The local student radio station from U of Mich (not their NPR - this is their dingy basement station) has a show called Radio Sputnik.

I think it is relatively new, maybe for this school year. I haven't been listening consistently lately, being out of town and all, but the station has a lot of interesting shows.

This one seems like sort of a joke as far as the DJ is concerned - he alternately speaks in fond terms of the socialist revolution leading to communism etc, and referring to socialism as a 'practical joke of the 20th century'. The synthesizer as a communist propaganda tool. Communist art is sometimes beautiful but always very catchy. I dunno.

Regardless of 'Comrade Rob's' persona or leanings, he plays all sorts of interesting shit from communist countries, I'm thoroughly entertained.

This is the playlist so far today:

11:20 AM Radio Pyongyang Numbers Game Commie Funk and Agit Pop from the Hermit Kingdom Sublime Frequencies
11:15 AM Ensemble Aquarium Derebnya Melodiya
11:10 AM Alexei Kuznotsov/Nikolai Gromin Honeysuckle Rose Dzhango: Azhazovie Komlozistii Melodiya
11:04 AM Aslan Sultonov Munozhotni Tinglab Kuilaidi, Uzbek Folk Songs Melodiya
11:03 AM Soviet National Anthem


Anyway, if anyone is interested it is on from 11am-1pm on Tuesdays and can be streamed live here

http://www.wcbn.org/listen.html

Just heard some rather funky psychedelia from the band 'Hungarica', makes me want to act silly.

Just heard some rather funky psychedelia from the band 'Hungarica', makes me want to act silly.

I'm so glad I found that show, still can't figure out what the DJs deal is, but the music is awesome and sometimes fascinating.

The station has great shows - I'm sure I've posted links to it before. Sometimes it's terrible stuff but there is a lot of good music. Monday mornings 9a-11a is one of my favorites, and the Tight Pants show on Fri afternoons. This is the station where the normally-techno DJ played all Capt Beefheart all night when he died. Even the jazz oriented shows are good, the NPR-based station around here plays a shitload of jazz that is sooooo boring.

Anyhoo. I've been avoiding news/politics/Bell/DU/everything for the last week, at least I'm posting again. Even if it is about this.