Good Morning, Music Maestros! Here we are kicking off another week from The Mermaid Lounge at #BecomeUngovernable Radio! We’ve got some great programming today mixed in with all that Open Stream!
One of my favorites here, The Lovin’ Spoonful, led by John Sebastian (right).
Here’s today’s musical line-up:
11:00 a.m. The Association Live at The Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 3, 1970 NEW!
Here we are with one of the more underrated bands of the sixties. I think The Association is one of the most intriguing bands of sixties, hard to pin down, and with a really nice sound. I wasn’t intending on a Haiku. Sorry.
3:00 p.m. The Shadow: 06 House of Horror NEW!
Okay, here’s the deal: A mad scientist steals a gorilla from the zoo. (How is that possible?) There’s also a brain transplant involved, but I’m not giving you the details. By now, you are so on the edge of your seat that you just have to tune this one in. While I won’t reveal the details, I will say that I think The Three Stooges also did this episode.
7:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Lovin’ Spoonful
“In a coffee house Sebastian sat, and after every number they’d pass the hat…” Those are the lyrics from The Mamas & The Papas song, Creeque Alley, the story of the Laurel Canyon days. They also talk about McGuinn (The Byrds) and McGuire (Eve of Destruction), but Sebastian is John of The Lovin’ Spoonful, a great little sixties jug band. Those were the days.
Well, you have a lovely day in spite of the fact that it is Monday. You could always improve your attitude by tuning us in. We’re free. We don’t ask for your info or your credit card number. And we certainly don’t want your personal details. We’ve got nothing to sell you.
It’s Sunday Funday here in The Mermaid Lounge. We’re mid-month, which puts one of my favorite playlists into the rotation!
Today it’s The Sixties Rotation, Volume One!
Here’s your Sunday Funday line-up:
12:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin NEW!
Led Zeppelin IV was released by Atlantic Records on November 8, 1971, and was a massive critical and commercial success, shipping 37 million copies worldwide. All of the songs were written by the band, with the exception of the Memphis Minnie blues song, When The Levee Breaks.
3:00 p.m. The Sixties Rotation, Volume 1: Various Artists UPDATED!
Last time around, we gave you Volume 2; this time it’s the original volume, updated for your listening pleasure. This is basically 5+ hours of sixties open stream, no interruptions, no advertising. You can hear The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Petula Clark, Lulu, The Hollies, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Bobbie Gentry, Johnny Rivers, The Dave Clark Five, The Box Tops, Dusty Springfield, Mary Wells and many more!
This brings us up just about 8:00 p.m., when you’ll hear…more Open Stream. And that’s because we run 24/7 and our Streaming Mermaid is always on top of things. Get it together and join the rest of the planet at:
Good Morning, Fellow Music Lovers! Here we are from The Mermaid Lounge with today’s programming line-up. Remember, children, that the majority of our 24-hour streaming day is dedicated to wide open stream.
Little Eva.
Here’s today’s line-up from The Mermaid Lounge!
11:00 a.m. Money, Honey Playlist: Various Artists NEW!
Money. It’s the root of all evil. Today we have a brand new playlist all about money. You’ll hear from Elvis Presley, Randy Newman, The Beatles, Rosanne Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, The Steve Miller Band, the J. Geils Band, and many more!
3:00 p.m. The Shadow: Caverns of Death FINAL AIRING!
Shadow fans, this is the final airing of this particular episode. We’ll introduce a new episode on Monday.
7:00 p.m. The Soul Sisters, Volume 1: Various Artists
We get our sisters on the air this afternoon to bring us some great rhythm & blues: Carla Thomas, Little Eva, Irma Thomas, The Supremes, Martha & The Vandellas, Ann Peebles, Aretha Franklin, The Ronettes, and more!
Come on, tune us in, people. We’re sitting here with our friends from around the world waiting for you.
Good Morning, Music Lovers! We’ve got an excellent line-up for you today, including a new Spotlight resident in Jackson Browne. We’ve also updated our All About Blue playlist!
Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, one of the absolute best.
Here’s today’s line-up:
11:00 a.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of Jackson Browne NEW!
There’s not much you can say about Jackson Browne other than the fact that he is one of the best songwriters to ever grace the airwaves. He has sold 18 million copies of his albums in the United States. His songs have been sung by Linda Ronstad, The Eagles, BonnieRaitt, and many others.
3:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Eli and The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro
Here’s another brilliant songwriter who has made others famous. But to hear Laura cover her own songs is a pleasure indeed.
7:00 p.m. All About Blue: Various Artists UPDATED & EXPANDED
I never realized how many songs had the word “blue” in it until I started researching this playlist. Hear The Allman Brothers Band, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Fats Domino, Eric Clapton, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Dylan, Jonathan Edwards, and more!
What are you all waiting for? Tune us in. You will not regret it.
Good Morning from The Mermaid Lounge! Here we are not marking Pearl Harbor Day, but kicking off the day with some folk music, as we begin to build our folk music library here on #BecomeUngovernable Radio.
Joan Baez with Judy Collins, two of the earliest players on the folk music scene.
Here’s today’s line-up:
12:00 p.m. Folk Music from A-Z: Various Artists NEW!
Folk music is part of the fabric of American life. We’ve got a great playlist here to kick off our push for more folk in our programming and general rotation. You can hear Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, The Carter Family, Joni Mitchell, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Peter, Paul & Mary, The Kingston Trio and more!
3:00 p.m. The Shadow: 02. Caverns of Death NEW!
During a cave tour, several students fall into a pit when the railing gives way. We’re not telling you the rest. You’ll have to tune into Orson Welles.
7:00 p.m. Cream’s Farewell Concert, January 5, 1969
The BBC transmission of Cream’s farewell show with Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and the great Ginger Baker.
We’ve got great programming every day, and it’s always wrapped around our Wide Open Stream of 26,000+ songs. No two days ever sounds the same here, and that’s the difference between us and the rest of them.
Good Morning, Musicologists! We have a planned server upgrade today, so we will be Open Streaming right up until this evening when The Beatles and The Shadow drop by.
Here’s today’s line-up:
All Day Open Stream Friday with Three-in-a-Row’s!
We have an all-day Open Stream. Whatever the Streaming Mermaid picks up is what will play. We’re circulating 26,000+ songs all day. No two days ever sound the same here in The Mermaid Lounge.
7:00 p.m. The Beatles: The Endgame
The endgame battles of the Fab Four are legendary, but they continued to make outstanding music right up until the end, and they resolved their personal issues over time. What they contributed to rock music far outweighs their personal issues. This is the third and final portion of our Beatles Retrospective series.
10:00 p.m. The Shadow: Aboard The Steamship Amazon
Our final airing of this week’s episode of The Shadow. We got off to a late start with the opening of the show this week, but next week, The Shadow airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Watch the schedule!
This is a good day to tune us in and get the flavor for what our music and programming is all about. Tomorrow, we kick off some new playlists, and new artists in our general rotation as we prepare for The Winter of Our Discontent.
It’s Saturday, and that means it’s like Grand Central Station for music lovers! We’ve got some great stuff today, but guess what? It’s still only a total of eight hours of programming in a 24-hour play cycle.
Bonnie Raitt. Great Fucking Voice. Badass Guitarist. Legend.
Here’s today’s line-up!
11:00 a.m. The Summer of Love, Volume One: Various Artists
Undoubtedly my time here. This was a time in music history when so many really good sounds were made. And they didn’t all sound the fucking same, or come out of the magic box.
This playlist features Petula Clark, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Yardbirds, The Spencer Davis Group, The Box Tops, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Marvin Gaye, Van Morrison, The Doors and many more!
3:00 p.m. Album of The Week: Homecoming by America
One of America’s finest albums has its final airing today. Tomorrow when you wake up, there will be a new album posted on the blog.
7:00 p.m. Bonnie Raitt In-Studio Concert: The Wonderland Tape, August 5, 1977 NEW!
Bonnie Raitt live in-studio in August of 1977, one month after the release of her Sweet Forgiveness album — her sixth album and the one that put her on the map (although, it should have happened much earlier). It also provided her first commercial hit, Runaway, the excellent bluesy remake of Del Shannon’s classic.
10:00 p.m. Live Dead! The Grateful Dead Live at Onondega County War Memorial, New York, September 28, 1976 (aka, Dick’s Picks, Vol. 20) NEW!
Yet another live classic from the world’s preeminent jam band. Even if we repeated a concert or a hundred, you’d never know. They never sound the same and you always hear something new. (BTW, there is no Grateful Dead without Jerry Garcia.)
Tune in. Turn on. Drop out. That’s the order of the day. So, just do it.
It’s Saturday, Music Lovers, and it’s our busiest programming day of the week. We have some excellent stuff today.
After a Judy Collins recording session in 1968, Stephen Stills took the opportunity to make some new songs of his own.
Here’s your Saturday line-up:
11:00 a.m. Badfinger Live at The BBC 1972/1973
Badfinger is the only bona fide hitmakers signed to The Apple Label (besides The Beatles, of course). These great live soundboard recordings at the BBC took place in June 1972 and August 1973.
3:00 p.m. Album of The Week: The Main Refrain by Wendy Waldman
Our final airing of this week’s featured album. Tomorrow when you wake up, we’ll do it all again with a new selection.
7:00 p.m. Stephen Stills: Just Roll Tape, April 26, 1968
A planned Judy Collins recording session turns into an impromptu recording session for Stephen Stills as well. He says ‘just roll tape,’ and we say ‘just listen in.’
10:00 p.m. Live Dead! The Grateful Dead Live at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., July 6, 1986 NEW!
The Dead are live once again from The Mermaid Lounge with a 1986 performance at RFK Stadium. No two shows alike, my music lovers.
This is Saturday, and an excellent day to find out what we’re all about. Join your friends around the globe and tune us in.
Good Morning, Musicologists! How the hell are you on this fine Friday? We’ve got some good stuff coming your way today with plenty of wide Open Stream!
Jeff Lynne of The Move, ELO and The Traveling Wilburys, and Heartbreaker producer.
Here’s today’s line-up:
11:00 a.m. Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Wembley or Bust, June 24, 2017
Here in The Mermaid Lounge, we have the ultimate respect for all things Wilbury. That would include Jeff Lynne. Today we have the Electric Light Orchestra’s Wembley concert from 2017. Most people don’t know this, but ELO isn’t Lynne’s first band. The Move was, and they made the original version of Do Ya! Jeff Lynne is also responsible for a string of Heartbreaker hit albums and songs.
Afternoon Open Stream
Circulating more than 26,000 songs all afternoon, with some Three-in-a-Rows tossed in for good measure. Listen up.
7:00 p.m. In The Spotlight: The Music of The Hollies
The Hollies are truly one of the most underrated bands in all of music history, and were a big part of The British Invasion. This evening, we put them In The Spotlight.
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