Monthly Archives: July 2024
WYB S04E06: Genealogy in SL
The latest edition (S04E06) of “Where Have You Been?” — the VCRadio original series that features places to go and things to do around the Second Life Grid — discusses the Second Life Virtual Genealogy Society (SLVGS). There is a thriving community in Second Life centered around the study of family history and origins, and the tracing of family lineages.
The Second Life Virtual Genealogical Society brings together a wide variety of people who are interested in family histories, holds monthly meetings and offers a range of support for those tracing their ancestors.
Find then on the region Adam ondi Ahman – General
Discover more about the SLVGS in the current “Where Have You Been?” episode, broadcast on Wednesdays and Saturdays at noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific. Also on Wednesdays and Saturdays, tune in for “The Engines of Our Ingenuity” from the University of Houston, every four hours from 4am SLT/Pacific.
Other ways to connect with the SLVGS:
Website: https://slvirtualgenealogy.org
X: https://twitter.com/SLGenealogy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SLVGS
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slvirtualgenealogy/
The Space Programme: Apollo 11
Space Music and a space documentary.
Wednesday 24th July 2024: 55 years ago this week, the Apollo 11 spacecraft’s Command Module separated from the Lunar Excursion Module and began its return to Earth after the first human being had stepped out of the LEM and set foot upon the Moon. Today, in a special programme by our sadly passed dear friend Peter Carbines, that we’ve broadcast annually from the start of the station (and beyond), we celebrate the mission’s achievement in music, and in a special music- and actuality-based documentary.
The Magic of The Musical S03E03: Reflections of America
Our original series of The Magic of The Musical, continues today — Saturday, July 20th @ 2pm SLT/Pacific Time. Host Caledonia Skytower explores songs, stories and lore from the world of musical theatre.
Missed the live show? Listen again here on Mixcloud.
Join our live audience at Ceiluiradh Glen on Saturday at 2pm SLT — slurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/196/131/21 or tune in to Virtual Community Radio on the web site, plug this URL into a network player: http://main.vcradio.org — or ask your smart speaker to “Play Virtual Community Radio!”
Also today on Virtual Community Radio, enjoy our featured music On Broadway, the latest edition of “Where Have You Been?” with the final broadcasts of our “Live from SL21B” episodes in Second Life, at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific. And don’t miss The Engines of Our Ingenuity from the University of Houston, every four hours from 4am SLT.
This Month: Reflections of America
U.S. Politics are delicate matters to discuss, especially in a year like 2024. Looking back, Caledonia examines four award-winning musicals and how they reflect the issues and self-identity of American culture contemporary to when they debuted. What does America think of itself and how does that change from the 1930s through today? Featuring the award-winning productions Of Thee I Sing, Fiorello!, 1776, and Hamilton.
Where Have You Been? — Live at SL21B Part 2
On Wednesday, July 10th, we broadcast our second live programme from our exhibit at the Second Life 21st Birthday Celebration. We’ll be re-broadcasting it on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12 noon and 4pm SLT/Pacific Time until the event closes on the 21st July.
This is an SLB you don’t want to miss. The Community Showcase has some of the best exhibits we’ve seen in a long time. Residents seem to have really embraced the theme of “Elements” and interpreted that in a variety of ways, many straightforward, and others very subtly.
Classic Electronica
Today we are leaving our traditional genres for a while with a programme of music produced with the aid of electronic devices, stretching right back to the early days of the genre, with tape manipulation and “found sounds” and the use of digital to analogue converters attached directly to mainframe computers, as in the landmark album “Music From Mathematics”.
We take a listen to early uses of the Moog and other synthesisers and albums that mixed musique concrete with synths for a light-hearted melodic sound, from the likes of Perrey & Kingsley.
Moving forward you’ll hear classic albums like “Switched-On Bach” and other recordings by pioneer synthesist Wendy Carlos, and other quite different classic albums from the “Berlin School” of synthesiser music.
You’ll hear Tonto’s Expanding Head Band. Jean-Michel Jarre. Jean-Phillippe Rykiel. Tangerine Dream. Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan. Tomita. The BBC Radiophonic Workshop. And many more. All in all, plenty to get your teeth into.
“HDR Modular Synthesizer Macro” by Peter Gorges is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
