Mid-Valley Mutations

Dimestore Radio Theater Presents: Movies On the Radio! (Labor Day Special, 2026) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) It’s Labor Day here in the Lava Lamp Lounge, and that means that the Dimestore Staff are enjoying the day off, while we listen to some “Movies On The Radio,” in our “Day-And-Date” style. … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater Presents: Movies On the Radio! (Labor Day Special, 2026)

The King Dot & Mike Baggetta Show! WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat. (The Digital Salon) It’s Two Weeks of “Mike Check, One Two, One Two” on Mid-Valley Mutations. All Part of Our End Of Summer Non-Bummer! First off, we have an in-studio visit from Sam of The King Dot, a local musician who books … Continue reading The King Dot & Mike Baggetta Show!

Dimestore Radio Theater #176 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) It’s the last show of the summer, and almost as if we planned it this way, we bring you, “Poor Sound Quality Theater,” to wrap things up this time. Four stories with less than stellar sound. Four chances to misunderstand the dialog! … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #176

Howlin' At The Doom Part 8: Another Round For Woody & Harry WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat. (The Digital Salon) We pick up where we left off, as we buy another round of drinks for both Woody Guthrie and Harry Dean Stanton, to men both born on July 14th, and both men who seem … Continue reading Howlin' At The Doom Part 8: Another Round For Woody & Harry

Dimestore Radio Theater #175 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) It’s another four stories for us to enjoy, as we delve straight into the heart of Mid-Century radio. First, Richard Diamond finds himself back out on a dude ranch, as he is set to find out is a victim died accidentally… or by murder! … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #175

That’s Where The Fictional Quality of Music Money Comes From! (Retrocast) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat. (The Digital Salon) We review two different and complementary episodes of our show from the first couple of years, first with a vinyl / electronic mash-up, and then, with two long performances by the old house band for … Continue reading That’s Where The Fictional Quality of Music Money Comes From! (Retrocast)

The Val & Tom Show WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat. (The Digital Salon) We are getting very excited about Mike Watt’s return to the Mid-Valley, and getting asked to open for him yet again. This time, I have assembled a trio to perform with: Tom of Ghosts of Ghosts, and Valerie of Eila Star, … Continue reading The Val & Tom Show

Dimestore Radio Theater #174 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) As we settle into our new time here, earlier on Mondays, we continue to offer what we do best: four stories, each week, from our ongoing series. First up, we have Richard Diamond, who is helping the police investigate a murder that … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #174

On Vacation (Retrocast) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat. (The Digital Salon) We find ourselves unexpectedly On Vacation this week, as we attempt to have some form of Summer Break before it’s too late. With that in mind, we dug out this show from 2020, where we revisit some Tiki Records, and try to find … Continue reading On Vacation (Retrocast)

Dimestore Radio Theater #173 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Austin is out of town this week, but Mr. Fab is engineering and lending a hand, so that you can hear the show, anyway! And we have another regular installment of our program: Richard Diamond, Rocky Jordan, Blackstone: The Magic Detective, and … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #173

Jukebox Jam 4: Live Archive Two! WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat. (The Digital Salon) We return to the “jukebox” well, as I present a number of live recordings from the archives, and shuffle them together sort of randomly, as is my want. This is number 4 in a series of shows like this, with … Continue reading Jukebox Jam 4: Live Archive Two!

Dimestore Radio Theater #172 – New New Time! Same Same Show! WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) This is our first episode of Dimestore Radio Thater at our new, earlier time, freeing up our Monday Evenings! The show hasn’t changed, but the time – and our orientation for a little while anyway – … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #172 – New New Time! Same Same Show!

Waves-A-Poppin’: An Audio Adventure For National Waterpark Day! (w/ Special Co-Host, Miss Rikki) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat. (The Digital Salon) Several years ago, Waves-A-Poppin’, a local waterpark here in the Mid-Valley, was installed, to fanfare and excitement that was, frankly, completely unwarranted. However, this has not stopped them from trying to build up … Continue reading Waves-A-Poppin’: An Audio Adventure For National Waterpark Day! (w/ Special Co-Host, Miss Rikki)

Dimestore Radio Theater #170 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) This week is all dental records and “Third Base!” as Richard Diamond finds himself embroiled in two different requests on his time and talents, only to find that he’s being approached from different angles on the same case. Only on he should … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #171

Howlin' At The Doom Part 7: Woody & Harry WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat. (The Digital Salon) On July 14th, both Woody Guthrie and Harry Dean Stanton celebrated birthdays. In many ways, they are reflections of one another: lonely artists, traveling the world, trying to find some sense and meaning while both exercising their … Continue reading Howlin' At The Doom Part 7: Woody & Harry

Dimestore Radio Theater: The 57th Anniversary of The Moon Landing Special! WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) On the anniversary of the first landing on the Moon, 57 years ago, we offer a series of broadcasts about Luna, our celestial neighbor who always has a friendly face to shine toward us. This … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater: The 57th Anniversary of The Moon Landing Special!

A Conversation w/ The Crew of The Film “All Figured Out” WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat. (The Digital Salon) We speak with Brendan Tarver and William Twist of the film production, “All Figured Out,” a movie being made RIGHT HERE in the Mid-Valley, filmed and cast with locals who are all interested in making … Continue reading A Conversation w/ The Crew of The Film “All Figured Out”

Dimestore Radio Theater’s Movies On The Radio Double Feature: Dick Powell Part 4 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Summer’s ready when you are, and during this time of year, we like to give the staff a break, and air some longer stories that you don’t get to hear during the rest … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater’s Movies On The Radio Double Feature: Dick Powell Part 4

Eila Star, LIVE! (w/ Brad Anderson & Mac Dawg Interviews!) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat. (The Digital Salon) In what was a somewhat chaotic, but otherwise memorable and fun broadcast from the Lava Lamp Lounge Annex (my garage), we had the lovely and talented Eila Star join me for three hours of DJing, conversating, … Continue reading Eila Star, LIVE! (w/ Brad Anderson & Mac Dawg Interviews!)

Dimestore Radio Theater’s Movies On The Radio Double Feature: Dick Powell Part 3 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Summer’s ready when you are, and during this time of year, we like to give the staff a break, and air some longer stories that you don’t get to hear during the rest … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater’s Movies On The Radio Double Feature: Dick Powell Part 3

Xeronian ZigZag #1 (x/ Xeres of Xeron!) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat Our long-time friend and colleague, Xeres of Xeron, returns to the show, to offer his own take on the “jukebox” theme, by offering a wide ranging mix of music and tunes that are near and dear to his heart. Aside from some … Continue reading Xeronian ZigZag #1 (x/ Xeres of Xeron!)

Dimestore Radio Theater #170 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Taking a simple case is never simple for Richard Diamond, especially when he’s hired by someone who turns up dead before he can even get to know what he’ll be doing trying to suss out The Evans Farmer Case. Before long Diamond is … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #170

uBradio Salon 963 – uB Tales From Beyond: The Sextant & The Windrose Line 28 June 2026 on DFM.nu Our dynamic duo have been separated from each other, as they each continue their work as crew members on The Silver Sailer. Both univac and Austin meet The Captain. Torrent and Napster each work to find … Continue reading uBradio Salon 963 – uB Tales From Beyond: The Sextant & The Windrose Line 28 June 2026 on DFM.nu

Jukebox Jams 3: By The Seat of Our Pants WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat We offer another Jukebox Show this week, where Austin is looking through his archive of different things that he hasn’t played on the show in a while, and… plays them on the show. Music new, old, connecting to current events, … Continue reading Jukebox Jams 3: By The Seat of Our Pants

Dimestore Radio Theater #169 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Two Helens are better than one this week, as we have two stories with characters named Helen! First up, we seen Richard Diamond & his girlfriend, Helen, out on a date at a Carnival. However, it doesn’t take long before murder, clowns, wrestlers and … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #169

Charred Limbo Erroneous w/ Arvo Zylo WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat “Arvo Zylo returns for a three hour tour of prime experimental music and choice vintage populism from a wide array of bygone eras. Arvo Zylo was a freeform radio DJ at WZRD and WLUW in Chicago for several years, runs his own NO … Continue reading Charred Limbo Erroneous w/ Arvo Zylo

Dimestore Radio Theater #168 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) In one of the more stereotypical cases for Richard Diamond this week, Edna Wolfe hires him to investigate a cheating husband, but as Diamond continues to investigate, the case gets murkier and murkier. Meanwhile, Rocky Jordan accidentally witnesses a woman commit a murder, … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #168

Word Jazz VIII w/ Ken Nordine (A “Cheek-In-Tongues,” “Fill-In-Shows,” Installment) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Our continuing journey through Ken Nordine’s Word Jazz radio show seems just as daunting and ineffable as it did when we started, but now that we’ve made it through a number of these, a bit of a formula … Continue reading Word Jazz VIII w/ Ken Nordine (A “Cheek-In-Tongues,” “Fill-In-Shows,” Installment)

The Outside Agitators & Coronation Wound Interview WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat We spend three hours with Coronation Wound – a new hardcore band that is playing their first show on Thursday! During that three hours we interview the members of the other act on the bill – The Outside Agitators – and then … Continue reading The Outside Agitators & Coronation Wound Interview

Dimestore Radio Theater #167 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) It seems as if Richard Diamond …. Meanwhile, Rocky Jordan… In hour 2, we offer another installment of “The Century” as part of Dimestore Revelations. Then, Blackstone …  And finally, on X-Minus One, …. https://ia601909.us.archive.org/32/items/dimestore-167/Dimestore167.mp3     Enjoy!

Jukebox Jams 2: Live From “What’s This Called?” WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat It’s another one of our patented, “Jukebox” shows, where we play a lot of music, and we have less of the collage / cut-ups that usually occur. This week, we focus all on music performed live, by artists who appeared on … Continue reading Jukebox Jams 2: Live From “What’s This Called?”

Dimestore Radio Theater #166 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) It seems as if Richard Diamond is in over his head this week, as he is hired to chaperone a kidnapping / ransom trade off, only to get knocked out, to find the money stolen, and the kidnappee has been murdered. It’s going … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #166

uBradio Salon 959: Making Connections – uB Tales From Beyond: … 31 May 2026 on DFM.nu univac and Austin continue to get to know the crew-  and to a degree, the ship itself – as they continue to get used to life on The Silver Sailer interstellar sailing ship. univac becomes a useful (and in … Continue reading uBradio Salon 959: Making Connections – uB Tales From Beyond: … 31 May 2026 on DFM.nu

Jukebox Jams 1: Inspired by “What’s This Called?” WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat Our patented “Jukebox” shows are meant to offer you something a little less than the sample collage barrage that is our bread-and-butter. You still get all the flavor of a Mid-Valley Mutations program, but it’s more stripped down, and focused. And this … Continue reading Jukebox Jams 1: Inspired by “What’s This Called?”

Dimestore Radio Theater’s Memorial Day Special! (2026)! WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) It’s another one of our patented “Holi-Day & Date” presentations, just in time for the Memorial Day sales that all seem a bit in poor taste, in some way. Regardless, we take to the air, and re-enact the Revolution … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater’s Memorial Day Special! (2026)

Cascading Dissonance: Conversations w/ Shin Chida, Scot Jenerik and Mike Meanstreetz WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat This week we are lucky to have a panel discussion with Shin Chida, Scot Jenerik and Mike Meanstreetz, who are collectively touring at the end of May / and through June, on the “Cascading Dissonance” Tour. Scot is … Continue reading Cascading Dissonance: Conversations w/ Shin Chida, Scot Jenerik and Mike Meanstreetz.

Dimestore Radio Theater #165 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Wrestling is still on the menu this week, as Richard Diamond  gets wrapped up in a case with his wrestling friend Seymour, after a mysterious dead man shows up on Diamond’s doorstep, with an ice pick in him. They work their way … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #165

Word Jazz VII w/ Ken Nordine (A “Cheek-In-Tongues,” “Fill-In-Shows,” Installment) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Barno was unavailable again this week, and as it the case whenever he is out, we continue to work our way through the Word Jazz series of radio shows, so we can catch up with Mr. … Continue reading Word Jazz VII w/ Ken Nordine (A “Cheek-In-Tongues,” “Fill-In-Shows,” Installment)

Spring Jukebox WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat As Spring rages on, and as there continues to be less and less free time available to work on new shows, we help clear a little runway, by offering another “Jukebox” show, featuring a playlist of music, with almost no collage elements to speak of. It’s three … Continue reading Spring Jukebox

Dimestore Radio Theater #164 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) This week, Richard Diamond  is hired by a local wrestler, who is convinced that a so-called “hit-and-run” death of his truck driving friend, Mike Burton, is more than just an accident. It doesn’t take long before Diamond is immersed in a smuggling … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #164

The Point Line Plane Story WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat The clock rewinds, and suddenly, now is then, and vice versa. Science and geometry are no longer playing by the rules of the game. The universe has decided to re-align, and in this iteration, we get another chance to see Point Line Plane, return … Continue reading The Point Line Plane Story

Dimestore Radio Theater’s May the Fourth Special! WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) For those of you who live in past – maybe it was long, long ago? – then this holiday might evoke certain kinds of nostalgia that you might have mixed feeling about. So it is our pleasure to zig … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater’s May The Fourth Special!

Unexpected Hitchhiker’s (A “Cheek-In-Tongues,” “Fill-In-Shows,” Installment) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) (This show was a last-minute fill-in.) Reaching for the nearest thing in the Lava Lamp Lounge, as we discovered at the last minute that Cheek In Tongues was not happening tonight, we popped in the first disc of the Hitchhiker’s … Continue reading Unexpected Hitchhiker’s! (A “Cheek-In-Tongues,” “Fill-In-Shows,” Installment)

Fumblin’ With The Blues (Part 2) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat We continue our exploration of Blues music, in a variety of forms and styles, genres, and from different periods, in an effort to soak in the wisdom that others have already gleaned from this kind of music. We move through time and through … Continue reading Fumblin’ With The Blues (Part 2)

Dimestore Radio Theater #163 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) Richard Diamond,  is hired to be a patsy in a murder, and when a couple of crooks use this to their advantage, Diamond must convince Walt and Otis he’s innocent, and plan an elaborate sting operation to coax out the real killer. … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #163

uBradio Salon 954: Silver Sailer – uB Tales from Beyond… 26 April 2026 on DFM.nu Now part of the crew of The Silver Sailer, univac and Austin must get used to life on a ship like this, and more important, get used to the various jobs and chores that everyone has to perform, sooner or … Continue reading uBradio Salon 954: Silver Sailer – uB Tales from Beyond… 26 April 2026 on DFM.nu

Fumblin’ With The Blues (Part 1) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat I’m not sure if I could be more unhappy as of late, and nothing really seems as fun or as important as it once was. There’s no doubt about it: I’ve been fumblin’ with the blues quite a bit lately, and it seemed … Continue reading Fumblin’ With The Blues (Part 1)

Dimestore Radio Theater: A Mid-Century Pot Party WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you this special news bulletin: Police have confiscated a number of “Mary Jane” related radio broadcasts, posing as a regular installment of Dimestore Radio Theater. Tune in for stories that are as … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater: A Mid-Century Pot Party

By The Seat of Our Pants II (28th Anniversary Show) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat Still in full recovery mode from our recent tour, we continue to fly by the seat of our pants, and offer more Feynman / Holmes mash-ups, as a way of celebrating the 28th Anniversary of my first radio broadcast. … Continue reading By The Seat of Our Pants II (28th Anniversary Show)

Dimestore Radio Theater #162 WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) In a four-wall breaking episode of Richard Diamond, the mysterious Mrs. X – played by the one and only June Allyson – is trying to find her husband, and seems to think that Richard looks a little like him. Maybe he can … Continue reading Dimestore Radio Theater #162

Word Jazz VI w/ Ken Nordine (A “Cheek-In-Tongues,” “Fill-In-Shows,” Installment) WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon) (This show was a last-minute fill-in. As such, our “chat” started at another location, and edited at the Playlist / Chat link above. We started over here: WFMU Playlist & Interactive Live Chat (The Digital Salon, … Continue reading Word Jazz VI w/ Ken Nordine (A “Cheek-In-Tongues,” “Fill-In-Shows,” Installment)