Fluxedo Junction: Recent Episodes
Scott Kuchler
Fluxedo Junction is a convergence point of many different minds and attitudes. Life not representing art, but life AS art. Flux – A state of change where only change itself is constant. Junction – A point where one or more roads, or ideas, converge. Fluxedo – Wearing your art like fine clothes (or are YOU the clothes to the art?)
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each week we bring you the best independent music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be featuring music from Suave Badger, The Thorn Corporation, RAE RAY, Jason Reed, King Coral, Bobbi DeNiro, The Spiral Electric, RaiseSeven, UPM, Elwood James Band, Read The Program, Steve Cafarelli, Monkey Grip, and League of Joy.
WBCQ/The Planet Airdate - 8/19/23 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode, we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we’ll be spending some time with an actor named Tom Schmidt, who will be performing this weekend as part of an event called Acting Up! 2023, An Evening Of One Act plays, taking place at the High Plains Community Center in Orange, CT on August 18th and 19th. He’s one of the actors in a one act play called Hands of Fate, written by Dana Hall. We'll also be featuring music from Shimmergloom, Split Risk, Me vs The Zombie Attack, Captive Eddies, Miles On End, No Longer Micah, Heretic, Jonathan Pina Duluc y El Trio, V Child, Ruzz Fugg, Bric-n-Stone, and Rorie Kelly.
WBCQ Airdate - 8/5/23 Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each week we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with actor/composer/writer Joe Boccia Jr., whose new album, Schizophrenic Feline, was released last week through all major streaming services. You can visit him on the web at www.instagram.com/joebocciajr/?hl=en
WBCQ airdate - 7/22/23
Welcome to FLUXEDO JUNCTION. Each week we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be celebrating the 2023 Great South Bay Music Festival happening here on Long Island this weekend. There's a wide variety of artists playing, including Phil Lesh, Jason Bonham, Govt. Mule, and Dave Mason. We're going to feature my previous interviews with two of the performers from Thursday night. We'll replay my interview with Long Island blues guitar legend Kerry Kearney from March of this year, and we'll revisit my interview from December of 2020 with Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, who played their final Long Island electric performance at the Festival on Thursday night.
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WBCQ airdate - 7/15/23
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each week we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with singer/songwriter/artist John Taylor Finley IV. John's work as the lead singer with The Opium Connection is available through all major streaming services, as a guest artist with League Of Joy. In this episode, John walks us through his exploration of underground British psychedelic music of the 1960's.
WBCQ Airdate - 7/8/23
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we’ll be speaking with guitarist, singer, and songwriter Marc Ford. Marc ranks as one of the world’s preeminent guitarists, and his song craft commands the utmost respect. Having begun his career during the 1980s with his group Burning Tree - he then went on to join the Black Crowes in late 1991. He toured and recorded on three of the Crowe’s finest albums - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, Amorica and Three Snakes and One Charm. After some time off from the band, he rejoined in 2005-2006 when they toured and released The Lost Crowes - two albums the band never released when he was a member. In 2002 Ford released his first solo album, It’s About Time - which began a period of surviving in a cutthroat music business while also being a dedicated family man. Ford won a NAACP award for his work on the Ben Harper and Blind Boys of Alabama album There Will Be A Light, and he has produced, performed and recorded with artists as diverse as Ryan Bingham, Pawnshop Kings, Steepwater Band, Izzy Stradlin, Gov’t. Mule, The Jayhawks, Ivan Neville, and Mike Campbell. Mark’s most recent release is the Live In Germany, which is available through all major streaming services and online music stores, and through his website at www.marcformusic.com
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be featuring music from Alarmists, The Corrupted Hearts, Harry Kerstetter & Luke Shellenberger, Dave Ronald, Blackthorne, Steve Cafarelli, Beach Party, Almondy Brown, Space Between Words, None Perfect, Shore, Decipher Life, Tara Craig, Common Ancestor, PIT 42, and Josie McQueen.
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each week we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be featuring music from In Transformation, Nagual, Stratabuse, The Gloom, One, Shedding Watts, Northeart, Whiskey Radio, Tony Buck & Cadillac Angels, You VS Me, My Magic Shoes, The Martyrs, Yuki Kato f/ Reina Kato, The Zoo Peculiar, Good Citizen, Mike Tabb, and To Be Juliet's Secret.
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode, we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and today we're speaking with our old friend, singer-songwriter Roger Silverberg. Roger has a new single out as well as having just done a gig at the Michael Braceland Art Gallery a few weeks ago. You can find out more at his website, www.rogersilverberg.com
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we pay tribute to the musical legacy of Bruce Arnold, the musical mind behind the band Orpheus. Bruce just recently passed, so it seems appropriate to revisit our interview with him from August of 2018. At the time of the interview, Bruce was one of the subjects of a book by Ryan Walsh called Astral Weeks - a Secret History of 1968, so we'll be revisiting our interview with Walsh as well.
WBCQ airdate - 10/22/22 (7:00 pm)
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we’ll be speaking with Jim Babjak, songwriter and lead guitarist from The Smithereens. Founded in New Jersey in 1980, The Smithereens have been creating electrifying, original rock’n’roll for 42 years. Guitarist Jim Babjak, drummer Dennis Diken, and bassist Mike Mesaros grew up together in Carteret and lead singer, the late Pat DiNizio, hailed from Scotch Plains. The band paid its dues in clubs all over the NYC tri-state area from Kenny’s Castaways in Greenwich Village to the Court Tavern and Stone Pony in NJ. As The Smithereens’ fame escalated, they were in heavy rotation on MTV and appeared on The Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien, and Saturday Night Live. They’ve since performed on stages coast to coast from the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles to the Meadowlands Arena in NJ to Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, and internationally from Europe to Australia. Tour mates have included Tom Petty, Squeeze, The Pretenders, Lou Reed, and Ramones, among others. The Smithereens’ take no prisoners sound, reflecting their Garden State roots, has resonated with fans worldwide over the course of 17 albums and 2500+ live shows. Their most recent release, COVERS, features 22 of the bands favorite songs first recorded by other artists. They've also inspired generations of musicians, including Kurt Cobain, who counted The Smithereens as a major influence on Nirvana. And with the 2017 passing of Pat DiNizio, the surviving members have decided to persevere and carry on their shared musical legacy. Using guest vocalists including Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms and Marshall Crenshaw, they continue to entertain and rock fans all over the U.S. and the world!
The Lost Album is now available on all digital platforms and the physical CD order link via:Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/ffna8wnu
Collector’s Choice Music: https://www.ccmusic.com/lost-album/708535702429?mibextid=5souq8
Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Smithereens-Lost-Album-CD/1538666208
Tower Records: https://towerrecords.com/products/the-smithereens-lost-album And later this Fall on The Smithereens’ website: https://www.officialsmithereens.com
WBCQ Airdate - 9/3/22
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each week we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be spotlighting the new release from Bongo Boy Records called Krypt II Knight, vol. III featuring hard rock performances from Unite The States Project , OBLIVEA feat. Last Obelisk, Pretty Blackmore, MaryAnn, E.G. Holmes feat. Dave Edwards, The NEW Bardots, Clark Ford feat. Underground Treehouse, Monkey Grip, Sinner Swing, and Grit’s Guitar. The album is available on iTunes, Spotify, and www.bongoboyrecords.com
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each week, we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we feature music from Porsha & Mercedes, Mitchell Frederick, Robinson Treacher, Aqua Cherry, Tedesco, The Archer and the Apple, and Johnny Mandelino.
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with author Madeline Bocaro. Madeline's new book is titled In Your Mind - The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono, and it's available worldwide at Amazon. HARD COVER BOOKS signed by the author Only available at conceptualbooks.com Soft cover: bookbaby.conceptualbooks.com
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with Michael Mignona, a drummer that was born with Cerebral Palsy and has very limited use of his legs, and in spite of that he's currently working on the second volume of his instructional book, Look Ma, No Feet. Information on him and his books can be found online at www.facebook.com/Michael-Mignogna…595782690440733/
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Richard X Heyman. In addition to his work with garage rock legends The Doughboys, he has also lent his drumming chops to Link Wray, Brian Wilson, Mark Lindsay, The Left Banke's Michael Brown and Steve Martin Caro, and Jonathan Richman, among others. As a guitarist, he performed with Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las, and played keyboards with Ben E. King. His latest album, Copious Notes, was released on Turn-Up Records on June 18, 2021. You can find more information at www.richardxheyman.com.
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each week we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with Eric Beiber from the band Lips Turn Blue!
The amazing, untold story of the radical underground radio station WBCN-FM, set against the dazzling and profound social, political, and cultural changes that took place in Boston and nationally during the late-1960s and early-70s. Told through the actual sights, sounds, and stories of a compelling cast of characters who connected through the radio station, exploding music and countercultural scenes, militant anti-war activism, civil rights struggles, and the emerging women’s and LGBTQ-liberation movements.It's "the incredible, true story of how a radio station, politics, and rock ‘n’ roll changed everything."Directed by Peabody Award-winner Bill Lichtenstein who began working at WBCN at age 14 in 1970.
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with musician, author, and actor Chris Jagger. Chris has simultaneously released his latest album, Mixing Up The Medicine, along with his autobiography, Talking To Myself - both released through BMG, and we'll be speaking with him about both!
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with guitarist, singer, and songwriter Simon Townshend. As a member of the touring version of The Who since 1996, Simon's time in the band has exceeded that of Keith Moon, and yet he's also found the time to cultivate his own solo career since the release of his first album Sweet Sound in 1985. In addition to regularly releasing and touring behind his own releases, Simon has also worked with artists such as Pearl Jam, Dave Grohl, and Jeff Beck. The Who have just announced an extensive tour of North America and the U.K. for 2022.
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each episode we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with artist and photographer Mike McCartney. Having worked under the name Mike McGear in the 1960's to distinguish himself from his brother, Paul McCartney of The Beatles, Mike became a key part of the satire boom in the U.K. with the poetry-comedy-musical groups The Scaffold and Grimms. He enjoyed a successful musical career throughout the 60's and 70's, but photography was always his first love. His new book, Mike McCartney's Early Liverpool, is a celebration of the city where it all started for him, and it's currently available through Genesis Publishing.Classic RockTriple AAmericanaAlternative Rock
Dave Drew - vocals, acoustic guitar; Steve Cafarelli - vocals, drums; David Rosenblum - vocals, keyboards, sax; Scott Kuchler - vocals, mandolin, electric guitar; Brian Barkan - bass guiutar