#vacant lots

Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys."

The Vacant Lots - RESCUE (Album "Interzone", 2020)

Joy Division - Interzone

“I feel there is some hideous new force loose in the world like a creeping sickness, spreading, blighting. Remoter parts of the world seem better now, because they are less touched by it. Control, bureaucracy, regimentation, these are merely symptoms of a deeper sickness that no political or economic program can touch.”

Omega Radio for September 25, 2021; #285.

Loss Leader: “Stickman”

Infinity Land: “Harvest Lane”

Off!: “Holier Than Thou”

Cherry Cheeks: “Boxes”

Bummer: “JFK Speedwagon”

Purling Hiss: “City Special”

PUP: “Plea Form A Cat Named Virtue”

Vincas: “I’m Taking You To Hell”

The Vacant Lots: “Confusion”

Hieress: “All Ends”

Fuckemos: “Do You Want To Dance”

Die 116: "Chastity 101”

Cherubs: “Example Maiden Japan / Devil’s Food”

Birds Of Maya: “Please Come In”

Yvette: “Contact High”

Vile Creature: “Paperdoll”

Thirdface: “Villains!”

Spy: “Exceptional American”

Soldiers Of Fortunes: “Nails”

Rid Of Me: “Myself”

Oi Boys: “Sur La Place”

J.R.G.C. “Rainbow”

Glassing: “Burden”

Dining With Dogs: “Killing Machine”

Cherubs: “Lazy Snakes (Skewed)”

Baratro: “Seamless Narrative”

Waiting for the bulldozer, Fairfax City, 2023.

Urban areas are increasingly being studied for their potential to help conserve biodiversity and provide habitat for numerous plants and animals. Despite the harsh conditions of the built environment, organisms of all kinds are able to survive in our cities, and as we find ways to make these spaces more hospitable for them, cities actually have great potential for species conservation, even for…

Loss Leader: "Stickman” Infinity Land: "Harvest Lane" (***NEW) Off!: "Holier Than Thou" (***NEW) Cherry Cheeks: "Boxes" (***NEW) Bummer: "JFK Speedwagon" (***NEW) Purling Hiss: "City Special" PUP: "Plea Form A Cat Named Virtue" Vincas: "I'm Taking You To Hell" The Vacant Lots: "Confusion" Hieress: "All Ends" (***NEW) Fuckemos: "Do You Want To Dance” Die 116: "Chastity 101" Cherubs: "Example Maiden Japan / Devil's Food" Birds Of Maya: "Please Come In" (***NEW) Yvette: "Contact High" (***NEW) Vile Creature: "Paperdoll" (***NEW) Thirdface: "Villains!" (***NEW) Spy: "Exceptional American" (***NEW) Soldiers Of Fortunes: "Nails" (***NEW) Rid Of Me: "Myself" (***NEW) Oi Boys: "Sur La Place" (***NEW) J.R.G.C. "Rainbow" Glassing: "Burden" (***NEW) Dining With Dogs: "Killing Machine" Cherubs: "Lazy Snakes (Skewed)" (***NEW) Baratro: "Seamless Narrative" (***NEW)

Time once again for another AAA-game Omega Radio. This time, we give noise rock, garage, lo-fi, and deafening frequencies its final spin for the broadcasting year. Two hours of our favorites in Off!, Purling Hiss, and Yvette and newcomers in Cherry Cheeks, Soldiers Of Fortune, and Baratro.

Thank for supporting Omega. We hope you had fun.

we can die now!! what an incredible honor to get played twice on Iggy Pop IGGY CONFIDENTIAL on BBC Radio 6 Music today!! thank you Iggy for playing RESCUE & DEPARTURE REMIX by Robert Levon Been (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club)