Revolution Starts Now Radio Airs Today

By Art Menius

 “The Revolution Starts Now: The Topical Song Show,” my fourth radio show and first created entirely by me, returns for its second outing today,  Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 4 PM EDT on WCOM-FM 103.5 in Carrboro, NC. The one hour program can be heard each Tuesday on WCOM, WCOMFM.org, and on Tune In Radio. Today's show will be live in the studio. It will kick off with the Steve Earle and Public Enemy songs that did not make the start of last week's show and explore from there!

“The Revolution Starts Now: The Topical Song Show” explores the rich world of songs about historical and then current events. Not necessarily political, topical songs can be as humorous as Justin Timberlake’s “Mister Kennedy” from the Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis or even an instrumental like “The Eighth of January” about the Battle of New Orleans. They can back centuries like many of the Child Ballads or discuss contemporary events.

Underwriter: radicallocalism.com, providing tools for individuals and communities to shape public policy from the grassroots up. See also www.facebook.com/radicallocalism and @radicallocalist on Twitter.

The Revolution Starts Now: The Topical Song Show Playlist September 16, 2014

The Revolution Starts Now: The Topical Song Show, September 16, 2014 on WCOM-FM 103.5, community radio for Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC (www.wcomtfm.org). Hosted each Tuesday from 4:00 to 5:00 PM Eastern Time by Art Menius (PO Box 1161; Carrboro, NC 27510). http://artmenius.com and lazyfarmboy.blogspot.com.

Steve Earle / The Revolution Starts Now / The Revolution Starts Now / E-Squared-Artemis / 3:10

Public Enemy / Fight the Power / Fear of a Black Planet / Def Jam / 4:42

Black 47 / Bobby Kennedy / Trouble in the Land / Mercury / 4:34

Fairport Convention / Matty Groves / Liege and Leaf / Island / 8:08

Blind Alfred Reed / How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live / Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 4 / Revenant / 3:16

Uncle Dave Macon / Governor Al Smith / Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 4 / Revenant / 3:08

Laurie Lewis and Kathy Kallick / To Hell With the Land / Songs of Vern and Ray / / 3:27

Sam Hinton / Old Man Atom / Folk Song America Vol 1 / Smithsonian Collection / 3:10

Phil Ochs / Outside a Small Circle of Friends / The War Is Over: The Best Of Phil Ochs / A&M / 3:42

Bob Marley & the Wailers / I Shot the Sheriff / Legend / Island / 4:40

The Clash / Clampdown / London Calling / CBS / 3:49

New Show Debuts Tuesday Sept 16

By Art Menius

 “The Revolution Starts Now: The Topical Song Show,” my fourth radio show and first created entirely by me, debuts Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 4 PM EDT on WCOM-FM 103.5 in Carrboro, NC. The one hour program can be heard each Tuesday on WCOM, WCOMFM.org, and on Tune In Radio.

“The Revolution Starts Now: The Topical Song Show” will explore the rich world of songs about historical and then current events. Not necessarily political, topical songs can be as humorous as Justin Timberlake’s “Mister Kennedy” from the Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis or even an instrumental like “The Eighth of January” about the Battle of New Orleans. They can back centuries like many of the Child Ballads or discuss contemporary events.

“The Revolution Starts Now: The Topical Song Show” will thus span a dazzling number of music genres: folk, rock, calypso, singer-songwriter, reggae, gospel, punk, Celtic, blues, jazz, AfroPop, and old-time string band, even bluegrass and country. They contain multiple sub-genre such as Civil War songs, assassination ballads, atomic bomb and flying saucer songs. Certain songs and artists will receive especial attention, placing the musician and the material in deeper historical context.

Just a few of the artists that will be heard on “The Revolution Starts Now: The Topical Song Show” include: Phil Ochs, Nina Simone, Blind Alfred Reed, the Clash, Natascha Atlas, Public Enemy, Tarika, Merle Haggard, Pete Seeger, Bob Marley, Lord Invader, Anais Mitchell, Fairport Convention, KRS-One, Gil Scott Heron, Black 47, Bob Dylan, Gang of Four, Cab Calloway, Uncle Dave Macon, and Fela Kuti.

Underwriter: radicallocalism.com, providing tools for individuals and communities to shape public policy from the grassroots up. See also www.facebook.com/radicallocalism and @radicallocalist on Twitter.

10x10 on WCHL-FM 97.9 ArtSpot for July 4-5

On the WCHL-FM 97.9 ArtSpot for July 4-5, Art Menius welcomes ArtsCenter Stage Artistic Director Jeri Lynn Schulke, director Josh Benjamin, and actors Jorge Donoso and Lazarus Simmons of the 10 by 10 in the Triangle Festival of New Short Plays opening at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro on Friday July 11 at 8PM.  The ArtSpot on WCHL-FM 97.9 should air on Saturday and Sunday at 4PM and 7:30PM. You can listen anytime at http://chapelboro.com/category/wchl/lifestyle-weekly/art-spot/ 

Listen live: 97.9 FM, 1360 AM, and http://chapelboro.com/wchl/

The ArtSpot show page with archives of this show and other recent ones:http://chapelboro.com/category/wchl/lifestyle-weekly/art-spot/

Summertime & Reading Is Easy on WCHL-FM 97.9 ArtSpot for June 21-22

On the WCHL-FM 97.9 ArtSpot for June 21-22, Art Menius welcomes author and ArtsCenter writing instructor Joyce Allen and ArtsCenter board member Mariana Fiorentino, to talk about the Summertime and the Reading is Easy book fair at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro on June 28st at 1PM.  Joyce, one of ten participating authors, will read from her work. Hear Carrboro's Jennifer Evans sing the theme song!  The ArtSpot on WCHL-FM 97.9 should air on Saturday and Sunday at 4PM and 7:30PM. You can listen anytime at http://chapelboro.com/category/wchl/lifestyle-weekly/art-spot/

Listen live: 97.9 FM, 1360 AM, and http://chapelboro.com/wchl/

The ArtSpot show page with archives of this show and other recent ones:http://chapelboro.com/category/wchl/lifestyle-weekly/art-spot/