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Special podcast version of Michael Shelley's weekly radio show, featuring interviews with the high-rollers of rock, soul, country, and jazz.

Location:

East Orange, NJ

Networks:

WFMU

Description:

Special podcast version of Michael Shelley's weekly radio show, featuring interviews with the high-rollers of rock, soul, country, and jazz.

Twitter:

@WFMU

Language:

English

Contact:

WFMU P.O. Box 2011 Jersey City, NJ 07303-2011 201-200-9368


Episodes
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Don't Just Sit There, Open It Wide from Aug 2, 2025

8/2/2025
Neil McArthur - "World Of Glass" [0:00:00] Brian D'Addario - "Nothing On My Mind" [0:03:37] Lou Rawls - "Dead End Street" [0:12:27] Byron Lee And The Dragonaires - "I Shot the Sheriff" [0:14:37] Lovin' Cohens, The - "Shoily Klein" [0:18:02] Red Simpson - "Sidewalk Patrol" [0:23:02] Eddie Floyd And Mavis Staples - "Never Let You Go" [0:25:27] Nick Lowe - "Raging Eyes" [0:31:15] NRBQ - "I'm Satisfied" [0:33:34] Lovin' Spoonful - "It's Not Time Now" [0:38:07] Dave Edmunds - "I Got Your Number" [0:42:42] Sam Lay's Bluesband - "Sloppy Drunk" [0:46:50] Ken Nordine - "Brown" [0:50:24] Beach Boys, The - "That Same Song" [0:53:00] Jonathan Richman - "This Kind Of Music" [0:55:06] Shane - "That Girl Of Mine" [0:58:09] Quebe Sisters, The - "Shame On You" [1:01:48] Ray Bryant Combo - "The Madison Time - Part I" [1:04:28] Bill Fox - "Singin' A Melody" [1:07:50] Bruce Springsteen - "Little Girl Like You" [1:09:16] Roger Nichols and Paul Williams - "The Drifter" [1:12:44] Marvin Gaye - "Let's Get It On (demo)" [1:15:07] Prumes, The, Featuring Little Colin - "You Sexy Thing" [1:20:12] David Lowery - "I Wrote A Song Called Take The Skinheads Bowling" [1:23:04] Los Straitjackets - "Wrong Way Inn" [1:25:07] Del Shannon - "Stand Up" [1:30:45] Los Super Seven - "The El Burro Song" [1:33:11] Rabies, The - "(My Girl's A) Hologram" [1:38:16] Hollies, The - "Games We Play" [1:41:58] Lewis Pruitt - "Crazy Bullfrog" [1:42:51] Sun Ra - "Tony's Wife (demo)" [1:45:06] Tommy McLain - "Matching Shoes And Purses" [1:47:58] Flaco Jimenez with Los Caminantes - "Corazón Humano" [1:51:17] Black Sabbath - "Blue Suede Shoes" [1:53:27] Longmont Potion Castle - "Underbakke And Associates" [1:54:54] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154546

Duration:02:08:53

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Guest: Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer from Jul 26, 2025

7/26/2025
Greg Calbi - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154519

Duration:01:42:44

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Guest: Greg Calbi from Jul 26, 2025

7/26/2025
nikki lane - "Jackpot" Yo La Tengo - "if it's true" Greg Calbi - "Interview" Keith Richards - "How I Wish" NRBQ - "I Want to Show You" Greg Calbi - "Interview" Beatles - "Getting Better" Greg Calbi - "Interview" R.E.M. - "Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars)" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154302

Duration:02:08:55

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Don't Wanna Go from Jul 19, 2025

7/19/2025
Coco Hames - "I Don't Wanna Go" Roger Nichols and the Small Circle of Friends - "Can I Go" [0:03:39] Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys - "Drop Us Off At Bob's Place" [0:06:47] Garnet Mimms - "It Was Easier to Hurt Her" [0:10:01] Three Sounds - "Oh Well Oh Well" [0:12:26] Roves, The - "Now That You're Not Around" [0:16:18] Jerry Fuller - "The Master Plan" [0:20:37] Rodney Crowell - "Queen Of Hearts" [0:23:56] Nick Lowe - "Jet Pac Boomerang" [0:30:49] Marksmen, The - "Candy Caine" [0:37:29] Steve Miller - "Spaced Cowboy (instrumental version)" [0:38:31] Gary Lewis And The Playboys - "Heart Full Of Soul" [0:40:37] Hank Williams Jr. And Connie Francis - "Singin The Blues" [0:44:10] Treniers - "Everything's Wild in Wildwood" [0:48:03] Frankie Lymon - "Let's Fall In Love" [0:50:05] Untamed Youth, The - "What Do I Get?" [0:52:01] Johnny Fortune - "Don Stole My Girl" [0:54:53] Girls On Grass - "Goth Punk Hillbilly Angel" [0:59:18] Little Richard - "Function At The Junction" [1:03:52] Bram Tchaikovsky - "Girl Of My Dreams" [1:06:17] Astronauts, The - "Let's Surf Again" [1:12:36] Fleur De Lys - "Circles" [1:14:16] Tennessee Ernie Ford And Kay Starr - "Ain't Nobody's Business" [1:18:10] Johnnie Johnson - "Tanqueray" [1:23:42] George Semper - "Collard Greens" [1:27:21] Helen Love - "Girl About Town" [1:29:48] Queers, The - "Overdue" [1:32:35] British Casuals, The - "Hello It's Me" [1:35:54] Vernon Wray - "Tailpipe" [1:38:13] Lee Dorsey - "Give It Up" [1:44:21] Jay Gonzalez - "Strong One" [1:47:26] Explorers Club, The - "Ruby" [1:50:47] Belle And Sebastian - "Jonathan David" [1:53:36] Mike Francesa - "Ryan In Eastchester" [1:56:31] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/154066

Duration:02:08:47

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I'll Bring The Chips And The Dips And Root Beer from Jul 12, 2025

7/12/2025
Monkees, The - "You Bring The Summer" Astro Chimp - "She's My Summer Girl" [0:04:19] Johnny Allan - "Promised Land" [0:08:49] Cathy Smith - "Baby, You Got It (Part 1)" [0:11:14] Jackie and Roy - "Cheerful LIttle Earful" [0:15:56] Redd Kross - "There's No One Like You" [0:16:44] Sandpipers, The - "Jennifer, Juniper" [0:20:20] Ron-Dels, The - "It's Over" [0:23:40] Impressions, The - "You Want Somebody Else" [0:26:14] Bill Fox - "I'll Give It Away" [0:29:06] Sundowners, The - "Dear Undecided" [0:33:04] Melissa Carper And Theo Lawrence - "Thank You, But No Thank You" [0:38:14] Biz Markie - "I Hear Music" [0:42:52] Winston Cole - "Knock Three Times" [0:46:41] NRBQ - "Music Goes Round and Around" [0:49:08] Dick Holler And The Holidays - "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)" [0:52:14] Bruce Springsteen - "Tiger Rose" [0:54:00] Marlena Shaw - "Liberation Conversation" [0:57:58] Lalo Schifrin - "Mannix" [1:01:23] Lalo Schifrin - "Menina Feia" [1:03:14] Roger Nichols and the Small Circle of Friends - "Just Beyond Your Smile" [1:09:31] Roger Nichols and Paul Williams - "The Drifter" [1:11:38] Elvis Costello And The Attractions - "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down" [1:15:54] Mavis Staples - "You Got To Move" [1:19:28] Freedy Johnston - "Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes" [1:22:04] SPECIAL GUEST - "Hoboken Jack!" [1:23:56] Freedy Johnston - "Tearing Down This Place" [1:31:42] Bobby Vee - "Here Today" [1:36:55] Willie Nelson - "That's All" [1:39:28] Aretha Franklin - "Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)" [1:41:44] Cars, The - "Don't Cha Stop" [1:45:06] Platform Six - "Money Will Not Mean A Thing" [1:49:09] Jim Lauderdale And Ralph Stanley - "Fly, Lovebird Fly" [1:51:14] Hoodoo Gurus - "Death Defying" [1:53:49] Ken Sims - "Revolution" [1:57:23] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153910

Duration:02:08:46

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Lalo Schifrin Remembered from Jun 28, 2025

6/28/2025
Lalo Schifrin - "Interview From Feb. 17, 2007" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153588

Duration:00:17:53

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In A World So Full Of People Who All Have Nothing To Say from Jun 28, 2025

6/28/2025
David Lowery - "Disneyland Jail" American Breed, The - "Always You" George Jones And Gene Pitney - "I've Got Five Dollars And It's Saturday Night" Swamp Dogg - "The Other Man" Jimmy Smith - "The Cat" Zombies, The - "Remember You" Ronny Dawson - "High On Love" Booker T. And The MGs - "Let's Go" JD McPherson - "Under The Spell Of City Lights" Lalo Schifrin - "Interview Excerpt from Feb. 17, 2007" Lalo Schifrin - "Lala's Bossa Nova" Bad Company - "Movin' On" Bobby Sherman - "Well All Right" Sarah Shook And The Disarmers - "Damned If Do, Damned If I Don't" Amos Milburn Jr. - "Gloria" Joe Pass - "Slick Cat" Bug Club, The - "Only In Love" Bobby Sherman - "Easy Come, Easy Go" Doug Collins And The Receptionists - "Alcohol And AC" Harmonica Paul - "Motherless Child" Lalo Schifrin - "Taco Taquito" Meat Puppets - "Backwater" Brinsley Schwarz - "Now's The Time" Buddy Holly - "I'm Gonna Love You Too" Smokey Johnson - "I Can't Help It" Lalo Schifrin - "Jim On The Move" Bad Company - "Can't Get Enough" Jay Gonzalez - "Spit Out The Bubblegum" Gary Calamar - "Distractions" Ken Sims - "Calls Radio Stations" Beach Boys, The - "Good Time" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153397

Duration:02:08:45

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Guest: Carol Kaye - We Revisit Our 2007 Chat With This Studio Legend from Jun 27, 2025

6/28/2025
Carol Kaye - "Interview from May, 2007" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/153563

Duration:00:47:00

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Guest: Steve Nieve from Jun 8, 2025

6/14/2025
Steve Nieve - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152883

Duration:01:19:53

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Guest: Pearl Harbour from May 31, 2025

5/31/2025
Pearl Harbor - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152638

Duration:00:27:19

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Guest: Stephen Lewis, Richard Manuel Biographer from May 11, 2025

5/17/2025
Stephen Lewis - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/151990

Duration:00:36:04

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A Tribute To LOVE with Mike Randle And Johnny Echols from May 4, 2025

5/4/2025
Mike Randle - "May 2025 Interview" Mike Randle - "August 2006 Interview" Johnny Echols - "August 2009 Interview" Mike Randle - "December 2017 Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/151747

Duration:01:31:29

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Guest: David Lowery of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven from Apr 20, 2025

4/26/2025
David Lowery - "Interview" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/151284

Duration:00:59:40