by Peter Phillips at Rockpool.com Yet another great entertainer has passed away prematurely. Davy Jones had spent his lifetime singing, dancing and acting and is remembered by most people around the World for his work with the Monkees. I was lucky enough to work with Davy a couple of times in the 1970s and 80s and one story stands out […]
Archives for March 2012
Vinyl Schminyl Radio Classic Deep Cut 3-21-12
Yesterday would have been John and Yoko’s 43 wedding anniversary. Today our title that doesn’t appear in the song belongs to them. Click the pic to listen. Two versions exist of how Lennon met Ono. According to the first, on 9 November 1966 Lennon went to the Indica Gallery in London, where Ono was preparing her […]
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The 3D RadioActivity St. Patrick’s Day show
The 3D Saint Patrick’s Day show is available for downloading Twenty-six fine songs from Boomtown Rats, McGuinness Flint, Rory Gallagher, Enya, Petula Clark, Thin Lizzy, Clannad, The Cranberries, Elvis Costello And The Attractions, Mark O’Connor, Travis Tritt, Marty Stuart, Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels, Horslips, The Muppets, Van Morrison, Sinead O’Connor, & The Chieftains, Dexy’s Midnight […]
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Vinyl Schminyl Radio Classic Deep Cut 3-20-12
Another song without the title in the song. Great one and most recognizable song by Led Zeppelin today. The fourth album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin was released on 8 November 1971. No title is printed on the album, so it is usually referred to as Led Zeppelin IV, following the naming standard […]
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Awake” by Canyons Of Static
Not only do they make the most tasty contemporary mood music around, they also possess the coolest band name in all of rock! Canyons Of Static’s brew of instrumental “shoegaze” music built on layers of feedback is experimental, challenging and downright exciting to listen to. The band consists of husband and wife Ross and Aggie […]
UNC’s Marshall Hurt in Game with Creighton
Call it sour grapes if you want, but a terrible injustice took place in Greensboro yesterday. Creighton players appeared to be using hard fouls as a defensive strategy in full view of a nationally televised audience. One replay captures a Bluejay player knocking down Carolina center Tyler Zeller. Early in the first half another player […]
Vinyl Schminyl Radio Classic Deep Cut 3-19-12
This week we are featuring songs that don’t have the title in the song. Here is a great one from Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde album. Click the pic to play. Blonde on Blonde is American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan‘s seventh studio album, released in May or June 1966 on Columbia Records and produced by Bob […]
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Got A Job” by The Miracles
Before there was The Miracles, before there was Berry Gordy and before there was Motown, a talented singer and aspiring songwriter named William Robinson formed a group called The Matadors. The Matadors consisted of Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, Warren Moore, and Claudette Rogers. They met a hungry promoter named Berry Gordy who had his first […]
Vinyl Schminyl Radio Hour 3-18-12
It’s fun. It’s classic. It is also free. THE BEST ROCK ON THE ROCK!! A brand new VINYL SCHMINYL RADIO HOUR. Click to play! What Vinyl Schminyl is…well in a few words, its Keeping Classic Rock Alive. Through the Vinyl Schminyl Radio podcast we produce, as well as the news we bring to you from […]
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “The Whistling Gypsy Rover” by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
Patrick “Paddy”, Tommy, Bobby and Liam were the Clancy Brothers and together with Tommy Makem they recorded dozens of records and were responsible for not only introducing America to traditional Irish Folk music, but helping to popularize Folk music all over college campuses throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s. They were a major influence […]
