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TOTAL MASSACREAlien 3Alien month continues with yet another controversial, wildly visionary, endlessly compromised thriller with tremendous production design -- the first of that batch, David Fincher's ALIEN 3. It's a grim movie but a fun show, as Rowan, Kev, Carli, and new guest El Loughney discuss the massively different cuts, doomed production, how this all relates to Babylon 5, comedy xenomorph kills, and just how good Charles Dance and Charles Dutton are in this!
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What the Riff Next Gen1965 - March: Ike & Tina Turner “Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show”Although Ike & Tina Turner had been performing since 1960 and were well known for the energy of their performances, it wasn't until 1965 and the release of Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show that they received national recognition. This album featured the best live performances of the previous year.
Tina Turner was born Martha Nell Bullock (aka Anna Mae Bullock), and was given the name Tina Turner as a stage name when she toured as a feature with Ike Turner in 1960. They were not married at the time, and Ike Turner had the name "Tina Turner" trademarked, so that he...
2023-05-0128 minWhat the Riff Next Gen1965 - March: Ike & Tina Turner “Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show”Although Ike & Tina Turner had been performing since 1960 and were well known for the energy of their performances, it wasn't until 1965 and the release of Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show that they received national recognition. This album featured the best live performances of the previous year.
Tina Turner was born Martha Nell Bullock (aka Anna Mae Bullock), and was given the name Tina Turner as a stage name when she toured as a feature with Ike Turner in 1960. They were not married at the time, and Ike Turner had the name "Tina Turner" trademarked, so that he...
2023-05-0128 minWhat the Riff Next Gen1975 - June: War ”Why Can’t We Be Friends?”Defining a genre for the group War is a difficult process. There are elements of Latin, R&B, funk, soul, and rock mixed in. Some call it progressive soul. War came from Long Beach, California in 1969, and began as a backing band for Deacon Jones. The band was originally led by Eric Burden of the Animals and were known as Eric Burden and War for their first tow albums, then as War after Burden left the group.
Their seventh studio album, Why Can't We Be Friends? would continue a tradition of successful albums for the band, going to nu...
2023-02-2042 minWhat the Riff Next Gen1975 - June: War ”Why Can’t We Be Friends?”Defining a genre for the group War is a difficult process. There are elements of Latin, R&B, funk, soul, and rock mixed in. Some call it progressive soul. War came from Long Beach, California in 1969, and began as a backing band for Deacon Jones. The band was originally led by Eric Burden of the Animals and were known as Eric Burden and War for their first tow albums, then as War after Burden left the group.
Their seventh studio album, Why Can't We Be Friends? would continue a tradition of successful albums for the band, going to nu...
2023-02-2042 min
The Littlest HeadlineThe Apalachicola Times, Apalachicola, FloridaDo you have what it takes to be Miss Florida Seafood? Have you ever seen Ron Howard and Santa in the same room? How much do you, dear listener, know about preparing and eating oysters? We hope it's more than we do. We know very little. That's why you should follow us to this oyster-filled gem of the Forgotten Coast called Apalachicola, Florida!In this episode, we read from the following articles in The Apalachicola Times:“A Celebration of Oysters at Saturday’s Cookoff” by David Adlerstein (Jan. 11, 2023).“Unearthed Deposit Check Hoists Anchor” by Aloura Charles (D...
2023-01-3037 minWhat the Riff Next Gen1972 - May: Uriah Heep “Demons and Wizards”Formed in London in 1969, Uriah Heep released their fourth and (to this point) most successful album, Demons and Wizards in May 1972. This album would also see the debut of what is considered the classic lineup of Uriah Heep as bassist Gary Thain and drummer Lee Kerslake joined vocalist David Byron, guitarist Mick Box, and keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Ken Hensley to form the group for this album. While the album cover and title suggest medieval fantasy, Hensley has stated that it was just a collection of songs, not a concept album. It is hard to deny the prog rock fee...
2022-08-0134 minWhat the Riff Next Gen1972 - May: Uriah Heep “Demons and Wizards”Formed in London in 1969, Uriah Heep released their fourth and (to this point) most successful album, Demons and Wizards in May 1972. This album would also see the debut of what is considered the classic lineup of Uriah Heep as bassist Gary Thain and drummer Lee Kerslake joined vocalist David Byron, guitarist Mick Box, and keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Ken Hensley to form the group for this album. While the album cover and title suggest medieval fantasy, Hensley has stated that it was just a collection of songs, not a concept album. It is hard to deny the prog rock fee...
2022-08-0134 minWhat the Riff Next Gen1967 - October: Buffalo Springfield “Buffalo Springfield Again”Buffalo Springfield was a fusion of Canadian and American musicians, and was also a fusion of folk, country, and psychedelic rock. The band lineup included Canadians Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin, and Americans Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. While their debut album was recorded quickly, their second album, Buffalo Springfield Again, would be recorded over a period of nine months. This was due to Young frequently departing from the band, and to bassist Bruce Palmer being deported and having to sneak into the country illegally to record the album.
Young and Stills had met in 1965 in...
2022-01-1033 minWhat the Riff Next Gen1967 - October: Buffalo Springfield “Buffalo Springfield Again”Buffalo Springfield was a fusion of Canadian and American musicians, and was also a fusion of folk, country, and psychedelic rock. The band lineup included Canadians Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin, and Americans Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. While their debut album was recorded quickly, their second album, Buffalo Springfield Again, would be recorded over a period of nine months. This was due to Young frequently departing from the band, and to bassist Bruce Palmer being deported and having to sneak into the country illegally to record the album.
Young and Stills had met in 1965 in...
2022-01-1033 min
2021-04-0604 min2021-04-0603 min2020-11-2105 minWhat the Riff Next Gen1966 - June: The Association “And Then...Along Comes The Association”The Association released their debut (and most successful) album, And Then...Along Comes The Association in June 1966. They had received some success with non-album releases prior to this, but the album itself would become one of the best selling albums of the year.
The Association was known as sunshine pop, which incorporated elements of both folk rock and psychedelic music. The group was formed originally by Jules Alexander (guitar) and Terry Kirkman (wind instruments, percussion) who met in Hawaii in 1962, then reconnected in Los Angeles in the mid-60's. They joined with Russ Giguere (rhythm guitar, percussion), Bria...
2020-10-2625 minWhat the Riff Next Gen1966 - June: The Association “And Then...Along Comes The Association”The Association released their debut (and most successful) album, And Then...Along Comes The Association in June 1966. They had received some success with non-album releases prior to this, but the album itself would become one of the best selling albums of the year.
The Association was known as sunshine pop, which incorporated elements of both folk rock and psychedelic music. The group was formed originally by Jules Alexander (guitar) and Terry Kirkman (wind instruments, percussion) who met in Hawaii in 1962, then reconnected in Los Angeles in the mid-60's. They joined with Russ Giguere (rhythm guitar, percussion), Bria...
2020-10-2625 min2020-10-1520 min2020-10-1419 min2020-08-201h 51What the Riff Next Gen1989 — June: Don Henley “The End of the Innocence”The Eagles had been broken up for almost a decade, and it would be another 5 years before their reunion, but Don Henley was still a huge name in the music world. The End of the Innocence, Henley's third solo studio album, would be a more reflective and less synthesizer-heavy album, and would be Henley's best selling album.
After the break-up of the Eagles, Henley put out “I Can't Stand Still” in 1982, from which the hit single Dirty Laundry would arise. 1984 would see the appearance of “Building the Perfect Beast,” from which the best remembered single would be the monste...
2020-04-0644 minWhat the Riff Next Gen1989 — June: Don Henley “The End of the Innocence”The Eagles had been broken up for almost a decade, and it would be another 5 years before their reunion, but Don Henley was still a huge name in the music world. The End of the Innocence, Henley's third solo studio album, would be a more reflective and less synthesizer-heavy album, and would be Henley's best selling album.
After the break-up of the Eagles, Henley put out “I Can't Stand Still” in 1982, from which the hit single Dirty Laundry would arise. 1984 would see the appearance of “Building the Perfect Beast,” from which the best remembered single would be the monste...
2020-04-0644 min2020-02-2404 min2020-02-2104 min2020-02-1604 minWhat the Riff Next GenChristmas Songs that Rock (II)When we did our Rock-and-Roll Christmas "rabbit hole" episode last year we realized that there are just too many Rocking Christmas songs to be held in a single podcast. So we're coming back to you this year with another selection of Christmas songs that rock!
“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” by- Ronnie James Dio
This selection from the former Rainbow and Black Sabbath front man puts a metal twist on a 16th century carol.
“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” by The Barenaked Ladies
A more mellow take on the same song features stripped down acoustics and harmon...
2019-12-0950 minWhat the Riff Next GenChristmas Songs that Rock (II)When we did our Rock-and-Roll Christmas "rabbit hole" episode last year we realized that there are just too many Rocking Christmas songs to be held in a single podcast. So we're coming back to you this year with another selection of Christmas songs that rock!
“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” by- Ronnie James Dio
This selection from the former Rainbow and Black Sabbath front man puts a metal twist on a 16th century carol.
“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” by The Barenaked Ladies
A more mellow take on the same song features stripped down acoustics and harmon...
2019-12-0950 min2019-09-0606 min2019-09-0606 min2019-08-2902 min2019-06-2806 minDavid Charles RowanExtinction Rebellion - David Charles Rowan - May 2019Extinction rebellion
The youth are saving Gaea
Extinction rebellion
you’re gonna listen - let me tell ya
the eco system is more than trees
it’s the web of life for you and me
Extinction rebellion
gotta be the song of you and me
youth of the world is rising
as temperatures get higher
in the cities life is choking
and there’s no time for your deny-ya
from the forest to the rivers and th...
2019-05-1204 minDavid Charles RowanEarth Child - David Charles RowanI can see the light of your soul looking at me
like me and my tribe, when hurt you bleed
I can feel the joy and light of love shine from your heart
finding kindness we can share this world's a place to start
childhood narratives they shaped how you see the world
family, culture, media tell your brain which tales to tell
look out to the world in clear sight
meanings you dream
beliefs and values, habit- filters; colour you and me
2019-05-0506 minDavid Charles RowanWhen Planet Earth is Blue - David Charles RowanWorld turns into the night
Weary bones find softened down
Silent owl takes to flight
Smaller feet run underground
Dreamers reach for something new
Your mind drifts away into the blue
The stars light the way for you
When planet earth is blue ...
Clouds bring a shadowed ground
But in human hearts, darkness is found
In fear we lose our inner sight
Love takes cover underground
Modern city orange lights
Bring darkness to...
2019-05-0304 min2019-04-3003 minDavid Charles RowanBreathlessBreathless
No words can I find
To capture your face
No phrase or rhyme
Can paint your beauty
For a reader’s eyes
To embrace
How can I say ‘Love’
this light, divine ...
And even closely touch
How closely
I touch you in my heart
You may be near or far
Yet I am ever with you
This flame burns like a star
And yet my page is restless
...
2019-04-2906 minDavid Charles RowanEarth Angel - 2019 mix - David Charles RowanEarth Angel
A shaft of light from the spiritual
Beamed down to earth, so beautiful
Now she walks in time, unforgettable
When your heart is touched; earth angel
Her eyes clear and bight, aura so blue
Her inner mind sees the heart of you
Your heart fills with love – nothing you can do
Sweet angel falling in love with you
Earth angel - loving for the world
Earth angel – my sweet beautiful girl
Earth angel – pure heart of gol...
2019-04-1404 min2019-04-0606 minDavid Charles RowanIn the Heart of Summer's Land - David Charles RowanI see such light around me ...
You see magic with all things
You bring laughter’s season - I feel life’s new reason
Touched by a deepening grace
My heart opens more each time I see your face
Your voice whispers to my soul
like a haunting wind – bring Lucifer in
play softly the pipes of change
come sweet milky way, upon the forest now lay
the night held in your hands
let hope spirit rise – come dance come pla...
2019-03-1304 minDavid Charles RowanMy Forever Friend - David Charles Rowanall through life
the pathway twists and turns
blood brothers
carry fire without burns
and so we ramble down the road
time brings us on home
thank you
the prettiest star
nobody told me
life is a heartbreaker
the lady grinning soul
calls time into the deep
you still and always will be a tower
of strength to me
you know how wild is the wind
my forever friend
2019-03-0804 minDavid Charles RowanNew Dawn - David Charles Rowanchild sleeping in a doorway cries
his broken home breaking him inside
trafficked girl screams every night
she may never return home
food-bank ‘shopping’; a modern plight
the poor to the wealthy; an irksome blight
stepping around the woman in the snow
where did our humanity go
hands of light warm the street soup stand
courageous flight to a broken land
beliefs and histories can distort the view
but there's a light within me and you
if...
2019-03-0703 minDavid Charles Rowanthe Sweetest Spot - David Charles RowanThe Sweetest Spot
There’s a beautiful place, in this beautiful world
Where my fears and troubles worry me not
I can feel my soul sing, my heart unfolds
At the sweetest spot ...
A dappled path through a tunnel of trees
Sweet honey due, upon the breeze
The beauty of all mother nature sees
At the sweetest spot
Wise old badger
Cunning fox
Sunlit eye
forget me not
haunting moon
and wi...
2019-02-2704 minDavid Charles RowanDnD of Love - David Charles Rowan - valentine mixLight from the temple
reflects the beauty of my love
Light from the temple
reflects the beauty of my love
2 lights entwined so rarely seen
this dream
is no mirage, my love
you get me
you see me
your loving healing me
with no disdain
no hidden pain
loving me for all I am
Delight and joy; being me
you set me free
to simply breathe with
...
2019-02-1506 min2018-11-1402 min2018-11-0903 min2018-11-0803 minDavid Charles RowanMemory Sticks - David Charles Rowanmemory sticks ...
memory tricks ...
time slips away and discolours the view
memory flips ...
memory hits ...
old feelings haunt the present mood
memory fades ...
memory betrays ...
who said which things what to you
memory is an ocean ...
memory is emotion ...
memory sticks ... and becomes you
© David Charles Rowan
2018-11-0803 min2018-10-1503 min2018-10-1402 min2018-10-1402 min2018-10-1402 min2018-08-2801 minDavid Charles RowanSun Light - David Charles Rowan - 7th July 2018Sun Light
and may the Sun shine; bring healing light
may your song be sung; Apollo bright
may Helios set all clouds to flight
may the the power of Ra illume the deep night
may Sol protect you in her blessed wings
may each day, forever, bring these things
may my wishes sing of love for you
may your light be the heart of all you do
✨✨✨
© David Charles Rowan
2018-07-0703 min2018-02-2011 min2018-02-0305 minDavid Charles RowanThank You - David Charles Rowanthank you
Cate and Gervais
and all of the family green
for your compassion and grace
thank you so much for caring
for me
you know it's hard when you've no family
and when autistic harder still ... well, you know
so in honour of all you do
my gratitude I'd like to show
in honour of all of you
my gratitude I'd like to show
thank you
for giving me a home
the owls
sing often loud again
the Moon rises bright
an Astrologer's refrain
Orion rises through the...
2017-12-2205 minDavid Charles RowanMy Forever Friend - David Charles Rowan - Yule 2017my forever friend - David Charles Rowan - 11th December 2017
all through life
the pathway twists and turns
blood brothers
carry fire without burns
and so we ramble down the road
time brings us on home
thank you
the prettiest star
nobody told me
life is a heartbreaker
the lady grinning soul
calls time into the deep
you still and always will be a tower
of strength to me
you know how wild is the wind
my forever friend
give me love and peace on earth without end
my...
2017-12-1405 min2017-12-1105 minDavid Charles Rowanwhen planet earth is blue - 5th December 2017 mixWorld turns into the night
Weary bones find softened down
Silent owl takes to flight
Smaller feet run underground
Dreamers reach for something new
Your mind drifts away into the blue
The stars light the way for you
When planet earth is blue ...
Clouds bring a shadowed ground
But in human hearts, darkness is found
In fear we lose our inner sight
Love takes cover underground
Modern city orange lights
Bring darkness to the gloom
But the stars are a light for you
When planet earth is blue ...
Morning stars bring...
2017-12-0504 min2017-11-2704 min2017-11-2204 minDavid Charles RowanStarchild - 20th November 2017 - David Charles RowanLike me
You are a being of light
A stardust seed
Like me
You are a light child
Beautiful and free
Like me
You are still learning
Express the real me
Like me
Your power’s growing
Flow with your energy
Like me
Like me
You're healing inside
Your inner mind
Like me
You've inner vision
Wisdom beyond time
Like me
Your love is haunting
Joy is your alchemy
Like me
Your evolution
Bursts with love and energy
Like me
The wind will gu...
2017-11-2004 min2017-11-1504 min2017-11-1402 minDavid Charles RowanHeart Song - David Charles RowanHey hey, what a day
All the voices in my head
Sing you are beautiful
To me
Hey hey, wild winds play
Pan’s spirit moves the Rowan tree and sings
Sing you are beautiful
To me
Wild fields blur beneath your feet
The daughters of time weave the path to meet
And a magical love my heart shall bring
When you look in my eyes, my very soul shall sing ...
Hey hey, come cleansing rain
Wash my heart - heal the pain
Your voice sweetly sings to me ...
© David Charles Row...
2017-11-1302 min2017-11-1202 minDavid Charles RowanThe Haunting - David Charles RowanHow can I walk away ?
How can I just say goodbye ?
Your laughter still rings from pictures in cold empty rooms
What can I say when you cry ?
You tell me you love me
Plead me to stay
Your face haunts my mind
A price for the guilty to pay
Love is blind
Yet changes its colours
Seasoned in time ...
If love comes to fall
Still hearts touch above
Deep inside me
Forever,
the haunting of love
What does 'destiny' mean ?
It brings us so close
Tears us apart
2017-11-0804 min2017-11-0604 minDavid Charles RowanBreathe - deep inner healing while you sleep - David Charles RowanI have made something for an experein=ment - to see if I can present a Psychobiology deep healiong sleep as a song
this is deeply hypnotic, so please only listen when you are free to relax and sleep
please let me know what you think
thank you :)
in kindness
David
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2017-11-0106 minDavid Charles RowanDeep healing Sleep - David Charles RowanPsychobiology for deep inner healing while you sleep - October 2017
2017-10-3001 minDavid Charles RowanBreath ... for deep healing sleep - David Charles Rowan MA MScbreathe ...
breathe ...
when your inner mind knows you can hear my voice, your deep inner healing sleep shall start ...
there's a part of you that remembers the stars ...
and you breathe ...
breathe ....
breathe in the light of love in my voice ...
breathe in the healing of these words ...
your deep inner healing sleeping in dreams
of light flowing throughout you, silver and green
deep into your lungs, deep into your heart
with this sound your deep inner healing now starts
as you breathe ...
breathe ...
breathe ...
...
2017-10-3003 minDavid Charles RowanLittle Wings - just written - no rehearsal - David Charles Rowanlittle wings
fly far from earth
fly home before time of re-birth
little wings
come see me in my dreams
in the place where with you my heart sings
little wings waiting
for when I am home
little wings
how beautiful your soul
sad your eyes I'll never come to know
a seed of evering pain
where once lived hope was sown
little wings waiting
for when I am home
© David Charles Rowan
2017-10-2504 minDavid Charles RowanThank You - David Charles Rowansong idea - sung before even a morning cuppa ...
beauty falls softly from a star
time slips away
new life dawning
calling your name
my love’s feet walk soft upon the earth
the page now turns
my sweet love calling
the heart—fires burn
thank you
for finding me ...
gentle hands now safely hold your heart
past melts away
the golden light calling
let love have its day
healing illumes a sacred path
love finds the way
soft eyes enthralling
kindness here shall stay
thank you
for...
2017-10-1103 min2017-10-0405 min2017-09-3003 min2017-09-0805 minDavid Charles RowanTender Eyes - riff suggestionmystery
the unseen power
it's true
found in me
when I'm with you
time with me
an ocean
endless skies
love in motion
tender eyes
you got me hypnotised
tender eyes
turning sea
timeless power; the moon
a tendered seed
flows into bloom
stay with me
the ocean seeds the skies
love's devotion
tender eyes
© David Charles Rowan
2017-09-0706 min2017-09-0509 minDavid Charles RowanStrangeways - David Charles RowanStrangeways ...
So now, we’re strangers again
Now the memory’s dim
Would you deny it all ?
Your eyes betray your smile
And then just for a while
I saw you inside ...
Will the eye of love ever find me ... ?
Love comes
Love goes
Love flows
In a strange way ...
The future brings a memory ... which is not me
In a strange way ...
So now, time to dream again
Drift into to another plane
Can your heart find it all ?
The mind’s eye clambers over stile
Your s...
2017-08-3005 min2017-07-2104 min2017-07-1106 minDavid Charles RowanEarth child - guitar version 01 - David Charles Rowansong idea ... what d'ya think ... ??
© David Charles Rowan
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2017-03-2602 minDavid Charles RowanDown by the Water Meadow - David Charles Rowanmy mum's name was Dorothy Lillian, known as Lil to her friends ...
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David Charles RowanMemory Sticks - David Charles Rowanmemory sticks ...
memory tricks ...
time slips away and discolours the view
memory flips ...
memory hits ...
old feelings haunt the present mood
memory fades ...
memory betrays ...
who said which things what to you
memory is an ocean ...
memory is emotion ...
memory sticks ... and becomes you
© David Charles Rowan
2016-10-1003 min
David Charles Rowanand if my heart could craft fine words ♫ - David Charles Rowana still morning song of the heart
2016-09-2802 min
David Charles RowanSong chorus idea - 7th August 2016 - David Charles RowanSong chorus idea - 7th August 2016 #Rowan
2016-08-0705 min
David Charles RowanPsychobiology - Deep Inner Healing - David Charles Rowan MA MScdeep healing audio with David Charles Rowan
2016-07-2408 min2016-07-2102 min
David Charles RowanBastille - David Charles Rowanan expression in sound of the sadness in my heart on this Bastille day
2016-07-1502 min
David Charles RowanWhen a thousand blossoms fall - David Charles RowanWhen a Thousand Blossoms Fall
when the first blossom falls I shall remember thee
when sunlight emerges from dark summer clouds your spirit shall be here with me
and in times when the hand of time weighs heavy at season's turn my love for thee shall deepen with each moment I miss you, for it is moments with you for which I yearn
my heart shall learn more deeply the value of time each change upon the wind, each breath a song, singing in delight of you I am bound here...
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2016-04-1303 min2014-08-1203 minDavid Charles RowanMoonshine - David RowanMichael's beloved hand-renovated boat was called Moonshine ...
sadly he had to sell Moonshine last year; he is now too frail to adventure on to the sea ...
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