What happens when you've had so many weeks of shows with really obvious themes, and all of a sudden, nothing presents itself? I mean, it was really easy when Debora Iyall was our guest, we called the show “Debora Iyall Interview”. Or on our first anniversary, we called it the “First Anniversary Edition”. Those were pretty easy shows to name.
But here we are, with just a (gasp) “regular” show! Naahhh, this is Recharged Radio. There's nothing regular about any of our shows. The only thing regular about this week's California Diner is that I don't have a really clever name for the show. This is when I just press the glowing red button on the generic show naming machine, aka the GenShowName 5000, and see what comes out. First out: “Musical Madness”. Nope. Try again. “Tuesday Night Riot”. Hmmm. “Lawrence Welk Presents”. Okay, I'm gonna have to check for upgrades to the GenShowName 5000's operating system, because this thing just isn't working right.
I really don't need an expensive, fancy, high-powered machine to come up with a lame name for this week's show, when I can do that all by myself for free. So the “Musical Grab Bag” it is!
The reason it's a musical grab bag is because I've taken 32 great tracks, from seemingly random and diverse genres, and thrown them all together into a single two hour show, just to see what happens. And the result: two hours of musical left and right turns, racing around tight curves at breakneck speeds, with some incredible scenery and a most excellent soundtrack!
What does this mean to you? Well, highlights like straight ahead rock from Sparklejet (engineered by Steve Albini for good measure!). A brief foray into the world of electronica with Emily Zuzik and Tim Lefebvre. Ukulele-driven alternative sounds brought to you by your friends and mine The Corner Laughers. Some black humor, courtesy of The Clutter Family. Bill Mumy drops in to bring you some blues. And some cello-infused punk with The Scratch. (I probably called that last one wrong—but you'll just have to listen, and see if you can come up with a better label for their amazing song.) All in all, a grab bag!
http://www.myspace.com/sparklejet
http://www.emilyzuzik.com
http://www.myspace.com/cornerlaughers
http://www.myspace.com/theclutterfamily
http://www.billmumy.com
http://www.thescratch.co.uk
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 California Diner, Tuesday night, 8:00-10:00 p.m. (GMT), 12:00-2:00 p.m. Pacific, only at Recharged Radio—www.rechargedradio.com.
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See you then!
Chef Mike
mike(at)rechargedradio.com
MN2BDNC
Go National - Begin, Begin, Begin
Sparklejet - The Comeback
Mark Bacino - Middle Town
Emily Zuzik & Tim Lefebvre - West Coast East Coast
Get People - Odyssey
Kaz Murphy - Midnight Fire
Mad Tea Party - Bunny Moves On
Vegas With Randolph - The Better Part
Jay Fraser - That's How We Roll
The Big I Am - Better Days
The Scratch - Alcohol's A Depressant
The Taters - Right B4 My Eyes
Wim Oudijk - Spirit
The Corner Laughers - Stonewords
Domus - Es Mi Ola
Skip Heller & Jim Cavender - I Hate You
The Britannicas - Don't Go Back
Missdavinalee - Come On
Chad Neaves - Something In My Soul
Maxi Dunn - Weather Warning
Bill Mumy - All Wound Up
Lindy LaFontaine - Free To Breathe
The Dashing Suns - Sally Moore
Maple Mars - Borrowed Sunshine
Baby Scream - The Ghost Of Valerie
Debora Iyall - Tell Me Why
Nelson Bragg - Tell Me I'm Wrong
Tom Moriarty - Fire in the Dolls House
Laurie Biagini - You're A Dangerous Thing
Tom Alford - Wasp Lands On Sunflower
The Clutter Family - Rendering Vat
Fearless Vampire Killers - Fearless Vampire Killers
