Material used in part for 9-6-07; loose nukes, the draft

Well, look at that, we’re coming up on the anniversary of September 11^th,the day we all mourn the 200,000 people who have been lost since that day to alcohol poisoning.  No, it’s the 250,000 who have died in car accidents.  No that can’t be right, it must be the 300,000 who died of Alzheimer’s or the 3.6 million that died of heart attacks.  Oh I’m forgetting, it’s the THREE thousand that died in the buildings that are more dead than anyone else.

Craig Burk hosts Tribute to Great Jewish-American Songwriters, September 2, 2007

On September 2, I presented a Tribute to the Great Jewish-American Songwriters as an alternate program to the Yiddish Hour. The playlist for that program may be found by clicking here

During my program, I gave a short overview on  composer Harold Arlen, drawing mostly from a New Yorker article written by John Lahr. 

The entirety of that article may be read by clicking here

Craig Burk hosts the Italian Hour, September 2, 2007

I was guest host on the Italian Hour on September 2, 2007.  To see my  playlist, click here

During his program, I singled out the great singer-songwriter Fabrizio De Andre for special praise. To learn more about this legendary artist,  click here

                                          Five minutes sweetness

                             An hour poked in the eye---

                                  Ahh-- Television!                      B.L.

Ubu Weblog 

Okay, so this is a blog... This is the Ubu Hour weblog. I've never
done a blog before and I really don't know what I'm doing here or why I'm doing this.  Maybe to try and generate some kind of discussion on radio theater, and to announce what will be coming up on the Ubu Hour, and who knows what else.

Anyway, the next Ubu Hour happens Monday 9/3/07 at 11 pm on KBOO 90.7 fm, bringing  you more fine radio theater.
 

this coming weekend sure is a busy one for portlanders! i know of many wonderful weird interesting things going on around town.  in fact, KBOO is co-sponsoring three different events this weekend!

Our show is about the End of Summer... we'll talk about leaving Portland to go to college, the things that didn't happen to us this summer (West Nile Virus, getting fired, etc.) and the things that did (broken bones, working, zine camp), and community profiles of the Pioneer Academy, the Bridge Builders program, and more. Wednesday August 22nd from 6-7pm.

Wednesday August 15th Circle A Radio focuses on the concept "The Revolution will not be funded".

We speak with Amara Perez, (the former Executive Director of Sisters in Action for Power, currently involved with happyours more information at http://happyoursproductions.com.) and Emi Koyama (a multi-issue social justice activist, more information at www.eminism.org) about their contributions to the book edited by INCITE called The Revolution Will Not Be Funded.

Well, it's been about 2 months since I first started as PR & Outreach Coordinator here at KBOO. Time sure whizzes by when you're having fun and outreaching! I do believe that I started at the busiest time possible for the department, with immediate rites of initiation granted at Pride Weekend and the annual Waterfront BluesFest. The summer isn't over yet so lots more fun stuff to go...

King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock, 1941-89) was a Jamaican audio engineer. He got his start by running a sound system that blasted out the latest rock steady hits at rough-and-tumble street dances in late 60s Kingston. 

After he took on a second job as disc cutter at Treasure Isle studio, he spent his spare time there experimenting with remixes or “dubs” (from “double”) of hit songs. He liked the new sounds that he got and decided to press them on acetate plates to play at a dance.