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Rock In My World

Nat

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52

Rock In My World · Apr 9, 2009

Friday Flashback - The BoDeans

The BoDeans - She's A Runaway I can recall the exact moment when I first heard the BoDeans. It was during a car ride from Merrimack, NH to Portsmouth, NH to go to Pease …

3:55

Rock In My World · Mar 27, 2009

Friday Flashback - Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army I can't believe it's been 30 years since this was released. You know, it still sounds fresh to these old ears. The song was never a hit in the …

3:06

Rock In My World · Mar 6, 2009

Friday Flashback - Steve Forbert

Steve Forbert - Goin' Down to Laurel I flip through lots of magazines while I wait in lines, and I have noticed article after article in the ladies mags hyping how to save money …

5:07

Rock In My World · Feb 6, 2009

Friday Flashback - Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder - Pastime Paradise I've been having Stevie Wonder flashbacks since I produced a Powerpoint slide show for my Aunt Mary's birthday a few weeks ago. (I used Isn't She Lovely with silly …

3:39

Rock In My World · Jan 30, 2009

Friday Flashback - Little Shop Of Horrors

Monday, when I participated in the Monday Movie Meme, I totally spaced out and forgot one of my favorite musicals: Little Shop Of Horrors. Sticks was in the pit band for a community theater …

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Rock In My World · Jan 23, 2009

Friday Flashback - The The

It's been awhile, but I'm back! The The - This Is The Day I just flashed back to this when I wrote the Top 5 on Friday post this morning! It's from The The's …

5:06

Rock In My World · Dec 19, 2008

Friday Flashback - Neil Young

The Neil Young show rocked, and my favorite song in the set was Cortez The Killer. Need I explain the flashback any further? I didn't get out to any other shows besides this one …

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Rock In My World · Dec 5, 2008

Friday Flashback - Fountains Of Wayne

Fountains Of Wayne - Valley Winter Song The other day, I was thinking about creating a playlist of songs that aren't Christmas songs, but sound like they could be Christmas songs. I know, it's …

3:42

Rock In My World · Nov 28, 2008

Friday Flashback - James

James - She's A Star Smiths wannabes, James, never really caught on over here in the States, but they did get some MTV time in the 90's when Laid hit number 2 on the …

3:47

Rock In My World · Nov 20, 2008

Friday Flashback - Sister Hazel

Sister Hazel - All For You I was watching the morning news on the Boston Fox station, and I heard some familiar music accompanying one story. I couldn't identify it right away and that …

8:27

Rock In My World · Nov 7, 2008

Friday Flashback -Graham Parker

Graham Parker - White Honey This week, I spent so much time focusing on the election hoohaa that I pretty much zoned out everything else. To remedy that, I listened to Van Morrison's Tupelo …

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Rock In My World · Oct 31, 2008

Friday Flashback - Traveling Wilburys

Yesterday, I shopped in this very stodgy gift shop in the swanky new section of the Natick Mall, errr, I mean The Natick Collection. (Hoity-toity enough for ya?) This is the kind of store …

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Rock In My World · Oct 24, 2008

Friday Flashback - Donnie Iris

Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah! Yes, it's totally cheesy, but whenever I hear it, it sends me back to 1981, when I finally moved back to the states from Guam. I had just settled …

3:57

Rock In My World · Oct 17, 2008

Friday Flashback - Ben Folds Five

This week on the Contrast Podcast, the theme was Album Closers, and I chose Elvis Costello's final song from the US release of "This Year's Model", "Radio Radio." I usually put considerable thought into …

5:06

Rock In My World · Oct 9, 2008

Friday Flashback - 1973

Music of 1973 Imagine this: you are hit by a car and knocked out, and when you come to, it's 1973. That is the premise of the new ABC series (based on a BBC …

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Rock In My World · Oct 2, 2008

Friday Flashback - 70's Power Pop

70's Power Pop Flashback Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action The Rubinoos - The Girl 20/20 - Yellow Pills I'm on a little power pop kick, trying to get out of a funk I've …

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Rock In My World · Sep 25, 2008

Friday Flashback

The Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away These flashbacks are giving me a headache. Oh wait, maybe it's just the war, the 700 billion dollar bailout, the prospect of a depression, the ..... You …

3:31

Rock In My World · Sep 19, 2008

Friday Flashback

Three Dog Night - The Show Must Go On This week's flashback occured last Saturday during Sticks' company outing at Canobie Lake Park. Every time I go to an amusement park, I get this …

3:44

Rock In My World · Sep 12, 2008

Friday Flashback

David Naughton - Makin' It The thing about flashbacks is that they're not always pleasant or welcome, as was the case this week. I was lazy and a little bit tired on Wednesday, which …

3:14

Rock In My World · Sep 4, 2008

Friday Flashback

The Rumour - My Little Red Book Even though I quit my job, I'm filling up my date book with workshops, meetings, girls days out, and the like. I don't know where I'd be …

3:17

Rock In My World · Aug 31, 2008

Psychedelic Sunday - Melanie

The previous episode of Psychedelic Sunday featured The Incredible String Band, who had bowed out of their Friday night performance at Woodstock 39 years ago. In their stead, a little-known folk singer by the …

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Rock In My World · Aug 29, 2008

Friday Flashback - Creedence Clearwater Revivial

This week's Democratic National Convention has been boring the hell out of me striking up my enthusiasm for the November election. Doesn't it just get your blood pumping, like back in the good old …

2:18

Rock In My World · Aug 22, 2008

Flashback Friday

Joe Walsh - Turn To Stone Those American girls gave brilliant performances on the gym floor in Beijing this year, even when the odds seemed stacked against them. (No way in hell that all …

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Rock In My World · Aug 17, 2008

Psychedelic Sunday - The Incredible String Band

The Incredible String Band - Painting Box The Incredible String Band was a British folk trio (sometimes duo), whose biggest claim to fame is that they appeared at Woodstock. Due to the downpours on …

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Rock In My World · Aug 15, 2008

Friday Flashback

New series here, featuring old songs every week. This week, with the Olympics in full swing and sports on our minds at the Contrast Podcast, I flashed back to this song, and how my …

4:07

Rock In My World · Jul 19, 2008

Psychedelic Sunday - The Pretty Things

The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow Is Born Previously on Psychedelic Sunday, I featured Old Man Going from The Pretty Things' groundbreaking 1968 album, S.F. Sorrow. The album was one of the earliest rock …

3:57

Rock In My World · Jun 19, 2008

5 And Out - The New Pornographers

Sing Me Spanish Techno - From the 2005 release, "Twin Cinema" Mutiny, I Promise You - From "Challengers", a 2007 release The Laws Have Changed - From "Electric Version", 2003 Mass Romantic - From …

20:37

Rock In My World · Jun 15, 2008

Psychedelic Sunday - The Troggs

It's back to the sensational sixties this week, with a band I have not featured before. How could it be that I've been at these psych-rock songs for over two years and I haven't …

3:38

Rock In My World · Jun 5, 2008

Episode 43

Lost 80's Tunes Some might argue that there's a reason these songs aren't played so much, even on classic rock radio, but I like all five of these tunes. My favorite song of the …

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Rock In My World · May 25, 2008

Psychedelic Sunday - Son Of Psychedelic Sunday

Slade - My Life Is Natural Sometimes, I like to delve into the era spawned by 60's psychedelia, the hard-rockin' early 70's, so this week I bring you: Son Of Psychedelic Sunday! Slade was …

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