The MAMAS [Madison Area Music Awards] were created to honor Madison area musicians and supporters and we’re always nominated [and so far, have always won] for Favorite Radio Station. Not only have we made it to the final voting round again, but in addition, a couple of our hosts are still in the running for Local Music Radio Personality:  Bill Malone of Back To The Country, and Rockin’ John of I Like It Like That. Also, DJ The Real Jaguar is a nominee for Favorite DJ  [for spinning in clubs], and WORT Music Director Sybil Augustine is competing with 3 others to be named Local Music Fan of the Year!!   [I really think Madison's music scene is quite fantastic right now, and I do champion it every chance I get.--Sybil]

Also, the CD of protest music that came out last year entitled Cheddar Revolution: Songs of Uprising is up for Best Compilation Album along with some of the individual songs nominated in various categories.

If you want to see what the MAMA’s website looks like, check it out at www.themamas.org and you can vote now for a mere $5 donation, which goes to support bringing musical instruments into area middle and high schools. Register and vote at http://www.broadjam.com/mama/ through May 17.  

Thanks SO MUCH for your continued support, WORT fans!!

Tonight on Psychoacoustics: A somewhat grimmer, more sobering show in honor of/inspired by Paulie & all musicians, sound men, drinkers, law enforcement, music lovers, anyone who’s ever faced a blurry line or had a hard time finding your way home.

Tune in @ 8pm to hear music from the likes of Monovox, Bruce Springsteen, Solid Gold, The Clash, Eric Saade, John Reuben, Lene Lovich, The Who, Don McLean, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, Dead Kennedys, Willie Nelson, Edward Sharpe, Blind Faith, Bobby Fuller Four, & Shotdown.

Former co-host of Psychoacoustics through the 90′s and early ’00s, Father Angus O’Sodom MacGommoragh will be making his annual appearance on WORT the Thursday night before the Willy Street Fair. He’ll be bringing with him the usual assortment of new & underground sounds from the West Coast heavy/psychedelic scene.

Tune in Thursday, September 13th from 8-11 pm to have your ears & mind beautifully blown.

http://www.facebook.com/PsychoacousticsRadioShow.on.WORT.FM?ref=ts

From Fr. Angus–

The following is a list of artists whose work I should have with me next week, with comments:

Amon Duul II (venerable German prog)
Acid Mothers Temple (‘nuff said; saw them this year)
Acid King (awesome SF psych/doom; seeing them on 9/21)
Crippled Black Phoenix (post-prog UK band with new release that swept Europe this year; my friend Mark does synths and samples for them)
Parson Sound (Swedish drone/psych pioneers from the late 60s that will BLOW YOUR MIND)
Guardian Alien (new, deeply weird, ragalike freakout)
Carlton Melton (SF instrumental psych, shimmery and heavy; seeing them on 9/29)
Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound (SF psych)
Doug Hilsinger/Caroleen Beatty (Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy/Eno cover…WORT has this, yes?)
Eagle Twin (I’ll have at least a track from their July 2012 release, The Feather Tipped the Serpent’s Scale; sadly, missed their show last month)
Earth (does WORT have either of their two newest releases, Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I and/or II? I saw Earth here last year.)
Hellbender (psych metal à la Hawkwind, new stuff)
Hot Lunch (WORT should have gotten some Hot Lunch materials from their label, Who Can You Trust? I work with their drummer. Killer. I have some of their stuff if worse comes to worst.)
Naam (yes, more prog/psych/doom, from Brooklyn…friends of mine, and they’ve sparked lots of phone calls when we’ve played them before; saw them here last year)
Randy California (old solo nugget of his)
Six Organs of Admittance (does WORT have their latest, Ascent? It’s been sold out at Aquarius and Amoeba when I’ve checked…just released last month. Might see them here on 9/22.)
Ufomammut (I have Opus Primum, released April 2012; Opus Alter will be released the day after I return to California, dammit! Saw them here on their first-ever US tour in 2009.)
Worm Ouroboros (imagine Galadriel in an all-female symphonic black metal band…beautiful and heavy at the same time; saw them with Wolves in the Throne Room earlier this year.)
The Lumerians ( going to be opening for Psychic TV when I see them in December)

Some of the bands in the first list are from SF, some I’ve seen in SF or thereabouts, and others I just like. )

Father Angus, host emeritus of Psychoacoustics [1991-2009)

It’s no surprise that at #1 on our charts this week is Cheddar Revolution: Songs of Uprising, the Various Artists CD I produced of protest songs from Madison. Check out the page for free downloads, artwork, locations where CDs may be picked up [also free] and more at wisconsinprotestsongs.com. Most of the artists are from Wisconsin but NYC and Oakland, CA are also represented, as well as contributions from Wayne Kramer of the MC5 and Jon Langford of Mekons, Waco Bros. & more!! Please do take a moment now to listen to this timely, passionate music of many genres inspired by the Wisconsin Uprising, the “original occupation” — with Gov. Walker’s recall scheduled for June 5, the next 2 weeks are crucial for getting the word out, and we’re making a media push on select national levels.   After that, who knows — it may become more of an historical document [hopefully] as it has been accepted into the Smithsonian Institutions’ permanent collection!  — or it may of necessity spawn further projects as the battle for America’s hearts and minds continues. Sound dramatic? You bet it is–for many of us, this is the most important struggle of our lives, and for our lives. Thanks so much for any support you can give us; again, see the website at wisconsinprotestsongs.com for more info and music, and feel free to contact me with your ideas and feedback.

If I’d have been able to play one song from it at the Noncommvention’s Music Roundtable, where we review new indie music, it would’ve been by the German Art Students –”The Power And The Trust”   http://youtu.be/fqXEp_6xmcQ

More on what’s being spun on WORT this week:
Amadou et Mariam will be here this summer to kick off our festival season in fine style, and they top our World chart this week. Local faves Reptile Palace Orchestra have made the official release of their 3rd full length album of rockin’ global music; they’ll be on tour this summer, and Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars are playing Madison on Sun. June 3. Looking at our top 30, Black Bananas saw a resurgence as they just played here Monday night; M. Ward was also in town Wednesday, May 23. If you haven’t checked out The Hussy & are a fan of lo-fi garage psych, this Madison duo has been touring heavily and are a no-miss live show! Andre Williams put most of us to shame by releasing 3 albums in the last few months–we just can’t get enough of his dirty soul…Foxy Shazam, Polica, Bassnectar, Ty Segall & Alejandro Escovedo all played here recently to great acclaim, and of course in the Madison area the aforementioned Wisconsin protest music cd has been getting tons of play — we are not “working” it for charts, but this music needs to be heard widely as similar struggles occur across the Midwest, NYC, Oakland and more. Thanks again for your support. We have 2 weeks of pledge drive starting Weds. May 30, so no music tracking phone calls can be taken on 5/30 or 6/6. Also, there’s a soft launch of our beautiful new state-of-the-art website happens within the week–we’ll be doing a lot more blogging, links, embedding, and offering you expanded opportunities nationwide for promotion and underwriting, so stay tuned!!

Solidarity,
Sybil A.