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WUSB's Sunday Street Series Presents Willie NileBy acradio on Tue, 09/24/2024 - 7:55pmCome see Willie Nile perform at the Long Island Museum on Sunday, October 6 at 5:00 PM, as part of WUSB's Sunday Street Series. Hang out with WUSB this weekend at Gallery North and Cedar Beach Blues On The HarborBy acradio on Sat, 09/21/2024 - 10:47am
Join WUSB this weekend, Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22, 10am-5pm each day for the Gallery North Outdoor Art Show & Music Festival! Here is the full list of artisans & full schedule of music acts. WUSB will also be present at the Cedar Beach Blues Festival at Harborfront Park in Port Jefferson, NY this weekend. We hope to see you at one (or both!) of these events.
Destinies speaks with author Patrick ThomasBy acradio on Fri, 09/20/2024 - 5:42pmFrom Howard Margolin: This week, one of Destinies' most prolific author guests returns for his 17th appearance. Tune in Friday night at 11:15, for a live phone interview with Patrick Thomas, who will discuss his latest novels Bikini Jones Vs. The Sea Monsters and Detectives of the Abyss. Discover why a group has called for a boycott of Bikini Jones, the adventurer cursed to only wear a bikini, while she also has to deal with a cult of sea monsters trying to destroy the world. And, is Bikini's cousin, Cthulhu Jones, related to Destinies' advice columnist "Dear Cthulhu?" Plus, you'll hear a chapter of the novel read by Patrick and host Howard Margolin. Then, learn how Dr. Jane Watson, goddaughter of Sherlock Holmes, is sent by the British government to Transylvania to solve a Murder at Castle Dracula. How do a council of vampires, technology from the 1938 Martian invasion, and the creature known as Adam Frankenstein fit into the case? Find out on Friday, September 20th, at 11:15 PM, when author Patrick Thomas appears as himself for the fourth time this year, tying a 30-year-old record, on Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction, celebrating 39 years in the same time slot on WUSB, Stony Brook. Captain Phil’s Planet – WUSB Radio Premiere of Izzy Meth’s New Single “99 Degrees”By acradio on Tue, 09/17/2024 - 6:06pmTune in on September 19th, 2024, at 4 PM on WUSB Stony Brook 90.1 FM for the WUSB Radio premiere of Izzy Meth’s latest single, “99 Degrees,” which dropped last Friday, September 13. As part of the special feature, Captain Phil will also air a 30-minute interview with the artist! Director Lisandro Alonso Talks EUREKA on SOUNDS with Tom NeedhamBy acradio on Tue, 09/17/2024 - 3:53pmTraversing time, space and genre, Argentinian filmmaker Lisandro Alonso's EUREKA is an elliptical meditation on the experiences of indigenous communities across the Americas. Opening in a dusty town of the Old West, reality soon transitions to contemporary South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation before finally landing in the jungles of 1970s Brazil. As the triptych unfolds, each temporal and spatial shift provokes metaphysical questions about colonial influence on native peoples and the ever-present tensions between indigeneity and the Western world. The film features three-time Academy Award nominee, Viggo Mortensen. The program airs Thursday, September 19 at 6:00 PM. Melting World 9/15/24By acradio on Sat, 09/14/2024 - 7:57amJoin us for a journey through the foundations of progressive rock as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of King Crimson’s legendary 1974 live performances. Featuring tracks from their 1992 release The Great Deceiver, this show dives deep into the band's signature improvisational style. The night continues with a powerful mix of instrumental and experimental sounds, including:
Melting World: A Musical Continuum Don’t miss out on this sonic adventure! Haroula Rose & Maximina Juson on Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILMBy acradio on Thu, 09/12/2024 - 1:35pm"All Happy Families,” written and directed by Haroula Rose, is a compelling portrait of family dysfunction, starring Josh Radnor, Becky Ann Baker, Rob Huebel, Chandra Russell, John Ashton, Ivy O’Brien, Antoine McKay, David Pasquesi, Colleen Camp, and Rodney Crowell. The film follows two competitive brothers and their parents as they reunite in their childhood home for a weekend filled with secrets and unresolved tensions. Produced by Michael Shannon, it will be in theaters on September 20th and available on demand and digital on October 18th. Maximina Juson is founder of HUMovies, a film and video production company in Los Angeles. In addition to directing and producing “One Person, One Vote?,” Juson was a Consulting Producer for “Mama Bears” which premiered at SXSW 2022 and was nominated for the Grand Jury prize for Best Documentary Feature. She was producer for 2020 doc feature “Harlem Rising” and a 2021 National Endowment for the Humanities grant recipient. This program airs September 12, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Destinies Remembers Richard Sherman-part 2By acradio on Fri, 09/06/2024 - 6:52pmFrom Howard Margolin: This week, Destinies continues its memorial for Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer and songwriter Richard M. Sherman. Tune in Friday night, and travel back to August 30th, 2013, when Richard joined Perseverance Records producer Robin Esterhammer for a telephone interview to discuss and introduce selections from the 45th anniversary re-release of the soundtrack of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In this re-mastered and expanded edition, you'll hear songs from not only the film soundtrack but also the London Cast Recording of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, starring Michael Ball. You'll learn about the new songs written for the stage production, which also ran on Broadway, as well as how certain lyrics were updated. Plus, you'll be treated to a specially created version of the title song, sung in multiple languages, compiled from recordings made around the world. Friday, September 6th, at 11:30 PM. Melting World 8/24/24By acradio on Sat, 08/24/2024 - 11:02amAs autumn approaches and a new semester begins, we invite you to another extended edition of "Melting World" this Saturday from 10 PM to 3 AM Sunday, featuring a diverse mix of cosmic sounds. Tune in for Euro psych from Magic Brother*Mystic Sister (Spain), Our Solar System, My Brother The Wind (Sweden), Hypnodrone Ensemble (Germany), The Obscure River Experiment, and Pilot Voyager (Hungary). We'll also feature Kosmische from Manuel Göttsching & Michael Hoenig (Germany) and Tarotplane (USA), 4th World sounds from Jon Hassell (USA), Michael Brook (Canada), Nodens Ictus (UK), and an Alice Coltrane live recording at Carnegie Hall (2/21/71). Ambient tracks from Robert Davies (USA) and Space Colours (Germany) round out the night. All of it takes place this Saturday night at 10:00 PM on WUSB! DESTINIES PROMO for 8/23/24 (Destinies reviews Alien: Romulus)By acradio on Thu, 08/22/2024 - 9:19amFrom Howard Margolin: Last week, Alien: Romulus opened in theaters, reviving the 45-year-old franchise with its first entry in 7 years. This week, the Destinies Film Review Team assembles to discuss the movie. Tune in Friday night at 11:15 PM, and find out whether this new entry breaks through like a chestburster, or if it's just another alien dog. Does the film break new ground within the series, or is it just an Alien version of "The Force Awakens?" Are the characters compelling, or are they just ciphers whose fates end up meaning nothing but excuses for gore? Who were the standouts in the cast? How did the re-creation of the likeness of actor Ian Holm come across? And, what is this film worth on the famous Destinies zero to $9.50 rating scale? Find out when hosts Howard Margolin, Timothy Gillespie, and Justin Paul review Alien: Romulus. Friday, August 23rd, at 11:15 PM. Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction. |