Song of the Week: Family Affair

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A Vinyl Christmas is Here!

 

A Vinyl Christmas has arrived. Commercial-free and just like you remember it!  We have the classics and rarities as well. 24/7 through 12/26.

Listen online or on our app.

The Beatles -- on the Next Song of the Week

Have you seen the new Beatles documentary, Get Back? Thats' how I spent the last weekend: taking a trip back to a month in 1969.  I remember seeing Let it Be when I was in high school; we rented it on VHS. 

That movie was sad and depressing.

This one is a joy to watch.

My friend, and singer-songwriter Tom Flannery summarizes this film so well. Read his take here.

For the Song of the Week, we are putting this album on the platter for a track that was recorded on the roof of Apple Studios. Which one? Take a listen at 11am/11pm, Eastern.

Valley Girl Soundtrack on Vinyl Voyage Radio

 Finally got my White Whale!  The movie Valley Girl was unique in the early 80s -- a teen movie that respected its audience. And, a killer soundtrack to boot!

Due to licensing issues, the full soundtrack was not released int he United States. This is the version released first in Japan in 1989, and reissued in 2014. Two-discs: one white the other pink. With 25 songs. Great tunes. Great memories.

Listen on Monday, November 15 at 10am and 10pm EST to the complete soundtrack. Also available on Mixcloud!

Halloween on Vinyl Voyage Radio

 As usual, we have special Halloween programing for you on Vinyl Voyage Radio.

Tune in on Saturday night at 8pm EST for some scary music for your Halloween party. The spooky music lasts until 1am.

Then, on Halloween, we start our programing at 3pm, EST with spooky music. Then, listen to the following shows throughout the evening:

The Haunted Mansion in Story and Song
3:30 pm EST

This is from my vinyl copy bought at the Magic Kingdom in 1976, featuring "Grim, Grinning Ghosts"

And then we have all of the 2021 Halloween mixes from JB from F-This Movie:

Monkey Punch Lizard

4:30 pm EST

This mix was inspired by King Kong and Godzilla, featuring music by Nirvana, Neil Sedaka, Blue Oyster Cult, Jimmy Buffett and many more. Plus, movie clips and trailers.

Do Spirits Return? Houdini Says No

6pm

You guessed it: this mix is all about ghosts and ghouls and features the Doors, Elvis Costello, The Police, the White Stripe, Paul McCartney, the Decembrists and many more. And loads of trailers and movie clips, too!

Voodoo Show

7:30 pm EST

Cults, graveyards, spider and snakes and bugs, witches and many more!

J-Bones Gravest Hits

9:00 pm EST

Pumpkins, King Kong, Zombies and some Haunted Mansion. These are some of J-Bones' favs.

J-Bones is Coming!!!

 It's that time of year! And this Halloween we have --- once again -- two great mixes from J-Bones. Found on the FThisMovie, JB brings to us every year eclectic mixes of Halloween music.  We have two mixes ready to go to get you on the Halloween Spirit.

J-Bones Gravest Hits

Pumpkins, King Kong, Zombies and some Haunted Mansion. These are some of J-Bones' favs.

Streaming at the following times:

Thursday, October 21, 9pm EST/8pm CST

Friday, October 29, 9pm EST/8pm CST

Voodoo Show

Cults, graveyards, spider and snakes and bugs, witches and many more!

Streaming at the following times:

Friday, October 22, 9pm EST/8pm CST

Thursday, October 28, 9pm EST/8pm CST

Soon available on-demand on Mixcloud!  Check back!

Got some Janis on the platter....

A few days ago, I watched the documentary Festival Express. This was an amazing doc about the "Festival Express" in Canada in 1970. Instead of having one venue, concert promoters put the artists on a train and moved them from venue to venue. The film details what it was like on that train. The artists included the Grateful Dead, the Band, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Buddy Guy.

And Janis was there. Her performances on that festival circuit were some of her last.

Today, we are playing a track from her posthumously released Pearl album. Listen on Wednesday at 11am and 11 pm, Eastern. Then throughout the week.

SOTW: Pat Benatar, spun on a 40 year old album

 

New Music August is Hot!

It's August. It's Hot. And the new music is even hotter. We have nearly 150 new tracks streaming this month from 16 artists. Double doses on "New Music Thursdays" - Listen online, on our app, Alexa, TuneIn or anywhere you listen to internet radio. 

Birling Gap - The Catenary Wires 

http://www.catenarywiresband.com/

The Perpetual Tryst - Pete Donnelly

http://www.petedonnellymusic.com/

Tongue Tied - Noelle Frances

https://noellefrances.com/

Outlier - Emily Wolf

http://emilywolfemusic.com/

Native Sons - Los Lobos

https://www.loslobos.org/site/

Magic Mind - Sandy’s

http://sandysband.com/

Jeb Loy - Jeb Loy Nichols

http://www.jebloynichols.co.uk/

The Woman You Want - Eliza Shaded

http://www.elizashaddad.com/

Songs from my Youth - Marlo Mudd

https://marlomudd.com/

Hold On - Rob Malka

http://robmalka.com/

Country for Old Men - Cherry Soda

https://cherrysoda.bandcamp.com/⁠

Let Love In - Trace Ellington

http://www.traceellington.com/

Lady Romeo - Lady Romeo

https://ladyromeo.bandcamp.com/album/lady-romeo

Dune - Big Mick and the Curl

https://bigmickandthecurl.bandcamp.com/

Rise and Fall - Use Your Atlas

http://www.useyouratlas.com/

Darren Claxton - Darren Claxton

https://darrenclaxton.bandcamp.com/

SOTW -- Classic KISS -- "Calling Dr. Love"

This week, we are dusting off a 1977 45 rpm record, featuring KISS and "Calling Dr. Love."

This is an original disc from my collection, purchased during my "Kiss Phase" when growing up. I had my favorite KISS character, of course. I really liked Peter Criss and drew his face everywhere. I had a Paul Stanley poster in my "area" in the crawlspace (which, incidentally, was still there when my parents moved a few years ago.)

My Junior High, in 1976, won a contests and KISS even played a show in the gym. That was a few years before I was a student there, but everybody was talking about it.

Photo by Ken Jenks

If you haven't seen the new A&E Biography special, KISStory, do it. It is a great trip down memory lane.

"Calling Dr. Love" premieres at 11am July 7, 2021 and repeats again at 11pm (Eastern). Plus, catch it throughout the week.

New Music June!

We have some great new music streaming this month on Vinyl Voyage Radio, with double doses on #newmusicthursdays --Great tunes for the start of summer! See artist info below.

Notes from the Wonderground - The Reflection Box

https://thereflectionbox.bandcamp.com/album/notes-from-the-wonderground

Otherside - Nature’s Neighbor

https://www.mtwart.com/

Restart, Begin - Jessica Mindrum

http://jessicamindrum.com/

Maybe the Light - Paola Bennet

https://www.paolabennet.com/

Outside Child - Allison Russell

https://store.fantasyrecordings.com/collections/allison-russell

Pastry - Jonny Kosmo

http://www.jonnykosmo.com/

Give Me Time - Cereus Bright

https://cereusbright.com/

Enough - Tara Williamson

http://www.tarawilliamson.net/

Emerald City - Mary Margaret Cozart

https://marymargaretcozart.bandcamp.com/releases

Like Water - Krista Herring

https://kristaherring.com/

Beam On - Berry Breene

http://www.berrybreene.com/

Summer Moons - Brendan Scott Friel

https://brendanscottfriel.com/

New Music for May!

 

Dim - Syml

https://www.symlmusic.com/

Tale of My Lost Love - Female Species

http://www.numerogroup.com/products/female-species-tale-of-my-lost-love

We Are - Jon Jon Batiste

https://www.jonbatiste.com/

Daisy - Big Scary

http://bigscary.net/

So You Think You Found Love? - Sasha and the Valentines

http://riotactmedia.com/roster/sasha-and-the-valentines/

From the Other Side - Cat Came Back

https://www.facebook.com/catcameback13/

The Art of Losing - The Anchoress

http://theanchoress.co.uk/

Homage - Andrea Ramolo

http://www.andrearamolo.com/

Like Water - Krista Herring

https://kristaherring.com/

Love & Rage - Carsie Blanton

http://www.carsieblanton.com/

Senses - Rachel Curtis

https://www.rachelcurtismusic.com/

Muddy Water - Madeline Doornaert

https://www.soulcitymusiccoop.com/madelinedoornaert

The Song of the Week -- "Lilywhite" by Cat Stevens

This song eluded me for a long time. That is, until I watched After Life, a series on Netflix written and directed by Ricky Gervais. He also stars as Tony, a man who is struggling with the death of his wife. This song ended Season 1, and it is now the SOTW.  Listen Wednesday, at 11am and 11pm, EST -- and throughout the week.

Halfway to Halloween!

It's Halfway to Halloween and we have two new mixes, created by JB from FThisMovie.

Monkey Punch Lizard

Wednesday, May 5  - 9pm EST

This mix was inspired by King Kong and Godzilla, featuring music by Nirvana, Neil Sedaka, Blue Oyster Cult, Jimmy Buffett and many more. Plus, movie clips and trailers.

Do Spirits Return? Houdini Says No

Friday, May 6 - 9pm EST

You guessed it: this mix is all about ghosts and ghouls and features the Doors, Elvis Costello, The Police, the White Stripe, Paul McCartney, the Decembrists and many more. And loads of trailers and movie clips, too!

If you can't wait, these mixes are available on-demand via Mixcloud.

Simply 80s is Coming to Vinyl Voyage Radio

Manic Monday just got more manic --- Simply 80s is a new show hosted by Fred Setters. On each show he spins 80s music, plus two chart toppers back to back in the “80’s Megamix,” plus a “Lost Love Song” and inducts an artist or group into the “80’s Hall Of Fame."

Simply 80s streams every Monday at 12pm (EST)

This week on KTM -- Music Express on 8-Track from 1975!

 That's right! We have the 8-Track player fired up for Music Express from 1978. But, instead of the U.S. version, we are listening to the Canadian version. This version is way different, but still awesome!

New Weekly Show Premiering this Week: Vinyl Impressions!

Martyn Brown has been collecting vinyl for years, going back to when he worked for a jukebox company, selling and leasing machines to pubs and businesses all across the United Kingdom. Now, Martyn shares his music through Vinyl Impressions, a weekly show all about music. Each episode is set up around a type of music, and Martyn spins the music --- some of it rare. 

Vinyl Impressions can be heard every Wednesday here on Vinyl Voyage Radio at 1am and 1pm, Eastern time. 

Martyn Brown, host of Vinyl Impressions

New K-Tel Time Machine this Week! 20 Power Hits from Japan

 We have a new and rare K-Tel album in the Time Machine this week. K-Tel, of course, was an international company with releases all over the world. One of the markets K-Tel tried to break into was Japan. 20 Power Hits was the first K-Tel release in Japan and features classic tracks from the U.S. and Canada. Listen on Sunday at 4pm and next Saturday at 1:30pm.

It's a new month already -- and that means NEW MUSIC!

 It's already April. What?! And we have 15 new albums we are streaming this month on Vinyl Voyage Radio. Listen for double doses on New Music Thursdays!

The Antlers - Green to Gold

http://www.antlersmusic.com/

The Wanted - Strange Flight

https://thewanted.ca/

Mackenzie Shivers - Rejection Letter

http://www.mackenzieshivers.com/

Har Mar Superstar - Roseville

http://harmarsuperstar.com/

Valerie June - The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers

http://valeriejune.com/

Moontype - Bodies of Water

https://moontype.bandcamp.com/

Izy - Irene

https://smarturl.it/43hqg3

Sara Renberg - Butch Spring

https://antiquatedfuture.bandcamp.com/album/butch-spring

Hannah Georgas - All That Emotion

http://www.hannahgeorgas.com/

Kat Wright - Trio Sessions Volume 1

http://www.katwright.com/

Chris Cornell - No One Sings Like You Anymore

https://chriscornell.com/

Nathan & Jessie - Devil Between My Ears

https://nathanjessie.bandcamp.com/

The Polyphonic Spree - Afflatus

http://www.thepolyphonicspree.com/

The Francine Odysseys - My Favorite Distraction

https://francineodysseys.com/

Cherry Soda - Cherry Soda

https://cherrysoda.bandcamp.com/

Valerie - It’s Fine, I’m Fine

https://www.valereemusic.com/

Brand New Chris Cornell on the Platter of SOTW

A brand new 2021 #vinyl disc is on the platter, featuring one of the great voices in music.  Chris Cornell recorded a bunch of covers shortly before his death in 2017. No One Sings Like You Anymore is a bittersweet collection of those songs. Listen at 11am and 11pm (EST) Wednesday as we spin a beautiful track from this release. ⁠This show repeats several times during the week.

Loom for this entire album for our New Music feature in April.

Tony Bennett this week on the SOTW!

This week's Song of the Week was inspired by a recent episode of The Memory Palace podcast entitled "One Hundred Percent a Diner." Wanna know why we are playing a Tony Bennett smash hit from 1953? Tune in Wednesday at 11am and 11pm (eastern) on Vinyl Voyage Radio as we drop the needle down on this original greatest hits vinyl disc. Listen online, via our app, Alexa, or anywhere you get internet radio. 

Oh, and listen to the Memory Palace -- one of the best podcasts out there. I promise.

The FS Detention Club Returns this week!

New Music -- The Month of March

Every month we feature new music from indie artists! And we are continuing the tradition of bringing you the most eclectic mix of music on the internet. We have Acoustic to Neo-soul, Pop to Alternative, Singer-songwriter to Jazz --with double doses on New Music Thursdays. 

Sally Rose - Tread Light 

http://www.sallyrosemusic.com/ 

Alicia Clara - Outsider/Unusual 

https://www.aliciaclara.com/ 

Kane Miller - Isolation Sessions 

http://kanemillermusic.com/ 

Julien Baker - Little Oblivions 

https://julienbaker.com/

Black Nash - Black Nash 

https://blacknashband.bandcamp.com/album/black-nash 

Corvair - Corvair 

http://www.corvairband.com/ 

Serafin LaRiviere - Unravel 

http://www.serafin.ca/ 

Randolph’s Leap - Spirit Leap 

https://randolphsleap.bandcamp.com/ 

John Paul Keith - The Rhythm of the City 

http://johnpaulkeith.com/ 

Meredith Edgar - On Whatever You Prey 

http://www.meredithedgar.com/ 

Kim Tavar - My Story 

https://kimtavarmusic.com/ 

Liz Simmons - Poets 

http://lizsimmons.net/ 

K-Tel Time Machine - Music Power, the Canadian version on 8-Track!

 Let's go back to 1974 for this one, shall we?

This album is being played on an original 8-Track -- you can't get more 70s than that!  

Saturday Feb 27 - 1:30 pm EST

Sunday Fed 28 - 4:00 pm EST

Wednesday  March 3 - 3:00 am EST

K-Tel Time Machine -- Starlite -- 1983

We are setting the machine back to 1983 for "The Lighter Side of Today's Music," featuring the great K-Tel compilation, Starlite. 

Listen at the following times:

Saturday 1:30 pm EST (12:30pm CST)
Sunday 4pm EST (3pm CST)
Wednesday  3am EST (2am CST)

K-Tel Time Machine -- Straight From the Heart (1977)

 This week we are going back to 1977 on the K-Tel Time Machine, spinning a great compilation from 1977. Straight From The Heart features Three Dog Night, Aretha Franklin, Jackie DeShannon, the Four Tops and many, many more. 

Join us for this album, classic commercials, and a special movie clip. 

Saturday 1:30pm Eastern

Sunday 4pm Eastern

Wednesday 3am Eastern

K-Tel Time Machine -- Canadian Mint from 1973

This pure Canadian album comes courtesy of Terry, a K-Tel fan from outside of Toronto. Terry was featured in an episode of K-Tel Memories. This is his album, and it is a good one. 

Listen this weekend. Saturday at 1:30 pm and Sunday at 4pm --- all times Eastern.

New Music -- February 2021

 Some great new albums streaming this month on Vinyl Voyage Radio --- with blocks of new music on "New Music Thursdays" Listen online, via our app, Alexa or anywhere you listen to internet radio.⁠

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Lambs and Wolves - Not a Party at All⁠

https://www.lambsandwolvesband.com/⁠

Tenant from Zero - Flight⁠

https://tenantfromzero1.bandcamp.com/album/flight⁠

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Kerri Watt - Neptune’s Daughter⁠

https://kerri-watt.tmstor.es/⁠

⁠

Midnight Sister - Painting the Roses⁠

https://www.secretlystore.com/painting-the-roses-midnight-sister⁠

⁠

Beach Bunny - Blame Game⁠

https://www.beachbunnymusic.com/⁠

⁠

Subsonic Eye - Nature of Things⁠

https://subsoniceye.bandcamp.com/album/nature-of-things⁠

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Pete Yorn - Pete Yorn Sings the Classics⁠

http://peteyorn.com/⁠

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Nick Passey - If I’m Saying it Right⁠

https://nickpassey.com/⁠

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Pearl Charles - Magic Mirror⁠

https://pearlcharlesmusic.bandcamp.com⁠

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Lonely the Brave - The Hope List⁠

http://www.lonelythebrave.com/⁠

Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams⁠

https://arloparks.tmstor.es/⁠

K-Tel Time Machine -- Dynamite on 8-Track

We have a special treat for the first episode of K-Tel Time Machine this year: a Classic K-tel album on 8-Track Tape!  We are going back to 1974 for the Canadian version of Dynamite.  Listen on January 24 for the premiere at 4pm Eastern (3pm Central)

This album comes courtesy of Jonny Gators---who hosted a special episode of K-Tel Memories last year.

The program repeats next weekend as well:  

Saturday, January 30, 1:30pm, Eastern

Sunday, January 31, 4:00pm, Eastern 

Never listened to anything on 8-track before?  Here's what it is all about:

MLK 2021: A Reflection in Song

 

Join us TONIGHT for a special broadcast of "MLK 2021: A Refection in Song." Featuring the music of Nina Simone, Mavis Staples, The Isley Brothers, Sam Cooke and many more.

January 18, 2021 --  8pm Eastern/7pm Central.

Or, listen to it on-demand via Mixcloud below: