Showing posts with label rhino records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rhino records. Show all posts

Friday, April 21, 2017

Episode #7! Just How Good Was JUSTUS? Coco Dolenz Interview-Part Three! The RRHOF! More!

"What number is this, Chip?"

Here we go again, with another big awesome episode!

This time, hear Alan and Al go toe-to-toe over POOL IT! vs. JUSTUS! Try to guess which one we love more! Seriously, we pick (and pan) the best songs, the mis-fires, how Rhino coulda better sold the album, the origins of JUSTUS, and so much more!

And-At last! The 3rd (and final) part of our Coco Dolenz interview! Coco recalls which Monkees songs (then and now) she participated in, Micky, current projects and shows, and more!

More on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and their continual snubbing of the Monkees...

Also-Hear an amazing exclusive re-mix of the Monkees' 1970 single, "Oh My My!"


Plus: Attempts at Humor! Sound effects! Music! Jokes! Editorializing! 

This is the big one!

Click below to listen now, or download right here, or on your iPhone, or directly from SoundCloud or iTunes!





Above: Say, that poncho sure seems familiar! 

Above: You'll hear Coco refer to this very pic!
Micky and sis, recording in '69!

Above: The Monkees prepare for their triumphant 1996 "Billboard Live" concert!


Above three images: The mid-90s JUSTUS years! The band was fully
restored (for a while, anyway), and ready to rock!


Above: Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament proudly wore this shirt (during 
PJ's performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 
induction ceremony) as a protest against certain acts not 
(yet) being inducted into the RRHOF! Look closely!


Don't miss the fabulous re-mix of the band's 1970 shoulda-hit, OH MY MY!


ALERT! We have an all-new INTERACTIVE FaceBook page! You can voice your undying praise (and passionate pans)! Tell us what you'd like to hear! Comment! Share! Just go here to get in on the fantastic fun!

In this powerful podcast, you'll hear Coco Dolenz mention her wonderful websites! Keep up with her right here, and check out her (very) creative side here! 

In this indelible episode, you'll also catch Alan and Al discuss the Monkees 1996 Charlotte, North Carolina visit, to promote JUSTUS! See the super-rare footage (with news coverage) here!




Friday, November 25, 2016

Episode 3! 2016--The END of the Monkees? "Love to Love" Re-Mixed! Rare Micky Concert! Monkees Pilot Secrets!

Fresh from the Turkey-Day oven! Here is our very latest!

In under an hour, Alan and Al manage to discuss the sizzling secrets of the Monkees pilot episode ("Here Come The Monkees"), as well as spotlighting a riotous re-mix of "Love to Love!"

But, that's not all! The dynamic duo (paging Batman!) tussle with the idea of 2016 being the last year of Monkees action, mulling over the pros and cons of such a sobering reality!

AND: A very rare sound clip of a Micky and Coco Dolenz live performance that you can only hear here (say that ten times fast)!

Plus: Sound effects! Impersonations and impressions! Ruminations! Attempts at humor! Al dances to Donna Summer! 

What more could you possibly ask for?

Click below to listen now, or download right here, or on your iPhone, or directly from SoundCloud or iTunes!




BONUS! Click below to view some visual artifacts that tie-in to many of the topics we toss around in this latest epic episode!
Above: We mention the appearance of actor Dick Wilson in the MONKEES test
footage (as seen on the new BluRay set)! Here he is with the guys, in said
footage, plus a pic of him in his most famous role, that of Charmin's
tissue-molesting Mr. Whipple!!


Above: You'll hear Al mention a particular liner note from 
the back of Rhino's 1982 MONKEE BUSINESS picture disc
(and what it meant to him), and here it is!


Above: Micky and (sister) Coco Dolenz, performing live
in Columbia, South Carolina, in 2000! You'll hear
very rare audio from this colossal concert on this
very podcast! Plus: Hear how Alan got involved
with this show, too! Click the above images to 
enlarge and enjoy!




Sunday, October 30, 2016

Episode #2! A Visual Guide! '86 Monkees! Chaney Jr.! Rose Marie! More!

In our magnificent and minty-new TEXAS PRAIRIE CHICKEN HOME COMPANION episode #2, you'll hear us (boy, will ya! This is a long one, folks!) talk about such topics as the impact of the 1986 Monkees reunion tour, inside facts on the guest-stars of "Monkees in a Ghost Town," and so much more! Glance below to take in some visual goodies, all in support of the hot topics you'll enjoy in episode #2! Click each image to enlarge!

Above: Once "Monkeemania 2.0" hit in 1986, the band received tons of 
coverage on TV, in the news, and in the press, such as this '86 
NATIONAL ENQUIRER clipping!


Above: You'll hear Al talk about how he was (somewhat sheepishly) buying 
mid-70s issues of 16 MAGAZINE, just for any Monkees coverage offered 
by said magazines at the time! Above is one of the first 70s bursts, 
from 1976!


Above: Of course, Lon Chaney, Jr. was spoofing his earlier role 
as "Lenny" (from 1939's famed OF MICE AND MEN) when seen as one of the 
two bad guys in the "Monkees in a Ghost Town" episode! He's flanked above 
by MICE co-star Burgess Meredith, who also has a MONKEES connection, 
appearing (as BATMAN's Penguin) in a 2nd season MONKEES romp!



Above: Of course, the other bad guy from "Ghost Town" was 
portrayed by actor Len Lesser, seen above both in that famed MONKEES 
episode, and as "Uncle Leo," years later, on SEINFELD!


Above: Of course, the real attraction in "Ghost Town" was 
the incomparable actress Rose Marie (as the bombastic "Big Man"),
seen here in a still from that show, with some guy named Mike Nesmith!



So, what are ya waiting for? Click below to hear more facts and trivia about the above subjects and situations! Plus: Monkees re-mixes, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub, and many more miscellaneous morsels of Monkees minutia!