I've got a 'thing' for off-beat pop, rock, soul, jazz, R&B, C&W, EZ listening, and all the sub-genres...primarily from the 1950's-80's. I smoosh it all together and that's Magic Records. If you don't like what you're hearing, wait 5 minutes. Currently my show is scheduled on Wednesdays from 8pm-9pm. A SOLID HOUR OF RADIO POWER! I also sometimes do pop-up fill-in's. Check out my mixcloud page for the back story!
https://www.mixcloud.com/cal_zone/
I begin with a salute to Fat Ash Wednesday. Rockin Rochester, David Johanson, and Jerry Butler (RIP). In the second half I sandwich two hippie era favorites with some early Kraut Rock from Amon Duul, and some experimental pedal steel music from the late Susan Alcorn (RIP). I wrap with a soft rock monolith from the 70s.
I just returned from a 5 day jaunt in Montreal, and Quebec City. During our visit I was able to check out a few wonderful record shops and do some digging.
Tonights show includes Canadian Records mostly featuring Canadian music, garage, surf, psych, Christian Rock, Jazz, and Experimental music...and most of it from the Quebec province. I hope you dig it!
Including songs from The Haunted! Les Hou Lops! Les Jaguars! Le Revolution Francaise! Le Sinners! Michel Conte! Moe Koffman! Sunny Greenwich! Love Cry Want! and more!
As America as we knew it is being destroyed by an oligarchic wrecking ball, we glance back at the messages of the pop counterculture of the 1970s through the lens of the Hippies morphing into the ME generation...I also played some chestnuts of soul and jazz that feature extraordinary contributions by Black American Musicians. Lets stay hopeful and find some strength to push back!
Featuring music by Flo and Eddie!! The Tubes! Tonio K! XTC! SwampDogg! The Bluebelles! The New York Dolls! Dennis Coffey! The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble! Coleman Hawkins! and more!
I took a sharp turn from last week's darkness towards 'Beautiful Music', my take on the EZ Listening genre of the post war boom of the late 40's-mid 1970s. It was an era when Americans had more leisure time to relax and enjoy, additional expendable income to buy new HiFi and Stereo equipment, and musicians and record labels were able to experiment and push the boundaries of sound, as well as what 'popular music' could be. This is stuff dreams are made of, and I've admired and collected these records for years!
By now everybody who's anybody has seen 'Like a Complete Unknown', the Dylan Biopic Starring Timothy Chalamet and the guy from 'Fight Club'. All the kids are into Bobby Dylan again, and by kids I mean the 75+ year old seniors who have been packing the Little Theater matinees over the past few weeks! I was inspired to present a collection of covers from some of my favorite artists, and then the show de-evolved into some spirtual and free jazz, and nearly forgotten popular tunes of the last century. As Bob himself would say, 'When you've got nothing, you've got nothing to loose.'
