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River City Limits on WRIR – 5-2-26

May 5, 2026 / admin

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Any new music links provided below go to Bandcamp. If Bandcamp offers the song or album for purchase, it is purchased in order to support the artists. Full Bandcamp collection.

The episode:

2026 0502 RCL

BED MUSIC from Richmond Synth Collective Demo Compilation Vol 2

NEW MUSIC

BEYA – Runaway
Spotify

REPPA TON, AGENT-X – Rock Bottomed (radio edit)
Spotify

MADLY BACKWARDS – Summer Denim
BC
https://www.madlybackwards.com/

THE POTTED PLANTS – Microplastics
Spotify

ROSLIN – Silver Tongue (demo)
BC

SRAVANI KAMESWARI – Seattle Speedrun
Spotify

ERIN LUNSFORD – Call Me If You Need Me
Spotify

PRABIR – Tomorrow
BC

GREG GARNER – Charmer
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NOT NEW

Greg Garner – Lighthouse

Butcher Brown – Secret House

Charm Offensive – Misery

Madison Turner – & the days go by

Palm Palm – Automatic Attraction

Piranha Rama – Golden Blues

the Ar-Kaics – Fools are Gone

The J.O.B. – One Day In A Lifetime

Windhand – Shepherd’s Crook

FutureProjektor – Discovery-Eureka

Byzantine – Floating Chrysanthema

Prayer Group – Plagiarism

Pyramid Mass – Unrest

Sleepytime Trio – Butter Scaryflies

Coral – Pillowtalk – Figure 8

Kepone – Virginia Creeper

Long Arms – Crazy Bet

HELGAMITE – Æstrosion

Good Eye Podcast – Mark Brown – The Giving Notes Project

May 5, 2026 / admin

Mark Brown is a Richmond Virginia-area musician and entrepreneur. He took a trip to Norway, saw a man playing accordian on the street and the man refused any money or contributions. He just wanted to put the positive energy of creating music into the universe. That experience set Mark and some collaborators on a path to give back through music. They channel personal stories into original songs.

https://www.thegivingnotesproject.com/

Tom Tom Festival in Charlottesville

https://www.tomtomfoundation.org

April 22-26, 14^th Annual

This year’s theme: Courage

Submit your Good Eye ideas, topics, feedback: jay@jaysmack.com

Bike MS 2026 – Year 23!

April 30, 2026 / admin

I’ve been riding in the Bike MS event to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research and programs since 2004 when a dear friend was diagnosed. He has since lost his battle with MS, but that doesn’t mean we stop battling it. If you’d care to support my ride this year please link the link below. I am sincerely grateful for everyone who has supported my rides over the years.

We also have a team! And YOU can join it. It’s called Go Forward Cycling in honor of another organization doing the work to help our community face some of the many challenges life can throw at you. The Forward Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to assisting working, single parents and their children in the Greater Richmond area who are experiencing a life change that has altered their finances. If you’d like to join our team you don’t even have to ride with us. We’re just happy to have you. Register for the event, join our team, and choose your route. Easy!

Please reach out if I can answer any questions or if you’d like to get involved with the MS Society or the Forward Foundation. Thanks!

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Dogs, Farmer’s Dogs, and Voiceover

January 16, 2026 / admin

In the immortal words of John “Hannibal” Smith, “I love it when a plan comes together.”

But in this case, it wasn’t really a plan. Perhaps an inevitability.

The good folks at the dog food company The Farmer’s Dog had me in to voice some national spots for them – tv and radio. And everything came together. I have always had dogs. We had them while I was growing up – Hannah (Collie), Rudy and Charlie (English Setters) and Barney (Chesapeake Bay Retriever). Since then, I’ve had dogs of my own – Gracie (Yellow Lab mix), Jackie (Corgie mix) and Frankie (Lab/Collie mix). I loved and love them all. My dogs go almost everywhere with me. I just love to see them happy, healthy and having fun. So Farmer’s Dog was a perfect match of passion and profession. I’m grateful to TFD for the opportunity and grateful to dogs for reminding us what unconditional love looks like.

Jackie and Frankie living their best life.

Time and Space and Richard Feynman

January 6, 2026 / admin

“We are finite beings trying to comprehend the infinite using tools made of meat and electricity. It is a wonder we understand anything at all.” – Richard Feynman

What blows my mind more than the concept of time and the relationship between time and space is shutting down the idea of what is possible based on rules we developed on this tiny little rock in our tiny little sliver of existence just to make our tiny little selves feel better.

Do yourself a favor and engage in some brain yoga with this video of Richard Feynman attempting to explain the concept of time and space to a population obsessed with whom pop stars are dating.

River City Limits on WRIR – 5-3-25

May 3, 2025 / admin

Original post on WRIR.org

My Bandcamp collection

Tribute to Jeff Porcaro (episode of “End of the Century” on WRIR)

April 28, 2025 / admin

“End of the Century” on WRIR highlights music from 1975 to 1999. This episode explores the timeline of the work of drummer Jeff Porcaro. Jeff Porcaro was one of the most-recorded studio drummers of all time. He’s a legend in drumming circles famous for his groove, his technique and his ability to not only serve the song, but approach it in such a way that he elevated it and gave it a voice sometimes the artist didn’t realize was there. Jeff worked with so many incredible artists in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s it’s hard to represent them all. From Michael Jackson to Michael McDonald, from Bruce Springsteen to the B-52’s, and of course his work with Toto, Steely Dan and Boz Scaggs. From Wikipedia: “AllMusic characterized Porcaro as “arguably the most highly regarded studio drummer in rock from the mid-’70s to the early ’90s” and said that “it is no exaggeration to say that the sound of mainstream pop/rock drumming in the 1980s was, to a large extent, the sound of Jeff Porcaro.” He was posthumously inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1993.”

The Spotify playlist above has a representative chunk of his work, and you can listen back to the show by going to the WRIR Show Archives.

Deep dive programming is not often possible on commercial radio. Support WRIR, Richmond’s independent radio station with a one-time donation, or with a monthly donation.

Riding against Multiple Sclerosis, year 22!

April 28, 2025 / admin

I’m riding against MS again this year. This is year 22 for me. I can’t wait until our Go Forward Cycling team rolls out from Richmond on May 31 headed to Williamsburg. Then we get up the next day and head back to Richmond.

MS is an insidious, debilitating disease. I started riding for a dear friend after he was diagnosed. He fought hard against MS for years, but last year his fight came to an end. I will continue to ride for him and for all the people I have met who have MS or whose friends and family have it. The list of people I ride for has grown over the years, but there’s always room for more. Because while progress has been made and continues to be made, the fight is not over.

To sponsor me, join our team or to find out more please visit the links below. Thank you for your continued support.

SPONSOR ME

JOIN THE GO FORWARD CYCLING TEAM

EVENT INFO

GO FORWARD CYCLING TEAM AT LAST YEAR’S RIDE

UPDATE:

The ride was this past weekend and it was another great couple days of cycling, fun, awareness of what we’re working for and appreciation of everyone who contributed – riders, volunteers, organizers and those fighting MS every day. See you next year!

Voiceover for Canyon Cycling

April 2, 2025 / admin

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I love cycling and participate in a number of cycling events for charity and causes. A couple of my faves are the annual Bike MS 150 to benefit the MS Society and the Go Forward Together Ride to benefit The Forward Foundation. So it was a blast to work with Canyon and provide the voice for this social media campaign. I should have asked if they would consider some trade!

Good Eye Podcast – T Veiga – The Queer Ketamine Nurse

March 25, 2025 / admin

T Veiga, also known as The Queer Ketamine Nurse, has had chronic physical and mental health conditions since birth that escalated in severity over the years. A journey to feel better, included pills, supplements, Pulsed Electromagnetic Frequency (PEMF) devices and detox helped a little, but problems continued.

After graduating from the #1 Nursing Program in Virginia in 2021 some LGBTQ+ identifying friends
introduced T to the concept of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). T witnessed a transformation of their mental health and felt a calling to spread their personal healing journey and serve the LGBTQ+ population around the world.

They completed Cybin’s Psychedelic Facilitator Training, wrote “The Ketamine Handbook”, and are now based out of Las Vegas where they speak at events, appear as a guest on podcasts, lead retreats, and provide sitter, consultation, and coaching services to primarily LGBTQ+ identifying clients.

www.TheQueerKetamineNurse.com
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