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Visit With "Great Shape Jamaica" !!

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Some movie mole reviews

Movie Moles: Star Trek: Into DarknessOld Mole Variety Hour 6/10/2013Movie Moles Frann Michel and Joe Clement discuss the politics of race, gender and imperialism in the latest Star Trek movie against the background of the whole series of Star Trek films.Movie Moles: Shif... Read more

Movie Talk: Links of Interest – a review of LORNA'S SILENCE

Here is a link to my Vancouver Voice review of the Dardenne Brothers' new film Lora's Silence, opening at the Hollywood on Friday, September 11th, 2009 Read more

Spring Membership Drive Wrap Up

Thanks very much to everyone who made a contribution during our Spring membership drive! We concluded our drive at 7pm extremely close to our overall goal of $95,000. We finished the on-air drive with $93,735, or 98.7% of the goal. You can help make up this small gap b... Read more

Remix? Rap? It all goes back to Jamaica!

King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock, 1941-89) was a Jamaican audio engineer. He got his start by running a sound system that blasted out the latest rock steady hits at rough-and-tumble street dances in late 60s Kingston. After he took on a second job as disc cutter at Treas... Read more

Press**Watch update: Oil is not Well in the Gulf

BP is defying Admiral Thad Allen to keep the pipe closed at their oil catastrophe site. They are proudly announcing that the oil disaster is over, and that the 'seeps' nearby are not expressing oil. Their own live feed looks ominous this morning, however, with dark clo... Read more

Does This Sound Familiar?

KBOO isn't the only community radio station with dwindling listenership, declining revenues, and a board in denial. Read about a flagship Pacifica station here.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/business/media/democracy-may-prove-the-doom-of-wbai.html?_r=0 Read more

Review of "A Christmas Carol," in area theaters 11/6

A Christmas Carol (Computer Animation)Director: Robert ZemeckisVoices of: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins, etc.First, let me save you some money. You do not have to see this movie in IMAX or 3-D. I saw it in regular old 2-D, and its... Read more

Input on Community Calendar Needed Now!

As you might have guessed, I'm going to be redesigning the online KBOO Community Calendar with your input. And with your input, it can be great. Are you game? Do you have opinions about Community Calendars in general, or the KBOO Online Community Calendar in specific? Ev... Read more

Thirst: a documentary on water privatization battles

The documentary Thirst, directed by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman, is available though the Multnomah County Library. It’s a fitting topic for a day devoted to remembering Martin Luther King, Jr, since King’s work recognized the power of grassroots political action and,... Read more