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RockRoll360 #158 -Chalk Dust Torture (Part 2)

 

Part 2, of “Chalk Dust Torture”
This one also features great deep tracks
by Cat Stevens & Procol Harum. You might
want to crank up the tune by The Wipers
also. Never heard this song before, but at first
listen recently I knew I had to have it.
Thanks FreeForm WBCN. We also mellow down a bit
at the end with a tune by TomandDandy from
the movie “Mothman Prophecies”.
New or recent tunes by Jack Johnson, Coldplay
and Sully Erna.
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Music includes :::

AT OR WITH ME   /  JACK JOHNSON
WHEN IT’S OVER   /  THE WIPERS
EVERY TEARDROP IS A WATERFALL   /  COLDPLAY
SINNER’S PRAYER   /  SULLY ERNA
I’M ON FIRE   /  THE DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND
MILES FROM NOWHERE   /  CAT STEVENS
THE DEVIL CAME FROM KANSAS   /  PROCOL HARUM
HUNGRY HEART     /   BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
HALF LIGHT    ( Movie Credit Version )  
                               /  LOW With TomandDandy

Sound Bites includes :::   

WBCN - Play A lot Of Songs Together  /   Radio Station I.D.
BCN IS playing that song we use to drop acid too 
                                                     /  WBCN Radio Promo
It’s Great To Go Bowling  
                               / Comedy from WZLX / WBCN
360 Ending 1   /   360 MusicMan opening montage

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RockRoll360 #157- Chalk Dust Torture (Part 1)

 

God, it’s been a while since my last post.
Been very busy with this and that.
I also have to put a little laziness into
the mix also.
Well, two events since our last
meeting. The Boston Bruins winning the Stanley
Cup for the 1st time since 1972.
Boston has won 7 titles in 10 years.
To add to that all of 4 major sport teams
have won a title. The Patriots (02,04,05),
Red Sox (04,07), Bruins (2011), and Celtics (08).
No other city has done that.
And on a sad note the loss of Clarence Clemons of
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band. Both
news items are noted here in this show.
Here’s the latest compilation I put together
here during the month of June of 2011.
This one features great deep track by
The Pretenders. A couple of new songs by
The Cars & Reba McEntire. Also got turned on by
a couple gems by The Violent Femmes and
Big Head And The Monsters, thanks to FreeForm WBCN.

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Music includes :::

SAD SONG   /   THE CARS
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU   /  JEFF BECK  feat. Josh Stone
GONE DADDY GONE  /  THE VIOLENT FEMMES
POPSTAR    /  THE PRETENDERS
TIN MAN   /   THE AVETT BROTHERS
BORN TO RUN / BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
TURN ON THE RADIO   /  REBA McENTIRE
BROKEN HEARTED SAVIOR  
                            /   BIG HEAD AND THE MONSTERS
CHALK DUST TORTURE    /    PHISH
REELIN’ AND ROCKIN   ( Live ) /   CHUCK BERRY

Sound bites include :::

360 Intro 1   /  360 MusicMan opening montage
WMMR 93.3 Philadelphia  /  Radio Station I.D.
KFML  -Denver  ( Turn It On )  /  Classic Radio I’D
WBRU - Procter & Bergman - Bru Ha HA   /  Classic Radio I’D
Boston City Of Champions Montage ( New ) 
              /   Championship Montage

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RockRoll360 #144 - Goodbye to WBCN (Part.41)

Continuing with the discussion of early beginnings of
progressive WBCN radio and what Freeform BCN is today.
We hear from Sam Kopper 1968–1973 Morning Air Talent,
1968–1970 First Program Director,who hired JJ Jackson
and Charles Laquidara. We’ll also hear from Norm Winer,
Tom Couch, Robby Roadmaster
and “The News” Dissector” Danny Schecter.

Don’t forget segments with this symbol  (*)
was not from the original 4 day broadcast.

Movin’ & Grovin Wonderful 104   *
Vintage WBCN Commercial
“Summertime Blues “   by    The Who 
Hardy , Old Saxaphone  “Norm Weiner” Joe,
                  Tom Couch & Sam Kopper
“The Harder They Come” - Jimmy Cliff
WBCN I.D. Bigger Than A Breadbox Radio
                               (Mississippi Harold Wilson)
Hardy , Old Saxaphone  “Norm Weiner” Joe,
                                 Tom Couch & Sam Kopper
Message from Danny Schechter
Hardy, Old Saxaphone  “Norm Weiner”
                                Joe, Tom Couch & Sam Kopper
“Roadrunner” by The Modern Lovers
Old Saxaphone “Norm Weiner” Joe
                & Tom Couch says Goodbye
WBCN - No Artificial Ingredients
Sam Kopper says Goodbye
“Let Your Love Shine Down”  by Bruce Springsteen
WBCN I.D. - Springtime In Boston on BCN.
2nd Hardy’s intro
Hardy & Robby Roadmaster
“I Put A Baby In You ” by Robby Roadsteamer
Hardy & Robby Roadmaster

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RockRoll360 #132 - A Christmas Goodbye to WBCN (Part.37)

War Is Not Over but Happy Christmas Anyway.
This podcast features The Top 15 of the most requested
Christmas songs during the 1990 season from Ken Shelton’s
Lunch Time show on WBCN 104.1 FM, which usually is broadcast
on the last Friday before Christmas. 

Sound Quality Good but sections of Fair from cassette. 

Thanks has to given for this show I put together from all
the MP3’s he made available to the world.
Revere Rock & Beyond    Webcaster unknown ! 

Please note: This whole show was not
from the original last 4 days broadcast.  *Also you might want to check out my last Christmas Theme Show
that can be found on Ep. 068  http://wlso.fm/wordpress/archives/1588
and Ep. 069   http://wlso.fm/wordpress/archives/1590 Thank you for the support
Merry Christmas and God Bless You All.    
                                               Michael J. Andrade

The  TOP 15 Christmas songs on WBCN In 1990
       - WBCN Xmas Intro
       - WBCN Chipmunk Parody
       - On the air with Ken Shelton
  15 - All I Want For Christmas Is A Rock And Roll Guitar - The Stompers
  14 - The Christmas Song - Angel
  13 - Rockin’ In A Christmas/New Year - The Fools
  12 - New Kids Got Run Over By A Reindeer - The Stools
        - On the air with Ken Shelton
  11 - Please Come Home For Christmas - The Eagles
  10 - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby/David Bowie
  09 - Christmas, Baby Please Come Home - U2
  08 - Happy Xmas - John Lennon
  07 - Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You - Billy Squier
         - WBCN Father Christmas Parody
  06 - I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
  05 - Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid
         - On the air with Ken Shelton
         - WBCN Commercial
         - On the air with Ken Shelton
  04 - Santa Clause Is Coming To Town - Bruce Springsteen
         - On the air with Ken Shelton
  03 - 2000 Miles - The Pretenders
  02 - Father Christmas - The Kinks
  01 - Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
         - Comedy 104 - The Three Stooges

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ROCKOLLECTIONS: EARTHY MANN PT.1

I am always honest with you.
So I must tell you that sometimes putting a Podcast up can be a royal pain in the ass!
That is the case with this one.
Not the content, but from a technical standpoint. It was a struggle.
If you only know Manfred Mann from the 60’s pop singles group, you will be very surprised by what he moved into as Manfred Mann’s Earth Band.
He headed in a much more “progressive” direction.
I’ll begin this with a Springsteen song and a classical piece of music they put lyrics to.
The results were big hits, one here and one in the UK.
Another song, Demolition Man, was a hit over there, and frankly I didn’t care for it.
But after repeated listenings for this show, it has grown on me- kinda like me on people…like a fungus, lol.
Got another Springsteen song after that, as Mann from his earliest days always had a keen ear for talented songwriters, and would adapt their songs to his style.
And it’s funny, sometimes hearing another artist do these songs you realize how GREAT Bruce was with those early lyrics. He came right out of the box running.
However, this is Manfred Mann’s Earth Band we are doing, and the spotlight is on them.
There will be a Part Two.

Mike

Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Demolition Man, Manfred Mann, Progressive Rock

RockRoll360 #085 - Goodbye to WBCN (Part. 23)

  
Charles Laquidara at the board at WBCN (circa 1978)

Continuing with The Goodbye to WBCN final 4 days of Broadcast.
Great show with interview of Charles Laquidara calling from Hawaii.

 Alas –> Poor Charles -They had to mess with him. 
I heard it was a set up anyway !
Also light up those smoking lamps -
Gem on the show is the long version of “Witchi Ti To ” by Jim Pepper.

Enjoy one of the great moments on radio.  

– Promo for WBCN Union 104.1 Card
– Bruce Springsteen interviewed by WBCN’s Maxanne Sartori -January 1973  — “Does this Bus Stop at 82nd Street”  by Bruce Springsteen  
– Hardy & Carter Allen
– Dwayne Ingalls Glasscock preps us for Charles Laquidara
– WBCN  I.D. - Don’t Touch That Dial
– Hardy, Chachi, Carter Allan & Charles Laquidara on the phone.
– “Witchi Ti To”  by Jim Pepper
– Hardy, Chachi, Carter Allen & Charles Laquidara on the phone.
– WBCN 104.1 Station I.D. 
– Bobcat Goldthwait promoting Charles on the Big Mattress.
– “All Things Must Pass”  by George Harrison
– WBCN I.D. - Bigger Than A Bread Box

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RockRoll360 #083 - Goodbye to WBCN (Part. 22)

 

Tank & Charles Laquidara -

Continuing with The Goodbye to WBCN final 4 days of Broadcast.
Don’t forget segments with this symbol  ( # ) are bonus additions
and is not from the original 4 day broadcast.

Also a look back on a very young and just starting out - 
Bruce Springsteen rare first performance on radio from January 1973.

– Looking back at 41 Years - Matt Siegel
– “Mean Mistreater”    by Grank Funk Railroad        #
– Looking Back at 41 Years - Charles Laquidara speaking to Al Pacino 
– “Wake Up”   by    Mad Season 
– Adam 12    with    Cali
– Adam 12 with Paul “Tank” Sferruzza 1981–1996 Sports Director
                        (Part of Charles Laquidara’s “Big Mattress” morning show)
 – WBCN I.D. - Don’t Touch That Dial
– Intro for on Air for Hardy
– Bruce Springsteen interviewed by WBCN’s Maxanne Sartori -January 1973
– On the air with Bruce Springsteen
           performing “Satin Doll”  -  “Bishop Dance” & “Circus Song”
– WBCN I.D. - WBCN H.D. 1

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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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Tags: blondie, Bruce Springsteen, Classic Rock, eclectic, free mp3, freeform, freeform radio, groucho marx, mixed, mp3, music, pepi ginsberg, Randy Newman, ray lamontagne, Rock, RockRoll360, susanne vega, swati, The Doors, the verve pipe, wbcn, WLSO

ROCKOLLECTIONS: THE SOUTHSIDE OF ASBURY PT.2 END

First off, I just want to say that if I had access to the studio, I would have done one or more shows on Mothers this year.
I did a couple of them a few years ago, and if you do a Search or scroll Previous Posts here, you will find them.
A few more words about the Schaefer Festival Concerts, where I spent many a joyous summer night.
They were held at the Wollman Skating Rink, which was and still is, an outdoor ice skating rink in New York’s famous Central Park.
Since it is outdoors, obviously no skating in the summertime, and so folding chairs were put all around where the ice had been.
A wonderful, intimate setting to see some surprisingly big time artists!
Back to this found show on Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, a live song to open this chapter up, where Ronnie Spector formerly of the Ronettes made a guest appearance to duet with Johnny.
Sounding so right, and with that same distinctive voice!
Think I heard myself singing in the crowd on some of these songs.
Hey, you never know, lol!
We’ll hear what is considered the definitive version of Bruce Springsteen’s Hearts Of Stone, and a whole lot more.
Complete with a thoroughly fitting song to end with.
Happy Mothers Day to all who qualify!
Love ya Mom!

Mike

Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Central Park, Hearts Of Stone, Mothers Day, Ronettes, ronnie Spector, Schaefer Festival Concerts, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Wollman Skating Rink

ROCKOLLECTIONS: THE SOUTHSIDE OF ASBURY PT.1

This is the first “NEW” show I have put up in a while.

Although I can’t remember when I broadcast it, it was never put up for podcast, so here we go. For those following, my position on going back to the radio station remains unchanged, if I can’t play music, I don’t want to play at all (I have no interest in doing TALK radio!).

However, they have blinked first!

So we will see what happens, and maybe I return relatively soon.

In the meantime, we have Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, always 2nd after Springsteen to put forth a Jersey or Asbury Park sound.

I have seen these guys in concert maybe more than any other group, having gotten more freebie tickets for them than any other, lol!

Under Bruce’s long shadow, it was difficult for them to make their mark as proponents of Blue-Eyed Soul.

However many of their songs were written by Springsteen for them, including the great opening song. 

They have always remained popular in my area, and I have always thought their music was fun- no pretense, just good old workmanlike rock & roll.

From a distance of years, I enjoyed poking fun at myself for having attended most of their concerts loaded, pie-eyed, shitfaced or any other slang term for drunk!

For those not from here, when I speak of the Schaefer Festival, Schaefer was a local beer!

So the perfect marriage- rock & roll, beer, and my ability to drink massive quantities of it, lol!

Give a listen to Part One of Johnny & The Jukes.

Mike

Tags: Asbury Park, Bruce Springsteen, New Jersey, Schaefer beer, Schaefer Festival, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

ROCKOLLECTIONS: REMEMBERING GEORGE & JOHN PT.2 2006 VERSION

I will now continue with the 2006 show I did, and a good time to point out that in 2007 I did full shows for EACH of them. You can hear them here by simply scrolling back on the words “previous posts”.
And also to announce there will be another new George & John show within the next few days, from this year 2008.

While most were watching Monday Night Football, I remember I was watching a hockey game (it’s a BETTER game!) on TV with a buddy when the phone rang and another friend told me John was shot.
I quickly put the stereo on to WNEW-FM, then the best rock station in the world, and Vin Scelsa was playing Springsteen’s “Jungleland”.
My heart sank, I knew instinctively we had lost him!
In this episode, I decided to play songs ABOUT John- as a little cottage industry has sprung up regarding that. And as it turned out, I didn’t have enough time to even play what I brought with me.
I remarked that there was a great shortage of songs about George Harrison or his death. None really. Maybe that is because it didn’t come so suddenly and in such a violent fashion.
But with intentional irony, I mentioned even George had written a song for John, and of course we will open with that.
I think you will hear some very interesting things here. George Martin’s comments on John’s death. A Letter To John written and read by Paul McCartney at Lennon’s induction ceremony to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, and of course the song he wrote for John. An underrated song by Mickey Hart, drummer for the Grateful Dead, that has never gotten any airplay, and includes John Lennon and others.
And the other usual surprises I hope you have come to expect.
Rest in peace, George and John. We are diminished by your absence. Mike

Tags: A Letter To John, Bruce Springsteen, Grateful Dead, Jungleland, Mickey Hart, Monday Night Football, Paul McCartney, Vin Scelsa, WNEW-FM

ROCKOLLECTIONS: WILBURY THEM PT.2

As I move on with the Traveling Wilburys, you are forewarned to get pen and paper ready, as I will be running down the “brothers” roster later in this episode.
Gonna start off with one that has Roy Orbison doing the lead vocal, and stacks right up there with all the great music he has done before.
Roy hadn’t had a real hit in decades, and joining the Wilburys helped him launch a career revival.
Unfortunately for him, he died only mere months after the recording of the Wilburys album, and his own solo one containing his last legitimate hit!
If you have seen the video for End Of The Line, you know the elegantly understated tribute to Orbison in it.
Outtakes have popped up over the years, so I will play a couple of his classic hits re-recorded with the Traveling guys.
Although the band was known for trading vocals, we’ll hear a song with clear spiritual overtones from the very spiritual George Harrison.
And a feisty Bob Dylan, taking on Bruce Springsteen with Tweeter & The Monkey Man.
Mansion On The Hill, anyone? Or Jersey Girl? Maybe Thunder Road?
And don’t forget, I’ll have the actual breakdown of comical names these Rock & Roll giants chose for that debut album.
We’ll end this one with my, and I am sure many other people’s, favorite Traveling Wilburys song.
To be continued…

Mike

Tags: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, End Of The Line, George Harrison, Jersey Girl, Mansion On The Hill, Roy Orbison, Thunder Road, Traveling Wiburys, Tweeter & The Monkey Man

ROCKOLLECTIONS: THE RONETTES PT.2 FINAL

Well, in this concluding chapter, I will give you that answer right away about who influenced Ronnie Spector the most as a singer.
That way you can apply your knowledge to the remaining songs and say “Ok yeah, I hear it…”
Ronnie married Phil Spector in 1968, and a strange marriage to say the least.
The Ronettes sued him for non-payment of royalties.
It was always suspected that as a big honcho at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, he had kept them out of it because of those legal wrangles, and also his divorce from Ronnie.
While he was out on bail for his murder charges, they got in, inducted by big fan Keith Richards.
Now I recently found out, and was very surprised, that the Ronettes had done the original version of a song that was a hit for the Beach Boys.
I’ll play both of them- and you may be as surprised as I was.
Ronnie Spector had a hit with Eddie Money, singing Take Me Home Tonight.
Well, I am going to take you about 10 years before that, for a song she did that appeared on Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes debut album, demonstrating she still had the voice!
And was written by his Jersey buddy, Bruce Springsteen- a delightful bit of vinyl.
To go out, this show was broadcast April 15, Tax Day. And I have played the Beatles Taxman for it before.
But this time, I ask you to listen closely to the instrumentation, particularly the guitar work, and about two-thirds into it, you will hear lyrics you have probably never heard before.
Told you this would be fun!

Tags: Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richards, Phil Spector, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Ronettes, ronnie Spector, Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes, Tax Day, Taxman