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WholesomeRadio would like thank DJ Pi for taking over the radio with educational Album features . How y'all like the new showz? Give us some feedback, email us at: radio@wholso.me
If you feel lost in your life or are tired of what other people have to say, Immerse yourself in the cloudy, nostalgic sound of The Sundays. Listen to the acoustic jangle of David Gavurin’s guitar layered below his spacious electric leads that lay a perfect foundation for Harriet Wheeler’s soaring vocals. Put on this album on a lazy winter day and let it think for you for a while.
DJ Pi has contributed to April's WholesomeRadio album features that will played on rotation through out the month. Check it out! Listen here > http://wholso.me/radio
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Lisa O'Neill • The Mary Wallopers • The Pogues • EZ Band • Beyoncé • No Doubt • Smashing Pumpkins • INFO-TAPES • Bloodhype • Vincent Delerm • Ben Kweller • Hurray For The Riff Raff • Björk • Tricky • Charli XCX • Real McCoy
Wholesome Open House on April 20th!
WholesomeRadio would like thank DJ Lobo for taking over the radio with howling Album features . How y'all like the new showz? Give us some feedback, email us at: radio@wholso.me
A great exhibition of soul covering 1964 to 1974 featuring fantastic female singers. Most are sadly unknown. So now you know. Listen up and be prepared for swingers and moving soul ballads.
This second excursion into British Mod Psych features many tracks that were not released in the US so much might not be familiar even to devotees. There is also much organ here especially in the second set. Join me for a divers take on this scene.
DJ Lobo has contributed to March's WholesomeRadio album features that will played on rotation through out the month. Check it out! Listen here > http://wholso.me/radio
Conceived during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Temps is an experimental Hip Hop collective overseen by Acaster and featuring heavy contributions from abstract hip hop heavyweights such as Quelle Chris, Xenia Rubinos, Open Mike Eagle and NNAMDI and their insane debut is an album like no other.
Another exploration into psych of 1968. This one is notable for the inclusion of some very early psychedelic soul. So do dig in
Further into the psych of 1968, wild noisy guitars, cheeky harmonies and for my mushrooms some of the best live Grateful Dead on record.
Bloodhype Live @ WholesomeStudio-b3. Electronic+house beats and cutting lyrics — this is a new sound for Wholesome and we are eating it up.
My Psych '68 shows were all American, so now, I am starting Mod Psych that is all UK. Done ready for some very different slices of psych from 1968!
This is the fifth excursion into American Psych sounds of 1968. It features several things by bands from the northern midwest as well as “classic” Cali music. So brace yourself for some soaring and percolating psyche sounds from 1968.
Today's show features afrobeat by the famous Tony Allen with Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band and several afrobeat like performances by artists and groups from Benin, which is just to the west of Nigeria, where Allen and Fela were from. Feel free to dance and wish to be liberated.
DJ Cheddarwürst has contributed to February's WholesomeRadio album features that will played on rotation through out the month. Check it out! Listen here > http://wholso.me/radio
WholesomeRadio would like thank DJ Cheddarwürst for kicking off 2024 with the brand new show Slow Motion . How y'all like the new showz? Give us some feedback, email us at: radio@wholso.me
A little comic featuring 3 historical musical figures.
Want a witty alt-rock album that’s heavy on reflection and narrative elements? Then look no further than Whatever and Ever Amen by Ben Folds Five! Here’s an in-depth analysis about the uniqueness and sentiment that went behind the album and lyrics.
Check out a show that took a year to make. DJ Cheddarwurst plays 2 tracks from her favorite albums of 2023.
Coming soon to a forest near you are favorite American folk heroes banding together as The Americana Five! Come stop by for a night of rustic folk music tucked away in the middle of the woods and see The Americana Five live! Our lead vocalist is Annie Oakley! On lead guitar is Daniel Boone, with Pecos Bill on rhythm! John Henry’s playing the bass, and last, but certainly not least, we have Johnny Appleseed on drums! What more could you ask for a band like The Americana Five? This is one (fictional) band you do not want to miss!
WholesomeRadio would like to thank you all for listening in 2023.
As promised here are the results of the WholesomeRadio Legfish Awardz 2023:....
Here at WholesomeRadio we appreciate all our showz. But now as a listener it is your chance to tell us what showz you like the best. Tell us here : radio@wholso.me
The WholesomeRadio Legfish Awardz are now accepting last minute applications for all categories and last minute requested categories.
Here are the showz to consider for best of 2023....
Ready for Halloween this year? Here are some gothic dance music you should play at your Halloween party!
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Susperia & Suspiria • Molchat Doma • She Past Away • Sextile • Twin Tribes • She Wants Revenge • Drab Majesty • Selofan • Lebanon Hanover • Jyrki 69 • Forever Grey • Rosetta Stone • The Frozen Autumn • Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Spooky Radio Lobo Show should appear from the smoke this month. The new Gothic Rock Show "Dark Sanctuary" with DJ Zisha will serve a second helping since everyone ate up the first. Soul Station Pi showz will fill up your candy bowls will classic mix of tunes.
Stay tuned in October to WholesomeRadio for all these brand new showz and more!
How y'all like the new showz? Give us some feedback by email at: radio@wholso.me
FEATURING…
The Cure • The Sisters of Mercy • Siouxsie & The Banshees • Joy Division • London After Midnight • Cocteau Twins • Clan of Xymox • Xmal Deutschland • Bauhaus • The Birthday Party • Christian Death
A little comic featuring 3 historical musical figures.
The legfish encounters a strange light one day. What strange discoveries could be on the other side of this light?
The Legfish struggles to navigate the city streets, but a familiar sound calls to it, leading to a mysterious shoppe…
The Legfish struggles to navigate the city streets, but a familiar sound calls to it, leading to a mysterious shoppe…
Check out this political cartoon!
Wholesome’s mascot, the Legfish, is on one of their daily adventures. If you’ve ever wondered how the Legfish gets wholesomely stylish, take a look!
Hot on the trail of the latest clue, the Legfish decides to ask the locals for directions. After all, on the journey to get Wholesome, we could all use a helping hand— or leg!
The Legfish ventures into new territory and makes a surprising discovery! Could this clue lead our intrepid friend to Wholesomeness?
Zack enters wholesome to discover an intruder, he enlists the help of Stacy.
The adventures of Wholesome’s mascot, the Legfish, told in comic form! In this week’s strip, our red-finned hero finds a wise new friend, asks for some advice, and makes a big decision. Sometimes the path to Wholesomeness may take us out of our comfort zones…
The adventures of Wholesome’s mascot, the Legfish, told in comic form! In this week’s strip, we see the Legfish take its first steps (pun intended) on the journey to get wholesome. Take a closer look below!
WholesomeZine Brings You Wholesome Chats…
Rick Sniegowski of Lime Forest has a nice Wholesome Chat with Catriona a Creative Maker!
WholesomeZine Brings You Wholesome Chats…
Rick Sniegowski of Lime Forest has a nice Wholesome Chat with Justin Bell of ROOKIE
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Rick Sniegowski of Lime Forest has a nice Wholesome Chat with Nick Georgelos of The Tomblands!
WholesomeZine proudly presents their monsters coming to life, eye by eye, drip by drip. Don't stare too long or they'll come after YOU next :o
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Alien Pizza Makers!
WholesomeZine is invaded by Aliens as our fearless leader Zack plays guitar. The aliens don't know what to do with him so they make him into a tasty dinner.
Legfish Anomaly
Made in Toon Boom Harmony, this is a 47 second animation, set to the song Invention #13, by T.H.O.S.E (found on the WholesomeWax). It stars the mascot of Wholesome, our friend the Legfish, warping in and out of reality, eventually being taken off to new lands.
Legfish Hybridization Prototype
SHECKY SAYS “Our sceintists are working in wayz that some consider to be unnatural!”
Adaptive Reuse
This improvisational animation was made with junk found scattered around UIC campus, and my neighborhood Washington Park. Many of the scenes are site specific, shot on the fly based on what materials presented themselves. I used stop-motion because it requires a hands-on approach, and I wanted to maintain the materiality of the objects that were being repurposed from their junk/trash context. In this sense, the film is about adding new value through attention and reuse.
Reflection^2
This Animation Meditation touches on the insecurity an emerging artist can feel when measuring their practice to the standards of the art institution. The mirror draws the character into the gallery, and serves as a metaphor for critical self-reflection as well as self-conscious destruction.
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Original Issues
Ever drive by people walking down the street in your car and say, "Gee, those people are real scum I should've yelled something to offend them but I'm just not clever enough to think of anything by myself." Well, I'm here to solve all your problems in that area, kids. And, here's how.
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Excerpts From After Chicago
Located in the Old Levee Vice District, the ten story steel frame cube filled the north east corner of Michigan*and Cermak. As construction wrapped up in 1892 It wass now ready for the crush of visitors attending the Columbian Exposition. 370 guest rooms were available. The large hotel could also accommodate permanent residents…
Soul Station Feature
Mambo Pa'Chango
Even in the context of 1940s and early 1950s Afro Cuban music history, Alberto Iznaga seems virtually forgotten. He led what he called "Su Orquesta Siboney" in NYC for many years, and he made many records for major American labels as well as for much smaller labels specializing in latin music and mambo. This side for Decca from 1950 is one hot mambo and it notes Chango/Shango an Orisha! It was written by Obdulio Morales, who researched Afro Cuban traditions, and was as well a pianist and composer. Too bad there does not seem to be any Iznaga collections, because much of his output was very jazz, quite sophisticated, and very strong!
Llorá
Chano Pozo's Llora was initially recorded by the famous Orquesta Casino de la Playa, in 1946, with Cascarita singing and Perez Prado leading the band. Before the 1940s ended, and perhaps while Pozo was still alive (he died 12/03/48) it was recorded by Jose Curbelo in the US with Tito Rodriguez singing. Curbelo had come to the US in 1939 and he bounced around from the better paying, latin hotel bands (including Xavier Cugat's band) until he formed his own. Many future latin stars worked in his band, including Tito Puente and of course, the singer and band leader Tito Rodriguez!
RINKY DINK
The late 1950s and early 1960s rock scene in the Pacific Northwest was in some ways extraordinary. Most of the bands were influenced by great r&b and r&b tinged jazz, and many of them were very influenced by the Bill Doggett sound and approach, which always included organ and tenor sax. This goes for Paul Revere and the Raiders. Though some of their earliest music shows surf aspects (Orbit, their cover of Moon Dawg) The Raiders also covered the organ and sax thing, doing Allnight Long (Joe Houston, Rusty Bryant), Night Train, and this cover of a Baby Cortez big hit. It might not have the slinky qualities of the original, but whoever the sax player is, he had a strong go at sounding like early King Curtis, especially after the two minute mark. And seriously, it could BE Mark Lindsay! Cut in 1963 for the Sande label, for which the band recorded Louie Louie before it was picked up by Columbia.
Echale Tierra Y Tápala
Myrta Silva began her singing career before she was a teen. She wrote a song that Daniel Santos had a hit with when she was 15. By 1947 she was recording with the orchestra of Julio Gutierrez and soon she was known as 'the queen of the guaracha'. And so we have a very lively guaracha on tap, with some mambo touches-flourishes and a great piano solo either from Gutierrez himself or perhaps his favorite other pianist, Peruchin!
Take Me Back (Destination 635)
Chicago rock group The Flock, when they were on Columbia in 1969, were very much a jazzy fusion of rock and minor classical strains via violinist Jerry Goodman. Goodman did not join and record with the band until their 45 on U.S.A. in mid 1968. The earlier 45s reveal a band capable of some exacting, uptown soul, and sometimes they sounded like a cross of The Spiral Staircase and the more updated aspects of The Four Seasons. This side is a good example. It is really tight pop-rock-soul, with excellent horns, and no violin at all!
Dynamo A
While in Paris Don Byas continued to play and record with Peanuts Holland and Billy Taylor, and in January of 1947, he waxed this bebop gem. Everyone plays and makes this slice of bebop quite juicy! It should be pointed out that this tune is, by any other name Dizzy Atmosphere, and was actually first done by Dizzy Gillespie as Dynamo A and the original Byas 78 gave Gillespie credit.
Look What You've Done
For a time, the band Smokestack Lightnin' was popular at the Whiskey A Go Go in L.A. Taking the group name from a Howlin' Wolf song, they did feature blues, blues rock and some gnarly psyche. Their earlierst 45s were done in 1967 before they got signed to Bell. From the end of 1968 to the start of 1970 the band cut four 45s and an album. Much of their material is very good, in part because of producer Bones Howe and also because singer Ronnie Darling's raspy voice handles the material very well. This track is from their second 45 and once the organ enters, it gives off an early scent of The Doors. The guitar solo is also quite sharp and edgy. Perhaps their most commercial release was their last, a version of the Delaney Bramlett gem, Hello, L.A., Bye-Bye Birmingham, but it came out at the same time as the one by Blue Cheer.
Bongo Riff
On the same day that Dizzy Gillespie and his orchestra were recording Manteca, a milestone in Afro Cuban jazz and bop, Stan Kenton was recording Pete Rugolo's Bongo Riff. This was December 22, 1947. Other latin influenced tracks were cut by Kenton's orchestra the day before and a few earlier in the year. Bongo Riff is certainly brisk, aggressive jazz and shows some knowledge of guaracha--though I cannot think of one Cuban band that played anything this fast in the 1940s--and the mambo, too. It has some affinities with Manteca, though not that many, and it's themes are not as thoroughly developed. It is, however, a steamer and a step in an interesting direction for the coming together of two musical traditions.
The BAD FACTS of LIFE
ME the people
There once was a time when our country split in two and those two parts ran around fucking murdering each other. It was far from civil. But it was a war, and we all know the monumental debate that it settled. Those who know a little bit more about the non-Civil War know there was a second monumental debate that it settled, separate from slavery.