For over 30 years, Chris Keffer has produced, engineered, mixed and mastered thousands of hours of NE Ohio music from a variety of genres at his Magnetic North Studios. This month we pay tribute to his work and his dedication to helping musicians reach their potential.  Every song in this month’s playlist was recorded at […]

May 2019 Podcast Playlist Too Hot – The Pony Boys Ione Skye – Ether Net (It Seems Like) Summer’s Here at Last – New Salem Witch Hunters Angel in Red – Modzilla Long Time Coming – Jericho Turnpike Blasted – The Waynes Salright – The Walk-Ins Match – Lucky Pierre Imagination – Exotic Birds Cry […]

May 2019 Podcast Playlist

Too Hot - The Pony Boys

Ione Skye - Ether Net

(It Seems Like) Summer's Here at Last - New Salem Witch Hunters

Angel in Red - Modzilla

Long Time Coming - Jericho Turnpike

Blasted - The Waynes

Salright - The Walk-Ins

Match - Lucky Pierre

Imagination - Exotic Birds

Cry Like a Baby - Slam Bamboo

Driven - Knifedance

It All Depends on You - Hillbilly Idol

One More Heartache - Mr. Stress

Back in the Day - The Simpletons

Sometimes She Smiles - Cool Down Daddy

Green Mind - DINK

Glory Bound - The Outcasts

April 2019 Podcast Playlist

I've Got A Heart, Too - Back Pages

Shim Sham Shimmy - The Revelers

Tell Me - The Reactions

Don't Tell Me - Don Kriss

Miss Understood - Paul Pope

Take It All - American Noise

Smile - The Earl Rays

Summertime- The Generators

Be Home Soon - Hungry Young Men

Blemish On My Heart - The Attitude

Here Tonight - The Holy Cows

Bye Bye Kitty Cat - The Mice

Then She Turns Away - Rainy Day Saints

Suburban Girl - Gem

Universe Boat - Paranoid Lovesick

Mary Mercenary - Azure Blue

Lucky the Dog - Medicine Show

March 2019 Podcast Playlist

I Can Pretend - The Holy Cows

Right Now - Wild Giraffes

Another Day - The Twist-Offs

Lookin' For My Baby - Blue Taxi

And It's So - The Frans

Circles - Beatnik Termites

Little Dreams - The French Lenards

Nine Reasons Why - The Dandelion People

Bombs Away - Serious Nature

Wild and Forever - Zaza

Sometimes I'd Rather Be Alone - Terrible Parade

Ed McMahon Says - Terrible Parade"

Interstate 90 - Al's Fast Freight

Phil - The Earl Rays

Killed Myself Last Night - Floyd Band

Hitchhiker - The Heathers

Stars (Come Out Tonight) - First Word

Downtown - The Mice

Without You - Max Crucial and The Krushers

Podcast Playlist 02/2019

Let's Go - The Adults

I'll Be Around - Superkreme

Heart In A Jar - Medicine Men

Blood & Shaving Cream - Death Of Samantha

It's As Close As I Can Get - The Fifth Wheel

The Mission - In Fear Of Roses

Red Sunsets (Since You've Been Gone) - Jehova Waitresses

Looks Like Rain - The Act

Bitter End - Jericho Turnpike

Cedar Chest - Public Library

Dr. Sosumi - Sosumi

Ocean - World In A Room

Just Another Day - Champion

Straight Jacket & A Room With A View - Bluto's Revenge

House On Fire - Slam Bamboo

Winter Still - The Walk-Ins

Velvet - Paranoid Lovesick

I love power pop.  There’s nothing like a mix of crunchy and jangling electric guitars with a layer of acoustic guitars driving underneath and topped off with tight two or three part vocal harmonies.  With roots in the Beatles, Beach Boys and the Byrds, the genre has been hard to define for over a half […]

March 2019 Podcast Playlist I Can Pretend – The Holy Cows Right Now – Wild Giraffes Another Day – The Twist-Offs Lookin’ For My Baby – Blue Taxi And It’s So – The Frans Circles – Beatnik Termites Little Dreams – The French Lenards Nine Reasons Why – The Dandelion People Bombs Away – Serious […]

There are two parts to the Listen project.  The first is preservation of all the great music that came out of NE Ohio from the late 70s to 2000.  The second part, which, to me, is equally, if not more important than the first, is to recirculate this music to both the generations that heard […]