An Appeal From DJ Carolyn

Hi.

The fight is still on to save KUSF 90.3fm

Please write a letter of support. Here is a form
letter, just add your name and address and mail it. If you prefer to write
your own, please do. I encourage it.

Dear Sir:

I am writing to express my opposition to the University of San Francisco’s recent decision to sell the broadcast license for 90.3 fm where KUSF currently sits. KUSF is a valuable resource to the City of San Francisco. The station’s locally produced programming exemplifies the unique diversity and eclecticism that is San Francisco. KUSF broadcasts in nine different languages giving a voice to those who have few other outlets through which they can be heard. President Privett’s blatant disregard for the people of San Francisco through this sale and the way it was handled is shameful.

Although corporate deals involving commercial stations are common, frequencies in the public radio range should be treated differently. These stations are specifically set aside by the federal government for community service and noncommercial purposes. The transfer of these licenses should not to happen without input from the community which the station serves. The University of San Francisco sought no community input in its decision to sell the frequency.

The University of San Francisco and the community of San Francisco should come to a mutually beneficial solution in order to allow KUSF to remain intact on the broadcast dial at 90.3 fm.

Sincerely,

(your name)

Send it to:
Michael Bloch
Assistant Dean of Social Sciences
University Of San Francisco
College of Arts and Sciences
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
blochm@usfca.edu

Ask him to "File in KUSF Public File" This MUST BE in the subject line of the email or letter!!!

Come to our rally tomorrow Tuesday, February 1 at 1 pm outside of San
Francisco's City Hall. TY SEGALL and others will be performing. The Board
of Supervisors will vote on the resolution to stop the sale of KUSF at
4pm.

Other things to do:

Sign out petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savekusf/

Link our website on your web page: http://savekusf.org/

Like us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SaveKUSF

If you're not too exhausted after all that, I am DJing at the Casanova
Lounge, 527 Valencia St, SF on TUESDAY, February 1, 6 to 9 pm. Come on
down. The music will be loud, the drinks will be cheap, there will be
dancing on the bar and I'll even play THE DAMNED if they send in their
KUSF letter.

Thanks!
xo,
Carolyn
http://savekusf.org/

KUSF 01.29.10 4-5 PM Top Ten DJ Germ

One year ago...






KUSF TOP 10 ALBUMS (1/29/10)
1: The Golden Ring "Iranian Styled 60’s Garage & Other Exotic Sounds"
2: Beach House "Teen Dream"
3: Animal Collective "Fall Be Kind"
4: The Mermen "In God We Trust"
5: The New Dawn "There’s A New Dawn"
6: Atlas Sound "Logos"
7: V/A "Forge Your Own Chains"
8: Hobocop "S/T"
9: V/A "Pop Ambient 2010"
10: V/A "Freedom Rhythm & Sound"

Bobby Castro's Photos of KUSF 1982

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=100000953865617&aid=33331

SF Residents! Please Contact Your Supervisor!

Hello SF friends,
 
Many of you know by now that KUSF was unjustly taken off the air in a complex deal in which America's fifth largest corporate radio conglomerate, Entercom, had part in some dealings along with the University of Southern California that has seen the purchase and takeover of low-dial airwaves and the contribution to the unfortunate trend of silencing independent voices and the mainstreaming/ homogenization of media.
 
As it stands now, the organization 'Save KUSF' plans to stop the sale of its broadcasting license before the FCC and intends to get back on the air.  Our movement got off to a roaring start and now we must continue the momentum.  The SF Board of Supervisors is now involved and has introduced a resolution co-sponsored by Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi, Eric Mar, and John Avalos. What can the board do you ask? It gives us political leverage in our fight so that once the resolution passes we can move on to bigger names (Pelosi, Boxer, etc.) and can be granted a meeting with USF in order to stop the deal.
 
This is where you come in. It is integral to our cause that the resolution pass this Tuesday, February 1st. Once again we rally at City Hall at 1 p.m., before the Supervisors meet AND VOTE on this resolution.  They need to hear from constituents like you that it's unacceptable for a community/college-run station of 33 years with cultural programming in nine languages and ties to the vibrant underground and local music scene that will otherwise go unheard in a free broadcast format, to simply disappear. 
 
Find the email for your home district supervisor here (just click on their face and look at the map):
 
http://www.sfbos.org/
 
Write them now and come to the City Hall rally Tuesday 2/1 at 1 p.m. *There'll be bands!*
 
Also find out who else you can write and for more info on the fight to Save KUSF go here:
 
http://savekusf.org/
 
Please forward this message to friends, family, co-workers and any concerned SF resident.
 
Thank you,
 
Andre Torrez

Podcast 01.29.11 The Orgasmatrain Extra Special Limited DJ Shekky

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2nd Hour



3rd Hour



the monks--he went down to the sea
the truth--hey gyp/dig the slowness
may blitz--for mad men only
birth control--gamma ray

rotary connection--i am the black gold of the sun
tabukah x--finger toe (nigeria rock special)
theron and darrell--i was made to love her (smart's palace eccentric soul)

dave kubinec's mainhorse airlines--directions for use
shogun kunitoki--montezuema
perplexa--anthem
WILD NOTHING--CONFIRMATION
ozric tentacles--neurochasm
GOLD PANDA--INDIA LATELY
CLOUDLAND CANYON--HOPE SOUNDS DRY

friend sound--lost angel proper street
patty zeitlin and marsha berman--the angry song
FILM SCHOOL--MEET AROUND TEN
the firebird band--kiss yourself
MOON DUO--HURRY ON SUNDOWN (IN SEARCH OF HAWKWIND)

herbie hancock--maiden voyage
lee morgan--raggedy ann
stanley clark--life suite
HOLY FUCK--STILETTOS
PENNER + MUDER--SUNSET BLVD

LUKE ABBOT--HOLKHAM DRONES

CAPS = RECENT RELEASE
Parenthesis = compilation title

FCC paperwork has been filed. Send us all your response letters NOW!

Circulate far and wide! Please send all complaints and letters about the sale of KUSF’s frequency to USF Assistant Dean of Social Sciences Michael Bloch, , who is the current administrator holding on to the FCC’s Public File for KUSF. According to FCC rules, all complaints and letters regarding the station are supposed to be included in that Public File.

* To ensure that your comment is filed, please include in the header, or in the body of your message:

“FILE IN KUSF PUBLIC FILE”

* Please send ALL letters you’ve written about KUSF to Michael Bloch ASAP, including ANY emails you’ve already sent to Father Privett or the USF Trustees, or the SF Board of Supervisors.

* Please note that Michael Bloch is a good guy; he’s on our side so please be nice!

blochm@usfca.edu

University of San Francisco
College of Arts and Sciences
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117


Let’s get our call letters back!

The FCC has a specific department to send comments. Please comment on the transfer of KUSF's broadcast license. It is our only hope to stop the sale.

By mail: Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C., 20554.

By phone: 866-267-7202. That’s the radio broadcast specialist office. The email is radioinfo@fcc.gov. The job of this office is to help the public with radio inquiries, including regarding the transfer of licenses.

You can also email the individual commissioners:

Chairman Julius Genachowski: Julius.Genachowski@fcc.gov
Commissioner Michael J. Copps: Michael.Copps@fcc.gov
Commissioner Robert McDowell: Robert.McDowell@fcc.gov
Commissioner Mignon Clyburn: Mignon.Clyburn@fcc.gov
Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker: Meredith.Baker@fcc.gov

Questions Raised About Future of KUSF Archives

By JEANNE CARSTENSEN| January 28, 2011 5:33 p.m. In MUSIC

http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs/pulse-of-the-bay/questions-raised-about-future-kusf/

Supporters of KUSF, the community radio station owned by the University of San Francisco that ceased broadcasting recently when it was abruptly sold, want to make sure the station’s extensive archives will be preserved.

Founded in 1963, the station’s archives contain a “massive number of CDs and vinyl,” according to Irwin Swirnoff, the former music director. “It has cultural value that is priceless in terms of diversity and obscurity,” he said, with deep collections in jazz, rock, punk, electronic music and other genres.

Archivists Meagan and Rick Prelinger of the Prelinger Library in San Francisco are advising Swirnoff and other KUSF supporters on preserving the collection. “The music library has to be kept intact as a physical memory of everything that KUSF has been, and as a starting point for future,” said Meagan Prelinger, who is a longtime fan of the station. “It’s like the sound track of my life has been turned off.”

The dimensions of the vast archive containing 34 years of Bay Area broadcasting history are difficult to determine precisely. Much of it sits in Phelan Hall on the University of San Francisco campus and will be moved to a yet-undetermined location in coming months.

Reached on Friday afternoon, university spokesman Gary McDonald said he didn’t know immediately how many items it contained. “We talk about it in terms of space,” he said. “It’s large.”

Swirnoff said the collection consists of an active CD library and vinyl library. Items like 78 rpm records are packed away in storage areas.

In the long term, the university plans to digitize the archive, according to McDonald, “so that it will be available to anyone working in KUSF.org,” the online-only version of the station that will replace KUSF.

McDonald said he didn’t know how much it would cost to convert the collection to digital or what would become of the original materials afterwards.

Podcast 01.28.11 DJ Stereo Steve/DJ Mashi Mashi

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2nd Hour



stereo steve's apocalyptic podcast #2
with special guest dj mashi mashi

first hour:
intro - irwin @ city hall/oshun - rattle of life
van halen - mean streets

noertker's moxie - skullduggery (for deejay schmeejay)
comets on fire - unicorn
roky erikson - i think of demons
melvin van peebles - c'mon feet
james brown - i'll go crazy
gloria jones - tainted love

the deviants - you've got to hold on
mudhoney - urban guerilla
phantom tollbooth - the fuck
jayne county & the electric chairs - mean motherfuckin' man

tartufi - fear of tall giraffes, fear of some birds

second hour:
nino ferrer - looking for you
lumerians - hashishhashishin

freeport - it's a brand new morning
suicide - love you
buddy miles express - miss lady

dinosaurs with horns - merge
video hypnosis - un-stress
brand x - earth dance
mount kimbie - carbonated

jesu - conquerer

Podcast 01.28.11 DJ Stevil

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2nd Hour



Tyvek - 4312
J.C. Satan - Odyssey of Love
Blurt - Dog Save My Soul
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Ashtray Heart
Cheap Time - Down the Tube
Surf City - Icy Lakes
Cobra Killer & Kapajkos - Helicopter 666
The Saxons - Saxon Warcry
The Dickies - You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)
Bleach 03 - Howling
Fungi Girls - Into the Cosmos
The Kinks - Until the End of the Day
Plasmatics - Hoy Hey (Live to Rock)
Jim Carroll Band - It's Too Late
Grinderman - No Pussy Blues
Happy Flowers - I Said I Want to Watch Cartoons
Eppu Normaali - Poliisi Pamputtaa Taas
The Who - Run Run Run
Buck Owens - Above and Beyond
Holden - Mia
Booker T. & the MG's - Eleanor Rigby
Paul Anka - (You're) Having My Baby
Qulfus - Three Times Twice
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
Crystal Castles - Year of Silence

01.27.11 9-10 PM Radio Goethe DJ Arndt Peltner

Radio Goethe

Radio Goethe presents a diverse overview onto the modern German music scene reaching from Rock to Pop, from Industrial to Darkwave, from Electronica to Medieval. Online at www.radiogoethe.org

Radio and Host, Arndt Peltner




aroos: Yukoma
Krink: Hit it
Krink: No skool
Patenbrigade: Wolff: Popmusik für Rohrleger
Patenbrigade: Wolff: Maurerradio
Dracul: Follow me
E Nomine: Vater unser
And One: Military Fashion Show
Camouflage: We are lovers
Dada Jugend Polyform: Legacy
Caracho: Eigentlich
Frittenbude: Bilder mit Katze
Juri Gagarin: Take over

KUSF | THE FINAL FIVE MINUTES. by Howard Ryan, KUSF DJ Schmeejay

photo by: bobby castro


vangelis papathanissiou : creation du monde
andy kim : rock me gently
(45 single played at 33 rpm)
weasel walter : the pseudocard
mouth and macneal : liefste
we love : no train no plane
the good ones : amargorwa y'abagabo
michael yonkers : someone like you
audionom : boorup rock
bobby goldsboro : danny is a mirror to me
(born 1.18.41)
vangelis papathanissiou : l'apocalypse des animaux




Bobby Goldsboro's birthday that day, and as I have a couple of old 45's of his, I decided to bring one down to the station and celebrate his 70th on the air with a song. When going through my records at home that morning, I also grabbed Vangelis Papathanissiou's "Lapocalypse des Animaux" to play underneath us at the breaks of my sets. It was already looking out to be another emotionally charged Radiodrome.

At about 9:50, after playing Goldsboro's weepy "Danny is a Mirror to Me", I announced the song and the rest of the set over the top of Vangelis' ambient greek genius. The piece continued as I turned around to see Trista Bernasconi, KUSF Program Director, standing in the doorway of the studio. She asked me to step outside, and looked upset. I went over and she told me, "this is the hardest thing I've ever had to do. The station has been sold, and I have to turn the transmitter off."

I was stunned. Immediately, other people from the university who were there in the wings were telling me, "everything else will stay the same, don't worry - we will be online within hours, but only online". I looked behind me into Studio A and the signal was already gone as my record continued to play silently on Turntable One.

My fellow Music Director, Irwin Swirnoff happened to be there that morning in our workroom and after he found out we kinda just stood in there and stared blankly, in disbelief, occasionally pacing the room. Like you would in a hospital after a finding out about a loved one's hit and run accident. We were finally being coaxed by security to leave the premises while they changed the locks, and headed to Lone Mountain to see the president of the university, Father Privett. A cop was waiting for us outside his elevator. We waited and waited and an assistant eventually came out and told us he was there but was busy. She assured us that would tell him that we were requesting his presence at their "informational meeting" that was planned for the following night in Fromm Hall. We wanted some answers, and not just from their PR tank. Now joining up with Deia de Brito from KALW, we then went to the Vice's office, Charlie Cross. You can see the YouTube video everywhere now. Witness first hand the dehumanizing and antagonistic response we received from his office. Sad and pathetic. At a prestigious institute of higher learning. Despicable.

It's been a few days now, and I'm amazed at how unreal it all seems. In San Francisco, we're often kept from the all-to-common reality of anti-community greed. If it can happen here, this country is really, just completely and irrevocably, gonna be in the hands of the few. While they silence the many. Chinese Star Radio. Radiotochka, Radio Goethe. Franco Fun. The Pastor Tom Show. The Love Letters Squad. Diva Radio. The Classical Cowboy.

I've still got two hours of Radiodrome that I'd like to air, records still sitting in the corner of my living room awaiting their chance. We will not be silent.

KUSF 05.10.09 6-8 PM Spotlight MOMO & COUSIN MARY'S 2ND ANNUAL MOTHER'S DAY CLAMBAKE! DJ Momo and Cousin Mary

chuckling track from "wir ummeln durch st. pauli"
birdy nam nam: jazz it at home
freddie slack: blackout boogie
slim bryant & the wildcats: prairie may

louis prima: oh ma ma twist
frankie yankovic: who stole the kishka?
leo reisman & his orchestra: rollin' down the river
pharoah sanders: in your own sweet way

will bradley with ray mckinley: scrub me, mama, with a boogie beat
mahalia jackson: move on up a little higher
otis williams & his new group: gum drop
barbara dennerlein: funkish

shirley ellis: clapping song
the chaps: rawhide
xavier cugat: gesundheit (a-choo cha cha)
the woodies: if it swells

gene krupa & his orchestra: tunin' up
tammi terrell: what a good man he is
helene smith: the pot can't talk about the kettle
joe henderson: our thing

meade 'lux' lewis: honky tonk train
art tatum: all the things you are
stephane grapelly with django reinhardt: china boy
son house: death letter

glen gray & the casa loma orchestra: rock island flag stop
the guttersluts: a fine romance
the crew cuts: do me good baby

john coltrane: alabam


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2nd Hour

KUSF 12.06.10 10-11 PM Classics Without Walls DJ M Theo

Classics Without Walls

The Anti-Warhorse Zone is in it's nineteenth year of thumbing down it's nose at the bizarre conventions of commercial "classical" radio. We're as committed as ever to the truths that music is not a commodity for consumption or a vehicle for technical perfection, and that even the best recordings don't reproduce music - only the sounds. We treasure risk-taking composers and performers who step up and take their own risks. In addition to our unruly broadcasts, Classics Without Walls works to counter the music-as-commodity blight by sponsoring small-scale concerts, mixed media presentations, and informal post-concert meals with the aim of helping draw musician and listeners closer into a community of participation.

Producer and Host, M. Theo
Associate Producer and Host, Renee Witon
Programming and Production Advisory Board, All Our Listeners

Podcast 01.23.12 The Orgasmatrain Extra Special Limited DJ Shekky

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2nd Hour



3rd Hour



STEREOLAB--NEON BEANBAG
NO JOY--HEEDLESS
RICK REUBER--RING FREI
DUSTIN WONG--TRACK 11
DISAPPEARS--NEW FAST

robert owens--i'll be your friend/original def mix
loop guru--strawberry lotus focus (beacon silver apples remixed)
STEVE REICH--I. FAST

barney kessel and his men--latin go lightly
yes--sweet dreams
gabriel yared--c'est le vent betty
dead kennedys--the stars and stripes of corruption
bobbi pins--why did you go?

alps--le voyage
new york gong--jungle window
high tide--time gauges
molly hatchet--gator country

MYSTERY TWIN--I DREAM A LINE
fig dish--don't come around here no more (you got lucky)
land of the loops--multi family garage sale
WEEKEND--AFTERIMAGE
thrice mice--pig 2
happy flowers--i saw my picture on a milk carton
fems--go to a party
the descendants--parents

RICHARD PINHAS--PARANOIA

CAPS = CURRENT RELEASE
parenthesis = compilation title

01.23.11 KUSF Show on 01.23.1983 Rampage Radio

Rampage Radio
http://www.rampageradio.blogspot.com/

Rampage Radio has aired every Sunday from 2AM-8AM since March 6th, 1982. We now interrupt our regularly scheduled broadcast for an encore presentation which is brought to you via the magic of cassette technology & the heroic efforts of Mr. Verne Innhel. We would also like to thank Aaron Zimpel, Spon Q. & Steve Cuevas for the tapes

We will continue to assault the airwaves however we can until we find a proper home.
On March 6th 2011 we will celebrate our 30th anniversary:
RAMPAGE RADIO WILL NEVER DIE

Jan 23, 1983 with Ian Kallen & Ron Quintana
1st Hour



Ron Quintana mid '80s
2nd Hour



Ron Quintana mid '80s
3rd Hour



Ron Quintana mid '80s
4th Hour



Ron Quintana mid '80s
5th Hour



Ron Quintana mid '80s
6th Hour

01.23.11 Francofun DJ Fari

Franco Fun

A Crossroads for all things new of interest to the French speaking community. Featuring new music, life style, cultural events and interviews. Program is hosted both in French and English. Keep up-to-date with Franco Fun: Twitter francofun, blog address francofun.wordpress.com, or email farikusf (@) yahoo.com

01.15.11 Francofun DJ Fari

Franco Fun
Boris Gaquere (guitarist) and Renato Martins (Percussionist)

A Crossroads for all things new of interest to the French speaking community. Featuring new music, life style, cultural events and interviews. Program is hosted both in French and English. Keep up-to-date with Franco Fun: Twitter francofun, blog address francofun.wordpress.com, or email farikusf (@) yahoo.com

01.22.11 DJ Stevil

Another KUSF DJ doing the podcast thing from home. enjoy!

1st Hour

KUSF 01.11.11 9-Noon Radiodrome DJ Schmeejay

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2nd Hour



3rd Hour



nektar : remember the future (side one)
dean martin : standing on the corner
olekranon : bilal
big country : porrohman
jo basile " vieni vieni
steve reich : double sextet (fast)
henry gibson : hash is better than turkey
bob wills & tommy duncan : stay a little longer
(tommy duncan born 1.1.11)

{ j o y f u l n o i s e }

andy williams : look for the silver lining
judas priest : savage
t.d. skatchit & aurora josephson : tip of my tongue
john carpenter : assault on precinct 13

harry roy & his bat club boys : pussy
france gall : les succettes
marc ribot : natalia in Eb major
the dells : stay in my corner
(chuck barksdale born 1.11.35)
electric wizard : venus in furs
carl sandburg : they have a yarn, the people
pan american : love song
alice faye & phil harris : baby, it's cold outside
noertker's moxie : lying bull

{ b e s t a l b u m e v e r }

richard youngs : like a sailor
(from "beyond the valley of the ultrahits" 2010)

eddie kamae : ka ua loku
cheap trick : big eyes
justin tubb & goldie hill : sure fire kisses
(goldie hill born 1.11.33)
we love : ice lips
meredith monk : view II
chemical brothers : snow
(tom rowlands born 1.11.71)
fred astaire : the yam song
uz jsme doma : fascinasz
cher : you better sit down, kids
beachhouse : norway
unknown greek tabour player : untitled
martin mull : licks off of records
ian hunter : central park & west

{ b a c k i n g t r a c k s a t b r e a k s }

bjorn stabi & ole hjorth : folk fiddling of sweden

01.22.11 DJ Harry D of In The Soul Kitchen, KUSF FM (for 34 years) on KZSU FM Stanford University, with DJ Byrd of Paradise Talking about Saving KUSF

http://kzsu.stanford.edu/

KZSU's Shedding Light Radio Program
http://kzsu.stanford.edu/dj/byrd/

Harry D's Website, In The Soul Kitchen
http://inthesoulkitchen.blogspot.com/

The University of San Francisco sold KUSF's broadcasting license on Tuesday morning without any notice and without any input or involvement whatsoever from KUSF Cultural Programming and New Music djs/producers/hosts. All 200 of us are volunteers.

On Wednesday night, USF President Stephen Privett stated the University's position, took questions and comments about the sale from KUSF volunteers, current USF students, faculty and alumni, loyal KUSF listeners, community members, musicians, label and venue owners in a packed, peaceful meeting of 500+ on the USF campus.

I'll be on KZSU Radio tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 22 at 10:15 a.m. (West Coast Time) to talk about some of what's happening to address this.