Holiday Special Synth Pop Interview: The Echoing Green

This Friday night the 23rd please join us for a very special Holiday Rendition of One Vortex Beyond. TEG has been a staple on the show since it aired in Santa Clara CA on KSCU.

The last time Joey called into the show was my last broadcast at KSCU with Shiny Toy Guns and Nukleon back in 2006. Very cool to be able to catch up after rebroadcasting the program this year, way cool way to kick off the 2nd one at KMHD2!

Some staples include: Heart with a View, Defend Your Joy, the heart warming cover of Depeche Mode's Here is The House, my personal favorite "Beautiful", as well as the OVB call-in-line faves "The Story of Our Lives" and "Fall Awake"

Joey B. of The Echoing Green will be on the air sharing some of the latest material from "In Scarlet and Vile" (Special Edition), some classic material, and the latest haps with the band.

As always, if you have any questions for the artist... please send me a message and I will try to work them in.

The show takes place Friday 7-9pm on www.kmhd2.org

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year,

DJ Kenny

A's, B's, and C's or Synth Rock Blocks Tonight 7-9pm

7-9pm synth rock blocks a's, b's and c's. assemblage 23, beborn beton, cosmicity and more. www.kmhd2.org to live stream

D & D Night - Depeche Mode and Duran Duran

This is Planet Violator -

DM and Duran 2 Remixes and B Sides tonight from 7-9pm on www.kmhd2.org

Temporary Show Off Air - Sports (only a short while)

I am sorry but soon the show will be on the air. Please check back weekly before the program airs at 7pm-9pm Fridays. This is very temporary. Thanks! DJ Kenny

Ladytron Interview - by popular demand, airing this Friday-One Vortex Beyond

This Friday night October 14th tune into "One Vortex Beyond" for my conversation with Ruben Wu of Ladytron that took place prior to the excellent show Tuesday Septemeber 27th at Wonderballroom in Portland, OR.

Learn about opinion of downloading versus physical product, the latest release "Gravity The Seducer".. and we feature 3 new songs off the LP as well as many of Ladytron's diverse material throughout the program, as well as other fine Synth Pop music.

This Friday from 7-9pm log on www.kmhd2.org for a livestream, or 107.1fm on your Portland, OR dial.

To see Ladytron on tour: www.ladytron.com

Ladytron Interview Friday September 23rd

Tune into One Vortex Beyond this Friday September 23rd as we catch up with Reuben Wu from Ladytron.

Ladytron has been creating an incredible diversity of synth pop for a decade now. Experimenting with indie pop, shoe gaze, dark wave, post punk, and electro pop. One thing for sure, it is Ladytron, as soon as Helen's sweet angelic vocals begin, you just cannot mistake this band for any other.

The band that brought us such synth pop gems as Playgirl, 17 , Destroy Everything You Touch, Ghosts, Ace of HZ, (a personal fave of mine) "Runaway" and the recent single "White Elephant"

We will be featuring 3 songs from the latest 2011 full length album "Gravity The Seducer" where they returned to their synth pop roots

Every Friday: 7pm -9pm One Vortex Beyond on www.kmhd2.org for Live Streaming or 107.1 fm on your Portland OR Dial

See Ladytron Live in concert Tuesday September 27th at The Wonder Ballroom.

Cause & effect Interview Friday September 16th - Here it is

Cause & Effect put our interview from last Friday on One Vortex Beyond up on their website in it's entirety. Check it out www.causeandeffect.com

enjoy -DJ K

Cause & Effect Interview Friday September 16th

Tune into One Vortex Beyond to hear the very latest, a world premiere from Cause & Effect.

The band that brought us such synth pop gems as "You Think You Know Her", "It's Over Now", "Into the Light" and the recent Single "Happiness is Alien".

Tune in to hear a Live on Air interview and brand new, never before heard music, being released next Tuesday!

Friday: 7pm -9pm One Vortex Beyond www.kmhd2.org for Live Streaming or 107.1 fm on your Portland OR Dial

See the band Live in concert Tuesday October 18th at The Fez in downtown Portland. Tickets available at www.missionarium.com

"One Step Beyond" - 20 Year Reunion - Special Tribute this Friday Night.

"One Step Beyond", the iconic underground mid 80's to 1990 dance club in Santa Clara, will be holding their 20 year anniversary this Saturday July 30th.

The location is no other than the venue that used to hold the other iconic night club of the late 80's era, "The Vortex", as well as the follow up "The Edge".

Club Illusions is located at 260 S. California Ave. in Palo Alto, CA.

The venue is now called "Club Illusions".

I grew up during the majority of my teenage youth going to One Step Beyond and Vortex. Dancing to Book of love, Cocteau Twins, DM, Secession, ... I recall the achy legs and late nights at Denny's that followed the music bliss. Punkers, New Wavers, Skaters, Mods, Goths... all found solace in underground dancing at One Step.

Some bands that graced the stage, many that I still play music from the past as well as their latest on my weekly radio program, include: Red Flag, Psychedelic Furs, Ocean Blue, Xymox, Front Line Assembly, Front 242, Book of Love, Nitzer Ebb... and many others.

In 2000 when my calling was exposing the underground synth pop sound to the south bay community, I started the show on KSCU 103.3fm, naming it after these two main stays in killer alternative club dancing during the 80's.

That was how "One Vortex Beyond" began.

The program aired for 6 years before I moved to Portland and took a Synth Pop Sabbatical, playing some Portland new wave & industrial clubs, DJing the bay area for New Wave City and Cat Club events for 4 years before finding a new home for the program.

This Friday the entire 2 hours of the show, now at it's brand new home on Portland's 107.1fm and on line Live streaming at www.kmhd2.org ...will be dedicated to this very anticipated event.

Tune in this Friday night July 29th from 7-9pm for OVB's "One Step Beyond Reunion Tribute".

The 1st half an hour my special guest is no other than the night's founder, Stan. He chooses 3 songs that represent something special to OSB during those years and chats about creating the club so desired in the suburban south bay area.

The remaining portion of the show will be the songs that made you laugh and the songs that made you cry...

Listen, relive, go search for those old Creepers...and I will see you at the party on Saturday for the "One Step Beyond" reunion.

More info and how to get tickets at www.onestepreunion.com

Decadent 80's this Friday at The Fez: Spinning the 80's

Join DJ NoN and I upstairs at The Fez for your favorite 80's New Wave, Goth, 1 hit wonders and more.

Send me your faves to play via request too!

I am spinning at Decadent 80s tonight upstairs with NoN. downstairs is Disco Biscuits. Big fun in downtown P Town!