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May 19, 2018: Guest: Del McCoury
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| Del McCoury Band |
Wimmen's Hats
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| Explorers Club, The |
Run, Run, Run
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| Del McCoury Band |
Same Kind Of Crazy
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| Bobby Williams Group, The |
Boogaloo Mardi Gras, Pt. 2
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| Les Paul & Mary Ford |
I Ain't Got Nobody
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| Meat Puppets |
Backwater
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| Strangers, The |
Take The Time
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| Del McCoury Band |
I'll Be There
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| Solomon Burke |
Stupidity
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| Brendan Benson |
Tiny Spark
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| Fountains Of Wayne |
New Routine
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| Del McCoury Band |
I Fell In Love
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| Del McCoury |
Interview
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| Del McCoury Band |
Hot Wired
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| Jimmy McCracklin |
Let's Do It (The Chicken Scratch)
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| Henry III With Hubcap And Wheels |
Out Of Time
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| Keys, The |
I Don't Want To Cry
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| Johnny Sandon & The Remo Four |
Lies
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| Del McCoury Band |
Hoecake Fritters
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| Yo La Tengo |
Esportes Casual
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| Wigland |
Commercial
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| Turn It Down |
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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 to find how how you can submit your own top of the hour WFMU ID CLICK HERE to find how how to submit music to Michael for airplay consideration 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 "Replacing Ringo? The Story Behind Bernard Purdie and The Beatles" 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 to read the four key lessons learned from the Steely Dan estate lawsuit CLICK HERE for
the animated guide to
compression
CLICK HERE to watch a video about a guy who represents was America is all about CLICK HERE for the official "How To Read Nancy" website 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 hear from the amazing Bob Washington, the voice of K-Tel
CLICK HERE for a new song titled "People Are Disgusting" from Jonathan Richman
CLICK HERE to listen to a new interview with Jonathan Richman
CLICK HERE to listen to "Musicians fighting Spotify are ‘so f-cking dumb,’ music industry pundit Bob Lefsetz says"
CLICK HERE to read a Mike Love sympathetic piece titled "Beach Boys seek to overcome discord with new wave of Love"
CLICK HERE to listen to a new NPR interview with Brian Wilson
CLICK HERE for an interesting piece about a journalist trying to interview Brian Wilson CLICK HERE to read the report on Kippington Lodge's 1967 BBC audition - Includes phrases "painful" & "tone deaf" then CLICK HERE to have a listen & decide for yourself
CLICK HERE for "The Truth of the Flamin' Groovies' Story is Stranger Than Fiction" CLICK HERE to see the March 25th Hot 100 chart - when Happy Together was number one!! CLICK HERE for detailed Pet Sounds credits CLICK HERE for a piece on how they come up with radio ratings & Delilha's radio show CLICK HERE to see a Thought Leader gives a talk on Thought Leadership CLICK HERE to find out Why Classic Rock Isn’t What It Used To Be CLICK HERE to find out Why You Can’t Get a Ticket to the NBA Finals …
… and every other major event on the planet CLICK HERE for a great documentary about The Cactus Blossoms CLICK HERE to hear "How Music Taste Evolved"
CLICK HERE to check the stats CLICK HERE for Ringo's isolated drums from "Oh Darling" CLICK HERE to see some paintings by Jonathan Richman
CLICK HERE for "Rob Freeman Recording The Ramones"
CLICK HERE to see The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall 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 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 info on the new, all instrumental, Michael Shelley album 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 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 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
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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 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. 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.
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it's Due to ongoing federally mandated safety improvements (Positive Train Control), there will be system wide service changes in effect throughout 2018, including 17 weekend closures. )
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Clarke: I might have to rewatch it. I recall it being a bit of a by-the-numbers biopic.
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TheJBE:
I've been fortunate, maybe. No problems with rude fans at recent live shows.
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Rick A.:
I think the bad behavior at concerts might also be due to people seeing bands because it's a "cool scene" to be seen in as opposed to going to see the music. We saw Sharon Van Etten at the Bowery Ballroom a few years back and the people in the balcony were terrible and they supposedly know her!
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TheJBE:
I feel your pain about libraries. Had an experience just yesterday. Had to curtail my writing research because two people insistent on holding long phone conversations in the magazine area.
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johnk77:
carlene co-wrote i fell in love
w/benmont tench, the late
howie epstein and perry lamek
here is an article about howie
https://www.milwaukeemag.com/HeartBreaker/
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BTW for more teen-friendly sci-fi, check out William Sleator's classic books. And dig up Meredith Ann Pierce's amazing works if you can.
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“Once there was a fat cat. boy was she fat. Well, not that fat. But pretty fat.”
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