Name	WKCR-FM
City	New York, New York
Area	New York college
Branding	The Original FM 89.9 WKCR 89.9FM NY
Frequency	89.9 MHz
Airdate	February 24, 1941
Format	College radio
Erp	630 watts
Haat	433.0 meters
Class	B1
Facility id	68270
Coordinates
Callsign meaning	King's Crown Radio (Columbia Univ.)
Owner	Columbia University
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wkcr.org

WKCR-FM (89.9 FM) is a radio station. Licensed to New York, New York, USA, it serves the New York area. The station is currently owned by Trustees of Columbia University in New York.

History

What is now known as WKCR-FM originated in the early part of the twentieth century as the Columbia University Radio Club (CURC). An exact date of origin is not known, but documentation of the CURC as an on-going organization exists as early as 1936. The club was not a radio station as we know it, but rather an organization concerned with the technology of radio communications. The group shared a prestigious association with Major Edwin Armstrong (E '13), the man who invented FM broadcast technology. This association accounts for the marginally accurate phrase, "The Original FM," that one will often hear alongside the WKCR call letters.

In 1939, Major Armstrong turned his attentions towards commercial broadcasting. This spurred the CURC to shift from a club concerned with radio technology to a de facto radio station that provided broadcasts to the campus. It was in these early days of radio that the FCC granted the station its license, on October 10, 1941.

For the next ten to twenty years, WKCR-FM functioned as an intellectual radio station. Programming was largely Columbia classroom events, classical music, and broadcasts from the United Nations. After the student uprising of 1968, this format changed. The station shifted its emphasis from being an illustration of the university to presenting commercially inviable programming to the New York metropolitan area. Jazz became the core of this broadcast approach, which is neatly summarized in the slogan, "The Alternative." The descriptions of individual departments contain information about WKCR's concept of alternative programming.

In the late 70s, under the direction of Tim Page, the station presented the radio premieres of several leading minimalist compositions, including Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach and Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians. It was the first station in the country to pay attention to this important and eventually popular form of avant-garde music. Page also produced a benefit concert for the station at Carnegie Hall, with appearances by Reich, Glass, John Cale, and David Bowie, among many others.

In 1983, the station became the first radio (or television) station to transmit from the antenna at the top of the World Trade Center, having previously broadcast from an antenna on the DuMont Building, a 42-story structure at 515 Madison Avenue.

Following the terrorist attacks on 9/11, the station underwent a difficult period. Broadcasting from its backup transmitter atop Carman Hall, the station finally secured a new antenna at 4 Times Square in 2003.

References

External links

WKCR website

Streaming audio

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Name	Vernon Reid
Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Born	August 22, 1958, London, England
Instrument	Guitar
Genre	Funk metal, heavy metal, hard rock
Occupation	Musician, songwriter, producer
Associated acts	Living Colour
Notable instruments	ESP Mirage, Parker Vernon Reid Dragonfly

Vernon Reid (born August 22, 1958) is an English-born American guitarist, songwriter, composer and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the heavy metal band Living Colour, Reid was named #66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Critic Steve Huey writes, "[Reid's] rampant eclecticism encompasses everything from heavy metal and punk to funk, R&B; and avant-garde jazz, and his anarchic, lightning-fast solos have become something of a hallmark as well."

Biography

Early life and career

Reid was born in London, England to Caribbean parents, but grew up in New York City. He first came to prominence in the 1980s in the band of drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson. 1984's Smash & Scatteration was a duo record with guitarist Bill Frisell. In 1985, Reid co-founded the Black Rock Coalition with journalist Greg Tate and producer Konda Mason.

Living Colour

Reid is best known for leading Living Colour. Early versions of the group formed in New York City in 1983, but the personnel solidified in 1985-86, and Reid led the group for about another decade.

Among the highlights: a double platinum-selling debut album Vivid, released in 1988; its gold-certified successor, Time's Up, released 1990; two consecutive Grammy Awards in the category of Best Hard Rock Performance; opening for the Rolling Stones' 1989 "Steel Wheels" tour; and appearing on the first Lollapalooza tour in the summer of 1991. Living Colour released Collideøscope in October 2003 on Sanctuary Records and The Chair in the Doorway in September 2009 on Megaforce Records.

Equipment

During the early years of Living Colour, Vernon used a multi-colored ESP Mirage with EMG pickups. In recent years, Vernon has used custom Hamer guitars, but he also has a relationship with Parker Guitars and has a signature guitar called the DF824VR, which is based on Parker's new Dragonfly model. it has HSS EMG-X pickups, a Floyd Rose vibrato (It is the first Parker guitar to have one) a 5-way mag pickup switching system and a Roland MIDI pickup. For amplification, he uses Crate BV300H Blue Voodoo heads with Crate BV412ST 4x12 and Crate VFX5212 2x12 Cabinets and Fender Twin Combo amps. His effects include a Roland VG-88 V Guitar System, Roland GR-20 Guitar Synth, DigiTech XP-300 Space Station, Line 6 FM4 Filter Modeler, and Ernie Ball Volume Pedal. He uses Audix i-5 dynamic microphones to mike his guitar cabinets.. He has recently switched to Bugera amplifiers, using 2 333XL heads.

Solo career

In addition to his work with Living Colour, Reid has been engaged in a number of other projects. He released "Mistaken Identity", his first solo album in 1996 and has collaborated with the choreographers Bill T. Jones on "Still/Here" and Donald Byrd on "Jazztrain". He performed "Party 'Til The End of Time" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) with The Roots, an end of the millennium tribute featuring the music of Prince's album "1999". He also composed and performed "Bring Your Beats" a children's program for BAM.

Reid has also undertaken significant work as a record producer, including two Grammy-nominated albums: Papa (1999) by the African vocalist Salif Keita and (2001) by guitarist James Blood Ulmer. Ulmer's subsequent albums, (2003), Birthright (2005), and (2007), were also produced by Reid.

Reid also appears on "Guitar Oblique" (Knitting Factory Records) with guitarists David Torn and Elliott Sharp. Reid was also featured in the program presented by BAM and the Experience Music Project in Seattle entitled "Magic Science", which includes Medeski Martin & Wood and the Gil Evans Orchestra performing Gil Evans' arrangements of songs by Jimi Hendrix.

Reid composed the score for the film Paid In Full, directed by Charles Stone III (well known for creating the "Wasssup!" series of commercials for Budweiser as well as directing three videos for Living Colour) and released by Miramax in the fall of 2002. Reid also composed the score for the celebrated documentary "Ghosts of Attica" (directed by Brad Lichtenstein) which aired on Court TV in the fall of 2001 and has been featured at several film festivals. He composed the score for another documentary directed by Lichtenstein, "Almost Home," which aired in 2006 on the PBS series, Independent Lens.

Reid and DJ Logic, calling themselves "Yohimbe Brothers", released an album in September, 2002 called "Front End Lifter". The Yohimbe Brothers have been touring on and off since the release of the album. Reid is also the music supervisor for the film "Mr. 3000" starring Bernie Mac and directed by Charles Stone III; the film was released in September 2004. Vernon's album with Masque (Leon Gruenbaum - keyboards & samchillian tip tip tip cheeepeeeee, Hank Schroy - bass and Marlon Browden - drums), an instrumental album entitled "Known Unknown", was released in April 2004, and On April 18, 2006 Vernon Reid and Masque released "Other True Self", both on Favored Nations records, owned by another guitarist, Steve Vai.

Reid has a prolific session output in a variety of contexts. He has played live or on record with the Roots, Eye & I, Mick Jagger, Ambitious Lovers, Rollins Band, Spearhead, Public Enemy, Mariah Carey, Tracy Chapman, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Don Byron, Defunkt, Santana, Bernie Worrell, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, B.B. King, Madalyne Peyroux, Meridiem, Jack Bruce, Terry Bozzio, Black Sugar Transmission (Vernon solos on the title track of 2009's USE IT e.p.) and DJ Spooky among many others.

Reid played at America’s Millennium Gala, New Year's Eve December 31, 1999 and January 1, 2000, at the Lincoln Memorial, performing "Fortunate Son" with John Fogerty. Among those in the audience were President and First Lady Clinton.

In March 2007, Reid played with Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and G. Calvin Weston at Tonic in NYC, and Tritone in Philadelphia, which led them to record as Free Form Funky Freqs with the title of the recording called Urban Mythology Volume 1. European Tour in November and a soon to be released CD.

In July 2008 Vernon Reid assembled a one-off solo band for his appearance at the G-TARanaki Guitar Festival in Taranaki, New Zealand, with keyboard player Jonathan Crayford, bassist Crete Haami and drummer Magesh Magesh. Notably, at the Puke Ariki "Midnight Session" concert, Vernon performed an all star jam with Uli Jon Roth, Gilby Clarke and Alex Skolnick.

Discography

Smash & Scatteration (with Bill Frisell) (1984)

Mistaken Identity (1996)

GTR OBLQ (with Elliott Sharp and David Torn) (1998)

This little room (2000) unreleased

Front End Lifter - Yohimbe Brothers (2002)

Right Back - Mitch Winston and the Band of Natural Selection (2002)

Known Unknown (2004)

The Tao Of Yo - Yohimbe Brothers (2004)

Other True Self (2006)

''Urban Mythology Volume 1 - Free Form Funky Freqs (2007)

References

http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/New/html/mil-sked.html

External links

Official Site

Vernon Reid video interview

Category:1958 births Category:American heavy metal guitarists Category:English immigrants to the United States Category:English people of West Indian descent Category:Lead guitarists Category:Living people Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States Category:People from Staten Island Category:Ableton Live users Category:African American rock musicians Category:Living Colour members

Name	Ill Bill
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	William Braunstein
Born	14 July 1972
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
| genre	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper Producer Label CEO
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1991–present
Label	Uncle Howie Psycho+Logical
Associated acts	Non Phixion La Coka Nostra Circle of Tyrants Secret Society Injustice Necro DJ Muggs
Url	www.illbill.comwww.unclehowie.com

William Braunstein (born July 14, 1972), better known as Ill Bill, is an American rapper and record producer from Brooklyn, New York. Having gained notoriety in the underground hip hop group Non Phixion, Ill Bill is known for his politically-themed lyrics and as the producer, founder and CEO of Uncle Howie Records. His brother Ron is also a rapper and producer, known as Necro.

Biography

Ill Bill was the main voice behind the now disbanded Non Phixion, and is currently involved with La Coka Nostra, along with Everlast, Slaine, Danny Boy and DJ Lethal of House of Pain & Limp Bizkit fame. In 2004 he released his debut solo album What's Wrong with Bill? and has since released various solo mixtapes and collaborations in anticipation for his second solo record and the upcoming La Coka Nostra album.

On September 16, 2008, he released his second album on Uncle Howie Records, entitled The Hour of Reprisal. The album includes appearances from Necro, Tech N9ne, B-Real of Cypress Hill, Everlast, Bad Brains, Max Cavalera of Soulfly, Jedi Mind Tricks, Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage, Immortal Technique and Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan. It also features production by DJ Muggs, T-Ray, DJ Lethal, Necro, DJ Premier and Ill Bill himself.

He is also scheduled to release collaboration albums with Vinnie Paz and Sean Price. Possibly also a concept mixtape together with Raekwon. Ill Bill was supposed to release a collaboration album with rapper Crooked I and production team Blue Sky Black Death, but the project was cancelled.

During Spring 2008, Ill Bill joined Tech N9ne and Paul Wall on a nationwide tour. "The Hour of Reprisal" was released on September 16, 2008 by Uncle Howie Records and Fat Beats.

Ill Bill has said that his third album will be released in 2011, and that it will be wholly produced by Necro and himself.

In an October 31st 2010 interview on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, Ill Bill discussed his relationship with his brother Necro and his range of albums expected in 2011 including La Coka Nostra, The Pill album with Sean Price and his Heavy Metal Kings album with Vinnie Paz.

What's Wrong with Bill?

What's Wrong with Bill? is Ill Bill's debut studio album, released on May 4, 2004 by Psycho+Logical-Records. The album spawned one single, "The Anatomy of a School Shooting", and a music video for "Chasing the Dragon". This album never charted.

The album contains 14 studio tracks, one skit and one remix. Featured guests on the album include fellow Non Phixion members Goretex and Sabac Red, Ill Bill's brother Necro, Uncle Howie, Q-Unique and Mr. Hyde.

Discography

2004: What's Wrong with Bill?

2008: The Hour of Reprisal

2010: Kill Devil Hills (with DJ Muggs)

2011: Heavy Metal Kings (with Vinnie Paz) TBA : The Pill (with Sean Price)

2011: Third solo album

External links

www.illbill.com

References

Category:1972 births Category:American people of Romanian-Jewish descent Category:American rappers of European descent Category:American musicians of Romanian descent Category:Jewish American musicians Category:Jewish rappers Category:Living people Category:People from Brooklyn Category:Rappers from New York City Category:Underground rappers

Name	Tame One
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Rahem Brown
Alias
Origin	New Jersey
Genre	Hip-Hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1983 - present
Label	Atlantic Records (1992-1998), Eastern Conference Records (1999-2005), FloSpot Records (2005-2007), East Coast Records (2007-2008), Amalgam Digital (2008-Present)
Associated acts	Artifacts, Leak Bros, the Weathermen, Redman
Url	http://www.tame-one.com/

Rahem Brown, better known by his stage name, Tame One, is an underground rapper from New Jersey currently signed to the label Amalgam Digital. He was part of Artifacts, a popular rap duo with El Da Sensei. He is known for his collaboration with Cage Kennylz called Leak Bros. He is also an original member of the hip-hop super-group Weathermen.

Overview

He has released two albums with the Artifacts, six solo albums, one mixtape, and one collaboration with former labelmate Cage Kennylz. He has worked with artists such as Vast Aire, Hussein Fatal, Redman, Mos Def, KRS-One and Kool G. Rap.

Tame One's style is often credited with bringing a "classical element of style to the hip-hop culture".

In July 2009 Tame One released a music video for his single "Anxiety Attacks" the video was directed by Derek Pike.

He also has released a new EP for free do download at slangcorp.com called hell or high water. Produced entirely by DJ Junkwaffle.

Discography

Solo

When Rappers Attack (2003)

O.G. Bobby Johnson (2004)

Spazmatic (2006)

The Grudge (2007)

Da Ol Jersey Bastard (2008)

Acid Tab Vocab (2009)

Hell of High water (EP) (2010)www.slangcorp.com

with Artifacts

Between a Rock and a Hard Place (1994)

That's Them (1997)

Leak Bros.

Waterworld (2004)

Slow Suicide Stimulus (with Dusted Dons)

Slow Suicide Stimulus (self titled, album) (2006)

with Del the Funky Homosapien

Parallel Uni-Verses (2009)

References

External links

Cyril Cordor. [ "Biography"], allmusic, undated. Link retrieved July 13, 2009.

Tom Dogget. "Tame One :: Spazmatic :: Blazin' Records", rapreviews, March 28, 2006. Link retrieved July 13, 2009.

Vincent Thomas. [ "Spazmatic"], allmusic, undated. Link retrieved July 13, 2009.

Steve 'Flash' Juon. "Tame One :: When Rappers Attack :: Eastern Conference Records", rapreviews, March 4, 2003. Link retrieved July 13, 2009.

Jason MacNeil. [ "When Rappers Attack"], allmusic, undated. Link retrieved July 13, 2009.

Category:African American rappers Category:Living people Category:Rappers from New Jersey

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Ben Riley (born 17 July 1933) is an American hard bop drummer known for his work with Thelonious Monk, as well as Alice Coltrane, Stan Getz, Woody Herman, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ahmad Jamal, Kenny Barron, and as member of the group Sphere. During the 1970s he was a member of the New York Jazz Quartet.

In high school Riley played in the school band, and after graduation he joined the army, where he was a paratrooper, and also played with the army band. Upon leaving the army in 1954 he moved to New York, and in 1956 started playing jazz professionally. He played with such musicians as Randy Weston, Mary Lou Williams, Sonny Rollins, Woody Herman, Stan Getz, Billy Taylor, and Johnny Griffin. What made his name, however, and helped direct his career to success, were four years spent playing, touring, and recording with the great pianist, Thelonious Monk.

Discography

As leader

1996: Weaver of Dreams (Joken)

2006: Memories of T (Concord)

As sideman

With Ron Carter

Peg Leg (1978)

With Bennie Green

Glidin' Along (1961)

With Michael Franks

"Tiger In The Rain"

With Andrew Hill

Lift Every Voice (1969)

Shades (1986)

With Thelonious Monk

It's Monk's Time (1964)

Monk (1964)

Straight, No Chaser (1967)

Underground (1968)

With Sonny Rollins

What's New? (1962)

The Bridge (1962)

With Alice Coltrane

A Monastic Trio (1968)

References

External links

Ben Riley — Drummerworld

Interview with Ben Riley — by Don Williams for All About Jazz

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1099263/a/Tiger+In+The+Rain.htm

Category:1933 births Category:Living people Category:American jazz drummers Category:Hard bop drummers Category:Thelonious Monk Category:New York Jazz Quartet members