WFMU: Michael Shelley: Playlist from December 3, 2022

Michael Shelley: Playlist from December 3, 2022

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December 3, 2022: Guest: James Donna of The Castaways

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
Beths, The	Expert In A Dying Field
Castaways, The	Lead Me On "Lead Me On" by "Castaways, The"
Jim Ford	MIll Valley "MIll Valley" by "Jim Ford"
Arthur Alexander	I Want To Marry You
Skatalites, The	I Should Have Known Better
Gary Valentine	Tomorrow Belongs To You
Castaways, The	Goodbye Babe "Goodbye Babe" by "Castaways, The"
Eddie Noack	Invisible Stripes "Invisible Stripes" by "Eddie Noack"
Ted Hawkins	Watch Your Step "Watch Your Step" by "Ted Hawkins"
Smithereens, The	Too Much Passion
Castaways, The	Sam "Sam" by "Castaways, The"
James Donna	Interview "Interview" by "James Donna"
Castaways, The	Liar, Liar "Liar, Liar" by "Castaways, The"
Nick Lowe	Lately I've Let Things Slide
Harlem Gospel Travelers	Look Up "Look Up" by "Harlem Gospel Travelers"
NRBQ	That I Get Back Home "That I Get Back Home" by "NRBQ"
Big Star	When My Baby's Beside Me (Alternate Mix)
Chris Stamey	Interview "Interview" by "Chris Stamey"
Big Star	Thirteen "Thirteen" by "Big Star"
Eric Hutchinson	Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
Lemonheads, The	I'll Do It Anyway
Margaret Glaspy	You And I "You And I" by "Margaret Glaspy"
French Singers	les el theme song du isla de gilligan

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CLICK HERE for the Radio & Broadcasting History site with archives of British music mags from the 60's

CLICK HERE for Beatle Novelty Records on YouTube

CLICK HERE for a free download of the book "Our time is now : A farandole of Jonathan Richman songs"

CLICK HERE for incredible video footage of Croton-on-Hudson Battle of the Bands 1967

CLICK HERE for The Steve Keene Art Book

CLICK HERE for The 100 Most Lost Songs of All

CLICK HERE for a million dollar guitar

CLICK HERE for The Herman Cain Award

CLICK HERE for a video of yo yo master Kenny Strauss

CLICK HERE for a pricing strategy consultant's look at how much Mike Love pays Brother Records INC. for the right to tour as The Beach Boys

CLICK HERE for five hours of live Stones, well chosen to spotlight Charlie

CLICK HERE to read the lawsuit "Brother Records Inc. vs Jardine"

CLICK HERE for the six part documentary of the making of Elvis Costello's "Spanish Model"

CLICK HERE for Margaret's Granola Recipe

CLICK HERE to find how how you can submit your own top of the hour WFMU ID

CLICK HERE for the Song Exploder episode on Cheap Trick's Surrender

CLICK HERE for info on "Sweet Relief - A tribute to Joey Spampinato"

CLICK HERE for an interesting blog piece about cut-out lps

CLICK HERE to watch "Call Her Mom," a 1972 pre-Animal House made for TV movie featuring Mark Eric & Charles Nelson Riley
CLICK HERE to see recently unearthed 100% NUDE photos of Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin - WARNINGS: 1. N.S.F.W. 2. You cant un-see these 3. WFMU is not responsible for psychiatric bills resulting from clicking on this link

CLICK HERE for Marty Stewart on the PBS show "The Kate"

CLICK HERE to point to your pointer

CLICK HERE for a podcast titled "Nick Lowe breaks down his live show"

CLICK HERE to see The Top 30 Most Expensive Items Sold on Discogs in September 2020, and CLICK HERE to check out The Most Expensive Soul Records Ever Sold on Discogs

CLICK HERE to check out the Radio Time Machine and listen to any year of any country's radio

CLICK HERE to see U.S. recorded music revenues by format from 1973 to 2019

CLICK HERE to see if you can Spot The Troll

CLICK HERE for the (highly recommended) Chrome Music Lab

CLICK HERE for a short documentary on The Liverbirds

CLICK HERE to listen to the Student Teachers on 'KCRW's "Lost Notes"

CLICK HERE for Fountains Of Wayne Live from the Artists Den

CLICK HERE (if you dare) to watch "The Black Connection"

CLICK HERE to watch "Andrew Bird's Live From The Great Room feat. Jonathan Richman"

CLICK HERE for a NY Times piece on the lp "Casino Royale"

CLICK HERE to find how how you can make a guitar amp out of an old radio

The Boston public library are currently digitizing 100,000 vinyl LPs for anyone to listen to online, CLICK HERE to browse

CLICK HERE to hear Michael's new 30 minute mix for the debut installment of Lagniappe Radio

CLICK HERE for The Fab Four Archivist's "Replacing Ringo? The Story Behind Bernard Purdie and The Beatles"

CLICK HERE for a great piece called "Bernard Purdie ... did he really record with The Beatles?"

CLICK HERE for the multi part fascinating documentary about Dream Theater's search for a new drummer

CLICK HERE for info on the Top 100 Most Expensive Cassettes on Discogs

CLICK HERE for The Liner Notes Project

CLICK HERE to hear the new number one hit from Juniper

CLICK HERE for the old switcheroo: A new episode of the Casey's Musical Dustbin Radio podcast where Michael Shelley is the interview subject.

CLICK HERE to hear Laura Cantrell interviewed on the Stereo Hysteria podcast

CLICK HERE to read "How the Beach Boys’ Lost Late-Sixties Gems Got a Second Life "

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Sonny Curtis Please Kill Me!

CLICK HERE to find out what happened when Jonathan Richman moved to Maine in 1981

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Lou Reed archivist Don Fleming on the Please Kill Me website!

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks And Linda Gail Lewis' interview & performance on Fresh Air

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis LIVE & unplugged at Paste studios!

CLICK HERE for info on the new compilation "Back Patio Bliss" produced by listener Baby!

CLICK HERE for a free download of the new album "Matt Gets Blue" from Matt Lucas

CLICK HERE for the program MP3 Tag

CLICK HERE to test if you hear Yanny or Laurel

CLICK HERE for an interesting short film about R. Stevie Moore

CLICK HERE for info on Copyright Termination Experts

CLICK HERE to read Michael Shelley's comic "Oh No, It's Tinnitus!"

CLICK HERE for very funny excerpts from a notebook where record store clerks logged "anytime we got a dopey phone call, boneheaded comment, or generally batshit customer experience"

CLICK HERE for Quincy Jones on Paul "the worst bass player I ever heard" McCartney, Michael "stole a lot of stuff" Jackson, Astrology, and who killed Kennedy!

CLICK HERE for a map, with audio links, to whatever the #1 song is in 3000 places around the world

CLICK HERE for a step-by-step guide to repairing damaged record sleeves

CLICK HERE for testimony given by Taylor Swift in Colorado district court

CLICK HERE for the animated guide to compression

CLICK HERE to check out drummer Jim Gordon's discography

CLICK HERE to listen to/download 1000s of digitized 78s

CLICK HERE to watch Robbie Fulks cover NRBQ at FMU

CLICK HERE for selection from the British Library’s extensive collections of unique sound recordings, which cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds

CLICK HERE for an interview with Brian Wilson where he says "Mike Love is probably the greatest lyric writer in the world. I think he’s my favorite lyric writer. He just wrote a lot of good songs"

CLICK HERE for "Student Group Apologizes for Playing ‘Transphobic’ and ‘Problematic’ Lou Reed Song"

CLICK HERE to see how Steve Keene does it

CLICK HERE for 28:46 of "NRBQ & Friends"

CLICK HERE for "Marty Stuart: The Story of Clarence White & The Parsons/White StringBender "

CLICK HERE to find out "How the Nashville Number System revolutionized recording sessions"

CLICK HERE for the 1988 piece "Who Does Chuck Berry Think He Is?"

CLICK HERE Cheap Trick on "Live At Daryl's House"

CLICK HERE to listen to a new interview with Jonathan Richman

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 for "The Truth of the Flamin' Groovies' Story is Stranger Than Fiction"

CLICK HERE for a piece on how they come up with radio ratings & Delilha's radio show

CLICK HERE for a great documentary about The Cactus Blossoms

CLICK HERE for "Rob Freeman Recording The Ramones"

CLICK HERE to see The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall

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!

CLICK HERE for The Cactus Blossoms on The 30 Minute Music Hour

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

CLICK HERE to see part one of a short behind the scenes film about Brian Wilson's new album "No Pier Pressure"

CLICK HERE for Brian Wilson's new song "The Right Time" (feat. Al Jardine) live on SoundStage. and
CLICK HERE for "Wild Honey" feat. Blondie Chaplin & Ricky Fataar

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

CLICK HERE for Gay Robot

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 HERE for 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

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe & Lost Straightjjackets live!

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 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"?

CLICK HERE for optical illusions

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 laugh

CLICK HERE for Ronee Blakley singing "Tapedeck in His Tractor" from "Nashville"

CLICK HERE to play the web Theremin

CLICK HERE to see drummer Joff from the band Bucky so some drawings of old people

CLICK HERE for wrong from the get go NPR blog "The Worst Songs Of All Time?"

CLICK HERE to see why the cowardly anonymous culture of the internet drives me even more crazy then art does

CLICK HERE for a little background on the Buddy Rich tapes

CLICK HERE for the The Knack - this clip (with hard panned guitars) will help you understand the division of guitar parts in this song - which is not quite what I thought it was

CLICK HERE then click "Random Video"

CLICK HERE for a reminder that you have to be 恋のホワン・ホワン (or HERE, or HERE , or HERE , or HERE, or HERE!)

CLICK HERE for info on an odd e-book "Nick Lowe: A Long Career That Never Gets Stale." It is 4 pages long and "sells" for $1.99. The same author has one about Dean Martin that was reviewed like this: "This pamphlet was complete garbage. A sixth grader could have written a better essay. All of this author's works should be removed from Amazon."

CLICK HERE, but only if you have golden ears

CLICK HERE for some amazing RARE STAX MUSIC from tapes Robert Gordon pulled out of the debris when the STAX building was being torn down!

CLICK HERE for Ernie Bushmiller illustrated autobiography, on an amazing website

CLICK HERE for The Mills Brothers

CLICK HERE for James Jamerson & Gladys Knight going nuts on I Heard It Through The Grapevine

CLICK HERE for a nice piece about the the L.A. studio musicians who dominated the 70's sound.

CLICK HERE for some classic Jerry. The whole clip is crazy - but 2:13 in is really off the charts nuts.

CLICK HERE for Paul Anka's famous post-gig turned into a short film!

CLICK HERE for an recent Montclair Times article on Michael Shelley!

CLICK HERE to read how Big Star's "September Gurls" was recorded at Ardent Studios

Apparently Bowie offered "Golden Years" to Elvis Presley - but The King declined. CLICK HERE former guest Stevie Riks nails the Elvis/Bowie duet version

CLICK HERE to find how how you can submit your own top of the hour WFMU ID

CLICK HERE for Marty Stewart on the PBS show "The Kate"

CLICK HERE for info on The Steve Keene Art Book

CLICK HERE for "Remembering Adam Schlesinger"

CLICK HERE to support the new Starry Skies album called 'Small Wonders'.

CLICK HERE to point to your pointer

CLICK HERE for a podcast titled "Nick Lowe breaks down his live show"

CLICK HERE to see The Top 30 Most Expensive Items Sold on Discogs in September 2020, and CLICK HERE to check out The Most Expensive Soul Records Ever Sold on Discogs

CLICK HERE to check out the Radio Time Machine and listen to any year of any country's radio

CLICK HERE to see U.S. recorded music revenues by format from 1973 to 2019

CLICK HERE to see if you can Spot The Troll

CLICK HERE for the (highly recommended) Chrome Music Lab

CLICK HERE for a short documentary on The Liverbirds

CLICK HERE to listen to the Student Teachers on 'KCRW's "Lost Notes"

CLICK HERE for Fountains Of Wayne Live from the Artists Den

CLICK HERE (if you dare) to watch "The Black Connection"

CLICK HERE to watch "Andrew Bird's Live From The Great Room feat. Jonathan Richman"

CLICK HERE for a NY Times piece on the lp "Casino Royale"

CLICK HERE to find how how you can make a guitar amp out of an old radio

The Boston public library are currently digitizing 100,000 vinyl LPs for anyone to listen to online, CLICK HERE to browse

CLICK HERE to hear Michael's new 30 minute mix for the debut installment of Lagniappe Radio

CLICK HERE for The Fab Four Archivist's "Replacing Ringo? The Story Behind Bernard Purdie and The Beatles"

CLICK HERE for a great piece called "Bernard Purdie ... did he really record with The Beatles?"

CLICK HERE for the multi part fascinating documentary about Dream Theater's search for a new drummer

CLICK HERE for info on the Top 100 Most Expensive Cassettes on Discogs

CLICK HERE for The Liner Notes Project

CLICK HERE to hear the new number one hit from Juniper

CLICK HERE for the old switcheroo: A new episode of the Casey's Musical Dustbin Radio podcast where Michael Shelley is the interview subject.

CLICK HERE to hear Laura Cantrell interviewed on the Stereo Hysteria podcast

CLICK HERE to read "How the Beach Boys’ Lost Late-Sixties Gems Got a Second Life "

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Sonny Curtis Please Kill Me!

CLICK HERE to find out what happened when Jonathan Richman moved to Maine in 1981

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Lou Reed archivist Don Fleming on the Please Kill Me website!

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks And Linda Gail Lewis' interview & performance on Fresh Air

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis LIVE & unplugged at Paste studios!

CLICK HERE for info on the new compilation "Back Patio Bliss" produced by listener Baby!

CLICK HERE for a free download of the new album "Matt Gets Blue" from Matt Lucas

CLICK HERE for the program MP3 Tag

CLICK HERE to test if you hear Yanny or Laurel

CLICK HERE for an interesting short film about R. Stevie Moore

CLICK HERE for info on Copyright Termination Experts

CLICK HERE to read Michael Shelley's comic "Oh No, It's Tinnitus!"

CLICK HERE for very funny excerpts from a notebook where record store clerks logged "anytime we got a dopey phone call, boneheaded comment, or generally batshit customer experience"

CLICK HERE for Quincy Jones on Paul "the worst bass player I ever heard" McCartney, Michael "stole a lot of stuff" Jackson, Astrology, and who killed Kennedy!

CLICK HERE for a map, with audio links, to whatever the #1 song is in 3000 places around the world

CLICK HERE for a step-by-step guide to repairing damaged record sleeves

CLICK HERE for testimony given by Taylor Swift in Colorado district court

CLICK HERE for the animated guide to compression

CLICK HERE to check out drummer Jim Gordon's discography

CLICK HERE to listen to/download 1000s of digitized 78s

CLICK HERE to watch Robbie Fulks cover NRBQ at FMU

CLICK HERE for selection from the British Library’s extensive collections of unique sound recordings, which cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds

CLICK HERE for an interview with Brian Wilson where he says "Mike Love is probably the greatest lyric writer in the world. I think he’s my favorite lyric writer. He just wrote a lot of good songs"

CLICK HERE for "Student Group Apologizes for Playing ‘Transphobic’ and ‘Problematic’ Lou Reed Song"

CLICK HERE to see how Steve Keene does it

CLICK HERE for 28:46 of "NRBQ & Friends"

CLICK HERE for "Marty Stuart: The Story of Clarence White & The Parsons/White StringBender "

CLICK HERE to find out "How the Nashville Number System revolutionized recording sessions"

CLICK HERE for the 1988 piece "Who Does Chuck Berry Think He Is?"

CLICK HERE Cheap Trick on "Live At Daryl's House"

CLICK HERE to listen to a new interview with Jonathan Richman

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 for "The Truth of the Flamin' Groovies' Story is Stranger Than Fiction"

CLICK HERE for a piece on how they come up with radio ratings & Delilha's radio show

CLICK HERE for a great documentary about The Cactus Blossoms

CLICK HERE for "Rob Freeman Recording The Ramones"

CLICK HERE to see The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall

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!

CLICK HERE for The Cactus Blossoms on The 30 Minute Music Hour

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

CLICK HERE to see part one of a short behind the scenes film about Brian Wilson's new album "No Pier Pressure"

CLICK HERE for Brian Wilson's new song "The Right Time" (feat. Al Jardine) live on SoundStage. and
CLICK HERE for "Wild Honey" feat. Blondie Chaplin & Ricky Fataar

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

CLICK HERE for Gay Robot

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

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe & Lost Straightjjackets live!

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 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"?

CLICK HERE for optical illusions

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 laugh

CLICK HERE for Ronee Blakley singing "Tapedeck in His Tractor" from "Nashville"

CLICK HERE to play the web Theremin

CLICK HERE to see drummer Joff from the band Bucky so some drawings of old people

CLICK HERE for wrong from the get go NPR blog "The Worst Songs Of All Time?"

CLICK HERE to see why the cowardly anonymous culture of the internet drives me even more crazy then art does

CLICK HERE for a little background on the Buddy Rich tapes

CLICK HERE for the The Knack - this clip (with hard panned guitars) will help you understand the division of guitar parts in this song - which is not quite what I thought it was

CLICK HERE then click "Random Video"

CLICK HERE for a reminder that you have to be 恋のホワン・ホワン (or HERE, or HERE , or HERE , or HERE, or HERE!)

CLICK HERE for info on an odd e-book "Nick Lowe: A Long Career That Never Gets Stale." It is 4 pages long and "sells" for $1.99. The same author has one about Dean Martin that was reviewed like this: "This pamphlet was complete garbage. A sixth grader could have written a better essay. All of this author's works should be removed from Amazon."

CLICK HERE, but only if you have golden ears

CLICK HERE for some amazing RARE STAX MUSIC from tapes Robert Gordon pulled out of the debris when the STAX building was being torn down!

CLICK HERE for Ernie Bushmiller illustrated autobiography, on an amazing website

CLICK HERE for The Mills Brothers

CLICK HERE for James Jamerson & Gladys Knight going nuts on I Heard It Through The Grapevine

CLICK HERE for a nice piece about the the L.A. studio musicians who dominated the 70's sound.

CLICK HERE for some classic Jerry. The whole clip is crazy - but 2:13 in is really off the charts nuts.

CLICK HERE for Paul Anka's famous post-gig turned into a short film!

CLICK HERE for an recent Montclair Times article on Michael Shelley!

CLICK HERE to read how Big Star's "September Gurls" was recorded at Ardent Studios

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!
	10:14am Listener Baby: So?
	10:58am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ~ Good Day FMUvianz ! ~
	11:01am that gerald: you don't love me like i love you
	11:01am rx scabin: Good morning, Michael and Everyone.
	11:01am clarke: HEY NOWWWWWW!!
	11:02am Frank In Queens: Hey NOW! Welcome back!
	11:02am Don Gorden: HEY mike WHERS MY SHOES ??
	11:03am clarke: he shoots he scores!!
	11:03am Frank In Queens: Not today he doesn't.
	11:03am phat in lincoln: Oh shit, The Castaways! This'll be fun. Liar Liar is one of my favorite singles.
	11:03am Franco Twinkie: Hi Michael. I need to hear Liar Liar just about NOW!
	11:03am clarke: ha ha ha
	11:04am rx scabin: Beautiful.
	11:04am Christina Ginger: Good morning!
	11:04am Handy Haversack: Hey, Michael, all. Welcome back, MS.
	11:04am herb.nyc: hola. great audio opening, as usual. and now the beths? their prospect park show last summer was super. promotion time, my good friend JACK RABID does THE BIG TAKEOVER magazine. he interviewed the beths, and they're on the cover. i just brought copies to EARWAX yesterday. also available at ROUGH TRADE and soho's McNALLY JACKSON. let me find a link...
	11:05am myron feld: this USA game is bumming my trip (to date)
	11:05am PaulRobeson1922: Great song
	11:05am clarke: they are not really competing today, Frank
	11:06am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: As perfect, distinct & imperishable a Single as could even be imagined. & they were clearly kids.
	11:06am clarke: we probably should be losing by a lot more?
	11:07am Handy Haversack: They kind of look like they just don't have a plan at all.
	11:07am clarke: too many speculative passes -- hope this makes it!!
	11:08am clarke: howdy Handy!! howzit?
	11:08am myron feld: perhaps Frank can appreciate this comparison: they are playing like the NY Rangers do -- too many cute passes instead of taking shots
	11:08am herb.nyc: that link, is, duh - bigtakeover.com here at library, newbie Campbell wouldn't give me her parents' pw to cable, so i can watch the game. grrr.
	11:09am Handy Haversack: Yeah, "hit a cross and hope" while the Dutch goals seemed like they'd been in planing since the nineties and had been extensively focus-group tested. Eh, kind of sick, clarke. Not COVID it seems, at least.
	11:09am clarke: also, mckennie wasn't really hustling until too late in the 1st half
	11:10am clarke: jeez, HH - there's so many things going around. i was almost "relieved" when it turned out to be covid??
	11:10am Frank In Queens: The Dutch haven't had many chances, but they've scored on the few they have had.
	11:10am MplsCoco: I missed you too!! this track is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
	11:11am clarke: holland is really good at first-timing it - but, most teams have defended them well - until today.
	11:12am Franco Twinkie: I use to sleep in back of the Shell station in Mill Valley.
	11:13am clarke: cool bumper, there!!
	11:14am Baja Joe: Good morning Michael and everyone listening
	11:15am clarke: Baby?? BABY???!!!??
	11:16am McGroovey: Thumbnail review of the show up to this point: So far, so good! Now I want to listen to my Jim Ford CDs, ...but maybe not until after 1:00... or maybe after 6:00... or... No... Some days and nights, the radio is too good to turn off.
	11:18am clarke: McG - yellow carded
	11:18am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: 'RubberSoul' & 'MyGeneration' (Who's debut album) both released 3rd Dec., 1965 in the UK.
	11:18am Listener Baby: Clarke!!!!!!
	11:19am clarke: BABY - have you gone public with your news yet?
	11:19am SecretSquirrel: Good morning Michael and welcome back
	11:20am clarke: the news that you are a fine young man, of course.
	11:20am Christina Ginger: For a while, I had adopted regular use of the word grotty into my lexicon.
	11:20am McGroovey: I used to buy Big Takeover religiously at Barnes and Noble, but now a lot the B&N stores I used to go to are gone, and the kids no longer bug me to go picture book shopping at the ones that remain (they're now ages 16 & 19; nearest stores: Manhattan or Paramus). So I'm 3 or 4 or 5 or 8 years behind on buying the next Big Takeover.
	11:20am Frank In Queens: Yes, double-screening it.
	11:21am Listener Baby: I am not. It’s you Baby!
	11:22am clarke: double take on the double screen!!
	11:22am clarke: how Turtle-y Baby
	11:22am Handy Haversack: Christina, we would use it often to describe the condition of the cards after a night of poker.
	11:22am myron feld: as i like to point out anytime you play this single, backing band is 60% of the Mumps, including former guest of the program Paul Rutner on drums.
	11:23am SecretSquirrel: Any song in 4/4 can make a good Skatalites cover tune
	11:23am clarke: i think handy is feeling grotty, today.
	11:24am Listener Baby: we have, Clarke. still a business, just moved.
	11:24am Frank In Queens: Here we go?
	11:24am clarke: and do you have a new location??
	11:24am Christina Ginger: That’s good use, Handy.
	11:25am Listener Baby: Net yet. Getting ugly.
	11:25am herb.nyc: @mcgroovey - i am the official northeast corridor distributor for the BIG TAKEOVER. i'd be happy to re-up you; jack would be happier still if you subscribed. jack said B&N stopped carrying it, i oughta recheck. i'm gonna alert him now, re CHRIS STAMEY and tom'ws show.
	11:25am clarke: The Queen Of Queens deems it so.
	11:26am prof.fuzz: mornin' y'all
	11:26am Greg from ZONE 5: Morning, Michael & all!
	11:26am clarke: FuZZZZZ
	11:27am prof.fuzz: ClarkEEEEE
	11:27am clarke: @Baby - something will come along. hang in there. and by "there" i don't know where.
	11:28am clarke: how wuzzz the roadtrip, Prof??
	11:29am clarke: defense was not in the plan, today, apparently.
	11:29am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Like yoo suppose to do !
	11:29am prof.fuzz: good fun! great bands. good friends. booked a show there for march. drove home afterwards. nothing like getting home at 4 AM and then having a dog wake you up at 8...
	11:30am clarke: the old days
	11:30am clarke: and she wasn't THAT bad!
	11:31am Frank In Queens: Neither was offense. I didn't think they would win anyway.
	11:31am clarke: agree frank
	11:32am myron feld: i had $25 worth of hope they'd advance. Oh well, just have to take that off next year's FMU contribution...
	11:32am clarke: Turntable One is scape-able
	11:32am Creature Boy: Noack's Psycho is great. It was written by the also great Leon Payne who also wrote Lost Highway among many other things
	11:32am Handy Haversack: Well, that's something.
	11:33am Frank In Queens: Interesting...
	11:33am myron feld: there's one!!
	11:33am clarke: then they sub for the one guy who has been playing well, today
	11:33am Listener Baby: Thanks Clarke. Tough sledding.
	11:34am Michael Shelley: PLEASE POST THE SCORE EVERY TIME IT CHANGES!
	11:34am Frank In Queens: 2-1 Holland
	11:34am Handy Haversack: 2 NED - USA 1, MS.
	11:35am Michael Shelley: THX!
	11:36am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Yay Smithereens
	11:36am clarke: too much passion - not enough shots.
	11:36am Pedro in Arlington: Yeah, Smokey is good inspiration. But not only did Marvin Gaye co-write "Dancing in the Streets," he played drums on it.
	11:36am clarke: @Baby - where doth yer hat hang at the moment?
	11:37am Ken From Hyde Park: 3-1 Bah!
	11:37am Handy Haversack: Not sure what the whole sitch is, Baby, but wishing good luck. Ah, crap. 3 NED - 1 USA, MS.
	11:38am prof.fuzz: "The Dutch are weeping, in five languages, at least." -- Mark E. Smith Not today, apparently.
	11:38am clarke: Baby sold the vineyard, and is looking for new venue for winery, i believe.
	11:39am myron feld: ugh. How is that guy not marked?
	11:39am clarke: all day!
	11:40am PaulRobeson1922: Oh baby
	11:40am clarke: his leg's getting tired
	11:40am clarke: good chune!!
	11:41am Mailman Tom: I bought the 45 Liar, Liar back in 1965 and still have it. Sam was the B side!
	11:41am Listener Baby: Clarke and Handy. Sold our tasting room. Everyone and their mom wants to sell wine in Paso Robles. Tasting rooms are like gold. Huge competition, and ridiculous rents, when the rare space opens up. We’ve got a new home to live in, but our business is flapping in the breeze right now. Got something on the line, but ready for another disappointment.
	11:42am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: To be frank fascinating to hear any other tracks by them ! & thankfully a pleasure.
	11:42am clarke: @Baby - so you still have the same grapes??
	11:43am Bri: Love the Castaways! I was surprised my friends didn’t know Liar Liar when Death Grips sampled them
	11:46am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: This always struck me as perfectly Lynchian : www.youtube.com... - priceless.
	11:48am Ken From Hyde Park: Six minutes extra time given. Score remains 3-1.
	11:50am clarke: the rest is mystery!
	11:53am Handy Haversack: Full time. 3 NED - 1 USA. Stupid sexy Flanders.
	11:53am clarke: yeah - you have to be rich to see live music now, sadly.
	11:54am Frank In Queens: For big shows yes. But for small club shows, the price actually hasn't changed too much in the last 30+ years.
	11:54am clarke: final tally
	11:55am clarke: dunno about that frank - but, it is not too bad.
	11:55am herb.nyc: yes, rich in order to see shows. wait, TICKPICK and STUBHUB does have deals. i'm checking out KIKI & HERB at the beacon, for tonight.
	11:55am Michael Shelley: its weird that the bigger the venue - the MORE expensive the tickets... where are the economies of scale?
	11:55am herb.nyc: uh, is michael gonna ask james any WORLD CUP questions???? come on!!!!
	11:58am Frank In Queens: Most small shows around here don't cost more than $12. And that's been the going rate since I was old enough to go. $8-$12 depending on how many bands, the venue, ratio of local to out of town bands...
	11:58am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Warning : Joining a Band with people is like both marrying & working with them.
	11:58am Frank In Queens: MAYBE $15. Maybe.
	11:59am clarke: that's cool Frank! take this show f'rinstance: i wanted to see Smirk at a SMALL club, and the other two bands, uh, sucked. so it was 25 bucks to see them sandwiched in between. tch..tch...
	12:00pm prof.fuzz: @Frank: local shows in dallas are $5-10, and have been for as long as i've been playing (early 80s)... $10 is becoming the new norm, thankfully.
	12:00pm Handy Haversack: Not to mention the extra barrier to entry that some ticket vendors sell ONLY through an app, so if you don't want to spend several hundred on a spy device, you can't even get the chance to spend too much on tickets.
	12:01pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Love the Minnesota accent.
	12:01pm Listener Baby: Clarke. No. All sold.
	12:02pm clarke: gotcha Baby! was confuse.
	12:02pm Frank In Queens: Sometimes?
	12:03pm myron feld: Great story! Next party at my house, I'm setting the dogs loose when I want to go to bed.
	12:03pm herb.nyc: haha, a picture of fans running. sometimes at end of a show i'll take a pic of the venue, w beer cans splattered and brooms in action.
	12:06pm Pedro in Arlington: Jerry Lee teaching a kid to play GBoF is kind of like how Mariano Rivera was willing to show anyone how to throw the cutter. They knew the lesson didn't mean the mastery.
	12:07pm clarke: rivera = might be the most underrated player of all time.
	12:08pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ...pertinent : never seen a Castaways LP...
	12:09pm Handy Haversack: Last few shows: Slift (two French bands, one Brooklyn) at Elsewhere: $27 ea. Lingua Ignota at Pioneer Works: $35 ea. Myriam Gendron and Bridget St. James at Public Records: $26 ea. Porchistas, Elk City, Glen Morrow at Alan6's back yard: $22 ea. Johanna Warren (from Wales) and two other bands at Trans-Pecos: $15 ea. (canceled) PigsX7 (from UK) at St. Vitus: $22 Screaming Females + bands at WEH: $25 ea. Big Joanie (from UK) @ Union Pool: $20 ea. Weeping Icon + 2 bands at Alphaville: $15 ea. Quick takeaway: you can go out and catch bands for $12, but stuff you've heard of and buy tix to in advance tend more to the $20-$25 range for clubs.
	12:11pm Pedro in Arlington: @clarke But oy, that Game 7 of the 2001 WS.
	12:12pm Mike Sin: Man, I love these interviews— this is another great one!
	12:12pm Handy Haversack: Too soon, Pedro.
	12:13pm WLSClark: Hi, just got home and will try to listen on headphones, so no comments but will catch rest Monday. Glad you did this, Michael!
	12:13pm Creature Boy: Right in front of me is a 65or 66 SOMA LP called The Big Hits of Mid America Vol 2 wLiar Liar, Sam & songs by The High Spirits the Gestures & the Chancellors. It's fantastic
	12:13pm clarke: great interview, old sport! not so grottay, mate!!
	12:14pm Glistener MW: I just recalled “Liar Liar” being used to great effect in “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels” as well
	12:14pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Has Nuggets been mentioned yet ? Pardon my faulty attention circuits...
	12:14pm Frank In Queens: I did say "local" shows when I made my statement...
	12:15pm clarke: right-o
	12:15pm Creature Boy: Yeah Nuggets
	12:16pm Billy Jam: hey Michael Shelly and Handy/Ken/Rev Rabbit and all the other fellow FMU listeners
	12:16pm Peter Horvath: Ahoy, Number 1’ers.
	12:16pm Frank In Queens: That was great Michael. Thanks!
	12:16pm Richard: Really interesting interview! Just bought the book.
	12:16pm clarke: much enjoy!! thnx MS!!
	12:17pm Michael Shelley: BILLY!
	12:17pm Greg from ZONE 5: Another one I learned from the Good Morning Vietnam soundtrack.
	12:17pm Glistener MW: Another great interview; thanks, Michael!
	12:17pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Superb interviews.
	12:17pm jmd: Terrific interview.
	12:17pm Glistener MW: morning, Billy Jam!
	12:17pm myron feld: good one, Michael! Very entertaining guest.
	12:18pm Handy Haversack: Great stuff, MS. Wish K8 had heard it for the MPLS of it all.
	12:18pm Bri: Hey Billy Jam!
	12:18pm Tim from LH: Great interview! Liar, Liar is otherworldly!
	12:18pm CalZone!: Great interview MS!
	12:18pm Creature Boy: I mentioned the bside earlier "Sam" which I've come to really like
	12:18pm clarke: truly one of the greatest studio creations EVER
	12:18pm Hubig Pie: It's a Bikini World was my intro to this lovely song
	12:19pm Moammar: Getting a late start thanks to the execrable soccer match. At least we qualified this time.
	12:19pm clarke: i guess my expectations were low (and realistic).
	12:20pm Listener Baby: Baby. Was there a woman in the Castaways? I’ve always thought that was a woman on the high voice? I guess not?
	12:20pm Moammar: We may have lost, but we own Manhattan now.
	12:20pm JimB: Amazing how central that simple 2-note lick is to that song.
	12:20pm Bri: Baby, I don’t think so. I used to think it was until I saw them live
	12:20pm clarke: unfortunately, my lsu tigers have to play #1 Georgia this afternoon - and i don't have a good feeling about that one, either.
	12:21pm Frank In Queens: This is one of Nick's greatest.
	12:21pm Bri: smoking I just quit, now I’ve got one lit, I just fell back into it. my life story
	12:21pm herb.nyc: that james donna is such a great talker and sweetie, thanks for the interview. ticket prices: some summers back NICK LOWE did a free show at lincoln center. and CUT WORMS opened. a beautiful night.
	12:21pm clarke: it's a dude singin' the highs.
	12:21pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Saturday Afternoon Coming Down
	12:21pm Bri: I never heard Nick Lowe sing country!
	12:22pm Bri: Awesome Herb.nyc!
	12:22pm Bri: I was thinking the same thing rev rabbit
	12:22pm Listener Baby: This song. This song. His very best.
	12:22pm clarke: try an album from early 80's called Cowboy Outfit
	12:22pm Pedro in Arlington: What Mike says about trip planning. Anybody with suggestions for Detroit? I plan to pay respects to Aretha, Mrs. Parks and the three Four Tops no longer spinning, all in one convenient cemetery. Anything else?
	12:22pm McGroovey: I hear George Jones in my head singing this Nick Lowe song. I've somehow never seen Nick Lowe live, I think?
	12:23pm rich the greeb: For better or worse that song is my life
	12:23pm rich the greeb: I saw Nick outdoors at Lincoln center years ago, one of the best shows I’ve seen. A true raconteur and performer.
	12:24pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Saw Elvis Costello open Acoustic for BobDylan - & I didn't even know he was in the bill ! Very canny I thot - gets the people who wanted Acoustic out of the way... No Pick Army ! Yes.
	12:24pm HyperDose: The Smithereens are always pleasant to hear!
	12:24pm rich the greeb: I still haven’t seen Nick with a full band so I need to remedy that. One of my favorite songwriters of all time
	12:24pm Bri: Motown Museum for sure Pedro!
	12:25pm Bri: And the DIA is one of my favorites
	12:25pm rich the greeb: I wonder if George ever did peace love and understanding? That would have been epic
	12:25pm Listener Baby: I saw all those Cowboy Outfit tours, Clarke. And you are correct. A great era for him. Amazing band too.
	12:26pm rich the greeb: I second the moron museum, when they point out the six eco chamber in the tour 😮
	12:26pm clarke: i saw Cowboy Outfit at the '84 World's Fair in nola - excellencio!!
	12:26pm rich the greeb: Motown museum* lol
	12:27pm Bri: Oh yeah Rich the Green. It’s so cool being in the same room they recorded so many hits
	12:27pm clarke: EVERYplace is getting over-built!!
	12:27pm Bri: *greeb
	12:27pm clarke: big al: "i got him doin' it!"
	12:28pm Handy Haversack: Hey, Billy Jam. Missed you up there. Not on top of my game!
	12:28pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: There's only eight billion of us ...& three restrooms...
	12:28pm TimG: I know some Gospel Travelers shows have been canceled…Covid. Not sure about Montclair show
	12:29pm Hubig Pie: Must check out this moron museum...what a concept
	12:29pm phat in lincoln: Had to get on a work call (go Warnock) so I missed the last part of the interview. What I heard was great, though
	12:30pm clarke: good day Hubig - you'll be happy to know your namesake is FINALLY in production and in SOME markets around town.
	12:30pm rich the greeb: @hubig I’m a museum member lol
	12:30pm clarke: ah - bass line!
	12:31pm phat in lincoln: I haven't listened to any Big Star in awhile, which is amazing, since it used to be daily.
	12:31pm McGroovey: I went to YouTube to look at some live Rockpile to remind myself of whether he played bass with a pick, and he does play bass with a pick. I thought that was the case, but my initial idea as to why he'd play guitar without a pick was that maybe I misremembered, and he played bass with his fingers. I play bass, and I'm a finger player, and I'm really uncomfortable with a pick. I play uke with my fingers, and I can play guitar a little, but never in front of people, because I'm horrible with a pick.
	12:31pm clarke: i never travel too far....
	12:31pm Bri: I looove Alex Chilton’s cover of “Sugar Sugar” by the Archie’s. He made a really sexy version
	12:32pm SeanG: without a little big star
	12:33pm clarke: actually the bass-line is a little different on this version
	12:33pm Moammar: Anyone going to this No. 1 Record commemorative thing tomorrow in Jersey City?
	12:33pm clarke: (or rather, didn't get the benefit of the released mix)
	12:33pm Hubig Pie: G'day clarke, have you indulged in one of those savory treats yet ?
	12:34pm Tim from LH: Talking about show prices, I’m seeing the Big Star tribute tomorrow for $25!
	12:34pm phat in lincoln: I love how Chilton almost says "doctra," kinda like Stevie Wonder saying "mistra"
	12:34pm Bri: Children by the millions wait for Alex Chilton
	12:34pm clarke: WTUL played that song a LOT
	12:35pm Bri: Awesome Tim!
	12:35pm clarke: HP - i am off the sweets, and have not sampled the wares.
	12:36pm clarke: when i lived next-door to the Hubig heir, i encouraged him to try some savory pies. he nixed.
	12:36pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Interview Double Value
	12:37pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Watch 'Nothing Can Hurt Me' about BigStar & Arden if you haven't but sure you have.
	12:38pm Hubig Pie: A meat and gravy pie ? Sausage 'n kraut ?
	12:39pm clarke: or crawdads!!
	12:40pm clarke: btw, Rouse's (chain grocery store) has been doing AWEsome hot crawfish pies, lately - amazing!!
	12:40pm Hubig Pie: clarke, there was a place near our Bywater house that made bean pies
	12:41pm rich the greeb: I feel blessed to have seen the final big star reunion show in Brooklyn.
	12:41pm Bri: Awesome Rich!
	12:41pm clarke: while Stamey is on the line, here, i must say he helped me out VASTLY when i was first getting going recording at home digitally - Thnx Chris!!
	12:42pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ArdenT* - begging your pardon.
	12:42pm Bri: Aweosme Clarke!
	12:43pm rich the greeb: The shitty stax distribution was probably the mail in the coffin of big star. If they had held it another album with better distribution, who knows? There may have been reissues of the first couple records that went gold
	12:43pm Bri: Sounds like an awesome concert!
	12:44pm rich the greeb: Chris please get the dust couple dbs records reissued, thanks. Love you
	12:44pm rich the greeb: First
	12:44pm Pedro in Arlington: Motown Museum closed through January for expansion but the store remains open. Berry Gordy turned 93 this week. Maybe he needs the t-shirt money. Big van Gogh exhibit at DIA.
	12:45pm rich the greeb: @pedro I bought a tamla Motown shirt I still wear there lol
	12:45pm Bri: Aww man, I’m sorry Pedro. But definitely check out the DIA!
	12:45pm Pedro in Arlington: Fortune Records canceled their tours.
	12:45pm Pax: It's a twofer.
	12:45pm rich the greeb: Seriously though, the dbs are the most underrated band of that era imho
	12:45pm Bri: True! Love the Db’s
	12:46pm rich the greeb: I guess the first albums must be tied up in some kind of legal mess
	12:46pm Bri: I love this song, it’s so pure! 💗
	12:46pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Voice of AlexChilton
	12:46pm clarke: ryko re-ished them long ago
	12:47pm rich the greeb: My first exposure to the dbs was at a name in a They might be giants song as a teen, didn’t hear then for years after unfortunately
	12:47pm clarke: you may as well just get the box-set which includes the full albums and outtakes, tho
	12:48pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Feel like I'm inside that acoustic gittar. Such tone.
	12:48pm Bri: I wish I could remember my first exposure to the Db’s, it could’ve been on my old 80s alternative station on Pandora. They used to play good college rock and paisley underground, AND YLT, before their curating turned all new wavey
	12:48pm rich the greeb: That makes sense Clarke. I guess I’ve become so vinyl focused in the past decades I miss the cd reissues. But they aren’t on streaming. It’s so funny that ryko was like the cd label but they did a couple gray vinyl issues. The mission of Burma comp specifically
	12:48pm Bri: Marshall Crenshaw! 💗
	12:49pm Hubig Pie: I tuned into the MTV 80's show thurs. night and they were playing Alex Chilton by The Replacements
	12:49pm clarke: well, you can get the big star box on vinyl!!
	12:49pm rich the greeb: The recent release of the dbs New York rocker sessions is fantastic
	12:50pm rich the greeb: I have the big star uk 2fer lol. I’m kinda a 2fer fanatic
	12:50pm Hughie Considine: The version of "Thirteen" you'll hear tomorrow night is sung by Skylar Gudasz is mesmerizing. Would have been great if Chris could hade mentioned Skylar and a few other vocalists who have been with this project since the outset and are a huge part of pulling it off.
	12:50pm rich the greeb: Still need the uk velvet underground 2fer and early kraftwerk 2fer
	12:51pm clarke: one thing that was good to get is when ryko put out the Chris Bell "album" on vinyl - i got several being on the label for a bit.
	12:51pm Handy Haversack: Florence Dore, who is married to the drummer from the dB's, has an excellent book on the novel and southern rock and roll.
	12:51pm rich the greeb: @hughie “thirteen” always gives me chills
	12:52pm Baja Joe: All is forgiven
	12:52pm clarke: @Hughie - hey-o!! it's hard to mention EVERYthing on a radio blurb, i'm sure.
	12:52pm rich the greeb: I think it was 4 men with beards actually Clarke but probably in conjunction with ryko. I still have my copy. Revelatory. One of the times they got the mastering right
	12:53pm Hughie Considine: hey, Clarke, that's true, but he went long on other stuff.
	12:53pm clarke: well, i got my copies AT Ryko
	12:53pm phat in lincoln: I saw Lemonheads in Omaha last week and I'm worried about Dando. I've seen his last three tours and this was upsetting.
	12:53pm Dano59: yow! Juliana on harmonies.
	12:54pm rich the greeb: I only remember because I was totally in the face about buying it because of the slipshod approach of the label but I needed Chris bell on vinyl. Still breaks my heart in the best way
	12:54pm clarke: dang, Phat - we knew it was coming or is coming.
	12:54pm rich the greeb: Is dando ok? He seems off the grid
	12:55pm Frank In Queens: Ryko first issued I Am The Cosmos in 1992. 4MB issue came out in 2006.
	12:55pm Hughie Considine: He's tweeted some worrisome words and images.
	12:55pm rich the greeb: Just saw phats comment 😞
	12:56pm rich the greeb: On vinyl Frank? I think it was only cd. Pretty sure there’s a first time on vinyl type sticker on my record
	12:56pm clarke: i would say evan is already living on extra time.
	12:56pm rich the greeb: Fuck drugs man
	12:56pm Dano59: this lineup is a little different from The Songs of Big Star at St. Ann's in Nov. 2021, I think. I loved hearing Chris Stamey talk about the project.
	12:56pm Handy Haversack: J Spaceman worrisome? Howard Hughes worrisome? Kanye worrisome?
	12:57pm Handy Haversack: Ah. Spaceman.
	12:57pm rich the greeb: Sorry I’m not trying to be contrary, just my ocd brain gets caught up in release details not that any of it matters, just the music
	12:57pm clarke: yes!
	12:57pm Bri: The Loop 80s station on Roku plays Alex chillin by replacement da lot too
	12:57pm Dano59: Bri: Check out Marshall on the. expanded Stamey/dB's "Christmas Time! - Again"
	12:58pm Bri: I didn’t know Evan Dando wa still alivr
	12:58pm phat in lincoln: I hope it was just the flu or something. He's usually a bit rough around the edges, but this was...
	12:58pm clarke: The Artist Known As YAY!!
	12:58pm Bri: I for sure will Dano!
	12:58pm WLSClark: Great hour. I’ll catch interview on rebound!
	12:58pm Frank In Queens: @rich, CD. 4MB was the first vinyl pressing. Now Omnivore has the licensing for it.
	12:59pm Handy Haversack: Thanks, Michael! Take care, pals!
	12:59pm Moammar: Son epoooooouse!
	12:59pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ~ TY Always DJ MS ~
	12:59pm Frank In Queens: Great show Michael. Take care everyone.
	12:59pm radioronan: Thanks Michael..cheers y'all!
	12:59pm clarke: ah ha ha, anyone ever get the feeling they been clockwork orange'd?? good nite.
	12:59pm Richard: Great show. Thanks, Michael!
	12:59pm MOM WHIG: Sorry to have missed this show - will have to Archive it. Looked so FAB
	12:59pm prof.fuzz: thanks michael!
	12:59pm rich the greeb: I’m in Jackson heights by the way Frank. Queens life. I see Wfmu gear every so often in the street around here
	12:59pm WLSClark: Hi mom

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
Beths, The	Expert In A Dying Field
Castaways, The	Lead Me On "Lead Me On" by "Castaways, The"
Jim Ford	MIll Valley "MIll Valley" by "Jim Ford"
Arthur Alexander	I Want To Marry You
Skatalites, The	I Should Have Known Better
Gary Valentine	Tomorrow Belongs To You
Castaways, The	Goodbye Babe "Goodbye Babe" by "Castaways, The"
Eddie Noack	Invisible Stripes "Invisible Stripes" by "Eddie Noack"
Ted Hawkins	Watch Your Step "Watch Your Step" by "Ted Hawkins"
Smithereens, The	Too Much Passion
Castaways, The	Sam "Sam" by "Castaways, The"
James Donna	Interview "Interview" by "James Donna"
Castaways, The	Liar, Liar "Liar, Liar" by "Castaways, The"
Nick Lowe	Lately I've Let Things Slide
Harlem Gospel Travelers	Look Up "Look Up" by "Harlem Gospel Travelers"
NRBQ	That I Get Back Home "That I Get Back Home" by "NRBQ"
Big Star	When My Baby's Beside Me (Alternate Mix)
Chris Stamey	Interview "Interview" by "Chris Stamey"
Big Star	Thirteen "Thirteen" by "Big Star"
Eric Hutchinson	Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
Lemonheads, The	I'll Do It Anyway
Margaret Glaspy	You And I "You And I" by "Margaret Glaspy"
French Singers	les el theme song du isla de gilligan

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	10:14am Listener Baby: So?
	10:58am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ~ Good Day FMUvianz ! ~
	11:01am that gerald: you don't love me like i love you
	11:01am rx scabin: Good morning, Michael and Everyone.
	11:01am clarke: HEY NOWWWWWW!!
	11:02am Frank In Queens: Hey NOW! Welcome back!
	11:02am Don Gorden: HEY mike WHERS MY SHOES ??
	11:03am clarke: he shoots he scores!!
	11:03am Frank In Queens: Not today he doesn't.
	11:03am phat in lincoln: Oh shit, The Castaways! This'll be fun. Liar Liar is one of my favorite singles.
	11:03am Franco Twinkie: Hi Michael. I need to hear Liar Liar just about NOW!
	11:03am clarke: ha ha ha
	11:04am rx scabin: Beautiful.
	11:04am Christina Ginger: Good morning!
	11:04am Handy Haversack: Hey, Michael, all. Welcome back, MS.
	11:04am herb.nyc: hola. great audio opening, as usual. and now the beths? their prospect park show last summer was super. promotion time, my good friend JACK RABID does THE BIG TAKEOVER magazine. he interviewed the beths, and they're on the cover. i just brought copies to EARWAX yesterday. also available at ROUGH TRADE and soho's McNALLY JACKSON. let me find a link...
	11:05am myron feld: this USA game is bumming my trip (to date)
	11:05am PaulRobeson1922: Great song
	11:05am clarke: they are not really competing today, Frank
	11:06am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: As perfect, distinct & imperishable a Single as could even be imagined. & they were clearly kids.
	11:06am clarke: we probably should be losing by a lot more?
	11:07am Handy Haversack: They kind of look like they just don't have a plan at all.
	11:07am clarke: too many speculative passes -- hope this makes it!!
	11:08am clarke: howdy Handy!! howzit?
	11:08am myron feld: perhaps Frank can appreciate this comparison: they are playing like the NY Rangers do -- too many cute passes instead of taking shots
	11:08am herb.nyc: that link, is, duh - bigtakeover.com here at library, newbie Campbell wouldn't give me her parents' pw to cable, so i can watch the game. grrr.
	11:09am Handy Haversack: Yeah, "hit a cross and hope" while the Dutch goals seemed like they'd been in planing since the nineties and had been extensively focus-group tested. Eh, kind of sick, clarke. Not COVID it seems, at least.
	11:09am clarke: also, mckennie wasn't really hustling until too late in the 1st half
	11:10am clarke: jeez, HH - there's so many things going around. i was almost "relieved" when it turned out to be covid??
	11:10am Frank In Queens: The Dutch haven't had many chances, but they've scored on the few they have had.
	11:10am MplsCoco: I missed you too!! this track is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
	11:11am clarke: holland is really good at first-timing it - but, most teams have defended them well - until today.
	11:12am Franco Twinkie: I use to sleep in back of the Shell station in Mill Valley.
	11:13am clarke: cool bumper, there!!
	11:14am Baja Joe: Good morning Michael and everyone listening
	11:15am clarke: Baby?? BABY???!!!??
	11:16am McGroovey: Thumbnail review of the show up to this point: So far, so good! Now I want to listen to my Jim Ford CDs, ...but maybe not until after 1:00... or maybe after 6:00... or... No... Some days and nights, the radio is too good to turn off.
	11:18am clarke: McG - yellow carded
	11:18am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: 'RubberSoul' & 'MyGeneration' (Who's debut album) both released 3rd Dec., 1965 in the UK.
	11:18am Listener Baby: Clarke!!!!!!
	11:19am clarke: BABY - have you gone public with your news yet?
	11:19am SecretSquirrel: Good morning Michael and welcome back
	11:20am clarke: the news that you are a fine young man, of course.
	11:20am Christina Ginger: For a while, I had adopted regular use of the word grotty into my lexicon.
	11:20am McGroovey: I used to buy Big Takeover religiously at Barnes and Noble, but now a lot the B&N stores I used to go to are gone, and the kids no longer bug me to go picture book shopping at the ones that remain (they're now ages 16 & 19; nearest stores: Manhattan or Paramus). So I'm 3 or 4 or 5 or 8 years behind on buying the next Big Takeover.
	11:20am Frank In Queens: Yes, double-screening it.
	11:21am Listener Baby: I am not. It’s you Baby!
	11:22am clarke: double take on the double screen!!
	11:22am clarke: how Turtle-y Baby
	11:22am Handy Haversack: Christina, we would use it often to describe the condition of the cards after a night of poker.
	11:22am myron feld: as i like to point out anytime you play this single, backing band is 60% of the Mumps, including former guest of the program Paul Rutner on drums.
	11:23am SecretSquirrel: Any song in 4/4 can make a good Skatalites cover tune
	11:23am clarke: i think handy is feeling grotty, today.
	11:24am Listener Baby: we have, Clarke. still a business, just moved.
	11:24am Frank In Queens: Here we go?
	11:24am clarke: and do you have a new location??
	11:24am Christina Ginger: That’s good use, Handy.
	11:25am Listener Baby: Net yet. Getting ugly.
	11:25am herb.nyc: @mcgroovey - i am the official northeast corridor distributor for the BIG TAKEOVER. i'd be happy to re-up you; jack would be happier still if you subscribed. jack said B&N stopped carrying it, i oughta recheck. i'm gonna alert him now, re CHRIS STAMEY and tom'ws show.
	11:25am clarke: The Queen Of Queens deems it so.
	11:26am prof.fuzz: mornin' y'all
	11:26am Greg from ZONE 5: Morning, Michael & all!
	11:26am clarke: FuZZZZZ
	11:27am prof.fuzz: ClarkEEEEE
	11:27am clarke: @Baby - something will come along. hang in there. and by "there" i don't know where.
	11:28am clarke: how wuzzz the roadtrip, Prof??
	11:29am clarke: defense was not in the plan, today, apparently.
	11:29am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Like yoo suppose to do !
	11:29am prof.fuzz: good fun! great bands. good friends. booked a show there for march. drove home afterwards. nothing like getting home at 4 AM and then having a dog wake you up at 8...
	11:30am clarke: the old days
	11:30am clarke: and she wasn't THAT bad!
	11:31am Frank In Queens: Neither was offense. I didn't think they would win anyway.
	11:31am clarke: agree frank
	11:32am myron feld: i had $25 worth of hope they'd advance. Oh well, just have to take that off next year's FMU contribution...
	11:32am clarke: Turntable One is scape-able
	11:32am Creature Boy: Noack's Psycho is great. It was written by the also great Leon Payne who also wrote Lost Highway among many other things
	11:32am Handy Haversack: Well, that's something.
	11:33am Frank In Queens: Interesting...
	11:33am myron feld: there's one!!
	11:33am clarke: then they sub for the one guy who has been playing well, today
	11:33am Listener Baby: Thanks Clarke. Tough sledding.
	11:34am Michael Shelley: PLEASE POST THE SCORE EVERY TIME IT CHANGES!
	11:34am Frank In Queens: 2-1 Holland
	11:34am Handy Haversack: 2 NED - USA 1, MS.
	11:35am Michael Shelley: THX!
	11:36am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Yay Smithereens
	11:36am clarke: too much passion - not enough shots.
	11:36am Pedro in Arlington: Yeah, Smokey is good inspiration. But not only did Marvin Gaye co-write "Dancing in the Streets," he played drums on it.
	11:36am clarke: @Baby - where doth yer hat hang at the moment?
	11:37am Ken From Hyde Park: 3-1 Bah!
	11:37am Handy Haversack: Not sure what the whole sitch is, Baby, but wishing good luck. Ah, crap. 3 NED - 1 USA, MS.
	11:38am prof.fuzz: "The Dutch are weeping, in five languages, at least." -- Mark E. Smith Not today, apparently.
	11:38am clarke: Baby sold the vineyard, and is looking for new venue for winery, i believe.
	11:39am myron feld: ugh. How is that guy not marked?
	11:39am clarke: all day!
	11:40am PaulRobeson1922: Oh baby
	11:40am clarke: his leg's getting tired
	11:40am clarke: good chune!!
	11:41am Mailman Tom: I bought the 45 Liar, Liar back in 1965 and still have it. Sam was the B side!
	11:41am Listener Baby: Clarke and Handy. Sold our tasting room. Everyone and their mom wants to sell wine in Paso Robles. Tasting rooms are like gold. Huge competition, and ridiculous rents, when the rare space opens up. We’ve got a new home to live in, but our business is flapping in the breeze right now. Got something on the line, but ready for another disappointment.
	11:42am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: To be frank fascinating to hear any other tracks by them ! & thankfully a pleasure.
	11:42am clarke: @Baby - so you still have the same grapes??
	11:43am Bri: Love the Castaways! I was surprised my friends didn’t know Liar Liar when Death Grips sampled them
	11:46am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: This always struck me as perfectly Lynchian : www.youtube.com... - priceless.
	11:48am Ken From Hyde Park: Six minutes extra time given. Score remains 3-1.
	11:50am clarke: the rest is mystery!
	11:53am Handy Haversack: Full time. 3 NED - 1 USA. Stupid sexy Flanders.
	11:53am clarke: yeah - you have to be rich to see live music now, sadly.
	11:54am Frank In Queens: For big shows yes. But for small club shows, the price actually hasn't changed too much in the last 30+ years.
	11:54am clarke: final tally
	11:55am clarke: dunno about that frank - but, it is not too bad.
	11:55am herb.nyc: yes, rich in order to see shows. wait, TICKPICK and STUBHUB does have deals. i'm checking out KIKI & HERB at the beacon, for tonight.
	11:55am Michael Shelley: its weird that the bigger the venue - the MORE expensive the tickets... where are the economies of scale?
	11:55am herb.nyc: uh, is michael gonna ask james any WORLD CUP questions???? come on!!!!
	11:58am Frank In Queens: Most small shows around here don't cost more than $12. And that's been the going rate since I was old enough to go. $8-$12 depending on how many bands, the venue, ratio of local to out of town bands...
	11:58am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Warning : Joining a Band with people is like both marrying & working with them.
	11:58am Frank In Queens: MAYBE $15. Maybe.
	11:59am clarke: that's cool Frank! take this show f'rinstance: i wanted to see Smirk at a SMALL club, and the other two bands, uh, sucked. so it was 25 bucks to see them sandwiched in between. tch..tch...
	12:00pm prof.fuzz: @Frank: local shows in dallas are $5-10, and have been for as long as i've been playing (early 80s)... $10 is becoming the new norm, thankfully.
	12:00pm Handy Haversack: Not to mention the extra barrier to entry that some ticket vendors sell ONLY through an app, so if you don't want to spend several hundred on a spy device, you can't even get the chance to spend too much on tickets.
	12:01pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Love the Minnesota accent.
	12:01pm Listener Baby: Clarke. No. All sold.
	12:02pm clarke: gotcha Baby! was confuse.
	12:02pm Frank In Queens: Sometimes?
	12:03pm myron feld: Great story! Next party at my house, I'm setting the dogs loose when I want to go to bed.
	12:03pm herb.nyc: haha, a picture of fans running. sometimes at end of a show i'll take a pic of the venue, w beer cans splattered and brooms in action.
	12:06pm Pedro in Arlington: Jerry Lee teaching a kid to play GBoF is kind of like how Mariano Rivera was willing to show anyone how to throw the cutter. They knew the lesson didn't mean the mastery.
	12:07pm clarke: rivera = might be the most underrated player of all time.
	12:08pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ...pertinent : never seen a Castaways LP...
	12:09pm Handy Haversack: Last few shows: Slift (two French bands, one Brooklyn) at Elsewhere: $27 ea. Lingua Ignota at Pioneer Works: $35 ea. Myriam Gendron and Bridget St. James at Public Records: $26 ea. Porchistas, Elk City, Glen Morrow at Alan6's back yard: $22 ea. Johanna Warren (from Wales) and two other bands at Trans-Pecos: $15 ea. (canceled) PigsX7 (from UK) at St. Vitus: $22 Screaming Females + bands at WEH: $25 ea. Big Joanie (from UK) @ Union Pool: $20 ea. Weeping Icon + 2 bands at Alphaville: $15 ea. Quick takeaway: you can go out and catch bands for $12, but stuff you've heard of and buy tix to in advance tend more to the $20-$25 range for clubs.
	12:11pm Pedro in Arlington: @clarke But oy, that Game 7 of the 2001 WS.
	12:12pm Mike Sin: Man, I love these interviews— this is another great one!
	12:12pm Handy Haversack: Too soon, Pedro.
	12:13pm WLSClark: Hi, just got home and will try to listen on headphones, so no comments but will catch rest Monday. Glad you did this, Michael!
	12:13pm Creature Boy: Right in front of me is a 65or 66 SOMA LP called The Big Hits of Mid America Vol 2 wLiar Liar, Sam & songs by The High Spirits the Gestures & the Chancellors. It's fantastic
	12:13pm clarke: great interview, old sport! not so grottay, mate!!
	12:14pm Glistener MW: I just recalled “Liar Liar” being used to great effect in “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels” as well
	12:14pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Has Nuggets been mentioned yet ? Pardon my faulty attention circuits...
	12:14pm Frank In Queens: I did say "local" shows when I made my statement...
	12:15pm clarke: right-o
	12:15pm Creature Boy: Yeah Nuggets
	12:16pm Billy Jam: hey Michael Shelly and Handy/Ken/Rev Rabbit and all the other fellow FMU listeners
	12:16pm Peter Horvath: Ahoy, Number 1’ers.
	12:16pm Frank In Queens: That was great Michael. Thanks!
	12:16pm Richard: Really interesting interview! Just bought the book.
	12:16pm clarke: much enjoy!! thnx MS!!
	12:17pm Michael Shelley: BILLY!
	12:17pm Greg from ZONE 5: Another one I learned from the Good Morning Vietnam soundtrack.
	12:17pm Glistener MW: Another great interview; thanks, Michael!
	12:17pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Superb interviews.
	12:17pm jmd: Terrific interview.
	12:17pm Glistener MW: morning, Billy Jam!
	12:17pm myron feld: good one, Michael! Very entertaining guest.
	12:18pm Handy Haversack: Great stuff, MS. Wish K8 had heard it for the MPLS of it all.
	12:18pm Bri: Hey Billy Jam!
	12:18pm Tim from LH: Great interview! Liar, Liar is otherworldly!
	12:18pm CalZone!: Great interview MS!
	12:18pm Creature Boy: I mentioned the bside earlier "Sam" which I've come to really like
	12:18pm clarke: truly one of the greatest studio creations EVER
	12:18pm Hubig Pie: It's a Bikini World was my intro to this lovely song
	12:19pm Moammar: Getting a late start thanks to the execrable soccer match. At least we qualified this time.
	12:19pm clarke: i guess my expectations were low (and realistic).
	12:20pm Listener Baby: Baby. Was there a woman in the Castaways? I’ve always thought that was a woman on the high voice? I guess not?
	12:20pm Moammar: We may have lost, but we own Manhattan now.
	12:20pm JimB: Amazing how central that simple 2-note lick is to that song.
	12:20pm Bri: Baby, I don’t think so. I used to think it was until I saw them live
	12:20pm clarke: unfortunately, my lsu tigers have to play #1 Georgia this afternoon - and i don't have a good feeling about that one, either.
	12:21pm Frank In Queens: This is one of Nick's greatest.
	12:21pm Bri: smoking I just quit, now I’ve got one lit, I just fell back into it. my life story
	12:21pm herb.nyc: that james donna is such a great talker and sweetie, thanks for the interview. ticket prices: some summers back NICK LOWE did a free show at lincoln center. and CUT WORMS opened. a beautiful night.
	12:21pm clarke: it's a dude singin' the highs.
	12:21pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Saturday Afternoon Coming Down
	12:21pm Bri: I never heard Nick Lowe sing country!
	12:22pm Bri: Awesome Herb.nyc!
	12:22pm Bri: I was thinking the same thing rev rabbit
	12:22pm Listener Baby: This song. This song. His very best.
	12:22pm clarke: try an album from early 80's called Cowboy Outfit
	12:22pm Pedro in Arlington: What Mike says about trip planning. Anybody with suggestions for Detroit? I plan to pay respects to Aretha, Mrs. Parks and the three Four Tops no longer spinning, all in one convenient cemetery. Anything else?
	12:22pm McGroovey: I hear George Jones in my head singing this Nick Lowe song. I've somehow never seen Nick Lowe live, I think?
	12:23pm rich the greeb: For better or worse that song is my life
	12:23pm rich the greeb: I saw Nick outdoors at Lincoln center years ago, one of the best shows I’ve seen. A true raconteur and performer.
	12:24pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Saw Elvis Costello open Acoustic for BobDylan - & I didn't even know he was in the bill ! Very canny I thot - gets the people who wanted Acoustic out of the way... No Pick Army ! Yes.
	12:24pm HyperDose: The Smithereens are always pleasant to hear!
	12:24pm rich the greeb: I still haven’t seen Nick with a full band so I need to remedy that. One of my favorite songwriters of all time
	12:24pm Bri: Motown Museum for sure Pedro!
	12:25pm Bri: And the DIA is one of my favorites
	12:25pm rich the greeb: I wonder if George ever did peace love and understanding? That would have been epic
	12:25pm Listener Baby: I saw all those Cowboy Outfit tours, Clarke. And you are correct. A great era for him. Amazing band too.
	12:26pm rich the greeb: I second the moron museum, when they point out the six eco chamber in the tour 😮
	12:26pm clarke: i saw Cowboy Outfit at the '84 World's Fair in nola - excellencio!!
	12:26pm rich the greeb: Motown museum* lol
	12:27pm Bri: Oh yeah Rich the Green. It’s so cool being in the same room they recorded so many hits
	12:27pm clarke: EVERYplace is getting over-built!!
	12:27pm Bri: *greeb
	12:27pm clarke: big al: "i got him doin' it!"
	12:28pm Handy Haversack: Hey, Billy Jam. Missed you up there. Not on top of my game!
	12:28pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: There's only eight billion of us ...& three restrooms...
	12:28pm TimG: I know some Gospel Travelers shows have been canceled…Covid. Not sure about Montclair show
	12:29pm Hubig Pie: Must check out this moron museum...what a concept
	12:29pm phat in lincoln: Had to get on a work call (go Warnock) so I missed the last part of the interview. What I heard was great, though
	12:30pm clarke: good day Hubig - you'll be happy to know your namesake is FINALLY in production and in SOME markets around town.
	12:30pm rich the greeb: @hubig I’m a museum member lol
	12:30pm clarke: ah - bass line!
	12:31pm phat in lincoln: I haven't listened to any Big Star in awhile, which is amazing, since it used to be daily.
	12:31pm McGroovey: I went to YouTube to look at some live Rockpile to remind myself of whether he played bass with a pick, and he does play bass with a pick. I thought that was the case, but my initial idea as to why he'd play guitar without a pick was that maybe I misremembered, and he played bass with his fingers. I play bass, and I'm a finger player, and I'm really uncomfortable with a pick. I play uke with my fingers, and I can play guitar a little, but never in front of people, because I'm horrible with a pick.
	12:31pm clarke: i never travel too far....
	12:31pm Bri: I looove Alex Chilton’s cover of “Sugar Sugar” by the Archie’s. He made a really sexy version
	12:32pm SeanG: without a little big star
	12:33pm clarke: actually the bass-line is a little different on this version
	12:33pm Moammar: Anyone going to this No. 1 Record commemorative thing tomorrow in Jersey City?
	12:33pm clarke: (or rather, didn't get the benefit of the released mix)
	12:33pm Hubig Pie: G'day clarke, have you indulged in one of those savory treats yet ?
	12:34pm Tim from LH: Talking about show prices, I’m seeing the Big Star tribute tomorrow for $25!
	12:34pm phat in lincoln: I love how Chilton almost says "doctra," kinda like Stevie Wonder saying "mistra"
	12:34pm Bri: Children by the millions wait for Alex Chilton
	12:34pm clarke: WTUL played that song a LOT
	12:35pm Bri: Awesome Tim!
	12:35pm clarke: HP - i am off the sweets, and have not sampled the wares.
	12:36pm clarke: when i lived next-door to the Hubig heir, i encouraged him to try some savory pies. he nixed.
	12:36pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Interview Double Value
	12:37pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Watch 'Nothing Can Hurt Me' about BigStar & Arden if you haven't but sure you have.
	12:38pm Hubig Pie: A meat and gravy pie ? Sausage 'n kraut ?
	12:39pm clarke: or crawdads!!
	12:40pm clarke: btw, Rouse's (chain grocery store) has been doing AWEsome hot crawfish pies, lately - amazing!!
	12:40pm Hubig Pie: clarke, there was a place near our Bywater house that made bean pies
	12:41pm rich the greeb: I feel blessed to have seen the final big star reunion show in Brooklyn.
	12:41pm Bri: Awesome Rich!
	12:41pm clarke: while Stamey is on the line, here, i must say he helped me out VASTLY when i was first getting going recording at home digitally - Thnx Chris!!
	12:42pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ArdenT* - begging your pardon.
	12:42pm Bri: Aweosme Clarke!
	12:43pm rich the greeb: The shitty stax distribution was probably the mail in the coffin of big star. If they had held it another album with better distribution, who knows? There may have been reissues of the first couple records that went gold
	12:43pm Bri: Sounds like an awesome concert!
	12:44pm rich the greeb: Chris please get the dust couple dbs records reissued, thanks. Love you
	12:44pm rich the greeb: First
	12:44pm Pedro in Arlington: Motown Museum closed through January for expansion but the store remains open. Berry Gordy turned 93 this week. Maybe he needs the t-shirt money. Big van Gogh exhibit at DIA.
	12:45pm rich the greeb: @pedro I bought a tamla Motown shirt I still wear there lol
	12:45pm Bri: Aww man, I’m sorry Pedro. But definitely check out the DIA!
	12:45pm Pedro in Arlington: Fortune Records canceled their tours.
	12:45pm Pax: It's a twofer.
	12:45pm rich the greeb: Seriously though, the dbs are the most underrated band of that era imho
	12:45pm Bri: True! Love the Db’s
	12:46pm rich the greeb: I guess the first albums must be tied up in some kind of legal mess
	12:46pm Bri: I love this song, it’s so pure! 💗
	12:46pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Voice of AlexChilton
	12:46pm clarke: ryko re-ished them long ago
	12:47pm rich the greeb: My first exposure to the dbs was at a name in a They might be giants song as a teen, didn’t hear then for years after unfortunately
	12:47pm clarke: you may as well just get the box-set which includes the full albums and outtakes, tho
	12:48pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Feel like I'm inside that acoustic gittar. Such tone.
	12:48pm Bri: I wish I could remember my first exposure to the Db’s, it could’ve been on my old 80s alternative station on Pandora. They used to play good college rock and paisley underground, AND YLT, before their curating turned all new wavey
	12:48pm rich the greeb: That makes sense Clarke. I guess I’ve become so vinyl focused in the past decades I miss the cd reissues. But they aren’t on streaming. It’s so funny that ryko was like the cd label but they did a couple gray vinyl issues. The mission of Burma comp specifically
	12:48pm Bri: Marshall Crenshaw! 💗
	12:49pm Hubig Pie: I tuned into the MTV 80's show thurs. night and they were playing Alex Chilton by The Replacements
	12:49pm clarke: well, you can get the big star box on vinyl!!
	12:49pm rich the greeb: The recent release of the dbs New York rocker sessions is fantastic
	12:50pm rich the greeb: I have the big star uk 2fer lol. I’m kinda a 2fer fanatic
	12:50pm Hughie Considine: The version of "Thirteen" you'll hear tomorrow night is sung by Skylar Gudasz is mesmerizing. Would have been great if Chris could hade mentioned Skylar and a few other vocalists who have been with this project since the outset and are a huge part of pulling it off.
	12:50pm rich the greeb: Still need the uk velvet underground 2fer and early kraftwerk 2fer
	12:51pm clarke: one thing that was good to get is when ryko put out the Chris Bell "album" on vinyl - i got several being on the label for a bit.
	12:51pm Handy Haversack: Florence Dore, who is married to the drummer from the dB's, has an excellent book on the novel and southern rock and roll.
	12:51pm rich the greeb: @hughie “thirteen” always gives me chills
	12:52pm Baja Joe: All is forgiven
	12:52pm clarke: @Hughie - hey-o!! it's hard to mention EVERYthing on a radio blurb, i'm sure.
	12:52pm rich the greeb: I think it was 4 men with beards actually Clarke but probably in conjunction with ryko. I still have my copy. Revelatory. One of the times they got the mastering right
	12:53pm Hughie Considine: hey, Clarke, that's true, but he went long on other stuff.
	12:53pm clarke: well, i got my copies AT Ryko
	12:53pm phat in lincoln: I saw Lemonheads in Omaha last week and I'm worried about Dando. I've seen his last three tours and this was upsetting.
	12:53pm Dano59: yow! Juliana on harmonies.
	12:54pm rich the greeb: I only remember because I was totally in the face about buying it because of the slipshod approach of the label but I needed Chris bell on vinyl. Still breaks my heart in the best way
	12:54pm clarke: dang, Phat - we knew it was coming or is coming.
	12:54pm rich the greeb: Is dando ok? He seems off the grid
	12:55pm Frank In Queens: Ryko first issued I Am The Cosmos in 1992. 4MB issue came out in 2006.
	12:55pm Hughie Considine: He's tweeted some worrisome words and images.
	12:55pm rich the greeb: Just saw phats comment 😞
	12:56pm rich the greeb: On vinyl Frank? I think it was only cd. Pretty sure there’s a first time on vinyl type sticker on my record
	12:56pm clarke: i would say evan is already living on extra time.
	12:56pm rich the greeb: Fuck drugs man
	12:56pm Dano59: this lineup is a little different from The Songs of Big Star at St. Ann's in Nov. 2021, I think. I loved hearing Chris Stamey talk about the project.
	12:56pm Handy Haversack: J Spaceman worrisome? Howard Hughes worrisome? Kanye worrisome?
	12:57pm Handy Haversack: Ah. Spaceman.
	12:57pm rich the greeb: Sorry I’m not trying to be contrary, just my ocd brain gets caught up in release details not that any of it matters, just the music
	12:57pm clarke: yes!
	12:57pm Bri: The Loop 80s station on Roku plays Alex chillin by replacement da lot too
	12:57pm Dano59: Bri: Check out Marshall on the. expanded Stamey/dB's "Christmas Time! - Again"
	12:58pm Bri: I didn’t know Evan Dando wa still alivr
	12:58pm phat in lincoln: I hope it was just the flu or something. He's usually a bit rough around the edges, but this was...
	12:58pm clarke: The Artist Known As YAY!!
	12:58pm Bri: I for sure will Dano!
	12:58pm WLSClark: Great hour. I’ll catch interview on rebound!
	12:58pm Frank In Queens: @rich, CD. 4MB was the first vinyl pressing. Now Omnivore has the licensing for it.
	12:59pm Handy Haversack: Thanks, Michael! Take care, pals!
	12:59pm Moammar: Son epoooooouse!
	12:59pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ~ TY Always DJ MS ~
	12:59pm Frank In Queens: Great show Michael. Take care everyone.
	12:59pm radioronan: Thanks Michael..cheers y'all!
	12:59pm clarke: ah ha ha, anyone ever get the feeling they been clockwork orange'd?? good nite.
	12:59pm Richard: Great show. Thanks, Michael!
	12:59pm MOM WHIG: Sorry to have missed this show - will have to Archive it. Looked so FAB
	12:59pm prof.fuzz: thanks michael!
	12:59pm rich the greeb: I’m in Jackson heights by the way Frank. Queens life. I see Wfmu gear every so often in the street around here
	12:59pm WLSClark: Hi mom

Michael Shelley: Playlist from December 3, 2022

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