Friday, June 28, 2019

SAVAGE RADIO PLAYLISTS JUNE 2019: WVMO 98.7 FM-THE VOICE OF MONONA

SAVAGE RADIO EPISODE #175
"BLACK MUSIC MONTH CELEBRATION 2019-40TH ANNIVERSARY PART 1"
JUNE 5, 2019

1. "Prelude/Let's Get Lifted" performed by John Legend
2. "Song For The Muses" performed by Ernie Isley
3. "Village Ghetto Land" performed by Stevie Wonder
4. "The World Is Rated X" performed by Marvin Gaye
5. "I Wanna Know If It's Good To You" performed by Funkadelic
6. "Time" performed by Vernon Reid & Masque
7. "King Heroin" performed by JAMES BROWN
8. "Daybreak" performed by Immortal Girlfriend
9. "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" performed by Otis Redding
10."Forever In My Life" performed by Prince

SAVAGE RADIO EPISODE #176
"BLACK MUSIC MONTH CELEBRATION 2019-PART 2"
JUNE 12, 2019

1. "Searching For A New Day" performed by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
2. "Lost Ones" performed by Lauryn Hill
3. "Izabella" performed by Jimi Hendrix
4. "Johnny Cash" performed by Lenny Kravitz
5. "1969" performed by Andre Cymone
6. "The Bottle" performed by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
7. "Mary, Don't You Weep" performed by Aretha Franklin
8. "Pearl Cadillac" performed by Gary Clark Jr.
9. "Dragon Days" performed by Alicia Keys
10. "Conmigo (Reprise)" performed by Georgia Anne Muldrow
11."Africa" performed by D'Angelo

SAVAGE RADIO EPISODE #177
"HAPPY 71ST BIRTHDAY, TODD RUNDGREN"
JUNE 19, 2019

1. "Fix Your Gaze" performed by Utopia
2. "Espresso (All Jacked Up)" performed by Todd Rundgren
3. "Bora Bora 2000/Love Bomb" performed by The Tubes
4. "Consciousness Raising As A Social Tool" performed by The Pursuit Of Happiness
5. "Heaven's Falling" performed by Cheap Trick
6. "Maybe I Could Change" performed by Utopia
7. "Living Color" performed by Jill Sobule
8. "Hurting For You" performed by Todd Rundgren
9. "Take The Hand" performed by Nazz
10."There Goes My Inspiration" performed by Utopia
11."The Last Ride" performed by Todd Rundgren
12.'Chain Letter" performed by Todd Rundgren

SAVAGE RADIO EPISODE #178
"AN EVENING WITH KAINALU"
JUNE 26, 2019
1. "Lotus Gate"
2. "How Do I Get Over You"
3. "Talking Nonsense"
4. "Folds Like Origami"

A most generous THANK YOU to Trent Prall for taking the time out of his busy schedule to visit the show one more time.

NOW PLAYING IN THE SAVAGE JUKEBOX JUNE 2019

"COMMONWEALTH"
SLOAN
Released September 9, 2014
"WINGS OVER AMERICA"
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
Released December 10, 1976
"DRIVING RAIN"
PAUL McCARTNEY
Released November 12, 2001
"LOST IN SPACE"
AIMEE MANN
Released August 27, 2002
"ECHO"
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
Released April 13, 1999
"RUNT: THE BALLAD OF TODD RUNDGREN"
TODD RUNDGREN
Released June 24, 1971
"EGYPT STATION"
PAUL McCARTNEY
Released September 7, 2018
"BACHELOR NO. 2 or the last remains of the dodo"
AIMEE MANN
Released May 2, 2000

Saturday, June 1, 2019

SYNESTHESIA'S SESSION NOTES JUNE 2019: HAPPY 40TH ANNIVERSARY TO BLACK MUSIC MONTH

FROM THE DJ'S STUDIO DESK:
I am stunned!

I am absolutely, positively, unquestionably stunned to discover that the existence of the national observation of the contributions to our musical landscape from Black artists during the month of June, was essentially due to President Jimmy Carter, who inaugurated the event in June 1979, marking this year the 40th anniversary of Black Music Month.

For me, this month has always been as much about discoveries as it is about celebration and the acknowledgement of what Black people have created, built and cultivated in the music we love and all music that has been brought into influence and being. So, in essence, and as much as I do thank President Carter for possessing the ability and graciousness to make the month an official event, let's keep the focus upon where it should forever be placed...the Black musicians and artists for without whom, this month--and again, all of the music we love and has shaped our lives--would not exist.

At this time, I invite you to not only perform a tad of detective work to discover the origins of Black Music Month, which incidentally was created by Grammy winning songwriter Kenny Gamble and radio/music industry professional, journalist, activist, and documentarian Dyana Williams. I wish for you, most of all to just take a look through your own music collections and see just how many Black artists, regardless of any musical genre reside as representative of the very music that has shaped you personally.

And then...just listen...all of the threads will connect hereafter and the further discoveries will enhance everything you already love dearly.

As for me, for the past seven years, I have celebrated this month by "playing" songs on WSPC throughout the entirety of June (essentially sharing songs from You Tube to my Facebook page as an on-going 30 day playlist tribute).

Now that I have placed WSPC as an everyday mythical radio station on ice due to life's responsibilities, I feel that I will celebrate this month through two means: placing tributes upon my Facebook page every day via photos and music and secondly, through two full installments of my real word Savage Radio program as heard on WVMO 98.7 FM-The Voice Of Monona.

What I am hoping to achieve is what I hope occurs for you. To bask in the wonderment of these individuals, these Black artists, both alive and those who have passed onwards into the universe, who have been graced with the ability to create and share with the world their gifts from which we are all able to benefit from for all time.

What we have is a legacy which can only be continued through our own discovery and the sharing of our discoveries with others.  So, in honor of all who contributed, let us dance, sing, rock & roll over, shout, testify, exalt and release and always listen...keep listening as we celebrate...

...and as always, especially during this month...PLAY LOUD!!!!!!!!!