Episodes – B-Side Trax – Week of SEP 25th: Yeah, I Used To Play American Forces Radio – B-Side Trax …
I did 2 full 6-month cruises aboard the USS Carl Vinson. When you’re at sea working 7 days a week & nowhere to go, you look for things to do. So naturally, I volunteered to work at the ships radio station. It was fun, certainly something to pass the time, and I think we did 3-hour shifts in those days …
But I learned a few things too; our equipment was really old, their music selection was an interesting mix and I just loved providing music for the enjoyment of others …
B-Side Trax:
A new concept for radio: a 6-minute featurette that airs once a day, five days a week. Besides digging up songs unburnt, there’s also a fascinating, 30-second story behind each track. Because it plays to the ‘Short Attention-Span Theater’ we all have nowadays, the tune-out factor is next to zero !!
Here’s what aired last week on B-Side Alternative and a link to a recent show:
Monday: Good – Better Than Ezra
Tuesday: Dig In – Lenny Kravitz
Wednesday: Synchronicity 1 – The Police
Thursday Linger – The Cranberries
Friday: Bang & Blame – REM
Many stations use this vignette as a lead-in or the centerpiece for their retro or flashback shows. Some use it as a stand-alone or even combine each week’s shows to form a 30-minute weekend retro feature. That flexibility is a benefit for individual stations to use to their advantage.
Here’s a week on B-Side Classic Rock, plus a show link:
Monday: Bloody Well Right – Supertramp
Tuesday: Rock Lobster – The B-52’s
Wednesday: Still The Same – Bob Seger
Thursday Jesus Christ Superstar – Murray Head
Friday: Bargain – The Who