In 1973, the world of popular music changed forever with the release of ‘Tubular Bells’, the first album on Virgin Records. It was two mostly instrumental tracks, composed by 19 year old Mike Oldfield, who played almost all the instruments. Besides the fact it became even more famous as the theme for ‘The Exorcist’, the LP could be heard around the world, usually accompanied by wafts of marijuana smoke billowing from basements, apartments and farmhouses. This golden anniversary recording, is the original epic masterpiece, performed in its entirety by a top session band and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with choir. So, get your best recreational stuff to imbibe, and tune in for Tubular Bells, on the exact anniversary date, Thursday, May 25th at 2PM with your host JD!

“It’s amazing to think that it’s been 50 years since I wrote Tubular Bells, and I am touched that my music has reached so many people all over the world during that time.” – Mike Oldfield

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Time for a blues blast! Have a blast when you tune in the Blueshound on Soul of the Blues this Thursday from 12-2pm on AshevilleFM! Listen live on the radio at 103.3fm or stream it live and whenever you want for 2 weeks after it airs at ashevillefm.org! Got plenty of new releases to share from Memphis based Tony Holiday, New Orleans based Dean Zucchero, a live recording by Louisiana Red and Carey Bell, keyboard wizard Bruce Katz and blues rocker Joe Bonamassa! In addition, you’ll hear Bonnie Raitt and a tribute with some cool guests for Gregg Allman! For the Notcho’ Blues Artist this week you’ll hear tracks from The Beatles album-Revolver! Tune in the Blueshound on Soul of the Blues this week for 2 hours of lapping, butt slapping blues, baby!

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Join DJSmittymon this week as he welcomes George Trouble (vocals /guitarist) with local Asheville band – The Zealots – on the Positive Vibes’ Early Morning Music Sessions..

Live in-studio performance and talk with George about the bands birthday tribute show for Bob Dylan at the Grey Eagle this Sunday, May 21st… and more…

happens this Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 – starts around 9am..

Positive Vibes  starts at 8am with great reggae and local vibes –

@103.3 ashevillefm

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Comics, Collage and Anti-Copaganda with Johnny Damm

This week, a new contributor, Ian, talks to cartoonist and educator Johnny Damm about his recent releases I’m a cop, featuring dialogue from Police Union speeches and Riot Comics: Tompkins Square Park, which explores the 1988 Tompkins Square Riot in which Police evicted an unhoused encampment in the park on New York’s Lower East Side. They discuss the collage technique by which Damm assembles his comics, how his work dovetails with the larger work of abolition, and the role of propaganda in movement-making. Listeners can follow Johnny Damm on twitter @dammjohnny (with two m’s) and on IG @johnny.damm. His website is JohnnyDamm.com. You can hear the full podcast here.

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Also notable, are Damm’s influence by Jack Halberstam‘s ideas that became the book The Queer Art of Failure ala the Failure Biographies book, and Damm’s representations of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, a similar but smaller trans and queer uprising in San Francisco  in 1966, preceding the more famous Stone Wall Riots of 1969 in New York City.

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Featured Track:

• More Light by J Mascis and The Fog from More Light

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We’ve got a lot of wild & weird new kids’ music on Radio Active Kids this week, including an interview with A Horse A Spoon A Bucket, who have a great new album out called Adventures in Hill City! Also, new songs by Kath Bee, Jelly of the Month Club, Will’s Jams & Seeka Sings, Mommy’s lil Monsterz, Michael and the Rockness Monsters, #NEWTS, Mr. Ben’s Music, Tim Hoh’s Music For Kids, Em and Me, Stuart Stotts, #UncleBensRhetoricallyIntrospectiveChildrensEnsemble & more!!! 8-10am ET Saturday at ashevillefm.org/show/radio-active-kids or tun.in/pjiei & podcasting at https://anchor.fm/radio-active-kids!

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Join The UnCola tomorrow night at 8 PM est for our personally curated fifth volume of Forgotten pop from the 1990s.

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