Live, tonight on "A Work In Progress" "Shadows of The City" Writer, Robin Montague shares her take on the making of SOTC, along with spotlight musical artist of the week, the "Princess of R&B" Aaliyah, R.I.P.

Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), who performed under the mononym Aaliyah (pronounced /??li??/), was an American recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At an early age, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. At age 12, Aaliyah was signed to Jive Records and Blackground Records by her uncle, Barry Hankerson. He introduced her to R. Kelly, who became her mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing But a Number. The album sold two million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After facing allegations of an illegal marriage with Kelly, Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed to Atlantic Records.

Aaliyah worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album, One in a Million; it sold two million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide. In 2000, Aaliyah appeared in her first major film, Romeo Must Die. She contributed to the film's soundtrack, which spawned the single "Try Again". The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely on airplay, making Aaliyah the first artist in Billboard history to achieve this feat. "Try Again" earned Aaliyah a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocalist.

After filming Romeo Must Die, Aaliyah filmed her part in Queen of the Damned. She released her third and final album, Aaliyah, in 2001. On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah and eight others were killed in an airplane crash in The Bahamas after filming the music video for the single "Rock the Boat". The pilot, Luis Morales III, was unlicensed at the time of the accident and had traces of cocaine and alcohol in his system. Aaliyah's family later filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Blackhawk International Airways, which was settled out of court. Since then, Aaliyah has achieved commercial success with several posthumous releases. Selling over 24 million records worldwide, she has been credited for helping redefine R&B and hip hop and has been named the "Princess of R&B".

"Shadows of The City" is an Old Fashion Radio Serial, loosely based on the 1960's series "Dark Shadows."

Set in Long Beach, California, "Shadows of The City" follows the journey of 22 yr old Robyn Summers, an orphan from New Orleans.  One-day, Robyn is called from her Cajun roots to be Governess of a 9 year-old boy name Christian, the youngest member of the wealthiest family in Long Beach, the Dubois.

Long Beach sits at the Southern tip of Port Angeles in Southern California.  The Dubois Family has owned Port Angeles’ shipping and freighting companies for nearly five generations.  From its small fishing and shipping roots, a city by the sea has sprung up around the family, and the few members that are left have retreated to their hilltop home, Longhill, a French Gothic Estate.  The family’s Matriarch Renee’ Dubois has rarely left the Estate since her beautiful daughter Ghislaine was born…that was 20 years ago and now Ghislaine is a student at Long Beach City College.

When Renee’s Aristocrat brother Sean, and his troubled son Christian return to Longhill, family secrets are confronted and stretch far beyond mere mortal comprehension.

"Shadows of The City" airs exclusively on KCTY 107.7 FM Long Beach, The City and KCTY.org Weds. @ 2pm & 9pm PST! Repeating Fri. @ 2pm PST, with a new episode every week!

Starring students from LBCC, CSULB and the LBUSD, "Shadows of The City" was Created by Rene' Lee, Written by Rene' Lee & Robin Montague,  Produced by Rene' Lee, Co-Produced by Scott Maddox, Post Production & Engineering by Eugenio Ruiz and Paul Barba, Original Music by Eugenio Ruiz aka Babine Badabing.

Cast In Order of Appearance (Pilot):

Desiree Grigoleit as Robyn Summers
Paul Anthony Reilly as Sean Dubois
Florence St. Peter as Renee' Dubois
Vincent Swayne as The Train Conductor
Pat "Cookie" Cooksie as Old Lady Passenger
Wendie Rubalcava  as Sister A'Du
Keith Chacon as Mark Jasper
Scott Maddox as The Innkeeper
Mike Davies as Inspector Dunn
Donesther Dane as The Bartender
Robin Montague as The News Person
Jasmin Purifoy as Deja
Eugenio Ruiz as The Running Man

Additional Cast Members:

Tracy Winfrey as Ghislaine Dubois
Christian St. Peter as Christian Dubois
Rene' Lee as Alberta

This is a Different Faces Entertainment Project

Tonight at 6PM we have Alpha & Omega frontman Luis Hernandez in studio with us to give a world premiere of some tracks off their newest album.

Be sure to check out some of their sounds at Myspace

Also in this show, we play nothing but hardcore music of the current era, and I'm sure somewhere along the line there will be a discussion about hair style.

Dial it in, or get your stream on. Shark Attack! 6-7pm every tuesday

The City News Stand Wed at 2 is presenting at the top of the hour the premiere episode of Shadows of The City, a radio serial drama to air weekly produced by KCTY's very own She 'J.  Also airing on her show Work in Progress Wed at 8pm AND Live and On-line with Keith Chacon Friday 2 pm.

The wait is finally over this Wednesday March 10th, 2010 when "Shadows of The City" Premiers right here on KCTY 107.7 FM, The City and KCTY.org

Today we will explore some information on Woody Guthrie, discoverer of the song This Land is Your Land.  An early member of counter-culture, he will be joined in this show by Johnny Cash.  We will preview Cash's final album, recorded while in hospice.  It's titled  "Ain't No Grave, recently released.  If it ain't no grave, we might as well live like it.  Let's celebrate this music together 4-5 Monday on Borrowed Tunes.  Jack Kerouac will show up too.  A Trinity.

The wait is finally over this Wednesday March 10th, 2010 when "Shadows of The City" Premiers right here on KCTY 107.7 FM, The City and KCTY.org.

Loosely based on the 1960's Series "Dark Shadows," "Shadows of the City" is set in Long Beach, California, and follows the journey of 22 yr old Robyn Summers, an orphan from New Orleans.  One-day, Robyn is called from her Cajun roots to be Governess of a 9 year-old boy name Christian, the youngest member of the wealthiest family in Long Beach, the Dubois.

Long Beach sits at the Southern tip of Port Angeles in Southern California.  The Dubois Family has owned Port Angeles’ shipping and freighting companies for nearly five generations.  From its small fishing and shipping roots, a city by the sea has sprung up around the family, and the few members that are left have retreated to their hilltop home, Longhill, a French Gothic Estate.  The family’s Matriarch Renee’ Dubois has rarely left the Estate since her beautiful daughter Ghislaine was born…that was 20 years ago and now Ghislaine is a student at Long Beach City College.

When Renee’s Aristocrat brother Sean, and his troubled son Christian return to Longhill, family secrets are confronted and stretch far beyond mere mortal comprehension.

"Shadows of The City" airs Weds. @ 2pm & 9pm PST! Repeating Fri. @ 2pm PST, with a new episode every week!  It stars students from LBCC, CSULB, LBUSD and others.  It was Created by Rene' Lee, Written by Rene' Lee & Robin Montague, Produced by Rene' Lee, Co-Produced by Scott Maddox, Post Production & Engineering by Eugenio Ruiz and Paul Barba, Original Music by Eugenio Ruiz.

Cast In Order of Appearance (Pilot):

Desiree Grigoleit as Robyn Summers
Paul Anthony Reilly as Sean Dubois
Florence St. Peter as Renee' Dubois
Vincent Swayne as The Train Conductor
Pat "Cookie" Cooksie as Old Lady Passenger
Wendie Rubalcava  as Sister A'Du
Keith Chacon as Mark Jasper
Scott Maddox as The Innkeeper
Mike Davies as Inspector Dunn
Donesther Dane as The Bartender
Robin Montague as The News Person
Jasmin Purifoy as Deja
Eugenio Ruiz as The Running Man

Additional Cast Members:

Tracy Winfrey as Ghislaine Dubois
Christian St. Peter as Christian Dubois
Rene' Lee as Alberta
 

The Borrowed Tunes on last Monday I call Wang Dang my Doodle, and this is what I played:

My guest was Annie Parkhurst. Find out more info on Annie’s CPRR event.  Due to technical difficulty this broadcast did not get recorded.  Musical tracks only can be heard here.

The Breeders - Flipside/Last Splash (1993)
Wire - Three Girl Rhumba/Pink Flag (1977)
Devo - Praying Hands/Q: Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! (1978)
Delta 5 - Delta 5/Singles & Sessions 1979-81 (2006)
Erase Errata - Tongue Tied/Other Animals (2001)
ESG - You Make No Sense/New York Noise Vol. 1 : Dance Music From the New York Underground 1978-83 (2006)
Essential Logic - Martian Man/Fanfare in the Garden (2003)
Shonen Knife - Ah, Singapore/Pretty Little Baka Guy (1986)
The Feelies - Time For a Witness/Time For a Witness (1991)
The Flatmates - Happy All The Time/Potpourri: Hites, Mixes, Demos ‘85-’89 (2005)
The Mamas & The Papas - Somebody Groovy/If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966)
The Morning Benders - Why Don’t They Let Us Fall in Love/Bedroom Covers (2008)