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"A postmodern take on the radio programs of yore. Think Bing Crosby and Garrison Keillor at a party together dropping ecstasy and you've got the idea."

This description ran on page B8 of the Boston Globe on 1/14/2002
(c) Copyright 2001 Globe Newspaper Company


By Christopher Muther, 03/11/2002

Family hour
Everybody sing along: ''I love you/You love me/Now it's time to get nas-ty.'' rosS Hamlin, the demented mind behind radio Pu, takes aim at loathsome children's icon Barney tonight as part of his postmodern radio show at the Milky Way Lounge. Hamlin has carefully studied a scene from the kiddie show and gives it a sinister hue with a live overdub. Actually, sinister doesn't quite capture what Hamlin has in mind for poor Barney. ''I transcribe all the music, sound effects, and text from the charming Barney gang, as well as camera pans, cuts, and close-ups. Then I rewrite it all, with new text that corresponds to the timing and gestures of the original,'' he says. We'd like to describe the new scene for you, but because Go! is a family column, those sorts of off-color words don't exist in our lexicon. Hamlin's ribbing is less ''Death to Smoochy'' and more ''What's Up, Tiger Lily?'' Other skits on the bill tonight include ''Baywatch Revere'' and ''Messiah Technical College (40 day/40 night program).'' The merriment starts at 9; $5.

03/11/2002, Page: E4, Section: Arts
(c) Copyright 2002 Globe Newspaper Company


By Christopher Muther, 02/11/2002

Set a course for adventure
Love, exciting and new. Come aboard, they're expecting you at the Milky Way Lounge. Tonight, Radio Pu, the radio-show-cum-unruly-performance-art-troupe, pays tribute to Aaron Spelling's sudsy shipboard drama at 9. We anticipate a bit of imagination will be required for the voyage - it is faux radio, after all - but we're still looking forward to some playful flirting on the Aloha Deck, followed by pina coladas in the Pirate's Cove and, if all goes well, perhaps a coveted invitation for dinner at the captain's table. The Radio Pu performers bravely take on the roles of the Pacific Princess crew and glamorous guest stars such as Corey Feldman, Crispin Glover, and, of course, Charo. We only hope tonight's show restores our faith in ''The Love Boat.'' As a tyke, we often tried to stay up late on Saturday nights to watch the then-risque dramedy. Watched now on TV Land, the show feels as daring and edgy as an episode of ''Touched by an Angel.'' Also scheduled, a quick round of "The Mating Game." Bring your own life preserver; tickets are $5. 40-405 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, 617-524-3740.

02/11/2002, Page: E4, Section: Arts
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By Christopher Muther, 11/26/2001

Strange frequencies
The concept of re-creating an old-fashioned radio broadcast may sound deceptively charming, kind of like those homey, cuddly Garrison Keillor shows. But don't be fooled by postmodern broadcaster rosS Hamlin. His radio Pü is no Little House on the Prairie Home Companion. Sure, he follows the format with music, storytelling, and faux commercials. But the similarities stop there.

According to Hamlin, tonight's edition of radio Pü at the Milky Way Lounge is a variety show of songs, solos, spoken word, audience participation, improv, and, um, porn. Egad. Musically, radio Pü pays tribute to Herbie Hancock, Henry Mancini, Roy Orbison, Nat Adderly, and pre-Civil War Americana. At least there's one thing on the bill Keillor would approve of. The show starts at 9; $5.

401 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, 617-524-3740.

This story ran on page E2 of the Boston Globe on 11/26/2001.
(c) Copyright 2001 Globe Newspaper Company


"In his parodic homage to the heyday of radio theater, radio Pu director rosS Hamlin, a graduate of Berklee College of Music, jolts the audience by making the familiar sound strange. "

"Create(s) a refreshingly disturbing sound."

"Perver(ts) the ordinary through jarring juxtaposition."

03/14/2001, Page: E4, Section: Arts
(c) Copyright 2001 Globe Newspaper Company



   
     
 
 
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