Cult Radio A-Go-Go
Apr/16/13 14:42 Filed in: Great Northern productions
Joe Bev to broadcast Great Northern Audio
What if a citadel of higher education was completely automated? Great Northern's Solid State University will be featured this Saturday, April 20, 2013 on The Joe Bev Experience. (http://www.joebev.com/) That’s at 3 PM EDT and 12 Noon PDT.
Written and produced long before computers started showing up in classrooms, just about everything in this academic send-up ended up coming true. Featuring Dan Coffey (Dr. Science himself), Dave Moore and Jerry Stearns. Winner of the Golden Reel Award for Best Radio Drama for 1993 from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters.
Joseph Bevilacqua's website is entertaining, informative and goofy–a wonderful mix and just the kind of place to hear SOLID STATE UNIVERSITY – hope you have time to visit. And listen in for other Great Northern Audio works in the coming months.
New Spontoon Radio
Apr/07/13 12:53 Filed in: Great Northern productions
Spontoon Islands Radio Drama
The Spontoon Islands are in a cartoon world between 1920-40, inhabited by furry animal cartoons and seaplanes. Artists from all over the world contribute art, strips and stories to the shared universe. E. O. Costello contributes radio scripts evocative of the time and place, filled with original characters and sounding like a cross between Old Time Radio and the Sunday Comics.
The Great Northern Audio Theatre is proud to present two of the many scripts available at: http://spontoon.rootoon.com/SPwRdoCn.html.
Rosie’s Place is LuChow’s, the spot where every fur goes for lunch on Meeting Island. “It’s Shot From Guns” is about Rosie, when she hires dimbulb brothers B’onss and K’nutt to do laundry for the restaurant. B’onss powers the washer with an airplane engine, showing the consequences of stupidity as a way of life. The usual characters show up at Rosie’s lunch counter, too.
The Headline Chaser is Michael Mooney, a new reporter for the Spontoon Mirror. In “If You Can’t Stand the Heat”, when his minkess friend tells him about local restaurants losing food right off the loading docks, he knows there’s a story there. He’s a reporter, he can’t help himself. He has to investigate. Featuring Simon Jones (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) as publisher Charles Foster Crane.
The Recollections of Turner Ashbey, Chapter 8
Turner Ashbey, Chapter 8
Writer, historian and former ambassador to the Great State of Colorado, Turner Ashbey looks back at his life including his on and off again relationship with resistance leader, Laze Fitzgerald.
Turner and Laze Fitzgerald talk about the recent history of the Republic of Texas and how everyone was afraid of what it meant. They have an afternoon of feeling relaxed and free, and suddenly discover that they aren’t as alone up there on the mountain as they had thought they were.
The Recollections of Turner Ashbey, Chapter 8 (13.3 minutes, 9.7 MB)
Big Fun Radio Funtime!
Feb/17/13 16:38 Filed in: Great Northern
Live Radio in Minneapolis
January 18, 2013, was the performance of Big Fun Radio Funtime!, a live radio comedy production at the Bryant Lake Bowl in Minneapolis, MN. Produced by Tim Wick for Fearless Comedy Productions, with local writers and actors.
The show included four sketches, with music and patter in between. The photo on the right is of the writers: Matt Allex and Emily Cook, Jerry Stearns (writing with Brian Price), Tim Wick and David Walbridge.
Sketches in the show were:
The Sword in the Couch (Price and Stearns)
Bro By Numbers (Allex and Cook)
Captain Handsome of the Federated Space Rangers (Walbridge)
Rick Dickerson, Cliché Detective (Wick)
The entire show is available for listening or download online at BandCamp.
http://fearlesscomedyproductions.bandcamp.com/album/big-fun-radio-funtime-live-on-1-18-13
This is the first of a series by Fearless Comedy. The next Big Fun Radio Funtime! show is March 8, 2013 at the Bryant Lake Bowl on Lake Street in Minneapolis.
The Recollections of Turner Ashbey
Turner Ashbey, Chapter 7
Writer, historian and former ambassador to the Great State of Colorado, Turner Ashbey looks back at his life including his on and off again relationship with resistance leader, Laze Fitzgerald.
Turner and Laze Fitzgerald talk about the recent history of the Republic of Texas and how everyone was afraid of what it meant. They have an afternoon of feeling relaxed and free, and suddenly discover that they aren’t as alone up there on the mountain as they had thought they were.
The Recollections of Turner Ashbey, Chapter 7 (12 minutes, 8.4 MB)
The Recollections of Turner Ashbey
Turner Ashbey, Chapter 6
Writer, historian and former ambassador to the Great State of Colorado, Turner Ashbey looks back at his life including his on and off again relationship with resistance leader, Laze Fitzgerald.
Turner finds Laze Fitzgerald, talks about a billionaire who bought a state government, and the beginning of the dissolution of the former United States.
The Recollections of Turner Ashbey, Chapter 6 (17 minutes, 12 MB)
Mark Time Radio Shows
Dec/11/12 20:44 Filed in: Mark Time Radio Show | Great Northern productions
Mark Time Radio Bundles from ZBS
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the coveted Mark Time Awards—the only awards given annually to honor the best in science fiction and fantasy audio theater. (Meatball Fulton has a lifetime achievement award from Mark).
Each year Jerry Stearns and Brian Price of Great Northern Audio Theatre have celebrated the celebration by writing and producing their own ridiculous sci-fi satires performed before a live audience just preceding the awards ceremonies. These silly shows have always been well received and under distributed.
But right now you can download them ALL from the fine folks at ZBS. All highest quality audio at 320 kbps, with PDF covers and liner notes.
Mark Time Radio Shows Complete bundle
- $ 59.42 ($91 originally)For the first time ever—the compete package of Mark Time shows in one place for one low price. Space travel, time travel, kids, monsters and inflatable dreams—no subject was left unscathed—though we promise few Tribbles were harmed during the recording of these shows.
Includes:
Velveteen Submission
Peter Galaxy / Tell Them NAPA Sent You
Martian Trombone / High Moon / Wizard Jack
Super Pal / Jewels of the 11th Generation
Cyber Bob / The Learning Curve
Jokes In Space
Villains on Parade
Thwack That Dirigible
Space Girl
Mark Time’s Firesign Theatre guest bundle
- $ 39.42 ($65 originally)David Ossman of the legendary Firesign Theatre and in reality, Mark Time himself, was often on hand to celebrate the celebration. His talented friends and compatriots, Phil Proctor and Melinda Peterson, made wonderful appearances as well. Besides, if Santa Claus lived in outer space he probably would look and sound a little bit like Mark Time.
Space Girl
Cyber Bob / The Learning Curve
Jewels of the 11th Generation / Super Pal
Martian Trombone / High Moon / Wizard Jack
Peter Galaxy / Tell Them NAPA Sent You
Velveteen Submission
Mark Time Guest Star Bundle
- $ 19.42 ($30 originally)
Over the years Mark Time has played host to some wonderful guest stars: Michael Sheard (Admiral Ozzel of Stars Wars), the grand dame of fantasy—Jane Yolen, the Voice of the Tonight Show—Wally Wingert, and the amazing voice talent Chuck McCann (CooCoo for Coco Puffs).
Peter Galaxy / NAPA (David Ossman & Michael Sheard)
Martian Trombone / Wizard Jack (David Ossman, Phil Proctor, Jane Yolen, Melinda Peterson)
Villains on Parade (Chuck McCann & Wally Wingert)
The Recollections of Turner Ashbey
TURNER ASHBEY, Chapter 5
Writer, historian and former ambassador to the Great State of Colorado, Turner Ashbey looks back at his life including his on and off again relationship with resistance leader, Laze Fitzgerald.
Turner recalls heading up into the Appalachians to search for Laze Fitzgerald, and finding everything but.
Recollections of Turner Ashbey, Chapter 5 (13.5 minutes, 10 MB)