Jan 31st 2004 Written and Produced by
Jakob Nielsen

Moaning Lisa is playing at the Whisky tonight at 11.30 PM. Moaning Lisa is out with their New Album: Break Me. This new album draws its influences from the balls to the wall sound of ACDC and straightforward punk rockness of The Foofighters. Not wanting to fall into the sound of the moment category Moaning Lisa takes the challenge of presenting a straightforward rock album filled with amazing hooks, searing guitar solos, and pounding rhythms
Pianist, composer, singer, and arranger Zachary Provost has just released his debut CD "Alive.". Zachary is currently receiving international exposure as the musical director and pianist for triple-platinum Warner Brothers' star, Josh Groban. You can hear Zachary live tonight at 8 PM Pacific Time. Kulaks Woodshed has live music every evening and you can watch their live webcasts at kulakswoodshed.com.

Opportunity rolls onto Martian Ground.
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity drove down a reinforced fabric ramp at the front of its lander platform and onto the soil of Mars' Meridiani Planum this morning.

Also, new science results from the rover indicate that the site does indeed have a type of mineral, crystalline hematite, that was the principal reason the site was selected for exploration.

Controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory received confirmation of the successful drive at 3:01 a.m. Pacific Standard Time via a relay from the Mars Odyssey orbiter and Earth reception by the Deep Space Network. Cheers erupted a minute later when Opportunity sent a picture looking back at the now-empty lander and showing wheel tracks in the martian soil.

The concentration of hematite appears strongest in a layer of dark material above a light-covered outcrop in the wall of the crater where Opportunity sits, Christensen said. "As we get out of the bowl we're in, I think we'll get onto a surface that is rich in hematite," he said.

Source: JPL/NASA

 

LA Weekend is Live every saturday morning at 10 AM Pacific Time on Radio Gets Wild.

For the first time this week Jennifer Wicks joins us to give us the latest in entertainment, Music and Gigs in Los Angeles.
TUNE IN - LA Weekend with Jakob Nielsen as it was aired on RGW January 31st 2004
Denise Vasquez is an artist who creates heartfelt music because it is a part of her being. Denise's inner voice speaks her purpose through her music, while communicating meaningful messages to her audience.This award winning singer/songwriter sheds her skin and bares her soul once again on her newly released CD "LIVE IN ONE TAKE". Singer/Songwriter Denise Vasquez is playing at: Its a Grind in Long Beach at 8 PM tonight. You can find more info about Denise at denisevasquez.com.
Fielding is playing at the Joint tonight at 9 PM! The members of "fielding" have carved their own unique and indelible niche in the amply-talented Long Beach, Calif. music scene. The group's music marries traditional rock instrumentation with delicate layers of piano, organ, strings, and accordion played by the band's classically-trained Northern Irish import, Beth. The result is a unique sound inviting listeners to travel the spectrum between the bass-driven grooves of `90s Brit-pop and the timeless melodies of Middle American acoustic ballads. Get all the details at fieldingland.com.