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]

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/sunset-marina-ep-2-something-for-the-weekend/ Second radio episode is now posted to Mixcloud. Song list at https://spinitron.com/KZAX/pl/22765811/Sunset-Marina #mixcloud

Sunset Marina Ep. 2: Something For The Weekend

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. With a subtitle shameless stolen from Rumpel, a little smooth and groove to get into the weekend.

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Note to self: just because the car is very light gray, it still means that any dirt on it is very visible.

It's only Tuesday?

Björk *Homogenic* US Elektra 1997 One of the striking consistencies of Björk's solo releases is the elaborate ways she goes to portray herself on the sleeve, and matching her increasingly experimental sound. This is still solidly in her house influenced era […] [Original post on kind.social]

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/sunset-marina-ep-1-tour-around-the-marina/ Mixcloud version of "Sunset Marina" is now up. Song list at https://spinitron.com/KZAX/pl/22726802/Sunset-Marina Need to work on things, but that's part of the fun.

Sunset Marina Ep. 1: Tour Around The Marina

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 episode gives a sample of what to expect

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First "Sunset Marina" show was finished (yeah, great job promoting it, Wilford....) and I didn't crash and burn! You can listen to it here: https://spinitron.com/KZAX/pl/22726802/Sunset-Marina I will shoot to get the Mixcloud version up tomorrow.

Sunset Marina Fri Jul 17 with Wilford on KZAX Bellingham 94.9

Sailing the seas of music, searching for the smooth and mellow.

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It's now official, I will be starting a weekly (for now) radio show, "Sunset Marina", 7pm PT Fridays on my local low-power FM station, KZAX (https://www.kzaxradio.org/ ). The station also has internet streams if you don't happen to live in downtown Bellingham. [Note, I'm actually outside of the […]

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/ladies-on-the-stage/ Rock and pop tends to be very male heavy, but here's a show dedicate to the women of rock, pop, and soul from 1970s and 1980s in three languages (at least). The title is from the lead off song by Millington from 1977, made up sisters June and […]

As for the next Frisbeeton? @akx would you do us the honor next week? #ListeningClub

That was Tatsuro Yamashita 1982 album *For You*. The cover was done by Hiroshi Nagai who did a number iconic City Pop album covers. https://www.discogs.com/master/351396-Tatsuro-Yamashita-For-You And the mashup I mentioned in the intro? How about with MF Doom? […]

Final track is a demo recorded for his now wife's album Miss M by Mariya Takeuchi, lyrics again by O'Day #ListeningClub

This was a loose single (theme for a TV show) recorded and released around the same time at the LP #ListeningClub

end of the original LP, now bonus tracks #ListeningClub

Lyrics by Alan O'Day [Undercover Angel, et al.] #ListeningClub

I am honestly curious how many people recognize the album/artist just from the opening track. #ListeningClub

Johnnie Ray "Cry b/w The Little White Cloud That Cried" US Columbia 1951, 1980s? reissue Johnnie Ray was born and raised in Dallas, OR (west of Salem). He was partially deaf due to an accident. Being one of the first White singers to have a Black gospel […] [Original post on kind.social]

Randomly remembering how aspirational it was, once upon a time, to have a stereo receiver/amplifier, tape deck, and turntable with good speakers, and a cabinet with a glass front and top that would open gently with a quiet "click." I feel like such an alien in the current world sometimes.

The Monkees "Valleri" US Colgems/RCA 1968 The Monkees are an interesting group; yes, they were made for TV, but they did develop into fine singers and musicians. This was their final US Top 10 single, peaking at #3 in the Billboard charts. The flip side is […] [Original post on kind.social]

This is another story that needs to be told and known by more. A hero to one story is often a villain in another. https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/america-250-haudenosaunee-iroquois-museum-9.7244966

Sketch page for @wbwolf.kind.social.ap.brid.gy Thank you!

Nirvana "Sliver b/w Dive" US Sub Pop 1990, 2nd pressing c. 1992, blue swirl There was a brief period of time in the early 90s I had a turntable; I got a Sears stereo system as a graduation present. During that time I mostly picked up used records, but I picked […] [Original post on kind.social]

"Donnie & The Kleptocracy" sounds like a good punk band name.

The Go-Go's "Vacation" US IRS 1982 An appropriate single for the start of summer in Northern Hemisphere. While the not the first all female rock band to chart, they were the first to also write their own material to top the album chart with their debut album […] [Original post on kind.social]

https://www.mixcloud.com/wbwolf/jazz-not-jazz-5-seasons/ Another set of jazz from 1950s to the 1980s, all on vinyl. Set begins with a little word jazz, courtesy of Ken Nordine, then some notable names in jazz. The subtitle comes from the title track of a 1970 Pete Jolly album that since become […]

Steely Dan *Four Tracks From Steely Dan* UK ABC 1977 As part of Anchor Records deal with ABC, the label put out a series of EPs called "+Fours", giving a sample of various ABC artists. This release included the rare very first single from 1972 "Dallas b/w Sail […] [Original post on kind.social]