Marcella Levy, known professionally as Marcella Detroit, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.  She co-wrote the 1977 Eric Clapton hit "Lay Down Sally" and released her debut album Marcella in 1982. She joined Shakespears Sister in 1988 with ex-Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey. Their first two albums, Sacred Heart (1989), and Hormonally Yours (1992), both reached the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart. Detroit sang the lead vocals on their biggest hit, "Stay", which spent eight consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1992.  Detroit left the band in 1993 and had a UK top 20 hit with "I Believe" in 1994. She formed the Marcy Levy Band in 2002, and finished third in the 2010 ITV series Popstar to Operastar.

COPYRIGHT CLAIM: the songs THE CORE, LAY DOWN SALLY & STAY were used with permission from Marcy Levy.

Join Rob (Jim), Matt (Mike) & Jeremy on a musical journey.  We cover music from the 1950s up until today! 

We've done many interviews with legendary artists, new artists and music industry people.  Always a fun time talking to those who we've loved for a long time and great artists we've just discovered.  Always something good!

One our regular podcast we cover almost anything to do with music (album reviews, music movie reviews, top ten lists, great new music, music podcasts, music trivia etc.)

Jim talks with Jim and Mike about the new release: the Smithereens "lost" Album, touring, a remote control car, bruce springsteen, the sugarcubes .. and much more.

Jim Babjak is the lead guitar player and co-founder of The Smithereens.   He also is the leader of the band Buzzed Meg and a member of the band, The Bar.

The Smithereens formed in 1980 with the late Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & percussion). 

The band are perhaps best known for a string of hits in the late 1980s through the mid 1990s, including "Only a Memory", "A Girl Like You" and "Too Much Passion". The Smithereens have collaborated with numerous musicians, both in the studio (Belinda Carlisle, Julian Lennon, Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega) and live (Graham Parker and The Kinks).

The Smithereens television credits include Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MTV's Unplugged, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Uncle Floyd Show, CBS's This Morning, The Dennis Miller Show, and The Arsenio Hall Show.

In 2019, Babjak, along with his bandmates in the Smithereens, were inducted into the class of 2018 New Jersey Hall of Fame.   He has also been inducted into the White Castle Hall of Fame class of 2002 for his song "White Castle Blues."

Today we interview Joey Molland from the 1970s band Badfinger!

On today's podcast we talk about The Vinyl Resurgence (Vinyl Albums outsold CDs last year) / Record Store Day / The day in the life of a Record Store Owner (Spina Records / NJ) / The most expensive (valuable) vinyl albums and we discuss the Top 10 for December 19, 1970 

Today we talk with Daxx Nielsen from one of Jim's favorite bands, CHEAP TRICK!  about his musical background, career in music, drumming techniques, cheap trick, future shows, bon jovi, raking leaves and some cool stuff.  We even do some music trivia with Daxx!  

Since March of 2010, Daxx has been the touring drummer for the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTED band CHEAP TRICK, performing over 1,000 shows with them and recording the critically acclaimed Bang Zoom Crazy Hello. 

The origins of Rockabilly

Carl Perkins

Maddox Brothers and Rose

Rockabilly Lingo

Eddie Cochran

Wanda Jackson

Pat Cupp

The Stray Cats

and more!

Our Interview with JITTERY JACK - Boston's own Rockabilly Musician

Jittery Jack hails from Boston MA, USA and plays a wild brand of Rock 'n' Roll & Rockabilly with an East-Coast Bang! Fast becoming a household name on the roots/rockabilly circuit worldwide headlining festivals such as Viva Las Vegas & UK's The Rockabilly Rave. He's shared the stage with Imelda May, JD McPherson, Big Sandy, The Bellfuries and Deke Dickerson.

Jack plays us a couple original songs for us (Clam Box & Avid Indoorsman). 

This is a fun interview !

Songs "Dance Adrianne Dance" & "Viking Rock" used with permission

On today's show

SEGMENT 1: we bring back ODD SONGS with the song Millie & Billie from Alice Cooper's 1978 album "from the inside".  Marcy Levy (Millie) has been so kind as to record a little something talking about the song.

FEATURED SEGMENT : Darren Auck (illustrator and former Marvel Comic Illusrator) joins us in the studio to talk HORROR MOVIES with Jim.  Jim tells us what his favorite horror movies are.

SEGMENT 3 : Horror Trivia.  Mike asks Darren & Jim some horror trivia questions.  Play along .. see if you can get them all right .. bet you can't!

Thank you Darren for joining us today!  And If you want Darren to make you into a scary monster, alien, fairy, almost anything .. you can find him on Facebook (Darren Auck)

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Jim and Mike INTERVIEW Prop Master, Actor, Singer  - Mark A Richardson

Mark is an actor, musician and prop master.  He's worked on such movies as The Devil's Rejects, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, Pirahna 3-D and the tv shows Power Rangers (he created all the props for the show) and the current tv show Queen of the South.  

He's also the lead singer in the bands Hypnotics and 647F.  Hypnotics had a slight novelty hit with "Jerry's on Drugs" which was played on Dr. Demento (we play some of the song).