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WUSB at Patchogue Alive After Five.

Come say hello and mingle with us as you enjoy Patchogue’s Alive After Five. We will be going live throughout the event and don’t forget to check out our newest swag and upcoming stations events.

WUSB will be at the Patchogue’s Alive After Five on the following dates.

June 27
July 11
July 25
August 8 (rain date, August 22)

We hope to see you there!

For more information about Live After Five, visit http://aliveafterfive.com/.

Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy winning composer Gabriel Yared is going to be Tom Needham's exclusive guest


Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy winning composer Gabriel Yared is going to be Tom Needham's exclusive guest this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM. Gabriel is most well-known for his scores for 'The English Patient,' 'Cold Mountain,' 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' and 'The Lives of Others.' Later this year, Gabriel Yared is going to be receiving the distinguished Max Steiner Award in the City of Music, Vienna.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Oscar-Winning-Composer-Gabri...

Airs Thursday, May 30, 6-8 PM.

Chuck Smith Reveals How Barbara Rubin Inspired Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, and Lou Reed On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM

Chuck Smith, the director of Barbara Rubin & THE EXPLODING NY UNDERGROUND is Tom Needham's special guest this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

For more information, visit https://www.broadwayworld.com/long-island/article/Chuck-Smith-Reveals-Ho...

Fee Waybill on Fermented Radio


Fee Waybill, founding member of The Tubes, joins Marc Greene on Fermented Radio this week. Fee is an iconic Performance Artist whose career has spanned four and a half decades. In addition to his commonly known musical endeavors, Fee has been featured in many Films and Theatrical productions. Fee and The Tubes are on the road playing The Completion Backward Principle album in its entirety. Tune into this weeks edition of Fermented Radio and catch up with Fee Waybill.

Fermented Radio airs live on WUSB 90.1 fm each Friday from 10am to Noon

Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt & PAUL BUTTERFIELD STORY's Director To Be Guests On Tom Needham's THE SOUNDS OF FILM

The Magnetic Field's Stephin Merritt and the director of HORN FROM THE HEART: THE PAUL BUTTERFIELD STORY, John Anderson, are Tom Needham's exclusive guests this Thursday on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

For more information, visit https://www.broadwayworld.com/long-island/article/Magnetic-Fields-Stephi...

Airs Thursday, May 14, 6-8 PM.

48 LAWS OF POWER's Robert Greene and Composer Ilan Eshkeri To Be Guests On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM

THE LAWS OF HUMAN NATURE Author, Robert Greene, and UK-based composer Ilan Eshkeri are Tom Needham's special guests this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

For more information, please visit https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/48-LAWS-OF-POWERs-Robert-Gre...

Airs Thursday, May 9, 6-8 PM..

Captain Phil's Planet interviews IZZ, Ethan Maxwell and Michael Schilling!

John Galgano and/or Laura Meade of the band IZZ (http://www.izzmusic.com) will be calling in in the 3pm hour to discuss the new album Mostly Harmless and to find out if a Vogon Constructor Fleet is heading for Earth. We'll also talk about the upcoming gigs at the Terra Incognita festival and the New Jersey Proghouse show.

It will also be the world premiere of IZZ's new song, Don't Panic, which will be played around 3pm

Then at 4:00 PM, Ethan Meixsell and/or Joe Narduli are calling in to talk about Ethan's CD Release show at the Rail in Smithtown May 9th, 2019.

And lastly, at 4:30pm we'll be having the Shore Leave 41 preview with Mike Schilling (https://www.shore-leave.com) going over the guest list and what's else is new on the Final Frontier!

All this and great new Progressive Rock music on Captain Phil's Planet!

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/570553210100999/

Airs Thursday, May 9, 3-5 PM.

Blind Melon Have A Lot To Say On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM

Legendary rock band Blind Melon's Christopher Thorn and Roger Stevens are Tom Needham's special guests this upcoming Thursday, May 2nd at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM. They will be discussing their innovative documentary, ALL I CAN SAY, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in the 'Viewpoints' Documentary Program.

For more information, visit https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Blind-Melon-Have-A-Lot-To-Sa...

Airs Thursday, May 2, 6-8 PM.

Andrew Colyer, Jann Klose & Lt Gordon Captain Phil's Planet

Tune in to Captain Phil's Planet as Andrew Colyer (http://colyermusic.com) joins us in the 3pm hour to discuss his preparations for the 3.2 tour with Robert Berry and his career in music as he tells us of adventures in Progressive rock and gives us directions to Carnegie hall!

Then in the 4pm hour Jann Klose (https://jannklose.com/) calls in to talk about his next tour and his new album In Tandem!

Finally we will contact Moonbase Alpha with Space 1999 Props and ships expert Gordon Moriguchi and his quest for the perfect Eagle! All on Captain Phil's Planet!

Learn more and connect with Captain Phil on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/683617705416759/

Airs Thursday, April 25, 3-5 PM.

Director John Pilger Defends Julian Assange On Tom Needham's THE SOUNDS OF FILM

Award-winning director/journalist John Pilger and activist Cindy Sheehan are Tom Needham's special guests this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM. He will be discussing his outrage over Assange's recent arrest in London.

For more information, visit https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Director-John-Pilger-Defends...

Airs April 25, 6-8 pm.