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I am linking here to a replay (partial)(available for a few weeks) of a show broadcast this Saturday on WMBR in Cambridge. Presented is a Top40 list from Milwaukee WFOX AM from April 1957 – about the time the Milwaukee Braves were launching their most incredible season! https://wmbr.org/archive/88_Rewound____2_8_20_5%3A58_AM.mp3 WMBR is the MIT station located in Cambridge MA and as you might expect the radio signal engineering at the station is exceptional what's even better is the music volunteers provide insight into unique genres, and it's pretty educational to listen to, as well as fun. A DJ there that does several shows is Alex McNeil, who has a fabulous understanding for  rocknroll and related music, as well as very imaginative approaches to what I would call musicology. He also grinds it out – meaning he does the detail labor of research– which is most apparent in 88 Rewound, the show linked to here. McNeil does a show Saturday mornings at 6 am ET called 88 Re...

Velvet Underground Jonathan Richman They were wild like the USA A mystery band in a New York way Rock and roll, but not like the rest And to me, America at it's best How in the world were they making that sound? Velvet Underground. A spooky tone on a Fender bass Played less notes and left more space Stayed kind of still, looked kinda shy Kinda far away, kinda dignified. How in the world were they making that sound? Velvet Underground. Now you can look at that band and wonder where All that sound was coming from With just 4 people there. Twangy sounds of the cheapest types, Sounds as stark as black and white stripes, Bold and brash, sharp and rude, Like the heats turned off And you're low on food. How in the world were they making that sound? Velvet Underground. Like this... Twangy sounds of the cheapest kind, Like "Guitar sale $29.99, " Bold and brash, stark and still, Like the heats turned off And you can't pay the bill. Both ...