"Flying Hormones" (1989) by Erin Cressida Wilson is a highly entertaining musical on teenage sexuality in the age of AIDS. Developed by playwright Erin Wilson and performed by a group of San Francisco high school students, it describes the plight of Cinderella and Prince Charming, hurled out of their fairy tale world (where neither pregnancy nor disease exist) into a present-day high school. What follows is a series of interwoven vignettes and songs that educate Cinderella and the audience about birth control, AIDS, and anatomy. Among them are two sportscasters announcing the sperm race; a condom song, an AIDS rap, and Dr. Abstinence. Barney Jones of Earwax Productions was the technical director and mixing engineer. Commissioned by New American Radio.

"Metal—Views from the Karamozov Vista" (1989) by Earwax Productions, Jim McKee, and Andy Newell is a curious, sympathetic glimpse into the heavy metal music industry and its social environment: the music, the artists, the producers, the fans, the parents, the opposition. Meet Sandy Pearlman who coined the term Heavy Metal. Listen to bands like "Exodus" and musicians like Joe Satriani. Hear what Debbie Abonos, at sixty-four the oldest female roady in the business, has to say. Never mind you don't like the music and you're strictly anti-violence, anti-Satanic cult, anti-Nazi cult. Metal offers some unexpected observations and is presented with a remarkably artistic/digital touch. Commissioned by New American Radio.

In its ten years as a weekly national series, 1987-1998, New American Radio (NAR) commissioned and distributed over 300 original works: conceptual new drama, associational documentary, language explorations, sonic meditations, environmental compositions, musical explorations and works that pioneer new dimensions in acoustic space. Wave Farm is thrilled to be partnering with New American Radio to ensure these works remain available to listeners today and into the future.

New American Radio was organized by Helen Thorington, Executive Producer and Regine Beyer, Associate Producer. A special thanks to both Helen Thorington and Jo-Anne Green for their generous support and collaboration of this partnership, and their contribution to the field at large!

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