tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67439373406983470772024-03-26T23:37:00.318-07:00Hippie Love TurboUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-1461726052730093052024-02-10T15:22:00.000-08:002024-02-10T15:22:17.596-08:00150th Episode Special! - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM,</a> we looked back at some of my favorite songs from the last 150 episodes. Over the course of the show, I've played more than 3,000 unique songs and if you were to listen to every episode back to back it'd take over 6 days straight to finish them all. It's been a ton of fun listening and curating songs from the obscure and recently rediscovered to well-known hits and everything in between. Cheers to another 150 episodes and, as always, the playlist is at the bottom!</p><p> </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcv5DbGxNewtcLIZhYswTNO83A79iICOTg0EdpKrncPbvbQFiQ6kIwxsrZ-CHsy2Pg5BtU_okfRPBRigCu0DLqLodRmu3vmD8LvjSPUYHvmhEMM-868-gN-E5c1wsI73qTgqD_JaXuUi5ONip5K_gnnVL8xjUnoCW4f6o4NchBv9yrG4jaubY7L29I99A/s1566/Deliberate%20Dischord%20KUCR%20Flyer%20Hippie%20Love%20Turbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="929" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcv5DbGxNewtcLIZhYswTNO83A79iICOTg0EdpKrncPbvbQFiQ6kIwxsrZ-CHsy2Pg5BtU_okfRPBRigCu0DLqLodRmu3vmD8LvjSPUYHvmhEMM-868-gN-E5c1wsI73qTgqD_JaXuUi5ONip5K_gnnVL8xjUnoCW4f6o4NchBv9yrG4jaubY7L29I99A/s320/Deliberate%20Dischord%20KUCR%20Flyer%20Hippie%20Love%20Turbo.jpg" width="190" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old flyer from when I first started my show <b>Deliberate Discord</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Way back in 2010, when I was first getting settled as a transfer student at UCR, I contacted the station by hounding the staff during concerts at The Barn and by visiting their booth during "nooner" events at the Bell Tower. Eventually, I wore them down and became part of the staff which kick started my journey in radio. My show at the time was named <b><i>Deliberate Dischord</i></b> (because misspelling stuff is cool) and featured noisier music in the vein of punk, indie, and experimental artists. I continued my show for a few years before taking a break while figuring out life. Eventually the pandemic hit and I floated the idea of starting another show which is what became <b>Hippie Love Turbo</b>.</p><p> </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkblf7BqrhT7OWmUO4fTXXSB01cdPc38sezE2P_BHxAFmXKLQoPE1jz1YdvCFbqx-O-tmtxi_ZyIRTplY-bSjBSO_t_joJ-XsWiyNdpHbkDApgIcWnJQ_upQoilTRm_kwpSEgM0Y5iQF6LmfULW-Jttbz6_uS-cQdzmbs2xo10EG3NeThM4hup76gTbY/s1920/KUCR%20Training.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkblf7BqrhT7OWmUO4fTXXSB01cdPc38sezE2P_BHxAFmXKLQoPE1jz1YdvCFbqx-O-tmtxi_ZyIRTplY-bSjBSO_t_joJ-XsWiyNdpHbkDApgIcWnJQ_upQoilTRm_kwpSEgM0Y5iQF6LmfULW-Jttbz6_uS-cQdzmbs2xo10EG3NeThM4hup76gTbY/s320/KUCR%20Training.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Left: </b>My first day of training <b>Right:</b> Hanging out during my old nighttime slot<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>If I go even further back, I discovered my love for radio as a kid, after visiting a local country music station to pick up tickets my mother had won through a contest. I was amazed by the simplicity of the building. In my head I imagined a huge skyscraper lined with walls of TVs and a bustling staff of fashionable 20-somethings zooming around with CDs and tapes, listening booths, and high-tech computers. Instead, the station sat inside an unassuming strip mall office with a lobby that looked like my pediatrician's. After the veil was lifted, I began calling into radio stations, hamming up my little kid voice, knowing that some DJs would air recordings of my requests. Somewhere I still have tapes of me and my friends speaking in phony southern accents, asking the DJ to play Dwight Yoakam. </p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCuJG4_aTgGJylGJwk87AkiLyM5gS-T11zVim9BLy2Ov0K-ZyF8dlbEGl5L2cFV9m0SmaaCL7sTUmI-7Nrf2516SolGbWq7zcViT96B71qdY-Q8ztv0OCKvScJJ3HemvpynzLuJMBPmEtoSLp-yM1u9x-O2IFKUEVAjlsy61hgRBEuVUWaixojVA3Kxw/s600/KUCR%20Schedule%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCuJG4_aTgGJylGJwk87AkiLyM5gS-T11zVim9BLy2Ov0K-ZyF8dlbEGl5L2cFV9m0SmaaCL7sTUmI-7Nrf2516SolGbWq7zcViT96B71qdY-Q8ztv0OCKvScJJ3HemvpynzLuJMBPmEtoSLp-yM1u9x-O2IFKUEVAjlsy61hgRBEuVUWaixojVA3Kxw/s320/KUCR%20Schedule%20.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old schedule showing my 2 hour block. Found in <a href="https://www.highlandernews.org/" target="_blank">The Highlander</a>.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Flash forward to my high school days when I started consuming music through the internet as opposed to whatever I found in the discount bin at The Warehouse or Sam Goody. I mainly listened to web streams that I found through Real Player and Winamp. In particular I remember listening to a lot of <a href="https://kuci.org/wp/" target="_blank">KUCI</a>, specifically a "goth" show that had a very patient DJ that tolerated my calls and AIM messages.</p><p>Towards the end of my senior year in high school, I started streaming my own internet radio show using <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050822225421/https://www.shoutcast.com/" target="_blank">Shoutcast</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winamp" target="_blank">Winamp</a>. My audience hardly ever reached more than 4 or 5 listeners at a given time. It was fun but took a lot of effort for little reward. I remember my most popular stream was a Smiths special that was inspired by one of my favorite teachers and I was psyched that 14 or 15 people were listening.</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsH2N3JRASNhdKEqGCoPhgf1Aj14XkXd3fXENjmKLryk8_MNLEsr8SDXIjZVs2l9f-Tih9owqqPKKc8uPRTa8WgmH5P6jr5S_G0qfRf1w8nMMkc59wIfKJi0aryGRfWf_vbQAUd10J9Eh-oGv-pnl-UQFPfnTcEu0dDY-4_82ox7XcWqnN6JEZPzltO0/s1080/150%20Special%20flyer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsH2N3JRASNhdKEqGCoPhgf1Aj14XkXd3fXENjmKLryk8_MNLEsr8SDXIjZVs2l9f-Tih9owqqPKKc8uPRTa8WgmH5P6jr5S_G0qfRf1w8nMMkc59wIfKJi0aryGRfWf_vbQAUd10J9Eh-oGv-pnl-UQFPfnTcEu0dDY-4_82ox7XcWqnN6JEZPzltO0/s320/150%20Special%20flyer.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Nowadays, my main goal with <b>Hippie Love Turbo</b> is to provide the same feeling of discovery I had during my youth. Nothing beats finding a DJ or radio station that has its own story that has existed long before you became aware of it. </p><p>Eventually, I would like to expand my blog to cover more of the local history of garage and psych music in Riverside so if you happen to have been around the rock scene in the IE during the '60s, feel free to contact me! A lot of our local music history isn't well documented online so I suggest you go out and bug your family for those old photos, recordings, and newspaper clippings.<br /></p><p>Anywho, that's it for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST or listen to an archived version of the show <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/5EUwVrRJcAs1fGdtphHF0D" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8wC0FD5kF0" target="_blank">Sixth Day Creation - Cherry Pie</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GChLlSLg7C0" target="_blank">The Sandals - Why Should I Cry</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNU5Y9tEW5I" target="_blank">The Twilights - Comin' On Down</a>
</p></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-20051306624503561222024-02-03T16:29:00.000-08:002024-02-03T16:29:48.467-08:00Exploring White Sands and Soviet Surf - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Chinese Artichoke"<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM,</a> started with a solid block of surf tunes to get us out of our rainy weather funk. A lot of the songs you heard on this episode are rare and therefore not on Spotify but don't fret, you can hear them by following the links at the bottom of this post. Of course, you can listen to this week's episode again on the <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR Archive</a>, but beware, each archived show is only online for a few weeks before they're taken down. If you haven't had your KUCR fix after that, be sure to check out KUCR's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@kucrmedia/videos" target="_blank">YouTube page</a> which recently added some videos of their trip to <a href="https://www.namm.org/" target="_blank">NAMM</a>. Anywho, let's dive into some of the topics I covered during this week's episode!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYkUQ4_3iRYLjvORQQsGILB65n0BCAfUup1AQODp1MVyo6ECJLiwb_liQIav7WZOG_bKYeRRV1iLZaUVJZfQ7TeQ74S7Ph-lTniJdzNaUz4QzNUyYSLrFwDweIHppF0hfy0tbFfIWdXdwWuhjyR0Aq-NUVNS0n06H1ozwM-WR3UeTJsL74ENrpWbO-Vk/s775/whitesandshippieflyer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="775" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYkUQ4_3iRYLjvORQQsGILB65n0BCAfUup1AQODp1MVyo6ECJLiwb_liQIav7WZOG_bKYeRRV1iLZaUVJZfQ7TeQ74S7Ph-lTniJdzNaUz4QzNUyYSLrFwDweIHppF0hfy0tbFfIWdXdwWuhjyR0Aq-NUVNS0n06H1ozwM-WR3UeTJsL74ENrpWbO-Vk/s320/whitesandshippieflyer.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>First, I want to talk about <a href="https://www.instagram.com/white_sands_band" target="_blank">White Sands'</a> <i><a href="https://whitesands.bandcamp.com/album/vampire-drug-party" target="_blank">Vampire Drug Party</a> </i>which was one of the few modern songs I've ever played and, get this, the band is from New Mexico. I didn't know you could hang ten in Albuquerque! The song features some lovely spring reverb drip and follows the band's previous release <i><a href="https://whitesands.bandcamp.com/album/live-dirt-reverb" target="_blank"><b>Live Dirt & Reverb</b></a></i> which contains covers of songs originally performed by Satans' Pilgrims, Link Wray, and The Astronauts. I was turned onto the band by <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/vinylhoursradio/" target="_blank">DJ tina bold from Audio Hijinx</a> and she tells me that their guitarist and producer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chris.v.guitar/" target="_blank">Chris V.</a> is a long-time listener of KUCR, which is always appreciated. </p><p>Afterwards, you heard a couple songs from a compilation of Soviet surf rock with the complex name <a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/3682260-Various-SurfBeat-Behind-The-Iron-Curtain-Part-2-Planetary-Pebbles-Vol3" target="_blank"><b><i>SurfBeat Behind The Iron Curtain Part 2 - Planetary Pebbles Vol.3</i></b></a>. The other volumes of <b><i>Surfbeat</i></b> feature tunes that I'm sure will find their way into future episodes because they are fascinating glimpses into a world of surf that I was totally unaware of. If you want more information on the groups featured on the compilations you'll have to dive into the Russian web because, if you thought a lot of American garage bands were obscure, try learning about rock groups from Soviet satellite states! </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2n0ZMnB5vfDlJ4s-X39Ckxh-OFnyg-6fxLk8BvbxX5Ku-opwtLuoltCLHDn4XpGytVmlEVXwcZF_uvGWM7v7mpvvw-ntTgP7nAhlaVBkLI8DoFgs8toySb1R8AYoLf6BJiNDjgaeeyQis1NqY4V7q2PQzTpXoc4XkOKkjAf_PPN9wH-KAvpXyAytcIU/s501/Olympic%201980%20hippie%20love%20turbo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="501" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2n0ZMnB5vfDlJ4s-X39Ckxh-OFnyg-6fxLk8BvbxX5Ku-opwtLuoltCLHDn4XpGytVmlEVXwcZF_uvGWM7v7mpvvw-ntTgP7nAhlaVBkLI8DoFgs8toySb1R8AYoLf6BJiNDjgaeeyQis1NqY4V7q2PQzTpXoc4XkOKkjAf_PPN9wH-KAvpXyAytcIU/s320/Olympic%201980%20hippie%20love%20turbo.gif" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An excerpt from one of Olympic's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVevwPDGnUg" target="_blank">long form music videos</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p>While I didn't really find any information about the group Singing Guitars, who you heard after White Sands, I was able to gather some history on Olympic, who played the track <i>Mary, Mary</i>. It turns out the band was (and still is?) fairly popular and continues to perform to this day, although it appears that there are no longer any founding members in the group besides Petr Janda, who may not have been an original member. According to various, and confusing Google translated sources, the band was from Prague, Czechoslovakia and formed from the ashes of another band named Karkulka. The group really switched things up in the '70s and made a few prog-rock albums before dabbling in some heavy metal-ish tunes during the late '80s. A few of their releases were in English and remind me of Alice Cooper during his "Blackout Era", some select Pink Floyd songs such as <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-xTttimcNk" target="_blank">Comfortably Numb</a></i>, with a sprinkling of Blue Oyster Cult. Try listening to <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s-bZ6HE53Q" target="_blank">Kraj, odkud odletěli ptáci</a> </i>and tell me it doesn't sound like a lost demo from <i><b>Fire of Unknown Origin</b></i>. It's unusual stuff but I find myself listening to more and more of it. Help.</p><p>When I was talking about Olympic, I mentioned another band that was at one time named Olympic Hopefuls before they were <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121102044458/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507047/olympic-hopefuls-dreams-dashed.jhtml" target="_blank">legally forced to change their name</a> due to the word Olympic being trademarked by the United States Olympic Committee. I hadn't really thought of the band in a while, but I remember having a few tracks floating around on CD-Rs that I'm sure I got from the now (and very sadly) defunct website <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitonic" target="_blank">Epitonic</a>. If you are feeling nostalgic for that early 2000s indie sound, I suggest listening to their debut album <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV6AOS2Z-GE&list=OLAK5uy_kIyHJ4fcMIXx4iwYSq1GvBESTAW0VqV8g" target="_blank">The Fuses Refuse to Burn</a> </i>which reminds me of The Shins or Grandaddy although it might sound a little saccharine to modern audiences. Who knows, maybe I'll make a playlist of songs I found during that era of music where I'd scrap music from MP3.com, MySpace, Epitonic, and various blogs. </p><p>And finally, I closed the episode with Carole King's version of <i>Crying in The Rain</i> which she co-wrote with Howard Greenfield for The Everly Brothers. I think King's version highlights how The Everly Brothers' vocal performances enhance the song and build upon its solid pop structure. During the show I talked about how the song has been covered by many different artists but the versions by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2YHWLZnBlo" target="_blank">Danzig</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6VV58YlZcs" target="_blank">a-Ha</a> stand out for their unique twists on the song. Whether or not that's a good thing is up to you!<br /></p><p>Well folks, that's it for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST or listen to an archived version of the show <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/0vb45BioxOaU5TTh97h3QR" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://whitesands.bandcamp.com/album/vampire-drug-party" target="_blank">White Sands - Vampire Drug Party</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDTRgdKNEWI" target="_blank">Singing Guitars - Torpedo</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTs5iL8mmZU" target="_blank">Noble "Thin Man" Watts - Florida Shake</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUrrp2F8yos" target="_blank">Los Hitters - El Ovni</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Hib_oDnwQ" target="_blank">Tropa Loca Con Jose Francisco - El Fanatico</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd90nCC30hA" target="_blank">Eddy and The Upsets - I Got News</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_TRTjMLeS4" target="_blank">The Dovers - What Am I Going to Do</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDTRgdKNEWI&t=2633s" target="_blank">The Olympics - Mary, Mary</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QbCPqHBE7k" target="_blank">Majic Ship - Life's Lonely Road</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WSZLdoEOGE" target="_blank">The Distortions - Smokestack Lightning</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkAtMVwCbJc" target="_blank">The Yorkshire Puddin' - Keep Me In Mind</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMTypcIToUs" target="_blank"> The Sidekicks (Kaleidoscope) - Please Stay, Don't Go</a>
</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-75796595578986691072024-01-15T19:47:00.000-08:002024-01-15T21:49:55.375-08:00Seeking Pleasure With The Vandals - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Mashua"<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM,</a> featured a lot of songs that weren't on Spotify making the playlist links (found down below) more comprehensive than they normally are. I've noticed a few compilations have been pulled from Spotify but there's always been a sort of, ebb and flow, with artist's appearing and then disappearing from the service. Anywho, that's just how streaming services go, especially when you have albums made up of music with dubious copyright claims or flat-out unknown composers. Let's not get into that long-winded subject, however, and instead focus on some of the things I talked about during the episode!</p><p>First off, you heard The Vandals perform their song <i>The Joker</i>. The group is from <a href="https://www.hollywoodfl.org/" target="_blank">Hollywood, FL</a> and is best known for their song <i>I Saw Her In A Mustang</i> which features lyrics that can make even modern audiences blush or at least tilt their heads. According to the liner notes of their 2021 compilation (written by The Vandals keyboardist Augie Bucci) the band's record label pushed the group to rewrite the lyrics to <i>I Saw Her In A Mustang</i> insisting that the risqué lyrics would kill any prospects of radio play. The band stuck to their guns and refused to rewrite the lyrics and unfortunately the label was correct and the single received no airplay and abysmal sales figures. However, the controversial song added to the band's mystique and helped fuel their popularity among their frat party peers, ensuring them frequent shows to decently sized crowds in South Florida. We can only speculate how popular the group could have been without the controversy surrounding <i>I Saw Her In A Mustang</i> but I'll let you be the judge by asking you to listen to what Bucci considers the band's best song, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awoDVhJ-fO8" target="_blank"><i>Mystery</i></a>. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9SOGQO4IUadgFqBJYEDpDwUmSNIC4D0VeRSv-aHJtTNjSSvisLMPTfyO6s8Lq1D4MabK1IhTpGuM3OUO3FfWwGRUHgehG_AKwR0XTk2w-vpMZsH_m4c-Zrm5E0DatY6yGCANlo-WtNL9-U46Tht3TsIcfH73Yn7Dnk5610adIIeqmP8yXnd_1Q9spNo/s488/Pleasure%20Seekers.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="488" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9SOGQO4IUadgFqBJYEDpDwUmSNIC4D0VeRSv-aHJtTNjSSvisLMPTfyO6s8Lq1D4MabK1IhTpGuM3OUO3FfWwGRUHgehG_AKwR0XTk2w-vpMZsH_m4c-Zrm5E0DatY6yGCANlo-WtNL9-U46Tht3TsIcfH73Yn7Dnk5610adIIeqmP8yXnd_1Q9spNo/s320/Pleasure%20Seekers.gif" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pleasure Seekers as seen on an Oregon Television program in 1968<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>After The Vandals, you heard a cult classic by The Pleasure Seekers named <i>What A Way To Die</i>, which stands out from the rest of their musical output due to its hard edge and subject matter. Surprisingly, the band's co-founders, sisters Suzi Quatro and Patti Quatro, were only 15 and 17 when they recorded their first single which was written by Dave Leone, who was the founder of a popular Detroit nightclub known as The Hideout who was also the manager of Bob Seger and Ted Nugent. Plenty of articles have been written about the group but the best articles I found were written by <a href="https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2011-07-29/the-pleasure-seekers/" target="_blank">Margaret Moser for The Austin Chronicle</a> and a short bio on the <a href="https://quatrorock.com/quatrorock/bio/history/" target="_blank">Quatro sister's official website</a>. After The Pleasure Seekers dissolved, the Quatro sisters formed a heavier rock band named <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjuD-17KPV4" target="_blank">Cradle</a>, who produced songs more along the lines of Deep Purple and have often been compared to the American band Fanny. Suzi continues to play music to this day, has had a very successful solo career in the UK, and at one time had a reoccurring role on <i>Happy Days</i> as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04ncPQWsxAo" target="_blank">Leather Tuscadero</a>. Another Quatro sister, Pleasure Seekers' keyboardist Arlene Quatro, is also known for being the mother of Sherilyn Fenn.</p><p>And finally, I'll quickly wrap up with a quick list of the three other artists I talked about on the show:</p><p>You heard The Briks' song <i>Keep Down</i> and I mentioned that the group was from Denton, TX but originally formed as The Embers in Lubbock, TX, which, as you may know, is famously the birth place of Buddy Holly. You can read more about the band on <a href="https://garagehangover.com/briks-denton-dallas/" target="_blank">Garage Hangover</a>.</p><p>Next up, I played <i>The Parking Meter </i>by Leo and The Prophets. What stood out to me about the band was their original name JC and The Boys, where the JC stood for Jesus Christ and The Boys referred to his disciples. Supposedly the band considered the name somewhat risky but no one ever questioned it. You can read an interview with The Prophets' rhythm guitarist Dan Hickman on the blog 1966: <a href="http://nineteen-sixty-six.blogspot.com/2011/09/leo-and-prophets.html" target="_blank">Texas Music in the Sixties</a>.</p><p>We ended the show with Connie Converse's song <i>Father Neptune</i> and I briefly mentioned that Converse recorded her songs for a small audience of peers although she aspired to a career in the music business. Partially because of her lack of success Converse vanished into obscurity after leaving her family letters that explained how she was going to start a new life in New York. A fraction of Converse's recordings was <a href="https://connieconverse.bandcamp.com/album/how-sad-how-lovely" target="_blank">compiled in 2009</a> and they have a folksy and somber quality when paired with her unusual story makes for an unusual listening experience. For some more in depth reading check out these articles by both <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/08/06/1192251789/the-mysterious-story-of-connie-converse-the-singer-songwriter-who-vanished" target="_blank">NPR</a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/06/nyregion/connie-converse-nyc.html" target="_blank">The New York Times</a>. <br /></p><p>That's all for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST or listen to an archived version of the show <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/6AIcSck1f8LgXmyHZHIZYS" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://the66vandals.bandcamp.com/track/the-joker" target="_blank">The Vandals - The Joker</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwbTJ2hjjGI" target="_blank">The Flys - Be What You Is</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-ouYQCs_t8" target="_blank">The Horde - I Can't Keep From Crying</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzEcBSO89pg" target="_blank">Chain Gang - Little Black Book</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcY0zfdJfj8" target="_blank">The Stolen Children - I Need You</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_8Ez4ALMZg" target="_blank">The Esquires - Down The Track</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3nqUXPslzU" target="_blank">The Briks - Keep Down</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zE2VDyl0AI" target="_blank">Leo and The Prophets - The Parking Meter</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqXEUq9XwfU" target="_blank">The Group - 5/4 Bathtub</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqsUF6H0QPY" target="_blank">The Novells - Go Now</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FQVsL9-VmQ" target="_blank">The Spectres - Psychodelic Situation</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCXQN_bh14Y" target="_blank">Fringe - Plastic People</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj_g98-YVk4" target="_blank">The Thingies - Mass Confusion</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QhCC1bgF-g" target="_blank">Darkseid - Land of The Darker Sun</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQSHqMnUA6o" target="_blank">Bent Wind - Castles Made of Man</a>
</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-77013059942887652252023-12-23T16:13:00.000-08:002023-12-23T16:13:22.262-08:00Christmas Radio Special #2 - 50s-70s Rock n Roll Novelty Songs<p>Hello holiday heads! This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM,</a> featured a bunch of rockin' Christmas tunes from around the world. While I might not be jolly old Saint Nick, I can still deliver some good tunes for your last-minute wrapping. As always, the show will stay up on the <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR archives</a> for a few weeks, so if you missed the show and want to listen on your own time, make sure to listen while you can. If you just want to hear the music, check out the playlist down below, but if you want a summary of what I talked about during the show... keep reading. Be sure to also check out <a href="https://www.hippieloveturbo.com/2022/12/christmas-radio-special-50s-70s-rock.html" target="_blank">last year's Christmas playlist</a>, and if you are feeling crafty, feel free to print out a <a href="https://www.hippieloveturbo.com/2020/12/printable-action-santa-cardboard-box.html" target="_blank">foldable box</a> I created that's based off of an unusual robotic Santa toy from days gone by.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbZKVHFG-kh9aVilGV29Yl-gmZg_A57M4dJMyVx8oxG99AtUbM0zB0KOhg4nVQV3YArPldvU-fgP8Td5HCZ_2U-E6-51EQj-zpgO9XGqliSJkpQ8OU2KuOlj6zx9CSKHFJIHMDiRxUUML9ml8FIrMw8Tco4mgWmQMl2cvytRhzml7ZpkvjZn0G4nE9ws/s988/The%20Boys%20Next%20Door%20Roof%20Top%20Concert.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="988" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbZKVHFG-kh9aVilGV29Yl-gmZg_A57M4dJMyVx8oxG99AtUbM0zB0KOhg4nVQV3YArPldvU-fgP8Td5HCZ_2U-E6-51EQj-zpgO9XGqliSJkpQ8OU2KuOlj6zx9CSKHFJIHMDiRxUUML9ml8FIrMw8Tco4mgWmQMl2cvytRhzml7ZpkvjZn0G4nE9ws/s320/The%20Boys%20Next%20Door%20Roof%20Top%20Concert.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Boys Next Door as seen in <i>Teen Tempo</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Towards the beginning of the show, you heard The Boys Next Door, a group from Indianapolis, perform their song <i>The Wildest Christmas</i>. The group was fairly popular in their local scene and also appeared as The Four Wheels on two singles, <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjJFgACGyzs" target="_blank">Central High Playmate</a></i>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPlLWC_W-rk" target="_blank"><i>Sneaky Little Sleeper</i></a>. According to a blog named <a href="http://indiana-bands-60s.blogspot.com/2010/12/boys-next-door-indianapolis.html" target="_blank">60's Indiana Band Szene</a>, the group's name change was without the groups knowledge and eventually it was changed back to The Boys Next Door. The label Sundazed Music compiled the band's complete discography back in 1999 in a self-titled release which appears to be out of print and proves to be difficult to find online. While researching the band I found an article that appeared in a magazine named <i><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/shushmuckle/5436784905/in/photolist-9hqWMz-9hu5dq-9hu5b9-9hqWV6-9hu58W-9hqWJM-9hu5cJ-9hu5k3-9hqWR6-9hqWTz-9hqWSn-9hu5ab-4LQShT-9hr2Zz-4LQS3H-4LQRL2-4LQRvV/" target="_blank">Teen Tempo</a></i> which covers a concert that the band put on from the rooftop of a newly opened department store named Dorothy's Woman's Apparel Shop. It's wild seeing a photo of band members standing on a pallet that's being hoisted up towards the roof via forklift. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFf229O3ozGixUy5hRB8UJvarPo1zAdjmoi_naFRaFdH7ZSQ-N529qMH9DHxI4db3ddGLQhoM48ntWBl-dxQEFI1O9eWfveFUmVH6OlFRz7UdCkrGD_U0mjWfyB4BF2W98jExXRAR9zJVXCK4DKJZNYJJ9VQJ4uksJXZgvyEl78MaOXhv0swwm7cTUi4k/s1200/hippie%20love%20turbo%20flyer%20christmas%20Rudolph%20handgun.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFf229O3ozGixUy5hRB8UJvarPo1zAdjmoi_naFRaFdH7ZSQ-N529qMH9DHxI4db3ddGLQhoM48ntWBl-dxQEFI1O9eWfveFUmVH6OlFRz7UdCkrGD_U0mjWfyB4BF2W98jExXRAR9zJVXCK4DKJZNYJJ9VQJ4uksJXZgvyEl78MaOXhv0swwm7cTUi4k/w400-h200/hippie%20love%20turbo%20flyer%20christmas%20Rudolph%20handgun.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer_(TV_special)" target="_blank">Rankin/Bass TV special</a> inspired flyer paired with one of the show's misfit toys<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next up you heard The Galaxies cover of <i>Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer </i>and I mentioned that the character Rudolph was created by Robert L. May for a book that was sold at Montgomery Ward. However, the character was popularized by the song which came about a decade later and was penned by May's brother-in-law Johnny Marks. If you are interested in the history of the song, there is a great piece that aired on NPR's <a href="https://www.npr.org/2015/12/25/461005670/the-history-of-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer" target="_blank"><i>Here and Now</i></a> where they interviewed May's daughter Barbara May Lewis and discussed how Montgomery Ward gave May the rights to the story without realizing how big it would eventually become. For a first-hand account, you can also check out this interview with Marks that was conducted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXSutrrxAgg" target="_blank">Ian Whitcomb in 1972</a>.</p><p>As the show continued, you heard Mae West's <i>Merry Christmas Baby </i>from the album <i>Wild Christmas</i> which followed in the footsteps of her previous surprise hit album <i>Way Out West</i>. During this time, West was around 72 and, although they were fairly outdated at the time, the album features Christmas themed alterations of West's famous catchphrases. Unlike <i>Way Out West</i>, <i>Wild Christmas </i>was released through the small record label Dagonet Records rather than the major label Tower Records. As a throwback to her previous album, <i>Wild Christmas</i> includes a cover of The Beatles track <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrJZ7_5mrv4" target="_blank">From Me To You</a></i> with some holiday lines added to the song's intro. </p><p>Of course, we ended the show with a novelty country song by Charlie Stewart named <i>Santa Claus Ain't a Hippie</i>. Stewart was a very opinionated individual and his songs reflected his visions of what he felt was taboo at the time. Of course, nowadays it all comes off very hokey<i> </i>with songs about Stewart's disapproval of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbrCRRKovyo" target="_blank">unions</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fk-X1wiKac" target="_blank">Johnny Cash</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W6eTVk82ow" target="_blank">Fidel Castro</a> but the songs are strange snapshots of their time.<br /></p><p>And a ho ho ho folks! That's about it for this episode's rundown. Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST or listen to an archived version of the show <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/2ogQoUsnptYMHGtJV2HRnl" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://youtu.be/y8fqwBOnvRU?si=hhIHkXr9f5NU6aWp&t=276" target="_blank">The Quiet Jungle - Here Comes Santa Claus</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDPYWl1NXd8" target="_blank">Mae West - Merry Christmas Baby</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksvJE4o0FR0" target="_blank">Toni Wine - My Boyfriend's Coming Home For Christmas</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD1ikrltxpU" target="_blank">Grace Hong - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXbKvA8eKd4" target="_blank">He 5 - Silent Night</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW2_O53RKYs" target="_blank">Takeshi Terauchi and Blue Jeans - Blue Christmas</a>
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</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-80010704936657109312023-12-03T22:28:00.000-08:002024-01-15T21:48:55.952-08:00Tasmanian Devils and Stardust - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Taro"<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM,</a> leaned more towards the psych side which is probably going to be the theme for the next few episodes. Like many people, I sometimes find myself gravitating towards certain musical genres for a given period of time before I get sick of it. Lately I've been checking out a lot of late 60s and early 70s fuzzed out stuff rather so these next few episodes will definitely be reflecting that.</p><p>Anywho, towards the beginning of the show you heard the buzzy little tune <i>Baby</i> by a band from West Palm Beach, Florida named The Tasmanians. The original release is fairly rare but you can find the track on a bunch of different compilations, some better than others. The version you heard came from <i><b><a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/1717940-Various-Sixties-Archives-Vol-4-Florida-New-Mexico-Punk" target="_blank">Sixties Archives Vol. 4 Florida & New Mexico Punk</a></b></i> and if you are ever interested in getting some compilations for your collection, you can't go wrong with the <i><b><a href="https://www.discogs.com/label/806287-Sixties-Archives" target="_blank">Sixties Archives</a></b></i>!</p><p>As is the case with a lot of psych and garage bands, one of the best sources for information on the group is on <i><a href="https://garagehangover.com/tasmanians/" target="_blank">Garage Hangover</a></i>. However, on the show I focused more on the strange dog sized marsupial which shares a similar namesake with the band, the Tasmanian Devil. The Tasmanian Devil's breeding behavior is what initially caught my attention due to the fact that they often give birth to 20-30 pups with only around 40% surviving to maturity. They have relatively short lifespans with the oldest known Tasmanian Devil being Coolah, who was born and raised in the <a href="https://kidszoo.org/" target="_blank">Children's Zoo</a> in Fort Wayne, IN and <a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2004/05/19/Last-Tasmanian-devil-not-in-Australia-dies/43691084999988/" target="_blank">died at age seven</a>. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-5i8gZ4fhzO7wzVPGozywLXpGmnqACIsrietSxq-wlYvK11iAVHc_UbP4HFiKdVxaCHy1Jw8aj5otsY436_71EUxHNyxF8rmvu9XgDh9pt0BC9UIX0Iw7b_8eodHUjrxGaaVK6nuEGvY4-RA1V-0K1bwOGjEgU00axBPl_MQROAQjcGF8sn4WrjO_Dw/s472/master%20splinter%20tasmanian%20devil.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="407" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-5i8gZ4fhzO7wzVPGozywLXpGmnqACIsrietSxq-wlYvK11iAVHc_UbP4HFiKdVxaCHy1Jw8aj5otsY436_71EUxHNyxF8rmvu9XgDh9pt0BC9UIX0Iw7b_8eodHUjrxGaaVK6nuEGvY4-RA1V-0K1bwOGjEgU00axBPl_MQROAQjcGF8sn4WrjO_Dw/s320/master%20splinter%20tasmanian%20devil.jpg" width="276" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tasmanian Devils remind me of Master Splinter<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Currently, the animals are facing extinction due to a fatal disease (Devil Facial Tumour Disease) which causes facial tumors and is one of the very few known forms of cancer which spreads in a contagious fashion. Conservation efforts are being led by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania and if you would like to learn more about these unusual creatures and possibly donate to their causes, head on over to their <a href="https://nre.tas.gov.au/conservation/threatened-species-and-communities/lists-of-threatened-species/threatened-species-vertebrates/save-the-tasmanian-devil-program" target="_blank">official website</a>.</p><p>Towards the halfway point of the show, you heard The Stardusters play their cover of Ray Charles' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uTDa3771HM" target="_blank"><i>What'd I Say</i></a>. The group was made up of young teens from the sparsely populated Willisville and Cutler area of Illinois and according to a local newspaper article, the band was known for performing 3 times a week. The recording is a little rough around the edges which contributes to its charm with vocals provided by a young woman named Miss Darla Dean. There are a few other groups that share the Stardusters name including a latin rock band from the greater Houston area whose most popular single is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML5hfcZh4Jg" target="_blank"><i>Forever</i></a> and a vocal group from the 1930s that was known for their appearances on <i>The Vitalis Show, featuring George Jessel and his Celebrated Guests</i>. </p><p>While listening to The Stardusters I was reminded of a film I watched way back in 2007, and had long since forgotten, named <i>Stardust</i>. What I remember most about the film is its unusual tone which was a mix between campiness and self-seriousness with the unusual casting choices of Robert De Niro as a pirate with a secret love for dressing in women's clothing and Michelle Pfeiffer in the role of an ugly witch. The movie is based off a 1999 novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman who is probably best known for his comic book series <i>Sandman </i>which was later made into a critically acclaimed series on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6pdYkqeT7A" target="_blank">Netflix</a>. While I can't say I'd really recommend <i>Stardust</i> because, frankly because I can't remember too much about it, but I would highly recommend <i>Sandman</i> for anyone that's slightly interested in Gaiman's work.</p><p>And finally, towards the end of the show I played a song by Maximus named <i>A Better Mind </i>and I mentioned that the group was headed by Jack Ross, who was an active session musician in Nashville. Ross was also married to a country music singer named Jeris Ross who gained some success with her version of the Gary Paxton song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zp7frND8Q0" target="_blank"><i>Pictures On Paper</i></a> which features some unusual lyrics such as:<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>So what if he flirts a little with the girls where he works, as long as he's true to you, you better give that man a little slack.</i></p><p style="text-align: left;">Funny enough, there's another version of the song by Ronnie Dove which seems more sympathetic to the woman's perspective. On air I compared <i>Pictures On Paper</i> to Tammy Wynette's <i>Stand By Your Man</i> which caused some controversy during its debut for containing lyrics which feminists felt were misogynistic. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFxCGKvYij2lW_dIffjANmNK494c4et86gD9ZVh2jcQWwpgqKKQlJxqI1uhYLiZJiyBVD2YJ-mqCjVQMizLHUTFJIywXJHm_AomF7NddwtTi_h5rrqsqEoYVQWHfE897UqLawxp7LFh9fI0LSZibd0aTuI4J-kbIbyJZqay5OEPUQjyxBsvTt_u0fhLs/s1089/when%20cringin%20leads%20to%20cryin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1089" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFxCGKvYij2lW_dIffjANmNK494c4et86gD9ZVh2jcQWwpgqKKQlJxqI1uhYLiZJiyBVD2YJ-mqCjVQMizLHUTFJIywXJHm_AomF7NddwtTi_h5rrqsqEoYVQWHfE897UqLawxp7LFh9fI0LSZibd0aTuI4J-kbIbyJZqay5OEPUQjyxBsvTt_u0fhLs/s320/when%20cringin%20leads%20to%20cryin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">If you happen to like vintage country western music my buddy Jed McDaniel has a show on Spotify named <i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3JjU1xotiuaMk3hlPbFysC?si=2d3c2dec4da84aa7" target="_blank">When Cringin' Leads to Cryin'</a> </i>which highlights music from the early days of country until around the 1970s. We used to talk a lot about old country records so I can attest for his taste. Back in the day Jed used to host a show on KUCR named <i>Cryin' Time</i>, so he's got a history with our humble station.<br /></p><p>Well folks, that's about it for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST or listen to an archived version of the show <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/1coiuhcZhTiDEwS7xYiLI1" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_7sDK47aBA" target="_blank">The Jagged Edge - Gonna Find My Way</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-_ETSJ8iI4" target="_blank">Tasmanians - Baby</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBtVTiEfdcM" target="_blank">The Stardusters - What'd I Say</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZwigebSTR4" target="_blank">The Bells Of Rhymny - She’ll Be Back</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WucOKj727js" target="_blank">Maximus - A Better Mind</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CifWq9bgMHk" target="_blank">Sense Of Humor - Secret Thought</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igQg9Et09T8" target="_blank">Stronghold - Big Man</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cePjUEr1D64" target="_blank">Quiet Jungle - Too Much In Love</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9_5Re30t3Q" target="_blank">The Dawgs - I'm So Lonely</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtnysNhNL5Q" target="_blank">The Rangers - Akaku Akaku Heart Ga</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxdUff33LsQ" target="_blank">Morning Disaster - Black Leather Books</a>
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</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-63186250392060998092023-11-04T06:13:00.002-07:002023-11-04T06:14:35.819-07:00Calling It Quits! Deap Vally Kicks Off Their Final Tour - Deap Vally Interview - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show<p>For the past 12 years the Southern California rock n roll duo <a href="https://deapvally.com/" target="_blank">Deap Vally</a> has been performing fuzzy and hypnotic music for audiences around the world. Over that time, they’ve released 3 full length albums, several singles and EPs, and opened for artists such as: Marilyn Manson, Wolfmother, Blondie, and Garbage. Now Deap Vally kicks off their final tour as they also self-release their latest album SISTRIONIX 2.0, a re-recorded version of their first full length album which is currently out of print.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUk7upsJJOLq66t_U6dHQvRt5v3lRYHGuNNiUTARtr0DlK19WYgtguCRSZ2uLND6ZbVzDpVCyaDsDyhuIzRVtgrVTQu1x8xRoK2KRM0SzyzMFLdHGbMRsotjRj0HkRasi2Y-oeCIDzKXP5DXpP2Q4B88-e5pS11Hj712IrXdG1UM_-XxQt4Q50qaK_N0/s1080/finished%20flyer.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUk7upsJJOLq66t_U6dHQvRt5v3lRYHGuNNiUTARtr0DlK19WYgtguCRSZ2uLND6ZbVzDpVCyaDsDyhuIzRVtgrVTQu1x8xRoK2KRM0SzyzMFLdHGbMRsotjRj0HkRasi2Y-oeCIDzKXP5DXpP2Q4B88-e5pS11Hj712IrXdG1UM_-XxQt4Q50qaK_N0/s320/finished%20flyer.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">On November 2nd, the group stopped by <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR</a> to promote their previously unreleased cover of The Rolling Stones’ <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LXexdZT4Sg" target="_blank">Ventilator Blues</a></i> and newly re-recorded <i><a href="https://deapvally.com/track/3538707/baby-i-call-hell-deap-vally-s-version" target="_blank">Baby I Call Hell</a></i>. Below you will find my full interview with the band followed by a playlist of the songs which aired during the episode. The playlist includes recordings by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/la_witch/" target="_blank">L.A. Witch</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deathvalleygirls" target="_blank">Death Valley Girls</a> who will both accompany Deap Vally on their <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ehsKc9ydL8" target="_blank">Live for the Last Time Farewell Tour</a></i>. </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="60" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://archive.org/embed/deap-vally-hippie-love-turbo-interview" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="500"></iframe>
</p><p></p><p>If you'd like to catch the band during their final tour, the shows closest to Riverside will take place on <a href="https://wl.seetickets.us/event/deap-vally-death-valley-girls/568012?afflky=Casbah" target="_blank">November 11th at The Casbah in San Diego</a>, <a href="https://www.observatoryoc.com/EventDetail?tmeventid=vvG10Z9S5viddU&offerid=0" target="_blank">November 12th at The Observatory</a> in Santa Ana, and <a href="https://teragramballroom.com/tm-event/deap-vally/" target="_blank">March 9th at the Teragram Ballroom</a> in Los Angeles. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNFsJUjSpCPSrm9V8aOLzK1J1064yNKrMvl2F5TPtN1aOfDuPWQmTYeCUIvoTlXC4aZJOx3lGOK3uKazSNtwiNserhEs0MYfIpsvoYuyApqH2GWDvLaJUkXKupIAdvpVQFDW84Zv0L5a5MOPESegXj3cTthigUci-K6iPVwQC4AxCR8ky5nM6Pdr0_4U/s3000/DeapVally_Observatory_Poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNFsJUjSpCPSrm9V8aOLzK1J1064yNKrMvl2F5TPtN1aOfDuPWQmTYeCUIvoTlXC4aZJOx3lGOK3uKazSNtwiNserhEs0MYfIpsvoYuyApqH2GWDvLaJUkXKupIAdvpVQFDW84Zv0L5a5MOPESegXj3cTthigUci-K6iPVwQC4AxCR8ky5nM6Pdr0_4U/s320/DeapVally_Observatory_Poster.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST or listen to an archived version of the show <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/6hVCa9cv5R6shbl5Crbs6Q" width="300"></iframe> </p><div></div><p></p><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-1446469613208275962023-10-28T15:39:00.001-07:002023-10-28T15:39:56.525-07:00Halloween Radio Special 4! - 50s-70s Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, and Novelty Songs<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM,</a> featured spooky, creepy, and macabre songs from around the world. That must mean it was... the 4th annual Halloween Special! If your musical sweet tooth is craving more horrifying tunes, you can check out the last few Halloween playlists <a href="https://www.hippieloveturbo.com/2020/10/halloween-radio-special.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://www.hippieloveturbo.com/2021/10/halloween-radio-special-50s-70s-rock.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="https://www.hippieloveturbo.com/2022/10/halloween-radio-special-3-50s-70s-rock.html" target="_blank">here</a>. If you missed the episode as it originally aired, you can catch it on the <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR Archive</a>, however, it'll only be online for a few weeks so listen while you can!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EqMqOVio7vXEH1BGKh6kseZCivHOsuZyt8f9JPFR2673tDlq4tWXPi0aDhGMGX800Dhb9phDoO3vOc5crUY8VK_3D8reMe0_8GT6OioPmAnETTqHGm_v8527FIUCJcyjtzvu9p3Q6OYzeWNbeDFC-QXVkikKYPqEisWX8RSU3o34mYpJgBw64lADTEM/s1920/hlthalloweenchildsplay.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EqMqOVio7vXEH1BGKh6kseZCivHOsuZyt8f9JPFR2673tDlq4tWXPi0aDhGMGX800Dhb9phDoO3vOc5crUY8VK_3D8reMe0_8GT6OioPmAnETTqHGm_v8527FIUCJcyjtzvu9p3Q6OYzeWNbeDFC-QXVkikKYPqEisWX8RSU3o34mYpJgBw64lADTEM/s320/hlthalloweenchildsplay.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year's flyer was based on the poster for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1LRR3jLNBs" target="_blank">Child's Play 2</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Towards the beginning of the show you heard the Danish group Rocking Ghosts play a fun surf track named <i>Ghost Walk</i>. During the show I mentioned that one of the band's singles featured a <a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/961816-The-Rocking-Ghosts-Scotland-The-Brave-Under-The-Bridges-Of-Paris" target="_blank">cover with the band in regalia</a> that looked similar to those worn by the KKK. In reality, the band was probably just donning ghostly imagery based on the <a href="https://apimagesblog.com/blog/2017/4/18/hooded-penitents-celebrate-easter-in-spain" target="_blank">hooded penitents</a> as seen during the Spanish holiday <a href="https://www.cuddlynest.com/blog/semana-santa-in-spain/" target="_blank">Semena Santa</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellant" target="_blank">flagellants</a> who often mutilate their own bodies as a form of penance. There's not many things creepier than whipping yourself to please god. Yikes.</p><p>Next up, you heard Los Crazy Birds play their creepy tune <i>La Bruja</i>. The band was headed by Luis Vivi Hernandez who was known for his work with Los Luises, Los Crazy Boys, and Los Electronicos. According to the website <a href="http://www.venamimundo.com/Videos/LuisViviHernandez.html" target="_blank">Ven a mi mundo</a>, Hernandez is considered by many to be the Mexican Elvis. Does that mean he also liked <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6C_naRpqgs" target="_blank">peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwiches</a>? Also, I'd also like to point out that during this time Elvis wasn't well received in Mexico due to rumors of him making racist statements about Mexicans which was later <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/elvis-presley-latin-mexico-controversy-6663857/" target="_blank">revealed to be untrue</a>.<br /></p><p>As an aside, if you are interested in brujas (witches) in Mexican cinema, there's a great <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxObk4Ok5ck" target="_blank">guest lecture by Valeria Villegas Lindval</a> about witches in gothic horror through a feminist lens.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QkJQaJgyFnfSUP-0CH0HLotf9YWJzSI12CBlZwSKIrnWiHaqRACXbnLRyAwXc0iSt0n47C2-XYMLufGNBvbeHjP9c29EqOKq3lE4lNhUwZrmnkVLAQGw7Gbir96hMCcNn4wKb9sQbQ_ApbhiS8RY63NyExhmV3dgF7lS00RFQVDjS8MdtqH0dAJWgyI/s289/robbie%20the%20werefolf.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="200" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QkJQaJgyFnfSUP-0CH0HLotf9YWJzSI12CBlZwSKIrnWiHaqRACXbnLRyAwXc0iSt0n47C2-XYMLufGNBvbeHjP9c29EqOKq3lE4lNhUwZrmnkVLAQGw7Gbir96hMCcNn4wKb9sQbQ_ApbhiS8RY63NyExhmV3dgF7lS00RFQVDjS8MdtqH0dAJWgyI/s1600/robbie%20the%20werefolf.gif" width="200" /></a></div>Finally, towards the end of the show I spoke about an unusual album by Robbie Robison named <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xW6nyXidCw" target="_blank"><i>Robbie The Werewolf At The Waleback</i></a>. The album is a live recording of an acoustic performance at the Wale Back in Santa Monica, CA where Robison adopted the persona of a hippie werewolf. The album is rude and crude with an eerie twist. Robbie The Werewolf sings about doing drugs, getting sick, and other unusual topics in front of a captivated audience that appears to be inebriated. You can't help but imagine yourself sitting in the crowd wondering how you ended up in a dingy dive bar on a Wednesday night. Robison later went on to perform with The Brain Train (who you may have heard on the episode named <a href="https://www.hippieloveturbo.com/2020/08/hippie-love-turbo-radio-show-code-word_30.html" target="_blank">Kiwi</a> and <a href="https://www.hippieloveturbo.com/2022/08/hard-rock-boxers-turned-musicians-and.html" target="_blank">Oca</a>) and Clear Light, which was a re-branding of The Brain Train after signing to Elektra. Interestingly enough, Robison's wife Barbara also provided vocals for the psych band The Peanut Butter Conspiracy. <p></p><p>The album was recorded by Reice Hamel who was known for developing
recording techniques that resulted in amazing live recordings of <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/557100-Reice-Hamel" target="_blank">various jazz musicians</a>. Hamel was also known for his mobile recording studios which at one point took the shape of a customized <a href="https://audiomovers.com/the-history-of-remote-recording-part-two/" target="_blank">Type 2 Volkswagen</a>. </p><p>That it for this episode's terrifying rundown! Stay safe this Halloween and please remember to brush and floss! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST or listen to an archived version of the show <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/1x1XQ4gZ08KQNa56xdN1s4" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPzzxRhtaw4" target="_blank">Los Johnny Jets - Dracula A Go Go</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2q0PFIN-fw" target="_blank">Los Crazy Birds - La Bruja</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Xf5NWekCI" target="_blank">Robbie The Werewolf - Streets Of Transylvania</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcU87mADjwM" target="_blank">Roy Clark - Spooky Movies</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SMCVACvdrI" target="_blank">The Ebb-Tides - Seance</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-es0xcz2CNU" target="_blank">Azra Halilović - Tvoja Slika</a>
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</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-40759081855991120002023-10-23T21:17:00.000-07:002023-10-23T21:17:24.222-07:00Zine Making Templates, Zine Making Advice, and How We Made Our First Comic Zine "Soup Rocks!"<p>For the past month, some friends and I have been secretly working on a comic/zine project named <i>Soup Rocks</i> which we brought with us to the <a href="https://www.curiouspublishing.org/phzf" target="_blank">Packing House Zine Fest</a> in <a href="https://discoverclaremont.com/" target="_blank">Claremont, CA</a>. <i>Soup Rocks</i> is about a man that discovers rocks in a can of soup and his journey to find out how they got in there and more importantly, why. The comic features illustrations by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danni.artspace/">Danni.Artspace</a> with backgrounds and shading by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jimmypills" target="_blank">yours truly</a>. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsO_NNXW2T8AF_A993ONYyEPLdpJkZEGgRCLzXgcaVDtzATSKai7rv8mShyphenhyphenKgVaK2onDOqcY_LmTTqB2LzPwSdPwT21bSBSh2HlFvQWX8zMDfLwRTklQFid37Gc_wI6kmmLyfAHgn8bNwaC4ZBUIVzP6_gNLZv5dl-3MTfx0ar0DMAFEtcw0HsMauPOhg/s1350/soup%20rocks%20zine%20cover%20citrus%20dogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsO_NNXW2T8AF_A993ONYyEPLdpJkZEGgRCLzXgcaVDtzATSKai7rv8mShyphenhyphenKgVaK2onDOqcY_LmTTqB2LzPwSdPwT21bSBSh2HlFvQWX8zMDfLwRTklQFid37Gc_wI6kmmLyfAHgn8bNwaC4ZBUIVzP6_gNLZv5dl-3MTfx0ar0DMAFEtcw0HsMauPOhg/s320/soup%20rocks%20zine%20cover%20citrus%20dogs.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danni.artspace/">Danni.Artspace</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>During the process of making the zine, I learned a few things which I would like to pass on to anyone that would also like to make a zine, whether it’s a comic or not. While <i>Soup Rocks</i> isn’t the first time I’ve dabbled with zine making, it is the first time I have done so in a completely digital space at the typical half page scale. Usually, in the past, when I’ve worked on zines it has been in the more traditional cut and paste style, which is a pretty awesome way of making art, however, it’s not what I’ll be covering today. Maybe some other day.<br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGmIZMivUirIXnoputV63yzz-d3XP_InTfYRDdY-xftzR0kVcjn-w3XpxlXwRG2dyUA0GkpaULMxyCfvzHE2izl57WsjoXicKlItkQxGcikw385b9a7z9JnlwWU1vaBK8hLOi4VC7YobIVTLAV0ssMLlnEGV5wzwoX31w1-Wx085Ycr6rx-mYYSwFgns/s2550/half%20page%20zine%20template.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGmIZMivUirIXnoputV63yzz-d3XP_InTfYRDdY-xftzR0kVcjn-w3XpxlXwRG2dyUA0GkpaULMxyCfvzHE2izl57WsjoXicKlItkQxGcikw385b9a7z9JnlwWU1vaBK8hLOi4VC7YobIVTLAV0ssMLlnEGV5wzwoX31w1-Wx085Ycr6rx-mYYSwFgns/s320/half%20page%20zine%20template.png" width="207" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half Page Zine Template<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>For this project we used the standard 8.5 x 11-inch letter sized paper, folded in half, which I’ve seen called the “half zine” or “digest sized” format. For the most part, this is the most common and simplest format for zine making. Most online resources suggest using a quarter inch border around your pages and although that may seem large, especially when you consider the limited amount of space of a half sheet of paper, I found it to be a perfect margin. You’ll have enough room to trim any excess and your content won’t disappear towards the page folds. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg564ROZX-If87iCpxuhbmms8bMi1us4FyH1QcPhwhrng81G6bsEUP8Sx21ghdqHxKtuQQ99A8AfJF04jYhPBJ0hX04mKCRdgdazeOeMI2bVrhWJSk3H1Pllx53l2v73zK7cuccqA3bFRkNzn8VoGdyjf993rX_5Dbx1X-9Yd9XKrDRqi7tcwSfuE8NDOM/s3300/Unfolded%20half%20page%20zine%20template.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3300" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg564ROZX-If87iCpxuhbmms8bMi1us4FyH1QcPhwhrng81G6bsEUP8Sx21ghdqHxKtuQQ99A8AfJF04jYhPBJ0hX04mKCRdgdazeOeMI2bVrhWJSk3H1Pllx53l2v73zK7cuccqA3bFRkNzn8VoGdyjf993rX_5Dbx1X-9Yd9XKrDRqi7tcwSfuE8NDOM/s320/Unfolded%20half%20page%20zine%20template.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unfolded Half Page Zine Template<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>At first, Danni and I followed a random template I found online, but as we got closer to printing the zine, I discovered that the template was slightly off and each page would either feature too heavy of a margin, would not line up when folded in half, or would be stretched in an unusual way when fit to page. Eventually, I created a new template using <a href="https://www.gimp.org/" target="_blank">Gimp</a>. Sure, you could figure out a more elegant way of setting up your page to feature margins, but the way in which Danni and I were bouncing around between various software, sending artwork back and forth via email, and scaling comic panels, following a simple template was easiest.</p><p>One of the most important things to consider while making your zine is your page count. In our case, we knew that we wanted 16 pages for the story, a full color cover and back, a page for advertising our <a href="https://citrusdogs.itch.io/sorry-to-bug-you" target="_blank">upcoming visual novel</a> and a page for advertising my radio show. When you create your zine you must keep in mind that your page count must be divisible by 4 or else you’ll have blank pages. <br /><br />For economical and aesthetic reasons, most zines are black and white. If you want to add a splash of color, I suggest printing the cover in color while leaving the inside black and white. In the past, I have also added color by printing the cover on construction paper or colored printer paper. If you do print on colored paper, I suggest using a lighter or brighter paper because darker paper tend to make your photocopies more difficult to see. Because we only used double-sided color prints for our cover, back and inside covers, we made sure to place our visual novel ad on the back inside cover. This maximizes its importance and takes advantage of what little color our zine had. </p><p>When you are formatting your page order (pagination) for printing, things can get a little confusing. While trying to format our comic’s pages, I followed the advice of others online and tried to use <a href="https://www.scribus.net/" target="_blank">Scribus</a>, an open-source desktop publishing software which helps you determine how to format and print your pages in the correct order. While setting up Scribus I felt like I was using a sledgehammer to drive a nail while building a birdhouse. In other words, because our zine only needed 6 sheets of paper, totaling 24 pages of content, using Scribus felt like overkill. Instead, I folded 6 sheets of blank paper in half, labeled each page with a pen and then unfolded the paper. Now I knew how to format each page for printing. Later, I found some word templates on <a href="https://anatomicair.com/book-templates/" target="_blank">Anatomic Air Press’ website</a> which could also be helpful, even if you don’t print from Microsoft Word. You can just follow the page order. There’s also a handy picture on <a href="https://aisling.net/24-page-zine-layout/" target="_blank">Aisling D’Art's website</a>.</p><p>The printer we used could print double-sided pages, however, if your printer doesn’t, you can simply print out your pages, flip them over, and print the other side. Just keep your page’s orientation in mind. Sometimes, even if your printer can print double-sided, it’s faster to run a whole group of pages and flip them manually. Before running prints of your whole zine it’s worth taking the time to print a test run. Even if you think everything is perfect, you might’ve missed something and any mistakes can cost you time, money, or goof up your presentation. Might as well catch mistakes while stakes are low.</p><p>One thing that was somewhat unfortunate, is the printer we used couldn’t print edge to edge, or print with zero margins. That meant that our cover pages had a slight white border. Earlier I mentioned that you should use a quarter inch margin and, in our case, that margin came in handy as we trimmed off the white boarder from our cover. </p><p>You should always try to trim your zine after you’ve folded and stapled it. Using a bone folder to crease your page folds helps minimize how much your paper will need to be trimmed. Trimming your zine makes it look more professional because aligning your pages perfectly while folding is more difficult than trimming them to a uniform size. If you don’t feel like trimming at all, try making a cover that doesn’t have an image extend to the edges, in a similar fashion to your inside pages.</p><p>Speaking of trimming, oh boy, was that the most annoying aspect of this project. I naively thought that finding a guillotine style paper cutter would be no problem. I tried hitting up local libraries but none were willing to let me use their cutters. A local copy shop said I could use their paper trimmer but it was in very poor condition and the cutter I had at home was dull and could hardly handle more than one paper at a time. Eventually I settled on clamping each zine under a straight edge and trimming everything with a razor. It was time consuming and didn’t look as good as I would like, but it was better than nothing. I read a random forum post that said cutting aluminum foil could help sharped the edge of your cutter and after trying it out, I’d say it did seem to work. Too bad I tried this technique after I cut out all the zines with a razor. Ugh.</p><p>Would I suggest you go out and buy a guillotine cutter just to make a zine or two? Probably not, unless I found one for a decent price on the used market. However, if you are planning on making a bunch of zines it’d probably be worth buying a decent one. In fact, even if you just plan on doing a lot of paper trimming in general, I feel like a guillotine paper cutter is one of the best ways to go.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdbrsLsIjyKBzo_86QJlRuIr-zVBrATYj3nmBJc9UJx4AacT2lusiGITQlGLQS1ssPNK-_slQ_SKn8Xy_sT1EGbAiS-4ITPLAWf6l-VqpvdN0HZK8_VedU17vhPBYcsBRuBV7kL_EkIZTcOvaMSsNRTNCaVvZhE2QHxAvfQnIDXkjU8JRCaOgEhkCiE8/s4096/stapling%20zine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdbrsLsIjyKBzo_86QJlRuIr-zVBrATYj3nmBJc9UJx4AacT2lusiGITQlGLQS1ssPNK-_slQ_SKn8Xy_sT1EGbAiS-4ITPLAWf6l-VqpvdN0HZK8_VedU17vhPBYcsBRuBV7kL_EkIZTcOvaMSsNRTNCaVvZhE2QHxAvfQnIDXkjU8JRCaOgEhkCiE8/s320/stapling%20zine.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My cheap long arm stapler and butter knife bone folder<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />For our project I bought a long arm stapler and I suggest you buy or borrow one as well. In the past they were prohibitively expensive and many of us resorted to folding our pages to reach the center or making a <a href="https://www.instructables.com/Long-Reach-Stapler-Make-Your-Own/" target="_blank">diy long arm stapler</a> by hacking up a standard stapler. Neither option provided nice results. Currently there are plenty of cheap long arm staplers available through the typical online shops and although they aren’t perfect, they work a lot better than most hacks you could come up with.</p><p>Now I’d like to go over the creative process we used while making <i>Soup Rocks</i>. This isn’t necessarily the “right way” to go about making a comic but it was how we did it. <br /><br />First, me and Danni brainstormed ideas and came up with a general plot. I created an outline of the events that occurred in the story and decided on a page count that I thought was obtainable with respect to our self-imposed deadline. Then I broke down the outline to the page count. For example, our protagonist shops for soup, buys a can, drives home, opens the can, and discovers rocks inside his soup as he begins cooking. I’ll admit, being that this was my first comic I was afraid that the pacing would be off, however, I felt that the aforementioned section of the plot could be summed up in two comic pages using 12 panels. I continued breaking down the plot to our page count and guessed what would feel like a good pace. <br /><br />Next, I drew a series of squares and rectangles which represented the panels for the comic. In each square I described what I thought each image should look like with a generalized version of each speech bubble. After I finished drawing the rough panels I sent them over to Danni, who began sketching out the comic’s artwork. For drawing the comic’s panels, I used an open-source vector program named Inkscape. </p><p>Danni then sent me her interpretations of my panel descriptions. She illustrated her images in Photoshop, but if you are looking for a free raster drawing program, I suggest using <a href="https://krita.org/en/" target="_blank">Krita</a> which punches well above its weight. </p><p>From there, I copied the panels into <a href="https://inkscape.org/" target="_blank">Inkscape</a>, used the “Trace Bitmap” function and cleaned up the vectors whenever necessary. The reason I converted Danni’s art from raster to a vector is because I like rescaling artwork without worrying about any loss in quality. It’s also easier to make a more consistent color palette and I’m more comfortable editing vector points than redrawing artwork in a raster program.</p><p>Next, I exported the vectorized panels into Gimp, where I used gradients and the “Newspaper” extension to create the shading effects. Because I knew we were going to print in black and white, I colored in each panel with grey hues, added dithering every now and then, and paid close attention to how light or dark certain objects were. The exported panels served as my guidelines for the shading and coloring and remained near the top of my layers in Gimp. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytGDk70FYIyUnQJiEk5RIa4HV-s8C8o5EbZCWo9O2z4vZFQ7_Std2SQWf3sCkdeBXwR8fMzoxHmK6SsdOvdDZ1JG9IFUKLDc24bSi5c4Zt-iqXKtdsehrjGPyT7v6aiRVPQYZNYF79QeLtnFDVIbJ7QEPtoE_JODyrJIGv8W_7hg68n7a0apW2hrpdOU/s904/rough%20vs%20finished.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="904" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytGDk70FYIyUnQJiEk5RIa4HV-s8C8o5EbZCWo9O2z4vZFQ7_Std2SQWf3sCkdeBXwR8fMzoxHmK6SsdOvdDZ1JG9IFUKLDc24bSi5c4Zt-iqXKtdsehrjGPyT7v6aiRVPQYZNYF79QeLtnFDVIbJ7QEPtoE_JODyrJIGv8W_7hg68n7a0apW2hrpdOU/w447-h180/rough%20vs%20finished.png" width="447" /></a></div><p></p><p>I really liked the idea of using 3D/CGI backgrounds and props which could interact with Danni’s drawings in a cut and paste/collage/photocopied fashion. To achieve this effect, I looked at Danni’s illustrations and chose elements which could translate into 3D space. I then exported each panel as a reference to be used in the 3D modeling program <a href="https://www.blender.org/" target="_blank">Blender</a>. In Blender I scaled the project’s camera to match the comic’s various panel sizes. I then modeled each element and exported my files from Blender, making sure I kept each background transparent. I then merged the 3D images with Danni’s artwork in Gimp. Most of the 3D images were stylized with dithering and the “Newspaper” effect. A similar technique is often used in manga; however, steps are typically taken to make the 3D images look like illustrations. In our case, I wanted to make sure our 3D renders look more like photocopied photographs. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT87Flri-R1-uUs0TITZNCLm870ZH5rn9DikP1Cm3r-rKvNV8eJZo6JK0I_lUL7kOgZk9h5fkT8f7EFXaoUuf_bGoBGCynkq3EOOsO9cvmYieRQYm2EY7rMXeT7KU48Uq4NaD6lxFatRteEDHkNmPaFlg-Afb80qwvDSxChIPVi1pbRYMPLE9hi2jJk98/s1610/outline%20vs%20finished%20zine.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1610" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT87Flri-R1-uUs0TITZNCLm870ZH5rn9DikP1Cm3r-rKvNV8eJZo6JK0I_lUL7kOgZk9h5fkT8f7EFXaoUuf_bGoBGCynkq3EOOsO9cvmYieRQYm2EY7rMXeT7KU48Uq4NaD6lxFatRteEDHkNmPaFlg-Afb80qwvDSxChIPVi1pbRYMPLE9hi2jJk98/s320/outline%20vs%20finished%20zine.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>Eventually, we settled on a more concrete script, plugged in some dialogue, and buttoned up our panel borders. There was a lot of back and forth between everyone but Danni and I understood our aesthetic/narrative goals and the pressure of meeting our deadline helped lead us to the finish line. </p><p>Making the comic was a ton of fun and I’d love to make more comic zines in the future. Maybe next time we’ll print a proper comic in full color using some sort of print company but for now I like our Lo-Fi black and white approach. Perhaps, one day, we can make a long form compilation in a manga/graphic novel format. Who knows!</p><p>We plan on eventually selling some copies of the zine online and when we do, I’ll be sure to update this page. As for now, you can check out a <a href="https://citrusdogs.itch.io/sorry-to-bug-you" target="_blank">demo of our visual novel</a>, which is based around a story by Danni with music and backgrounds by me and programming by Justin!<br /><br />Shout out to all the people at the Zine Fest who traded zines, comics, and art with us. It was fun and we hope to see you at other art/zine events in the future!<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-37195367802028713462023-10-07T17:17:00.003-07:002023-10-07T17:21:24.007-07:00Young and Old Monkey Men, Redbone, and Pete Mac, Jr.! - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Cloudberry"<p>Unlike most of my recent shows, this episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM,</a> featured a lot less psych music and a lot more garage rock with some moodier tunes towards the end. Check out this episode's breakdown below.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUocgnxw_hnraZqigGF2fE6mxcIFsCCBuyYewNhOwIhyjX82yYPh1hvvZt9e-6j0JfmReuBmx5UXkv34oMbfVHnyNTH5Um-qrQFwV86WKJvWLlRhPfg7KTiRrCuzPrWEKcNLpFhlbGDDvhdtjOt13AtqrmPyLpgBuX7ciEScp9uNSaZXn-86RsFndHt4c/s2224/monkey%20men.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2152" data-original-width="2224" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUocgnxw_hnraZqigGF2fE6mxcIFsCCBuyYewNhOwIhyjX82yYPh1hvvZt9e-6j0JfmReuBmx5UXkv34oMbfVHnyNTH5Um-qrQFwV86WKJvWLlRhPfg7KTiRrCuzPrWEKcNLpFhlbGDDvhdtjOt13AtqrmPyLpgBuX7ciEScp9uNSaZXn-86RsFndHt4c/s320/monkey%20men.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monkey Men as seen in Thomas Landseer's <i><a href="https://archive.org/details/monkeyanaormenin00land/mode/2up" target="_blank">Monkeyana or Men in Miniature</a></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p>Towards the beginning of the night, you heard <i>"I Believed You"</i> by <a href="https://garagehangover.com/the-young-monkeymen-from-trenton/" target="_blank">The Young Monkey Men</a> which is one of my favorite garage rock band names because it's so silly and fitting for a group that was made up of kids in their early teens. For their age, the group was definitely punching above their weight and it's a shame we didn't get more music from them beyond their few singles. Because of their similar name, The Young Monkey Men have often been confused with another band named <a href="https://garagehangover.com/monkey-men-aka-luv-bandits/" target="_blank">The Monkey Men</a> who also happen to be from New Jersey. Unlike the younger monkeys, The Monkey Men had a wild streak and were known for riding motorcycles into venues and setting off diy pyrotechnics. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLZ1OgEZGoNNR7voRETmxdL3G-9051ucZQ5xm07ShjA3asy4p_J9yRfOqC5VRth6cqpBbvYyuSdJRz4PQ2w3FDsUP8PuNwjlUibJMkLP4chrGPAWN3xaRxPAV0C3rF_7Co0sBh_Y5rx4t_oUFM0qmx0eis3AzO32QViSNBCSaKf6o-sq8sdJ8CLcPMJs/s2534/satellite%20lounge%20over%20time.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="2534" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLZ1OgEZGoNNR7voRETmxdL3G-9051ucZQ5xm07ShjA3asy4p_J9yRfOqC5VRth6cqpBbvYyuSdJRz4PQ2w3FDsUP8PuNwjlUibJMkLP4chrGPAWN3xaRxPAV0C3rF_7Co0sBh_Y5rx4t_oUFM0qmx0eis3AzO32QViSNBCSaKf6o-sq8sdJ8CLcPMJs/w440-h105/satellite%20lounge%20over%20time.jpg" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Satellite Lounge evolution via Google Maps<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p>The Monkey Men were a house band at a famous venue in Cookstown, New Jersey known as The Satellite Lounge, which was <a href="https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/story/news/crime/2013/02/18/officials-fire-at-old-satellite/17455784007/" target="_blank">destroyed in a fire</a> back in 2013. There's an interesting article on <a href="https://weirdnj.com/stories/abandoned/satellite-lounge/" target="_blank">Weird NJ</a> which features some history on the venue, as well as, photos of the long-abandoned club just a year before it was burned down. You'll surely hear The Monkey Men's music on a future episode; however, I should note that although they performed live as The Monkey Men, they recorded under the name The Luv Bandits due to their label's fear that they might be sued by The Monkees.</p><p>After The Young Monkey Men, you heard a twangy instrumental track by Pat and The Wildcats named <i>"Green Tomatoes." </i>Were The Wildcats a real band or a purely studio ensemble? Who knows? But what we do know is that the song's writing credits include Pat and Lolly Vegas of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redbone_(band)" target="_blank">Redbone</a> fame. On the show I mentioned that Redbone is known for their most popular hit <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc0KhhjJP98" target="_blank">"Come and Get Your Love"</a> </i>which younger listeners might recognize from the amazing FX show <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TeJOTaYhp4" target="_blank">Reservation Dogs</a>. Older listeners probably just recognize the song from, well, being older. </p><p>About halfway through the show, you heard another instrumental track by Calvin Cool and The Surf Knobs named <i>"El Tecolote" </i>which is one of the Spanish words for "owl." Calvin Cool was a pseudonym for the American jazz artist Shorty Rogers, who was an prominent figure in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_jazz" target="_blank">West Coast Jazz</a> which is considered a subset of the wider genre <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_jazz" target="_blank">Cool Jazz</a>. The Surf Knobs have one LP under their name and a handful of singles which appear to be tracks pulled straight from the LP, most likely as a way of squeezing out as much money as they could from the recording session. Back in the day, singles, such as those made by The Surf Knobs, appeared in pharmacies and department stores as budget releases. </p><p>During my youth, we also had bargain/generic releases, however, they weren't nearly as cool as the surf rock instrumentals of the 60s but were rather nature field recordings, piano ballads, and various new age schlock produced by companies such as: <a href="https://www.discogs.com/label/479825-Gentle-Persuasion" target="_blank">Gentle Persuasion</a>, <a href="https://www.discogs.com/label/220562-Nature-Quest" target="_blank">Nature Quest</a>, and <a href="https://www.discogs.com/label/948645-Lifescapes" target="_blank">Lifescapes</a>. What I remember more than the actual releases themselves is the listening kiosks that would often accompany the CDs and tapes. It was always fun mashing the crinkly buttons to hear 30 second clips from each album. I'm sure the sales team at Target loved hearing us kids abruptly switch from the sounds of rain to pan flutes and then to piano covers of adult contemporary hits. </p><p>And finally, I'll mention Japanese GS band The Mummies who played their song <i>"Boogaloo - No.1." </i>At least, I believe their name is The Mummies. Some websites also translated their name as The Mommies and The Mammys. Regardless, the group featured the vocals of Pete Mac, Jr., a singer and actor of both American and Japanese descent. Some of Pete Mac, Jr.'s work includes: acting in the 1972 film <i>Escape</i> where he also provided <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWd0tTyIM2I" target="_blank">vocals for the theme</a>, singing the theme for the 1973 drama <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOwx0kRTCyQ" target="_blank">Suikoden</a> </i>which was later released on the BBC as <i><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/dubbing-the-water-margin/zvmft39" target="_blank">The Water Margin</a></i>, and also singing the vocal version of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfQ-GsSyNhc" target="_blank">theme song</a> for the anime <a href="https://tubitv.com/series/2129/lupin-the-3rd-pt-2" target="_blank"><i>Lupin The Third</i></a>. As for the <i>Lupin</i> theme, Yuji Ohno, the theme's composer, has gone on record stating that the song was too difficult for anyone to sing along with and that he originally had no lyrics in mind when composing the song. Despite this, Ohno believes Mac, Jr. did an acceptable job at singing the theme. <br /></p><p>And that's about it for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST or listen to an archived version of the show <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/0EE4GuljBBdqnOu8dl3fw3" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJbk9GzZeW0" target="_blank">Young Monkey Men - I Believed You</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TeQrbRG8TY" target="_blank">Silvertones - Get It</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9E5JH7toBE" target="_blank">The Premiers - Get On This Plane</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKwpyn6Sjb0" target="_blank">The Charolaise - Rumored Couple (ザ・シャロレーズ うわさの二人)</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR9fON2mSaA" target="_blank">The Outcasts - Loving You Sometimes</a>
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<a href="https://youtu.be/OssnICDU0Ng?si=IO22jQAy_ZWAGj73&t=384" target="_blank">The Mummies - Boogaloo - No.1 (ザ・マミーズ - ブーガルーNo.1)</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s-cCbTd3f4" target="_blank">The Psychopaths - See The Girl</a>
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</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-51874588664482402022023-09-24T18:56:00.003-07:002023-09-24T18:56:37.088-07:00David Lynch Inspired Lego Art and Tony Ronald Asks For Help! - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Goji Berry"<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM,</a> featured a lot of garage rock that was more on the poppy side, followed by some moodier psych tracks towards the end. Sometimes it's fun to rock out to a whirlwind of emotions!<br /></p><p>We kicked off this episode with a fun little ditty by Debbie Williams and The Unwritten Law named <i>"Love Seems So Hard To Find</i>.<i>" </i>The song's intro is reminiscent of The Doors' <i>"The End" </i>or maybe even The Rolling Stones' <i>"Paint It Black" </i>before it quickly transitions into a thumping garage rock anthem. In addition to the dark introduction, you have a 14-year-old Debbie Williams singing lines such as: "Today, today he shot me down because I was tripping hard" with her country twang and higher pitched voice along with a somewhat intense fuzzed out guitar solo which adds to the song's uniqueness. The flip-side of the record, <i>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewkWGADMIbg" target="_blank">Ask Me</a>"</i> is a little more straightforward, but highlights the strength of Williams' voice which makes me think of a younger and less gravely Wanda Jackson. </p><p>From what I can find, it appears that Williams never recorded any other songs, which is a shame because I can only assume she would have gotten better with age. As for The Unwritten Law, they recorded at least one more single featuring the songs <i>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDSofpAeJYw" target="_blank">This Whole World Is Blind</a>"</i> and <i>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntNYthaU0v4" target="_blank">Actions Speak Louder</a></i>.<i>" </i>I'm somewhat surprised that The Unwritten Law didn't go on to record more, being that they seemed to have had the potential to write popular songs, but that's how things worked out for a lot of garage rock bands. You can find more info on the group from <a href="https://garagehangover.com/debbie-williams-and-the-unwritten-law-on-highland/" target="_blank">this article</a> on Garage Hangover.</p><p>As the show went on you heard a Spanish and Dutch band known as Los Zooms perform their song <i>"Give Me More</i>.<i>" </i>The band's international heritage comes from the fact that they were formed through singer/musician/producer Tony Ronald who was born in the Netherlands but settled in Spain. Ronald's musical career began after he formed a group known as Kroner's Duo with José Luis Bolívar. At the time, Spanish duo groups were gaining popularity due to the success of Dúo Dinámico, a pop group that frequently appeared in the Spanish charts. Unfortunately for Ronald and Bolívar, Kroner's Duo didn't find similar success. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKwv_khslGRZ66IF7EduZXC0GHC7eRWTw-W0Eb-I_GBlRrCQent9OAvq2vPLqXMT6s9DRA2iBtJfKDuIb4Mt4HUbXBwJf8DGCRZHiLCaLb4xU-MXnx89ESPZESs4-oeOuqqUldd5gIo8JSNPlZHSYXkt_dVQPz2FxZx-CBw2L4f3uW8_E_07nn0KjuiQ/s1518/Hits%20%C3%A0%20gogo%20car%20auto%201971.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1518" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKwv_khslGRZ66IF7EduZXC0GHC7eRWTw-W0Eb-I_GBlRrCQent9OAvq2vPLqXMT6s9DRA2iBtJfKDuIb4Mt4HUbXBwJf8DGCRZHiLCaLb4xU-MXnx89ESPZESs4-oeOuqqUldd5gIo8JSNPlZHSYXkt_dVQPz2FxZx-CBw2L4f3uW8_E_07nn0KjuiQ/s320/Hits%20%C3%A0%20gogo%20car%20auto%201971.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tony Ronald's October 29th, 1971 appearance on <i><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3769608/" target="_blank">Hits à gogo</a></i>. Any info on that wild car?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>However, Tony Ronald eventually stuck music gold with his international hit song <i>"Help (Get me some Help)</i>.<i>" </i>Ronald recorded versions in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkx76rDk980" target="_blank">Spanish</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN8-v_xjWmQ" target="_blank">English</a> while other artists recorded versions in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DilxB16afH0" target="_blank">French</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmDSlU2tXDg" target="_blank">Portuguese</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd3npmXn_R0" target="_blank">Swedish</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ine0MPDlpc" target="_blank">German</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brHWwSfrjts" target="_blank">Italian</a>. The song is a fairly standard 70s pop song but for some reason it stood out to listeners around the world in ways that many of it's contemporaneous songs didn't.</p><p>Towards the halfway point of the show Paupers performed their song <i>"Searching For Someone"</i> and I talked a little bit about the history of their hometown Leavenworth, Kansas. Not only was Leavenworth the first city in Kansas, it also has a <a href="https://www.kspatriot.org/index.php/articles/56-kansas-local-history/349-leavenworth-kansas-history.html?showall=1" target="_blank">unique history</a> as being a place that was initially established by members of the <a href="https://www.kshs.org/p/willing-to-die-for-freedom-part-6/15404" target="_blank">pro-slavery movement</a> before quickly becoming an important part of <a href="https://civilwaronthewesternborder.org/encyclopedia/leavenworth-constitution" target="_blank"><span aria-level="1" class="yKMVIe" role="heading">abolitionism</span></a>. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQUFEs-xiEyM7A0VwCWo0aZoRPTAh2fx5ukjr49FY2SxuvLl7YZQvtmwrCcYhqwyjDKdxnzWzzY6uaIsc7x76QAqGrf3A-W3ymrKR6es9iT3smnyDlCkq3XiB1juYlFD8zkOLCUIOAkHruY1K7yWUDp9f9e2FMUgwRuRH9z6cZ0eXOwUnGRolZi0xaD8/s1920/naomi%20watts%20lego.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQUFEs-xiEyM7A0VwCWo0aZoRPTAh2fx5ukjr49FY2SxuvLl7YZQvtmwrCcYhqwyjDKdxnzWzzY6uaIsc7x76QAqGrf3A-W3ymrKR6es9iT3smnyDlCkq3XiB1juYlFD8zkOLCUIOAkHruY1K7yWUDp9f9e2FMUgwRuRH9z6cZ0eXOwUnGRolZi0xaD8/s320/naomi%20watts%20lego.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Naomi Watts, as seen in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0b_uLAACj0&t=526s" target="_blank">this video</a>.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Later on, you heard me talk about The Cutaways' hometown of Bellaire, Ohio but rather than delve into the town's past, I talked about the <a href="https://brickmuseum.com/about/" target="_blank"><i>Bellaire Toy and Plastic Brick Museum</i></a> which is supposedly one of the world's largest unofficial Lego sculpture museums. From the photographs and videos that I've seen, it appears that the museum is in a former school or government building and the exhibits range in scale and subject matter. Funny enough, if you watch Youtuber <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0b_uLAACj0&t=526s" target="_blank"><i>Daze with Jordan the Lion</i>'s</a> video about his trip to the museum, you can spot a portrait of Naomi Watts based on her appearance in David Lynch's film <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KgH9n1c4mM" target="_blank">Mulholland Drive</a></i>. Now I desperately want to see some Lego artwork based on <i>Blue Velvet, Lost Highway</i>, or <i>Eraserhead</i>. Imagine that!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhHhaUZzSCbATeVxNkdcTYy086K7KAhlxL7K8LchJkxqvJKQBs86rRbf0M-IbSatULvYKDsFn6Asy_MYbp309vT2o23KCe7edPa25msJa1F9wzfxt0er2RD2UsRqual8fzFEDB6M5vD2uDdLZsuMXr7FobfRSHdCJhV7h3oolfH9o07xlq0MBiALzPZA/s640/david%20lynch%20lego.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhHhaUZzSCbATeVxNkdcTYy086K7KAhlxL7K8LchJkxqvJKQBs86rRbf0M-IbSatULvYKDsFn6Asy_MYbp309vT2o23KCe7edPa25msJa1F9wzfxt0er2RD2UsRqual8fzFEDB6M5vD2uDdLZsuMXr7FobfRSHdCJhV7h3oolfH9o07xlq0MBiALzPZA/s320/david%20lynch%20lego.gif" width="320" /></a></div><p>Anywho, that's everything from this episode! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST or listen to an archived version of the show <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/0BNFFpdP4f0c3jEv4CbZeR" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XY9l3DPLCU" target="_blank">Debbie Williams and The Unwritten Law - Love Seems So Hard To Find</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w7hb_dDqy4" target="_blank">Terry Gordon and The Virtuals - Lucille</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv1MYYVABvY" target="_blank">Deacons - You Can't Get There From Here</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ool0zg7TYAE" target="_blank">Paupers - Searching For Someone</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzMvMLhS6UI" target="_blank">Jerry Williams and The Epics - Tell Me What You See</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3pJpvqaQ-E" target="_blank">The Chain Reaction - When I Needed You</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPuxKFQa570" target="_blank">The Carnabeats - As Long As There Is A Blue Sky</a>
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</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-5404819302565216432023-08-19T12:24:00.001-07:002023-08-19T14:10:16.110-07:00Hall, Oats, and Rapid-Fire Rockabilly - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Cowpea"<p>On this episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM,</a> I kept the talking to small rapid-fire tidbits rather than my normal rambling. Because of that, this post will just stick to the bullet points. But before we get into all that, I'd like to remind y'all that you can check out the latest episodes on the <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR Archive page</a>. All you have to do is click that little drop down menu and click on "Hippie Love Turbo." Intuitive, ain't it? Unfortunately, the episodes won't be there for long so listen while you can!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQu_Lt2ooiWpt20OybdnhRbnVe_gCTGEhH8FUgJUh0Jo4sQX9UsSRjyghVh1rSH58a9SJ7asfs4sAL5jyxjrlmBf0iAmcmZ3ySA52WEfFbZf8520uxi7y_FvxnVwF_Zb6MqiSFAYTS_-_5G3IVyFjm_-AoQ5-gIQJh8-MUVwoYpYXiFy5mUMNBcUflp94/s657/Hippie%20Love%20Turbo%20Cowpea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="657" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQu_Lt2ooiWpt20OybdnhRbnVe_gCTGEhH8FUgJUh0Jo4sQX9UsSRjyghVh1rSH58a9SJ7asfs4sAL5jyxjrlmBf0iAmcmZ3ySA52WEfFbZf8520uxi7y_FvxnVwF_Zb6MqiSFAYTS_-_5G3IVyFjm_-AoQ5-gIQJh8-MUVwoYpYXiFy5mUMNBcUflp94/s320/Hippie%20Love%20Turbo%20Cowpea.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p> Anywho, here's this episode's breakdown:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>After hearing Lee Cole's <i>"Cool Baby" </i>I mentioned that I found the song on the compilation <i><b><a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/3833610-Various-Cool-And-The-Crazy" target="_blank">Cool And The Crazy</a></b></i> which was released in Germany in 1993. I questioned why rockabilly, or psychobilly for that matter, is popular in Germany. Check out this older <a href="https://www.vice.com/sv/article/5gww98/why-hasnt-rockabilly-come-back-around" target="_blank"><i><b>Vice</b> </i>article</a> that touches on the subject. What do you think? </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Later on, you heard The Devils play <i>"The Devil Dance." </i>The Devils eventually changed their name to The Bentleys and released one more single, <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlLoySohzeI" target="_blank">"Now It's Gone."</a> </i>You can read a little more about the band <a href="http://mediafiveent.com/archive/viewprofile.php?id=18" target="_blank">here</a>.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Speaking of The Devils, the group was originally from Stroudsburg, PA, which happens to be the city where guitarist G. E. Smith grew up. Smith worked a ton with Hall & Oats and was featured on 5 of the band's top hits. However, if you're like me, you probably recognize him as the long-haired bandleader on Saturday Night Live, a position Smith left in 1995. There's a pretty extensive interview with Smith on The <a href="https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/ge-smith" target="_blank">Television Academy's website</a> where he goes over his career including his time with SNL. </li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Funny enough, I found another connection to Hall & Oats through The Loot. You heard their song <i>"She's A Winner"</i> which featured the guitar work of Caleb Quaye who, much like G.E. Smith, worked with Hall & Oats. It seems like Quaye and Smith might have worked together through Hall & Oats in 1979 but that's probably it. Besides Hall & Oats, Quaye is probably best known for his work with Elton John and their song <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDNJ8-LD8Y" target="_blank">"Thank You For All Your Loving"</a> </i>which was written in the late '60s but remained unreleased until it appeared in the 2019 film <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3vO8E2e6G0" target="_blank"><i>Rocketman</i></a>.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>As the show continued, I played The 'N Betweens' <i>"Little Nightingale"</i> and you heard me talk a bit about the band's history, most of which I found on a website named <a href="http://www.brumbeat.net/nbtwns.htm" target="_blank">Brum Beat</a>. The website covers various bands from the West Midlands and is worth poking around because it features fairly <a href="http://www.brumbeat.net/bandindx.htm" target="_blank">comprehensive biographies</a> on some obscure groups, as well as, a few more popular artists.<br /></li></ul><p>And that's about it for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST or listen to an archived version of the show <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/7m6cqGE6idoValfVFlXKr4" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ci9Bca14Q" target="_blank">The Devils - The Devil Dance</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvS2rGGvfAg" target="_blank">The Groundhogs - Shake It</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25PRMgINPDU" target="_blank">The Free - What Makes You</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP_ixb2g8X8" target="_blank">The Tidal Waves - Laugh</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHMnRetWkjI" target="_blank">The Roks - Transparent Day</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4hgHitorJM" target="_blank">The Ripcords - Bus Stop</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTbQ7uQlrP4" target="_blank">The Innkeepers - Wanted</a>
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</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-3815139151069858452023-08-13T22:42:00.002-07:002023-08-13T22:42:32.733-07:00Getting Off Sonia's Cloud! - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Ackee"<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM,</a> was filled with a wide range of garage and psych tunes, toe tappers, and head-shakers. If you happened to miss this episode you can listen to it on the <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR Archive</a> where it'll be up for a couple weeks before it gets replaced by newer shows. Listen while you can and, of course, you can always catch the playlist down below!</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlN_VFP7euZg7Kn4SuWJ4W6CzJXAeAyPDUOKpXEIPNQHcZ0T0rFbxh2hIcW8Z-uujIF1KuRG6lYgULKbVs8C_C3VZWx4UGu_P6b3_nvY3XgUmjdOzmSudZwdx_8Zbc_cno7vNTaWkS4BiB6kqHIWJeM_Ncieb0KgbCf516T5gtMCJ-e5V_EIQW5MXew_w/s3166/finished3.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3166" data-original-width="3166" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlN_VFP7euZg7Kn4SuWJ4W6CzJXAeAyPDUOKpXEIPNQHcZ0T0rFbxh2hIcW8Z-uujIF1KuRG6lYgULKbVs8C_C3VZWx4UGu_P6b3_nvY3XgUmjdOzmSudZwdx_8Zbc_cno7vNTaWkS4BiB6kqHIWJeM_Ncieb0KgbCf516T5gtMCJ-e5V_EIQW5MXew_w/s320/finished3.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This promo features a model of a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m9WfAJMMa8" target="_blank">vintage cart machine</a> that's still in use at KUCR!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The first song you heard on this episode was a cover of The Rolling Stones' song <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sWqmMAvmdU" target="_blank">"Get Off Of My Cloud"</a></i> by Spanish ye-yé singer Sonia. There's not much info about Sonia beyond her work in the 60s but there's a nice summary of her career on the blog <b><a href="http://cuadernosderock.blogspot.com/2011/02/sonia.html" target="_blank"><i>Cuadernos de Rock en Español</i></a></b> (<a href="https://cuadernosderock-blogspot-com.translate.goog/2011/02/sonia.html?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_sch=http" target="_blank"><i><b>Rock Notes In Spanish</b></i></a>). Over the years, Sonia performed Spanish covers of a few English songs including: <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnkNlvrqjqw" target="_blank">"Do Wah Diddy"</a></i>, which was made popular at the time by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UingsUi0mI" target="_blank">Manfred Mann</a>, as well as, Cliff Richard's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fycj-j809XA" target="_blank"><i>"Lucky Lips"</i></a>, and Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be4isUx3tEo" target="_blank"><i>"Bad To Me"</i></a>, which can both be heard on her <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tL5k2cAoGo" target="_blank">Ouki-Kouki EP</a></i>. If you like <i>"Bad To Me" </i>you may be interested to know that it was written by Lennon–McCartney and that there are various <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud6Yik14_wY" target="_blank">demo version</a> bootlegs floating around.</p><p>As for <i>"Get Off My Cloud"</i>, I had mentioned on the show that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote the song as a response to the constant attention they received during their newfound fame. The band wasn't completely satisfied with the final result and chose not to perform the song for many years but ultimately it was one of their biggest hits in the US. You can read more about the song's history on <i><a href="https://americansongwriter.com/the-resistant-meaning-behind-the-rolling-stones-get-off-of-my-cloud/" target="_blank">American Songwriter</a></i>.</p><p>Later in the show you heard The Fire's song <i>"Father's Name Is Dad"</i> and I mentioned a research article about early child development and how babies often remember words that have repeating sounds. This repetition may influence the ways language is developed and explain why certain words, such as mama, are often the first words children say. You can read more about the studies <a href="https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/32919687/1253040968GervainWerker_2008-libre.pdf?1392026966=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DHow_Infant_Speech_Perception_Contributes.pdf&Expires=1691993576&Signature=EXqu2BuQBkIvrMgwXspe59bcVpkH5uduazg28Lpx9uiwNJSOKxYK9~fAW49KQAriZCcXp3R1L1mTSsrQvN2jXoLgBIFQ7FwU-bhyW3ui~6woNMeJtz5aZhc9roXgDPqe1dUmvtm7jF6Be-n69pMo1AJ4nobbGuSEDDO2Y61XSVhuUF~MTTgRrKmcRLaZcaVQlMx8gWuyGv98CvysOlSODvc1qmZ6pe-PNuknIO3x~fpls4dhDWqCzp0dqAVmDRIVKNY0BzlhW3dkKLXY~PqNetjLmL3hGx8CGFLloOxwxb7QpK2I9tNZYgL69liiDfbf6hZmdpQx9r8I0VBCfMVoYA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0806530105" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></p><p>And finally, towards the middle of the show, I played The Warlords <i>"Real Fine Lady"</i> and I talked a little about their hometown <a href="https://www.visitbn.org/" target="_blank">Bloomington-Normal, IL</a>. In particular, I talked about <a href="https://daviddavismansion.org/" target="_blank">David Davis' Mansion</a> and how he was a friend of and campaign manager for Abraham Lincoln, in addition to a senator and <a href="https://www.oyez.org/justices/david_davis" target="_blank">Supreme Court justice</a>.</p><p>As for The Warlords, their career was fairly short and their sole release supposedly had a low run of 100 pressings. It seems that the collector's market reflects the single's rarity as I've seen copies listed for sale in the thousands. For a more complete summary of the band, head over to the blog <a href="https://www.downstatesounds.com/2021/05/the-war-lords-bloomington-normal.html" target="_blank">Downstate Sounds</a> which also appears to be a <a href="https://archive.org/details/@downstate_sounds" target="_blank">radio show</a>! <br /></p><p>And that's about it for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST or listen to an archived version of the show <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/1S6pk8Gf3unPcNrx7TeJbR" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWeodfmkfGk" target="_blank">The Warlords - Real Fine Lady</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP7rodWmO4U" target="_blank">The Terry's - Love Only for Two</a>
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</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-87613122269248668662023-07-09T11:51:00.004-07:002023-07-09T11:51:53.045-07:00Tripping Out With Matchstick Men - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Quinoa"<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM</a>, leaned heavily on psych music, in particular stuff from across the pond. If you happened to miss this episode you can listen to it on the <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR Archive</a>. It'll be up for a couple weeks before it gets replaced by newer shows. Listen while you can!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAyWt_y6DhD43zeFJGnuIBewQJm-hvM091c066iEcvnBZI_D2wrTaBYts7A1-dLTnnDPo9pxVAAqtbdqVTP6eHlWBJD-ZWHQz3R9gZhWZyYhJWMW_lxcGKDWK8MjmLC1ZWhWKLIotMkL7Y-rE1RkUmKAv1atzkcX_KmEQEwa_GTz5gktmKBYNku7k3vs/s3214/finished%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3214" data-original-width="3214" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAyWt_y6DhD43zeFJGnuIBewQJm-hvM091c066iEcvnBZI_D2wrTaBYts7A1-dLTnnDPo9pxVAAqtbdqVTP6eHlWBJD-ZWHQz3R9gZhWZyYhJWMW_lxcGKDWK8MjmLC1ZWhWKLIotMkL7Y-rE1RkUmKAv1atzkcX_KmEQEwa_GTz5gktmKBYNku7k3vs/s320/finished%202.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>We kicked off this episode with a popular psych song by Status Quo named <i>"Pictures of Matchstick Men"</i> and according to Francis Rossi, the band's singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter, Status Quo wasn't much of a psychedelic band before the song's release and he considered the group more akin to his mod contemporaries. In his 2004 book <i>XS All Areas: The Status Quo Autobiography </i>Rossi states:<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Musically, the success of Matchstick Men sent us on a whole new path.
Because it was looked on as this very sort of psychedelic,
hippy-dippy type of song, we were now looked on by the people who had
bought it as a full-on psychedelic group, which of course we weren't at
all. I didn't even know how to spell 'psychedelic' back then.</b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;">Additionally, Rossi explains how he began writing the song while locked in his bathroom, where he often hid from his first wife during their tumultuous marriage. In an interview with Carl Wiser for <a href="https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/status-quo-frontman-francis-rossi" target="_blank">SongFacts</a>, Rossi cites Jimi Hendrix's version of <i>"Hey Joe</i>" as inspiration for the song's structure and states that the song is about his ex-wife and how he regretted marrying her early into their relationship. I have found countless articles mentioning that the song was written about L. S. Lowry's paintings but I haven't been able to locate any particular interview where Rossi makes such a claim. It seems that the song's ties to Lowry come from the fact that his works were often described as having "matchstalk" or "matchstick" men due to the unusually stiff subjects in Lowry's paintings. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkM6JVvqNY2vGZmVlqQlTIEoliPvDzSV0DGEjYaBjxGZW24tViHDuIRmAndmK_R9Y_nKbYDGEBW0hqlk8sBK0ALkLPQ_SQhVL1FOGCzPPAVL6JpXQt1_a1XbFeI1QtbBDzJ6akRYF5oNt-smMTW-kHj4N5xVbdgHt5cEIclcxPNO6kFOb00nt1YEaLNU/s1124/matchstick%20man%20lowry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1124" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkM6JVvqNY2vGZmVlqQlTIEoliPvDzSV0DGEjYaBjxGZW24tViHDuIRmAndmK_R9Y_nKbYDGEBW0hqlk8sBK0ALkLPQ_SQhVL1FOGCzPPAVL6JpXQt1_a1XbFeI1QtbBDzJ6akRYF5oNt-smMTW-kHj4N5xVbdgHt5cEIclcxPNO6kFOb00nt1YEaLNU/s320/matchstick%20man%20lowry.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">During the show, I mentioned that I read someone's interpretation of the song which argued that it's about a man that's haunted by Lowry's unusual paintings. However, there isn't much merit behind such a claim, being that the imagery Rossi alludes to doesn't match the descriptions of Lowry's paintings and that Rossi has clearly stated that the song is about his ex-wife. While Rossi might be referencing Lowry's "matchstick" men in the song, I would say it would be wrong to claim that the song is "about" Lowry's work. Of course, there is a sense of eeriness in Lowry's work and with Lowry himself, being that he was an unusual man with a mysterious aura, so it does make sense that <i><b>someone </b></i>would write a song inspired by his paintings or eccentricities.</p><p style="text-align: left;">As the show went on, you heard The Montanas' <i>"Difference of Opinion" </i>and I spoke about the band's industrial hometown of Wolverhampton, England which, like the settings of Lowry's paintings, was at one time known for being dingy. When Queen Victoria was 13, she had visited Wolverhampton and wrote in her diary that it was "<a href="https://news.sky.com/story/victorias-secrets-diaries-of-queen-go-on-show-10405221" target="_blank">a large and dirty town</a>" with grass that was "blasted and black". As time passed, so did most of the industry, with large swaths of factories closing in the 20th and 21st century. </p><p style="text-align: left;">As for The Montanas, they mostly had a sparkling clean sunshine pop-ish sound with their most popular song being <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiFP4eaiMm0" target="_blank">"You've Got To Be Loved"</a>. </i>The song was successful here in the states but didn't really catch on in the UK. At first, The Montanas played with a straight forward beat sound but as time went on, they began to add more strings, bounce, oohhs and awwws which led to the pop sound they are most famous for.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">And that's about it for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST or listen to an archived version of the show <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
<iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/0TS5L62AajNQhZbTX4Dok4" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2FB2ijOzMI" target="_blank">Adam's Recital - There's No Place For Lonely People</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILFqoQhx-hs" target="_blank">Les Sparks - Souris</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guql5e9guHM" target="_blank">The Bad Seeds - A Taste of The Same</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK_wiUmVX8g" target="_blank">Village - Man In The Moon</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEaRIX10e0I" target="_blank">The Mojo Men - The New Breed</a>
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</div><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-87186166061647927132023-07-01T21:48:00.002-07:002023-07-01T21:48:21.034-07:00The Youngers, Jazz Cafes and The Riverside Plaza - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Dandelion Greens"<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM</a>, was split halfway between garage rock bangers and psyched out dreamers with a sprinkling of Rhythm and Blues. For some reason most of the songs from this episode weren't on Spotify, so if you came to the website to find a particular tune be sure to peep the playlist at the bottom!</p><p>Towards the beginning of the show you heard a Japanese band The Youngers (ザ・ヤンガーズ ) perform their super fuzzy and bass thumping song <i>I Don't Want To Let You Go</i>. Although there's a bunch of information readily available on the <a href="https://dankaisedai-co--suite-jp.translate.goog/groupsounds/gs_youngers.html?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp" target="_blank">web in Japanese</a>, it appears that the group hasn't received too much coverage in English. Through the modern technical wizardry that is Google Translate, I have found that the band was similar to what we consider a modern boy band or at least something similar to a pop rock group such as The Monkees. Rather than forming naturally, the band was scouted by a "<a href="https://orange-zero-jp.translate.goog/gsox.pine/jazz_kissa.html?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp" target="_blank">Jazz Cafe</a>" or "Music Cafe" in Shinjuku City named <span class="HwtZe" lang="en"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b C1N51c"><span class="ryNqvb">La Seine.</span></span></span> At the time there were several venues in and around Tokyo that served as hangout spots where you could eat and drink while listening to live "GS" (garage sound) bands that played beat, garage, and psych standards, as well as, western influenced originals. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0k3q4-oE4BXnLnOgWG7b32ez6kfe0tVNTE8pRjFBB1g8KofVefj8y3pUlGTb8_0amdldl5wpSZvGHM9u8cD6ZfyzYWdQmtP_fhMIyZe_r92HKzh1xbW5DCSJevItNk0JOqT6pVy6qJnFMs_J9aOYu0LyTsb_OqrSENjAhLp0NM7tUbZPoVrbp3mzCJY/s1106/Ichiro%20Tominaga.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="1106" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0k3q4-oE4BXnLnOgWG7b32ez6kfe0tVNTE8pRjFBB1g8KofVefj8y3pUlGTb8_0amdldl5wpSZvGHM9u8cD6ZfyzYWdQmtP_fhMIyZe_r92HKzh1xbW5DCSJevItNk0JOqT6pVy6qJnFMs_J9aOYu0LyTsb_OqrSENjAhLp0NM7tUbZPoVrbp3mzCJY/s320/Ichiro%20Tominaga.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="en"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">Ichiro Tominaga on <i>Comedy Manga Dojo Digest</i></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://ameblo-jp.translate.goog/shibaraku-1152ppo/entry-12611437973.html?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp" target="_blank">The Youngers</a> was composed of 6 lads from around Japan, with the youngest member, vocalist Yoichi Suzuki (17) acting as a songwriter for their debut song <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dXppk1RuzE" target="_blank">My Love, My Love</a></i>. Multiple sources claim that the group had an active fan club that was 2,000 members strong before they had even released their first single. Supposedly, their fan group was managed by <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-22/manga-creator-ichiro-tominaga-passes-away-at-96/.173094" target="_blank">Ichiro Tominaga</a> (富永一朗), who was an early manga artist and well-known television personality.</p><p>As expected, The Youngers' most active fan base were among middle and high school aged girls and according to a poll conducted by the Tokyo radio station Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, the group was ranked the 8th most popular GS band. Like most other pop rock groups, the band eventually lost popularity as they got older and after briefly changing their sound to a more mature pop/adult contemporary sound, they called it quits. Various members continued to play music, however, they never seemed to achieve the same popularity as The Youngers.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheo-V0mav3li1PoF1emcNW8ibR0HLf4hijqjYBmXATbqpT4dNu9Ywa51xKCiXMWa2DWI2d2IPOfbcU3LhwiWgZSLBypcwdvScmtE0Pth3NfNPU04xxy3aDIubuNL2Vzq6wc0lMlWUKJTbHWxUg1LEiqWxDjGb6uteR0nj60BTDhgsC2EpkPMUkV7Qj79U/s2000/finished.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheo-V0mav3li1PoF1emcNW8ibR0HLf4hijqjYBmXATbqpT4dNu9Ywa51xKCiXMWa2DWI2d2IPOfbcU3LhwiWgZSLBypcwdvScmtE0Pth3NfNPU04xxy3aDIubuNL2Vzq6wc0lMlWUKJTbHWxUg1LEiqWxDjGb6uteR0nj60BTDhgsC2EpkPMUkV7Qj79U/s320/finished.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKF3jDU7KzH5_ehZdEsWJzFVgMrzIxlinGhlyBIglIdXqYD0dPegpiqauMCDcsr6DoQUGq50GxrELXSSC-QDtmdJB7XdIVbCvh1HWbURaSoOPKBWkgOqBGG8ZNsGXsEkWxyzE83LxmbUfRYIMViiow7I5Pp3iRw-LElbtWTvQlpYTH1NQXeHSBKbjeRmk/s950/Riverside%20Plaza%20Postcard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="950" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKF3jDU7KzH5_ehZdEsWJzFVgMrzIxlinGhlyBIglIdXqYD0dPegpiqauMCDcsr6DoQUGq50GxrELXSSC-QDtmdJB7XdIVbCvh1HWbURaSoOPKBWkgOqBGG8ZNsGXsEkWxyzE83LxmbUfRYIMViiow7I5Pp3iRw-LElbtWTvQlpYTH1NQXeHSBKbjeRmk/s320/Riverside%20Plaza%20Postcard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>If you happen to follow KUCR on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kucr883fm" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, which you definitely should, then you probably saw a post featuring a CGI rendering of the Hippie Love mascot along with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googie_architecture" target="_blank">Googie</a> style KUCR sign. Well, I based that model off an old sign that used to sit in the parking lot of the Riverside Plaza during the 1960s. There's not much to add besides that but I thought it'd be fun to make a higher resolution version of the Instagram post available. Enjoy!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2D_BMlFxtqqapkeJbOAhglB4wZrPUZhlzGyzt1SNAkwP58wgVu3McBN-8kCBquGvPpizSqJfL5qOyS-PjrweJXhDr5UaD8W6RbnykeY8x3m6XEpXDoP0JqSoAvgvyeciegXiGSRpF8lPXmPFXeO133PgABNupr61pobfsOUc1TNM8z5kHf7kverjSE0Y/s806/hippie%20love%20turbo%20KUCR%20archived%20episodes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="806" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2D_BMlFxtqqapkeJbOAhglB4wZrPUZhlzGyzt1SNAkwP58wgVu3McBN-8kCBquGvPpizSqJfL5qOyS-PjrweJXhDr5UaD8W6RbnykeY8x3m6XEpXDoP0JqSoAvgvyeciegXiGSRpF8lPXmPFXeO133PgABNupr61pobfsOUc1TNM8z5kHf7kverjSE0Y/s320/hippie%20love%20turbo%20KUCR%20archived%20episodes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Well folks, that's about it for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST. If you can't catch the show live there's now a convenient way to listen via the <a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR archive</a>. Unfortunately, due to copyright laws, each episode can only stay online for a few weeks, so you have a limited time to listen before they're gone. Better than nothing, I say! Just follow the link and search for Hippie Love Turbo or click on the "All Shows" drop-down menu.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxZ7MQFUEfQ" target="_blank">Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2 - I Wanna Come Back</a>
<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwVDepsWHtQ" target="_blank">The Countdowns - Cover Of Night</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZwigebSTR4" target="_blank">The Bells Of Rhymny - She’ll Be Back</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c_t0klHrr4" target="_blank">Hot Coffee - Some Day You Will Die</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48OhRsplqOY" target="_blank">The Youngers - I Don't Want To Let You Go</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RolfEV2MOw" target="_blank">Casey Jones and His The Governors - Don't Ha Ha</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7zJFMRBNU4" target="_blank">Twin-Dells - Love 'Em And Leave 'Em</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYHjgeaKTCs" target="_blank">Thomas Hammond - Turn That Frown Up Side Down</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FECdcLEQp4I" target="_blank">The Rites - Hour Girl</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfzG0P4Ckpg" target="_blank">Chris And Craig - Isha</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drv63M000jM" target="_blank">Wilde Things - My Life Is Black</a>
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Unfortunately, due to copyright issues, the episodes can only stay online for a limited time so be sure to listen while you can! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://archive.kucr.org/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="803" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDACZ3_NQnWqjn1a3RL7kuYmHjhEnbMiclMNgFCf8LBEpUIUKgzMNIicaZqfEERKIVybnwN_YCoFGV8--G5-u3SprmTCGmXcNIGFtrsGrmbQE9E4ZLJMwJsUyup_ardvHSNBMzQ63_dFZ8cpxNXBXWEzqYCjOSEZEpmv0FoKsRXxxK4J8pdo5KtA1L/s320/drop-down%20menu%20kucr%20archive.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Anyway, for this episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM</a>, we bounced around genres a bit more than usual with songs ranging from rockabilly to psych. It was a ton of fun finding music for this episode and sometimes it feels good to mix things up!<br /><br />The first song you heard on this episode was a single by Charlie Booth and The Blue Velvets named <i>Gonna Find Some Lovin'</i>. The flipside of the record, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G11_Fl8P7ps" target="_blank"><i>Fishin' Fits</i></a>, is definitely the weaker track of the two but it still has some charm. <i>Gonna Find Some Lovin'</i> is one of the few Charlie Booth tracks that's easy to find due to its availability on compilations. For the most part, Booth's music is somewhat difficult to find and while Booth didn't release a lot of tracks using his own name, he did run a label named Golden Eagle which put out some rock, blues, and soul records from '62 to '68. Collectables, a reissue label from Pennsylvania, released a <a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/12991628-Various-Working-Mans-Blues-The-Story-Of-Golden-Eagle-Records" target="_blank">compilation featuring Golden Eagle artists</a>, however, it focuses on the label's blue releases and skips some of Golden Eagle's rock releases such as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLa-M_eW9ks" target="_blank">Vance Charles and The Sonics</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYHjgeaKTCs" target="_blank">Thomas Hammond</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBte2QFJQb0" target="_blank">Reed Williams</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1cXnhCCh8I" target="_blank">The El Campo Jades</a>. Hopefully, one day someone will get the rights to release Golden Eagle's complete discography.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Next up you heard Larry Williams perform <i>Short Fat Fannie</i> and I mentioned how Williams was an influence on many beat bands including The Beatles who recorded covers of Williams' tracks <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psJ1cHm_su4" target="_blank"><i>Dizzy Miss Lizzy</i></a>, <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbsyDHxca7Y" target="_blank">Slow Down</a></i>, and <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8hOfWs2Xmw" target="_blank">Bad Boy</a></i>. Williams is often compared to Little Richard due to their close friendship and how Williams saw a boost in promotion after Little Richard stepped away from music in the late 50s to begin preaching. Around this time Specialty Records began to polish Williams' image in hopes of generating the same success they had with Little Richard and in some ways, they achieved their goal. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/larry-williams-mn0000135024/biography" target="_blank">All Music</a> has a general biography on Williams which dives into some of his problems with addiction and his struggles to stay relevant over the years. Towards the end of his life, Williams released a funk/disco album titled <i>That Larry Williams</i> that didn't quite live up to the hype of his earlier releases and featured a reworked version of his song <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww3VZElTpXY" target="_blank">Bony Maronie</a></i>. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Speaking of reworked songs, I also mentioned that the final artist on this episode, Big Maybelle, released a cover of Question Mark and the Mysterians' <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv8CxJWS9Jo" target="_blank">96 Tears</a></i> that successfully transitions the song into a soul banger. I'll definitely be adding it to a future episode, so keep a look out for that! <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">And that's about it for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST. You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
<iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/5Iv6AleS8QIdgy1bUl6kxj" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j0G8M9fMAA" target="_blank">Louie and The Fat Men - Fat Man</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdxqbNRFiZ4" target="_blank">Research 1-6-12 - I Don't Walk There No More</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5m9Z5KeB8o" target="_blank">The Spirits - So Sad</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHSy_A29jQ0" target="_blank">The Solid State - Wait and See</a>
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</div><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-30154439333920109632023-06-05T13:41:00.003-07:002023-06-05T13:41:41.232-07:00Orgin of The Googly Eye - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "King Coconut"<p style="text-align: left;">On this episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM</a> I played The Nashville Teens' cover of the John D. Loudermilk song<i> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYt-JfKdTCw" target="_blank">Google Eye</a></i> which made me wonder about the term Googly Eye and where it came from. Before we get into that though, I'd like to point out that the song is actually referring to a fish, which I think is maybe a Rock Bass but to be honest I'm not too sure.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RI65PB-UEvZRuhns9i4qpYzCLGcdwfRctN-C07Xv3YieQyNcS8jtcM38_zKiqmQfnSgMrC6VjJ1EMFFxMc0V91NCRoBTNKp-EP_KE_7AvxKSMPLTLnw71FlpoN6zXhH3AR9yL7qVV_VKqh0E1dX8lCs5nkpv6F64iyp87Ysx4fFWuJq7FxfLDFiE/s786/hippie%20love%20googly%20eye.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="786" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RI65PB-UEvZRuhns9i4qpYzCLGcdwfRctN-C07Xv3YieQyNcS8jtcM38_zKiqmQfnSgMrC6VjJ1EMFFxMc0V91NCRoBTNKp-EP_KE_7AvxKSMPLTLnw71FlpoN6zXhH3AR9yL7qVV_VKqh0E1dX8lCs5nkpv6F64iyp87Ysx4fFWuJq7FxfLDFiE/s320/hippie%20love%20googly%20eye.png" width="320" /></a></div>Anywho, when I first read the song's title, I thought of those little plastic pill shaped eyes that rattle around when you shake them. The kind of thing that you'd glue to puff balls or cardboard tubes as a child. If you are anything like me you've seen them throughout your life but you've never really thought about their origin and, disappointingly, as while researching Googly Eyes I found that their history is mostly lost to time.<br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">From everything that I've read, the term Googly Eye comes from an American comic strip by Billy DeBeck named <i>Barney Google and Snuffy Smith</i> or rather a 1923 song named <i>Barney Google (with the Goo-Goo-Googly Eyes)</i> that was preformed by Ernest Hare and Billy Jones and found inspiration from the comic strip. Over the years Barney and Snuffy have been seen in comics, live <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kFirJtJPuA" target="_blank">action</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kFirJtJPuA" target="_blank">films</a>, as well as a few <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCUR85e6gjw" target="_blank">cartoon series</a>. I also found that there is a type of doll that predates DeBeck's strip that are known as <a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionary/p/toys-dolls-games-puzzles/dolls--types/googly-eyed-dolls" target="_blank">googly-eyed dolls</a>. I don't know if the googly-eyed name was used during the initial production of the dolls or if the name became popular after DeBeck's comic strip because there appears to be conflicting accounts. </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRj3OItXt4ZgekmAisQOSRekmi1K68GFZdt9vwaUmlcU2YtCd_1K1Nj55Jt3Jg5C1d35aMv0YrGN1rathmKbe1T8ttzpr0q3HgvUTN-TJLhnXTWW8W0oMGxPRgharuF9g8vNPmavLC9fc83axYewZo3T7YEJI0RJEUYG3fKcD5Mzt7W8p8FI74Ht_r/s717/googly%20eyes%20Los%20Angeles%20Herald%20November%201906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="717" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRj3OItXt4ZgekmAisQOSRekmi1K68GFZdt9vwaUmlcU2YtCd_1K1Nj55Jt3Jg5C1d35aMv0YrGN1rathmKbe1T8ttzpr0q3HgvUTN-TJLhnXTWW8W0oMGxPRgharuF9g8vNPmavLC9fc83axYewZo3T7YEJI0RJEUYG3fKcD5Mzt7W8p8FI74Ht_r/s320/googly%20eyes%20Los%20Angeles%20Herald%20November%201906.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">However, as I continued my research, I found an even older example of "googly eyes" in the <i>Los Angeles Herald</i> from November 1906. The article reads:<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Googly eyes, made by Henry Dusso at a young woman escorted by A. Ayllllo, 1409 South Main street, at Ord and New High streets, were the direct cause of a pair of black eyes which Pusso will wear when he appears in Police court this morning. </i><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">From everything that I've read, googly-eyed dolls came out around 1910 and even Kewpie dolls which could be considered a version of a googly-eyed doll, weren't conceived until 1909. The way the newspaper article uses the term "googly eyes" makes it appear as if the term was already used in normal conversation, so although it's the earliest use of the phrase that I could find it's most likely not the first time the words were used. If anyone can find an earlier usage of the term "googly eyes" I'd love to see it.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Besides talking about google eyes, I also mentioned how jeans from the 19th century are <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/cache-of-19th-century-blue-jeans-discovered-in-abandoned-arizona-mineshaft-180981014/" target="_blank">occasionally</a> found in abandoned mines and how they can be <a href="https://www.cnn.com/style/article/19th-century-levis-jeans-intl-scli/index.html" target="_blank">sold at auction</a> for some hefty prices. Of course, the reason I brought up blues jeans is because you heard a British band that's best known for their version of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ke8mzgex4U" target="_blank"><i>Hippy Hippy Shake</i></a>, The Swinging Blue Jeans, play their song <i>Make Me Know You're Mine</i>.<br /></p><p>And that's it for this episode! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Sundays at midnight, or on Mondays at 10pm PST. You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p><br /></p><div>
<p style="text-align: center;">You can listen to this episode's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
<iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/3PRvj9VKd4Zzc20HJ8FvG8" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywP4I9kAAfE" target="_blank">The Aardvarks - I'm Higher Than I'm Down</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wrdxJFp1uw" target="_blank">Steve Carpenter - Am I Lost</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ULyIklMbqs" target="_blank">The Pastels - Cause I Love You</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikqNDqTzrQU" target="_blank">Yvonne Přenosilová - When My Baby Cries</a>
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</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-14047464600306547752023-06-03T21:45:00.000-07:002023-06-03T21:45:00.486-07:00Liberty Bells and London Fashion - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Yard-Long Beans"<p>On this episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM</a> we kicked the show off with a group from London known as The Carnaby. As I mentioned during the show, the band had ties to the street fashion scene in Carnaby Street and at one time were promoted by Gordon Mills who is known as the former manager of Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Gilbert O'Sullivan. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pKKJ0wez1aJY4c8E2Bm0k6WZM4XSItF99gpxzk4OuU_SFqlEiEod6kmHctDJl1q4DYmX0D3aAUWUrsik5W4h-1jLXiBZHwjg11jS3xwbG0uSWHuzVfr69yOAeW-BDeSnHhi7GPeCEUI0sRmhgtDI8obI69dcM99PMQKYMMaB4SgPUHSBy27fHgD1/s3241/carnaby%20st%20sign.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="3241" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pKKJ0wez1aJY4c8E2Bm0k6WZM4XSItF99gpxzk4OuU_SFqlEiEod6kmHctDJl1q4DYmX0D3aAUWUrsik5W4h-1jLXiBZHwjg11jS3xwbG0uSWHuzVfr69yOAeW-BDeSnHhi7GPeCEUI0sRmhgtDI8obI69dcM99PMQKYMMaB4SgPUHSBy27fHgD1/s320/carnaby%20st%20sign.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>At first the group was known for playing American influenced R&B before Mills convinced them to lean more towards the Mod sound which was popular in Carnaby Street. If you aren't aware, Carnaby Street served as a cultural hub for mods and hippies and it wasn't uncommon to see pop singers or members of various bands leisurely strolling around its fashionable shops. If you want to get a feel for how influential Carnaby Street was on 1960s fashion, I suggest checking out this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHQEKy_4f-w" target="_blank">short video</a> about the time Barry Gibb was given a fashion award at <a href="https://artandhue.com/carnaby/" target="_blank">John Stephen's</a> (aka The King Of Carnaby Street) shop. Additionally, you can read more about the band, The Carnaby, on their <a href="https://www.thecarnaby.london/" target="_blank">official website</a>.</p><p>As the show continued you heard another group known as State of Mind, from New Castle, Delaware. The best summary of the band's history is on the website <i><a href="https://garagehangover.com/state-of-mind-on-chavis/" target="_blank">Garage Hangover</a> </i>with my favorite part being the story behind the band's final performance. According to former member Paul Murtagh, following the departure of the singer and bassist, the remaining members chose to go forward with another gig even as their newest members weren't able to properly learn the material beforehand. Due to the new member's lack of practice, the band chose to lip-sync to their record rather than play live. It seems that the gig was a disaster because the group decided to stop performing soon afterwards. The situation sounds so silly yet relatable, especially when you consider how old the band members were at the time. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDlWs03Ljxk7gHpHTBPrwFpF0ASCbj8Xu_lQTYpvqWU_rWUxuCqQADj_hcCBeagjUSFCpO0VZzgi8pzeBbI_Mu3KIC7tch-f8PyRP8oqXEu47cjaZn8CDZW59oWKFvs6lCXTFw2zIT0NqJbd8JfTTDZ3Y2Vzi36d_AeDvfij25ooMfYvJQMMqMvch/s4096/hemet%20liberty%20bell.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDlWs03Ljxk7gHpHTBPrwFpF0ASCbj8Xu_lQTYpvqWU_rWUxuCqQADj_hcCBeagjUSFCpO0VZzgi8pzeBbI_Mu3KIC7tch-f8PyRP8oqXEu47cjaZn8CDZW59oWKFvs6lCXTFw2zIT0NqJbd8JfTTDZ3Y2Vzi36d_AeDvfij25ooMfYvJQMMqMvch/s320/hemet%20liberty%20bell.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liberty Bell Replica in Hemet, CA<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p>Towards the latter half of the episode, you heard The Liberty Bells play their song <i>Recognition </i>which<i> </i>reminded me of something from my youth. I may have mentioned this before on another episode, but when I was a kid, I used to occasionally pass a Liberty Bell replica that sits in front of a <a href="https://www.hemetrealtors.com/history-of-the-liberty-bell.html" target="_blank">Realtor's office in Hemet, California</a>. It always seemed somewhat out of place but the story goes that the bell was commissioned during America's bicentennial. The replica was made in France and was featured in many local parades as it was pulled by miniature ponies on a custom-made cart. If you are ever in East Hemet you should try to find it. Currently it sits inside a plexiglass case. </p><p>Interestingly enough, the actual Liberty Bell did reach the Inland Empire at one point in 1915 but it didn't quite make it to Hemet. Instead, the bell stopped in <a href="https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2015/11/14/children-view-historic-liberty-bell-in-colton-in-1915/" target="_blank">Colton</a> during a Southern Pacific tour used to promote the rail line. Thousands of children from local schools stopped by to see the bell with the sounds of <a href="https://www.sbsun.com/2019/10/19/in-1915-the-inland-empire-got-a-visit-from-the-liberty-bell/" target="_blank">cannons, muskets, and whistles filling the air</a>.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Well folks, that's about it for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST. You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
<iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/3rjAqPkH1wysFJfVCov3gw" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPNUQ84_I6I" target="_blank">State of Mind - Move</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYbj8DEAHDg" target="_blank">Dee and Tee - Something's Comin'</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwyM7TL6h_8" target="_blank">The Flares - Forever</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A9Cn5Cjll4" target="_blank">Flat Earth Society - Feelin' Much Better</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vldYuuKrj2s" target="_blank">Emy Jackson and The Blue Comets - Namida No Go Go</a>
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</div><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-62058119088332909182023-02-25T10:36:00.004-08:002023-02-25T10:38:41.949-08:00Raking the Moon? That's Cool - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Golden Berry"<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM</a> started with a series of garage rock tunes that you could shake your hips to before we slowed things down with some moody psych tracks. It's those hills and valleys, highs and lows, that keep this show rocking.</p><p>While we were on one of those "hills" you heard The Street Cleaners perform one of my favorite garage rock classics, <i>That's Cool, That's Trash</i>. If you are like me, you are probably more familiar with the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3UEqDSY9Nc" target="_blank">Kingsmen version of the song</a>, however, The Street Cleaners are actually the originators of the song. Of course, like a lot of other "bands" The Street Cleaners were just one of many pseudonyms used by the writing duo P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri. In fact, you might recognize another track by one of their "bands" The Fantastic Baggys titled <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr6T9A2aLk4" target="_blank">Tell 'Em I'm Surfin'</a></i> which was covered by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS9oRJCzT4s" target="_blank">Jan and Dean</a>. </p><p>The two songwriters started recording at a fairly young age with Sloan's first recording being sold while he was only 13. Though the two were both prolific, Sloan is more renowned due to his matured songwriting in the mid '60s with songs such as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_38SWIIKITE" target="_blank"><i>Eve of Destruction</i></a>. If you are interested in reading more about Sloan and Barri check out <a href="https://www.npr.org/2010/10/15/130594067/praise-for-songwriters-p-f-sloan-and-steve-barri" target="_blank">this retrospective</a> from NPR's <u>Fresh Air</u> and <a href="https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-p-f-sloan-has-died-20151117-story.html" target="_blank">this LA Times article</a> on Sloan's passing in 2015.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYLCJYVH4xIotpSQJNUkRiPEA0PxXP8M9i3EmfPQtx_kjU7i791UDkQ7U6iTwWiMUmh96gXdmEa2G5yMVZczzUtGFlsufbSf3ae9UfZ4q5c_vPjMvVXAqM9xphEA7hbEev83EqMwrLDlTGEyRgPxK1ecsonhMKjgZo-2eUNim4hpoaV0vDG70ZELn/s456/the%20moonrakers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="456" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYLCJYVH4xIotpSQJNUkRiPEA0PxXP8M9i3EmfPQtx_kjU7i791UDkQ7U6iTwWiMUmh96gXdmEa2G5yMVZczzUtGFlsufbSf3ae9UfZ4q5c_vPjMvVXAqM9xphEA7hbEev83EqMwrLDlTGEyRgPxK1ecsonhMKjgZo-2eUNim4hpoaV0vDG70ZELn/s320/the%20moonrakers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>As the show continued you heard The Moon Rakers perform their Beatles-esque song <i>You'll Come Back</i>. Originally, the band was known as The Surfin' Classics, then The Classics, until they added another member that played a Wurlitzer piano, which was highly unusual for garage rock bands. The band's name comes from the 1955 Ian Flemming book <i><a href="https://archive.org/details/moonraker0000flem_d6h4" target="_blank">Moonraker</a></i>, however, nowadays people are more familiar with the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFOOjYU16KE" target="_blank">1979 film</a> which came out during the resurgence of space themed science fiction caused by the popularity of <i>Star Wars</i>. Funny enough, the movie led to a novelization by Christopher Wood, titled: <i>James Bond and Moonraker</i>. So, if you are keeping track, there's 3 different works of fiction using the Moonraker name. The original novel, a movie based on the novel, and a novel based on the movie which is based on another novel. Funny stuff.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">And quickly I'll mention that you heard Nancy Holloway perform <i>Tu N'es Pas Venu</i> which is a cover of a Wanda Jackson's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu1eraA5kVc" target="_blank"><i>Whirlpool</i></a>.
Although I said I'll play Jackson's version of the song in a future
episode I thought it'd be a good idea to link to it now for those that
don't feel like waiting around to hear it. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Well folks, that's about it for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST. You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
<iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/6RKVSTqssV0e60Z4ZU387M" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxLNYHxC22U" target="_blank">The Street Cleaners - That's Cool, That's Trash </a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcVuVbdjHkk" target="_blank">The Implicits - Give Me Justice</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thDwSmYLnlM" target="_blank">The Valli Boys - Night Hawk</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFr2CN6g3VY" target="_blank">Sharks and Me - Busses</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKeM1sjDy3o" target="_blank">The Moon Rakers - You'll Come Back</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6iGLBVFMtg" target="_blank">The Baroques - Mary Jane</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI-0DwPfl0E" target="_blank">The Snap Shots - You Made A Big Mistake</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7egYWoojao8" target="_blank">Nancy Holloway - Tu N'es Pas Venu</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcH1Bk-zu4w" target="_blank">Wayne Dailey - Pain And Sorrow</a></p>
</div><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-33248741442016012352023-02-18T15:20:00.004-08:002023-02-18T15:24:49.130-08:00Japanese Garage Sounds, David Bowie and The Shadows Four! - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Salsify"<p>On this episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM</a> we drifted around the world of rock and roll in a vibrantly colored balloon. You heard freakbeat from Japan, garage from Canada and some psych from the UK. It was fun and I'm sure you loved it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mZlKfceywAIeWLD4K1JiwhpbrEv2IqKQeKBOtVsmtiwV9NN9FiDg7bgPe0V-aActd9oJX2CBmTChEr5nvsCoKYMwtVoM_tmS8YaRRj0M3x85ZVZ9w50zla0lSJa7_Kxchz79TQ2JCulRTWXQz8HYwygnjmiHmhBInlh7mdYcbjVa2fCLFXHiJqKx/s2247/finished.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="2247" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mZlKfceywAIeWLD4K1JiwhpbrEv2IqKQeKBOtVsmtiwV9NN9FiDg7bgPe0V-aActd9oJX2CBmTChEr5nvsCoKYMwtVoM_tmS8YaRRj0M3x85ZVZ9w50zla0lSJa7_Kxchz79TQ2JCulRTWXQz8HYwygnjmiHmhBInlh7mdYcbjVa2fCLFXHiJqKx/s320/finished.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />There were two Japanese songs on this episode with the first by The Dynamites, a group from a residential area in Tokyo named Asagaya. Originally the band performed at local clubs and US military bases as The Monsters before they changed their name sometime around 1967. According to various online sources, The Dynamites was one of several names presented to the group once they signed were signed to Victor Japan. The band was fairly short lived and ultimately only had one hit song, <i>Tunnel Tengoku</i> or <i>Tunnel to Heaven</i>, however, lead guitarist Fujio Yamaguchi continued his musical career for decades after The Dynamites' breakup. One of his more successful ventures was with a band named Teardrops which mostly played hard rock or southern blues influenced rock but also had a few tracks that flirted with reggae. There's a bunch of videos floating around with Yamaguchi <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cfF_Fft6oI" target="_blank">playing guitar</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pQ2CeuldVM" target="_blank">singing</a> at various clubs in Japan but <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR6FCNv5jCY" target="_blank">this televised performance</a> perfectly highlights his American influences and energetic playing style. If you can get a hold of it, there's a documentary about Yamaguchi's final performances named "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC7SXRUXQjQ" target="_blank">皆殺しのバラード</a>."<p></p><p>Additionally, lead singer Hiroshi Segawa, briefly sang in a band he helped form, named The New Dynamites, which doesn't appear to have released any recordings or at least any that I could find. However, I did manage to track down Segawa's solo album titled <i><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR5QD-L8ICY" target="_blank">Pierrot</a> </u></i>which features an unusual mix between psych, country, and southern rock. The whole album feels like it could be on the soundtrack of some old American International Pictures film. The cover is also fairly bizarre with a blurry closeup of what appears to be Segawa in clown makeup. Strange stuff.</p><p>The other Japanese track you heard was <i>Asamade Matani</i> by The Mops with lyrics written by Yu Aku. During the show I mentioned the song was covered by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ0gYWj8o7U" target="_blank">Carmen Maki</a> and how, much like Yamaguchi, Maki branched out to hard rock later in her career. If you want to check out how much Maki's work changed over the years, compare her sleepy pop songs like <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unacWL7PvaY" target="_blank">Town of Orphans</a></i> to her late 70s work on the album <u><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxY6_0_llG0" target="_blank">Night Stalker</a></i></u> which features <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/277582-Carmine-Appice" target="_blank">Carmine Appice</a> on drums and <a href="https://www.discogs.com/artist/256148-Earl-Slick" target="_blank">Earl Slick</a> on guitar. More recently her song <i>Tokiniwa Hahano Naikono Yoni</i> appeared in Brad Pitt's <i><u>Bullet Train</u></i> (2022).<br /></p><p>As the show continued you heard an obscure song by The Shadows Four named: <i>I'm Begging You</i>. There's hardly any information about the group online and what little I was able to find came from the liner notes of <i><u><a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/2019460-Various-The-New-England-Teen-Scene" target="_blank">The New England Teen Scene</a></u></i>, a garage rock compilation from 1983. According to the compilation, The Shadows Four were a house band for a venue named Shoreside 17 in Braintree, Massachusetts. I did find one tiny reference to Shoreside 17 in an old Melrose High School yearbook where a student mentions she'll never forget the venue before she explains how she likes to spend her free time going to dances and "Friendly's". As the liner notes continue it explains how the members of The Shadow Four also won the 1966 American Federation Award for musicians. Not sure what that means but it sure sounds fantastic. Good job guys!<br /></p>Finally, towards the end of the show you heard <i>You've Got a Habit Of Leaving</i> by Davy Jones and The Lower Third. The original single omits the band's name but it reappears on various reissues. This Davy Jones, not to be confused with Davy Jones of The Monkees, eventually became known by a more famous name: David Bowie. In the year 2000, Bowie <a href="https://youtu.be/LCOSLrHOkvk" target="_blank">re-recorded <i>You've Got a Habit Of Leaving</i></a> with guitar work by a guitarist we mentioned earlier in this post, Earl Slick. For two decades the re-recording only existed in bootleg form until it saw an official release in 2021 on Bowie's posthumously released album <i>Toy</i>. I guess you could view the song as a bookend to Bowie's musical beginnings and his final works.<br /><p style="text-align: left;">Anywho, that's about it for this episode's rundown! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST. You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
<iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/4rRpiNG3MgphtnEwUoluSk" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwOTPoYoP7E" target="_blank">The Shifters - Well Alright</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6mBN3UsLKA" target="_blank">Tony and The Bandits - It's A Bit of Alright</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcvfqsOBiPo" target="_blank">Peppermint Circus - Keeping My Head Above Water</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RHPEUwMkTQ" target="_blank">The Move - Cherry Blossom Clinic (Peel Session Version)</a>
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</div><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-40389766157338877282023-02-04T08:10:00.001-08:002023-02-18T15:24:28.724-08:00Carol Fran, Hound Dog Taylor, The Purple Barrier and Hippie Love Truck? Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Lotus Root"<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM</a> kicked off with a set of rhythm and blues and blues inspired rock. I don't dip my toes into the blues too much because I'm not much of an expert in that field but since rhythm and blues is the foundation of early rock and roll, I can always find a way to squeeze some into the show.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4LwUptS3rYva6rac47Llv70yhUFNLCLbH6xLYo-OLIDblZ9V84RKtNIpKDlQAxW4j1G-_FtfruFEgyB46MT_UKt4VJjlKC2lN2wei5ld2v8q9mdgYX04GV2NvMcD7OF2xxo5ijXo4eBzMINmHkdyKKg6amCcoWJMo4RjyyUVNT5oyj_pdlLXVFZ8/s1937/hippie%20love%20truck.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="1937" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4LwUptS3rYva6rac47Llv70yhUFNLCLbH6xLYo-OLIDblZ9V84RKtNIpKDlQAxW4j1G-_FtfruFEgyB46MT_UKt4VJjlKC2lN2wei5ld2v8q9mdgYX04GV2NvMcD7OF2xxo5ijXo4eBzMINmHkdyKKg6amCcoWJMo4RjyyUVNT5oyj_pdlLXVFZ8/s320/hippie%20love%20truck.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />The first song of the night was a soul blues banger by Carol Fran titled <i>I'm Gonna Try</i>. Perhaps you know Carol Fran from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0blArIwmoc" target="_blank">her cover</a> of Darrell Glenn's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFPFgg4XzUA" target="_blank"><i>Crying In The Chapel</i></a>, then again, you probably don't know Fran's version, as it was unfortunately overshadowed by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYOUcV7nlN8" target="_blank">Elvis' cover</a> that was released soon after. Humorously, Fran eventually confronted Elvis over his use of <i>Crying In The Chapel</i> which lead to Elvis cutting her a <a href="https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/music/once-you-met-her-you-never-forgot-her-louisiana-blues-artist-carol-fran-dies-at/article_8ebdde46-0c2b-11ec-bab3-ff0c27269ff2.html" target="_blank">hefty check right then and there</a>. If you liked <i>I'm Gonna Try</i>, I'd suggest checking out more of Fran's early singles as they are some of her best works. Some of her greats include: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyDl4BnWggY" target="_blank"><i>Emmett Lee</i></a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZXvgbRUTTw" target="_blank"><i>Knock Knock</i></a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu0ZSORW0bo" target="_blank"><i>One More Chance</i></a>. <p></p><p>As the show continued, I dropped a few tidbits of info about various subjects but I didn't really get too in depth with anything. For example, I mentioned Hound Dog Taylor's extra fingers and how he may have removed one during a night of heavy drinking but upon reflection, I realize that shouldn't steal the spotlight from Taylor's interesting approaches to music and love of cheap guitars. There's a great article on <a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/forgotten-heroes/hound-dog-taylor" target="_blank">Premier Guitar</a> which explores Taylor's history and gets into some of the ways he achieved his signature sound.</p><p>After you heard The Turtles' <i>Buzzsaw</i> I talked about the differences between <a href="https://www.nashvillezoo.org/our-blog/posts/turtles-vs-tortoises" target="_blank">turtles and tortoises</a> and how last year there was some hubbub about videos which depicted turtles and tortoises being "rescued" from various hazards which, when watched with a critical eye, appear to be total fabrications. You can read a little about the situation <a href="https://pop.inquirer.net/337403/turtles-are-being-harmed-in-fake-restoration-videos-and-it-needs-to-be-stopped" target="_blank">here</a> and watch some video analysis by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itYFT-BWHjE" target="_blank">DanTheTurtleMan</a>. In his videos, Dan explores some examples of these bizarre turtle abuse videos and how they often receive praise from uninformed viewers.</p><p>And finally, I spoke about The Purple Barrier, a group from Fulham, London, that eventually dropped the Purple from their name and unknowingly had a single recorded by session musicians while they were away on tour. According to the blog <a href="https://cosmicmindatplay.wordpress.com/2015/06/29/classic-singles-103-the-barrier-uh-spot-the-lights-1968/" target="_blank">Cosmic Minds At Play</a>, the phony tracks are on the Phillips singles for <i>The Tide is Turning</i> and <i>A Place In Your Heart</i> which have been hard to track down. Probably for a good reason.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">That's it for this episode's rundown. Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST. You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
<iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/3sAcgX0oeoIMi0FF0vqeeL" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKbUd041tBs" target="_blank">The Sound Track - Face the New Day</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czJYPn0FctE" target="_blank">Mechanical Switch - Spongeman</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc87eTdIVyQ" target="_blank">The Beaux Jens - She Was Mine</a>
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88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST. You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
<iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/7JIFP0EA1tPfTEZ29h4NKM" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWRcq59Rphk" target="_blank">The First Garrison - Mama Say Blue</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9oL---dhSU" target="_blank">The Leather Boy - Soulin'</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLg552PSNVI" target="_blank">The American Four - Soul Food</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8AXCkS_DL8" target="_blank">The MidKnights - Pain</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fov78IfGoJQ" target="_blank">The Muffets - Lost</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15jpr1_b4mg" target="_blank">The Pattens - You Should Know</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO1CWNnUYY8" target="_blank">Glory Rhodes - Stay Out Of My Way</a>
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The A-side is a song named <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STuusOOB584" target="_blank"><i>I Found Another Girl</i></a> which shares a lot of similarities to The Nightcrawlers' song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk2YTPCtCNg"><i>The Little Black Egg</i></a>. And by saying it shares a lot of similarities I mean, it's practically the same song, even down to the basslines with the differences coming from the lyrics and the chords used in the refrain. Perhaps someone was banking on the popularity of The Little Black Egg to rub off on The Dirt Merchants single, however, I would argue that the B-side is the stronger song of the two and would have made a better A-side. Unfortunately, both of the songs suffer from fairly generic lyrics along the lines of the typical "you did me wrong" song. If you are having a little déjà vu it might be because I recently wrote about <i>The Little Black Egg</i> on the episode <a href="https://www.hippieloveturbo.com/2022/11/the-everly-brothers-flirt-with-psych.html" target="_blank">Mizuna</a>. </p><p>There were at least two different bands with The Dirt Merchants name and because there's little information on either band, it's easy to get them mixed up. The Dirt Merchants from this post appear to have been from Yazoo City, MS and featured Jack Phillips, Ricky Pettigrew (mislabeled R. Pettigraw on the single), John Brister, Kenny Waldop, and Charles Jackson. Jack Phillips, the singer of The Dirt Merchants (MS), continued to play music in various groups over the years with his most recent band being <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Ronnie-and-the-Remnants/100063598531237/" target="_blank">The Remnants</a> until his passing on May 3, 2021. </p><p>More information can be gleamed from the comment section of a Garage Hangover blog post about the Florida based <a href="https://garagehangover.com/dirtmerchants/" target="_blank">Dirt Merchants</a>. A commenter that identifies himself as Ricky Pettigrew's son states that The Dirt Merchants (MS) won a Battle of the Bands in New Orleans which awarded them a recording session at what he believes to have been Bradley's Barn. This is mostly likely how the band recorded their only single since it appears that they never had a record contract. Besides that, I haven't been able to find any other information on the group.<br /><br />The name Bradley's Barn may be familiar to you because it's also the title of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk7wVFQg2CA&list=PLiwZoqzPenytK82x4Fm5qDbq6I0K236Wg" target="_blank">The Beau Brummels' fifth album</a> which takes its name from the studio. It's a bit different from the band's earlier releases but it's worth listening to if you want to hear early releases in the country rock genre. There were a ton of great albums recorded at Bradley's Barn before it burned down in 1982 due to a florescent light's faulty electrical connection. Unfortunately many irreplaceable masters were completely destroyed in the fire. Eventually, I'd like the dive deeper into the history of Bradley's Barn, however, until then you can check out the Barn's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bradleysbarn/" target="_blank">official Facebook page</a>.</p><p>Now I'll quickly go over some of the other topics I covered on this episode!</p><p>Following The Dirt Merchants, you heard a track by The Satans named <i>Makin' Deals. </i>There's a post on a blog named <a href="http://ontheflip-side.blogspot.com/2015/04/southern-california-spotlight-satans.html" target="_blank">On The Flip-Side</a> that makes a pretty solid argument that the group was probably just another studio project and that The Satans probably never existed in the true sense of a band. On The Flip-Side also makes a connection to biker exploitation soundtracks and points out how the B-side, <i>Lines And Squares</i>, swipes lyrics from an A.A. Milne poem with the same name. The poem features "satanic" lines such as: </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>The sillies who tread on the lines of the street<br />
Go back to their lairs,<br />
And I say to them, "Bears,<br />
Just look how I'm walking in all the squares!"</b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;">Later in the show you heard The Interns track <i>I've Got Something To Say</i> and I spoke a little about how the single suffered from <a href="http://buckeyebeat.com/interns.html" target="_blank">mistakes during its production</a>. Additionally, I touched on a little history of the band's hometown Uniontown, OH that's just outside of Akron, OH and is known for its proximity to a <a href="https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=0504014" target="_blank">Superfund site</a>. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">That's about it for this episode! Be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST. You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this episode's playlist below:<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
<iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/7sfevtzxRB131ciV1bcKNU" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7tD91n-ljQ" target="_blank">The Catsanovas - I Want To Be Loved</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b737i1h9S4I" target="_blank">The Dirt Merchants - Do What You Wanta Do</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT5fftJ2iXI" target="_blank">Half Pint And The Fifths - Orphan Boy</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJ74ikkCbQ" target="_blank">The Interns - I've Got Something To Say</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDuznMAHNrM" target="_blank">The Madd, Inc. - I'll Be The One</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLwL45Ox_RM" target="_blank">Freedom Five - To Save My Soul</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkiV859cvDk" target="_blank">The Troyes - Rainbow Chaser</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPiw46vbbr4" target="_blank">The Casuals Incorporated - I Realize</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC4qMarKQXs" target="_blank">The Nite Watchmen - I'm Gonna Lose My Mind</a>
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</p></div><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-51828638331642376102022-12-23T10:03:00.000-08:002022-12-23T10:03:21.228-08:00Christmas Radio Special! - 50s-70s Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, and Novelty Songs<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM</a> was a Christmas special! There were lots of songs about Santa and staying festive. In fact, this episode has one of my highest track counts with almost 30 songs in an hour! I kept the talking to a minimum so you can put it on in the background for that last minute gift wrapping session. If you are feeling crafty, check out this <a href="https://www.hippieloveturbo.com/2020/12/printable-action-santa-cardboard-box.html" target="_blank">folding box pattern</a> I made back in 2020. It features one of my favorite bizarre Christmas decorations.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7loVE6MJJ0Yqzzuu4SaBlXqU2Gc65MNCIkroSDlMKy8J9n1zS78gKpT-ZZVuTXl5P-bNF3IEYa9_vR6KhObMammsITyoBENNg6c_qoKiV0NdSLZ-UJ9muHEUdy1ghrswSxIs751s1_8W8nq8MZl-vNL1EL2ghZ3zijNWrhqmxKku5jgZs39idkmf/s657/Hippie%20Love%20Turbo%20Christmas%20Special.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="657" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7loVE6MJJ0Yqzzuu4SaBlXqU2Gc65MNCIkroSDlMKy8J9n1zS78gKpT-ZZVuTXl5P-bNF3IEYa9_vR6KhObMammsITyoBENNg6c_qoKiV0NdSLZ-UJ9muHEUdy1ghrswSxIs751s1_8W8nq8MZl-vNL1EL2ghZ3zijNWrhqmxKku5jgZs39idkmf/s320/Hippie%20Love%20Turbo%20Christmas%20Special.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST. You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Have a happy holidays and if you missed the show you can check out the playlist below! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
<iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/7gKeRmBnL3nlhPONAtqA1T" width="300"></iframe> </p><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWrLBe4Yklo" target="_blank">Ron Holden and The Thunderbirds - Who Say There Ain't No Santa Claus</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhX0ffY9I7I" target="_blank">Rumbles Ltd - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiPnWd5HE2k" target="_blank">The Ping Pongs - I Don't Wanna Wait Till Christmas</a>
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</p></div><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743937340698347077.post-21764455290844011312022-11-19T19:53:00.001-08:002022-11-19T19:54:43.949-08:00The Everly Brothers Flirt With Psych and The Cars Cover The Nightcrawlers - Hippie Love Turbo Radio Show - Code Word "Mizuna"<p>This episode of <u><b>Hippie Love Turbo</b></u>, on <a href="https://kucr.org/" target="_blank">KUCR 88.3 FM</a> was light with the dialogue but heavy in the tunes. Most of the songs were moodier than usual or featured more pop orientated psych flavorings, which I find nice as the wind rages and the temperatures cool.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpc2GxFCzMWQ6ZgkoegSqH47KWZwitFMeBab3LDiZOE9d23Q6y7NtayxLlauqX0X7kq1fEZYB4F6sfaJdBtO2zr5dUB56qr75toIpcJPnvnSDUAIF3NabD7v1pDgq8Q99-1Fkn7p5D4GR5fBzSG5NIEXcaHmPqNYDcXInUW8gglILcv7d4b8UcUaK/s756/The%20Everly%20Brothers%20and%20Hippie%20Love%20Turbo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpc2GxFCzMWQ6ZgkoegSqH47KWZwitFMeBab3LDiZOE9d23Q6y7NtayxLlauqX0X7kq1fEZYB4F6sfaJdBtO2zr5dUB56qr75toIpcJPnvnSDUAIF3NabD7v1pDgq8Q99-1Fkn7p5D4GR5fBzSG5NIEXcaHmPqNYDcXInUW8gglILcv7d4b8UcUaK/s320/The%20Everly%20Brothers%20and%20Hippie%20Love%20Turbo.png" width="203" /></a></div><p></p><p>At some point during the show, you heard The Everly Brothers cover of The Spencer Davis Group's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA06seOK3Ug" target="_blank"><i>Somebody Help Me</i></a>, which was first released on their album <b><i>Two Yanks in England</i></b>. Between the two versions I prefer The Everly Brothers' version as it's one of the few moments the Brothers got close to making something that resembled a psychedelic song. Other songs of theirs that flirted with psychedelia include: the sunshine pop sounding <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EXkxXlvYSs" target="_blank"><i>Talking To The Flowers</i></a>, baroque pop influenced <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K9ECtLkJOo" target="_blank"><i>June Is As Cold As December</i></a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlKXXNVACTo" target="_blank"><i>A Voice Within</i></a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26TGxx_Z7VA" target="_blank"><i>Mary Jane</i></a>, and the bluesier <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNtmc9HZK8M" target="_blank"><i>You Got The Power Of Love</i></a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0vKL82wI9Y" target="_blank"><i>The Price of Love</i></a>. Out of all their albums, <b><i>The Everly Brothers Sing</i></b> has their most psyched out songs before they began their country rock phase. During this time, it seemed that rock artists from the '50s were struggling to find new sounds to fit in with the changing musical landscapes. We've looked at a couple examples before with <a href="https://www.hippieloveturbo.com/2021/12/del-shannon-beyond-runaway-hippie-love.html" target="_blank">Del Shannon</a> and Chuck Berry's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWp6vfzvfiU" target="_blank"><i>Bound To Lose</i></a> from his album <b><i>San Francisco Dues</i></b>, as heard on the episode <a href="https://www.hippieloveturbo.com/2020/10/hippie-love-turbo-radio-show-code-word_22.html" target="_blank">Sapote</a>.<br /><br /><b><i>Two Yanks in England</i></b> heavily featured The Hollies as the album's backing band, which obviously influenced the albums direction towards a beat sound, which the Everly Brothers appeared to be fond of when you look at their previous album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_%26_Soul" target="_blank"><b><i>Beat 'N' Soul</i></b></a>. Of course, The Hollies are best known for their song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8XiNKsKyVk" target="_blank"><i>Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)</i></a>, however, at time that they recorded <b><i>Two Yanks in England</i></b> the band was mostly known for their beat covers of popular songs such as: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D38frYvUCvg" target="_blank">The Coasters'</a> <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqzV2zKQ8Ow" target="_blank">Searchin'</a></i>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Z_hskvz1M" target="_blank">Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs'</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVdARLtOpJ4" target="_blank"><i>Stay</i></a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI3OYR_XM0w" target="_blank">Doris Troy's</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7MGAVBGP9A" target="_blank"><i>Just One Look</i></a>. Supposedly, <b><i>Two Yanks</i></b> also featured an uncredited Jimmy Page but it seems like every album recorded in England in the late '60s is claimed to have been graced by Page's presence. You can read more about this album's inception <a href="http://www.richieunterberger.com/yanks.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>As the show continued you heard The Nightcrawlers' <i>The Little Black Egg </i>which I mentioned was covered by The Cars for their 1981 album <b><i>Shake It Up</i></b>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96E96n7DkPM" target="_blank">The cover</a> was dropped from the original release but appeared, with <a href="https://youtu.be/kQHs22qTLQk?t=370" target="_blank">new lead vocals</a>, on Bebe Buell's ep <b><i>Covers Girl</i></b> and later on The Car's 2018 re-releases. It's interesting comparing the two versions because, although the music is identical, Ocasek's voice brings the right amount of rocking weirdness to match the stripped-down new wave sound as opposed to Buell's more theatrical wailing.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">That's about it folks! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST. You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can also check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8oqAgdcU5k" target="_blank">The House Of Commons - Why I Worry About You</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfe7birgeRM" target="_blank">The Princetons - You're My Love</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC8aZtktG3o" target="_blank">The Bristols - She's Gone Away </a>
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You've heard The Knickerbockers cover another song, The Kingsmen's <i>Jolly Green Giant</i>, on the episode <a href="https://www.hippieloveturbo.com/2021/03/hippie-love-turbo-radio-show-code-word_14.html" target="_blank">Apricot</a> and if you take a look at their catalogue, most of their songs are covers, with the one major exception being their hit single <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4FsMlzPwT8" target="_blank"><i>Lies</i></a> which could easily be mistaken for a Beatles B-side. </p><p>The group formed in <a href="https://bergenfield.com/" target="_blank">Bergenfield, New Jersey</a> which has consistently been rated as one of the safest cities in the U.S. If that's not exciting enough for you, Bergenfield is also known for being the town where George Gately spent his youth. Gately was a cartoonist that's best known for his comic strip <i>Heathcliff </i>aka the other orange cat that's not Garfield. Around the time The Knickerbockers formed, Gately was kicking off his comic career with a strip known as <a href="http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2005/11/george-gatelys-hapless-harry.html" target="_blank"><b><i>Hapless Harry</i></b></a>. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5uxiTQ05KaAC3-wsBQm8dKxsNCw-9Mm96UVoYxF5RQ65YEiVC8o3GahTQIvuuDg6azlAlBj7a-_qRqaNN9pUBR1fBAD4rWwoLvbXnSvpjrAdiYnVtKwJR-GQfvHw12XDppWnbEGuB6ZhUvzZOBBBYR5wGw1UAkorADNj2_hH9lmbKW2xDPbOOxcM/s771/hippy%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5uxiTQ05KaAC3-wsBQm8dKxsNCw-9Mm96UVoYxF5RQ65YEiVC8o3GahTQIvuuDg6azlAlBj7a-_qRqaNN9pUBR1fBAD4rWwoLvbXnSvpjrAdiYnVtKwJR-GQfvHw12XDppWnbEGuB6ZhUvzZOBBBYR5wGw1UAkorADNj2_hH9lmbKW2xDPbOOxcM/s320/hippy%201.png" width="219" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Following the wordless <i>Harry</i>, Gately started a strip named <i>Hippy</i>, which was a single panel strip that followed the life of a flower child named...well, Hippy. The main jokes in <i>Hippy</i> revolved around how hippies were smelly, or lazy, or stupid, etc. etc. For the most part the comic uses the same formula: a dirty beatnik or hippie says or does something stupid and Hippy reacts in a confused or oblivious manner. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJEjYgTuX5G61_MvalwgsgCbUGPLkCMPPstO-UTMKcLXmTmnxAWm2UGl39UDXbIZzeXQlwBN3MxHmOgenuMUNnJoEbsHZF4bPXDxHOVBMKvFkx6eeh5qJL-qk4gyS-sSsyW_Y7VyX5HksE2qaZo4m4nFTA5Hwrm0YLrGx-19GTwvnyKPv_6ntnEI1/s771/hippy%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJEjYgTuX5G61_MvalwgsgCbUGPLkCMPPstO-UTMKcLXmTmnxAWm2UGl39UDXbIZzeXQlwBN3MxHmOgenuMUNnJoEbsHZF4bPXDxHOVBMKvFkx6eeh5qJL-qk4gyS-sSsyW_Y7VyX5HksE2qaZo4m4nFTA5Hwrm0YLrGx-19GTwvnyKPv_6ntnEI1/s320/hippy%202.png" width="219" /></a></div> <p></p><p>The comic was fairly unfunny and was only published in a small market leading it to become a mere footnote in history. <a href="http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2015/06/obscurity-of-day-hippy.html" target="_blank">Stripper's Guide</a>, an amazing blog featuring information on various obscure comic strips, has a small article about <i>Hippy</i> and you can find some panels on a Twitter thread by <a href="https://twitter.com/pop_arena/status/1432742700780904448" target="_blank">Pop Arena</a>. </p><p>As the show went on, I played a strange novelty song by Minnie and The Kneebones titled: <i>Me and My Mini Skirt</i>. There is some confusion about the origins of the song because there is another version which appears to be slightly sped up with different background vocals. This version of the song is credited to Karen Young and The Knee Caps. Both versions are silly and reflect the taboos of the era and I can't say which one I prefer. If you want to hear Karen Young's version, I suggest checking out her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxO_M6E0Czc" target="_blank"><i>interesting</i></a> performance of the song on an unnamed French television show. After watching Young flail and shimmy, if you still find yourself in the miniskirt mood, there's a contemporaneous documentary about the history of the miniskirt uploaded onto YouTube by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ost3sJX77Y" target="_blank">PeriscopeFilm</a>. <br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfHyGmuzSRqm4eYE6QONp1mi-EBb4Zpr1KHWElpdC6KdyMhDzwWKUCYKHKdeQKsMWQocTw6OQsWVzMq2-dyytbkgsD7hzHWHoO1R_ohnScloR6ni017vVQ1lQw5P8K6pjcYZixhTPIJmNh4qDHGbrL0OqI5Z1Isr_8oyXw35xxVLgNeZMSusgwz5P/s456/Elek%20No%20Wakadaisho%201965.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="456" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfHyGmuzSRqm4eYE6QONp1mi-EBb4Zpr1KHWElpdC6KdyMhDzwWKUCYKHKdeQKsMWQocTw6OQsWVzMq2-dyytbkgsD7hzHWHoO1R_ohnScloR6ni017vVQ1lQw5P8K6pjcYZixhTPIJmNh4qDHGbrL0OqI5Z1Isr_8oyXw35xxVLgNeZMSusgwz5P/s320/Elek%20No%20Wakadaisho%201965.webp" width="320" /></a></div><p>Towards the latter half of the show, you heard a surf instrumental by Yūzō Kayama and The Ranchers named <i>Black Sand Beach</i>. Besides playing guitar, Yūzō Kayama is known for acting in popular films that are collectively known as the <i>Wakadaishō series</i>. The films follow Kayama's athletic endeavors with each film focusing on a different sport. The movies appear to be romantic comedies and there are about 17 including one named <b><i>Campus A Go Go</i></b> which follows the protagonist as he not only masters American Football but also horseback riding while simultaneously being a guitar master. I believe this is where <i>Black Sand Beach </i>comes from. The movies have been pretty much impossible for me to find without buying and importing them from Japan or using some hackery to stream from Japan only streaming services. Perhaps one day I'll be able to track them down and if I do, I'll be sure to write some reviews.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">That's it for this episode's summary! Thanks for reading the blog and be sure to listen over the air on KUCR
88.3FM on Saturdays at 9pm PST. You can also
listen through <a href="http://KUCR.org">KUCR.org</a>, <a href="https://radio.garden/listen/kucr-fm-88-3/3j4wQ6we" target="_blank">Radio Garden</a>, or <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/KUCR-883-s35861/" target="_blank">Tune-In</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You can check out this week's playlist below:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNgKJyspYPM" target="_blank">Thursday's Children - Dominoes</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSeJXn2qg3c" target="_blank">The Coastliners - Alright</a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyZU2BFtDfY" target="_blank">The Chapparrals - I Tried So Hard</a>
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