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JULY 2008 EDITION

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WMPG News
2. Programming Annoucements & Special Programs
3. Development Corner
4. Upcoming Events
5. Can't Miss CD Picks
6. Current Charts
7. What is SoundBites?
8. How to Subscribe

SUCCESSFUL ONE DAY BEG & BLUEGRASS SPECTACULAR

Looking for news about our one day Begathon and the Bluegrass Spectacular? You’ll find all that and information about upcoming events down in section 3, “Development Corner.”

NEWS FROM BLUNT YOUTH RADIO

The Blunt community is thrilled to welcome back Molly Adams, former Blunt member, who is on staff with Blunt for the summer. Molly just graduated from Colorado College and received a graduation fellowship, which is funding her tenure at Blunt. Yeah, Molly!

We are also thrilled at recent help from other Blunt alumni. Ethan Jud has been fixing up and polishing our web site, something which has needed doing for a long while. Check our new PayPal button, among other changes! Reid Stevenson, always a whiz at electronics, has actually
FIXED about six of our many dead and broken mini-disc recorders, saving us tons of money because there is nowhere to get those units commercially repaired, so the only fix had been buying new! Muchas gracias to both Ethan and Reid.

New training for Blunt starts this July. Any interested teens should contact Claire Holman at holman@usm.maine.edu.

We have one new show each in music genre and talk this month.

The new music show is Foley's Recovery, hosted by brand-new volunteer Stuart Townsend. Here's his description: "An overnight show examining the currents of music in genres spanning thrash metal to easy listening. Asking the questions 'where does this music come from?' and 'where the hell are we going from here?' while groovin' at the same time." You can check it out Friday mornings from 1:30 to 4 am.

The new talk show is Safe Space, a two-month replacement show for HomeDad, which is taking the summer off. "Local psychiatrist Anne Hallward hosts a half hour talk show, interviewing experts on vulnerable subjects that people feel ashamed to ask about. The tone of this show is therapeutic and educational in nature; designed to help listeners understand and accept parts of themselves that they may never have shared with others. The subject matter for this show will range considerably, from the vulnerability of adoption, mental illness and death, to difficult conversations about race and torture." Safe Space will air Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 1:30 pm in July and August on WMPG.

And finally, a correction from last month: The show Tommy's Variety now airs from 11:30 pm on Wednesday to 1 am on Thursday, not the same slot from Tuesday into Wednesday as reported here last month.

BLUNT YOUTH RADIO (Mondays, 7:30-8:30 pm)

7/7 – Summer Reading

7/14 – Sudan

7/21 – NAACP Youth

7/28 – Dinosaurs

8/4 – Long Creek

8/11 - Olympics

CROSSFADE (Wednesdays, 10:30 am - Noon)

7/2 - RUPA AND THE APRIL FISHES! Rupa and her band will be in the studio for a chat with Barb and they'll play some cuts from their premiere CD "Extraordinary Rendition". You can check them out through their record label www.cumbancha.com. Do you like Tin Hat, The Triplets of Belleville, Little Jack Melody???? Then you'll love this band!

LAND OF THE LOST SOULS (Thursdays, 3-5 pm)

7/3 - Over Under Sideways Down, is how we will review the music of one England's greatest groups the Yardbirds. They produced three great guitarists that shook the foundations of music in the sixties Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. These were masters of the blues, rave up rock n' roll, coupled with early ventures into Indian music and experimental psychedelic style. We will have it all on Land of the Lost, July 3rd with guest Merrill. So tune in and enjoy the show. After all haven't we all had Too much Monkey Business?

LOCAL MOTIVES (Fridays, 7:30-9 pm)

7/4 - Tune in for Big X, who'll be throwing down three and a half hours of music - covering both Local Motives and Stay Rude! <mailto:bfarrell@sebagotechnics.com <mailto:bfarrell@sebagotechnics.com> > 7/11 TBA
7/18 - Perpetual e-Motion
7/25 - Weedwhackers w/ guest hosts Mindy and Jeff!

STUCK IN THE 80S (Sundays, 7-9 pm)

Celebrating 12 years of Sundays on WMPG, every week, Ron hosts Portland's original 80s music program with a lexicon of the great 80s music you remember and much more.

7/6 - BACK TO BASICS - Ron returns after 2 weeks away with new music from Cyndi Lauper, The B-52's and R.E.M., new covers of 80s classics, some of the great 80s songs you remember, your requests and even Corey Hart :)

7/13 - LIVE AID TRIBUTE - STUCK IN THE 80s ventures back exactly 23 years to the biggest concert in history, including music from U2, John Wesley Harding, Madonna and much more!

7/20 - A re-broadcast of “GO AWAY WHITE: WORDS AND MUSIC WITH PETER MURPHY of BAUHAUS” - On April 28, 2008, Kelsey (aka "Special K") and I were granted an exclusive interview with Goth music legend Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, and we'll feature that interview plus music from Bauhaus dating back to their 80s 4AD work to their new album, plus feature some of Peter's great solo work. A show not to be missed.

7/27 - GUEST HOST TBA - Will it be Special K? Will it be Jedi-in-training DJ Shawn? Will it be someone else filling in for Ron this week? Tune in to find out, because whoever hosts this week will be fantastic and worthy of a listen!

And coming this summer - MORE COWBELL! - a special 4-hour merging of STUCK IN THE 80s and YOU'LL DANCE TO ANYTHING, highlighting songs with...you guessed it! Also featuring guest co-host Spindle. Should be a lot of fun.

One Day Beg!

Thursday June 26 was our One Day Begathon… and it was indeed packed with power! We pitched on-air all day, cooked well over 100 burgers and dogs at lunchtime, and had a Community Radio Yard Sale. When all was said and done, we raised over $6,000 in a day and had a blast doing it. Thanks to every listener supporter who called, lunched and shopped with us. We needed your help to make up lost funding and you came through… and reminded us why we do what we do. It’s for our loyal and supportive listeners!

Local business that helped us with the day – Tony’s Donuts, Costa Vida, One-Eyed Jack’s Pizza, Shaw’s and Hannaford, and Aramark/USM Dining. Thanks for your help and enthusiastic support!

Bluegrass!

The 6th annual Bluegrass Spectacular at the St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center was a sellout! The Grassholes, The Stowaways and the Jerks of Grass put on a fantastic concert. Very special guests, three young music students from 317 Main in Yarmouth, blew the audience away with their talent. The event raised over $1000 for WMPG. Thanks to Deirdre, Liz and Bobby at the St. Lawrence for hosting the event once again. Huge thanks also to Merrill Marsh, WMPG volunteer, who organizes and manages the event for us. Flatbread Pizza gets our thanks for feeding the musicians. The Bluegrass Spectacular really is, well…. SPECTACULAR. We can hardly wait for Bluegrass Spectacular #7 next year!

Family Fest

Sunday August 24th is the day! Family Fun is the reason! Please save the day for WMPG’s Family Fest. If you know of businesses, artists, performers or others who would like to participate, please contact (or suggest that those folks do) Dale Robin Lockman at (207) 780-4151 or development@wmpg.org <mailto:development@wmpg.org>

THEATER, COMEDY, FAMILY & OTHER EVENTS

7/4 - Capt'n Eli Comic Event, 3 - 8 PM, Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization, 92 Congress, Portland, Free, FMI http://www.munjoyhill.org/ <http://www.munjoyhill.org/>

7/19 - Capt'n Eli Comic Event, 3 – 7 PM, Yarmouth Clam Festival,
Yarmouth Public Library, 215 Main St, Yarmouth, FMI http://www.clamfestival.com/home.php <http://www.clamfestival.com/home.php> 7/12 - Jackson Gillman, a.k.a. The Stand-Up Chameleon, St Lawrence, 11 am, $8 adults/$5 kids

7/12 - The Femme Show, 7 pm & 9 PM, St Lawrence, $12

7/26 - 6th Annual Greater Portland Festival of Nations, featuring global food, music, booths and more, 2 - 8:30 pm, Deering Oak Park, Portland, Free

FOLK & BLUEGRASS

7/8 - THE MAINE SQUEEZE at Lincoln Arts Festival, Boothbay Harbor, St Columba Church, 7:30 pm, FMI http://www.lincolnartsfestival.org/ <http://www.lincolnartsfestival.org/>

7/24-7/27 – 10th Annual Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival, Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds, Hiram, Maine, Weekend passes $52 Adv/$60 Gate

GLOBAL MUSIC

7/2 – Rupa & The April Fishes, One Longfellow Square

ROCK MUSIC

7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30 - Dog Day Afternoons, a weekly free concert series, SPACE Gallery, 6:30 - 7:30 pm, featuring one or two local artists and musicians

7/17 - Alan Cohen Experience, 7:30 pm, at Blue in Portland

7/17 - Among Criminals, all ages, 7 PM, The Station, St John St

ALSO CHECK OUT THESE LOCAL VENUES:

CHOCOLATE CHURCH ARTS CENTER
798 Washington St, Bath - Tickets/Info: 442- 8455
http://www.chocolatechurcharts.org

NORTH STAR CAFÉ
227 Congress St, Portland – Info: 699-2994
http://www.northstarmusiccafe.com/

ONE LONGFELLOW SQUARE
1 Longfellow Sq, Portland – Info: 761-1757
http://onelongfellow.com/

PCA GREAT PERFORMANCES
http://pcagreatperformances.org

SPACE GALLERY
538 Congress St, Portland – Info: 828-5600
http://www.space538.org - Buy tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com

ST LAWRENCE ARTS & COMMUNITY CENTER
76 Congress St, Portland – Info: 775-5568
http://www.stlawrencearts.org

STRANGE MAINE
Congress St, Portland

WMPG RADIO 200 CHART for CMJ, as reported 6/24/08 by Klarissa Austin, WMPG Rock Director.
1 SPIRITUALIZED Songs In A&E
2 LADYTRON Velocifero
3 NO AGE Nouns
4 PORTISHEAD Third
5 MIDWEST DILEMNA Timelines And Tragedies
6 CLINIC Do It!
7 FLEET FOXES Fleet Foxes
8 MATES OF STATE Re-Arrange Us
9 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Narrow Stairs
10 LITTLE PIECES Little Pieces
11 WATSON TWINS Fire Songs
12 BELLA NOIR Premonitions
13 BLACK KEYS Attack And Release
14 DRESDEN DOLLS No, Virginia
15 YOUNG KNIVES Superabundance
16 MINUS THE BEAR They Make Beer Commercials Like This
17 DOSH Wolves And Wishes
18 WALTER MEEGO Voyager
19 JAMES PANTS Welcome
20 ODD NOSDAM Pretty Swell Explode
21 VIOLENT FEMMES "Crazy" (single)
22 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS Flight Of The Conchords
23 SANTOGOLD Santogold
24 RACONTEURS Consolers Of The Lonely
25 REPUBLIC TIGERS Keep Color
26 WE KILL SCIENTISTS Brain Trust Mastery
27 RUSSIAN CIRCLES Station
28 FLYING LOTUS Los Angeles
29 MISS KITTIN Batbox
30 BLACK ANGELS Directions To See A Ghost

WMPG RPM CHART for CMJ, as reported 7/1/08 by Kelsey Perchinski, WMPG RPM Director.
1 LADYTRON Velocifero
2 PORTISHEAD Third
3 TING TINGS We Started Nothing
4 HERBALIZER Take London
5 MOBY Last Night
6 WALTER MEEGO Voyager
7 HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR Hercules and Love Affair
8 AXISGALLERY Disturbing Behavior
9 INCOGNITO Tales from the Beach
10 TWINE Violets

WMPG JAZZ CHART for CMJ, as reported 7/1/08 by Bob Cochran, WMPG Jazz Director.
1 JOHN PATTON Soul Connection
2 JOEL GILMAN TRIO Wonder Revisited Vol. 2
3 ALPHONSE MOUZON Jazz In Bel-Air
4 YELLOWJACKETS Life Cycle
5 BILL HART Subject To Change
6 MEGAN BIRDSALL Little Jazz Bird
7 JOHN COLIANNI QUINTET Johnny Chops
8 ALVIN QUEEN Jammin' Uptown
9 AMY RIVARD Cashmere
10 MARILYN SCOTT Every Time We Say Goodbye

WMPG NEW WORLD CHART for CMJ, as reported 7/1/08 by Kelsey Perchinski, WMPG Global Director.
1 SERGIO MENDES Encanto
2 RUPA & THE APRIL FISHES Extraordinary Rendition
3 GILBERTO GIL Duetos
4 BAJOFONDO Mar Dulce
5 ALLA Es Tiempo
6 SONANTES Sonantes
7 FORRO IN THE DARK Dia De Roda
8 3 NA MASSA 3 Na Massa
9 BIG BLUE BALL Big Blue Ball
10 NATALIA CLAVIER Nectar

WMPG LOUD ROCK CHART, as reported 7/1/08 by Steve Cain, WMPG Loud Rock Director.
1 TESTAMENT Formation Of Damnnation
2 CANCER BATS Hail Destroyer
3 JUDAS PRIEST Nostradamus
4 CHILDREN OF BODOM Blooddrunk
5 EMINENCE Eminence
6 BLEED THE SKY Muder The Dance
7 MOONSPELL Night Eternal
8 WARREL DANE Praises To The War Machine
9 OPETH Watershed
10 CONQUEST End Of Days

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