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Hey kits and kats, Fernwood Autonomous Radio took a hiatus with last weeks show but we have the super short super sweet show from February 9th all ready to go! It was submitted in two parts and here you can download it the same way. Enjoy a half hour of Fernwood Autonomous Radio followed by a half hour of A Letter to the Room Full of Mirrors with Morgan Tams! Good times.
Fernwood Autonomous Radio – Episode 09!
A Letter to the Room Full of Mirrors – Episode 04
Dear Friends of Fernwood Autonomous Radio,
It has been an exciting time here at Fernwood Autonomous Radio! Due to the recent press we will not be broadcasting tonight.The article in Monday Magazine was one thing but the CTV News feature is putting a bit too much heat on FAR 99.1 and we feel it is for the best if we lie low. Fear not for we shall be returning to the airwaves next week for an all new episode of Fernwood Autonomous Radio!
Next week we will include tales from East Van, on air poetry, an update from the Minister of Casual Living and Hundy Thou will be presenting some tracks from their upcoming album.
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Can you believe it? The coolest episode of Fernwood Autonomous Radio and it’s a week late? And missing the first minute? Well folks, next time catch the terrestrial broadcast live and it won’t happen for you! But really, our apologies for that. We’ve been busy with the ‘real’ media. Whatever that means.
Episode 8 was stellar. Christina Chan from Heart and Hands Community Health collective came on and performed acupuncture. Serina Zapf discussed community gardens and the death of zines, Aubrey let us know about some fantastic events with the Ministry of Casual Living and lastly Nasstasia Yard performed one of the most beautiful and breathtaking live performances I have ever witnessed.
Episode 8 of Fernwood Autonomous Radio. Check it out HERE!
FERNWOOD — They say we spend too much time online, they call the internet a corpse. But they insist radio is living and breathing. So at the top of a ladder outside a Fernwood home late last year, in the dark, a pirate radio station is born.
“Hello, hello, this is Joey Chaos giving you Fernwood Autonomous Radio….Victoria’s only pirate radio station, 12 watts of pure FM power, sludging its way toward your stereo system.”
The signal from Victoria’s only pirate radio station reaches from about Fort to Hillside, but it’s strong enough to pay tribute to the counterculture of the 1960′s. “What the local groups are doing is almost an homage to a time when pirate radio was really subversive, associated with subversive movements and the left, to get out a message” says Royal Roads University Communications and Culture Professor Gil Wilkes.
Their potential audience all lives in the same neighbourhood, a very different approach than what’s going on in one living room in Sooke.
Stan Schinners has setup a 24/7 online heavy metal station that can be heard around the world.
“I was actually applying at a different radio station, and I was being denied for whatever reason. My son saw my frustration, and said hey why not start your own” he says.
And so he did six months ago to the delight of headbangers in more than 100 countries, good news for unsigned Vancouver Island talent like group Rotten Rails.
Schinners hopes his favourite pastime can become a career. Gil Wilkes at Royal Roads University says online copyright law could be a buzzkill. “As long as it’s a hobbyist, or someone who really loves what they’re doing, with their niche, everybody’s happy. Once it becomes commercially viable, those already in business will have a problem with it.”
For now the people behind Fernwood Autonomous Radio and Broken Neck Radio are just having a lot of fun.
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Good news everyone!
Monday Magazine wrote a sweet article on Fernwood Autonomous Radio! I’m not sure about going to jail but I sincerely hope the CRTC doesn’t crack down and shut us down.
Read it HERE!
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Episode 7 of Fernwood Autonomous Radio was another laid back feel good sort of night. Check it out HERE! Just a lazy ol’ music show for you guy tonight. Thanks to Union Sound System for popping by and keeping us locked on what’s bumpin’ locally!
1. Elevenn Seraphim – Clockwork
2. Hundy Thou – Alzu’s
3. Tribal Machine – Eye Spy
4. Germany Germany – Radiowave
5. Dezine – Wave Function
6. Cedar Senior – Eckied
7. Okibi – Already Seen
8. Philthkids – Take Cover
9. Joey Chaos – Disco Fire House Track (Escape From Wherever Remix)
10. Bridge People – We’re Coming In
11. Buy Product – Ii’ve got a ghost
12. The Ink Pneumites – Irradiator
13. Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al
14. Buyproduct – A Tonne of Misticking
The Eleven O’Clock Album is Behold by The Jon Cohen Experimental.
Find the rest of the album HERE
Alright everyone, tomorrow night’s show is gonna be a big one!
Christina Cham from Hearts and Hands Community Health Collective will be performing on air acupuncture and we will be discussing the aims and goals of Community Acupuncture. Serina Zapf will come on to talk about The People’s Apothecary and her living art installation/community herb garden.
Finally, Nasstassia Yard will be performing her brand new EP For Someone Else Live on Fernwood Autonomous Radio as part of the Eleven O’Clock Album Series.
Aubrey Burke (aka Minister of Casual Living) will be popping by the studio to give us the haps on local art events and DJ Danny Tanner will be on air with another instalment of ‘Hold On to your Pants, it’s the Weather!’
By the way after this weeks show the heat might be on us so we might be laying low for a little while so keep us locked in if you need your Pirate Radio fix!
