Net Neutrality

Nice debate in the WSJ on Net Neutrality.

Hell or high water

We deliver!
While Jeff manned the Wormstead, Me and the Mrs took the high road to Maine for all the flood action. But before we left, I rushed through a new set of LIVE stuff from Ralphs'
Darkbuster, Boston punk legends,
Cobra-Matics, Providences' roots rock featuring The Colonel formerly of The Crowns.
The Narragansett was flowing like the Blackstone River.
And we saw some good flood action downeast.
Listen , and dry off...
LB

http://www.wdoa.com/wormbros05062006.htm

Music to mine telco databases by

From The Proletariat Classic Boston Punk from 1982

Purge

Your Right To Freedom Of Speech
Depends On What You Have To Say
Could Your Name Be On File?
Can The Blacklist Be Far Away?
Have You Given To The Wrong Organizations?
Are The Wrong People Your Friends?
Are The Wrong Books On Your Shelves?
Did You Wear The Color Red?
They Want You To Believe It Couldn't Happen Again
Just Part Of Our Dark Past
They Expect You To Believe/It Couldn't Happen Again
Have McCarthy Style Purges Really Passed?
BLACKLISTED BLACKLISTED PURGE
So Don't Criticize The Power On The Hill
Ignore The Abuses, The Lies And The Overkill
The NSA Will Protect Us All From Ourselves

Have a Pathetic Evening

WDOA pals The Pathetics play their first show since 2003 this Friday Night (May 12) at The Lucky Dog on Green St. in Worcester. They've got a pack-O-new songs including "Bagman" and "Office Ass".
See you there.

we've reassembled ourselves

Happy to report that the WDOA studio's have been reassembled and we have two shows newly recorded in the studios. Matt Griffin stops by for his latest "2 Hour Rant" (minus 10 minutes) as well as yours truly "Life In The Foodchain". Enjoy

Live Radio

Knives.
From Boston, home of revoloutionary rock, The Radio Knives @Ralph's Diner.
Opening the set was Pullchain, a new outfit from Bob MacKenzie, x of The Mighty Ions, Underachievers, and more.
The Classic Ruins played too, but I didn't record them.
Lyres headlined, got a couple from them.
Also a salute to Ed McGee of The Bugs. 60's rock from Marlboro,Ma.
Better late then never.
As usual, Jeff goes out to the garage, and inhales fumes.
Listen, enjoy, listen again.
LB
link:http://www.wdoa.com/wormbros04292006.htm

Move by Verizon, Comcast, etc Not Good...

Currently pressure is being brought to bear by many of the companies that are involved in the delivery of the internet pipeline to allow these companies to pick and choose (based on financial and other motives) how quickly and to whom internet content can be delivered. Verizon, Comcast, ATT and others want to be able to charge content providers to deliver their content. This is an extremely scary door to open. If passed, over time, I have no doubt this will redefine the internet, and not for the better. All content providers whether they be one of the "big boys" like Google, Yahoo, CNN, etc or smaller sites belonging to small businesses, hobbyists, non-profits, and individuals will be placed in a position of being asked to pay not just for their internet connection and bandwidth (as they currently do), but now have to pay the providers of their site visitors. This will move the internet away from a model where anyone can begin a site and have it viewed by anyone else to one where only the rich and politically connected will be heard. Under this move which has already received a favorable vote in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and has the support of FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, those who do not have the money, and/or those whose message is not welcomed of the proponents of this legislation, may found themselves shut out of the public pulpit that is the internet.

On a purely WDOA-centric note, if something like what Verizon, Comcast, etc. is allowed to prevail; it may be the final nail in the coffin of outfits like WDOA. We would not just be responsible for the data uploaded from our webhosts servers, but also for the data downloaded by many of you. This, I can pretty much guarantee would push wdoa.com off the net. There is also a free speech angle to this, as the folks who provide the internet's pipes would now be able to shutdown those who espose beliefs that they don't want heard. I shouldn't be surprised as this country is really nothing more at this point than a plutocracy, however we need to fight the good fight. Check out savetheinternet.com and contact your Congressional Representatives and let them hear your voice against this foolishness.

Slow Progress

Thanks to The Worm Brothers for keeping up the new shows while we wallpaper and paint the WDOA studios. It took an extra 2 weeks for the wallpaper to come in, hopefully we will get things wrapped up either this weekend or the next, then the rest of us can start doing shows again.

Sox , Roky , Rickles

You can't get much more diverse than that.
Along the way new, Muck and the Mires, a salute to Gene Pitney ,
we just can't get away from honoring some passing music icon.
Also Blues Magoos, SLF, and Stinky from The Mad Daddys.
and MORE!
As always, not really sponsored by....
'gansett
Enjoy, LB
Listen hear Dummy

radio made for drinkin'

Well at least that's how we saw it, on the latest.
It's another extrava-gansett!
The beer that's brewed for drinkin'
Some new stuff, Buck Owens, and Jeff's new fave..
The Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13
Enjoy!
LB
http://www.wdoa.com/wormbros04012006.htm

...Please Stand By

Hi folks, there will be a slowdown in the posting of new shows on WDOA.com over the next several weeks. Redoing the Brenke-Malone living room, and since that is also where the WDOA studios sit, the equipment had to be dismantled. Scraping off painted wallpaper which is on top of circa 1970s panelling... ICK. That part is almost down, but we still have to clean up the panelling, put up liner paper, then the paintable wallpaper, and then paint said wallpaper. After that we'll reset everything up. Feel free to browse the archives of each show for "highlights of previous shows you may have missed".

new product

Can you call it product if you can't touch it?
Well , it'll touch you cosmicly
New stuff, old stuff, funny stuff
but all good stuff
LB
http://www.wdoa.com/wormbros03182006.htm

'Hoods mach 2

Hey! Lookit this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLri0e9Q8wM
Now you can SEE them pay Ralphs
LB

The Neighborhoods

No pushin', no shovin'.
Yeah that's right , The Hoods visited Ralphs and we're here to testify!
Sold out, and greatly complimented by Thinner and Brilliant, Dave, Lee and Johnny
brought back to Ralphs the feeling of the old days when it was packed all the time, shoulder to shoulder and backs against the monitors. Sir David Minehan, hasn't aged a day and leads the group through a non stop hour and a half of classic tunes and throws in a couple of new ones from a disc due later this year. It's all here .
Just one at a time , please
LB
http://www.wdoa.com/wormbros03042006.htm

Memorial Radio

It's always sad when the community of music loses a member, and this show we salute two, well actually 3.
Gene Severens, Alan Paulino, and Curt Gowdy.
Gene with The Aggressions, Alan with Real Kids, and Curt with the Red Sox.
Speaking of the Sox, I listened to the first broadcast game yesterday.
Listening to Joe and Jerry, summer's not far away.
Play Ball!
LB
http://www.wdoa.com/wormbros02282006.htm

If everyone's doing it, it must be good? Right?

As quick to jump on a bandwagon as anyone, we now have the WDOA My Space site. Actually I had set it up a few weeks ago, but due to some sort of bug in the My Space system, I was unable to log back into it to set anything up. Now all sorts of potential murderers and future murder victims (it does seem to be a trend, doesn't it) can sign up to be our friends.

...and we're back

A lag in posting is now broken. In the past week we have new shows up from Heidi with a new Das Etwas , The Worm Brothers came by and recorded a new show, with a tribute to Allen "Alpo" Paulino of The Real Kids, Nervous Eaters, Primitive Souls, and more. Also included at no additional cost is a live recording of the Lyres from Ralph's Diner in Worcester last month. I'm sure we will hear from the lawyers soon. Also I put together another Life In The Foodchain. Looking for something to do this coming weekend, on Friday Night check out the Preston Wayne 4, at Dee Dee's Lounge in Quincy, playing along with the SPF4. Saturday Night the pick goes to The Commando's Valentines Day (well a few days late) Massacre, at Ralph's in Worcester.

Newspaper Wars

How about a slice o life, Worcester style.
We are served by a daily , The Telegram and Gazette, a weekly Worcester Magazine, an bi-montly, InCity times, and a monthly, The Pulse. In the interest of disclosure, Brian Goslow, Mininster of Culture, www.wormtown.org , and Wormtown scene supporter since day one, worked at Womag until he was let go last fall. He also was the creator of The Wormtown Sound Awards , a yearly vote on the best of what the local musicians offered that year. Now freelancing at both InCity and The Pulse, he's still at it. While at Womag, he ran the WSA's last year, and no mention was made about this years' when he left. Still wanting to do something he talked to The Pulse, and they decided to run with it renaming it The Worcester Music Awards. So ok, they dropped the Wormtown name but that's fine. The Pulse doesn't really cover the , oh how do we say this, the punk/alternative/ what's the label this year/ music in town. But they did have a piece about Danny Dummy's night at The Lucky Dog, so maybe they're trying. But it's more of a Hip , now, upscale , for Worcester anyway, publication. Like Stuff @ Night in Boston. You know, the pick - up bar scene. Pretty people, sometimes half naked.
So this week Womag announces The Turtle Boy Awards , named after the statue on the common downtown of a boy riding a turtle. I mean come on. A city of this size ,with the limited amount of clubs showcasing music and practicly no radio support needs two contests to compete with each other? Womag told me they had to get rid of Goslow due to $$$ constraints, and then they come up with this shit ? They already do an additional Best of Worcester vote already. Seems like they're into ballbusting now too.
Now over at InCity, the publisher is accusing the publisher of The Pulse of stealing 2000 copies of her latest issue that featured a story about the said Pulse Publisher. But that's another story. Oh, and they both use to work at Womag.
The Telegram had no comment.

LB Worm

http://www.worcestermag.com/archives/2006/01-26-06/index.html
http://www.thepulsemag.com/

Classic Ruins

Just when Jeff and I stated we we're changing our format, moving away from the "Live From" stuff, The Classic Ruins came to town and I had to break out the mini disc unit and capture it for you , the listener to enjoy. Along with whatever else we brought along it turned out well. So check out the latest.

http://www.wdoa.com/wormbros01212006.htm

LB

More Worms and Rants

Fresh editions of "The Worm Brothers" and "2 Hour Rant"... enjoy...