Search results for: “monkees”
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Davy Jones of the Monkees RIP
Apparently dead at 66 from a heart attack – hoping it was one of those twitter/internet hoaxes but no, BBC and Rolling Stone have it up so it’s unlikely. 🙁 Seems appropriate to post Porpoise Song as he shares lead vocals on this pioneering track (and amazingly underrated film ‘Head’). Here’s a more traditional lead…
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RC 389: Ghosts
A ghostly ‘not halloween’ edition of Radio Clash, more Halloween-adjacent than the plastic chinese proxy-Xmas junkfest that Halloween has become. Ghosts of Xmas Capitalism… So we have songs about ghosts, existence, falling out of planes, dark paths, a trance cover of Wendy Carlos, a hard house cover of Somewhere Over The Radio, feminist queer punk,…
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Micky Dolenz saves Shiny Happy People
Shiny Happy People is a song that even R.E.M. has disowned, so to hear Michael Stipe – the band are happy to wear their Monkees influences on their sleeves – praise this cover by Micky Dolenz is high praise indeed. And yes it works in the frame of the Monkees psych bubblegum pop, and there’s…
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RC 384: Tender Silence of Night – Deep Dive #2
It has only taken me a year and a half to get around to the second Deep DIve (!) – I was going to put this out in a few months after the first Deep Dive but never got around to it. The catalyst for this bonus podcast was a new controller – the five…
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RC 380: PSYCH SCHOOL – Play School Breaks, Psych & Funk
Get ready for a trip down memory lane with Radio Clash’s Psych School podcast, featuring funky tunes from children’s TV and records of the 60s and 70s. This deep dive into long-forgotten programs like Play School and Sesame Street is well worth a listen!
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Mime and Punishment – Milli Vanilli & The History of Lip Sync
Discover the truth behind lip syncing scandals in music history, from Milli Vanilli to Black Box. This Traxploitation documentary sheds light on the industry’s dark secrets and tragic consequences.