Guyve, LIVE! (Supplemental Retrocast) (#13.1) (Originally aired 29 December 2006, as part of “Live Friday”) Guyve performed a variant of their instru-metal madness on “Live Friday.”  This was in the days before I carried a camera with me everywhere.Filed under: Interviews, LIVE, Retrocast

Guyve, LIVE! (Supplemental Retrocast) (#13.2) (Originally aired 26 June 2009.) Guyve snuck into the KPSU studios to air this super-secret performance, unannounced, to listeners and Farmer’s Market attendees.  I took some photos, too.  This was later turned into a limited-released “Live” album, that is currently out of print. MyFacester+ TwInstablr PhotosetFiled under: LIVE, Retrocast

15th Anniversary Blas-Travaganza Part V: Guyve! (Supplemental Retrocast) (#13.3) (Originally Performed 20 April 2013) Closing out Day 1 of our incredible Blas-Travaganza: the immortal Guyve!  Now a three piece, and celebrating their 20th anniversary as a working band, Guyve have been friends of the show for a while, and every time I see them they have new … Continue reading 15th Anniversary Blas-Travaganza Part V: Guyve! (Supplemental Retrocast) (#13.3)

Welcome!  I’m Aldo Calrissian (#12) Two weeks ago I played an Aldo Calrissian track on the program, and was surprised to find that he was a local artist here in the Salem area.  And, tonight, you heard him in the studio, on the show, which just goes to prove how incredible the power of radio … Continue reading Welcome! I’m Aldo Calrissian (#12)

New Clichés (devilsclub & Uneasy Chairs Interviews) (Special Two-Hour Broadcast) (#10) It’s always great to make new friends and meet new people, and Mid-Valley Mutations is really shaping up to be the means through which I get to do this.  Case in point: devilsclub, who not only came in to perform live on the show a few weeks … Continue reading New Clichés (devilsclub & Uneasy Chairs Interviews) (Special Two-Hour Broadcast) (#10)

The First Punk On The Moon (A Grumpy Punk Presentation) (/root_DIR & Xiphoid Process Interviews) (#8.5) I cover for Punk Rock with Dropkick Karen on KMUZ, and offer a punk monk meditation on what it would be like to be the first punk on the moon, and the members of /root_DIR and Xiphoid Process call in to lend a … Continue reading The First Punk On The Moon (A Grumpy Punk Presentation) (/root_DIR & Xiphoid Process Interviews) (#8.5)

The Organization of Sound: field recordings & musique concrète (#8) The world of recorded sound is so vast that you could spend you entire life exploring it – ahem, case in point – and still not have time to really enjoy some of the rare and wonderful treasures that are tucked away in the corners. … Continue reading The Organization of Sound: field recordings & musique concrète (#8)

The Fourth of July Picnic (2011 Retrocast) (#6.2) (Join us for an audio journey into the July 4th Picnic, with lots of help from Negativland.) Join me as I take you on a radio journey through the annual 4th of July picnic, via your old familiar friend, local radio.  After hiking out to our remote … Continue reading The Fourth of July Picnic (2011 Retrocast) (#6.2)

metal (or, “The Electric Guitar”) (#6) I’m a sucker for loud, blistering metal, and sometimes, I just have to listen to electric guitars, as loud as they can go. For this episode, it’s less thought and more rock.  LOUD LOUD LOUD!  While there might be a bit of a story for those who are dedicated, really, just … Continue reading metal (or, “The Electric Guitar”) (#6)

The Grumpy Punk (A MOSTLY Vinyl Solution) (#5.5) I cover for Punk Rock with Dropkick Karen on KMUZ, with predictable results. When I moved to Eugene in 1994, I was a fan of The Clash, Nirvana, and pretty much anything “alternative” and “rock.”  But very quickly, I met kiisu & Colin, we formed a band, I was … Continue reading The Grumpy Punk (A MOSTLY Vinyl Solution) (#5.5)