Rockcast Tuesday.02.16.10a; John Lennon, Eurythmics, Foreigner, Doug Fieger & Bruce Kulick, The Apers, Santana & Clapton, Butch Walker

I was approached today about a performance tax
bill that is up for a vote in Congress. The bill would
basically make radio stations in America pay a tax
everytime they play a song. First problem, they already
pay royalties. Secondly, this tax money would not be
used to improve roads or whatever where you live.
This "tax" money would go straight into the pockets
of record companies in other parts of the world.
Let me repeat that. The money goes over seas. This
would mean many radio stations would go belly up.
The Association of Broadcasters is stating it would
mean the end of the small "Mom & Pop" Stations.
News Flash! These little private operators are already
extinct. Major Domo corporations own all the radio
stations in my home town. The bill was co authored
by a congressman from Michigan with help from a
Vermont C.M. What are these tools thinking? What
lobby got them elected and has them by the cahoonies?
Michigan is on the verge of total meltdown failure and
elected chumps are wasting time on this tripe? You
Michi-maniacs need to wake up and get this clown out
of office. He is suppose to be working for you. How
does this help the unemployed in Michigan? It doesn't.
Now there is a web site you can go to but the trouble
there is all they are doing is collecting your name and
E mail address and selling it to others. So I urge you
to write your congressman and remind him who he works
for and tell him to vote NO on the radio performance tax.
DO NOT go to any radio stations web site that want you
to give up information that they will use for profit. Write,
Congress and stop this crap now. Thank you.
Lets ROCK!

rockcast
is against radio performance tax

1. John Lennon - Nobody Told Me
2. The Eurythmics - I Want It All
3. The Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams [Big Al Mix 10]
4. Foreigner - Dirty White Boy [Rockcast Mix]
5. Doug Fieger & Bruce Kulick - Dirty Girl
6. The Apers - Almost Summer
7. Carlos Santana & Eric Clapton - The Calling Jam
8. Butch Walker - Uncomfortably Numb

Rockcast Friday.02.12.10a; Butch Walker, Lacuna Coil, Cheap Trick, Farmer Dave Scher, Dave Edmunds, Love Sculpture, Jimi Hendrix

So I'm working in the studio when the phone rang.
On the other end is a woman who identifies herself
as a representative of the local newspaper. Calling me
by my first name she ask if I have been receiving my
daily paper. I tell her yes. Shen then calls me by my
first name again and states she sees I have not paid
my bill yet and when can she expect payment. I had
already paid the bill so I asked her since when did the
paper start harrassing the patrons about paying their
bill. She said it wasn't harrassment it was a courtesy
call. I then asked her how this was a courtesy to me.
Her reply was a question. "Sir , when can we expect
payment?" I laughed out loud and told her I was
going to double check to make sure it was payed. I
then thanked her for bringing the matter to my attention.
As I was hanging up I could hear her rattling on about
whatever. It's bad enough the paper is shrinking down
to nothing more than adds for department stores and
furniture. Now this horse drop. Being the only paper
in the fourth largest city in America I guess they figure
they got it dicked. Sell adds then get people to pay
you to see said adds, brilliant. That is not why I have
taken the paper for 3 decades. I can see the major
metropolitan newspaper going the way of the wagon
makers at the turn of the 20th Century. All that will
be left are the little private rags that give fanatics a
platform to push their political ideal upon you. The
ones that always end up as a pile of paper pulp at
the front of my drive way. I never subscribed but for
some reason they keep throwing a copy there every
week. Now a new one has appeared so there is now
2. What a waste of paper. Oh and I checked the bill
has been paid for 2 months. They had cashed the check
a full 7 days before. Bozo is definately driving that clown
car.

rockcast

1. Butch Walker & The Let's Go Out Tonites - Hot Girls In Good Moods
2. Butch Walker & The Black Widows - Trash Day
3. Lacuna Coil - I Won't Tell You
4. Cheap Trick - If It Takes A Lifetime
5. Farmer Dave Scher - Finnz Hammock
6. Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking
7. Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance
8. Jimi iHendrix - Valley Of Neptune

Rockcast Wednesday.02.10.10a; Pistoleros, Hot Chip, Anju Ramapriyam, Alvin Stardust, The Bird & The Bee, Queen, Bare Naked Ladies, Starz, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for being
patient as I attempt to upgrade my site and blog. The
support folk have been very supportive except for the
language barrier. We both speak English but you wouldn't
know it by listening to us trying to communicate. I get
caught up in the rhythmic cadence of his sing song delivery
and whatever he is saying goes right by my head. I am
constantly asking him to repeat himself. Of course it
doesn't help when I say things like "Don't butter my boots
and try to tell me they're biscuits." Which is Big AL-ese
for don't B.S. me. So until it is resolved and I have finished
with the artwork I hope it won't be much of a hassle for
you. Should you be having any trouble, I am as usual always
interested. Let me know. Thanks again for stopping by.

rockcast

1. The Pistoleros - Just Hold On
2. Hot Chip - Thieves In The Night
3. Anju Ramapriyam - Signed Sealed Delivered
4. The Bird & The Bee - I'm Into Something Good
5. Queen - Some Day One Day
6. BareNaked Ladies - You Run Away
7. Starz - Cherry Baby
8. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat The Devils Tatoo

Rockcast Monday.02.08.10a; Nightwish,The Four Horsemen, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, John Campbell John, Jetboy, Hollywood Rose, Mozely Rose, Boston

So today is the official unofficial hangover day known
in America as "Super Bowl Monday". The traditional
day of recovery after the most important professional
American football game of the season. Turned out to be
the most watched program in the history of television.
Not just sporting events. All TV. The old record holder,
the 1983 final episode of the comedy M.A.S.H. So a
record crowd was tuned in when what is left of the Who
took the stage for the halftime show. What I witnessed
was an awful shame. Obvious to me Roger Daltry did
not feel the need to warm up his voice. His upper register
has been weak for a number of years now and he was
painfully off on the notes. He was reduced to a chesty
shout out. Pete Townsend who is one of the most
influental guitarist of his and My Generation showed an
occasional flurry of licks but for the most part just tried
to do his now famous windmill arm motion. Looks like
the shoulder is kinda creaky these days Pete! After
about five minutes Daltrys voice began to come around.
Gee Roger couldn't take five before the set to get ready?
One critic called the performance "Like having someone
chew your food for you". I assume he was refering to the
fact it took 6 musicians to do what used to be kids play
for 4. Time to hang it up.

rockcast

1.Nightwing - Bye Bye Beautiful
2. The Four Horsemen - Rockin' Is My Business
3. Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Jump At The Chance
4. John Campbell John - Manslaughter
5. Jetboy - Don't Mess With My Hair/ Bad Disease
6. Hollywood Rose - Killing Time
7. Mozely Rose - I Don't Know You Anymore
8. Boston - Rock and Roll Band [Rockcast Mix]

Rockcast Thursday.02.04.10a; Bruce Kulick & Steve Lukather, Four Star Mary, Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band, Michelle Shocked, Matthew Sweet, Butthole Surfers, Big Star, Nerf Herders.

So let's review. A few months back there was cash for
clunkers program. Many Americans traded in their monster
SUV's for a certain Japanese import that has been in the news.
Critics claim the clunker program was a failure because it
was suppose to put cash back in the coffers of the Big 3 auto
makers in Detroit Mi. not in the pockets of foreign automakers.
Now many of these folks have to hassle with going to a dealer-
ship to have the problem fixed. Believe me it is a total hassle to
have to deal with car dealerships on any level. A friend [at the time
of the program] told me it would come back to bite us on the ass.
So is it poetic justice or just cruel irony that this would happen to
your new imported car after you snubbed the big 3's catalog of
automobiles? Nope just another pain in the arse bump in the road
of life. I see the CEO of said automaker on the tube saying his
company would work 24 - 7 to fix the problem. He said they
would not stop until it was fixed. Hmmm, not stop, that's the
problem from the get go. Poor choice of words on his part.

rockcast

1. Bruce kulick & Steve Lukather - Between The Lines
2. Four Star Mary - Shadows
3. Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band - Hey Kid
4. Michelle Shocked - Don't Mess With My Little Sister
5. Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend [LP Mix]
6. Butthole Surfers - Cough Syrup
7. Big Star - Feel
8. Nerf Herders - Jenna Bush Army