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The Vinyl Playground PodcastThe Vinyl Playground Podcast - "Ep. 17 - The Rutles As Education"In this episode - The Rutles, and a strong case for music as an educational tool of great depth and power. Featuring songs from the made-for-tv-movie All You Need Is Cash, this is a loving tribute to some music (and words) that very much mattered to me then, and now. Thank goodness it still exists in the family archives. Hosted by Alex Oliver (the "music man, record guy, host and curator") The Vinyl Playground Podcast, a series of "mix tape letters to family back home" which mixes equal parts classic popular music, history, education and cri...2025-05-0618 min
Sail On: The Beach Boys Podcast89 - The Flame(s)Hello Friends!
It's finally here! The sixth season of the Sail On Podcast! We're bringing you the definitive history of South African band The Flames! Or is it the Flame? How did these guys come to be associated with The Beach Boys in the first place? Did Ricky Fataar come out of the womb playing 30 different instruments? Did Steve Desper ever sleep? All this and more in this episode of your favorite podcast!
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I'm FinePenelope Tree on overcoming an eating disorder, moving through trauma, and forging her own pathThis week fashion icon Penelope Tree discusses her very personal battle with an eating disorder and her path to finding hope.Penelope Tree was born in New York where she attended school. At the age of 16 she was scouted by Richard Avedon at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball.Thanks to the encouragement of Diana Vreeland, Richard Avedon and Guy Bourdin, she soon became a top model and in 1968, she moved to London to live with David Bailey and continued to work with him for the next few years until a bad case of cy...2024-06-2139 min
Surf's Up: A Beach Boys Podcast SafariHowie Edelson on "The Beach Boys by The Beach Boys"Howie Edelson, Beach Boys' creative consultant and catalog producer, returns to talk up this new oral history of the group to which he contributed interviews and new text. But that's just the launch point: we also get an update on Brian Wilson, and discuss the contributions of Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin, the many mysteries of Murry Wilson, we reveal the TRUE identity of Reggie Dunbar, pit "The Trader" vs. "Catch a Wave", and talk about the love the guys have had for one another despite it all. Howie also teases what might be the next box set!2024-04-051h 19
Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! PodcastE167: Live From My Drum Room With Ricky Fataar!Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is drummer and mutli-instrumentalist, the great Ricky Fataar! We do a deep dive into Ricky's long and incredible career, including the The Flames, The Beach Boys, the Rutles and Bonnie Raitt. We play a few songs which exemplify Ricky's deep groove, incredible feel and beautiful musicality. Come along for the ride! https://livefrommydrumroom.comwww.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom2023-11-151h 01
Surf's Up: A Beach Boys Podcast SafariSail on Sailor - 1972 with Howie EdelsonDig deeper into The Beach Boys' latest box set release with one of the guys who helped put it together. The always entertaining and insightful Howie Edelson returns to talk up this fascinating new set. We discuss the challenge the group faced in 1972 of winning over concertgoers with their new music, Al Jardine rolling up his sleeves, stripping down Dennis Wilson's ballads, the contributions of Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar, and the still murky history of "Sail on Sailor."2023-01-151h 17
They Must Be Destroyed On Sight!Blood on the Tracks Episode 51: Those Fab Fake Musical Acts.
The cursed year that was 2021 has come to an end and Lee felt like going out on a more positive note. In this mega-sized episode he's compiled a list of tracks from fictional bands and musical artists that have appeared in films. Lots of research went into this one, as Lee tries to give credit where credit is due to the people behind the fictional acts. Be it totally made up acts, parody acts that came before their film debuts, or if they actually formed later on in real life, Lee tries to cover a little of...2022-01-011h 50
This Was The Scene PodcastEp. 144: Weston w/ Chuck Saltern REPOSTBefore we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever. Weston is a punk rock band hailing from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1990, they took their name from singer Dave Weston's family, since his parents allowed them to practice in their basement. The band never found mainstream success but their energetic and irreverent live shows earned them legendary status amongst their peers as well as their fans. Following their major-label debut, the band split up. It was announced on...2021-07-301h 19
Surf's Up: A Beach Boys Podcast SafariBobby Figueroa on drumming with the bandBobby Figueroa was hired by Dennis Wilson as a Beach Boys percussionist in 1974. He would go on to drum in the band with Ricky Fataar and then Dennis, sometimes with kits side by side. When Dennis was unable to play, Bobby took over on his own. Over 15 years, he was present for the group's mid-70s ascendancy, Beachago, Brian Is Back, Pacific Ocean Blue, and the biggest concerts the group ever played. In this candid chat, he recounts all the heady highs and tragic lows.2020-06-181h 19This Was The Scene PodcastEp. 042: Weston w/ Chuck SalternWeston is a punk rock band hailing from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1990, they took their name from singer Dave Weston's family, since his parents allowed them to practice in their basement. The band never found mainstream success but their energetic and irreverent live shows earned them legendary status amongst their peers as well as their fans. Following their major label debut, the band split up. It was announced on October 17, 2006, that Weston would be reuniting for three shows in late December. This led to even more reunion shows in following years and a live album released December 2009. Not...2019-01-251h 24
The Great AlbumsRyan Adams - Love Is HellBill and Brian discuss the almost lost masterpiece from Ryan Adams, Love Is Hell (2004, Lost Highway). Without a guest, we explore our own origin stories of listening to Ryan Adams before getting into the allure of a tortured artist, Ryan Adams' signature reverb/echo, which songs Ricky Fataar may or may not play on, the significance of the Hotel Chelsea, and more as we make our way through the album track by track!2018-10-151h 40
beach boys fan podcastblondie and rickyI talk a little about Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar and the 50th anniversary.2012-04-1005 min
la chica de los audifonos presenta...The Pre-Fab Four La mejor película de Rock de todos los tiempos dicen que es This Is Spinal Tap. Yo coincido con eso, pero encontré una que le hace el peso.El Rock es un género tan vanagloriado, tan estudiado y tan dogmatizado por los mismos talibanes de siempre, que verlo con humor, ironía y mucho sarcasmo del bueno es realmente un placer. Es por eso que cuando un amigo me presentó la historia de The Rutles caí rendida. Nada menos que una de mis bandas favoritas de todos los tiempos parodiada hasta el cansacio y sin r...2007-08-1902 min