This week I've got a full hour of music for you to enjoy!

Artists include past guests like Boca Chica, Annie Dressner, ellen cherry, Anna Coogan and Brooke Brown Saracino.  There are also plenty of longtime Lyrical Venus favorites, like Melissa Ferrick, Kris Delmhorst, Meg Hutchinson, Dar Williams, Catie Curtis, Lori McKenna, Patty Griffin, Kina Grannis and Girlyman.

Tune in Tuesday (today!) from 9-10am Central for your weekly concentrated dose of music by female singer-songwriters!

American composer Philip Glass turns 75 on January 31st of this year.  

While he is probably best known for his operatic works, such as Satyagraha and Einstein on the Beach, and his music for classic films such as Jean Cocteau's La Belle et La Bete and Tod Browning's Dracula and more contemporary films, including Koyaanisqatsi, Kundun, The Truman Show and The Illusionist, and his many other symphonic, orchestral and chamber works, he has often dipped a toe or sometimes an entire foot into the world of popular music.  In fact, his Symphony No. 1: Low, and Symphony No. 4: Heroes, were based on the music from the two albums of the same names by David Bowie.

Early in the first hour, you will discover Fairfield's emerging Red Door Band through a 12-minute improvisational blues jam session recorded recently.  Then, the program spotlight shifts to Southern Pennsylvania singer-songwriter, Adam Blessing (photo), with tracks from his CD, Voices, Times and Places.  Later, in the program, you will hear German singer, Sarah Connor (photo), with a song in English about "French Kissing."  New music from Eilen Jewel from her 2011 CD, Queen of the Minor Key AND Russian-American opera singer turned acoustic jazz performer, Elizaveta Khripounova, from her just released CD.

During the second-hour Chill Session, you ears will soar in delight with music from a choice set of bands including ETO, Euphoria, Above & Beyond, and Achillea.  Special note about Euphoria from Amazon.com review: "Euphoria makes slide-groove 'guitronica,' blending spacey beats with looping spoken word, breathy vocals, multilayered guitar wash, and intense yet playful drum and keyboard programming."  Share with your social network and join with live streaming at: http://kruufm.com/node .    Click here for play list.  Enjoy the best music you never hear!

Iowa State Poet Laureate Mary Swander will be giving a reading at the MUM Library North Lounge at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012. There will be a reception for the author afterwards and refreshments will be served. This event has been made possible through funding from Humanities Iowa.

In 2009, Governor Chet Culver appointed Mary Swander the Poet Laureate of the State of Iowa. Her most recent work is a book of poetry, The Girls on the Roof (Turning Point/Word Tech, 2009), a Mississippi River flood narrative. Swander has worked with the Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre to create a performance piece of The Girls for the stage. Currently, Swander is also touring her play Farmscape, a docudrama capturing the changing rural environment. She is the co-founder of Agarts, a national group designed to explore the intersection of the arts and agriculture, and is developing a website, The Iowa Literary Community, where anyone with an Iowa connection can post poetry and other pieces of writing.

John Collins, associate chair of the Sustainable Living Dept at MUM in Fairfield talks with station manager James Moore about the bills and the issues on solar-powered www.KRUUfm.com Mon Jan 30 at 12:05pm. The segment re-airs on PLANET ERSTWILD Fri Feb 3 at 2:05pm CT. Collins lays out the pros and cons, coming down clearly on the side of not supporting the measure which looks likely to pass the Iowa legislature.

The Obama Administration’s Christmas gift to the nuclear industry went mostly unheralded. WSJ: The “U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave final approval to Westinghouse Electric Co.’s newest reactor design Thursday, December 22nd, clearing a path for the sale of the reactors in the U.S. and a revival of domestic nuclear power construction… Currently, U.S. utilities are seeking permission to build about a dozen of the AP1000 reactors, far more than any other reactor type in the U.S.” [Click on "Read more" below for further discussion.]

"Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude." ~ Denis Waitley

Featuring guest mixes by Higher Intelligence Agency and Word (aka: Stephen Rommel) and then after the show stay tuned to Planet Erstwild to hear the first hour of last week's Obvious World broadcast and more =] 

Join PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore and Newsvandal JP Sottile (@newsvandal) for an indepth discussion on the latest haps in newsville every Friday at 4pm CT on www.KRUUfm.com.

2pm: An hour of Matt Ahearn's Obvious World music on PLANET ERSTWILD.

3pm: Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander talks w/ Irving Toast Poetry Ghost host Rustin Larson. She gives a talk at MUM on Feb 1st.

3:30pm: James interviews filmmaker Karim El Hakim from Park City, Utah about his documentary "1/2 Revolution" currently showing at the Sundance Film Festival.

This week's "Inside the Headlines" topics include a look at America's frack-tured energy future, Dow's record profits (since 2008) combined with worst home sales in history, billionaires at Davos' annual economic summit bemoan growing levels of income inequality, [the economy doesn't suck--it just sucks for you!], the dollar's downward spiral, Romney pays 13.9% on $21 million dollars in income, Newt moons Florida, Obama talks populist, walks another big bank bailout, Apple surpasses Exxon as U.S's most valuable company amid allegations of shoddy & deadly labor practices in China which put profits above human welfare. But why should Americans care if it keeps the cost of these popular shiny new products iMmeninently affordable?

Local author, speaker, and consultant, Seth Braun joins Writers' Voices this week to discuss his new book and share his passion for helping others reach their full potential. Seth has written "Indestructible Success: Creativity, Leadership and The Art of Small Business". In this book, Seth lays out a foundation and guide for both inner and outer success. His book shows how to build your mind, heart and actions so that you can live your dreams and make the world a better place.

Seth also enjoys gardening, playing music, and chocolate. He lives with his family in Fairfield.

Don't miss out on this empowering discussion!

Yes, it's Shoegazer's first new show of the new year and we're confident the music on tap has been worth the wait. The lineup includes synth-laden tracks from Neon Indian and M83, as well as Beirut, Atlas Sound, Jonsi and relative unknowns but not for long Youth Lagoon and The New Division, among others. Quality. Saturday evening at 6 and again Thursday morning at 9. We're comfortable with being your guilty pleasure.

Stream Shoegazer anytime by logging onto live365.com and searching for Shoegazer Ca Va (no ?). Cheers.