Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Spill The Wine” by Eric Burdon & War

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THIS IS NOT THE SONG OF THE DAY! I REPEAT, THIS IS NOT TODAY’S SONG OF THE DAY! I couldn’t find the ACTUAL Song Of The Day out there in YouTube land, so I figured I’d make do with this classic since the lead vocalist on this record is the very same vocalist that you [...]

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “State Trooper” by Bruce Springsteen

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The guttural howls that he lets out at the end of this psychobilly classic mixed with its pleading paranoid lyrics conjures the mood of pure dread…and with Bruce Springsteen’s sixth album, it was all about mood. Hot on the heels of “The River,” his biggest album yet, after several years on the road with The [...]

Today in Rock History – November 29th

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1965, This week’s UK Top 5 albums, No.5, ‘Out Of Our Heads’, The Rolling Stones, No.4, ‘Highway 61 Revisited’, Bob Dylan, No.3, ‘Help!’, The Beatles, No.2, ‘Mary Popins’, Soundtrack and at No.1, ‘Sound Of Music’, Soundtrack. 1965, Colorado Governor John A. Love declared a Rolling Stones day throughout the State as The Stones appeared at [...]

Vinyl Frontier: Retro Reviews: Nirvana – In Utero

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by Andrew David James ….So much has already been said about Nirvana that writing anything original is something of a challenge. But ask most students of music and they will tell you about the merits of breakthrough ‘Nevermind’. Speak to the hardcore fans and they will hark back to ‘Bleach’. Yet for musical nourishment with another respect [...]

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Empty Lives” by Graham Parker

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He was never a punk rocker and was already around too long to be part of the “New Wave,” but marketing is marketing and that’s how much of the world came to discover Graham Parker. By his 1979 breakthrough album, “Squeezing Out Sparks,” Parker had been recording with his trusted band The Rumour featuring Martin [...]

Sister Songs On The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity

Sister Songs On The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity

We will keep it all in the family this time and next with sisters and brothers.  Not the siblings that you grew up with, not the nuns or male clergy that taught in Catholic schools, or room mates from your college fraternity.   Because this is The Award Winning, 3D RadioActivity we will take a listen [...]

Today in Rock History – November 28th

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1963, ‘She Loves You’ by The Beatles returned to No.1 for the second time on the UK singles chart. 1964, The Shangri-Las went to No.1 on the singles chart with the ‘teen death song’, ‘Leader Of The Pack’ 1967, The Beatles recorded their last fan club record as a group; ‘Christmas Time Is Here Again!’ [...]

Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Leon” by Madness

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I love it when a favorite band releases an album that I had no idea was coming out. Such was the case last week when I found that Madness had a new disc called “Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da.” This, of course poses some problems for Madness because If a long-time fan [...]

Today in Rock History – November 27th

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1964, The Beatles release their single “I Feel Fine” in the U.K. and are seen performing on tonight’s edition of the British TV show Ready Steady Go! Beatles manager Brian Epstein denies U.S. reports that he will sell his contract with the band “at any price.” 1964, Mick Jagger is fined approximately $18 for reckless [...]

Vinyl Schminyl Radio Classic Deep Cut 11-27-12

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A big hit today from The Doors Soft Parade album..complete with orchestra..please check it out! The Soft Parade is the fourth studio album by The Doors, released in 1969. The album met with some controversy among fans and critics due to its inclusion of brass and string instrument arrangements, as opposed to the more stripped-down [...]