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Crosscurrents hits SF 5/27

Jeff Brown — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:22 +0000

On May 27, 1937, there were 18,000 people lined up on both the San Francisco and Marin sides of the Golden Gate Bridge when it was inaugurated on opening day. Gavin, the dog, anticipates chasing cars across the Golden Gate Bridge as John, the host, anticipates playing tunes from the San Francisco music scene of the 1960′s. You are invited to bridge the gap across time and celebrate the Golden Gate Bridge across the Bay with a song list of San Francisco rock on Crosscurrents, 5/27 at 8 am.

Marian Call shares her favorites on Friends & Neighbors tonight

Staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:03:24 +0000

Tune in to Friends and Neighbors tonight on KRNN. Alaska Singer and songwriter, Marian Call will become DJ Marian as she joins us on Friends & Neighbors to share music from her favorite artists, some Alaskans, some totally obscure, some very popular.

Check out her Facebook Event for the show.

Zip-a-dee Crosscurrents 4/29

Jeff Brown — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:33:14 +0000

On April 29, 1913, a patent was granted to Gideon Sunback for his invention of the “hook-less fastener” to be known as the “zipper.” Gavin, the dog, opens the zipper of his KRNN t-shirt to supervise John, the host, who will pull together a zipper-related song list for the occasion. You are invited to join together in tribute to this zipper 100th anniversary on Crosscurrents, 4/29 at 8 am.

Earth Day 4/22

Jeff Brown — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:52:34 +0000

The April 22, 1970, Earth Day was the start of the environmental network of organizations with more than 17,000 associated groups in 174 countries. Gavin (the dog) barks in favor of a clean environment while John (the host) searches for an Earth Day related songs for your radio environment. You are invited to reduce, reuse, and recycle while listening to Crosscurrents, 4/22 at 8 am.

‘Tideline’ featuring Lucas Heger

Staff — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:08:00 +0000

Lucas Heger on Tidelinewith host, Angelina Download

Playing live on KRNN

Lucas Heger, from Skagway, joined Angelina in the KRNN studio on ‘Tideline’ (April 10th) to perform his original songs. He performed his first Folk Fest on Tuesday night.

Renaissance Crosscurrents 4/15

Jeff Brown — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:18:17 +0000

Born on April 15, 1452 Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, and writer whose brilliance characterized the Renaissance humanist model. You can join the celebration of Leonardo’s birth with Gavin (the Renaissance dog) and John (the radio host) and a play list sure to provide a Renaissance for your Monday morning on Crosscurrents, 4/15 at 8 am.

Irene Muller on Tideline 4/1

Jeff Brown — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:47:19 +0000

Singer songwriter extraordinaire Irene Muller and her band are set for a First Friday April 5th gig at the UAS REC Center. Irene will stop by to talk about it and their upcoming album with Katie B.
Plus new music from The Waterboys, Richard Thompson, Dido and Caitlin Rose. And as always, room for your old favorites. TODAY. 5-7 p.m., KRNN 102.7, FM or www.krrn.org!

Harrison B interview and music

Staff — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:23:28 +0000

Here’s audio from a great interview and in-studio performance with Harrison B from March 20, 2013. He was on KTOO’s A Juneau Afternoon with Andy Kline, promoting his KRNN gig that night at the Gold Town Theater. If you missed him, you can see him on March 27, 2013 at the UAS Rec Center at 7p. Highly recommended.

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Americana Tickets

Staff — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:07:03 +0000

Online ticket sales have ended. Tickets will be available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m.

Can You Make Sad Songs Sound Happy (And Vice Versa)?

NPR Staff — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:00:49 +0000

Michael Stipe broods on the cover of R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” single. Earlier this year, a remarkably cheery-sounding major-key version of the song appeared online. Album cover

Oleg Berg, an engineer and musician in the Ukraine, had a dream as a kid. He wanted to be able to take popular songs, the recordings of which were instantly recognizable, and invert their sound: making major keys minor and vice versa.

Decades later, he has finally done it. Using a variety of music software, he created inverted versions of the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” Ella Fitzgerald’s recording of “Summertime” and — his favorite — “Hey Jude” by The Beatles.

Berg isn’t the only musical alchemist of his kind. Earlier this year, a major-key version of ” R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” popped up online. The switcheroo turns what was a mournful ballad into a shiny, happy pop ditty — and that prompts a lot of questions about how the human brain processes music.

To answer some of those questions, All Things Considered turned to Rob Kapilow, a composer, conductor and music commentator. Kapilow says Oleg Berg’s reworking of “Summertime” is a perfect example of the emotional cues presented by a major or minor key.

“One of the things that’s so beautiful about ‘Summertime,’ which is originally in a minor key, is that the words are about, ‘Summertime and the living is easy,’ but there’s a wonderful undercurrent of sadness because the chords are minor,” Kapilow says. “When you put it in major, it actually is easy. And you actually lose all the complexity and that kind of bittersweet flavor of the minor.”

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Can You Make Sad Songs Sound Happy (And Vice Versa)?