Listen to a conversation with Bill Holm on KAXE

Minnesota lost one of its great writers this week, Bill Holm.

You can click HERE to listen to Bill Holm on Realgoodwords last fall.

I hope you get the chance to listen to my conversation with Bill Holm, and that most of all, it will cause you to take a look at his award winning writings. Published works include:



The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland
The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth
Coming Home Crazy: An Alphabet of Chinese Essays
Eccentric Islands: Travels Real and Imaginary
Playing the Black Piano: Poems

February Fishing

Early Bird Fishing Guide, Jeff Sundin, and Chad Haatvedt talk ice fishing for trout with Michelle Brandt Thursday morning, February 26th. Michelle likes to fish some of the mine pits in the area. Here's a beautiful 22 inch rainbow Michell landed recently.

Listen on-line at KAXE.org

On-Air Listening Party: Float Away with the Red Balloon

by Doug MacRostie

This week on Centerstage MN (Thursday Evenings at 6 on 91.7 KAXE) I'll feature Jake Dilley and the Color Pharmacy present The Red Balloon - a very engaging album that was written as an alternate soundtrack to the 1957 French film "The Red Balloon." Jake Dilley will join me to talk about how he got into writing music for films (there's more to it than just watching The Wizard of Oz synced with Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon...but I'm sure that helped), and he'll guide us through the musicial journey that is the Red Balloon as we listen to it in its entirity.

The Red Balloon, as an album, is an outstanding piece of work, and the CD includes not only the music, but you can put it in your computer and watch the film and listen to the music. Jake sent me some copies to give away during Centerstage MN to anyone who pledges their support (hint hint!) - it even comes in a RED BALLOON!!!!

Jake's senior thesis in college was an alternate soundtrack to a segment of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (which I think is the coolest thesis project I've ever heard of...) and before that he fronted the Jake Dilley band which played throughout the midwest. When I first listened to the CD, I had NO IDEA there was a visual aspect to it - and it blew me away and I wanted to play it all on Centerstage MN. As the weeks progressed and I learned more about Jake Dilley and The Red Balloon, I knew I had to play the whole thing on the air, and I am very excited to have Jake Dilley on Centerstage MN this week.

You can read more of my blogs about MN music at www.myspace.com/macedelic

Thanks to everyone who supports KAXE!

It's the Stay Warm fundraiser, and I'm writing this from a hot tub. Is that legal? Is that safe? These are the questions. Tonight I talked with author Hallie Ephron about her new mystery "Never Tell a Lie". The sleuth in this book is not a sleuth at all; it's a 9 month pregnant woman who suddenly finds out her husband has been lying to her. Or is he? If you want to pledge to KAXE call us - we'll get you an autographed copy of Hallie Ephron's "Never Tell a Lie" for your pledge of support. 800-662-5799. Or online!

Stay Warm Fundraiser

By Jennifer Poenix

It's been a busy morning at KAXE. It's Day 3 of the "Stay Warm" fundraiser. So far today, we've heard from 84 new and renewing members for a total of $11,630. Wow!

Our goal is to get to 400 pledges and $50,000 by 1opm on Friday, March 6.

It's so great when folks call up or pledge online, but I'd also like to acknowledge all the mail-in renewals we get too. We don't count them in our official fundraiser total, but they're just as appreciated.

However you want to do it, the most important thing to do is pledge. We can't stress it enough: KAXE's largest source of funding is our listener members.

Thank you!

where do you go online?

I'm in Atlanta, Georgia right now at the Integrated Media Conference and we're talking about WHERE it is people go online.

Did you know that YouTube is the 2nd most used search engine online? Here's some cool sites that people are talking about:

Twelve Second TV
Twitter
I Report
facebook
Online Journalism Blog
Big Shed
Hollow Earth Radio
Adult Swim
Homestar Runner
43 Folders

Tell us where YOU go online!

-Heidi

Organic Rock, Chaos in Harmony and Bicycles on Centerstage MN

by Doug MacRostie

Yo! This week on Centerstage MN (Thurs evening at 6, streaming live on www.kaxe.org, or 91.7 in Grand Rapids, 89.9 in Brainerd and 105.3 in Bemidji) I'll be talking with Chris O'Brien of the organic roots-rock jam band Enchanted Ape. Out of Minneapolis, their latest CD "Off the Ground" strikes a balance between "acoustic and electric, blues and jazz, chaos in order" to create an earthy, yet out of this world experience. They'll be performing at Brigid's in downtown Bemidji on March 13th and 14th.

Also tonight I'll be debuting a new release from Prophis - its part electronica, part hip hop, part rock all twisted together into an album called "Harmony in Chaos."

Plus, Mark Olson and Gary Louris (of The Jayhawks) collaborated and released "Ready for the Flood." It was the classic Jayhawks feel, but new material and a fresh presentation.

Other featured music includes Duluth's Yeltzi and Sparta's The Tisdales.

Next week on Centerstage MN I'm hosting a listening party with Jake Dilley. We'll be listening to Jake Dilley and the Color Pharmacy present The Red Balloon. Along the lines of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon syncing up with The Wizard of Oz, Jake writes music as alternate soundtracks to films (his first project syncing up to a segment of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory). The Red Balloon is a 1957 French Film that is about a kid and (you guessed it) a red balloon. Its really engaging music (with and without the visual aspect) and Jake will join me next week to guide us along the musical path that is The Red Balloon.

Oh, and the latest Binary Boys review of Ultimate Band for the Wii is available at MYspace: www.myspace.com/macedelic (the same place you can find more of my blog posts...just like this one :D).