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Category: Music History

History/Music History

Indonesian Pop Women: 1960s-1970s

Posted on April 17, 2023 by James Bunnelle

Silvy (L) and Nina (R) of Pattie Bersaudara, front cover of Nusa Ina, Indonesia 1970 Midcentury communists, always such wet blankets about pop music. In the 196...

Blog/History/Music History

Their Music Lives On

Posted on October 1, 2022 by blogteam

by Kim Paris, Melting Pot – Alternate Sundays, 8-10 am on Freeform Portland Music lovers have had a rough couple of months, with the passing of several gr...

Blog/Music History

Albums Released This Week in Music History

Posted on April 30, 2022 by blogteam

Hi Freeformers, looking back in history at albums released the last week of April to May 1st, in the past 50+ years. Lots of good stuff and many that have been ...

Blog/History/Music History/Remembrance/Uncategorized

WFMH Shares 5 Asian Songs to Celebrate Asian Lunar New Year. 2022 Year of the Water Tiger

Posted on January 17, 2022 by blogteam

February 1 marks the start of a New Year in the Asian Lunar calendar, and 2022 is the year of the Water Tiger. The tiger is the third animal in the Chinese zodi...

Album Reviews/Interviews/Music History/Musician Interviews

WFMH interviews Temi Kogbe, co-founder of Odion Livingstone Records

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Freeform Portland Blog / 0 Comment

On Dec, 14 2019, Jim and I had the privilege of interviewing Temi Kogbe on Freeform Portland, Weekend Family Hour (WFMH). Kogbe is a cofounder of Odion Liv...

Music History/Remembrance

Thoughts About Andy Gill

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Freeform Portland Blog / 0 Comment

Like so many people, I was shocked to read the news that Andy Gill, guitarist and founding member of the band Gang Of Four, had died. The news came out of nowhe...

Blog/Music History

Other Music

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Freeform Portland Blog / 0 Comment

A documentary about the legendary NYC record store plays Saturday, February 8, as part of NW Film Center’s 37th Annual Reel Music Festival By: dj brzy I bo...

History/Interviews/Music History/Musician Interviews

Noah Fence interviews Vic Godard

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Freeform Portland Blog / 0 Comment

Here is an interview I conducted with Vic Godard, who has been referred to by BBC6 Deejay Marc Riley as “The Greatest Living Englishman.” Godard has been a near...

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