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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

All Time is Now • Episode #004 - Hour One: 1st week of Aug


My playlist from the first week of August
Episode #004 – Hour One

A R C H I V E S • ALL TIME is NOW
My playlist from part one of Episode #004,
the first week of August...
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1. TAXMAN by The Beatles
THIS WEEK in 1966: The seventh Long Player from The Beatles, Revolver kicked off (for the first time) with a George Harrison song,"Taxman". FYI; The Tax Rate in the UK in the mid 1960s was a staggering 90%!
2. START! by The Jam
THIS WEEK in 1980: The #1 hit from The Jam Long Player, Sound Affects. Maybe a little too influenced by The Beatles "Taxman".
3. SLIP KID by The Who
THIS WEEK in 1976: The second single from the Long Player, The Who By Numbers.
4. HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS by Freddie Slack and Ella Mae Morse
"Well, what's your pleasure, treasure?" The classic Jive-talking hipster Freddie Slack and Ella Ma Morse from their 1946 78 RPM hit.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Freddie Slack on Aug 7th (1910)
5. MACK THE KNIFE by Louis Armstrong and his All Stars
The Louis Armstrong classic from 1956. Written by Kurt Wiel & Bertolt Breckt from their play, The Three Penny Opera. Louis' version was Banned in the UK for it's violent lyrics.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Louis on Aug 1st (1904)
• SONIC HISTORY LESSON: AMERICAN BANDSTAND
THIS WEEK in 1957: The Philadelphia based popular after school music show was broadcast as a planned summer replacement for 5 weeks. It became an instant Nation-wide hit and was on the air well into the late 1980's. The theme tune was a Swing tune from The Les Elgart Orchestra, "Bandstand Boogie" in 1955.
6. (LET ME BE YOUR) TEDDY BEAR by Elvis Presley
THIS WEEK in 1957: And the number one song in the country that same week was Elvis Presley's classic "Teddy Bear".
7. BABY LIKES TO ROCKET by The Tractors
THIS WEEK in 1994: The biggest and best selling Country hit of 1994. From The Tractors debut Long Player, The Tractors.
8. BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY by Neil & The Shocking Pinks
THIS WEEK in 1983: Neil Young's controversial Rockabilly record from 1983. Neil recorded this after Geffen Records label head David Geffen asked him to record a "Rock" record.
9. DON'T GET ME WRONG by Pretenders
THIS WEEK in 1986: From the Long Player, Get Close.
10. THE WORLD AND HIS WIFE by Elvis Costello & The Attractions with the TKO Horns
THIS WEEK in 1983: From the Long Player, Punch The Clock.
11. WAY DOWN NOW by World Party
THIS WEEK in 1990: From the Long Player, Goodbye Jumbo.
12. SALLY CAN'T DANCE by Lou Reed
THIS WEEK in 1974: The single version of the title track from Lou Reed's Long Player,  Sally Can't Dance.
13. WHAT'S THE MATTER BABY? by Ellen Foley
THIS WEEK in 1979: You know her voice from duets with Meatloaf and The Clash. Her debut Long Player, Nightout was produced by Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson.
14. JOHN and MARSHA by Stan Freberg
THIS WEEK in 1951: The debut 45 from Author, Radio Personality and Puppeteer, Stan Freberg. Despite only having two and a half words, was Banned in the UK by the BBC.
HAPPY 85th BIRTHDAY to Stan Freberg on Aug 2nd



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All Time is Now • Episode #004 - Side B: 1st week of Aug


My playlist from the first week of August
Episode #004 – Hour Two

A R C H I V E S • ALL TIME is NOW
My playlist from Side Two of Episode #004,
the first week of August...
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1. WOT! (12" mix) by Captain Sensible
THIS WEEK in 1982: Damned bassists' solo Punk/Funk hybrid. The Sound of the Summer in the UK in 1982.
2. THE MESSAGE by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
THIS WEEK in 1982: The Hip-Hop track that changed everything that came after it. Added to the United States National Archives of Historical Recordings.
3. WALK ON BY (single edit) by Isaac Hayes
Isaac covers the Dionne Warwick (Burt Bacharach/Hall David) classic, "Walk On By". Isaac's 1969 Long Player, Hot Buttered Soul features a twelve and a half minute version!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Isaac on Aug 20th (1942)
• SONIC HISTORY LESSON: MTV PREMIERES
THIS WEEK in 1981: The first broadcast at Midnight Aug 1st was actaully only seen by a potential audience of a few thousand on a New Jersey cable station but it would soon influence everything from music, films, advertising, and culture itself.

5. VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR by Buggles
THIS WEEK in 1981: The very first video from the debut of the Buggles from their 1979 Long Player, The Age of Plastic.
6. ASHES TO ASHES by David Bowie
THIS WEEK in 1980: The classic video and song from Bowie's Long Player, Scary Monsters and Super Freaks.
7. SANTA FE by Beirut
THIS WEEK in 2011: Brand new music from the Santa Fe band, Beirut. From their upcoming Long Player, The Riptide.
8. SPEAKING IN TONGUES by Arcade Fire featuring David Byrne
THIS WEEK in 2011: The expanded Deluxe 2 disc version of Arcade Fire's Grammy winning Long Player, The Suburbs features the film, "Scenes From The Suburbs" directed by Spike Jones and two bonus tracks. Ex-Talking Heads leader David Byrne sings the outro.
9. BROKEDOWN PALACE by Wild Colonials
THIS WEEK in 2000: My band, the Wild Colonials cover of the Grateful Dead classic from American Beauty. From the Wild's compilation, Reel Life: Vol #1.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jerry Garcia on Aug 1st (1942)
10. WHO'S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES (The Temple Bar remix) by U2
THIS WEEK in 1992: The single version of the track from the Long Player, Actung Baby.
11. WELCOME TO THE BOOMTOWN by David+David
THIS WEEK in 1986: The lead single from the only Long Player from song writers, David Baerwald and David Ricketts. From their 1986 Long Player, Boomtown.



This week, this month, this time of year
Doing a Modern Dance.
’cause It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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Sunday, April 26, 2015

All Time is Now • Episode #114 - The last week of April

My playlist from the last week of April
Episode #114 – Hour One
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UP AGAINST THE WALL — Tom Robinson Band
RESCUE — Echo & The Bunnymen
BIG TEARS — Elvis Costello & The Attractions (with Mick Jones)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS — The Clash
NICE 'N' SLEAZY — The Stranglers
AIRBAG — Radiohead
PETS — Porno For Pyros
VALLERI — The Monkees
MY MISTAKES WERE MADE FOR YOU — The Last Shadow Puppets
LOS RANCHEROS — Adam And The Ants
CANDY — Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson
THE SEA — Matt Sorum's Fierce Joy
MARY MARY — Bruce Springsteen
FREDERICK — Patti Smith Group 
BABY BLUE — Badfinger

Look out listen,
Can you hear it?
’cause It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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Sunday, February 15, 2015

All Time is Now • Episode #120 - 2nd week of Feb

My playlist from the second week of February
Episode #120 – Hour One
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I SAW HER STANDING THERE — The Beatles

THE RETURN OF JACKIE AND JUDY — Ramones
TAKE ME I'M YOURS — Squeeze
(I LOVE THE SOUND OF) BREAKING GLASS — Nick Lowe
WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OUT [Slade cover] — Segarini
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT [The Jam cover] — Morrissey
MAN FROM UNCLE — Elvis Costello & The Attractions
GIRL OF MY DREAMS — Bram Tchaikovsky
I'LL BE YOU — The Replacements
AVA MARIA (Jacknife Lee remix) [Schubert] — Bono with Lucianna Pavorati
SOUND + VISION 2013 (remix) — David Bowie
LAY LADY LAY [Bob Dylan cover] — Magnet with Gemma Hayes
AGE OF CONSENT — New Order
ADDICTION — Jesse Malin
MESSAGE OF LOVE — Pretenders
DIRTY BLVD. — Lou Reed

It's in the basement,
That's where it's at!
’cause It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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Monday, January 26, 2015

All Time is Now • Episode #110 - 4th week of January

My playlist from the fourth week of January
Episode #110 – Hour One
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GLAD TO SEE YOU GO — Ramones
FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM — Elvis Costello & The Attractions feat. Glenn Tillbrook
2014 — Michael Des Barres
DOG FOOD — Iggy Pop
INSTANT KARMA! — John Ono Lennon
KANSAS CITY [Wilbert Harrison cover] — Paul McCartney
WHEN WE WAS FAB — George Harrison
THE NO-NO SONG [Hoyt Axton cover] — Ringo Starr
I'LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE — Hank Williams
FISHERMAN'S BLUES — The Waterboys
I WENT TO SEE THE GYPSY (Demo version) — Bob Dylan
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL — Lead Belly
IN THE BASEMENT (Part 1) — Etta James & Sugar Pie Desanto

It's in the basement,
That's where it's at!
’cause It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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Sunday, January 11, 2015

All Time is Now • Episode #109 - 2nd week of Jan

My playlist from the Second week of January
Episode #109 – Hour One
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WHO DO YOU LOVE? [Bo Diddley cover] — Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks (The Band)

IT CAME OUT OF THE SKY — Creedence Clearwater Revival
DANCE LIKE A MONKEY — New York Dolls
BLUE EYED HEXE by Pixies
LIVERPOOL 8 — Ringo Starr
NOBODY TOLD ME — John Lennon
E=MC2 (single edit) — Big Audio Dynamite
MY BABY — Pretenders
DON'T TRY TO LAY NO BOOGIE-WOOGIE ON THE KING OF ROCK N ROLL
 — Long John Baldry
SHAKE YOUR HIPS [Slim Harpo cover] — The Rolling Stones
BRING IT ON HOME (Willie Dixon) — Sonny Boy Williamson II
BRING IT ON HOME [Sonny Boy Williamson II] — Led Zeppelin
RING OF FIRE [Johnny Cash cover] — Tom Jones
SUSPICION — Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
WALKING TO NEW ORLEANS — Fats Domino


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The Vatican said, "Woe, the Lord has come,
Hollywood rushed out an epic film,
An Ronnie the popular said, "It was a Communist plot",
’cause It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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