The Beatles are experiencing another renaissance with the release of a new single "Now and Then", along with the re-release of their two compilation albums, the "Red" and "Blue" albums. Both have been remastered and some songs have finally been given a stereo mix. The sound quality is a great improvement and I've selected certain tracks for this episode so you can hear the new sonic qualities to the music.  Please feel free to donate or Tip the show at  [email protected] Please have a...

This episode profiles a band with two distinct phases in their career. Genesis began as an art rock progressive band and later evolved into a more musically accessible commercial band. The first half showcases the Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Steve Hackett and Phil Collins lineup. The second half features selections from the trio of Collins, Rutherford and Banks era.  Please feel free to donate or Tip the show at  [email protected] Please have a look at these special...

Frank Zappa led an amazing musical ensemble throughout the 1960s. The Mothers of Invention played styles like jazz, hints of classical music, Avant Garde, experimental music all within a rock context. They recorded several brilliant albums throughout the Sixties and we're going to listen to select tracks from those albums. Enjoy the musicality and humour of one of the greatest composers of the last century, Frank Zappa. Please feel free to donate or Tip Jar the show...

This is a different type of episode where we suspend the typical musical format abd take a step into the Avante Garde. This is a collection of music extracts, sound effects, dialogue and are placed within a conceptual frame.  The sounds are provided by Sonic Orchestral Sounds. This is an eccentric one-off format as we go ''Over The Edge".  Please feel free to donate or Tip the show at  [email protected] Please have a look at these special interest sites. If you would, please make a...

This episode focuses on two of Los Angeles's most Underground bands from the 1960's. They are the mercurial West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and The Freak Scene. The West Coast Pop Art Band had one of the first light shows, though their records didn't sell, and the band remains a footnote in the Psychedelic era. The Freak Scene were a studio-only ensemble wo tried to capture the sound and feeling of the underground nationwide on their sole album, "Psychedelic Psoul". Yes, that's where...

This is a tribute to Terry Kirkman and The Association. We will be listening to select tracks from the band and hear Terry's singing and harmonizing with his band.  This is in onor of is memory. We will also listen to another great American band, The Cyrkle. They were managed by Brian Epstein, The Beatles manager and had their first hit single written by Paul Simon for them.  Please feel free to donate or Tip the show at  [email protected] Please have a look at these special interest...

Robbie Robertson was a wonderful musician and songwriter, and in thhis episode, we pay tribute to Robbie's legacy with The Band. These are select tracks from his tenure wit The Band. And the second half of this show, we feature the great country rock sounds of The New Riders of The Purple Sage.  Please feel free to donate or Tip the show at  [email protected] Please have a look at these special interest sites. If you would, please make a donation of love and hope to St. Jude Children's...

This episode focuses on the two leading groups of the Detroit rock scene of the late 60's, The MC5 and Iggy Pop and The Stooges. Both bands were like a double act that were unlike other bands in celebrated scenes that occurred in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. Both bands were loud, brash and very exciting to watch live in concert. They both would influence bands in the cvoming hard rock and Punk rock genres. Please feel free to donate or Tip the show at  [email protected] Please...

This episode focuses on two American bands that separately influenced up and coming metal bands and Progressive Rock bands.  From Long Island we have Vanilla Fudge and from San Francisco, Blue Cheer. Both played with a heavy grungy sound and they both played with power.  Please feel free to donate or Tip the show at  [email protected] Please have a look at these special interest sites. If you would, please make a donation of love and hope to St. Jude Children's Hospital Make an impact on...

This is a tribute to one of the greatest power trios of all time, Cream. Though thre band had a short existence, their influence is still felt to this day. We salute Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. Please feel free to donate or Tip the show at  [email protected] Please have a look at these special interest sites. If you would, please make a donation of love and hope to St. Jude Children's Hospital Make an impact on the lives of St. Jude kids - St. Jude Children’s Research...

This is the fifth season of the show and we pay tribute to The Pretty Things and Status Quo. I pay my own personal tribute to my friend Jon Povey, keyboardist for The Pretty Things. Both were influential bands with a big following in Europe and around the World. These are selections from the Psychedelic era. In the case of Status Quo, they began as a sunshine pop band and then transitioned to a hard rock band in the 70's. These are tracks before-and-during that transition in sound.  Please...

This is a special tribute to David Crosby and his musical legacy with The Byrds, Crosby, Stills Nash & Young as well as his own solo career. He was an important musical and sociological figure of the 1960s and sustained his relevance through the decades since. These are select tracks that he had written and performed with both The Byrds and CSNY.  Please feel free to donate or Tip the show at  [email protected] Please have a look at these special interest sites. If you would, please...

This is a special tribute show to the late Jeff Beck. He was one of the greatest guitarists in rock. He was among the top players along with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Peter Greene and Jeff Beck. e was a massive influence and he'll be sorely missed. We look back on his legacy in this special podcast.                                       Please feel free to donate or Tip the show at  [email protected] Please have a look at these special interest sites. If you would, please...

This is a special complete episode featuring the great Power Pop band Cheap Trick. The band wore it's 1960's influences openly and you can hear instances of The Move, The Who, The Kinks and especially, The Beatles. They carried the sound and spirit of the 60s into the 70s and beyond.  Please feel free to donate or Tip the show at  [email protected] Please have a look at these special interest sites. If you would, please make a donation of love and hope to St. Jude Children's Hospital Make...

This is a special tribute show for the late Kim Simmonds, the guitarist and founder of the English Blues Rock band Savoy Brown. The show spotlights Kim's work in the 1960's with the band. The second half of the show focuses on Ian Anderson and his retro Rennaissance band Jethro Tull. The band was an early proponent and influence on the coming music movement that would be referred to as Progressive Rock. Both bands expanded on the blues with marvelous results. Please feel free to donate or...

This episode showcases to bands that became revered in underground circles back in the 1960's., The Electric Prunes and The Blues Project featuring Al Kooper. Both bands experimented with the pop format and played a more expansive, experimental types of music. The Electric Prunes were from  the San Fernando valley and differentiated themselves from the Los Angeles bands and created a unique Garage Psychedelic sound. The Blues Project featured Al Kooper, initially.  They played Blues but they...

This is a dual episode profiling The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Hawkwind. Arthur Brown performed a stage act that went beyond The Who smashing their instruments or Jimi Hendrix burning his guitar. Arthur performed a Psychedelic shock rock spectacle, complete with flaming helmet. His sound incorporated Psych rock, Progressive rock, some Classical and the Blues. He was a major influence on bands like Alice Cooper and Kiss, wo in turn influenced successive generations of bands that...

The Who had gained public notice in 1967 and the band's leader Pete Townsend wanted to stand out from the pack. He conceived the idea of recording an entire album in the format of a radio station's programming day, specifically the English Pirate radio stations that were on ships moored on the English Channel. They were off the English coast away from the jurisdiction of the British Authorities and it's governing rules for broadcasting. The Pirates played music that was not played on official...

Two distinct bands of the Psychedelic age and from the west coast were Kaleidoscope from Los Angeles and Country Joe & The Fish from Berkeley. Kaleidoscope were an eccentric and experimental band that utilized many forms of stringed instruments and featured guitar great David Lindley. Country Joe & The Fish were similarly musically experimental and wrote in contemporary themes of the times. They sang about the cultural shift occurring among the generations. They openly protested the...

English pop had gone through another musical enhancement in the early 90's. New bands were following the lead of Iris band My Bloody Valentine by emulating their dense guitar sounds generated by their array of effect pedals that they constantly employed. Musicians would look down on to their pedalboards and utilize every conceivable effect they could add to a song. The result was an intense audio sound with a wash of sonic enhancement to the music.  The musicians constantly looked down to...

Towards the end of the 1980's, young people had become increasingly frustrated in England because of the effect of Thatcherism. For young lads up in Manchester, the music scene didn't reflect their own tastes and they were far removed from fashion and trends down in London. They began to form bands with a basic guitar-bass-drums setup and began playing a more garage rock style music and openly displayed their favorite 1960's influences like The Beatles, The Byrds and The early Rolling Stones...