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ROCKOLLECTIONS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU PT.2

We are celebrating Birthdays, all around the Calendar.
So from me to you, whenever it is, Happy Birthday!
You can put that in the bank and cash it when your Birthday comes around.
This time around a musical look at nostalgia for the past as we move on in years.
That feeling that the best days are behind us, when they may just possibly lie ahead.
Plus, I have always felt that your birthday is your own Personal Holiday…YOU are a Holiday!
Take off from work, march in your own parade, etc.
But then, I think you should be able to have your Date Of Birth legally changed too!
After all, it’s YOURS, it belongs to you- why can’t you do what you want with it?
You can have your name legally changed.
Hell, I’d shave 10 years off my birth right away…I don’t mind waiting for Social Security, lol!
Ah, what do I know?
At any rate, maybe I should say “Happy Personal Holiday On The Anniversary Of Your Entrance Into The World”!
There…put that in the bank too.
Not done with this, I will continue next week.

Mike

Tags: Calendar, Date Of Birth, Happy Personal Holiday On The Anniversary Of Your Entra, Personal Holiday, Social Security

ROCKOLLECTIONS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU PT.1

It is hard to believe that in all these years I have never tackled the subject of Birthdays as a Theme.
Prompted by the fact that my youngest brother’s birthday is March 20th, and mine is the next day, I’ll take care of that beginning here and now.
Birthdays are fascinating- some people eagerly look forward to them while others dread them.
But the one indisputable fact is that we all have them!
Everyday is someone’s birthday.
So a Celebration of All Birthdays Within the Calendar Year, leaving no one out.
And I hope this is a surprise, lol!

Mike

Tags: A Celebration of All Birthdays Within the Calendar Year, March 20th, Theme

RockRoll360 #187 - SATISFACTION GUARANTEED ( Part 1 )

Goodbye to the Eighties and now I return with
my normal formatted show.
Welcome back my friends with a brand new
compilation titled Satisfaction Guaranteed (Part 1).
My last show at the young age of 57. Can’t believe I have been on the
computer which I like to call my music box, for 15 years now.

This show is sure to please
with updated recent tracks by Toby Keith and The Shins.
Classic tracks by  The Beatles, Janis and Devo.
A song I would like to call a gem by Ry Cooder,
and modern tracks from The Trash Can Sinatra’s,
Longpigs,  Live & Nada Surf.

This show is ONE BIG MP3 for your listening enjoyment.
Check it out by clicking the play button
and / or downloading. Also you can subscribe to the
show through I-Tunes.
I also would like you to share this show with
the music lovers in your life..

Music includes ::::

DAYTRIPPER - THE BEATLES
LOST MYSELF - LONGPIGS
MOVE OVER - JANIS JOPLIN
GOIN’ TO BROWNSVILLE - RY COODER
RED SOLO CUP - TOBY KEITH
EASY READ - THE TRASH CAN SINATRAS
SIMPLE SONG - THE SHINS
LAKINI’S JUICE - LIVE
BEAUTIFUL WORLD - DEVO
POPULAR - NADA SURF

Sound bites include ::::

RR360 Channel 85 Intro - Sound bite from Procter & Bergman
GloZell doing intro for Toby Keith song
—– Sound bite from You Tube’sGloZell
KLOS 95.5 Los Angeles- Radio Station I.D.
Your watching MTV ( Brainwash )
—— Sound bite from TV’s South Park

Tags: aaa radio, Classic Rock, devo, eclectic, free mp3, freeform, Janis Joplin, live, longpigs, mp3, music, nada surf, progressive, Rock, RockRoll360, ry cooder, The Beatles, the shins, the trash can sinatras, toby keith, WLSO

ROCKOLLECTIONS: BOB DYLAN’S MODERN TIMES PT.2 END

I’ll close out this from-5-years-ago album and show with more selected cuts.
I haven’t listened to this show since I did it, and I can’t believe I played so few songs, although they were kind of long.
Not to bum anybody out as to that aforementioned mourning period, but my main memory is that I had listened to the CD before the show, and there was a song that applied to my ex-girlfriend Angel’s death- at least in my mind.
This was after all, only about 3 weeks after she died.
So hovering over me was this wondering how I would handle playing it- I could have skipped it but not me, I was going to play it no matter what.
You’ll hear it…and me, in this Part Two.
I thought it was what I said after the song, but surprisingly I am equally affected by what I said with the intro also.
It funny, these shows are Time Capsules, and I do forget what I did and listen just like a stranger to them years later.
And speaking of Time, it hasn’t healed much with regard to that whole sad situation.
Maybe I won’t let it!
Hey, I am always what I am on that show, and I think that means something.
People can actually get to know me, for good or bad.
No machine me, but a real person!
Music Radio could use more of that!
Ending with Death this week, so next week it’s all about Birth!
 
Mike

Tags: Birth, Death, Music Radio, Time Capsules

ROCKOLLECTIONS: BOB DYLAN’S MODERN TIMES PT.1

Here is a show I did 5 years ago to the DAY!
So obviously it is NOT the latest album by Bob Dylan, but it was back then.
There is a lot of strangeness involved in this show.
For one thing, although I tried to hide it- and did a good job in this first half- I was in mourning, and this was the first show I had come back to do.
More about that in Part Two.
Listening to it now, it is evident I was distracted.
But that takes nothing away from the music.
Since the CD was over an hour and longer than the show, I played selected cuts from this critically acclaimed album- and it is/was terrific!
A few guys like Dylan seem to be rocking harder than ever as they get older- Leonard Cohen comes to mind, Tom Waits is another.
And at 65, Bob Dylan was the OLDEST  living person to EVER have an album enter the charts at # 1.
We’ll have some rockers that set the tone, beginning with the opening track, and even a jazzy, crooning Dylan (HUH?).
More to follow.

Mike

Tags: Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits

ROCKOLLECTIONS: THE SOUNDS OF NEW ORLEANS PT.2 END

I’ll open this last half of our Road Trip to New Orleans with a short musical History Lesson about events almost exactly two hundred years ago!
I’ll have a guy who was a child prodigy, writing his first song at age 8.
The funniest song here is by another guy who could sing like a girl…and a frog, lol!
Earning himself a nickname in the process.
I’ll finally get around to playing one by a female solo singer- I hadn’t noticed how top-heavy New Orleans was in that department, loaded with guys.
But for me, the centerpiece of this half  hour is the very first song I ever heard by Dr. John back in 1968.
Back when he was known as the Night Tripper.
If you have heard it, maybe you’ll remember how mindblowing it was on that first listen…and many listens afterward.
If you have never heard it, well they are not at all necessary, but mind-altering substances can only enhance it, lol!
We’ll walk out of the city, and undoubtedly take another of these Road Trips in the future.
Enjoy!

Mike

Tags: 1968, child prodigy, dr. john, guy who could sing like a girl and a frog, Musical History Lesson, Road Trip, The Night Tripper

RockRoll360 #186 - SAVED BY ZERO ( Part 2 )

Welcome to Saved By Zero ( Part 2 )
An older compilation I conceived back in 1999.
Yes !  Part 2 of my guilty pleasures, but excluding
the tunes by The Psychedelic Furs, INXS, The Fixx
& Modern English.
These four groups put out great songs.

Share with the music lovers in your lives.

Songs include :::::  

PRETTY IN PINK   /   PSYCHEDELIC FURS
LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME   /   THOMSON TWINS
DESTINATION UNKNOWN   /   MISSING PERSONS
ONLY THE LONELY / THE MOTELS
THE POLITICS OF DANCING / RE - FLEX
NEED YOU TONIGHT / INXS
MEDIATE / INXS
GIRL U WANT / DEVO
I MELT WITH YOU / MODERN ENGLISH
HOLD ME NOW / THOMSON TWINS
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF / DURAN DURAN
SAVED BY ZERO / THE FIXX
LOVE MY WAY / PSYCHEDELIC FURS

Sound bites include :::::

MTV Promos thoughout show
Valley Girl movie trailer / Movie sound bite

Tags: aaa radio, Classic Rock, devo, eclectic, free mp3, freeform, missing persons, modern english, mp3, mtv, music, progressive, re-flex, Rock, RockRoll360, the fixx, the motels, the psychedelic furs, thomson twins, valley girl, WLSO

ROCKOLLECTIONS: THE SOUNDS OF NEW ORLEANS PT.1

We were in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, so I thought we might stick around for their definitive sound.
Rock & Roll, from its earliest days, most assuredly owes a debt to the artists who came out of that relatively small city.
And it was very difficult making the selections for this show- so much music I had to choose from, so many folks I had to leave out.
But I did the best I could with my spontaneous picks, and now I’ll get to see if you like them.
Fish Frys, Good Times, Original Versions of Songs You Know By Others, the Legendary Producer & Writer Allen Toussaint, a Boxer named Kid Chocolate who became a Singer- and that’s just the first half, with more of it to come in the second.
You know something?…I Like It Like That!

Mike

Tags: Boxer named Kid Chocolate who became a Singer, Fish Frys, Good Times, I Like It Like That, Legendary Producer & Writer Allen Toussaint, Mardi Gras, Original Versions of Songs You Know By Others, Rock & Roll

RockRoll360 #185 - SAVED BY ZERO ( Part 1 )

Welcome to Saved By Zero ( Part 1 )
An older compilation I conceived back in 1999.
This is also a special show because it only
features the type of music that was very popular
during the 1st half of the 80’s. This type of music
had many labels. Some called it New Wave, Contemporary,
Pop Rock, Synth Pop, Punk/New Wave and even Club/Dance Rock.
I want to call this my guilty pleasures.
I also added four better & stronger tunes
to the end of original lineup I made for this CD.
So I call on you good people to enjoy this flashback.

ONE BIG MP3 for your listening enjoyment.
Check it out by clicking the play button
and / or downloading.
Also like you to share this show with
the music lovers in your life..

Stay tune for Part 2 next week.

Music includes :::

I RAN SO FAR AWAY    /    FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
DANCE HALL DAYS    /    WANG CHUNG
IF YOU LEAVE    /    ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK
LIES    /    THOMSON TWINS
ELECTRIC AVENUE    /    EDDY GRANT
ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER / THE FIXX
(KEEP FEELING)  FASCINATION    /    HUMAN LEAGUE
DOCTOR DOCTOR !    /          THOMSON TWINS
OBSESSION    /    ANIMOTION
BLISTER IN THE SUN     /     THE VIOLENT FEMMES
A MILLION MILES AWAY      /     THE PRIMSOULS
EYES OF A STRANGER     /     THE PAYOLAS
BIG COUNTRY     /     BIG COUNTRY

Sound bites include :::::

The 1980’s MTV Promos throughout show
Like gross me out the door  
                   / Sound bite from the TV show ” Square Pegs ”
Don’t Kill Anybody For A Few Days
                  / Sound Bite from the movie “Grosse Pointe Blank”

Tags: aaa radio, animotion, big country, Classic Rock, eclectic, eddy grant, flock of seagulls, free mp3, freeform, grosse pointe blank, mp3, mtv, music, omd, orchestral manoeuvres in the dark, progressive, Rock, RockRoll360, square pegs, the fixx, the human league, the payolas, the primsouls, the violent femmes, thomson twins, wang chung, WLSO

Longtown Sound 1209 Monday Ladies of Longtown Edition

Featuring Jess Penner, Sandra McCracken, Alona Raevska, Rosie Thomas, Charity Chapman, Pamela Polland, Wil Maring and Carrie Ann and the Apocalyptics.

Click the links below to visit the artists websites.

Jess Penner - Blue Bird
Sandra McCracken - Head Over Heel
Alona Raevska - Conversations With My Soul
Rosie Thomas - If This City Never Sleeps
Charity Chapman - One Plus One
Pamela Polland - Heart of The World
Wil Maring - The Rain Came Down
Carrie Ann and the Apocalyptics - Little Black Heart

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

Longtown Sound 1208 Weekend Power Hour

Featuring Carbon Leaf, Alona Raevska, The Wee Trio, Sid Bernstein, Markeisha Ensley, Art Decade, Adam Cross, Ed Hale, Severin Browne,  Kelly Carpenter, Peter Buzzelle, Old Southern Moonshine Revival and Janis Ian.

Click the links below and visit the artists!

Carbon Leaf - What About Everything
Alona Raevska - A Little Longer
The Wee Trio - The Man Who Sold The World
Sid Bernstein - Imagine
Markeisha Ensley - Talk To Me
Art Decade - Breeze
Adam Cross - Dance
Ed Hale - I Walk Alone
Severin Browne - Lucky Man
Kelly Carpenter - Whom Have I
Peter Buzzelle - Somerville Hospital
Old Southern Moonshine Revival - Sweet Mother Pearl
Janis Ian - Memphis

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

ROCKOLLECTIONS: MARDI GRAS PT.2

I’ll close out the Mardi Gras here, but will be staying in New Orleans for another show next week I am pretty sure, but maybe in the future.
Depends on a few variables.
The opening song in this last half of Mardi Gras may surprise you- a B-side of a single by a guy you surely know.
Then an authentic New Orleans Indian group doing a song for Mardi Gras (we talked about them in the 1st half), with the leader of the group, Bo Dellis, declaring himself a Big Chief.
Of course that made me think of an instrumental…and…well you know how my mind works, lol!
More notable and pioneering New Orleans musicians in this one.
Including what I consider the Musical First Family of the Big Easy.
Get your costume, mask and your dancing shoes, all Rockers here!
 
Mike

Tags: B-side of a single, Big Chief, Bo Dellis, Musical First Family of the Big Easy, New Orleans, New Orleans Indian group, Rockers

Longtown Sound 1207 Pancake Wednesday

Featuring Severin Browne, Sandra McCracken, Meghan Cary, Rich Hopkins and the Luminarios, Green River Ordinance, Paper Route and The Mark Taylor Jr. Band

Click the links below to visit the artists websites - thanks!

Severin Browne - Lessons
Sandra McCracken - All the Miles
Meghan Cary - I Might Miss You
Rich Hopkins and the Luminarios - See How They Run
Green River Ordinance - Dancing Shoes
Paper Route - Last Time
The Mark Taylor Jr. Band - Movin’ On Up

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

RockRoll360 #184- Here Comes The Judge ( Part 2 )

 

Here on Part 2 of ” Here Comes The Judge ”
Great classic tuneage with Jimi Hendrix, 10cc
The Marshall Tucker Band & Santana.
Jazz cut by Stanley Clarke.
Oldies with Little Richard & Pigmeat Markham.
A new tune by Foster The People and from the 90’s
Buffalo Tom & Citizen King.
Along from the late 80’s with Faith No More.
To end it all is a Smokey number by Bettye Lavette
doing an Elton John Tune .

ONE BIG MP3 for your listening enjoyment.
Check it out by clicking the play button
or subscribe to podcast. Downloading is another great
option to place wherever you would like.
Please share this show with the music lovers in your life..

Music includes :::::

SCHOOL DAYS - STANLEY CLARKE
HERE COMES THE JUDGE ( RR360 Edit Version )
- PIGMEAT MARKHAM
GOOD MORNING JUDGE - 10cc
BETTER DAYS - CITIZEN KING
DON’T STOP ( COLOR ON THE WALLS ) - FOSTER THE PEOPLE
RIP IT UP - LITTLE RICHARD
AND THE GODS MADE LOVE - JIMI HENDRIX
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN (To Electric LadyLand ) - JIMI HENDRIX
CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC - JIMI HENDRIX
SODA JERK - BUFFALO TOM
AB’S SONG - THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND
BLACK MAGIC WOMAN - SANTANA
EPIC - FAITH NO MORE
TALKING OLD SOLDIERS - BETTYE LAVETTE

Sound bites include :::::

KFML ( In Denver - Wheel The Judge )   
————– Vintage Radio Station I.D.
Here comes the Judge    
————– Intro sound bite from the Shorty Long hit
Little Richard speaks of Jimi Hendrix ( RR360 Edit Version ) 
—————- Sound bite from Little Richard

Tags: 10cc, aaa radio, bettye lavette, buffalo tom, citizen king, Classic Rock, eclectic, foster the people, free mp3, freeform, Jimi Hendrix, kfml, Little Richard, mp3, music, pigmeat markham, progressive, Rock, RockRoll360, santana, shorty long, stanley clarke, the marshall tucker band, WLSO

ROCKOLLECTIONS: MARDI GRAS PT.1

Well these Tuesdays in February have certainly been eventful.
This week it is Fat Tuesday, last day of the Mardi Gras, and the last time to party like crazy before Lent begins the next day.
I’ll have songs relating to Mardi Gras, naturally- beginning with the New Orleans legend Professor Longhair, and his classic that pops up every year for the Carnival.
Plus the story of the disputed Jockamo, the song innocently recorded, renamed…and writing credit claimed for by a Girl Group in 1965, AHA!
In addition, through both these two halves (and beyond), I’ll be celebrating the pioneering contributions of New Orleans musicians to Rock & Roll from its earliest days onward.
So join me for a virtual drunken bacchanal, (the only kind I do nowadays, lol.)
Happy Fat!

Mike

Tags: 1965, Carnival, Fat Tuesday, Girl Group, Jockamo, Lent, New Orleans, Professor Longhair, Rock & Roll, Tuesdays in February, Virtual Drunken Bacchanal

Longtown Sound 1206 Southern Rock Monday

Featuring Bo Bice, Texas Boogie, DB Bryant Band, Barneys Boogie Train, Black Top, Brothers of the Southland and The Damnations.

Click the links to the rockers below and say hello!

Bo Bice - Sinner In A Sin
Texas Boogie - Backtrackin’
DB Bryant Band - Time To Ride
Barneys Boogie Train - The Devil in My Head
Black Top - Feel Free
Brothers of the Southland - Travelin’ Light
The Damnations - No Sign of Water

Tags: boogie, country, indie, mp3, Southern Rock

Longtown Sound 1205 Weekend Power Hour

Featuring Beggar’s Ride, Aaron English, Inca Maya, Jamie Marshall, Wayne Perkins, Robbie Dupree, The Spongetones, Taylor Hicks, Summerfield, L.A. Carpool, Alice Smith and Austin Shore.

Click the links below and visit the artists in the show!

Beggar’s Ride - Another Day
Aaron English - Norwegian Wood/Kashmir
Inca Maya - Temple of Stone
Jamie Marshall - The Tricks That Time Can Play
Wayne Perkins - Big Stratocaster
Robbie Dupree - Judgement Day
The Spongetones - Dreaming In English
Taylor Hicks - Gonna Move
Summerfield - Point of View
L.A. Carpool - Malibu Sunrise
Alice Smith - Fake Is the New Real
Austin Shore - I’m Forgiving You

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

ROCKOLLECTIONS: IT’S VALENTINE’S DAY! PT.2 END

I trust most of you had a nice St. Valentine’s Day!
And I’ll do my best to continue the feelings here in the last half.
But while most Valentines are Red, sometimes they are more appropriately Blue.
In addition, there are people who do forget Valentine’s Day.
I’ll try to help bail them out with a beautiful song.
In between, a little History and Music for the Day and for Love!
I think you might like this!

Mike

Tags: Blue, Day For Love, history, music, Red, St. Valentine's Day

RockRoll360 #183- Here Comes The Judge ( Part 1 )

 

Welcome to another brand new up to date show.
Here Comes The Judge ( Part 1 ).

The artist GOTYE ( pronounced — > Go Tea Yea ! ) has a new single
called “Somebody I Use To Know” which is making big time gains on
the Alternative and AAA charts. Well, here I present this song by
somebody else who has gone viral on YouTube with this tune
from five musicians who plays on a single guitar.  Check it out
by clicking on the song title below.To give GOTYE it’s due I did present
another song from the same LP Making Mirrors is the third studio
album by Belgian-born Australian recording artist.
Also have a great track I have to call my favorite for
the year thus far by Alabama Shakes from their new CD
Entitled Boys & Girls, the 11-track effort was self-produced
and mixed by the band in The Bomb Shelter in Nashville, Tennessee.
The end result will be released by ATO Records on April 10th.
An early taste for ya, the lead single, “Hold On”, is listed below.
It cranks as it gets going.

Still have some great classic tracks mixed in as always with Cheap Trick,
Jefferson Airplane, Translator, Lynyrd Skynyrd & R.E.M.
And I can’t forget one of my favorite groups Gomez, with another song
that cranks as it gets going.

ONE BIG MP3 for your listening enjoyment.
Check it out by clicking the play button
or subscribe to podcast. Downloading is another great
option to place wherever you would like.
Please share this show with the music lovers in your life..

Music includes ::::::

EASY WAY OUT - GOTYE
SOMEBODY I USE TO KNOW - WALK OFF THE EARTH
SOUTHERN GIRLS - CHEAP TRICK
MIX    -    GOMEZ
LATHER    -    THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
EVERYWHERE THAT I’M NOT - TRANSLATOR
HOLD ON    -    ALABAMA SHAKES
AM I LOSIN’    -    LYNYRD SKYNYRD
MAN ON THE MOON    -    REM
TAINTED LOVE - SHADES APART

Sound Bites include ::::

The Time Tunnel with RockRoll360 intro
——— Sound bite from TV’s Time Tunnel
BCN IS playing that song we use to drop acid too - WBCN Radio Promo
Alter my lifestyle to fit the fast lane
——— Sound bite from Andy Kaufman on TV’s Taxi

Tags: aaa radio, alabama shakes, andy kaufman, cheap trick, Classic Rock, eclectic, free mp3, freeform, gomez, gotye, Jefferson Airplane, lynyrd skynyrd, mp3, music, progressive, rem, Rock, RockRoll360, shades apart, translator, tv's taxi, walk off the earth, wbcn, WLSO

ROCKOLLECTIONS: IT’S VALENTINE’S DAY! PT.1

It’s not often when one of these things falls on the day of the show…so I will take full advantage of it.
You will most certainly know it is Valentine’s Day by the time I am finished, lol!
For me, the centerpiece of this show is a set of music I thought to play decades ago.
It will be heard in this first half, and after all these years it still works for me…hope it does for you.
And just for some of the usual variety this little old Rockollections provides, I’ll have a song released just days ago, followed by one written in 1937 that I will clear up- it is not quite the sweet sentiment that lives up to its Valentine’s Day reputation.
I realize that by the time I post Part Two, Valentine’s Day will be over.
So all my best, and I wish you all an overabundance of Love today!
And offer a short poem by John Wilbye:

“Somewhere there waiteth in this world of ours
For one lone soul another lonely soul
Each choosing each through all the weary hours
And meeting strangely at one sudden goal.
Then blend they, like green leaves with golden flowers,
Into one beautiful and perfect whole;
And life’s long night is ended, and the way
Lies open onward to eternal day.”

Give your squeeze a squeeze!

Mike

Tags: 1937, John Wilbye, Love

Longtown Sound 1204 Monday Edition

Featuring Rosie Thomas, Jess Penner, Sandra McCracken, Suzanne Doyle, Pamela Polland, Marilyn Carino and Adrienne Gray

A Ladies of Longtown Peanut Butter Monday.

Click the links below and say hello!
Rosie Thomas - Paper Doll
Jess Penner - The Lucky One
Sandra McCracken - Chattanooga
Suzanne Doyle - Short Road Home
Pamela Polland - Stand By Me
Marilyn Carino - No Disgrace
Adrienne Gray - I’m Still Here

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

Longtown Sound 1203 Weekend Edition

Featuring Sandra McCracken, Paper Route, Delta Spirit, Peter Buzzelle, Meghan Cary, The Famous, Texas Boogie and Paul Thorn.

Click the links below and tell the artists hello!

Sandra McCracken - Goodbye George
Paper Route - Carousel
Delta Spirit - Gimme Some Motivation
Peter Buzzelle - Gold Star Boulevard
Meghan Cary - Invitation
The Famous - Come Home to Me
Texas Boogie - Chop Top Mercury 49
Paul Thorn - I’m a Lucky Man

ROCKOLLECTIONS: VOL.3- THE FINAL COVERED BY THE BEATLES PT.2 END

I’ll close out the Beatles For Sale album with a couple of Carl Perkins songs.
As I state in the show, it is food for thought that when they were together, the Beatles released 3 Carl Perkins songs but never an Elvis one…very interesting!
We’ll hear an almost forgotten one by them originally done by Larry Williams.
Then I’ll move into the Help LP for the last cover songs the Beatles would include on an album released during that period.
(A couple would later appear on the Anthology collections.)
Another thought- A Hard Day’s Night was all original songs, the later Help had covers…again interesting, but the Beatles were always infinitely interesting!
Kick back, enjoy and pick a favorite- the cover or the original.
There are no right answers, and most assuredly no prizes, lol!

Mike

Tags: A Hard Day's Night, Anthology, Beatles For Sale, Carl Perkins, Elvis, Help LP, Larry Williams

Longtown Sound 1202 Pancake Wednesday

Featuring Michelle Featherstone, John Meed, Beth Bombara, Paul d’Amore, Meghan Cary, Vintage Blue and Green River Ordinance.

Michelle Featherstone - Perfect
John Meed - Pavilion Parade
Beth Bombara - Don’t You Know
Paul d’Amore - It’s Written on the Moon
Meghan Cary - Building This House
Vintage Blue - Speak
Green River Ordinance -  Don’t Give Up

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

ROCKOLLECTIONS: VOL.3- THE FINAL COVERED BY THE BEATLES PT.1

February 7th 1964, 48 years ago TODAY, the Beatles arrived in America at New York’s JFK Airport!
2 days later they did their first live performance here on the Ed Sullivan Show.
And that quite simply changed music forever!
What better way to remember than with some of their Beatlemania-era early songs?
And this will be the final Covered By The Beatles show simply because I have run out of material they covered- tunes they didn’t write but were originally done by mostly American artists.
Although I now can think of TWO others I will play in some other show at some future date.
If you want a cheat sheet, you can look up the British album I will begin with, Beatles For Sale.
It came out in December 1964 in the U.K., and oddly was preceded by A Hard Day’s Night, which consisted of all Lennon/McCartney songs- so NO covers!
These songs you will be hearing were chosen by the band because they were stage favorites…ones they enjoyed playing in concert.
Let’s see if you enjoy them as recorded, with the original versions behind them!
 
Mike
 

Tags: A Hard Day's Night, Beatlemania, Beatles arrived in America at New York's JFK Airport, Beatles For Sale, British album Beatles For Sale, December 1964, Ed Sullivan Show, February 7th 1964, Lennon/McCartney songs

RockRoll360 #182- No Harm ( Part 2 )

 

Part 2 of the latest compilation No Harm,  posted on
this Super Bowl Weekend .  (  GO PATS !!!!! )

Updated recent tunes on this one, is by
Jerrod Niemann, Adele and Bush.
Also a themed section concerning the Motion Of Sex.
I ended the show with a great story song by the
late great Harry Chapin.

This is ONE BIG MP3 for your listening enjoyment.
Check it out by clicking the play button
and / or downloading. Also you can subscribe to the show
through with I-Tunes. Also I would like you to share
this show with the music lovers in your life..

Music includes ::::

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER    /    THE BEATLES
WE HAVEN’T TURN AROUND ( X-Ray Version )    /    GOMEZ
ONE MORE DRINKIN’ SONG    /    JERROD NIEMANN
LIVED IN BARS    /    CAT POWER
SOMEONE LIKE YOU    /    ADELE
HER STRUT    /    BOB SEGER
DON’T TOUCH ME THERE    /    THE TUBES
BABY LET ME BANG YOUR BOX      ( Rated R )
/    DOUG CLARK AND THE HOT NUTS
SQUEEZE BOX    /    THE WHO
THE SOUND OF WINTER / BUSH
30,0000 POUNDS OF BANANAS / HARRY CHAPIN

Sound bites include ::::

WABC AM 77 Beatles Bumper (Hold Hands )
/   Vintage WABC Radio Jingle
KSED - Sedona - Kolt Country   /   Radio I.D.
This is for ladies only    /    Sound Bite from the movie My Favorite Year
Sex in motion / Sound Bite from the WFMU 365 Project
Contains scenes of violence - Naked women
/ Sound Bite from TV’s Monty Python
Stand by for action / Sound bite from TV’s Stingray
Ring around the collar / Vintage TV Wisk Commercial
WRVB News from Lakeville, NJ
/ Sound bite on Harry Chapin’s death. July 16th,1981
School Of Time Control / Comedy from WZLX -WBCN
Stroke a guy off / Sound Bite from TV’s Family Guy

Tags: aaa radio, adele, bob seger, bush, Cat Power, Classic Rock, doug clark and the hot nuts, eclectic, family guy, free mp3, freeform, gomez, harry chapin, jerrod niemann, ksed, Monty Python, mp3, music, my favorite year, progressive, Rock, RockRoll360, Stingray, The Beatles, the tubes, The Who, wabc, wbcn, wfmu, wisk, WLSO, wrvb, wzlx

Longtown Sound 1201 Weekend Edition

Featuring Phil Ayoub, Kelly Carpenter, Vintage Blue, Among Savages, Michelle Featherstone, Max Carmichael, Tony Deziel and The Kelly Richey Band.

Phil Ayoub - Carnival Day
Kelly Carpenter - Waiting
Vintage Blue - Unchained
Among Savages - Start at the Beginning
Michelle Featherstone - You’re Not Alone
Max Carmichael - Nightcrawling
Tony Deziel - Something
The Kelly Richey Band - One Day We’ll Feel The Sun

Tags: dance, electonica, indie, mp3, pop, Rock

ROCKOLLECTIONS: IN PRAISE OF LAZINESS PT.2 END

Man, I am good at this laziness!
Gonna open the 2nd half with a song that was a big hit in England in the 60’s- not over here.
But if you were listening here in those early FM radio days, you should have no trouble remembering it.
If you had to pick, what is the best time of day to be lazy?
I’ll give you my musical answer.
Later in, I played a song from an album called Twin Sons Of Different Mothers.
I had noticed both Engineer Ken and I were wearing Beatle shirts…different ones, but still…and both black!
So are we Twin Sons Of Different Mothers?
I doubt it, lol!
But THAT was odd- it’s not like I call him and tell him my fashion statement of the day.
This is too much writing for a lazy guy!
Let’s just say I played some damn good music regarding our subject.
And I reverted to an old tradition from when I was a kid and always brought the music to parties, something I have done before on the show, I ended with one of my 2 favorite groups- seemed like a good time to do that again.
Let’s drink to those of who are into sloth, raise a glass to the lazy from birth.
And enjoy the music!

Mike

Tags: Beatle Shirts, big hit in England in the 60’s, early FM radio days, Engineer Ken Stanley, Twin Sons Of Different Mothers

Longtown Sound 1200 Pancake Wednesday

Featuring Katie Herzig, Lee Tyler Post, Graham Colton, Kris Bell, Green River Ordinance, Jess Penner and Louie Zagoras.

Click the links below, visit the artists and say hello!

Katie Herzig - Make a Noise
Lee Tyler Post - Almost Over You
Graham Colton - You’re So Vain
Kris Bell - Grey
Green River Ordinance - Heart Of Me
Jess Penner - Bring Me the Sunshine
Louie Zagoras - Waiting For The Sun

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

ROCKOLLECTIONS: IN PRAISE OF LAZINESS PT.1

During my self-imposed exile from the radio station, I became lazy.
As much as I love doing the shows, I enjoyed being lazy- it was fun!
No picking out songs, no mad scrambling for songs…no going into Manhattan in the morning.
And I am still lazy.
That’s enough information- this two-parter is called In Praise Of Laziness.
Think I might have “Lazy” songs?
You’ll just have to listen.
There’s a lot to be said for laziness.
I’m just too lazy to do it here, lol!

Mike

Tags: Engineer Ken Stanley, Manhattan, Radio Station

Longtown Sound 2000 Monday, Monday

Featuring Vintage Blue, Pamela Polland, True Mad North, Rosie Thomas, Kelly Carpenter, Delta Spirit and Goose Creek Symphony.

Click the links below and tell the artists hello!

Vintage Blue - Just Breathe
Pamela Polland - Chimayo
True Mad North - Nothing To Lose
Rosie Thomas - Songbird
Kelly Carpenter - Summer Rain
Delta Spirit -  Bushwick Blues
Goose Creek Symphony - Eight Years Old

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

RockRoll360 #181 - NO HARM ( Part 1 )

 

Welcome back my friends with a brand new compilation I
made here in the month Of January of 2012, called No Harm.
This show ( Part 1 ) features 6 recent tracks made during the
latter part of the last decade and a few more made last year.
Also a really deep track from 1968. I wouldn’t be surprise
if you were brought up in the 50’s and 60’s,  and might not
even remember this song by Fever Tree. Mike Pell from
ROCKOLLECTIONS,  brought this one up on one of his shows,
and I barely remember it. I think the last time I heard this
song was when it was probably released. Hope you enjoy as
much as I did when I heard it again. Talk about your hippie
laced tunes about a girl during the Height Asbury days in San Fran.

By the way :::: Thanks for the pretty decent download numbers
I received for my last two shows. You also might want to check
out this show for a special little surprise. The closer to the
post date - January 28th the better ……
well let’s just leave it at that.

This show is ONE BIG MP3 for your listening enjoyment.
Check it out by clicking the play button
and / or downloading. Also you can subscribe to the
show through I-Tunes.
I also would like you to share this show with
the music lovers in your life..

Also check out the Doobie Brothers Vid,
if your a softie like me.. Click on the song ” Far From Home “
Watch till end….. ( Tissues please ! )  

Music includes :::

COUSINS    /    VAMPIRE WEEKEND
MAN IN MOTION   /   WARREN HAYNES
FAR FROM HOME    / THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
CALAMITY SONG / THE DECEMBERIST
SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS ( Return Of The Native )   /   FEVER TREE
REWRITE   /   PAUL SIMON
NO HARM   /   THE BOXER REBELLION
PERFECTLY GOOD GUITAR   /   JOHN HIATT
WAITING   /   GREEN DAY

Sound Bites include :::

Their gonna cram it down your throat / RR360 Start I.D. Sound bite
WXRV - True Music Diversity - Haverhill - Boston / Radio I.D.
KFML ( You don’t say - Transistor Radio ) / Vintage Progressive Radio
Station I.D.

Tags: aaa radio, Classic Rock, eclectic, fever tree, free mp3, freeform, green day, john hiatt, kfml, mp3, music, paul simon, progressive, Rock, RockRoll360, the boxer rebellion, the decemberist, the doobie brothers, vampire weekend, warren haynes, WLSO, wxrv