The Vinyl Experience – 09.04.15

Tom Chacon: American Dream
Bob Dylan: Maggie’s Farm
Bruce Springsteen: Out IN The Street
Van Morrison: I’ve Been Working
Spoon: Rent I Pay
Kinks: DEad End Street
Justin Townes Earle: One More Night In Brooklyn
Marianne Faithful: Working Class Hero
Ray La Montagne: Beg Steal Or Borrow
Passion Pit: Take A Walk
Elvis Costello: Welcome To The Working Week
Arcade Fire: The Suburbs
REM: Finest Worksong
The Clash: Career Opportunities
Weezer: Pork And Beans
Rolling Stones: Salt Of The Earth

John Feffer – Trump Takes on the World

It was 1972. The flamboyant rock star Alice Cooper, not quite a household name at that point in England, was booked to play London’s Wembley Stadium. Shortly before the concert date, only a couple hundred of the 7,000 available tickets had been sold. Facing an epic failure, the redoubtable rock music promoter Shep Gordon emblazoned the side of a truck …

The Vinyl Experience – 07.31.15

VE 183 Mid Summer Pleasures Led Zeppelin: Dancing Days Style Council: Long Hot Summer The Who: Sea And Sand Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Even The Losers Sweet: California Nights Patti Smith: Redondo Beach Neil Young: Long May You Run Paul McCartney: Heart Of the Country REM: Gardening At Night The Guess Who: No Time B52s: Summer Of Love Dave …

The Vinyl Experience – Happy Spring – 03.20.15

Today on the VE….Celebrating the Vernal Equinox with …yet another snowstorm in the northeast. Have we ever earned a springtime more honestly? George Benson: Here Comes The Sun
Carmina Burana: Pleasant Is The Season
Paul McCartney: Ram On
Bellamy Brothers: Let Your Love Flow
Beach Boys: Warmth of The Sun
Joni Mitchell: Chelsea Morning
Bill Evans Trio: Blue In Green
XTC: Season Cycle
Beatles: Good Day Sunshine
Lovin’ Spoonful: Daydream
Simon & Garfunkel: At The Zoo
Yardbirds: Shapes Of Things
Patti Smith: Easter
Billie Holiday: I Get Along Without You Very Well
Led Zeppelin: The Rain Song
Frank Sinatra: Dream Away