Sunday, March 29, 2015

YO, ALL-NU GRUVIN' BLU . . . . YES, IT'S ALL NEW AND IT'S GROOVIN' BLUE 15 - 03 ! ! NOW PODCASTED . . .

      Photo: "Dinner" by Nancy Heller

OH MY DEAR LO'DD !  A RUMBLIN' HUMMIN' AND TUM TUMMIN'.  THIS IS SUCH A JUICY AND DELICIOUSLY SALTY GROOVIN' BLUE 15 - 03 THAT IS PLATED UP ON THE WAGRadio PODCAST SITE ! !
MARVIN GAYE, JAH VINCI, ANGELA JOHNSON, CECILE, AMOUROUGE, SAM SMITH, ANN NESBY, RASUN, PRINCE AND SO MANY, MANY, MANY MORE GREAT NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSICAL STARS ! !
YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT AND A HALF !  GROOVIN' BLUE 15 - 03 ! !

WAGRadio Management

Saturday, March 28, 2015

IT'S HAPPENIN' ALL OVER AGAIN . . . SUM'PIN' LIKE DEJA VU ! ! IT'S THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR'S FOUR VANCITY RECORD SHOWS - THIS SUNDAY MARCH 29TH, 2015 AT THE CROATIAN CULTURAL CENTRE - AND "CAP'N" MORGAN TANNER GON' BE THERE SELLIN' OFF THE BILL REITER WAGRadio LIBRARY ! ! BE FAIRE OR BE SQUAIRE ! !


WELL . . . . NOT ALL THE WAGRadio LIBRARY OF 30,000 LP's IS GONNA BE THERE BUT A HELLUVA LOT OF VINYL HAS BEEN CULLED AND "CAP'N" MORGAN TANNER WILL BE OFFERING IT UP FOR SALE . . . DISCO, BOOGIE, HIP-HOP, JAZZ, SOUL, ELECTRO, HOUSE, RHYTHM 'N' BLUES, GOSPEL, RAP, AFRO-LATIN, BLUES . . . did we mention DISCO?
OH YES, INDEEDY DOO!  THEY HAS GOTTA BE SOME FUNK (oh yeah, and FUNK!) FO' YOU!  SKIP TO MA' LOO!  THE SOUNDS OF WAGRadio AND SIXTY, YES, SIXTY OBSESSIVE YEARS OF WAGRadio's LIBRARIAN BILL REITER'S VINYL COLLECTING MADNESS WILL BE ON SALE ! ! THIS SUNDAY, MARCH  29th - 3250 COMMERCIAL DRIVE IN OUR EVER LOVIN', SOUL-HUGGIN' EAST VAN ! !
WAGRadio Management

Friday, March 27, 2015

SO MUCH MUSIC. SO MUCH SOUL. SO MUCH LISTENIN' TO DO. THIS IS MOAR & SARSHA SIMONE ON TRAD VIBE RECORDS & THE (20 syl REMIX).


A WAGRadio FAVE VOCALIST - Ms. JILL SCOTT AND A GREAT VIDEO AND CHOON - "A LONG WALK". WALK ON JILL!


OH YES ! A HUGE CHOON ON WAGRadio ! GROOVIN' BLUE 15 - 02 AND JAMROCK BROTHER JAH VINCI WITH "LOVE ANGLE".


FROM THAT FIRST SCREEEM YA' KNOW THIS IS A PHUNKEE MAGGUH FUGGAH! ALABAMA SHAKES AND A WAGRadio HIT - "DON'T WANNA FIGHT NO' MO'".


YA' BETTA WATCH OUT MR. NO-MADDZ 'CUZ DA PO-LICE COMIN' OUT FO' YA' ! ! ! WHY ? WELL, CUZ YA' BAD TO THE BONE, SHOTTA ! !


YA' GOTTA PICK UP ON THIS NEW RELEASE . . . CONRAD HERWIG AND JOE LOVANO "THE LATIN SIDE OF JOE HENDERSON" . . . HERE'S THE GROUP LIVE!!!


HOLD IT ! WAIT A MINUTE ! ! Ms ANTONIQUE HAS GOT HERSELF A HIT AND SHE DESERVES SO MUCH MORE THAN WHAT YA' GIVIN' HER ! ! OH, YES !


HOLLY SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI AND URBAN MYSTIC IS TALKIN' TO IT ! ! HA HA . . . D's BAR AND GRILL HEATS UP !!


OOOOoooooo WEEEEEeeee ! IT'S 1977 AND BRAINSTORM FROM DETROIT IS ON SOUL TRAIN . . .


"NO . . . NO . . . SAY IT ISN'T SO . . ." WE AGONIZED WHEN IT WAS THOUGHT THAT A WAGRadio LEGEND HAD DIED IN KATRINA ! BUT . . . HE WAS ALIVE! ONE OF OUR ALL-TIME GREAT NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSICAL HEROES ANTOINE "FATS" DOMINO WAS ALIVE ! HERE'S A GREAT SEGMENT OF A JOOLS HOLLAND GET-TOGETHER WITH MR. FIVE BY FIVE . . . ISN'T FATS A GEM ! !


Wednesday, March 25, 2015

CUTHBERT, Doug August 6, 1946 - March 3, 2015 Died peacefully in his sleep, following many years of battling COPD. He is survived by his niece and nephew, Marianne and Shaun Bullied. A true Vancouverite, born and raised, Doug spent his life creating art and making music. He played drums in such acts as the Night Train Revue and his graphic design work can be found splashed all over the local entertainment scene. A Celebration of Life will be held for him March 29, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Wise Hall (1882 Adanac). In lieu of flowers, please donate to the BC Lung Association. Till next time we meet - love you Uncle Doug.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theprovince/obituary.aspx?n=doug-cuthbert&pid=174480249&eid=sp_shareobit#sthash.96EfU01h.dpuf

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theprovince/obituary.aspx?n=doug-cuthbert&pid=174480249&eid=sp_shareobit#sthash.96EfU01h.dpuf

Doug CUTHBERT

Obituary
  • "Doug was huge influence on me growing up in the 60's..."
    - rick hill

CUTHBERT, Doug
August 6, 1946 - March 3, 2015
Died peacefully in his sleep, following many years of battling COPD. He is survived by his niece and nephew, Marianne and Shaun Bullied. A true Vancouverite, born and raised, Doug spent his life creating art and making music. He played drums in such acts as the Night Train Revue and his graphic design work can be found splashed all over the local entertainment scene. A Celebration of Life will be held for him March 29, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Wise Hall (1882 Adanac). In lieu of flowers, please donate to the BC Lung Association. Till next time we meet - love you Uncle Doug.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theprovince/obituary.aspx?n=doug-cuthbert&pid=174480249&eid=sp_shareobit#sthash.YhYNlthJ.dpuf

Doug CUTHBERT

Obituary
  • "Doug was huge influence on me growing up in the 60's..."
    - rick hill

CUTHBERT, Doug
August 6, 1946 - March 3, 2015
Died peacefully in his sleep, following many years of battling COPD. He is survived by his niece and nephew, Marianne and Shaun Bullied. A true Vancouverite, born and raised, Doug spent his life creating art and making music. He played drums in such acts as the Night Train Revue and his graphic design work can be found splashed all over the local entertainment scene. A Celebration of Life will be held for him March 29, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Wise Hall (1882 Adanac). In lieu of flowers, please donate to the BC Lung Association. Till next time we meet - love you Uncle Doug.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theprovince/obituary.aspx?n=doug-cuthbert&pid=174480249&eid=sp_shareobit#sthash.YhYNlthJ.dpuf

MORE NEW EQUIPMENT FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART WAGRadio ! ! ! NEW PODCAST THIS WEEKEND ! ! AND ON SUNDAY . . . OUR MAN IN NIRVANA - "CAP'N" MORGAN TANNER WILL BE SELLIN' MORE VINYL FROM OUR WAGRadio BILL REITER LIBRARY !

   http://boingboing.net/2015/03/24/a-beautiful-working-lego-turn.html

HA HA  . . . YES, THE FUN CONTINUES HERE AT WAGRadio !
THANKS TO BROTHER JAZ McVAN & BOINGBOING, WE GOT A GREAT LEGO PHOTO TO SHOW YOU.  OUR REAL STUDIO TURNTABLES HAVE BEEN CHURNING OUT SOUNDS DIRECTED INTO OUR BRAND NEW STUDIO PRO TOOLS AND WE GOT GROOVIN' BLUE 15 - 03 ALL READY TO BE PODCASTED TO ALL Y'ALL.  AND YOU ALL HAVE BEEN GROWING IN NUMBERS!  THAT'S ANOTHER THING WAGRadio STAFF HAS MARVELED AT - OUR LISTENING AUDIENCE IS CONTINUALLY GROWING.  WE LOVE NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC AND IT IS GREAT TO KNOW YOU DO TOO!!
THERE'S AN UPCOMING VANCOUVER RECORD FAIR - THE FIRST OF TWO IN THE NEXT COUPLA' WEEKS - AND THAT  TAKES PLACE THIS SUNDAY MARCH 29th AT THE CROATIAN CENTRE IN THE EAST END OF VANCITY.
"CAP'N" MORGAN TANNNER WILL BE AT BOTH RECORD SHOWS MAKING THE WAGRadio BILL REITER LIBRARY AVAILABLE.  SEEMS LIKE MR. R. IS KEEPIN' 10% FOR FUTURE GROOVIN' BLUE SHOWS WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL BRING THE LONG PLAYING ALBUM SECTION OF THE LIBRARY DOWN FROM 20,000 PIECES TO SIX THOUSAND.
AS SAID, WE ARE HAVIN' FUN HERE AT WAGRadio AND ARE SO GLAD YOU ALL ARE ALONG FOR THE RIDE ! ! !
WAGRadio Management

Sunday, March 1, 2015

FINALLY . . . THE SECOND GROOVIN' BLUE SHOW FOR 2015 IS ON THE AIR ! JUST CLICK ON 'GROOVIN' BLUE PODCAST' AND THE JOY OF THE GREATEST NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC RADIO SHOW IN THE WORLD IS YOURS . . .


THE NEW COMPUTER IS INSTALLED.  THE NEW PROTOOLS HAVE ARRIVED.  BOTH ARE FUNCTIONING JUS' LIKE THEY SHOULD.  OUR ENGINEER KEITH WHITE, WITH HELP AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE WAGRadio  STAFF, HAS TWEEKED WHERE IT ALL NEEDED TWEEKIN', PRODDED AND PLEADED WHERE HE HAD TO AND THE RESULT IS A BRAND NEW  GROOVIN' BLUE SHOW # 15 - 02.  THIS IS THE THE SECOND WAGRadio PODCASTED SHOW FOR TWENTY FIFTEEN AND IT IS  READY TO START YO' TOES TA' TAPPIN', YOUR VOICES RINGIN' AND THE NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC SOUL FLOWIN' . . .
WAGRadio's GROOVIN' BLUE 15 - 02  IS ON THE AIR AND IT'S PRODUCER AND HOST DJZigZag IS OVERJOYED THAT IT IS! !  HE ADMITS HIS NERVES WERE STARTIN' TA' GET JUST A LITTLE FRAYED.  BUT . . . LIKE SO MANY  OF LIFE'S JOYS - SOMETIMES YA' JUS' GOTTA WAIT FOR IT TO COME TOGETHER . . .

WAGRadio Management