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The Art Damage show was initially
founded by Dan Williams and first aired at W.A.I.F.
in March of 1985. Dan had been an avant-garde musician working out
of the Ashland, Ky. area, playing in garage bands such as XY-19
and brewing up his own special brand of homemade experimental music
on reel-to-reel tape machines and now-antique synthesizers, under
the name Radio Moscow. In March 1984, Dan moved
to Cincinnati in the hopes of meeting 11,000 Switches
leader and musical agent provocateur Uncle Dave Lewis (then just
known as "Dave Lewis"). In early 1985 Dan met Brenda Baker,
co-programmer of a modern music show on W.A.I.F.
called Ballet Mechanique. Dan guest-hosted this
show and did so well that Brenda recommended that he do a regular
program. Dan named the new show Art Damage. Uncle
Dave was brought on to the second program broadcast and became a
regular host minus a seven-year lapse from 1992-98 when Lewis resided
in California. Greg Fernandez, (aka Good Cue Sign),
the third Art Damage programmer, went on with the
third broadcast, but only stayed with the show until November 1985,
as he then moved to Columbus to found a classic Art Damage
offshoot, the Ring Bells And Blow Whistles show
on WOSR-FM (from 1986-89). Dan stayed with the
program until 1988, then bowing out due to rising commitments in
his professional avocation (working as a television producer).
Upon Uncle Dave's departure to L.A. in 1991, Chris Lockhart (simply
known as Mr. Lockhart) and Ron Orovitz (under various pseudonyms)
took over management responsibilities, keeping the show alive through
the 90's, which opened up the program to an entirely new generation
of programmers, many from local experimental acts. These have included;
Mark Milano, C. Spencer Yeh, Jeremy Lesniak, Jimmiecrackecorne,
members of CAF Gallahad, Neato Torpedo,
Roesing Ape, Gordy Horn, Satyr
Oz, Helene Phlogiston, Ms. Miranda of Hello Pussy
Records, the list goes on and on. The program has influenced
an entire generation (two, even) of experimental musicians and has
proven to be the major outlet for this type and many other types
of music and voices in this typically dry city.
After the show was dropped in 2003, we held a three day benefit
to help put it back on the air. Participating artists included;
Roesing Ape, Gordy Horn, Neato Torpedo, Iovae, Burning Star
Core, Culture Queer, Chalk, Prantershifter, The Woos, Lesniak, Realicide,
Me or the Moon, 8-Fold, Wolverton Brothers, Lens Lounge, Sapat,
Colortest, Fairmount Girls, Tigerlilies, Viva le Fox, Revolvers,
The Gazelles, Pike 27, The Stapletons, the Marotta/Reed/Shiflet
Trio, Abiyah, Nick Nerswick, Mystic Dub Star, Pearline, Fudgie and
Fu Fu, The Not, Fotos, Satyr Oz, The Chocolate Horse, Morals Galore,
Giant Judys, Coltrane Motion, Autumn Blackouts, Sundresses, Cluck
the Hen, The Irritants, Tape Recorder, Montclaire, The Insect Clicks,
David Garza, Nikol F. Soluski, Julie Roessler, Uncle Dave Lewis,
and many more. The events included all types of music from techno
to noise to rock to pop to smooth electronica, and yes even smooth
Jazz. There were sound installations and visual and performance
art on the 30th at SSNova, and a one-hit-wonder-covers-only
night in the Southgate House Ballroom on the 29th,
orchestrated by the lovable Cuddly-D.
The show was put back on the air temporarily April
1st, 2004. 2-5am Thursday mornings. Not the best slot, but better
than nothing.
On January 29, 2005, Art Damage, Incorporated was
founded as a Non-Profit for noise and experimental music and performance.
Yippee. And Art Damage Radio turned 20.
On August 13, 2005, funded largely by a generous
donation from a member of DevilNutMotherHole - an experimental
music group from way back - The Damage, Art Damage Inc.'s venue,
opened its doors. After six months, the landlord got picky, wanted
to charge too much and we closed the doors. In June of 2006 we
got 501(c)(3) status and were once again kicked off of WAIF.
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