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"The new owners of Fender since 2020 are attempting to own the copyright on the Stratocaster body. A German court has taken them part of the way but most experts don't believe it will hold up to scrutiny. Nonetheless, Fender has sent Cease and Desist letters to multiple guitar makers telling them to stop production, call back orders and destroy stock. Fender may have just committed brand suicide because history is not on their side."
"It is no secret that music contracts can be rather brutal on artists. Often the stories focus on not getting paid but there is also the interesting idea of a lawsuit ordering a musician to fill his or her contract and record what we are calling a court ordered album. We have multiple examples plus one where the band was paid NOT to record an album."
"Sony Music Publishing confirmed an agreement to acquire Blackstone's Recognition Music Group catalog for $3.5 billion. The Red Hot Chili Peppers just sold their catalog for $300 million. Other Funds are raising billions to start buying. These buyers are called Music Rights Funds. I became interested in how these Funds actually made money. How does one invest and can I sell my own music. I have the answers for you."
"The New York Times released their 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters list a short while ago. I know online lists usually have some click bait to start conversation but this list was overtly egregious. Not for who was on it. It was who was left off. We will go over the list and play some artists that should have been on there."
"Many summer tours are having to scale back or cancel altogether. The nickname given to this practice is Blue Dot Fever. It is named after the blue dots that appear on unsold seats when a ticket buyer uses Ticketmaster. It has become indicative of a larger societal and financial concern that is leading to people not being able to attend live music. We will explain."
"This is a requested topic from a friend. He wondered if we had ever discussed steel drums. We had not so we did a show. We have some history and some discussion of tuning and prices. There are also a lot of songs that use the steel drum you may not have noticed before."
"On April 16 2026 A federal jury in Manhattan found that Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation have been acting as a monopoly. The case is wide ranging involving 33 states and the District of Columbia. Live Nation will not appeal any of the verdicts. We will discuss what is a monopoly and what these decisions could mean for the future."
Get More at LVwithLOVE.com! Country blues guitarist and vocalist Todd Albright joins the Lehigh Valley with Love Podcast ahead of his Saturday, May 16 performance at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem. Todd is a Detroit-based twelve-string guitar player rooted in the pre-war blues tradition, drawing from artists including Blind Willie McTell, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis, and others. In this conversation, we talk about what draws him to early folk and blues music, why the twelve-string guitar became such an important part of his sound, and how he approaches songs with deep history behind them. Todd also talks about country blues as foundational American music, the connection between ragtime, folk, and blues traditions, and what audiences can expect in the intimate listening room setting at Godfrey Daniels. Todd Albright performs Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 8 p.m. at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem, with guest Arthur Terembula opening the night. More information and tickets: https://godfreydaniels.org/event/todd-albright-may-16-2026/ Sign up for our Newsletter! Thank you to our Partners! WDIY 88.1 FM Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub Banko Beverage Company Advertisement Advertisement Email your news release to info@lehighvalleywithlovemedia.com Subscribe to our email list
| Artist | Title | Album Name | Album Copyright | Curley Weaver | Empty Room Blues | Curley Weaver (1933-1935) | The Communal Well | Wanted Man | Wonderland | | Half Deaf Clatch | 9 Behold! The Mesmereyes | Dr Bloodwort's Nefarious Medicine Show | Catfish Keith | Wee Midnight Hours | Sugar For Sugar | | The Communal Well | Wonderland | | Andres Roots | Jook Jones | Loch Lomond Blues | | Alexis Korner | Hit the Road Jack-Working in a Coalmine | Alexis Korner Blues | | Brownie McGhee | Black Snake Moan | Brownie | | | Alvin Youngblood Hart | Mama Don't Allow | Territory | | | Blind Willie Johnson | Take Your Stand | The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (2 of 2) | Blind Willie McTell | Lord Have Mercy If You Please | Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1931-1933) | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Peace In The Valley (Recorded Live At The Free Trade Hall, Manchester | Chris Barber Presents The Blues Legacy Lost & Found Series | Sonny Terry | Whoopin' The Blues | Total Blues - 100 Essential Songs | The Communal Well | Wonderland | Wonderland | | Linsey Alexander | Things Done Changed | Come Back Baby |
"Just a bit of fun this week. Nobody is perfect so it is pretty easy to hear mistakes in recorded music. Here are some of the big ones in rock and hopefully some you did not know. Once you hear them, you cannot unhear them."
Participants: John Steppling, Hiroyuki Hamada, Ray Hosseini, and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: The US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, food shortages on US Navy ships, Western Marxism, the forgotten US-Iran Algiers Accord of 1981, oil refineries exploding everywhere, the mysterious deaths of nuclear scientists everywhere all at once, pejorative terminology: who defines what is “hardline,” “regime,” “strongman”? weather modification warfare in the Gulf States, Trump's spiritual advisor speaks in tongues; his enemies worry about inter-dimensional demons. Music track: “Travellin' Blues” by Blind Willie McTell (public domain).
"The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has released its 2026 State of the Industry Report. There are some pretty big take aways including stances on AI and the fact that the music industry is now more profitable than ever before. We will explore the findings."
Participants: John Steppling, Hiroyuki Hamada, and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: The US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, responsibility of the Western NGO complex for supporting excuses for the war, the failure of the bad faith ceasefire, blockade upon blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, witting and unwitting limited hangouts, the lack of anti-imperialist critics of the war, the Artemis moon mission and its detractors, the toxic American food supply, the reactionary tendencies of the American working class. Music track: “Statesboro Blues” by Blind Willie McTell (public domain).
"The former head of Interscope and Geffen records Jimmie Ivine said that streaming has had its time. Spotify will see its demise soon. Whether you believe that or not, the question is what comes next. After Spotify. Many have suggest this next step in music evolution. We will tell you what Ivine said and offer up some possibilities for after Spotify."
| Artist | Title | Album Name | Album Copyright | Ernie Hawkins | Hesitation Blues (feat. Joe Dallas) | Monongahela Rye | | Ishmon Bracey | Bust Up Blues | Ishman Bracey & Charley Taylor -Complete Recorded Works 1928 -1929 | Red McKenzie | Blues In F | Red McKenzie 1924-1928 Volume 1 [Mound City Blue Blowers] | Ben Waters | Lonely Avenue | Boogie 4 Stue (2026) | | Eric Clapton | Layla (Acoustic Live) | Unplugged | | Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley | Papa's 'Bout to Get Mad | Searching For Secret Heroes | Document Records | Bessie Smith | Bleeding Hearted Blues | Old Time Classics Volume 1 | Blind Blake | New Style Of Loving | All The Recorded Sides | Leon Redbone | Nobody Knows but Me (Liv | Strings and Jokes | | Blind Willie Johnson | Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground | Praise God I'm Satisfied | Blind Willie McTell | Lord, Send Me an Angel | Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1931-1933) | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Feed Me Jesus (Recorded Live At The Free Trade Hall, Manchester | Chris Barber Presents The Blues Legacy Lost & Found Series | Blind Lemon Jefferson | Black Snake Moan | Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order | Doug MacLeod | All I Had Was The Blues | Raw Blues 2 | | Raphael Callaghan | Black Is The Colour | Always In Arrears |
"I found a cheeky online piece where the author was using funny put downs to describe some popular bands. Tourist Rock. Ring Tone Rap. Yallternative. So I put it to the Facebook and received a much longer list. I call then Genre Insults and we have a bunch for you."
| Artist | Title | Album Name | Album Copyright | Big Bill Broonzy | St. Louis Blues | Blues Legends In London | Rich Miller and Nick Beggs | Catfish Blues | Live at Upton Blues Festival | Josh White | Southern Exposure | The Elektra Years | | Steve Howell & Fats Kaplin | Cold Haily Windy Night | Know You From Old | | Rich Miller and Nick Beggs | Monkey Song | Live at Upton Blues Festival | Adolphus Bell | You Got To Hurt Before You Heal | One Man Band | | Otis Spann | Blues Never Die | All That Blues | | Rich Miller and Nick Beggs | Gypsy Song | Live at Upton Blues Festival | Willie Dixon | Big Legged Woman | American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1965 CD4 | Chris Barber featuring Alex Bradford | Couldn't Keep It To Myself | Memories Of My Trip | | Blind Willie Johnson | Jesus Is Coming Soon | Praise God I'm Satisfied | Blind Willie McTell | I Got Religion, I'm So Glad | Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1933-1935) | Rich Miller and Nick Beggs | Broken Drum | Live at Upton Blues Festival | Doug MacLeod | Somewhere On A Mississippi Highway | A Soul to Claim | | Half Deaf Clatch | End Credits | The Album With No Name
"I ran across an article that listed three songs that people listen to only to wait for just that one section. It mentioned the drum break in the Phil Collins song In the Air Tonight. I knew exactly what it was talking about and immediately had five examples from my own collection. I put it to Facebook and now I have a slew of examples."
| Artist | Title | Album Name | Album Copyright | Blind Lemon Jefferson & George Perkins (P) | Rising High Water Blues | Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order | Paul Gerimia | Devil Got My Woman | Kive From Uncle Sam's | Pink Anderson | Travelin' Man | Medicine Show Man | | Django Reihardt | Duke & Dukie [(From "Swing To Bop Guitar: Guitars In Flight 193 | From Phonic FM | | Paul Gerimia | Death Don't Have No Mercy | Love My Stuff | | Geiger von Muller | Europa | Neocubist Blues | | Adam Franklin | Terraplane Blues | Outside Man | | Paul Gerimia | Dr. Jazz | Gamblin' Woman Blues | Andres Roots And Raul Terep | Parnu Hambone | Trad.Alt.Blues | | Blind Willie Johnson | The Rain Don't Fall on Me | The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (2 of 2) | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | When The Saints Go Marching In (Recorded Live At The Free Trade | Chris Barber Presents The Blues Legacy Lost & Found Series Volu | Blind Willie McTell | Don't You See How This World Made a Change | Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1931-1933) | Afton Wolfe | Truck Drivin Man | Twenty-Three (mp3) | | Paul Gerimia | Shuckin' Sugar Blues | Love My Stuff | | Doug MacLeod | Horse With No Rider | Raw Blues 2 |
"Major record companies are suing SUNO and Udio over song usage to create AI tunes. The one big thing the companies are looking for is a Walled Garden, the idea that what is created on SUNO will stay on SUNO. It cannot be taken and spread around. One company has already settled but it goes much deeper than that."
"I ran across an article listing musicians who are in both the Rock and the Country Halls of Fame. There aren't many. When I started looking into it further I found that the people on the list were in multiple other Halls of Fame as well. I wanted to find out what musician is in the most Halls. There is a clear winner."
"Luminate is a company that tracks the Entertainment Industry pointing out data analytics and trends. Their 2025 report has come out and it points to overall listenership being up. Listening to new music is way down. There are also some interesting data points regarding AI."
"The internet loves lists. The click bait ones often choose to list the worst of something and choose the best of it just to upset the audience for engagement. I can usually ignore these but this one really bugged me for some reason. I'll tell you the list and debunk it and offer some of mine."
"The Rockin 1000 is a project that started in Italy as gag to create a video of 1000 musicians playing Learn to Fly in order to get the Foo Fighters to come and put on a concert. It has since grown into full scale concerts across Europe. On January 31 the Rockin 1000 played their first concert in America, in New Orleans, and I was part of the band. Let me tell you the story."
"Every year I hear people complaining that the NFL makes lousy picks for the Super Bowl halftime show. If the picks are lousy then ratings must tank. But they do not. In fact the halftime show has never been better watched. We have a long list of ratings and demographics to show that the NFL seems to know what they are doing."
"We are coming into tax season so Tammy and will talk about paying the government. The HITS Act is now in full swing. Foreign governments are changing their tax codes for musicians and we also have a list of what you might not have known was tax deductible."
"In our New Year show we related an article that suggested that 3D spatial audio was going to be popular in 2026. Tammy asked for an explanation of 3D audio so here it is. We have examples of both new songs and classic music that has been remixed into a spatial audio format."
"A report from Spikerz, an Israeli company that tracks hacking, suggests that in 2025, music hacks were a sizeable number of methods bad actors were using to extract money from unsuspecting persons and companies. We have the numbers and multiple examples."
"This is our second of two year opening shows. We will cover new Public Domain availability, anniversaries for this new year and some predictions for 2026."
"This is our first of two year opening shows. We will cover new Public Domain availability, anniversaries for this new year and some predictions for 2026."
"This is our second Christmas show of 2025. We are giving more trivia and history for many of your favorite songs. It is quite a list."
"NOTE. This show is being posted a week early due to our Holiday travel. Enjoy two shows this week. This is our traditional end-of-year show were we give one last tip of the hat to the musicians who passed in 2025. "
"This is the first show of our annual Christmas double header. We did a show years back that looked at the history and trivia of classic Christmas Carols. For these shows we chose a whole bunch of songs we did not cover in that previous show. Get ready for a lot of information about your favorite songs of the season."
"We have broken down the meaning of American Pie and Creeque Alley and now it its time for We Didnt Start the Fire from Billy Joel. Listen closely. We go pretty quick."
W/C 24th November 2025I heard this song for the first time in ages, and I have been humming it most of the week. So when I found myself knee deep in blue icons looking at the London Remembers website, then I closed the loop and accepted it was going to be the episode title.Of course what that has done has (somewhat) inevitably led me to an hour of listening to some of my favourite Bob choons, and I thought it would be rude not to share. So in no particular order we have had Tangled Up In Blue, Hurricane (with its lyrical awesomeness and that crazy fiddle), Ring Them Bells, Jokerman (with Mark K on both guitar and production duties), Make You Feel My Love, The Mighty Quinn, Everything is Broken, Not Dark Yet, Things Have Changed (which I think features in the Michael Douglas film Wonder Boys) and of course Blind Willie McTell.Not a bad way to spend an hour.Stay safe.Tangled Up in Blue - Bob DylanCarol of the BellsLondon Remembers WebsiteTherapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.If you want to keep in touch with TFM and the other stuff I do then please follow me on Facebook, Insta, Twitter or Patreon. Thanks for getting this far.
"The The Office of the US Trade Representative has released their 2024 Piracy Report listing the notorious markets for counterfeiting and piracy. The practice is alive and well. This report dedicated an entire section just to music. We will tell you what it said."
"This is our annual Thanksgiving show. Thanksgiving is celebrated in many counties other than the United States. We will tell you the list and and how the people celebrate. Plus play songs about Thanksgiving food."
"Video may have killed the radio star but streaming and individual choices in music killed the video. Paramount Global has begun shutting down Mtv channels in Europe and reports are that soon it will come to the United States. Mtv is 44 and it looks like it may not make it to 45. "
"At least three record companies have extended million dollar contracts to people who create AI music. The US Copyright office has said it will begin extending protection those who use AI as a tool. The PROs will extend licensing. We will tell you what is going on."
"The number changes, but as of the writing of this description, only 1883 songs have topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart including all its earlier versions. This week back in 1990, the first rap song topped the chart. That got me wondering how many other firsts and other interesting facts surround the top spot. Here is a list."
"The NOW CDs, as they are often called, started in the UK in 1998 with Richard Branson. They were a hit out of the gate, each crafted to a specific formula. They are a professionally made mix tape. We have the full history and a good bit of trivia about the series."
"Cryptozoology is the study of a creature that probably doesn ot exist. Think Bigfoot. What is great about it is that every state seems to have its own monster. Maybe people really do think it exists or maybe it was invented to scare children at Halloween. We built up a list along with songs about candy. It is Halloween 2025."
"Many music outlets noticed there was no traditional Summer Song this year. No poppy dance tune that rose to the top of the charts. The Billboard Summer Song chart claimed a number one but it was a down tempo ballad. We will explore what happened and why."
"Many countries around the world take time each year to poll their citizens about their favorite songs. It usually happens around Christmas and a major media outlet plays the songs. We will tell you about some of the biggest ones and try to figure out why we don't do that here in America."
"An Idiom is a group of words that suggest a meaning different than their specific words. Many of them come from the world of music and we have created a solid list. You will recognize a lot of them."
"This past 4th of July someone posted the Preamble and I wondered who the singer was. I watched a few more and wondered who they were. We will answer that today. We will play some of their Schoolhouse Rock song and then one of their singles. Plus we have some trivia about the show."
"Long before American Idol and Americas Got Talent, there was Star Search. It was pretty schmaltzy but looking back, some of the biggest singers, actors and comedians got their big break on Star Search. We have grabbed as many examples as we could."
"Here is a game to play. Name as many two minute songs as you can following these rules. Only one song per group and you cannot name just punk songs. We then go one step farther and change the game to as many one minute songs as you can."
"A band named The Velvet Sundown had a hit a short while ago. The concern was that the band and the music were all fake. They were both fully AI generated. It is easier than you think. We have the story and some examples of when I did the same thing for an audience just to prove how easy it is to do."
"This is a fun parlor game. Name a band, a song by that band and then an album from that band that are all named exactly the same. Here is an example. Bad Company by Bad Company on the album Bad Company. There are many that are close but a true Trilogy is all three exactly the same."
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