Strike Watch Returns, Paul Simon in the Spotlight, Blind Faith Live, and Tom Petty Deep Cuts, Friday, November 22, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! TGIF, baby. It’s the weekend, and we have some new stuff for you here, including Paul Simon and Blind Faith.

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Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. Strike Watch with Adam Rice

All the news from the world of civil disobedience and general unrest around globe.

2:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Paul Simon

A master craftsman for the ages deserves his day in the spotlight.

6:00 p.m. Blind Faith Live at the Earl Warren Showgrounds (8-16-69)

Here we are today on the 56th Anniversary of JFK’s assassination. What are the odds that this concert would be taking place at the Earl Warren Showgrounds? You’d have to have blind faith to believe that report.

9:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Deep Cuts and B-Sides

As I have said many times, Petty’s B-sides are better than most bands’ A-sides.

Pull up a comfy chair. Bliss awaits at www.tinyurl.com/becomeungovernableradio

CCR in the Spotlight, Lucinda Williams at the Fillmore, Happy 43rd to Petty’s Debut Album, and Big Pink’s Last Play, Saturday, November 9, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We’ve got some great musical guests programmed in to the rotation today, so let’s get down to it.

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Here’s your line-up:

11:00 a.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Creedence Clearwater Revival

How a bunch of guys hailing from Berkeley, California, could sound like they just walked out of Cajun country has always been a mystery to me, but CCR did it with authority. This is one of the greatest rock n’ roll bands ever. And by the way, happy birthday to Tom Fogerty!

2:00 p.m. Lucinda Williams Live at The Fillmore

5:00 p.m. The Band: Music From Big Pink

This will be the final airing of this week’s album pick. Next Monday, there’ll be a new album on the front page of the blog and playing on the station.

9:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: The Debut Album

Happy 43rd birthday release date for the self-titled Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers debut album, released on November 9, 1976. To hear Petty tell the story, it just sat there and did nothing initially. Then somebody came in and said, “They’re playing you up in Boston.” The rest, I am happy to say as a native Bostonian, is history.

11:00 p.m. The Ungovernables Report

With Sarah Freels and Adam Rice.

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We’re Closing Out Tom Petty (& The Heartbreakers) Month in Fine Fashion!

Good Evening, Ungovernables! It’s the last day of PettyFest here at #BecomeUngovernable Radio and we’re going out in style!

Here’s your program list:

11:00 a.m. Tom Petty’s Final Interview

Contrary to urban legend, Tom Petty did not know he was going to pass into the great wide open. He had plans.

2:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of The Traveling Wilburys

The things they did just for fun and because they liked each other.

7:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live in Santa Monica (12.31.78)

The legendary New Year’s Eve show with a great version of Shout.

10:00 p.m. Happy Anniversary, Damn The Torpedoes!

The Heartbreakers’ signature album was released forty years ago on October 19th. It’s time to celebrate. This is an expanded version of the album, with some outtakes and demos. Enjoy!

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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Jeff Beck, Shawn Colvin, and Petty Does Double-Duty as DJ, Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We’re coming to the end of Petty month, and we’re pulling out the stops. Now we have Tom the performer and Tom the DJ on the same day!

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Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Jeff Beck: The Fire Meets The Fury

Do we need to say any more than that?

2:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Shawn Colvin

The importance of Shawn Colvin to women in music cannot be understated, although she often seems to bring up the rear.

5:00 p.m. Petty’s Peculiar Picks: The Best of Tom Petty’s Buried Treasure

One overlooked aspect of Tom Petty’s illustrious career was his stint as a DJ for Sirius XM Radio. He started his Buried Treasure show on the Deep Tracks Channel, but moved it to To Petty Radio when his own channel went on the air. Prior to his death, he did more than 400 hour-long shows that basically give you the history of rock n’ roll.

In this playlist, you’ll hear the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Bobby “Blue” Bland, LaVern Baker, Little Richard, and Wanda Jackson, among others.

9:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Take The Highway Live, 1991

“Turn on, tune in, drop out.” -Timothy Leary

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Ronstadt, The Dead, and Monterey Pop, Along With a New Heartbreakers Playlist, Monday, October 28, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We’re cooking now as we make our way to the end of Tom Petty month. We’ll go out with a bang with some new music, starting today!

Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. Linda Ronstadt: Live in Hollywood (1980)

The only actual Ronstadt-approved live album ever released, and it didn’t happen until 2019. It was well worth the wait.

2:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Under the Covers (New!)

The Heartbreakers have to be the best cover band alive. Here’s some more stuff they didn’t write, but still made their own.

5:00 p.m. The Grateful Dead: Dick’s Picks, Volume 32

9:00 p.m. The Monterey International Pop Festival

Before Woodstock, there was Monterey with Otis Redding, The Byrds, the Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and more!

This isn’t rocket science, this is music!

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Steely Dan in the Spotlight, Eric Clapton & Friends Sing J.J. Cale, Janis Joplin is “Live” at Winterland, and Petty is “Live” on the Mojo Tour

Good Morning, Ungovernables! It’s going to be a wet, wild weather day here in Beantown, but we’ve got plenty of great music to soothe the savage beast.

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Here’s your line-up for Sunday!

11:00 a.m. The Ungovernables Report

2:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Steely Dan

5:00 p.m. Eric Clapton & Friends Pay Tribute to J.J. Cale

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live 2010: The Mojo Tour

11:00 p.m. Janis Joplin Live at Winterland (1968)

Pull up a tab and enjoy!

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It’s All-Girls Day (Except for The Heartbreakers, Of Course), and We Open With Amy Winehouse, Saturday, October 26, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We’re back with All-Girls Day. That is, except for the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers interlude. We’re sure they wouldn’t mind.

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Here’s your line-up:

11:00 a.m. Amy Winehouse: Live at Porchester Hall (2007)

Yet another amazingly talented singer whose life was taken far too soon.

2:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Music of Bonnie Raitt

5:00 p.m. Joni Mitchell: Live at Red Rocks (1983)

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live: Pack Up the Plantation!

10:00 p.m. The Ungovernables Report for the Week Ending 10/24/2019

In between and 24/7, it’s nothing but great stream music.

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It’s a “Rare” Day For Fans of The Beatles, the Ungovernable Report Returns, and More From The Heartbreakers, Friday, October 25, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We’ve got some prime Beatles stuff coming up for you today so let’s get to it!

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Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m. The Beatles: The Let It Be Sessions

This is rare and previously unreleased audio of the Beatles at work developing the tracks for Let It Be.

2:00 p.m. The Beatles: Let It Be Naked

The stripped down version of a great album the way it was meant to be heard before Phil Spector applied his infamous “wall of sound.”

5:00 p.m. The Ungovernable Report

With Sarah Freels still sidelined, Adam Rice steps up to the plate one more time to deliver the news. Sarah will return for the next episode.

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at The Fillmore (1999)

Tom Petty month is winding down, but we’ve still got some great stuff on tap!

Did I mention that in between all this programmed material, we’re streaming the best damned music on the planet?

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Dr. John in the Spotlight; The House Play List Beckons; and New Petty Live on Thursday, October 24, 2019

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We’re back in the saddle here and we have some great new material for you!

Here’s your planned programming line-up:

2:00 p.m. In the Spotlight: The Musical Legacy of Dr. John

Dr. John passed this year, but his great New Orleans sound lives on forever.

5:00 p.m. The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist

9:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live at Winterland (12/31/78)

As this year’s Petty Party winds down, we’ve got new live material to share with you.

Pull up a tab and join the party!

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Open Stream All Day Long; A Nod to The Heartbreakers in the Evening, Tuesday, October 22, 2019

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There’s only one for the line-up this evening:

8:00 p.m. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Olympic (2002)

This is officially known as The Last DJ Tour. This was the one album that the Heartbreakers made that didn’t have a unifying ‘theme’ to it, or so the rumor goes. I think the critics are regimented in this industry. Apparently, the prevailing sentiment among the snobby writers is that a mere collection of fucking great songs isn’t enough.

Actually, The Last DJ is (and always has been) about greed –that’s the only unifying theme it needs. Tom Petty was the one music artist who stood up and told the industry that he thought music was overpriced and that’s why people pirated it. Everybody else remained mute.

Tune in. You’ll enjoy it.