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Music Monday! The Varimezov Bulgarian Ensemble
Long-time listeners of the Small World know that I've only done a handful shows in the last few months. The Small World website was hacked by some kids in Turkey a while back and no matter what i did they kept hacking back into the site. That was a headache but on top of that, the Small World website acts as a kind of calling card when I invite people to be guests on the show. By viewing the website they can get an idea of the kind of show I produce as well as getting a sense of the history of ...

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[ Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 ]


Marilyn Johnson, The Dead Beat
A journalist who's written obituaries of Princess Di and Johnny Cash, Johnson counts herself among the obit obsessed, one who subsists on the "tiny pieces of cultural flotsam to profound illuminations of history" gathered from obits from around the world, which she reads online daily—sometimes for hours. Her quirky, accessible book starts at the Sixth Great Obituary Writers' International Conference, where she meets others like herself. Johnson explores this written form like a scholar, delvin...

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[ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 ]


Music Monday! Most People Are DJs
This episode is work safe. The title comes from the song "Most People Are DJs" by the Hold Steady. A lyric from the song goes "Everyone is a critic and Most People Are DJs" which has become the tagline and mantra. For 30-35 minutes a week Mikel O.D. plays great indie music - usually with an electronic/new wave influenced beat while reviewing the media latest from the outer edges of pop culture. ...

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[ Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 ]


Music Monday! subQtaneous
This episode is not work safe.Described as a "stick of dynamite strapped to reality," (Scenery Zine), subQtaneous is a diverse conceptual, collaborative album. It carves new soundscapes ranging from brutal, pounding industrial to sarcastic hip hop set over carnival music to delicately layered trance. It has been compared to Pigface, probably due to its format, as well as Coil, Mr Bungle, the Tapeworm project, and Frank Zappa.Interview with James Curcio and P. Emerson Williams of subQtaneousWe di...

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[ Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Kraddy
Known for his intuitive ability to carve beats out of the bits, Kraddy has made a name for himself internationally as a producer and a DJ. His releases on Muti Music, Bless Records, Blunted Funk, Digital Distortions and his own label, Refiner Records have set him apart as a producer with a truly extra-ordinary sound. ...

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[ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:18:41 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Domino Records
This episode is work safe.Domino Recording Company, generally known as Domino Records, is an independent record label based in London. There is also a wing of the label based in the United States, releasing Domino artists' music from the label's Brooklyn offices. In addition, Stephen Pastel presides over the subsidiary label Geographic Music, which releases more unusual British and World music.Interview with Morgan Lebus of Domino Records.We discuss doing today's interview at a grocery store; wo...

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[ Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Kush Arora
This episode is work safe.Bubbling out of the S.F. underground, From Brooklyn to SF is an adventure of Dread Bass,dubstep/dub, and desi dancehall featuring North America's most adventurous vocalists.The singers on this release are Juakali, Zulu, N4SA, Blacksmith, and Gurmeet - this diverse group of talent coming together for this project. This follows the recent release of MC Juakali's 12" EP, where Kush appears alongside dubmasters Alpha & Omega and NYC's Drop The Lime. Kush teams up with 3...

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[ Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Rob Szabo
This episode is not work safe. Rob tours across North America in his beat up '89 Dodge whose odometer he recently pushed past 450,000 kms (281,250 miles). He plays well over 100 dates a year in Canada and the U.S., from Toronto to Vancouver to the Alaska Highway, from San Francisco to New York City to Washington D.C. ... and everywhere in between. His live shows are garnering him an increasingly devoted fanbase of hardcore music lovers who often travel great distances to see him play in person. ...

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[ Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Robert Rich
This episode is work safe.Robert Rich is an ambient musician and composer based in California, USA. With a discography spanning over 20 years, he is widely regarded as a figure whose sound has greatly influenced today's ambient, new age, and even IDM music.Interview with Robert Rich.We discuss the msuic he created for the film Atlas Dei; his revious works that were incorporated into Atlas Dei; what Atlas Dei is about; how he and artist Dan Colvin through Global Mindshift; his relationship with s...

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[ Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Genius of Soul
This episode is work safe.Sleep Now is a refreshingly jazzy album that illustrates how powerful talented live instrumentation can be in hip-hop.Interview with Id and Timeless of Genius of Soul.We discuss their song, "Sleep Now"; how Genius of Soul is different and siliar to Id's solo work; what led to the formation of Genius of Soul; Stop Paving Roads; how being in a band has changed Id's lyrics; how the sound of Genius of Soul has changed since the band first formed; why Timeless orgianly wante...

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[ Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 78: The Synth Pop Edition
The Synth Pop EidtionThis episode is work safe.Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX!This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... Von Iva "Do It!" Space March "About To Explode" I, Synthesist "Red Clouds" Oliver Future "Happiness Machine" Alan Replica "A Broken Eve" The Calculators "Dead Is Dead" Charlie Slick "I Know You Love My Synthesizers" Thomas Dolby "Europa and the Pirate Twins (Live)" Gary Num...

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[ Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:27:29 -0700 ]


Aimee Baldridge, The Camera Phone Book
This episode is work safe.Marketing experts predict that by 2009, nearly 90% of all cell phones will contain a camera, as manufacturers race to create cheaper, easier-to-use models with more sophisticated cameras, more pixels, flash units and even multiple lenses. Already revolutionizing audiovisual communication, it's a trend that will only grow more explosively—and who better than National Geographic to create a how-to book aimed directly at the millions who carry a camera phone everywhere a...

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[ Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Beatropolis
This episode is work safe.San Francisco natives Beatropolis lay down soulful downtempo perfect for the hippest clubs and lounges in the nation. "Drop" is something that DC downtempo group Thievery Corporation would absolutely covet. With ethereal and otherworldly vocals, inventive rhythms, and magnificent song arrangements Beatropolis layers on the soulful bleeps and blips with bubbly bass lines that keep it all intact. Dub heads will love songs like "Cowboy Song" while drum&bass kids will r...

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[ Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


J.C. Hutchins, 7th Son
This episode is work safe.7th Son is a free serialized audiobook. It chronicles the story of seven strangers who have been brought together after the recent assassination of the U.S. president. These men quickly discover they all appear to be the same man ... with identical childhood memories.Interview with J.C. Hutchins, author and narrator of the 7th Son podcast.We discuss the story so far of 7th Son; the unknown motivations of the novel's antagonist, John Alpha; meeting the real John Alpha; t...

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[ Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:03:08 -0700 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 77: The Hip Hop Edition
The Hip Hop EditionThis episode is work safe.Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX!This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... Tableek - NY Minute Panama, Big Dan, Rico aka Filthy Rich - Mi Barrio Serengeti & Polyphonic - Puppydog Love Infinito 2017 & Unagi - A Day That Don't End Wise Intelligent - I'm Him Grand Analog - I'll Walk Alone Simon T aka Young Ivy, Will Bracy, Divas Harmony - Rise Up Binky ...

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[ Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Kay Kenyon, Bright of the Sky
This episode is work safe.Kay Kenyon, nominated for the Philip K. Dick and the John W. Campbell awards, began her writing career (in Duluth, Minnesota) as a copywriter for radio and TV. She kept up her interest in writing through careers in marketing and urban planning, and published her first novel, The Seeds of Time, in 1997. She is the author of numerous short stories, including those in I, Alien; Live Without a Net; and Stars: Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian. She lives in Wenatchee, ...

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[ Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Ooah
This episode is work safe.Ooah the turntable junkie is a master at the art of turntablism and a wizard on the wheels of steel. He's a southern fried kid from New Orleans bombing the west coast underground with style and grace. Residing in Los Angeles and now connected with the Los Angeles Breakbeat Association, he rocks the dance floor hard with a mix of original tracks along with the hottest cuts out on wax. Dropping a variety of flavors from bass grinding mid-tempo tech-hop to electronic mindb...

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[ Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Mayor Mike Haeg, Mount Holly (Population 4)
This episode is work safe.You can find Mt. Holly on Google Maps, one lonely dot near the center of Shakopee. Zoom in and see that the city resides entirely on the corner of Third Avenue East and Holmes Street, across from the Scott County Jail. The town consists of a tidy 1940s bungalow and a single pine tree. Until very recently, Mt. Holly had but one resident: its mayor, Mike Haeg. The minuscule municipality experienced a three-hundred-percent population increase when Haeg’s wife and two chi...

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[ Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Walt Ribeiro
This episode is work safe.On October 4, 2006, Ribeiro's CD I.I debuted, and in such a short time created an incredible buzz in the greater Philadelphia area. Over the years Walt has taught over a hundred students - everything from orchestration and ear training to guitar and recording techniques. "You don't know something well enough unless you can teach it to somebody, and that's where I learned things the most, was through my students."Interview with Walt Ribeiro.We discuss why he had the scor...

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[ Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 76: The Reggae Edition
The Reggae EditionThis episode is work safe.Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX!This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... Country Speng - Intellect & Charm Bob Marley & The Wailers - Soul Shakedown Party AJ Brown - Real Rock Nadine Sutherland - Big Tingz Ras Kimono - Natty Get Jail Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey Sugar Minott - Half A Love ...

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[ Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:30:00 -0700 ]


Sean Gailey, J!NX Clothing Company
This episode is not work safe.Formed on 29 December, 1997, Jinx.com is an online store targeted at gamers, geeks and hackers. The site features a wide variety of T-shirts, "hoodies", stickers, and other apparel. It is also well known for its forums. The company publicizes themselves with their name stylized as "J!NX", and the tagline "Clothing for Gamers and Geeks".Interview with Sean Gailey, co-founder of J!NX Clothing Company.We discuss how J!NX began and why he decided to create clothing spec...

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[ Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Extreme Records
This episode is work safe.Extreme releases genre defying experimental works that dip into and out of electronic, soundtrack, world/ethnic, ambient, free jazz, noise and musique concrete, often mixing and matching combinations of all of these styles. Extreme has a catalogue numbering over 60 titles. All are notable for their high standard of audio production and design, in conjunction with innovative music that often eludes categorization.Interview with Rogers Richards of Extreme Records.We discu...

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[ Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Jeffrey J. Kripal, Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion
This episode is work safe.Esalen Institute is a combination alt-think tank, academic community and sensual retreat perched on the Pacific-facing cliffs of Big Sur, California. Its thinkers formed the leading edge of American culture for decades. Here was ground zero of the 1960s social revolution: the sweaty hot-tub commingling of free love, tantric yoga, Buddhist meditation and Gestalt therapy-as well as the academy for the propagation of the human-potential movement. Outlaw all-stars like Aldo...

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[ Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Aja West and Friends + Foot Foot
This episode is work safe.Aja West, producer of hybrid funk jazz and soul presents his long awaited masterwork, Total Recall 2012. After leading super group The Mackrosoft through ten fantastically successful albums, Aja West takes a solo turn bringing along his most talented and prestigious friends.Interview with Aja West.We discuss vocalist Reggie Watts; mastering Total Recall 2012 at Capitol Records; recording with Fred Wesley, Mike Clark and Paul Jackson; musicians he'd love to record with;...

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[ Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 75: The Afrobeat Edition
The Afrobeat EditionThis episode is work safe.Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX!This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... Fela Kuti - Swegbe & Pako Seun Kuti & Fela 'Egypt80 - Na Oil (Radio Edit) Mr. Something Something - Di Bombs (Ft. Ikwunga) Tony Allen - Progress (Ft. Fela Kuti) Gecko Turner - Afrobeatnik Afrobeat Down - Yemaija ...

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[ Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:30:00 -0700 ]


Jocille Flores-Ady, Grrrrrl Power
This episode is work safe.Grrrrrl Power's theme was inspired by what he sees as the under-representation of female artists in mainstream galleries. "The galleries who stay around become such a scene filled with snobbery," Pierce said. Another artist featured in the show, Bridget Rountree, agreed. She said bigger galleries look for more traditional work to please their target market. "Galleries are always geared toward a very specific demographic," she said, "white, upper-class and male."Intervie...

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[ Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! KT
This episode is work safe.KT is a member of Frozen State Music. Frozen State Music is the creation of two individuals, one deejay and one musician. Our mission statement is to contribute quality electronic music to the music community. We are a small music label who's dedicated to bringing you the very best in EDM. Over the years, music styles have changed dramatically ! We look forward to sharing our inspiration by making tracks, that will leave your mind in a Frozen State!Interview with KT.We ...

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[ Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Roland P. Young
This episode is work safe.A few years ago Roland traveled to New Mexico and met Sky Redhawk who introduced him to the Native American Flute (NAF). Roland was captured by this instrument and consequently has acquired several flutes. Upon returning from this inspiring trip Roland devoted day and night to the history, theory and practice of this infinitely complex and simple instrument. He started composing and recording and the results are his latest CD on Flow Chart Records, Isophonic Nation, fea...

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[ Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 74: The Brazilian Edition
The Brazilian EditionThis episode is work safe.Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX!This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... Luiz Macedo - Bossa Nova, Né? De Madrugada - Meu Segredo Presto - Trip To Brazil CéU - Ave Cruz Bebel Gilberto - Um Segundo Cibelle - Phoenix ...

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[ Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:30:00 -0700 ]


Ian McDonald, Brasyl
This episode is not work safe.British author McDonald's outstanding SF novel channels the vitality of South America's largest country into an edgy, post-cyberpunk free-for-all. McDonald sets up three separate characters in different eras—a cynical contemporary reality-TV producer, a near-future bisexual entrepreneur and a tormented 18th-century Jesuit agent. He then slams them together with the revelation that their worlds are strands of an immense quantum multiverse, and each of them is threa...

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[ Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:30:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Royal Sapien
This episode is work safe. Royal Sapien is New York City-based producer and DJ, Ben Mautner. At the moment Ben is planning DJ dates around New York to spread his unique fusion of house and breaks. He has had sets featured on Proton Radio, Tune Exposure, XM Satellite Radio, the Balance Record Pool Show, and hosts Decibels, a monthly show on Proton OnDemand. Interview with Ben Mautner of Royal Sapien. We discuss making iPod friendly songs and jeep beats; how he began his msuic label, Olaris Rec...

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[ Mon, 28 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 73: The Memorial Day Edition
The Memorial Day EditionThis episode is work safe.Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX!This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... Panthers - Uncertainly Silver Sun - Bubblegum Tranzmitors - Plastic Genocide Poj Masta - Foo! Black Moth Super Rainbow - Forever Heavy Boredoms - Jungle Taitei Dntel - Dumb Luck Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - Into the Depths ...

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[ Sun, 27 May 2007 15:30:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! DJ Om
This episode is work safe.Deejay OM's "Reheated Naan and Curry" is a rich musical and cultural experience beyond what most expect from a producer these days. Avoiding the temptations to merely go through the motions as a beatmaker, OM has created an album full of life and vigor, relying on an overall theme but not being bogged down by it. The music on this record is unlike what most people have heard or even imagined, and they should count on a wild enjoyable ride when the literal and proverbial...

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[ Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Tomas Cookman, Nacional Records
This episode is work safe. Nacional Records is an ADA/Warner Music Group-distributed label founded by artist manager Tomas Cookman. The label's philosophy is to bring the best in Latin alternative, Hip-Hop, and Electronic music to Spanish and English speakers alike. Among Nacional's releases are the solo debut from Aterciopelados frontwoman Andrea Echeverri, as well as albums from Aterciopelados, Nortec Collective, Sara Valenzuela, Nortec member Panoptica and a compilation produced in conjuncti...

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[ Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 72: The Pop Edition
The Pop Edition This episode is work safe. Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX! This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... We All Have Hooks For Hands - Hold On, C'mon 2am Orchestra - Yesterday Today Gaijin a Go-Go - Go-Go Bootist The Bad Spellers - Diggity Densha Blues Dirt Poor Robins - Love Again Scott Brookman - The Man From Operations The Icicles - Crazy ...

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[ Sat, 12 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Lou Anders, Pyr
This episode is not work safe. "[Lou Anders] has been opting for trying to maintain a consistently high level of literary quality. What Pyr has begun to publish, and yes, thus far fairly consistently, is ... science fiction written specifically for experienced and intelligent readers of science fiction." - Asimov's Science Fiction Interview with Lou Anders, the editor and director of Pyr. We discuss Pyr, the science fiction imprint from Prometheus Books; his role at Pyr; how Pyr began and how...

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[ Fri, 11 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! The Good Listeners
This episode is work safe. Less than a year after recording our beloved album Ojai, the two of us found ourselves holed up in a cold and desolate area deep in the Adirondack Mountains. The Gold Brothers offered us their family's lodge on Crane Point of Blue Mountain Lake, New York. For the month of April we engaged in a grueling battle between multiple forces; the love of music, the fear of ghosts and our passion to outdo Ojai (what was now to be the antithesis of this experience). Interview w...

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[ Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 71: The Bhangra Edition
The Bhangra EditionThis episode is work safe.Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX!This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... Kush Arora - Ending Times Intro Deep Factory - Red Flowers Bally Sagoo - Punjabiyan Di Shaan Pardesi - Naram Kaalja Atta Ullah Khan - Zindagi De Din Char ...

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[ Sat, 05 May 2007 15:00:00 -0700 ]


Jason Louv, Ultraculture
This episode is work safe.Ultraculture Journal One collects under one cover the most volatile and direct magickal writing currently available in the English language. It will change you at the cellular level. You have been forewarned.Interview with Jason Louv, editor of the Ultraculture Journal One.We discuss my previous interview with Jason; how Ultraculture Journal One began; why he almost gave up magick as a movement; what he would have done differently with his experience from releasing Gene...

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[ Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Bill Pierce, Radioactive Future
This episode is work safe.Zed-ism (zed iz´em),n. Fine Arts.a style of painting and sculpture developed in the late 20th century, characterized chiefly by the representational projection of a geometrical z-axis out of the canvas plane and the organization of objects or images within that projection.Interview with Bill Pierce, founder of theRadioactive Futureart collective in San Diego, California.We discuss how theRadioactive Futureunderground art collective began; how he came to live in San Die...

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[ Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:30:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! Curious
This episode is work safe.Hello, my name is Curious, (yes, my parents gave me this name) I was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. I’ve been playing bass and singing in bands since my early teens. All of this led me to here and now. Creating music for me is a way of life; an attempt to fill the void that other things have created.Interview withCurious.We discuss how she came to the U.S.; why she decided to attendBerklee College of Music; the most important experience she had while attending Berklee; why...

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[ Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Jeremiah Reams, ThePortlander
This episode is work safe.For too long we as Portlanders have had to be subjected to the ramblings of four local news stations, with antique websites which are more Ads than news. Which sadley and archaically report the same thing time after time. The founders felt that when you turn the news on or open the paper you want to read relevent news that means the most to those who its ment for. Make ThePortlander what you want and do everything you can to find and submit news thats not only about our...

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[ Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:30:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! CrystalTop Music Presents
This episode is work safe.Brooklyn-based CrystalTop Music reached out to its extended network and brought together eleven beautiful gems from eleven different artists forCrystalTop Music Presents. But drawing a line through the sounds collected under the banner of CrystalTop Music is an exercise that's more likely to result in beautiful scribbles and loops than in a legible graph. "Diverse" barely begins to sketch the range. In fact, the common element shared by these artists may be theabsence o...

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[ Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 70: The Luak Bop Edition
The Luaka Bop Edition This episode is work safe. Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX! This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... Vijaya Anand - Aatavu Chanda (Dancing Is Beautiful) Shoukichi Kina - Haisai Ojisan King Chango - Brujeria Susana Baca - Molino Molero Tom Zé - Um "Oh!" e Um "Ah!" Zap Mama - Brrrlak! ...

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[ Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Javier Hernandez, El Muerto
This episode is work safe. Javier had an idyllic upbringing where he fed his youthful and impressionable mind on comics from the 60's and 70's, plus a hearty, balanced diet of Japanese monster movies, classic horror films, lucha libre, spaghetti westerns, superhero movies and cartoons, James Bond flicks, psyche-delic, funk and new wave music, action figures, slurpees and tons of other stuff! After being inspired by the indie comic gods, Javier was driven to create his own comic book character a...

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[ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:15:00 -0700 ]


El Muerto Movie Trailer
Diego de la Muerte thought turning 21 was going to be the time of his lif! With the recent break-up with his girlfriend, and unemployed, could things get worse? Well, on his way to a "Dia De Los Muertos" festival, Diego is abducted by the Aztec Gods of Death and Destiny and sacrificed in an ancient ceremony. Now an unwitting pawn in a strange game of afterlife, Diego must find his way back to his former life, and wrestle with his fate as El Muerto, the Aztec zombie! ...

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[ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


small WORLD Studio Sessions: Creeping Anatomy
Creeping AnatomyThis episode is work safe.This recording is actually taken from one of those rare times when I had two bands perform at the station on one night. I thought it was a great idea but it drove Harry, my sound engineer, crazy and at his request I went back to only having one band per show.If memory serves, I believe Creeping Anatomy and Stompbox were my musical guests for the evening. You can catch the Stompbox show on the February 3rd edition of the Small World!If you're a fan of C...

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[ Sun, 08 Apr 2007 09:31:19 -0700 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 68: The Found Weekend Edition
The Found Weekend EditionThis episode is not work safe.Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with thesmall WORLD Weekend MIX!This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists...Mirah- Sweepstakes PrizeAna Laan- ParadiseMudville- EternityUnder- Under (Morgan Page Downtempo Remix)*Natalie Walker- Quicksand (Original Version)*The Real Tuesday Weld- Turn On The Sun Again*Featured artist on Music Monday!...

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[ Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:05:03 -0700 ]


Music Monday! The Broadcast Debut
This episode is work safe.The Broadcast Debuts sound is Brit pop / piano rock with raw, emotive vocals. Their unique musical style includes piano, Rhodes, analog synths, catchy melodic guitar leads, and rock pounding drums, and has all its members playing multiple instruments. They balance the seriousness of their sound with a healthy self-realization, and a dash of modesty.Interview with Craig Cook ofThe Broadcast Debut.We discuss how we spent our weekend; recording their song, "Stars", on the ...

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[ Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! The Nemesis Theory
This episode is work safe.When investigating the origins of The Nemesis Theory one is forced to accept the oft-ignored multi-dimensional continuity subconsciously defining the human experience. The Nemesis Theory are four autonomous micro circuited nervous systems existing as a conjoined entity in the subspace region of quantum reality. The psionic link they posses was forged while testing experimental neuro-linguistic conditioning exercises for the secretive Dark Matter Industries. The band ini...

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[ Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 67: The New Soul Edition
The New Soul EditionThis episode is work safe.Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX!This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... Mood Ruff - Blues For Sonny Genius of Soul - Soul In F The Brand New Heavies - Don't Know Why (4 Hero Folk Soul Mix) Gil Tamazyan - Planten's Cove Miguel Migs - Side To Side Colossus - From The Lab (Colossus's All Night Dub Mix Ft. Azeem) ...

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[ Sat, 17 Mar 2007 11:45:31 -0700 ]


SteamPunk Magazine
This episode is work safe.SteamPunk Magazine is a publication that is dedicated to promoting steampunk as a culture, as more than a sub-category of fiction. It is a journal of fashion, music, misapplied technology and chaos. And fiction.Interview with Magpie, founder of SteamPunk Magazine.We discuss how steampunk is; the difference between cyberpunk and science fiction written in the Victorian era; what kind of magazine SteamPunk magazine is and how it began; the essay Colonizing the Past So We ...

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[ Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


Music Monday! J Cutler
This episode is work safe. DJ Cutler is a vinyl therapist, specializing in the excavation and manipulation of old records. A favorite of jazz enthusiasts, loop diggers, and weathered old b-boys everywhere, Cutler has entertained several sold-out music venues as well as several well-attended elementary school assemblies. Presently, Cutler is training for an extensive tour with his band Pseudo Slang, a rag-tag bunch from Buffalo, NY who are presently recording a fine album for release on Fat Beat...

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[ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 66: The Alt Pop Edition
The Alt Pop EditionThis episode is work safe.Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with the small WORLD Weekend MIX!This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists... Tracy Stark - Morning Light Incognito - Summer In The City Novalima - Regresa/Con La Capilla The Mescal Sheiks - This World Is Not My Home Tom Waits - How's It Gonna End ...

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[ Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 ]


Jim, A Soldier's Father
This episode is work safe.The United States Army is one of the armed forces of the United States and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. As of 2005, it consisted of 488,579 soldiers on active duty, 333,177 in the Army National Guard (ARNG) and 189,005 in the United States Army Reserve (USAR).Interview with Jim, a soldier's father.We discuss how his son, Adam grew up in Southern California; the Boy Scouts; Adam's love of music, sufing and skateboarding; why Adam decided...

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[ Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 ]


Music Monday! King Never
This episode is work safe.King Never's sound is hard hitting, atmospheric and expansive, while maintaining strong melodic hooks. Output varies from ambient soundscapes to vibey modern rock and progressive pop songs with an experimental edge. The name King Never is taken from a captivating passage of Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic novelCrime and Punishment.Interview with Matt McCabe, AKAKing Never.We discuss the inspiration for his song "First Light"; his CD,Ambient Guitar Noise: Volume 1; recording...

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[ Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 ]


small WORLD Studio Sessions: Red Bliss
Red BlissThis episode is work safe.The first Saturday of every month I dig into the archives of recordings of bands that perfomed live on my radio show onWMFO.When I say live, I mean absolutely live. There were no prerecorded performances, time delays and no overdubs. I had a lot of great bands and today's show features Red Bliss.Red Bliss didn't last too long. I don't think they even released a single album, which makes today's showeven more special. I spent some time on the web trying to d...

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[ Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 ]


Skull and Bones Publishing
This episode is not work safe.You know "These People" you're alway's hearing about?Them?They're us. We live mostly in the United States and abroad. Everything else you need to know about us can be found on the pages of our extraordinary books. You really must read them!Interview withSteve DupontandEric StraussofSkull and Bones Publishing.We discuss why they launched Skull and Bones Publishing; how the came up with the name Skull and Bones Publishing;print on demand; would they print a book by Ge...

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[ Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 ]


Music Monday! Lisa Richards
This episode is work safe. Lisa Richards is a songwriter who shares her truth soulfully, evocatively and simply. With a crystalline and bell-like timbre in her unique, pure vocal style, Lisa has an extensive vocal range and has been called a singer's singer. Lisa's material is a melting pot of jazz, folk, blues, pop, rock and country—yielding honest, original, accessible music—her own brand of adventurous folk art.Interview withLisa Richards.We discuss the inspiration behind her son...

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[ Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 64: The small WORLD Two Year Anniversary Edition
The small WORLD Two Year Anniversary Edition EditionThis episode is work safe.Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with thesmall WORLD Weekend MIX!This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artists...Flamingo Crash- Shoot The Lights OutPoj Masta- Foo!The Original Mark Edwards- The Doom LoopAfrologic- Afro NiteKiddo- K-N-O-C-K-O-U-T...

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[ Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:45:00 -0800 ]


Steve Eley, Escape Pod
This episode is work safe.Escape Pod is a weekly podcast bringing you fun short science fiction and fantasy. You can listen at your computer, on any MP3 player, or subscribe to receive each episode. We pay our authors, but we're always free to listen.Interview with Steve Eley, host ofEscape Pod.We discuss the format of Escape Pod; sponsorships that have worked and not worked on Escape Pod; why the podcast relies on donations; his approach to donations; how Escape Pod began; why science fiction m...

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[ Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 ]


Music Monday! Luz Mob
This episode is work safe.Growing up throughout the States, Luz Fleming drew from surroundings in urban San Francisco, Oakland and Brooklyn and rural Libre, Colorado. Studying under musical heavyweights such as Reggie Workman and Bill Dixon, Luz was influenced not only by improvisation and performance, but also by the hip-hop that surrounded his younger days in San Francisco's Mission District. This all seeps out in various guises in Luz's music; from his alto and baritone saxophone and bass cla...

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[ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 ]


small WORLD Weekend Mix 63: The Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Edition
The Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan EditionThis episode is work safe.Kick off the weekend by kicking out the jams with thesmall WORLD Weekend MIX!This edition of the small WORLD Weekend Mix features the following artist...Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan- Bina Ishq Na Manzil Hath Aawe...

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[ Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 ]


Chris Prynoski, animator
This episode is work safe.Chris Prynoski has many TV and film credits, including Metalocalypse on Cartoon Network and his own creation, the seriesMTV Downtown, which was nominated for a primetime Emmy. He has also had a directing credit on MTV'sDariaand the Hallucination Sequence ofBeavis and Butt-Head Do America, which was nominated for "Best Animated Sequence in a Feature Film" by the National Cartoonists Society. Chris has created the opening title for MTV'sThe Osbournes, special animation fo...

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