Second snowstorm of the season coming at ya this wild weekend! Nothing to do but stay inside and cuddle with cool cats. And make playlists of course. Here's one perfect for a cold winter's day, featuring all 60's and 70's psychedelic rock and folk. Thank you to the two Toms who shared suggestions for songs. Time to party like it's Snowpocalypse 2015 in Baltimore!
Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon and Garfunkel
"Look around, leaves are brown, there's a patch of snow on the ground" So the song's more folk than psych. However, it's a 60's classic that we all know and love, so it had to be included as the opener.
House of Glass - Glass Family
"Come inside, on a winter's day" This trippy track opens up with an invitation into the House of Glass, where "Love can be seen, and it's such a gas!" A good counterpart to this song Throw Stones by the Stratfords.
It's Now Winter's Day - Tommy Roe
"With fireplaces burning, and records that keep turning..." Bubblegum pop singer Tommy Roe slows things down with this song about the quiet peace of a winter's day.
Winter Song - The Lemon Dips
Not the Lemon Pipers (love that band!), the Lemon Dips delivering psychedelic proto-punk blues freakbeat sounds "Oh it's not safe to roam, so you better stay at home, now that winter is everywhere..."
Let the Cold Winds Blow - The Turtles
"Well let the cold winds blow, and let the chill freeze hell..." Fun fast psychedelic pop rock about the apocalypse from the Turtles. "Let the cold winds blow, across the human race" Everyone knows it's windy!
Winter Slutch - Ellison
"Winter morning, the bus is crowded, winter slutch, the snow is melting..." Sounds like my work commute on the Slopkins shuttle tomorrow morning. That 70's song on the playlist from hard-rockers Ellison (name inspired by the sci-fi writer Harlan Ellison?) with maddening effects.
Wintersong - Lindisfarne
"When winter's shadowy fingers first pursue you down the street, and your boots no longer lie about the cold around your feet, do you spare a thought for summer whose passage is complete?" UK band Lindisfarne is perfect for reflecting on the memories of yesterday and know that spring will come again...
Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream
"You thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever..."
A Glade Somewhere - Forest
Come the winter, she is gone, I wish I'd never met her. When will I forget her?" Favorite folk band Forest on their album Full Circle sing this sad story of a lost love and the pain that winter brings.
Do you remember rock & roll radio? My new boyfriend Tom Brown has a portable radio with a big antenna! So I started thinking, I've got to tune into the local stations more often. My record player has a built-in radio, but it doesn't pick up anything good. I need to get a cute vintage green portable radio soon. So I have to livestream some stations from the internet sometimes. Mostly music, nobody likes WYPR. Here's what I've been getting into...
A high school radio station?! Haha, I bet they like the song Rock & Roll High School. Tune in tuesday nights at 8:00 for Psyched Out serving psychedelic specialties. Then Saturday morning at 9:00 for The Coach, who will school you in prog-rock and heavy hitting sounds of the 70's! Then, tune in at 3:00 pm for the rebroadcast of the Philly radio.
Takoma Park radio does a show Sunday mornings at 9:00 Forbidden Alliance with Weasel and Robbie White playing old Marble Bar punk bands. Also check out the contemporary psychedelic showcase that starts at 4:00 "21st Pscentury Psych" with hipster supreme host Brian Horrorwitz!
Towson college radio blasting basic "alternative rock" which recently sold out to WYPR sometimes has good music if you like to stay in the loop with what's new. Saturday nights the dirty soul party starts at 9:00. If you really want to let loose, do as my 70 year old coworker does and smoke just one joint while listening to Weasel's Wild Weekend. Detour comes on Sundays at 5:00 pm to 7:00 an interesting show playing folk and world music by Paul Hartman.
90.1 WMFU
Check out Rupert from Normals Records and Books favorite station live for on New Jersey!
Bonus: SOMA.FM a commercial-free underground/alternative station broadcasting worldwide. Good programs include "Left Coast 70's", "Seven Inch Soul", ""Secret Agent" and "Underground 80's"
