
Joni Mitchell: The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Album #256 - November 1975
Episode date - September 10, 2025
“The Hissing of Summer Lawns” was Joni Mitchell’s seventh album release, and it caused some controversy at the time, because it represented a significant change in her style.

Queen: A Night at the Opera
Album #255 - November 1975
Episode date - August 30, 2025
By 1975, it became obvious that rock and roll had expanded far beyond simple, high energy ‘three chords and the truth’ songs.

Brian Eno: Another Green World
Album #208 - September 1975
Episode date - August 27, 2025
The homemade deck of ‘Oblique Strategies’ playing cards that Brian Eno utilized to record his previous album proved itself to be both fun and effective.

Le Mystery Dea Voix Bulgares - The Bulgarian State Radio and Television Female Vocal Choir
Album #207 - June 1975
Episode date - July 23, 2025
Have you ever felt so frustrated with contemporary culture that you wish you could live in another time, another place, or even another planet? You hit a wall where nothing makes s

Fela Kuti: Expensive Shit
Album #206 - June 1975
Episode date - July 16, 2025
At just under twenty-five minutes in total length, “Expensive Shit” is actually more like an EP than an album, but this format is pretty much how Fela Kuti released most all of his mate

A Cool Hang with Kerry Kearny
It's Pronounced ‘Carney’! - June 18, 2025
Episode date - June 18, 2025
Kerry Kearney is someone who I always felt I’d like to get to know, for many reasons. First, he is an extraordinary guitarist, and his obvious talents precede him.

An Hour with Ray Lambiase and The Tin Kickers
Performing Live in the Studio - June 11, 2025
Episode date - June 11, 2025
As the host of a radio show and also as an active musician, I occasionally find myself in the enviable position of meeting incredibly talented people.

Wayback! - #1 Songs of 1968
Spotify Playlist at End of Text - No MP3
Episode date - March 25, 2025
This was certainly an eclectic year for the Billboard US Hot 40 Singles Charts.

Wayback! - 70s & 80s Songs Influencing Music Today
Spotify Playlist at End of Text - No MP3
Episode date - March 20, 2025
Music has an incredible way of bridging the past with the present. The vibrant sounds from the 1970s and 1980s stand as a testament to this connection.

The Life and Music of Aretha Franklin: Aretha Then (and “Now”)
Episode 9
Episode date - December 20, 2024
“Aretha Now” was Aretha Franklin’s fourth album with Atlantic Records, and it continued the unabated chart success of the previous three albums, with five songs appearing on the H