Is Classic Rock Magazine obsessed with Deep Purple?  In an early summer of 2018 issue, they included a bonus CD with the majority of the tracks having some connection to Deep Purple’s own label, Purple Records.  This came on the heels of of earlier issues of CRM that focused on the current state of the […]

   One must tread carefully when making comments comparing the worth of employees in one profession to those in others. These days, any career involves some form of education, be it on the job, in a vocational program, or professional preparation. For one to truly understand what it takes to work in any field, the song […]

      No, I am not talking about the TV show Better Call Saul.  I am talking about Saul Hudson.  Don’t ask me why, but I have always been fascinated with the real names of actors and musicians who are better known by their stage names.  Take Peter Horlebeeke, the singing drummer for one of Michigan’s […]

Greetings Great Lakes fans: I recently made contact with author Jerry Dennis about using a segment of his boot The Living Great Lakes in a future article.  Dennis graduated from Northern Michigan University and now lives in Traverse City, MI. When he answered my inquiry (affirmatively I should add), he also mentioned that The Living Great […]

The Arndt’s are at it again – they sent us a copy of their newest record The Fun in the Fight and  we will be spinning it along with all the other great music they have sent us in the past.  Jocelyn and Chris send out the greatest SWAG packages (usually food) but that isn’t why […]

      Memories are those things that sometimes pop into one’s head in a seemingly random manner, but there is just something about music that tends to trigger very specific memories in my brain.  When others refer to ‘the soundtrack of their life’, it makes me think of things that I associate with certain songs. For […]

Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen stared out the aft window of the Space Shuttle Columbia as Crippen opened the two 60-foot-long payload doors.  This was a necessary step designed to expose the aluminum honeycomb radiator panels that would help regulate the spacecraft’s temperature. Beyond the open doors they could see some dark areas on […]

    Looking back, there were a lot of great teachers in my life who got me interested in a variety of things, many of which I am still interested in today.  By far, one who added the greatest value to my education was my first band/music teacher, Joe Patterson. When we took our ‘band test’ in […]

      One of my favorite pastimes is reading books and articles about drummers.  Of particular interest to me are three basics bits of information: 1) How old were they when they became obsessed with drumming, 2) When and how did they acquire their first proper drum kit, and 3) What path did they follow before […]

      WOAS-FM 88.5 will begin the new year with a Schwans Cares fundraising campaign to help replace some of our studio equipment.  The WOAS EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT campaign will begin on January 1, 2019 and anyone who orders products from Schwans can donate to WOAS simply by including the campaign’s number 44259 .  Schwans will donate […]