This week, Destinies honors the memory of composer and performer Vangelis, who died on May 17th at the age of 79.

Tune in Friday night, as the pioneering, Oscar-winning electronic musician is remembered with songs from "The Music of Cosmos," Blade Runner, "Mythodea: Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey," "Juno to Jupiter," and his collaboration with Jon Anderson, "The Friends of Mr. Cairo."

Friday, October 7th, at 11:30 PM.
Hosted by Howard Margolin.

Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction

Tune into Tom Needham’s SOUNDS OF FILM’s “Wes Anderson Special” featuring music from his movies French Dispatch, Rushmore, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, Isle of Dogs, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tennenbaums & more.

The show will feature an eclectic mix of music from Mark Mothersbaugh, Alexandre Desplat, David Bowie, Nico, Ennio Morricone, The Kinks, Rene Touzet, Francoise Hardy, Hank Williams, Faces, Joan Baez, Elliott Smith, Seu Jorge & more.

Worldwide listeners can tune into the SOUNDS OF FILM internet livestream on Thursday at 6 pm EST at wusb.fm.

NOTHING COMPARES Director Kathryn Ferguson Talks Sinéad O'Connor on Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM

Directed by Kathryn Ferguson (Taking the Waters, Space to Be), NOTHING COMPARES charts Sinéad OʼConnorʼs phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and examines how she used her voice at the height of her stardom, before her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream. Focusing on O’Connor’s prophetic words and deeds from 1987 to 1993, the film presents an authoritative, richly cinematic portrait of this fearless trailblazer through a contemporary feminist lens.

Read more...

SHA NA NA celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2020 as well as the 50th anniversary of The WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL appearing at the original site in BETHEL N.Y.

Read more...

Airs Thursday, September 22, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Aaron Clift joins the Planet at 3:00 p.m. on September 22 to talk about the new Aaron Clift Experiment album and premiere a brand new song!

Then at 4:00 p.m., we talk with legendary singer Annie Haslam about the new Renaissance live concert CD and the upcoming tour. incuding the Patchogue theater show on October 19!

Read more...

This week, Destinies presents a return visit from an author who is making his name in the field of science fiction satire.
Tune in Friday night, as J.R.H. Lawless makes his second live appearance this year to discuss his latest novel The Rude Eye of Rebellion: Book 2 of The General Buzz.

After two seasons of hosting the world's most popular reality competition show, Liam Argyle has had enough. But can one man bring down the industrial-military-entertainment-culinary-janitorial complex that runs the corporate dystopian world of the 2070s? Can he count on anyone else for help? And, what will happen to this series now that its publisher, Uproar Books, has closed its doors?

Find out, when author J.R.H. Lawless joins host Howard Margolin, to talk about and perform a scene from The Rude Eye of Rebellion.

Friday, September 16th, at 11:30 PM.
Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction

The Films of Beth B and Scott B and Beth B Retrospective, two series showcasing the work of artist and filmmaker Beth B, will be presented by The Museum of Modern Art.

Read more...

Airs Thursday, September 15, between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

If you're a fan of Gabe's Flight, which airs every Saturday between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., you're probably familiar with the work of Omar Sosa.

This weekend, he is coming to New York City! In his first visit to Dizzy’s Club, Omar Sosa brings his new Quarteto Americanos, featuring Bay Area artists Josh Jones on drums, Peter Apfelbaum on reeds, and Cuban bassist Ernesto Mazar Kindelán.

For additional information please call 212.490.3460 or visit:

https://jazzatlincolncenter.squarespace.com/omar-sosa

Sunday, October 23rd, 5 P.M. at The Long Island Museum, Stony Brook

WUSB’S Sunday Series returns and continues its tradition of honoring seminal singer-songwriters with an evening devoted to the songs of Nanci Griffith and Townes Van Zandt, two Texas-based artists.

Participating are Gene Casey, Delaney Hafener (of the Belle Curves), Caroline Doctorow, Bryan Gallo, Ray Lambiase, Mary Lamont w/ Jim Marchese, Pete Mancini, Dave March, Gerry McKeveny, and Quarter Horse. 

Pete Mancini will emcee the evening which will benefit the Sunday Street Series and WUSB.

The event is co-produced by Pete and Charlie Backfish and a collaboration of WUSB’s Sunday Street Series, The Long Island Museum, and The Greater Port Jefferson Art’s Council.