July 6th, Claire and Sarah Bowman, Ken Freedman, Rob Stuart

Sarah und Claire Bowman visited Basel last May. We spoke with them as they were setting up their show at the Parterre.   Matt Morelock put it best  "The Bowmans sound is like- if Simon and Garfunkel were two twin sisters from Iowa."  We took the opportunity to find out more about these gals and their music, and how changes inthe music industry are affecting them.  

We look at another side of the evolution of the music industry when we talk to Ken Freedman, Station Manager of WFMU NJ, and originator of the copywright-cleared free music archive ( "It's not just free music; it's good music" ).  Ken was in Basel to speak at the open media conference two weeks ago. Maria and Matt brought Ken  to the studio to tell us a bit about the conference, ongoing changes in radio broadcasting and Basel's contribution to  the development of open media.

After a years' holiday Orange Cinema returns to Basel.  We can once more experience a month's great Open Air Cinema on the Munster Square above the Rhein.   Rob Stuart, TES Cinema Reviewer, stopped by to give us the his pick of this year's high-powered schedule: Sam Mendes’s Away We Go (Mon Aug 16),  Modern Times with Charlie Chaplin (Sat Aug 28) and Down By Law (Fri Aug 27) directed by Jim Jarmusch. Tickets are on sale from 21st July onwards and cost CHF19.- and include a free ice-cream!

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