On Monday, November 8th: The Incredible Cinematical Musical Morricone Birthday Bash! (11am-Noon, Pacific)

Monday, November 8th, A Special FUNd Drive Broadcast of The Freak Power Ticket:

On Wednesday, November 10th, Italian film composer and conductor Ennio Morricone turns 82. On the Monday, November 8th, broadcast of my radio show, The Freak Power Ticket, I’ll honor the maestro with an on-air birthday celebration, and try to raise funds for KCSB-FM!

Best known for his work with legendary Spaghetti Western auteur Sergio Leone (especially his classic The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), Morricone, who has produced over 500 film scores since the late 1950s, was (re)introduced to a whole new audience thanks to the inclusion of his work in Quentin Tarantino's brilliant Inglourious Basterds. On my FUNd Drive edition, we’ll sample Morricone originals from both lesser-known films and non-cinematic works, including more mod-inflected numbers. We’ll also be playing covers, tribute songs, and remixes, while bringing in expert voices for celebratory testimonials.

My featured guest will be author, film scholar, moviemaker, and Video Watchdog founder Tim Lucas.

Along with subscriptions to Video Watchdog, we’ll be offering Mike Patton’s incredible Italian pop-music fantasia Mondo Cane as a key thank-you gift (the CD includes orchestral interpretations of numerous works in Italian, including Morricone’s “Deep Down,” from the “fumetti”-inspired cult classic Danger: Diabolik).

What’s more, it's the time of year for you to give, give, give and support, support, support the Tri-Counties' Source for News, Sports, Music, Public Affairs, & Cultural Arts, KCSB 91.9 FM Community Radio! Help keep shows like mine alive and thriving!

CALL & PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT (805) 893-2424, November 3rd-12th, or donate online here, anytime.

Thank-You Gifts: $25 Students, $50 Non-Students

Freak Power Ticket Radio Program: 09/13/2010 -- Santa Barbara's First Ever 'Bicycle Film Festival' (BFF10)

On Monday, September 13th, I invited Jim Cadenhead of Cranky's Bike Shop to be my guest on my KCSB-FM radio program, "The Freak Power Ticket." Jim is the driving force behind Santa Barbara's first ever Bicycle Film Festival, a weekend of events including races, stunts, a barbecue and/or libations (at Elsie's on Friday and the Mercury Lounge on Sunday), a bike swap meet, and an afternoon and evening at The Marjorie Luke Theater filled with motion pictures about the varied global phenomenon that is bicycle culture.

I've posted a podcast of the show that has edited out copyrighted music. Jim was such a terrific guest -- so knowledgeable, entertaining, and quite spirited -- I wanted to make sure that our conversation is available to a larger audience. Jim mentions over the course of the interview that Santa Barbara could quite easily become a world-class cycling community with just a bit of work, and this film festival (marking its 10th anniversary year overall) could play a pivotal part in that development.

It's my pleasure to bring you this podcast: all you need to do is click here to listen.

As a somewhat recent convert to the cult of cycling (and, no, I have not yet attempted to dress like Lance Armstrong during any of my bike rides), I was also tickled to weave the following bicycle-themed playlist around my interview with Jim.

It always seems a shame to have to edit out all the great music I like to share with listeners, so this week I've decided to experiment with making youtube clips or other links to this music available for your perusal, if available.

Freak Power Ticket playlist: 05/24/2010 -- A Love Song to My Mom.

My mother is very very ill right now. I was just home for a week and will be back there again soon... This was my tribute to her today on my first broadcast since the 10th. The woman is all that, and has been such a huge influence on me!

Stayin' positive!

T.

Freak Power Ticket (Eclectic) with Ted C. 05/24/2010 11:00AM to 12:00PM

Nina Simone “Here Comes the Sun” from Here Comes the Sun (Album) on RCA Bluebird/BMG Heritage

Francis Lai “A Man and a Woman” from Original Motion Picture Sound Track: A Man and a Woman (Album) on United Artists Records

Moody Blues “THE AFTERNOON: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)” from Days of Future Passed on London

Willie Nelson “Don't Give Up” from Across the Borderline (Album) on Sony BMG Entertainment Music Inc. — With Sinead O'Connor

Ennio Morricone “Once Upon a Time In the West” from Film Music: Volume 1 (Album) on Virgin Records America

Die 12 Cellisten Der Berliner Philharmoniker & Juliane Banse “South American Getaway (arr. Walter Depalj)” from South American Getaway (Album) on EMI Classic — Import release. Song composed by Burt Bacharach for Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.

Murder By Death “Good Morning, Magpie” from Good Morning, Magpie (Album) on Vagrant

John Cale “Heartbreak Hotel (Live)” from John Cale Comes Alive (Album) on ZE Records

St. Christopher's Gregorian Choir “Suspicious Minds” from The Very Best of Gregorian Chant (Album) on Big Eye

Elvis Presley “Blue Hawaii (Live)” from Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite (Live) (Album) on BMG/Elvis

Cave Country Live on "The Freak Power Ticket": Podcast Now Online

Guest artists Cave Country, a Los Angeles-based group that blends country, indie rock, and folk music, joined me on Monday, January 25th on "The Freak Power Ticket" (my program on KCSB 91.9 FM) for a live performance, interview, and DJ set.

An edited version of that broadcast is now available below.

Here's the playlist for the entire broadcast:

11:03am The Fishtank Ensemble “The Last Shamisen Master” from Super Raoul (Web of Mimicry 2005)

11:07am Tall Tales & the Silver Lining “My New New Song” from The Understanding (Beehouse Records 2009)
11:09am

11:09am Cave Country “Constant Arrival” from Cave Country (Cave Country 2009)

11:14am Cave Country “Huff Ray" (aka "Huff Rag") (Live) — Live in Studio at KCSB

11:20am Cave Country “The One in E (Live)” — Live in Studio at KCSB

11:26am Cave Country “Travel Carrot (Live)” — Live in Studio at KCSB

11:29am Devendra Banhart “Lover” from Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (XL 2007)

11:33am Freaky Mountain “Woodland Creatures” (unreleased - myspace.com/freakymountain) (n/a 2010)

11:43am Cave Country “Laurel Canyon (Live)” — Live in Studio at KCSB

11:50am Cave Country “Cave Art (Live)” — Live in Studio at KCSB

(Thanks to Trevor Beld-Jimenez (aka Tall Tales) for facilitating the appearance.)

The Raven V's Genealogy of Mod & Garage Rock on "The Freak Power Ticket" (Monday, 09/21/09, from 10am-Noon PDT)

On the Monday, September 21st, 2009 broadcast of “The Freak Power Ticket," host Ted Coe is joined by guest DJs Phil Gonsalves & Dammit Dave from The Raven V, a newly formed garage-rock band from Santa Barbara. The two are experts on mod and garage rock & vintage rock'n'roll, & give a guided tour of “The Roots of The Raven V” (complete with two Raven V demo tracks!). "It's total freakbeat from 10am-noon PDT on KCSB 91.9 fm (kcsb.org)"

"Freak Power Ticket" Fund Drive Edition with Guests Danny Boyle, Michael Franti, & Ted Mills

"The Freak Power Ticket" Special Fund-Drive Edition

(First Aired: Monday, February 2nd, 2009):

1) Oscar-nominee Danny Boyle (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “Trainspotting,” “28 Days Later”) Discusses Zombie Films and the Punk Subculture in the UK (Recorded Monday, January 26th, Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara International Film Festival);

2) Writer/Filmmaker Ted Mills Introduces the Work of Media Critic Charlie Brooker (“Screen Wipe”/The Guardian) and his Acclaimed UK Zombie TV Series, “Dead Set”;

3) Excerpt of Interview with Michael Franti (of Michael Franti & Spearhead), Co-Anchored by KCSB Host Nat Pyle (Recorded Friday, January 30th, Ventura Theater, Ventura).

Producer/Host: Ted Coe. Donate to KCSB! Call 805.893.2424 to pledge, or go to kcsb.org.

To Listen to the Program, Click Here!

(Photo: Danny Boyle & Roger Durling at the SBIFF)

My Interview with "Gonzo" Director Alex Gibney Airs Nov. 24th on KCSB-FM

On this week’s edition of "The Freak Power Ticket" (Monday, 11am-noon PST, on KCSB 91.9 FM [kcsb.org]): my interview with Alex Gibney, the Academy Award-winning director of Taxi to the Dark Side -- about the US’s post-9/11 torture policies -- and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. We discuss the 2008 documentary, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Gibney's biography of the celebrated journalist (and patron saint of my blogs and radio show). Gonzo was just released on DVD by Magnolia Home Entertainment. (To access my conversation with Gibney, click here.)

Monday’s complete broadcast also features further excerpts from a recorded dramatization of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” snippets from “The Gonzo Tapes” CD box set, readings from Thompson’s works, selections of music, and more in the way of audio séance magic.