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Quotes from the Boston Globe "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
Go! MondayBy Christopher Muther, 07/08/2002
07/08/2002, Page: E5, Section: Arts
03/11/2002, Page: E4, Section: Arts
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.
02/11/2002, Page: E4, Section: Arts
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
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.
This story ran on page E2 of the Boston Globe on 11/26/2001.
"Create(s) a refreshingly disturbing sound."
"Perver(ts) the ordinary through jarring juxtaposition."
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