18. July 2008 by The Big Dawg.

Before I get to the reason for this post, I want to give you a little view into my background. From a very young age, I have always been strong willed. My father, who I will refer to as LB Sr, told me that as long as I lived under his roof, I would vote Democrat. Me being a young lad who tried to obey his father, didn’t give it a second thought. As I got older, (10) I started to gather my own thought’s on what I should do. I noticed that not much was accomplished by our government. My feelings were it was because partisan politics. You scratch my back I’ll scratch yours.LB Sr and myself would have several discussions about the subject. He would not budge on his stance. Like most kids, I thought I knew everything and my dad knew nothing. But, as I found out later, my Pops knew quite a bit and quite a few important people. He was the union steward for the Steel Workers Union 1028 here in Duluth. The union would sponsor parties for all the union members children. We would have a Saturday movie at a local theater or a Christmas party just before Santa’s day. They would have candy and prises for us and we had a lot of fun.

The one thing that I didn’t know was, that all the people that my father would introduce me to were so famous. On one given Saturday, I got to shake hands with a guy who, at the time, was a very important politician. His name was Hubert H Humphrey. That same day I was introduced to another important  figure by the name of Walter Mondale and a local senator by the name of Willard Munger. I had a ton of respect for Mr Munger. He was about as liberal as anyone I’ve met. He was always lobbying for environmental issues.

I helped my brother with his bait shop which was across the street from Sen. Munger’s business. He would call on a rainy day, when business was very slow, and invite me over for a game of checkers. Yes CHECKERS. He let me win the first game we ever played, after that he owned me. I think I was hustled, but he served a mean breakfast, so I figured we were even. I think you can see a slight Democratic influence.

There were several sports figures that I got to shake hands with at the union parties. Alan Page, Carl Eller, Bill Brown and several more from the Twins and the Vikings, too many to mention here. 

 I brag to my kids about all the important people I had met with my Dad. They have no clue who I’m talking about.

Now, back to the topic at hand. With me being neither an Ultra Liberal, nor a Neo Con, I pretty much ride the fence as far as politics go. I agree with both sides on several ideals. I thought Rush Limbaugh was an idiot for the way he would bash then President Clinton. I just don’t see what any of us get out of this.

Now we have Keith Olbermann. I watch his show and get a very bad taste in my mouth. He and his show are devoted to bashing people who do something that, apparently can’t do, report the news. From O’Reilly to McCain. For one thing, I think that both candidates (Obama and McCain) are running a very respectable campaigns. I also watch Fox News and shake my head. I don’t have an agenda here, I just get tired if mindless TV.

My thoughts are, if you haven’t watched Glenn Beck’s show on the same network as Olbermann’s, check it out. His show has content that has some value to the viewer. He is a breath of fresh air. Not the stale crap that Keith and Rush spew. We as a country, need to wake up and smell the crap.

So, boycott MSNBC, NBC, RCA and any other sub of these guys, except Beck’s show.

Have a Great Day

LB Jr

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17. July 2008 by The Big Dawg.

Well, at least someone’s got an idea how to get this country turned around. We all need to pay attention to what this man has to say.

LB

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29. June 2008 by The Big Dawg.

It’s been a while since my last post. Not much going on!!! AAAhhh, but it’s summer. It is a sad situation in the midwest. With all the flooding and homes being destroyed. I encourage those who can afford to, donate to the Red Cross. I will not provide a link for security reasons (your security and piece of mind), just do a search for Red Cross and there you go.

I have put some pretty cool music into rotation. Just check out my Indie page and review some of the new artist here at WolfRadio. Also, we have some new sponsors. Please click their banners and check them out. Hell, let me know if you like or hate ANY of the music you hear on WolfRadio!! Oh, I almost forgot, check out our sister station. AM Gems. A station devoted to dial up listeners that plays strictly tracks you would have heard on your AM radio in days past. AM Gems is streaming at 16kbs so even the slowest connections should be able to listen to it and I think the sound quality isn’t bad.

New to our site is a more links page. Most of these links are to other stations the stream from Live365. Give em’ a listen and tell them The Big Dawg sent you.

The Big Dawg a.k.a Reaper

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11. June 2008 by The Big Dawg.

WolfRadio has made a few upgrades. In case you haven’t noticed, The Wolf is now streaming at 128k. The reason we did this is, WolfRadio sounds much better at a higher bitrate, to VIP listeners and to free listeners. We also increased our server space from 9 hours of music to 18 hours. I am currently uploading music to the server to get up to 18 hours. Believe me, this takes quite a bit of time. Please be patient.

New to our web site is the Indie area. Some bands give us permission to stream their music from our web site for listeners to review. Please stop by and check it out. There are links to the artist web sites so, if you wish to purchase their CD’s, swing by and check em’ out. 

Have a Great Day!!!

Reaper

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10. May 2008 by The Big Dawg.

   Reaper here. I am glad to inform you that I was fortunate enough to do a short interview with Tarsha. Tarsha is an independent artist who is not new to WolfRadio. We were one of the first stations to play his hit “Dirty”.

   I hope this will give Tarsha a chance to introduce himself and give my listeners some insights on how he got to this point in his career.

Q. First off, where are your roots. Where did you cut your teeth?
A. I grew up in and around North Hollywood, CA. I performed live for the first time at The Whiskey A Go-Go when I was 15. My band was called Hatred’s Eye. The sound was raw and heavy, kind of a cross between Guns N Roses and Rage Against The Machine. We played the LA circuit consistently for about two and a half years.

Q. When did you start playing music?
A. I grew up in music. My dad owned a recording studio, so I started very young. When I was 8 years old, I wrote and recorded my first song. It was called “Computer Generation”. I sang and played all the instruments and did all the engineering. When I was 11 years old, I picked up the guitar and then started singing shortly thereafter.

Q. Your sound is a combination of Rock and Hard Rock, almost Metal. Who were your influences?
A. I grew up listening to primarily hard rock and heavy metal. I was raised on KNAC and Pirate Radio. My earliest childhood influences are The Knack - My Sharona, Foreigner - Hot Blooded, Nazareth - Hair of the Dog, and Aerosmith - Back in the Saddle. Being in the studio with my dad, I was exposed to a lot of emerging artists in the 80’s that he recorded like Ratt, Rough Cutt, Love/Hate, Lillian Axe, and Creature. My uncle was really into rock too and he turned me on to a lot of great stuff like AC/DC, Kiss, Queensryche, and Vinnie Vincent Invasion. In junior high I was a total metalhead, listening to mainly Metallica - Kill ‘em All, Fade to Black, & Master of Puppets. In high School, I got deep into bands like Guns N Roses, Skid Row, and Pantera. After that, it became all about the Grunge - Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Rage Against The Machine, etc… 

Q. You have had great success on Internet radio. Have you been able to get airplay on terrestrial radio?
A. I’ve had luck so far getting airplay on FM in places like Idaho, Arkansas, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania. I’ve also been featured on XM and specialty shows in LA, San Diego, Seattle, and New York.

Q. Obviously, you are hopeful to sign a deal with a major label. Do you have any offers pending?
A. I am in currently in discussion with a label right now about releasing DIVINE UNIVERSE and PROPHECIES in stores worldwide. They are an independent label with major distribution. They will be attending my band’s performance at this years Rocklahoma Festival. 
 
I would like to personally thank you for your time. I know you are a busy man and for you to take the time to do this interview is awesome!!!
 
My pleasure Reaper! Thank you for playing my music!

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