What is the government shutdown about? Astrologically it looks like a form of activism -- not the peace and love kind, but the reactionary kind. I also cover the Libra New Moon and introduce the 2014 annual edition of Planet Waves, called The Mars Effect. My musical guest is Erica Quitzow. For additional information and resources, please see the full post.

This is going to be a special weekend at Backstage Studio, with a performance by Ghost of a Sabre Tooth Tiger, featuring Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl (and their full band). The performance is Saturday night, as they get ready go to on tour with the Flaming Lips. Additional details about Sean, Charlotte and GOASTT are on my regular podcast below..

In tonight's edition of Planet Waves FM, I cover the Libra Equinox, the Libra New Moon and a Libra rock star -- Sean Lennon -- and his Leo collaborator Charlotte Kemp Muhl. I cover the approach of the Sun to the Jupiter-Uranus-Pluto-Typhon alignment on the cardinal cross -- something that heats up for real in about five days. My in-studio guest is Mike Amari, one of the truly bright minds behind attracting talent to BSP. (Read my coverage of BSP on Planet Waves here.) Sean is playing this week at Backstage Studio Productions here in Kingston, NY. His performance group is called Ghost of a Sabre Tooth Tiger.