The Liquid Room, (usually) hosted by David Ponak (me), airs every Saturday night from Midnight to 3AM (PDT) on 90.7FM KPFK Los Angeles, as well as streaming at...
I was listening to a spoken track by Bobby Rydell entitled "A Message From Bobby" where he discusses his then current LP "Top Hits Of 1963". Bobby mentions...
I've seen bits and pieces of the Dick Clark-produced TV show "American Dreams." The storylines are a bit contrived and busy, but for recreating the ...
I saw the current lineup of the Association at the Ohio State Fair along with the Buckinghams a couple summers ago and they were really good. What got me was ...
... Thanks for the update on Clark Burroughs, I look forward to his new band. His vocal arrangements on the Association's "Insight Out" and their last album...
Phil Reynolds
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Apr 1, 2003 7:02 pm
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Dan Hughes: I think I read somewhere that the Beau Brummels did not go out of their way to correct fans who thought they were British.... ... How about "She's...
Kim Weston Helpless [Long Version ] The Agents Trouble Rosco Robinson That's Enough Bettye Swann Lonely Love Troy Keyes Love Explosions Nancy Wilson...
... Not 'exactly' American, but Canadian should be close enough.. from St.Catharines, Ontario .. The British ModBeats. They did quite well locally and even...
It is one of my greatest musical regrets that I never got to see the Association live ... fabulous sound and recordings. Last year Larry Ramos remade 'Never My...
Kingsley Abbott
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Apr 1, 2003 7:03 pm
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Frank, glad you found the link helpful. Every once in awhile the Roxie Theater here in San Francisco has a Scopitone night, and it's really something to see...
... Judging only from a variety of non-contiguous clips, I am vaguely haunted by the structure of Where The Action Is. Can anyone explain any of it to me? It...
The zine "Garage And Beat" features a recurring column by the editor called "Unifying Order Of The Universe," in which he frequently writes about these "fake ...
So... does anyone have a copy of the Glories' scopitone? Would love to see that one! Ditto "Jelly Belly" by Nai Bonet, or "Animal" by the Tokens! Jeff...
Mike Edwards: "Hector, The Trash Collector" was a parody of "Sadie the Cleaning Lady", written & recorded by Australian comic singer Frankie Davidson. It...
... This was Kay Starr's big hit on Capitol. I know she had a pretty significant career. Can anyone shed some light on it for me, please? And is she still...
... Here in Chicago, the lead singer of the Cryan Shames (Tom "Toad" Doody) spoke with a phony Liverpool accent. On their first album (recently released on CD...
Phil Reynolds
preynolds22@...
Apr 2, 2003 9:50 am
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... There were two groups in the 60s - The 'American Beatles' and The 'Canadian Beatles'. I never listened to their music (alas!), but it seems that they tried...
I've seen the current Russ Giguere/Larry Ramos version of The Association a couple of times and was surprisingly impressed. The execution and arrangements of...
Do some poking around at this site and you can find some scopitones for Michèle Richard and Jenny Rock, and some others too - http://www.disquesmerite.com/ ...
... I had the same surprise when I first heard 'Klaatu'. Who on Earth could ever think that these Canadian guys sing like the Beatles?! (to say nothing of the...
... Since you have the Rhino anthology, you know that "One Too Many Mornings" actually wasn't their first single, that being their great take on "Babe I'm ...
... Hi Andres Well, I have listened to the American Beetles and they were really bad!!! I remeber an interview they did for the Spanish press in 1965 where...
My big question about "American Dreams" is: What's gonna happen when Bandstand moves to L.A.? Is the family gonna move to L.A., too? Will Meg run away to L.A.?...
Well, folks, I'm happy to say that I'm finally done working on my little 4 page comic strip on the (very condensed) history of the Brill Building, for...
... Yeah, that's exactly what I thought - I found the whole thing quite bemusing. On the episodes I've got the most responsible adult around is Paul Revere! Is...
A while ago we had a Lovin' Spoonful tribute record at musica (The Distant Cousins "Mr. Sebastian") and of course, some of us Spectopoppers spend more time...
... I had always assumed that the Mark Anthony, who crept into the NME Top 30 in 1960 with "Why Didn't You Tell Me" was indeed the singing Mr H. Was I correct?...
