The Internet’s “Found Footage Festival” (VCR Party, Shaturday Morning Cartoons) digs up the unlikely, unfortunate, and just plain unlistenable mistakes littering music history - If it shouldn’t have been recorded, it should be here.
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This weekly commentary is heard on WMPG-FM's "Hukkin' a Chainek" hosted by Steve Hirshon. Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, other times totally out there, but always worth your two to three minutes. Lorenzo has been a part of 'MPG since it was a mono, 50 watt station out of the University of Southern Maine's Gorham campus in 1988. His show, a formatless affair entitled "Emotionally Bankrupt & Morally in Debt" ran for six years; the commentaries will begin its third year in July '06, and ar ...
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Being funny doesn’t mean you can do it all- here are some sharp wits aiming for chart hits with a hard miss! Admission is free, but there is a two-strong-drink minimum.By Found Footage Fest
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We had no idea how many fictional TV characters have made records! Here’s the newest batch of cathode-ray croonings by yesterday’s stars. Just keep your hand on that remote - some of these get really dumb.By Found Footage Festival
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Grab your boogie shoes and slam them over your ears - we’re digging up the worst from a genre whose GOOD stuff drove some people berserk! Give a listen and get nostalgic for when the 70s finally ended!By Found Footage Fest
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The first one rivaled the tribulations of Job, but we’re back with an All-New Testament of God songs gone wrong. You might prefer 40 years in the desert to this!By Found Footage Festival
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Some of the biggest names in Hollywood listened to Top 40 radio and thought “I can do that”. We’ll sort out how wrong they were as we spin some tracks by treasured tragedians!By Found Footage Festival
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You are unwise to lower your defenses- we’re playing some of the worst-ever Star Wars audio, by trend-chasing cretins and sometimes from the franchise itself. Exegol appears on more charts than this crap!By Found Footage Festival
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What is the sound of lightning not striking twice? Some of the biggest hits in history manage to still be bad when they’re dropped into the wrong throats, and we’ve got the tapes to prove it.By Found Footage Festival
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Get in the car, we’re going out listening to tracks that came with Macs! Flexidiscs, Happy Meal cassettes, anything and everything to distract you from the nutritional information. Ba da ba da ba, you’re listenin’ it!By Found Footage Festival
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VCR Party Live is now over 250 episodes old, and it’s time to hear the classics you won’t hear anywhere else somewhere else! We’ve got ten of Joe & Nick’s best, worst, and wackiest tracks cued up!By Found Footage Festival
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Now headlining the rubber room: rockers who were off their rockers! Tighten those straps for 10 musical flavors of crazy.By Found Footage Festival
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We’re going home for Christmas, revisiting the topic where we got started- holiday carols from bottoms of barrels. Make the eggnog grown-up style for this one!By Found Footage Festival
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One episode was too much, so of course we’re back with some vintage raps that might be even godawfuler this time.By Found Footage Festival
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The Monstrous Career of Bobby "Boris" Pickett
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Bobby Pickett followed up his colossal hit “Monster Mash” by living 45 more years. Did he spend them chasing the ghost of that fame?By Found Footage Festival
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Our special guests, The Found Footage Festival’s Nick & Joe, take Tim on a musical trip down the American highway, with a few unexpected stops along the way.By Found Footage Festival
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We finally confront the walrus in the room- the Himalayan mountain of Beatles covers littering the earth, many of which still go unpunished. Having been some days in preparation, a cringey time is guaranteed for all.By Found Footage Festival
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This time, we’re listening to songs that barely stuck to the tape, because the artists barely exist. Pretend-sizzling-hot, fictional-chart-topping bands and solo acts hold a mirror up to how some TV writer thinks music works.By Found Footage Festival
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This time, we suffer through some tunes about classic toys & games- ones you played with, and maybe even sang along to. Grab a play date… this might get rough.By Found Footage Festival
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You asked for it, and 50 years ago came through for you, except you didn’t ask for it! It’s another show jammed with fictional TV characters caterwauling toward the goal of your amusement. Hope you like catch phrases!
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Just because people like something doesn’t give you a license to add singing and dancing to it. This episode squirms through a few of the worst known musical adaptations of pre-existing works. We’re going out there a podcast, but we’ve got to come back a star!
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Today, we crack into Crazy Cover Songs. The talentless and clueless biting off more than they can chew… plus a few legends who made very bad choices.By Tim Harrod
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Today, we dig up some of the worst religious recordings on God’s green Earth. Whether you’re luring people to a small congregation or global cult, here’s what NOT to do. And yeah, there’s puppets.By Tim Harrod
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Bastard Tapes is keepin’ it real bad with the Worst Rap Music of All Time: Volume I- our oh-hell-no-est episode yet. If you like white people, you’ll love this!By Tim Harrod
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A surprising number of real records have been recorded by fictional characters from popular TV shows. From the 60s to the 90s, a quickie novelty disc was a viable way to keep your show on the viewing public’s mind, and we’ve curated a dozen of the strangest and silliest.By Tim Harrod
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No bad music is bad like bad Christmas music is bad, and for the inaugural episode of "Bastard Tapes," we've dug up ten musical lumps of coal that time should have forgotten. If you think you hate the holidays now, listen to how they've sounded in years past. ERRATUM: Donnie Wahlberg actually had several songwriting credits prior to "Funky, Funky X…
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My Friend Steve Hirshon and Me on the Air
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My friend Steve Hirshon passed away December 1st, 2017. As The Lorenzo Commentaries started on a magazine show Steve had in 2005 and continued when he moved to Thursday morning as Hukkin' a Chainek I realize with Steve gone, it's time yo retire TLC as well. This is a compilation I put together for a remembrance for Steve in January at Jay York's La…
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Hukkin’ a Chainek wraps (includes “10 In Under 5”) featuring Dave Wade, Jessica Lockhart, and, of course, Steve Hirshon
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This is it for morning drive time! Coming up soon and an afternoon Talk show, continuing to carry The Lorenzo Commentaries. Details to be announced. Thank you Steve!
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The penultimate Hukkin’ a Chainek RenzComm episode'
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Thanks to all, we made our Begathon goal!
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Interview with Nick Prueher of the Found Footage Festival, tomorrow at Space
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The Found Footage Festival, the acclaimed touring showcase of odd and hilarious found videos, will bring its new 2017 show to Portland. Hosts Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, whose credits include The Onion and the Late Show with David Letterman, are excited to debut their new program at Space Gallery (538 Congress Street) on Friday, October 13th at 6…
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Dropping in on Steve (includes "Buy the Pound" from 2014) live on WMPG
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Tune in next week, I'll be subbing for Steve!
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R.I.P. Walter Becker, Jerry Lewis, Shelly Berman
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...while I was away.
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Golden Minidisc Award winner from August 2007!!
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Maine Youth Rock Orchestra interview/Luuuuke!
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Thanks to Kevin Oates. WMPG needs podcasts, because no one chose to air this before the concert!
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sorry for the less than stellar sound quality!
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almost!
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Next week: chip taste off!
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BORED!!!
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Podcast Exclusive: Post-Remembrance Thoughts
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This Saturday is my Dad's Rememberence in New York put together by my brother Don. Here's my tribute.
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HB2me60!
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From July 2010: Backstage with Ween's Dave Dreiwitz
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Seeing them again 6/10/17 on Thompson's Point (Thanks, Garbage to Garden!!)!
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didn't load last night but it's loading now...so here it is!
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Thank you Seincast for the shout-out!
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6/17/57
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Be there!
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That was a great night!
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