Music First with DJ Dave Swirsky: Recent Episodes
Music First Podcast with DJ Dave Swirsky
New York City DJ and Songwriter Dave Swirsky plays great music from every genre imaginable. Dave also interviews interesting, talented musical guests!
We are back with a new episode this week after a 2 week break!! This week we are featuring Javelin, The Impressions, MIKA, Fall Out Boy, Everlast, Menahan Street Band, Post Malone, Juanes, Freddie McGregor, Eric B & Rakim, and John Scofield!!!
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Happy New Year, everyone!! We can’t wait to share more music with all of you this 2018! We will be back next week with a new episode, but in the meantime, here is an oldie but goodie from 2014. Cheers!!!
On today’s podcast Dave and Kellen listen to some rockin’ tracks from The Beach Boys, The Foundations, Little Eva, Jimmy Smith, Babá Ken Okulolo, Belle and Sebastian, McCoy Tyner, Count Basie, Herb Alpert, Stevie Wonder, The Monkees, & James Maddock.
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Happy holidays to our lovely listeners! We are away this week for the holidays but hope you enjoy this episode from our archives! (from January 2013!)
Join DJ Dave and Soundman Taylor this week as they listen and discuss songs from Bill Deal & The Rhondels, Strageloves, Sean Rowe, The Skatalites, The Meters, Jose Feliciano, Joel Grey with Cabaret, Nico, Gecko Turner, Los Enanitos Verdes, Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello, Rilo Kiley, and Sting.
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We are back with a NEW episode featuring songs by Gabor Szabo, Jim Croce, The Police, Fetty Wap & Cybz, Carla Thomas, Joakim Karud, Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe, Juanes, Alaine, Lovin’ Spoonful, Yellowman, and The Fall of Troy!!!
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We are away this week, but enjoy an episode from our first December in MFP!
This week we are featuring music by Cherry Wainer & Don Storer, Major Lance, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Freda Payne, Hootie and the Blowfish, Morrissey, Arctic Monkeys, Paul McCartney, Beach Boys, Burt Bacharach, Bears, Phoenix, Joe Mensah and Beyonce!
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This week, we are joined by a very special guest, and good friend of the show, Bruce Craven! Also featuring Songs by Dean Friedman, Spoon, George Whittle, Miley Cyrus, The Beach Boys, The Ramones, Mana, Gram Parsons, Childish Gambino, Les Baxter, and Naughty by Nature!
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“I think when you get past your second album, it all becomes something of a routine. So you have to struggle against that, find a way of making what you do sound fresh and new each time.” Van Morrison
We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! This week, DJ Dave is featurings songs by Marshall Crenshaw, Van Morrison, Blake Shelton, The Four Tops, Trombone Shorty, Ray Barretto, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, BADBADNOTGOOD with Charlotte Day Wilson, Afro Cuban Jazz Project, and Danny Weinkauf!
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“When we first started recording, it was before rock, so people thought we were hillbilly hicks. That was something we had to deal with; the girls didn’t think we were cool, although they did a few years later. We had ducktails and wore peg-leg pants. We looked like rock n’ rollers.” Phil Everly, Everly Brothers
Guess who we have back as our guest this week?? It’s none other than MFP’s original sound man, Taylor! Tune in as Taylor joins DJ Dave and Andrew for this special episode featuring music from Josh Ritter, The Everly Brothers, Slick Rick, The Generationals, Eminem with Beyonce, Aztec Camera, Dennis Brown, Jamiroquai, Nancy Wilson, and Chicago!
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“If a musician dares to get out of the box he’s been put in, people get confused. They want people where they can find them! I am fortunate in some respects as I’ve always been known as someone who ‘moves around’ and tries different things.” Phil Collins
This week DJ Dave is featuring music by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Gigi Inizio, Grant Green, Phil Collins, Bjork, Fugees, The Ventures, Smino, Alan Parsons Project, The Magic of The Voice, and Owl City!
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“Well, I wouldn’t want to say that I started it (rock ‘n’ roll), but I don’t remember anyone else before me playing that kind of stuff.” Fats Domino
We have a great show this week, DJ Dave is featuring songs by 311, Rufus, The Cure, Fats Domino, Chris Brown, Lez Zeppelin, Alan Jackson, A.B. Quintanilla with Los Kumbia Kings, Willy Chrino with Celia Cruz, and Isao Tomita!!
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“When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind.” Lauryn Hill
This week we are back with some of our new favorite songs from Travis, Fifth Harmony, 311, Adam Levine, Lauryn Hill, Wild Cherry, Jonathan Coulton, Madonna, Sting, and Victor Wooten!!!!
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WE ARE BACK this week with a very good friend of the show, Brian Ripps! Tune in to catch some live performances and DJ Dave is also featuring music by Calvin Harris, Maluma, The Shacks, Steve Winwood, Dave Alvin and Toots Thielmanns!
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We are away this week, but in the meantime, enjoy this BEST OF episode from August last year! See you next week! “There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors.” - Jim Morrison, The Doors. We had the best time recording this week’s podcast! We are featuring the Bee Gees, Willie Nelson, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Doors, The Temptations, Paul McCartney, Rihanna, Drake, Phil Collins, Dixie Fiddlers, The Game, 50 Cent, Pity Sex, and Flume! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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We are back with a great new episode and this week, DJ Dave is joined by a special guest, world music and jazz vibraphonist, Arthur Lipner! Featuring music by Arthur, Tom Ze, Trey Songz, Jorge Ben, War, and Vanity Fare!
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“My music will go on forever. Maybe it’s a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever.” - Bob Marley
This week, DJ Dave is featuring music by Wilco, Desmond Ivey, Donald Byrd, Ray Brown, Kid Cudi ft. Pharrell, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Sam Evian, Wycliffe Gordon, Pereza ft. Xoel Lopez, Portugal. The Man, and Nevica Su Quattropuntozero!!!
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This week DJ Dave welcomes a very special guest, Svetlana, for the first time! Svetlana is a vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and leader of The Delancey Five. Tune in to hear her story and incredible songs. DJ Dave also features music by Jose Feliciano, Mina, Tony Hatch, and Ahmad Jamal!
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We are back with a brand new episode this week featuring songs by Dolly Parton, Steely Dan, Car Seat Headrest, Chris Montez, Don McLean, Childish Gambino, Joel Sarakula, Michael Jackson, Low Millions, Santo & Johnny, Shakira with Nicky Jam, The Trio, and BTS!!
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We were away due to the holiday weekend but here is one of our favorite episodes from February 2015. We will be back next week!
Here it is! Another episode of the MFP to keep you company this week! Tune in to listen to great music from Feist, Justin TImberlake, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, Lady Bass and the Real Gone Guys, Jorgen Ingmann, Nicki Minaj, Hank Williams, Tommy James and the Shondells, Woody Guthrie, and The Bee Gees!!
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“Jazz attracted me because in it I found a formal perfection and instrumental precision that I admire in classical music, but which popular music doesn’t have.” - Django Reinhardt
Looking for new tunes for the upcoming holiday weekend? Look no further! DJ Dave is featuring songs from some of the most talented artists of all time, including Paul Simon, Ronnie Davis, Django Reinhardt, Don Ellis, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Eminem, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Jens Lekman, George Clanton, Nightmares on Wax, and our very own David Swirsky!!!
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“For me as an artist, the expansiveness of my interests and my influences make me enigmatic. I think any man can be that way - if you love enough interesting things.” - CeeLo Green
This week DJ Dave is back with one some of his new favorite songs! Featuring music by Ceelo Green, Israel Nash, the Temptations, Stitchie, John Mayer, Hans Zimmer, David Guetta with Justin Bieber, Elvis Costello, Lee Morgan, and Keith Jarrett Trio!
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“Musicians from the beginning of time have been there to express the mood and the musical feelings in the air for whatever’s going on in that particular culture. It’s the greatest joy as a musician to be able to translate that, be part of something and watch the scenery around you.” Trey Anastasio of Phish
This week DJ Dave is featuring music from George Ezra, Phish, Seasick Steve, Fela Kuti, Thelonius Monk, Ariana Grande, Erykah Badu, Chet Atkins, Willie Colon & Eddy Grant, and Flume!
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“The best pop music is the songs that a group of people can dance to, but you can also listen to in your bed and cry. That’s something obviously that The Beatles started and… so having that darkness there opens another door.” - Jack Antonoff
We’re back with a new episode featuring songs from Martin Garrix, Lloyd Price, A-ha, Bleachers, Metallica, Jr. Byles, ELO feat Jay Park, Yndio, Grateful Dead, Les Bemerle, and Fun Lovin’ Criminals!
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“The first time I shared my music and style with my mom, she said, ‘Boy, you look like you came right out of the 1950s.” - Leon Bridges
And just like that, it’s officially August! To start off the month, we are featuring songs by Lorde, Dan Auerbach, Duane Eddy, Leon Bridges, The Allman Brothers, Natalia Lafourcade, ZAYN feat. Partynextdoor, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, A Tribe Called Quest, Khalid, and Selena y Los Dinos!!!
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“Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.” - Aretha Franklin
Podcast featuring music by Twenty One Pilots, Zucchero, Georgie Fame, Aretha Franklin, Edwin Starr, Disturbed, Richard Thompson, English Beat, Toots and the Maytals, Marsheaux, and Vektroid!
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“So, we went from being an Athens band to being a Georgia band to being a Southern band to being an American band from the East Coast to being an American band and now we’re kind of an international phenomenon.” - Michael Stipe, R.E.M.
This week we are featuring one of our favorite collection of songs from DNCE with Nicki Minaj, Jimmy Smith, Selena Gomez. R.E.M., The Bystanders, Shakey Graves, Jackie Ross, Two Door Cinema Club, Toro Y Moi, Toby Keith, J. Geils Band, and Los Angeles de Granada!!! Let us know what you think!
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This week, we have a very special guest joining us - Margi Gianquinto - an incredilbe jazz vocalist and singer of the Golden Age of American popular song. Margi has been a big part of the New York jazz scene in recent years and can be seen at some of the most renowned venues in NYC, including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center! Along with Margi’s timeless music, we are also featuring songs by Aretha Franklin, Freischwimmer, Jerry Rivera, Crystal Waters, Dina Washington, and Genesis!
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Happy July 4th to our listeners! Enjoy one of our favorite episodes from July 2013 featuring songs by Gene Ammons, Margie & The Formations, Celia Black, Phoenix, Genesis, Laura Nyro, Paul Simon, Wings, Arctic Monkeys, & The Rascals! We will be back next week!!!
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“The sublime moment seems to be only a product of allowing yourself to get through, to get to a lot of stuff in your life, write about a lot of stuff and not edit yourself. That is a great lesson to learn for anybody that writes or creates in anyway, to be able to make something without being good or bad.” Jeff Tweedy
This week we are featuring songs by Ian Hunter, MIKNNA, Quantic, Willie Nelson, Jose Feliciano, Tweedy, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, George Martin and His Orchestra, Michael Hedges, Bunji, Boomtown Rats, and Scandroid!
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We are back with a new episode and excited to share a fresh batch of melodic songs, hand-picked by our very own, DJ Dave! This week, we are featuring songs by She & Him, Joe Arroyo, Eminem, ELO, Bonobo, Miley Cyrus, Barbara Mason, Perry Como, The Daktaris, Nina Simone, and The Sunfires!!!
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We are away today but enjoy this episode from April 2014 with our good friend Marge Raymond! We also featured tracks from Weezer, John Lennon, Slick Rick, Renegade, M. Ward, 311, Steve Augeri, Julian Lage, Art Garfunkel, Marge Raymond, Jive Five, and The Ronnett’s.
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WE ARE BACK with a BRAND NEW episode featuring music by the Monkees, Mayer Hawthorne, Kendrick Lamar, Luis Bonfa, Art Pepper, Femina, Luz Pinos, Mon Laferte, Chance the Rapper, William Onyeabor, Lionel Hampton, Tito Puente, and Home!!!
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We were away yesterday due to the holiday-but for now, enjoy one of our favorite episodes from 2016! We will be back next week!!!
“There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors.” - Jim Morrison, The Doors.
We had the best time recording this week’s podcast! We are featuring the Bee Gees, Willie Nelson, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Doors, The Temptations, Paul McCartney, Rihanna, Drake, Phil Collins, Dixie Fiddlers, The Game, 50 Cent, Pity Sex, and Flume! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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“Music is not math. It’s science. You keep mixing the stuff up until it blows up on you, or it becomes this incredible potion.” Bruno Mars
We are back with a new episode featuring songs by Astrud Gilberto, Cher, Erin McKeown, Miley Cyrus, Bruno Mars, Sabrina Carpenter, Magic Giant, Alex G., Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Miriam Makeba, and Digital Underground with Tupac!
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We are away this week, but enjoy this throwback of one of our favorite episodes from 2015!
Happy 2015, everyone!!!
To start off the year, we are featuring One Direction, Gin Blossoms, Orpheus, The Cardigans, Edison Lighthouse, Bud Powell, Michael Kiwanuka, Lucky Soul, Christian McBride Trio,The Jellybricks, Baader Meinhof, and Buddy Guy!
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“Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented me and the way I felt. So I started writing my own stuff.” - Amy Winehouse
On this week’s episode of the Music First Podcast, DJ Dave presents a very interesting mix of styles from some of the most talented artists in history and from today. Featuring songs by Mayer Hawthorne, Julia Michaels, Bella Loka, Amy Winehouse, Zedd, Banks, Roy Ayers, Laurindo Almeida, El Chicano, and The Undercover Dream Lovers!
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“The piano ain’t got no wrong notes.” - Thelonius Monk
Whether you had a long weekend or not, it’s officially May (a.k.a. Happy May Day!), and we can’t wait to share DJ Dave’s picks for today’s episode of the MFP! We are featuring songs by Lonnie Smith, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Nick Jonas, Nicki Minaj, Luke Bryan. Dirty Projectors, Clean Bandit feat Sean Paul, Thelonious Monk, Ian Matthews, BB King with Dr. John, and My Morning Jacket!!!
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“I took some lessons as a kid but trained myself by ear. I did it the way jazz musicians used to learn years ago, which is to play records and slow them down to figure out the notes. At first I tried to imitate Red Garland, who was my favorite jazz pianist.” - Donald Fagen
This week, DJ Dave is featuring music by Rihanna and Gigamesh, CeeLo Green, Donald Fagen, The Beatles, The Fugees, Los Lonely Boys, Aztec Camera, HighSchool Jacob, Bryan Adams, Princess Thundah, Malo, and the Chainsmokers!
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Now that the long weekend is over, we’re here to help you get back on the grind with DJ Dave’s picks this week! We are featuring music by the Bee Gees, Romeo Santos, Lunchmoney Lewis with Ty Dolla Sign, Danny Barnes, Yes, Chrissie Hynde, The Guess Who, Frank Ocean with Jay-Z, Tyler the Creator, Jackie Mittoo and Don Omar!
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Whatver you are celebrating this week, or if you are celebrating anything at all, you can always count on us to give you a great soundtrack especially with this new episode of the Music First Podcast! We are featuring songs from Matchbox 20, Vampire Weekend, Diplo, Beach Boys, Horace Silver, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ricky Martin featuring Akasa, Ray Barretto, and Social Distortion!
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“I like giving people something they don’t want to miss the next time. It’s a show with little twists and turns and curves. It has me being silly and stupid and compassionate and completely deep.” John Mayer
This week on the Music First Podcast, DJ Dave’s fresh picks includes songs by Alicia Keys, The Avett Brothers, John Mayer, Tommy James, Depeche Mode, Zac Brown, Chance the Rapper feat. Knox, Betty Wright, Duo Gadjo and Their Hot Friends, and Les Amazones D’afrique feat. Angelique Kidjo!
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On this week’s episode, we are joined by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist for The Rascals, Gene Cornish! Gene discusses his life and times with The Rascals and what he is up to today. Tune in now!
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“I grew up thinking art was pictures until I got into music and found I was an artist and didn’t paint.” - The late, great Chuck Berry
Spring has finally sprung! What better way to celebrate than to listen to a brand new episode of MFP!! This week, DJ Dave is featuring Chuck Berry, Paulina Rubio, Tennis, No Doubt, Ahmad Jamal, Van Morrison, Chico Hamilton, Dennis Brown, Matsieng, and Gigolo Aunts feat. Kid Lightning!
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We have an amazing set of songs to for you this week (especially for the snow day today for our listeners in the north east)! We are featuring Grant Green, Cookin’ on 3 Burners, Los Lobos, Mitski, Kelela, Charo, Elton John, Randy Travis, Michael Hedges, Sam & Dave, Gov’t Mule and BBC Music!!!
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“The way I see it, there’s only one melody for any song.” - Ben Folds
We have a cool new episode this week! DJ Dave is featuring Maroon 5 with Future, Ramsey Lewis, Sylvia, Ben Folds Five, Rocha, Jorge Drexler, Chris Montez, Pinegrove, Krzysztof Komeda Trio, Vi-Em, The Emergency Crew, Junior Byles and The Upsetters, and Dan Deacon!
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“I have been influenced by many different artists at many different stages of my life. Starting out, it was people like Elton John, Billy Joel, Ben Folds, and Fiona Apple. As I got older I got deeper into the work of bands like the Beatles, artists like Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Etta James, and Joni Mitchell.” - Sara Bareilles
This week, DJ Dave is featuring songs from Don Omar, Yvonne Elliman, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Sara Bareilles, Deadmau5, Jubel Sax, 24HRS, Larry Coryell, Buku, and The Police!! Hope you like it!!
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We hope you enjoyed your long weekend! Now that we’re back in “work mode”, we have some great melodic tunes to keep you company for the rest of the week! On this episode, DJ Dave will be featuring songs from Sia, France Gall, D.R.A.M., Heatwave, Electric Light Orchestra, Daft Punk with Panda Bear, Deadmau5, Marshall Crenshaw, Tommy James and the Shondells, Romeo Santos with Drake, McCoy Tyner, and Today Kid!!!
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Happy Valentine’s Day, Everyone! Whatever your plans are today, we’re sure you’ll find this week’s picks very entertaining! DJ Dave is featuring music by The Allman Brothers, Adele, Katy Perry, Blur, Burt Bacharach, Blank Banshee, America, Kendrick Lamar with Mary J Blige, JJ Cale, Joakim Karud, and an original from our very own Feyer!
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“I am a walking piece of art every day, with my dreams and my ambitions forward at all times in an effort to inspire my fans to lead their life in that way.” - Lady Gaga
This week, DJ Dave shares some of his personal favorite songs from Keane, Lady Gaga, Alan Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Flaming Lips, Electric Wurms, Boz Scaggs, Berthold Basten, Joe Bataan, Diiv, and Jason Chen x Alyssa Bernal!
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We are back with a very exciting show for you guys!!! The incredibly talented Brian Ripps is joining us so stay tuned for a couple of amazing performances! This week, we are also featuring a song from Brian’s Group, Jackson Massive, as well as some great music by Spencer Davis Group, Dorado Schmitt, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Regrettes, and Our Very Own David Swirsky!!!
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“When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.” Eddie Van Halen
WE ARE BACK with a new episode! This week, we are featuring songs from many, many amazing artists from a wide array of genres - namely MarcLo, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Jeff Beck, Shirley Scott, Ramrods, Ardijah, Van Halen, Fela Kuti & the Nigeria 70, Tiny Ruins with Bic Runga, Yamandu Costa, and Baby Metal!!! Tune in now!!!
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We were away yesterday due to the holiday (Martin Luther King Day!), so we hope you enjoy this throwback from June 2015 featuring our friend and special guest, Susan Friend! Also tune in for some of our all-time favorite songs from Freddie and The Dreamers, Doyle Lawson, B.B. King, The Pretenders, Silvio Rodriguez, Mongo Santamaria, Johnny Mathis, Louis Armstrong, and The Mahavishnu Orchestra!
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Welcome to our 252nd podcast! This is a very special hour of music and DJ Dave interviews jazz pianist, Ben Paterson. Ben has toured with Steely Dan and has cut some of the finest jazz records of the last decade. The hour flies by with great music and talk. Thank you for listening!
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For the first podcast of 2017, the amazing world recording artist Maya Azucena is DJ Dave’s guest! Maya and Dave discuss Maya’s career as a songwriter, musician, performer, vocalist, band leader and even booking agent. This is a captivating 60 minutes with breathtaking music- please listen!
Also featuring songs by James Brown and Gil Scott Heron!
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Happy Holidays, everyone! We are away this week but check out one of our favorite episodes from January this year! Hope you are all having fun with your family and friends!
“It took me two and a half weeks to find my sound and when I did, I pulled out all the stops, all the stops I could find.” What an inspiring quote by Jimmy Smith!
Tune in to hear one of his greatest songs and to hear more amazing music from our very talented featured artists: Electric Light Orchestra, Outkast, Shawn Lee, The Byrds, Kaminsky, Gabor Szabo, Jeremy Buck, Duane Eddy, LaBelle, & The Intruders!
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“I hope to refine music, study it, try to find some area that I can unlock. I don’t quite know how to explain it but it’s there. These can’t be the only notes in the world, there’s got to be other notes some place, in some dimension, between the cracks on the piano keys.” - Marvin Gaye
We have a very special show for you this week! The Music First Podcast’s original sound guy and DJ Dave’s co-host, Taylor Roig, will be with us for the next hour! Also featuring songs by Inara George, King Curtis, James Maddock, Betty Carter, Marvin Gaye, Major Lazer, Crystal Waters, Angela Hunte, James Brown, Kendrick Lamar, and The Rolling Stones!!! Tune in NOW!
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“You can punch a wall or write a song. Just as painful either way, but you have something to show for it at the end of the day with a song.” Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails
We have a great show in store for you! This week, DJ Dave’s fresh picks are from some of the most amazing artists, including Jeff Parker, Tom Waits, Spandau Ballet, Nine Inch Nails, Fifth Harmony with Fetty Wap, Drake with Partynextdoor, Los Cafres, James Brown, Jose Feliciano, The Jacksons, and Miles Davis!!!!
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“When I was first learning songs, I’d have a favorite song, and I’d take the chords and twist them around. I’d learn the chords and then play them backward. That was my first experimenting with writing a song.” - Alicia Keys
December is officially here and that means endless holiday gatherings and parties! Here are some of DJ Dave’s picks for the week that we hope you can add to your playlists! Featuring The Monkees, Erasure, Panic! At The Disco, The Turtles, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, J. Balvin with Pharrell and Sky, Rebecca Kingsley, Maya Azucena, Momento, and Omer Avital!
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“Music’s at its best when it has a purpose” - Eddie Vedder
What a great time of year to listen to the best tunes from Yesterday and Today. Today’s Podcast features George Harrison, Rolling Stones, Eddie Vedder, Jose Feliciano, The Staple Singers, Elvis Crespo with Maluma, Bobby “Blue” Band, Al Green, Post Malone with Quavo, Jeremih, Wynton Marsalis with Eric Clapton, Karma Darwin, and Booker T and the MG’s!
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“My roots are Latin and jazz. With my brother, sister and mother, We lived in the barrio, Spanish Harlem. My mother would go to night school to learn English, to be a better citizen. When she was away, it was a drag to be left alone. I turned the radio on and fell in love with the American big band. At the time it was Glenn Miller, Harry James and others.” - Ray Barretto
Looking for great music for the long weekend?? You’ve come to the right place! We have just the thing to keep you company whether it’s for entertaining guests or just having us in the background as you relax! This week, DJ Dave features songs by Eddie Kendricks, Ray Barretto, The Hollies, Lady Gaga, Donald Fagen, Three Dog Night, Harry Belafonte, Xoel Lopez, Joan Osborne, Monty Alexander, & Berthold Basten!
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“Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.” Aretha Franklin
It’s time for another episode of the MFP! Tune in for DJ Dave’s picks for the week and let us know what you think! Featuring songs by Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads, Arianna Grande, Sam Cooke, Steve Aoki, the Cadillacs, Jimmy Smith, Bruno Mars with CeeLo and B.o.B, Lady Cupcake, India Arie, Aretha Franklin, and The Buckinghams!
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“Most people don’t really need to hear a six-minute guitar solo that modulates between five keys and time signatures. What they want is a good song.” Rivers Cuomo, Weezer.
It’s a big night tonight and what better way to unwind than to listen to our latest episode?? We have a great show this week - DJ Dave features songs from Gwen Stefani, Capital Cities, Weezer, The Roots ft Zion, Ara Topouzian, Bob Sinclar, Lyfe Jennings with Wyclef Jean, Young Holt Unlimited, Danols, Johnny Hamil & Roger Pitts, Scorpions, and Glass Animals!!! Let us know what you think!
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“This music is forever for me. It’s the stage thing, that rush moment that you live for. It never lasts, but that’s what you live for.” Bruce Springsteen We have a great show for you this week! Tune in now to hear DJ Dave’s music picks from the most talented artists, including Lady Gaga, Luke James, Miley Cyrus, Future, Wayne Shorter, Willie Nile. The Who, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello, Nick Laird-Clowes, and Guillermo Anderson!
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“A band’s only unique thing is its chemistry, especially if none of you are prodigious players or particularly handsome. The one thing you have is your uniqueness, so we hold on to that.” - Chris Martin, Coldplay
Podcast with Special Guest, World-renowned Pianist, Composer and Producer, Mark Berman! Also Featuring Music by Coldplay, Sean Rowe, Milt Jackson, The Drifters, Prep, Toulouse, Duane Eddy, and our very own DJ Dave Swirsky!!! Tune in now!!
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“I’m going to keep on finding out the kind of man I am through my music. That’s the one place I can be free.” Charles Mingus You’re not going to want to miss this episode of the Music First Podcast! We have a really good mix of music and can’t wait to share it with you! This week, we are featuring Norah Jones, Kings of Leon, Phish, Harold Lopez-Nussa, Charles Mingus, Ricky Martin, CCR, Elton John, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Tame Impala!
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“As long as you’re having fun, that’s the key. The moment it becomes a grind, it’s over.” Barry Gibb
We are back with some of the best songs we’ve ever featured! This week, DJ Dave features music by Beyonce, Barry Gibb, Willie Nelson, Jean Pierre Sabar, The Staple Singers, Ken Lazarus, Jose Feliciano, ELO, Eddie Palmieri, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Nelly Furtado, and Tritonal with Steph Jones! Tune in now and let us know what you think!
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“There is nothing to compare with the instantaneous feedback a singer gets from the people sitting in front of him. That is where it all comes together - all the rehearsing and working to get everything just exactly right.” - Andy Gibb
Are you ready for a new episode of the MFP?? We sure are! We have a great selection of music for you this week so you’ll surely find a new favorite song or two! Featured artists include Willie Bobo, Josh Ritter, Neil Diamond, Jimi Hendrix, Gloria Estefan, Andy Gibb, Chaka Demos & Pliers, Holly Overton, Feyer, Charlie Byrd, and Lady Smith Black Mambazo!
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WE ARE BACK with a brand new episode!!! This week we have a special guest, Afro-Jazz Artist, Author and Professor, Chris Washburne! Featuring music by John Coltrane, Hall and Oates, Labi Siffre, and of course, Chris Washburne & The Syotos Band! We hope you like it!!
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This week, we are featuring an episode from December 2015! We had a really interesting mix of songs that are worth re-visiting!!! Artists include Miguel, Leo Sayer, Tenor Saw, The Meters, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, The Fall of Troy, Ryan Leslie, Röyksopp, The Meters, Vijay Iyer Trio, Xoel Lopez, and Mbongwana Star!
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We are back with a BRAND NEW episode this week! We hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day Weekend! This week, DJ Dave features music by Drake; Rooney; The Thorpedians; Keith Whitley; Cat Empire; U2; Wilco; Jugni; A Tribe Called Quest; Blank Banshee; Medeski, Martin and Wood; Gary Lewis and the Playboys; and James Vincent McMorrow!
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We were away yesterday due to the holiday! We will be back next week but in the meantime, enjoy this throwback episode from Aug 2014! This week on the show, music from Ahmad Jamal, Ramsey Lewis, The Hollies, The Eels, The Vince Guaraldi Trio, Justin Timberlake, Jimi Hendrix, R.E.M., Miley Cyrus, and Soft Cell, plus a few thoughts from Paul Simon.
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“Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.” - John Mayer
This week, the very talented Brian Ripps is back on the show! Tune in now to hear him play a few songs and to hear DJ Dave’s music picks!
Featuring songs by Wilco, John Mayer, Nine Inch Nails, Carole King, Roy Ayers, Laura Nyro, Jack Johnson and Rhythms Del Mundo, Vivien Goldman, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross!
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“There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors.” - Jim Morrison, The Doors.
We had the best time recording this week’s podcast! We are featuring the Bee Gees, Willie Nelson, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Doors, The Temptations, Paul McCartney, Rihanna, Drake, Phil Collins, Dixie Fiddlers, The Game, 50 Cent, Pity Sex, and Flume! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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“Beyond a certain point, the music isn’t mine anymore. It’s yours.” - Phil Collins
On this week’s podcast, we are featuring The Duke of Iron, Mariza, Avicii, Claude Francois, Courtney Barnett, The Jaggerz, Cream, Blink 182, Barry Biggs, Billy Ray Cyrus, Kent Jones and Genesis!!!
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This week, we are so excited to have a special guest, jazz fusion drummer and event photographer, Brian Friedman! We are also featuring music by Van Morrison, Pat Metheny, The Clash, Chic Corea, Jimmy Ruffin, The Knights, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Gene Harris and the Three Sounds, Chico Hamilton, Friends of Dean Martinez, and Little Jackie!
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“The Big Band Era is my era. People say, ‘Where did you get your style from?’ I did the Big Band Era on guitar. That’s the best way I could explain it.” - Chuck Berry
This week, we have a special guest on the show - legendary saxophonist, Mitch Endick! Also featuring music by Chuck Berry, Blink 182, CHVRCHES, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, The JB’s and Fred Wesley, The Shakers, Big Jay McNeely, and Chicago Transit Authority!
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“I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I’ll die like a poet. ” - Bob Dylan
We’re back with a new episode! This week, DJ Dave Swirsky is featuring Nina Sky, Joe Cuba, Xoel Lopez, Bill Jennings, Marvin Gaye, DJ Snake, Bob Dylan, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Declan McKenna, Sara Watkins, and Karel Ullner!
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“No one has been a greater advocate for the power of love in this world than I; both in my life and in my music.” - Stevie Wonder
This week we are featuring Tracy Chapman, Rogue Wave, Stevie Wonder, Frank Alamo, Phoenix, Beirut, Sia, Sean Paul, Kieran Goss, Three Dog Night, Lisa Hannigan, Al Kooper, Bo Diddley, and The Whiffenpoofs!
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“It’s great to know that our old stuff still sounds good to our fans, just as it’s wonderful to think that we’ve turned a few people on to jazz over the years.” – Donald Fagen
This week on the Music First Podcast, we are featuring Paul Weller, Justin Bieber, Narciso Yepes, Willie Bobo, Tupac, Steely Dan, John Stebbe, Tapesh and Dayne S, Wrong Plane, and Porches! Tune in now!!!
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Enjoy this best-of episode from March 2013 (our one year anniversary)!
One year of podcasts!!! For our 50th, we have The Jazz Quintet 60, Trini Lopez, Keegan DeWitt, Tabu Ley Rochereau, Sonny Stitt, Artem, Maroon 5, Mayer Hawthorne, Horslips, Magic Men, Arthur Alexander, The Mavericks, Four Tet, and Justin Timberlake
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“People always say ‘Etta, you know what your problem is? You’re neither fish nor fowl. There is no place to rack you.’ When I would go in a record shop, you might find one or two records by me in different stacks.” - Etta James
Podcast with Special Guest (and MFP’s Original Sound Man/Co-Host) Taylor Roig! Also Featuring Music by The Rolling Stones, Band of Horses, Radiohead, Carlos Vives and Shakira, Etta James, Daniel Boone, Jamie Lancaster, Blind Melon, Shirley Scott, Jellybean, and Leon Larregui!!!
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“I hope to refine music, study it, try to find some area that I can unlock. I don’t quite know how to explain it but it’s there. These can’t be the only notes in the world, there’s got to be other notes some place, in some dimension, between the cracks on the piano keys.”
What an inspiring quote by the amazing Marvin Gaye. Tune in to listen to one of his many great songs, plus we are also featuring music by Ramsey Lewis Trio, John Fogerty, Sir Victor Uwaifo, Toby Keith, Silvio Rodriguez, Chrissie Hynde, Horace Silver, Bettye LaVette, Emmylou Harris, and Fermin Spanish Guitar!
This week, we have a very special guest, Tracy Bonham, along with her producer and returning guest of the show, Josh Margolis! Many of you might recognize Tracy from her hit song “Mother Mother”. Tune in to hear some of her new material and, of course, for the enjoyable conversation between her, Josh, and DJ Dave! We are also featuring music by James Brown, Band of Horses, and Xoel Lopez!
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“Normally, things are viewed in these little segmented boxes. There’s classical, and then there’s jazz; romantic, and then there’s baroque. I find that very dissatisfying. I was trying to find the thread that connects one type of music - one type of musician - to another, and to follow that thread in some kind of natural, evolutionary way.” - Jerry Lee Lewis WE ARE BACK with a new episode! This week we are featuring Fetty Wap, Grace, Atlas Genius, Cornershop, Chuck Berry, OMI, New Order, Luis Salinas, Adamu Okosun and the Warri Six, Paris Cafe Ensemble, James & Bobby Purify, Jerry Lee Lewis, and A Certain Ratio!
We were away yesterday for Memorial Day so this week we are featuring a great episode from October 2013 with Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Sugar Ray, Josh Ritter, Paul Weller, Candi Staton, David Ruffin, Jose Feliciano, King Sunny Ade, Justin Timberlake, PSY, and Macklemore!
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This week, DJ Dave introduces a very special guest to the show, Mr. J.B. Miller - founder and CEO of Empire Entertainment! Tune in for some unbelievable stories as they feature some of the greatest artists of all time - Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, The Rascals, Prince, Duane Eddy, and Darondo!
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Podcast with SpecialGuest, Bruce Craven! Also featuring music by Red Hot Chili Peppers; MichaelJackson; Miles Davis; First Aid Kit; Willie Nelson with Snoop Dogg, JameyJohnson and Kris Kristofferson; Esperanza Spalding; Sly and Robbie Meet KingTubby; Eagles of Death Metal; The Beach Boys, and Fred Wesley and the New J.B.’s!
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“Well, jazz is to me, a complete lifestyle. It’s bigger than a word. It’s a much bigger force than just something that you can say. It’s something that you have to feel. It’s something that you have to live.” - Ray Brown
On this episode, DJ Dave is featuring DNCE, Dave Brubeck, Jerry Martin, Willie Nelson, Jr. Jr., Celia Cruz, Ray Brown Trio, The Assembled Multitude, Labi Siffre, PartyNextDoor with Drake, Don Campbell, and Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul!
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“If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” Louis Armstrong
This week DJ Dave is featuring music by Rod Stewart, Post Malone, Chuck Berry, Diplo, I am Kloot, Drake with Wizkid and Kyla, Olu Dara, Jr. Walker and the all stars, Ratatat, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and The Jayhawks! Don’t forget to subscribe, follow, and like us on our accounts below!
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Special guest and friend of the show, Richard Frank, is back on this week’s episode of the Music First Podcast! Tune in to hear some of his original songs and to hear him perform live! DJ Dave also features music by The Cure, John Denver, Lonnie Mack, The Mighty Imperials, Pitbull with Enrique Iglesias, 311, and Boogaloo Joe Jones w/ Rudy Van Gelder!
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“Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.” - Jimi Hendrix This week we are featuring the incredible Jimi Hendrix, Family of the Year, The McCoys, Candido, Chicago, Lukas Graham, Derek & the Dominoes, The Impressions, Kanye West, Joe Pass, Alexia Sonar, and an original by our very own Tony Munoz (aka The Crystal Shop)!! Check it out!
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“In New York, the street adventures are incredible. There are a thousand stories in a single block. You see the stories in the people’s faces. You hear the songs immediately.” - Joni Mitchell This week on the MFP, DJ Dave is featuring LCD Soundsystem, Johnny Pacheco, The Cure, Fetty Wap & Gwen Stefani, Elvis Presley, Donny Hathaway, Joni Mitchell, The Clash, Enver Izmaylov, McCoy Tyner, Blood Orange, Conkarah, Texas Gypsies, and The Animals! Don’t forget to check us out at:
“The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you are playing with, and if you have any racial inhibitions, you wouldn’t be able to do that.” What an inspiring quote by the very talented Oscar Peterson Music who we are featuring on this episode. Also this week, we are featuring music by Phoenix, Tom Waits, Fitz & the Tantrums, The Struts, J. J. Jackson, Zeb, Valley Queen, The Guess Who, Menahan Street Band, AIR, Gil Scott-Heron and Goblin! Lastly, DJ Dave is featuring his own song so tune in now cause you wouldn’t want to miss it!
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We have a great episode for you this week! Special guest (and a very good friend of the show) Brian Ripps is back along with Janet Krupin and Gabe Cummins! Together they are called Jackson Massive and we’ll be featuring some of their songs along with live performances. DJ Dave will also be featuring songs by Jim Hall, Moxy Fruvous, and IAMCU Students!
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“You know the Beatles seem to find new audience each time another generation comes along.” - George Martin
We are back with a new episode!!! This week, we are featuring Santigold, The Fireballs, Simon & Garfunkel, Booker T & The MG’s, Musiq Soulchild, Masters at Work, Lemon Pipers, Mongo Santamaria, Mexrrissey, Delroy Wilson, Sonny Davis, Shadows of the Night, Ray Cathode/George Martin, Gruppo Sportivo, Jon English, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five!!!
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We are away this week, but enjoy this BEST-OF MFP from June 2013!!! We will be back next week!
This week on The MFP we have Traffic, Dionne Warwick, Byron Lee, James Brown, Jules Shear, ABBA, R.O.i.G, Phil Collins, Emelie Sande, Snoop Dog & David Guetta, and Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, & Sonny Stitt
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“I was out to destroy the audience. I wanted to destroy ‘em, just make the toughest dude in the crowd pat his foot. I’d find a groove to get ‘em by watching feet, and once I got one guy moving, I’d start working on the dude sitting next to him.” - Bo Diddley
It’s starting to feel like Spring this week! Let DJ Dave keep you company with great music and fun trivia about such amazing artists! Featuring Vetiver, Liam Bailey, Anne Walsh, Bo Diddley, Leonard Cohen, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Leon Bridges, Glen Campbell, Hootie and the Blowfish, XTC, and Eddie Palmieri!!!
“Rock ‘n’ roll accepted me and paid me, even though I loved the big bands… I went that way because I wanted a home of my own.” - Chuck Berry
This week, DJ Dave will be playing one of Chuck Berry’s greatest hits! Also on the podcast this week are songs by Kid Cudi, BUNT, Lady Gaga, Wings, Rudimental and Ed Sheeran, King Curtis, Eagles of Death Metal, El Gran Combo, Bob Dylan, Mongo Santamaria, Thorpedians, and Mandrill!!
“First of all, I want people to understand that I’m here to create for them. To create music for people so they’ll know that I’m a source of love. And they can depend on my name.” - Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys
This week, we have a special guest and Beach Boy expert, Tony Munoz, on the show! Tune in to hear a few of their amazing songs and for some fun facts about America’s most iconic band! Also, DJ Dave is featuring music by Tweedy, Elvis Presley, Monty Alexander, Os Mutantes, The Beatles, The Four Tops, Neko Case, El Super Nuevo, Yes, The Jeff Steinberg Orchestra!!!
“My music is my way to rearrange the world according to my own hopes” - Stephan Jenkins. Tune in to hear one of the great songs by Stephan and his band Third Eye Blind. This week, DJ Dave is also featuring music by Josh Ritter, Nina Simone, Ramsey Lewis, Thievery Corporation, 10,000 Maniacs, Ariel Pink, Unplugged and Reborn, Federico Aubele, The Plungers, Beastie Boys, Bad Bad Not Good with Ghostface Killah, and a song from the movie “Bale Pandiya”!
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“If what you did came from your heart and not expecting, then you should not waste one heartbeat regretting.” What a great line from a song by Stevie Wonder… Tune to hear the full track! Also, this week are featuring Nirvana, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jeremih, The New Swing Sextet, Mary Wells. The Hollies, Slick Rick, Dierks Bentley, Marvin Gaye, Johnny Smith, and Stefano Mastronardi!
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Returning guest, and friend of the show, Brian Ripps is back on the MFP! This time he is joined by special guest, Janet Krupin! On this episode, DJ Dave is also featuring music by The Meters, Elton John, Kings of Leon, Esther Phillips, Lady Cupcake, Doug Watkins, and Silvio Rodriguez!!! Tune in now!!!
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“I don’t care where the Cure is placed in the pantheon of rock. I don’t care if we’re perceived as relevant. We’re never worried how we fit in. I don’t even want to fit in.” - Robert Smith, The Cure
Tune in to this week’s episode to hear one of the many great songs by The Cure! Also featuring Kings of Leon, Rich Homie Quan, Squarepusher, Fela Kuti, Ginger Baker, John Zorn, Edwin Starr, Post Malone, Spoon, Smokey Robinson, and Billy Stewart!
“My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art.” - Jimi Hendrix
This week we are featuring a beautiful song by the late, great Jimi Hendrix, as well as music by Ray Barretto, Pitbull, Booker T. & The M.G.’s, The Rascals, Elmore James, Leon Larregui, Bombai, Raphael Saadiq, Williams Honor, and the Congos!!! Tune in NOW!!!
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“It took me two and a half weeks to find my sound and when I did, I pulled out all the stops, all the stops I could find.” What an inspiring quote by Jimmy Smith! Tune in to hear one of his greatest songs and to hear more amazing music from our very talented featured artists: Electric Light Orchestra, Outkast, Shawn Lee, The Byrds, Kaminsky, Gabor Szabo, Jeremy Buck, Duane Eddy, LaBelle, & The Intruders!
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There’s no better way to start of the New Year than to listen to our new episode!! Featuring Kanye West, Willie Bobo, Chico Buarque, Mamas & Papas, Paul Revere, Joao Donato, James Maddock, Khruangbin, Dalida, Jacques Brel, and El Ten Eleven!
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We are away this week, but enjoy this awesome episode from January 2014 featuring music by Stevie Wonder, Arturo Sandoval, Grant Green, Haircut 100, Devandra Banhardt, José Feliciano, Coldplay, Aloe Blacc, José James, Vera Lynn, and Yo La Tengo! Happy Holidays, everyone!
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We have a great episode for you this week! The holidays are in full swing and we can’t wait for you to listen to these awesome songs! Keep us in the background for your last minute shopping or while you prep for your dinner party! This week we are featuring Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, DNCE. I Love Makonnen, Blues Ntaka, Chris Stapleton, Gypsy Kings, Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes, Seals and Crofts, and Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam! Enjoy and happy holidays,everyone!
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We have a really interesting mix of songs this week and you’re not going to want to miss it!!! On this episode, we are featuring Miguel, Leo Sayer, Tenor Saw, The Meters, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, The Fall of Troy, Ryan Leslie, Röyksopp, The Meters, Vijay Iyer Trio, Xoel Lopez, and Mbongwana Star!
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You wouldn’t want to miss this week’s episode of the MFP! We are featuring great music from the most talented artists around the world. This week, we are featuring John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, Oscar Peterson Trio, Gyspy Kings, R.E.M., Alanis Morissette, Gary Clark Jr., Chris Isaak, Silvio Rodriguez, Urban Mystics, Chic, and Victor Wooten!!!
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We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! After the long weekend, it’s time to get back to the grind with DJ Dave’s fresh picks for this week - featuring Josh Ritter, Bob Dylan, CeeLo Green, Kellie Pickler, Weather Report, Orpheus, Jr. Walker and the All Stars, Linda Everswick, our very own Mick Aviles, and a Fijian song sung by the staff at Mantaray Island!
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The very talented jazz trumpeter Ryo Sasaki is joining DJ Dave Swirsky on this week’s episode of the MFP! Tune in to hear some tracks off of Ryo’s new album! Also featuring music by Jim Viner’s Incredible B3 Band, Silvio Rodriguez, Dizzy Reece, Jules Shear, Pharrell, Little Walter, The Ventures, and Animals as Leaders!
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It’s Tuesday and you know what that means! It’s time for a new set of melodic songs which we hope you’d love as much as we do! This week we are featuring Quincy Jones, Herbie Mann, Electric Light Orchestra, Tommy James & the Shondells, Deftones, Jose Antonio “Nico” Rojas, Andy Gibb with Olivia Newton John, Arif Mardin, Kaki King, Jordan Smith of this season’s The Voice, Black Kids, and watch out for a song written by our very own Dave Swirsky!!!
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It is a rainy Tuesday in NYC but these songs will surely brighten up your day! This week, DJ Dave features music by Bruce Springsteen, Grant Green, John Cafferty, Mink Deville, Lenny Breau, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty, Earl Hines, The Charles River Valley Boys, Sunny Ade & His African Beats, Digable Planets, and Japanese rock band Tricot.
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We’re very excited to have the very talented Brian Ripps and his manager Eric Ripps as our special guests on this week’s show! Also featuring music by Dr. Dog, The Charlatans, Blur, Wings, Les McCann, The Cure, and tonight’s engineer Mick’s very own song!
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We are so excited for this week’s podcast and can’t wait to share it with you! This week, we are featuring Ray Brown, Shakira, Elvis Costello, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Charlie Christian, BJ Thomas, Williams Honor, Brad Mehldau, Thelma Houston, Flight Facilities feat. Giselle, Milton Nascimento, and Victor Wooten with Steve Bailey!
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We have a special episode for you this week as our good friend and original MFP sound man, Taylor, is in the house! Featuring music by Charles Mingus, Travis, The Persuaders, Alabama Shakes, The Sentinals, Gordon Lightfoot, Donny Hathaway, McCoy Tyner, and Sharon Jones!!!!
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Whether you had Monday off or not, we’re here to get you back on the Tuesday grind! This week is we are featuring The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, The Beach Boys, Thelonious Monk, Marc Anthony, Rob Thomas, The Cure, Wilson and his Combo, Alton Ellis, The Youngbloods, David Choi, and Animals as Leaders!
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Our very good friend/ TV Producer Seth Magalaner is back as our special guest this week on the MFP. Tune in for his picks along with a new selection of melodic songs to keep you company on your work day! We are featuring Amy Winehouse, Marvin Gaye, Justin Bieber, Rilo Kiley Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Evie Sands,Graham Parker, Winifred Atwell, Jess Glynne, Kemar “Flava” McGregor, and Richard Barrett!!!
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Time to tune in and enjoy the music by some of the most amazing artists of all time! This week we are featuring the Beach Boys, Passion Pit, The Ting Tings, Miles Davis, Saint Motel, Frog Holler, Ini Kamoze, Gil Scott Heron, Johnny Pacheco, Tinseltown Singers, Barsony Balint, and Gene Vincent!
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We are finally back with a brand new episode! This week we are featuring Mutemath, The Smiths, Todd Rundgren, Arturo Sandoval, David Cassidy, D.R.A.M., Us the Duo, The Soul Lifters, Ben Talmi, A Perfect Circle, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk!!!
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We are still away this week but please enjoy this Best-Of episode from May 2013! Featuring Willie Mitchell, The Pretenders, Gypsy Kings, Maria Rita, Dina Regine, Flaming Lips, Llyod Charmers & The Hippy Boys, WIlson Pickett, Adele, Tom Paley, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Orpheus, Pitbull, Aphex Twin, and Miles Davis!!
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How was everyone’s Labor Day weekend?? This week we are featuing a Best-of Music First Podcast from our first year in 2012, with Ebo Taylor, Jessie Ware, Alice Coltrane, Alicia Keys, The Clientele, Gary Clark Jr, Alabama Shakes, El Harrachi, Ofori Amponash, Zaiko Langa Langa, The Ogyatannaa Show Band, Rhythms Del Mundo, Richie Havens, ELO, and Mariah Carey!
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LaborDay weekend is almost here and this episode is sure to give you new songs to play on your trip! This week we have a very special guest -singer, songwriter and performer - Brian Ripps! Also featuring music by Glen Hansard; Sam & Dave; Bill Conti; The Beatles; Sand, Water & Wind; and our very own Dave Swirsky!
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This week’s episode will leave you wanting more!!! Hit play and watch the hour speed by with the help of amazing artists like Wilco, Ray Barretto, Electric Light Orchestra, Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Drake, R. City and Adam Levine, Toby Keith, Ben Burdick, Rob Thomas, New York Ska Jazz Ensemble, Secret Chiefs 3, and Johann Helton!
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You’re never going to believe what we have in store for you on this episode!! Tune in to hear some fun facts and great songs from these incredibly talented artists: Carole King, Sly and the Family Stone, Generationals, P-Square with Akon, King Ayisoba, Frank Sinatra, The Soft Pack, Texas Tornados, The Pops, IRP-3, The Ruby Suns, and Chet Faker!!!
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Another week flew by and now we have another exciting episode to share with you! This week, we are featuring Kanda Bongo Man, Chuck Berry, Justin Timberlake, The Pops, The Holmes Brothers, Family of the Year, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Kings, Sylvia Ncediwe Mdunyelwa, and Jutty Ranx!!!
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We are back with a brand new episode! Tune in to hear some fun facts and awesome songs by Josh Ritter, Ike and Tina Turner, Johnny Fortune, The Cure, The Beatles, James Brown, Chris Cornell, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Dave Brubeck, Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, and Squarepusher!!!!
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We are back this week with a very talented and diverse group of artists, featuring Soul Asylum, Lunchmoney Lewis, B.o.B, Webster Young, Odesza feat. Monsoonsiren, El Gran Combo, Marc Ribot, Silvio Rodriguez, Fitz & the Tantrums, and Thin Lizzy!
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We hope everyone is surviving this heatwave! Let us help you get your mind off it with some awesome tunes!
We have a great episode for you this week - Special Guest/British recording artist, Clyve, returns to the MFP! We will also be featuring songs by Paul McCartney, Bennie Green, Drewford Alabama, Sizzla, Jean Bonal, Nashville Jazz, and our very own Dave Swrisky!!!
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We have a great episode for you guys this week!!! Our very special guest is the Marketing Director of The Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Director of the Art As Air Project, April Anderson! Featuring music by April Anderson, Darko Saric, Martin Chytil, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Juanes, Brian Wilson, Lightning Seeds,Gabor Szabo, Charlie Hunter, and Portishead!!!
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We hope everyone had a fantastic Fourth of July weekend!!! Now it’s time to tune in to another episode of the MFP - featuring The Psychedelic Furs, Fetty Wap, Brian Eno, Fugees, Jimmy Smith, The Ventures, Culture Club, Led Zeppelin, Big Ship, Hiromitsu Agatsuma, and John Frusciante!!!
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It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time to tune in to MFP! We have a great show for you this week as we have the very talented songwriter, Susan Friend, joining us! Also, we are featuring songs from Freddie and The Dreamers, Doyle Lawson, B.B. King, The Pretenders, Silvio Rodriguez, Mongo Santamaria, Johnny Mathis, Louis Armstrong, and The Mahavishnu Orchestra!
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It’s now officially the first week of summer! Start it off with this week’s episode featuring our very good friend & music producer Josh Margolis! Also listen up for GREAT songs by Nine Inch Nails, Razorlight, Gorgon City, Ray Brown, Tracy Bonham, Guitar Slim, Archie Bell and the Drells, and Stone Temple Pilots with Glen Campbell!
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And it’s Tuesday again!!! Whether you are into #TacoTuesdays or #TransformationTuesdays, we like it because we get to share music with you!
This week you will hear awesome songs by Neil Young, Bobby Sherman, Billy Bragg, Ornette Coleman, Monty Alexander, Brad Mehldau, Pete Rodriguez Sr, Johnny Pacheco, Mississippi Sheiks,Yes, and Toe! Hope you enjoy these songs as much as we do!
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We hope everyone had a great weekend! We have another exciting episode for everyone this week! Tune in to hear awesome songs by Dorothy Ashby, Tommy Emmanuel, Elvin Bishop, Johnny Paycheck, Trisha Yearwood, Ramsey Lewis, Brenton Wood, How I Became the Bomb, April Anderson, Tlahoun Gessesse, and Buddy Guy & Jeff Beck!
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We hope everyone had a great weekend! We have another exciting episode for everyone this week! Tune in to hear awesome songs by Dorothy Ashby, Tommy Emmanuel, Elvin Bishop, Johnny Paycheck, Trisha Yearwood, Ramsey Lewis, Johnny Paycheck, Brenton Wood, Ulay Oh, April Anderson, Tlahoun Gessesse, and Buddy Guy & Jeff Beck!
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Podcast with Special Guest Steve Popkin! Featuring Songs by Sting, Johnny Mathis, Barry Manilow, the Beach Boys, Maceo, Jaco Pstorious (with Sam & Dave), Grandmaster Flash, Bad Brains, Willie Nile, and The Ramones!!!
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We hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! We were out yesterday due to the holiday so we are sharing a BEST-OF episode this week with tracks from The Mar-Keys, Goree Carter, R. Kelly, General Public, Squarepusher, Woodie Guthrie, TLC, Feist, Stevie Nicks, Small Faces, Garbage, The JoBoxers, Maxi Priest, and Miley Cyrus…
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Podcast with Special Guest (and MFP’s first sound engineer) Taylor! This week we are featuring songs by the Grateful Dead, James Brown, Bela Fleck, Sia, Erasure, Clean Bandit, John Scofield, King Tubby, and Aphex Twin!
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Podcast with Special Guest (and MFP’s first sound engineer) Taylor! This week we are featuring songs by the Grateful Dead, James Brown, Bela Fleck, Sia, Erasure, Clean Bandit, John Scofield, King Tubby, and Aphex Twin!
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Are you ready for a new episode?? We have another great collection for you today so make sure you tune in!!! This week we are featuring Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Monty Alexander, Gypsy Kings, Jimmy McGriff, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Mongo Santamaria, John Lennon, Tom Jones and The Cardigans, and Dengue Fever!
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Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone!!! On this episode, DJ Dave welcomes new sound guy, Sean!
And of course, we are featuring really great music from artists Paul McCartney, Laurel Aitken, The Rolling Stones, Blake Shelton, Dr. Dog, Ray Brown, David Benoit, Dire Straits, Alicia Keys, Billy Bragg and Wilco!!!
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We are back with a new episode! This week, we are featuring Lee Brice, Carly Simon, The Pete Best Combo, Sugar Ray, Vashti Bunyan, Oscar Peterson, Jermaine Jackson, James Brown, Charlie Brown, Jr., Willie Rosario, and last but not least, Elvis Costello!!!!
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Wasn’t this past weekend the best? Spring has finally sprung here in NYC!
On this week’s podcast, we are featuring Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder, Bill Anderson, Brian Wilson with Kacey Musgraves, Cuban Roots, Cannonball Adderley, Yes, Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts, and Vashti Bunyan!
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Did you know that today is International Moment of Laughter Day? Take a minute to think of your favorite funny memory or joke (we have a lot of those here at MFP)! And while you’re at it, tune in to this week’s new episode featuring Pharrell, Young the Giant, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Tommy Emmanuel, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Jazzamor, Blue Cheer, and Glenn Gould!
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Here it is! Podcast with special guest and artist manager, Bob Leone, with his artist Daiana Segovia debuting her new single!
Also featuring music from Stevie Wonder, Mana, Aretha Franklin and Wes Montgomery!!!
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We are back with another episode! This week, Dave talks about the iHeartRadio Music Awards and features some songs from the show! And as usual, Dave introduces another wide variety of songs that can hopefully be the soundtrack to your week! Artists include: Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Paul Simon, Rob Thomas, Som Sete, Kenny Rankin, Duke Ellington, Ali Campbell ft. Shaggy, Lenny Breau, The Byrds, and The Animals!
We are back with another episode! This week, Dave talks about the iHeartRadio Music Awards and features some songs from the show! And as usual, Dave introduces another wide variety of songs that can hopefully be the soundtrack to your week! Artists include: Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Paul Simon, Rob Thomas, Som Sete, Kenny Rankin, Duke Ellington, Ali Campbell ft. Shaggy, Lenny Breau, The Byrds, and The Animals!
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Special guest and TV Producer Seth Magalaner is back this week for another episode of the MFP! This week we are featuring music from Robin Thicke, The Smiths, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Milt Jackson, The Monkees, Tito Nieves, Kenny Rogers, Real Estate, Andy Breckman, and Fences (feat, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis)!!!
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Get your drink on while listening to our new episode featuring very talented artists: Miguel, Marvin Gaye, Ramsey Lewis, Rod Stewart, Laura Marling, The Chairmen of the Board, Lumidee feat. Shaggy, Willie Bobo, MFSB, and Hank Williams! CHEERS!!!
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It’s beginning to feel a lot like spring!! Embrace the warmth while enjoying great music by Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, King Curtis, Kanye West, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Grant Green, Ozzy Osbourne, Maya Azucena, Electric Light Orchestra, Ernestine Anderson and Leadbelly!!!
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We are back with another great selection of songs to accompany you through the work week!!! We are featuring Wilco, John Mayer, Jonathan Richman, Quantic, Kid Cudi, St. Vincent, Clark Terry, The Toys, King Curtis, Coolio, Sonny Boy Williamson, Johnny Paycheck, and Dead Boys!
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Here it is! Another episode of the MFP to keep you company this week! Tune in to listen to great music from Feist, Justin TImberlake, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, Lady Bass and the Real Gone Guys, Jorgen Ingmann, Nicki Minaj, Hank Williams, Tommy James and the Shondells, Woody Guthrie, and The Bee Gees!!
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Time for another episode of the MFP! It’s been a frigid weekend, but hopefully these songs will warm you up! This week, we are featuring Blur, Smashing Pumpkins, Kanye West, Box Tops, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, The Bloodline Series, Jim Croce, Mozella, Los Bravos, Lead Belly, and Los Lobos!!!
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We are back with yet another collection of great songs! If you caught the #Grammy’s last Sunday, some of these will sound familiar to you! This week, we are featuring Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney, Carole King, Beck, Jens Lekman, Juanes, Grant Green, King Tubby, Jan & Dean, Gil Scott Heron, Electric Light Orchestra, AND Diana Ross and The Temptations!
Brand new podcast is now up featuring Phil Collins, Willie Lindo, The Stylistics, Armon Jay, Renora Code, Booker T and the M.G.’s, Of Montreal, Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan, Os Mutantes, Paul Mbenna & The Okapi Guitar Band, Owen Mack & The Immaculates and Benjamin Britten!!!
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Due to blizzard #Juno, this week, we are doing a Best-OF MF episode from last February. On this show, we featured music from Aphex Twin, U2, Bill Evans Trio, Hinds Brothers, Syd Kitchen, Glen Campbell, Marvin Gaye, Frankie Valli, Burt Bacharach, Laura Nyro, Nick Lopez, and Eddie Palmieri, Lalo Rodriguez, & Ismael Quintana!
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It’s time for another new episode after the 3-day weekend! We hope everyone got some extra rest! This week’s podcast features Vampire Weekend, Nicole Vaughn & Tim Myers, Barry White, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Keith Richards, Father John Misty, Phil Spector Orchestra, Charlie Palmieri, Willie Lindo, Red House Painters, Raymond Scott, and John Cale!!!
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Podcast featuring special guest CLYVE! Tune in to hear his songs and top picks! Also featuring music from Tweedy, Ivy, Dusty Springfield, Eddie Brigati and David Brigati, and Gil Scott-Heron!!!
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Happy 2015, everyone!!!
To start off the year, we are featuring One Direction, Gin Blossoms, Orpheus, The Cardigans, Edison Lighthouse, Bud Powell, Michael Kiwanuka, Lucky Soul, Christian McBride Trio,The Jellybricks, Baader Meinhof, and Buddy Guy!
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It’s almost time for the NEW YEAR!!! We can’t believe how fast 2014 flew by! Before the ball drops, check out our newest episode this week featuring Keane, James Brown, Willie Bobo, Walter Murphy, Fremont, Tipsy in Chelsea, Del Paxton, Les Paul, Big Pun, The Cars, and John Lee Hooker!!!
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Happy Holidays, everyone!!! Doing some last minute shopping? Listen to these awesome songs while looking for the perfect presents!:) This week we are featuring Blake Shelton, Sam Smith, Robin Thicke, Jenny Lewis, Miranda Lambert, NBC The Voice’s Chris Jamison, Jimmy Smith, The Wood Brothers, Cannonball Adderley, Allen Toussaint, and Jerry Jeff Walker!
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We are away this week, so please enjoy a BEST-OF episode featuring Los Charly’s Orchestra, Hugh Masekela, Kings of Leon, The Who, Burt Bacharach, Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, Bee Gees, Shikamoo Jazz, E.T Mensah, Monty Alexander & The Harlem-Kingston Express, Milt Jackson with Ray Brown & Cedar Walton, and Eminem
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We’re back with another selection of awesome songs and artists! This week, we are featuring Aloe Blacc, Weezer, Syd Kitchen, U2, Mayer Hawthorne, Soundgarden, Memphis Slim, John Legend, Alive ‘N Kickin’, African Drums, and Adam Faith! Hope you guys enjoy! And don’t forget to:
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How was everyone’s Thanksgiving weekend?! Hope that turkey (or tofurkey) was delicious! On this week’s podcast, special guests SETH and ELAINE are back! Tune in to hear another great selection of songs to help you get back on track with the work week We are featuring The Rascals, Los Moscosos, The Kinks, Alabama Shakes, Warren Zevon, Jimmy Greene, and Elaine St. George herself!!!
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Ready for the holiday?? Keep us in the background at your Thanksgiving gathering! This week, we are featuring Nina Simone, James Brown, Van Halen, One Direction, The Commodores, Los Moconos, Leon Russell, Cream, Neil Young, I Love Makonnen, George Ezra and Bob Lind!!!
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We hope everyone had a great weekend! It’s time for a new MUSIC FIRST episode to help you get through the week (hopefully)!! We are featuring The VOICE top 12 contestant Danica Shirey, Stevie Wonder, Beth Orton, Santo and Johnny, Bootsy Collins, The Nicaragua Boys, Wille Bobo, Tommy Emmanuel, The Rolling Stones, and The Smashing Pumpkins!!!
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We are back with another eclectic mix of catchy tunes! This week, we are featuring Neil Young, Tim McGraw, Justin Timberlake, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, David Ruffin, Mapei, Jose Feliciano, Ennio Morricone, and The Velvet Underground!
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Another NEW episode is here!!! This week, we are featuring Electric Light Orchestra, Aloe Blacc, Thelonius Monk, Stan Getz, Bill Harris, 311, Romey Gill, Lawrence Bray, Stevie Wonder, and Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate!!!
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Brand new episode featuring Toby Keith; Generationals; Beady Belle; Jens Lekman; Bill Evans; Maroon 5; Ursa Minor; Groovy Beds; 311; and Peter, Paul and Mary!
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This week, we are featuring a very eclectic mix of songs – tune in to hear some great tracks from The Shadows, Dave Clark 5, Chris Brown and Sean Paul, Neil Diamond, Curtis Mayfield, Blake Shelton, The Rolling Stones, Dick Hyman, Spacehog, Monty Alexander, and Walter Lure and the Waldos!
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On this week’s podcast, we are featuring Wyclef Jean, Sergio Mendes, 311, Carlos Vives, Juan Luis Guerra, Howard Kaylan, The Latin Jazz Quintet, Cyrkle, Tree of Wolves, Lee Maddeford, and MGMT!!!
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Happy Tuesday! We’re back with a new episode featuring Hozier, Freddie Scott, Rumer, John Holt, Vampire Weekend, Tweedy, U. Shrinivas, I See Hawks in L.A., Medeski Martin and Wood, and George Michael!!!!!! Tune in and enjoy!!!
WE ARE BACK!!! Tune in to a brand new episode with our sound guy Matt! This week, we are featuring music from WILCO, KAT EDMONSON, FREDDIE SCOTT, EL GRAN COMBO, LOS LONELY BOYS, MEGHAN TRAINOR, SHAGGY, MICHAEL JACKSON, RAKIM AND TORTOISE!
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This week we are running another BEST-OF Music First episode which was originally aired in November 2012! Featuring Billy Larkin & The Delegates, Jackie Mitto, David Swirsky, Stevie Wonder, Dom, Julian Cope, Aztec Camera, Esperanza Spalding, Oscar Peterson, Proyecto A, Latin Sound Syndicate, David Guetta, and The Rolling Stones
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Another classic podcast this week with King Curtis, Danny & The Juniors, Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens, Billy Idol, Blue Magic, Billy Preston, Boy Mandeville, My Bloody Valentine, Kaiser Cartel, Bob Marley, The Zombies, and Johnny Zamot
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This week we are featuring another classic episode featuring Dick Dale, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Buffet, Smokey Robinson, Ariana Grande & Mac Miller, Ryan Leslie, Joe Lee Wilson, Midnight Coal Company, Garth Brooks, B’Nell & Eddy, and The Cranberries!!!
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Welcome back! We were away for #LaborDayWeekend so please enjoy this #Throwback episode with DJ Dave and sound guy Taylor! Featured artists include The Jimmy Smith Trio, Hugh Masekela, Johnny Lytle, Bobby Blue Bland, Townes Van Zandt, England Dan and John Ford Coley, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Lalo, Bunny Scott, Wayne Wade, David Ruffin, 1910 Fruitgum Co., Jazz Crusaders, and The Zac Brown Band!!!
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Listen and enjoy as we unfold another great variety of catchy tunes on this week’s podcast! We are featuring OK Go, Nicki Minaj, The Zombies, The Pretenders, Tom Jones, Sergio Mendes, Quartette Tres Bien, Lionel Loueke, El Gran Combo and an interview clip with Pharrell Williams! And to top it all off, our good friend Jason Dauman of Dauman Music is featured as our special guest!
We’re off on vacation this week, but not to worry, we’ll be back next week with a brand-new episode! In the meantime, enjoy this classic episode, with music from Fleetwood Mac, John Hartford and Friends, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones and Bill Cosby, Janelle Monae (featuring Esparanza Spaulding), The Who, Mario Rivera, Brian Hyland, The Mamas and the Papas, and Camille Saint-Saens.
On todays podcast Dave and Kellen listen to some rockin’ tracks from The Beach Boys, The Foundations, Little Eva, Jimmy Smith, Babá Ken Okulolo, Belle and Sebastian, McCoy Tyner, Count Basie, Herb Alpert, Stevie Wonder, The Monkees, & James Maddock.
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This week on the show, music from Ahmad Jamal, Ramsey Lewis, The Hollies, The Eels, The Vince Guaraldi Trio, Justin Timberlake, Jimi Hendrix, R.E.M., Miley Cyrus, and Soft Cell, plus a few thoughts from Paul Simon.
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Perennial guest Seth Magalaner joins us in the studio once again, with music from Booker T and the MG’s, Gerry Rafferty, Wilco, The Meat Puppets, The Sierras, Bill Conti, Pedro Martinez and Roman Diaz, Dave Van Ronk, Jerry Butler, The Turtles, and Fishbone with Little Richard, plus a word from the late, great Pete Seeger.
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On this week’s show, we set two records with one mysterious tune, and Quincy Jones discusses his roots. Plus music from Billy Joel, Junior Byles, Dave Brubeck, Issac Hayes, Hot Club Roma, Lenny Breau, Louie Armstrong, Drum and Bass, The Bahama Soul Club, and Pelican.
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Today Dave and Kellen sit down and play some tunes from across the musical spectrum, featuring Vampire Weekend, Bobby Hebb, Jackie Mittoo, The Police, Jay Z, The Beatles, Dave Swirsky, Jeff & Spencer Tweedy, Leo Sayer, Luis Enrique, Linda Jones, and ZIDtheKID!
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On this week’s podcast, music from Paul McCartney, Bruno Mars, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Wu-Tang Clan, The Who, John Cage, Neil Young and Randy Bachman, The Shadows, African Jazz Pioneers, Kalahari Roses, Esperanza Spalding, The Perez Prado Orchestra, and Sexteto Miramar.
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Tonight Dave hangs with Kellen and spins a nice mix of tunes, from Latin balladeers to Australian hip-hop acts.
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On this week’s show, music from Cults, Starbuck, Queen, Elio Villafranca, Paquito d’Rivera, Bread, Glen Campbell with Billy Corgan, Joe Pass, Austin Mahone featuring Pitbull, Cypress Hill, and Brian Eno, plus Dick Clark interviews Frankie Valli!
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Today we have an awesome mix of music from Bo Diddley, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Van Halen, Ray Brown, Lake Street Dive, George Michael, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles , Frank Ocean, Passion Pit, Joe Jackson, John Fogerty, and The Turtles.
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On this week’s podcast, Motown hitmakers Holland Dozier Holland shed light on the creation of The Supreme’s “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”. Plus music from Cat Stevens, Camera Obscura, James, The Dardadelles, Lenny Breau, Hugh Masekela, Arianna Grande, Miossec, Mars, and Amy Winehouse.
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On this episode we sit down with Ted Geier, the founder of the NY Folk Festival. He tells us about his humble beginnings as an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and music junkie.
We also feature some cool music picks from Dave, Ted, and Kellen which include Paul Winter, Suzanne Vega, Randy Bachman, Steve Forbert, Levon Helm, Nancy Sinatra, Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake and Head Automatica. Tune in!
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This week on the show, music from Blake Shelton, Tommy James and the Shondells, The Wannadies, Calvin Harris, Lester Young, The Marmalade, The Ventures, Beck, David Ruffin, Bix Beiderbecke, & Glenn Branca, plus Jon Stewart fawns over Bruce Springsteen
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Today we have special guests Bob Leone and his newest artist Roberta. Bob was Lady Gaga’s first manager and has been a mentor to Lana Del Ray. We talk about Roberta’s move from Finland to Hollywood and her plans for her future in the music biz. You can check out Roberta’s blog here.
Also featured on todays podcast are tracks from Umphrey’s McGee, Roger Whittaker, Lana Del Ray, Chrissie Hynde, Chromeo, Boy George, Jackie Wilson, and Pharrell.
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On this week’s show, music from Ginger Baker, Squeeze, Kate Bush, Blink 182, Charlie Byrd, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Keane, Ray Charles & Milt Jackson, The Eurythmics, Rodrigo y Gabriela
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In this episode, we start off with a song played live by special guest Dina Regine. Dina is a musician, photographer, and DJ in NYC. Read about her upcoming album release here. Featured music in this episode: Canned Heat, The Human Beinz, Steve Marriott, The Pretenders, Melissa Etheridge, The Zombies, J Roddy Walston and The Business, The Strypes, and Lil’ Jon.
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This week on the show, music from The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, The Clash, Robert Palmer, Duke Ellington, Tessanne Chin, Ariana Grande, Tommy Emmanuel, Natalie Merchant, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, & Do Make Say Think.
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Today along with our guest Marge Raymond, we have tracks from Weezer, John Lennon, Slick Rick, Renegade, M. Ward, 311, Steve Augeri, Julian Lage, Art Garfunkel, Marge Raymond, Jive Five, and The Ronnett’s.
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On this week’s show, music from Beyoncé, Shakira featuring Blake Shelton, Usher, Rilo Kiley, Alessandro Alessandroni, Wilson Pickett, Jimmy Cliff, The Rolling Stones, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Frankie Knuckles, and Big Star.
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This week we’re joined once again by Mark Gimpel and Seth Magalaner for a podcast filled with frivolity and music. Tunes from the Beatles, Nat King Cole, The Magnetic Fields, Toto, Steve Earle, Dean Friedman, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Henry Mancini, The Fugs, The African Tribal Orchestra, & even a tune penned by DJ Dave himself.
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On this fine week we talk about and jam to Rita Forte, Pharrell, a new release from Lily Allen, Nicky Jam, Almir Guineto, ELO, Melinda Doolittle, Sam Smith, Jimi Hendrix, and Kellen’s picks from Sarah Jarosz and LE1F.
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