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Longtown Sound 453 Pancake Wednesday Flour Hour of Power Hoopla! Featuring- Bryan Adams, Nickelback, Mike Whitney, Gerry Lane, Reid Maclean, Living Proof, Jimmy Catlett, Rich Hopkins and Lisa Novak, Carrie Rodriguez, Josh Woodward, Preacher Stone, Ryan Huston, Kelly Richey

Pancake Wednesday! Timeless Tuneage to tittilate, trifle, try the tinnitus. To take the team, tightning, tackling, tumbling through the tunnel through time to timeless time - through turns that take them to their tinkling tomorrow! Can you get Blood From a Stone? Ask Preacher Stone! You can right here on the Longtown Sound 453 Pancake Wednesday Flour Hour of Power Hoopla!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Bryan Adams - She’s Got a Way
Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody
Mike Whitney - Friends Now
Gerry Lane - Hip Grinding Blues
Reid Maclean - Millie
Living Proof - One Man Falls Behind the Other
Jimmy Catlett - To the Rain
Rich Hopkins &  Lisa Novak - What Am I Supposed To Do
Carrie Rodriguez - Rag Doll
Josh Woodward - Fit For A King
Preacher Stone - Blood From A Stone
Ryan Huston - Love You Forever
Kelly Richey - Time For a Change

Tags: backgrounds, best friends, comedy, funny, happy birthday, Hearts, humor, i love you, kiss, lil wayne, Love, music, peace, photography, tattoos

Longtown Sound 452 New Music Tuesday Jimmy Catlett, Lisa Coppola, Carrie Rodriguez, Rich Hopkins & Lisa Novak, The Ponsonby DCs, Nashville Session Players, Kati Mac, sOuth, Todd Taylor, Kris Bell, Tony Deziel

New Music Tuesday is chock full of timely tuneage and trust trimmed themes. Check out the artists links below, visit if you will and leave ‘em a comment. Uncleshag thanks all the folks in the show today for the CDs. High bit rate music podcasting at 192 kbs. You know ya gotta dig it!
Just Great Music!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Jimmy Catlett - Lincoln and Lafayette
Lisa Coppola - Your Love Is Like A Rodeo
Carrie Rodriguez - Let Me In
Rich Hopkins &  Lisa Novak - Somekindagirl
The Ponsonby DCs - Girls!
Nashville Session Players - Fly Away
Kati Mac - Trapeze
sOuth - Tell Me
Todd Taylor - 3 Five N
Kris Bell - Letter of Goodbye
Tony Deziel - What’cha Put In That Kiss

Longtown Sound 451 Belladonna, Big Rain, Ryan McLeod, Lee Alexander, Ian Thorton, Blues Traveler, Likeke

Monday, Monday and it’s a Freedom Monday. Peace and freedom and joy and liberty. Words all, and not much more. Anymore. Poets and artists have yearned for it, men and women have made and laid plans for it. That elusive prize. Freedom. Hear the Longtown take on the artists in today’s feature. All right then, it’s Uncleshag saying, have a great week.
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Belladonna - Imagine World Peace
Big Rain - Sound of Freedom
Ryan McLeod & Concrete Evidence - Freedom’s Price
Lee Alexander - Mr. Walker’s Epilogue
Ian Thorton - President
Blues Traveler - I Want Freedom
Likeke - If We Make It Through December

ROCKOLLECTIONS: BTO A-OK PT.2 END

To bring us back from the break, I couldn’t resist saying what I did.
Seems I never resist saying things, lol!
I had a song I wanted to play by BTO because I liked the band’s playing on it- once again, the band’s jazzy overtones or undertones or some kind of tones.
Not so much the lyrics though, they seemed rather…well I’ll let you hear me have some fun getting on myself for putting on an air.
It is my considered opinion, I do not look good in airs- immediately took the damn thing off, lol!
Anyway, the song may be like nothing you have ever heard from Bachman Turner Overdrive.
Then a huge hit written by Randy Bachman 8 years before, when he was a member of the Guess Who.
Although with different lyrics based on a DJ’s expression.
Then of course, there was the usual matter of band decomposition- as the 2 other brothers asked the third, Robbie, to leave.
That’s gotta hurt!
BTO always liked the old Rock & Roll- Elvis and the Stones, and came along at just the right time.
They brought guitar-rock back, and called it Workingman’s Rock & Roll!

Mike

Longtown Sound 450 Weekend Indie Hour of Power Kris Bell, sOuth, Kati Mac, Daydream On Autopilot, Loo Wood and Darin Wilson, Todd Taylor, Edgar Gabriel’s StringFusion, Elvin Bishop, Jack Falk Project, Eagles, The SilenTreatment, Paul Thorn, Kelly Richey, Taylor Hicks

Finally Friday Weekend Indie Hour of Power.
It’s all about the music. Visit the links below to let the artists know you care. Thanks to the Longtime Longtown Listeners and valued subscribers. Each of you rock in your very own way.
Pass it on!
Now, Love to all, enjoy the tunage and may your weekend be a safe and happy one. Uncleshag is in studio and will return with an all new Prayer for America with some very special guests and multi-talented musical artists.
Now, go on, listen and get some good on ya!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Kris Bell - With You In Mind
sOuth - Better Things
Kati Mac - Edge of the Pond
Daydream On Autopilot - Call Me
Loo Wood and Darin Wilson - Everything You Want
Todd Taylor - Taylor’s Freebird
Edgar Gabriel’s StringFusion - Fat Chance on a Friday Afternoon
Elvin Bishop - Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket
Jack Falk Project - Imagine 2007
Eagles - How Long
The SilenTreatment - The Secret (Jamie)
Paul Thorn - A Long Way from Tupelo
Kelly Richey - What in the World
Taylor Hicks - My Friend

ROCKOLLECTIONS: BTO A-OK! PT.1

BTO- Bachman Turner Overdrive.
That’s the featured group this outing.
They were from Winnipeg, Canada, a place that once had an NHL hockey team, loves the game as I do, is famous for it’s cold winters and I would no doubt love living there.
No problem finding a place to skate there!
I’ll have the band’s bio.
I will be playing their hits, and of course their just plain good songs too- one of which has Little Richard on piano.
It seems to me they had 2 separate sounds- one a hard-rocking one, the other with definite jazz stylings.
I will explore and give a healthy dose of both in this two-parter.
And wait until you hear the unbelievable story of how the band was signed, after being rejected 26 times.
Truly amazing, and I will be playing the song that did it from the 7 1/2 inch demo tape.
Some good vibes and memories in this one, with more to come.

Mike

Tags: Bachman Turner Overdrive, Canada, Little Richard, NHL, The Guess Who, Winnipeg

Longtown Sound 449 Pancake Wednesday Flour Hour of Power

 

Pancake Wednesday Flour Hour of Power is on the air and featuring birthday wishes, Southern Rock, poppity Pop Blues and so much more. Enjoy the flapjacks and the delicious chocolate chips that melt in your mouth, in your hands and on the plate! Maple and the dark treat go so well with all the fruits, so pile it on and enjoy the buckwheat and the fibrous tunage in today’s Longtown Sound!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Billy G. Camp - St. Valentine
Daydream On Autopilot - There’s a Fire Inside
Phil Ayoub - River to Ocean
Blake Morgan - Maybe I’m Amazed
Elvin Bishop - Struttin’ My Stuff
Old Southern Moonshine Revival - Moonshine River
George McCorkle - Fire On The Mountain
Edmund’s Crown - Nashville Star
Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues - I Know Love
Heath Fagen - I’m Not Colorado
Joe Colledge - Playin’ Around
Jackie Barnett - Down and Dirty
Thomas Earl - Tryin’ To Say Goodbye
Emerson Hart -If Youre Gonna Leave
SwampdaWamp - Fire In The Hole
Preacher Stone - Homegrown Hoedown

Tags: pancakes, Soul, Southern Rock

Longtown Sound 448 Nick Pagliari, Lynn Langham, Elvin Bishop, Kelly Richey, The SilenTreatment, Ben Senterfit, Taylor Hicks

New Music Tuesday arrives with more great Blues and R&B. Elvin Bishop’s at the core of the show surrounded by simply super artists. Enjoy your day and remember to fast for the morning chow down to come tomorrow.
I may cheat and start today! Yeah, I can!
-unc.

Today’s featured Artists-
Nick Pagliari - Don’t Wanna Die Lonely
Lynn Langham - I’ve Been Waiting
Elvin Bishop - The Blues Rolls On
Kelly Richey - No More Lies
The SilenTreatment - Sweet Ending
Ben Senterfit - Streets of New Mexico
Taylor Hicks - In Your Time

Longtown Sound 447 Monday, Monday! Elvin Bishop, Gene Reynolds, Nick Pagliari, Steve Pierson, Clayton, Mike Whitney

Monday, Monday! Late, but on time tunage-wise.
Join Uncleshag and hear the ear picked tunes, enjoy the new music and the new week! Old friends and new alike are always welcome. Click the artists links to say “Hello!” - I know the artists would thank you for the recognition and so would I!
 -unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Elvin Bishop - Oklahoma
Gene Reynolds (GarageBand) - It’s About Time
Gene Reynolds (MySpace) - Knocked Me Dead
Nick Pagliari -   Slow Down
Steve Pierson - Secrets
Clayton - Bring It On Home
Mike Whitney - Maybe Manana

ROCKOLLECTIONS: AN END OF SUMMER CRUISE PT.2 CONCLUSION

 

Alright- cruises, boats, etc.- you need Sailors.
That is where I am going in this end chapter.
And when I say sailor, who is the first one you think of?
I have a real good set about Sailors, and since we had the wind, I lengthened it even more.
Then a change of pace to an entirely different kind of seagoing vessel, with a button-down mind and the world’s greatest group!
This one has the usual surprises I hope you have come to expect. (Stick around for the ending!).
There was a time in the beginning of my 10 years when I had to fight to get things played- especially when I had a partner on the show (I could NEVER go back to that!).
And even more especially when I wandered far from Rock & Roll. As I have mentioned, this was a station that never even played THAT!
There was this fear about what the higher-ups would think- even Engineer Ken many times wondered where I was going.
“You want to play WHAT?”
I would argue and tell them I will not embarass you, this will work!
Most times they yielded and I got the recordings on the show.
But in the last 4 or 5 years, they have totally left me alone.
This show is now very much what I had always envisioned it to be.
And of course, there is that wonderful vindication of winning the Best Entertainment Show Of 2007.
However a few weeks ago, the General Manager of our station, and a great supporter of what I do and how I do it, was fired.
Even Engineer Ken is walking a tightrope.
We shall see what we shall see!
In the meantime, let’s enjoy the salty air against our faces and sail on…
One more thing, don’t awake with a tummyache!
Mean anything to you?

Mike

Longtown Sound 446 SwampdaWamp, Sarah Vonderhaar, Al Lewis, Callaghan, Adam Wyle, Dean Agus Band, Duane Andrews, Jason Marcum, Lee Coulter, Lin McEwan, Old Southern Moonshine Revival, Jim Steed, JJ Appleton, Doug Macleod

Finally Friday and it’s a Weekend Lovin’ and Rockin’ Hour! Enjoy these fan and subscriber summer favorites as we slide into fall on a bed of leaves.
Uncleshag wishes all fair weather in your locale and if it’s not good in your area, hopefully you have a solid roof and are well fed and dry.
Please contact the artists through the links provided and leave them a comment, you know you want to!
Remember to do the random acts of kindness and watch them return to you twenty times!

Today’s Featured Artists-
SwampdaWamp - I’m Feeling Saturday
Sarah Vonderhaar - Sing Me To Sleep
Al Lewis - I’ll  Be the Moon
Callaghan - Nothing You Say
Adam Wyle - Rebbecca
Dean Agus Band - Was It Me
Duane Andrews - Mr. Butler
Jason Marcum - Sweet Love
Lee Coulter - I  Would  Love
Lin McEwan - Now I Know
Old Southern Moonshine Revival - Solo Whiskey Travelin’ Blues
Jim Steed - Numb
JJ Appleton - Today, Today, Today
Doug Macleod - The Long Black Train

ROCKOLLECTIONS: AN END OF SUMMER CRUISE PT.1

 

I thought I would try something diferent here, for this last official week of the season- an End Of Summer Cruise, using music as our proxy means of travel.
Whether the Cruise is on a lake, a river or the ocean- I got you covered.
Although if it is on an ocean, we might be lucky enough for some whale-watching!
Further, if you are tight for money and can’t afford a cruise, or if you don’t have a boat of your own, well, we can BUILD our own!
Which is just what we will do, again using songs as our tools.
Plus I will put a mythologically named group on the water, although their name is not my idea of a good time.
That river runs through hell!
This episode ends with a song that, if you listen to those illegal smile lyrics, I must remind you is ONLY a fantasy, lol!
There will be more to come, we will keep on cruisin’!
Oh yeah!

Mike

Longtown Sound 445 Pancake Wednesday Flour Power Hour Lee Alexander, Lisa Novak, Jonathon Dewveall, Amanda Shaw, The Sketches, Kati Mac, Kelly Richey, SwampdaWamp,Mike Whitney, Kristoffer Ragnstam, Chris Daniels & The Kings, Jimmy Catlett, Shedd, Lisa Novak, Doc Roberts

 

I heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who said that the folks down in Houston and the gulf coast cities are mightily struggling to get by. We all can help. To start just click the first three links to the artists from Houston in today’s show. See how they are faring and show a little kindness! Enjoy all the tunage in Uncleshag’s ear picked selections! Just great music…and flapjacks!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Lee Alexander - On The Downside
Lisa Novak - Where I Lie
Jonathon Dewveall - A Million Methods
Amanda Shaw - Pretty Runs Out
The Sketches - Thoughts of You
Kati Mac - Only Love
Kelly Richey - Jericho Road
SwampdaWamp - Shoebox
Mike Whitney - Free of Need
Kristoffer Ragnstam - Swing That Tambourine
Chris Daniels & The Kings - Congo Square
Jimmy Catlett - The Truth About Angels
Shedd - Two Wheels to Anywhere
Lisa Novak - Salvaged
Doc Roberts - Garden Party

Longtown Sound 444 SwampDaWamp, The SilenTreatment, Kelly Richey, Chris Daniels & The Kings, PJ Devlin3D, Sheri Miller, Taylor Hicks, Lee Alexander, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Louie Zagoras, The Blue Sky Traffic, The Sketches, Jack Falk, Jamie Marshall

Power Up New Music Tuesday! Uncleshag welcomes all to just great music, as always! Thanks to all the long time subscribers and you who may be new to Longtown.
Hear ye,  Hear ye!! Great Southern Rock band, SwampDaWamp announces the new 2.0 CD is available at CD Baby and baby, does it ever rock! Catch all the new artists in today’s show and once again, from a space where no file should ever go, a lost edition from June of 2007 to add to the merriment. Enjoy all the great tunage and observe the fast, for tomorrow is THAT day, ya know?  Save room for maple!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
SwampDaWamp - Fire In the Hole
The SilenTreatment -  Body Talk
Kelly Richey - Carry the Light 2
Chris Daniels & The Kings - Just Kissed My Baby
PJ Devlin3D - Shine On
Sheri Miller - Right Here, Right Now
Taylor Hicks - The Fall
Lee Alexander - Soul of America
Quicksilver Messenger Service - What About Me
Louie Zagoras - Waiting For The Sun
The Blue Sky Traffic - Record Producer
The Sketches - Secret Alphabet 
Jack Falk - Hey Pretty Baby
Jamie Marshall - Stir My Soul
Bree Noble - USA National Anthem

Longtown Sound 443 Monday Power Hour- Kelly Richie, The SilenTreatment, Jak Miller Band, Jeremy Woods, Tony Desiel, Causeway, Wes Tucker and the Skillets, Jason Marcum, Taylor Hicks, Kim McLean, Roger Bleck, Paul Thorn, Jhano Bruce & Loo Wood

 

Monday, Monday Power Hour is here and the tunage is as splendid as the sunrise! Enjoy the Longtown Sound and Uncleshag’s ear picked music on this September morn!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Kelly Richie - Leave the Blues Behind
The SilenTreatment - Pretty Little Girl
Jak Miller Band - Orange Sunshine
Jeremy Woods - So Long to Circumstance
Tony Deziel -  Lyndsai
Causeway - Endless Summer
Wes Tucker and the Skillets - Yellow Moon
Jason Marcum - Train
Taylor Hicks- Hell of a Day
Kim McLean - Angels and Eagles
Roger Bleck - In the Wind
Paul Thorn -  Every Little Bit Hurts
Jhano Bruce & Loo Wood - Cream Medley

ROCKOLLECTIONS: A 10TH ANNIVERSARY AND SALUTE TO RADIO PT.4 (CONTINUED IN OCTOBER)

CHAPTER FOUR: RADIO- STRETCHING YOUR IMAGINATION

Includes Stan Freberg, With The Most Brilliant Evocation Anyone Has Ever Attempted, Of The Possibilities Of What Radio & Imagination Can Do!
Intermingled With Songs I Selected To Confirm Some Of What We Can “WATCH” On The Radio.

We Will Pick Up This Series Where We Left Off In October, For The 10th Anniversary Of My Beginning The Rock Show- At A Station Where No One Had Ever Played That Kind Of Music Before!

This has been 10 years in the making.
A Salute To Radio, marking my 10th Anniversary, August 25, 2008 at the same radio station!
Let me begin by saying that for those who have listened to me before, this Theme series may be the BEST thing I have ever done.
For those who have never listened to my show before, this would be a perfect time to sample what I do.
My motto for presenting our music has been “Get on the bus with me, and I will take you somewhere- making various stops along the way.”
And so it will be with this series.
While I usually write some things in this little blurb about what you will hear, I don’t feel like doing that for these chapters- they are that unrivaled to me.
You will just have to listen to find out.
As I say a few minutes into Chapter One, you will hear things that you have never heard before.
You will hear things that haven’t been played on the radio in over 25 years- hell, over 35!
You will hear things that will delight you, surprise you, sadden you, anger you, and much much more.
In fact, putting it together, it occured to me that this series might be the one to end it all with.
One last try at doing radio the way it SHOULD be done, before riding off into the sunset…but more on that in October.
These episodes are going to be special.
These episodes are going to be personal.
These episodes are going to be emotional.
This is MY LIFE!
And maybe a little piece of yours as well.

Mike

Tags: Stan Freberg

Longtown Sound 442 Jillian Goldin, Mark Williams, Kati Mac, Kelly Richey, Mike Whitney, Jack Jezzro, WOODFISH, Slick Nickel, Ben Senterfit, Emerson Hart, Kris Delmhorst, Randy Coleman, Ingrid Michaelson

Wailing Weekend Indie Hour! Here we are again with a Finally Friday weekend full of surprises that will occupy your mind, relax your nerves, make you want to get up and boogie, but most of all- tunage to put a smile on your face, a spring in your step and creating a humming sound from your lips to God’s ears - let’s face it, volume isn’t necessary for great music! Enjoy your own music making abilities and forget the critics. God, your mama and I love you and your talents!
Let the sunshine in!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Jillian Goldin - The Secret Guards of Kalé
Mark Williams - Giving Up
Kati Mac - Of The Center
Kelly Richey - Angela’s Song
Mike Whitney - Lovers After All
Jack Jezzro - Night And Day
WOODFISH - Bamm Diddley
Slick Nickel - Magic
Ben Senterfit - Tollman
Mike Whitney - Ship
Emerson Hart - If You’re Gonna Leave
Kris Delmhorst - Light of the Light
Randy Coleman - Goodbye Renee
Ingrid Michaelson - The  Way I Am

ROCKOLLECTIONS: A 10TH ANNIVERSARY AND SALUTE TO RADIO PT.3

 

CHAPTER THREE: RADIO SELLS OUT

You Didn’t Think I Would Just Blow Kisses, Did You?
And I Am Not Done With The Suits & Beancounters Yet- More On Them In October!

This has been 10 years in the making.
A Salute To Radio, marking my 10th Anniversary, August 25, 2008 at the same radio station!
Let me begin by saying that for those who have listened to me before, this Theme series may be the BEST thing I have ever done.
For those who have never listened to my show before, this would be a perfect time to sample what I do.
My motto for presenting our music has been “Get on the bus with me, and I will take you somewhere- making various stops along the way.”
And so it will be with this series.
While I usually write some things in this little blurb about what you will hear, I don’t feel like doing that for these chapters- they are that unrivaled to me.
You will just have to listen to find out.
As I say a few minutes into Chapter One, you will hear things that you have never heard before.
You will hear things that haven’t been played on the radio in over 25 years- hell, over 35!
You will hear things that will delight you, surprise you, sadden you, anger you, and much much more.
In fact, putting it together, it occured to me that this series might be the one to end it all with.
One last try at doing radio the way it SHOULD be done, before riding off into the sunset…but more on that in October.
These episodes are going to be special.
These episodes are going to be personal.
These episodes are going to be emotional.
This is MY LIFE!
And maybe a little piece of yours as well.

Mike

Longtown Sound 441 Beth Hirsch, Orange Is In, Brothers of the Southland, Codie Prevost, Lost Dogs, Ian Thornton Band, Joe Nichols, Stephen Cochran, Doc Roberts

Pancake Wednesday is another calorie filled no nonsense trip to the delight that is flapjackerie. So call your friends, get together and spill the beans, the syrup, the powdered sugar and fruit! See what comes from the fellowship wrought through the powers of coffee, flour, oil and eggs!
Whoop-Dee-Doo! Who needs another black hole filled?
We can do it! Uncleshag and the Longtown Sound  - filling the empty spaces with indie tunage, requests and covers!
Yee Hah!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Beth Hirsch - Our Song
Orange Is In - Final Song
Brothers of the Southland - Travelin’ Light
Codie Prevost - The Road Ahead
Lost Dogs - A Certain Love
Ian Thornton Band - The Meaning
Joe Nichols - She Only Smokes When She Drinks
Stephen Cochran - Thinking I’m Drinking
Doc Roberts - Cracklin’ Rosie

Longtown Sound 440 New Music Tuesday Lynn Langham, Drew Vics, Kelly Richey, The Kits, Jennifer Avalon, Della Valle, Jillian Goldin

 

New Music Tuesday arrives with fresh releases from the PMN -  Podsafe Music Network and from Ariel Publicity.
Keep your ears on these artists and visit their websites and MySpace. Leave a comment or two.  Have a great Tuesday and Uncleshag will get the special flapjack batter prepared for all the festivities of Hump Day!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Lynn Langham - From These Hills
Drew Vics - Hoax
Kelly Richey - When All is Said and Done
The Kits - Here She Comes
Jennifer Avalon - Desert Highway
Della Valle - Driving Around in Circles
Jillian Goldin - Avalon

Longtown Sound 439 Amy Regan, Carrie Ann and the Apocalyptics, Jillian Goldin, Caitlin Cary, Sydney Wayser, Alice Smith, Stacie Rose

 

Monday, Monday! Trust these blue skies that go on forever as they are the order of the day! An all female line-up to start our week off with a rendering of genderific exposition.
Since all gals can’t be GRITS ladies,  Uncleshag confers the Honor of GRITS for a day! Enjoy the Monday tunage and please leave the artists a comment when you find the time!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Amy Regan - Carry On
Carrie Ann and the Apocalyptics - Sometimes Ur Up
Jillian Goldin - Red July
Caitlin Cary - Sleepin In On Sunday
Sydney Wayser - Crumpled Paper
Alice Smith - Fake Is the New Real
Stacie Rose - Consider Me

Tags: Alice Smith, Amy Regan, Caitlin Cary, Carrie Ann and the Apocalyptics, Jillian Goldin, Stacie Rose, Sydney Wayser

ROCKOLLECTIONS: A 10TH ANNIVERSARY AND SALUTE TO RADIO PT.2

CHAPTER TWO: THE RADIO IS ON

This has been 10 years in the making.
A Salute To Radio, marking my 10th Anniversary, August 25, 2008 at the same radio station!
Let me begin by saying that for those who have listened to me before, this Theme series may be the BEST thing I have ever done.
For those who have never listened to my show before, this would be a perfect time to sample what I do.
My motto for presenting our music has been “Get on the bus with me, and I will take you somewhere- making various stops along the way.”
And so it will be with this series.
While I usually write some things in this little blurb about what you will hear, I don’t feel like doing that for these chapters- they are that unrivaled to me.
You will just have to listen to find out.
As I say a few minutes into Chapter One, you will hear things that you have never heard before.
You will hear things that haven’t been played on the radio in over 25 years- hell, over 35!
You will hear things that will delight you, surprise you, sadden you, anger you, and much much more.
In fact, putting it together, it occured to me that this series might be the one to end it all with.
One last try at doing radio the way it SHOULD be done, before riding off into the sunset…but more on that in October.
These episodes are going to be special.
These episodes are going to be personal.
These episodes are going to be emotional.
This is MY LIFE!
And maybe a little piece of yours as well.

Mike

ROCKOLLECTIONS: A 10TH ANNIVERSARY AND SALUTE TO RADIO PT.1

CHAPTER ONE: RADIO BEGINS

This has been 10 years in the making.
A Salute To Radio, marking my 10th Anniversary, August 25, 2008 at the same radio station!
Let me begin by saying that for those who have listened to me before, this Theme series may be the BEST thing I have ever done.
For those who have never listened to my show before, this would be a perfect time to sample what I do.
My motto for presenting our music has been “Get on the bus with me, and I will take you somewhere- making various stops along the way.”
And so it will be with this series.
While I usually write some things in this little blurb about what you will hear, I don’t feel like doing that for these chapters- they are that unrivaled to me.
You will just have to listen to find out.
As I say a few minutes into Chapter One, you will hear things that you have never heard before.
You will hear things that haven’t been played on the radio in over 25 years- hell, over 35!
You will hear things that will delight you, surprise you, sadden you, anger you, and much much more.
In fact, putting it together, it occured to me that this series might be the one to end it all with.
One last try at doing radio the way it SHOULD be done, before riding off into the sunset…but more on that in October.
These episodes are going to be special.
These episodes are going to be personal.
These episodes are going to be emotional.
This is MY LIFE!
And maybe a little piece of yours as well.

Mike

Longtown Sound 438 Finally Friday Weekend Indie Hour Salute!

 

Finally Friday Weekend Indie Hour Salute!
Longtown as well as the US East Coast is  all abuzz with folks heading to the Atlantic coast to retrieve relatives, friends and check property, beachcombers heading inland for safer climes. Hanna, Ike and Josephine will be joining us in the days to come so sit back, enjoy the tunage and share with your new house guests.
Scrabble, Monopoly and Checkers are handy games to have on hand when played by candlelight. Anyway, be safe and dig the fresh indie tunage and a few old favorites from Uncleshag to all the Longtown Listeners on WLSO.FM!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Woodfish - In My Eyes
Jillian Goldin - Shadows
Ben Senterfit - Dollar Bill
CLEEMAN - Emphatic
Jack Jezzro - Brazilian Nights
Kinderjazz - The Conga Man
Duane Andrews - The Petty Harbour Bait Skiff
Jerry Reed - I Love You (What Can I Say)
Romantica - God Walks on the Water
Amer Diab - Training Wheels
Phil Ayoub - Believe
Lee Maddeford - Hearts and Bones
Band of Thieves - Woman
Rabble Rousers - Bleeding Heart
Brian Sharpe - Bar on 4th Ave.

Tags: Amer Diab, Band of Thieves, Ben Senterfit, Brian Sharpe, Duane Andrews, Jack Jezzro, Jillian Goldin, Kinderjazz, Lee Maddeford, Phil Ayoub, Rabble Rousers, Romantica, Woodfish

Longtown Sound 437 Pancake Wednesday! The Indie Hour of Flour Power

Pancake Wednesday! The Indie Hour of Flour Power arrives with the sun, birds and spacious skies over the crystal clear lake. Sausage, bacon, chitlins, fruit and the flavored syrups include maple, strawberry, blueberry, mango, Tanqueray and more. Coffee is always fresh and there’s milk and juice for you naturalists!
Tree huggers and lumberjacks agree; A platter of flapjacks will fill the mouth and smiles suddenly appear all around!
So freedom to everyone on this Hump Day and no, Uncleshag nor Longtown will not accept any Wurlitzer peace prize if offered.
The tunage shared in today’s show is all the payment needed.
Enjoy the flapjackerie, the friendships and the tunage!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Willie Nelson - Legend
Louinel Jean - Within the Shadow
Taylor Hicks Medley -
Dirty Lowdown/Living For the City/Taking It to the Streets
Carrie Ann and the Apocalyptics -  Hey Hey
Austin Shore - I’m Forgiving You
Dean Agus - Broken In Two
Jason Marcum - First Grade
Callaghan - Nothing You Say
iCande - Meltdown
V - Breakdown
Ridler Brothers - Sunglasses All Day
Anthony Burbidge - Newborn
Southern Souls - The Journey

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TRUE OLDIES PT.4 FINISH

I will open this final episode in the Oldies series with my personal favorite Richie Valens song- you may or may not have heard it before, but it rocks.
For all its fearfulness to adults, early R&R did have some non-threatening figures.
I mean, how scary could Fats Domino be? He has always been just a nice man.
I have an author friend of mine, Lou Miano, who is writing a book on Louis Prima.
He is of the opinion, and there are many others who agree with him, that Prima belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame under the Influences category.
He was apparently a wild man for his time, so a good case can be made.
I’ll play the original version of a song by him, one that was done recently on a Brian Setzer Orchestra album.
Also included in this chapter is a tune by one of the few female rockabilly artists (it was annoyingly almost strictly a boy’s club!), that has Elvis Presley song titles making up most of the lyrics.
We will go out with a set that includes an old radio commercial, dedicated to a couple of places a kid growing up in New York City could go to in the Summertime.
And one of the FEW places you could see R&R artists perform, frequently hosted by the same Cousin Bruce Morrow who took my place on the radio just for today!
I do hope you enjoyed the music and this series.
There is just something about the Summer that lends itself to those moldy oldies perfectly.
Next up, my 10 year anniversary at the station, prompting a Salute To Radio!

Mike

Tags: Brian Setzer Orchestra, Cousin Bruce Morrow, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Lou Miano, Louis Prima, Oldies, Richie Valens, Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, Summertime

Longtown Sound 436 Preacher Stone, Ben Senterfit, Bob Pressner Band, Woodfish, Sarah Vonderharr, Mike Whitney, Duane Andrews, Jack Jezzro, CLEEMANN, Carlos Bertonatti, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Chris DeMarco, Black Top, Barneys Boogie Train, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

New Music Tuesday and it’s all good! Here on the lake among the sunbeams and the cloudless sky one can see forever and if one takes a very long careful look, maybe even a little “around the bend”. It’s all light and refractions of light. Does it ever tell a story? And how! Enjoy the tunage, pass it on, comment to the artists and let Uncleshag know in the comments if he’s missing anything! That will take volumes!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Preacher Stone - Homegrown Hoedown
Ben Senterfit - Bruises
Bob Pressner Band - Heart Of A Champion
Woodfish - Losing My Mind
Sarah Vonderharr - Sing Me To Sleep
Mike Whitney - Important 2 Try
Duane Andrews - Me and Theo
Jack Jezzro - Autumn Leaves
CLEEMANN - Righteous
Carlos Bertonatti - So Many Ways 
Big Head Todd and the Monsters - How Easy
Chris DeMarco - Out of the Blue
Black Top - Feel Free
Barneys Boogie Train - Call Me Crazy
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TRUE OLDIES PT.3

Alright, now we get to some real kickass Rock & Roll!
Wailing saxes, guitars, drums, shouting vocals- OUR ROOTS!
With Cousin Brucie Morrow breathing down my neck, I felt it was only right.
He has the nerve to take my place on September 2nd, lol?
Only for one show though.
You know, most so-called Oldies stations only go back to 1964-65, as if nothing had happened before that.
That’s nonsense! There were a good 10 years of primitive, high energy R&R that in its exuberant abandon alone is worth a listen.
Before I begin with the music, I have something I want to read to you, to give you a feel for the anti-rock attitude of those early days.
Then listen to some GENIUS go off on a tirade.
Wonder what the hell ever happened to him?
We KNOW what happened with our music.
And drawing a parallel with the 60’s hippie protest generation, those 50’s kids also used hair and clothes to make their statement!
So, I will play a 1950’s Fashion Statement set- and it rocks!
This is a good chapter, and I was enjoying myself more and more.
Hope you will too.

Mike

Tags: 1950's Fashion Statement, 1964-65, Anti-Rock, Cousin Bruce Morrow, Oldies Stations