Tongue & Axe

Hosts: Lucy Kannan with Lou Conrad

You know the rock&roll life you've always dreamed of living- hanging out with the Beatles in the wake of the British invasion, Eric Clapton at the sprout of Derek and the Dominoes; road manager for the Rolling Stones in the mid-70's- anyone? Coming out of rehab from a Rolling Stones tour to fall back into everything with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young... or maybe, oh, to be Bob Dylan's hero for a day- bids?

Lucy was in awe talking with George Harrison's Miss O'Dell herself- Chris O'Dell. From a small record company in Los Angeles to an invitation to work at an up and coming record company in England, this Miss Chris O'Dell spent most of her twenties touring with most of the legendary bands and artists

that ARE the influences of the artists of today. Even though they didn't get to cover the entirety of her career on the show, a great chunk of it is all neat and tidy in a book- possibly the introduction to a series of adventures and mishaps of a muse- a 'Forrest Gump' of the music industry.

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Length: 1:01:53

Hosts: Lucy Kannan with Lou Conrad

Another G-E-O-F-F?!?!? Ahh, yes, but this one is Smith, not K-O-C-H...

Like many well rounded performers, Geoff Smith is quick witted and well seasoned... A musician at the end of the day, this self-made entrepreneur has more than just song and video to offer- Hats off to the jingle kings- and if you want that in a ringtone, maybe this could be the go-to guy for you- and from one podcast host to another, Lucy never got to ask what his day job was before all this! Check him out, more than anything, he's just a cool, fun independent business man... that never has enough to do or the time to do it!

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Songs:

Not on the Radio

Gravity

I Wanna Dance

Geoff's latest album, That's Gravity is available now.

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Length: 54:50

Hosts: Lucy Kannan with Lou Conrad

Always starting the day with a wee bit of Irish in the coffee, every day

is a red letter day, in a good way- especially if you've had the

pleasure of chatting it up St.Louis artist singer songwriter Steve

Shaw. Well Lucy did- imagine this, a quarter Irish, this fella really

knows how to fill your ears with melodic wisdom. Along with that, he's

working on some projects to give a little something back to the

community and the veterans.

http://steveshawmusic.com

http://myspace.com/steveshawmusic

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Length: 1:26:31

Hosts: Lucy Kannan with Lou Conrad

At long last- a moment to break down the process of Tongue&Axe by

saying that this episode is in fact a milestone for Lucy Kannan, at show

#31.

In one year, this band performed 250 shows. They have

been together since 1996, are working on their 5th cd- a digital LP at

that- but having known them since before they were, Lucy has finally

conquered a 5-year quest of having the whole band on her show- having

begun this quest on her college show, proudly was able to capture one

member to promote their 10-year anniversary show...

Now, half a decade later, things are about change- in a big way- finally, we bring you, the magnificent MADAHOOCHI!

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Length: 1:33:56

Hosts: Lucy Kannan and Susan Kate with Lou Conrad

"I see your hard hat and I'll raise you a pair of shoes... " With both shoes at either end of the spectrum between writing fiction and being a performing musician, this fellow has really got a lot on the perpetual teeter-totter. Admirably, the one thing he shares is that he loves to play rock&roll. When he's not playing guitar he's writing sci-fi-horror fiction. At play, he's bettin' that it doesn't really matter if it pays, as long as he gets to play...poker that is. Justin Thorne is a happy man, as long as there is something wrong enough with his life, to give him something to write about- whether it is music or fiction- and because of Lucy's fat trap, a rock opera may very well be in the seedling stages...

For the record, we Americans with our lace-less shoes and television shows like Glee... we are shamelessly proud of that!

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Length: 1:05:57

Hosts: Lucy Kannan and Susan Kate with Lou Conrad

Length: 55:29

Hosts: Lucy Kannan and Susan Kate with Lou Conrad

Dave Draeger is one of The Hounds of Finn, who specialize in celtic and early American music. The Hounds have a new album out called Breakfast in Belfast

Dave is also a damn good tipper! Or rather, he makes them. If that didn't make any sense to you, then you aren't a bodhran fan. He makes custom beaters for players all over the world. You can acquire one for yourself from besttippers.com.

Length: 1:16:33

Hosts: Lucy Kannan and Susan Kate with Lou Conrad

Kevin May of the Guggenheim Grotto talks about touring the USA both with and without Tadhg Cooke, gardening, fishing, and playing a right-handed guitar upside-down! The other member of the Guggenheim Grotto, Mick Lynch, provides all the behind-the-wheel talent while on the road between their shows! Amazingly, neither of these Irish troubadours has any skeletons in their closets! Listen and judge for yourself!

Songs played:

Wisdom

Oh, Nikita

The Universe Is Laughing

Her Beautiful Ideas

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Length: 1:02:26

Hosts: Lucy Kannan and Susan Kate with Lou Conrad

Grammy-nominated John Byrne of Dublin talks with us about playing gigs, drinking whiskey, and listening to the classics. Mostly inspired by singer/songwriters, John feels the best song is “a simple, brilliant song, written well”. He enjoys playing piano & guitar, singing and writing songs that stay true to what he knows. John is currently in the process of recording an album with the help of good friend, Fiach, another fantastic songwriter gracing the city of Dublin. If you are in the area, treat yourself to John’s next show, supporting Declan O’Rourke, at Dolan’s in Limerick, Ireland on Friday, the 28th of May, 2010 at 8pm.

Also, be sure to catch John's radio show on Dublin South Fm 93.9. It's called Regatta (Monday, Thursday, & Friday; John presents on Monday & Friday) He's always lookin for artist, bands, etc. to be his live guest(s). Plus, he accepts "any demo's, ep's or albums people want to send in I'll defo listen and give a spin if I dig it. The radio station is located on the 5th floor of the Dundrum town center so get in touch if interested."

Songs included today are:

This One's For You

End of Winter

I'll Let You Win

Lonely Girl

Other places to find JB:

http://www.myspace.com/jbyrnemusic

http://www.facebook.com/jbsongs

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Today's recommendation:

The "Cat Who" Series by Lilian Jackson Braun, narrated by George Guidall

The Cat Who Wasn't There

Length: 1:15:25

Hosts: Lucy Kannan and Susan Kate with Lou Conrad

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James "Roto" Rotondi: "Welcome to your new Summer Home. Have some taffy."

• Roto’s new Summer Home album, including the songs “Congratulations,” “Sansepolcro,” and “Chasing My Shadow” the influence on the album of Pink Floyd, Beck and the Beatles, and the album’s cast of great players: Shawn Pelton (SNL Band), Didi Gutman (Brazilian Girls), Joe Gore (Tracey Chapman, PJ Harvey), and others. Available at iTunes, CDBaby, Amazon.com and more. How playing with bands like Mr. Bungle and Air led Roto on a path to his own creation.

• Roto’s Syd Barrett Tribute Show, paying homage to the lost founder of Pink Floyd, and his two cult-favorite solo albums, The Madcap Laughsand Barrett. Discusses the story of how Barrett exited the band in 1968, and how the band was haunted by his work and his persona, even writing the classic song “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” about him. Listened to Roto’s cover of Barrett’s epic “Long Gone.”

• How Roto (aka James Rotondi) went from writing about music and musicians for Guitar World, Spin, and Mojo to writing about politics for the Huffington Post; can you be a passionate liberal pundit and still get along with conservatives?

• Acting Shakespeare at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; rocking out on guitar and doing blindfold taste-tests with John Cusimano and the well-fed members of the Cringe; and learning to grow up in the practical world while keeping your inner child open to the creative one. . .

To contact Roto, to purchase his album "Summer Home", and for more information about him, please visit the following:

http://cdbaby.com/roto

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001NH4GMM/sdiff-20/

http://www.myspace.com/rotovybe

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roto/192834212574

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-rotondi

http://www.rotovybe.com

http://blog.mtvmusic.com/2010/04/19/vinyl-is-forever-in-praise-of-indie-record-stores/

Twitter: @JamesRotondi

Snail mail address: ROTO, c/o James Rotondi, PO Box 633, New York, NY 10012

Next show: Roto Presents A Tribute to Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett, Thursday, May 13, 11PM, Pete’s Candy Store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Press quote: “Call us Roto rooters: We love James Rotondi!” —The New York Post

Some fave audiobooks:

• A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess, read by Tom Hollander

• Dark Nights of the Soul, by Thomas Moore, read by the author

• The Body Artist, by Don Delillo, read by Laurie Anderson

Show notes by Roto and Susan Kate