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JD presents beautiful, complex, intelligent and relevant music, from bands around the world, on his legendary Prog Variety Show that airs Thursdays from 2-4, only on Asheville FM. Tune in this week to hear a plethora of progressive genres from new releases and a classic 50th anniversary cut from Nektar, “Remember the Future”, PLUS local artist Derek Galarza!!! All shows are archived for playback anytime, via our web site and App. Follow at: Asheville Prog
We’ve got a veritable FEAST of new music this week on Radio Active Kids, featuring new songs by Music with Michal, Levity Beet (with Suzy Cato, fleaBITE, & The Wonky Donkey Man), Red Yarn (on VINYL!!!), Mr. Aaron, Ben Rudnick and Friends, Al Simmons, Pez al revés, 2Minute Minor, Noodle Loaf, Andyroo & the Andyrooniverse, Pointed Man Band, Yeah Nah, Nutshell Playhouse, Horse Tales, Brighter Light Brigade, My Friend Christopher, Jenny Joy , Don’t Splash Marty, The Funtones, & Miss Tutti And The Fruity Band, plus some older songs by Harry and the Potters & MORE! 8-10am ET Saturday at ashevillefm.org/show/radio-active-kids or the Asheville FM app & podcasting at https://anchor.fm/radio-active-kids
Join the Professor of Prog for two hours of iconic songs from the early seventies, the golden age of Progressive Rock. Hear long classics from Yes, King Crimson, Renaissance, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd, PLUS a cut from The Yes Album brand new vinyl, CD, Blu-ray box-set, that offers the original album, rarities, an immersive Atmos remix by Steven Wilson and two previously unreleased live concerts. All this on Thanksgiving Day from 2-4 PM, and archived for playback anytime at Closer to the Edge
This episode features two main segments. To hear a little more content, a quick announcement by the ItsGoingDown podcast and Sean Swain’s commentary on the war in Palestine, check out our podcast available here.
First up, we’re featuring the voice of an anti-Zionist Jewish anarchist living in lands occupied by the Israeli state. We speak about some of his experiences of trying to resist the ongoing war against Palestinians, collaboration with Palestinian comrades against the occupation, the silencing of dissent during the escalation by the Israeli state and other topics.
For a very thoughtful series of podcasts about the situation in Palestine, check out the two recent episodes of the Its Going Down podcast (1st and 2nd).
Following this, you’ll hear a segment by A-Radio Berlin (a co-member of the Channel Zero Network as well as the A-Radio Network with The Final Straw) about repression of antifascists recently under the far right Hungarian administration of Victor Orban. This also appeared in the November 2023 episode of Bad News, the monthly English-language podcast of the A-Radio Network.
Oh man y’all, I am so stoked for this week’s Radio Active Kids episode, and the incredible Little Miss Ann has made this little jingle for us!!!! We’ve got new releases by 123 Andrés, Mister G, Renee & Jeremy, Gustafer Yellowgold, Mista Cookie Jar, Levity Beet & Kath Bee, Laura Doherty, Patrick Adams, Mike Phirman, Katie Ha Ha Ha, Dean Jones (No Parking Studio), Watch Reggie Run, Riffin’ Griffin , Ziggity Zag Music, Lauter Plüsch , & Davey K, plus Red Yarn on VINYL & MORE! 8-10am ET Saturday at ashevillefm.org/show/radio-active-kids or the Asheville FM app & podcasting at https://anchor.fm/radio-active-kids
We’re sharing here a recent conversation that I had with Thomas Meyer-Falk, an anarchist who just finished a 27 year prison stint in Germany to speak about his life, his incarceration and his hopes now that he’s out. Thomas was involved in a bank robbery in 1996 as a young RASH anarchist skinhead who hoped to fund above ground and underground leftist organizing and continued to be incarcerated for the threats he made upon his capture. While inside he toned it down a bit, became a jailhouse lawyer of sorts and built connections with publishing projects, support groups and a radio station on the outside. You can find the full interview, transcript and zines (soon), here.
He’s now out and working at that radio station in Freiberg, RDL, and hopes to be come involved in helping immigrants navigate the legal system in Germany. You can find his blog, mostly in German, at https://freedomforthomas.wordpress.com.
A quick reminder, there’s a fundraising effort ongoing to help former Black Liberation Fighter and political prisoner, Zolo Agona Azania (who we’ve featured a couple of times on this show) could use some support. Since he’s been out of prison after 35 years inside, he’s been an active community organizer on projects including re-entry for formerly incarcerated folks and offering pro bono legal help to folks still behind bars. He’s in need of some support with car repair payments to help him keep his wage job and keep doing his support work. You can donate to him on cashapp via the handle $ZoloAzania5, on zelle using azaniazolo5 at gmail dot com or on venmo using @zolo-azania
To find more anti-repression fundraisers needing support and boosting, check out the column on ItsGoingDown.Org called In Contempt, where you can also find info on prisoners who’ve just been moved, have upcoming birthdays or who are in need of other help.
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