - James I. Lent - Joe 'King' Carrasco (bizzarro world!) - King Curtis - Laurie Johnson (pop!) - Otto Pyykkonen - the Pallers - Pat Kelly and the Uniques - Redbone (native american soul-rock!) - Rudy Mills - Sea of Bees (indie pop!) - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (classic soul!) - Special Recordings Inc. - the Stalkers - The Briefs - The Diamonds - The Doors (lizard king!) - The King Left - The Morgan Twins (rockabilly!) - The Muphets - The Rolling Stones (exiled!) - The Turbines - The Younger Set - These Immortal Souls - Thomas Alva Edison (the inventor!) - Thuston Harris - Van Morrison (the man!) - White Witch (the legend!) - Wild Kingdom - Willis Alan Ramsey (another legend!) - and Wolfgang Kaltenbach. Whew...that's a lotta !'s there...it's got to be great! (and it is)
Listen in to OlioRadio through Live365.com (Happy 10th Birthday Y'all) at live365.com/stations/claren44 (free!). And you can listen for free on the iPad (same address via Safari), or get a 5 day free trial of no ads Live365 VIP Goodness w/ the apps for iPhone, Blackberry, or Windows Mobile at live365.com/scp/mobile/index.html. Keep up with OlioRadio at olioradio.net, or on Twitter @clarencejones (that is moi), or on the blog at claren44.blogspot.com. And very Special Thanks to you folks who've been listening the last few weeks. I truly appreciate you, and all who take time to listen to the Most Eclectic Station on Earth, OlioRadio!
Love and Peace, Clarence
bit-jockey-in-chief, OlioRadio