Somehow from the undisclosed location your host Ricardo Wang has brought you brand new music by Nick Cave (covering T-Rex!) and Einsturzende Neubauten plus a lot of other #cosmic flotsam. This will be on rotation at undisclosed times on #FreeformPortland … Continue reading →

Your host Ricardo Wang continues to leave these audio notes from an undisclosed location. You can hear him and other Freeform Portland DJs in semi-random rotation at http://freeformportland.org/listen Toilet paper is now used as currency and zombies with guns roam … Continue reading →

Due to the #Covid19 #CoronaVirus Freeform Portland is remote broadcasting and your host Ricardo Wang is at an undisclosed location. What follows is for authorized ears only. HEAR ALL 2 HOURS HERE: SLAYLIST: Artist – “Song” – Album – Label … Continue reading →

#LEAPDAY2020 on What’s This Called? at Freeform Portland your host Ricardo Wang pays tribute to songwriter and guitarist of Rain Parade, Clay Allison, Opal, and Mazzy Star, David Roback who passed away this week. A highly #Psychedelic array of #ExperimentalMusic #PostPunk #Drone #Noise and #AvantRock featuring … Continue reading →

This show is dedicated to my loving spouse Renee Joy who was rubbing my neck in the booth for our 7th Wedding Anniversary. HEAR THE FIRST HOUR HERE:  HEAR THE SECOND HOUR HERE:  PLAYLIST: Sun Ra “Love in Outer Space – … Continue reading →

Shocked from the news this morning we first say goodbye musically to Andy Gill, guitarist of Gang of Four, followed by a program with everything from new experimental music from Africa, new Portland experimental music from Crystal Quartez, and classic … Continue reading →

A special four hour melding of What’s This Called? with the Music of Folk program on Freeform Portland. HEAR THE FIRST HOUR HERE: HEAR THE SECOND HOUR HERE:  HEAR THE THIRD HOUR HERE:  HEAR THE FOURTH HOUR HERE:    PLAYLIST: … Continue reading →

A new year and mostly new music, including several tracks from the Unexplained Sounds Group compilation Anthology of Persian Music in honor of our sisters and brothers in Iran under threat of war because of stupid evil leadership conflict between … Continue reading →

A four hour special on Freeform Portland featuring all music from the What’s This Called? 100 great albums of 2019 list. A crow listened from outside the window. Hear the First Hour Here: Hear the Second Hour Here: Hear the … Continue reading →

There are two What’s This Called? programs left for 2019 on Freeform Portland, Saturday December 7th (fragments of which are listenable below), and Saturday December 21st which will be a special from Noon until 4 PM Pacific Standard Time. In honor for what … Continue reading →