Dreams Of Rio — A Classic Jack Flanders Adventure: Part One
Tune in on Friday for the first episode of an exciting new radio serial from our friends at ZBS Foundation: Dreams Of Rio! This is the first of 13 half-hour episodes, one every Friday at noon and 4pm Pacific/SLT.
DREAMS OF RIO — A JACK FLANDERS ADVENTURE
Hypnotic voodoo beats, lush jungle noises, tropical rains, an enigmatic European Professor, an alluring female anthropologist… a few of the ingredients which M. Fulton has fashioned into his audio fantasy, Dreams of Rio, an engaging romp through the forests and samba clubs of Brazil. Dreams of Rio chronicles the tropical adventures of hero Jack Flanders as he treks through the mysterious wilds of Brazilian rainforests and impossible situations in his search for the Lost City. The crisp, stereo recordings come vibrantly alive with luscious ambient sound recorded by Fulton and Clark on location in Brazil. Here’s a little hint…
Tarot @ Teatime — Episode 34: Tarot Etiquette
In episode 34 we discuss some of the more esoteric aspects of card reading such as the etiquette of working with tarot, using and storing the cards, how to frame a query for maximum impact, and then finally the metaphysical aspect of the cards, or why they work in the material plane as well as in a virtual setting.
Image: “Tarot” by kpishdadi is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Music of the Baroque
Today, Wednesday June 8th, we explore the music of the Baroque era. We’ll be including the work of a wide range of composers.
And at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific Time/SLT, tune in for the latest episode of “Where Have You Been?”, where this time we take you on a classic pilgrimage: The Camino de Santiago — a tribute experience created by Viktor Savior and Orpheus Paxlapis around Brazilian author Paulo Coelho’s 1987 book, “The Pilgrimage.”
The Pilgrimage at United Artists of Second Life: an art installation created by Viktor Savior and Orpheus Paxlapis; Region: Karpov (Moderate)
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Karpov/132/133/2802
And 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.
It’s the MOST — Music from the Original Sound Track — Episode 8
Planning a heist? How about a murder? Attending a love-in? Or is your biker gang planning an outing? Have we got the show for you!
Join your host Susannah, on Saturday June 4th, at 12:30pm and 4:30pm Pacific/SLT – that’s 8:30pm and half past midnight in the UK – for the eighth show in our monthly series, The MOST – Music from the Original Sound Track. Dedicated to crime, spy, suspense, exploitation, and psychedelic movie and television soundtracks from the 50s, the 60s and beyond, The MOST is the best accompaniment for all your police-blotter high-jinks. PLUS… Free Tarot Readings in SL, “Where Have You Been?” goes on a pilgrimage, “Engines of Our Ingenuity” every 4 hours, and much more!
Live Tarot Readings — Saturday, June 4th
This Saturday, come to Chestnut Hills for a personal Tarot reading!
Honey Heart, the co-host of Virtual Community Radio’s original series “Tarot At Teatime”, offers you a personal Tarot reading, live and free of charge.
Join her on Saturday, June 4th, 1 to 2pm Second Life Time, in the plaza outside the Virtual Community Radio Theater on the Chestnut Hills region in Second Life.
The Early Music Show
EARLY MUSIC — AND “THE PILGRIMAGE”
Tune in to Virtual Community Radio today, Wednesday 1st June, for a programme of Early Music – featuring music of the High Renaissance, with contributions from France, Spain, England and Germany. There are also some modern interpretations thrown in for good measure.
And at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific Time/SLT, tune in for the latest episode of “Where Have You Been?”, where this time we take you on a classic pilgrimage: The Camino de Santiago — a tribute experience created by Viktor Savior and Orpheus Paxlapis around Brazilian author Paulo Coelho’s 1987 book, “The Pilgrimage.”
The Pilgrimage at United Artists of Second Life: an art installation created by Viktor Savior and Orpheus Paxlapis; Region: Karpov (Moderate)
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Karpov/132/133/2802
And don’t miss Engines of Our Ingenuity every 4 hours from midday UK time / 4am Pacific.
The Light Programme
Saturday May 28th, and today we make a foray into the world of Light Music, one of our staple genres here on VCRadio.
We can think of Light Music as filling a gap between out-and-out classical music, and the exceptional quality music production library and film music of the 1940s-50s — the latter also featuring from time to time on The Light Programme. It’s a continuum with perhaps Sullivan at one end, and maybe Coates at the other – though it’s difficult to define boundaries. In between are composers like Addinsell, Alwyn, Ketelbey, Tomlinson, Binge, Lane and others, and it’s their music that we’ll be featuring today. What these pieces and composers have in common, is a “classical” approach to melodic music. Their work is full of great tunes, and it utilises orchestral forces with as much aplomb as any classical composer. But in general (though not always), the music is a little lighter in tone and feel.
Tarot @ Teatime — Episode 33: The Occult Tarot
As far as we know, Tarot cards were not used for divination until the late 18th century. French occultists drew together the threads of secret knowledge that formed the Western Mystery Tradition. We look at that tradition and examine how occultists in France and Britain linked it to the Tarot, forever changing the appearance of the cards and the ways in which they are read.
Episode 33 premieres on Thursday May 26th at 12 noon and 4pm /SLT Pacific Time (8pm and midnight in the UK) and is repeated at the same times on Sundays and Thursdays up to and including June 5th.
Image: “tarot-gothic-goblet” by emersonquinn is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Water Music
Today’s Featured Music theme is ‘Water’ and the selections are extraordinarily diverse, from traditional and modern songs of the sea, of ships, and of those who sail in them; to pieces written to evoke rivers and lakes; to items where the water is only imaginary, such as a series of compositions about a voyage to the Moon in a sailing ship, and Karl Jenkins’s Imagined Oceans. The styles are equally eclectic, ranging from folk to light to classical and New Age music, and there’s even a bit of contemporary popular material.
New Shows on Mixcloud
We’ve uploaded three more programmes to our “Listen Again” facility on Mixcloud: Tarot @ Teatime Episode 32, on the Tarot de Marseille; Where Have You Been? Series 2, Episode 10: May The Art Be With You, and the second in our new series on the Musical Theatre: The Magic Of The Musical: Showboat.
