Back to our normal format this month with a lot of cool new music mixed in with a lot of cool old music from the Cleveland/Akron/Kent area. We start with new music from local legend Harvey Gold, Stranahan/Hovancsek/Haluska and the Stranahan/Haluska Duo and my own project, A.S. (AfterStockhausen). HALF CLEVELAND: Your Side Of The Room (from It's Mes…

The final installlment in the 'Concerts from Home' series of events by Cleveland troubadour Charlie Wiener. Each of his three presentations ended iwth my own music project, so I've ended these podcasts the same way. You can find my releases at https://asafterstockhausen.bandcamp.com Please check it out and also check out all the artists here on the…

Part II of the special COVID home 'concert' series put on by Cleveland's legendary troubadour Charlie Wiener. He put my contirbution at the end, so my music project closes out this episode as well. Please enjoy, give as much as you can to the charity of your choice as this COVID crisis continues to burn its way across our country and continues to d…

Due to the COVID-19 crisis and making music of my own over the past few months I haven't done a new podcast in awhile. The next three are very special. Cleveland troubadour and local legend Charlie Wiener came up with a plan, along with a few other people, to bring music to our homes since we can't go out to clubs, so he had Northeast Ohio's best s…

We're back after taking a few months off, initially because I had to replace my computer and then because I started making my own music just after Hallowe'en. So here's the new episode. It starts with my own musical project, stepping out from behind my video camera to produce my own original material. A.S. (AFTERSTOCKHAUSEN): A Dark And Stormy Nigh…

This episode features some special content. First of all, there is a mini-tribute to Peter Laughner, a creative genius and founding member of the seminal pre-punk band Rocket from the Tombs and what can, I guess, be called the alt-folk band Cinderella Backstreet. He was generally considered a tortured soul who committed suicide in the late 1970s, l…

With summer vacations in full swing I thought I'd put together an episode that features vacation spots around the world - and a few places people might NOT want to visiit. THE RICK RAY BAND: The Room Went Dark (from Dark Matter Hole) THE MONITORS: In Russia (from The Monitors) THE COWSLINGERS: Mexican Blackbird SLAVE CAVE: Ohio (Demo) MIRRORS: Goin…

Opening this episode is a special public service tune about the warning signs of a stroke. The performers are part of a non-profit called Refresh Collective and this is a very important issue, as a stroke can come out of nowhere. DEE JAY DOC & PAT W.: The Stroke Song (F.A.S.T.) SONIC SKY: Tremors (from Tremors EP) SCOTT PICKERING: Angry Supermarket…

Well, it was just gonna be a matter of time before I put together a political episode so here it is. KICK OUT THE JAMS MOTHER..................... THE CLEVELAND STEAMERS: Trump Up The Jam (Exclusive alt demo version) VIOLET RAY: Alternative Facts (from 'Violet Ray') CAL SMITH & CRAIG MATIS: The Spell (Demo) ANGELLE SHERIDAN: Pink Houses / Changin' …

X__X: Tool Jazz (from Albert Ayler's Ghosts live at the Yellow Ghetto) STIMPY'S REVENGE: Rock This Party (from Cletus of the Underground) MICHAEL ROTMAN: meet the muse (from windswept dog) GENUINE SON: Wind Me Up (from Eleven and Five) MIKE CALZONE: Rock Your World (from ... In Blue) KRYPTON MONKEYS: Breaking All The Rules (from Crush) SECONDS TO L…

To begin this episode, we have a special treat. Hasu Patel is a sitar master. She studied the iconic instrument in her native India before eventually moving to Cleveland. She became the first woman to achieve a degree in sitar in the universities 75 year history. Normally this raga, a standard style of Indian music, dates back to the 16th century, …

I turned 60 at the beginning of October and for my party I held a benefit for the non-profit organisation The Music Settlement, which deals with early childhood education, people with mental illnesses and music therapy, among other programmes. This first set of songs come from that benefit concert, which featured some of Cleveland's best musicians:…

I'm very excited about this episode, for a few reasons. To celebrate my 60th birthday I put on a benefit for the non-profit organisation The Music Settlement, which offers early childhood education and music therapy, as well as a number of other programmes for people of all ages designed around music and the arts. So I'm starting the episode with t…

This special episode is a tribute to those many artists (and one night club) we've lost. We begin with Brian Sands, a quiet and interesting musician who was the creator of the first-ever David Bowie fan club, which got him noticed by Bowie and they got to meet on his first US tour that began here in Cleveland. There's also a tribute to John Korosec…

It's been awhile since I put together an episode, kicked off by a broken computer. I've finally gotten caught up on everything and it's time for a new episode, and this is a great one, packed full of lost gems along with some newer stuff. VERNE DAVIS: Old Man Cry Hawkwind Lives! Li'l Lisa IMPALERS: Hit & Run (Single) ELECTRIC EELS: Agitated (Single…

Since I first created VidMag Television in 1986 I've had the good fortune to shoot video of many great bands from Northeast Ohio. I shot all the video in this live episode of VidMag Television on the Radio. EASTER MONKEYS: Take Another Pill PINK HOLES: Bony Maronie HOSTILE OMISH: Ballad Of Breakfast RUMBLING SPIRES: Going Out Of My Mind THE ALAN GR…

For the start of the new year I thought I'd put together a show of the best of the music that I got in 2017. VANITY CRASH (from Phantasmagoria): Phantasmagoria & Life On A Cool Curve fits of hail (from their Belmore EP): Clutter & Brandywines AUTOMATIK EDEN (from their Madland album): Love (ft Carlos Jones live) & Open BEST OF NONE (from their Dyst…

This month's episode is a mixed bag of styles featuring: Billy Lohr: Showdown (from 'Billy Lohr') Admiral: A Taste Of Honey (from their EP) Sputnik: Love Is All Around (from 'I, Cosmonaut') Alex Bevan: Warrior's Heart (from the Little Fish Records compilation) Moon the Giant: Fruit (from the 'Crooked River Groove' compilation) Xe La: Sacred Clown (…

I first saw The Pagans on Hallowee'n 1978 and filmed their 1986 reunion concert in Cleveland. Then, just before Hallowe'en this year, Mike Hudson, founder and lead singer of the Pagans lost his battle with cancer that hadn't been diagnosed before he had been rushed to hospital that Friday night. Here then is a fitting tribute to one of the original…

Ron Bracale has been performing songs of love and enlightenment in Cleveland, Ohio for many years. This month's episode showcases his wide range of sound and vision.By Jeff Reding

Can you believe it's the end of summer already? Well, no fear, here's a last blast of summer episode full of sunny music from a variety of musicians. DARLING WASTE: How I Spent My Summer Vacation (from their new album 'Dystopia') BEATNIK TERMITES: Surf Dancin' (from 'Taste the Sand') WILD GIRAFFES: Good Times (from 'Right On') DEADBEAT POETS: It's …

Peter Ball came from a wealthy family who owned a mansion in one of the richest, most exclusive neighbourhoods in Cleveland but he never showed that he came from money. It was years after I met him that I found out that he grew up in the famous Ball Mansion, home of the legendary Cramps and Pere Ubu show in summer of 1976 overlooking Lake Erie. Tha…

Rockin' out for this month's podcast featuring some great music from Northeast Ohio's past as well as it's present. Made to play loud!! Featuring: Black Death Resurrected - Return Of The Iron Messiah (from the new album The Return of the Iron Messiah. BDR will be playing Now That's Class on the Friday 14 July) The Rick Ray Band - Killing Time (from…

Happy Summer!!!! Here's a rocking episode starting with a new group looking for musicians - The Previous (who were supposed to be in my previous episode). The Previous: Super Meta Sight (they're looking for musicians) Cellophane Jane: Six To Five (from The Open Door to the Sun) Electric Eels: Splittery Splat (from Die Electric Eels) Styrenes: Unhin…

IT'S SPRING!!!!!!!!! Here's the May episode featuring: Emeralds: Diotima (from Emeralds) Crybabies With Brassholes: Boring (from DIY Demo tape) Born Deprived: Born Deprived Cobra Verde: Until The Killing Time (from Viva la Muerte) Falling Into Fire: Kinetic Fuzz (from 13) Root Road Band: Charlotte, Queen Of Spring And Fall Wavy Davy: Andy's Gargoyl…

An eclectic mix for April featuring: ALEX BEVAN: Chuck Berry Told Me KIRKENDAHL VOYD: Plan 69 From Outer Space (from Graveyard A-Go-Go) GARTEN KIRKHOF: Sixteen Days BOBBY 'CRASH' RIES: Wormholes DOUG GILLARD: Angel X (from On Parade) SYSTEM 56: Life On A Cool Curve ANNE DeCHANT: The Worth Of Water DEREK PAUL DePRATOR: Neko (from The Animal Suite EP…

This episode is perhaps the best yet. We start with a mini-tribute to our lost friend Lair Matic (Larry Lewis) and then we go into a cavalcade of Northeast Ohio old-school punk and New Wave. This episode features: Lair Matic: The Storm Hits (Demo) Faith Academy: Sad State Of Affairs AK-47s: TKO Broncs: Tele-K-Killing Chronics: Test Tube Babies Luri…

As winter firmly takes hold and the happy holidays have passed us by, VidMag Television on the Radio brings you a ray of sunshine in the darkness with a reggae and hip hop special. Episode 10 features: I-Tal USA - Original Rockers (Original Rockers) Carlos Jones - Fulla Vibes First Light - Where Reggae Comes From (Buckeye Riddims) 10,000 Cadillacs …

It's now December and the snow, sleet, ice and wind howl with sharpness and cutting fury. For that reason, VidMag Television on the Radio brings you the fiery, slashing and cutting fury of Northeast Ohio hard rock and heavy metal from decades of local bands. This podcast was designed and mastered to be played LOUD, so crank it up and enjoy of the b…

Welcome to Episode 8 of VidMag Television on the Radio, acoustic and folk music from Northeast Ohio. November is harvest time and it's a period where field workers would sing songs while they worked the fields. This episode features some really great and varied styles of acoustic and folk music and features Cleveland ex-pat Jim Volk from his album …

It is now October and the fact that summer is over has settled in around the country. It's a perfect time for the blues and Northeast Ohio has some of the finest blues musicians this side of the Mississippi or Chicago. This episode is dedicated to the late Bill 'Mr Stress' Miller. Episode 7 features Mr Stress Blues Band (Live at the Brick Cottage 1…

Episode 6 features more of the best of Northeast Ohio alternative music through the years. This month we're focusing our attention entirely on Cleveland, and we're featuring a lot of new music to go with the classic material. We start out with Public Display of Infection, Craig Bell (from his new album), Derek Paul DePrator (Live exclusive), Floydb…

This month's podcast features music from The Bizarros, Agitated, The Revelers, The Dilettantes, Infidels, Cleveland Steamers, Death On A Stick, Ralph Carney & David Thomas, Starvation Army and The Monitors. We will always bring you the best in Northeast Ohio punk, new wave and other alternative music on our podcasts. Listen. Subscribe. Comment. ENJ…

Featuring Hostile Omish, indian rope burn, Hammer Damage, Broncs, X_X, Lazy Ass Destroyer, Lurid, The Infidels, Idiot Savants, Floydband, New Salem Witch Hunters and The GunsBy Jeff Reding

This episode features Deadbeat Poets, Cheetah Chrome Casualties, Hammer Damage, F-Models, Floydband, Easter Monkeys, Idiot Savants, Chi Pig and Radio Alarm Clocks. You'll only be able to hear this great music on my podcasts so keep tuning in!! You can always find it at facebook.com/vidmagmedia or at vidmagmedia.blogspot.com…