Mr. Smolin is one of the names adopted by Los Angeles musician and teacher Barry Smolin, who also sometimes calls himself Shmo. Smolin hosts the psychedelic radio show The Music Never Stops on KPFK 90.7 FM in southern California. As a rock singer/songwriter, he made his recording debut with the album At Apogee, released by Nomenclature Records on March 2, 2004. His second album, The Crumbling Empire of White People, was released on June 26, 2007. ~ William Ruhlmann