Thing of the Day
ResonanceFM radiothon time
March 19th 2011
There’s a RESONANCE 104.4 FM
Fundraising weekend radiothon marathon phoneathon thingathon thing is
upon us. Yeah yeah, we know, many people are fundraising for many
important issues right now, but we do hope you agree that the unique
radio station and the ongoing experiment that is London’s Resonance FM
is something special and useful and worth supporting. Like everything
else right now Resonance has been hit by the LibCon cuts and the
survival of the station is even more in the balance than it has ever
been…. This weekend is their fundraising weekend...
Resonance
104.4FM is well documented on these Organ pages, we’ve had the honour
of being involved in the radio station in one form or another for a few
years now. We won’t go flying into the depth of it all again here, hit
the radio page in this Organ website for
more information about our involvement, or if you don’t already know,
go explore the diverse schedules and show announcements on the
station’s own website. Resonance is radio with a difference, the real
art of listening, of creating, of being. Resonance is an arts based
radio station that can be enjoyed, via the old school proper radio in
your kitchen or your taxi cab medium of FM here in London (radio
without being anchored to a computer, imagine that!) or alternatively via the web,
all over the world. None of us presenters and such are paid to work at
Resonance (well work really isn’t the right word, it is a creative
pleasure for us all, but you do know what we mean I’m sure). The show
makers, the presenters, the extremely dedicated studio engineers, the
technicians, we all do it for nothing more than the pure pleasure of
the project, the station and the wide variety of shows we present – we
don’t get expenses or anything else, and indeed we don’t want them,
every penny raised goes towards replacing equipment, paying the bills
and keeping everything on air 24/7. And you get a unique station,
you get art on the radio, radical discussion, a whole variety of
cultural and political views - from Whitechapel Anarchist groups to
Persian art shows, from militant South London pensioners to sound art
makers, left-field music shows not hampered by the notions of
commercial radio friendliness or playlist dictatorships (the XFM
antidote if you will), alternative looks at the stock markets from
maverick City insiders... you’ve got the Bike Show, you’ve got Chips
For The Poor, you’ve got alternative zine makers, insect exploration,
conspiracy, the sound of icebergs melting, bands in session, artists
speaking, woodpeckers pecking (there must have been the sound of
wookpeckers for half an hour at 3am at some point surely?). You’ve got
all kinds of unique radio flavours and all funded by donation (and a
small and ever dwindling arts grant).
So this weekend is
given over entirely to an on-air radio auction and a whole host of
guests and events and things up for grabs - from the art of Bob and Roberta Smith to a bass lesson with Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones,
all kinds of experiences, rare records, paintings, prints,
opportunities. Have a listen, and please help keep something
special alive and flowing, Resonance FM really is something special
that needs to survive. And if you’re reading this after the event, you
could always make a small donation, or play a benefit (there, a small
hint to all you bands who never get played anywhere else besides on our
Organ shows...)
Resonance FM is there for
everyone, please do help keep it like this, every little tiny
contribution makes a difference…
www.resonancefm.com
