The Muppets Cover Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody"

OMG! This is just too funny and it's better than what the Fugees did with it!

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Dionne Warwick and Carole King worry about the consequences of giving into the temptations of the flesh in, "Will You (Still) Love Me Tomorrow"...

Journey versus Journey! Steve Perry does battle with Journey's new vocalist, Arnel Pineda, on two classic tracks, "Who's Crying Now" & "Wheel In The Sky". I dare you to close your eyes and tell me who's who...
 
You can vote by sending me an e-mail here: dubiousmindbomb@gmail.com or dubious109@yahoo.com or by giving me a "Shout Out" from the green box located on the stations home page.

Today's Full Playlist - 11/30/09

Today's playlist is brought to you by the letter "W" and contains 163 tracks...

Featured Artists: Cherry Poppin' Daddies & Arlin Godwin (Delphinium Blue)

Bonus Tracks By: Three Dog Night & The White Stripes

Joy - Delphinium Blue
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Winter Time - Steve Miller Band
Hi And Lo - Cherry Poppin' Daddies
Winter Overture - Clint Mansell; Kronos Quartet
Wingtips - Cherry Poppin' Daddies
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
Wilt - Blind Melon
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Dionne Warwick

More tracks after the jump...

Did You Know? 3.0 (Official Video) -2009 Edition

From Huffington Post:

Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod's "Shift Happens (Did You Know?)" series tracks the progression of globalization and information technology in a way that shows just how exponentially fast the world is changing.

 

Kind of mind boggling....

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Nilsson and Nest Generation try to stay off their anti-depressant meds while trying to figure out how to go on "Without You"...

You can vote by sending me an e-mail here: dubiousmindbomb@gmail.com or dubious109@yahoo.com or by giving me a "Shout Out" from the green box located on the stations home page.

Today's Full Playlist - 11/21/09

Today's playlist is brought to you by the letters "W", "Y", "Z" and contains 150 tracks...

Featured Artists: Cherry Poppin' Daddies & Arlin Godwin (Delphinium Blue)

Bonus Tracks By: Three Dog Night

Joy - Delphinium Blue
Zooropa - U2
Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies
Zoom - The Commodores
Within You Without You - The Beatles
Zoo - Station    U2
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Your Time Is Gonna Come - Led Zeppelin
Your Sweetness Is My Weakness - Barry White
Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock & Roll) - Elton John

More tracks after the jump...

A Little Gem From Today's Playlist - Pearl Jam - Alive

Temple of the Dog- Hungerstrike

Avatar - Trailer (HD)

Does this look as totally cool to you as it does to me?

Contest : Free CD Give Away!

WIN A FREE CHERRY POPPIN' DADDIES CD

As you know, if you've been following the blog, Rock Ridge Music (the CPD's record label) has been in contact with me to play tracks from the band's two latest releases. And we have been...

Now Rock Ridge Music has made, available to the station, a number of those CDs to give away on the station and you can win one!

Here's How:

1. Listen to Dubious MindBomb at: http://www.live365.com/stations/dubious109
2. When you hear a Cherry Poppin' Daddies song write the song title down along with the 2 songs that play next (song title and artist).
3. E-mail your entries to dubiousmindbomb@gmail.com or dubious109@yahoo.com. Put "Free CD" or "CD Contest" in the subject line.

Rules:

  The contest runs until Sunday, November 22, 2009  I receive enough entries.

Contestants will be notified via e-mail of a valid entry.

Contestants can have as many as 8 qualifying  entries (there are 8 Cherry Poppin' Daddies tracks on the playlist). Duplicate entries will be deleted.

All contestants must have a US mailing address.

Winners will be chosen randomly from all entries.

Winners will be notified via e-mail and will then be asked for their mailing address. If a winner lives outside of the US they will be disqualified and another winner chosen from the remaining contestants.

Personal information will never be shared or sold by me...EVER!!

Read about the Cherry Poppin' Daddies new releases in the post below!

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Marianne Faithfull vies for top dawg against her former lover, Mick Jagger & The Rolling Stones with, "As Tears Go By"

You can vote by sending me an e-mail here: dubiousmindbomb@gmail.com or dubious109@yahoo.com or by giving me a "Shout Out" from the green box located on the stations home page.

Today's Full Playlist - 11/17/09

Today's playlist is brought to you by the letter "A" and contains 145 tracks...

Featured Artists: Cherry Poppin' Daddies & Arlin Godwin (Delphinium Blue)

Bonus Tracks By: Three Dog Night

Joy - Delphinium Blue
Shambala - Three Dog Night
Back in my Life (Def Mix) - Joe Roberts
Back In My Arms Again - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Back 2 Good - Matchbox Twenty
Back - Alpha
Bach Bouree (From The French Suite) - Darol Anger & Mike Marshall
Babyface - U2
Baby, We Better Try To Get It Together - Barry White
Baby, Baby Don't Cry - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

More tracks after the jump...

Latest Albums Added To The Station

Here are the latest albums added into rotation on the station...

Black Sabbath - "The Dio Years"
Boston - "Corporate America"
Heart - "Little Queen"
Jonny Lang - "Lie To Me"
Pink Floyd - "Obsured By Clouds" & "Ummagumma"
Puddle Of Mud - "Come Clean" & "Stuck"
The White Stripes - "Elephant"

Turning Off The gAyTM: A (temporary) Boycott of the DNC & OFA

Well here it is kids!

This is what the foot dragging and promises not kept (and in my eyes, sometimes, outright hostility) from the Obama Administration and the Democrats in Congress has wrought...

It all started, for me, on Inauguration Day when the administration invited the porcine, Taliban-gelical, homophobe Rick Warren to give the invocation and it just seems to have gone down hill (for us) ever since...

Obama promised to be a "fierce advocate" for gay rights once we all got him into office. He's someones (the architects of torture, big money interests, Pharma & the status quo) advocate but certainly not ours!

This past Monday (11/09/09) on Americablog and Americablog Gay, John Aravosis & Joe Sudbay, launched a boycott (temporary, hopefully) against the Democratic National Commitee, Organizing For America, and the Obama re-election campaign. They have been joined by:

Daily Kos

Jane Hamsher (FireDogLake)

Dan Savage (The Stranger & Slog)

Michelangelo Signorile (Sirius OutQ & Gist)

David Mixner

Andy Towle & Michael Goff (TowleRoad)

Paul Sousa (Founder, Equal Rep)

Pam Spaulding (Pam's House Blend)

Robin Tyler (ED, Equality Campaign, Inc.)

Bill Browning (Bilerico Project)

John Aravosis isn't some slouch, sitting in his mom's basement, ranting about shit he knows nothing about! He has been a "fierce advocate" for democratic ideals and gay rights for years:

- Back in the 90s, he helped sailor Timothy McVeigh (that's his real name) take on the Navy after AOL outed him;
- He launched Matthew Shepard Online Resources a decade ago -- it would now be called a blog -- and helped explode the Matthew Shepard story worldwide;
- He launched StopDrLaura.com and, along with activists around the country (and in Canada), got Dr. Laura kicked off the air;
- He took on Mary Cheney with his DearMary.com Web site, and only a few months later the Cheneys were suddenly opposed to the Federal Marriage Amendment.
- He took on Microsoft in spring of 2005 and Ford Motor Company in December of 2005 over their anti-gay positions, and won!

And that's just a sample.

As they say on their site for the boycott:

President Obama promised to be a "fierce advocate" for LGBT Americans.  But while making modest progress on a scant few issues, on the major campaign promises made to our community, the President and the Democratic party have failed to keep their commitments.

There has been little, if any, pressure from the White House for votes on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).  The administration continues to send mixed signals on the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT).  And we've been told not to expect the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to even be considered until President Obama's second term.  In the last two weeks alone, we were angered that the Obama administration continued to defend DOMA in the courts -- last June, the administration's lawyers even compared loving gay relationships to incest and pedophilia -- and we were saddened that the White House and the Democratic party refused to help us defeat anti-gay ballot initiatives in Maine and Washington state.  LGBT Americans, our families, and our friends kept our promise at the ballot box, we now expect President Obama to keep his in the White House.

Until the Democratic Congress passes, and President Obama signs, legislation enacting ENDA, repealing DADT, and repealing DOMA, we ask you to join us in pledging to postpone contributions to the Democratic National Committee, Organizing for America, and the Obama campaign.

There are so many instances of these slaps in our faces, from The White House, it is kind of mind boggling. You can see them all listed here along with a FAQ to answer any your questions and concerns: Don't Ask, Don't Give.

I've signed the pledge and hope you will consider joining me!

I believe, after seeing all of these slights and broken promises in one place, YOU WILL!

Dubious MindBomb Welcomes the Cherry Poppin' Daddies' Newest Releases!

I'm happy to announce the addition of the two latest releases from the Cherry Poppin' Daddies to the stations playlists.

Thanks to Jake from Rock Ridge Music for making it happen!

"Susquehanna"

"Susquehanna was written mostly in 2007. It brings together some of our west coast, especially Latin, influences: Flamenco, Greaser Rock, Swing, Ska, Glam, Soca. It's a lot about memory, about time...The Susquehanna is an ugly, muddy, flood prone river back east that I grew up on. The album is about losses and continuing on. It's about love, doubt and fatigue...and ultimately about gratitude."

 From Steve Perry (not that Steve Perry) song writer, front man for the CPD

"Skaboy JFK: The Skankin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies"

After experimenting with narrative storytelling through shifting genres on Susquehanna in 2007 (Latin Pop, Swing, Ska, Glitter Rock), the band felt the need to put out something straight forward and fun, taking a cue from their 1998 compilation CD. "Just as our swing fans did before Zoot Suit Riot, fans of our Ska songs have been suggesting that we release all of them together", lead singer Steve Perry explained, "so they wouldn't have to press the skip button over a western swing song with a lap steel, or a Flamenco track. Now they can just throw a Cherry Poppin Daddies record on without having to explain, and possibly apologize for our eclecticism".

With Skaboy the Daddies plan to reconnect with a Ska audience that is largely aware of the band as merely a swing band. "We toured with many of the iconic ska bands when we were coming up," Perry said, "the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fishbone, Reel Big Fish, The Specials, No Doubt, Madness but at that time we were really touring behind Zoot Suit Riot, so we didn't play a ton of Ska in our sets, now we will."

From the Cherry Poppin' Daddies Website

Listen  for these 8 new tracks from the Cherry Poppin' Daddies on today's playlist:

The Mongoose and the Snake

2:29 (Re-record Alternate Mix)
Don Quixote

Hammerblow

Hi And Lo

Pool Shark (Re-record)

The Good Things

White Trash Toodle oo

Check out the Cherry Poppin' Daddies:

Official Website: http://www.daddies.com/

On Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/cherrypoppindaddies

Discover new artists represented by Rock Ridge Music: http://rockridgemusic.com
Free downloads from Rock Ridge Music: http://rockridgefree.com

 

Today's Full Playlist - 11/13/2009

Today's playlist is brought to you by the letters "B" & "A" and contains 152 tracks...

Featured Artists: Cherry Poppin' Daddies & Arlin Godwin (Delphinium Blue)

Bonus Tracks By: Three Dog Night

Joy - Delphinium Blue
The Biggest Lie - Pansy Division
The Big Chair - Tears For Fears
The Best Is Yet To Come - Frank Sinatra
The Best - Tina Turner
The Bends - Radiohead
The Beginning Of The End - Clint Mansell; Kronos Quartet
The Beautiful Countree - Bunkum
The Beautifiul Ones - Prince
The Battle Of Evermore - Led Zeppelin

More tracks after the jump....

Latest Albums Added To The Station

Here are the latest albums added into rotation on the station...

David Gilmour - About Face
The Delfonics - La-La Means I Love You: The Definitive Collection
Lenny Kravitz - Mama Said
Matchbox Twenty - Yourself Or Someone Like You
Queen - Made In Heaven
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Ultimate Collection
Steve Miller Band - Greatst Hits: 1974-1978
Stevie Nicks - Timespace-The Best of Stevie Nicks
Tears For Fears - Songs From the Big Chair
XTC - Oranges & Lemons

Rick Brannon: Showing Us What It's All About!

Rick Brannon (see post below) plays "Good and Evil" on the Handle guitar

With A Little Help From My Friends...

As we all know there isn't much that we discover, in this life, without the the influence of someone or something outside of ourselves. As Anais Nin said: 

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."

Such was the case with my discovery of Internet Radio Broadcasting and that friend for me was Greg Stead.

I met Greg this past August and we have become fast friends!

I was intrigued with his many connections to the music industry which included being a Booking Agent, owning (along with his partner Rick Brannon) his own Professional Broadcast Station on Live365.com (GLS Guitar Storm), and writing for many on-line music publications.

All that as well as being a talented musician and guitar aficionado himself!

He introduced me to Live365.com through his station and I became hooked! Recently he sent me a little boost via e-mail:

"Daniel, You are doing awesome with this station. Keep it up. It keeps getting better every day."

I give my heart felt thanks to both Greg Stead and Rick Brannon for their support, guidance, and inspiration!

Check out the Guitar Freak, Rick Brannon, here:
www.myspace.com/guitarfreakrick

Listen to GLS Guitar Storm:
http://www.live365.com/stations/guitarstorm

Get in touch with GLS Booking Agency here:
http://www.myspace.com/glsbookingagency

  

Today's Full Playlist - 11/09/09

Today's playlist is brought to you by the letters "C" & "B" and contains 142 tracks...

Bonus Tracks By: Delphinium Blue & Three Dog Night

Joy - Delphinium Blue
The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
The Central Scrutinizer - Frank Zappa
The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range - Roger Waters
The Boy's Gone - Jason Mraz
The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
The Black Angel's Death Song - The Velvet Underground
The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) - The Jam
Shambala - Three Dog Night
Chapel Of Love - Bette Midler

More tracks after the jump...

Wow! Nice Things from the "BIG BLUE WORLD"

Delphinium Blue's front man, song writer, and producer, Arlin Godwin, has given the station a great write up on his blog "Big Blue World".

"Did you know---there are some amazing people out there who are making radio safe for the masses again? I'm talking about Internet Stations and the incredible people who run them. 

I want to turn you on to one really great station out of Concord, NH. It's called DUBIOUS MIND BOMB..."

He continues with: 

"...Dubious Mind Bomb has been playing the latest Delphinium Blue single "Joy" for a while now and to say that I am grateful is a huge understatement. The station is great and the musical choices you're going to hear when you visit them are going to put a great big dubious smile on your face!"

Read the full post and others from Delphinium Blue on "Big Blue World". 

Introducing: "Track Attack Alert"

TRACK ATTACK ALERT!

Vote for your favorite performance and the loser will get bumped off of tomorrows playlist! 

Billie Holiday and Judy Garland go for each others throats in a Dynasty style smack down with, "Come Rain or Come Shine".

Diana Ross tries desperately to match Melissa Manchester's earnestness on, "Come In From The Rain".

Father and daughter go at it over, "Darling Je Vous Beaucoup", Nat and Natalie vie for "Master of the Golden Pipes".

You can vote by sending me an e-mail here: dubious109@yahoo.com or by giving me a "Shout Out" from the green box located on the stations home page.

Today's Full Playlist - 11/05/09

Joy - Delphinium Blue
Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
The Dead Heart - Midnight Oil
The Crying Game - Culture Club
The Cover Of 'Rolling Stone' - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
The Couple On The Street - Jill Sobule
The Climb - No Doubt
Copland: Rodeo - Hoe-Down - Erich Kunzel; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Shambala - Three Dog Night

More tracks after the jump...

Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Queen is by far my favorite band of artists...EVER!

Their music goes from early "metal" to 80's dance and beyond. They prided themselves in not using synthesizers on their early hit albums and only collaborated with one other artist: David Bowie on "Under Pressure".

Their sound ultimately coalesced  into their trademark opera/rock ballads. Which was most recently tapped by My Chemical Romance on "Welcome To The Black Parade".

Here, Freddie prances and preens in an homage to Elvis:

Blind Melon - Change...

What can I say about Blind Melon? They are just one of the best bands to hit it in the mid 90's...
This song in particular holds a special place in my being for so many different reasons.

We all miss you, Shannon!!

Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot

Be listening for more Cherry Poppin' Daddies on Dubious MindBomb! Coming Soon...

Today's Full Playlist - 11/03/09

Number Of Tracks: 157

Joy - Delphinium Blue
The Edge - Eiffel 65
The Dynamo Of Volition - Jason Mraz
The Duke - Blind Melon
The Dogs Of War - Pink Floyd
The Distance - CAKE
The Dirty Boogie - The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue - Earl Wild; Arthur Fiedler: Boston Pops Orchestra
Emotion - Helen Reddy
Emma - Hot Chocolate
Emenius Sleepus - Green Day
Embryo - Pink Floyd
Electricity - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Electricity - Pet Shop Boys
Electric Funeral - Black Sabbath

More tracks after the jump...