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Sunday, November 15, 2015

All Time is Now • Episode #018 - Hour One: 2nd week of Nov


The BEST of ALL TIME is NOW
My playlist from Hour One of Episode #018,
Nov 13th 2011
the second week of November...
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1. SAFE EUROPEAN HOME by The Clash
THIS WEEK in 1978: Paul The Clash release their second Long Player, Give 'Em Enough Rope which was the first Clash release in North America. Album of the year in TIME magazine and Rolling Stone.
2. HOMICIDE by 999
THIS WEEK in 1978: 999 release the classic Punk track from their second Long Player, Separates (AKA High Energy Plan in U.S.)
3. POP SONG 89 by R.E.M.
THIS WEEK in 1988: The third single from the Athens, GA band's sixth Long Player, Green.
4. UNDER THE BRIDGE Jill Sobule & John Doe
THIS WEEK in 2011: Occupy Everywhere is going on around the country and around the world. This timely track is from the recent EP, A Day At The Pass by Jill Sobule & John Doe.
5. GRASS by XTC
THIS WEEK in 1986: The first single from XTC's eighth Long Player, SkylarkingProduced by Todd Rundgren.  
HAPPY 58th BIRTHDAY to Andy Partridge on Nov 11th
6. THE UNIVERSAL by Blur
THIS WEEK in 1995: The Brit Pop Blur Boys Top 5 UK hit. From their fourth Long Player, the classic The Great Escape. 
7. (MARIE'S THE NAME OF) HIS LATEST FLAME by Elvis Presley
THIS WEEK in 1962: The double A-sided single went to #1 in the UK for four weeks. And #5 in the U.S.

8. SHAKE, RATTLE and ROLL by Bill Haley and His Comets
THIS WEEK in 1954: The Big Joe Turner cover became Bill Haley's first Top Ten single. Listed as a "Foxtrot" on the 78 label.
9. SEVENTH SON by Johnny Rivers
THIS WEEK in 1965: The Willie Dixon cover was #7 in the U.S. and #1 in Canada. From Johnny's fourth Long Player, Meanwhile Back at the Wickey a Go-Go.
10. HARD LUCK WOMAN by KISS
THIS WEEK in 1976: The Top 20 single from the band's fifth Long Player, Rock And Poll Over.
11. GIRLS TALK by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
THIS WEEK in 1980: From the, compilation, Taking Liberties. The collection of non-album singles, B-sides and unreleased recordings. "Girls Talk" was covered by Dave Edmunds and appeared as the B-side to Elvis' 45, "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down".
12. GOLDEN BROWN by The Stranglers
THIS WEEK in 1981: From The Strangler's sixth Long Player, La Folie. "Golden Brown" was #2 in UK and Top Ten in Australia & Germany.
13. SOMETHING (demo version) by George Harrison
THIS WEEK in 1968: The first Beatles A-side single written by George. Covered more times than any other Beatles song except "Yesterday". This demo version was featured on The Beatles' Anthology 3.
14. THE LONER by Neil Young
THIS WEEK in 1968: The debut Long Player from Neil Young. 
HAPPY 66th BIRTHDAY to Neil on Nov 11th

15. GIVE ME YOUR MONEY by Spinal Tap (The Thamesmen)
THIS WEEK in2011: The first Nigel Tufnel Day on the 11th day of the 11th month of the year of our lord, two-thousand and eleven. Spinal Tap's debut single back when they were called The Thamesmen.
16. BETTY BLUE / 37º2 Le Matin by Gabriel Yared
THIS WEEK in 1986: The classic score from the classic French Film, "Betty Blue / 37º2 Le Matin". Performed here by The City of Prague Philharmonic.




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Thursday, October 8, 2015

ATN • Rock N Roll Hall of Fame special 2015

My playlist from the third week of April
Episode #120 – Hour One
– The Rock "n" Roll Hall of Fame special –

Please check out the RnR Hall of Fame blog companion piece. 
It includes more details of other artists who are way, way,
way overdue to join the Hall o' Rock.  Listen while you read on... (link here)

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MONKEY HIPS AND RICE — The "5" Royales
STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN EVERY DAY — Sister Rosetta Tharp
BORN IN CHICAGO — The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
LIVIN' IN THE U.S.A. (Single edit) — Steve Miller Band
IT DON'T COME EASY — Ringo Starr
HOT LOVE — T.Rex
WARNING – Green Day
ALEX CHILTON – The Replacements
I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU — Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
SURRENDER — Cheap Trick
WHAT'S GOOD / THE THESIS — Lou Reed
LAWYERS, GUNS AND MONEY (Radio edit) — Warren Zevon
PRIDE AND JOY – Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
HUSH — Deep Purple
WHO IS HE (AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU)? – Bill Withers
CISCO KID (Single version) – WAR
AUTOBAHN (single edit) – Kraftwerk

What's Good?
Life's Good!
But, not fair at all.
’cause It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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Sunday, September 6, 2015

All Time is Now • Episode #061 - 1st week of Sept

My playlist from Episode #061 – Hour One
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EVER FALLEN IN LOVE (WITH SOMEONE YOU SHOULD'T 'VE) — Buzzcocks
I DON'T WANT TO GROW UP [Tom Waits cover] — Ramones
WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH? — R.E.M.
A DAY WITHOUT ME — U2
HANG ON TO YOURSELF — David Bowie
TO BE YOUNG (IS TO BE HIGH) — Ryan Adams
WALKIN' AFTER MIDNIGHT — Patsy Cline
MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY (from "Let's Make Love") — Marilyn Monroe
CHOO CHOO CH'BOOGIE — Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
A ROCKIN' GOOD WAY (TO MESS AROUND AND FALL IN LOVE) 
— Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
TRAMP — Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
1956 Daytona Beach Radio interview with Elvis Presley...
DON'T BE CRUEL — Elvis Presley
NOT FADE AWAY — Buddy Holly
READY TEDDY — Little Richard
SONIC HISTORY LESSON: The Beatles record the hardest track ever!...
HELTER SKELTER (Demo) [excerpt] — Paul McCartney
HELTER SKELTER (Jam Take #2) [excerpt]— The Beatles
HELTER SKELTER (Rock Band mix) — The Beatles

My playlist from Episode #061 – Side B

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CLOCKS (Salsa version) — Bueno Vista Social Club feat. Chris Martin
MÉXICO — MIS/Mexican Institute of Sound
DIRTY MONEY — Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
MI CHICO BOMBÓN ("My Boy Lollipop" en Español) — Los Antifaces
SO MUCH TROUBLE — Bob Marley & The Wailers
BABOOSHKA — Kate Bush
TYRANT — Lili Haydn
SCHOCK DEN AFFEN ("Shock The Monkey" in German) — Peter Gabriel
THAT'S JUST WHAT YOU ARE — Aimee Mann
EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY [Morrissey cover] — Pretenders
JOHNNY APPLESEED — Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros
NO CARS GO — Arcade Fire
BYE BYE LOVE — The Cars
CARRICKFERGUS [Traditional] — Bryan Ferry

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If you're after getting the honey,
Then you don't go killing all the bees
’cause It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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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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