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Lee Abrams - Information Is The New Rock and Roll.
Born in Chicago, Abrams became a radio DJ.
He pioneered systematic audience research and psychographics, connecting people's lifestyles to their listening habits.
He modified the album-oriented rock music format, or AOR, from a looser, freeform style to a tighter form, using playlists rather than allowing DJs the freedom to play anything they chose from albums. This followed the evolution in the late 1960s and 1970s from the music industry's focus on singles to albums. Some of his other work at this time included numerous voice-overs, notably the introduction commentary in "Let's Talk About Me" from the 1984 Alan Parsons Project album Vulture Culture. Abrams co-founded XM Satellite Radio and served as Chief Programming Officer at that company until his departure in 2008. More recently Abrams was the chief innovation officer for the Tribune Company (2008–2010) but prior to that, founded and ran the notable radio consulting company Burkhart/Abrams, served as an internal consultant for ABC Radio, and helped develop nationwide radio formats such as Z-Rock and Radio Disney.
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Bachir Attar - Leader of The Master Musicians Of Jajouka /Rolling Stones/Bill Laswell/Blondie/more
57:12|Bachir Attar (Arabic: بشير عطار, born 1964) is a Moroccan musician and the leader of The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar. He is the son of Hadj Abdesalam Attar, who led the group Master Musicians of Jajouka at the time of their album, Brian Jones Presents The Pipes of Pan at Jajouka, produced by Brian Jones in 1968.Arlen Roth - In His Own Words
01:09:59|Arlen Roth (born October 30, 1952) is an American guitarist, teacher, and author. From 1982 to 1992, he was a columnist for Guitar Player magazine. Those ten years of columns became a book, Hot Guitar. His father Al Ross (Abraham Roth) was a cartoonist for The New Yorker Magazine and many other publications over a 75-year career. He lived to the age of 100, and was one of the 4 Roth Brothers: Al Ross, Irving Roir, Ben Roth and Salo, all of whom became cartoonists. Al Ross was also a great painter and fine artist, and he was the one who encouraged Arlen to become a guitarist when he saw Arlen playing along with the Flamenco records he would play in the Bronx apartment.Brian Auger and Eliot Goldstein discuss recordings and things in general.
52:57|The ground- breaking, unique jazz/R&B/pop group Brian Auger & The Trinity were formed from the ashes of Long John Baldry’s and Brian Auger’s previous group band The Steampacket, an R&B Revue collective, which also featured a then barely known Rod Stewart and Julie Driscoll. Adding the UK's then greatest soul/pop singer Julie Driscoll to this new collective meant that not only did the band have a unique, beautiful voice and face to front the group – Driscoll also embodied everything about the 1960s fashionable It Girl; her sound, her clothes, hair styles and make up assured that nearly as many column inches were dedicated to her stylish demeanour as much as the band’s genre bending music. The group were the one of the first too to intentionally set out to break down musical barriers – Brian himself specifically stated in the sleeve notes for 1968s ‘Definitely What!’ album that his concept “lies along a straight line drawn between pop and jazz and aims at the ‘fusion’ of both elements”. ‘Fusion’ at that time was not even a recognised musical term, reinforcing Auger’s credentials as an originator and innovator. “Back then the jazz audiences were purists. They really looked down on rock and pop,” he explains. “I had people cross the road when they saw me coming, I was persona non grata at Ronnie Scotts because of the music we were doing and the clothes we were wearing”. Happily – audiences of the time didn’t take the same dismissive approach, Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity toured the US and had exploded onto American TV screens as guests of The Monkees, and also scored hits across Europe's pop charts via the singles ‘This Wheels On Fire’ & ‘Save Me’ – but simultaneously appeared on the UK’s ‘Top Of The Pops’ in the same month as headlining major European Jazz Festivals – a feat no other act has equalled since. Between 1967 and ’70, Brian Auger experienced a four year run of unprecedented creativity – 1967’s Open with Julie Driscoll, 1968’s Definitely What!, 1969’s Streetnoise again with Driscoll and 1970’s Befour – taking the Hammond Organ in new directions with their thrilling fusuion fusion of club R&B, jazz and psychedelic cool, engaging both the underground and the mainstream, and bringing the group chart success in the UK and Europe. “I look back on my years with The Trinity as a period of discovery,” Auger concludes. “I didn’t know what would happen or where it would take me but we were breaking down barriers and going someplace new.”1. Dion (DiMucci) - The Blues With Friends Years
31:53||Season 2, Ep. 1In June 2020, Dion released Blues with Friends via Keeping the Blues Alive Records (KTBA), a new record label created by Joe Bonamassa and Roy Weisman for Dion and other blues musicians to showcase their talents. The album features Van Morrison, Jeff Beck, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, and others (including liner notes by Bob Dylan). A digital album (and a double vinyl record set), Dion released a music video for every song from the album on his website and social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. The album reached No. 1[60] on the Billboard Blues Albums chart (9 weeks at No. 1 and 59 weeks total). It also charted in United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Australia.[63][64][65][66][67] American Songwriter magazine honored Dion's "Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)" as the "Greatest of the Great 2020 Songs." Dion's song "Blues Comin' On" (with Bonamassa) from Blues with Friends was nominated for a 2021 Blues Music Award. In November 2021, Dion released Stomping Ground which includes extensive liner notes written by Pete Townshend. Except for a cover of "Red House", the songs were written by Dion and Aquilina. Multiple guest artists participate on the album. The album became Dion's second No. 1 blues album. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nmdjpresentsflyonthewall/messageMonte Cimino - Bill Laswell and beyond
52:26|Monte Cimino is a Northern California based artist who's projects range from various forms of rock, metal, and hardcore to noise, ambient, and new age. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nmdjpresentsflyonthewall/messageTom Guerra - Talking Sentimental Junk with Eliot
49:04|Marking a return to the roots based rock and roll that “plagued my entire career,” Sentimental Junk features 10 new originals and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Clean Cut Kid.” The first single from the album is a vocal duet with Jon Butcher, called “California’s Got to My Girl.” Said Butcher, “As someone lucky enough to have rubbed shoulders with some of the finest players in the world I am proud to call Tom Guerra a friend and fellow brother-in-arms. I highly recommend Sentimental Junk as a must hear for anyone digging on guitar music. Like me.” - Tom Guerra --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nmdjpresentsflyonthewall/messageJennie Mathias aka Jennie Bellestar - We discuss the sign of the times in 2022 and the world we live in today and tomorrow.
01:17:04|Jennie Matthias, first burst onto the pop scene in the well loved 80's all-girl band The Belle Stars back in 1981 following the break-up of The Bodysnatchers, another all-girl band who released two ska singles 'Let's Do Rock Steady' and 'Easy Life' on the legendary 2-Tone record label. The Belle Stars became a well known gigging band, unusual by today's standards, and in 1981 finally signed to another legendary record label Stiff Records, known for their quirky and innovative marketing ideas. Following the release of three original singles Hiawatha, Slick Trick and Another Latin Love Song they finally scored their first Top 40 UK chart hit with 'Iko Iko' in 1982, a cover version of the 60's classic by The Dixie Cups. For many years now Jennie has performed and recorded tracks with various artists while continuing to work with disadvantaged children. She used her poetry to raise awareness of issues that are important to her and her poem 'Scag Man' was made into an animated movie to help young people become more aware of the dangers of drugs. Jennie is also the founder of S-teem, a project developed to help young people make better-informed choices about their lives and she received an Intermix Positive Contribution Award in 2003 for her work with young people. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nmdjpresentsflyonthewall/messageLyle Workman, Michael Shrieve and Eliot Goldstein - Round-table discussion. Discuss Studio, Film, NFT's etc.
01:07:15|. Lyle Workman is a guitarist, composer, session & touring musician, & producer. His music has been distributed since his debut on the eponymous Bourgeois Tagg album in 1986, and is known for his work as composer and bandleader for the Superbad soundtrack In 1992-1993 Workman was recruited to play guitar (along with Jon Brion) on Jellyfish's critically acclaimed second album Spilt Milk. Workman is also known to Todd Rundgren fans as lead guitarist on Rundgren's albums Nearly Human and 2nd Wind and the tours. Beck's live audiences saw Workman perform as the lead guitarist on Beck's Midnight Vultures. and Workman toured with Sting on 2006's Broken Music Tour, and performed with him at Live 8. Lyle Workman is also known for collaborating with Chad Fischer, the frontman of the American alternative rock band Lazlo Bane. Workman has co-written with Fischer two songs, "Buttercup" and "View From The Pavement", and played guitar on the band's debut album 11 Transistor. Later, Workman collaborated with Fischer again, co-writing and performing the song "Miserable Life" for the film Little Manhattan. He has also worked extensively with Frank Black recording and touring, appearing on the records Teenager of the Year, The Cult of Ray, Frank Black and The Catholics, and Oddballs and is credited with "arranged by" credit on several songs on 2006's Fast Man Raider Man. Lyle has worked as a studio musician in Los Angeles on many rock and pop albums with artists Sting, Michael Buble, Sarah McLachlan, Ziggy Marley, Norah Jones, Bryan Adams, Sheryl Crow, Shakira, and They Might Be Giants, to name a few. As a producer, Workman is credited on Dutch singer 'Ilse DeLange's record Incredible which, in the Netherlands, featured several number-one singles and multi-platinum sales. Workman produced DeLange's record "Next To Me" released in September 2010. Workman is credited as composer for the films Superbad, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Good Boys, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Stand Up Guys, Win Win, Get Him to the Greek, Yes Man, Knocked Up (additional music), Overboard (2018), Bad Santa 2, American Reunion, 21 & Over, The Goods, The Interview (additional music), and the Jon Favreau films Made[and Chef (additional music). His work on the Superbad soundtrack has earned critical acclaim. He has contributed on guitar and other instruments on several other soundtracks. ==================================================================================== Michael Shrieve has written, produced and played on albums that have sold millions of copies worldwide. In 2016, Rolling Stone listed him among the “100 Greatest Drummers,” and in 2011 the same magazine’s readers chose him as one of the “Top 10 Drummers of All Time.” As the original drummer for Santana he helped create the first eight albums and was on the forefront of shaping a new musical era. I Michael is respected world-wide for his adventurous experimentation with the most creative and masterful musicians. No other drummer has collaborated with such longevity and sophistication alongside artists in such diverse genres as rock, jazz, electronic, DJ and world music. He is well recognized for his groundbreaking adoption of electronic percussion when it was a new medium. After a decade of international collaboration, Michael will soon release his most personal project, “Drums of Compassion,” for which he is composer, producer and drummer. The album brings together some of the world’s most respected percussionists and musicians: Obo Addy, Zakir Hussain, Olatunji, Trey Gunn, Amon Tobin, Tarik Banzi, Jack De Johnette, Jeff Greinke, Airto Moriera, BC Smith, and James Whiton. Michael’s recording credits include Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Pete Townsend, Steve Winwood, Andy Summers, Mark Isham, and luminaries as John Mclaughlin, Stomu Yamash’ta, Klaus Schulze, Freddie Hubbard, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Horvitz and Bill Frisell. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nmdjpresentsflyonthewall/message