Hear an exclusive excerpt of an interview with the legendary David Gilmour, of Pink Floyd fame, which aired on Closer to the Edge September 12th, and is up for two weeks on our web-site and App! The interview begins at the one hour mark of the archive! Asheville journalist and music historian Bill Kopp did the interview for Spin Magazine, who granted Asheville FM permission to broadcast it across our shows… If you just want to hear the interview, click arrow below. David Gilmour is heading out on a limited tour, supporting the album and also perform his favorite Pink Floyd songs this Fall, in residency’s at only six venues in the world, in Rome, London, New York and Los Angeles! To follow JD and listen to his show, here is the page: Archive

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Revolution in 35MM with Samm Deighan

This week, we’re sharing Ian’s talk with Samm Deighan, co-editor of Revolution in 35 MM: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to Grindhouse, 1960-1990, out 9/24/24 from PM Press. Among other things, they discuss the origins of the book, the benefits and limitations of genre storytelling, the forces that shape movie funding, and where to watch some of the films discussed. You can check out Twitch of the Dead Nerve podcast here.

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Featured Tracks:

• Guns of Navaronne by The Skatalites from Studio One Story
• 5-45 by Gang of Four from Entertainment!

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This week, we’re featuring two conversations relating to the so-called Green Border in Podlaskie region of eastern Poland, on the Belarus border concerning topics of migration, repression, militarization, nationalism and solidarity among residents and people on the move into Fortress Europe.

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First up, you’ll hear Alex, a member of the feminist anti-repression group, Szpila Collective, about the H5Poland case of 5 activists facing charges for aiding people in need in what could be a landmark case in Poland and Europe. More at Szpila.BlackBlogs.Org or on Mastodon: @[email protected]

Then, you’ll find a chat with an anarchist who grew up in this border region and returned in adulthood and whose affinity group does solidarity with people on the move through the Białowieża forest.

If you’d like to hear the full episode, including 30 minutes more of the second chat, check out our website. To hear past interviews about this border, check out our chat with two folks from Grupa Granica, or other chats where we’ve covered / carried chat about the border at Calais, the Mediterranean, the Balkan Route, Australia or the US / Mexico border.

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Featured Track:

• Help4Dunkerqe by Ratajkovsky

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Join DJSmittymon this week…  as he welcomes a special guest….  * Jake Burns *  (local musician, solo artist, and  lead guitar / singer with the bands  ( Rockstead -rock / reggae) and (River the Dog – indie folk/Americana style)

on the Positive Vibes’ Early Morning Music Sessions.. 

Jake will be performing live in the studio and talking about his musical world and much more…  Happens this Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 – starts around 9am..

**plus great world wide reggae and local vibes starting at 8am – with a chance to win a pair of tickets to see

“Melissa Ethridge at the Salvage Station this Saturday, September 14th…  tune in / turn it up..  enjoy…   smittymon

 

 

 

Jake Burns –

Jake Burns Instagram

🎤 🎸w/ @riverthedogmusic

Asheville Show!!! —  This Friday – September 13th at One World West Brewing in West Asheville

 

Rockstead is back for another high-energy rock/reggae party in the mountains of Asheville, NC!

Come hang out for a full night of music at One World Brewing West on Friday September 13th with special guest Pleasantly Wild.

The feeling of love. The power of unity. The essence of happiness. The strength of togetherness and positive vibrations. The highs of living life and the lows of dealing with its obstacles. All of these things encapsulate the music of Cincinnati, OH-born Rockstead, a four-piece, passion driven rock/reggae group.

With roots leading as far back as middle school, Rockstead combines a lifetime full of influences ranging from rock, punk, reggae, jam and metal. In their early days Rockstead ruled the college party scene in Ohio with a schedule full of impromptu house shows leading to packed basements of DIY venues and later, massive crowds attending college fests such as Ohio University’s infamous spring festivals. This early success catalyzed the band’s first recordings which included “Wake Up And Live” (album, 2013), “Rise” (EP, 2014) and “Homegrown” (album, 2016). These releases ignited their inner road warrior leading to a plethora of plays at music festivals and concert venues across the Midwest. Since then, Rockstead continues to widen their reach touring throughout the Eastern U.S. and down into Florida.

Though member changes have occurred over the years, front man singer/guitarist Jake Burns continues to drive the group forward as they have shared stages with international acts such as The Wailers (Jamaica), Sticky Fingers (Australia) and Big Mountain (USA) as well as many national acts like Andy Frasco & The U.N., Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Badfish, Tropidelic, Little Stranger, Bumpin’ Uglies and Ballyhoo!. The band has now grown to include Nate Anuci (drums) and Stephen Woodard (bass). Rockstead dropped their first studio album “You’re In Control” in September 2020 which scored them multiple features in blogs and podcasts across the scene making them “one of the most unique and special bands in [Cincinnati]” (CincyMusic, 2020). The group continues to expand their catalog with the release of their sophomore studio album “Fall Down. Get Up. Repeat.” in February 2023 with guest appearances from TreeHouse!, The Quasi Kings and Higher Education.

By using their relentless high-energy performances and genre-bending setlists, while aligning their unwavering dedication to the do-it-yourself work ethic, Rockstead shows no sign of slowing down their mission of bringing people together through music.

Rockstead Website

Instagram – Rockstead

 @djsmittymon

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“Solidarity, Spirituality and Liberatory Promise on a Turtle’s Back” with Ashanti Omowali Alston

This week, we’re sharing words from anarchist, author, organizer and former participant in the Black Panther and Black Liberation Army,  Ashanti Omowali Alston, in the key note address at the 2024 Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in so-called Asheville. The presentation was entitled “Solidarity, Spirituality and Liberatory Promise on a Turtle’s Back”. Hear the full episode at our website.

• Podcast transcript

From the ACAB website:

Trusting in solidarity, the mysterium of spirituality, and a promise from god knows where—a “where” that at this historical moment, might just be Palestine. What does it mean TO BE in the midst of all this right now? RIGHT NOW!

M. Ashanti Alston is a revolutionary Black nationalist, anarchist, abolitionist, speaker, writer, elder motivator. A long-time member of The Jericho Movement, he is presently an advisory board member of the National Jericho Movement and co-founding board member of the Center for Grassroots Organizing (Vermont land project). He continues giving talks and writing inspirational analyses concerning the dismantling of the myriad oppressive regimes in which we find ourselves enmeshed.

Ashanti is one of the few former members of the Black Panther Party who identifies as an anarchist in the tradition of ancestor Kwesi Balagoon (BPP & BLA). He developed abolitionist politics in the early years of Critical Resistance. He has helped save the life of a baby pig with animal liberationists, learned depth-queer politics from being challenged, and wants to see non-ego eldership partaking through sincerely loving the younger generations who truly want to ‘CARRY IT ON.”

You can find other recordings from the 2024 ACABookfair at acabookfair.noblogs.org.

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Featured Track:

• Free Your Mind… And Your Ass Will Follow (instrumental) by Funkadellic from Free Your Mind… And Your Ass Will Follow

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