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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.
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February 22, 2023: JOHN CARTER and GILL SHAKESPEARE talk First Class and more!
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Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Comments | New | Approx. start time | |||
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jilted john | jilted john | 7" | emi | 1978 | 0:00:00 (Pop-up) | |||||
the incredible bongo band | bongolia | 7" | pride | 0:02:44 (Pop-up) | ||||||
999 | wild sun | 12" | albion | 1982 | 0:05:01 (Pop-up) | |||||
the waterboys | where the action is | where the action is | cooking vinyl | 2019 | 0:10:06 (Pop-up) | |||||
cause co-motion! | which way is up | 7" | what's your rupture? | 2006 | 0:13:19 (Pop-up) | |||||
martian dance | boys in black | 7" | emi | 1981 | 0:15:15 (Pop-up) | |||||
joey wilson | if you don't want my love | going up | modern/atlantic | 1980 | Sal Maida on bass; produced by Jimmy Destri | 0:17:19 (Pop-up) | ||||
modern rocketry | johnny rocker | s/t | megatone | 1985 | 0:21:13 (Pop-up) | |||||
who is she | my my orca card | single | father daughter records |
bandcamp Robin Edwards of Lisa Prank, Bree McKenna of Tacocat, Julia Shapiro of Chastity Belt |
* | 0:32:52 (Pop-up) | ||||
laundromat chicks | you're on the line | trouble | siluh | 2022 | bandcamp | 0:34:58 (Pop-up) | ||||
pixy jones | hold your tongue | bits n bobs | strangetown | 2022 | bandcamp | 0:37:42 (Pop-up) | ||||
peel dream magazine | self actualization center | pad | slumberland | bandcamp | * | 0:40:30 (Pop-up) | ||||
the bad ends | mile marker 29 | the power and the glory | new west |
bandcamp Bill Berry on drums! |
* | 0:43:30 (Pop-up) | ||||
dotti holmberg | sea of tears | sometimes happy times | sundazed | * | 0:52:37 (Pop-up) | |||||
kid gulliver | kiss and tell | single | kid gulliver | bandcamp | * | 0:54:33 (Pop-up) | ||||
JOHN CARTER and GILL SHAKESPEARE |
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carter-lewis & the southerners | sweet and tender romance | my world fell down: the john carter story | grapefruit | 1:01:29 (Pop-up) | ||||||
carter-lewis & the southerners | somebody told my girl | my world fell down: the john carter story | grapefruit | Jimmy Page on guitar! | 1:02:16 (Pop-up) | |||||
herman's hermits | can't you hear my heartbeat | the best of | mgm | Written by John Carter and Ken Lewis | 1:04:24 (Pop-up) | |||||
the ivy league | tossing and turning | my world fell down: the john carter story | grapefruit | 1:06:48 (Pop-up) | ||||||
the ivy league | funny how love can be | my world fell down: the john carter story | grapefruit | 1:09:05 (Pop-up) | ||||||
john carter and gill shakespeare | chat with efd, part 1 | 1:11:11 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
chris farlowe | out of time | the soulful chris farlowe: the immediate collection | sony music special products | John Carter, Ken Lewis, and Perry Ford (The Ivy League) on backing vocals; session produced by Mick Jagger | 1:23:25 (Pop-up) | |||||
the music explosion | little bit o'soul | the best of laurie records | laurie | Written by John Carter and Ken Lewis | 1:27:03 (Pop-up) | |||||
the flower pot men | let's go to san francisco pts 1 and 2 | my world fell down: the john carter story | grapefruit | John Carter and Ken Lewis, with Clem Cattini on drums, Mickey Keen on guitar, Robin Shaw on bass, plus Tony Burrows on backing vocals | 1:29:08 (Pop-up) | |||||
john carter and gill shakespeare | chat with efd, part 2 | 1:35:25 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
the flower pot men | a walk in the sky | my world fell down: the john carter story | grapefruit | Written by Carter, Lewis, and Russ Alquist | 1:43:29 (Pop-up) | |||||
kincade | dreams are ten a penny | my world fell down: the john carter story | grapefruit | Carter-Shakespeare composition; one of numerous band names used for one-off releases by John. This song was later re-recorded for the first First Class album. | 1:47:20 (Pop-up) | |||||
the first class | beach baby | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | Written by Carter and Shakespeare. John is on the record, along with Tony Burrows singing lead, Brian Bennett from The Shadows on drums, and additional vocals from Chas Mills | * | 1:50:11 (Pop-up) | ||||
john carter and gill shakespeare | chat with efd, part 3 | 1:55:12 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
the first class | bobby dazzler | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | Written by Carter and Shakespeare. The follow-up single to "Beach Baby," and included on the first First Class album. | * | 2:04:28 (Pop-up) | ||||
the first class | going on (demo) | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | Carter-Shakespeare composition. Demo of a song intended for a never-produced musical called Bobby Dazzler | * | 2:08:27 (Pop-up) | ||||
john carter | birds dream topping | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | One of quite a few advertising jingles composed/performed by John included on the new box set. | * | 2:10:31 (Pop-up) | ||||
the first class | i was a star | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | Carter-Shakespeare composition. Lead track on the second album by The First Class, SST | * | 2:11:08 (Pop-up) | ||||
john carter | please yourself (rowntrees tots) | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | Another jingle. This was later released as a full-length single. as were a few of the jingles John composed. | * | 2:16:27 (Pop-up) | ||||
john carter and gill shakespeare | chat with efd, part 4 | 2:16:56 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
john carter | vauxhall chevette | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | The song "Life Is Whatever You Want It To Be" on SST> is an extended version of this song. | * | 2:28:47 (Pop-up) | ||||
the first class | carry on singing my song | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | Carter-Shakespeare composition, included on SST | * | 2:30:49 (Pop-up) | ||||
john carter | we like to dance (milk is our way) | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | * | 2:33:55 (Pop-up) | |||||
the first class | ocean of glass | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | Carter-Shakespeare composition. German-only single from 1981 | * | 2:34:50 (Pop-up) | ||||
john carter and gill shakespeare | chat with efd, part 5 | 2:38:29 (Pop-up) | ||||||||
starbreaker | the sound of summer | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | Carter-Shakespeare composition, and primarily John performing the song; single from 1977. Also the best summer song ever recorded, as regular listeners to this program are aware! | * | 2:49:25 (Pop-up) | ||||
john carter | kit-e-cat munchies | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | Another jingle. (The best jingle??) | 2:52:00 (Pop-up) | |||||
john carter | one more mile to freedom | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | Carter-Shakespeare composition. The rare song released under John Carter's own name! Single from 1972. | * | 2:52:33 (Pop-up) | ||||
john carter | cracker jack popcorn | beach baby: the complete recordings | grapefruit | * | 2:56:16 (Pop-up) | |||||
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Listener comments!
Krys O.:
clarke:
dynOmite!!
McGroovey:
love2laf:
Handy Haversack:
Do *not* like the sound of this Gordon guy.
Stanley:
Krys O.:
Krys O.:
Andres:
prof.fuzz:
xtrakrispy:
clarke:
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McGroovey:
Magenta:
Figgsrock:
McGroovey:
PKNY:
clarke:
Handy Haversack:
Listener Julian:
clarke:
prof.fuzz:
clarke:
brycepunk1:
Figgsrock:
clarke:
prof.fuzz:
the sox are blowing in the wind...
brycepunk1:
clarke:
clarke:
clarke:
efd:
clarke:
nycmusicnerd:
prof.fuzz:
Carmichael:
nycmusicnerd:
San Pedro Girl:
clarke:
clarke:
nycmusicnerd:
clarke:
James Douglas:
efd:
clarke:
jerry koosman jr:
Figgsrock:
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Krys O.:
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clarke:
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Meesalikeu:
Years Active
1983 – 1988 (5 years)
Modern Rocketry were a hi-nrg disco band featuring Ken Kessie, active from 1983 to 1988. They're not very well known - in fact they're downright obscure - but what little fame they enjoyed was probably due to their 1985 release, best described as the gayest disco song ever. Homosexuality, with its b-side of 'Thank God For Men', followed in the well-trodden footsteps of Patrick Cowley's Menergy and Boystown Gang's 'Cruising In The Streets' with massive gay audience appeal. A hit in gay clubland, it's not uncommon to hear it nowadays, along with some other gay classics. Crucified, anybody?
Other notable songs include '(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone' and 'Deeper N Deeper', none of which, it has to be said, has quite the show stopping charm of a song whose main chorus is 'Homosexuality… Yes sir! Do you wanna get next to me?'. Oh, and the Pet Shop Boys did a live cover of it at a pride event in 1992, too. More recently, (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone appeared on the 2008 compilation 'I Love Disco Hi-Nrg Passion Vol.1'.
clarke:
Alvy Singer:
Meesalikeu:
Indie band fired from stadium gig after ridiculing Jeff Bezos
Ariana Baio
Jan 31, 2023
A Seattle-based indie band was asked not to return to the Climate Pledge Arena after ridiculing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in a song.
The band, Who Is She?, was scheduled to be the house band for the Seattle Kraken on three separate nights last week at the Climate Pledge Arena.
But the band was only able to play one night after modifying lyrics in one song to ridicule Bezos by calling him, “a total jerk” who is responsible for shutting down local bookstores, according to Seattle Times.
nycmusicnerd:
prof.fuzz:
Handy Haversack:
I gotta tell Mark Hurst. He'll believe me!
clarke:
nycmusicnerd:
Meesalikeu:
Alvy Singer:
Handy Haversack:
Which, the company that runs OMNY is *scary*: hellgatenyc.com...
clarke:
nycmusicnerd:
clarke:
Meesalikeu:
clarke:
nycmusicnerd:
Handy Haversack:
efd:
Alvy Singer:
Handy Haversack:
Magenta:
Unpopular opinion: I actually like OMNY? Since I wfh I don't use public transit as much as I did when I was working in office, so I didn't see the point of having a card with all that value on it.
prof.fuzz:
clarke:
Meesalikeu:
prof.fuzz:
Karl Ward:
nycmusicnerd:
clarke:
prof.fuzz:
prof.fuzz:
clarke:
clarke:
prof.fuzz:
prof. fuzz:
clarke:
Handy Haversack:
clarke:
Meesalikeu:
dave 'drum n bass' evans:
efd:
prof.fuzz:
clarke:
Karl Ward:
Mister Dobalina:
nycmusicnerd:
clarke:
Carmichael:
clarke:
prof.fuzz:
Handy Haversack:
clarke:
clarke:
Figgsrock:
clarke:
clarke:
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clarke:
nycmusicnerd:
McGroovey:
Carmichael:
clarke:
Handy Haversack:
(h/t Mike Pemulis; go Wolf Spiders!)
Mister Dobalina:
Magenta:
Meesalikeu:
McGroovey:
clarke:
efd:
tim from washington:
clarke:
prof.fuzz:
efd:
Handy Haversack:
clarke:
efd:
clarke:
tim from washington:
Thanks, Handy! That's good to hear. I hope Saltonstall dug it but I can guarantee there was not enough Battle Creek, Flint or Muskegon represented for his like.
tim from washington:
efd:
prof.fuzz:
Figgsrock:
Joey!:
tim from washington:
efd:
tim from washington:
Alvy Singer:
Joey:
Joey:
prof.fuzz:
efd:
efd:
Joey:
Figgsrock:
Joey:
tim from washington:
San Pedro Girl:
Joey:
Carmichael:
Carmichael:
efd:
San Pedro Girl:
Carmichael:
McGroovey:
Jeezy:
tim from washington:
Carmichael:
Joey:
Carmichael:
efd:
San Pedro Girl:
San Pedro Girl:
McGroovey:
I pronounce it a rewrite. If it ever got on the radio in the USA, Adams and René grumbled loudly, probably.
tim from washington:
Carmichael:
efd:
San Pedro Girl:
GPB:
Bonnie Prince Jamie:
San Pedro Girl:
tim from washington:
efd:
Figgsrock:
johnk77:
i am very proud to have grown up
in mansfield, ohio
alongside the music explosion
who literally came out of a garage
https://richlandcountyhistory.com/2019/07/26/the-summer-when-a-mansfield-garage-band-went-nationwide-1967/
Joey:
Carmichael:
pp:
San Pedro Girl:
efd:
Joey:
Alvy Singer:
Carmichael:
Figgsrock:
Carmichael:
Carmichael:
tim from washington:
efd:
johnk77:
for marin county and points north
strong agree season of the witch
book is excellent
Bonnie Prince Jamie:
Robm:
Carmichael:
Carmichael:
Joey:
tim from washington:
prof.fuzz:
Figgsrock:
Sal:
efd:
Joey:
Carmichael:
San Pedro Girl:
Sal:
Figgsrock:
efd:
Carmichael:
San Pedro Girl:
Joey:
Carmichael:
efd:
rf:
San Pedro Girl:
efd:
Sal:
San Pedro Girl:
efd:
Joey:
Sal:
Joey:
Alvy Singer:
San Pedro Girl:
San Pedro Girl:
Joey:
Joe R.:
Joey:
San Pedro Girl:
San Pedro Girl:
Joey:
San Pedro Girl:
<3<3
I have to run now. I hope to chat with you more later.
Joey:
Carmichael:
I'm a huge Fairport fan, Nick Drake, Richard Thompson, Davey Graham, Sandy Denny, and a bunch of Irish folks no one have heard of.
efd:
San Pedro Girl:
Joey:
Carmichael:
Blix:
San Pedro Girl:
Joey:
Joey:
efd:
Joey:
San Pedro Girl:
Joey:
johnk77:
efd:
San Pedro Girl:
And, best to all. Very nice chatting with everyone today.
San Pedro Girl:
love2laf:
efd:
San Pedro Girl:
See you next time.
efd:
efd:
Figgsrock:
Andrew:
Alvy Singer:
listener 126464:
efd:
Karl Ward:
McGroovey:
Brian in UK:
Karl Ward:
McGroovey:
Fortunately, it turns out that the songwell is actually deeper than it sometimes seems.
love2laf:
Handy Haversack:
McGroovey:
Figgsrock:
McGroovey:
Figgsrock:
Magenta:
Figgsrock:
radioronan:
prof.fuzz:
stay well y'all!
GPB:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63: