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STATIC: We have hot answers to your burning questions

Hey there, boys and girls! It's reader participation time once again.

Nov 19, 2009 | 11:00 am | Loading…

BACKSTAGE: FulaBula fest to benefit ailing musician

The 10th annual FulaBula Fest, the Thanksgiving weekend music festival that has raised thousands of dollars for North County school music programs, will have a new beneficiary this year. Organizer Semisi Ma'u said that he decided to donate all of the proceeds this year to…

Nov 18, 2009 | 1:30 pm | Loading…

BACKSTAGE: McMurtry plans one-man Shakespeare show

If you want to know something about William Shakespeare, there's no greater authority in San Diego than actor/teacher Jonathan McMurtry, the Vista actor who will share some of his thoughts on the Bard on Monday at a free program at Vista's Avo Playhouse.

Nov 11, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…

STATIC: Now hear this: Radio lingo has charms

Good morning and welcome to your first day of work as a radio disc jockey. Make sure to say hi to the folks in the Traffic Department: They help us make money so you get a paycheck. Always hit the post when you're introducing songs. We'll have a contest at 4 p.m., so beware of prize pigs.…

Nov 11, 2009 | 11:15 am | Loading…

STATIC: Contest to (Almost) End All Contests

Quick question: What's the worst thing that could happen if you drink too much water?

Nov 04, 2009 | 11:00 am | Loading…

BACKSTAGE: Performing Arts League plans North County outreach

To reach out to North County's fast-growing arts community, the San Diego Performing Arts League will host an informational meeting next week in Carlsbad, and all arts groups ---- including theaters, dance companies, concert organizations and galleries ---- are invited.

Nov 04, 2009 | 10:20 am | Loading…

BACKSTAGE: San Marcos student film festival planned

BACKSTAGE: San Marcos student film festival planned

Submissions are needed for the first San Marcos Student Film Festival, which will be presented Nov. 21 on an outdoor screen at the Civic Center Plaza shopping center in San Marcos.

Oct 28, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…

STATIC: New on the Hit Parade: Violence

Rock and pop music have a long history of songs about violence. Some are jolly ditties, such as "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," a rollicking Beatles tune about a serial killer. Then there are the moving tunes: blink-182's "Adam's Song," an ode to a teen who commits suicide, and Bobbie Gentry's…

Oct 28, 2009 | 11:55 am | Loading…

BACKSTAGE: Ex-local Lambert debuts on Details cover, first single sells big

BACKSTAGE: Ex-local Lambert debuts on Details cover, first single sells big

"American Idol" alumnus Adam Lambert, who grew up in North County and graduated from Mt. Carmel High School, is featured in a cover story in this month's Details magazine for an article subtitled "Why does every woman in American want to sleep with the American Idol?' The…

Oct 21, 2009 | 9:35 am | Loading…

STATIC: Not-so-local yokels star at 94.1

San Diego has officially lost a local morning show now that JohnJay and Rich, a duo based in Tucson, Ariz., are being heard on Top 40 station Channel 933.

Oct 21, 2009 | 11:00 am | Loading…

BACKSTAGE: 'Gondoliers' performance to benefit charity

BACKSTAGE: 'Gondoliers' performance to benefit charity

This month's North County Sunday Soiree performance, a concert reading of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "The Gondoliers" on Sunday, will raise money for a local homeless agency.

Oct 14, 2009 | 8:50 am | Loading…

Special guest today: Mr. Crankypants

No more Mr. Nice Radio Columnist. Today is Vent-My-Spleen Day, when I'm going to let my crankypants fly high.

Oct 14, 2009 | 10:45 am | Loading…

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