Podcasts about Downbeat

Concerto for Cootie: The Life and Times of Cootie Williams, published by the University of Mississippi Press in October 2025, is this author's exploration of the legendary trumpeter and longtime member of the Duke Ellington big band. A curator and host of the Duke Ellington-themed podcast Ellington Reflections, Bowie also has presented papers on Williams and Kenny Burrell for conferences held by the Duke Ellington Society of Sweden, and his articles have appeared in DownBeat and Jazz Improv magazines. Fellow biographer and BIO member Kevin McGruder interviewed Steven Bowie.

Ryan guides us through some history of marches, including classic John Philip Sousa. We then listen to Rufus Welcoming Ceremony from FF7, The Rebel Army from FF2, & The Red Wings from FF4. Plus, we dive into three mystery marches from across the Final Fantasy multiverse!

On this week's show, we spend quality time with new records by Social Distortion and Kacey Musgraves, spin fresh tracks from The Waterboys, The Rolling Stones and Caroline Rose, and celebrate 50 years of one of the greatest protest songs of all time. All this and much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is a curated collection of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

We listen to Theme of Love and Battle with the Four Fiends from Final Fantasy 4. How do these pieces of music so successfully evoke emotions and parallel different types of conversations? Plus, we hear more Distant Worlds, Black Mages, and Celtic Moon!

Backlash Review, Ricky Pryce Interview, Keeping the Indies Safe & More on The Down Beat, Beat Down on WMCX 88.9FM

US equity futures are firmer with S&P up. Bonds mostly firmer. US 10-year steady at 4%. Bund down 2 bps. In contrast, Gilt yields 8bps higher. Dollar is mostly higher, with biggest move versus Aussie. Crude is pulling back after rallying on Monday on hawkish Middle East developments. Gold is firmer. Industrial metals are higher. Bitcoin is firmer. Focus remains on developments in Middle East. Downbeat risk sentiment amid flare-up in Middle East tensions after US and Iran traded fire in Strait of Hormuz as US-launched "Project Freedom" to aid shipping through the waterway. UAE's Fujairah port and oil tankers were also hit, contributing to surge in crude oil. Developments underlined fragility of ceasefire with two sides still no closer to an agreement to end hostilities. Companies Mentioned: Lattice Semiconductor, National Health Investors, Fidelity National Information Services

Talking all things Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, The Gingerbread Man, AJ Francis, Hideki Matsui & More on The Down Beat, Beat Down on WMCX 

On this week's show, we spend quality time with superlative new records by Parlor Greens and Robyn, spin fresh tracks from Massive Attack with Tom Waits, S.G. Goodman and Angine de Poitrine, and commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Ramones' iconic self-titled debut. All this & much, much less!Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

We explore snow and ice music of Final Fantasy. What makes something sound like winter? What makes a musical theme sound cold? We listen to Buried in Snow from FFVII, Lake Macalania from FFX, Xarcabard from FFXI and three mystery tracks from across the series. Walking through a winter wonderland!

Talking all things WWE, AEW, TNA & More on the Down Beat, Beat Down Hour on WMCX 88.9 FM!! 

"Israeli media: A limited operation against Iran may be carried out to avoid a prolonged war", Al Arabiya reports.Chinese Securities Regulator says that China is to allow qualified foreign investors to trade treasury futures from April 24, 2026, for hedging purposes only.Downbeat sentiment across European bourses, SAP +6% after a EUR 10bln share buyback; NQ outperforms, with INTC +23% post-earnings.FX price action lacklustre, CHF and JPY dodge intervention comments, UoM Final aheadFixed falters as energy climbs, Gilts lag again in catch-up trade and after further hawkish impetus into the BoE.Crude underpinned as eyes remain on US-Iran ceasefire heading into the weekend.Looking ahead, highlights include Canadian Retail Sales (Feb), US UoM Survey Final (Apr), CBR Policy Announcement (Apr).Read the full report covering Equities, Forex, Fixed Income, Commodites and more on Newsquawk

Final Fantasy goes heavy metal! Ryan guides us through distortion and guitar techniques and we break down the lyrics to Nobuo Uematu's loudest masterpiece.

BCP+ Senior Editor Kelvin Kately calls in live from Vegas to chat about WrestleMania Night One on The Down Beat, Beat Down Hour on WMCX 88.9FM 

Maestro Jonathan Darlington on Puccini, broken batons, being mistaken for Richard Gere in Italian lifts, and why La Bohème will undo you — every time.Jonathan Darlington led Vancouver Opera for nearly twenty years. He's since conducted at the Vienna State Opera, the Semperoper Dresden, the Paris Opera Ballet, the Royal Swedish Opera, and the Nürnberger Symphoniker, where he's now Chief Conductor. He lives in Paris — ten minutes from the neighbourhood where La Bohème is actually set. And he keeps coming back to Vancouver.This week he's back in the pit at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for La Bohème — Puccini's love story about young artists in Paris trying to stay warm, fall in love, and stay alive. It's the fastest-selling production in Vancouver Opera's sixty-six year history.In this conversation, Ashley Daniel Foot asks Darlington what's actually going through his mind in the sixteen bars before the curtain rises, how the streets of Vancouver have changed the way he hears Puccini, why he still wants to conduct one specific opera just to erase a humiliation from thirty years ago, and what it felt like to open Sweeney Todd surrounded by a large metal contraption on stage while trying to frighten the audience — a task made easier, he admits, by the fact that he was already terrified himself.Plus: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Carlos Kleiber, Mirella Freni, four piccolos playing fortissimo, a Vancouver harpsichord builder who makes his batons by hand, and the pre-show meal of champions.La Bohème runs April 25 to May 3 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at vancouveropera.ca.

Our month of Jack Webb continues with his most unusual crime drama - Pete Kelly's Blues, a show that incorporated Webb's love of jazz into its weekly mysteries. Kelly played cornet in a combo at a Kansas City speakeasy during Prohibition, and each episode featured vocal and instrumental musical numbers. Though it didn't last long on radio, Webb brought Pete Kelly's Blues to the big screen with a cast that included Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald. We'll hear four episodes of the short-lived series: "Gus Trudeau" (originally aired on NBC on August 15, 1951); "Zelda" (originally aired on NBC on September 5, 1951); "The Dutchman" (originally aired on NBC on September 12, 1951); and "June Gould" (originally aired on NBC September 19, 1951).

Singapore shares dipped today in line with movements seen in the region. The Straits Times Index was down 0.23% at 4,996.10 points at 3.27pm Singapore time, with a value turnover of S$1.35B seen in the broader market. In terms of counters to watch, we have Yangzijiang Maritime, after the maritime investments company said yesterday that it has signed contracts to acquire eight very large crude carrier newbuilds and sell four medium-range tankers. Elsewhere, from how Singapore’s key exports expanded by a stronger-than-expected 15.3 per cent year on year in March, to how Netflix chairman Reed Hastings is quitting the streaming service he co-founded 29 years ago, more economic and corporate headlines remained in focus. On Market View, Money Matters’ finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Benjamin Goh, Head of Research and Investor Education, SIAS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Ted Evgeniadis joins us to discuss his work protecting the Susquehanna through education, water‑quality monitoring, pollution patrols, and legal action. As Riverkeeper and Executive Director of the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association, Ted has built a reputation as both a coalition‑builder and an unrelenting advocate for clean, healthy waterways.We also break down the latest developments in LSRA's legal fight with J&K Salvage, a York scrapyard the Riverkeeper has accused of polluting local waterways. A judge has denied the Riverkeeper's request to temporarily shut the facility down, leaving the case to continue through the courts as LSRA pushes for stronger environmental accountability.Steve Kurtz and Lisa Smith join us to share the story behind The Downbeat Foundation, created in memory of Lisa's son, Benjamin, who died at age 39 from an aortic aneurysm. A Central Dauphin graduate and accomplished drummer who played through high school, college, and with the band Dreading Monday, Ben's lifelong love of music now fuels a mission to open doors for young musicians.The foundation provides free drum lessons, a full drum kit, and transportation for Harrisburg‑area students in grades 4–12 who want to learn but lack financial access. With applications rising, Steve and Lisa talk about the growing need, the students they're reaching, and how music can change a young person's trajectory.They also preview May Jam, coming May 16, 2026, at Royal Winery — a community concert featuring local bands, with proceeds supporting future Downbeat students.

On this week's show, we spend quality time with new records from Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds, Adeem The Artist, Courtney Barnett, and The Long Ryders, and spin fresh tracks from Bruce Springsteen, U2, Low Cut Connie, and Michael Stipe. All this & much, much less!Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

Henry Schwartz from CBOE Global Markets covers trader volume and flows to get a sense of overall market sentiment. Options continue to remain popular, and growth is coming in “puts, not in calls,” he notes, though calls still lead. This shows more bearish interest from traders as the S&P 500 printed its worst quarter since 2022 in 1Q. Indexes and big ETFs are also seeing flows, with less focus on individual stocks. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors. Before trading, read the Options Disclosure Document. http://bit.ly/2v9tH6DSubscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

We listen to OVER TWENTY pieces of overworld music, mostly from non-Final Fantasy RPGs. We go on a journey from 1986-2018 and hear a variety of ways a variety of composers (including Koji Kondo and Yoko Shimomura) have approached the task of giving so many wonderful worlds their vibe.

WWE SmackDown Review, CM Punk & Roman, Rhea/Jade & more on The Down Beat, Beat Down Hour

Writer/director Danny Madden joins stars and co-writers Daniel Rashid, Addie Weyrich, and Arkira Chantaratananond to talk Downbeat, a "broke-wave" film about a lost soul that turns to bucket drumming and his younger sister to heal and find connection. The team digs into their collective improv that built the film's story, the central tension between pursuing art and commercializing it, and how Addie and Daniel's sibling-like bond on set unlocked one of the most heartbreaking and organic fight scenes of the festival. Plus: a cast that's almost 100% musicians, why every note of bucket drumming was recorded live, and what it means to fight for your sibling bonds and be the one who breaks the cycle of dysfunction. Follow all of Friday Night Movie's award-winning SXSW Coverage. Sign up for the Friday Night Movie Newsletter for giveaways, curated episode playlists from the hosts and guests (including our mom), and at MOST one email per month (and probably fewer).  Closed captions for this episode are available via the player on the official Friday Night Movie homepage, the Podbean app and website, and YouTube.  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: The Red Tent Fund | HIAS | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association | The Entertainment Community Fund. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/Rent/Meh, I Told You Shows, Tradesies, etc). Email us at info@p4tmedia.com or tweet @FriNightMovie, @pancake4table, @chichiKgomez, and/or  @paperBKprincess.  Follow our creations and zany Instagram stories @frinightmovie, @FNMsisters, and @pancake4table. Follow us on Letterboxd (@pancake4table) where we're rating every movie we've EVER watched.  Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter for exclusive giveaways and news! Theme music by What Does It Eat. 

Final Fantasy VIII gave us "The Man with the Machine Gun" a paradigm-shifting piece of music for the game and the franchise and a fan favorite to this day. We listen to and learn about synth sounds and theory, including some classic movie/TV themes, and Blue Man Group! Plus, we finally listen to some Black Mages!

On this week's show, our good friend, Charlotte Observer columnist, and author of Finding Your Walden: How to Strive Less, Simplify More & Embrace What Matters Most  Jen Tota-McGivney joins us for the very 4th time to share her 2026 Oscars picks. All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

On this week's show, we spend quality time with new records from Cordovas, Meels and Ratboys, spin fresh tracks from The Long Ryders, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio and Labi Siffre, and get downright spooky in two very different ways. All this & much, much less!Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

Ryan guides us through the epic-in-scope overworld music for Final Fantasy VII, the odd and alien music of "Blue Fields" for FFVIII and then we "Cross Those Hills" into FFIX. Plus, we hear more Studio Ghibli, Chrono Trigger AND Cross, and BATMAN!Main Theme of FINAL FANTASY VII [FINAL FANTASY VII]Blue Fields [FINAL FANTASY VIII]Final Fantasy IX OST - Crossing Those HIlls

Performance and Works used with permission from the artist and venue. On this episode of the program, the New Nostalgia invite you to join them for music for your head and your heart. The Chicago based nonet blend jazz, pop and rock together to create a sound that is familiar and tight while also offering band members a bit of room to explore. Their self-titled 2019 debut was hailed by Downbeat as power-polychord instrumental rock at its finest and we're hard pressed to disagree. From February 1st, 2025 it's a sold-out performance from New Nostalgia…Live at the Bop Stop.

We listen to some of Nobuo Uematsu's stranger compositions from Final Fantasy VI. The Devil's Lab, or Magitek Research Facility, and The Floating Continent are "hyper programmatic" pieces of music that combine industrial, electronic, and "naturally occurring" environmental sounds to extraordinary effect. #finalfantasy #finalfantasymusic #videogamemusic

Talking The Vision, Elimination Chamber, WrestleMania Build & More on The Down Beat, Beat Down Hour on WMCX 88.9 FM

We dive into the overworld music of Final Fantasy IV, V, and VI (Terra's Theme!) including some alternative overworld themes that show Nobuo Uematsu's growth as a musician and storyteller. Listening materials include Celtic Moon & Dear Friends specialty albums plus we compare once again to Studio Ghibli as well as Xenogears and Eiyuden Chronicle.Apotheosis from Journey || Guitar Cover by Airship OverdriveFinal Fantasy 4 Celtic Moon | Main ThemeFinal Fantasy 5 Dear Friends | Ahead On Our WayBastian's Happy Flight | The NeverEnding Story"Path of The Wind" by Joe Hisaishi | My Neighbor TotoroDark World (From "Final Fantasy VI")Young and the Restless Intro 1996Xenogears Creid | BaltoEiyuden Chronicle Hundred Heroes Headquarters

This classic piece from Final Fantasy III is one of Nobuo Uematsu's earliest musical triumphs. We listen to multiple versions of Elia or Aria, Maiden of Water, think about how they make us feel, and do our best to explain how it has stood the test of time.#finalfantasy #jrpg #finalfantasymusic #videogamemusic

On this week's show, we spend quality time with superlative new records from Lucinda Williams and Langhorne Slim, spin fresh tracks from Snail Mail, Courtney Barnett and King Tuff, and fight the power with Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg & Low Cut Connie. All this and much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

We listen to Nobuo Uematsu's overworld music from Final Fantasy 1, 2, & 3. We compare the 8-bit chiptunes to full orchestrations and even vocal renditions and hear similarities to Joe Hisaishi and Studio Ghibli music.JACK WHITE - IT MIGHT GET LOUD - INTRO (HD)The Girl Who Fell from the Sky - Castle in the skyDeath Shall Me DevourFinal Fantasy Pray The Promised Land FFII Main ThemeNausicaä - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - Opening (01)FFXIV OST Crystal Tower Ending BGM / FF3 Map Theme ( Eternal Wind )Final Fantasy Pray Voyage FFIII The Boundless Ocean

Christie Dashiell is a Grammy nominated vocalist and composer and she is really special. Her music touches upon jazz, R&B, gospel and soul. She's got a beautiful, rich, clear tone. She was a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk Institute's International Vocals Competition. Her album, “Journey In Black”, was nominated for a 2025 Grammy Award and it was deemed a “Masterpiece” by Downbeat Magazine.My featured song is my version of Thelonious Monk's “Well, You Needn't” from the album Miles Behind. Spotify link.—-----------------------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!Click here for All Episodes Click here for Guest List Click here for Guest Groupings Click here for Guest TestimonialsClick here to Subscribe Click here to receive our Email UpdatesClick here to Rate and Review the podcast—----------------------------------------CONNECT WITH CHRISTIE:www.christiedashiell.com—----------------------------------------ROBERT'S LATEST RELEASE:“MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert's latest release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars.CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINKCLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS—---------------------------------------ROBERT'S RECENT SINGLE“MI CACHIMBER” is Robert's recent single. It's Robert's tribute to his father who played the trumpet and loved Latin music.. Featuring world class guest artists Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhornCLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINKCLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS—--------------------------------------ROBERT'S LATEST ALBUM:“WHAT'S UP!” is Robert's latest compilation album. Featuring 10 of his recent singles including all the ones listed below. Instrumentals and vocals. Jazz, Rock, Pop and Fusion. “My best work so far. (Robert)”CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL VIDEOCLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS—----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com  

We walk the Streets of the Royal City of Rabanastre!Ryan Laney (Airship Overdrive) takes us through how this piece of music from Final Fantasy XII (12) evokes the feel of hustle and bustle and city life. Plus, how Hitoshi Sakimoto evolves it to mirror the events of the story, and how it contrasts to the music Downtown. References:FFXII: The Zodiac Age OST Streets of RabanastreStreets of Rabanastre - Final Fantasy XII Piano CollectionsIves - Three Places in New England (with score)"Anacreon in Heaven" - English Drinking Song - YouTubePejman Hadadi playing the DOYEK Udu DrumsAulos from ancient Greek and Roman times music by Max BrumbergFinal Fantasy Tactics Advance OST - 03 - Companions That Surpass戦闘終了 (Tactics)A Chapel (Tactics)Chrono trigger - Ruined world

Talkin TNA Genesis, Vicious Vicki's TNA PPV Debut, WWE SmackDown & More on The Down Beat, Beat Down Hour on WMCX 88.9FM  Tune in and Rock Out!! 

Bria Skonberg is a Canadian born, Juno award winning extraordinary trumpeter and vocalist. She's a 10x Downbeat Rising Star, a Jazz at Lincoln Center Swing! Awardee, and the recipient of the "Legend" Award by the Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook. She's been a featured artist at hundreds of festivals and stages all over the world, including the New Orleans, Monterey, Newport, and Montreal Jazz Festivals. My featured song is “Mi Cachimber”, my recent single. Spotify link.—-----------------------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!Click here for All Episodes Click here for Guest List Click here for Guest Groupings Click here for Guest TestimonialsClick here to Subscribe Click here to receive our Email UpdatesClick here to Rate and Review the podcast—----------------------------------------CONNECT WITH BRIA:www.briaskonberg.com—----------------------------------------ROBERT'S LATEST RELEASE:“MA PETITE FLEUR STRING QUARTET” is Robert's latest release. It transforms his jazz ballad into a lush classical string quartet piece. Praised by a host of classical music stars.CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINKCLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS—---------------------------------------ROBERT'S RECENT SINGLE“MI CACHIMBER” is Robert's recent single. It's Robert's tribute to his father who played the trumpet and loved Latin music.. Featuring world class guest artists Benny Benack III and Dave Smith on flugelhornCLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE LINKCLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS—--------------------------------------ROBERT'S LATEST ALBUM:“WHAT'S UP!” is Robert's latest compilation album. Featuring 10 of his recent singles including all the ones listed below. Instrumentals and vocals. Jazz, Rock, Pop and Fusion. “My best work so far. (Robert)”CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL VIDEOCLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS—----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com  

On this episode, we discuss Town from Final Fantasy I, Kids Run Through the City from Final Fantasy VI, and the Village of Dali from Final Fantasy IX. Plus, three mystery pieces of town/city music from the franchise!

Since 1934, DOWNBEAT magazine has been considered by many to be the Oracle when it comes to coverage of what's going on in the world of music, especially jazz. Every January, DOWNBEAT publishes their list of the best albums from the previous year. On that coveted list for 2025 is an album from the Wild Iris Brass Band called, “Way Up,” which is the subject of this podcast episode.   The Wild Iris Brass Band was co-founded by saxophonist Jeff Coffin and trombonist Ray Mason. Coffin has worked with Bela Fleck and currently with the Dave Matthews Band and is also the founder of Ear Up Records label.  Mason is known for his work with Lauren Daigle and Elvis Costello and is a musician in high demand in the jazz world, as well as other music genres. “Way Up” is the debut album for the Wild Iris Brass Band and features a star-studded roster and guest appearances from Béla Fleck, Steven Bernstein, and Bob Lanzetti and others.   The story behind this recording is a fascinating one as you will learn from my conversation with Jeff Coffin and Ray Mason. 

On this week's show we catch up with The Replacements' Let It Be Deluxe Edition box set, wake up to records we slept on from Jeff Tweedy and Hayley Williams and pour one out some musical icons who left us in the last quarter of 2025. All this and much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

The cough is subsiding. I can once again be a part of my own show!  I told you to be careful about what you wished for! The Music Authority Podcast...download, listen, share, repeat…heard daily on Belter Radio, Podchaser, Deezer, Amazon Music, Audible, Listen Notes, Mixcloud, Player FM, Tune In, Podcast Addict, Cast Box, Radio Public, Pocket Cast, APPLE iTunes, and direct for the source distribution site: *Podcast - https://themusicauthority.transistor.fm/  AND NOW there is a website! TheMusicAuthority.comThe Music Authority Podcast! Special Recorded Network Shows, too! Different than my daily show! Seeing that I'm gone from FB now…Follow me on “X” Jim Prell@TMusicAuthority*The Music Authority on @BelterRadio Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 7 pm ET & Wednesday 9 pm ET*Radio Candy Radio Monday Wednesday, & Friday 7PM ET, 4PM PT*Rockin' The KOR Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7PM UK time, 2PM ET, 11AM PT  www.koradio.rocks*Pop Radio UK Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 6PM UK, 1PM ET, 10AM PT! *The Sole Of Indie https://soleofindie.rocks/ Monday Through Friday 6-7PM EST!*AltPhillie.Rocks Sunday, Thursday, & Saturday At 11:00AM ET!January 14, 2026, Wednesday, set one…@Orbis 2.0 - TMA SHOW OPEN THEME@Bryan Estepa – Sunshine@The Half/Cubes - Meet You [Found Pearls Pop Treasures Vol 2] (@Jem Records)@Kilt The Messenger - They Tell Me That Was You [Hellfire & Rescue]@Receiver - Faster [IPO Vol 4]@SUPER8UK With @Lisa Mychols - Ghost In My Heart [Universal Journey]@The Strangers - Just Like Me [The Return Of....]@The Downbeat 5 - Make Your Mark (@Abbey Lounge Records) [Early Times] (@Rum Bar Records)@The Moons Of Saturn - I Got No Time [Moons Of Saturn] (@Beluga Records)@Just We Two - I'll Still Be Around [Don't Turn The Page]@The Beginner's Mynd - I Want Truth@The Cynz - Love's So Lovely [Confess] (@Jem Records)@The Legal Matters - Everybody Knows [The Big Stir Records Hit Machine] (@Big Stir Records)@The Magnificent (Soul Review) - What'll I Do For Satisfaction [Monolithic] (@Rum Bar Records)@Gallows Birds - My Lambretta [Quaranteenage Kicks] (@Rum Bar Records)@Sorry Monks – Bird of Paradise [Think I've Got It Now – EP] (@Subjangle)@Chris Church – When it's Gone Too Far [Let The Echo Decide] (@Jealousy Records)@Brinsley Schwarz – Nothing Is What It Seems

The Down Beat, Beat Down Hour Returns to WMCX 88.FM !! Talking all things WWE, AEW, Drew McIntyre as your NEW WWE Champion, TNA's AMC debut and MUCH MUCH MORE!! 

Ryan Laney of Airship Overdrive (please follow and subscribe on YouTube, he's awesome) helps us analyze another one of Nobuo Uematsu's masterpieces: To Zanarkand from Final Fantasy X.

On this week's show, we wrap up the merry month of Debts-cember (and the year in general) with the most honorable of mentions, the runners-up that fill our cup, the best of the rest of 2025  All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

We dive into intro music from Final Fantasy. First we listen to the Prelude, then Ahead on Our Way (FF5) then Omen (FF6) and then 3 mystery intro songs from the series!

Mary Jo Papich, rejoins the podcast. Known for her avid support and leadership in arts education, is the cofounder and was the first president of the Jazz Education Network. She has been recognized nationally and internationally for her efforts in arts education.A music educator and fine arts administrator for over thirty-five years, Papich has garnered many honors and awards. Mary Jo's recent accolades include having received the prestigious Medal of Honor from Midwest Clinic and the Lifetime Jazz Education Achievement Award from Downbeat magazine. JEN has honored her with giving the Mary Jo Papich Women in Jazz Scholarship to deserving students at their annual conference. Tau Beta Sigma band sorority presented her with the Outstanding Service to Music Education Award, and Chicago Jazz Institute presented her the Outstanding Jazz Educator of the Year Award in 2018.Papich serves on the selection committee for the NARAS Grammy Music Educator of the Year Award, and on the board of directors and chairs the JEN Outreach/Community Engagement program, which has touched more than 60,000 lives since she started it in 2010. MJ produces student jazz festivals in Puerto Vallarta and New Orleans and continues to work with students in Peoria Public Schools. Papich is the editor of The Jazzer's Cookbook: Creative Recipes for Players and Teachers, published by Meredith Music.

Welcome to the Merry Month of Debts-cember!Part 2 - 8 Lazy Nights VI - On this week's show, because I just didn't have it in me to pull off another extended show, we're dialing it back with one of our shortest episodes of the year! 8 songs (one for each night of Chanukah) plus a bonus track to represent the starter candle.  All this & much, much less! Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

On the latest episode of The Down Beat, Beat Down, we chat about WWE Survivor Series and share our recent interview with TNA Wrestling's Mike Santana     

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This episode of The Other Side of the Bell, featuring trumpeter, vocalist, composer and percussionist Pete Rodriguez, is brought to you by Bob Reeves Brass. This episode also appears as a video episode on our YouTube channel, you can find it here: "Pete Rodriguez trumpet interview"   About Pete Rodriguez: Trumpeter, vocalist, and percussionist Pete Rodríguez carries the bloodline of Nuyorican salsa as he takes his unique brand of jazz to exciting new places. Son of salsa singer Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez and godson of Fania Records bandleader Johnny Pacheco, Rodríguez cut his teeth playing with some of the greatest names in Latin music. By age 19, he was musical director of his father's band. As a vocalist, he sang on Tito Puente's Grammy-award winning Mambo Birdland. As an instrumentalist, he's appeared with legends including Celia Cruz, Chico O'Farrill, Bebo Valdez and Eddie Palmieri, including performing on the Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project's Grammy-winning release, Simpatico. As a bandleader, Rodriguez draws on his diverse upbringing—including living through the birth of Hip Hop in the Bronx and becoming an accomplished classical trumpeter during his adolescence in Puerto Rico—to create his own brand of jazz that defies categorization. The result is music that has been praised as "not only instrumentally ferocious, but texturally rich and at times profoundly intimate," with compositions "rich in musical depth, tone and beauty, as well as rhythm and melody… giving his music an appeal beyond genres." (Downbeat). His music demonstrates his aptitude for hard-driving, modern post-bop jazz, as much as melodic Latin variants and R&B-tinged grooves. Rodriguez has released a series of acclaimed albums as a leader, including Mind Trip, The Alchemist, Caminando con Papi (Destiny Records), El Conde Negro (Destiny Records), Obstacles (Sunnyside Records), and his most recent, I'm Pete Rodríguez, Vol. 1 (Sunnyside Records), named one of the Best of 2024 by the New York City Jazz Record. His forthcoming I'm Pete Rodríguez, Vol. 2 continues his exploration of identity, resilience, and innovation. "As a bandleader he's working on a clean, complex and flexible model of modern Latin jazz … his compositions change shape and character, according to the free flow of the arrangements, among art song and swing and clave. Draped over all of it is Mr. Rodriguez's powerful playing, soft-toned but battling." – The New York Times   Episode Links: peterodriguezmusic.com Pete on Instagram (@prodriguezmusic) on YouTube (@peterodriguezmusic) on Facebook (@prodriguezmusic)   Upcoming Events: Greg Black Mouthpieces, November 7 & 8 North Carolina Music Educators Association Conference, November 9 & 10 Book your alignment here!   Podcast Credits: "A Room with a View" - composed and performed by Howie Shear Podcast Host - John Snell Cover Photo Credit - Pete Rodriguez Audio Engineer - Ted Cragg