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As we enter into our first holiday season since the passing of Christmas Music aficionado Mitchell Kezin, we gather around the microphone at Chez Fashionista to share memories and reminisce about the beloved Vancouver filmmaker, his legacy and his lasting impact on the Christmas music community.

Through his 2013 documentary Jingle Bell Rocks!, in Kezin's words, "A trippy, cinematic sleighride thru the underground subculture of alternative Christmas music", Kezin himself has joined the pantheon of tortured Christmas underdogs along with George Bailey of It's A Wonderful Life, Rudolph, Hermey The Misfit Elf, Charlie Brown, Clark Griswold, Kevin McCallister, Buddy from Elf and a host of others.

In one of Kezin's final social media posts he expressed joy and gratitude that in the decade since its release, Jingle Bell Rocks! has become a Christmas tradition for many:

"Things change. And you can't change that" - Dennis Ellsworth

https://dennisellsworth.bandcamp.com/album/things-change

In addition to exploring the pulsating history of recorded music, we manage to

visit the haunts of backstreet alley when the Earth was blue and Halifax,

Nova Scotia was Seattle East. Sans Hendrix. But we had Grimson. Thrush Hermit

alumnus Billy Joel Plaskett, the studio wizardry of the hardest working man in

Halifax, Charles Austin, teenage Kate Bush origin story, Sarah McLachlan too,

Bidding Wars, Buzz, Emile Berliner's Victor Talking Machine Company, His Master's

Voice (HMV - get it?), The First Rock Star Of Recorded Music, Rheostatics'

Dave Bidini  ON A COLD ROAD: TALES OF ADVENTURE IN CANADIAN ROCK and

so much More! More More! How do you like it?

In this rambling episode we wrap the tumultuous yet ultimately triumphant saga of British electronic music pioneer Gary Numan while clarifying the distinction between said Numan and noted Academy Award wining music satirist and all around American song and dance man Mr. Randy Newman.

We dial into John Lennon's Lost Weekend co-conspirator and 70's American hit maker Harry Nilsson for his classic album in praise of said Newman while shedding light on that peculiar Rock N Roll phenomenon of Drummers Who Sing.

With a nod to Jellyfish, the GREATEST band (from the 90's) that should have made it BIG! BIG! BIG! (Big Star! Big Star! Big Star!) we riff on the hit song singing Power Pop brilliance of The Monkees' Micky Dolenz, musing aloud as to why Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner hates them so much, banning them from ever being inducted into HIS Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland.

In a wink and a nod, Dolenz tips the proverbial fedora to the songwriting prowess of former Monkees bandmate and country rock tunesmith Michael Nesmith (the one with the hat whose Mom invented whiteout) with the stellar 2021 album Dolenz Sings Nesmith.

We play the Six Degrees Of Seperation Game with noted roots Americana guitarist extraordinaire Ry Cooder for his brief and troubling stint with Captian Beefheart which ultimately led to a long and fruitful music partnership with the earlier mentioned I Love L.A./Short People/You've Got A Friend In Me/I Love To See You Smile/You Can Leave Your Hat On/I Want People To Like Me/Mr. Randy Newman.

Record shopping in Greenwich Village and the former CBGBs just to namecheck Trout Mask Replica in a little over an hour... PHEW!!

Featuring NEW MUSIC from the darling of the Swedish underground Henrik Appel "Walking Down The Road" taken from his NEW RELEASE Album Shadows via PNKSLM Recordings https://henrikappel.bandcamp.com/album/shadows-lp

Apologies to all listener's who endured the entire previous episode for the intended Gary Numan theme that crash landed into the endless abyss of David Bowie. We are truly sorry.

Here is the actual episode on Gary Numan. With a segue into the late, great Melanie Safka (Brand New Key, Lay Down (Candles In The Rain), Look What They Did To My Song, Ma) who passed away earlier this year.

And finally a bit on preeminent British BBC radio DJ John Peel and his Record Box of 143 vinyl singles.

No gerbils were harmed in the making of this episode.

We intended to dedicate the entire hour of Episode 14 to celebrating British electronic music pioneer Gary Numan and the 40th Anniversary of his 1984 album Berserker.

However, in attempting to peel back the layers of the origin story behind Gary Numan's popularity we stumbled into a quagmire of Bowie, ultimately plunging head first into the quicksand of a hunky dory.

Apologies to the former Gary Webb. To be revisited on the Highway Of Episode 15 coming next week.

Stay tuned...

Latest episode concludes our FEATURE full length interview with MistyK The DJ of MixCloud fame Part Two. We interviewed MistyK The DJ live from Kentucky where she was our eyes and ears on the grounds of the annual Bourbon & Beyond Music Festival.

Latest episode FEATURE full length interview with MistyK The DJ of MixCloud Part One. We interviewed MistyK The DJ live from Kentucky where she was our eyes and ears on the grounds of the annual Bourbon & Beyond Music Festival.

Featuring music from Younolovebunny of Copenhagen, Denmark and his latest NEW RELEASE album Rock Truck Bee Sides available EXCLUSIVELY from Bandcamp. We open the show with the track Sunday from the album which can be purchased at

https://younolovebunny.bandcamp.com/album/rock-truck-bee-sides

On this episode we explore the notion of the self made Eulogy Mix - songs to be played at your funeral: The Playlist. And as the weather begins to cool we ease ourselves into The Soundtrack Of Fall. All that and more!

Featuring music from Dennis Ellsworth of Prince Edward Island, Canada and his latest NEW RELEASE album Hardcore Freewheelin'. We open the show with the track Look At You from the album which can be purchased at

https://dennisellsworth.bandcamp.com/album/hardcore-freewheelin

Join us for our in-depth interview with MistyK The DJ on her recent visit to the hallowed grounds of the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame, the half marathon she ran while there AND the subsequent MixCloud music podcast it inspired! https://www.mixcloud.com/Redgirl77/the-rock-hall-half-you-shouldve-been-there/

Christmas in October? The stores are already loading up with Xmas stuff and it's not even Halloween yet. All over the world Nerdy little power pop Christmas Elves are working feverously on their Xmas music mixes just in time for Christmas Time. When is enough enough? To Grinch or not to Grinch? Find out now on the latest episode of Rock N Roll Fashionistas.

Featuring music from Pearly Gates of Prince Edward Island, Canada and their latest single Sunny Sunshine Song which can be purchased at

https://pearlygatespei.bandcamp.com/track/sunny-sunshine-song