Check out this beautiful collection of antique radio tuning dials. Can you find 103.3 MHz? (Probably not, as FM radio wasn’t invented til 1936, and most of these are from right around that time.)

[Via Boing Boing via Indiana Radios via Coudal.]

WPRB was ecstatic to have renowned contemporary Israeli-American cellist Maya Beiser as a guest on Marvin Rosen’s Classical Discoveries! Stay tuned for when we upload the interview for those who have missed it!

Just when you thought Sundays couldn’t get any cooler, the 5th summer of Jelly NYC’s Pool Parties is upon us! This year’s schedule has been posted on their website, and it’s pretty stacked.  I went to one of these in the McCarren Park Pool (drained) several years ago that rocked my flippin’ socks off. Anyway, check it out. I’m sure you won’t be able to resist at least one of these…

http://thepoolparties.com/

Check this pretty rad video on the last major vinyl plant in the UK, fittingly named “The Vinyl Factory” and filled with some pretty awesomely grimey, steampunk-y equipment that has gotten the job done perfectly for the last fifty-some years. Crazy to think that EMI used to press over a million records a week in this place considering the amount of manual work required.

link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/audioslideshow/2010/jun/29/work-and-careers-heritage

Newark Airport (CC Flickr: _hlian)

From WPRB News: In January 2010, a graduate student named Haisong Jiang crossed a Newark Liberty International Airport security line in order to say goodbye to his girlfriend one last time. The breach (which came less than a month after the apprehension of the so-called “underwear bomber“) caused more than travel delays. For Jiang, a Chinese national, it brought a personal introduction to the American justice system. In March, he pleaded guilty to defiant trespass. His punishment? Community service and a $500 fine (plus court fees). A bill to tighten airport security is now advancing through the New Jersey Legislature. Although the incident was covered by a number of media outlets, Jiang has been shy about interviews. We wanted the story straight from him. Rosy Yang reports. Listen Here. Script by Aku Ammah Tagoe. Flora Thomson-Deveaux and Nikki Leon contributed editing. Senior Producer was Aku Ammah Tagoe. Executive Producer was Nikki Leon. Special thanks to Ian Auzenne and Jon Solomon. Music from Chad Crouch and Evgeny Grinko. You can also watch the video of what happened at Newark Airport on YouTube.

Who: Liquid Liquid, with special guests Pink Skull, Dave P, Dave Pak, Mike Z, and tons more

When: Friday, May 22 starting at 9 PM

Where: Voyeur, located at 1221 St. James St. in Philadelphia, PA

How Much: $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Tickets available online at MusicToday!

Why: Because it’s gonna be AWESOME! We’re giving away 4 tickets this week on the air, so stay tuned!

Check out this website for more info, or click here to RSVP on Facebook.

Listen to 103.3 fm WPRB on Wednesday, April 28th at 8:00 pm ET as Jon Solomon welcomes legendary New Jersey jokecore band Detention to his show.

Back together for the first time in two decades, Detention’s appearance on WPRB is just their second show since their heyday. The band can be seen live one more time, at The Record Collector in Bordentown, NJ on Saturday, May 1st.

Listen to the band’s bile-coated 1983 single “Dead Rock N Rollers”:

Here’s a brief video preview of Wednesday night’s session:

Here’s the first post from WPRB’s new Washington correspondent, Walter Fick, who will be posting on the latest headlines in international relations and the political goings-on of DC. Check back early next week for Fick’s coverage of the Nuclear Security Summit at the Washington Convention Center.

west bank street // photo credit: phogel

Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s foreign minister, said in an interview today that attempts by Palestine to declare independence next year could lead Israel to revoke prior peace agreements and annex portions of the West Bank. Though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has not released any official response to Lieberman’s comments, an official reportedly said that Israel’s long-standing policy is to respond unilaterally to any unilateral Palestinian actions.

Lieberman also emphasized that Israel will continue with plans to build settlements in the West Bank and lashed out at Turkey’s government. Israel and Turkey, another key US partner in the region, have strong economic and military ties but have been at odds Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan censured Israeli military actions in Gaza.

Lieberman told an Israeli newspaper that Erdogan’s actions have damaged decades of “excellent” ties between the two nations and that the Prime Minister is “slowly turning into Gadhafi or Hugo Chavez (the leaders of Libya and Venezuala).”

This latest saber-rattling comes in the midst of a well-publicized dispute between Israel and the White House. White House officials originally felt offended when Israel announced the construction of new settlements in Jerusalem during Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to the country last month. Since then, relations between the two allies have reportedly been tense, although Netanyahu sat down with Obama for several hours during his visit to the United States.

Israeli newspapers report that Netanyahu will return to Washington next week to attend the Nuclear Security Summit. No plans have been announced, however, for him to meet with either Obama or Erdogan during that time. The White House has also not yet commented on Lieberman’s interview.

[Cross-posted from the WPRB News Dept.]

Nick Tagher and Naomi Nix are the co-hosts for this episode. Nikki Leon is the executive producer. Andrew Saraf contributed research.

Listen to 103.3 fm WPRB on Wednesday, November 4th at 8:00 pm ET as Jon Solomon welcomes comedian Andy Kindler to his show.

Kindler, who is a regular correspondent on the Late Show with David Letterman, has recently released a DVD of a 2003 performance called “I Wish I Was Bitter (sic).”

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Here’s video of Kindler on Letterman from 2008, trying to find a life coach: