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ROCKOLLECTIONS: 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF EAGLE LANDING-SPACE:THE FINAL FRONTIER PT.4

Continuing to drop trou, and Moon you some more, lol!
Opening up this episode with a song about a comedian, but it also touches on those wackos who think we never really put a Man on the Moon.
Oh ye of little faith!
Then a contribution from a lady regarding a HALF look at the Moon.
I’ll have some more info about the Moon Landing- the surface was very slippery, so LOPING was the preferred method of getting around up there.
Putting this series together, I came to realize how many dozens of versions there were, and very many by rock & rollers, of a song written in 1934.
I picked three to play- one from a contemporary acapella group called Da Vinci’s Notebook, who used to play frequently at New York’s Bottom Line, until the club closed. Haven’t seen them around any more.
The others will be the rocking hit version from 1961 (wonder why there were so many songs about the moon that year?), and lastly one from the early Sun Records label, by a strange looking cat with slick-backed hair and a turned-up collar. He went on to HUGE success, and I am SURE you have heard of him.
Unless you were born yesterday, or live in a vegetative state!
We will go out with some songs about colored Moons.
One from the last album by a guy who had no success while alive, and died in 1974 when he was only 26- but now has developed a huge cult following.
The other from an ex-Monkee. Yeah, that’s right, lol!
Stick with me, fellow Space Travelers. Our journey is not yet halfway through.

Mike

Tags: Bottom Line, Buzz Aldrin, Da Vinci's Notebook, July 20th 1969, Man On The Moon, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, New York, Sun Records, The Monkees, The Moon

ROCKOLLECTIONS: 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF EAGLE LANDING-SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER PT.3

There was a Captain Video years ago, so this is Captain Audio speaking…
We will continue our journey into space with some more songs about the Moon, as this whole series was inspired by the 1st Moon Landing on July 20, 1969.
Now, everybody knows that George Harrison, with the Beatles, did the great Here Comes The Sun on the Abbey Road album.
But I am sure fewer people are aware that he recorded a song called Here Comes The Moon some years later, as a solo artist.
I will open with that.
And one Beatle calls for another, this one doing a great flip side of a single.
Then we will turn our attention to some historical clarification.
It appears all these years later that Neil Armstrong correctly spoke, as he has insisted, those first words on the moon.
There is recent evidence supporting that he properly said, “One small step for (A) man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Without that crucial “A”, it is redundant- and he was to some extent criticized for it.
Wonder what I would have said?
Probably something along the lines of “Holy crap!”- but not precisely “crap”!
Next we will take a brief look at the effects the Full Moon has on people- and watch out for those shadows too.
Then, the Moon can fill some folks up with so much love, they want to dance by the light of it.
So two songs, coincedentally both from 1961- the first of which just plain makes me ROCK!
Oh man, it makes ME wanna dance around!
In closing, we will note that Armstrong said he had no trouble moving around up there. Despite being 1/6 Earth’s gravity, it was easier than the simulations he had been put through.
And it is now official- this will be the longest and most ambitious Theme series I have ever attempted.
As seemingly endless as Space itself…oh I hope you don’t really feel that way, lol!

Mike

Tags: Abbey Road, Buzz Aldrin, Captain Video, George Harrison, Here Comes The Moon, Here Comes The Sun, July 20 1969, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, The Beatles, The Full Moon, The Moon

RockRoll360 # 029 - Resurrection Shuffle - Pt. 1

Another special edition of RR360 here for Ya !

Here on Resurrection Shuffle - Parts 1 & 2 -I’m going to be taking you
back to the days of Afros, hi wide healed shoes, and funky deep soul
music.

Sorry for the songs you might not agree with me that are on
the list, for example Tony Joe White & Ashton,Gardner & Dyke.
I’m the podcaster and soul is the genre I decided to add them too.

Thank God for being brought up with a large Cape Verdian family
and of course 5 years in the Air Force where I got to listen and get
turned on to a very wide range of music including these great
black singles from my bro friends back in the 70’s.  Yes - Billy Holke
& James Rice, I’m thinking about about you.
Also a special thanks to all of my relatives born and raised and some who
passed on ( R.I.P. -  James McCarthey ) from the Big Apple.  

This compilation was first conceived during the month of
November 2008. So let’s get funky to these deep track songs I grew up
to and always loved.

Music Includes :::

ISRAELITES - DESMOND DEKKER & THE ACES
LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND - DEON JACKSON
POLK SALAD ANNIE - TONY JOE WHITE
WHAT’D I SAY  ( Parts 1 & 2 ) - RAY CHARLES
THE GHETTO (Part 1) - DONNY HATHAWAY
GROOVE IS IN THE HEART - DEELITE
FUNKY WORM - OHIO PLAYERS
RESURRECTION SHUFFLE - ASHTON,GARDNER AND DYKE
FUNKY NASSAU   ( Part 1 ) - THE BEGINNING OF THE END

Sound Bites Include :::

Can you dig it - Sound bite from the movie “The Warriors”
Do you mind if we dance with yo’ dates - Sound Bite from “Animal House”
Hey, where the white women at - Sound Bite from “Blazing Saddles“ 

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ROCKOLLECTIONS: 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EAGLE LANDING- SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER PT.2

On July 20, 1969, Man walked on the moon- the first time in history anyone had walked anywhere other than on earth.
What a proud day for me, and I am sure for millions!
Now, I don’t recall this being mentioned (my memory isn’t THAT good), it turns out there were a few problems.
The computer came up as being over-tasked, wasting usage on radar which was unneeded, and activating program alarms during descent.
That distracted the astronauts from the scene outside, and when Neil Armstrong looked out, he saw that the computer was directing them to a large rock-filled crater.
Using manual controls, he guided the module to a safer landing spot.
Remember now, those were 1969 computers!
What would you do, since no one had ever done it before, after you came down the ladder onto the surface of the moon?
I would probably stand there and see if I started sinking, like in quicksand. If not, I would start walking.
So, songs for both Standing and Walking On The Moon.
We’ll hear a song written by Donovan especially for Mary Hopkin, on her 1969 debut album.
After that, I will begin to close this episode with a news anchor, a politician and a poet!
Then something for the fact it was a victory for all Mankind!
And the final song is plainly and simply a great one.
I hope you will come back and join me as our musical exploration of Space continues.
There is much more to come…

Mike

Tags: Buzz Aldrin, Donovan, July 20 1969, Mary Hopkin, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, Standing On The Moon, Walking On The Moon

ROCKOLLECTIONS: 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EAGLE LANDING- SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER PT.1

Here is the first chapter of a BIG series, maybe the biggest I have ever done, inspired by the July 20, 1969 Moon Landing and in tribute to those marvelous words 40 years ago (FORTY, is that possible?), “The Eagle has landed!”.
Space: The Final Frontier.
When I do these Theme Shows and Series, I place a great emphasis on what I will Begin with, and End with.
Sometimes the beginning comes to me first, sometimes the end and I work backwards, and sometimes they both come to me simultaneously.
In this particular instance, I immediately had a beginning, but then another one made itself necessary.
Why not have 2 beginnings then?
And we will. The first beginning is rather unusual for a rock show, but we are free-form, remember!
But then a very strange thing happened during the playing of the final song in that 2nd beginning set.
The music played but NO vocals!
Unexplained ghosts in the machine, or extraterrestrial aliens? I have no idea.
For our purposes, I have inserted the song here, so you will hear it in its entirety with the vocals.
However, you will also hear me talking about that mysterious lack of voices that forced Engineer Ken and I to quickly go to another song. Pay it no mind.
Very very weird!
I will be giving you some scientific data regarding the mission, easy to understand and hopefully interesting.
Then the Moon Landing itself!
It occurs to me that I never identified the last song of this Part One. It is titled Armstrong, Aldrin & Collins, done by the Byrds.
Stick with this series, it is going to be a bumpy, fun ride.
I promise, you will be hearing the most amazing and eclectic music!

Mike

Tags: Armstrong Aldrin & Collins, Engineer Ken, July 20th 1969, The !st Moon Landing, The Byrds

RockRoll360 # 028 - Panic Switch - Pt. 2

Here is Part 2 of the brand spanking new compilation for you.

Got to see Billy Joel / Elton John - Face to Face tour here in
Gillette Staduim here in New England, so I had to add another
song to the original compilation. Billy Joel’s “The Night Is Still Young”
Also a YouTube Video Hit “Press One For English” by Ron & Kay Ravoli.

So play, download, enjoy and by all means, Please Pass It On.

Music Includes :::

THE NIGHT STILL YOUNG - BILLY JOEL
MONA LISA AND THE MAD HATTER - ELTON JOHN
LOVE SICK - BOB DYLAN
PANIC SWITCH - SILVERSUN PICKUPS
SUMMERWINE    ( Live ) - THE COORS AND BONO
SUMMER NIGHTS - RASCAL FLATTS
LONELINESS MADE ME REALIZED ) IT’S YOU - THE TEMPTATIONS
PRESS 1 FOR ENGLISH - RON AND KAY RAVOLI
THINGS MY FATHER SAID - BLACK STONE CHERRY
FATHER AND SON - CAT STEVENS 
I GO TO PIECES - PETER & GORDON 

Sound Bites Include :::

Dwayne Ingalls Glasscock - WBCN Radio Promo  
Why is Pa always trying to run my life -
                  Sound Bite from Don Knotts - The Reluctant Astronaut

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Longtown Sound 549 Pancake Wednesday Flour Power Hour

Longtown Sound Pancake Wednesday Flour Power Hour continues to bring the finest of the fine and today we kick off with a hit from Preacher Stone. Hear Preacher Stone and I’ll see you there!
8/1/2009 10:00 PM at Caveman’s 9229 Lawyer’s Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28227
Have a great hump day and as always, pass this link on to a friend and rock away the day with pancakes, syrup, fruit and steaming hot coffee. Good day all!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Preacher Stone - Blood From A Stone
John Batdorf - Will I Love You Forever
Chris Loid - Loving You Forever
Zydecosis - Satisfaction
Baby Blues and the No Attitude Band - Payin’ The Cost
Loo Wood - 3 Roses
Michael Gaither - Gettin’ to My Glory Days
Heather Waters - Wherever You Go
Jeff Ronay - Hey Marlene
Pamela Brennan - Victoria
Tim Blane - How Did I Get Here
Chuck Eaton feat Bart Ciampa - Silvia
Coldplay - Clocks
Kindred Souls - Whatchagonnado
Alan Wilkis - Pink And Purple

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Longtown Sound 548 Buckingham Peanut Butter Monday

Buckingham Peanut Butter Monday here and now! Changes and The Same are the order of the day and the theme for this edition of the LTS. Brighten your way as you listen and remember to email the link to your friends and bring them all up to speed. The speed of light! Have a great Monday!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Kelly Richey - Time For a Change
Reed Kendall - When the Leaves Change
Delaware - Everything Changes
Marc Eric - Change
Jennings & Keller-Time Changes
Jeff Ronay - Change the World
Caren Kennedy - Another Day Changes
Ian Thornton Band - Nothing Seems the Same
The Coalmen - All The Same
Stormy Mondays - Same Old Song
Chris DeMarco - The Same Old Way
Chuck Eaton - I Am the Same
Mike Whitney - Same Blues
American Gun - All The Same to Me

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Tags: American Gun, Caren Kennedy, Chris DeMarco, Chuck Eaton, Delaware, Ian Thornton Band, indie, Jeff Ronay, Jennings & Keller, Kelly Richie, Marc Eric, Mike Whitney, mp3, music, Reed Kendall, Rock, roll, Soul, Stormy Mondays, The Coalmen

RockRoll360 # 027 - Panic Switch - Pt. 1

 

Good Day Podsters, 
Here is a brand spanking new compilation for you.
Here on Parts 1 & 2 will reflect mostly a AAA Radio Format.
Which of course means Adult Album Alternative radio.

On this podcast I also go a little off kilter a little with a song by
The Black Eyed Peas. Yes, its another one of my guilty pleasures.

I’m pretty sure this will be the Top Pop song of 2009.

Music Includes :::

I’M NOT THE MAN I USE TO BE - THE FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
DO IT AGAIN - STEELY DAN
DO IT AGAIN - THE BEACH BOYS
BOOM BOOM POW - THE BLACK EYED PEAS
MY OWN PRISON ( Acoustic Version ) - CREED
THE LAST GOODBYE - BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
SIDE WITH SEEDS - WILCO
FUNNY THE WAY IT IS - THE DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
SITTING, WAITING, WISHING - JACK JOHNSON
IN MY DREAMS - THE EeLS

Sound Bites Include :::

Where’s there life - There’s Budweiser
                     - Radio commercial by The Crewcuts
WCBS - Welcome Back CBS FM - Beach Boys - Radio I.D.
KHJ  93 - The Rhythm Of Los Angeles - Radio I.D.
Phyllis Diller - Stand Up Sound Bites
WMVY   92.7 - Cape Cod - Radio I.D.

Also during the time of the release of this show -
We just lost another celebrity and media icon whom I grew up with. 

Walter Leland Cronkite Jr.
R.I.P.   1916 - 2009 

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Tags: aaa radio, Beach Boys, black label society, blacked eyed peas, Classic Rock, creed, dave matthews, eclectic, fine young cannibals, free mp3, freeform, jack johnson, mix, mixed, mp3, music, Rock, RockRoll360, Steely Dan, the eels, wilco, WLSO

Longtown Sound 547 Weekend Power Hour

It’s Friday afternoon as this is written and the weekend is already wide open! Tune in and turn it up! Fresh indie music and some favored requests make this hour a treat for everyone who loves music!  Just Great Music on WLSO.FM with the Longtown Sound. Click the links and thank the artists and if you can, leave ‘em a comment! Have a great Summer weekend and pass it on!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Kindred Souls - Can’t Make It Rain/Justify
8 Ball Aitken - Guitar Man
Chris Loid - Son of the Sticks
Mark Wayne Glasmire - Life Goes On
Old Southern Moonshine Revival - Waitin’ in Texas
Thomas Lee - Deliver Me
Paul Thorn - All About People
Karen Curious and The New Professionals - Happy Girl
Robbie Dupree - Judgement Day
Jody Gnant - From the Middle
Amy Regan - Everybody Needs Somewhere To Go
Taylor Hicks - The Right Place
Michael Twitty - Hello Darlin’
The Stone Coyotes - The Beat’s Got a Hold on Me

Tags: 8 Ball Aitken, Amy Regan, Chris Loid, Jody Gnant, Karen Curious and The New Professionals, Kindred Souls, Mark Wayne Glasmire, Michael Twitty, Old Southern Moonshine Revival, Paul Thorn, Robbie Dupree, Taylor Hicks, The Stone Coyotes, Thomas Lee

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

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 take another ride together.

Mike

Tags: Beatles, Hallmark, Jim Pepper, Native American Indians, Spring, Summer, Winter

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

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.
During those 4 months, I was sending out Encores of shows I have already done, and I will continue to do so when I think it appropriate.
It’s one of the perks of having a stockpile.
But here is the first truly NEW show since early February- and it is already old, lol!
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.
I didn’t want to interrupt the Salute To Fathers and the Celebration Of America series I had going, so I held this back.
Finally here it is for your listening pleasure…hopefully!
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: Free-form Radio, Music Radio, Radio Stations, Talk Radio

RockRoll360 # 026 - Scooby Snacks - Pt. 2

Let’s continue on with Part 2 of Scooby Snacks.

Great deep tracks downloaded on this one includes John Lee Hooker,
Los Lobos, and Mott The Hopple. Also a emergency P.M.S.  Test.So enjoy and please pass it on . EVERY ONE’S A WINNER - HOT CHOCOLATE
BOOM BOOM - JOHN LEE HOOKER
BLACK VELVET - ALANNAH MYLES
KIKO AND THE LAVENDER MOON - LOS LOBOS
TINY BUBBLE - PAUL McCARTNEY
WHAT’S YOUR NAME - DON AND JUAN
OH MY MY - RINGO STARR
VIOLENCE - MOTT THE HOPPLE
MY FRIENDS - THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
RAG MAMA RAG - THE BAND

Sound Bite includes ::::

Bohemiath   (Monster Truck Rally Dialogue) - STEVEN WRIGHT
SCHAEFER BEER - Radio  Commercial
Timmy Is Retarded - Comedy Bite from South Park
WABC - Radio Jingle
EMERGENCY P.M.S. TEST - Comedy

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Longtown Sound 546 Buckingham Peanut Butter Monday

 

Buckingham Peanut Butter Monday brings new artists with new music from new CDs and some great blasts from the recent past. Take the music with you as you head out and about and pass it on to a friend! Check the links and visit the artists at their MySpace site and leave them a comment. They do appreciate it and so do I!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Downtown Money Wasters - Slow By The Riverside
Tony Deziel - Ode To A Woman (Baby, Oh Baby)
The Brilliant Mistakes - The Words
Mark Wayne Glasmire - You Opened My Eyes
John Batdorf - I Thought I’d Try a Love Song
Lisa Bianco - All The Things That Remind Me
Brad Hammonds - Favorite Time of Year
Chris Loid - Long Night
Baby Blues and the No Attitude Band - Don’t Mess With My Man
Leah West - Simple Love
Eli Reed & The True Loves - I’m Gonna Getcha Back
Alice Smith - Love Endeavor
Heath Fagen - January Rain
Paul Thorn - Black Rainbow
The Coots - Pray for Rain
Thomas Lee - Rest My Bones

RockRoll360 # 025 - Scooby Snacks - Pt. 1

Welcome to another edition of RockRoll360.
This one is called Scooby Snacks (Part 1).

If this episode looks familiar to some of you, it’s because it was posted
on another podcast site late last year. I wanted to reload to post it here on
the best music podcast site on the web WLSO.FM the home of
RockRoll360, Longtown Sound & Rockollections.

Great mix here with a couple of songs in the double entendre mode,
a deep track by Sly, and a very deep track by Frank Zappa. 

So play, download, enjoy and by all means, Pass It On.

Tunes includes :

BEAUTIFUL DAY - U2
DANG ME - ROGER MILLER
SAN BER’DINO - FRANK ZAPPA
SCOOBY SNACKS  (Acoustic Version) - FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINALS
EVE OF DESTRUCTION - BARRY McGUIRE
IN THE MEANTIME - SPACEHOG
M’LADY - SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
BIG BALLS - AC / DC
BIG TEN INCH - AREOSMITH  (Live)

Sound Bites include ::::

WMEX    (Pontiac Car Commercial) - Radio Commercial
Bledsoe Bombs out the Vikings - Patriots Radio Sports Cut
Doom Song - Sound Bite from Invader Zim
DEER CROSSING - Boston Mix 98.5 Nutcracker Call
Stupid Public Announcement - Comedy Bite

Tags: ac/dc, areosmith, barry mcguire, bledsoe, frank zappa, Fun Lovin' Criminals, music, patriots mix, roger miller, sly stone, spacehog, u2, WLSO, wmex

ROCKOLLECTIONS: A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA PT.4 CONCLUSION

The final episode of all songs with “America” in them.
We wrap things up with a few more songs Giving The British Their Say.
Then some info on interesting people who were born or died on the 4th Of July.
After that Hard Times In America- remembering of course, no matter how GOOD things are, there will always be songs about the BAD things. Here are two I like a lot.
Some more trivia on places with patriotic sounding names.
And finally, ending on a high note, our Rousing Finale- including a different version of a Jay & Americans song; one of our longest lasting, if not THE longest lasting, American rock & roll groups; and the clincher from OUR KING!
Hope you enjoyed the trip.
And Happy Future 4th Of Julys!

Mike

Tags: 4th Of July, Born On The 4th Of July, Died On The 4th Of July, Hard Times In America, Jay & The Americans

Longtown Sound 545 Weekend Power Hour

“Weekend Power Hour” says it all! Great weather plus great food plus great folks equals great FUN! Add the artists and just great music and you’re unbelievably all set!  So head on out after burning this to CD or upload your player and hit the roads to the parks, the lakes or beaches or your own back yard! No matter where you call home in this old world, make that “Homemade Sunshine” and pass it on!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Swapmeet Louie - Homemade Sunshine
The Baby Flies - Those Anointed
Michael Whalen - The Road of Ghosts
Assembly of Dust - All That I Am Now - feat. Richie Havens
Zydecosis - Fat Bottomed Girls
Ace Noface - Regret
Planetary Nights - Blisters On My Soul
8 Ball Aitken - Cyclone Country
Baby Blues and the No Attitude Band - Maybe
Jim O’Keeffe - If You Could Go Back
Chris Loid - Heaven Can’t Wait Anymore
John Batdorf - Don’t Tell Me Goodbye
Brad Hammonds - Losing Control
Stephen Luke - Love Is
Thomas Scott Pearce - Waiting on a Train

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ROCKOLLECTIONS: A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA PT.3

These next final episodes in the Celebration Of America, will not all be so warm and fuzzy.
But make no mistake, I LOVE my country!
First off in Pt. 3, a good long set of music regarding the American Dream- which will include a duet by Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan that you may not have been aware of.
I have some provocative quotes regarding our independence from England.
So it is only fitting that musically We Give The British Their Say!
As always, I hope to surprise you, make you smile, and make you think with the song selections.
A bit more Tory sympathy will follow in the next chapter.
As well as our Grand Finale!
Oh, and I thought you might be interested in what happened to those brave signers of the Declaration Of Independence:

A small group of men dedicated themselves to a higher purpose, an ideal they believed in so greatly, they signed their name to its expression and in doing so put their very lives at risk.
Never has a simple act of signing one’s name carried such weight, such a profound commitment.
By signing the Declaration of Independence, 56 men stood in direct defiance of the British government.
They became marked men, and willingly so.
Of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence:
Five were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.
Twelve had their homes burned to the ground.
Two lost sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, and two more had sons captured.
Nine fought and died in the Revolutionary War.
The signers were flesh and blood, mortal men with a divinely-inspired aim.
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists, eleven were merchants, and nine were farmers and large plantation owners.
They were well educated, smart enough to know that by signing the Declaration of Independence, they were signing their own death warrants.
They did it anyway, and God bless them for it.
 In the words of the Signers themselves, “For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.”
Their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor!
The Signers asked for nothing in return for their pledge, but I say that we show our thanks with a pledge of our own: 
To remember, to be grateful, and to carry on in their spirit.
America is the greatest country this world has ever and will ever know, and it will stay that way so long as “we the people” remember that just like in 1776, it’s US that surrounds them, and we’ll never back down!
God bless America.

Mike

Tags: 1776, 4th Of July, Declaration Of Independence, Independence From England, Revolutionary War, The American Dream, Tory, Willie Nelson & Bob Dylan

Longtown Sound 544 Pancake Wednesday

Longtown Sound and Pancake Wednesday bring the very best of new indie artists with ear-picked satisfaction, guaranteed. Same as the warranty on the flapjacks and syrups. Just pile ‘em on and pour that golden, brown, down ’til it’s drowned.

Extra butter? Sure!  Go on wit’ ya bad self, Jeanne! Have a great hump day and pass it on!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Ace Noface - Mercy
Michael Whalen - Vanilla
Mark Wayne Glasmire - I’ll Be Gone (Going Out)
Chris Loid - Without You
Stan Harrison - Nothing Less Than You
Kim McLean - A Beautiful Day With You
8 Ball Aitken - Riverside

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Tags: 8 Ball Aitken, Ace Noface, Chris Loid, download, indie, Kim McLean, Mark Wayne Glasmire, mp3s, music, Pancake Wednesday, radio, Stan Harrison, Vanilla

RockRoll360 # 024 - My Parties - Pt. 2

 

Hope everybody had a great 4th of July weekend.
Moving on with Part 2 of “My Parties”, here are the remnants of
this compilation.  This one ends with a fish story after hearing
some gems by The Equals, OK Go, Paul Simon and some Cake. 

Tunes includes :

BABY COME BACK - THE EQUALS
CATHY’S CLOWN - THE EVERLY BROTHERS
FLOAT ON - MODEST MOUSE
SHORTLY BEFORE THE END - OK GO
THE FREE ELECTRIC BAND - ALBERT HAMMOND
PEACE LIKE A RIVER - PAUL SIMON
SHORT SKIRT/ LONG JACKET - CAKE
JUST LIKE YOU - THREE DAYS GRACE
WET DREAM - KIP ADDOTTA
Sound Bites include :

Real Men Of Genius..Mr. Athletic Groin Protector Inventor
                                                                 - Bud Light Commercial
Here We Are Again - Sound Bite from Kukla Fran & Ollie
WCRZ  (Cleveland-And Rip The Knob Off) - Radio I.D.
Now its time with silly songs with Larry
                                - Sound Bite from Veggie Tales
F-Troop - Theme Song from the T.V. Show
The End ( By George he’s got It ) It Is the end
                                - Sound Bite from  Rocky & Bullwinkle

Tags: aaa radio, albert hammond, bud light, cake, Classic Rock, eclectic, everly brothers, free mp3, freeform, kip addotta, kukla fran and ollie, mix, mixed, modest mouse, mp3, music, ok go, paul simon, Rock, RockRoll360, the equals, three days grace, WLSO

Longtown Sound 543 Buckingham Peanut Butter Power Hour

Only Grade A nuts are used to compile the Longtown Sound Peanut Butter Monday episodes. Buckingham peanuts are always top grade and nematode free. Just like the music you hear in these shows- all indie tunes are top shelf, inspected, ear-picked and deserve a listen and a comment. The artists at the links below are there for a reason. All remarks are appreciated! Have a great start to the first Monday of July!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Shedd - Afraid of Sunlight
Brad Hammonds - Whisper
Dean Krippaehne - Better With You
Gustav Magnusson - Dance Along With Me
Colin O’Donohoe - Cypress Boat
Jeff Ronay - Cold Monday Morning
Mark Wayne Glasmire - Life Goes On
Mike Whitney - Galaxy Five
The Wakefields - And I Cry
Paul Thorn - Ain’t Gonna Beg
Shooter Jennings - Lonesome Blues
Romantica - The National Side
Doug Edgell - Sink Like a Stone
Chris Loid - Fishin’ in the Weeds
John Batdorf - Sixteen
Chuck McCabe - Holidaze Radio Edit

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Tags: Brad Hammonds, Chris Loid, Chuck McCabe, Colin O'Donohoe, Dean Krippaehne, Doug Edgell, FM. music, Gustav Magnusson, indie, Jeff Ronay, John Batdorf, Longtown Sound, Mark Wayne Glasmire, Mike Whitney, mp3s, Paul Thorn, Peanut Butter Monday, radio, Romantica, Shedd, Shooter Jennings, The Wakefields

Longtown Sound 542 4th of July Happy Birthday America!

I AM AN AMERICAN

I AM an AMERICAN. I am not white, I am not black, I am not red, I am not yellow. I AM an AMERICAN, not because of my religious or philosophical beliefs but because of principals and ideals that were handed down to me by my forefathers. I am not rich but neither am I poor because I AM an AMERICAN and I have the right to pursue life, liberty and happiness.

I am not a REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT, MODERATE, INDEPENDENT, or LIBERTARIAN. I am not a conservative nor am I a liberal. I AM an AMERICAN and I AM FREE to go where I want to go, to do what I want to do and to say what I want to say but I do not believe I have the right to harm my fellowman or indulge in conversation or perform malicious acts that would dishonor my God, Family or Country.
I AM an AMERICAN not because I live in America but because America lives in me.

I am not free because of our President, Senate, Congress, Supreme Court or Free Press. I am Free because BRAVE and COURAGEOUS men and women endured hardships and made many sacrifices to preserve the Way of Life our Founding Fathers birthed when they drafted and adopted our Great Constitution and started this Nation on the pathway of Democracy.

I am forever indebted to our MILITARY, past and present, for it is they who have fought, shed blood and even died, to protect and defend our sacred homeland. It is our Military that should be honored as Heroes because it is they who will battle forces that would try to take away my Freedom and deny me the God given Right to say I AM an AMERICAN.
- Ray Cornelius © 2005

Y’all ( and all you others) have a great Independence Day.
-unc.

The Days Featured Artists!
Randy Crenshaw - Fourth Of July
Waylon Jennings - Live - America
Bo Bice - American Blood
Georgia Satellites - Almost Saturday Night, Rockin’ All Over The World
Jerry Reed - American Veteran The Gallant Few
James (Moby) Carney - ‘Til The Fourth of July
Chester Lee - American Warrior
Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn -
May God Bless America Again
Jeff Russell - America Come Home Today
Uncleshag - I Am an American
John Wayne - The Pledge Of Allegiance
Mormon Tabernacle Choir - You’re A Grand Old Flag
Michael Twitty - God Bless The USA

Tags: Bo Bice, Chester Lee, Conway Twitty/Loretta Lynn, Georgia Satellites, James (Moby) Carney, Jeff Russell, Jerry Reed, Michael Twitty, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Randy Crenshaw, Uncleshag John Wayne, Waylon Jennings

RockRoll360 # 023 - My Parties - Pt. 1

 
One of my favorite compilations I ever put together is
showcase here and on Part 2. This one is a fun one and
moves from mellow to a toe tapper.
This is a great episode to present to your backyard parties.

We will go from the love experience, to getting yourselves
into a heavenly nirvana. Then we get to your backyard &
home party which ends up a world dance party.

Too many gems here to list, so I guess it’s time to party !

Happy 4th of July weekend, here in 2009.
Happy Birthday America who is 233 years old !

Warning  !!!!!!  This episode and Part 2, should be played LOUD !!!
Also please note Randy Newman tune is rated (R)

Tunes includes ::::

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE - THE BEATLES
PASS IT ON - THE CORAL
HEAVEN - LOST LONELY BOYS
HEAVEN RIGHT HERE - JEB LOY NICHOLS
MY PARTIES - DIRE STRAITS
THERE’S A PARTY AT MY HOUSE - RANDY NEWMAN
PARTY DOLL - BUDDY KNOX
HERE FOR THE PARTY - GRETCHEN WILSON
AIN’T NOTHIN BUT A HOUSE PARTY - THE J. GEILS BAND
WORLD DANCE PARTY - THE FOOLS
SIMPLE MAN - SHINEDOWN
HEAD ROOM - 10cc
ANOTHER WHITE DASH - BUTTERFLY BOUCHER

Sound Bites include ::::::
All you need is love - Sound Bite from  Moulin Rouge
Ain’t got shit to do - Sound Bite
WROL 1490 in Knoxville - Radio Jingle
KFML in Denver ( Share a Pipe I.D.) - Radio I.D.  

Tags: 10cc, aaa radio, Beatles, butterfly boucher, Classic Rock, Dire Straits, eclectic, free mp3, freeform, gretchen wilson, j. geils, lost lonely boys, mp3, music, Randy Newman, Rock, RockRoll360, shinedown, the coral, the fools, wbcn, WLSO

ROCKOLLECTIONS: A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA PT.2

Moving on with Part Two of our expansive Celebration Of America, we make a side trip to Broadway for a famous musical- don’t get nervous, it was a COOL one, lol!
Then, does anyone remember the KBC Band (Kantner, Balin, Casady)?
Well, we are gonna play them.
We will have a little more trivia.
And then a good long set of music about People-Americans!
We will conclude this chapter with a song that was a huge hit in the 60’s, that you probably haven’t heard in a LONG time, and maybe were glad you hadn’t, lol!
However, it does meet our requirement for having AMERICA in it.
Frankly, I like it- and we are indebted to these select brave men!
We are at the halfway mark.
Have a GREAT 4th Of July everyone- and keep all those fingers!!!

Mike

Tags: 4th Of July, Balin, Broadway, Casady, Kantner, Musical, People-Americans, The KBC Band

Longtown Sound 541 Pancake Wednesday Flour Power Hour

Pancake Wednesday Flour Power Hour and Uncleshag here with new music in the first half and a repeat of a select blast from the past. Enjoy the pancakes, the tunage and get your plans in order for the 4th celebration and the Weekend Power Hour to come! Please, pass this indie music on to another, a friend, a foe or someone ya don’t even know. Thanks!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Matt Smith - Save Your Love For Me
Stephen Luke - Angels
Puppetbox - Wifey
Ólafur Arnalds - Fok
8 Ball Aitken - Yellow Moon
Spy For Hire - Motorcycle
Hot Buttered Rum - Always Be The Moon
Likeke “Doc” Roberts  - Wooden Heart
Phil Ayoub - Scenes From An American Highway Rest Stop
Lin McEwan - Now I Know
Bill Kahler - Lucky
Temple Scene - The Story
Chris DeMarco - Unknown Soldier
Booze Monkey - Changin’ Lanes
Sawtooth - UR

Tags: 8 Ball Aitken, Bill Kahler, Booze Monkey, Chris DeMarco, Flour Power Hour, Hot Buttered Rum, Likeke “Doc” Roberts, Lin McEwan, longtown, Matt Smith, Olafur Arnalds, Pancake Wednesday, Phil Ayoub, Puppetbox, Sawtooth, Spy For Hire, Stephen Luke, Temple Scene

ROCKOLLECTIONS: A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA PT.1

This is an Encore of a series I did back in 2006, when the 4th Of July fell on Tuesday, the day my radio show is broadcast.
Therefore, add 3 years and this is our great country’s 233rd Birthday.
So let the musical Celebration Of America begin!
And a, shall we say…surprising beginning it will be.
Come Saturday, those 233 years ago, the greatest document ever written, the Declaration Of Independence, was adopted by the Continental Congress.
With the singer/songwriters and poets of our songs we will take a broad look at the U.S.A.- warts and all.
And I should point out, ALL songs played in this series, and there will be 4 parts, will have the word “AMERICA” in them!
We will be patriotic, but not always warm and fuzzy- confronting some issues that may make our nation less than perfect.
But who is perfect? Certainly no other countries are.
Happy Birthday America!
Keep on rockin’ in the free world!

Mike

Tags: 233rd Birthday Of America, 4th Of July, Continental Congress, Declaration Of Independence, Rockin' In The Free World, USA