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Final September Podcast
Thank you and welcome to the latest edition of the PB Podcast. On today’s show, we start with a band you may have heard of – The Beatles. You’ll also hear the Who, David Bowie,Prince and the Pretenders (for recognizable bands). Also, Graham Parker, Richard Thompson and many more. Remember to leave comments and suggestions…
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New Jazz Podcast
Time for another special edition of the PB Podcast. I called this one “I understand there’s something called rock ‘n’ roll music” podcast because most of these songs have a large rock influence. I first got into jazz music via fusion – I was strictly a rock guy growing up, but as a freshman I…
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Back from Savannah
And boy, was it hot and humid there. Annual conference time, and I was in Savannah for most of the week. High 80’s (both temperature and humidity). I like the cold of the Northeast. Glad to be back. Today’s podcast starts with a 2014 release by Robyn Hitchcock, jumps back to a tune by Nazz,…
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Solar Flares Podcast
Solar Flare activity was supposed to result in an Aurora Borealis that could be seen all over. Saturday night was cloudy, but Friday was clear, and I did not see it then. The last time I saw it really well was back in 1978. When I was much younger I’d see it more often (I…
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Links for today
Hi, I have a couple of new links for y’all. First up is something I found on Esquire (I read Charlie Pierce’s blog, and saw this on the side). 10 Albums every record collector should have on vinyl. I have 6 of 10 on vinyl, and the rest on CD or MP3. The second is…
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September Podcast
Hello and welcome to the newest edition of the PB Podcast. Although our summer, overall, was nice, early September has been hot. There was a break last night that will hopefully continue, improving our September. The podcast this week is typically all over the place. We start with solo Frank Black, then we move to…
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End of Summer Podcast
I never had a problem with going back to school – it was a place that I could see my friends on a regular basis. Living in the country I was cut off from many of my friends in the summer – parents weren’t interested in dropping us off at a friend’s house (none of…
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Post-Vacation Podcast
Hello and welcome to the newest PB Podcast. I’m just back from vacation – it was very nice. We spent 3 days in Bar Harbor, Maine with my son and his girlfriend. The weather was great and we had a great time. On today’s podcast, we start off by going to Cool Places with Sparks,…
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Podcast for August 17
Hello and welcome to another edition of the PB Podcast. On today’s show we travel back to the late 1940’s and also feature songs from 2011 and years in-between. Garland Jeffreys talks about John Lee Hooker, so naturally we have to hear John Lee, then follow up with Dr. John. We’ll also have some jazz…
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August 10 Podcast
Sunday already? Where did the week go? This has been the quickest week I can remember, as it’s time for the newest PB Podcast. Today’s show has more fantastic songs as I raided the original podcasts (since deleted) for some of their tunes. We start with Graham Parker and slide into Gil Scott-Heron to start…
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