For whatever reason (I think I’ve probably expounded upon this topic enough) some brilliant songs, despite their obvious brilliance, fail to become hits. Radio Vickers is out to rectify that situation, by giving these songs their day in the sun. Hopefully, people in the U.S. and the other approximately 45 countries that have tuned us in, will see the merit in some of this work and seek to monetarily reward these great artists by purchasing their musical fare.…
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Added by Discount Romance on September 19, 2011 at 7:00pm —
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Just before Bill Nelson bought an A-ticket to whackyville, he put out a couple of excellent albums. Sound on Sound was a marvelous trip into the future of music. Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam would be the last of his great albums. I can remember seeing it on the…
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Added by Discount Romance on September 17, 2011 at 9:30pm —
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Today we pay a musical visit to the serial kisser himself, Richard Dawson. A great many hours of my youth were wasted, watching this man blow up Nazi trains and listening to him scream, “Our Survey Said!”…
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Added by Discount Romance on September 17, 2011 at 9:00pm —
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Discount Romance comes out a-blazing with their second single and video. Sweetleaf is a balls-to-the-wall tribute to cannabis imbibage and a masterpiece of goodtime rock and roll. Kent, Carissa, Juan, Jason, Dan and Dong have rocked the house with s massive amount help from Aaron T. (extra keys) and Mr.…
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Added by Discount Romance on September 13, 2011 at 6:47pm —
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I think I read about this album in Trouser Press. I was living in Oshawa, next to the GM plant and being slowly poisoned by the big smokestack fumes. I needed a diversion. There was a pretty good review of their second album, Street Light Shine. I’d never heard of them but I did what I always did when I…
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Added by Discount Romance on September 4, 2011 at 7:30pm —
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Like everyone else, my first introduction to Ian Dury and the Blockheads was Sex &…
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Added by Discount Romance on August 29, 2011 at 10:30am —
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I’m a big fan of the Troubadour. I’ve seen some great concerts there over the years and John Hiatt (in his first appearance at the venue) only added to that list. He’s out promoting his latest album, Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns. This was fairly early in the tour and John said…
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Added by Discount Romance on August 21, 2011 at 12:34pm —
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LINK: The People's Hall of Rock 'n' Roll Legends
In January, 2010, I started a website at blogspot called "The People's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame". Soon after, I set up a page on Facebook, which I linked to the blog so that people could have easier access to what I was doing there. The idea was to create a fan-based alternative to the perennially controversial Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and…
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Added by Ted Cogswell on March 29, 2011 at 3:32pm —
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Singer-songwriter Jeff Daniels returned to The Time Machine as musical guest. The three time Golden Globe nominee and Tony Award nominated actor has released his fifth album "Keep It Right Here" featuring Brad Phillips & Dominic John Davis. The talented mandolin and fiddle player Brad Phillips brings his craft to the album and bassist Dominic… Continue
Added by The Time Machine on March 9, 2011 at 6:18pm —
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Singer-songwriter Alicia Witt released a self titled EP that become one of our most played on the air for the year 2010 and it was wonderful to have her on as a guest to discuss her music.
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Added by The Time Machine on February 25, 2011 at 2:47pm —
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Here's a nice "aw shucks" blurb that appeared in THE ROCK AND ROLL REPORT online six years ago with some critical and well versed comments from some readers (including someone we know). The website was revamped a couple of years ago and our… Continue
Added by The Time Machine on January 11, 2011 at 10:26pm —
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