KVCArts

Brenton Wood found THE formula for making hits... and hitting it big. The Oogum Boogum Song, Gimme Little Sign, and Baby You Got it all charted in 1967. He saw success because he paid attention to what songs were making it - and why.

While I (REALLY, really) liked the afore mentioned hits of the mid-sixties, I LOVED the funk driven sound which started coming out in the early 70's; namely, "Sticky Boom Boom Too Cold." On the intial 45 release, we got part one on the A-side we got "part one," which had vocals included. The B-side was the instrumental version of the same song. LOVED it!

David Fleming and Brenton talk about this tune, some other signs of success, and a bit about performing today. Performances today are fewer and more far between, but they ARE still happening.

For this edition of KVC-Arts it's David Fleming in conversation with Brenton Wood. After a few recordings which didn't go very far, Brenton hit it BIG with "The Oogum Boogum Song," "Gimme Little Sign," and "Baby You Got It," all in 1967.

He came to the KVCR studios recently to talk about the hits, what MAKES a hit... and what might not. Some poignant moments... some laughs... and more of course.

Some behind the scenes stories about Paul McCartney... AND an Arts Showcase and music festival!

This edition of the program begins with Lelah Boyd in conversation once again with Christian Wimberly. He's the founder of Positive Vibez Only Rep, with MANY projects in the works... including an arts' showcase and a music festival/day of wellness coming up quite soon.

Then it's David Fleming in conversation with Rusty Anderson. He's been Paul McCartney's guitarist for QUITE some time now. David first interviewed Rusty when he was getting to perform in the region about five years ago (thanks to the wonderful Peter Curtis). Rusty reached out recently to let me know of some new material (playing with Stewart Copeland once again), and I hope to have him on the show again in the near future.

In the meantime - exploring how he came to BE Paul McCartney's guitarist, a few behind the scenes stories on Paul (well, behind the scenes AND witnessed by thousands), some past works including Paul, Stanley Clarke, and Stewart Copeland...

Positive Vibez Only Rep...

A brand, a lifestyle, as well as an organization connecting people to the arts, within the arts, wellness, and MUCH more. They also have an Arts Showcase, as well as a festival in Joshua Tree coming up soon. More at positivevibezonlyrep.com, and we'll hear from the founder, Christian Wimberly, in conversation with KVCR's Lelah Boyd

On this edition of the program it's David Fleming in conversation with guitarist Ray Russell.

It was Jimi Hendrix tapping at the window at 3 AM which made Ray Russell wake up. Jimi had locked himself out of the hotel and needed to be let back in. He was dressed pretty much how he would be on stage, which was pretty similar to how he dressed anyway. Ray let Jimi in (through the window) and over the next few hours they had a cup of tea and a wonderful conversation.

"The Conversation" is one of the tunes on "Fluid Architecture," Ray's newest release as of the time of OUR conversation. This collection of instrumentals ranges from jazz, some hard fusion, as well as some drifting, ethereal sonic soundscapes. Most of the tunes have multiple players, including the wonderful Simon Phillips. One is a beautiful acoustic piece which serves as a nice remembrance for a special friend.

The different pieces represent more that just the sounds heard. They also reflect the changing - and fluid - situations and places which shape the music and emotions during which it was created. As Ray says, "The musicians that helped interpret the many 'moments' and helped the music 'become' are as important as the composition... for what they play is fluid architecture."

I've loved many of Ray's releases. This one, the newest, is no different.

David Fleming welcomes Guitarist Ray Russell. They chat about his career and work in Jazz fusion, movie music and much more.

David Fleming welcomes Ben Stewart once again to talk about new Benjiphonik material, collaborations, covers, film scoring and more... AND an in studio performance of one of Benjiphonik's most recent releases! benjiphonik.com for more.

On this edition of KVC-Arts, David Fleming speaks once again with Ashley Eddy. She was on the previous edition of the program talking about the recent production of Little Shop of Horrors, and the exciting opportunities that led to. Now, among other things we’ll hear about The Redlands theatre festival. This year the Redlands Theatre Festival is running in repertory Arsenic and Old Lace, Anton Chekov’s The Seagull, Urinetown – The Musical, Head Over Heels, and The Curious Incident of The Dog In the Nighttime. rtfseason.com for more.

This edition of KVC-Arts has David Fleming in conversation with Bob Boilen - creator of The NPR Tiny Desk Concert, the associated contest, and the tour - which has a stop in LA on June 20th. KVCR will be there. David also speaks with Ashley Eddy, who played Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors recently at San Bernardino Valley College. We'll hear about what that led to, which includes a fundraiser cabaret July 15th 6 pm at the Valley College auditorium.

Pehin - meaning "hair" in the language of the Lakota. This is the title of a short by Juliana Brown Eyes. It's dark, disturbing, and evocative. Through a series of photographs and a soundtrack with more and more layers as we go, this begins with what seems to be "a day in the life..." feeding a dog (Puppy Brown Eyes makes a guest appearance), some almonds in a blender... beginning the day. We see then that this is a look at what a woman is going through... thinking... experiencing... feeling... after she's scalped and killed a man responsible for a series of missing (and presumably murdered) indigenous women on the Pine Ridge reservation. Running at just under 2 1/2 minutes, see and read a bit about this short film at www.witkoproject.com.

David Fleming speaks with Juliana about the film, her music, and other projects.