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The Backroom 3.05.24

It’s Super Tuesday, and stying out of the political fray, it’s time to round up some of the Super Groups over the last few decades and squeeze them into one room, The Backroom!

the Allison Transmission 03.05.24

HUH?, that marvelous palindrome of a word shows up in most human languages. (I swear I’ve heard dogs say it too) and in terms of reactions to this freeform radio style vanity project, if you say HUH? at least once in my two hours ,i’ll consider my job done for the day. the allison transmission-made

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Capital Radio 3-4: Marching to Super Tuesday

Songs of March and coming in like a lion were part of Capital Radio, as were songs that responded to the day’s stated command: March Forth. Then it was time to celebrate the birthdays of Bobby Womack, born this day in 1944, and Evan Dando, turning 57 today. Also noted the birthdays of Miriam Makeba,

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the loco archives 03.03.24

this sunday (03.03) at noonish on cygnusradio.com’s loco archives show, two great shows from the more than 34 plus year history of thelocalbandsshow as aired on wplr…original commercials, concert calendar and your hosts the one and only james velvet and rick allison part one aired march 03rd, 2007. you’ll hear. Water bacon…musical orchestral ensemble…the scalawags

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the Allison Transmission 03.04.24

Isaac Asimov said: “The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny…’.” that’s why here I leave the mistakes in. it’s not what I’m looking for that necessarily makes my day, it’s often the unexpected. when one thing leads to another expectations are limitations

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Random Rock Records March 2, 2024

Trade Martin, Heavy Rock At O.J.Clap, Get It While You CanVernon Wray, Reaching Out To TouchJesse Ed Davis, AlcatrazKeith Cross & Peter Ross, The Last Ocean RiderThe Left Banke, There’s Gonna Be A StormBilly Nichols, Come AgainThe Bram Rigg Set, You Don’t Love MeElyse Weinberg, If Death Don’t Overtake MeKenny & The Kasuals, Journey To

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Franorama 2.0 2/29/24

On a February 29 show full of songs about leaps and jumps, what else could I play at One O’Clock but Count Basie’s “One O’Clock Jump”?