RiFLe summer 09’ RiFLe Free WRFL 88.1 88.1 table of contents Special Notes... cover art designed by Ceez One (see pages 25-27 to learn more about his art) print retractions of the “Lost Issue of the RiFLe”: “Music Is The Only Religion” by Paul Sineath “If my calculations are correct, when this thing hits 160 RPM you’re going to hear some serious jams-like great grandparents’ era seri- ous!” by Jeremy Russell 3 Words from your GM, excitement for the 3 upcoming year 5-6 Director’s Show and Tell 5-6throwback 8-12 WRFL presents, shows this past summer/com- 8-12ing up 13-18 Pitchfork: experiences from people who, well, 13-18experienced it 19-23 Rock the Bells 20 recap...from not one, but two hip hop lovers 25-27 Check the Technique...19-23 a look at graffiti from a 15 25-27hip hop queen 31-32 Excerpt from “The Life I Never Lived...A 31-32Memoir” 37-38 “How many of you are 37-38there?” 9 41-42 “My own Worst Enemy” cancelled;careers Star travels back in time; ruins 43 41-42 Sophie 5...a game for you inspired years old...Sophie 5 by a girl named Sophie...who is 5 47-50 43 Oh, the places WRFL will WRFL love go...a RFLian spreading the 53-54 47- Turn it up! Your fall print retractions of the “Lost Issue of the RiFLe”: semester show schedule “Music Is The Only Religion” by Paul Sineath general 53-manager Ainsley Wagoner “If my calculations are correct, when this thing hits 160 RPM you’re production director going to hear some serious jams-like great grandparents’ era seri- Bob Zuercher/ Landon Antonetti ous!” by Jeremy Russell news director Cass Dwyer training director Katie Dixon office assistant Aaron Wilburn RiFLe editor Lauren Weis promotions director James Friley music director Megan Neff Board of Directors sales and grants summeryours 09’ truly Tim Riley programming director Ashley Crawford/ Cass Dwyer 19-23 PR director Jaime Lazich art director Robert Beatty music librarian Patrick Smith not just any ol’ words, from your GM... Hello WRFL-lovers, fans, participants, relatives, associates! As I write this we’re all a few big deep breaths away from the start of school and things have never looked brighter for alternative music. What an incredible time to be involved at this station! Fresh off the good vibes of 2008’s 20th anniver- sary FreeKY Festival we’re poised for an even bigger, more tweet-worthy year. (Note: I had written ‘newsworthy’ but times are changing, we’re hopping on the techwagon, watch out!) On the near horizon we’ve got another festival headed up by long-time RFLian, Saraya Brewer, being set in motion by a hand- ful of committees made up by the very DJ’s who already donate their time to bring the best and least heard music to Lexington. Boomslang Festival will be the word on the street from here til October 9th, bringing together incredible international, national, and homegrown local acts under the moniker of giving the people something different. Lexington is about to be overrun by the best psychedelic experimental grungy garage rock this country has seen at one time in one place, um, ever? And that’s just fall semester! In the spring we’re set for our tower upgrade from our current 250 watts to 7900(!) watts, fulfill- ing our longtime-in-the-making FCC license. Starting in Spring 2010, we’ll be melting central Kentucky minds all the way to Frankfort, Paris, and Lawrence- burg. I couldn’t be a more privileged General Manager. To be in this position during this year is unbelievably lucky. I get to be around to see the hard work of so many people from so many weeks, months, and years come to fruition. I can hardly take credit for even a sliver of it. The first thing I learned about WRFL as GM this summer is how well the station runs itself. For an organization that is going around the clock, the accountability and responsibility of our 70+ staff of volunteer DJs is to say the least impressive. This is a huge body of people that care about the station, feel a responsibility to Lexington to spread the gospel of alternative music and cultural happenings, and act on it. Let no one be fooled, we’re the freaks and the punks and the weirdos, but we know exactly what we’re doing and we’re doing it incredibly well. Love always, Ainsley Wagoner WRFL General Manager 33 directorsSHOW AND TELL throwback Aaron Wilburn Ainsley Wagoner Ainsley These are my wires. My dad worked at Kennedy Craft CrawfordAshley when he was young and they had lots of these plaster statues avail- I’m with “Tuppy able to paint. The little guy has the Seal Puppy”. been dubbed ‘Old King Cole’ and he I’ve had him sits in my bathroom watching people since I was two. pee with a constantly-stern face. Umm....I got him at a Tupperware party? Katie Dixon Megan Neff The pen & the paper. The point at which your thoughts crystallize into thin black lines. Leaden, but malleable. Per- manence tailored to a set of 180 pages. How I choose not Robert Beatty to forget. Time and again. I love Mother Mary. This is a jaw harp that I got in a back alley Beijing experi- mental record store last summer. It sounds good. 55 James Friley Jaime Lazich throwback This is a Ger- I got a man mask in cam- Venice, era Italy. I from feel fiery the ‘50s called a “Radix” made inside. by the company “Bilora,” which I have never heard of in my entire Lauren Weis life. It belonged to my grandfa- My best ther and I found it in my parent’s friend got basement. It’s heavy as crap. I me this love old cameras. mask from Venice, Italy. christian slater. I don’t think Las Angeles I feel as fiery Vietnamese Underworld inside. tony Tim Riley hawk. Cass Dwyer diamond plated steel. GENIUS Patrick Smith In May, my damies and I had a hip hop adventure in Indianapolis. We got to I like meet Brother Ali and Slug, knives. For two of the best MCs on cooking, the planet, and Brother Ali mostly. signed this bad-ass album. Hip Hop, you the love of my life. 66 Aac rcadeion shtosw for literature, art and culture. With your host Katerina Stoykova-Klemer and producer James Brown. Listen to poetry, fiction, non-fiction, interviews with authors, artists and musicians. Learn about new books and cultural events. Every friday 2-4 pm on WRFL 88.1 FM Lexington wrflpresents may 19 photos taken by Jaime Lazich Black Moth Super Rainbow wrflpresents Wolf Eyes june 5 99 wrflpresents july 13 Deer Tick wrfl(will)present on Aug. 28 at Round Barn Loose Change/Devine Carama/KuntryATTEMPT/ Tiny Noiz Fights on Aug. 29th atBedtime Al’s Tanya Morgan/ Crazy Dreams Band/ on Sept. 5th at Al’s Desolation Wilderness/ Mini Mansions/ Candy Autolux/on Sept. 6th at Buster’s ... or even if they don’t Faust Os Mutantes The Black Angels and when the leaves begin to fall Shipping News, Papa M, Mark Hol- ser, Bill Nace, Bardo Pond, Disappears, Casino versus Ja- pan, Lush Life, Hair Police, Psychedelic Horseshit, Burning Star Core, Teeth Mountain, Rachel Grimes, Tiny Fights, Sound/ Vision, and more artwork by Ceez One wrfl(will)present wrfl(will)present Tanya Morgan/Loose Change/Devine Carama/Kuntry Noiz Circulatory System/Nessey Gallons/ Pipes You See, Pipes you Don’t on Aug. 28 at Round Barn on Sept. 19th at Al’s Crazy Dreams Band/ATTEMPT/ Tiny Fights Jack Rose/R Keenan Lawler/ Street Gnar on Aug. 29th at Al’s on Sept. 29th at Natasha’s Desolation Wilderness/Bedtime Mount Eerie/TJO/No Kids on Sept. 5th at Al’s on Oct. 22nd at Round Barn Autolux/Mini Mansions/ Candy Lake/Karl Blau/Little Noodle on Sept. 6th at Buster’s on Nov. 5th at Al’s Bar and when the leaves begin to fall... or even if they don’t a celebration of sound and art located in a variety of downtown venues featuring music, art Os MutantesFaust The Black Angels and other curiosities Shipping News, Papa M, Mark Hol ser, Bill Nace, Bardo Oct. 9-11 Pond, Disappears, - Casino versus Ja pan, Lush Life, Hair Also... Police, Psychedelic an electronic music Horseshit, Burning - workshop (presented by Lexington’s Dork Star Core, Teeth Bot contingency); a circus-themed fashion Mountain, - Rachel Grimes, show; film screen- ings; an experiment Tiny Fights, with radio waves from Lexington drone lords Sound/ Everyone Lives Every Vision, one Wins and much for ticket prices and more and more information, check out: artwork by Ceez One more - boomslangfest.com chfor Music Festival 2009 by James Friley My experience at Pitchfork began with six friends and a mini van. It only got better from there. First, there was a promising lineup. The bands that stick out in my mind are The Jesus Lizard, The Black Lips, Women, Vivian Girls, Bei- rut, Tortoise and Grizzly Bear. Flaming Lips were pretty sweet, but more because of the visuals than the actual music. I’ve seen them before; it’s always a good time. The lead singer for The Jesus Lizard was an old nut. No kidding. Be- tween him ripping off his shirt, telling terribly gross jokes and jumping into the audience over and over again, “old nut” is the only thing that comes to mind.