Music

Thanks to local music journalist, DJ, historian, all-around great guy and my former Leto High classmate Gabe Echazabal for setting this up. He says: “Be sure to tune in to Surface Noise, 88.5 FM or wmnf.org on...

We admit it, we’re fans. Their music won us over on the very first listen. Of course, they are an enigma. They don’t fit neatly into any genre. And for us, that’s a good thing...

During the 2018 Labor Day weekend, Geoffrey Owens, who played Elvin Tibideaux on “The Cosby Show” from 1985 to 1992, was job-shamed online for working at Trader Joe’s in New Jersey. A female shopper snapped...

Labor Day is one of ten federal holidays recognized nationwide by the United States Government and is celebrated on the first Monday in September. It has been a federal holiday since 1894. Labor Day, celebrates...

David J modestly says on his Facebook page, “Founding member of Bauhaus and Love & Rockets now flying solo with the help of talented friends.” In conversation with Norman B, the man who wrote the...

Sun Tzu was a Chinese general & military strategist. He is famously known for authoring “The Art of War” which is one of the world’s most influential treatises and timeless guide on strategic thought and...

On August 16, 2018 at approximately 10 AM,  Aretha Franklin, a women who affectionately became known as the “Queen of Soul” died at the age of 76. The official cause of her death was due...

Your Medical Data & The Dark Web. In a recent article for Global Research, Dr. Binoy Kampmark warns of nefarious use of our medical data on the dark web. He writes, “Patient profiles can be...

Political debates have been a key component in the American presidential races and other political races for decades. The first debate for the 1960 presidential election (between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy) drew over...

In the next edition of Life Elsewhere, two books about love, fantasy, and change – but not necessarily in that order. Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America’s Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman For sixteen...

During the summer of 2017, Lisa Theris , a legally blind woman, was found alive in a wooded area in Bullock County Alabama. Theris had been reported missing by her family about a month earlier....

Surface Noise previews the WMNF 75th Mick Jagger Birthday Event “Pleased to Meet You” at Jannus Live Friday, 7/27. We’ll hold a preparty Wednesday 7/25 6-8p with Mick songs by the Stones and groovy covers!...