Monthly Archives: November 2021
Hits In Hi-Fi
Today — Saturday 27th November — we’ll take a nostalgic journey back to the 1950s and 1960s and beyond, when music was on vinyl (don’t touch the playing surface!) and home audio was new and excitingly futuristic… with Hits In Hi-Fi.
In the early days of stereo, a significant number of albums were released that were designed especially to show off the wonders of this new way of presenting musical entertainment. Sounds “ping-ponged” across the stereo soundstage; instruments appeared hard on one side and then hard on the other… and there were a lot of space references, bloops and bleeps starting and ending the pieces — and once the Moog Synthesiser became available, that was included in the mix too.
The Fourth Tower of Inverness continues… Week 10
TODAY on Virtual Community Radio — Friday, November 26th.
The Fourth Tower of Inverness continues with Week 10 of this exciting mystery adventure.
Airs just after the hour at Noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time / 8pm and midnight in the UK.
Jack has spotted Lord Jowls in the crowd… but how can they actually meet?
Arriving at the Inverness estate, Jack Flanders encounters strange happenings at the old Victorian mansion. Jack is told that there are only three towers in Inverness, even though he is certain he has seen a fourth. An old jukebox, which he cannot locate, plays a haunting 50’s tune just before an accident happens. Jack pursues the hidden jukebox, searching through sliding panels, hollow walls, and underground passageways until finally he discovers the entrance to the Fourth Tower that only he can see. In all these years, eight people have ventured into the Tower, never to be seen again. Jack is the ninth…
Upon entering the tower, Jack discovers steps that spiral endlessly upward. On each level there is a door, and as our hero opens each door he steps into different dimensions: strange worlds of myth and mystical fantasy.
Tarot @ Teatime Episode 20: Exploring the Major Arcana
We’re pleased to release the latest episode of our popular original series on the Tarot: “Tarot @ Teatime”, on the air Thursdays and Sundays at noon and 4pm Pacific Time/SLT, 8pm and midnight in the UK.
Episode 20
Using the images of the Rider Waite Smith Tarot deck, Honey and Willow explore the next six cards of the Major Arcana: VI The Lovers, VII The Chariot, VIII Strength, IX The Hermit, X Wheel of Fortune, and XI Justice. The evolution of the card names and symbolism are discussed, as well as possible interpretations.
Missed any episodes? Catch them on our MixCloud feed!
New shows on Mixcloud
We’ve uploaded two more shows to our “Listen Again” facility on Mixcloud: “Where Have You Been?” Episode 20, on the Love&Love Gallery and the Elven Falls Art Collective; and Tarot @ Teatime Episode 19, in which Honey and Willow discuss selecting the Significator card for a reading, and what to do about reversed (upside-down) cards in a reading.
Where Have You Been? visits Theatre On The Hill
Come with us now to Theatre On The Hill — a venue that is much more than that — in Episode 21 of our popular original series, “Where Have You Been?”, where Caledonia Skytower and Elrik Merlin discover fascinating places to go and things to do around the Second Life Grid.
Easy to Remember: The Great American Songwriters And Their Songs
Today we are featuring music from the “Great American Songbook” — with music by writers including Gershwin, Arlen, Berlin, Kern, Carmichael, Porter and many more, in a programme inspired by William Zinsser’s book on the music of the mid-20th Century, Easy To Remember.
Mechanical Music-Hall
Today, Saturday November 20, we present a varied programme of music from, on, and sometimes by, machines.
And we mean musical machines in the broadest sense, from glass harmonicas, Victorian musical boxes and the mighty Symphonion, to steam organs, pianolas and barrel pianos on the one hand, but touching the capabilities of early computers and synthesisers on the other.
And don’t miss another chance to hear the latest episode of “Where Have You Been?” in which Caledonia and Elrik discuss two fascinating art galleries in Second Life.
The Fourth Tower of Inverness continues… Week 9
TODAY on Virtual Community Radio — Friday, November 19th.
The Fourth Tower of Inverness continues with Week 9 of this exciting mystery adventure.
Airs just after the hour at Noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time / 8pm and midnight in the UK.
Arriving at the Inverness estate, Jack Flanders encounters strange happenings at the old Victorian mansion. Jack is told that there are only three towers in Inverness, even though he is certain he has seen a fourth. An old jukebox, which he cannot locate, plays a haunting 50’s tune just before an accident happens. Jack pursues the hidden jukebox, searching through sliding panels, hollow walls, and underground passageways until finally he discovers the entrance to the Fourth Tower that only he can see. In all these years, eight people have ventured into the Tower, never to be seen again. Jack is the ninth…
Upon entering the tower, Jack discovers steps that spiral endlessly upward. On each level there is a door, and as our hero opens each door he steps into different dimensions: strange worlds of myth and mystical fantasy.
British Composers
17th November: Today’s programme features music from British composers old and new, primarily focusing on classical styles. The playlist includes Edward German, Richard Harvey, Gerald Finzi, Sir Arthur Bliss, Jon Lord, Christopher Gunning, Vaughan Williams, Havergal Brian and many more.
Then tune in at 12 noon or 4pm Pacific Time / 8pm or midnight in the UK, for another chance to hear the latest episode of “Where Have You Been?”. Episode 20 features two very different art galleries in Second Life, yet pursuing similar goals of access to both artists and residents: The Love&Love Factory Art Gallery and The Elven Falls Art Collective.
And don’t miss the latest episode of “Engines of Our Ingenuity” from the University of Houston, every four hours from 4am Pacific.
Image, “balloon — british countryside” by Mikee Showbiz is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Music of the Baroque
Today, Saturday November 13th, we explore the music of the Baroque era. We’ll be including the work of a wide range of composers. Many will be familiar; other perhaps less so; or they may have written pieces that we know well but have no idea of who composed them — for example English composer Thomas Arne, who wrote Rule Britannia but also a range of other pieces which deserve more interest than is usually paid to them.
Then at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific / 8pm or midnight UK time, there’s another chance to hear the latest episode of “Where Have You Been?”, our twice-monthly show on places to visit and things to do around the Second Life Grid. Episode 20 features two very different art galleries in Second Life, yet pursuing similar goals of access to both artists and residents: The Love&Love Factory Art Gallery and The Elven Falls Art Collective. More details here.
Every four hours from 4am Pacific/noon in the UK, tune in for “The Engines of Our Ingenuity”, from the University of Houston, about the machines that make our civilization run and the people whose ingenuity created them.
