Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)

The weakest Marx Brothers movies!

It's a new podcast series creating avant garde art with sound. Or in the case of the premiere episode...no sound.

A day late, and a beer short, but here are olde timey St. Patrick's Day songs.

Alan Parsons cut his teeth as an assistant on the Beatles' Abby Road, and by 1973 he was the main engineer for Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon. Producing was the next step and, in 1975, the Scottish band Pilot had a top five it with the song "Magic". Parsons joined with songwriter and keyboardist Eric Woolfson and arranger Andrew Powell and, with Pilot and a number of session musicians voca...

The Top 40 songs this week in 1959.

The Minister meets the Paperback Writer in this Move track. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.

Got my Willy jingled! The music of Kat Crabtree. Men in skirts. And final grades. Donate to the podcast through PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to my comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS

Before Mr. T, there was Dr. T and his dastardly plot!

A discussion about art, and a shocking announcement!

It's the stupidest time of the year! Olde timey songs about time, clocks, and Daylight Saving Time itself.

Chicago's second album, simply titled Chicago but at times retconned to Chicago II, is what really broke the band. The singles from Chicago Transit Authority didn't exactly light up the charts in 1969, but a year later they were re-released and shared the spotlight with the ones from Chicago. The band went on a massive tour and then right back into the studio for Chicago III, having to come up wit...

The top 40 songs this week in 1959.

The Erics dance, even though it wasn't their idea. Donate to the podcast through Patreon...  https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.

It's a Radiotrola Time Capsule: That time when America killed Osama bin Laden. And why it upset conservatives.

This review is Top Secret.

A whole lot of songs entered the Pop chart 100 years ago this week. Donate to the podcast through PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com Or subscribe to his comic strip at patreon.com/LNTCS

Traveling Wilburys were a surprise dream come true of a supergroup and their 1988 album, Vol. 1, was one of the best of the decade.  It pretty much brought out the best in every member and put them on the comeback trail.  Unfortunately, Roy Orbison died shortly after its release.  Still, it was successful enough that George Harrison decided to give it another go and get Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and B...

The top 40 songs from this week in 1959.

Nothing happens until mama leaves. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173.

The origin of Easter is told.

Ebony and ivory on the same body.

The Erics swerve from an age limit to run for political office, into a discussion about Star Trek. Talk back to us at 623-850-3375 Donate to the podcast through PayPal  eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior, AZ 85173. Subscribe to EPJ's comic strip at https://www.patreon.com/LNTCS

You just don't hear songs like this today. And there's a good reason for that!!!

After becoming one of the biggest pop bands of the early 1980s, Air Supply realized the ballads were where it was at. That meant that the Rock and Disco songs from the previous albums were no more, but the ballads were enhanced by the orchestral arrangements of keyboard player Frank Esler-Smith, elevating Air Supply's music for a short time above that of their soft-rock counterparts.  

The top 40 songs this week in 1959.