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'Lift The Bandstand' is Wednesday evening Jazz on CJSW. The show is hosted by Gordon Hilton Fick. Gordon has been with CJSW since June of 1995. Most weeks, 'Lift The Bandstand' has a specific theme. The theme might be based around the compositions and performances by a specific artist. Sometimes an entire show is devoted to a single composition and the varied interpretations of that tune. The show title 'Lift The Bandstand' comes from a Steve Lacy quote: 'When I used to work with Monk, he us ...
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With his mercurial, intelligent, and joyous drumming, Roy Haynes has influenced and innovated some of the greatest jazz recordings by some of the greatest jazz artists, including Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, and Pat Metheny. At this event, Haynes will discuss his remarkable career with moderator Paul Wertico, and take some questions from the audience.
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Prestige 70

Prestige Records

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Prestige 70 podcast features intimate conversations between acclaimed musicians, composers, producers, and Scott Goldman—who, as the longtime moderator of the GRAMMY® Museum Public Programs Series, has interviewed hundreds of iconic figures in music. Through the lens of contemporary artists including Chic Corea, Poncho Sanchez, Miles Mosley, Azar Lawrence and Nate Mercereau, Prestige 70 not only looks back at the musicians and recordings that made the label so important (Miles Davis, John Co ...
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Earth Riot Radio

Reverend Billy and Savitri D

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Hosted by Reverend Billy and Savitri D, EARTH RIOT is a comedy-infused, music-filled exploration of humanity’s most urgent issue -- the planet’s Sixth Extinction. Made by "Earth-loving urban activists" from The Church of Stop Shopping, this podcast educates, inspires and urges listeners to embrace reality and take action. Featuring “News From the Natural World,” a weekly gathering of climate change’s latest science, and insightful interviews with radical leaders in environmentalism and activism.
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A weekly lifestyle and culture show where we tackle a wide range of topics relevant to today's culture. From history, tech, personal thoughts, and pop-culture, you'll hear it all from our cool, calm, and collected host, Jared Watson! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplatfxrm/support
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Have you ever wondered what all the jazz about Jazz was? Matthew and Kyle are excited to introduce you to a project that will fall under the Audio Judo umbrella called “Audio Judo Does Jazz” or “AJDJ” for short. We are hoping that this limited series podcast, hosted by Audio Judo show consultant Chris, will act as a primer for people who are interested in finding out more about jazz. Chris will cover many of the great jazz moments of the 20th century, the history of various musicians and the ...
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Next Level Hustle

John Wiesehan III and Boomer Alred

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The Next Level Hustle Podcast helps accelerate what you already know to the next level. Through grit, hustle, and leveling up, John and Boomer talk about what it takes to get to the next level. Hear stories from pro athletes, coaches, entrepreneurs, and like minded individuals talk about how to be successful in various areas of life, business, and overall leadership.
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CONTENT WARNING: There is discussion of suicide as it relates to the lyrics of the song “Dress Rehearsal Rag.” (Discussion begins at 46:44 and ends at 51:58.) Sean Nelson, formerly the frontman for the Seattle-based band Harvey Danger, joins Al to talk about Leonard Cohen’s 1971 album Songs of Love and Hate. Sean talks about how he first heard the …
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The Earth is quickly changing us. Everything everywhere is undergoing unprecedented change and this change sees the surfacing of the once hidden Empress of Secrets. It is the Earth's gift in this time of apocalypse. Silicon Valley, the Pentagon and M and M's are camouflaging the surface around us with a thick coat of dullness, but the Earth is peel…
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The Sunday "Earthchxrch" services remain so fulfilling, the soaring voices with their justice lyrics delivered with the 200 mph wind of recent storms. The choir sings I Go The Mountain and I'm Filled with the Fabulous Unknown from our new album. And we celebrate in this Earth Riot some of our greatest "necessary interruptions": Sister Rosetta Tharp…
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In celebration of the album’s 45th anniversary, musician and songwriter Bruce Sudano (Brooklyn Dreams, Alive N Kickin’, solo) visits YMAAA to talk about Donna Summer’s Bad Girls. He talks about the role he played in the making of the album, his relationship with Summer, to whom he was married for 32 years, and how Bad Girls represents the “peak era…
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Today’s Importance Exercise: What’s more important? Atmospheric rivers over the Pacific, or artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley? The rise in carbon units per million, or crypto currency market rates? Suicides among young native Americans or celebrities-on-the-cover-of-PEOPLE who got sober and remarried? The trillions in profits from toxins by…
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Since the Earth's crisis gives us months or maybe years, gradualism is a faster kind of suicide. Every one of our prayers needs to be like an ambulance, flooring it right at the emergency. Scientists say that most of reality is a whirlwind of subatomic particles called Dark Energy. So, we are stranded on a desperate little human island, while Dark …
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Dallas-based singer/songwriter Stephanie Sammons joins Al to introduce him to Triumph’s 1986 album, The Sport of Kings. Stephanie talks about what she loves about this album and what made it an ideal album to blast on her car stereo. She and Al also talk about the interesting circumstances under which Triumph made The Sport of Kings. Stephanie disc…
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Asks Neil to please name his band after the mystic who met George Armstrong Custer at Little BigHorn, and Neil, open your set with Cortez the Killer. Let in the Earth radicals from where? Who are they? … let the unknown arrestees take the stage to shout for the Earth’s life. Ask dazzling Daryl Hannah, can she please produce the harmonizing tree-hug…
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Yet our neighborhoods continue to drift toward a great mono-culture, deadly to play and resistance. The physical characteristics of the city are against the body, against the poor and people of color. We are more aware of the attack on us by the rich since Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock, and Occupy Wall Street. These are the great freedom rides …
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Nashville-based singer/songwriter Tim Easton joins Al to discuss an album that has nearly been the subject of several previous episodes (but never quite made the cut), Joni Mitchell’s album Blue from 1971. Tim talks about the unusual circumstance under which he first heard Blue as a teenager, why it is an important album for him and for many songwr…
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Dreams of liberation and laughter, freedom and love. When we get up our dreams turn into music and the more-than-human creatures sing in passionate harmonies, preparing to pull our dreams into action in broad daylight. The melody and beats that dreamily echo in our bodies make a common song shared by all living things as we march on the fossil pois…
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The Earth's every measurement, every single set of numbers we can give to the sky-rocketing heat, the sea-rise and wind-speed of storms and Iowa tornadoes and drowned polynesian islands... all the mass death of wild-life as well as the mass war of humans... it is all deadly-looking. But look we must, and the first thing we see is that many others, …
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Legendary drummer John JR Robinson visits YMAAA to talk about a favorite album of his—and it happens to be one he also played on. JR talks about why he is so fond of Steve Winwood’s 1986 smash Back in the High Life, and why he thinks the album represented the end of an era. He breaks down several of his performances, including those on the No. 1 hi…
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Turn to the Earth for your leadership NOW. How is this possible? Wait for direction from what Russel Means called ‘The Great Mystery’. Decrypt the wild life. Presidents should always not be sure of their answers. The only special quality that nation-states have, which make them unique, is that they are weaponized. Disarm nations and start over with…
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This is the FINAL episode of Record Roulette, so we asked the full crew to answer the following questions: What is your dream concert? Who from the music world - dead or alive - would you most want to have a beer or coffee with? What is your favourite album? Which album doesn't get the credit or recognition it deserves? What is one song you wish yo…
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The danger continues. The big boys are up there messing with mother nature while I'm brushing my teeth in the suburb with no name. And entire towns are disappearing in the downpours and fires... But one person's Nessun Dorma is another person's Screaming Mountain Gopher. One person's Thus Spake Zarathustra is another person's Go Away Bird. The shad…
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The con-men and con-women look in at us and claim our insides. They introduce us to our own interior, our identity is their property. THIS ARRANGEMENT WILL KEEP US MODERATE, UNABLE TO CHALLENGE THE POISONERS. THE MASS EXTINCTION OF NATURAL LIFE AND ITS PARALLEL CRIME OUR EXTREME WEALTH AND EXTREME POVERTY…. THE MASS MORTALITY WILL ACCELERATE. Shopp…
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Bassist Will Turpin of Collective Soul joins Al to talk about one of his favorite albums, Diorama (2002) by the Australian band Silverchair. Will explains what makes the orchestral arrangements on this album special, and he and Al contrast the orchestral tracks with the ones that are more typical of Silverchair’s earlier grunge sound. Will also tal…
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This is the series finale! To mark the occasion, we've welcomed former co-host Sonya Walton back to the show to talk about TWO albums at one time - Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." During this episode we cover: Which type of album would be harder to make How the two albums showcase the vocal talents of their creator…
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It's tricky. When 10,000 products try to hardsell you every day, promising happiness, sex, wealth, health and beauty, but those products are secretly polluting the Earth creating impossible wind and waves, fire and floods... And the answer to this betrayal is to love the Earth and team up with the Earth against the product toxins, but then the Eart…
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Don't know anything about two of the greatest albums of all time? Don't worry, we're here to help fill a gap or two before our episode about Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." In this episode you will learn: the basic info about the album its critical and commercial reception why Rolling Stone thinks it's one of the g…
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The history of movements is felt deeply in Neil's songs, in "Four Dead in Ohio" and the cracking whip in "Southern Man", the vulnerability of "Comes a Time" and "Searching for a Heart of Gold" and the relentless rock of Crazy Horse when it breaks into "Hey Hey My My (out of the Blue and into the Black). In this Riot we select as an echo to our nigh…
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Julia Massey—the vocalist and keyboardist for the Seattle-based band Warren Dunes—comes to YMAAA to discuss The Black Tones’ 2019 album Cobain & Cornbread. Julia talks about how Cobain & Cornbread is one of a small number of albums that are a part of her “musical DNA,” and why the album resonates with her so strongly. She also discusses her friends…
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We asked Gia Mora to answer the following questions: What is your dream concert? Who from the music world - dead or alive - would you most want to have a beer or coffee with? What is your favourite album? Which album doesn't get the credit or recognition it deserves? What is one song you wish you could take credit for writing? Have questions? Let u…
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Step back in time with me, your host Harriet West-Moore, as we trace the remarkable journey of Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers from humble beginnings to rock 'n' roll legends. Our episode unfolds the story of these young talents, who started as the Earth Angels and soared to stardom, changing their name and the musical landscape along the way. Disc…
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Growing up, my dad's passion for 50s rock and roll was the soundtrack of our home, and now I get to share that joy with you through the legends themselves—The Coasters. Join us as we uncork a bottle and let the memories flow, celebrating the group that turned harmonies and humor into an art form. This episode is a harmonious blend of nostalgia and …
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Ever wonder how the vibrant chords of rock and roll first electrified the airwaves? Embark on a nostalgic journey with me, Harriet West-Moore, as we recount the life and legacy of Eddie Cochran, the golden boy of rock whose time in the limelight was as brilliant as it was brief. In tonight's episode, we trace Cochran's roots from the chilly climes …
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Every now and then, an artist emerges whose talent and charisma redefine an era; Richie Valens was such a figure. We trace the arc of Valens's remarkable but all-too-brief journey from the vibrant streets of Pacoima to the pinnacle of rock and roll fame. His fusion of rock with Latino rhythms not only produced timeless hits like "La Bamba" and "Don…
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The powerful thing about this experiment is that we are talking directly to people about the Earth’s crisis. It’s not graphics, mass mailings, or social media’s pixels. In the first three shows the choir and I played to 21,000 people. Our job is like an opening act, but also we are hosting the event of the LOVE EARTH tour. Neil and his partner Dary…
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Step into the rhythm-soaked world of Bo Diddley, where a guitar isn't just an instrument—it's a revolutionary force. Episode 26 of our early 50s genre series pours a glass to the man who redefined rhythm and blues, Ellis McDaniel Bates, better known as Bo Diddley. Born in Mississippi and honed in Chicago, Diddley's clandestine guitar sessions benea…
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We have an actress, Gia Mora, on the show this week, so it's the perfect time to mix film and music - what's the best musical performance in a film? Eamon, Nathan and Gia give their answers. Who would you like to see on VH1 Storytellers? Let us know on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook at @rrmusicpod. Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay.…
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(TW: brief mention of lyrics referencing suicide) Canadian singer/songwriter/guitarist Adrian Sutherland joins Al to introduce him to The Killers’ 2021 album Pressure Machine. Adrian talks about how The Killers have influenced his own music and what he loves about this specific album by the Las Vegas-based band. He focuses on how his upbringing in …
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We asked Gia Mora - actress, writer, musician and most prolific Record Roulette guest! - to pick an album and she went with... improvisational jazz? We're talking about John Coltrane's 1960 banger, "Giant Steps," which is on the Rolling Stone list at #232. During this episode we cover: What makes a jazz album good/bad How neophytes should prepare f…
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“There must be more to life!” was the cry as the new movement toward Earth-friendly Love took root in a White Christian Nationalist enclave of rural Texas. Worshippers were stranded with their Bibles as the mass of Trumpers seemed to veer off during a Pentecostal hymn that spun out of control. Senior church officials lamented “You could feel a happ…
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Embark on a soul-stirring stroll down memory lane as we honor the pioneering spirit of rock and roll's own Fats Domino, whose artistry left an indelible mark on music and culture. With a life story that began amidst the vibrant rhythms of a Creole-speaking New Orleans home, Fats Domino ascended to stardom, his fingers dancing over piano keys to pro…
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Don't know anything about improvisational jazz? Don't worry, we're here to help fill a gap or two before our episode on John Coltrane's "Giant Steps," which turns up on the Rolling Stone list at #232. In this episode you will learn: the basic info about the album its critical and commercial reception why Rolling Stone thinks it's one of the greates…
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The Earth is the protester now. We don't know how to join her and - we must. The consume-life economy will oppose any effort to break out of the virtual world of American-style capitalism. We are all the natural disaster. We are inside the tsunamis and quakes and typhoons and heat-waves and fires and floods... We are inside the disappearance of lif…
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We asked Michael Simon to answer the following questions: What is your dream concert? Who from the music world - dead or alive - would you most want to have a beer or coffee with? What is your favourite album? Which album doesn't get the credit or recognition it deserves? What is one song you wish you could take credit for writing? Have questions? …
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As we uncork the final bottle in our jazz-infused podcast series, I can't help but reflect on the melodies that have comforted and inspired us through thick and thin. It's been a season of highs, lows, and everything in between as we've traced the vibrant journey of jazz from the syncopated beats of ragtime to the revolutionary echoes of "Bitches B…
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Join us for a heartfelt homage as I, Harriet West-Moore, honor the memory of my late sister Phyllis with an intimate reflection on the life of the illustrious jazz maestro Miles Davis. Over a glass of wine, I share riveting tales of how a 13-year-old Davis received a trumpet that charted his course to becoming a musical titan, crossing paths with l…
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Step back in time with us as we honor the legendary John Coltrane, tracing his journey from the deep roots of North Carolina to the pinnacle of jazz history. His story isn't just about notes and rhythms; it's a saga of personal loss, relentless dedication, and redemption through music. As we unpack his early days, battling financial hardship and th…
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It is clearly a moment for a new approach to defending the Earth. All manner of protests can be absorbed by the police and their corporation sponsors. Control of the press, shadow-banning of social media, the constant presence of aggressive marketing - the sources of climate toxins have had many years to perfect their response to standard protestin…
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Embark on a soulful voyage through the highs and lows of Charlie Parker's life, a narrative as intricate as his legendary jazz improvisations. As I, Harriet, pour a glass of Zinfandel, I invite you to join me in honoring the man behind the saxophone, an enigma who transformed the jazz world with pure genius yet wrestled with demons that threatened …
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Step right up to the grand stage of history as we celebrate the life and tunes of Scott Joplin, the undisputed 'King of Ragtime'. I, Harriet Westmore, invite you into a bygone era where the syncopated rhythms of ragtime set the foundation for the jazz music we adore. Follow Joplin's remarkable journey from the bars and dance halls of his youth to h…
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