https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/sunset-marina-ep-12-easy-magic/ This weeks show was called "Easy Magic" and it's a mixed bag of collaborations and combinations in the realm of the smooth and mellow. Announcement: show will be moving broadcast dates from Friday 7pm PT to 2nd and 4th Saturdays […]

Herbie Hancock "Stars In Your Eyes" unknown "Columbia" 1980, 2008 bootleg I picked up this copy in New York, with a bunch of other 12" singles (some legit, some boots). Hancock in his disco/soul phase; two songs from Monster got promo only extended disco […] [Original post on kind.social]

Picked up the new Owl House graphic novel _The Long-Lived King_, written by show creator Dana Terrace and show writing staff Mikki Cristotomo, illustrated by show storyboard artist Duan Han; basically as close as we'll get to a new Owl House episode. And this is an incredibly good and poignant […]

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/sunset-marina-ep-11-international-waters/ The theme of this week's show is "International Waters", highlighting smooth and mellow music from many different countries. Song list can be found at https://spinitron.com/KZAX/pl/23110703/Sunset-Marina #mixcloud

Sunset Marina Ep. 11: International Waters by Wilford B. Wolf

Sunset Marina is a show on 94.9 KZAX-LPFM in Bellingham, WA, USA broadcast on Fridays 7 to 8pm PT. The show is dedicated to all manner of smooth and mellow music from the 1970s to the 1990s. This week's show: we're in international waters, with ports of call in UK, Australia, Hawaii, Brazil, West Germany, Quebec/Canada and Japan. But it's always smooth and mellow.

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Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra "Land Of Dreams b/w Song Of The Barefoot Contessa" US 1954 promo Hugo Winterhalter started out arranging for the likes of Raymond Scott and Count Basie, before leading orchestras backing pop hits for the likes of Dinah Shore and […] [Original post on kind.social]

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/sunset-marina-ep-10-dont-disturb-this-groove After week off to get over illness, back into the booth to spin some mostly 70s and 80s smooth r&b and soul in Sunset Marina. Song list can be found at https://spinitron.com/KZAX/pl/23074350/Sunset-Marina #mixcloud

Sunset Marina Fri Sep 25 with Wilford on KZAX Bellingham 94.9

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Björk *Medúlla* US Elektra 2004 This album really marks the point that Björk became more experimental with her music, and less interested in mainstream. Beats paired with vocalizations largely replace traditional instruments. #PhysicalMedia #cd #CompactDisc

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Audy Kimura *Looking For "The Good Life"* US Rainbow 1983 Audy Kimura worked as a recording engineer at Sounds Of Hawaii studio before finally making his album, his debut. The studio was one of the main ones in Honolulu that was part of the Hawaiian AOR scene […] [Original post on kind.social]

Due to persistent illness, no Sunset Marina tomorrow night.

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/sunset-marina-ep-9-nothing-special More music, more smooth, less talking. Sunset Marina. https://spinitron.com/KZAX/pl/23002964/Sunset-Marina

Sunset Marina Ep. 9: Nothing Special by Wilford B. Wolf

Sunset Marina is a show on 94.9 KZAX-LPFM in Bellingham, WA, USA broadcast on Fridays 7 to 8pm PT. The show is dedicated to all manner of smooth and mellow music from the 1970s to the 1990s. This week's show: no special theme or meaning, just smooth and mellow music.

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The Platters "Remember When" CA Mercury 1959 10" 78rpm I found this as deadstock in one of my favorite record stores in BC. I had recently got my first AT-LP120 which could do 78. This is a really late release, with most US labels dropping the format by about […] [Original post on kind.social]

I find the term "non-working royal" to be redundant.

Thank you, Godzilla

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/sunset-marina-ep-8-september-rain/ Sorry for the delay due to travel, but anyway, here's Sunset Marina. This week's show is September Rain, so songs about September and/or Rain. Pretty simple concept, really. Song list at […]

Duran Duran *Master Mixes* US Capitol 1987 When I first spotted this release at a record fair, I was pretty excited; a test pressing from a major artist. Turns out, this is only supposed to look like one, complete with plain sleeve, Masterdisk labels, two single […] [Original post on kind.social]

Yes *90125* US ATCO 1983, c. 1987 repress Trevor Horn produced classic that is more proto-Art Of Noise than Yes. This album really got me fascinated with record catalog numbers, as well as the synth-pop sounds. This particular copy was one of the first CDs I got […] [Original post on kind.social]

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/sunset-marina-ep-7-end-of-summer/ New episode of Sunset Marina up on Mixcloud, this week's show is The End of Summer, with ports of call in Japan, France, Brazil and Dollywood. Song list at: https://spinitron.com/KZAX/pl/22933401/Sunset-Marina #mixcloud

Sunset Marina Ep. 7: End Of Summer by Wilford B. Wolf

Sunset Marina is a show on 94.9 KZAX-LPFM in Bellingham, WA, USA broadcast on Fridays 7 to 8pm PT. The show is dedicated to all manner of smooth and mellow music from the 1970s to the 1990s. This week's show: it's the end of summer, but there's always mellow vibes and smooth music in the Marina, with ports of call in Japan, Brazil and France.

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Seiko Matsuda [松田聖子] 「瞳はダイモンド」[Hitomi wa Diamond] JP CBS/Sony 1983 Seiko Matsuda during her run in the early 1980s could get any songwriter to do songs for her. Case in point, the music for this single was written by Kureta Karuho [呉田軽穂], an alias used by Yumi […] [Original post on kind.social]

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/sunset-marina-ep-6-mellow-kind-of-love/ New episode of Sunset Marina on Mixcloud, this week with an emphasis on the mellow, calm seas ahead. Song list at: https://spinitron.com/KZAX/pl/22899566/Sunset-Marina

Sunset Marina Ep. 6: Mellow Kind Of Love by Wilford B. Wolf

Sunset Marina is a show on 94.9 KZAX-LPFM in Bellingham, WA, USA broadcast on Fridays 7 to 8pm PT. The show is dedicated to all manner of smooth and mellow music from the 1970s to the 1990s. This week's show: we focus on the mellow, calm seas ahead.

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Shiro Sagisu *His And Her Circumstances Act 1.0* US Genon 1998, 2004 release AKA Kare Kano, this was one of the last series from the legendary GAINAX studio, and rather infamous that it ran only 13 episodes and ended in the middle of an arc. Still, the music is […] [Original post on kind.social]

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/sunset-marina-ep-5-and-the-rest/ New episode of Sunset Marina now up on Mixcloud, staying in the marina, yet visiting Japan, Hawaii and Brazil along the way. Song list at: https://spinitron.com/KZAX/pl/22865710/Sunset-Marina #mixcloud

Sunset Marina Ep. 5: ...And The Rest by Wilford B. Wolf

Sunset Marina is a show on 94.9 KZAX-LPFM in Bellingham, WA, USA broadcast on Fridays 7 to 8pm PT. The show is dedicated to all manner of smooth and mellow music from the 1970s to the 1990s. This week's show: it's only a one hour tour, but we sail for smooth with stops in Japan, Hawaii and Brazil.

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I couldn't be a tastemaker, because I have no taste. I couldn't be an influencer, because I have no influence. #ダサいオヤジ

Toto *Toto* US Columbia 1978 The members of Toto met while working as session musicians in the music rich LA studios in the mid 1970s. Even after putting out this album (and having a Top 5 hit with "Hold The Line") they continued doing session work, showing up […] [Original post on kind.social]

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/sunset-marina-ep-4-on-the-yacht-no-static-at-all/ I really not that good at advertising, but here's my latest episode of Sunset Marina on Mixcloud, wherein I just lean fully into the yacht rock, despite some rough seas. Song list at […]

The New Payola https://www.npr.org/2026/07/13/nx-s1-5849926/influencers-paid-music-promotion Personally, I don't trust "influencers" no more than I trust "lobbyists"-- job titles that should not exist. But no surprise that labels are trying to put their thumbs on the scales in the music industry.

*Cowboy Bebop Remix: Complete Collection* US Bandai 2006 DVD *Cowboy Bebop The Movie* US Columbia/Tri-Star 2003 DVD Another digital music release, so again back to DVDs. I've been lately rewatching Cowboy Bebop after I started to watch the live action remake on […] [Original post on kind.social]

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/sunset-marina-ep-3-the-band-that-played-california-lady/ Weekly show of smooth and mellow has been posted. Song list at https://spinitron.com/KZAX/pl/22799141/Sunset-Marina #mixcloud

Sunset Marina Ep. 3: The Band That Played California Lady by Wilford B. Wolf

Sunset Marina is a show on 94.9 KZAX-LPFM in Bellingham, WA, USA broadcast on Fridays 7 to 8pm PT. The show is dedicated to all manner of smooth and mellow music from the 1970s to the 1990s. This week's show: songs about ladies, California and summer. 'Tis a silly place.

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I've come to the conclusion that "Northern Soul", much like "rave" describes a UK specific music scene and not a genre.... even if it gets misapplied all the time.

Danny Wilson *Meet Danny Wilson* Virgin 1987 UK/US CD & US LP The Scottish band name taken from a Frank Sinatra movie. This is the only album that I bought the CD first then the LP. I won the CD as part of a radio contest. As was common at the time, the UK […] [Original post on kind.social]