New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – Week of December 8 For those who’s ho-ho-whole focus is not on Christmas and shopping and reindeer and such, we’ve got some highly secular new tracks spinning on the station this week. Here are the highlights. (oh yeah, and we play a bit of Christmas music too). “You Can Feel It” […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – Week of November 23 Even if you are spending all your energies on controlled eating over the Thanksgiving holiday, or Black Friday shopping, we’ve got some groovy new tunes for you served fresh with a heaping helping of enthusiasm. Keep tuned in! “Everyday People” – Jeff Buckley A Jeff Buckley likely […]
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New Tracks On Laurel Canyon Radio Week of Nov 2 The days grow shorter, but the list of the music we’d like you to hear grows longer. Here are some of the great tracks we’ve unearthed for you this week, several of them literally from the dustbins of time: “Going To California” – Pressing Strings Maryland-based trio Pressing […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – Week of September 29 We’re feeling very indie this week and so we’ve got some pretty independent out of the way tracks for you to peruse this week. • “Wax And Gold” – Tracy Bonham https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo0zidqEqYE This lovely acoustic title track from Bonham’s fifth studio release is a beautiful and uplifting canyon song […]
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ARTICLE Brian Wilson’s Enduring Sunshine by Larson Sutton on July 14, 2015 In the lobby of Hollywood’s iconic Capitol Records building, among the framed black-and-white pictures of the myriad renowned musicians on the label’s roster—both past and present—is a color photo of five barefoot boys on a misty Malibu, Calif., beach. There is Mike, the eldest of the quintet at […]
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New Tracks on Laurel Canyon Radio – Week of September 21 This sweltering summer is over (at least on the calendar) but we’ve got some new cool tracks to snuggle up to the radio with as the nights grow colder and longer. • “California Steamer” – Gospelbeach Somewhere between the unholy alliance of Northern and Southern California rock histories lies […]
Read moreJackson Browne released his 14th studio album, Standing in the Breach,last year. In a career that spans more than four decades, the 66-year-old Browne has never deviated too far from the honest and self-aware songwriting he’s known for. The archetypal “sensitive guy” songwriter has proven himself, through his consistency and guilelessness, to be a deep and committed artist. The weight […]
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Janis Joplin’s psychedelic car – a pearl-white 1965 Porsche 365c 1600 Cabriolet painted with a kaleidoscopic Flower Power mural – is heading to auction this December as part of RM Sotheby’s “Driven By Disruption” sale. The vehicle is expected to sell for more than $400,000, The Guardian reports. According to Sotheby’s, Joplin owned the car until her death in October […]
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New Tracks On Laurel Canyon Radio – Week of September 11 It’s harmony September – with some great tracks and the discovery of an amazing woman who we think has the presence of Adele and the pipes of Aretha! “Go Back” – Darlingside Massachusetts-based ensemble whose electic blend of 60s folk, clever wry wit, classical arrangements, soaring harmonies and […]
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