26.10.10 Tuesday Night Diner - 'Scratch That Itch!'

Last year, just as I was joining the illustrious staff of Recharged Radio, a snotty, fiery, driving track called Teen Idol by London-based band The Scratch was blasting its way up the charts. Jordan sent that one round for us to listen to, and our collective jaws dropped. It had everything—pulsing bass, searing guitar riffs, and a punk attitude that grabbed us by the throats and shook us around for four minutes or so. What do you do when that happens? The only thing you can do—you listen to it over, and over again, and play it on your radio show (if you have one), or buy it for yourself, your friends, and your enemies. This winning hit wound up as one of my top singles for 2009 (The Electrifying Eleven), and wound up on all sorts of station imaging and jingles here at Recharged, and still does to this day.

Fast forward to right now—October, 2010. After a massive hit like Teen Idol, what happens next? Mere mortals might sit on their laurels, but alas, The Scratch are no mere mortals. They decided to keep firing back—and their latest effort is an incredible song that stands up really well alongside the last one. This one has everything too—clever wordsmithing, killer guitar riffs and solos, crisp drums, rock solid bass, and even hand claps and what sounds to my ears like a cello. There are elements of music from the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, and '00s. As always, these guys did the whole thing themselves. It sounds great way out here in California. As Andy from the band said on an episode of The Forum last year, “DIY till I die”. Nicely done, Andy!  

It’s destined for the top, and on this week's show, I’ll tell you how you can get a copy.

www.thescratch.co.uk/

We’re also going to explore heat. We’ve got songs about hot phones, hot moms, and hot vats of boiling lard. Seriously—our friends The Little Philistines, Hail The Size, and The Clutter Family are all of like mind this week, as they heat things up.

www.myspace.com/thelittlephilistines

www.myspace.com/hailthesize

www.myspace.com/theclutterfamily

If you'd like to make a request, just drop me a line at mike(at)rechargedradio.com. If you'd like to become an honorary California citizen, drop me a line at the same address. And if you'd like to hear all this great music—simply tune in to the Tuesday Night Diner, Tuesday night, 8:00-10:00 p.m. (GMT), 12:00-2:00 p.m. Pacific, only at Recharged Radio—www.rechargedradio.com.

This note also appears in the News section on the home page of RechargedRadio.com.

See you then!

Chef Mike

mike(at)rechargedradio.com

MN2BDNC

The Scratch - Alcohol's A Depressant

The Clutter Family - Rendering Vat

Kate Burkart - Cross The Street

Black Candy Store - Back To The Wall

Fagan - Can't Let Go

Goodfinger - Another Night

Jeff Merchant - Love Yourself Away

Anny Celsi - Thanksgiving In Hollywood

Hail The Size - Hot Mom

Go National - Until It's Good And Over

Maxi Dunn - Don't Look Back

The Little Philistines - Hot Phone

Domus - Es Mi Ola

Vegas With Randolph - The Better Part

Heiskell - Sick Of Nothing

The Big I Am - Tongue Tied

The Corner Laughers - Space Echo

Karim Fanous - Mad Masters

Duncan Faure - This Is Love This Is Real

Nushu - So Long (Maybe)

Jim Distortion - Realisation

The Taters - Going Over The Hill

Jerzey Street Band - Holly Grove

Tom Alford - Look To The Stars

Twyman/Baird - All That I Had Lost

Anton Barbeau - Plastic Guitar

Lindy LaFontaine - Free To Breathe

The Mike Brown Band - Pay

Laurie Biagini - A Face In The Crowd

Joseph Swidenbank - Harsh Words

Bill Mumy - Rely On That

The Dashing Suns - Sally Moore

19.10.10 Tuesday Night Diner - 'Bill Mumy'

This week, we have yet another brush with greatness. And it doesn't get much greater than this.

We've been waiting for this news for a while, and now it can be told: Bill Mumy, the legendary American actor/singer-songwriter/voiceover artist/radio guy (sorry–I’m running out of slashes here) will be joining us on this week's Tuesday Night Diner.

As you most likely know, unless you’ve been somewhere else for the last several decades, Bill is a really well known television actor. He was “Will Robinson” on the classic sci-fi TV series Lost In Space. (You know, when people say “danger, Will Robinson”? Yes, THAT Will Robinson!) He was also in several episodes of the Twilight Zone, most notably in the “Cornfield Kid” episode. He was in Babylon Five. And the list goes on, but since I’m paying by the character, I’ve got to cut it short (I’m kidding!).

Your homework—before you listen to the show, is to Google Bill, or go to his website www.billmumy.com. You might not think you know him, but once you see his pictures, and his incredible list of credits, both screen and music, you will realize that you do know who I'm talking about.

Here on Recharged Radio, we’re especially interested in Bill’s music, and he just released a heck of a fine album called Glorious In Defeat. It’s a bluesy affair, written with a keen observer’s eye and performed and produced solely by Bill. We’ll learn what went into the crafting of these songs, and a little more about his musical past. We’ll even ask the hard-hitting question about what inspired him to write the novelty classic “Fish Heads”, during his Barnes and Barnes years!

www.billmumy.com

And if that weren’t enough–we’re going to play enough great indie music to fill your musical plate. Brand new tracks from The Scratch, The Dash, and Missdavinalee that you simply cannot afford to miss. These songs will jump right out of your radio and into your brain—and this is no exaggeration. They're lodged in my frontal lobe right now!

If you'd like to make a request, just drop me a line at mike(at)rechargedradio.com. If you'd like to become an honorary California citizen, drop me a line at the same address. And if you'd like to hear all this great music—simply tune in to the Tuesday Night Diner, Tuesday night, 8:00-10:00 p.m. (GMT), 12:00-2:00 p.m. Pacific, only at Recharged Radio—www.rechargedradio.com.

This note also appears in the News section on the home page of RechargedRadio.com.

See you then!

Chef Mike

mike(at)rechargedradio.com

MN2BDNC

Duncan Faure - Nightfall Missdavinalee - Come On Joey Oskys - Try Kat Jones - Those Expensive Eyes Jespa - Loves Lost Tourists - Church of Steve Honest session Go National - NYC Laurie Biagini - You're A Dangerous Thing Ricky Berger - Silly Boy, Goodnight Chancellorpink - Three People Care Chad Neaves - You Said Bill Mumy Interview
Bill Mumy – Can’t Complain
Bill Mumy – Hear My Memory Scream
Bill Mumy – I Changed My Mind The Corner Laughers - The Commonest Manifesto The Scratch - Alcohol's A Depressant Maple Mars - Borrowed Sunshine Amanda Abizaid - Wash Me Nelson Bragg - Forever Days Imani Hekima - Nothing's What It Seems Clockwise - All Over Your Face Tangent Sunset - Way Down The Dash - Jesus Cult of Wedge - Uprising The Taters - Wolfman Told Me Tonight F.O.O.S. (Four Out Of Seven) - Dedicated To A Dead Cat Maxi Dunn - Sinking In The Sand Melissa Phillips - So Young Boomchick - Operation Imperialism

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12.10.10 Tuesday Night Diner - 'Lindy LaFontaine'

This week, we have a brush with greatness. Vocalist/songwriter Lindy LaFontaine once attended a performing arts academy in Liverpool, UK, which happens to have a really cool headmaster: none other than Sir Paul McCartney himself! She was even given private songwriting lessons by the Beatle himself. Wow! True story. And this academy is so selective, they didn't accept her until AFTER she was accepted by legendary American academies Juilliard and Berklee.

So this tells you something about the caliber of talent we're dealing with here. She's a superb vocalist, and she's currently creating an album of finely crafted trip hop songs. She introduces us Americans to this genre which is well established in the UK.

She brings a world view to the music, and even to our interview. Her earliest memories are of Bangladesh, after which her parents moved her to Cairo, Egypt, where she grew up. Cairo left such an imprint on her formative years that her band's name is a variant spelled as KYRO. She lived on both the east and west coasts of the U.S., and of course, there was that once in a lifetime stint in Liverpool. But finally, she calls Northern California's San Francisco Bay Area home. We're lucky to have her here. Listen to her voice, and be enchanted!

If you're near Oakland, California this Friday, Oct. 15th, check her out live at the Uptown Nightclub.

www.lindylafontaine.com

Remember—we're down to the last few days to help Dave Stephens reach his goal of fully funding his upcoming release Time Will Tell. If you like his music, and want to help, you can pledge whatever amount you want on his website. The cool thing is if you were going to buy the album anyway, then go ahead and pre-order it now. You'll get your digital downloads and autographed CD as soon as they're ready. And you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that you helped him out when he needed it.

www.davestephens.ca/kickstarter

If you'd like to make a request, just drop me a line at mike(at)rechargedradio.com. If you'd like to become an honorary California citizen, drop me a line at the same address. And if you'd like to hear all this great music—simply tune in to the Tuesday Night Diner, Tuesday night, 8:00-10:00 p.m. (GMT), 12:00-2:00 p.m. Pacific, only at Recharged Radio—www.rechargedradio.com.

See you then!

Chef Mike

mike(at)rechargedradio.com

MN2BDNC

The Taters – That's Me

Maple Mars - Butterfly Effect 

Anny Celsi - Tangle-Free World 

Heiskell - Your Touch 

Maxi Dunn - How Was I To Know 

Bill Mumy - Can't Complain 

Baby Scream - Suddenly 

Buzz Radio - One Too Many 

Lindy LaFontaine Interview

Lindy LaFontaine – Free To Breathe

Lindy LaFontaine – Sunday

Lindy LaFontaine – I Do

Jerzey Street Band - Holly Grove 

The Corner Laughers - For The Sake Of The Cat 

Snow Byrds - Master Of Ceremonies

Laurie Larson - Endless Thank You Loop 

Sweet Sweet Concorde - Armadillo Man 

Tippy Canoe & The Paddlemen - Champs Élysées

Tom Moriarty - Fire in the Dolls House 

Chad Neaves - Something In My Soul 

Dave Stephens - You Are Mine, I Am Yours 

Vegas With Randolph - Above The Blue 

Tangent Sunset - Way Down

Laurie Biagini - Leave Me Alone 

Karim Fanous - Thin Bits 

Dylan Walshe - Your Belly Not Mine 

Terese Taylor - The End

05.10.10 Tuesday Night Diner - 'Sneak Previews'

Believe it or not, being on radio gives me special powers. I have developed a sixth sense: musical clairvoyance. I can reach into the future, and see which unreleased albums you'll be buying this fall and winter!

Dave Stephens has a vision. He wrote around 60 songs, whittled them down to just enough to fit on an album. He then polished them, and recorded them in his Long Beach, California studios. The album is in the can, ready to go. Only one thing left to go before his Time Will Tell release can hit the streets: money to manufacture and promote it.

This is where you can help. Right now, Dave's got a Kickstarter campaign in progress to help him fund Time Will Tell. Once you hear his songs, you're going to want to buy the album anyway. But if you pre-order it, and kick in money at a specified level, you'll get the disc when it's ready, and/or a digital download. And most importantly—you're supporting and encouraging the arts in general, and a worthy artist in particular. We'll hear one of Dave's prerelease tracks on this week's show.

www.davestephens.ca/kickstarter

Spencer Berger. Wow—can you make a sentence using just a proper name, like I just did? Sure you can, if it's the Los Angeles-based vocalist who we've championed here at Recharged Radio for the last year-plus. He's just that good!

When Alex and Jordan discovered this incomparable singer, his band's name was Field. He put together an album called Be Brave, and had it mastered, but still hasn't released it yet. I was trying to “be brave” and patiently wait for the release, but nothing. Finally—I found out why it's not out yet. Because Spencer changed his band name to Auditorium. Seems there was some confusion with other bands who go by the same name. So Auditorium it is. Be Brave looks like it's now on track for release in January 2011. In the meantime, we'll play one of his great songs, and you'll hear exactly why you should save up your allowance money for this one now.

www.myspace.com/auditoriumband

If you've listened to the Tuesday Night Diner at all over these last 10 months on the air, then you've undoubtedly heard Liverpool singer-songwriter Maxi Dunn. Her dramatic, personal, and quite listenable pop songs are by turns charming and intense. She released her debut album nearly a year ago, and immediately charged ahead into her next one, The Neglected Gambit. She's let me listen to several of the advance tracks, and I can tell you that this is going to be a great album.

Maxi again teams up with super producer Pete Hackett, from Cult of Wedge, to bring her vision to life. Theirs is an interesting partnership—it's cyber! They live a couple of hours apart, so she records vocals, and sends massive audio files to Pete over the internet. He adds instrumentation and production, and together, they shape an album from far-flung locations. And you know what? It works! They have the push and pull of an intuitive artist-producer relationship, and it makes for great music. We'll hear a track from Gambit, scheduled for release in early 2011.

www.maxidunn.info

www.myspace.com/cultofwedge

If you'd like to make a request, just drop me a line at mike(at)rechargedradio.com. If you'd like to become an honorary California citizen, drop me a line at the same address. And if you'd like to hear all this great music—simply tune in to the Tuesday Night Diner, Tuesday night, 8:00-10:00 p.m. (GMT), 12:00-2:00 p.m. Pacific, only at Recharged Radio—www.rechargedradio.com.

This note also appears in the News section on the home page of RechargedRadio.com.

See you then!

Chef Mike

mike(at)rechargedradio.com

MN2BDNC

Melissa Phillips - So Young 

Sparklejet - The Comeback 

Anton Barbeau - Bending Like a Spoon 

Leigh Mary Stokes - Little Yellow 

Boomchick - TGTW 

The Clutter Family - Head 

The Big I Am - Tongue Tied 

Duncan Faure - Nightfall 

Leyli - Le Bout De Ses Doigts 

Benson Klemme - Blue Skies 

Skip Heller - Falling For You 

Thinking For Tuesday - Falling 

Auditorium - Saturday Soldier 

Mark Bacino - Middle Town 

Domus - Es Mi Ola 

Anny Celsi - First Love Freezes 

Splitsville - The Kids Who Kill For Sugar 

Laurie Biagini - Happiness Looks Good on You 

Dave Stephens - Dealing With The Past 

The Corner Laughers - Stonewords 

Nelson Bragg - Tell Me I'm Wrong 

Calamateur - Banoffee 

Rich McCulley - Far From My Angel 

Tom Alford - Wasp Lands On Sunflower 

Nushu - Your Girl 

Cult of Wedge - St. George and the Dragon 

Twyman/Baird - All That I Had Lost 

Maxi Dunn - Weather Warning 

The G-Men - The Best I Can 

Bill Mumy - All Wound Up 

Joey Oskys - Try 

Winzenried - Ohio 

Mad Tea Party - Blues Slip In