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TERMINAL TRANSMISSION #9 :  NINE EYES by Chris La Vigna ( @Chris_LaVigna ) They see you... The ninth broadcast of TERMINAL TRANSMISSION was... another success! The songs all rocked, I managed not to go over my time and get cut off, and I'm continuing to incorporate some fun guitar noodling during my little talks between the songs. This show really is one of the main things that's helping me keep it together these days. Regardless of how many people are out there listening (or reading this for that matter), it just feels good to throw my voice out into the digital ether and share music that I love. No matter what happens, we'll always have the music. If you missed today's live broadcast, you can stream the recording here . You can also catch up with the rest of the show on its Kpiss.fm page . Until next time, my fellow frequency fiends! TT #9 TRACKLIST : 1.) Seatbelts - Tank! (Cowboy Bebop Opening Theme) 2.) The Black Queen - Ice To Never (Single Edit) 3.) Ed Schrader...

TERMINAL TRANSMISSION #8 :  EIGHT BALL by Chris La Vigna ( @Chris_LaVigna ) It's a tough choice.... June 23rd, 2020: New York's wing of the Democratic Party held its primary elections, the temperature in Mamaroneck was eighty-four degrees Fahrenheit, and yours truly hosted another broadcast of TERMINAL TRANSMISSION on Kpiss.fm.  As always, I was still a bit nervous right before I was on the air. I'm not sure if that feeling will ever truly go away, to be honest. I think I'll always be a little jittery, a little anxious, just before any kind of performance I manage to pull off. And maybe that's a good thing. Maybe that's what will always keep me feeling alive. I played some tunes from Red Fang, Red Arkade, Haram, Tobacco, Goblin, and others. My "Bandcamp Pick Of The Week" was the song "Trace Elements" by Between The Rain . They're a solid three-piece rock band that's currently based out of Dutchess County here in New York. As a I menti...

TERMINAL TRANSMISSION #7 :  SATAN'S SEVENTH by Chris La Vigna ( @Chris_LaVigna ) Satan's here, and he's pissed! Another Tuesday lost to the sands of time, and another broadcast of TERMINAL TRANSMISSION jotted down in the books! I played some solid songs from bands like Skunk Anansie, White Zombie, The Sword, and more. I also managed to not ramble too much (for once), and just have a good time. My "Bandcamp Pick Of The Week" was "Pressure" By Bloodbather . If you missed the live broadcast, you can listen to this week's episode, as well as catch up with the rest of the show, here . I also made a point of highlighting the following charities geared towards helping black trans men, trans women, and non binary folx: -- Black Trans Travel Fund -- The Okra Project -- Nina Pop Mental Health Fund -- Tony McDade Mental Health Fund Please contribute what you can. Every little bit helps. TT #6 TRACKLIST 1.) Seatbelts - Tank! (Cowboy Bebop Opening Theme) 2.) Whit...

TERMINAL TRANSMISSION #6 :  SPOTLIGHT ON BLACK ARTISTS by Chris La Vigna ( @Chris_LaVigna ) A smattering of album covers from bands you can hear on Ep.6 & Other TERMINAL TRANSMISSION broadcasts... For today's show, I crafted a playlist that centered entirely around black artists, in an effort to show solidarity with the countless black musicians who create amazing music and gave us rock 'n' roll in the first place. As I say in this broadcast, you can't just love the culture, you have to love the people. One of the forms that love needs to take is real action for the rights of those people. I hope I did an adequate job of communicating that message,  and using my platform to raise awareness and even energize you a bit, to help you keep fighting the good fight. Please consider donating to BLACK LIVES MATTER , THE BLACK TRANS TRAVEL FUND , UNICORN RIOT , & COVID BAILOUT NYC . Every little bit helps. If you couldn't listen live, you stream the broadcast here . S...

TERMINAL TRANSMISSION #5 :  FREDDY'S FIFTH by Chris La Vigna ( @Chris_LaVigna ) Freddy's pissed off too... Today's broadcast was the first of my now weekly schedule. It went well. I'm getting increasingly comfortable in the role of "internet radio DJ." However, I found myself struggling not to be completely consumed by melancholy due to recent events. This country really needs a major institutional overhaul... If you couldn't listen live, the full recording can be streamed here . Stay Safe. Stay Strong. Black Lives Matter. Eat The Rich. Power is never given, it is taken...so go out and take it... TT #5 Tracklist: 1.) Seatbelts – Tank! (Cowboy Bebop Opening Theme) 2.) Every Time I Die – The New Black 3.) Grace The Enemy – Fade Away 4.) Death – Rock ‘N’ Roll Victim 5.) Death – Lack Of Comprehension 6.) Naked City – Bonehead 7.) Butthole Surfers – The Shah Sleeps In Lee Harvey’s Grave 8.) Dream – My Will (Inuyasha S1 Opening) 9.) Dokken – Dream Warriors 10.)...

END OF THE Q-RECS by Chris La Vigna ( @Chris_LaVigna ) A blurry shot from the finale of DAWN OF THE DEAD '78. Times are tough, but we go on... When I started the "Quarantine Recommendation Of The Day" column on this blog,  we were a little over a week into the mass quarantine, and I still held out hope that we could contain this thing, that in spite of all the blunders, hubris, and misinformation, the USA could still get its act together and handle this without mass deaths. I even held out hope I'd be able to go see a concert in Brooklyn that I had tickets for on May 1st. Now that it's June 1st, and we've lost over 106,000 American lives alone to this virus, I'm admittedly much less hopeful, and completely disgusted with the utter failure of our elected officials to put our lives above the economy. And yet, with no vaccine in sight, and a presumed second wave looming in the coming fall/winter, New York is experiencing a steady enough decrease in confirmed ...