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MADPOD Crash Test Dummies Interview
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MADPOD Crash Test Dummies Interview
With their clever, smug lyrics and cloying folk-tinged melodies, the
Crash Test Dummies were a perfect rock band for affluent ’90s college
students and yuppies. Their first album was a huge hit in their native
Canada, but only gained a small cult following in other parts of the
world. Thanks to former Talking Head Jerry Harrison’s clean,
radio-friendly production, the follow-up, God Shuffled His Feet (1993),
broke big in the States and, in turn, Europe. The first single from the
album, “MMM MMM MMM MMM,” became a worldwide Top Ten hit, making the
group a minor sensation with their self-consciously bizarre lyrics and
singer/songwriter Brad Roberts’ deep baritone. A Worm’s Life followed
in 1996, and three years later the Crash Test Dummies resurfaced with
Give Yourself a Hand. Frontman Brad Roberts resurfaced in fall 2000
with a solo album, Crash Test Dude, a collection of acoustic hits from
the Crash Test Dummies and eclectic covers. It was also during this
time that Roberts suffered a serious car crash, almost losing his arm.
Seven months later, however, Roberts returned to the Crash Test Dummies
circuit to issue I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind, a brand-new batch of
songs written with lobster fishermen/musicians whom Roberts met during
his rehabilitation. Late 2001 and early 2002 saw more solo albums from
members (Ellen Reid’s Cinderellen and Mitch Dorge’s As Trees Walking)
and the Dummies became more Brad Roberts’ project than a traditional
band. A new three-piece unit with Reid, Brad Roberts and original
bassist Dan Roberts released the Christmas album Jingle All the Way in
late 2002 but limited distribution made the album hard to find. The
album was reissued in late 2003 along with a new album, Puss ‘n’ Boots,
with Reid and Dan Roberts adding to what was originally planned as a
Brad Roberts solo album.
Brad Roberts joins Shadoe from New York City
MADPOD Kathy Valentine The Go Go s Interview
MadPod SYNCH Where Are You Now

Synch Special “Where Are You Now” Top Ten Billboard Song 1985
I was the original bass player in ‘85 Shadow Steele-Musicologist-guest “Where Are You Now”- Synch Studio dub March 1985
- Synch & Jimmy Harnen
- “End the Game”-Synch B side “Where Are You Now” 1985-86
- Song go to 77 on Billboard top 100 1986 Sony Music, Columbia Records
- Song goes to 10 on Billboard 1989 June. WTG Records
- Song plays on ABC’s “General Hospital”.
- Still being played across country 20 years later.
MADPOD Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Jeff Hanna Interview
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Biography: Founded in California during 1965, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has lasted longer than virtually any other country-based rock group of their era. Younger contemporaries of the Byrds, they played an almost equally important role in the transformation from folk-rock into country-rock, and were an influence on such bands as the Eagles and Alabama. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s beginnings lay with the New Coast Two, a folk duo consisting of Jeff Hanna (guitar, vocals) and Bruce Kunkel (guitar, washtub bass), formed while both were in high school in the early ’60s. By the time the two were college students, they were having informal jams at a Santa Monica, CA, guitar shop called McCabe’s. It was there that they met Ralph Barr (guitar, washtub bass), Les Thompson (vocals, mandolin, bass, guitar, banjo, percussion), Jimmie Fadden (harmonica, vocals, drums, percussion), and Jackson Browne (guitar, vocals). This lineup became the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in late 1965, and began playing jug band music at local clubs. At that time, Southern California was undergoing a musical renaissance, courtesy of the folk-rock movement and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band fit in with these other folkies-turned-rockers. Browne left after a few months to pursue a solo career, and was replaced by John McEuen (banjo, fiddle, mandolin, steel guitar, vocals), the younger brother of the group’s new manager, Bill McEuen. With Bill McEuen’s guidance, the group landed a recording contract with Liberty Records and released their debut album, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, in April of 1967. Their first single, “Buy for Me the Rain,” became a modest hit and got the band some television appearances to begin a 5-decade career! Founder Jeff Hanna speaks with Shadoe from
MADPOD#169 U.S. Exclusive Interview-Bananarama
The most successful British girl-group in pop history, Bananarama formed in London in late 1981. Drawing equal inspiration for their name from the childrens television program The Banana Splits and the Roxy Music song Pyjamarama, the trio comprised lifelong friends Keren Woodward and Sarah Dallin along with Siobhan Fahey, whom Dallin befriended at the London College of Fashion. After getting their start singing at friends parties and at nightclubs (where they performed accompanied by backing tapes * none of the women played their own instruments), they came to the attention of ex-Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook, who produced Bananaramas first single, a cover of Swahili Black Bloods Aie A Mwana. After the group backed Fun Boy Three on the single It Aint What You Do, Its the Way You Do It, the Three returned the favor for 1982s He Was Really Sayin Somethin, a cover of the 1965 Velvelettes song that was the first of Bananaramas 26 U.K. chart smashes. While their initial hits, including Shy Boy, Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) and Cruel Summer (their first U.S. smash) were roundly dismissed as fluffy pop fare, the success of 1984s rape-themed release Robert DeNiro’s Waiting convinced the group to tackle more serious topics; however, the follow-up single, Rough Justice * a song protesting political tensions in Northern Ireland * bombed, and the trios career stalled. In 1986, Bananaramas fortunes improved considerably when they joined forces with the production team of Stock, Aitken & Waterman, who produced the album Wow!; the groups most successful outing to date, the LPs cover of the Shocking Blues Venus was an international chart-topper, and both Love in the First Degree and I Heard a Rumour were major hits as well.
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KC and the SUNSHINE BAND Interview MADPOD
The Bee Gees may have been the undisputed disco kings of the late ’70s,
but KC & the Sunshine Band weren’t far behind. From the mid- to late
’70s, the multi-member and racially integrated group led by bandleaders
Harry Wayne “KC” Casey and Richard Finch racked up some of the era’s
biggest and instantly recognizable dance hits. Casey and Finch first
met in 1972 while both were employed by TK Records in Miami, FL, where
among other chores, Casey served as a personal secretary and booking
agent for artist Timmy Thomas. KC & the Sunshine Band officially formed
in 1973, but a debut single, “Blow Your Whistle,” sunk from sight upon
release. But it was another Casey/Finch original, “Rock Your Baby,”
that R&B artist George McCrae scored a hit with in 1974 as KC & the
Sunshine Band began issuing further albums and singles, quickly scoring
big hits on their own. The group then began an impressive run of disco
hits: 1977’s “Shake Shake Shake (Shake Your Booty),” “I’m Your
Boogieman,” “Keep It Comin’ Love,” “Boogie Shoes” (the latter included
on the monster-selling soundtrack to the hit John Travolta disco movie,
Saturday Night Fever), 1979’s “Do You Wanna Go Party,” and 1980’s
“Please Don’t Go.” Despite earning nine Grammy nominations (receiving
three awards) and selling millions of records, KC & the Sunshine Band
weren’t susceptible to the backlash that disco bands felt by the dawn of
the ’80s, eventually leading to dwindling sales and the group’s split by
the early ’80s (although KC scored a moderate solo hit in 1983 with
“Give It Up”). Come the ’90s, an appreciation of everything ’70s swept
across the U.S., which led to a renewed interest bands from the era,
prompting KC & the Sunshine Band to re-form for concert performances.
That decade saw the release of countless KC “hits” collections and even
an episode of VH1’s popular Behind the Music series that studied the
group’s ups and downs. Harry joins Shadoe from his home in Hialeah
Florida.
MADPOD CUTTING CREWs Nick Van Eede INTERVIEW

MADPOD INTERVIEW Cutting Crew Nick Van Eede
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“I Just Died in Your Arms.” The romantic tune became a smash hit in the United States,
reaching number one on the Billboard singles chart.
Creator Nick Van Eede speaks to Shadoe Steele from his north-of-the-border home
in Nova Scotia about Cutting Crew and Grinning Souls.

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MADPOD Eric Bazilian The HOOTERS Interview
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- Shadoe Steele interviews Eric Bazilian from Hooters

Don Mclean InterviewFamed for…and ultimately defined by.. his perennial “American Pie,” Don McLean Rochelle, NY
Don McLean approved only 5-radio interview with selected and established radio networks and Shadoe Steele (madpod) was one of the chosen few. They spoke from Don’s home in southcoast Maine.
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In 1983 After The Fire scored a U.S. Top Ten hit with “Der Kommissar.” Peter “Memory” Banks joins Shadoe Steele live from the UK with a plethora of great stories and musical memories of the band’s early days right up through some interesting current projects.
After the Fire was originally formed in England in 1974 by master keyboard player Peter Banks.
The lineup disbanded a few years later, upon which point Banks re-formed the band with guitarist Andy Piercy, bass player Nick Battle, and drummer Ivor Twiddell. The new lineup played the London music scene and eventually became a favorite at the Marquee on London’s Wardour Street. In 1978, the band cut their first album, “Signs of Change”, on their own Rapid label. Their musical style at the time sounded like early Genesis and Greenslade. After increasing popularity, the band signed to CBS to record their second album, “Laser Love”, which marked a change in direction influenced by the recent emergence of new wave. Battle left and was replaced by guitarist John Russell, who was previously in Narnia with Banks. Peter Banks changed his name to “Memory” Banks to avoid confusion with the ex-Yes guitarist with the same name, while Piercy switched to bass. The single “One Rule for You,” produced by Rupert Hine, went U.K. Top 40. The band’s third album, 80F, was less successful. Twiddell was later replaced by Peter King (ex-Flys). 1981’s “Batteries Not Included” was a more commercial effort, but grand-scale success eluded the band until 1983 when they scored a U.S. Top Ten hit with “Der Kommissar.
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PetsOnBoard”New Leash on Life” Judy Reyes NBC Scrubs
Petsonboard.com joins forces with “New Leash on Life” Pet Rescue
Pilot Video show. “From the Pound to the Penthouse”.
Introduction:Bodie (dog), gets rescued from the pound, needs
surgery on his leg, Will it need to be amputated? Will Bodie
get adopted? Check back and see. Subscribe to petsonboard.com
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Podcast Voice Guy” with a new
series we call “Life with Joe…” or something like that.
Joe has a vast background in the music industry. Recording,
Editing, and of course Voice-overs.
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*Music from Jelly Bricks.
MADPOD GLASS TIGER, Hit Me Baby One More Time Interview
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Alan Frew of Glass Tiger (Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone) recently on NBC’s “Hit Me Baby One More Time.” on (Interview Podcast) Alan Frew of Glass Tiger (Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone) recently on NBC’s “Hit Me Baby One More Time.”

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MADPOD 1974 Young Podcaster, Nixon, Patty Hearst Over the holiday I found some tapes of me at age 9 or 10 playing radio station. Of course a young podcaster in the making. But, the significants is that I also captured news clips from the radio about Nixon’s impeachment, Congressional Hearings, and Patty Hearst being kidnapped. Over 32 Years ago. Pretty Cool. (Don’t worry, it’s only 3 minutes long). JADonnelly and Jimmy Donnelly
MADPOD.com 70s Kiki Dee Interview-Ive Got The MUSIC in Me!

- UsOpen-Andre Agassi James Blake match NY, I was there!
- Kiki Dee kicked around Britain as a white soul singer for the better part of the late ’60s and early ’70s — becoming the first British Caucasian signed to Motown — before hooking up with Elton John, who signed her to his Rocket Records label and produced her first notable hit, “I’ve Got the Music in Me.” In 1976, at which time John was the biggest pop star in the world, he wrote and duetted with Dee on the single “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” which promptly topped the charts all over the world. It did not, however, make Dee a long-term star, though she scored a couple of subsequent hits in England and turned to the stage with some success, especially by starring in Blood Brothers in the West End. In 1993, she and John recorded another duet, on Cole Porter’s “True Love” (previously recorded as a duet by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly). In a rare interview with Shadoe Steele and her husband Carmelo Luggeri from their home in London, Kiki talks about the old days with Elton John and a look ahead with her new live-in producer.
