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Longtown Sound 572 Pancake Wednesday Featuring- 8 Ball Aitken, Joe Colledge, SwampDaWamp, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Radney Foster, Josh Ritter, John Meed

It’s a half hour of the tunage you need to hear to carry you and yours through the fire of hump day and on into the week end coming. If you will, please click the artists links and leave them a comment! Pass the music on to a friend. Let ‘em know you care!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
8 Ball Aitken - The Party
Joe Colledge - Lay Down On Me
SwampDaWamp - American Man
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Some Kind of Ride
Radney Foster - Half of My Mistakes
Josh Ritter - Kathleen
John Meed - The Clarendon Road

Tags: country, folk, indie, mp3, music, Southern Rock

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TRIBUTE/MEMORIAL 2008 PT.7

Here’s Part Seven of the Tribute/Memorial series interrupted by my stay at home for 4 months.
Those involved didn’t mind…they remained dead, lol!
I actually did this show this past July.
That won’t matter in this chapter, but will come into play in the next one.

This series is not morbid nor maudlin, it is rather a celebration of the lives of those we lost in the previous year- in this case 2008.
Sort of an Irish Wake!
At least SOME of these people should have touched you in some way, shape or form, and made your life a bit happier and more pleasant.
I will be dealing with the notable or should be noted.
For the musical folks who passed on, they are deserving of one more play, at the very least.
And we will deal with other cultural figures as well, with some hopefully appropriate music for them.
You are welcome, encouraged even, to anticipate or second-guess my own musical choices!

In this seventh episode, those selected are:
Jerry Reed
Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)
Lou Teicher (Ferrante & Teicher)
Norman Whitfield (Motown Legend)
George Wydell Jones (The Edsels)

They can’t give any more than they have already given us.

Mike

Tags: Ferrante & Teicher, George Wydell Jones, Irish Wake, Jerry Reed, Lou Teicher, Norman Whitfield, pink floyd, Richard Wright, The Edsels

RockRoll360 #041 - Goodbye to WBCN ( Part. 2 )

 

           Final Four Days of WBCN 104.1
           Edited from original broadcast - No commercials -
                             Retrospective Of WBCN 1969 - 2009

            Selections with the pound  (# ) sign is an addition from RockRoll360.
            Taken  from my personal achieves.
           

           – Take Me Back     # 

            – WBCN I.D. - Weekends were made to scratch yourself.

           – Bradley J.  on December 18th, 1981 on a snowy night at 4:00 AM

           – WBCN I.D. - The Real WBCN

           – WBCN - 3rd Annual WBCN’s Rock & Roll Rumble promo

           – Bradley J. & Albert O

           – My Best Friend Girls Friend ( Demo Tape ) - The Cars

           – WBCN I.D. - If your listening to any other radio station

           — Classic Lunch Song  “Lunchtime Rambler”  

           — Matt Siegel intro for “Soul Man’ by The Blues Brothers     #

           – WBCN I.D. - Stiff Shaft 1- 0 Fore !!!! 

           – “Can’t Judge A Book” - Bo Diddley

           – There’s She Go’s Again - Velvet Underground

           – WBCN I.D. The Rock - Don’t Touch That Dial 

           – WBCN I.D. - Bigger Than A Bread Box

           – Bradley J.  / Albert O

           – “Death Or Glory” by the Clash

           – Classic Lunch Song - This Is Not A Hamburger - ( Bowie Parody )

           – “Fairies Wears Boots” - Black Sabbath

           – Bradley J.

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RockRoll360 #040 - Potholes ( Part. 1 )

This compilation made here in the month of March 2009.
The sad part, this is the month I lost my job of 31 years.
The good part — My music pulls me through.

This podcast starts off very scary, but don’t worry - I took care of the matter.
My gems here is a song by Randy Newman ( Randy is one artist I really enjoy )
and your either gonna love it or hate it and A mash up of Blondie & The Doors.
I always been a sucker for these.

Listen - Download - Share & Enjoy !!

Music includes:::::

2′OCLOCK IN THE AM - SWATI
MY LUCKY DAY - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
POTHOLES - RANDY NEWMAN
YOU ARE THE BEST THING - RAY LaMONTAGNE
IN THE EYE - SUSANNE VEGA
THE FRESHMAN  (Acoustic ) -  THE VERVE PIPE
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER - BLONDIE
RAPTURE RIDERS - BLONDIE Vs. THE DOORS
LOVE HER MADLY - THE DOORS
GHOST OF PERIDITION - PEPI GINSBERG

Sound bites include :::::::::

Mickey - Excerpt from the song by Toni Basil
Record scratch - Sound Effect
You wouldn’t say No to a lady
- Sound Bite from Lisette Veria & Groucho Marx
Boston Music Montage - WBCN Radio Sound Bite
WBCN - Bigger than a breadbox - Radio I.D. From 1970

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Longtown Sound 571 Weekend Power Hour Featuring- Hollow Horse, SwampDaWamp, Terry Holder, Lee Tyler Post, David Packouz, Tracy Newman, James Hurley, Syd, Chris Tompkins, Taylor Hicks, Old Southern Moonshine Revival, Antiqcool, Carbon Leaf, Eddie Ramirez

Friday night, late and the Sound is cranking in the House of Shag and the weekend begs for a time of sharing. Enjoy the new music and a few favorites from ‘07. Take the music with you as you venture out to catch a few rays, to catch a buzz, or to catch a train, Whatever you do, I suggest very highly that you get some on ya! Please share the link to the show today with a friend and I’ll see you all back here with the Monday show.
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Hollow Horse - Ours For The Taking
Swampdawamp - Lady
Terry Holder - Sail Good-Bye
Lee Tyler Post - Vacant
David Packouz - Flickering Light
Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements - Night Blooming Jasmine
James Hurley - Almost Believe
Syd - All Time High
Chris Tompkins - At the Bama Breeze
Taylor Hicks - Gonna Move
Old Southern Moonshine Revival - God Give Me a Moment
Antiqcool - When Your Heart’s Gonna Break
Carbon Leaf - What About Everything
Eddie Ramirez - A Box

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ROCKOLLECTIONS: TEACHERS PT.2

Opening back up with one more GOOD Teacher song, this time a title song from a movie.
You are forewarned, both the movie and the song are so sweet, you may fall into a diabetic coma!
And notice, as I will comment upon in this episode, that none of these fictional teachers are from books- just movies & TV.
Maybe because kids can’t read.
Just a thought…cynical as it is, lol!
I have a list of some famous people who previously were Teachers, before reaching that fame for other things.
Then it is on to BAD Teachers- stifling creativity for one offense.
More famous folks who were Teachers.
And then we take a musical look at a recent phenomenon, something I couldn’t let pass.
I can understand being hot for your teacher, but when in heaven’s name did it become a two-way street?
When did actual hot, good-looking, sexy Teachers, and I am talking women here, decide it was alright to be hot for their young students?
And why in the hell did I have to miss out on that, lol?
Again I am a day late and a buck short!
The original idea was to continue this series with two more parts, Back To Back To School- and that probably will appear at a later date, and under different circumstances- I am never one to let a good idea go to waste.
But something of such dark consequences seems to be taking place at the station I operate out of, my plans have been quickly revised.
I will have more to say about that, and will be as honest with you as I always am.
Suffice it to say for now, that I and my colleagues are not happy campers.
And campers we seemingly are about to become!

Mike

Tags: Bad Teachers, Famous People Who Were Former Teachers, Good Teachers, Teacher/Student Romantic Affairs

ROCKOLLECTIONS: TEACHERS PT.1

You know, Teachers have to go Back To School too.
I wonder how they feel about that?
Not as miserable as I was, I’ll bet, lol!
We will begin this musical look at Teachers with some words- funny words- from New York City’s own (the Bronx), and former NYC substitute teacher, Robert Klein.
Opening a very long set.
After that, well, there are Good Teachers and Bad Teachers- the ones we relate to are mostly fictional, we see them in movies or TV series.
The real GOOD ones toil anonymously, dedicated to their students, going well beyond the school day and their duties, and never getting much credit for it.
They should be celebrated.
As the true BAD teachers should be revealed.
How to do that, I leave to you.
I do music, and we begin our take on Good Teachers with a another comedian- whose standup routine was the idea for a television series.
To be continued…

Mike

Tags: Bad Teachers, Good Teachers, Robert Klein, Substitute Teacher

Longtown Sound 570 Pancake Wednesday Flour Power Hour Featuring- Stars Go Dim, David Packouz, John Romano, Tony Deziel, Loo Wood, Lee Tyler Post, Terry Holder, Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements, Kim McLean, James Hurley, Doug Folkins, Lee Tyler Post, SwampDaWamp

 

New music fills the air of today’s Longtown Sound and I know that you’re gonna dig it! Thanks to Ariel Publicity, Mother Hen Promotions, Music Alley and Garage Band. Thanks to all the artists for making their music available and sharing their talents! Thanks to all the listeners and subscribers for visiting the links and leaving kind words for the talent. Now, have a great hump day and get those weekend plans in order because it will be here before ya know it!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Stars Go Dim - Come Around
David Packouz - Your Mask
John Romano -  Hey Son
Tony Deziel - Shades of Blue
Loo Wood - James Bond
Lee Tyler Post - Memphis
Terry Holder - In Gods Eyes
Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements - You Loved Me Better
Kim McLean - Happy Face
James Hurley - Jealous of the Moon
Doug Folkins - Dealing With The Rain
Lee Tyler Post - Almost Over You
SwampDaWamp - Rock This Country

RockRoll360 #039 - Goodbye to WBCN ( Part. 1 )

RockRoll360 #39 - Goodbye to WBCN  ( Part. 1 )    

Hello Everybody and welcome to a new segment I will be presenting
here on RockRoll360. It will feature segments of the last 4 days of
WBCN radio in Boston, back from Aug 8th through Aug 11th of 2009. 
This station started in March of 1969.

The first rock song they presented was “I Feel Free” by Cream.
This will be a feature present to you once in a while along with
my regular 360 Compilations. So since this is the first of the Goodbye
to WBCN podcast,  I thought I start with the end of the broadcast
which is the last half hour of WBCN. WBCN - Last commercial on BCN - 
Bradley J. signing off - and the switch to WBMX which really took
hours after the BCN sign off.

Also please note Cream & Pink Floyd were re-recorded from my collection.
Don’t worry Bradley J.  Your still segued with the last WBCN Top Of The Hour I.D.

Also first segment of this show is not from the original weekend show
which features Dwayne Glasscock & Tammi Heide ( # ) was added
by me from my old WBCN collection from the years 1977 -1988.

Next week I’ll starting from the beginning of the special weekend show.
This show has been edited down from original. One big change is no commercials
except on this one because it is the last spot BCN presented. 
It will take quite a while here on WLSO before we land back to this last show.
So if you love rock oddities, rarities, great interviews with the rock greats,
radio stories with the retired & new personal of WBCN - You’ll love this !

Please check weekly along with my Regular 360 Podcast and ENJOY
                                                             - I know I did.

WBCN last Half Hour on the air ———

          — Tammie’s Tips on the Dwayne Glasscock Show      #
          — Bradley J. & Juanita Big Goodbye Song
          — “That’s Life ” by Frank Sinatra
          — Last commercial on BCN - Dr. Pepper & Gene Simmons 
          –  Time to say Goodbye from Bradley J. & WBCN  The Rock Of Boston
          — “I Feel Free”  by Cream
          — “Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 1 )” by Pink Floyd
          — Over & Out by Darrell “Cosmic Muffin” Martinie
          — Off Air snow - and Intro to WBMX 104.1-  I.D.
Side Note :::::

There is a new documentary film about WBCN being produced, entitled “The American Revolution.” The film is being produced by the Peabody Award-winning Lichtenstein Creative Media. It chronicles WBCN during the years 1968 and 1975, and examines the station’s role in covering and promoting the profound social, political, and cultural changes of that era.

Producers are filming the station’s final days for use in the film, and there’s more about the documentary at www.WBCNthefilm.com

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Bill can be reached at Bill@LCMedia.com

Bill Lichtenstein
President
LCMedia, Inc. “Creating Media that Matters”
One Broadway; 14th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
www.LCMedia.com
617-682-3700 Direct: 617-682-3708 Fax: 617-682-3746

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Longtown Sound 569 Buckingham Peanut Butter Monday Featuring- Lee Tyler Post, Terry Holder, James Hurley, David Wilcox, James Intveld, Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements, Joe Hash, SwampdaWamp, Lee Maddeford, Michelle Featherstone, Black Top, Adrienne Gray, Bo Bice, Chuck Eaton, Dean Agus Band, Heath Fagen

Buckingham Peanut Butter Monday is here so spread out and find all the delicious ways you can enjoy all that is good about the goober! All the while, at the same time- in a similar but different way, check out the great tuneage from the artists and send the link to your friends, loved ones and heck, send it to your enemies!  Click to Give @ The Animal Rescue Site to feed the animals mentioned in the show. Check out the artists by clicking the links below - they’ll appreciate it and so will I.
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Lee Tyler Post - Miles From Home
Terry Holder - Turn The Car Back Around
James Hurley - Tempest in a Teacup
David Wilcox - Modern World
James Intveld - If Tears Could Talk
Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements - Goodbye, Aloha
Joe Hash - Stay
SwampdaWamp - Good God
Lee Maddeford - Roses
Michelle Featherstone - Hibernate
Black Top - Sand and Stone
Adrienne Gray - Im Still Here
Bo Bice - See the Light
Chuck Eaton - Sweet November
Dean Agus Band - World’s Apart
Heath Fagen - You Gotta Want It

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RockRoll360 # 038 - More Mess On My Thing - Pt. 2

 

Good Day Everybody !! - We start off this show with a
Love March around the Rolling Hills at the site of the
original Woodstock site and then move to the days of
vinyl records. I also take you to the artists I was lucky
to see this past Summer of 2009. Not a big fan,
but I must say Kid Rock did put on an awesome show.

Music includes ::::

LOVE MARCH - PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND
SLIDE GUITAR JAM  -  STEVIE RAY VAUGHN
WASH IT  -  LEFT LANE CRUISER
VINYL RECORDS  -  TODD SNIDER
MORE MESS ON MY THING  -  THE POETS OF RHYTHM
BIG CITY LIGHTS  -  BLACK  STONE CHERRY
WHAT’S YOUR NAME   -  LYNYRD SKYNYRD
SO HOTT  -  KID ROCK
I MELT WITH YOU  -  JASON MRAZ
I DRINK ALONE  -  GEORGE THROROGOOD
STILL RAININ’  -  JONNY LANG

Sound Bites include :::::::

WBCN What radio station is this  -  Radio I.D.
Record Care  - ( from WBCN 1970 )  -  Sound Bite from  Arlean Hamburger
Hancock now  -  Sound Bite from “Family Guy”
Hooch - It sounds delicious  -  Sound Bite from The Glass Bottom Boat-1966
Singin’ in the rain- & crying  -  Sound Bite from Clockwork Orange
Real rain to wash the scum off the streets  -  Sound Bite from Taxi Driver 
Announcement to make - No more commercials 
                      -  Sound bite from TV’s Alfred Hitchcock

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Longtown Sound 568 Weekend Power Hour Featuring- Tim Gleeson, James Intveld, Michelle Featherstone, Doc Roberts, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Chris Loid, Joe Colledge, Wiser Time, Assembly of Dust, Into The Presence, Brad Hammonds, Doug Folkins, Sean Faust, Jennings and Keller, Wes Tucker and the Skillets

When Your Hut’s on Fire:
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, ‘God! How could you do this to me?’ Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island! It had come to rescue him! ‘How did you know I was here?’ asked the weary man of his rescuers. ‘We saw your smoke signal,’ they replied.

The Moral of This Story:
It’s easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn’t lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pain and suffering. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground. It just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.

P. S. You may want to consider passing this on, because you never know who feels as if their hut is on fire today.

It’s Friday and that always means a weekend is just around the corner. If you are in that corner I am glad you found today’s show. Many times I have thought, “What is Jello made from?” But — like sausage I really don’t want to know! The tuneage in this show isn’t that hard to figure as to where the ingredients were found. The lyrics from the heart and the melody from the soul. Heart and Soul is a great combo anytime. Enjoy and pass it on! Have a great weekend!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Tim Gleeson - Run to You
James Intveld - One Sweet Letter
Michelle Featherstone - Park Bench
Doc Roberts - Sand
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott - The Sky Above and the Mud Below
Chris Loid - Love Is Never Too Late
Joe Colledge - Until I Get My Way
Wiser Time - Crumblin’ Down
Assembly of Dust - Pedal Down
Into The Presence - Broken Words
Brad Hammonds - Sometimes
Doug Folkins - Calico Girl Another Last Call
Sean Faust - For Whom It May Concern
Jennings and Keller - Odele
Wes Tucker and the Skillets - Take It Slow

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ROCKOLLECTIONS: BACK TO SCHOOL PT.2

This outing I will musically take on the double-edged sword of being a guy and having girls in the classroom.
I went to Catholic grammar school, and shared classes with girls.
I went to an all-boys Catholic high school, and I am so glad I did.
I owe my education to that, as I never would have learned anything with the combination of my raging high school hormones and the presence of females, lol!
Well, that and the discipline of being taught by the Christian Brothers, who took no crap- precisely what is missing in schools today.
We keep throwing more money at the school system, Johnny still can’t read, and the obvious answer is that lack of discipline.
I can only imagine how many teeth I would have been spitting out if I told, say Brother Kevin to go f— himself!
Anyway, I would have been checking out the female form more than what the teacher was saying.
Probably be concerned with my own appearance too- something that was of no concern to me among a group of other guys.
And judging from what I see of today’s uber-developed, looking-older-than-they-are high school girls it could only be worse.
It wasn’t until college that I was once again in classes with the ladies, and my 2 favorite things of the school day were flirting and lunch.
So the other edge of that sword is that maybe some hottie would make you WANT to go school!
Among the music I will play this chapter is the first song by a duo destined to become immensely famous and popular, but by a different name.
Three different interpretations of an old racy Sonny Boy Williamson song- all done by British artists who loved that American Blues.
A B-side from a former Beatle, and we will go out with another duo, one-hit-wonders, but not the hit.
Oh, and finally ending with another fairly obscure song from a Legend.
Nothing wrong with this episode, in my considered opinion.
You should like it- but what do I know, lol?

Mike

Tags: B-side, Christian Brothers, Former Beatle, Sonny Boy Williamson

ROCKOLLECTIONS: BACK TO SCHOOL PT.1

Here’s the beginning of a series I have been thinking about doing for years.
But it would always clash with the Remembrance Of 9/11, and my priorities being what they are, I could never get to do this.
Since I replayed the 5th Anniversary Of Sept. 11th, the way is clear for me to finally take on the theme of Back To School.
This was always the most depressing time of year for me.
The fun was over, and I hated everything about it.
It was only 5 or 6 hours a day, but hell, they were prime hours!
No more playing baseball all day- and the World Series would be coming, back when they played the games in the DAYTIME!
Plus hockey would be starting in a month- what a horrible time to be locked up in school!
And I couldn’t stand those kids who actually looked forward to school starting, those morons, lol!
So after some memories of hanging around the old school, songs for people who felt like I did.
And even a couple for those nitwit others!
If you are anything like me, you will cringe at the memories but enjoy the music, as we go Back To School.

Mike

Longtown Sound 567 Pancake Wednesday Flour Power Hour feat.-Johnny Ferreira, John Fogerty, Blue County, Porter Block, Karen Curious and The New Professionals, Robbie Dupree, Wil Maring, Paul Jeffery, Mike Whitney, 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 email 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!

It’s Mindy’s Birthday so surf over to her Twitter or MySpace and send her your best wishes!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Johnny Ferreira - If That Ain’t Love
John Fogerty and The Boss - When Will I Be Loved
Blue County - Good Little Girls
Porter Block - Happy Ending
Karen Curious - Happy Girl
Robbie Dupree - Satisfied
Wil Maring - Make You Smile
Paul Jeffery - Money From The Satisfied Man
Mike Whitney - Happy Now
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 566 Peanut Butter Monday - Joe Colledge, Sean Faust, Robert Walker, Thad Cockrell, Copper Box, James Intveld, Jeremy Woods, Tim Gleeson, Delbert McClinton, Doug Folkins, Dudley Saunders, Kerr Donnelly Band, David Packouz, She Swings, She Sways, The Kathy Fleischmann Band

Peanut Butter Monday - Buckingham Style returns today with smooth, crunchy and super chunk! The tunage is just as wide, range-wise. So, slap a couple of sandwiches together, maybe a few PB cookies, head outdoors with the iPod or mp3 player of choice and get some on ya! Have a great remainder of this Monday and a fantastic week!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Joe Colledge - Out of the Blue
Sean Faust - Inside Again Live
Robert Walker - Ballad
Thad Cockrell - Girl From Maryville
Copper Box - I Wanna Go Out Tonight
James Intveld - A Womans Touch
Jeremy Woods - So Long to Circumstance
Tim Gleeson - No Sad Songs
Delbert McClinton - Victim Of Life’s Circumstances
Doug Folkins - Streets of Rome
Dudley Saunders - Truck of the Rising Sun
Kerr Donnelly Band - Dreamtime
David Packouz - Eternal Moment
She Swings, She Sways - What I Wouldn’t Do
The Kathy Fleischmann Band - Tulsa
The Chamber-Made Brigade - The Fireman Song

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Longtown Sound 565 The Sunday Edition feat. Keith Plott, Greater Vision, Gold City, Karen Peck and New River, The Wallace Family, Gaither Vocal Band, The Oak Ridge Boys

Romans: 8-12
8. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
9. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,
10. making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you.
11. For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established—
12. that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Keith Plott - Lord It Hurts
Greater Vision - It Pays To Pray
Gold City - What Children Believe
Karen Peck and New River - Why Can’t All Gods Children Get Along
The Wallace Family - If I Go Or Stay I Win
Gaither Vocal Band - The Difference Is In Me
The Oak Ridge Boys - I Know

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Longtown Sound 564 Weekend Power Hour feat. Copper Box, Soul of the River, Marina V, Doug Folkins, Shedd, Peter Bradley Adams, CLEEMANN, Quarter Draw Band, Codie Prevost, Andy Mullen, Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband, 3 Blind Mice, iCande, V, Al Stravinsky

Friday’s Weekend Power Hour has all the kick you need to cruise through the weekend and into early Monday with new music and a few old favorites from the highest downloaded shows from August 2008. Have a great time with friends and family and as always, pass it on! It’s too good to pass up!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Copper Box - In the Summertime
Soul of the River - Sweet as the Sky
Marina V - Thursday Song
Doug Folkins - Promise 
Shedd - Afraid of Sunlight
Peter Bradley Adams - For You
CLEEMANN - Ambitious
Quarter Draw Band - Gatlinburg
Codie Prevost - Next Weekend
Andy Mullen - Brooklyn Rain
Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband - Even Superman
3 Blind Mice - The Word
iCande - World
V -Chance
Al Stravinsky - Sixty Second Song

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ROCKOLLECTIONS: REPLAYING THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 PT.4 CONCLUSION

Our concluding chapter. And I had 18 songs left over that went unplayed.
We will use our Poets to sing about Time- how short it is, and how we must use it as joyfully and wisely as we possibly can. There are no guarantees of a tomorrow.
It will be revealed that I am not a fan of sanitizing the pictures or sounds of the results of those muslim terrorist fanatics- not really a surprise to anyone who knows me.
It happened, and there is no NICE way of remembering it, or talking about it. No way can anyone put a happy face on it. It is now a very real part of our history. It happened!
In troubled, insecure times, people often turn to their Faith- perfectly understandable.
And I said Hope, Faith and Love, so we will mention GOD on the radio (GASP!). Including Sarah Mac Lachlan’s version of the beautiful Prayer Of St. Francis.
And we will not ignore those who feel there is some Master Plan- that all things happen for a reason. I don’t know, but that has some comfort in it also.
We will give the final words about America to Aztec Two Step (slightly abbreviated) and David Crosby.
I am reluctant to say I hope you enjoyed this series of podcasts. That “enjoyed” doesn’t seem to fit.
But I do hope I was able to share some feelings with you. I think we covered enough ground to show that the intention was a sincere and honorable one.
Today is a Day Of Remembrance. God bless America!

Mike

ROCKOLLECTIONS: REPLAYING THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 PT.3

 

This will be perhaps a good thing to some.
I guess it depends on whether you feel what I have done so far is valid and some small diversion during this sad weekend. I realize it is only a little radio show!
This time, we open with some proper fanfare.
Then hopefully, a little comfort for those still open wounds.
I will talk about how I pass the site of Ground Zero EVERY time I go to the station- and actually many other times also.
From that Core 13 songs I have spoken of- my gut reactions to those evil bastards- I will FINALLY get around to playing what I felt then was a song of defiance and another of anger- you can’t kill me!
Some thoughts again from our Poets. And how there but for fortune, any of us could have been in those buildings on that infamous day; and now we must hit hard at the battle confronting us.
One of the inescapable things since 9/11, has been that many, and I mean MANY, songs have taken on a new meaning for me. Because of those annoying time constraints, I didn’t get to give a heads up on a Jackson Browne song from 1974. Listen to the words from today’s perspective, and you will be amazed and touched.
And touching you is what I am trying to do.

Mike

Tags: Ground Zero, jackson browne

ROCKOLLECTIONS: REPLAYING THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 PT.2

Thinking back to September 11, 2001, I was glued to the TV. And for the next…I don’t know, 7-10 days, I was stunned, saddened, shocked, and angry.
I mean raging, blind, revenge-seeking anger.
As a born and bred New Yorker, these evil bastards had attacked my country, my city, my PEOPLE!
During that period, music was the last thing on my mind. But then came the realization that I would be going back to the radio station- what music would I play?
I didn’t want to ignore what had happened. That wouldn’t be honest.
Also came the realization that anger wasn’t simply the answer. The only way out of this was Love.
The idea grew, and certainly Hope and Faith would play major roles in getting through and over this atrocity also.
So I came up with 13 core songs. And I wanted to do the whole hour on those terrorist attacks.
As it happened, I was outvoted. But I did get to play one song that incorporated all 3 of those aforementioned beliefs- in fact, they are all in the title of the song by Steve Forbert.
Looking back five years down the road, given only one to play, it turned out to be maybe the BEST choice of all.
You will hear it, along with our Poets’ thoughts on especially Love in this episode.
Odd, how five years later I am able to do TWO hours of what I wanted to do in the immediate aftermath! Go figure!
Maybe I am just five years more entrenched there, more adamant- and they know how stubborn and nasty I can get, lol!
Here’s Part Two…from the heart.

Mike

ROCKOLLECTIONS: REPLAYING THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 PT.1

 

Here is the first in a series of 4 shows I did in 2006- the Fifth Anniversary.
A very personal look at the muslim terrorist attacks on the day of September 11, 2001, the most serious shows I have ever done.
And some of these songs have been waiting to be played since I got my head together after those cowardly acts.
Normally, I go to the radio station on a Tuesday- and that day was a Tuesday- but just by the grace of God, luck, fortune, you pick, I had pre-recorded a show and so I was able to stay in Brooklyn. But the smell of burning, including undoubtedly flesh, wafted out to where I live.
A day I will NEVER forget- I won’t ALLOW it!
I will use the Poets, our Poets, to speak words of Hope, Faith, Love and yes, even Anger.
It is in the LYRICS. This is not background music. They demand your attention. If you cannot give it, don’t bother listening.
For our opening, the eloquent words of NYC Firefighter Mike Moran- words that still hold up for me.
Well said, Mike!

Mike

Tags: 5th Anniversary Of 9/11. Firefighter Mike Moran

Memories: 911

Sometimes, bowing our heads and crying out are all we can do and no words can suffice.

Tags: 9/11, NYC, September

ROCKOLLECTIONS: A ROCKOLLECTIONS LOOK AT WOODSTOCK PT.4 FINAL

Beginning this our final look at the Woodstock Festival, I will again take you back to WNEW-FM.
In 1969, Rosko was still working the 7 to midnight shift there, so we will hear him briefly sell you on the Festival- followed by another report from their newsman Mike Eisgrau.
I thank Dennis Elsas again for these snippets, and he has a website www.denniselsas.com that is well worth visiting.
After that, the Band didn’t make onto that old original vinyl album, but we have them here.
A couple from them, starting with a song you should know by Johnny Cash, although I believe it was written by Lefty Frizzell.
I suppose I could look it up, but I am still lazy, lol!
So go ahead, you look it up!
And don’t forget, Woodstock was the Band’s neighborhood- they did Music From Big Pink there.
I’ll have a list of folks who either canceled or declined to play at Woodstock that I am sure you will find very interesting.
Some of the reasons are good ones, some are not.
More music, coming almost full circle, and finally, one of the guys who thought up Woosdstock had an idea as to how he wanted to end the Festival.
He couldn’t…but we can!
I hope you enjoyed our little look at that historic weekend.
Next, something completely different…that’s the plan anyway!

The audio clips used in this series were obtained from the archives of Dennis Elsas of WFUV, and they can be heard there along with much more, at Dennis’ website www.denniselsas.com.
I personally thank him for the memories.

Mike

Tags: Dennis Elsas, Johnny Cash, Lefty Frizzell, Mike Eisgrau, Music From Big Pink, Rosko, The Band, WFUV, WNEW-FM

RockRoll360 # 037 - More Mess On My Thing - Pt. 1

 

Hello and welcome to MORE MESS ON MY THING  - Pt. 1
Episode #37 - Can’t believe it’s September already.
I feel the older you get the faster it go’s.
Well in any case That’s Life !

Great stuff here with Robert Plant & Allison Krauss, along with a funny tune by
Rodney Carrington. Make sure your not drinking anything when listening to this song.
You just might choke and spray it out all over your computer desktop.
So enjoy and check out the even better show of MORE MESS ON MY THING  - Pt. 2

Now I’m off to ( Bethel, N.Y. ) the 1969 Woodstock site this weekend.
Have a great weekend !!! 

   YELLOW CAT (SLASH) RED CAT   -  SAY ANYTHING
   GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU  -  ARGENT
   SEVEN MILE BREAKDOWN  -  TAYLOR HICKS
   THE BATTLE OF EVERMORE    (Live)  -  ROBERT PLANT & ALLISON KRAUSS
   MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP  -  LED ZEPPELIN
   I LIKE IT LIKE THAT  ( Part 1 )   # 2 in 61  -  CHRIS KENNER
   SO FAR FROM YOUR WEAPON  -  THE DEAD WEATHER
   TODAY’S THE DAY MY WIFE MET MY GIRLFRIEND  -     
                             RODNEY CARRINGTON  (On the Bob & Tom Show )
   BIG GREEN TRACTOR  -  JASON ALDEAN

Tags: alfred hitchcock, allison krauss, argent, bob and tom, chris kenner, Classic Rock, eclectic, free mp3, freeform, jason aldean, kfml, Led Zeppelin, mixed, mp3, music, robert plant, Rock, RockRoll360, rodney carrington, say anything, Taylor Hicks, the dead weather, WLSO

Longtown Sound 563 Pancake Wednesday Flour Power Hour - Assembly of Dust, Bartholomew Bishop, Joe Nichols, Romantica, Stephen Luke, Michelle Featherstone, Mossback, Joe Colledge, Willie Nelson, Louinel Jean, Taylor Hicks, Carrie Ann and the Apocalyptics, Austin Shore

Suppertime!! Pancake Wednesday Flour Power Hour arrives with the moon, stars and planets 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!
Freedom to everyone on this Hump Night 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 tuneage!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Assembly of Dust - Borrowed Feet
Bartholomew Bishop - Where Have All The Flowers Gone
Joe Nichols - She Only Smokes When She Drinks
Romantica - Queen of Hearts
Stephen Luke - I Must Be Dreamin’
Michelle Featherstone - Camden Town
Mossback - Sinkin’
Joe Colledge - Shambala
Louinel Jean - Within the Shadow
Taylor Hicks - Medley
Carrie Ann and the Apocalyptics - Hey Hey
Austin Shore - I’m Forgiving You

ROCKOLLECTIONS: A ROCKOLLECTIONS LOOK AT WOODSTOCK PT.3

Just a note before I get into the Woodstock Festival, I was on vacation and completely forgot my 11th anniversary at the in station in late August!
Hard to believe I haven’t ticked them off that badly by now, and further proof none of the people upstairs are listening, lol!
Also odd, that in all those years, I have never done a show on Woodstock.
Moving on to this episode, we’ll stay with one of Engineer Ken’s favorite groups for a while.
Then it is on to one of mine.
Not much more to say, as I am now a confirmed Lazyer…or is that a Lazyist?
Enjoy the music!
One more chapter to go.

Mike

Tags: Engineer Ken

RockRoll360 # 036 - ( Remnants Of ) When The Levee Breaks - Pt. 2

 

Part 2, of When The Levee Breaks in which these are the remnants
of the compilation not presented in the 1st half .
Part 1 was dedicated to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina.

Great ( hopefully Unc doesn’t mind me using the term ) tuneage here,
with a classic jazz cut by Herbie Hancock.
This is a great collection so enjoy and of course ROCK ON .

Music includes ::::
WATERMELLON MAN - HERBIE HANCOCK
WHAT IT IS - MARK KNOPFLER
DO YOU MISS ME DARLIN’ - THE GUESS WHO
PATCHES - CLARENCE CARTER
KISS AND TELL - BRYAN FERRY
I LOVE YOU - TINITA TIKARAM
HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO - DICK BRAVE & THE BACKBEATS
DANGEROUS MOOD - KEB MO’
GIVE A LITTLE BIT - THE GOO GOO DOLLS
BLOODY WELL RIGHT - SUPERTRAMP

Sound Bite include :::::

FOX NFL Gameday Opening - Sound Bite From  Fox TV

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Tags: bryan ferry, clarence carter, Classic Rock, dick brave and the backbeats, eclectic, fox nfl, free mp3, freeform, keb mo', Mark Knopfler, mp3, music, Rock, RockRoll360, supertramp, the goo goo dolls, The Guess Who, tinita tikaram, WLSO

Longtown Sound 562 New CD Monday! Joe Colledge, Assembly of Dust, Michelle Featherstone, The Twitty’s, Lisa Bianco, Jim O’Keeffe, Kim McLean, Stan Harrison

New CD Monday is chock full of timely tunage. 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-
Joe Colledge - Story of My Life
Assembly of Dust - All That I Am Now
Michelle Featherstone - Careful
The Twitty’s - I Don’t Know A Thing About Love
Lisa Bianco - Catch and Weave
Jim O’Keeffe - Angel On The Wind
Kim McLean - Any Day
Stan Harrison - Tulips, Too Late

ROCKOLLECTIONS: A ROCKOLLECTIONS LOOK AT WOODSTOCK PT.2

I came back in this half kidding about the name Wavy Gravy.
Engineer Ken told me what his real name was- you will not believe it, lol!
As I mentioned before, the premise of my doing Woodstock was to bring a different look at it.
So the first priority was to NOT play any of the songs that were on the original Woodstock album from 1970.
Remember, that 3-disc LP that was so amazing back then?
I mean, nobody put out 3 vinyl records in one album!
But by now, most people have heard those songs over and over, and I wanted to avoid making you do so again.
However there were necessary exceptions- and you will hear 2 of them in this episode.
To open, I have Richie Havens in his own words, talking about how they wouldn’t let him off the stage.
No one else was prepared to play, and they kept sending him back out there over and over.
And I have a confession to make- I have always done my show as a local one, a show from New York that does not try to be more than it is.
Nowadays there are so many sterile, syndicated shows that go nationwide.
As a result, they aim at such a broad audience that they lose all local color.
I want to be an exception and a throwback to when radio was your friend, and when I say it is a beautiful day I am talking about a beautiful day in New York City.
Even though terrestrially I am on over 70 affiliated stations across North America, never mind the internet where the reach is around the world.
Hell if I thought about that, I might get stagefright, lol!
All of this is leading me back to what was our local FM Rock station WNEW-FM again, and a reporter from there that would only be recalled by us New Yorkers.
His name was Mike Eisgrau, I don’t know if he is still around- but I will play the first of one of his reports filed live from the Woodstock Festival.
Also in this chapter a Bob Dylan song that I have never heard sung by Dylan, not even on bootleg.
Do enjoy our trip, definitely not on LSD, as we get ourselves Back To The Garden!
There are two more of these to come!

Mike

The audio clips used in this series were obtained from the archives of Dennis Elsas of WFUV, and they can be heard there along with much more, at Dennis’ website www.denniselsas.com.

I personally thank him for the memories.

Tags: Back To The Garden, Bob Dylan, Engineer Ken, FM Rock, Local New York Radio, Mike Eisgrau, Original Woodstock Album, Richie Havens, Wavy Gravy, WNEW-FM, Woodstock Festival 1969

Longtown Sound 561 Weekend Power Hour Michelle Featherstone, Roy Jay, Ten Year Vamp, David Packouz, Underwhelmed, Ace Noface, Planetary Nights, James Intveld, Robbie Dupree, Broken Radio, Preacher Stone, SwampdaWamp, Taylor Hicks

Longtown Sound Weekend and The Power Hour lives up to its name! Enjoy the new music from the artists and visit their links below. Get out and get some of this early Fall weather on you and pass along the tunage today! Thanks!
-unc.

Today’s Featured Artists-
Michelle Featherstone - Blue Bike
Roy Jay - Mungo Jerry
Ten Year Vamp - Pleasures That I Call Mine
David Packouz - Wherever You Fly
Underwhelmed - Angel
Ace Noface - 2000 Bikes
Planetary Nights - Countin’ On You
James Intveld - If Tears Could Talk
Robbie Dupree - Secret Love
Broken Radio - Something To Live For
Preacher Stone - Homegrown Hoedown
SwampdaWamp - Shoebox
Taylor Hicks - Georgia

Tags: Ace Noface, Broken Radio, David Packouz, James Intveld, Michelle Featherstone, Planetary Nights, Preacher Stone, Robbie Dupree, Roy Jay, SwampdaWamp, Taylor Hicks, Ten Year Vamp, Underwhelmed, Weekend

ROCKOLLECTIONS: A ROCKOLLECTIONS LOOK AT WOODSTOCK PT.1

The 40th Anniversary of Woodstock took place while I was on vacation. I was not going to come back and do shows just for that.

But it nagged at me.

So I called Engineer Ken and asked him what he thought about doing it this week.

He was all for it, pointing out that the new movie Taking Woodstock just opened a few days ago, and that was after the anniversary.

I decided to do it, but only if I could bring my own peculiar presentation to it.

Whether that is good or bad is up to you, lol!

The first day featured mostly folk acts, so that is what we will focus on these first two chapters.

That made sense, because they weren’t finished with the stage and sound equipment, and folkies only need a mic and some amps.

We will start before the Festival began however, with an old 1969 commercial on WNEW-FM by legendary Program Director and DJ Scott Muni, one of my heroes.

And take it from there…

Mike

The audio clips used in this series were obtained from the archives of Dennis Elsas of WFUV, and they can be heard there along with much more, at Dennis’ website www.denniselsas.com.

I personally thank him for the memories.

Tags: 40th Anniversary Of Woodstock, DJ Scott Muni, Engineer Ken, Program Director, Taking Woodstock, WNEW-FM