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"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."
Hyvää uutta vuotta ja kiitos kuluneesta! Sami Ruokangas ja Juha Kakkuri käyvät tässä jaksossa läpi vuoden 2025 merkillepantavia levyjä, juhlajulkaisuja, uusintajulkaisuja ja upouutta musiikkia. Jaksosta selviää myös, minkälainen tapaus huipensi Juhan syntymäpäivän ja kesän Springsteen-keikkareissun Berliiniin. Kuuntele, viihdy ja sivisty. Jakson soittolistat: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jFJ64q55Q5daf3rAWOORF?si=52660c084074481a https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rCfATMarQh4oVlfN03jIi?si=69a15c761156484b Menossa ovat mukana Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, Mick Taylor, Keith Richards, Wayne Perkins, Ronnie Wood, Harvey Mandel, Billy Preston, Ollie Brown, Charlie Watts, Bobby Keys, Uli Jon Roth, Scorpions, Canned Heat, Fito de la Parra, Bill Wyman, Rory Gallagher, Don Nix, Eric Clapton, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Puistoblues, Robert Cray, John Lee Hooker, Son Seals, Magic Slim, Rauma Blues, Blues Live!, Robert Plant, Suzi Dian, Finlandia-talo, Led Zeppelin, Bo Diddley, Pori Jazz, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Ike Turner, Walter Trout, Alison Krauss, Blind Willie Johnson, Larkin Poe, Tyler Bryant, Rebecca Lovell, Janiva Magness, Alice Cooper, Neal Smith, Dennis Dunaway, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Bob Ezrin, Juha Torvinen, Danny Show, Syd Barrett, Stray Cats, Fnac, Jim Morrison, Kari Pyrhönen, Blue Coupe, Blue Öyster Cult, Nita Strauss, Ryan Roxie, Saurom, J. R. R. Tolkien, Villena, Leyendas del Rock, Bruce Springsteen, Nugs, Berliinin olympiastadion, Broadway, Hurriganes, Moon Mullican, Waldorf Astoria, Wolfgang´s Vault, Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead, Phil Lesh, Warren Haynes, Lexsoul Dancemachine, Miikka Porkka, Raul Ukareda, Augustibluus, Ivo Linna, Remu, Mikko Alatalo, Robert Linna, James Brown, Sly & The Family Stone, Stax, Haapsalun piispanlinna, Terminal Records & Bar, Telliskivi, FM, Steve Overland, Thunder, Steve Winwood, Free, Bad Company, Simon Kirke, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Soussan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Thin Lizzy, Bonnie Tyler, The Who, Woodstock, Monterey, Isle of Wight, Ruisrock, Larry Taylor ja Esa Nieminen. www.facebook.com/RockAroundTheBlogFinland www.instagram.com/samiruokangas
For our final episode of 2025, we asked our Patrons to send in their favorite - and unlikely - musical collaborations. As usual, they did NOT disappoint! Songs discussed in this episode: Wanted Man (Take 1) - Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash; Living Doll - Cliff Richard and The Young Ones; Mama - My Chemical Romance w/Liza Minnelli; Perfect Day - Lou Reed & Luciano Pavarotti; Don't Give Up - Willie Nelson & Sinéad O'Connor; Mad John - The Small Faces; Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby & David Bowie; Untitled (Hash Jar Tempo) - Bardo Pond and Roy Montgomery; Morning High - Tommy Ambrose & Bruno Gerussi (Fuzzy Love); Kid Fears - Indigo Girls w/Michael Stipe; Lazyitis - Happy Mondays w/Karl Denver; World Destruction - Time Zone (Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon); Est-Ce Que Tu - Dusty Trails (Vivian Trimble and Josephine Wiggs); Gloria - Van Morrison w/John Lee Hooker; Riding With The King - Eric Clapton & BB King; Don't Hurt Yourself - Beyonce & Jack White; Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart - Marc Almond & Gene Pitney; I Love you, Mary Jane - Cypress Hill & Sonic Youth; Sometimes Always - Jesus and Mary Chain w/Hope Sandoval; Death Is Not The End - Nick Cave with Anita Lane, Kylie Minogue, PJ Harvey, and Shane MacGowan; NYCNY - Darryl Hall w/Robert Fripp; Bring The Noise - Anthrax/Public Enemy
The 2025 Christmas Special of Blues is the Truth is here and it really does feel like one to settle into with a cup of something warm and the lights turned down low. Hosted by Ian McHugh, this is a full length festive edition packed with great music, familiar voices and that sense of shared celebration that comes with the end of the year. There is Christmas spirit running right through the show, with seasonal gems and blues classics from Charles Brown, Christopher Waze and the Tellers with Emma Wilson, Big Harp George, Albert King, Lil Red and the Rooster, John Lee Hooker, Greg Martinez, Eddie C Campbell, Laurence Lebo, Earl King, Vanese Thomas, Chris Daniels and the Kings featuring Lenny Garrett and Jake Schroeder, Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials, Museum Creators New York, Deli Counter Union Springs!, Jimmy Carpenter, Fran McGillivray and Mike Burke, BB King, Buddy Guy, Albert Castiglia, Jim Koeppel, Anson Fundeburgh, The Cash Box Kings, Mike Zito, Floyd McDaniel, Victor Wainwright, Eric Clapton, Laura Cheadle and Ray Charles. It is a wonderful mix of festive warmth, deep blues soul and moments that just make you smile. There is also a very special Christmas Blues Driver from Paul Michael, which fits the mood perfectly and rounds the show off in style. It is one of those picks that reminds you why this music means so much and why sharing it matters. This Christmas edition is about enjoying the music, remembering a few legends, celebrating the here and now and saying thank you to everyone who listens and keeps Blues is the Truth alive. Stick it on, let it play and enjoy the ride.
The new episode of Blues is the Truth is up now and it is another one of those shows that just feels good to put together and even better to listen back to. Hosted by Ian McHugh, this week is all about letting the music do its thing, with the regular features ticking along and plenty of moments that stop you in your tracks. There is a brilliant spread of music this time from Tad Robinson, Emma Wilson, The Greaseland All Stars, Monster Mike Welch, Buddy Whittington, Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, Del Bromham, Tim Aves and Wolfpack, The Hoax, Chad Strenz, The Vibrationists, The Notting Hillbillies, Guitar Shorty, John Lee Hooker, Rock Candy Funk Party, Little Walter, Royal Enfield, Mary Lane, Junior Wells, Charlie Musselwhite, Steve Howell and the Mighty Men, Angela Strehli, Chuck Jackson's Big Bad Blues Band and Lil' Red and the Rooster. It is a mix that moves easily between roots, soul, grit and groove, with every track chosen for a reason. If you fancy a couple of hours in good company with some great music, this one is well worth your time. Stick it on, turn it up a little and enjoy.
"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."
"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."
“He was one of the first Black independent record producer of the postwar era — and nobody knew.” That's the spark Marsha Music brings into this powerful Detroit Is Different conversation as she unravels the epic, unsung story of her father, Joe Von Battle — the man who recorded Reverend C.L. Franklin, who cut Aretha's first records, and who captured the raw blues heartbeat of Black Detroit before Motown ever learned to walk. Through laughter, testimony, and hard truth, Marsha paints a living portrait of migration from Macon to Black Bottom, of a father who “refused to ever work for another man,” and of a city built by people who “carried their music wherever they went.” She shares how tuberculosis quarantines, foundry labor, postwar factory shifts, and the destruction of Hastings Street shaped — and scarred — her family's journey. But she also gives us the beauty: John Lee Hooker sleeping on their couch, Kenny Burrell's first recording happening behind the record-shop glass, and the way the Franklin sermons were rushed to the Guardian Building to be broadcast across the country on CKLW. Marsha doesn't just talk history — she makes it breathe. She shows how the past explains the present: why the rebellion still echoes, why Detroit sound can't be separated from Detroit struggle, and why honoring “the people who built this place with their hands and their voices” is the key to our cultural future. Detroit is Different is a podcast hosted by Khary Frazier covering people adding to the culture of an American Classic city. Visit www.detroitisdifferent.com to hear, see and experience more of what makes Detroit different. Follow, like, share, and subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Sticher. Comment, suggest and connect with the podcast by emailing info@detroitisdifferent.com
"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. "
It's back to business this week on Blues is the Truth with host Ian McHugh guiding you through another two hours of the finest blues on the planet. All the regular features are here, and the music is top shelf from start to finish. You'll hear from Robert Cray, Hubert Dorigatti and Jason Ricci, Beaux Gris Gris and the Apocalypse, David Sinclair Four, Emma Wilson, Anthony Geracci, Larkin Poe, Chris Corcoran, Ian Parker, and Chuck Jackson's Big Bad Blues Band. Plus The Teskey Brothers, The Cashbox Kings, Buddy Guy, Mighty Sam McClain, Stevie Watts Organ Trio with Alice Armstrong, Kenny Neal, John Lee Hooker, Albert Castiglia, Fran McGilivray and Mike Burke, Steel Union, Fleetwood Mac, Robert Johnson, Jerry Portnoy and the Streamliners, Bob Stroger and the Headcutters, and Dominic Shoemaker. It's the real sound of the blues – no gimmicks, no filler, just pure feeling. Dive in and tell us what you think of this week's picks!
Here is my music podcast of Bluesland November 6, 2025 with the music of William Clarke, John Lee Hooker, George Thorogood, Muddy Waters, Sue Foley, Tinsley Ellis and more. Click on the picture/link and dance up a storm!
"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."
Jerome presents historical rock, roots and blues events that occurred in the month of November in years gone by. Podcast includes, in order of appearance, tracks by Jerry Lee Lewis, Slim Harpo, Fats Domino, Johnnie Ray, John Lennon, The Who, Rolling Stones, The Band, Milli Vanilli, Link Ray, Robert Johnson, Kokomo Arnold, Mississippi John Hurt, Big Joe Turner, Sharon Jones, Billie Forrester, Carl Perkins, Tampa Red, Bill Haley, Johnny Horton, Eva Cassidy , Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee Hooker, Carey Bell, Joe Hill Louis, Sylvester Weaver, Howlin Wolf, Nick Drake, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Pink Floyd. Size: 130 MB (136,790,330 bytes) Duration: 1:11:19
"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."
Here is my Bluesland music podcast from October 23, 2025. Included is the music of Bo Diddley, pictured, John Lee Hooker, Ronnie Baker Brooks, D.K.Harrell, Bonnie Raitt, Sue Foley, Ray Charles and more. Click on the link/picture and enjoy. Art of Bo by Brian Kramer. Thanks Brian.
"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."
Frank Swart was born and raised in Boston. He grew up hearing the big band swing records and classic Broadway show albums that were in his parent's record collection, along with the music that his sister (who was ten years older) listened to including the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone, and Led Zeppelin. He also developed a love for Miles Davis' 1970s recordings, the spiritual Jazz of John and Alice Coltrane, and the deep soul and blues of Chess and Stax records. After some ungratifying drum lessons, when he was 13, his sister bought him a bass. “I was able to play it immediately, learned some riffs from a guitarist, and was soon practicing eight hours a day.” As a teenager, he worked with rock, blues, and acid funk bands. Very interested in making recordings, Swart rented a recording studio in the basement of a hair salon on the graveyard shift and taught himself how to engineer and produce records. After meeting his future wife and deciding to leave Boston, he spent periods living and working in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Nashville where he led the experimental jam band Funkwrench (which is a nickname for a bass). He engineered the first Pixies demos, worked with Patty Griffin off and on for 17 years, recorded with Morphine, produced and performed with cult underground art-rock band Billy Nayer Show, was part of the acid jazz group Junk/Post Junk Trio, was a founding member of the psychedelic electric blues trio SIMO, and recorded and toured with such artists as Norah Jones, The Indigo Girls, John Hiatt, and Buddy Miller. After settling back in San Francisco in 2017, Swart and publisher-producer Brian Brinkerhoff founded the Need To Know label, Skunkworks Studios, and Funkwrench Blues. Utilizing Swart's instrumental blues-oriented compositions and such talents as guitarist Rick Kirch (who worked with John Lee Hooker) and a variety of drummers, they have made recordings with over 200 notable artists. A partial list includes Guitar Shorty, Cash McCall, Fareed Haque, Jim Campilongo, John Hammond, Sonny Landreth, John Primer, Albert Lee, Vieux Farke Toure, Mr. Sipp, Tommy Castro, and Duke Robillard but that only hints at the wide variety of performers. Swart will release his newest endeavor, Funkwrench Blues—Mischief In The Musitorium, in the summer of 2025. The album features collaborations with Lenny White, Vernon Reid, Donald Harrison, Nduduzo Makhatini, Jason Marsalis, Joseph Bowie, and more.
"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."
Pacific St Blues & AmericanaSeptember 21, 202521. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers / High in the Morning22. T Rex / Lean Woman Blues 23. Dave Alvin / Beautiful City Cross the River 24. The Third Mind feat Jesse Sykes / Groovin' is Easy 25. Van Morrison / Shakin' All Over 26. John Lee Hooker with Santana / The Healer27. Jimmy Smith & BB King / 3 O'clock in the Morning 28. Betty Lavette / Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me29. Mike Zito / Forever My Love 30. Fleetwood Mac / Oh Well 31. Buddy Guy / When My Left Eye Jumps 32. Tommy Castro Blues Prisoner33. T Bone Burnett / Everything and Nothing 34. Matt Cox / Dark Matter 35. Dom Flemons / He's A Lone Ranger (Bass Reeves) 36. Clarence Tilton / Friant
"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."
National Tooth Fairy day. Entertainment from 2012. Year 565 1st sightning of Loch Ness monster, First airraid in history, Cruise control invented. Todays birthdays - John Lee Hooker, Valerie Harper, Ron Donte, Cindy Williams, Holly Dunn, Collin Raye, Roland Orzabal, Tori Amos, Ty Burrell, Layne Staley, Kristin Wiig.Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran https://www.diannacorcoran.com/ Tooth Fairy Song - Patty ShuklaCall me maybe - Carly Rae JepsonAngel eyes - Love & TheftBirthdays - 50 Cent https://www.50cent.com/ Boogie Chillin - John Lee HookerSugar sugar - The ArchiesLavern & Shirley TV themeYou really had me going - Holly DunnMy kind of girl - Collin RayeEverbody wants to rule the world - Tears For FearsA sort of fairy tale - Tori AmosNo Excuses - Alice in ChainsExit - 90'sville - Derryl Perry https://www.derrylperry.com/countryundergroundradio.comHistory & Factoids webpage
On the August 22 edition of the Music History Today podcast, a lot of people begin recording: Elvis, Derek & the Dominoes, Madonna, & the Beatles. Plus, it's John Lee Hooker's birthday.For more music history, subscribe to my Spotify Channel or subscribe to the audio version of my music history podcasts, wherever you get your podcasts fromALL MUSIC HISTORY TODAY PODCAST NETWORK LINKS - https://allmylinks.com/musichistorytoday
"The Rock School show is now a part of the Library of Congress through their American Archive of Public Broadcasting. I know. I can barely believe it myself. Here is the story of the Library of Congress and how this all came to be. Check the calendar. It is not April and I am not fooling."
"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."
"Naming a band can be quite difficult. The list of bands we will discuss today went back into history to grab a name or an event to come up with a moniker. You know a good many of them. "
Deeper Roots means just that…and this week we're spinning some blues, gospel, r&b, and swing … all music that introduced the rhythm that would become known as rock ‘n roll. We'll go as far back as the late 1930s with Joe Turner and Pete Johnson and make the picaresque journey across the alleys, juke joints, and house parties where tradition and urban electric blues became the foundation of a sound. We'll share blues from Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and a handful of others. Also on tap, Goree Carter, Sticks McGhee, Amos Milburn and Julia Lee with some rhythm and blues and jump whose beat and attitude would influence many a rock ‘n roll musician and songwriter. Also on board: Hadda Brooks, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan and Tiny Bradshaw. Don't miss a wailin', rockin' morning here on KOWS Community Radio.
"The K Pop band EXO claimed that one of their concerts in South Korea sold out in less than two seconds. It sounds impossible because you are not being told the entire story. It is a badge of honor for bands to sell out quickly. Other than EXO, who did legitimately sell out the fastest. We will tell you our pick."
"Often an actor will start a band once her or she is famous. However many actors start as musicians. Some saw great success. We have some surprising names this week."
"Rock and Roll really came into its own in the 1950s and once it did someone was always proclaiming it bad for the youth in one way or another. These were generally called Moral Panics. Here is the history and some examples of a few of the most popular Moral Panics."
"Here is the second show where we play songs you might not know were covers. Often the cover version of a song becomes a bigger hit. And even if you did know the hit was a cover you may not know the original. We will play you a few."
"This is the first of a two show set. Often people are shocked to hear that a hit song is a cover. We have put together a long list of hit songs that are covers and we will play the original to you can hear where the hit you know came from."
"In July of 1962, the Rolling Stones play their first gig in the Marquee Club. The Marquee Club was one of the main venues for 1960s British rock. This week we will discuss the rather interesting history of the Marquee Club."
Visit: www.salty.com.au The SCRATCH Blues N Roots podcast digs deep with guitar grit, soul stompers, and swampy grooves. Slide in and and roll with The Sharp's “Scratch My Back”, get bent with Rod Paine N The Fulltime Lovers, and roll through the boogie from John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters. New cuts from Esther Rose, Jeffery Martin, and the mighty James McMurtry, while GA-20, Doug MacLeod, and Delvon Lamarr keep it tight right down in the pocket. New to us from 63 Deluxe, Livingston Daisies, and The Great Unknown. Yep Tune in, turn it up, and let it roll. Listen now syndicators, available online and at the mother ship: salty.com.au #SaltyDogBluesNRoots #BluesPodcast #RootsMusic #AustralianBlues #NewMusic ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM / LABEL / YEAR ** Australia 01. Omar Kent Dykes N Jimmie Vaughan – You Upset My Mind (On The Jimmy Reed Highway, Ruf Records, 2007) 02. North Mississippi Allstars – Stay All Night (Still Shakin', New West Records, 2025) 03. GA-20 – Stranger Blues (EP Volume 2, Colemine Records, 2025) 04. John Lee Hooker – House Rent Boogie (Endless Boogie, ABC Records, 1971) 05. Moses Patrou – 7 Days and Counting (Confession of a Fool, Continental Record Services, 2025) 06. ** The Sharp – Scratch My Back (This Is The Sharp, Warner Music Australia, 1993) 07. ** The Great Unknown – Flying Too High (Dirt and Bones, 1907501 Records DK, 2024) 08. ** Rod Paine N The Fulltime Lovers – Slide Into The Bend (Dirt On Velvet, Fulltime Lovers Records, 2023) 09. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – Don't Worry 'Bout What I Do (Cold As Weiss, Colemine Records, 2022) 10. Billy Boy Arnold – I Was Fooled (I Ain't Got You, Vee-Jay Records, 1993) 11. Big Pete N Shawn Pittman – I Was Fooled (Choice Cuts, Continental Record Services, 2023) 12. Doug MacLeod – Between Somewhere and Goodbye (Between Somewhere and Goodbye, Reference Recordings, 2023) 13. James McMurtry – The Color of Night (The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy, New West Records, 2025) 14. Esther Rose – Ketamine (Want, New West Records, 2023) 15. Jeffery Martin – Edge of Lost (Edge of Lost, Fluff & Gravy Records, 2022) 16. The Inspector Cluzo – Do You Make It Right (The Inspector Cluzo, F. TheBassPlayer Records, 2023) 17. Lou Reed – Paranoia Key of E (Ecstasy, Reprise Records, 2000) 18. ** 63 Deluxe – Outta Here (Pre Release, Independent, 2025) 19. Mike Henderson – Wherever You Are (Edge of Night, Dead Reckoning Records, 1996) 20. ** Livingston Daisies – Electrical Storm (Blue Solitude, Independent, 2025) 21. Ruthie Foster – Mileage (Mileage, Blue Corn Music, 2024) 22. Lonnie Brooks – Why Do Things Have To Change (Let's Talk It Over, Alligator Records, 1974) 23. Muddy Waters – 33 Years (I'm Ready, Blue Sky Records, 1978)
"Punk music has produced some of the greatest performers and some of the greatest musician nicknames. Here is a list of the best names and where they came form."
Peter Wolf is bringing rock ‘n' roll to You Are What You Read this week with his all-new memoir, Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses. Peter Wolf is best known as the lead vocalist of The J. Geils Band. In 1970 the band was signed by Jerry Wexler for Atlantic Records where they went on to release nine influential albums and earned a reputation as one of rock's most exciting live acts. In 1979 they were signed by EMI America topping the charts world-wide with their hit songs “Freeze Frame,” “Love Stinks,” and “Centerfold.” Peter began his career as a solo artist in 1984 with his album, Lights Out. He collaborated with Aretha Franklin, Merle Haggard, John Lee Hooker, and Mick Jagger, among others. His album Sleepless was voted one of the top five hundred albums of all time by Rolling Stone. He currently tours with his band ‘The Midnight Travelers' and will be releasing his ninth solo album in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Album Dive episode, I'm joined by Doug Aldrich of The Dead Daisies to break down the band's first-ever blues album, Lookin' For Trouble. This powerful release reimagines timeless classics by icons like Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, and more. We also take a deep dive into Doug's epic career, highlighting his favorite tracks and memories from his time with Whitesnake, Dio, House of Lords, and Lion. (Yes, we even talk about Lion's iconic performance of the Transformers: The Movie theme song!) Be sure to visit MyWeeklyMixtape.com to hear all of the songs we discussed in this episode! Theme music is "Unveiled" by The 4th. You can find the album on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, YouTube, Bandcamp & more! FOR MORE ON MY WEEKLY MIXTAPE Website: http://www.myweeklymixtape.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/myweeklymixtape Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/myweeklymixtape X: https://x.com/myweeklymixtape Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myweeklymixtape Threads: https://www.threads.net/@myweeklymixtape Blusky: https://bsky.app/profile/myweeklymixtape.bsky.social TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myweeklymixtape Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Album Dive episode, I'm joined by Doug Aldrich of The Dead Daisies to break down the band's first-ever blues album, Lookin' For Trouble. This powerful release reimagines timeless classics by icons like Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, and more.We also take a deep dive into Doug's epic career, highlighting his favorite tracks and memories from his time with Whitesnake, Dio, House of Lords, and Lion. (Yes, we even talk about Lion's iconic performance of the Transformers: The Movie theme song!)
Peter Wolf didn't want to write the typical rock and roll memoir filled with lurid tales and score settling. Instead he wanted to write a collection of short stories that stem from his serendipitous encounters with everyone from Marilyn Monroe to David Lynch. Peter tells Marc how he wrestled with his own memories to write the book, how he drew from his friendships with Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker, and how he got right with the topics he wanted to avoid, namely his time with The J. Geils Band and his marriage to Faye Dunaway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John jokes with comedy writer Rob Kutner on the entertainment world and his new book “The Jews: 5,000 Years and Counting” (Wicked Son/Post Hill Press), a comedic survey of all of Jewish history. Then, he speaks with congresswoman from New Jersey - Bonnie Watson Coleman on Senator Chuck Schumer who's still defending voting with the GOP on the spending bill that was recently passed. And lastly, John interviews John Lee Hooker Jr. (the son of the legendary blues singer John Lee Hooker) on his fascinating career and his new book "From the Shadow of the Blues: My Story of Music, Addiction, and Redemption".See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.