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May 7, 2016: Guest: Syl Johnson documentarian Rob Hatch-Miller
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CLICK HERE for Ringo's isolated drums from "Oh Darling"
CLICK HERE to hear Laura Cantrell ina BBC interview with some woman with a lot of plastic surgery
CLICK HERE for info on the new lp from The Explorers Club
CLICK HERE to see some paintings by Jonathan Richman
CLICK HERE for "Rob Freeman Recording The Ramones"
CLICK HERE for a FREE download of Money Mark's "Mark's Keyboard Repair"
CLICK HERE for The Hollies Family Tree
CLICK HERE to see The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall
CLICK HERE for a free download of The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall
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 to see a BBC Allen Toussaint Documentary
CLICK HERE for a great piece on Esquerita
CLICK HERE for Wilton Felder's so good isolated bass on "I Want You Back"
CLICK HERE for the Glyn Johns interview in Tape Op!
CLICK HERE for Bruce Swedien: Recording Michael Jackson!
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 "Cassette Revolution: Why 1980s Tape Tech Is Still Making Noise in Our Digital World"
CLICK HERE for a new Q&A with Brian Wilson
CLICK HERE to read about "The Endless Fall of Suge Knight" (yikes!)
CLICK HERE for Barack Obama on WTF
CLICK HERE for info on the new, all instrumental, Michael Shelley album
CLICK HERE for a video of David Myhr's cover of Oh Susie, featured on "Even More Super Hits of the Seventies"
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 for The K-Tel Story
CLICK HERE for Ock TV
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 film excerpt "Session Men - Memphis"
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 if you want see a lady call for President Obama's execution. My mind keeps returning to his video and what it means about how screwed up our county is.
CLICK HERE for wrong from the get go NPR blog "The Worst Songs Of All Time?"
CLICK HERE for the website of the guy who shot Bigfoot
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 grammar test
CLICK HERE for Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
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 gargbage. 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 STAX at The White House
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 info on Fake Amps!
CLICK HERE for a PDF of who plays what on Everly Brothers recordings.
CLICK HERE for a nice piece about the the L.A. studio musicians who dominated the 70's sound.
I love THESE Beach Boy videos!
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! | |
Sat. 5/7/16 11:02am
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Baby.. Just Baby | |
Sat. 5/7/16 11:03am
Cal Zone!:
Whoa, #1 hit all the way! | |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:04am
BEAVO:
Morning Mike, you should add "Michael do you renounce Satan?" From GF Part 1 |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:04am
BEAVO:
Todd needs to calm down. |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:09am
BEAVO:
How can It be the Monkees w/ out Jones and Nesmith? |
Sat. 5/7/16 11:09am
Mandy:
this cactus blossoms song is the perfect lazy Saturday song | |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:09am
BEAVO:
Answer: it isn't |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:12am
Marc Francis:
The Cactus Brothers are in the new season of Twin Peaks! |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:13am
Michael Shelley:
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:13am
davefromtoronto:
eddie b goode! | |
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![]() I remember well how excited you were when this record came out. I think it just means we are old. |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:19am
Michael Shelley:
a huge influence on Jimmy's Corner |
Sat. 5/7/16 11:19am
davefromtoronto:
i just looked at those jonathan richman paintings! yikes! | |
Sat. 5/7/16 11:22am
Avengers fan:
Gosh - was just catching up on Diana Riggs interviews on archive.org & YT | |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:24am
Marc Francis:
How can anyone hate Ringo? |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:24am
BEAVO:
Peace and Love! |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:26am
BEAVO:
No more fan mail, nothin, too much to do, Peace and Love |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:27am
BEAVO:
No objects to be signed Its getting tossed. |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:27am
Michael Shelley:
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:28am
Michael Shelley:
poor Ringo |
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![]() I figure Ringo thinks he has just so many seconds left to live his life. I think I would do the same. |
Sat. 5/7/16 11:32am
Marc15:
Good morning Michael. I missed seeing you at the Record Fair last Saturday. I bought a few 78 RPM records | |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:32am
Michael Shelley:
I would love to know the volume of mail he got/gets |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:33am
Michael Shelley:
I Marc - was here board sitting - at least I was unable to spend any money |
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![]() I'll bet it's a lot less, now. |
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Sat. 5/7/16 11:44am
KP:
Great movie! |
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Sat. 5/7/16 12:03pm
davefromtoronto:
fake beatles alert! where's gaylord when you need him? | |
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Sat. 5/7/16 12:04pm
Michael Shelley:
cover of this www.youtube.com... |
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Sat. 5/7/16 12:07pm
Marc Francis:
Howdy Melissa Jean! |
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Sat. 5/7/16 12:10pm
SHAGALOV:
LA-LA-LA!!!♪ ♫ ♬ |
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![]() howdy MF! |
Sat. 5/7/16 12:16pm
Elias Kirtz:
That James Hunter Six song was perfect mustache-dyeing music! In just five minutes I'll look exactly like Walt Frazier. | |
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![]() Crap, I walked away from that James Hand song.. Was it great? |
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Sat. 5/7/16 12:21pm
Michael Shelley:
I thought so |
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Sat. 5/7/16 12:22pm
Michael Shelley:
But was it good for mustache dyeing? |
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![]() I'll have you going multiple times today in the TR and in the vineyard. I think I'm going to find out. Baby |
Sat. 5/7/16 12:24pm
Walt Frazier:
That song didn't clash with my stache, baby. | |
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![]() hey.. I know this tune. |
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![]() That Velvet Fog track was a revelation. On paper, it should have been awful, but Mel's delivery was flawless. |
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![]() You better calm down, Mike. You are going to explode. |
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Sat. 5/7/16 12:32pm
Michael Shelley:
next record = blast off |
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![]() Okay, you win.. UNCLE!! |
Sat. 5/7/16 12:34pm
Gaylord Fields:
Did someone say "fake Beatles"?! | |
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![]() Killer Los Shakers track. |
Sat. 5/7/16 12:45pm
Rich E.:
Thanks so much for another side of Mel. A good drummer too! How about some Alan Merrill & The Arrows, Michael? (on a slightly mercenary note...my buddy in the Philly glam rock band Creem Circus is opening for him tonight at the Grand Victory in Brooklyn...I'm looking forward to hearing the man who wrote "I Love Rock & Roll". - maybe worth an on-air mention? it's 11pm tonight at 245 Grand St Brooklyn. Part of their GlamDammit series -- google that word for more info.) | |
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Sat. 5/7/16 12:46pm
Mailman Tom:
The late, great Lonnie Mack ! |
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![]() yes, Thank you! |
Sat. 5/7/16 12:52pm
Bill in W.O.:
This Muffs alternate track is great, Michael. Can't wait till Omnivore gets this thing out to us. | |
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![]() So good! Thx MS. |
Sat. 5/7/16 9:28pm
Avengers fan:
Cause Bob Brainen played Man from U.N.C.L.E. theme? | |
Sat. 5/7/16 9:38pm
Avengers fan:
For Mothers Day - the name of Steed's boss played by Patrick Newell? | |
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