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WFMH Shares 5 Halloween Songs to Get Spooky With

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Karen Lee / 0 Comment

He Met Me In the Guest House by Bappi Lahiri Soundtrack and title song to the Indian Hindi horror movie Guest House (1980). The plot involves Christopher who is...

History/Music History

Italian Women Singers in the Beat Era

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Jim Bunnelle

For those accustomed to the lushness of 60s French pop, Italian can take some getting used to. Its screeching string accents, midrange vibratos and operatic bol...

Commentary/DJ's/Featured/History/Music History

Remembering DJ Anita Sarko: The Only Downtown Club Trendsetter That Mattered

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Freeform Portland Blog / 0 Comment

by Taylor Hill Taylor Hill’s tribute episode “Danceteria: Selections from DJ Anita Sarko” will air live on Freeform Portland Wednesday June 26th at 4pm Pacific....

Featured/Hip Hop/History/Music/Music History/Uncategorized

How The Moog Synthesizers Helped Revolutionize the Sound of Hip Hop

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Freeform Portland Blog / 0 Comment

by William Vance When Robert Moog sold his first vacuum-tube theremin kit back in the early 1950s, one would scarcely imagine he envisioned the world-changing i...

History/Music History

Japanese Kayōkyoku Women, 1960s-70s

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Jim Bunnelle

Western influences in Japanese pop music can be found starting 100 years ago. Jazz journeyed back over the Pacific on steamers by citizens traveling abroad, fir...

Commentary/Featured/History/Music History/Punk Rock

Punks Not Dead, but Maximum Rocknroll Is: A Farewell Letter to the MRR Zine

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Freeform Portland Blog / 0 Comment

At the beginning of this year, Maximum Rocknroll announced that their print publication would be ending its 37 year run. The May issue would be its last. When t...

Commentary/film reviews/Hip Hop/History/Jazz/Music History

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes- A Review

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Karen Lee / 0 Comment

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2018) is a documentary directed by Swedish filmmaker Sophie Huber telling the story of the legendary Blue Note jazz label f...

album reviews/Bollywood/Commentary/History/International Music/Uncategorized

Bappi Lahiri the Disco King of India

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Karen Lee / 0 Comment

Bappi Lahiri, also known in India as “The Disco King,” was born in Calcutta, West Bengal in 1952, to Bengali classical singers Aparesh Lahiri and Bansari Lahari...

Hip Hop/History/Music History

Janet Reno – Miami Bass and African American Advocate

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Karen Lee / 0 Comment

Janet Reno & Luther Campbell aka Luke Skyywalker - CNN

Commentary/film reviews/History/Misc/Music/Music History/radio/Uncategorized

Who in the World was Benjamin S?

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Karen Lee

I discovered Benjamin S from receiving his album Kompor Meluduk for Christmas from my partner a couple of years ago. Upon hearing it, our minds were blown from ...

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