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Favoriting March 19, 2016: 2016 WFMU Fundraisier with co-host Gaylord Fields!

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Mack Rice  Respect Yourself (demo)   Favoriting
Los Gatitos  I Can See Clearly Now (from: Super Hits Of The 70s: HIt EXPLOSION!)   Favoriting
Tom Petty  I Need To Know   Favoriting
Pandoras, The  harder All The Time   Favoriting
Dahlmanns, The  Tear Me Apart (from: Super Hits Of The 70s: HIt EXPLOSION!)   Favoriting
Del Ashley  Little Miss Stuck Up   Favoriting
Little Willie John  Mister Glenn   Favoriting
SUPER HITS OF THE SEVENTIES  COMMERCIAL!!!!   Favoriting
Jay Gonzalez  Knowing Me, Knowing You (from: Super Hits Of The 70s: HIt EXPLOSION!)   Favoriting
Anand Prayag & Chorus  Pretty Pretty Priya   Favoriting
Yolks, The   
Staples Singers  For What It's Worth   Favoriting
Cactus Blossoms, The   
Crystal Robots  Why Do I hate Most Of It   Favoriting
Key Wilde and Mr Clarke  Seasons In The Sun   Favoriting
James Hunter Six  (Baby) Hold On   Favoriting
Tripwires, The  Games People Play (From Super Hits of the 70s: Hit Explosion!)   Favoriting

CLICK HERE for ion the new lp from The Explorers Club

CLICK HERE to see The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall

CLICK HERE for a free download of The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall

CLICK HERE to see Michael Shelley get interviewed on a NJ public access TV show "Destination Montclair"

CLICK HERE if you have the stomach to read Rolling Stone's ridiculous "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time"

CLICK HERE to go "Inside the Strange, Hidden World of Offstage Touring Musicians"

CLICK HERE to watch The Cactus Blossoms live at WFMU April 18, 2015

CLICK HERE to watch James Hunter sing "Somethings Calling" live at WFMU Dec 7, 2015 - just so so so good

CLICK HERE for a nice piece on former guest on this show (and the drummer for The Beatles) Bernard Purdie

CLICK HERE to test your ability to tap your mouse to the beat

CLICK HERE to test your sense of pitch

CLICK HERE for a story about the new Emitt Rhodes album and CLICK HERE to to buy it & watch a video about it

CLICK HERE for Mitchell Kezin' IndieGoGo Campaign Page for "BUT FOR NOW: The Music & Mojo of Bob Dorough"

CLICK HERE to see a BBC Allen Toussaint Documentary

CLICK HERE for a great piece on Esquerita

CLICK HERE to help Joey Spampinato through cancer treatment

CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE for a huge trove of downloadable, remixable stems

CLICK HERE for Wilton Felder's so good isolated bass on "I Want You Back"

CLICK HERE for the Glyn Johns interview in Tape Op!

CLICK HERE for Bruce Swedien: Recording Michael Jackson!

CLICK HERE for a cover of a Michael Shelley song!

CLICK HERE to find out "Why Do All Records Sound the Same?

CLICK HERE for a cover of a Michael Shelley song!

CLICK HERE for The Cactus Blossoms on The 30 Minute Music Hour

CLICK HERE for "Cassette Revolution: Why 1980s Tape Tech Is Still Making Noise in Our Digital World"

CLICK HERE for a new Q&A with Brian Wilson

CLICK HERE to read about "The Endless Fall of Suge Knight" (yikes!)

CLICK HERE for Barack Obama on WTF

CLICK HERE for info on the new, all instrumental, Michael Shelley album

CLICK HERE for a video of David Myhr's cover of Oh Susie, featured on "Even More Super Hits of the Seventies"

CLICK HERE for a documentary and discussion of The Columbia House Record Club

CLICK HERE to test yourself and find out "How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?"

CLICK HERE for an article about Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with files of the isolated tracks to listen to

CLICK HERE to see actual AFM contracts for some legendary recording sessions

CLICK HERE to read Carol Kaye review of the book "The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret" or CLICK HERE to read Carol's review of The Hoover Linx Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, BH50010

CLICK HERE to see part one of a short behind the scenes film about Brian Wilson's new album "No Pier Pressure"

CLICK HERE for Brian Wilson's new song "The Right Time" (feat. Al Jardine) live on SoundStage. and

CLICK HERE for "Wild Honey" feat. Blondie Chaplin & Ricky Fataar

CLICK HERE for a great 2012 Rolling Stone piece about the 2012 Beach Boys reunion

CLICK HERE for a great piece on Better Records, whcih sells old lp pressings that sell for astronomical prices, e.g: The Police’s Synchronicity: $350

CLICK HERE for "It Sure Seems Like Neil Young’s Pono Player Is Bullshit"

CLICK HERE for "Why Cds May Actually Sound Better Than Vinyl"

CLICK HERE to create never ending always changing loops of a music files you upload

CLICK HERE for Gay Robot

CLICK HERE for PopSpots: exact locations of album cover photos and other visuals of pop history - tracked down with an obsessive level of research

CLICK HERE for 1971 tapes of Bob Dylan getting rightfully testy with A.J. Weberman (who used to go through and sell Dylan's garbage)

CLICK HERE for "Mind-Blowing Six Song Country Mashup" - which, if it is real, is pretty mind blowing

CLICK HEREfor the answer to the question "Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables?"

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets or CLICK HERE to listen

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe & Lost Straightjjackets live!

CLICK HERE for the genius school teacher who wore the same outfit for yearbook pictures for 40 years

CLICK HERE Foo Fighters with Rick Nielsen doing "Stiff Competition" on David Letterman

CLICK HERE for the preview of the new WFMU documentary "Sex And Broacasting"

CLICK HERE for a piece about mastering that says that sometimes mastering recordings makes them worse

CLICK HERE for The K-Tel Story

CLICK HERE for Ock TV

CLICK HERE to see "Triumph Watches The World Cup, Part 1"

CLICK HERE for something odd: on the website of session guitarist Jay Graydon (he plays the guitar solo on Steely Dan's "Peg") he lists playing guitar on Cheap Trick's studio version of "I Want You To Want Me" among his 1977 credits.

CLICK HERE for some audio Illusions - "Can You Trust Your Ears"?

CLICK HERE for optical illusions

CLICK HERE for a short film of two craftsmen at work

CLICK HERE to play Name That Drum Fill

CLICK HERE to read "Phish Has Been a Band for Thirty Years Now and They Have Sucked the Whole Time" and then CLICK HERE to read "This Is What Happens When You Make Fun Of Phish On The Internet"

CLICK HERE for the story of Be Bop Deluxe's Bill Nelson and how he says his record label ripped him off

CLICK HERE to read about a recent Jerry Lewis show

CLICK HERE for the new release of 5 Style 1996 live on WFMU

CLICK HERE for Paul Lukas' excellent piece about cultural criticism

CLICK HERE for proof that Michael Nesmith is a nut

CLICK HERE to see some wise asses I'm a fan of

CLICK HERE to hear Bernard Prurdie talk about all kinds of things - including saying "Ringo's not on anything"

CLICK HERE for a film excerpt "Session Men - Memphis"

CLICK HERE for a laugh

CLICK HERE for Roz Chast's piece “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?”

CLICK HERE for a brief history of the baritone guitar"

CLICK HERE for "The Making of 96 Tears"

CLICK HERE for a Rolling Stone piece about The Jerky Boys

CLICK HERE for Ronee Blakley singing "Dues" from "Nashville"

CLICK HERE for Ronee Blakley singing "Tapedeck in His Tractor" from "Nashville"

CLICK HERE to play the web Theremin

CLICK HERE to see drummer Joff from the band Bucky so some drawings of old people

CLICK HERE if you want see a lady call for President Obama's execution. My mind keeps returning to his video and what it means about how screwed up our county is.

CLICK HERE for wrong from the get go NPR blog "The Worst Songs Of All Time?"

CLICK HERE for my July 2007 interview with Mighty Hannibal

CLICK HERE for the website of the guy who shot Bigfoot

CLICK HERE to see why the cowardly anonymous culture of the internet drives me even more crazy then art does

CLICK HERE for a little background on the Buddy Rich tapes

CLICK HERE for a weird Tonight Show episode where Jerry Lewis fills in for Johnny, with guest Bob Hope

CLICK HERE for the Jim Keltner Discography

CLICK HERE for the The Knack - this clip (with hard panned guitars) will help you understand the division of guitar parts in this song - which is not quite what I thought it was

CLICK HERE then click "Random Video"

CLICK HERE Rolling Stone's 500 Worst Reviews of All Time, according to Schmidtt

CLICK HERE for the 1966 Esquire Magazine piece "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold"

CLICK HERE for a dumbly titled, but interesting piece on Tom Wilson

CLICK HERE to find out about folks buying old lps in the USA to sell in Europe

CLICK HERE for a grammar test

CLICK HERE for Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee

CLICK HERE to see Jerry Lewis and Al Goldstein show of gadgets in 1976 on "A.M. New York"

CLICK HERE for Nick Lowe's odd appearance on the Adam Carolla show.

CLICK HERE for a $400+ out of print book about Pub Rock that Nick Lowe recommends - OR - buy it HERE for for £20 (about $30), including postage, on Will Birch's website

CLICK HERE for a reminder that you have to be 恋のホワン・ホワン (or HERE, or HERE , or HERE , or HERE, or HERE!)

CLICK HERE for info on an odd e-book "Nick Lowe: A Long Career That Never Gets Stale." It is 4 pages long and "sells" for $1.99. The same author has one about Dean Martin that was reviewed like this: "This pamphlet was complete gargbage. A sixth grader could have written a better essay. All of this author's works should be removed from Amazon."

CLICK HERE for a new interactive video from Bob Dylan

CLICK HERE, but only if you have golden ears

CLICK HERE for some amazing RARE STAX MUSIC from tapes Robert Gordon pulled out of the debris when the STAX building was being torn down!

CLICK HERE for STAX at The White House

CLICK HERE to read the list of the best selling vinyl records of the last 20 years

CLICK HERE for photos of Nashville session cello player Byron Bach's ledger from Paul Lukas' excellent Permanent Record web site

CLICK HERE if you're a BEATLE fan!

CLICK HERE for The Turtles "Happy Together" (vocals only)

CLICK HERE to read the story behind Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” bass line

CLICK HERE I think this hurts ants, but it looks cool - I want one

CLICK HERE for Ernie Bushmiller illustrated autobiography, on an amazing website

CLICK HERE for The Mills Brothers

CLICK HERE for some videos from the BUCKY album 'Women, Ladies and Girls (Sing the Bucky Songbook).' (I especially like THIS ONE! {due to the great acting})

CLICK HERE for James Jamerson & Gladys Knight going nuts on I Heard It Through The Grapevine

CLICK HERE for Liverpool Scene's "Batpoem Live!

CLICK HERE for info on Fake Amps!

CLICK HERE for a PDF of who plays what on Everly Brothers recordings.

CLICK HERE for How we made "You Really Got Me"!

CLICK HERE for a nice piece about the the L.A. studio musicians who dominated the 70's sound.

I love THESE Beach Boy videos!

CLICK HERE for some classic Jerry. The whole clip is crazy - but 2:13 in is really off the charts nuts.

CLICK HERE for Paul Anka's famous post-gig turned into a short film!

CLICK HERE for an recent Montclair Times article on Michael Shelley!

CLICK HERE to read how Big Star's "September Gurls" was recorded at Ardent Studios

Apparently Bowie offered "Golden Years" to Elvis Presley - but The King declined. CLICK HERE former guest Stevie Riks nails the Elvis/Bowie duet version.


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Listener comments!

  11:02am
Frank Above:

Get pledging people!
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Listener Baby:

BABY!! Channel Dr. Gene Scott today. Spit some truth to these folks.We need WFMU, more than you need us. And, thanks !!
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Sonny Rickles:

Never would have heard this song if it wasn't for you Mike!
  #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:07am
Gaylord Fields:

Please take this final opportunity to pledge to Michael Shelley's show and WFMU! Click the banner to pledge, or call 800-989-9368.
  11:13am
PR:

I'm Tom Petty.
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marc15:

I pledged to Hearty White's "Miracle Nutrition" Show Thursday Evening
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purpleknif:

I love WFMU and am proud to get a chance to prove it.
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marc15:

I suffer with Clinical Depression and WFMU has helped me get through some of my toughest times. Thank you, WFMU.
  11:32am
Schads:

The Dahlmans ROCK!
  11:36am
Miss Georgia Peach:

Hello Dynamic Duo - Nice to hear your voice , Gaylord!
  11:40am
Philip:

Yes, that was my email. Accidentally sent via my "for ordering stuff online only" email address. Someone posted pictures of that place and it looked good. Any idea? (But not blues jam night)

You guys are rockin. Really enjoying the show.
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:44am
drr:

Texas chiming in...
  #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:50am
Gaylord Fields:

@Miss Georgia Peach: As always, you deliver!
  #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:51am
Gaylord Fields:

@marc15: It is our pleasure!
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:51am
drr:

What's the minimum to get the premium?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:52am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Good morning, Gentlemen DJs. Capital programming today. Gaylord, it appears you're logged in with Tamar's profile. Keep collecting those pledges!
  11:55am
Gaylord Fields:

@Ken From Hyde Park: I hope to be Tamar when I grow up!
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marc15:

Thank you, Gaylord
  12:01pm
Scott & Rebecca:

Hello to all, sounds great!!! The combo of Michael and Gaylord is what I first heard when I tuned into WFMU for the first time in the 90s...and I was immediately sold on the whole shebang.
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Melissa Jean:

hay good mornin Michael & Gaylord!
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Michael Shelley:

www.youtube.com...
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cosmic matrix:

great show! thanks for cheering up my morning!
  12:10pm
anndal:

pretty priya is amazing. i actually have a cousin by that name.
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Listener Baby:

Hey all you folks listening on the web, from far a field. Throw WFMU a bone. You almost certainly have not discovered ALL that WFMU has to offer. Michael Shelley is the best there is, but there are many many fantastic shows to discover. If you listen, please help. Now.
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Juke Joint Jonny:

Just watched the youtube. As great as the Pretty Priya tune is, those dudes' guitars! Forget about it! Amazing!
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Marc Francis:

Howday Melissa Jean!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:17pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Drat! RIP Joe Santos, aka police Sgt. Dennis Becker on The Rockford Files. He was 84.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:31pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Up until a couple of years ago, the station had income by renting out the first floor to various businesses. Now that Monty Hall occupies the space, that is some lost income that needs to be made up from marathon donations.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:40pm
Caryn:

We do actually have delicious chocolate.
  12:40pm
tomasz.:

*Italian chef finger-kiss* gabagool
  12:40pm
P-90:

Gaylord's Guido-style gets gold star!
  12:44pm
anndal:

nice cover of seasons in the sun, but kind of glad it doesn't make me cry like the original.
  12:51pm
Finer Whiner:

I'd like to point out that the prevoius James Hunter LP is every bit as good! Everyone should find a copy.
  12:57pm
Joe R.:

Maybe it's just me but I'd swear that intro to "Games People Play" sounds likes "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - can't wait for my copy just the same!
  1:10pm
tomasz.:

i feel like i've heard a lot about the bird, and yet i sill don't *know* much about it, except that the bird is widely known, it is "the word", and it enjoys surfin', which, to be fair, is quite an unusual hobby for a bird
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