Rock History January 12 1964, The Beatles appeared on the ATV show Sunday Night At The London Palladium performing “I Wanna Hold Your Hand,” “This Boy,” “All My Loving,” “Money,” and “Twist And Shout.” The compare for the evening was Bruce Forsyth. When The Beatles appeared on this show on October 13, 1963, their fee…
The events in the iconic John Hughes movie took place on March 24, 1984. The Breakfast Club – Universal Pictures This film, directed by John Hughes, was part of a memorable decade in cinema history, defining a generation and resonating with audiences everywhere. Lets revisit the halls of fictitious Shermer High School and celebrate the legacy of this terrific coming-of-age classic. Despite being released in 1985, the events of…
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The Indie-Soul-Rock Sextet Six Foot Blonde are building a small but growing circle of fans. And they’re not even done with school yet! These days, the concept of a band sticking to a single genre or label is gone. Six Foot Blonde are no exception. They draw influence from jazz, blues, soul, rock, alternative, and…
After the release of their second album, Becoming an Entity, Detroit indie band The Doozers flexes their creative muscles and seeks to widen their audience. Four high school friends from suburban Detroit are taking their collective musical passion to the next level. Astute listeners will notice that the band members have a rather wide range…
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A live Elton John performance for the ages. Elton John “11/17/70” 1971/2017 DJM/Universal Music- FIFTY-FOUR YEARS! I listened to this broadcast live as a nine year old when it happened, and I’ve played this record on this day ever since. Since the expanded edition came out, I typically play my original UNI pressing for the…
Album and concert movie capture collaboration by jam band Lettuce with the Colorado Symphony. In November 2018, future funk pioneers Lettuce checked off a major item on their bucket list by collaborating with the Colorado Symphony to perform more than minutes of music from their expansive catalog with a full symphony orchestra. The performance at the esteemed Boettcher Concert Hall at…
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Photo by Maclay Heriot Aussie rockers Babe Rainbow signed to King Gizzard record label. King Gizzard’s recently formed record label p(doom) singed fellow Australian rock band Babe Rainbow. “Hey mama, space brother, sleeptravellor, dream walker. We’re keeping it indie and joining p(doom). Recorded a special session in mullum creek with my bruddhas, my fav record…
Celebrating the month of December with 31 live cuts from King Gizzard’s 2024 North American Tour Merry Gizzmas to All and to All a Good Year! It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Time for hot cocoa, fuzzy pajamas, nights ’round the fireplace, and a featured live song every day from Acid Flashback Radio’s…
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Our Radio App (por Español) (en Francais) (en Portugues) (auf Deustch) (App Referal ID’s) The app is now available for download: Show support for your favorite station by registering for free with their unique promo code. We are pleased to introduce a mobile app that includes not only our flagship station, Acid Flashback Radio, but a collection of forty-nine music stations of the highest quality for your listening enjoyment. These include some of our friends like Handcrafted Radio, PlanetRadio, and Radio Free Phoenix, as well as some of our favorite independent, hand-curated stations on the Internet like Radio Paradise, and Radio Brent. Discover unique stations such as…
There is a good reason we don’t play Christmas music anymore on our radio station. You can’t escape it. On the radio, in the stores, at the airport and train stations. Christmas music, it’s everywhere. Sometimes, right after Thanksgiving, or even earlier these days. But not on Acid Flashback radio. How did that come to…
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(LAKE BLUFF, IL January 9, 2025) Chicago sportscaster Les Grobstein will be the subject of a forthcoming book co-authored by Steve Leventhal of SRN Sports and the fan favorite’s sister, Holli Grobstein Levine. Les Grobstein began his career as color commentator for Northwestern basketball in 1970, and then worked as an announcer for several sports…
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Album and concert movie capture collaboration by jam band Lettuce with the Colorado Symphony. In November 2018, future funk pioneers Lettuce checked off a major item on their bucket list by collaborating with the Colorado Symphony to perform more than minutes of music from their expansive catalog with a full symphony orchestra. The performance at the esteemed Boettcher Concert Hall at…
Continue Reading Lettuce Announce Lettuce with the Colorado Symphony Album
Go to our live radio stations page to hear any of the 50 InternetFM streaming stations. Acid Flashback is a live streaming Internet radio station whose format is a psychedelic blend of classic, prog rock, new wave, indie rock, jam bands, reggae, blues, and jazz. Our focus is on mixing popular songs with live versions, outtakes, deep cuts, rarities, and covers to bring the listener back to the days of album rock and free form radio. All the music is hand curated and mixed with pop culture references to create a one of a kind listening experience. With a playlist encompassing more than 15,000 songs and greater than 2500 artists, Acid Flashback presents a bigger and better variety of music and song choices than just about any other station. For those who grew up with stations like WBCN, WNEW, WMMR,…
(LAKE BLUFF, IL January 9, 2025) Chicago sportscaster Les Grobstein will be the subject of a forthcoming book co-authored by Steve Leventhal of SRN Sports and the fan favorite’s sister, Holli Grobstein Levine. Les Grobstein began his career as color commentator for Northwestern basketball in 1970, and then worked as an announcer for several sports teams and as a reporter for Sportsphone Chicago. His remarkable career included ten years as sports director of WLS 890-AM. Grobstein famously recorded the obcenity-laced tirade by then Chicago Cubs manager…
Psychedelic Time Warp is hosted by Bart Shore. This terrific episode is a track by track recreation of The Beatles’ White Album – featuring a few demos, interview snippets and lots of covers. The list of contributors includes Molly Hatchet, Phish, The Pixies, Jeff Healy, Tori Amos, Slade, CSNY, George Harrison solo, Richie Havens, Georgia…
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Psychedelic Time Warp is hosted by Bart Shore. This weekend we present another eclectic show featuring music from Johnny Winter & Rick Derringer, Pearl Jam, Traffic Jimi Hendrix, Echo & the Bunnymen, Yes, Jeff Beck, Skynyrd, Jethro Tull, ELO, and the Velvet Underground. Hear live recordings of the Doors, the Guess Who, Wishbone Ash, Aerosmith…
This is The 3D Radio Activity number 768, as Your Uncle Marty, & DaytonAiredale are here with even more that we haven’t played before, because this time that’s the way it GOES.
This is The 3D Radio Activity number 766, as Your Uncle Marty, & DaytonAiredale are going to Stay Up Late with you and even more music and news that we haven’t played before.
It really isn’t a stretch to use the well worn Grateful Dead quote, “What a long strange trip it’s been.” Two years ago Eric Leventhal and I stood up in front of a group of entrepreneurs, investors, and other invited guests as part of a pitch contest at the Chicago chapter of StartUp Grind. It…
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Bo Burnham takes the top spot this year. He epitomized and put the entire pandemic (up to that point) and put it into perspective. Plus it has great songwriting and performing. It delivers on the the promise of his early YouTube career as comedic musician. Bo Burnham “Inside” Andrew Gabbard “Homemade” Courtney Barnett “Things Take Time, This Time” The Rugged Nuggets “Odds + Ends” Ryley Walker “Course in Fable”…
There is a good reason we don’t play Christmas music anymore on our radio station. You can’t escape it. On the radio, in the stores, at the airport and train stations. Christmas music, it’s everywhere. Sometimes, right after Thanksgiving, or even earlier these days. But not on Acid Flashback radio. How did that come to…
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A live Elton John performance for the ages. Elton John “11/17/70” 1971/2017 DJM/Universal Music- FIFTY-FOUR YEARS! I listened to this broadcast live as a nine year old when it happened, and I’ve played this record on this day ever since. Since the expanded edition came out, I typically play my original UNI pressing for…
Song of the Day by Eric Berman The 1966 release of The Beach Boys’ masterwork Pet Sounds ushered in a new mature era for the band. Gone were the simple, innocent paeans to girls, fun, sun and cars, and in their place was a new mature sound complete with lyrics reflecting feelings of ennui…
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Atomic Rooster was a British rock band initially formed in 1969 when organist Vincent Crane & drummer Carl Palmer (Chris Farlowe’s Thunderbirds, ELP, Asia) left The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, best known for their highly theatrical performances & the hit single “Fire.” Atomic Rooster quickly added Nick Graham on bass & vocals on…
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