RFC 87 "New DEVO Shirt"

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At the top of this post you see the latest episode of Radio Free Charleston, which is comprised primarily of music from the CYAC Rock Opera, "Mary." We also have a really cool "120 Second Art Show" from the Habitat Restore Relics show a couple of weeks ago.


This year's production of "Mary" opens Friday at the WVSU Capitol Center Theater. Performances are at 8 PM on November 27 and 28 and December 3,4 and 5. A 2 PM Matinee will be held Sunday, November 29. Tickets are $9.50 for adults, $5.50 for students and seniors.


We brought our cameras into Monday's rehearsal so we could bring you this sneak preview of one of Charleston's coolest holiday traditions. This was another "guerrilla film-making" episode of the show, where we shot the show and try to have it online within 30 hours.





Before we dive into "Mary," we have a 120 Second Art Show. This is basically parts of the photo essay I posted here, set to music recorded at the event when a piano was rolled out for artist Sharon Lyn Stackpole. Sharon is a friend of the show, and I hope I pronounced her last name correctly when I introduced this piece. I rushed through the host bits without a script this episode. Host segments were an afterthought this time, which is why this show, dedicated to a musical about the birth of Christ, is called "New DEVO Shirt."





Mary" is one of the earliest collaborations between composer Mark Scarpelli and lyricist/director Dan Kehde. The duo, who had staged a successful production of "Hair" at the legendary Common Grounds, came up with the show as a vehicle for the talented young performers they were working with at the time.





When it was first staged in 1996, the show was a mere 45 minutes long, with an intermission added to stretch it to an hour. By the following year, 16 new songs were added to the score and an Original Cast Soundtrack was released in 1998.






Several friends of Radio Free Charleston have appeared in "Mary" throughout its now thirteen year run. "Jack The Ripper," Ryan Hardiman can be heard on the Original Cast Soundtrack as Joseph. Flare Baroshi, who made a memorable splash on our Halloween show with "Vampire Mafia" has played the title role twice. Tanya Dillon-Page, best known for her portrayal of Gabriel, was featured on last year's special "Mary" episode, along with Molly Means, who returns to this year's production in the title role. Also in last year's half-episode, RFc's resident diva, Melanie Larch, can be seen as Elizabeth.






From the end credits, here is the cast and credits for "Mary." The Rock Opera "Mary" music by Mark Scarpelli lyrics by Dan Kehde Mary...Molly Means Elizabeth...Maddy Gourevitch Gabriel...Micah Atkinson Zechariah...Nik Tidquist Joseph...Austin Thomas Herod...Meredith Overcash Spies, Angels and Heralds Liz McCormick Madison Lott Nick Curnutte Jarrell Jackson John Szasz Sarah Mandirola Amanda Mandirola Amanda Trail Samantha Oxley Jackie Cobb April Richardson-Morgan Haley Veronda Madison Lott Paige Baisden Directed by Dan Kehde Musical Director Eli Chambers The Contemporary Youth Arts Company of Charleston.





That's it for the behind-the-scenes notes on RFC 87. Check back Wednesday night for a special mid-week PopCulteer photo essay.

RFC 86 "Adamfest VI Shirt"
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Posted above you see the latest episode of Radio Free Charleston, " Adamfest VI Shirt." The host segments for this show were shot at Coonskin Park, about a week after the annual Adamfest show, which you will see part of in this show.


Our music comes from Denver's one man band, The Limbs, The ButtonFlies, who treat us to a very cool music video and we wrap up with a very special moment from Adamfest, featuring WATT4 and a friend.


We also have some fresh animation from Frank Panucci and a 60 second art show featuring the exhibit "Scenes Of Charleston" by Clayton Spangler.


You may notice that in the host segments I am wearing a lavalier microphonee for the first time on the show. After thirty-plus shows using a stick mic, we decided to try something new. The results are a little mixed. I'm wearing it too close, so my voice is a little boomy and bassy. Also, with my hand free, and my natural Italian propensity to talk with my hands, there are times in the show where it looks like I'm on a runway helping to land aircraft. But we'll keep trying.





Before we hit the music, we take a brief tour through Clayton Spangler's "Scenes Of Charleston." This exhibit of Clayton's photographic paintings on canvas can be seen at The Art Emporium, 823 Quarrier Street in Charleston through the end of November. You really ought to check out this show. It's some really impressive work.





Our first musical guest is The Limbs, an awesome one-man band from Denver that we previously featured on episode 73 of the show. That show will be back online by this weekend so you can check out the intesity of this unique talent.


This episode of RFC showcases The Limbs performing "Pander And Spurn," an incredible tune that has to be heard to be believed.


This video was shot earlier this year at The Empty Glass, around 2 AM, after a long night of great music. Our guest cameraman was Chris Higgins, and this, and The Limbs earlier appearance on the show performing "Razor Game," are among the most fun videos I've had the pleasure to edit this year. I knew how I wanted them to look while I was shooting them.


Our animation is by my brother, Frank Panucci. It's part of his series of over 700 animated clips of DEVO Energy domes. This untitled short, animated and scored by Frank, features thousands of synchronized Energy Domes poking out of holes.


Frank likes to animate iconic pop culture objects that mean a lot to him. Sadly, he cannot risk animating those iconic objects who are the intellectual property of litigious people. That's why he only does Energy Dome cartoons, instead of including Gumby, The Batmobile, Big Boy and The Lost In Space Robot B9.


The world is poorer for this.






Our next musical guest is The ButtonFlies, who come to us with a terrific music video for their song, "Sniffin Roses." This tune was written by Dave Frazier and Andrea Anderson, and the video was shot, directed and edited by Andrea. It's a great four-way split screen that bears repeated viewings.





The ButtonFlies play in town all the time. Check PopCult every Friday to see where they'll be playing next.





We wrap up the show with a very special moment from the last weekend of October. Adamfest is held every year to help out Adam Weaver in his battle against Hodgkin's Lymphoma. It's not just financial help, but moral and musical support. Adam has had a very rough 2009, spending several months in the hospital.





It was wonderful to see him at Adamfest, and it was even cooler to see Adam's uncle, Lee Harrah of the band WATT4 bring him up on stage. WATT4 then broke out their version of Iron Maiden's "Can I Play With Madness," one of Adam's favorite songs, and Adam joined in on vocals.


Even though the video is shaky and the audio is not up to our usual quality, there was no way I couldn't share this moment with my RFC viewers. It was a great thing to experience. Made me proud to be a member of Adam's A Team.


That's it for this week's RFC. Remember to check PopCult regularly for bonus video and background material, plus news on where you can see the artists and musician we feature on the show.

RFC 85
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| MySpace Video Above you see our epic 2009 Radio Free Charleston Halloween special,"HallowEast Shirt."


I'm going to post very detailed production notes about part of the show later this week, but first we do have some folks to thank for making this year's Halloween show happen. Specifically, Mark Wolfe and Amy Williams and The Charleston Area Alliance East End Main Street, Eamon Hardiman, Razor Sharp Productions, The No Pants Players, The Book Exchange and Flare Baroshi all went above and beyond in helping with this year's show, which was our most involved episode yet. It's also our longest, clocking in at just under half an hour (and that's after we jettisoned two complete songs and a couple of short films). We feature music from Unknown Hinson, The CYAC musical, "The Blob," The Big Bad and Flare Baroshi. We also have a Mini Movie, and a few extra treats along the way. Our host segments, featuring members of The No Pants Players (Go see Their SCARETACULAR this Saturday at The La Belle Theater in South Charleston) were shot in various locations in Charleston's East End. Jeff Bukovinsky, Mandy Petry, Joe Wallace and Duncan Stokes met up with us last Sunday at The Book Exchange, and we proceeded to skip from location to location, shooting our little comedy bits, aided and abetted by Mel Larch, Mark Wolfe and Amy Williams. We did a killer job, shooting guerilla style, and except for the guy playing me, everyone did a great job. Huge thanks to all involved. I'll be writing more about this shoot on Friday.










We filmed Unknown Hinson a few months back at the Sound Factory, and held on to one of his songs for our Halloween show. How could we celebrate the holiday without the undead King of Country Western Troubadors? We kick off our musical servings with a heaping helping of Unknown Hinson on a Silver Platter, which coincidentally, is the name of the song he performs.





Our second musical number is "Bela Lugosi," from the Contemporary Youth Arts Company production of "The Blob." We brought you a couple of songs from this show last month in episode 82, and we saved this one for you as a Halloween goodie. Written by Dan Kehde and Mark Scarpelli, and sng by the cast, this tune is a playful tribute to the master monster thespian. Recorded at The WVSU Capitol Center Theater.





Next we come to "I Wish Every Day Was Halloween" by The Big Bad. This music video, directed by Charleston horror auteur, Eamon Hardiman, is a tribute to the 1980s horror movie, "Night Of The Creeps." Eamon is currently hard at work on Razor Sharp Production's next epic, "Porkchop," (which co-stars recent RFC guest Sierra Ferrall). You'll be reading more about Porkchop in the coming months, and maybe we'll get a trailer to run on the show soon. This is a great video for a terriffic song.



We also have a Mini Movie, "Secret Asian Man Humanely Deals With An Ailing Pet." This public service documentary comes to us courtesy of The Plant Ro Duction People For The Ethnical Shootment Of Animals Organization. It was filmed in the secret bunker at The Greenbrier. The actor playing the doctor is Frank O'American, and we didn't show you the blooper reel. It seems that Frank wasn't such a good shot, and they had to keep bringing in new man-beasts. I think they nearly went through a dozen that day.





Finally, we come to Flare Baroshi. We've been working on getting this talented young lady on the show for months. In fact, she ran camera for the host segments on our last episode. Equally at home behind the camera and in front, Flare brings us the song "Vampire Mafia."





We shot the video in three nights over the last couple of weeks, with Flare and I co-directing. Detailed behind-the-scenes anecdotes and full production details and cast list will runhere later this week. So, I hope you enjoy the show.


Later this week we'll post a bonus blog with more production notes and tons of information on this weekend's Halloween events here in town.

Those moving images you see floating above this text is the latest episode of Radio Free Charleston. "The Watchmen Shirt" features music from Shindig and Joseph Hale, plus a commercial for the new official board game of RFC, and a long-awaited announcement. We announce the name of the winner of the First Great Guitar Giveaway.


Our host segments were shot in Barboursville at Route 60 Music, where we held the drawing for The First Great Guitar Giveaway. You will see the drawing, and find out who won. You'll also get to see some of the cool stuff that they have down at Route 60 Music. It truly is West Virginia's guitar Mecca.





I've got to thank Paul Calicoat and Route 60 Music one more time. Paul came up with the idea, and supplied the beautiful Danelectro 1963 Reisue Guitar. It's the first real contest we've had on Radio Free Charleston, and I hope that any contests we have in the future can live up to the coolness of this one.


Thanks also to everybody who entered.


In the coming weeks we will be returning to Route 60 Music to record some great local musicians performing in the store's cool demo area. In the background of our end credits you can get a glimpse of this great guitar (plus keyboards, amps, and other cool music stuff) store. The end credit music is courtesy of two guys who were just hanging out pickin'. There are always great musicians buzzing around Route 60 Music.














Our first musical guest is Shindig. We recorded them earlier this year at The La Belle Theater in South Charleston. You may remember a clip from this night that we showed you back on episode 61. We return to that evening to bring you Richie and the boys with the tender ballad, "Angie."


Usually we don't leave in intros for songs by the performers, but in this case, we had to let you hear Shindig's frontman, Richie , explain the sweet story behind this song. Shindig has a new collection out on ITunes. You can read about it at their website.






Joseph Hale is back on this week's show with a killer solo performance from Taylor Books, also recorded earlier this year. We've had Joseph on the show before as a solo artist, backing up John Radcliff, and as a member of OVADA.


Joseph is also one of Todd Burge's Odd Urges, who will will hopefully catch on camera one of these days. Joseph performs his original song, "Strangers In The Night."
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We welcome a new member to the RFC crew this week. Flare Baroshi joins us as a camera person and co-director.


Flare (seen at right) shot the host segments for this week's show, as well as most of the end credits.


Not content to stay behind the camera, in our very next episode, our Halloween epic, Flare Baroshi will debut the music video for her song "Vampire Mafia."


We also want to welcome our new sponsor, an exciting board game, coming soon to a toy store or ex-wive's house near you. Watch the show to check it out.



Our animation is prehistoric. That's pretty much all you need to know about it.


Radio Free Charleston will return in two weeks or so with our huge Halloween spectacular, featuring music from Flare Baroshi, Unknown Hinson, The Limbs, The Big Bad, The cast of "The Blob" and more!

RFC 82 "I Love NY Shirt"



Above you see the 82nd episode of Radio Free Charleston. This one's called "I Love NY Shirt" and features a sweet country tune by Jonathan Glen Wood, two songs from the CYAC musical, "The Blob" (Opening this Thursday at The WVSU Capitol Center Theater) and some very disturbing short films.


You also still have time to enter The First Great Guitar Giveaway courtesy of RFC and Route 60 Music. You could walk away with a beautiful, gold Danelectro 1963 Reissue Guitar. Entering is as easy as sending an email. Watch the show for details.


Host segments were shot behind Sam's Club at Southridge. There's no real reason for that, other than it being a good excuse to have lunch at Red Lobster.





We recorded Jonathan Glen Wood in Davis Park during FestivAll. Jonathan was accompanied by Jenny Alinder on fiddle, and brings us a great country ballad, "Waiting For You To Call." The first time we featured Jonathan, back on episode 52, he was performing solo, coincidentally enough also in Davis Park (but facing the other direction). A few months later, on episode 58, we had Jonathan on as a member of the now-sadly-defunct Lonely Town. We hope to have Jonathan back on the show soon.





Our other musical numbers originate from the Contemporary Youth Arts Company production of the Dan Kehde/Mark Scarpelli musical, "The Blob," which opens Thursday at the Capitol Center Theater on Summers Street. This a fun musical, based on the campy cold-war horror movie favorite. If you liked "Little Shop Of Horrors," you'll love "The Blob."





From the show, we feature the opening number, "Duck And Cover," which showcases most of the cast, and spotlights Nik Tidquist, Aaron Crothers and Maddie Gourevitch. This is a catchy, energetic tune that sets the tone for this over-the-top show.





Over the end credits, you'll get to hear The Blues Girls (the Greek Chorus that ties the show together) performing "Are We Alone." This is a beautiful little song that is reprised several times throughout the production. I can't recommend this show enough. Go see "The Blob."


Other features on the show this week are a little off-kilter. From The Plant Ro Duction Society For Animal Husbandry And Mineral Wifery comes "Elephant Reacts To A Nasty Peanut." I am told that the scenes of destruction in this short are not all genuine. Apparently the fence and some of the cars are computer-generated.


Our animation is provided by The National Association For Seal Walrus Love Acceptance. I realize that NASWA is a controversial group, but I didn't have any other animation to use this week.


That's it for this week. Don't forget to enter the First Great Guitar Giveaway. Time is running out. Look for our next show in seven days or so, then we're taking a couple of weeks off to work on this year's Halloween special.

Right above this text (if the internet is working properly) is the latest episode of Radio Free Charleston, "Abbey Road Shirt." This is our second tribute to the Beatles (the first was back on episode 28) and it features performances by Rubber Soul, Captain Crash and The Beauty Queen, and an animated video by Under The Radar.


This episode of the show almost didn't happen. I hadn't planned to do a Beatles tribute show, but at the September 5, 2009 No Pants Players show I ran into Rubber Soul's leader, Mark Scarpelli, and he told me about their upcoming show on September 19, where Rubber Soul is performing all of The Beatles Number One hits. The timing is perfect with all excitment over The Beatles Rockband and their remastered CDs, and I knew I had a couple of great Beatles covers tucked away in my archives, so within ten mnutes, I decided to make episode 81 our second Beatles tribute show.


In addition to a couple of tunes recorded last Wednesday during the Rubber Soul rehearsal, we also have Captain Crash and The Beauty Queen, recorded at Taylor Books, and a special performance by Under The Radar, recorded in August 2008 at St. Albans City Park. On top of that, we have a special animated promo for The Beatles Rockband, courtesy of XBox 360.





Rubber Soul was very brave, letting us come in and record them on the first rehearsal with a (nearly) full line-up. Listening to them gear up was great, and they're going to sound amazing this Saturday.


You'll get to hear the band run-through "Help" and "All You Need Is Love." The band is sporting a at least an eleven-person line-up, and a splendid time is guaranteed for all.


Rubber Soul will perform The Beatles #1 Hits September 19 at The WVSU Capitol Center Theater at 8 PM. Tickets are $10 and you can call (304) 342-6522 for more information. This will be a rare chance to hear Rubber Soul take on the early hits byThe Fab Four. They usually focus on the post-1965 years.





Our animation is a promo film commissioned by XBox 360 to promote The Beatles Rockband. It's essentially a commercial, but just look at it!





Also animated is our video for "Eleanor Rigby" by Under The Radar. We recorded this last year, but only with one camera, so I decided to jump in and make an animated video for it, because I'm stupid that way. When I created the video for Go Van Gogh's "Requiem For Pepperland" in our previous Beatles tribute show, it took me four days. I did this one in seven hours.


That's why these production notes are so short. My brain is fried. In fact, I look awful and was somewhat addled in the host segments, which were shot mere hours after I finished animating this video. It's the price I pay for making the art for you loyal viewers. It's an austere piece. Rather simple, but I think it works. It helped that I had such a great performance to work with.





We wrap up the show with Captain Crash and The Beauty Queen, Jonathan and Laura, doing their trademark take on "Across The Universe." CC&TBQ do a great version of this John Lennon classic, and we just happend to have a copy in our archives from last February.


Due to the spotty nature of these production notes, I'm going to revisit them in The PopCulteer this Friday. Until then, enjoy the show, and I hope I passed the audition.


DO NOT FORGET to enter the First Great Guitar Giveaway, from Radio Free Charleston and Route 60 Music. Watch the show to see how to win a Danelectro 1963 Reissue!

Above, you may take a gander at Radio Free Charleston's 80th episode, "No Pants Players Shirt." This edition of our local music and animation program has a bit of a nostalgic feel to it.


We recorded our host segments outside of WV Radio Corp, which is the building, from which the RFC radio show debuted, twenty years ago, this week.


Our musical guests are both veterans of the radio days. Go Van Gogh, Stephen Beckner, Timothy Rock, Mark Beckner and Johnny Rock, appear via a vintage video for their song "Shut Up, I Love You." While Blue Million is seen in a performance recorded just a couple of weeks ago here in Charleston.


We also have "Digitally Assaulted Charleston #2," a short animated bit by yours truly. You'll also get to see The GI Joe Adventure Team and you still have time to enter The First Great Guitar Giveaway from Radio Free Charleston and Route 60 Music.


This show does mark 20 years of Radio Free Charleston, even if 16 if those years were spent plotting the return, once the show got canceled on radio.


Over the next few months we're going to go back and revisit some of the great music that we first brought you "back in the day."


Also, The No Pants Players were guests on our very first video show, so it was only natural that I wore their shirt for this look back. Well, it's also because they threw shirts into the audience last Saturday, and Mel caught this one. Since Mel won't wear anything green, I got to snag it for the show.


We shot our host segments in front of 1111 Virginia St. East, the building where Radio Free Charleston was first unleashed on the world. If I can ever remember to ask permission, we might get to shoot inside there sometime.


Up first in the show is a vintage video by Go Van Gogh. You may remember RFC 69 featured this legendary band back in May. That entire episode was an edited version of the documentary "Go Van Gogh, The Sad Truth."


One of the things we trimmed from the film so we could cram it into an episode of RFC was this video. We ran a different video for this song way back in RFC 14.


That one was directed by Stephen Beckner. This video was directed by Timothy Rock, a fact that escaped my brain while I was ad-libbing the host segments. Sorry about that, Tim.


As I write this, less than ten hours have passed since we shot our host segments, and the show is encoding right at this moment. Sometimes in the haste of guerrilla online video, you work faster than your brain does. "Shut Up, I Love You" was the most-requested local song on the old radio broadcast, and it holds up twenty years later.


Our animation this week is by me. It's part two of "Digitally Assaulted Charleston." Part one ran in episode 24. Look for part three in episode 136.





Blue Million is the powerhouse rock group centered around Alan Griffith's amazing songwriting and singing. Back on the old radio RFC (I'm starting to sound rather geezer-esque, aren't I?) we featured Blue Million and Alan solo, and on one memorable night we aired a recording of Alan trying to sing Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" while saddled with additional vocals by The Stunning Janice and a certain blogger/webshow host who was trying and failing to imitate Mr. Zimmerman.


It is a testament to Alan's patience that he did not break his guitar over my head on that night.


We recorded Blue Million just a couple of weeks ago at Bruno's (formerly O'Kay's) on Leon Sullivan Way. It turns out that, once the sun sets, that's a great place to record a band.


Alan and the gang treat us to two songs on this show, Alan's own "Lazy Days, Lazy Bones," and Bo Diddley's "Bo Diddley." It's always great to hear Blue Million, and we've got some more of the show from that night coming up in next few weeks.


You also need to keep your eyes out for the First Great Guitar Giveaway, courtesy of Route 60 Music and RFC. This is your chance to win a Danelectro 1963 reissue guitar with twin lipstick-tube pick ups. All you have to do is watch the show and fire off an email to enter. The contest ends on September 30.


That's it for this week's show. Next week come back for our second Beatles tribute episode.

Above you see "DOMO Shirt," the 79th episode of Radio Free Charleston. In this episode you will find the special means by which to enter The First Great Guitar Giveaway! You'll also get to hear music from Columbus Ohio's Melty Melty, The Drunken Gentlemen and Douglas Imbrogno, backed up by Casi Null and Jeff Ellis.


In addition to tall that, you get a brand-spanking-new Plant Ro Duction Mini Movie, and our host segments, which were filmed just last night (as I write this) at Appalachian Power Park. We decided to tape there because RFC's camera mistress and resident diva, Melanie Larch, was called in at the last minute to sing The National Anthem.



We kick off the show with the long-awaited start of The First Great Guitar Giveaway from Route 60 Music and Radio Free Charleston. You'll have to watch the show for the details, but we have finally worked out the bugs by changing the method of entry. Now you just have to send your name, address and phone number to us via emaill at popcult@suddenlink.net, and make the secret code word, as revealed in the show, the subject line. The contest runs until Midnight, September 30th. A drawing will be held at Route 60 Music in early October.






Our first musical performance this time is "The Green Green Hills Of Earth" by Douglas Imbrogno. We recorded this at Ron Sowell's Unity Open Stage in the late summer of 2007. Doug is backed up on this number by Casi Null (this was back when The Clementines were as yet to be named) and Jeff Ellis. The notable thing about this number, aside from the fact that it's really good, is that Doug has no memory of it. Luckily the RFC cameras were on hand to preserve the moment. For more moments like this, check out The Unity Open Stage at The Unity Church in North Charleston the second Friday of every month.






Our Mini Movie this time is "Young Couple Loves A Tire," which is based on a short story written by Albert Camus while he was smoking a Camel and riding a camel. This story was previously adapted as a concept album, by the progressive rock group, Camel. This mini movie was shot on location by the Plant Ro Duction Secret Masonic Jar Lodge and Partridge Family Conspiracy in Venice, which they had drained for a couple of weeks so that it could pass for Los Angeles.






Melty Melty comes to us from Columbus Ohio. A few weeks ago, Tofujitsu brought them to The Empty Glass while they were celebrating their CD release. Sean, Kevin and Brian craft really cool progressive pop that recalls the work of Radiohead. We present them to you performing the song, "Same Situation," recorded on the same night as Tofujitsu and Universes, from our recent shows.







On the way out this week we bring you The Drunken Gentlemen with "Slow Blues Thing," which, at the moment, is an instrumental. We'll be recording The Drunken Gentlemen (who are Guy and Bobby from The Pistol Whippers, plus the Amazing Dennis on bass) in the future with a full crew. This was grabbed with one camera during Libby Roja's birthday show last Friday at The Empty Glass. I think it sounds and looks pretty good, considering.



That's it for this week's show. Next week is our 80th episode, and it falls on the 20th anniversary of debut of the Radio Free Charleston radio show, so we should do something really special...but I don't have anything planned yet, so you'll just have to come back and see what I can cook up in seven days.

Up above you see "Kirby Captain America Shirt," the latest, and longest, episode of Radio Free Charleston.


In this week's RFC you get tons of music from Tofujitsu (Sean Richardson and Karen Allen) and former Mountain Stage band member, and legendary violinist, Deni Bonet. Our animation is by Nina Paley, an excerpt from her feature film, "Sita Sings The Blues."


Host segments were shot on the West Side of Charleston, on a little-traveled scenic outlook. Really. Would I lie to you?


Tofujitsu recently unveiled their debut CD, "One Man's Trash," and we have the title track from that disc on this week's show. Sean Richardson and Karen Allen are regulars on RFC, and it's a kick to see them release their first CD.


They're joined by Deron Sodaro and Mark Davis on this tune. Mark and Deron also play on "Winged Cyclops" over the end credits, and the band is also aided on this atmospheric piece by Mark Beckner.


Our animation is a clip from "Sita Sings The Blues" by Nina Paley. I posted this entire feature film and wrote about it extensively here in PopCult a couple of weeks ago. Go check it out.


Headlining this week's show is Deni Bonet, whom I met so long ago that it wouldn't be polite to mention it here.


Deni was a mainstay of The Mountain Stage Band, and a member of Stark Raven. Since venturing out into the world, she has played in support of REM Robyn Hitchcock, Sarah McLachlan and scores of other world-class artists.


Deni has also continued to create her own original music.


She's bringing that music to LiveMix Studio on Saturday, August 15 at 8PM. We'll be on hand to help record this show for a possible DVD release. It'll be great to see Deni again. You can check out an interview with Deni by Bill Lynch in The Gazz.


We have Deni performing her show-stopper, "Alone," live from The Living Room in New York City.


That's our show this week. If our notes seem abbreviated, it's because I managed to squeeze in a brief birthday-week vacation, and I'm pulling an all-nighter to get the show online by Thursday morning. Also, don't expect much in The PopCulteer this week. I got stuff to do. Other stuff than usual.