On this show, I play a track called “Pork Butts” recorded by the New Earth Rhythm Band. This is not to be confused with the Whole Earth Rainbow Band, who I’ve played before. The New Earth Rhythm Band were a Chicago group in the mid- to late-70s, that near as I can tell only ever [...]
On this show I’m going to play a track off of one of the more rare albums I own. The song is called “Hunk of Heaven” and it was recorded by a group called Lemuria. I haven’t been able to find a whole lot of background on the group. They were from Hawaii, and the [...]
On this show I play a cover of The Beatles’ “Hey Bulldog” by Fanny. This is an absolutely raucous version of the track, with fantastic drum work and some really raw guitar sounds. Fanny is often referred to as the first all-female rock and roll groups signed to a major label. That title is certainly [...]
I’d like to apologize for my recent unexplained hiatus. I hope to make it up to you with a fantastic song. On this show I’m going to play “I Was Made To Love Magic” by Nick Drake, from his posthumous album Time of No Reply. Nick Drake was a British singer-songwriter who recorded from 1968 [...]
On this show I play “Apache” by the Incredible Bongo Band, from their 1973 album Bongo Rock. The Incredible Bongo Band was a vanity project of Michael Viner, an executive at MGM records and head of its Pride subsidiary. Viner was a bongo player, and he got various session musicians together to record in spare [...]