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Haroula Rose & Maximina Juson on Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM

"All Happy Families,” written and directed by Haroula Rose, is a compelling portrait of family dysfunction, starring Josh Radnor, Becky Ann Baker, Rob Huebel, Chandra Russell, John Ashton, Ivy O’Brien, Antoine McKay, David Pasquesi, Colleen Camp, and Rodney Crowell. The film follows two competitive brothers and their parents as they reunite in their childhood home for a weekend filled with secrets and unresolved tensions. Produced by Michael Shannon, it will be in theaters on September 20th and available on demand and digital on October 18th.

Maximina Juson is founder of HUMovies, a film and video production company in Los Angeles. In addition to directing and producing “One Person, One Vote?,” Juson was a Consulting Producer for “Mama Bears” which premiered at SXSW 2022 and was nominated for the Grand Jury prize for Best Documentary Feature. She was producer for 2020 doc feature “Harlem Rising” and a 2021 National Endowment for the Humanities grant recipient.

WUSB's Sunday Street Series Presents Willie Nile

Come see Willie Nile perform at the Long Island Museum on Sunday, October 6 at 5:00 PM, as part of WUSB's Sunday Street Series.

Destinies Remembers Richard Sherman-part 2

From Howard Margolin:

This week, Destinies continues its memorial for Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer and songwriter Richard M. Sherman.

Tune in Friday night, and travel back to August 30th, 2013, when Richard joined Perseverance Records producer Robin Esterhammer for a telephone interview to discuss and introduce selections from the 45th anniversary re-release of the soundtrack of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

In this re-mastered and expanded edition, you'll hear songs from not only the film soundtrack but also the London Cast Recording of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, starring Michael Ball.

You'll learn about the new songs written for the stage production, which also ran on Broadway, as well as how certain lyrics were updated.

Plus, you'll be treated to a specially created version of the title song, sung in multiple languages, compiled from recordings made around the world.

Friday, September 6th, at 11:30 PM.

Melting World 8/24/24

As autumn approaches and a new semester begins, we invite you to another extended edition of "Melting World" this Saturday from 10 PM to 3 AM Sunday, featuring a diverse mix of cosmic sounds.

Tune in for Euro psych from Magic Brother*Mystic Sister (Spain), Our Solar System, My Brother The Wind (Sweden), Hypnodrone Ensemble (Germany), The Obscure River Experiment, and Pilot Voyager (Hungary). We'll also feature Kosmische from Manuel Göttsching & Michael Hoenig (Germany) and Tarotplane (USA), 4th World sounds from Jon Hassell (USA), Michael Brook (Canada), Nodens Ictus (UK), and an Alice Coltrane live recording at Carnegie Hall (2/21/71). Ambient tracks from Robert Davies (USA) and Space Colours (Germany) round out the night.

All of it takes place this Saturday night at 10:00 PM on WUSB!

DESTINIES PROMO for 8/23/24 (Destinies reviews Alien: Romulus)

From Howard Margolin:

Last week, Alien: Romulus opened in theaters, reviving the 45-year-old franchise with its first entry in 7 years.

This week, the Destinies Film Review Team assembles to discuss the movie. Tune in Friday night at 11:15 PM, and find out whether this new entry breaks through like a chestburster, or if it's just another alien dog. Does the film break new ground within the series, or is it just an Alien version of "The Force Awakens?"

Are the characters compelling, or are they just ciphers whose fates end up meaning nothing but excuses for gore?

Who were the standouts in the cast? How did the re-creation of the likeness of actor Ian Holm come across? And, what is this film worth on the famous Destinies zero to $9.50 rating scale?

Find out when hosts Howard Margolin, Timothy Gillespie, and Justin Paul review Alien: Romulus.

Friday, August 23rd, at 11:15 PM.

Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction.

DJ Hurricane & Davy DMX Talk Hall of Fame Ceremony on SOUNDS OF FILM

Hip-hop stars DJ Hurricane and Davy DMX are Tom Needham's special guests this week on the Sounds of Film. They are going to be discussing their upcoming induction into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 24th at 7:30 pm.

Also attending the event are music legend Kurtis Blow, Public Enemy's Johnny Juice and new inductee, DJ Jazzy Jay.

Read more...

The program airs Thursday, August 22 at 6:00 PM. 

 

 

Steve Albini Special on Omega Radio

 

Omega invites all of its followers, listeners, and supporters of ours & WUSB for an extensive ten-hour tribute of Steve Albini's musical resume. From his beginnings before big black all the way to Shellac's '24 release "To All Trains", we celebrate a lifetime of his production values for many essential albums by many citically lauded artists. From alternative noise rock, drones, thrash, industrial, punk, garage, metalcore, and even harsh hoise. Here's a proper euology to a musical figure who shaped culture and made everyone's lives for the better. 

The special will air at midnight on August 5 and August 19. 

Destinies goes to Dimension X

From Howard Margolin:

This week, Destinies presents a 73-year slipback on the Destinies Radio Theater.

Tune in Friday night, and travel to "The Veldt," as originally aired on the August 9th, 1951 episode of "Dimension X."

In this adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic short story, "In a totally automatic house, there's a totally automatic nursery, with a pack of real lions. The kids' playroom is nothing to fool around about." Hear this tale of one of the earliest examples of virtual reality, and what was probably the inspiration for Star Trek: The Next Generation's holodeck, which almost always led to the ship's being in danger.

Friday, August 9th, at 11:30 PM.
Hosted by Howard Margolin.

Melting World 8/10/24: Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound 50th anniversary remembrance

This year's Days Between celebration honors the Grateful Dead's legendary Wall of Sound, a groundbreaking live sound system designed by Owsley Stanley III. This system featured over 600 JBL speakers arranged in a massive wall behind the band, powered by 48 McIntosh amplifiers to deliver 28,800 watts of continuous power across six separate sound systems and eleven channels.

Join us this Saturday from 10:00 pm to 3:00 am Sunday as we play selected sets from May to August 1974 Wall of Sound concerts and discuss this revolutionary sound system while celebrating Jerry Garcia's life. We'll also feature artists who collaborated with the Grateful Dead throughout their career. Prepare your favorite recreational activities and tune in for a truly psychoactive listening experience.