"Mistakes were made" is an expression that is commonly used as a rhetorical device, whereby a speaker acknowledges that a situation was handled poorly or inappropriately but seeks to evade any direct admission or accusation of responsibility by using the passive voice. The acknowledgement of "mistakes" is framed in an abstract sense, with no direct reference to who made the mistakes. An active voice construction might be along the lines of "I made mistakes" or "John Doe made mistakes." The speaker neither accepts personal responsibility nor accuses anyone else. The word "mistakes" also does not imply intent.Usually "Mistakes were made" is followed by "but not by me".....we won't go that far but you be the judge.This episode of the DRR Show starts off with a 3 song set by various bands with the name Kaleidoscope. Mexico, the UK as well as USA are the countries represented...the great Barney Kessell underscores the explanation of such by your humble narrator & host.And speaking of narration, Japan's Boris kicks the fuzztone into high gear with "Starship Narrator" . This isn't Kansas anymore, Toto! Dennis Miller chimes in with his take on TV Evangelists before the Pilgrim Travelers take it to "Straight Street" where James Brown "Gets on the good foot" , you betcha! A trip to the northern soul clubs of the UK with uber-cool Dobie Gray's take on "The In-Crowd". Staying in the Uk for the Small Faces and their blue-eyed soul / psych take on "Tin Soldier".We're almost to the home stretch, baby, before Webb Pierce chimes in with "I ain't never" [I'll bet] and the Shadows of Knight with their last 45 rpm "Shake" on the Buddah subsidiary label: Teen from 1968. A short stop in Germany for Krautsters Can for a little "Moonshake" before the Caesars "Jerk it out' with some of the cheesiest organ ever....home now, time to dig the Pocono's up and coming band, Dream Of Fire's "Bloodline"That's the show for tonight...check out the DRR Blog at: http://drrshow.blogspot.com Podcast available RSS feed at itunes

Alas...with a nod and a tear to the great Alex.Starting off this podcast with Etta James who's letting it all hang out by Telling Mama what's it's all about, baby! Country Joe & the Fish open up the bible at the church-of-the-open-bottle singing to Martha Lorraine...she's sweet if not discreet..Amy Rigby checks in before we learn about the "bad boys & girls that smoke marijuana" via a movie clip from the 50's. Not to be outdone, The Pretty Things with an ode to the poster boy for sterility, Vivian Prince. The Hollies got inducted into the R&R Hall of Shame so Mitch Easter feels the need to "Pay You Back With Interest". Arthur Lee from the 1st Love LP follows Alice Cooper while he goes door to door selling shoes...wink, wink....saving some for later, The English Beat represents the '80's before Earl pays homage to the great "Chuckster" from St. Louis. Abunai! brings the 2nd set of music to a screaching halt with a slightly speeded up version of "Citadel".Alex Chilton died this week and I'll quote my good friend Ray Brazen: "Many artists start off underground and wind up in the mainstream. To me, Alex's single greatest accomplishment was reversing that process". Well said Siddhartha Brazen....a cut from Big Star that got obliterated by Cheap Trick for "That 70's Show" and a cover of Lowell Fulson's "Make A Little Love" by Alex pave the tarmac for L.A. DJ cum recording star Godfrey's trip "Down Whittier Blvd"...Tell your friends to subscribe the the podcast via itunes or buzzsprout.....

Since March is Women's History Month we continue the tradition of starting off with a female artist...One of the earliest of empowered female artists is Jackie DeShannon who kicks off tonights show. Tony Jackson & the Vibrations start off the 1st set with a killer version of Benny Spellman's "Fortune Teller" followed by producer extraordinaire Mickey Most's "That's alright" with a little help from Jimmy Page. Since the Oscars were on this week Samuel Jackson & John Travolta via Pulp Fiction pave the way for Charlie Feathers' "That certain female" which Quentin Tarantino used in Kill Bill 1. L.A. pop meisters The Grassroots keep the 60's vibe solid with "House of Stone".....Heading over to Copenhagen not for a Global Warming Summit but for some great neo-psych via Baby Woodrose before Debbie Harry & Inara George keep the 'female faith' strong and alive, fist pumping for P.G.Six & the Turtles...Not to forget the 50's, Roy Brown sings about his "Gal From Kokomo" and April Stevens requests that you follow her "Under the Ice" Nazz style and we finish up the show with some hip-ster Jazz via Ken Nordine & Roy Glenn......F-Troup indeed!!

For the month of March every show will start with a female artist...this week Sharon Tandy takes you down a "One Way Street" followed by a rockin' version of "Our Day Will Come". A visit to Brazil to check out the scene there in 1968 with Gilberto Gil & Oz Mutantes...slick? Yeah but not to worry when mensa rejects The Del Counts are on hand to do the "Bird Dog".....a classic from string wizard Bob Brozman and new [to this century anyway] music from The Yellow Moon Band.Bonniwell Music Machine makes a stand with "Absolutely Positively" so that Johnny Cash can spend some "Time of the Preacher". One of our faves...West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band plays on the beach with "Shifting Sands" and 16 Horsepower breaks out some disturbing banjo and a "Black Soul Choir....speaking of banjos.....the show ends with a late-nite-radio classic from the 60's..."The Endless Tunnel" from San Francisco artists / poets Serpent Power.....

The Usual Suspects and some new arrivals in the 1st Set2nd installment of celebration of Black History Month in the 2nd Set of music...."After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music" - Aldous Huxley

The usual suspects.....with a 5 song set celebrating Black History Month.