Month: November 2020

It’s Absolutely The Animals, Open Stream Afternoon, and Jakob Dylan With & Without The Wallflowers Later, Monday, November 9, 2020

It’s another Monday in Paradise, Music Lovers! I know. I hate Mondays too, but if you have an extra tab and pull us up, we guarantee you a great day, at least musically.

Jakob Dylan is In The Spotlight, with & without his band, The Wallflowers.

Here’s Monday’s line-up from The Mermaid Lounge:

11:00 a.m. Deb’s Stream: Absolutely The Animals!

The Animals always had that gritty, bluesey sound. The band was formed in the early sixties in Newcastle upon Tyne. They moved to London in 1964. One of my favorite singers of all time was their frontman, Eric Burdon. This is a great playlist.

Afternoon Open Stream Monday

We stream 26,000+ songs all afternoon with some great Three-in-a-Row’s tossed in. You’ll hear Emmylou Harris, The Byrds The Rolling Stones and Wilson Pickett, among others.

6:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: Jakob Dylan & The Wallflowers

Jakob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter who also happens to be Bob Dylan’s son. He’s best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter for The Wallflowers, a band he formed in 1989. Prior to that he had a solo career, and was in some indie bands. You’ll love his stuff, people.

It’s Monday. What better day to tune us in? Come on. You know you want to, and there’s no need to debate. We’re free. There’s no advertising. And there’s no need to give us personal information. We don’t ask for any.

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Our New Album of The Week, The ‘House’ Playlist, and Open Stream Evening on Sunday, November 8, 2020

Happy Sunday, Music Lovers! We are looking at another 70-degree day here in the Boston area, windows open in November, and great music flowing out freely!

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers back in 1977

Here’s your Sunday Funday line-up:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Debut Album NEW!

Mr. Petty & The Heartbreakers are back. Their debut album was released 44 years ago tomorrow, on November 9, 1976. The boys weren’t an “instant” hit. In fact, it finally happened when somebody said to them about American Girl, “They’re playing it up in Boston!” The rest, as they say, is history. We here in The Mermaid Lounge are celebrating by making it our Album of the Week.

3:00 p.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist

Haven’t heard this one in a while, and it’s perfect timing with this cycle’s SELECTION process. Some of the best protest songs ever recorded reside here.

Evening Open Stream with Three-in-a-Row’s

Tonight, it’s wide open stream with some Three-in-a-Row’s tossed in! In fact, we’ve several today from the ladies, including Linda Ronstadt, Valerie Carter, Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams. Stick around.

Come on. Take a load off. It’s Sunday. Your personal god of choice even took Sunday off and declared it a day of rest. Tune us in.

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The British Are Coming! Our Album of The Week, and ‘Live Dead’ Fill up Saturday, November 7, 2020

Good Morning, Music Lovers, and welcome to the weekend in The Mermaid Lounge and Music Emporium. Today we kick off with The British Are Coming, a great playlist that encapsulates the British Invasion and then some!

More than 5 hours of uninterrupted music awaits!

Here’s Saturday’s line-up:

10:00 a.m. The British Are Coming! Various Artists

Also known as, It Came From Across The Pond, we feature more than five hours of uninterrupted bliss from The Beatles, The Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Peter & Gordon,, Lulu, Petula Clark, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Searchers and more!

7:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

The final airing of this week’s album, Sweet Baby James, by James Taylor. Sunday when you roll out of bed, there’s going to be a brand new Album of The Week.

10:00 p.m. Live Dead! The Grateful Dead Live at The Hollywood Bowl, July 21, 1974 NEW!

No two tours ever the same. No two shows ever the same. The Grateful Dead remain the master jam band.

Good day to tune us in. I know. I say that every damned day. But it’s a fact. What are you waiting for?

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Jerry Jeff Walker is in The Spotlight, Open Stream Afternoon, and Echoes From the Canyon Later, Friday, November 6, 2020

Good Morning, Escape Artists! Listen, this (s)election process is a fucking bust all the way around. You need to be here listening to great music with no (s)election updates. None. We’ve only got great music to offer you.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young with Dallas Taylor and Greg Reeves.

Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Jerry Jeff Walker NEW!

Jerry Jeff Walker originated the idea of the ‘country music outlaw’ back in the day, and he lived it. He made some really great music, and he was just a blast to see in concert. I saw him a couple of times, the most memorable was when he opened for Little Feat at the old Harvard Square Theater in Cambridge. A splended time was had by all that evening.

Afternoon Open Stream with Three-in-a-Row Interludes

Enjoy your afternoon with a bunch of our new Three-in-a-Row interludes thrown in. We’re not like any other station out there. We’re circulating 26,000 songs at present. No favorites. No weighting the playlist. At work, we listen to an open 60s music station all day. It’s great. But it’s essentially the same playlist every day. That’s not us.

7:00 p.m. Echoes From The Canyon: Various Artists

The Laurel Canyon music scene is the stuff legends are born from. When you get that many talented people together in one place, it’s legendary status is almost guaranteed. Hear Neil Young, The Mamas & The Papas, The Beach Boys, Joni Mitchell, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Jackson Browne and many others.

Every day is a good day to tune us in. We have folks in Europe that keep us going for days on end. They know a good thing when they hear it.

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The Ladies Kick Off The Festivities, Our Album of The Week is Back, and The Soul Men Kick Ass This Evening, Thursday, November 5, 2020

Yes sir! And if that isn’t enough for you, we’ve got some great three-in-a-row’s lined up today. You really need to be here. It’s better than the shit on television, especially with this real-time shitshow going on.

The Ladies are in command this morning.

Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. The All-Girl Revue, Volume 4: Various Artists

It’s always a good day when the ladies are starting us out. Today we have volume 4 in our series, with Carly Simon, Lucinda Williams, Linda Ronstadt, Aretha Franklin, Sheryl Crow, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, Carole King, Joan Baez, Phoebe Snow, and many more!

3:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

We’re winding down here. After today, there’s only one more chance to hear this great album before we choose our new Album of The Week.

7:00 p.m. The Soul Men, Volume 1: Various Artists

Another open-stream-type playlist that has become popular here in The Mermaid Lounge. This one features Bill Withers, Al Green, Wicked Wilson Pickett, Freddie King, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Otis Redding, Slim Harpo, The Four Tops, Fats Domino and more.

Call me biased, but this seems like a hell of a day to tune us in. Odds are you’ll find something you’ll like. Unless, of course, you’d rather pay for what you used to get for free. You know, before money became king. If that’s the case, I can’t help you.

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It’s Another (Mostly) Open Stream Wednesday Until The Beatles, November 4, 2020

Good Morning, Musicologists! We’ve got our usual (mostly) Open Stream Wednesday. But beyond that, we’ve got single-origin programming today from our other house band.

Paul, John and George during the Let It Be Sessions.

Here’s today’s line-up:

24/7 Daily (Mostly) Open Stream

This is not just on Wednesday. The majority of the 24-hour music cycle is simply open streaming our vast catalogue. We average about 6-7 hours total daily in special programming; some days far fewer.

5:00 p.m. The Beatles: The Let It Be Sessions

These are previously unreleased sessions of The Beatles during the recording of the Let It Be album, a rare inside-the-studio look at the fab four at work.

7:00 p.m. Not the Album of The Week: Let It Be…Naked by The Beatles

Let It Be the way it was meant to be heard, stripped down without the wall of sound. Before Phil Spector got his grubby little fingers on it. It’s not that I don’t like the original album. I own it. But when this was released, a great album became even better.

Tune in. Turn on. Drop out. That was very good advice. Especially now. Take the edge off. Listen to some good music instead. Come on. You know you want to.

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Welcome to Tuesday Bluesday! Hear Our Blues Playlist, Our Album of The Week, and Winwood & Clapton Live Later, November 3, 2020

You won’t get any election updates from us. You’ll only hear music. Because here at #BecomeUngovernable Radio, we know what the only path is. In the meantime, we’ve got great music.

The House of Blues, New Orleans. One of my favorite places.

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday line-up!

11:00 a.m. Something Old, New, Borrowed, Blues: Various Artists

The playlist created for Blues Week (September 2020) is now a permanent fixture here, and is actually being expanded for Open Stream days. You will hear Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Delbert McClinton, Little Walter, Slim Harpo, The Robert Cray Band, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Long John Baldry, John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat and many more!

3:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Sweet Baby James by James Taylor

I remember seeing JT live several times, once was out at Tanglewood in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. When he sang

Now the first of December was covered with snow
So was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston
The Berkshires seemed dream-like on account of that frosting
With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go…

Lyrics from Sweet Baby James

the crowd went insane. I have hundreds of musical memories like that. Thankfully.

7:00 p.m. Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton at Madison Square Garden, New York

Two musical legends recorded live at Madison Square Garden during their performances in February of 2008.

Anyway. I have no idea what you’re waiting for, but hey, we’ve got time. I think. Hehehe.

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The Allman Brothers Live, Open Stream with Three-in-a-Row, and Our New ‘By The Numbers’ Playlist, Monday, November 2, 2020

Good Morning, Music Lovers! Welcome to another Monday. About the only good thing you can say about it is that the music remains a constant here.

The Allman Brothers Band

Here’s today’s line-up:

12:00 p.m. The Allman Brothers Band Live at A & R Studios, New York, Recorded Live on August 26, 1971

The brothers converge in A & R Studios for a live radio broadcast.

Afternoon Open Stream with Three-in-a-Rows Throughout!

We’ve got an afternoon of Open Streaming, and some new Three-in-a-Row interludes built in.

6:00 p.m. Deb’s Stream: By The Numbers Playlist, Various Artists NEW!

It seems, somehow, that all of life is a numbers game these days. And judging by the number of songs with numbers in them, it has been going on for quite some time.

Hear Mudcrutch, Chicago, Asleep at the Wheel, Eddie Cochran, J.J. Cale, Jefferson Airplane, The Mamas & The Papas, The Beatles, The Temptations, The Byrds, James Taylor, Roseann Cash, The Doors, and more!

Speaking of numbers, there are no numbers associated with #BecomeUngovernable Radio. We are free. No advertising. No bullshit. No politicians. Nobody with a word salad problem. A great day to tune us in is just about any day.

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Good Morning! Come Hear Our New AOW, JT & Carole King From The Troubadour, and Our New “Out In The Cold” Playlist, Sunday, November 1, 2020

Good Morning, Music Lovers! We are still getting our winter shit together, but we’re moving forward here with some great programming as it all falls into place!

James Taylor & Carole King working in studio.

Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Sweet Baby James by James Taylor NEW!

I remember when I first bought this album. I wore the damned thing out, I loved it so much. I still think it’s JT’s best damned album ever. It is our Album of The Week.

3:00 p.m. James Taylor & Carole King Live at The Troubadour NEW!

This was recorded in November 2007 at the Troubadour, where James Taylor and Carole King reunited on stage to celebrate the venue’s 50th anniversary. The two also originally performed at The Troubadour together in 1970.

6:00 p.m. Deb’s Stream: Out In The Cold, Various Artists NEW!

We’re moving into winter, so it’s fitting that we have a brand new playlist about the weather, inclement and otherwise. Hear Neil Young, Tom Petty & The Hearbreakers, The Allman Brothers Band, Johnny Rivers, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, and so many more!

This is the trifecta of music nirvana. We kick off a brand new month with all-new programming. This would be a most excellent day to tune us in. We’re still free. We’re also commercial-free. We’re outside this system.

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