Plastic Magic podcast #315 June 1st, 2014

Kickin' off an episode of summer sounds! On the first night of June we listened to: JESSE COLIN YOUNG (1972), APPALOOSA (1980), J.D. BLACKFOOT (1970), NEW ELECTRIC RIDE (2013), TOMMY BOLIN (1976), SHAWN PHILLIPS (1970), THEE OH SEES (2013), GRATEFUL DEAD (1974), FRIJID PINK (1970), SAM APPLE PIE (1969), HEAVY BALLOON (1969), HONK (1972), COLD SUN (1970), HEART (1976) as heard on KXUA in Fayetteville, AR (and surrounding area) and worldwide on shortwave giant WBCQ 5.110MHz (Area 51) out of Monticello, Maine. Download hear (yes, I meant to spell it that way): podcast 315

Plastic Magic podcast #314 May 18th, 2014

Hey everybody out there in podcast land! Here is the Plastic Magic show from May 18th that ran live over both KXUA 88.3FM in Fayetteville, AR and WBCQ 5.110MHz shortwave out of Monticello, Maine: REDEYE (1971), THE STRAWBS (1971), STEVE ATKINSON (1981), THE BUOYS (1971), WENDY AND BONNIE (1969), THE FUGS (1969), AUM (1970), COLD BLOOD (1972), WISHBONE ASH (1971), GOLDEN EARING (1973), and much more including new music from: THE ENTRANCE BAND and JEFFERTITTI'S NILE. Check it all out here: podcast #314

Plastic Magic podcast #'s 282 & 281

Hey friends and neighbors! Sorry I'm so behind in posting this shows. But I hope it's worth the wait.

First, the most recent: aired Aug.25 on KXUA, WBCQ and GRITS: THE STRANGELOVES (1965), MOTHERLODE (1969), FEAR ITSELF (1968), FOOD (1968), PORT AUTHORITY (1971), STEELEYE SPAN (1971), THE WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIEMNTAL BAND (1967), BLACKWELL (1970), AMON DUUL II (1972), THE FANTASTIC ZOO (1966), THE EQYPTIANS (1967), SOFT MACHINE (1969), OMNIBUS (1970), ANDWELLA (1970) and much more download here: podcast # 282

Second, the former, a very special show aired on Aug. 18 on KXUA with co-host DJ EJ showcasing music from the compilation CD I put together with Eric's help of local Arkansas groups from the 90's. On this you will hear the bands (and stories) featured on the Art Amiss Natural State Nineties compilation CD, but not the same music. So this podcast serves an alternative listening experience. Bands feat on this podcast episode include: COSMIC GIGGLE FACTORY, GRASS, SHINDIG SHOP, DALI AUTOMATIC, OEDIPUS CAT PHARM, BABY SELF HATE and more. Download here: podcast # 281

 

Plastic Magic podcast #279 July 28th, 2013

Get ready folks! Here it comes! As was heard on KXUA 88.3FM in Fayetteville and on  shortwave station WBCQ 5110KHz on the night of sunday July 28th: CAT MOTHER AND THE ALL NIGHT NEWS BOYS (1970), CLIMAX BLUES BAND (1972), GURU GURU (1970), AMON DUUL II (1971), HOOKFOOT (1973), COLD SUN (1970), FRATERNITY OF MAN (1968), CAN (1970), TEN WHEEL DRIVE (1969), JD BLACKFOOT (1970), nand much more. DOwNloaD: podcast #279

Plastic Magic podcast #275 june 30, 2013

Hey Hey everybody out there in radio land! Here is what we listened to on the night of June 30th as Plastic Magic was broadcast over KXUA and WBCQ: SILVER METRE (1970), PEOPLE! (1968), THE SPEAKERS (1968), IRON BUTTERFLY (1969), STRAY DOG (1973), JERRY GARCIA (1974), MAHOGANY RUSH (1975), TRAFFIC (1970), URIAH HEEP (1971), THE PEANUT BUTTER CONSPIRACY (1968), THE SONS (1969), SPIRIT (1968) and much more! dOwNLoaD it HEAR: podcast #275

Plastic Magic podcast #274 June 23, 2013

The supermoon sounds: SUGARLOAF (1970), THE BLUES PROJECT (1967), THE HUMAN BEINZ (1968), FRANK ZAPPA (1970), SEATRAIN (1973) THE BYRDS (1973), JAMES GANG (1973), MORLEY GREY (1972), TRAPEZE (1970), BLOOD, SWEAT &TEARS (1968), BUCKWHEAT (1971), THE MUSIC MACHINE (1966), MORNING DEW (1971), and more. DOWnLoAD hEAr: podcast #274

Plastic Magic podcast #273 June, 16th, 2013 Father's Day

Hey Happy Father's Day! Well, it's not father's day anymore....but....here is what we listened to for the father's day show which was broadcast live over WBCQ 5110KHz and KXUA 88.3FM: DADDY COOL (1972), SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET (1969), THE CITY (1968), MICAH (1971), BADGER (1972) BLACK OAK ARKANSAS (1973), ELMER GANTRY'S VELVET OPERA (1967), THE ILLUSION (1969), THE CONTENTS ARE (1967), JACK BRUCE (1971), ZZ TOP (1975) and much more including an interview I recorded with Cinci, OH group The BUFFALO KILLERS at The Wakarusa Festival a couple of weeks ago. Hear it all right here: podcast 273

Plastic Magic podcast #270 May 19, 2013

Here is this week's heap of sounds just as they were heard over the air of KXUA 88.3FM here in Fayetteville, AR and surrounding area and WBCQ 5110KHz shortwave for the rest of the radio listening world (and a couple other low power FMs out there as well as internet).: THE IDES OF MARCH (1970), BLUE CHEER (1968), THE STANDELLS (1966), GOOSE CREEK SYMPHONY (1970), MANPOWER (1969), FANTASY (1970), GENTLE GIANT (1971), BREAD (1970), EDISON ELECTRIC BAND (1970),IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY (1969) and much more! dOWnlOad iT hear: podcast #270

Plastic Magic podcast #269 May 5th, 2013

Happy cinco de mayo! There is not much mention of cinco de mayo on this show, I kind-of dropped the ball, really....But we did manage to hear these exciting classics: THE SEEDS (1966), NRBQ (1969), FOCUS (1972), TROYKA (1970), LORD SUTCH (1970), THE WIZARDS FROM KANSAS (1970), BLODWYN PIG (1970), WAR (1971), THE BOB SEGER SYSTEM (1970), STEVE MILLER BAND (1969), THE PINK FAIRIES (1971), QUILL (1970), CHICAGO (1970), TOUCH (1969), BLACKWELL (1970) and much more. Check it out here: podcast # 269

Plastic Magic podcast #268 April 28th, 2013

Hey Hey everybody out there in podcast land! On this episode we listened to: THE CONTENTS ARE (1967), THE MERRY AIRBRAKES (1973), RICHIE HAVENS (1968), RAIN (1969), VELVET UNDERGROUND (1968), TOMORROW (1968), MERRYWEATHER (1970), NEW TWEEDY BROTHERS (1967), DUST (1972), THE BEATLES (1966), SHIVA'S HEADBAND (1970), BRAIN POLICE (1968), DECEMBER'S CHILDREN (1970), WIND IN THE WILLOWS (1968), CHRYSALIS (1967), THE DRIVING STUPID (1966) and much more! Download this mindbending show here: podcast #268

Plastic Magic Podcast #267 April 21, 2013

And on this one, which aired over KXUA 88.3FM here in Fayetteville at 600 watts and over shortwave station WBCQ 5110KHz with 50,000 watts! Here is what we listened to: ULTIMATE SPINACH (1967), SUSPENSION OF BELIEF (1967), ALICE COLTRANE (1972), MOBY GRAPE (1968), LESLIE WEST BAND (1975), THE STOOGES (1970), CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND (1969), BEACON STREET UNION (1968), SANTANA (1973), MORLEY GREY (1972), TODD RUNDGREN (1973), JADE WARRIOR (1971) and much more. DOWnlOad IT hEAr: podcast #267

Plastic Magic podcast #264 March 24, 2013

On this show you will hear the super-impressive sounds of: HOMER (1972), FARM (1971), GONG (1975), LARRY RASPBERRY AND THE HIGH STEPPERS (1974), HAWKWIND (1973), ATOMIC ROOSTER (1971), HOO DOO RHYTHM DEVILS (1972), COLD BLOOD (1969), TASTE (1969),  RANDY BACHMAN (1970), and also some 1960's Arkansas psychedelic bands from the Lost Souls comp such as: THE SOLE SOCIETY, BLACKFOOT, PURPLE CANTEEN, MYSTIC ILLUSION and lotz more. As broadcast over KXUA 88.3FM here in Fayetteville and on WBCQ 5110KHz shortwave, check it out here: podcast # 264

(drawing by Cas "a unicorn that burps strawberries and farts rainbows")

Plastic Magic podcast #263 March 10th, 2013

Hey everybody out there in podcastland! This was the show I did last night which was sunday March 10th. This was meant to air over shortwave station WBCQ 5110KHz Area 51 at the same time as it was being broadcast here over KXUA 88.3FM in Fayetteville, AR but our webfeed was down and that's just how it goes. But it turned out to be a pretty good show and now here it is for any who want it: THE MYSTIC NUMBER NATIONAL BANK (1969), LOVE (1969), TEN YEARS AFTER (1969), VELEVET UNDERGROUND (1967), THE LOLLIPOP SHOPPE (1967), STUDD PUMP (1971), BROWN, PETE AND PIBLOKTO! (1970), ALICE COOPER (live from Toronto R'n'R Revival 1969) and much more. DOWNLOAD HERE: podcast #263

Plastic Magic podcast #262 Feb. 24th, 2013

This is the Plastic Magic Radio Show as it was broadcast sunday Feb. 24th, 2013 over KXUA 88.3FM and WBCQ 5110KHz: THE BRAIN POLICE (1968), NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE (1973), THE WIZARDS FROM KANSAS (1970), STATUS QUO (1968), MORNING DEW (1971), BLIND FAITH (1969), DECEMBER'S CHILDREN (1970), THE NEW TWEEDY BROS! (1968), SUPERTRAMP (1970), BUCKWHEAT (1971), HARUMI (1968), TIM BUCKLEY (1967), BATDORF AND RODNEY (1971) and much more. DOwnLoaD iT heAR: podcast #262

Plastic Magic podcast #261 Feb. 17th, 2013

Another jam-packed, full of edge-of-your-seat excitement kind of episode! ..... Well, on second thought, maybe that's a bit much. But nevertheless, here it is: THE WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND (1967), JOE BYRD AND THE FIELD HIPPIES (1969), NEKTAR (1974), FELT (1971), THE RATIONALS (1968), BULLFROG (1976) JOHNNY WINTER AND (1970), THE EAST SIDE KIDS (1968), BUDGIE (1972), LEE MICHAELS (1970), MARY BUTTERWORTH (1968), CRAZY HORSE (1972), MASHMAKHAN (1970), H.P. LOVECRAFT (1968) and much more. Free (as always) downLOad HERE: podcast #261

Plastic Magic podcast # 260 Feb. 10th, 2013

Hey everybody, sorry for waiting so long to post this this week. Here is a great episode the night before my birthday and we listened to a bunch of 45's I had purchased from a yard sale last fall. So here it is, offering alternative entertainment for Grammy night! LONNIE MACK, LARRY AND THE BLUE NOTES, SWINGIN' MEDALLIONS, SOUL SURFERS, STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK, DRAGONFLY, HAPSHASH AND THE COULORED COAT, THE CHAMPS, DR. JOHN, THE WYLD, THE TREMOLOS, THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, THE BLUES MAGOOS and much more! doWnLoaD it HERE: podcast # 260

Plastic Magic podcast # 259 Jan. 27th, 2013

On this show, which was broadcast over WBCQ 5110kc and KXUA 88.3fm on the night of sunday Jan. 27, 2013, we listened tO the rambunctious noise of: SRC (1970), TUCKY BUZZARD (1973), THE FUGS (1965), MERRYWEATHER (1969), ORPHAN (1973), SPACE OPERA (1972), NEW YORK DOLLS (1973), SUZI QUATRO (1974), RICHARD TORRANCE AND EUREKA (1975), THE SOPWITH CAMEL (1973), STEVE HILLAGE (1978),  ELTON JOHN (1969) and much more. dOWnlOaD iT heAR: podcast #259

also, I won't be on live this weekend (Feb 3rd) because of the superbowl. I will be back on Feb 10th on WBCQ and KXUA and the internet feeds as well. See ya then!

Plastic Magic podcast #258 Jan. 20, 2013

Hey fellow humans and um....others..., On this exciting episode, which is the first Plastic Magic broadcast of 2013 by the way, we listened to: BRIAN AUGER'S OBLIVIAN EXPRESS (1971), EDGAR WINTER GROUP (1975), CHUNKY, NOVI & ERNIE (1973), AMON DUUL II (1972), PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND (1969), ZEPHYR (1969), BLACK OAK ARKANSAS (1972) CLIMAX BLUES BAND (1974), DUST (1972), FLEETWOOD MAC (1974), and much! dOWnLoaD iT heaR!! > podcast #258

Plastic Magic podcast #256 and #257 from New Year's Eve's Eve 2012

Hey everybody, Happy New Year! On this night which was new year's eve's eve, Dec. 30th, 2012, for those taking notes, I broadcasted and podcasted two shows, well three if you count the "mystery hour" which was The Firesign Theater....

The first was a plan 'ol episode of Plastic Magic, which was broadcast over both KXUA 88.3FM and WBCQ 5110KHz shortwave 7PM-9.30PM EST and went a little something like this: C.A. QUINTET (1969), BLUES IMAGE (1969), TRAPEZE (1970), THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND (1972), CATAPILLA (1972), TEN YEARS AFTER (1970), THE ANIMALS (1968), FEVER TREE (1970), GRATEFUL DEAD (1966), CAPTAIN BEYOND (1973), THE ULTIMATE SPINACH (1967), AUDIENCE (1971),  and much more. Download it here: podcast#256

(artwork "promul i daeormes" by Wayne Neblett...green photo by Ron Sitton)For the later half of the night, 9.30PM-1AM, I did a feature show featuring some incredible music from some old friends. Stories both from me and an over the phone chat with drummer Jonathan Taylor. This is very rare, mostly home recorded blues, jazz and rock and roll from Arkansas. Some of the recordings on this podcast maybe so rare that the band are the only ones who have another copy of it! Musicians you will here on this are: JEFF DAVIS, JONATHAN TAYLOR, MARK JONES, SCOTT PINNEY, PHILLIP CAFFEY, CHUCK BROUILLETTE, RONNIE ROUSE, JASON ABLES, CLARE STARR, JEFF GRAY, JOEL LINN, MATT DICKSON, PAUL BURNHAM, KEEFE JACKSON, PHILLIP EUBANKS (yeah, that's me), NANCY WARREN, CAROL REED, KENNY WOODALL, JAMES "RED" HUTSELL, RON SITTON, WAYNE PASCAL and a few more named in the broadcast. Bands and "projects" heard here: GRASS, GRASSMUSIC FOR THE ERA, promul i daeormes, BEN.BEN, BAR B Q BLUES BAND, SHUFFLE BAND and so on. Download it here: podcast #257 The History of Grass

Plastic Magic podcast #254 December 16, 2012

Hey everybody out there in podcast land! This show was inspired and every song selected from Patrick Lundborg's book Acid Archives. On this show you will hear amongst the rarest of the rare music I've ever played on Plastic Magic. 60's and 70's private press and otherwise just very hard to find psychedelia. Dig the sounds of: THE THIRD ESTATE, COLD SUN, MYSTIC SIVA, THE CONTENTS ARE, ODYSSEY, ANONYMOUS, FALLEN ANGELS, BULBOUS CREATION, DRAGONWYCK, PHANTASIA, TRIPSICHORD MUSIC BOX, PLASTIC CLOUD, MYSTERY MEAT, AMERICAN BLUES, MERRY AIRBRAKES and much more as aired live over KXUA 88.3FM here in Fayetteville, AR and surrounding area and over international shortwave station WBCQ 5.110 MHz out of Monticello, Maine! DOwnLoaD tHe FREE poDCast hEAR: podcast #254