Author: ConservativeLA

The next ConservativeLA Radio show (on Duane FM in the Hughniverse, Friday, 11/07/14, 7:00 Pacific/10:00 Eastern) will concern itself with precipitation, and the lack thereof. Hope you can stop by and listen, and join us in chat! Or, if you like, you can listen on Spotify (.html or Spotify app), which is the same as the show proper–except for the intro and outro included in the Duane FM version of the show. Spoiler set list: Julie Roberts: Rain On A Tin Roof Tom Waits: Opening Intro (Nighthawks At The Diner) Tom Waits: Emotional Weather Report Dave Alvin: Dry River...

The next ConservativeLA Radio show (on Duane FM in the Hughniverse, Friday, 10/31/14, 7:00 Pacific/10:00 Eastern) will be a bit of spookiness, and a bit of humor–just generally cool music for Halloween. Hope you can stop by and listen, and join us in chat! Or, if you like, you can listen on Spotify (.html or Spotify app), which is the same as the show proper–except for the intro, outro and a short excerpt from Ed Wood included in the Duane FM version of the show. Spoiler set list: Boris Karloff: Island Monster (The Voices of Horror) Hanny Williams: Young...

The next ConservativeLA Radio show (on Duane FM in the Hughniverse, Friday, 10/24/14, 7:00 Pacific/10:00 Eastern) will ramp up the crazy just a bit more than usual. The Pleasantly Demented theme was inspired by a chat comment by Tribble FloridaThud. Be very afraid. Hope you can stop by and listen, and join us in chat! Spoiler set list: Tom Lehrer: Poisoning Pigeons In The Park Captain Beefheart: Clear Spot Chet Baker: My Funny Valentine Throwing Toasters: Girl (You Can Feed My Hamster) The Shangri-Las: Leader Of The Pack Christopher Guest: Those Fabulous Sixties Tom Waits: Frank’s Theme Richard Harris:...

The next ConservativeLA Radio show (on Duane FM in the Hughniverse, Friday, 10/17/14, 7:00 Pacific/10:00 Eastern) will look at Marriage. (None of the usual cheatin’ and divorce songs you’ve come to expect from CLAR–although a few flirt with the topics.) Hope you can stop by and listen, and join us in chat! Spoiler set list: Django Reinhardt: Anniversary Song Audio Clip: When Harry Met Sally Tom Waits: I’m Still Here Al Green: Let’s Stay Together Chuck Berry: You Never Can Tell Otis Redding: Cigarettes and Coffee Audio Clip: The Thin Man John Prine: We Must Have Been Out of...

The next ConservativeLA Radio show (on Duane FM in the Hughniverse, Friday, 10/10/14, 7:00 Pacific/10:00 Eastern) will be a repeat of my 12/06/13 show marking the 25th anniversary of the great Roy Orbison‘s passing. We’ll hear many Roy Orbison classics, as well as several covers of songs closely associated with Roy. Also featured will be excerpts from a fine documentary, The Big O In Britain (2008), and a few brief excerpts from other interviews. Hope you can stop by and listen, and join us in chat! Spoiler set list: Dick Clark: Roy Orbison Introduction (1966) Roy Orbison: Running Scared...