The Way Podcast 12/20/2012: The Monkees "HEAD" OST Vintage Vinyl

On tonight's podcast I played the entirety of the Monkee's innovative soundtrack to their heavily psychedelic 1968 film HEAD. The soundtrack consists of six Monkees songs interspersed with dialogue and sound-effect samples from the film. The soundtrack was partially edited and mixed by a young Jack Nicholson, who also wrote the script for the film, purportedly under the influence of LSD. I used my original vintage vinyl copy and it sounded great!

Stream the podcast here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/archive-complete/1356048001.mp3

The Way Podcast: Paul Revere & The Raiders "Revolution", The Rainy Daze "That Acapulco Gold"

On tonight's show, get your kicks from Bubblegum Proto-Punks Paul Revere & the Raiders. I played tracks from their excellent 1967 LP Revolution! where they were once again teamed up with producer Terry Melcher who gave the band a muscular but crystal clear sound. I also played songs from Denver Soulful/Psych Garage Rock outfit The Rainy Daze's one and only LP That Acapulco Gold. The link to stream the podcast is below the pics. Enjoy!

THE WAY 11/19/2012

The Way Podcast: 8/2/2012, "Cosmic Americana" A Sampler of Rootsy California Psychedelia

On this week's show I provide a sampler of what I refer to as "Cosmic American Music", a term first coined by the late Gram Parsons in reference to his band the Flying Burrito Brothers. While I think it's a good description of that band, I also think it's a label that fits a lot of other Los Angeles and California based pop/rock acts that successfully merged elements of country, rock 'n roll and psychedelia. I played some of my favorite latter-day Byrds and Moby Grape tracks and also some RARE Curt Boettcher songs that were originally intended for a solo album he would have released on the ill-fated Together Records label, that he and Gary Usher had founded in 1969. The tracks would later end up on the Curt Boettcher compilation "Misty Mirage". To listen to the podcast, click the link below:

The Way: August 2nd, 2012

The Way Podcast: 7/19: Rare Psych/Garage Rock Sampler

I noticed I had been doing alot of pop-oriented psychedelia on the show lately and this past week I decided to switch it up. This past week's show is a wild and freaky set of my favorite obscure garage, acid and psychedelic rock songs. Legendary LSD prophets 13th Floor Elevators (in rare mono!), Texas prog-punk from Bubble Puppy, British blues-rockers Apple, Bob Klose-era Pink Floyd and more rare treats! Listen here:


https://s3.amazonaws.com/archive-complete/1342036801.mp3