12:00 AM (Midnight) PST: Fridays
Themed mixes are made live and spontaneously on the air from a variety of formats and equipment. There is a plan and there is no plan. The mix consists of found sound of many kinds and from many sources, old and new, put together on the run as the continuous audio collage continues. OTE sometimes employs “Receptacle Programming,” which means you. Hosted by Jon Leidecker and Robert Cole.
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On this Thanksgiving night, The Credibility Gap reviews the Rose Bowl parade as it happens, artist manifestos are continued, paintings and painters are described, Crosley Bendix is back for a rare cultural review in which he does his best to confuse you, and lots of esoteric audio art and art music throughout. 3 Hours.
Laden with art manifestos, we lead off with the Futurist Manifesto and the writings of Marinetti, the Futurist esthetic of speed and denial, Moma paintings described for the blind, artists describe their work and process, and Gregory Whitehead analyzes the scream at length and in depth on the radio with callers screaming. 3 Hours.
The art continues with death art, a suicidal personal creativity rant by Phineas Narco, Smelly Water, a museum tour of paintings and sculpture, What Is The Matter With Amy Glennon by Sheila Davies, David Byrne on venues and room context, Adolph Hitler, Jackie Apple on time, artists describe their working process, falling to pieces, and … Continued
The Beats go on with more by and about the Beat Generation. Ken Nordine plays big part in this one with some early public readings, Ginsberg is interviewed about the Beats when the Beats were new, Kerouac on the history of Bop, jazz songs and music, poetry recited by several Beat poets, and poet callers … Continued
A collaged survey of the original Beat scene on both the East and West Coast. (Did you know the term refers to “beaten down” and has nothing to do with snapping fingers?) Several extended news features on this new, emerging social and cultural phenomenon of values rejection, Kerouac and his poetry are emphasized, songs about … Continued
After a Language Alert notice to watch out for all too many offensive words, we spread Lenny Bruce across three hours. Bruce expounds and improvises on sex, dope, comedy, insecurity, dirty words, the nature of obscenity, his legal hassles and busts, and night club hecklers. Bruce was the first to bring the most taboo street … Continued
