::Heather Marie's blog

What we learned:

Mike learned to talk from Kermit the Frog 

Heather Yoakam was an original Fraggle of Fraggle Rock

HOUR 1: THE BEARS OF BLUE RIVER + DASTARDLY @ DOC'S MUSIC HALL

Segment 1:

INTERVIEW WITH THE BEARS OF BLUE RIVER + DASTARDLY

Song List:

The Bears of Blue River - "The Joke"

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "Mrs. Henry"

Steve Martin - "Blue River Waltz"

Segment 2:

YODEL-OFF DR. NATHAN SANE VS. GABE OF DASTARDLY

Interview w/ Dr. Nathan Sane (Slim Whitman's biggest fan) + Carl 

Song List:

Slim Whitman's - "Indian Love Call"

Dastardly - "Freight Train"

Dastardly - "Fever"

The Bears of Blue River - "Celia Blue"

Segment 3:

MASTER YODELER / KILLER BEE SCARE 

"Babes love Alien Killers." - Gabe, Dastardly, Yodel-Off winnner

Song List: 

Gavin's Mom's REQUEST  - "If You Like My Body" 

(Send an e-mail to fmmusiclive@gmail.com with the name of the original artist to win a FREE TICKET into Doc's Music Hall)

The Bears of Blue River - "Yellow Belly"

The Bears of Blue River - "Good Spark"

HOUR 2: THE BLACK BELLES @ CENTER STAGE

Segment 4:

INTERVIEW WITH THE BLACK BELLES 

Song List:

The Black Belles -"Lies"

The Black Belles - "What Can I Do"

Duane Eddy - "Theme for Something Really Important"

Jeff the Brotherhood - "Shredder"

The Damned - "New Rose"

The Ventures - "He Never Came Back"

Segment 5:

INTERVIEW WITH TY HOWELL, CENTER STAGE PROMOTER,

T.Y. Booker (don't let that catch on)

Song List:

Neil Young - "Tonight's The Night Pt. II"

The Smiths - "This Charming Man"

Stephen Stivs - "three"

Casey Reid - "Underbelly Limbo"

Segment 6:

INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ELLISON, owner of Center Stage, & TY "The Tie" HOWELL

OUTRO:

Woody Gutherie - "This Land is Your Land"

Greetings FM'ers! 

I'd like to send your way a friendly reminder to sign-up for our FMMusic Live newsletter! It's packed with goodies from our FMMusic Live's FMRoots Radio featured artists, upcoming Doc's Music Hall shows and coupons. I try to make it real pretty too! 

The next one we'll be sending your way includes an interview with The Black Belles following their performance at Center Stage. Local favorites and now Chicago inhabitants, The Bears of Blue River played a lovely set at Doc's Music Hall and joined us for the radio show as well. 

Both bands have recently released new albums.  The Black Belles Self-Titled Debut Album + The Bears of Blue River "Dames"

The show will air Monday, Feb 13th, 10 p.m. to midnight on MAX 93.5 + 96.7. Be sure to tune-in! 

You can be a part of the live recording as well! Join Mike Martin, Graham Phantom Watson and myself (Yoakam) for a riveting time at Doc's Music Hall 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the recording of FMRoots Radio. Directly following the recording, Doc's Music Hall hosts MAX MUSICIANS MONDAY'S, DOC'S MUSIC HALL, FAMILY JAM!  Come out every Monday and see the local talent and show your local talent.

Short but sweet but got to sleep! 

Just a quickie update. 

With love, 

Yoakam 

Greetings FM'ers! 

Mikial Robertson was our featured artists for this edition of FM ROOTS Radio. Please check out the video on our home page of Mikial Robertson's live performance during the radio show! (I played some egg here and there) 

Robertson is a Muncie gem, with infuences ranging from the talents of John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix to the complications of jazz greats like Bill Frisell. Robertson is a real one-man show, perfect looping effects, beautiful guitar licks and stimulating lyrics. His most recent EP is entitled Fireside Philosopher Act 1. A fireside + philosphical talk = the perfect relaxing and intellectual experience. 

Robertson is heavily involved with the local Muncie music scene. Robertson gives guitar lessons at Cornerstone Center for the Arts and has received rave reviews from former and current students. The most interesting review was from Ian McCarthy, frontman for Conservative Man, Recording Artist and Multi-instrument who has studied with Jazz greats such as Pat Martin0 and Jimmy Bruno, but considers Mikial Robertson his secret weapon, a perfect description of this philosophical gem of an artist. 

Check out Mikial Robertson's music @ Reverbation.com/MikialRobertson

Buy his album at Doc's Music Hall 

See his LIVE PERFORMANCE September 3rd at Doc's Music Hall with Kwanzaa Popps & The IRB Sound 

and of course during MUNCIE MUSIC FEST: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 on Walnut St in HISTORIC Downtown Muncie 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. 

Stay tuned for new shows featuring exciting artist from MUNCIE MUSIC FEST as we trek on through the FM ROOTS RADIO COUNTDOWN TO MUNCIE MUSIC FEST! 

- Heather/Yoakam. 

Howdy! 

Sit back and enjoy a big whiff of tonight's show! (airing on MAX 93.5/96.7 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.)

Hailing from Marion, this week's local artist is Glostik Willy [progressive funk]. Mike and I were mesmerized by the ty-dyed trio, consisting of Jameson Bradford on guitar, Buddha Aguilar on bass and Ralf Mowf Bradford on drums. Nicholas Rage taped the festivities and we'll hopefully be streaming video of the radio show from Doc's Music Hall! 

Tune into tonight to listen in on the shenanigans, confusion and dead air that you've come to love so dearly.

Plug into our local artist, Glostik Willy via their web site: www.glostikwilly.com

This year Smokey Willy and enRAGEd Studios will present Stik NIte Music Festival, a three-day feste dedicated to environmentally conscious music  at The Waterbowl in Muncie, IN. October 14th to 16th. "A music festival aimed to reproduce energy, enthusiasm, and love for musical growth."                Tickets $25 presale/ 30 DOS. Get your tickets and information at Stiknite.com

The FM ramblers had some good laughs this episode, even though our featured comedien, Adam Fisher, was crying. We made a fish cry, a first on the show! You can check out Adam Fisher around the Muncie parts every once awhile during Comedy Night at Doc's Music Hall every Monday from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. and at The Comedy Mosh-PIt at Be Here Now every Wednesday from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. 

Here's my picks for this week's episodes of FM Roots Radio airing every Monday from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. on 93.5/96.7 MAX:

She Put the Wamee on Me by Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Originally a ballad, the song resulted in drunken abandoment and pure magic. You've got to admit, that man has charisma! 

Caravan Palace - Milkshake - Wagram Records 

It don't mean a thing if ain't got that French Electro-Swing! Paris, the land of romance, and the hometown of Caravan Palace. In 2005, the musicians were hired to create background music for silent porn films (How Romantic!) by 2007 the band was playing the Django Reindhart Jazz Festival. The band's influences range from Django Reindhart to Daft Punk, woo! 

Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) - Good Vibrations - Smile album 

Here's a neat radio interview with Brian Wilson discussing the album Smiley Smile. Echo chambers, 1967 album promotion & a Beach Boy's charm. 

Plus a listen to "Wind Chimes"!

The Black Angels - Bad Vibrations 

Texas Psychedelic band! I strongly recommend getting your hands on a copy of The Black Angels latest album, Phosphene Dream. Drone machines, songs of Vietnam, revivalists, thinking music, feeling music from Austin, TX. The band has shared a bill with my personal favorite revivalists, The Raveonettes.

In other news, our dearest Shedtown Larry set sail for sunnier pastures (I'm not sure if he's on land or water). We hope to hear back from him soon. He's such a joy. I think Graham has been babysitting the phone-dialing gerbil. 

Tune in next Monday 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. on MAX 93.5/96.7. Come visit us every Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Doc's Music Hall as we record!

I'll be seein' you, 

Billie H & Heather C

Greetings FM'ers, Here's a little gem for ya! 

Les Paul and Mary Ford! ('50s love birds/sweet music makers/husband and wife duo/ awesome)

Gene Autry played cupid/love connector for the couple in 1946 and the two little dumplings married three years later. 

Hopefully, you FM'ers are well-acquainted with the name Les Paul via the Gibson Guitars, but here's a few more licks you might not have known about the original rock 'n' roller: 

- Les Paul invented the design for the modern-day harmonica holder at the ripe little  age of eight, in order to play his guitar (that he could play at eight) with the harmonica (the he could play at eight). 

- In 1948, Les Paul shattered his right elbow (the arm he needed to strum his guitar.) The doctors told Paul he would be unable to regain movement to the arm. Paul asked the doctor to put his arm in his stint at an angle that would allow him to continue to strum his guitar while in the cast. He recovered in two years. 

- In the '40s, Paul was creating 8-layer overdub recordings, multi-tracking in the '40s! 

- Les Paul and Django Reindhart were good pals! 

- Les Paul learned his quick licks on a non-electrical guitar (because, y'know, he had to invent that.)

- Les Paul has a stand-alone exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

- The Les Paul Show was a radio program hosted by Paul in 1950 via NBC. 

- The Les Paul and Mary Ford Show aired '54 to '55, and showed the couple in their living room playing top of the pop chart hits including "Little Rock Getaway," "Vaya con Dios," "Tiger Rag" and "In the Mood." 

Here's a little snippet from The Les Paul and Mary Ford Show, check out the shred!

Greetings FM'ers! This week was the "Festi Edition" of FM Roots Radio with special guests Turtle Matt from the Dancin in the Dark Jam Fest, Matt Parkison from Catch Curtis, Marcus Gordon from Ride The Vibes Indoor Music Festival & Busnectar!  The best quote of the show goes to Shedtown Larry for screeching, "Ring of fire, ring a bell?"

Here's some great events to ring your bell: 

The Dancin in the Dark Jam Fest willl take place in good ol' Muncie IN at The Waterbowl. (located at 6811 N State Rd. 3). The festival begins Friday April 15th and ends Sunday April 17th. Acts include: Apathy Wizards, When, Not If, Embryonic Fluid, Electric Jug Band, Catch Curtis, MC Sparkplug and many more! Presale tickets are available at Wishbone Gifts, The 420 Underground and Doc's Music Hall (10 Presale/ 15 DOS). Busnectar will transporting festival participants to the Waterbowl for free, so jump on it! 

Take a tour with Turtle Matt: 

Find out Busnectar routes & schedules via their Facebook group page  

Ride The Vibes Indoor Music Festival will take place inside Doc's Music Hall on Friday April 15th ($5). The line-up includes Bradley Thomas & Friends, Catch Curtis, Bonzo Terks and The Coop. 

Shredmaggedon 2011 is Saturday April 16th at Doc's Music Hall and you still have time to sign-up & compete! Sign-up sheets are available at Doc's Music Hall and the entry fee is a mere $10. Shredders (or acoustic pickers) will be judged on originality, creativity, technical proficiency, stage presence and versatility. The winner will receive 100 dollars, a trophy, three 10-hour days of recording at Reber Recordings and a hug. Check out the shredtastic rules and shredddd!

Stick with us for more coverage and information on all the events! Thanks for tuning in! 

My FM Roots musical fixins: 

The Waterboys - This is the Sea

Bakers at Dawn - Undefined 

Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon 

Sayonora! 

What's the word? A-word up! This week was the "Get Fired UP" edition of FM Roots Radio featuring a lovely band of bouffant beauties, Soraria. (Each with their own individual hair style). I shared a Dolly Parton moment with Sue (lead singer), E.T. the Extra-Terrestial reared and elevated his creepy neck into the show and Shedtown Larry got fired up to the sky!. To the moon, Alice! 

• On a side note: My E.T. the Extra-Terrestial impression that aired this week pales in comparison to how closely I genuinely can imitate E.T. given the right circumstances and the correct ambience. (try doing your own E.T. impression at home, kids! Holding your hand over your mouth really helps...in a lot of situations.)

Here's my FM Roots musical fixins: 

Dolly Parton - 9 to 5

Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl 

The Zombies - I Want You Back Again

T. Rex - Slider

T. Rex was a '70s glam-rock band led by Marc Bolan. I suggest listening to all of their songs and watching all of his performances. David Bowie first met Bolan in the '60s. He says their conversation went as follows: (via ukrockfestivals.com)

Bowie: Hello, Who are you?

Bolan: I'm Marc, man. 

Bowie: What do you do?

Bolan: I'm a singer. 

Bowie: Oh yeah, so am I. Are you a mod?

Bolan: Yeah I'm king mod. Your shoes are crap. 

Bowie: Well, you're short. 

Cute, huh? Here's a video of Marc Bolan performing "Children of the Revolution" 

In other news, FM Music had their 1st award's show, The Folly's! We recorded the lovely event and will have it to you soon. Graham won an award for being an anarchist, just when I thought anarchy in the USA never wins. 

Thanks for tuning in & getting fired up! Stay tuned for information on Mike and Lewis's newest business venture in Moon Shine distribution at Doc's Music Hall next Monday!

Cute recipes with Graham  Phantom Watson ft. CHOCOMOLE,

because packages might taste the same if their the same size.

Easy bake:

add avocadoes

add mix as usual, except replace typical guacamole mix with hot chocolate mix

If you've never made guacamole before:

add one part avocado 

add one part random pack of hot chocolate

MASH 

eat in disgust.