Travlin' the Tracks with DJ Action Slacks Every FRIDAY Evening 6 to 8 pm! 89.1 fm in #Portland stream it live at KMHD.org (8 pm central, 9 pm eastern) Back in November when I was madly preparing for my holiday outdoor light display event Sugar Town Illuminated, I kept the tv on to keep me company while making decorations. After running out of things to watch I reluctantly put on the Peter Jackson documentary about the making of the Beatles Let It Be LP. I didn't expect to

THIS evening on KMHD Travlin' the Tracks with DJ Action Slacks Every FRIDAY Evening 6 to 8 pm! 89.1 fm in #Portland stream it live at KMHD.org (8 pm central, 9 pm eastern) I actually produced this episode back in December after the passing of Stephen Sondheim (who famously wrote the lyrics for West Side Story). The Speilberg version was receiving a lot of attention at the time as well, and I found myself reflecting on the song Somewhere (There's A Place for Us) and o

THIS week on KMHD Travlin' the Tracks with DJ Action Slacks Every FRIDAY Evening 6 to 8 pm! 89.1 fm in #Portland stream it live at KMHD.org (8 pm central, 9 pm eastern) On this episode - In honor of Womens History Month we're travlin' the tracks back to the late 1960s & the 1970s to dance at the Girl Group Discotech! Yes, it's another radio dance party brought to you by Yours Truly. So, meet me on the virtual dance floor & get down to the soulful grooves of The Three De

THIS FRIDAY on Travlin' the Tracks Set your mind free and Fly away with me Join me and the other outmoded mods as we jet around to dancy 60s soul-jazz and jazzy soul from around the world! Spend another fun-filled 2 hours travlin' the tracks with me on KMHD! Every FRIDAY Evening 6 to 8 pm! 89.1 fm in #Portland stream it live at KMHD.org

THIS Thursday I'm presenting my 8th Radio Dance Party since the dawn of the pandemic. DJ Action Slacks presents: Spring Shing-A-Ling - Radio Dance Party Thursday 4/8/21 7 to 9 pm (Pacific Time) 89.1 fm in #Portland STREAM it live at kmhd.org (9 pm Central, 10 pm Eastern) This week's party is called Spring Shing-A-Ling named after the dance the Latin Shing-a-ling. Springtime is my favorite season for listening to Latin soul, boogaloo, and shing-a-ling. It just seems to match

Thursday, MARCH 25th 7 to 9 pm (Pacific Time) 89.1 fm in #Portland STREAM it live at kmhd.org (9 pm Central, 10 pm Eastern) Hi Friends! SPRING IS PRETTY MUCH HERE and I'm in a celebratory mood. Perhaps it's because we've been living under a figurative storm cloud for so many years, but I'm feeling restless as a willow in a windstorm (I borrowed that line from Oscar Hammerstein). In light of this, I've got a few spring-themed radio shows coming up during April on KMHD includ

TONIGHT (Feb 11) KMHD is broadcasting Part 1 of my Black History Month special spotlighting groundbreaking BLACK-owned record labels of the 1950s & 1960s! 7 to 9 pm (Pacific Time) 89.1 fm in #Portland STREAM it live at kmhd.org (9 pm Central, 10 pm Eastern) I love Motown! However, when it comes to the celebration of Black entrepreneurship in the early days of the record business, Motown tends to receive the lion's share of the attention. Tonight (and next week) I'm highligh

In a society that values financial success above all else, it's easy to feel a little down about the small amount of money I was able to earn this year. Being a low-earner tends to take a hit on one's self-esteem. Also, when your life's work doesn't produce something physical, but is instead a time-based experience, it's easy to lose track of what you've done. So for my own piece of mind, I gathered together all the visual evidence of the radio shows I managed to produce this