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Bob Fass: the documentary

This is turning into a significant year for documentaries about free form radio. We’ve already mentioned Freeform or Death, a film about WFMU-FM in New Jersey. Now comes Radio Unnameable, a doc about free form radio legend Bob Fass at Pacifica station WBAI in New York City. Fass began his remarkable career there in 1963. […]

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Radio Valencia

My favorite Radio Valencia blogs

I’ve been listening to Radio Valencia of late. It operates out of the Mission District in San Francisco, broadcasts on an unlicensed basis at 87.9FM, and streams off the web or via your mobile device of choice. “We’re open to all kinds of experimentation and community building, and our doors are open to anyone who […]

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Last.fm users: go change your password

Yikes, what a week for social networking security. First LinkedIn reported a compromise of 6.5 million passwords, next came eHarmony, now Last.fm! Last.fm subscribers have received this e-mail from the radio/music service: We are currently investigating the leak of some Last.fm user passwords. This follows recent password leaks on other sites, as well as information […]

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Ho Thi Bich Khuong

Vietnam upholds prison terms for dissidents interviewed by “foreign radio stations”

The government of Vietnam has rejected the appeals of two activists convicted of “conducting propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.” The alleged crimes involved being interviewed by “foreign radio stations” and membership in human rights groups that include “reactionary people,” according to Radio Free Asia. The most prominent of the dissidents is blogger Ho […]

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