Post #417827 by Chongolio on Fri, Nov 7, 2008 2:40 PM

Speakin' o spaghetti ...

Ennio Morricone, the highly respected and influencial Italian film composer will celebrate his 80th birthday this Monday, November 10. The award winning “Maestro” who has written distinctive film scores for such films as Once Upon A Time In The West, The Good The Bad & The Ugly, Duck You Sucker, The Thing, The Mission and many others. He will soon be able to boast of another milestone - a week long tribute by LuxuriaMusic.com - arguably the world wide web's best radio station.

From Saturday November 8 to Saturday November 15, LuxuriaMusic will pay tribute to Morricone by adding mucho Morricone to the stations playlist rotation. In addition, many of LuxuriaMusic’s DJ’s will either be paying tribute by either playing brief sets or entire shows featuring music from Morricone’s extensive body of work.

Here’s a guide to some of the shows on LuxuriaMusic that will be airing Morricone tributes :

Saturday November 8, 11 AM - Noon*: Thrifting For Tunes Morricone Special #1. (To be repeated on Monday November 10 at 11 AM).

Sunday, November 9 from 2 - 4 PM*: Switched On Audrey will play selections from her all-time favorite Mondo Mod Morricone score, Danger Diabolik.

Tuesday, 6 - 9 PM*, fellow film composer and Nov 10 b-day boy, Ron Sures will devote a full three hours to Morricone. After that, tune into Howie Pyro’s show, Intoxica, for more mondo Morricone madness!

Wednesday, November 12, 6-7 PM*, Angel Baby and Doctor Nod get “Between The Sheets” with Ennio.

Friday, November 15, from 5 - 7 PM, On the KAOS-A-GO GO Show, Agent Kari will bust out some of the grooviest and most MOD Morricone dancefloor tracks. Get ready to shake your hips and move your feet!

Saturday November 15, 11 AM - Noon* - Thrifting For Tunes Morricone Special #2.

Saturday November 15, Noon - 1 PM - EasItaly Morricone Special.

*All times are Pacific Standard Time.

The entire staff of LuxuriaMusic.com would like to wish Mr. Morricone a very happy 80th Birthday.