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the Allison transmission 11.08.23

a cold north wind blows though the crows nest, emptier than a normal (?) wednesday. no fresh squeezed OJ or jalapeño bagels today ,no sir or madam and no frank (except through the magic of modern telephony) hey, it’s just you and me… just you and me and music. not to put too sharp a point

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On The Fly October 8, 2023

yep..let’s go back in time… right ! Turn Back The Hands of Time, Tyrone DavisAll The Time In The World, Climax Blues BandTime, David BowieClockwork Creep, 10 CCDear Mr. Fantasy, Graham Nash and Stephen StillsDear Prudence, BeatlesBaby’s In Black, BeatlesLong Cool Woman In A Black Dress, HolliesHoney Don’t, RingoDon’t Let Go, Striking CopperRunning To You,

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the Allison transmission 11.07.23

H. L. Mencken said ‘As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people… On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” I know

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Capital Radio 11-6: Sax, Time & ‘Now & Then’

The end of Daylight Savings brought some songs about time, time, time. Then it was all about the vaunted “last song from The Beatles,” the cobbled-together “Here and Now.” You’ve heard the finished product, but what about the other version from a Seattle band that came out a couple months ago? Plus songs titled “Now

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the Allison transmission 11.05.23

fall back, spring ahead…it’s the celebratory dance step we do a couple times a year to give us the impression we control time and light. we’re wrong , of course, as we are about so many things , but the conceit of control is comforting, innit?  or how ’bout a different dance?..check this out :you

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the loco archives 11.05.23

this sunday (11.05) at noonish on cygnusradio.com’s loco archives show, two great shows from the more than 34 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 November 5th 2006 you’ll hear. :kinetic sect…tinderbox…Lara herscovitch…the tires…mike lasalla…and secret

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Deranged Radio 11/3/23

Evan Johns & the H-Bombs/Pine Hill Haints/Reverend Horton Heat/Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers/The Tail Gators/Dave Edmunds/The Jayhawks/Brian Larney/Trailer Bride/Dash Rip Rock/Ben de la Cour/The Decemberists/Churchwood/Get Haunted/Dogbite/Dwight Frye Band/DiNola/Harvey McLaughlin/Chuck Prophet/Ian Hunter & the Rant Band/The Dream Syndicate/Lucero/The Gun Club/Lou Miami & the Kozmetix/Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds/Des Demonas/Hoodoo Gurus/The Saints/The Psychedelic Furs/Robyn Hitchcock/The Stranglers/The

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