And Introducing

And introducing…….ORGANIZED LABOR! From the 1940’s through 1960’s, as the music industry was fracturing and reforming around selling recordings of Jazz, Classical, Country and a new thing called Rock n’ Roll, a group of valiant musicians attempted to represent their own interests, in a Musicians’ Union. Today we're joined by music writer David Turner to learn all about Organized Labor in the music industry, the origins of modern commercial music, and the foundation of rock and roll through Michael James Roberts book “Tell Tchaikovsky the News". SONGS: Louis Jordan - Ration Blues Hank Williams - I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On The Beatles - Twist & Shout - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/23/64 Lil’ Pump - Gucci Gang Subscribe to Penny Fractions: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/pennyfractions Read more of David's writing on this: https://reallifemag.com/the-last-format/

8 Nov 20181h 38min

And Introducing, on backup vocals, it’s Mary Wilson! Wilson achieved fame and fortune as one third of Motown powerhouses The Supremes — but the schemings of lead singer Diana Ross shattered Mary’s confidence as the group’s star rose through the 60s. We’re learning about her fulfilled dreams, her dashed hopes, and her long road toward self-actualization in her memoir Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme. Songs In Order: You Can't Hurry Love(pod dub) Adam Ant - Where Did Our Love Go Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman The Miracles - I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying The Supremes - Because The Supremes - Baby, Baby, Wo Ist Unsere Liebe The Supremes - Stop! In the Name of Love The Supremes - Come and Get These Memories The Magnetic Fields - The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure

24 Okt 20181h 18min

And Introducing, on lead vocals…Mr. Sebastian Bach! The Canadian pretty boy who took the world by storm as front man for late 80’s hard rockers Skid Row, we’ll follow Bach on his journey from small town rock n roll dreams, to worldwide success to a 2nd career in front of the camera and on the stage through his memoir “18 and Life on Skid Row.’ And to help us out, we're joined by the I Don’t Even Own A Television podcasts, J.W. Friedman, a scholar of both bad books and Skid Row. Listen to I Don’t Even Own A Television: http://www.idontevenownatelevision.com/ SONGS: Chris Wade - 18 And Life (pod dub) Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild Skid Row - I Remember You Skid Row - Monkey Business Skid Row - Slave To The Grind

10 Okt 20181h 30min

And Introducing, on lead vocals — it's Demi Lovato! We’re joined by our friends Becky Stern and Hannah Weilbacher to discuss pop megastar, Demi Lovato and her troubled career through her 2013 inspirational book "Staying Strong: 365 Day a Year" as well as last year's YouTube documentary "Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated". Subscribe to Hannah’s newsletter on pop music: http://bit.ly/the-B-Sides Subscribe to Becky’s newsletter on New York politics: https://t.co/IsDV3I1jEL Video Essay on “Bi Lighting” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gU3IA4u-J8 SONGS Chris Wade - Cool For The Summer (poddub) Camp Rock - We Rock Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer Demi Lovato - Skyscraper Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry Demi Lovato - Daddy Issues Demi Lovato - Sober

27 Sep 20181h 49min

And introducing…on guitar, it’s Brian Head Welch! We’re joined by Street Fight Radio’s Bryan Quinby to take a look at the Korn guitarist’s rise to nu-metal stardom, struggle with hardcore substance abuse, and equally hardcore turn to born-again christianity. We discuss the enduring appeal of nü-metal, the frustrating lack of diversity in Christian Rock stardom, and return to one of our all-time favorite topics: Woodstock ’99. Listen to Street Fight: http://www.streetfightradio.com/ SONGS: L.A.P.D. - Don’t Label Me Korn - Ball Tongue Korn - Good God Brian Head Welch - Save Me From Myself

5 Sep 20181h 39min

And introducing, on trumpet, it’s Louis Armstrong! One of the most influential and longest reigning jazzmen, Louie was instrumental in taking jazz mainstream and in doing so became one of THE most iconic American musicians of the 20th century. And today we’ll be learning all about his life, well his early years, through his book “SATCHMO: My Life in New Orleans”. SONGS: Chris Wade - Muskrat Ramble (remix) Kid Ory - Ory’s Creole Trombone Kid Ory’s Creole Jazzband - Panama Rag Fate Marable’s Society Syncopators - Franky

23 Aug 20181h 11min

And introducing, in da club and on the mic, it’s 50 Cent! After a childhood in Queens spent selling coke, crack and heroin, and just barely avoiding the long arm of the law, 50’s club ready rap brought him to dominate popular music in the early aughts. And it also brought him enough notoriety to catch nine bullets. Today we’ll be learning all about his life, those bullets and his music through his book “From Pieces To Weight: Once Upon A Time Southside Queens”. SONGS Notorious B.I.G. - Warning Jam Master Jay - Show Intro (9/25/1984 - Capitol Theater) 50 Cent - How To Rob 50 Cent - Ghetto Quran 50 Cent - In Da Club 50 Cent - Candy Shop

8 Aug 20181h 36min

Chris and Molly are joined by writer and possessor of infinite Godney knowledge Rhian Sasseen to examine how Britney Spears was the symbolic canary in the coal mine for the boom and bust of all of American society in the Aughts. The Tragedy of Britney Spears: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-tragedy-of-britney-spears-rolling-stones-2008-cover-story-254735/ Rhian’s Twitter: @RhianSasseen SONGS: Chris Wade - Gimme More (poddub) DEV2.0 - That’s Good Britney Spears - …Baby One More Time Britney Spears - Email My Heart Britney Spears - Lucky Britney Spears - Slave 4 U (Live at MTV VMA’s 2001) Britney Spears - Mona Lisa Britney Spears - Everytime Britney Spears - Gimme More (Live at MTV VMA’s 2007) Britney Spears - Piece of Me Britney Spears - Get Naked (I Got A Plan)

26 Jul 20181h 43min