Fluxedo Junction

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 2/8/25 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction, I’m Scott Kuchler. Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we’ll be speaking with legendary drummer Liberty Devitto. Widely known as the drummer for the Billy Joel band from 1976 through 1993, Liberty has also played with many of the most influential musicians in the world, including Paul McCartney, Carly Simon, Stevie Nicks, Rick Wakeman, and Meat Loaf. He’s most recently been active with two different bands - The Lords Of 52nd Street, featuring other members of the classic era Billy Joel band Richie Cannata and Russell Jacobs, and the Slim Kings featuring bassist Andy Attanasio and vocalist/guitarist Michael Sackler-Berner. His book: "Liberty - Life, Billy and the Pursuit of Happiness" is available at all major booksellers and web services.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 2/1/25 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with singer-songwriter Rorie Kelly. Rorie is an award-winning singer/songwriter from Long Island. Her mission in life is to spread healing through art, and to remind you to love yourself with the fierceness of a kitten that doesn’t know it is tiny. Her music has been featured in film and TV shows, received radio airplay around the world, and led her to perform at the Obama White House in 2016. Her most recent album Shadow Work is about shining a light in the darkness and healing wounds. The production is big and dark, and performed largely by just two people – Rorie herself, and her father/production partner, Kevin Kelly. You can visit her on the web at www.roriekelly.com/

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 1/25/25 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each week we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with guitarist and composer Steve Hackett. Steve is renowned as an immensely talented and innovative rock musician. He was lead guitarist with Genesis as part of their classic lineup with Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford, who produced acclaimed albums such as Selling England By The Pound. Steve's extraordinary versatility in both his guitar playing and composing reflects his influences from many genres including Classical, Jazz, World Music, and Blues, and has led him to post- Genesis collaborations with Steve Howe, John Wetton, Chris Squire, and Brian May. Steve's latest album, Under A Mediterranean Sky, is an extraordinary musical journey, painting vivid images of stunning landscapes and celebrating the region's diverse cultures.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 1/18/25 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be featuring music from FXRRVST, Wayne Ulanski, TurfRoc ft. RivStarDuB, Fifteen Fleeting, BODYBOX, Kevin Durkin, ROYAL CORVUS, All 7s, We Were Superheroes, Telstar, Chimera, Johnny Astro and the Big Bang, Jesse Stutsman, Audioholic, DeadEye, The Jones Dickens, and Sideways Reign.

Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be featuring music from Mobley, Good Friday, The Avenues, The Out, Mike Tabb, Rusty Laser, The New Originals, Brick N Stone, Karbon Fuze, Big Brother Smokes, Andrea and the Bad Sugar Daddies, There Be Lions, and G13.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 12/28/24 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each week we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this episode we’ll be speaking with singer-songwriter and guitarist Kevin McLeod. Kevin has a long musical history involving several different projects, and we’ll be touching on most of them. Lately however, his primary project would be his own Kevin McLeod Band, who will be performing on February 15th at Bartini Bar in Babylon, NY, and on March 7th at Finley’s Of Green Street in Huntington NY. More information on his appearances and recordings can be found online at kevinmcleodband.com. Release date:26 December 2024

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 12/21/24 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be featuring holiday music from Golden Angel Project, Rhys O'Brien, Time Waits For No Man, Joe Boccia, Jr., Triptech, Robert Phillips, ULYSSES, Tom Palminteri, Bill Kretzer, D.D. Danahy, The Beatles, The Smithereens, The Grip Weeds, Stryper, and The Monkees.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 12/7/24 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with singer-songwriter and keyboardist Joe Mugnai. We've featured his music on this show in the past as part of the group Already Taken, but Joe also releases music under the moniker Dadio, and his latest release is the new single, Anna Magdalena.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 11/25/23 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week's show features music from Visceral Voyage, Indigo Fury, Room For 2, Communion, Nuriel, Seven Seasons, Deep Rising, Big Break, Jaxxxson, The Beautiful Losers, and John Sinclair.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 11/23/24 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this episode we'll be speaking with rapper, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jay Hunt. Based out of Deer Park, NY, Jay is currently the touring keyboardist with hip-hop legend K7 and his group TKA, who are the best-selling Latin freestyle group in history. However, there's much more to Jay's music career than even that, as he combines his high level of musicianship and his production skills into his own unique mix of music. https://www.youtube.com/@JayHuntMusicDPNY https://www.instagram.com/jayhuntmusic/?__d=1 https://www.facebook.com/p/Jay-Hunt-Music-100054248587907/

WBCQ/The Planet Airdate - 6/17/23 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this episode we'll speak with Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre, whose latest solo album, Back To Steel, is available through Garage Records. He'll be performing at the Bolton Center in Bay Shore, NY on October 12th, and you can visit him on the web at martinbarre.com.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 11/9/24 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction. Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we’ll be speaking with 3 different artists at once - Dave Seubert and Wayne Lynch of the Band Featherstone, and Ryan Lynch from the band Premium Heart. Both bands, along with a third band Golden Hymns Sing 'Hurrah', will be performing on November 15 at a venue called Whiskey Rocks in West Babylon, NY.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 11/2/24 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction, I’m Scott Kuchler. Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we welcome back our old friend, musician and composer D.D. Danahy. His forthcoming release started out as an acoustic EP, and then an electronic one, but is shaping up to be a combination of both titled Half-Baked, and here’s a preview of it on Fluxedo Junction.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 10/26/24 Podcast originally published - 10/31/17 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this episode features a replay of our 2017 interview with the legendary vocalist Annie Haslam from the iconic Progressive Folk-Rock band Renaissance.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 10/19/24 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be featuring an autumnal mix of music featuring Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen, Warren Haynes with Railroad Earth, Nick Drake, John Martyn, Michael Hedges, Paul Simon, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, and Nico

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 10/22/22 & 10/12/24 Interview conducted - 10/18/22 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we're featuring an interview with guitarist and songwriter Jim Babjak of The Smithereens, Buzzed Meg, and The Bar. Photo by Andy Kotowicz

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 9/28/24 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction, I’m Scott Kuchler. Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we’ll be speaking with an old friend of the show - singer, songwriter Roger Silverberg. Roger has long been a fixture on the Long Island music scene for years - writing carefully crafted, thought-provoking songs that he has performed and recorded both on his own, and with some of the best musicians on Long Island. He’s also recently added another dimension to his musical palette as a member of the group Lipstick, a female fronted 80s influenced pop and rock band, who will be performing at Finley’s of Greene Street in Huntington, NY on October 5th. The main event remains Rogers own music, which he’ll be performing with a group of excellent musicians on December 13th at Bartini Bar in Babylon, NY. He’s also continued recording his music, and we have a sneak preview of some of his most recent work.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 9/14/24 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week's show features music from Paul Di'Anno/ZP Theart, PONY RUSH, Convent Bonfires, The SANDA, Misplaced Shoreline, The Fallen Troubadors, Noir, Paul Llew-Williams, The Dogmatic Method, Rude Mechanicals, Ghost and a Shell, In Motion, Far Off Place, CircleView, and Monkey Grip.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate: 9/7/24 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction. Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we’ll be speaking with singer/songwriter/guitarist Michael Falzarano. As a member of both Hot Tuna and New Riders Of The Purple Sage, he’s been an influential presence on the jam band scene. Now with his latest group The Englishtown Project, he’s joined forces with members of the Zen Tricksters and others to pay tribute to that genre’s roots. They'll be performing at the Boulton Center in Bay Shore, NY this Saturday, September 7th.

WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 8/31/24 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction. Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we’ll be speaking with an old friend of the show - drummer, singer, songwriter, and author Steve Cafarelli. We’ve had Steve on the show several times before to discuss his various projects - from his work with the band Already Taken to the book he co-authored with Rik Forgo titled Eagles Up Ahead in The Distance: The Meteoric Rise Of one of America’s Most Important Rock Bands. But today we’ll be speaking with him about his new album. It’s titled Meaning & Reason, and is available through all major streaming services, or through Steve’s website at stevecafmusic.com.