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The Casbah

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About Me


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  • Host of the Casbah radio show / KSYM 90.1 FM
  • KSYM live stream for Windows Media
  • Download selected podcasts from Archive.org!
  • The Casbah's Podomatic page!


    • My Interests

    Rare records, groovy art and design, vintage guitars, minor chords, and radio broadcasting.

    I'd like to meet:

    fellow audiophiles, record collectors, artists, bohemians, beatniks, humanists, hippies, surfers, stoners, greasers, freaks, geeks, and anyone who can play a Hammond B-3.

    Music:

    surf, garage, jazz, blues, soul, and all kinds of rock & roll.

    Movies:

    noir, samurai, spaghetti-westerns, mecha anime.

    Books:

    "Tristessa", "Desolation Angels", "Lonesome Traveller", "Visions Of Cody", "The Subterraneans", "On The Road", "The Dharma Bums", and other books by Jack Kerouac. Also, books by F. Scott Fitzgerald, comic books, record catalogues, telephone directories, dosage instructions, various kinds of non-fiction.

    Heroes:

    Link Wray, Dick Dale, Brian Jones, John Lennon, Takeshi Terauchi, Davie Allan, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Johnny Cash, Roky Erickson, Jack Kirby, Jim Thomas, Leo Fender, Doug Sahm, Big Daddy Roth, Lightnin' Hopkins, Nokie Edwards, Napolean Bonaparte, Jimmy Smith, Walter Simonson, Sergio Leone, Lee Van Cleef, Alan Lomax, John Peel, Jack Lord, Anton Newcombe, Salvador Dali and various other artists most people don't care about.

    My Blog

    6/2/07 playlist

    6/2/07 podcastThe Standells - Dirty WaterThe Ron-De-Voos - Pipeline 66The Argyles - White Lightnin'The Pretty Things - Buzz The JerkThe Righteous Brothers - Little Latin Lupe LuGeorgie Fame & The Blue...
    Posted by The Casbah on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:12:00 PST

    5/26/07 playlist

    5/26/07 playlistThe Barbwires - RattleheadThe Ailer's Set - The Way To Market StationSugar - If I Can't Change Your MindThe Soda Pop Spys - MollySusan & The Surftones - TelstarBo Diddley - Who May...
    Posted by The Casbah on Sun, 27 May 2007 03:11:00 PST

    5/19/07 playlist

    5/19/07 playlistSing-Sing - Feels Like SummerStonzo Gelantino & The Boo-Men - King King CologneMary Weiss - Don't Come BackSlacktone - MysteriosoThe Moaners - Yankee On My ShoulderThe Ugly Beats -...
    Posted by The Casbah on Sun, 20 May 2007 01:29:00 PST

    4/21/07 - 5/5/07 playlists

    5/5/07 playlistThe Sir Douglas Quintet - Hello AmsterdamShadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - That Was Ear Me Callin' A-HorseSnowbyrd - For TodayMary Weiss - Stop And Think It OverBig Drag - Gotta Let Me ...
    Posted by The Casbah on Thu, 17 May 2007 12:19:00 PST

    4/07/07 playlist

    The Casbah Helping to serve the needs of chronic audiophiles since 1997. Saturday nights 7-9pm CST. KSYM 90.1 FM, San Antonio, Texas. 4/07/07 playlist The Del Lagunas - Exotic Jerry Cole & The Hot...
    Posted by The Casbah on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:25:00 PST

    3/24/07 playlist

    The CasbahHelping to serve the needs of chronic audiophiles since 1997.Saturday nights 7-9pm CST. KSYM 90.1 FM, San Antonio, Texas.Thanks to everyone who supported the 2007 KSYM pledge drive!3/24/07 p...
    Posted by The Casbah on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:16:00 PST

    3/17/07 playlist

    The Casbah Helping to serve the needs of chronic audiophiles since 1997. Saturday nights 7-9pm CST. KSYM 90.1 FM, San Antonio, Texas. New music by The Powerchords, SPF 4, The Moaners, and so much more...
    Posted by The Casbah on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:39:00 PST

    2/10/07 - 3/10/07 playlists

    The CasbahHelping to serve the needs of chronic audiophiles since 1997.Saturday nights 7-9pm CST. KSYM 90.1 FM, San Antonio, Texas.3/10/07 playlistThe Phantom Surfers & Davie Allan - SupercycleMuc...
    Posted by The Casbah on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:14:00 PST

    2/3/07 playlist

    The Casbah Helping to serve the needs of chronic audiophiles since 1997. Saturday nights 7-9pm CST. KSYM 90.1 FM, San Antonio, Texas. 2/3/07 playlistThe Sidemen - Astoria - Go To FarThe Brian Jonestow...
    Posted by The Casbah on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:12:00 PST

    1/27/07 playlist

    The Casbah Helping to serve the needs of chronic audiophiles since 1997. Saturday nights 7-9pm CST. KSYM 90.1 FM, San Antonio, Texas. 1/27/07 playlist The Mach IV - Astroboy The Who - Substitute (live...
    Posted by The Casbah on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:49:00 PST