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June 24, 2017: Gimmee!
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CLICK HERE to listen to a new interview with Jonathan Richman
CLICK HERE to listen to "Musicians fighting Spotify are ‘so f-cking dumb,’ music industry pundit Bob Lefsetz says"
CLICK HERE to read a Mike Love sympathetic piece titled "Beach Boys seek to overcome discord with new wave of Love"
CLICK HERE to listen to a new NPR interview with Brian Wilson
CLICK HERE for an interesting piece about a journalist trying to interview Brian Wilson
CLICK HERE to read the report on Kippington Lodge's 1967 BBC audition - Includes phrases "painful" & "tone deaf" then CLICK HERE to have a listen & decide for yourself
CLICK HERE for "The Truth of the Flamin' Groovies' Story is Stranger Than Fiction"
CLICK HERE for info about the tuning used on Bad Company's "Can't Get Enough"
CLICK HERE to see the March 25th Hot 100 chart - when Happy Together was number one!!
CLICK HERE for detailed Pet Sounds credits
CLICK HERE for a piece on how they come up with radio ratings & Delilha's radio show
CLICK HERE to see a Thought Leader gives a talk on Thought Leadership
CLICK HERE to find out Why Classic Rock Isn’t What It Used To Be
CLICK HERE to find out Why You Can’t Get a Ticket to the NBA Finals … … and every other major event on the planet
CLICK HERE for a great documentary about The Cactus Blossoms
CLICK HERE to hear "How Music Taste Evolved"
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CLICK HERE for Ringo's isolated drums from "Oh Darling"
CLICK HERE to hear Laura Cantrell in a BBC interview with some woman with a lot of plastic surgery
CLICK HERE to see some paintings by Jonathan Richman
CLICK HERE for "Rob Freeman Recording The Ramones"
CLICK HERE to see The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall
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CLICK HERE to see Michael Shelley get interviewed on a NJ public access TV show "Destination Montclair"
CLICK HERE if you have the stomach to read Rolling Stone's ridiculous "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time"
CLICK HERE to go "Inside the Strange, Hidden World of Offstage Touring Musicians"
CLICK HERE to watch The Cactus Blossoms live at WFMU April 18, 2015
CLICK HERE to watch James Hunter sing "Somethings Calling" live at WFMU Dec 7, 2015 - just so so so good
CLICK HERE for a nice piece on former guest on this show (and the drummer for The Beatles) Bernard Purdie
CLICK HERE to test your sense of pitch
CLICK HERE for Wilton Felder's so good isolated bass on "I Want You Back"
CLICK HERE to find out "Why Do All Records Sound the Same?
CLICK HERE for a cover of a Michael Shelley song!
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CLICK HERE for a documentary and discussion of The Columbia House Record Club
CLICK HERE to test yourself and find out "How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?"
CLICK HERE for an article about Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with files of the isolated tracks to listen to
CLICK HERE to see actual AFM contracts for some legendary recording sessions
CLICK HERE to read Carol Kaye review of the book "The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret" or CLICK HERE to read Carol's review of The Hoover Linx Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, BH50010
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CLICK HERE for a great 2012 Rolling Stone piece about the 2012 Beach Boys reunion
CLICK HERE for a great piece on Better Records, whcih sells old lp pressings that sell for astronomical prices, e.g: The Police’s Synchronicity: $350
CLICK HERE for "It Sure Seems Like Neil Young’s Pono Player Is Bullshit"
CLICK HERE for "Why Cds May Actually Sound Better Than Vinyl"
CLICK HERE to create never ending always changing loops of a music files you upload
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CLICK HERE for PopSpots: exact locations of album cover photos and other visuals of pop history - tracked down with an obsessive level of research
CLICK HERE for 1971 tapes of Bob Dylan getting rightfully testy with A.J. Weberman (who used to go through and sell Dylan's garbage)
CLICK HERE for "Mind-Blowing Six Song Country Mashup" - which, if it is real, is pretty mind blowing
CLICK HEREfor the answer to the question "Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables?"
CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets or CLICK HERE to listen
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CLICK HERE for the genius school teacher who wore the same outfit for yearbook pictures for 40 years
CLICK HERE Foo Fighters with Rick Nielsen doing "Stiff Competition" on David Letterman
CLICK HERE for the preview of the new WFMU documentary "Sex And Broacasting"
CLICK HERE for a piece about mastering that says that sometimes mastering recordings makes them worse
CLICK HERE for The K-Tel Story
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CLICK HERE to see "Triumph Watches The World Cup, Part 1"
CLICK HERE for something odd: on the website of session guitarist Jay Graydon (he plays the guitar solo on Steely Dan's "Peg") he lists playing guitar on Cheap Trick's studio version of "I Want You To Want Me" among his 1977 credits.
CLICK HERE for some audio Illusions - "Can You Trust Your Ears"?
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CLICK HERE for a short film of two craftsmen at work
CLICK HERE to play Name That Drum Fill
CLICK HERE to read "Phish Has Been a Band for Thirty Years Now and They Have Sucked the Whole Time" and then CLICK HERE to read "This Is What Happens When You Make Fun Of Phish On The Internet"
CLICK HERE for the story of Be Bop Deluxe's Bill Nelson and how he says his record label ripped him off
CLICK HERE to read about a recent Jerry Lewis show
CLICK HERE for the new release of 5 Style 1996 live on WFMU
CLICK HERE for proof that Michael Nesmith is a nut
CLICK HERE to see some wise asses I'm a fan of
CLICK HERE to hear Bernard Prurdie talk about all kinds of things - including saying "Ringo's not on anything"
CLICK HERE for a film excerpt "Session Men - Memphis"
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CLICK HERE for a little background on the Buddy Rich tapes
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I love THESE Beach Boy videos!
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CLICK HERE for an recent Montclair Times article on Michael Shelley!
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Apparently Bowie offered "Golden Years" to Elvis Presley - but The King declined. CLICK HERE former guest Stevie Riks nails the Elvis/Bowie duet version.
Listener comments! | |
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![]() Baby When whipporwill call And evenin' is nigh I'll hurry to my blue heaven |
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![]() We like green! |
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![]() Hey congrats! |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:09am
Eddy in Australia:
Juniper made jazz band? I credit the Tim Tams! | |
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![]() You decided to get rid of all the links? |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:11am
sonnyspop:
One of the best records and Beatle covers ever. | |
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![]() Ok I stand corrected |
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![]() Yeah, this is a good one sonny. |
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![]() BOOO GET BETTER JOKES!!!! |
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![]() Uber Calloway, oof!! |
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![]() Just tuned in and see that Michael has jokes. Good way to start the day! |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:16am
Dean:
Sheila B. played No Doubt yesterday and I thought, "Is this a new Gwen Stefani record?" | |
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![]() Oh wow! Yes & Yes to both...amazing! |
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![]() You are No Doubt correct, Baby. Except for the dearth of songs in No Doubt's catalog. |
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![]() & Josie Cotton has a Elvira vibe to her. This is all one big rip off. Ugh. |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:20am
medson:
Hasn't Josie Cotton had that sound since the late 70s early 80s? | |
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♥
Sat. 6/24/17 11:21am
Marc Francis:
That's alright mamma! |
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![]() Big Jim Sullivan, too! |
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![]() Baby.. Who did Chris S. replace? |
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![]() happy to see you here Marc! |
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♥
Sat. 6/24/17 11:26am
Marc Francis:
Happy to be here! Good morning, sir! Good morning all! |
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![]() Chris replaced Paul martin - who started a band with his kids & wife www.martinfamilycircus.com |
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![]() Damn famiy men, making us all look bad |
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![]() Father's Day was last week. |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:37am
Dean:
Debbie Harry's birthday is next week. | |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:43am
the REAL Bruce Thomas:
'allo! 'allo! what-what, pip-pip!! | |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:45am
clarke:
POURING a southern-type'a rain on cape cod, today!! mawnin' ya'll!! | |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:47am
clarke:
dylan sang in an entirely different way for Nashille Skyline | |
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![]() They were so amazing. So much energy coming off their records. Wish I could that. |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:48am
clarke:
not that i liked that way, ha ha. | |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:49am
clarke:
supposedly, baby, the belmonts were fuddy-duddies, though... | |
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![]() Then sign me up for fuddy duddy status, Clarke. |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:51am
clarke:
ha ha - what i mean is that the reason dion went solo is because the other guys were not adventurous enough for him | |
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![]() Ah, got it. Stuck in a rut. But I tell you what, with those guys behind him, the shit was on. |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:52am
clarke:
The Wanderer was too much for them!! | |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:53am
clarke:
also dion was getting involved with some heavy substances at the time... | |
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![]() Here is a question for Baby, and the gang out there. Were the Jordanires ever on a bad record? |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:54am
clarke:
wearing a lotta dark glasses | |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:55am
clarke:
didn't the jordinaires back up wayne newton? | |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:56am
clarke:
but i am not sure about on record | |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:57am
clarke:
yes: Green!!! | |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:58am
Dennis Diken:
nice show Mikey! | |
Sat. 6/24/17 11:59am
clarke:
i was not aware of the Green re-issue, and was in a record store in new orleans and PSYCHED when their vinyl appeared in my hands!! i thought i had found the few copies that were not on cassette only!! ha ha | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:01pm
clarke:
what's the story on Bobby Gallant?? | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:04pm
clarke:
that 12-string was swinnnngin'!! | |
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![]() Tinted Windows YEEEESSSSSS! |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:08pm
clarke:
bootsie - did TW ever come out on vinyl and i missed that?? | |
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![]() @Clarke I only have on CD. |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:10pm
clarke:
yeah i figured | |
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![]() I don't buy anything new on vinyl. My cheap-ass Crosley turntable doesn't like it. |
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![]() Love how this is recorded - nutty stereo separation & all... |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:11pm
Dennis Diken:
Del rules! | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:11pm
clarke:
the crosley would like it! | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:13pm
clarke:
i use a crosley to make 8-track mixtapes of some 45's - mine has rca outputs | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:15pm
clarke:
you don't want your mother to teach you the uncle willie | |
![]() Hey, Michael, Jim Lauderdale has a new album out that sounds very good. What a talent he is! | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:21pm
clarke:
i saw wilson pickett in new orleans - jazzfest '75 | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:23pm
clarke:
good call w/Lyres!! | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:26pm
Dennis Diken:
enjoyed Tony Fletcher's Wilson Pickett bio | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:27pm
clarke:
wicked pickett - would like to read that | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:28pm
clarke:
hey MS (and all): buddy'o'mine put this comp together that would right up this show's alley: https://lightintheattic.net/releases/1946-small-town-country-vol-1 | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:31pm
clarke:
-be | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:37pm
George in WO:
Speaking of New Orleans, tonight in Orange, NJ, NOLA legend Johnny Sansone with John Fohl and Stanton Moore on drums. https://www.hatcitykitchen.com | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:44pm
clarke:
MS - you find yerself in the city wondering what to do - use the nola hotline!! | |
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Sat. 6/24/17 12:50pm
clarke:
i forgot to say that my phone doesn't ring unless your # is already in my system - so text first | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:53pm
clarke:
nah - those places are for tourists - no one sells the good shit there much anymore | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:55pm
clarke:
you WILL want to hit Euclid Records though in bywater | |
Sat. 6/24/17 12:57pm
clarke:
reminiscent of some old record stores the way they used to be, back in the day - Jim Russell's is museum priced tourist trap now | |
Sat. 6/24/17 1:04pm
Jill:
What was the song about Obeying and Love? A woman was singing? | |
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