Knifin’ Around
Austin Rich, Curator Of Taste
Austin Rich is a writer, a broadcaster, a filmmaker, and musician, currently based out of Salem, OR.
His radio pedigree includes KWVA in Eugene OR, KPSU in Portland OR, and a brief stint (about one year) with the “Golden Hours” program (before that moved from OPB to the Omni Media Network) and FunemploymentRadio.com. He is currently the owner and operator of BlasphuphmusRadio.com, home to a number of Radio and Podcast Programs, as well as an archive or bit players in the continuing story of radio broadcasting.
Austin is also the producer and editor of BlasphuphmusRadio.com’s VideoZines, about which you can find more information here. These are
He has also published a collection of short fiction, Naked Trees Point To The North Star, maintains a blog over here, and spends countless hours sorting and organizing things few other people care about.
- Closet Radio Episode 069: Buttering The Birds (Retrocast) - Closet Radio Episode 069: Buttering The Birds (Retrocast) 02/23/13 Joined by Tunacan Jones and Prof. Gibson, we’re reading through an issue of Tiger Beat, discussing teen idols, embarrassing moments, OMGs, and all sorts of rambly horror mixed with a lovely dose of fancy music. Buttering The Birds “Bad Girl” – Zakary Thaks “Venus In Furs”…Read more Closet Radio Episode 069: Buttering The Birds (Retrocast)
- Closet Radio Episode 068: Signal Exhalations (Retrocast) - Closet Radio Episode 068: Signal Exhalations (Retrocast) (2-16-13) Sexy like a mad beast in a Nick Cave suit. Calgon, take us away! Signal Exhalations “Inferno” – The Gravetones “Jealous Of Your Cigarette” – Hawksely Workman “Disintegration” – Monarchy ft/ Dita Von Teese “Her Way Of Praying” – Jesus and Mary Chain “Wild Summer Nights”…Read more Closet Radio Episode 068: Signal Exhalations (Retrocast)
- Closet Radio Episode 067: The Dangers of Estrogen and Whiskey (Retrocast) - Closet Radio Episode 067: The Dangers of Estrogen and Whiskey (Retrocast) 2-9-13 Photo by Tunacan Jones This is a song about a girl. This girl let Tunacan Jones pick out a power-pop playlist for his very first time. We are also joined in the studio by old pal Danny Dangerously, Miss Dirty Mollie and a…Read more Closet Radio Episode 067: The Dangers of Estrogen and Whiskey (Retrocast)
- Closet Radio Episode 066: A Mere Matter of Semantics (Retrocast) - Closet Radio Episode 066: A Mere Matter of Semantics (Retrocast) 2-2-13 The magic of words with Tunacan Jones and a special appearance by Miss Suzie Falk! We discuss Look Around You, Peter Serafinowicz, Tuesday Weld, talking cats, venerial disease, Robyn Hitchcock, the Instagramming habits of a certain co-host and so much more! A Mere Matter…Read more Closet Radio Episode 066: A Mere Matter of Semantics (Retrocast)
- Closet Radio Episode 065: Gilgongo-A-Go-Go (Retrocast) - Closet Radio Episode 065: Gilgongo-A-Go-Go (Retrocast) 1-26-13 The very first All-Vinyl episode of Closet Radio! We are joined by Mr. Tunacan Jones and Ms. Suzie Falk to bring you a whole whopping 2 hours of actual, authentic, real-life 7” records and mad tea-party discussions! This episode features hand-picked songs courtesy of James Fella of Gilgongo…Read more Closet Radio Episode 065: Gilgongo-A-Go-Go (Retrocast)
- Closet Radio Episode 064: Opening Up On The Cutting Room Floor (Retrocast) - Closet Radio Episode 064: Opening Up On The Cutting Room Floor (Retrocast) 1-19-13 Featuring our delightful new friend and super secret co-host, Mr. Tunacan Jones as well as Whitechapel Circus’ Dirty Mollie! We’re spinning some awesome tunes including brand spankin’ new Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Petra Hayden! There are discussions of Nick…Read more Closet Radio Episode 064: Opening Up On The Cutting Room Floor (Retrocast)
- Closet Radio Episode 063: Notches On The Grid Lines (Retrocast) - Closet Radio Episode 063: Notches On The Grid Lines (Retrocast) 1-12-13 Joined once again by Tunacan Jones and Miss Mollie to discuss nerdy stuff and whatnots on another delightful, ear lovin’ episode in the darkness of Closet Radio! Notches On The Grid Lines “Crawl Home” – Desert Sessions “Checkers Speech” – The Mr. T Experience…Read more Closet Radio Episode 063: Notches On The Grid Lines (Retrocast)
- Closet Radio Episode 062: Gone Fishin’ (Retrocast) - Closet Radio Episode 062: Gone Fishin’ (Retrocast) 1-5-13 Go with the flow. Be a fish. DO not be afraid of water or smell like a fish. Joined somewhere in the future of darkness on Saturdays by our old friend, Miss Dirty Mollie and new Silent sidekick, Mr. Tunacan Sam Jones… this could be interesting. …Read more Closet Radio Episode 062: Gone Fishin’ (Retrocast)
- Closet Radio Episode 061: Reconfigured Forever After (Retrocast) - Closet Radio Episode 061: Reconfigured Forever After (Retrocast) 12-29-12 With the impending new year knocking on our doors post-apocalypse and our beloved station taking a holiday break until 2013, Closet Radio brings you a very special ClosetCast free of FCC ties that bind our normally scheduled programming featuring a few friends stopping in for the…Read more Closet Radio Episode 061: Reconfigured Forever After (Retrocast)
- Closet Radio Episode 060: Looking Back At You (Retrocast) - Closet Radio Episode 060: Looking Back At You (Retrocast) 12-15-12 Everything gets a little sparky around this time of year and technology is no one’s friend. Welcome to experiments in live radio, dear friends! This episode features erratic behavior typical of the Hexmas season and also a return guest appearance of THE artist herself, Miss…Read more Closet Radio Episode 060: Looking Back At You (Retrocast)
