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Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan – to be Featured on The Inner Groove

Bob Dylan’s self-titled debut album, released in 1962, introduced the world to a young folk singer with a raw voice and a reverence for traditional American music. Produced by John Hammond, the album is largely composed of folk standards and blues covers, showcasing Dylan’s interpretive skills rather than his songwriting prowess. Only two tracks, “Talkin’ New York” and “Song to Woody,” were original compositions. The latter is a heartfelt tribute to Woody Guthrie, Dylan’s musical idol and a major influence on his early style. Musician Ron Holm came in to discuss the album – how he first found it under “Bobby Oylan” at the store – and how the record steered him towards a career as a folk singer.

The discussion along with the complete album will air Saturday evening at 7 pm on The Inner Groove program.

If you would like to share a special album with our listeners, please contact us at radio.wbom@gmail.com. Let us know what artist and album you would like to talk about and a little bit about what it means to you.

New Show – Akasha

New Age music is designed to promote relaxation, mindfulness, and emotional well-being. It often blends acoustic instruments like piano, flute, and guitar with electronic textures such as ambient synth pads and sequencer-based rhythms. The music is typically slow-paced and atmospheric, making it popular for meditation, yoga, massage, and stress relief.

Ambient music is a genre that emphasizes atmosphere and tone over traditional structure or rhythm. It often features slow-moving textures, minimal melodies, and subtle sound design. It’s like sonic wallpaper: meant to evoke a mood, a place, or a feeling, rather than tell a story.

“Akasha” is a Sanskrit word meaning “space” or “atmosphere”. It’s associated with the fifth element in various spiritual and philosophical traditions. It represents a subtle, all-encompassing energy or substance that pervades all things and is considered to be the source from which all other elements arise.

And when coming up with a name for our new show featuring the best in ambient and new age music, “Akasha” was the perfect choice. Tune in (or tune out) on Sunday nights at 11pm to our latest addition to Full Service Radio.

New Show – Cafe Zed

Friday nights on WBOM are getting edgier.

Is “edgier” a word?

We don’t care.

It’s that kind of in-your-face attitude that you can find with Stu Patterson’s new show, Cafe Zed. He plays punk music, but – as he puts it – “only the good stuff”.

Starting with the sixties proto-punk of The Stooges and MC5, Cafe Zed plays the classics from the likes of the Sex Pistols and The Jam, the lesser-known but no-less-respected bands like Nomeansno and Pegboy, and much much more from the last six decades.

You can tune in and rock out to Cafe Zed Friday nights at 10:00.

If you’d like to request a song, you can e-mail radio.wbom@gmail.com, but – be warned – it better be a pretty f^&*ing good one (Air Supply need not apply).

New Show – Lingua Franca

WBOM plays music primarily in English throughout the day, but our new show – Lingua Franca – features the best music from around the world.

We’ve been having a lot of fun programming the show and we are trying to add music in as many languages as possible. So far, the playlist includes music in Albanian, Arabic, Ashanti, Bengali, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mongolian, Norwegian, Pinoy, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sami, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, and Zulu. It’s interesting to hear the “hit” sounds from around the world. We’ve also been surprised to discover familiar songs in English in other languages – whether they originated in another language or were covered later.

Tune into Lingua Franca Saturday and Sunday nights around 8 pm – immediately after The Inner Groove on Saturday, and Performance on Sunday.

If you have a song you’d like us to add to the mix, let us know about it. Email us at radio.wbom@gmail.com with the language it is in.

Neil Diamond – Hot August Night – to be Featured on The Inner Groove

Hot August Night is a live album by American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, released in 1972. The album was recorded at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles during Diamond’s 1972 tour and features a mix of his most popular songs at the time such as “Sweet Caroline,” “Cracklin’ Rosie,” and “Holly Holy.” Hot August Night is considered one of Diamond’s most iconic albums and is often praised for its high-energy performances and is widely considered as one of Diamond’s best and a classic of live albums. Musician Denny Diamond came in to discuss the album – how he first heard it, and how it has affected his career singing many of Neil Diamond’s songs.

The discussion along with the complete album will air Saturday evening at 7 pm on The Inner Groove program.

If you would like to share a special album with our listeners, please contact us at radio.wbom@gmail.com. Let us know what artist and album you would like to talk about and a little bit about what it means to you.

Waxahatchee – Saint Cloud – to be Featured on The Inner Groove

Saint Cloud is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield, who performs under the stage name Waxahatchee. It was released in 2020. It has a more polished sound and features a blend of rock, country, and pop influences. The album received widespread critical acclaim, it was listed as a Best Album of 2020 by various publications, and it was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Elise Grogan brought the album in to discuss with Paul Gutowski.