Archive for March, 2005

New Ska Music Anyone?

Sunday, March 27th, 2005

A friend from my early broadcast days at WCBR near Chicago is still doing an hour long show on new SKA music. DJ Chuck Wren is something of a Ska guru in Chicago, having started a radio show back in the late 80s, promoting MANY live shows and launched his own record label (Jump […]

Hal’s Friday Night Fantasy Concert for March 25

Friday, March 25th, 2005

It’s Friday night which means you should be hearing LIVE music right now on 80s Airwaves. Tonight’s headline act is Culture Club - THANKS Hal!
Click the hyperlinks to obtain the BitTorrent files which will get you lossless copies of Hal’s treasured rare live performance tapes!

Yip Yip Coyote
Artery
Culture Club

Tower Theatre
Upper Darby, PA
08-31-83
Take Control
Mister Man
I’ll […]

You People Are Awesome!

Sunday, March 20th, 2005

It’s just after 11pm on Sunday night and while we have a few more than a dozen listeners, we just played NWA’s “Fuck the Police”, the Rolling Stones’ “Faw Away Eyes” and the full 10 minutes of Patti Smith’s “Radio Ethiopia” and we didn’t lose ONE listener. Thanks for being as open minded to […]

U2, Pogues & The Stray Cats

Saturday, March 19th, 2005

If you enjoyed Hal’s concert last night, featuring the Pogues & Joe Strummer from 1988, you can obtain a lossless copy to keep for your very own by downloading the BitTorrent file here:
http://www.easytree.org/torrents-details.php?id=32670
Keep track of all the Stray Cats songs we play from Noon until 4PM CST today and be the first to email us […]

The Pogues!

Friday, March 18th, 2005

If you didn’t get enough of the Irish yesterday, tune in tonight at 8PM CST for our Friday Night Fantasy Concert with your host Hal! Tonight you’ll hear rare live performances, many personally recorded by Hal back in the 80’s, not to mention an entire live performance by the Pogues from 1988. […]

Hal’s Friday Night Fantasy Concert for March 11

Friday, March 11th, 2005

Tonight was Hal’s best so far I think! What are your thoughts? Did you listen or are you just showing up for the BitTorrent links? Well, here they are, artists and downloads for the live shows featured on tonight’s Friday Night Fantasy Concert series:

The Frank Chickens - Peel Sessions (1982)
Aztec Camera - […]

Transmitter Secret Give-Away Winner!

Thursday, March 10th, 2005

Sincere congrats go out to Larry in Irvine CA. Within NINE minutes of this months Transmitter hitting email boxes, Larry found the secret contest by mousing over the “website” link under the Joan Jett photo. We will be sending Larry a Runaways album from 1978, autographed by Joan herself when we met with […]

URLs for Hal’s Friday Night Concert for March 4th

Friday, March 4th, 2005

B52s
http://www.easytree.org/torrents-details.php?id=29840
Jefferson Airplane
http://www.easytree.org/torrents-details.php?returnto=%2Faccount-cp.php&id=29861
Popeye demos (Harry Nilsson)
http://www.easytree.org/torrents-details.php?id=28008
Big Black
http://www.easytree.org/torrents-details.php?id=29899

Hal’s Friday Night Concert - BIRTHDAY EDITION

Friday, March 4th, 2005

Please be sure and wish Hal a happy birthday as he brings you rare live recordings tonight at 8PM CST. Tonight we’ll hear rare music from Harry Nilsson, Sisters of Mercy, Cocteau Twins, March Violets, Marty Balin, plus full concert sets from the B-52’s and Big Black.
Be sure and tune in, tonight at 8PM […]

Joan Jett is Gonna Kick Your ASS!

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005

A record listening day yesterday; litterally hundreds of listeners during the course of our self-proclaimed Billy Idol day and only ONE person voted on their favorite song!! We get the new CD THREE weeks before anyone else and play EVERY song, TWICE, and you can’t vote on your favorite track? The voting booth […]