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Here is a rock ‘n’ roll chemistry problem for you. Mix two members of the popular Canadian band Streetheart with a singer from another well known Canuck band, Moxey, stir in an up and coming producer named Bruce Fairbairn and what do you get? One of the most successful AOR (Album Oriented Rock) bands of […]
Has winter finally descended upon us as of February 1, 2024? As this is being written, the first true winter-like weather is finally blanketing the Ontonagon area with enough snow to finally cover the mower lines still visible in neighboring yards. According to Keweenaw Reports, the last time the Copper Country had this little […]
The power of the internet is revealed in the things people post and repost without actually considering the source. I recently saw a post where someone cited NASA astronaut (and second human to walk on the Moon) Buzz Aldrin’s inclusion in Transformers – The Dark Side of the Moon movie (2011) as a kind […]
When I first joined a band called Cloudy and Cool, the other three guys in the band were all in the Air Force and stationed at K.I. Sawyer AFB just outside of Marquette. The lead guitarist / vocalist, Ray, was a Sargent and through his connections at the base, C&C were the house band […]
Growing up, we had dogs for more years than we did not. The first one I remember was a purebred Black Lab named Duke. I learned later that ‘Duke’ was a shortened version of his full name that sounded more like a loyal English subject of high ranking, but neither my mother or father could […]
When was the first time you became aware of KISS? Did you hear them on the radio? Perhaps their (kind of) ghoulish make-up staring off the cover of their first album (released February 18, 1974) caught your attention. Maybe you were one of those in the MTV generation who heard and saw them on […]
Perhaps you have tuned in to our website and wondered why the sound is so thin on the audio . . . let me condense this the best I can. Our server decided it was beyond its shelf life right after we had a big power outage in the area. Oh, the backup battery kept […]
Happy New Year! You can begin your observing for the new year in the early morning hours of January 1 – 40 minutes before sunrise -4.0 magnitude Venus will be shining brightly in the SE. Venus will be at superior conjunction on the far side of the Sun on June 4 so we will see […]
Every other year or so, we like to run a recap of WOAS-FM events from the recent past. This time it will be a little different as the year 2023 leaves us and makes way for 2024. We have a lot to look back on and are counting our blessings for what has turned […]
Remember Rodney Dangerfield’s most famous catch phrase? Rodney built entire routines around the phrase, “I don’t get no respect.” Catching up with guitarist Brad Whitford on the eve of Aerosmith’s ‘Peace Out’ world tour, the phrase kept popping into my head. I am not saying Whitford is disrespected by his bandmates. No, the negative […]