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i've started getting some unreleased stuff from some of you folks. thanks bruce and pat and robert and the rest of you folks who've sent stuff. i will start going through it all soon. at some point in august i'll probably cut off submissions. i feel like one of those guys who works on about three cars in his yard in his spare time. i've got at least three future shows in various stages of completion. harry and i spent some time friday working on the "dvd show." we looked at some cool footage including some early carl perkins, a dean martin song accompanied by a folk group, as well as more modern stuff. we need to get together at my house and go over some of my stuff for the show next. also, a prog rock show with fred potter is in the works. fred has his portion done, i just need to get mine going. we're also deep into a dylan anthology show, with loads of unreleased material we're sifting through. sir edward chavez and i will do that one sometime soon.

i couldn't really announce this on the air sunday, but lonesome cowboy bill and i will be spinning discs on kjhk saturday the 29th from 8 till midnight. we have lots of fun there during semester breaks, so tune in. one thing we talked about doing was a car set with all automobile songs.

this coming sunday will be a special show programmed by howard eisberg, a great area songwriter and musician. i've seen the playlist for the first hour and it will be a good show. also of note, area musician forrest whitlow has not one, but two anti-war songs in mp3 form on neil young's website. check out neilyoung.com and post your own mp3s if you want.

coming distractions

here's some things already scheduled to add to your calendars...on july 30th, howard iceberg will host the show and spin some tracks for you. he took advantage of kkfi's pledge drive offer to host a show for a donation to the cause. he wanted to do one with me once i was back on air, so tune in on that sunday for two hours of songs selected by howard. some of you may remember harry, who used to fill in for me when i would have to leave town suddenly. we will do a show together on august 27th. we decided to go into our dvd collections and run some dvd-only songs to cd and do a show of them. this way we also can get together and watch some dvds. there will be some rare and unreleased stuff on this particular show. i will do a prog rock special on august 20th with fred potter, who's a local composer/prog rock musician. he also will offer free advice on computer problems for all you listeners who need it. a dylan anthology show will be forthcoming, probably in september. this will consist or rare and unreleased dylan tracks, co-hosted by sir edward chavez.

more contact info

Those of you who are interested in submitting rare and unreleased material, per the posts below: you can contact me by posting to the comments on this blog. I've set it up so that the comments are emailed to me.
The playlist for tomorrow is up. tomorrow's show will be one suitable for listening around the swimming pool or grill as you cook out. my wife caroline will co-host and she has prepared a good deal of the music, as well. hope you enjoy...

Local Music Show

here's the info on what i'm up to--i plan to do a show and maybe a series of shows featuring rare and unreleased music from local and regional artists. i can handle any genre of music you want to send. you can send me material in cassette form, cds, reel to reel tapes, DAT tapes, or even vinyl if you're brave enough. i can't guarantee what you send me will make it on air, though. multiple submissions are fine, but don't let it get out of hand. keep your originals or a safety copy and send me copies. i will not be able to return anything to you once you send it to me. i'd like rare stuff--whether it be live concert tapes, demos, unfinished songs, songs that were left off your albums-- stuff like that. it will help if it sounds good, but that's not a requirement. however, if it's really lo-fi, it may not make the cut. also, don't assume that if you're song doesn't make the show that i think it sucks. i probably just didn't have enough time to get everything in. i may also play some of these things on regular shows, too. send me what you want aired to: Signal To Noise, KKFI, PO Box 32250, KCMO 64171. remember that kkfi is heard worldwide on the web, so other folks in other countries will get to hear your songs. another reminder: if your songs contain some of those nasty little words that offend the FCC, your song will probably not be aired. If your song is just too cool to not air, i will digitally alter the bad words before i broadcast it. if you want to talk to me in person about this, call me on sundays when i'm on air between 1-3 pm on Sundays. the phone number is 816-931-5534. i'm often there about a half hour before showtime, so you can catch me then, too. you can post comments to this blog if you have questions (or comments).

Local Music Show

OK, those of you visiting this site for more info on the blurb in the KC Star today...I'm going to do a series of shows featuring rare and unreleased local music. I've got lots of stuff I've accumulated over the years, but I want to extend an invitation to local and regional artists to submit music for the show. You can send either cassettes, cds, DAT tapes, reel to reel tapes or even vinyl if you want to risk it. Unreleased stuff only, please. Please keep a safety copy or the originals and make me a copy because i won't be able to return the material to you. Send your submissions to: Signal To Noise, KKFI, PO Box 32250, Kansas City, MO., 64171. You can call me when i'm on the air Sunday if you want more details, or post your comments to the blog and i'll try and respond as soon as I can. You can call me on Sundays from 1-3 pm at 816-931-5534. Be patient because I don't have a secretary to answer phones for me, so things can get backed up. Don't have a date yet for the first show, but it will be this fall. If your stuff doesn't get aired it doesn't necessarily mean I think it sucks, it just means I didn't have enough time to get to it. I may also air submissions on other regular shows if they fit what I'm doing that week, so stay tuned for that, too. I can handle things with less than stellar sound quality, but if it's really lo-fi, it may not make the cut, so keep that in mind. If you have anything with those nasty little words that the FCC objects to, don't send it, or if you do, keep in mind that I will digitally alter those offending words if I air your song at all. Any questions or comments, you can send them here. Remember, KKFI is now audio streaming on the web, so your stuff is going to be heard worldwide. I can't guarantee a record deal and all the associated perks that come from that, but I know it's at least a good buzz to hear your hard earned songs on the radio.