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Brenton Wood found THE formula for making hits... and hitting it big. The Oogum Boogum Song, Gimme Little Sign, and Baby You Got it all charted in 1967. He saw success because he paid attention to what songs were making it - and why.While I (REALLY, really) liked the afore mentioned hits of the mid-sixties, I LOVED the funk driven sound which started coming out in the early 70's; namely, "Sticky Boom Boom Too Cold." On the intial 45 release, we got part one on the A-side we got "part one," which had vocals included. The B-side was the instrumental version of the same song. LOVED it!David Fleming and Brenton talk about this tune, some other signs of success, and a bit about performing today. Performances today are fewer and more far between, but they ARE still happening.

David Fleming speaks with Yngwie Malmsteen, one of the forerunners and driving forces behind neo-classical hard rock or metal. That’s not to disregard Ritchie Blackmore, of Deep Purple and Rainbow. But we’ll get to him and this obvious influence. Yngwie has several dates in our region QUITE soon – details a bit later. We'll also hear about much of his history, including his first solo release, as well as the band which got him to the US from Sweden. More at yngwiemalmsteen.com

David Fleming speaks with Al Pitrelli, music director for, and one of the guitarists, with Trans-Siberian Orchestra, touring live again this year, with two performances in Ontario December 2nd. We'll hear about how, when and why TSO split into two touring groups, the story of Ghosts of Christmas Eve, Leonard Bernstein, Steve Vai - which ties in with David Lee Roth AND Alice Cooper - the latter of which ties BACK to both Bernstein and TSO...And more.

Do a Google search for "Steve Lukather Glen Campbell." There are a couple of hits which will say, "Studio Jam" or "Studio Rehearsal," and both will take you there. It's a little over 8:20 in length. It's neither a rehearsal nor is it a jam - though there IS a bit of NICE jamming going into it, and a little interspersed throughout this incredible impromptu conversation. We'll get a conversation about that conversation with Steve Lukather this evening on the next KVC-Arts. Lukather also shares how Glen Campbell is indirectly responsible for Lukather having a career with Toto... and Toto even - being. While you're on YouTube listen for Lukather's 50-some second solo near the end of Lionel Ritchie's "Running With the Night." That was a "zero take." A little faster than a first take. He did one of those with David Crosby as well. We'll hear about those too.Oh yeah. And also “Beat It.”Also - on Saturday September 23, the Mucho Gusto Music Festival takes place from 3 to 11 pm at North Park in Downtown Riverside with performances from bands and musicians from across the Americas. Afro-rock, cumbia, son jarocho, and more rhythmic sounds inspiring the festival that aims to bring a musical celebration without borders. KVCR's Anthony Victoria-Midence sat down with festival organizers Ulises Rodriguez of Santo Golpe, Eddie Valencia of Quitapenas and Richie Velazquez also known as Deladeso. More at muchogustofest.com

David Fleming welcomes Steve Lukather back to the program. Lukather is the original guitarist and one of the founding members of Toto. He has several releases under his own name, and we'll hear about the latest, called "Bridges." We'll hear about some specific songs, songwriters, and more - with several sidebars along the way, and always returning to the music and another great album. More at stevelukather.com

For this edition of KVC-Arts it's David Fleming in conversation with Brenton Wood. After a few recordings which didn't go very far, Brenton hit it BIG with "The Oogum Boogum Song," "Gimme Little Sign," and "Baby You Got It," all in 1967.He came to the KVCR studios recently to talk about the hits, what MAKES a hit... and what might not. Some poignant moments... some laughs... and more of course.

Some behind the scenes stories about Paul McCartney... AND an Arts Showcase and music festival!This edition of the program begins with Lelah Boyd in conversation once again with Christian Wimberly. He's the founder of Positive Vibez Only Rep, with MANY projects in the works... including an arts' showcase and a music festival/day of wellness coming up quite soon.Then it's David Fleming in conversation with Rusty Anderson. He's been Paul McCartney's guitarist for QUITE some time now. David first interviewed Rusty when he was getting to perform in the region about five years ago (thanks to the wonderful Peter Curtis). Rusty reached out recently to let me know of some new material (playing with Stewart Copeland once again), and I hope to have him on the show again in the near future.In the meantime - exploring how he came to BE Paul McCartney's guitarist, a few behind the scenes stories on Paul (well, behind the scenes AND witnessed by thousands), some past works including Paul, Stanley Clarke, and Stewart Copeland...

Indy rock... Garage rock... surf rock flirting with some of the ska bands in the area...Astronaut Samurais is Alberto Alvarenga II and Tyler Stevens. Alberto handles all the lead vocals and the songwriting, and he and Tyler trade off on lead guitar. They came up in the Moreno Valley, CA area, then really found themselves and started gaining a following with like-minded people and music in the Pomona/Upland area.The band ended up taking a bit of a hiatus - mainly driven by the pandemic, and as recently as late last year going into early this year are back. At one point it was a full band, but these days it's Alberto and Tyler only - adding a bass player and drummer for gigs. They were VERY well received in September at the Unquiet Fest, and will be at the Los Muertos Fest in Downtown San Bernardino on Friday November 3rd (along with September, God Is Evil, The M16, and Desperate Measures). More on Instagram at astrosamurais4ever.

Having just passed KVC-Arts #500, this edition of the program has the tables turned - with KVCR's Lillian Vasquez in conversation with David Fleming. We'll hear a bit about David, his background in and passion for the arts, also a bit on what goes into an interview... and an episode of KVC-Arts

David Fleming speaks with Anoushka Shankar. The initial conversation was when she was in the area to perform, with orchestra, one of the concertos for sitar and orchestra written by her father, the late Ravi Shankar. Beyond the concerto works, we spoke about some of her other releases, as she'll be in the area quite soon in quintet form. A rather atypical grouping, though SO nice! We'll hear about this, a couple of her releases, "Rise" and "Breathing Underwater." We'll also hear about her work with Herbie Hancock, Sting, and more, as well as a VERY moving piece called "In Her Name," combining music, dance, and spoken word. Originally called "In Jyoti's Name," the piece is "in loving memory of Jyoti Singh Pandey, who was beaten and gang-raped on a bus in Delhi," leading to her death two days later. VERY powerful! Also touching lightly on Anoushka scoring one of India's first three movies ever made!