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2004
- Utah's Strangest Music Archive is Back On The Air!!!
Oddity
Rock Radio is back for the Summer!!! And we're celebrating the return
of 365 Days!!! now permanantly available @ www.ubu.com.
"UbuWeb
is pleased to announce the re-launch and permanent home of curator Otis
F. Odder's 365 Days Project. This legendary project, in which an MP3
a day -- of mostly outsider, novelty, and oddball recordings -- was
made available for the public to download over the course of 2003. Briefly
taken offline at the end of the project, it is now presented here in
its entirety, complete with images and vast commentary on each selection.
The 365 Days Project is part of UbuWeb's redesigned, newly-named and
much expanded Outsiders section."
As one of the former curators of this pr oject, each Saturday I'll be
playing MP3's from the entire trove of 365 Days! (as well as a few classics
and rarities of my own.) Be sure to tune in, and even make 365 Days
requests :) A filming of the radio show may be happening this Saturday
(July 10th) for an upcoming documentary, so call in and you may be part
of the film :)
Love,
Blair (aka B.C. Sterrett)
12/27/03-
THE DEATH OF ODDITY ROCK RADIO
It's
hard to announce and I can't believe it's happening. After 6 years,
Oddity Rock Radio is having it's FINAL broadcast! Starting @ 8 PM, This
show is going to be 4 HOURS LONG!!! This will also be the end of "Music
To Help You Quit Smoking" and "The Outsider Music Hour".
I'll be playing all my personal favorites and giving comentary about
many of the staple artists who have been such a huge part of the show
over the years. Hopefully Korbi, my old Co-host will be present as well.
Listen in and celebrate 6 years of free form incredibly strange music.
A
very special thankyou to Otis Fodder, who has gone way beyond the call
of duty to help me out with this show, as well as designing and curating
the Oddity Rock Radio website.
A
huge hug and thankyou to everyone who has in someway contributed over
the years, through hosting, contributing music, doing interviews, performing
live, positive feedback and offering your support: Otis Fodder (once
again), Korbi Povey, Joe Tepperman, Jason Polland, Tyrone Davies, Irwin
Chusid, Mark Johnston, Wild Man Fischer, Janean Parker, Emily Clawson,
Brian Dewan, Carrie Burks, The Stiffleggers, The Kindertones, Marcia
Knorr, Chantel Richardson, Dana Countryman w/ Cool and Strange Music
Magazine, Oddest Recordings, Jack Diamond Music, NSPS, The Mathew Perry
Addiction Crisis, Gramma Whipper Snapper, SNMNMNM, Your Name Here, Insanity
Void, Joe and The Chickenheads, Hot Waffles, Encylopedia Esoterica,
The Bran Flakes, Jody (for coming to almost every single radio related
event), Moose Butter, The Kickin' Judy Show, Huzza For Ska, Friendly
Persuasion, The All-U-Can-Eat Buffet of Musical Madness, Weird Al Yankovic,
Man or Astro Man?, Steve Blunt, 2 and 1/2 White Guys, My Man Friday,
Marty, The Moxie Tonic Medicine Show, My Mom, Meagan Osbourne, Joe the
Custodian, Barry Hansen, Tom Owen, Irving Rabin, Superpickle Musical
Arts, Cari Creighton, Emily Johndrom, Hanna Johndrow, Mike Hanley, Paul
Wade, Brian Walker, Rachel Favaro, The Nourishment, Fanatic Distribution,
Bereft, Bill Harley, Playhouse Records, Throwing Toasters, Stephanie
Ward, Raymond and Scum, The Polkaholics, Christine Lavin, The Big Show,
Crispin Glover, Stephanie Rearick, Basic Hip, James Kochalka Superstar,
The Signpost, Archer Prewitt, Zeb Navarro, Pea Hicks and Optiganally
Yours, East Side Digital and The Residents, The Hello Recording Club,
The KWCR staff, and John Flansburg of They Might Be Giants who indirectly
inspired the entire thing, and wrote "The Oddity Rock Radio Show
Jingle". (I'm sure I'll remember more in my sleep tonight, and
I'm sorry if I spelled any names wrong, thanks again everyone!)
If
you would like to call in, and say hi, give your regards etc, the #
is (801) 626-8800
It's
been a blast hosting "Utah's Strangest Radio Show"!
Farewell
Radioland,
Blair (aka B.C. Sterrett)
A
farewell letter from Jody:
That's
soooooo sad that it's actually ending. You've been such a blast to
have on the radio, you are by far my favorite Radio DJ in the history
of me listening to the radio; and i'm sure no one will ever replace
you. I'm definitely going to make my cameo and fair well to you on
Saturday night after i get off of work. I think that you should totally
bring your accordion and stuff. it's be AWESOME. Give a fair well
performance of the sort. You're are no doubt one of the brighter stars
amongst the dim ones. You've made a difference in my life, that's
for sure. Thanks for being you. I reallly hope that we keep in touch
too. :-)
love ya to pieces:
Jodeth
12/3/03
- Oddity Rock Radio vs The Local Landing
Hey
everyone,
This
is really short notice but I just remembered that I'm making a guest
appearance the Local Landing tonight @ 9pm on KWCR 88.1 FM. If you live
near the Ogden area, be sure to tune in as I will be sharing a TON of
local music both odd, obscure and or forgotten, from the past and present.
Utah music that I feel doesn't really get the attention it deserves.
I'll also be performing a few live numbers of my own. It should be a
huge break from all the local punk and emo stuff that usually gets broadcast.
Some
of The Bands That I Will Be Talking About:
The Stiff Leggers
Gramma Whipper Snapper
Instant Response
Finngerhut
The Mark Hammil Experience
Thirsty Alley
Mar-Tie
Nutra Sweet Pixie Sticks
Drawing # 1
The Soulutions
The Moxy Tonic Medicine Show
Bubble Couch
Insanity Void
Spork
The Kindertones
Nectar
Id and The Super Egos
The Ether Orchestra
NSPS
Marcia Knorr (Of The Ripe Tomatoes)
Extra Credit
La Nuit
2 and 1/2 White Guys
Skook
My Man Friday
The Knockouts
Sturgeon General
The Mathew Perry Addiction Crisis
004
and alot MORE!!!
Also,
this weekend on Oddity Rock Radio: "Music To Help You Quit Smoking"
will be taking over the entire 3 hours with another tribute to Space
Age Bachelor Pad Music and Exotica.
-Blair
11/13/03
To
those of you who are fans of the stuff I play on my radio show, there
are a few ORR films being shown in the touring Freeform Film Festival!
I helped get a few films in the lineup by Brian Dewan and The Bran Flakes!
Don't miss it this weekend - Friday and Sat night @ Kilby Court starting
each night @ 9:30 pm! More info @ loaf-i.com :)
My
film - "My Party With Broccoli" is not being shown at the
Salt Lake City dates, since it was here last year. - Sorry
Here's
The Scedule Below:
FFFF
in SLC:
@ Kilby Court (741 South, Kilby Court (330 West)) Salt Lake City
Nov 14, and 15th
$7
fri
14th: 9:30pm
Shorts Program #1
--------------
Local Stop by Chad Gooch (SLC)
Grimm's Tales by Brian Dewan (NYC)
Science Dub by Paul Baker (Austin)
Within and Without by Ryan Wylie (Columbia, Mo.)
Fingerhutt: The Anatomy of Sleep by Magnus
Henriksen (Provo)
T-shirt Cantata (16mm) by James Bogan
(Rolla, Mo.)
fri
14th: 10:30pm
Shorts Program #2
--------------
Air is For Breathing by Tyrone Davies (SLC)
To Endure by Ryan Wylie (Columbia, Mo.)
Sunday School by Jefro Brunk and Mildred Pitt, The Bran Flakes (Seattle)
Death of the Hen by Brian Dewan (NYC)
Stupaform by Van Mcelwee (St. Louis)
Untitled by Chad Gooch (SLC)
Wilding by Chip Gubera (Columbia, Mo.)
Crazy by Daniel Bohm (Argentina)
The Never Ending Reincarnation of Carl
Sagan by Paul Baker (Austin)
sat 15th: 9:30pm
Shorts Program #3
---------------
Meander by Toni de Aztlan and Diane Zilliox (Austin)
Box This by Lisa Marie Evans (Kansas City)
Don't Blink by Amy Caron (SLC)
Movement by Chad Gooch (SLC)
King of Instruments by Brian Dewan (NYC)
Bathtub Messiah by Chris Bickford (NYC)
Two Paths Traveled by Tyrone Davies (SLC)
Arnold by Kathryn Demico (LA)
Waveform Modulation by Van Mcelwee (St. Louis)
Fat Change by Neely Current (Columbia, Mo.)
Hourglass by Tyrone Davies (SLC)
Programmed (16mm) by Micheal Schuh (St. Louis)
sat
15th: 10:30pm
SPECTERS OF THE SPECTRUM (16mm)
- Directed by Craig Baldwin
Agitprop genius Craig Baldwin's grandest work to date! SPECTRES OF THE
SPECTRUM plunders Baldwin's treasure trove of early television shows,
industrial and educational films, Hollywood movies, advertisements and
cartoons, combining these with live-action footage, no-budget special
effects, and relentless narration to generate a wholly original paranoid
science-fiction epic. BooBoo, a young telepath, and her father, Yogi,
are revolutionaries pitted against the "New Electromagnetic Order".
Their story, set in the year 2007 in a blighted Nevada outpost, is interwoven
with a history of the development of electromagnetic technologies, from
X-rays to atom bombs, from television to the Internet. "At once
politically charged and wildly imaginative, this unique extravaganza
confrms director Baldwin as an avant-garde superstar". -- Christian
Science Monitor
Oct.
31st 2003
Once
again Oddity Rock Radio is taking over the airwaves at Weber State's
88.1 FM "The Edge" on Halloween night. Starting at 6PM!!!
It's an entire night of strange and unusual sounds, haunting radio drama,
film monologs, and creepy vinyl rarities. This is an all night event!!!
We'll be in the studio until we pass out or sleep consumes us. Tune
in tender lumplings, or regret it forever!
Cake
Stain Fest - The Complete Schedule!!!
Day
1
Friday Oct. 24th @ Tyrone's House
844 E. 200 S. in Salt Lake City
6:00
PM- The Gruesome Twosome
7:00
PM- Tod Browning's: Freaks
(w/ Van Buren Corp. Soundie Cartoon "Gypped In Eygpt")
9:00
PM- The Elves (Live Performance)
9:30
PM- 13 Ghosts (The Original in Illusion-O)
(w/ Stairway to Stardom Short- Lola Perazzo does Thiller)
11:00
PM- Cake Stain Footage!!!
Day 2
Friday Oct 24th @ Midnight @ Blair's House
3675 Birch Ave. in Ogden
12:00
AM- Willard (The Crispin Glover Version, Music Video Included)
2:00 AM- Ed Wood's "Night of The Ghouls"
3:00 AM- Attack of The Mushroom People
4:30 AM- The Worm Eaters
6:00 AM- Robot Monster
7:00 AM- Manos, Hands of Fate (MST3K Version)
8:30 AM- Little Shop of Horrors (Black and White Original)
10:15 AM- Bucket of Blood (Original Beatnik Version)
11:15 AM- Mr. Vampire (aka Reigandoshii, Cantonese w/ Subtitles)
12:50 PM- Movie Short (Yet to be decided)
1:00 PM- Nosferatu (1970's Version)
2:50 PM- MuM (A Short Film by Nick Peterson)
3:00 PM- Night of The Living Dead (Black and White Original)
4:30 PM- Gary Larson's "Tales From The Far Side"
5:00 PM- The Whiffs (A Live Performance)
5:20 PM- Spider Baby (Blair's Personal Favorite)
6:50 PM- The Tingler (w/ Music Video: Do The Jellyfish!)
7:30 PM- The Judson Fountain Puppet Show - "Hallowe'en Night"
(Live Performance)
7:50 PM- Carnival Of Souls (The Original, Uncut. Back by Popular Demand!,
w/ Soundie Cartoon "The Magic Mummy")
That's
it! Now Print it Out :)
Don't
forget to bring pot luck dishes and treats etc.
Bring blankets, jackets, pillows etc. for Saturday. Some of this may
be outside.
For
more info and directions call Blair @ 627-4083 or 540-8282
See
you there!
Cake
Stain Fest 2003! October 24-25
Over
24 hours of cheezy monster movies and incredibly strange film!!!
All films PG - 13, PG, or G.
DAY
1: Friday October 24th, 7:30pm (sharp) @ the home of Tyrone Davies
844 East, 200 South
in Salt Lake City
Films:
The Gruesome Twosome (Special early screening @ 6pm)
Todd Browning's: Freaks
William Castle's: 13 Ghosts
(in Illusion-O)
Shorts:
Van Buren Corporation Cartoon: Gypped in Egypt
Stairway To Stardom
w/ Lola Perazzo: Thiller
Live
Performance: The Elves
Bring
a pot luck dish, a pillow and blanket if needed, and if
possible 3D Glasses (aka Ghost Viewers)
DAY
2: Friday October 24th, 12:00 AM - Saturday 8:30 PM @ the home of
Blair Sterrett (aka The Museum)
3675 Birch Ave. Ogden,
across the street from WSU
Films:
Willard (w/ Crispin Glover) - This one is showing at Midnight
(The rest of these are candidates for Saturday's lineup)
Ed Wood's: Night of The Ghouls
Mario Bava's: Planet of The
Vampires
Attack of The Mushroom People
The Worm Eaters (Produced
by Ted V. Mikels)
Robot Monster
Die Monster Die
Roger Corman's: Bucket of
Blood
Roger Corman's: Little Shop of Horrors (The Black and
White Original!)
Mr. Vampire
The Corpse Grinders
Tales From The Far Side
Manos, Hands of Fate (MST3K
Version)
Jack Hill's: Spider Baby
William Castle's: The Tingler
Carnival of Souls (The Original,
Uncut)
Teenagers From Space
Night of the Living Dead
Possible
Shorts: The Magic Mummy
Archbishop Jason Polland's: Pumpernickel
Pie
A film strip by Brian Dewan
Educational Film: Don't Be Afraid
of The Dark
MuM
Archbishop Jason Polland's: Industrial
Havoc
Mike Cassidy's: The Giant Brine Shrimp
Live
Performance: The Whiffs
The Judson Fountain Puppet Show:
"Halloween Night"
(Bring
pot luck dishes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner, and sleeping bags
if you plan on staying through night, pajamas optional)
Complete
film scedule coming soon!!! Some films may be subject to change.
Did
I mention this is free!!! You are welcome to come and go as you
please during this entire event. Bring a friend! No smoking, drugs
or booze
See
you all there!
For
more info and directions call Blair @ 627-4083 or 540-8282
Saturday
June 21
The
Judson Fountain Puppet Show will be performing @ Monkey Town in Provo,
UT. 315 N. & University. I'll also be there playing musical saw
for an accoustic set from The Mathew Perry Addiction Crisis. I think
this all starts at 8:30pm. This means I'll be late for the radio show,
and ORR will hopefully have a substitute DJ.
5/15/03
ORR will be back on the air this Saturday!!!
My
apologies, to anyone to tried to tune into ORR over the past couple
of weeks. We have been off the air due to contruction work in the studio.
A new sound board and more equipment is being installed.
The
show will be back this Saturday at the regular time, however I will
be gone the next weekend after that which I believe is May 24th. I'll
be in Central America on a Book of Mormon history trip!!! :) A substitute
DJ will hopefully be taking my place.
Other
News!!!
My new song entitled "Get Down!" will be featured in the
upcoming independant feature film by Loaf-I Productions! I'll be giving
a secret outdoor live performance this Saturday at 5:30pm in down town
Ogden. So if you happen to be driving around, and see someone standing
in an empty lot of grass playing accordion, come stop by and be in the
film!
That's
all for now folks!
Blair
Hey
Everyone,
The
Big Show is happening April 18th NOT May 18th!!! I'm a 4th time contributor.
Last year they showed my short film: "My Party With Broccoli".
This time Oddity Rock Radio and The Outsider Music Hour brings you "The
Judson Fountain Puppet Show"!!! I did NOT write the script like
the ad says, and the puppets were made with my friend Carrie Creighton.
We are paying tribute to Judson Fountain, and will be playing actual
recordings that he produced as a teenager during the 60's. What better
way to pay tribute to "The Ed Wood Jr. of Radio Drama", than
to act out his "drammers" with puppets!!!
-B.C.
Sterrett
The
Big Show 7
Friday April 18 6pm
UofU Union Theatre
its all FREE
and
free parking on north side of union after 6pm
event
schedule more or less:
6pm
- Chubby Bunny (music) in the Union Theatre
7pm
- a Soul Coughing guy out on back patio or downstairs (not part of
the show.. but an interesting distraction,?)
~8pm
- back in the Union Theatre for Videos and live stuff. featuring
Blair Sterret's Marionette Show.. he wrote the script and made the
marionettes.. Darren Hansen's Mortal Kombat video.. very hilarious..
and CAT JUGGLING hopefully.
~9:30pm
- The Red Robot (music from Redding CA) in the Union Theatre site:
http://theredrobot.cjb.net/
~10:30pm
- The Americas from CA(music. my favorite band right now, come
check'em out) in the Union Theatre
the americas site: http://the_americas.tripod.com/inde
x2.html
pic: http://www.chicolist.com/pics/20030118_d.jpg
please
bring a few bucks to buy some CDs or T-shirts (~$5-10?) of the
bands and a VCD of the previous Big Show $5. I liked it
so much i bought the company.. (the 2 touring bands could use the gas
money.. and they're great)
if
you have a video or act you would like to submit please get them to
me by this Friday. Abe Allen
1618 E. Blaine Ave (~1750 S.)
SLC UT 84105
c.801-243-2500
some
info http://www.100burritos.com/bigshow/index.htm
(disregard old flash intro)
generally info: http://www.100burritos.com
ORR
Update:
Ok,
alot of you know I'm a huge fan and collector of Incredibly Strange
Films. I don't usually talk about movies on here but there are TWO in
theaters right now I feel you all should know about!
First
of all: "Willard" starring Crispin Hellion Glover!
Yeah!!!
This film is Crispin @ his Cripinest! Fans of his album "The Big
Problem" take note, this film also features a track of Crispin
singing with music by Robert Haimer of Barnes and Barnes! Jason Polland
of www.spazchow.com
has this to say:
"Artie
Barnes produced a new song with Crispin Glover!
To
coincide with the release of Crispin's new remake of the movie "Willard",
Artie and Crispin recorded a remake of the song "Ben"! The
song will be heard during the end credits, and a promotional video has
also been made!
To
see the music video, visit: www.WillardMovie.com
I've
seen this film twice now! The next best thing to "Ruben and Ed"
in a long time.
Ok,
next up:
Hayao
Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" is back in theaters AGAIN!!! As
of Friday the 28th!
This
time not just in select theaters but it's actually getting the advertizing
and attention it deserves!
Of
all of Miyazaki's films this one is probably the most unusual, and I
give it the best film of last year award! (Even though it came out earlier
than that in Japan).
If
you haven't heard about this, here's a really basic run down of the
story:
A
young girl finds herself trapped in a strange dimension of spirits.
She gets a job at a public bath house to so she can blend in unnoticed.
This also gives her time to hopefully figure out a way to save her parents
who have been turned into pigs!
Other
news I should probably mention as well:
Xanadu
Fest III!!!
The celebration of our favorite rollerskating fantasy musical of the
80's is taking place on April 4th. We're meeting 6:30pm @ the 7th Street
Skating Rink in Ogden, for those of you that live close by in Utah.
(This is also my birthday party that I'm inviting everyone too). No
drugs or alchohol. This time the film is being shown in stereo on the
big screen supplied by loaf-i.com. With the inclusion of the rare animation
short of "It's a Greek Life". For more info send me an email
@ [email protected]
Coming
Soon! Oddity Rock Radio and The Outsider Music Hour Presents: The
Judson Fountain Puppet Show!!! coming to "The Big Show" @
the University of Utah May 18th! More info to come!
There's
more to talk about but I'll save it for my next update.
-
B.C. Sterrett
ORR
update:
WHAT?!
ORR back on the air???
Yep,
that's right :) Saturday nights from 9 - 11pm KWCR Weber State's 88.1
"The Edge"
Due
to the fact that my last radio (The Sound Museum) was a little too abstract
for our (former) station manager, I've been moved back to Saturday nights
and was requested to play some of the old ORR stuff again. I figured
since I'm back in my old slot, I may as well call it Oddity Rock Radio
again, while still keeping some of the Sound Museum format.
This
may upset some people, but things are going to be just a little bit
different than before. I'm sorry, but to be totally honest: I'm tired
of novelty music (novelty music in general) that used to be a part of
the old ORR setlists. Tired of worn out punch lines, jokes (that get
old) and people saying, "listen to me I'm being funny!" Tired
of all the crass vulgarity people pass off as humor etc. Rather I'm
more into things that are more unintentionally funny, weird sounds,
field recordings, experimental artists, creative independant music,
or things I find intriuing because they're so bizarre and confusing,
(which was also all part of the show anyway). ORR promises to bring
you the same quality weirdness you expect (maybe even more), and garanteed
to continue bring floating question marks to the masses. Just taking
things to the next level.
You'll
notice the show is now only 2 hours long. This is because of my new
addition of "The Outsider Music Hour!" from 11 to Midnight.
A show which I started last September to help educate people in the
Mid-West on this fine genre, and to continue the legacy of "Incorrect
Music" by Irwin Chusid and
Michelle Boule at WFMU. Go straight to the source @ www.incorrectmusic.com
Incorrect Music may be gone but the years of archives are still available!
:)
Hopefully OMH will also have a website up soon. :)
Confused
yet? Just relax, listen in, and realize not all questions have answers
to them :)
Your
pal,
B.C. Sterrett
Several
secret ORR live events are coming up soon! Check back soon for more
info :)
Hi
this is Blair :)
My
brand new radio show starts this Thursday on KWCR 88.1 FM Ogden,
UT!
It's called " The Sound Museum " for everyone who thinks music
today sounds and tastes like cardboard and are desperate for something
new.
The Sound Museum will focus on experimental music, sound poetry, unusual
intruments, phonography, the avant garde, unprofitable audio etc.(The
title and theme of show is based on Ken Nordine's "Sound Museum".)
Sound
fun? :)
The Sound Museum
Thursday Nights 9:00 - Midnight
KWCR 88.1 FM Ogden, UT
Other
related news:
Half of my band (including me) "Extra Credit" will be performing
live Sat.
Sept. 21st in Salt Lake City @ the home base of "loaf-i productions"
an art
collective for poor experimental artists.
Also performing: "The Olivers", and possilbly our new friends
"1984".
The show starts @ 8:30 in the basement of 844 E & 2nd South. Yes
it's a
house, and it's FREE! :)
I'm
also a new member of "The Mathew Perry Addiction Crisis" check
out our
upcoming shows at a venue near you.
ORR
FINAL SHOW!
This Saturday is Oddity Rock Radio's FINAL SHOW!!!
Starting @ 7pm, this show will be 5 HOURS LONG!!!
Featuring many special guests from ORR's past :)
Call in song requests on the station's hotline: 801-626-8961
See everyone Saturday!
AUGUST
24th WILL BE ODDITY ROCK RADIO'S FINAL SHOW!!!
As some of you might know, I'm now living in Provo studying animation
and making cartoons @ Brigham Young University. Seeing as I will probably
be staying here, Oddity Rock Radio will air it's final show on Aug.
24th. I will be very busy during the upcoming year which will make it
too difficult to travel to Ogden each weekend continue hosting the radio
show. I don't really see this as the end, Oddity Rock Radio will probably
show up again in some form or shape in the future. This website will
also stay up to inform you of any upcoming ORR related events.
Many thanks to everyone who has supported and contributed to ORR and
for making it such a wonderful 4 & 1/2 years!!! Who would have ever
thought it would have lasted this long! A very special thanks to Otis
Fodder, Kenji Kahara, and Korbi Povey for all their time and effort
in helping me accomplish things I could never do alone.
If anyone is interested in continuing the show you can contact me @
[email protected].
ORR
NEWS FOR AUGUST:
* Aug. 19th -- I'll be helping host a week of Cool
and Strange Music Magazine's "Friendly
Persuasion Show"! The show is on the rare & obscure
music of the Beach Boys! This will totally blow your mind and change
the way you think of this band forever!!! Tune in to the show anytime
during the week with real audio. :)
* Aug. 24th -- I'm planning on making ORR's Final Episode 4 hours
long!!! Listen in as we play our most favoritest songs ever!!! You can
also send in your requests at [email protected]
* Aug. 31st -- My band "Extra Credit" will be performing
in Salt Lake City! This may very possibly be our CD release party!!!
Also performing "The Mathew Perry Addiction Crisis!" .....
More details to come!
IN
OTHER NEWS:
* Archbishop Jason Polland has agreed to let me give everyone a sneak
peak of demos from his much anticipated rock opera album, "The
Thesis of Inhumanity"! Coming soon to the show next weekend!!!
* Loaf-I Productions is planning their first annual Film Fest!!! My
1st short film "My Party With Broccoli" has been chosen to
take part! Entries are now being accepted. For more info visit loaf-i.org
or contact Tyrone Davies @ 801-532-3617 [email protected]
*Plans for other film collaboration projects with Tyrone Davies are
in the early production stages. Stay tuned! :)
*More setlists and this year's "Top Ten List" coming soon!
05/22/02
Hey everyone out there in Oddity Rock Land,
This Saturday May 25th, we will be airing our interview with Ester Nelson
(Of Miss Nelson and Bruce Haack fame), complete with music clips. Bruce
and Ester made some of the most eccentric and sophisticated children's
records in history dating back to 1963. (Not to mention his incredible
electronic and experimental solo albums!) Bruce a self taught, non classically
trained musician, could play anything! Never used notation, and often
built his own electronic instruments from scraps literally! Born in
a secluded Canadian coal mining town from a father with polio and a
very hostile mother, the story of Bruce is not only incredible but full
of passion, pain, success, failure, rejection and sorrow, with a very
tragic ending. Listen, learn, and for those already familiar with his
work, dive deeper in the story of the mysterious Mr. Haack. Truly one
of the most enigmatic, visionary, and astounding individuals of our
time. Bruce was from Outer Space! There never was and never will be
anyone like him. We here at ORR have a deep love for his work and he
will always be remembered.
B.C. Sterrett
In other news I am now engaged to a bowl of fruit salad and can't have
a single bite because that would be fornication. Official announcements
out soon!
Coming Saturday June 1st:
ALL SONGS FROM AND ABOUT OUTER SPACE!
We've been preparing for this one for a couple years now!!! Music by
Joe Meek, Raymond Scott, Louis and Bebe Barron, The Creed Taylor Orchestra,
Tom Dissevelt, Brian Dewan, Perry and Kingsley, Mort Garson, Jimmie
Haskell, Dick Hyman, Attilio Mineo, Oddest Recordings'- Expo 74, Tom
Owen, Optiganally Yours, The Space Lady, Walter Schumann, Russ Garcia,
They Might Be Giants, Leonard Nimoy, Howard Menger, Comstock, William
Shatner, Daniel Johnston, GST Mugwump and many, many, many more!!!
04/24/02
Oddity Rock Radio & KWCR Present:
GEEK ROCK TOUR 2002!!!
Starring:
SNMNMNM, NEW BETHEL, & B.C. STERRETT (Of Extra Credit)
Friday May 3rd 8:00pm @ "The Lair" in the Shepherd Union Building
on campus @ Weber State University- Ogden, Utah
Tickets available one hour before show at the Shephard Union Bld. Information
desk. Doors open @ 7:30. $5 w/student ID- $6 w/out
"COME JOIN THE GEEK ROCK REVOLUTION!!!"
04/03/02
Many apologies to those who tried to
listen to ORR last saturday over the internet and couldn't get it to
work.
I didn't find out until that night but last week our station KWCR was
taken off the internet airwaves. I don't know the whole story, but I
think it has something to do with those new digital copywrite laws.
I don't think it's coming back either. Oh well, it was nice while it
lasted. It was also nice to get email from people out of state. I appreciate
knowing that several of you attempted to listen in. Thanks for all the
continued support that you've given to the show. :)
Here is the good news:
1) ORR will still continue to air on the local airwaves.
2) New set lists are up on the website!
3) The next ORR live show is will be May 3rd @ WSU with the return of
accordion geek rock band: SNMNMNM plus a couple other bands!!!
4) An upcoming interview with Esther Nelson of "Miss Nelson and
Bruce Haack" fame will be aired during the upcoming month.
5) Last weekend I finished shooting footage with Tyrone Davies for an
upcoming short film called "My Party with Broccoli", which
will be shown in a smaller "and stranger" version of the Gangrene
Film Festival this coming May in Kaysville, Utah! More details to come!
6) Only a couple more months till the next Bran Flakes album!
7) There's more but it's a surprise :)
--
B.C. Sterrett
03/30/02
IT'S ODDITY ROCK RADIO'S 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!
To celebrate, this week we are giving away free copies of our favorite
release from last year: "I DON'T HAVE A FRIEND" by THE BRAN
FLAKES!!! Compliments of Mr. Otis F. Odder! :) www.thebranflakes.com
We may have some extra copies of other free Cool and Strange Music CDs
to give away as well. (Wink, Wink)
As far as the rest of the show goes: We be playing many of our FAVORITE
UNUSUAL SONGS from the past few years (and taking phone requests as
always). And at 11:00pm STORYTIME PRESENTS: A special re-run of our
most favorite radio drama of all time!!! JUDSON FOUNTAIN'S "GRANNY
SING NO MORE"- Hee Hee
It's B.C. Sterrett's birthday as well. He'll be 26 at midnight! :)
Join The Fun This Sat. March 30th @ 9pm!!!
As always you can also listen to the show live through real audio on
your computer @ kwcr.weber.edu
The request line # is 801-626-8800
Also many thanks to MARK JOHNSON who hosted the show last week while
we were out of town! Mark is the fine webmaster of www.bigdaddyfan.com
Be sure to check out the latest issue of COOL AND STRANGE MUSIC MAGAZINE
which featured the wonderful article "Cruisin The Rock 'n' Roll
Time Machine with Big Daddy" by Regina Klein, of which Mark contributed
many of the photos. :) www.coolandstrange.com
And for those close to the Ogden area:
March 30th B.C. Sterrett is also giving a rare solo musical performance
(before the radio show) at the home of Brian Walker. Opening for DJ-Deranged???
For more info call Brian @ 394-4846 No Drugs or Alcohol!!! (Sterrett's
performance and songs were not written under the influence of drugs
either) I hear this event will also include gold fish swallowing!!!
02/28/02
Oddity Rock Radio Back On The Airwaves?!?!
That's right Utah's most unusual radio show returns to KWCR! Same time,
same slot!!! Hosted by cartoonist B.C. Sterrett every Saturday Night
9pm to Midnight. Three hours of mutated music for the Top 40 non conformist!
If you live outside our radio wave length, you can always listen to
the show live through real audio @ http://kwcr.weber.edu
This week we will be spotlighting a preview of ArchBishop Jason Polland's
(yet to be released) new solo outing "The Beauty of Burning Debris".
Destined to be one of our favorite records of the year!!! This week
also features new music to the show by Jad Fair and Daniel Johnston,
Yann Tomita, and The Soundbitten Orchestra from Oddest Recordings.
ORR Storytime presents a Batman record with one of our favorite story
endings ever!!! And don't miss the debut of a new addition to the show
called "Thrift Store Vynl Hour". One full hours of vynl and
Cool and Strange sounds found at local thrift shops.
In Other News:
Our favorite local movie directer Tyrone Davies is having a fundraising
screening of his beautiful and abstract independant film Stealing Away
@ USU's Waldemer P. Reed Auditorium in the Orsen Spencer Hall, SLC,
UT.
8pm Friday, March 15th
$3 for Students, $4 Everyone else. All proceeds go towards helping Loaf-I
Productions for the next (No Budget) film project "Ether".
Based on the book of Ether from The Book Of Mormon.
02/08/02
For those in the LA area:
This saturday night Feb. 9th seize a rare opportunity to see B.C. Sterrett
w/ GST Mugwump performing Live!!! opening for Joe and the Chickenheads
@ the California Institute of Abnormal Arts.
California Institute of Abnormal Arts (CIA) is located at:
11334 Burbank Blvd.
N. Hollywood CA 91601
(818) 506- 6353
The exact cost or time it starts is presently unknown. Come hang out,
check out the museum, and listen to some great weird bands!!! Hope to
see you there!
01/14/02
It's official!
KWCR has talked B.C. Sterrett back into continuing the show (It was
pretty easy and didn't take very much persuasion). Oddity Rock Radio
will be back on the air this coming March! :)
This has been a much appreciated break and Sterrett has been able to
put time into some of his other projects. He is currently working a
book/cd, and short film project with collaborator Tyrone Davies (of
"Encyclopedia Esoterica" fame and director of last years independent
film "Stealing Away").
Sterrett has also been working on many new comic strips for Weber State's
Signpost. And a top secret possible collaboration with Oddity Rock Superstar
GST Mugwump is also on the drawing board.
More to come!!!
12/12/01
Hey Everyone,
This Saturday will be Oddity Rock Radio's FINAL SHOW on KWCR! (At least
for awhile) I didn't really announce this because I was tired of explaining
reasons to people. There are just some other things I need to concentrate
on that I seemed to have put off because of the radio show. I also just
need a break for awhile. This has been a very difficult decision believe
me!
I will mostly be focusing on my art, cartoons and making portfolios.
Also I hope to do some recording with my band Extra Credit for our first
album, and I am working on several books and a cd project with Tyrone
Davies and hope to do a film project as well.
Just so you know, I'm not entirely quitting radio, as I have been invited
to help out with another radio show at KRCL in Salt Lake City called
"Kickin' Judy". I just wont have to be there every week. It's
been a couple years since I last heard their show, so I'll let you know
how this works out. Keep checking out this website for upcoming news,
and I will announce the times that I will be appearing on their show
and even "substituting" for people on the radio.
Many thanks to the people and co-hosts who have supported and contributed
to this show over the past 3 and half years! And a very special thanks
to all of my listeners!!! You have all been very wonderful and the reason
why the show has lasted as long as it did.
But who knows? This show may be back on the air next summer or broadcasting
from another state or station next year. :)
See you on Saturday!- B.C. Sterrett
12/9/01
And now by popular demand:
This week we are playing nothing but unusual covers of Beatle songs!
Whether you're a fan or not you're gonna love it!
I've never announced this but you can now here the ORR interview with
Dana Countryman: Editor of Cool and Strange Music Magazine archived
in real audio @ www.coolandstrange.com
Located at the bottom at their homepage. Complete with kooky sounds
and music clips!
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