Brianne Chasanoff joined me in the WVKR studio this afternoon to play and spin some tunes from her album "Broken ". She also played some as of yet unreleased tunes composed for her next album scheduled (albeit loosely)  for release next year. Her song style touches on many different genres and her voice brings to mind Joni Mitchell, Sarah Mclaughlin, Karen Carpenter, and Carole King  with a touch of Tom Waits. Her compositions are sometimes dark and sometimes upbeat but her powerful resonant, yet angelic, voice is always captivating.

  I spoke with Michael Annis, poet/publisher/revolutionary extraordinaire, about this weekend's event in NYC "(H)omage to Omega" which I consider to be a Hinge Event celebrating the phenomenal works of the Omega series - the most recent being "Omega 7 'from hive this mind '" - and, in general, the works and publications of Michael Annis and his publishing company Howling Dog Press . The event is taking place at the 5c Cultural Center and Cafe on Saturday July 17 at 8 PM.

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I aired an interview on  "The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever In An Age of Less , " by best selling author John Robbins (Diet for a New America, The Food Revolution) is an imperative for the survival of those who wish to live in an economy of exchange of spirit vs. an economy of cash. It is essential reading for those who wish to live as responsible people, family members, citizens, and more importantly, as members of the global community who wish to lead responsible lives in cooperation with the the living world and the environment - as opposed to moving in a more competitive fashion as instilled and bred in a greed based capitalist system which, face it people, clearly has not worked.

In addition to a beautiful conceptual framework for living better, John Robbins effectively holds one's hand and walks one through many practical matters regarding a clear evaluation of one's financial 'worth' vs quality of life - defining six Jungian type money archetypes to help one better understand their own disposition in handling money and interacting with others (partners, for example).

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