Category: Albums

The Sounds of Laurel Canyon, Jimmy Buffett’s Final AOW Airing, Jagger/Richards are the New Singer-Songwriters, Saturday, September 9, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! The weekenders are here and we’ve got some great stuff lined up starting early this morning. You’ll need to roll yourself out of bed early today!

Here’s where we’re at today:

9:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes by Jimmy Buffett FINAL AIRING!

I have said over the years and will continue to say over the rest of my time on earth that this is one of my favorite albums of all time. If we can call Jimmy Buffett’s attractiion ‘a feeling,’ then we can call this album all about ‘a feeling.’ It’s complicated, and we don’t care. Because deep down inside, we’re all Parrot Heads.

11:00 a.m. Music From Laurel Canyon: Various Artists UPDATE COMING SOON!

This is the music incubator for two generations of geniuses, including those who melded rock with country and folk. You’ll hear The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas, Buffalo Springfield, The Beach Boys, The Doors, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, The Monkees, CSNY, Manassas, John Mayall, The Eagles, J.D. Souther, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, James Taylor, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band and more!

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Mick Jagger & Keith Richards NEW!

How many songs have they given us? It’s still a mystery after all these years. Some say 165 songs, while others put it somewhere in the 300+ range. Why quibble? Either way, they’ve given us a boatload of great songs. They are this week’s featured singer-songwriters.

It’s the weekend, homies. Get on board. We’re on this jig 24/7 at no charge to the human race. And we don’t accept commercial advertising either. We’re all about the music. Swear to it.

This way to Laurel Canyon!

Onward With the ‘Color My World’ EP, Jimmy Buffett’s AOW and CSNY In the Spotlight, Thursday, September 7, 2023

Good morning, musicologists and welcome to the downslide to the weekend! We start it all off with our ‘Color My World’ multi-artist (and very musically eclectic) EP today!

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Color My World: Various Artists

Songs with colors in the title, lyrics or both. Even the whiff of color puts it on this list with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Donovan, Booker T. & The MGs, Electric Light Orchestra, Procol Harum, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Amy Winehouse, Sam & Dave, Badfinger, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, The Hollies, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin, Cream, Marvin Gaye, Lucinda Williams, John Hiatt, J.D. Souther, Linda Ronstadt and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Changes In Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes by Jimmy Buffett

We’ve got one more airing for you after today and that’ll be sometime on Saturday. Get on it while you can!

7:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Right there behind The Traveling Wilburys on my Supergroup Meter, although quite dysfunctional compared to The Wilburys. They are the original drama llamas of music, but that didn’t stop them from making some of the best stuff on the planet.

We’ve passed the midweek point now. It’s all downhill to the weekend from here. This is your opportunity to get there in style. We’re on 24/7 at no charge and turning on the tunes is hassle-free. Just push play.

PLAY.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday With a Longplayer From the Ladies and a Robert Johnson Spotlight. In Between, it’s Jimmy Buffett. September 5, 2023

Good morning, bluesologists and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday. We kick off the month with our ‘Ladies Sing The Blues’ EP promptly at 9:00 a.m. But there’s more!

Here’s your Tuesday Bluesday lineup:

9:00 a.m. Ladies Sing the Blues: Various Artists

Our newest blues EP is a sweet one indeed as we put the spotlight on the ladies. Spend some time with Billie Holliday, Big Mama Thornton, Ruth Brown, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, Koko Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Christine McVie, Marcia Ball, Ellen McIlwaine, Susan Tedeschi, Irma Thomas, Tracy Nelson, Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, Sippie Wallace, Bessie Smith, Shawn Murphy, Angela Strehli, Aretha Franklin, The Blues Broads and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes by Jimmy Buffett

The career-defining album for Jimmy Buffett takes its second spin as our Album of The Week. This is just a brilliant album, frankly. It’s just got a groove and a feel to it.

7:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Robert Johnson

Blues great Robert Johnson’s recording career lasted only seven years. Yet he has managed to put himself at the top of the list of the great influential artists of the genre.

Tuesday Bluesday is always one of those high-traffic days, and with good reason. We’ve got a hell of a blues library and the Music Mermaid knows how to spin it. We’re on 24/7 at no charge and with no commercial interruption.

Ladies Sing The Blues!

Living is Easy on Sunday With Our New AOW From Jimmy Buffett and the ‘What’s In a Name’ Multi-Artist EP, September 3, 2023

Good morning, music lovers! It’s Sunday in The Mermaid Lounge and the living is easy with our brand new AOW from Jimmy Buffett (yes, this was on the list before his sad passing) and our ‘What’s In a Name’ multi-artist EP starting mid-afternoon.

Here’s your musical lineup:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes by Jimmy Buffett NEW!

Affectionately known as the Mayor of Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett passed away on September 1. There was a lot of mystery surrounding his health prior to this, but it is now known that he passed form Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare form of skin cancer. Jimmy Buffett was a hell of a ride. If you’ve ever seen him ‘live’ you know his shows were a blast. He was a guy who took music seriously, but had a good time doing it and his ‘Parrotheads’ did as well.

I saw him at Fenway Park in Boston in the early 2000’s, the first time I’d ever seen a musical act at Fenway. It was unbelievable. I took a Buffett shamer with me to the show. Even he had a blast and confessed he went out and bought this very album after. This is as good an album as anyone has released. There isn’t a song we don’t like, and it was on our list from the beginning. I moved it up. Circumstances called for that.

3:00 p.m. What’s In a Name: Various Artists

A fun EP here with songs including names in the title, lyrics or both. Some people are real. Some people are not. You’ll hear Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Them, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Donovan, Steve Winwood, Bonnie Raitt, Shawn Colvin, Carly Simon, Warren Zevon, Laura Nyro, Bobbie Gentry, The Kinks, Three Dog Night, The Association, Joni Mitchell, Badfinger, Linda Ronstadt, Steely Dan, Chi Coltrane, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, James Taylor, Tony Joe White and more!

Kick back, relax and chill. It’s a day of rest. If there’s a big guy up there, he even took the day off. We’re on 24/7 (not just during programming), we are totally free of charge, and ask for nothing…no personal info or credit card. Nada. Zero. Zip. Zilch. What’s not to love?

All Hail Jimmy Buffett!

‘The British Are Coming’ EP, Farewell to “Pet Sounds” as Our AOW, and Robbie Robertson is the Featured Singer-Songwriter on September 2, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! We have a fine lineup for you today with our ‘British Are Coming’ EP, the final airing of our AOW, and the introduction of the great Robbie Robertson as our featured singer-songwriter.

Here’s today’s lineup:

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

From the British Invasion of the early sixties and beyond, you’ll hear The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Dave Mason, Electric Light Orchestra, Petula Clark, The Zombies, The Hollies Dusty Springfield, Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Kinks, Dave Clark Five, The Bee Gees, The Moody Blues, Rod Stewart, George Harrison, Them, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Badfinger, The Yardbirds, Traffic, Elton John, Lulu, Pink Floyd, Yes, The Animals, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, The Spencer Davis Group, Cream, Donovan and more!

5:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys FINAL AIRING!

We bid a very fond farewell to this great album today. Tomorrow, we’ll have a brand new album here for you.

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Robbie Robertson NEW!

Today we introduce the great Robbie Robertson as our featured singer-songwriter. He started his long career as lead guitarist for Bob Dylan, moved on to become the leader of The Band and a successful solo artist. Along with his bandmates in The Band, he was instrumental in creating the ‘Americana’ musical genre.

Another great day to tune us in as we always give you non-stop music at no charge and with no commercial interruption. What else could you possibly want?

The British Are Coming!

We End the Month with Our ‘In Your Dreams’ EP, The Beach Boys’ AOW, and ‘Live’ Jackson Browne, Thursday, August 31, 2023

We end the month in fine style as we dream of fall in New England. We’ve got our ‘In Your Dreams’ EP to start things off.

Here’s your musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. In Your Dreams: Various Artists

Dreaming is a popular topic among songwriters as you will see when you pull up a comfy chair and listen to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Aerosmith, Crowded House, the Moody Blues, Van Morrison, The Eurythmics, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Nanci Griffith, the Electric Prunes, Fleetwod Mac, Roy Orbison, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Mamas & The Papas, Jimmy Buffett, the Alan Parsons Project, the Allman Brothers Band, Supertramp, Randy Newman, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Widespread Panic, The Youngbloods, Jimmy Ruffin, Jackson Browne, Mudcrutch, Patsy Cline, Joe Walsh, Bruce Springsteen, k.d. lang, Dusty Springfield and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

Tune in to this great progressive rock album before it goes away. Saturday will be our final airing, time TBD.

7:00 p.m. Jackson Browne Live at The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA, August 15, 1973

A live performance from Jackson Browne early in his career with good friend David Lindley in tow at a great little coffee house that hosted some of the best of this generation.

Before, in between and after we give you our big, wide Open Stream courtesy of the venerable Music Mermaid. She has impeccable taste in music, as you no doubt know.

In Your Dreams!

Tuesday Bluesday Brings a Delbert McClinton Spotlight and The Blues Project ‘Live’ in Central Park, August 29, 2023

Good morning, global bluesologists and welcome to another Tuesday Bluesday here. Today we’ve got Delbert McClinton and The Blues Project on tap for opening and closing with our AOW in between.

Here’s today’s musical menagerie:

9:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Delbert McClinton

Delbert McClinton is a legend in Texas roots music. Primarily known as a blues and electric blues artist, singer, songwriter, harmonica player, piano player, Delbert McClinton knows how to combine country, blues, soul and rock n’ roll seamlessly into his own sound, as if there is no distinction between any of those genres. Listen up and listen in.

3:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys

This is the second airing of this great mindbending album, certainly one of the most influential albums of its time.

7:00 p.m. The Blues Project Reunion in Central Park, New York, October 24, 1973

Join us tonight as we close out Tuesday Bluesday with some live music from The Blues Project from Central Park.

Tuesday Bluesday is always a busy Lounge day and today is no exception, so jump on in and have yourself a great music day with the rest of us! We’re on 24/7 totally free of charge and free of commercial interruption.

It’s Tuesday Bluesday!

Let’s Keep It Simple: We’ve Got ‘Pet Sounds’ as Our AOW and We Hit The Road With Our ‘Travelin’ Fever’ EP, Sunday, August 27, 2023

Good morning, serious weekenders! This is our keep-it-simple day today and the living couldn’t be any easier here in The Mermaid Lounge. Read on for details!

Here is your musical road ahead:

11:00 a.m. Album of The Week: Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys NEW!

This is The Beach Boys eleventh studio release, although it was pretty much a Brian Wilson tour-de-force solo project of major proportions. He composed the majority of this by himself, spurred on by a mystical revelation (there was a lot of that going around those days) and by the work of The Beatles. It is certainly considered one of the greatest and most influential albums in popular music history.

3:00 p.m. Travelin’ Fever: Various Artists

We’re back on the move again with our road warriors, including Canned Heat, Tom Petty & The Hearbreakers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Steve Miller Band, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Fogelberg, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Doors, The Eagles, Little Feat, The Band, Willie Nelson, Edwin Starr, Guy Clark, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Asleep at The Wheel, The Traveling Wilburys, Mudcrutch, Loggins & Messina, Buffalo Springfield, Tom Rush, The Guess Who, The Beatles, Ray Charles, The Marshall Tucker Band, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Del Shannon and more!

Before, in between and after, on a 24/7 rotation, we’ve got our big, wide Open Stream under the command of The Music Mermaid. As you well know, she has impeccable taste in music. If you tune us in today, you can see that for yourselves!

We’ve Got Travelin’ Fever!

Saturday Delivers Our House EP, the Final Airing of Our AOW, and Brian Wilson, the New Singer-Songwriter, August 26, 2023

Good morning, music lovers everywhere! It’s time for the weekenders in The Lounge and we’re ready to kick things off in fine form today with our House EP!

Here’s today’s weekenders’ lineup:

9:00 a.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist: Various Artists

The first few playlists we ever put together here were a bunch of smaller ones that we eventually wove into this masterpiece of the music that inspired the station. You’ll hear Barry McGuire, The Temptations, Edwin Starr, Peter Tosh, The Beatles, Genesis, T-Rex, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Country Joe & The Fish, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Joan Baez, CSNY, Pink Floyd, The Animals, Ten Years After, Plastic Ono Band, George Harrison, Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Three Dog Night, Jimmy Cliff, Richie Havens, Marvin Gaye, The Association, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, Pete Seeger, Nina Simone, Janis Joplin, The Band and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: North South by Paul Butterfield Blues Band FINAL AIRING!

This is the farewell airing for this album. Tomorrow when you roll yourselves out of bed, we’ll have a brand new album for you.

8:00 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Series: The Music of Brian Wilson NEW!

Brian Wilson is considered a genius in songwriting circles for many reasons, one of which is his novel approaches to pop music composition. There is absolutely no doubt that he is one of the most innovative and influential songwriters of his generation. He also happens to be the co-founder of The Beach Boys, and that is certainly what he is best known for. Today we pay him respects as both because you wouldn’t have one without the other.

Join us as we kick off the weekend in style in just over an hour! There’s plenty of room in The Lounge. We’re open 24/7 and there’s no cover charge either.

The #BU House EP!

We’re On the Downslide to the Weekend With the ‘Friends of Mine’ EP, Paul Butterfield’s AOW and ‘Live’ Steely Dan Later, on Thursday, August 24, 2023

Good morning, musicologists! We’re headed toward the weekend with our newest EP, called ‘Friends of Mine.’ We also have Paul Butterfield’s AOW, and give you some live Steely Dan later.

Here’s Thursday’s musical lineup:

9:00 a.m. Friends of Mine: Various Artists

This morning we begin with our newest EP, an eclectic collection of artists talking about their friends, some real, some not. Some good, some not so good. You’ll hear The Guess Who, Willie Nelson, War, The Beach Boys, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Todd Rundgren, Linda Ronstadt, Queen, R.E.M., Simon & Garfunkel, John Prine, Carole King, Grateful Dead, Lou Reed, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, The Kinks, Joan Baez, The Beatles, Carly Simon, Tracy Nelson, The Byrds, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Jackson Browne, Steppenwolf, Elton John, Maria Muldaur, Argent, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Otis Redding and more!

4:00 p.m. Album of The Week: North South by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band

We’re winding down on this one. The final airing will be sometime on Saturday, so get it while you can!

8:00 p.m. Steely Dan Live at The Woodlands Pavillion, Houston, Texas, September 3, 1993

We close out today’s official programming with a great live performance by Steely Dan in Houston. Be there or be square.

But we won’t stop there. We’re on 24/7 with our without programming withour great, wide Open Stream from The Music Mermaid. We’re totally free of charge and free from commercial advertising.

Friends of Mine.