Radio Freestyle Anderson

6 September 2010: Honcho spins freestyle. Soul, soundtrack, and rare seven inch treasures from the archeology of music. Hear about his trip through the midwest and recent concerts.

Songs About Cars

23 August 2010: Rick Halberg joins us to discuss the history of rock and roll music as viewed through the lens of songs about cars. In the words of the Dude, I fucking hate the Eagles man. But what Glen lacks, Ike Turner got. And what neither Frey nor Turner can provide, Freddie Mercury got covered. A splendid mix, deep and educational. Featuring Rock Geek News: hilarity ensues.

Mod Bit: Ashley's Dust

Meanwhile, William hosted an episode of Alex Lazarevich's contemporary classical show Mod Bit, dedicated to music with or against text. This show is two hours long, and half of it is part of Robert Ashley's creepy spoken word opera Dust. Look at the playlist or download the MP3.

Syd Barrett

In this episode, we are joined by Honcho, who leads us on a two hour discussion of Syd Barrett, featuring original and rare songs from Syd, early "The" Pink Floyd, and various cover artists.

Out of Their Element & Jazz / Rock Fission

On 28 June 2010 Cristy and William were joined by guest host percussionist and jazz scholar Jason Finkelman, who took us on a tour of the wild, sophisticated borderland of jazz and rock.




On June 21, abetted by the crew of Rock Geek F.M., DJ "Two Tone" Tony Money birthed his brainchild, "Out of Their Element," in which we identified instances where bands attempted to create music in styles that they were not suited for. Such as Brian Wilson's rap track.

This show felt like it quickly disintegrated into total, wanton anarchy.

Radio for the Church Community

Honcho is back from Normal, this time with another maniacally thorough radio show dedicated to Australia's The Church. He has been working his imaginary WEFT Press Pass, and procured exclusive interview footage as well as some possibly illegal bootleg recordings given the nod by the gentlemen of the Church.

Roky Erickson

On April 19, to celebrate both the triumphant release of the new Roky Erickson album and the announcement that Roky and Okkervil River would be performing at Urbana's Pygmalion Music Festival, Honcho from Normal took us on a tour of Roky's rich, twisted catalog.