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Longtown Sound 1199 Weekend Edition

Featuring The Brilliant Mistakes, Ten Year Vamp, Donna Lewis, Jesse Malin, Nees and Vos, Green River Ordinance and Paper Route

Click the links below and follow the artists!

The Brilliant Mistakes - Good Year for a Change
Ten Year Vamp - Thinking of Me
Donna Lewis - Shout It Out
Jesse Malin Broken Radio - Something To Live For
Nees and Vos - Burn Me Down
Green River Ordinance - Dancing Shoes
Paper Route - Good Intentions

Tags: country, folk, indie, mp3, pop, Rock, Soul

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TOM PETTY’S HIGHWAY COMPANION PT.2 END

It took a while after I began playing Rock & Roll at the radio station for record companies to begin sending us CD’s.
But they did- not too many- after all, I was the only one playing our music (still am), and only for one hour once a week- but enough to keep Engineer Ken Stanley and I fairly up to date with new releases.
We’d split them and take them home to listen.
Occasionally we would play one of these NEW albums all the way through on a show, not an old classic one, just for something different.
Well, Tom Petty’s 3rd solo album Highway Companion in 2006, caught Engineer Ken’s ear.
So he suggested we do that one.
As I recall, I hadn’t even ever heard any of it, but I went along with it.
Hey it was an easy show, any dope can play an album straight through…not much thought goes into that, lol!
As things turned out, we took the chance and the CD was a successful one.
Produced excellently by Jeff Lynne from ELO & The Traveling Wilburys, etc., it topped out at # 4 on the Billboard charts.
It was different from Petty’s previous releases, with songs about the road (as suggested by the title) and aging- they were darker but still rocked.
What we have here is a show from 2006, when this album was new, and we will be playing the songs in their arranged order.
Here is the closing half of what turned out to be a fun time for me, with a rather light-hearted, humorous presentation.
And because I never used to pre-read the copy, out of nowhere I came upon a word I was in no way expecting and not prepared to pronounce- if I had taken a moment to slow down it would have been easy, but no, not me.
So listen for the battle between me and that word…the word won, lol!

Mike

Tags: 2006, Billboard, ELO, Engineer Ken Stanley, Jeff Lynne, Rock & Roll, The Traveling Wilburys

Longtown Sound 1198 Pancake Wednesday

Featuring Peter Buzzelle, Soul of the River, Dare Dukes, Rosie Thomas, Nees and Vos, Graham Colton, John Roy Zat and Delta Spirit.

Click the links below and tell the artists hello!

Peter Buzzelle - 67 Mustang
Soul of the River - My Rebecca
Dare Dukes - Crooked Mouth
Rosie Thomas - Where Was I
Nees and Vos - Remember Me
Graham Colton - My Resignation
John Roy Zat - Moths To A Flame
Delta Spirit - My Dream

Tags: country, folk, indie, mp3, pop, Rock

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TOM PETTY’S HIGHWAY COMPANION PT.1

It took a while after I began playing Rock & Roll at the radio station for record companies to begin sending us CD’s.
But they did- not too many- after all, I was the only one playing our music (still am), and only for one hour once a week- but enough to keep Engineer Ken Stanley and I fairly up to date with new releases.
We’d split them and take them home to listen.
Occasionally we would play one of these NEW albums all the way through on a show, not an old classic one, just for something different.
Well, Tom Petty’s 3rd solo album Highway Companion in 2006, caught Engineer Ken’s ear.
So he suggested we do that one.
As I recall, I hadn’t even ever heard any of it, but I went along with it.
Hey it was an easy show, any dope can play an album straight through…not much thought goes into that, lol!
As things turned out, we took the chance and the CD was a successful one.
Produced excellently by Jeff Lynne from ELO & The Traveling Wilburys, etc., it topped out at # 4 on the Billboard charts.
It was different from Petty’s previous releases, with songs about the road (as suggested by the title) and aging- they were darker but still rocked.
What we have here is a show from 2006, when this album was new, and we will be playing the songs in their arranged order.
Here is the opening half of what turned out to be a fun time for me, with a rather light-hearted, humorous presentation.

Mike

Tags: 2006, Billboard, ELO, Engineer Ken Stanley, Jeff Lynne, Rock & Roll, The Traveling Wilburys

Longtown Sound 1197 Peanut Butter Monday

Featuring Among Savages, True Mad North, Rosie Thomas, Jess Penner, Delta Spirit, Paper Route, Graham Colton and Sylvia Bennett.

Click the links below for more artists info!
Among Savages - Cold Wind
True Mad North - Answers On A Postcard
Rosie Thomas - The One I Love
Jess Penner - Everywhere I Go
Delta Spirit - People Turn Around
Paper Route - Lovers Anthem
Graham Colton - Hold Onto My Heart
Sylvia Bennett - I Still Love You

Tags: country, folk, indie, mp3, pop, Rock

Longtown Sound 1196 Pancake Wednesday

Featuring 8 Ball Aitken, Brian Franke, Carbon Leaf, Chris DeMarco, Robert Walker, Jack Falk Project and Doug Gill.

Click the links below for more artist info!

8 Ball Aitken - Guitar Man
Brian Franke - Jersey Driver
Carbon Leaf - The Boxer
Chris DeMarco - The Mirror
Robert Walker - Ghostriders in the Sky
Jack Falk Project - Cruising The Rainforest
Doug Gill - United States of Generica

Tags: country, folk, indie, mp3, pop, Rock

RockRoll360 #180 - Stage 1 ( Part 2 )

Part 2 of an unforgettable concert that is totally free.

ROCK ON !!!!!

SHOW ME THE WAY     -   PETER FRAMPTON
FRESH AIR   -   QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE
STAY WITH ME   -   ROD STEWART
FAT MAN IN THE BATHTUB   -   LITTLE FEAT
BETTER MAN   -   PEARL JAM
Maybe we can stop this rain - No Rain !   -  Sound Bite from Woodstock 69
THE NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE   -   NEIL YOUNG
HEY HEY   -   ERIC CLAPTON
It’s a free concert from now on   -   Sound Bite from Woodstock 69
STEAMROLLER BLUES   -   JAMES TAYLOR
GRAVEL - ANI DIFRANCO
SMOKE ON THE WATER - DEEP PURPLE

Tags: aaa radio, alice cooper, ani difranco, Classic Rock, deep purple, eclectic, Eric Clapton, free mp3, freeform, james taylor, Little Feat, mp3, music, Neil Young, pearl jam, Peter Frampton, progressive, quicksilver messenger service, Rock, RockRoll360, Rod Stewart, WLSO, Woodstock

Longtown Sound 1195 Monday Edition

Featuring Simon Fagan, John Roy Zat, Avi Wisnia, Beggars Ride, Susan Picking, Jeremy Schonfeld and Jim Armstrong.

Visit the artists links below and tell ‘em hello!

Simon Fagan - Something I Don’t Know
John Roy Zat - Crazy Glue
Avi Wisnia - Rabbit Hole
Beggar’s Ride - Way of the Heart
Susan Picking - Wonder In The Wander
Jeremy Schonfeld -  If Ever
Jim Armstrong - When It Rains

Tags: country, folk, indie, mp3, pop, Rock

Longtown Sound 1194 Sunday Edition

Featuring Triumphant Quartet, Gordon Mote, John Berry, Beka Fox, Sisters, The Stevens Family, Eddie Ramirez and Sandi Patty.

1 John 3:1  See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Visit the artists at the links below.
Triumphant Quartet - Almost Home
Gordon Mote - Pray About Everything
John Berry - Straight Down Rain
Beka Fox - Bound
Sisters - Brothers And Sisters
The Stevens Family - Anybody Got Joy
Eddie Ramirez - Season
Sandi Patty - The Lord’s Prayer

Tags: contemporary, inspirational, mp3, praise, Southern Gospel

ROCKOLLECTIONS: BACK DOING IT AGAIN? MY RETURN? PT.2 END

I have to bring this piece of crap back because among other things the sound card doesn’t work in the back, only in the front.
And I really hate this Windows 7- compared to XP it sucks big time!
Frankly, I hate computers period!
The thrill is long gone.
An honest appraisal would confirm that my active, social and intellectual life has gone down since I first got one about 6 or 7 years ago.
Have I returned to doing this show?
Answering now, it will be a good while before that happens- like I said, if it ain’t fun, I ain’t doing it!
It all depends on the comfort level, and right now I am not at all comfortable.
So it appears a parade of re-runs will be forthcoming…if that!
Here’s how the 2nd half of that early Summer of 2009 show went those years ago:

We return for this 2nd half with more “return” songs, lol.
Including one from an ex-Beatle that for some reason was never released, but will blow your mind!
After that, I knew that in my self-exile I had missed an entire season, Spring, by just a couple of days.
For all the Hallmark card feelings about Spring, it is often forgotten there was a time that for the Native American Indians in many parts of the country, to have SURVIVED the Winter was a cause for celebration.
Just plain being glad you had made it to Spring and weren’t dead!
So a song about that, written by a Cree Indian jazz musician named Jim Pepper, but the version I’ll play was taken over and done much better by a folk-rock duo.
This song and I have been friends for a very long time- since the early 70’s- so I hope you like it!
And bear in mind when this was broadcast, June 23rd was just 3 days into Summer.
I’ll end by going out pretty much the way we came in.
You may have noticed that I am the lone holdout when it comes to printing playlists of these shows.
I don’t believe in them!
There are maybe half a dozen people in radio that I like to listen to- who of course share my “anything goes” attitude about what to play.
And I most certainly do NOT want to know IN ADVANCE what they are going to play.
The chance to bring back a forgotten song long dormant in your memory, or one you have never heard but catches your ear- these are the things that are the most delightful to me, and why I guard my free-form status so closely.
Why in the hell would I want to tell you what I am going to play before I do so- and why would you bother listening if I did?
The element of surprise or anticipation is key- this show is not background music while you do something else, and I am not wallpaper hanging there so long you don’t notice it anymore!
Let’s finish this ride together.

Mike

Tags: “Return” Songs, Beatle, Cree Indian Jazz Musician Jim Pepper, Engineer Ken Stanley, Native American Indians

ROCKOLLECTIONS: BACK DOING IT AGAIN, MY RETURN? PT.1

Just got a new computer, and I don’t know this damn new Windows 7, just feeling my way around.
Maybe it’s better than Vista, but certainly NOT XP!
I was without anything for a long time.
And it’s incredible how much you always LOSE in the process.
Programs and equipment that used to work, are changed- using them must be figured out or are just plain ineffective.
So for the time being, here’s a show I did in early Summer of 2009 after a prolonged absence.
When I am comfortable and things are running smoothly & easily (if ever), I will do a NEW show.
Ticks me off because I had a rocking couple of shows planned.
Have I returned?
Who knows…the question mark is there because if it ain’t fun, I ain’t doing it!
Here’s how the 1st half went those years ago:

I have mentioned it here before, so some of you may know that I had a problem at the radio station where I have been for almost 11 years.
Serious enough to make me stay home and not return for four months- stubborn bastard that I can be, lol!
I don’t want to get into the details, but it had to do with my doing Talk and not Music for cost reasons.
There is enough mindless chatter on the radio without mine.
Well I guess I won, because I came back, I am not doing talk, and I continue to have no restrictions whatsover about the music I play- very rare indeed on today’s computerized playlist radio.
Chalk one up for the iconoclasts.
It was broadcast June 23, 2009, and I believe in the next chapter you will hear me refer to Summer having begun just days ago, which it had.
Now it was suggested to me that I not say anything about my lengthy absence- typical of radio, people come and go without comment.
But that’s not my style, I consider my listeners my friends, and I would not insult their intelligence by ignoring the fact I was missing for so long.
So I dedicated the hour to the fact that I had been gone, now I was back, and tested the freedom to play what I want by choosing songs about returning to places.
I also wanted the people who cared enough to be concerned, to know that my not having been there for so long had absolutely nothing to do with any health problems on my part, and felt it proper to ask both aloud and musically about THEIR state of health.
So that’s the background for this, the first of two parts.
And I had enough time away to think of the most PERFECT song to open with- about being Back Where You Started and Doing It All Again!
And I went from there…!
Mike

Tags: Back Where You Started, Doing It All Again, Engineer Ken Stanley, Summer of 2009

Longtown Sound 1193 Peanut Butter Monday

Featuring Vintage Blue, Elle B. Willson, Christopher Leigh, Kelly Carpenter, Simon Fagan and Pheroze.

Click the links below for more artist info!

Vintage Blue - California Road
Elle B. Willson - Just Me
Christopher Leigh (Broken Arrow Blues Band) -  Gotta Boogie
Kelly Carpenter - The View From Here
Simon Fagan - Tomorrow’s Another Day
Pheroze - Kingdoms

Tags: boogie country, folk, indie, mp3, pop, Rock

Longtown Sound 1192 Sunday Edition

Featuring The Perrys, Legacy Five, Gold City, The Chuck Wagon Gang, Keith Plott, Bret Short, JD Sumner and Aaron Neville.

James 1:22 “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only”. (KJV)

Follow the links below for more artist info!

The Perrys - Blue Skies Coming
Legacy Five - Ask Me Why
Gold City - Peter James And John
The Chuck Wagon Gang - Bare Hands
Keith Plott - Love Flowed
Bret Short - By The Grace Of God (The Purpose Driven Life)
JD Sumner - The Lord And The Farmer/Haven Of Rest
Aaron Neville - The Lord’s Prayer

Tags: inspirational, mp3, praise, Southern Gospel

Longtown Sound 1191 Weekend Edition

Featuring John Roy Zat, Beggars Ride, Chad Kichula, Jeremy Schonfeld, Julia Sinclair, Wes Tucker and the Skillets and Lee Tyler Post

Since recorded time people have been running late.
Ever think maybe they should have started earlier?

For more artist info click the links below!
John Roy Zat - Johnny Fonteneau
Beggars Ride - Another Day
Chad Kichula - Miner Road
Jeremy Schonfeld - Piece of Me
Julia Sinclair - Lies
Wes Tucker and the Skillets - What You Stole
Lee Tyler Post - And We Danced

Tags: country, folk, indie, mp3, pop, Rock

RockRoll360 #179 - Stage 1 ( Part 1 )

Here is a show that is going to put
you right in the front row center of
this rock concert, with a great number
of guest to perform for you.

Let’s start Part 1 with the first 9.

This is a compilation I made back in 2005.  All
songs are segued into each other to give
you the feeling of a continuous none stop
rock concert. This show is also non
interrupted by your gracious host until
the very end with something I had a little fun with.

So grab a lighter, pump up your fist and don’t
forget to pass and share a little of God’s gift that might
come along your way at your seat.
So let’s enjoy a great unforgettable concert that is totally free.
ROCK ON !!!!!

The show consist of :::

Not too good, brown acid     -     Sound Bite from Woodstock 69
THEM CHANGES     -      JIMI HENDRIX  &  BUDDY MILES
THE WEIGHT     -     THE BAND
TRAVELIN’ MAN     -      BOB SEGER
BEAUTIFUL LOSER     -     BOB SEGER
ANTS MARCHING     -     DAVE MATTHEWS  &  TIM REYNOLDS
OUTSIDE      -     STAIND
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL     -     THE ROLLING STONES
LEARNING TO FLY     -     PINK FLOYD
SLOW TURNING   -   JOHN HIATT

Tags: aaa radio, bob seger, Buddy Miles, Classic Rock, dave matthews, eclectic, free mp3, freeform, Jimi Hendrix, john hiatt, live, mp3, music, pink floyd, progressive, Rock, RockRoll360, staind, The Band, the rolling stones, tim reynolds, WLSO, Woodstock

Longtown Sound 1190 Pancake Wednesday

Featuring Rebecca Owen, Paul Thorn, Avi Wisnia, Roger Bleck, Kristen Faulconer, VK Lynne, Susan Picking, Baby Blues and the No Attitude Band, John Roy Zat, Charity Chapman, Dean Fields, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Pamela Polland, Steafán Hanvey and Soul of the River.

Sometimes, you just know when you’re licked.
But it’s also good to know who just licked ya!
Happy New Year! -unc.

To checkout the artists, click the links below.
Rebecca Owen - Ain’t Living Long Like This
Paul Thorn - Starvin’ for Your Kisses
Avi Wisnia - New Year
Roger Bleck - Borrowed Time
Kristen Faulconer - Phoenix (feat. Chet McCracken)
VK Lynne - Vita Nova
Susan Picking - Keep On Keeping On
Baby Blues and the No Attitude Band - Unchained Melody
John Roy Zat - Long Train Coming
Charity Chapman - I Feel Fine
Dean Fields - Everything On its Way to You
Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers - Roots and Wings
Pamela Polland - The Quickening
Steafán Hanvey - Fair Weather Friend
Soul of the River - We’ve Gone Crazy

Tags: blues, country, folk, indie, mp3, pop, Rock, Southern Rock

RockRoll360 #178 - Way Down Now ( Part 2 )

 

OK ! The last show of 2011
We end it with Part 2 of “Way Down Now”
New compilation I made on this last month of the year.

Great tunage coming at you !

Thanks for the support you all gave me here in
2011 and the previous 2 years.
Have a Great and Happy 2012, and hopefully
all your wishes in life come true.

Remember also - If you think the music is too loud.
Then you must be too old.

Keepa Rockin’ and feel the music !
You only live once !

Music includes :::::::::

I GOT ID - PEARL JAM
DUMB - NIRVANA
FEEDING LINE - BOY AND BEAR
WALK - THE FOO FIGHTERS
STRAIGHT TO HELL - THE CLASH
MASTER BLASTER ( JAMMIN’) - STEVIE WONDER
JAMMING - BOB MARLEY
DANCE THIS MESS AROUND - THE B 52’s
WAY DOWN NOW - WORLD PARTY

Sound Bites include ::::::

Dumb / Stupid - Sound Bites from TV’s Archer & the movie Freaked
Race Needle to the end of record (Show Me The Reason …. )
- Sound bite from Stevens & Grdnic and The Backstreet Boys
All we need is a bag of weed. - Sound bite from TV’s Family Guy
Is it over finished yet - Sound bite from The Movie Open Season 2
Goodbye - Sound bite from TV’s The Weakest Link
Bye - Sound bite from the Movie 2001
Auld Lang Syne - Guy Lombardo

Tags: 2001, aaa radio, archer, bob marley, boy and bear, Classic Rock, eclectic, family guy, free mp3, freeform, mp3, music, nirvana, open season 2, pearl jam, progressive, Rock, RockRoll360, stevens & grdnic, Stevie Wonder, the b52's, the backstreet boys, the clash, the foo fighters, the weakest link, WLSO, world party

ROCKOLLECTIONS: ETTA JAMES PT.2 & HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Continuing with Etta James, I had some songs to identify for you.
Providing her with some Rock credentials, I should point out the she IS in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
And did you know she sang background vocals on Chuck Berry’s Back In The U.S.A.?
Or that she was the opening act on one of the Rolling Stones American tours?
I’ll play some tunes this time from her 1960 debut LP on Chess Records- her song choices were very interesting, including a Muddy Waters cover.
I will close this show out with a song I always relate with the New Year.
There was a group of British studio musicians in the late 60’s, who decided to form a band called Magna Carta.
Included in this not very well known group, were such people as Tony Visconti and brilliant keyboardist Rick Wakeman (who went on to form the group Yes!).
They did a song in 1969 called Seasons- which actually was one whole side of an album, clocking in at 22:57.
I have distilled it down to its relevant parts, please listen to the words, and it is a great song dealing with the Turning Of The Year.
You have made 2011 a thoroughly enjoyable year for me.
Hope I was able to bring something to you too, and I have some exciting plans about shows for the coming year, at least to me, lol!
Happy New Year Everyone!

Mike

ROCKOLLECTIONS: ETTA JAMES PT.1

 

Didn’t have time to do a new show for this week, and considering the circumstances it seemed proper to bring this one back. This show was original broadcast in late December 2008, the show just before New Years, and to bring it truly up to date things do not look good for Etta:

R&B legend Etta James has been hospitalized in Riverside, California after suffering breathing problems.
The terminally ill singer, who is battling leukemia, spent Christmas in hospital and her longtime manager Lupe De Leon admits the 73-year-old is “in pretty bad shape.”
Members of her family were hoping doctors could revive her from her sedation on Sunday, so they could briefly celebrate Christmas with her in her hospital room.

Keeping reasonably up to date, I see that Beyonce is portraying Etta James in the current movie Cadillac Records.
So the featured artist is Etta James- and I sort of asked how she felt about waiting so long for that designation.
Discovered by Johnny Otis, her first hit was The Wallflower (Dance With Me Henry), the answer record to Work With Me Annie by Hank Ballard & The Midnighters.
I should point out that Dancing and Working are euphemisms for things of a more adult nature (GASP!).
In fact, a listen shows she NEVER says DANCE With Me Henry!
Her song was a big hit, but sales were undercut by the cleaned up version done by Georgia Gibbs.
That was not uncommon back in the days of what was called “race music”, where white artists put out, sometimes rushed out, watered-down versions of the original R&B songs.
The result was often those inferior versions becoming the bigger seller, although the young people were tuned in to the more lively, rocking originals.
A trio of songs will demonstrate all about it, and I don’t feel like writing anyway, lol!
Her success with the song though, presented the opportunity for the teenaged Etta James to go on a tour with madman Little Richard- the poor kid, Richard was even wilder than he is today!
We’ll close this one out with an early Women’s Lib song, a good old Rock & Roll song about Rock & Roll, and a standard, Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, (and I don’t, but I am working on it, lol!).
This is good, solid, and overlooked for far too long, music.
I’ll have another chapter to follow.

Mike

Tags: "Race Music", Beyonce, Cadillac Records, Dance With Me Henry, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Georgia Gibbs, Hank Ballard and The Midnighters, Johnny Otis, Little Richard, Rock & Roll, The Wallflower, Women's Lib, Work With Me Annie

RockRoll360 #177- Way Down Now ( Part 1 )

 

Great music, great music and great music.

Nuff said    !!

Music includes ::::

BANG BANG BANG   ( Live )  -  EILEN JEWELL
HEY JOE  -  THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
FRANK SINATRA  -  CAKE
THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED  -  THE GRATEFUL DEAD
DRINK IN MY HAND  -  ERIC CHURCH
SWEET CHERRY WINE  -  TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS
AIMLESS LADY  -  GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF YOUR MIND  -  THE AMBOY DUKES
LONG AND HARD  -  THE FOOLS
ROCKIN’ DOWN THE HIGHWAY  -  THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
THE WALK ( Rated R )  -  MEYER HAWTHORNE

Sound bites include :::::::

It’s alive / Start insanity / Giddy up RR360 Start I.D.
- Sound bite Young Frankenstein & Seinfield
Stormy Weather - Frank Sinatra sound bite
An Underground radio blast from the past
- WBCN FM Retro Sound Bite and Charles Laquidara

Tags: aaa radio, cake, charles laquidara, Classic Rock, eclectic, eilen jewell, eric church, frank sinatra, free mp3, freeform, Jimi Hendrix, meyer hawthorne, mp3, music, progressive, Rock, RockRoll360, seinfied, the amboy dukes, the doobie brothers, the fools, the grateful dead, tommy james and the shondells, wbcn, WLSO, young frankenstein

Longtown Sound 1189 A Christmas Weekend (Reprise)

Featuring Gilli Moon, Kerry Patrick Clark, James Hurley, Wendy Jans, Becky Kelly, Chuck Eaton, Marina V., Hans York, Tracy Newman, John Batdorf, Steve Earle and Jars Of Clay

A very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all and to all a good portion of new indie tuneage to help us get in the mood and celebrate! This episode is being podcast at a very low bit rate- 56kbs, to allow everyone, everywhere the ability to listen to and download this episode.

For the more discriminating and discerning listener: Find a 192kbs mp3 download here!

Love and Happiness to all! Peace.
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Gilli Moon - Merry Christmas My Love
Kerry Patrick Clark - The Finest Christmas Gift
James Hurley - Christmastime is Here
Wendy Jans - Don’t Let It Snow
Becky Kelly - Where’s the Line to See Jesus?
Chet Atkins and Friends - Christmas Instrumentals
Chuck Eaton - Take This Christmas
Miracle on 34th St. in 3:34
Marina V. - Christmas Is Going to Suck (Without You)
Hans York - Snow
Tracy Newman - Mama, I Know You Ain’t Santa
John Batdorf - See Us Shine
Steve Earle - Nothing But a Child
Jars Of Clay - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Tags: blues, Christmas, country, folk, indie, mp3, pop, Rock

ROCKOLLECTIONS: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE PT.2 END

After the Intermission, we continue with 1946’s It’s A Wonderful Life and the project of inserting an updated Rock & Roll soundtrack into it.
And it is true, I did have a box of tissues nearby.
After all these years, this Movie still gets to me!
I’ll pick it up precisely where we left off, with the Wingless Angel Clarence learning about George Bailey, Bedford Falls, and more.
And I’ll take it from there to the stirring, beautiful ending by Frank Capra, who was so good at writing and directing Movies he inspired a word, “Capra-esque”.
By the way, what was Clarence’s last name, and what did he write in the Tom Sawyer book he gave to George?
I can’t believe I finally did it…what has just been an idea for so long.
And again, thanks for the help from others, particularly to Pete Fornatale of WFUV.
As always, I hope you enjoyed my effort to bring you something a bit different from regular Radio.
Merry Christmas To All, And To All A Good Night!

Mike

Tags: "Capra-esque", 1946's It's A Wonderful Life, And To All A Good Night, Bedford Falls, Frank Capra, George Bailey, Merry Christmas To All, Movies, Pete Fornatale, radio, Tom Sawyer, Updated Rock & Roll Soundtrack, WFUV, Wingless Angel Clarence

Longtown Sound 1188 Pancake Wednesday

Featuring Pamela Polland, Doc Roberts, Michael Behm, Escape Directors, Wes Tucker and the Skillets, Beggars Ride, Susan Picking, Jeremy Schonfeld and Hotspur

Click the links below to visit the artists!

Pamela Polland w/Doc Roberts - Maui Wonderland
Michael Behm - Alleluia
Escape Directors - The Christmas Song
Wes Tucker and the Skillets - Brown Eyed Blues
Beggars Ride - Words
Susan Picking - The Emptiness
Jeremy Schonfeld - House of Love
Hotspur - Goodbye Goodbye

Tags: blues, country, folk, indie, mp3, pancakes, pop, Rock

ROCKOLLECTIONS: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE PT.1

I have been thinking of trying to do this for a very long time.
Provide a Rock & Roll Soundtrack to the much loved and immensely popular movie- particularly at this time of year- “It’s A Wonderful Life”.
Soundtracks albums are very important and profitable to Movies nowadays.
That was not the case in 1946 when this Movie came out.
Music was only important as a plot device…to move the flick along with an orchestra for dramatic or lighthearted effect.
And besides, who would buy an album of music from a flop?
That was the case with It’s A Wonderful Life- it lost at least a half million dollars, huge bucks back then.
Well, it all changes right now, right here!
Over the years, I have talked to just a handful of people about attempting this.
I thank them for their help and suggestions, with the biggest thanks going to Pete Fornatale of WFUV…I nicked a few ideas from him, lol!
I have never said this about a show before, but this may be something you will never forget!
The house lights are dimming, the curtain is rising.
So I invite you to join me for the opening half of some good old Black & White Radio!

Mike

Tags: 1946, Black & White Radio, Pete Fornatale, Rock & Roll Soundtrack, Soundtracks albums, WFUV

RockRoll360 #176 - THE BOMBER ( Part 2 )

The show The Bomber - Part 2
Continuation of a older compilation I conceived just 5 years ago.
Great lost track presented here - “I Love You” by People.

DO IT AGAIN  /  NADA SURF
I LOVE YOU  / PEOPLE
THE BOMBER  /  THE JAMES GANG 
THE GIFT  /  SEETHER
BREAK YOUR MAMA’S BACK  /  SLOW RUNNER
I SUMMON YOU   /   SPOON
AN ODD LITTLE PLACE  /  JERRY GARCIA
THE WHEEL   /   JERRY GARCIA
MEANT TO LIVE  /   SWITCHFOOT
SOMEBODY TOLD ME   /   THE KILLERS

KFML - Denver ( No This Is Radio )   -   Classic Radio I.D.
It all sounds like some bad movie
-   Sound Bite from the movie Top Secret
KHJ 93 ( The Rhythm of Southern Calif. LA )   -   Radio I.D.
KQLZ 100.3   (LA - Pirate Radio )    -   Radio I.D.
So that’s it today from The French Chef ( Bon Appetit )
- Sound Bite from Julia Child

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Longtown Sound 1187 Weekend Power Hour

Featuring Johnny Proctor, Richard Frankz, Rusty Bladen, Taylor Hicks, The Whispers, Lovers and Poets, Scott Albert Johnson, Erik Scott, Matt Harlan,Gilli Moon, Wiser Time, Joe and the Jungle, Kris Bell, Kati Mac, Matthew Mayfield, Mindy Smith and Pamela Polland.

We open with Joy of the season and an end to a war.

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Johnny Proctor - Christmas Time in Baghdad
Richard Frankz - A Soldier’s Christmas
Rusty Bladen - Go Tell it on the Mountain
Taylor Hicks - White Christmas
The Whispers - My Favorite Things
Lovers and Poets - Cruel To Be Kind
Scott Albert Johnson - The Best Of Me
Erik Scott - Foggy Bridges
Matt Harlan - Dresses
Gilli Moon - Merry Christmas My Love
Wiser Time - Blue Christmas
Joe and the Jungle - Special Place
Kris Bell - Livin’ For Tomorrow
Kati Mac - Jazzy Jingle Bells
Matthew Mayfield - Maybe Next Christmas
Mindy Smith - It Really is (a Wonderful Life)
Pamela Polland - Here Comes The Sun

Tags: blues, Christmas, country, folk, indie, mp3, pop, Rock, Southern Rock

ROCKOLLECTIONS: THE 2011 CHRISTMAS PARTY PT.2

We continue with Christmas 2011.
You know how at many parties there is someone who starts trouble?
Well, at our Party that Troublemaker will be ME!
With tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek, I’ll take a musical look at what I called “the freeloaders who write to Santa Claus and feel entitled to what they asked for”, lol!
Even Santa will chime in about that.
I’ll also have some Carols that are given very, very different musical treatments than what we are used to.
Next week, if all goes well, and if I can do it, something special.
I may fall flat on my face, lol!

Mike

Tags: Christmas 2011, Christmas Carols, Santa Claus, Troublemaker

Longtown Sound 1186 Pancake Wednesday

Featuring Soul of the River, Kelly Richey, Simon Fagan, Brandon McHose, Ironwood Rain, Joe and the Jungle and Doc Roberts

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Soul of the River - As I Sing Here
Kelly Richey - Time For a Change
Simon Fagan - Won’t Let Go
Brandon McHose - Just Say When
Ironwood Rain - All I Need
Joe and the Jungle - (Feel Alive) It’s Christmas Day
Doc Roberts - If We Make It Through December

Tags: blues, country, folk, indie, mp3, pancakes, pop, Rock

ROCKOLLECTIONS: THE 2011 CHRISTMAS PARTY PT.1

Welcome to my annual two-week Christmas Party.
It is usually an exercise in experimentation, and this year is no exception.
All I knew when I sat down to do this show was that I had an opening song- then it took on a life of its own.
And that life of its own was to first musically state the obvious, lol!
I invite you to join me for an eclectic collection of Christmas songs that flow together, at least in my fill-in-the-blank mind.
With Radio’s tight playlists today, I humbly state it’s hard to imagine you will hear some of these anywhere else- certainly not in the same show.
New, old, loud, soft, electric, acoustic, blues, reggae…it’s all in here.
So snuggle up next to your speakers and please do enjoy the first stocking leg of our Holiday Party!

Mike

Tags: Acoustic, blues, electric, Holiday Party, loud, New, old, Radio's tight playlists, reggae, soft

Longtown Sound 1185 Monday Edition

Featuring Escape Directors, Beggars Ride, The Walla Recovery, Dean Fields, Derek Bishop, Steafán Hanvey, Shauna Burns, Chuck Eaton and Mike Whitney

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Escape Directors - War Is Over
Beggars Ride - Hurry Home
The Walla Recovery - Carol of the Bells/The Holly and the Ivy
Dean Fields - Silver Bells
Derek Bishop - Fold
Steafán Hanvey - Rooms
Shauna Burns - White Christmas
Chuck Eaton - Today
Mike Whitney - Hope

Tags: Christmas, country, folk, indie, mp3, pop, Rock

Longtown Sound 1184 Weekend Power Hour

Featuring SwampDaWamp, Escape Directors, Loretta Hagen, Dean Fields, Derek Bishop, Secret Skwirl, Mike Whitney, Blake Morgan, The Nadas, Wes Tucker and the Skillets, Susan Picking, Jeff Meegan, Nicole Kehl, Codie Prevost, Thomas Earl and The Malibus.

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SwampDaWamp - Half My Life
Escape Directors - Christmas Eve After Dark and Christmas Time Is Here
Loretta Hagen - As We Count (On New Years Eve)
Dean Fields - Stupid Useless Heart
Derek Bishop - See You Free
Secret Skwirl - Fragile
Mike Whitney - Old Man’s Money
Blake Morgan - Maybe I’m Amazed
The Nadas - Bitter Love
Wes Tucker and the Skillets - The Scorpion and the Dove
Susan Picking - Upon My Face
Jeff Meegan - Bring Them Home
Nicole Kehl - Winter Wonderland
Codie Prevost - Christmas In The Country
Thomas Earl - It’s Never Too Late
The Malibus - It Don’t Mean Much Now

Tags: blues, country, folk, mp3, pop, Rock, Soul, Weekend

ROCKOLLECTIONS: REMEMBERING GEORGE HARRISON & JOHN LENNON 2011 PT.2 END

Closing it out as usual this year with John Lennon, who died on Dec.8th, 1980.
That’s 31 years ago- meaning there is a whole generation of people who don’t remember it firsthand.
Those of us who do will never forget it.
Monday Night Football anyone?
I’ll be more Beatle-ish in this episode, mainly because John & Paul dominated the output for the group back then, and there are more never heard things to choose from.
So some very intriguing music here.
Ending with a song that is right in that “never forget it” mold.

Mike

Tags: Beatle, Dec. 8th 1980, John and Paul, Monday Night Football