Interview with Kimm Gardener of CH3 – Ryan Smolar of LimeLight LB

Kimm Gardner and Mike Magrann of CH3

On Wednesday November 17, 2010, at 9pm PST Swoop and Peter welcome Kimm Gardner of CH3 and Ryan Smolar of LimelightLB to Swoop’s World Radio.

It was the early ’80’s- Friends since the third grade, Mike Magrann and Kimm Gardener soon found the inevitable guitars in their hands, though with no real idea of what to do with them. However, with their shared appreciation of a wide range of music (along with their endless quest for free beer), it wasn’t long before an early version of CH3 was blasting out Blitzkrieg Bop at a kegger.

Listen to the Kimm Gardener and Ryan Smolar interviews

After learning how to write a song (and perfecting the sublime art of kicking out drummers), Kimm and Mike finally settled on the original recording lineup of CH3, with Larry Kelley on Bass and Mike Burton on Drums. The CH3 EP was released early Summer, 1981. This began a campaign to play every show possible, in any location that would have the band. Interest began growing, the band got better, and by the time Fear of Life was released Summer 1982; the band was ready for its first extensive U.S. tour.

And so it began, the life and times of Punk Rock as seen through the eyes and lives of those that lived it.

Tune in @ 9pm as Kimm Gardner of Channel 3 sits down in our studio to give us the lowdown on CH3 Past, Present and Future.

After Kimm, @ 10pm, Ryan Smolar of Smolar Corp., the brains behind Limelightlb.com joins us to tell us about the launch of the new Limelightlb.com 2.0. He’ll fill us in on how the site has improved and what new offerings and experiences are now available.

Limelight Long Beach 2.0 is the city’s most comprehensive online events calendar.

On Limelight, Long Beach’s best events are searchable by date, cost, category and keywords. Most events have photos, descriptions, Facebook integration, printable maps, driving directions and links.