Desolation Angel Radio

That trumpet and that wall. . . .

This week's broadcast is a look at the sound of brass, and the contributions of horns to the driving sound of rock and roll.
Chicago
The Muscle Shoals Horns and Rhythm Section
Blood, Sweat and Tears
The Electric Flag
The Memphis Horns
The Grass Roots
Sly and The Family Stone
The contributions of all the other instruments are often overlooked, or minimized in favor of believing that it's only the guitar, and the drums that make up a song.
Not true, it's about passion, musical ability and the ability to channel the musical muse. Every band, every rock and roller stated out as a band kid, and truth be told, it goes all the way back. Look at Joshua and that fuckin' set of trumpets, blew a damn wall down and it all started there.
Enjoy, and get it, hit it and let it rock.

Train kept a rollin' . . . . .

This week's show - the enduring imagery of trains and the American landscape. Mr. Dylan, telling us it takes a train to cry, Mr. Robertson and The Band taking a last waltz on the Mystery Train; the dearly departed Lowell George and Little Feat riding that Red Streamliner; and a host of others.
In the second hour, songs for the working men and women of America, and an epic (even for me, #EPIC) rant that came up earlier this week with a heavy dose of The Dropkick Murphys, America's favorite Irish workingman's band.
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Enjoy, till next week

Back to the sound. . . .

This week, back into the sound, back into the groove. A few artists you've not heard, which is something I always enjoy doing, and some that may be familiar, but you don't exactly know who they are. Hint: Listen to commercials, those little snippets of song you hear are generally the next artist getting ready to break big. Directors and art directors aren't stupid, and they listen hard to find someone who can catch your ear in just a few seconds.
This week:
Gregg Allman from the new "Low Country Blues"
Lissie - You'll recognize it
Ty Stone - A local Michigan artist, on his first tour opening for Kid Rock
The Black Keys
Social Distortion
The National
And many, many others. Settle back, grab a cup of coffee and break up your mid-winter blues a little bit. Enjoy!

The Outlaw way

AS 2010 comes to a close and we open the new chapter in the book and start to write 2011, it's only fitting to do a show that pays tribute to and explores the spirit and passion of the road, of the renegades, pirates and outlaws that populate my life, and are so much the beating heart of the American spirit. Passionate, fun and all-out full throttle, pedal to the metal balls out rock and roll.
Kiss your kids, tell the ones you love out loud that you do. This rodeo, this flying circus we're in called life is a one way ticket, and no one, absolutely no one gets out alive. So climb up in the chute, suicide wrap your right hand in and go for the cowbell, go for your 8 seconds. This ain't a dress rehearsal, IT"S A CRAZY, JUICY, WONDER FILLED BANQUET CALLED LIFE!
Outta' here, see ya next year
KMAG YOYO