Two-Time Academy Award Winning Director Barbara Kopple, Producers Eric Forman & David Cassidy, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard "Taco" Sanchez and John Limbert, Diplomat and one of the Iran Hostages are Tom Needham's guests on THE SOUNDS OF FILM. They will be speaking about Kopple's amazing new documentary DESERT ONE. Also on the program are RBG director, Julie Cohen, and BUOYANCY director, Rodd Rathjen.

For more information, visit https://www.broadwayworld.com/long-island/article/DESERT-ONES-Barbara-Ko...

Airs Thursday, September 24, 6-8 PM.

Legendary directors Alexander Payne, Ernest Dickerson, Josh Fox and Hal Hartley are Tom Needham's special guests on this Thursday's THE BEST OF THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

Alexander Payne is one of America's most esteemed writer/directors. He is known for his films 'Citizen Ruth,' 'Election,' 'Sideways,' 'The Descendants,' and 'Nebraska.' He is a two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and a three-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director. In 1995, Payne's film 'Sideways' won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture.

Ernest Dickerson is a director, cinematographer, writer, and producer. He first became well-known as Spike Lee's cinematographer on many of Lee's classic films including 'She's Gotta Have It,' 'Do the Right Thing,' and 'Malcolm X.' In 1992, Ernest left Spike to direct his first feature film, 'Juice,' starring Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps. The film tells the story of four Harlem youths who struggle with important life decisions. After 'Juice's success, Ernest Dickerson went on to direct many episodes of HBO's acclaimed series 'The Wire' and 'Treme,' as well as episodes of 'Once Upon a Time,' 'The Walking Dead' and 'Dexter.'

Josh Fox is a film director, playwright and activist who is most well-known for his Emmy-winning documentary GASLAND. He is also recognized for his films GASLAND PART 2, and HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN'T CHANGE. Fox is the founder of the theater and film company International WOW Company. His latest work is THE TRUTH HAS CHANGED, a book, solo theater performance, and a film about misinformation and propaganda.

For more information, visit https://www.broadwayworld.com/long-island/article/Alexander-Payne-Ernest...

Thursday, September 10, 2020
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Next up on Captain Phil's Planet join us as we celebrate the next two ProgStock presents (https://www.progstock.com/2020/) featuring Joe Deninzon and Stratospheerius (September 12th http://Stratospheerius.com) Aaron Clift (September 19th www.aaronclift.com) and Rob Shepard of Manticore (September 19th www.ManticoreNY.com)

We'll also hear from our friend Cmdr Roy about Roy's Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner (https://www.facebook.com/roystiedyescificorner/) upcoming Facebook show celebrating Space: 1999 on September 13th 2020!

Roy's Tie-Dye Sci-Fi on at 3:05pm
Joe Deninzon on at 3:30pm
Aaron Clift on at 4:00pm
Rob Shepard of Manticore on at 4:40pm
Joe Deninzon and Stratospheerius
http://Stratospheerius.com

For more information, visit the Captain Phil Planet's Facebook event. https://www.facebook.com/events/2657639911168201

Tom Needham's very special guest on THE SOUNDS OF FILM this week is actor Jason Biggs, star of the new film, THE SUBJECT.

Jason Biggs is well known for his roles in the AMERICAN PIE movies, SAVING SILVERMAN, Woody Allen's SOMETHING ELSE, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK and Broadway's THE GRADUATE.

For more information, visit https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/AMERICAN-PIEs-Jason-Biggs-Ta...

Airs Thursday, September 3, 6-8 PM.

John O of the Salvage & Recovery Radio Show welcomes organizer Terrel Tuosto from Long Island Peaceful Protest, student activist Ezekiel from William Floyd Must Fall, Dylan Rice, Democratic candidate for the 8th Assembly district and Daysi Calavia-Robertson of Newsday to discuss the state of the BLM movement on Long Island, where it's going and how it is perceived by the Long Island community.

Airs Monday, August 31, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

Listen in at 90.1 fm on Long Island (107.3 in the Stony Brook area) or digitally at:

http://wusb.fm/
http://stream.wusb.stonybrook.edu:8090/listen.pls
http://streema.com/radios/play/30457
https://tunein.com/radio/WUSB-901-s23424/

Tune into the Spin Zone with Jersey Jim on Tuesday morning Sept 1st from 8 to 10 am as he features tracks from the brand new Gathering Time album called Old Friends.

He will also be interviewing band member Stuart Markus as he will also talk about the new release.

Don't miss it! Tuesday, September 1, 8-10 AM.

Hubert Sauper, the director of EPICENTRO, is Tom Needham's special guest this Thursday on WUSB's SOUNDS OF FILM.

The latest documentary from Oscar-nominated director Hubert Sauper is a creative portrait of "utopian" Cuba and its resilient people a century after the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana, the event that ushered in the American Empire alongside a modern form of world conquest: cinema itself.

For more information, visit: https://www.broadwayworld.com/long-island/article/Oscar-Nominated-Direct...

Airs Thursday, August 27, 6-8 PM.

Bradstock XXVII is temporarily joining the 27 club but the show must go on!

While the live Bradstock 2020 event at Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck in Center Moriches has been cancelled due to COVID19, WUSB will be presenting VIRTUAL BRADSTOCK 2020 on Sunday, September 6.

Get ready for a virtual 10 hour marathon of great live music as we will be airing performances from various Bradstock's, digging back as far as 2004!

Here are the details:

Date: Sunday, September 6th 2020 (Labor Day weekend Sunday)

Time: Noon until 10 pm - 10+ hours total! (Follows right after The Charlie Backfish “Sunday Street” show)

Performances: Over 27 artists and bands compiled from our 2004-2019 live master recordings archive including but not limited to:

· Ed Travers

· Ken “The Rocket” Korb

· Miles to Dayton

· David Amram

· David Bromberg

· Tornado Alley

· Buddy Merriam

· Gathering Time

· Taj Weekes

· Shecky and the Twangtones

· Funk’n A

· Noah’s Ark

· The Waterstreet Blues Band

· KC Cowan and Tributes

· Easy Chief

· The Electrix

· Jerry McDonald

Check out the Bradstock article in the 1st edition of the WUSB Newsletter by Chris Laporta if you're interested in learning more about WUSB's history with Bradstock.
http://wusb.fm/node/72361

Bradstock XVIII is set to return on September 4-5, 2021.

Happy (virtual) Bradstock!

Billy Joel Band's Liberty DeVitto and Richie Cannata, and THE GIG ECONOMY's Keif Roberts are Tom Needham's special guests this Thursday on WUSB's SOUNDS OF FILM.

THE GIG ECONOMY, a deep dive into the gig economy, reveals its promise and pitfalls through intimate portraits of workers and interviews with leading experts. The gig economy promises freedom, flexibility and entrepreneurship to workers, but does not emphasize the many problems.

Keif Roberts is an award winning filmmaker. He has directed or co-directed several documentaries, including Anxious, South Bronx United, Under the Bus, Peter Pan Bakery, Working Horses, The Breach, Analog Dreams and Sick School. He has worked with ABC-TV, WPIX, NYRA, The ASPCA, DIY Network and New York Road Runners.

Longtime Billy Joel drummer Liberty DeVitto and musician Richie Cannata will also be special guests this Thursday on the Sounds of Film. Liberty played drums on every Billy Joel album from 1976-1993, including the albums Turnstiles, The Stranger, 52nd Street, Glass Houses, and An Innocent Man. He is also prominently featured in the documentary Billy Joel: A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia. Richie joined them on the "Turnstiles," where he would play that amazing solo on New York State of Mind.

For more information, visit https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Past-Billy-Joel-Band-Members...

Airs Thursday, August 20, 6-8 PM.

  

Tuesday August 18th 2020 Captain Phil welcomes Larry John McNally and Harry Waters (https://www.mcnallywaters.com/) to the Jim Dexter Show. Harry Waters and Larry John McNally are part of a fantastic line up of artists performing at the ProgStock Virtual series (https://www.StageIt.com/ProgStock) which continues this Saturday August 22nd with this incredible line up

Saturday, August 22:
4pm: IO Earth Acoustic (45 Minutes)
5PM: The Holzman/Getter Collective (45 minutes)
6PM: Beledo (45 minutes)
7PM: Mile Marker Zero (45 minutes)
8PM: McNally Waters (90 minutes)

This is an extended interview with Harry and Larry and we'll be featuring music by the duo as well as tracks we discussed throughout the conversation! Tune in, Stream it and then check out the online concert on Saturday August 22nd!
McNally Waters

Airs Tuesday, August 18, 6-8 AM.