Monday, December 28, 2009

http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show89.mp3


the Diodes from Canada and England's the Rezillos...just 2 bands you'll hear from on Notes 89 (click that top link friend) with Dub Reggae and Punk's heyday in the spotlight!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show88.mp3


that link at the top gets you the latest Notes from the MotherBoard friends, with loads of women singers including the mesmerizing Mariee Sioux and the Ann Arbor area Gypsy, Folk and Bluegrass inspired group Orpheum Bell!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Pink is the word of the day...first, the psychedelic Pink Panther episode then Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett paying tribute to Robert Zimmerman!


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show87.mp3

that link above gets you Notes 87 friends...with 2009 White Denim... (this video below makes me chuckle with all the shopping craziness about to happen)


and our 1969 spotlight shines on Migration by Detroit's the Amboy Dukes...

Friday, November 13, 2009

The Stooges from Ann Arbor are back following the death of original lead guitarist Ron Asheton in early 2009. Now with later guitarist James Williamson, the Stooges are playing material from Raw Power and other releases that they hadn't since reforming earlier this decade. Check out a portion of a live broadcast from Brazil last weekend...

Thursday, November 5, 2009

http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show86.mp3

click that link above friends for Notes 86 with a collage of 2009 Broadcast...


a couple from the Dovers and much more!

Sunday, November 1, 2009



1969's Love and Poetry by Irish Psych Rockers Andwella's Dream is featured...


as is 2009 Flaming Lips album Embryonic....on Notes from the MotherBord 85
http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show85.mp3

Friday, October 23, 2009

RIP Soupy Sales...gone at 83



Wednesday, October 21, 2009

http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show84.mp3

Click that above link friends for Notes 84 with lots of 60's and 70's bands and our 1969 40th anniversary celebration feature is on "Rock and Roll Music" by the Frost, mainly recorded live at Detroit's Grande Ballroom. Below we have some related vids!


Monday, October 12, 2009



Hey all! I'm working on new radio shows...I promise. In the meantime, enjoy this Michigan classic.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show83.mp3

"Where the Action is" AKA Notes from the Motherboard 83 is yours by clicking the link above. This time we have two 1969 album spotlights with Zappa and the Mothers and the Kinks...



Saturday, September 19, 2009

http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show82.mp3

Tryin' to enjoy the last of the summer led to a slight delay in making a new show but here 'tis! Click the above link to get lots of 2009 tunes, including Ann Arbor native Andrew Cohen, AKA Mayer Hawthorne, plus Jimi and Quicksilver Messenger Service...



Thursday, August 27, 2009



http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show81.mp3

Lots of sitar laden music on the 81st Notes from the Motherboard, including Shocking Blue (see the venus video...it's pretty cool) who utilized the sitar alot in their Holland/Amsterdam based tunes!

Thursday, August 20, 2009

http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show80.mp3



The above url link is for opening and/or saving Notes 80 with 1969 Buffy Sainte-Marie and 2009 Jackie-O Motherfucker!

Monday, August 10, 2009



http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show79.mp3

hear Baby Grandmothers with the 2 links above....Notes 79 also includes lots more from Woodstock as our 40th anniversary celebrations of 1969 continue all 2009 long!

Sunday, August 2, 2009

http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show78.mp3




use the link at the top to save or just open my latest radio show...with Sweetwater live at Woodstock (see their "My Crystal Spider" above) and among others, more from super-group the Dead Weather!

Friday, July 24, 2009

http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show77.mp3

Hey friends! the above link is for opening or saving the latest Notes from the Motherbord...show 77. This time our 1969 album spotlight is the Stooges first, released the same week as Woodstock. We've also got some Prunes, Magoos and Young Lions for drinking buddy Norm. Cheers!

Thursday, July 23, 2009



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More from the Rationals grace Notes 20, another archived show thanks to box.net (click that link friend).


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Damn, the above video from the UK and 1972 is killer! On Notes 19 (click that box.net link to hear it) we've got some Sonic Smith, the Rob Tyner band and lots more


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more archive shows...above is the Notes 18 link and the hour includes some Jimi and the original of "Thing in E" by The Savage Resurrection, who are still at it! (watch the video and compare versions)


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the link above opens or lets you save Notes 17 with 2 versions of the classic song shown above...the original by Australia's Black Diamonds and the other by Detroit's the Dirtbombs!

Sunday, July 19, 2009




http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show76.mp3

the above link is for playing Notes from the Motherboard 76, with part 1 of
our celebration of Woodstock 1969 (artists include Janis) and we'll also hear the Detroit classic featured at the top of this post!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009



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a whole bunch of Stooges tunes on this edition of Notes from the Motherboard (click the middle link). Bless you Ron Asheton!


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we hear the b-side of the above instrumental via you tube when you click the url link in the middle to hear Notes from the Motherboard 15!


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click the above link to hear Notes from the Motherboard 14 with more from Michigan's SRC, plus MC5 and more!

Saturday, July 11, 2009



http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show75.mp3

As we're featuring great 1969 albums all 2009 long on Notes from the Motherboard, on show 75 we hear from "Farewell Aldebaran" by Judy Henske and Jerry Yester, plus some Michigan garage bands...like the Unrelated Segments!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show74.mp3

click the above link to hear Notes 74 with the Seeds, to celebrate the life and music of Sky "Sunlight" Saxon...



plus a "Greasy Rock Band" from Detroit, the Ruiners are on Notes 74...

Sunday, July 5, 2009



Notes 13 is among my favorites as there's a huge set of music by Ann Arbor's the Rationals...Scott Morgan, lead singer...Steve Correll, lead guitar...Terry Trabandt, bass and Bill Figg, drums

Read more about the band here: scottmorganmusic.com myspace.com/scottmorgandetroit

and here's the link to the radio show...

http://www.box.net/shared/ks3fubslg3


Notes 12 includes tributes to late, great Rockers John Locke of Spirit and Art Wood, a brother of Ronnie Wood, of the Artwoods..

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we continue on with more archived shows, this time Notes 11 with instrumentals from Davie Allen and the Arrows, Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys and Detroit Psych-Rockers Friends of Dennis Wilson

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Thursday, July 2, 2009


stay tuned for future tributes to Sky Sunlight Saxon on Notes from the MotherBoard, http://www.a3radio.com


Rest in Love and Peace Sky Sunlight Saxon from the Seeds. I just played the Seeds in Notes 73 ( http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show73.mp3 ) Here we have links to the AllMusicGuide article on his passing and a couple of videos from his later years. He was booked to play the Magic Bag in Ferndale, MI on 8/15/09 with the Electric Prunes and Love with Johnny Echols in the California '66 tour, so perhaps that will now turn into a celebration of Sky and the Seeds...

http://blog.allmusic.com/2009/7/2/travel-with-your-mind-sky-saxon-remembered/


http://skysaxon.com/


here's the story of ?'s house fire from early 2007 and in Notes 10 we hear from Michigan favorites ? and the Mysterians!

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here's me trying to make up for not including Moby Grape in my
40th anniversary of the Human Be-In special for early 2007. click below to hear Notes from the Motherboard 9...

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a few from the fantastic SRC of Michigan graced Notes 8!
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hit the above link for my 7th Notes from the Motherboard with some James Brown and MC5 covering the Godfather of Soul as well

Monday, June 29, 2009


Ever heard the Detroit outfit Mystic Siva? Well, Notes from the Motherboard 6 has 'em along with Ann Arbor's the Cult Heroes and more!
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Yes, those "Sweet Sounds of Summer" have returned and they're on Notes from the MotherBoard 5 along with Detroit's the Paybacks, ect...

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Here 'tis friends...Notes from the Motherboard 4 with this Seger nugget and much more!


http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show73.mp3
We have 2009 Iggy Pop this time..."I Wanna Go to the Beach," which sounds alot like Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" only melancholy. Plus, we've got more 13th Floor Elevators (probably will all year, thanks to the new 10 cd box set) and the Jackson 5 to Salute Michael, just to name a few. Groove on friends!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

check out this great video...it's all about the "Hippie Temptation" and features the Grateful Dead!

click below to hear Notes from the Motherboard #72, with a 40 years ago spotlight on album number 2 by the Band, some Texas Psych (see below) and 2009 music from Michigan group Nomo!



http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show72.mp3

Wednesday, June 3, 2009


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click on the included box.net link for Notes from the Motherboard show 03, including one from Hiawatha and other notables covering the Stooges (thanks box.net...some easy hosting for you folks)

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John Sinclair by Detroit's the Dogs is among the tunes on Notes from the Motherboard show 02, just click on the box.net link and enjoy!
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to celebrate the highly anticipated Rationals compilation on England's Big Beat records, I've chosen to host some older Notes from the MotherBoard on box.net, so here's show 1 from the fall of '06 when we were celebrating the Tigers World Series acheivement and listening to Ann Arbor bands like the Rationals

Sunday, May 31, 2009



http://annarboralive.com/A3Radio/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show71.mp3
Our featured 1969 album this time is Kick Out the Jams by the MC5...enjoy!

Sunday, May 3, 2009



http://A3Radio.com/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show69.mp3
we're starting to have 40 years ago celebrations...and this time we'll hear from the magnificent Oar album by Skip Spence, plus 60's Michigan and Canada & bands with black in the name like the Black Hollies shown above

Sunday, April 26, 2009



http://A3Radio.com/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show68.mp3

Notes 68...with locals Benoit Pioulard and Blanche, 2 from Bob Dylan's 2009 LP, plus a whole bunch of sunshine pop, mainly from the orange sunshine laden 1960's!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

http://A3Radio.com/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show67.mp3




we're all over the musical map this time with Detroit classic "Shari Vari" by A Number of Names, a tribute to Mark "the Bird" Fidrych with the Trashmen and others, plus a bit of reggae and rap

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Sunday, April 12, 2009


some Japanese and Brazilian music along with Detroit area sounds from Druid Perfume, the Pussy Pirates, Lightning Love and more... on Notes 66.

Sunday, April 5, 2009




here's some of what's on tap this time: Gories and Oblivians to celebrate the 6/27/09 show at the Majestic in Detroit, plus locals Friends of Dennis Wilson, Oblisk and the Rue Moor Counts (the last 3 were among the groups that tore it up at Izzy's in Corktown on 4/4).

Tuesday, March 31, 2009






Here 'tis friends...my latest radio show with two from the new Outrageous Cherry album "Universal Malcontents" on Alive Records, plus Russ Meyer soundtracks and new Jack White project Dead Weather

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Back to April 1978 this time for Television live on the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test

Friday, March 27, 2009

Today we have Germany's Can during the Damo Suzuki era with Paperhouse from '71

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

some Flamin' Groovies for you...Shake Some Action from 1986!

Hold Tight...it's time for flowers to bloom, love is in the air, construction season is beckoning and warm weather is coming and sticking around for a while..."Hold Tight" by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, a standout selection from Tarantino's Death Proof, live on Germany's Beat Club in 1966.

Monday, March 23, 2009




the latest Notes from the MotherBoard includes a tribute to late, great Detroit organ player Lyman Woodard, plus MC5, SRC, SSM and much more!


Sunday, March 22, 2009

here's one of the all-time best versions of Black to Comm by the MC5 on Detroit's channel 56.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Sam "Lightnin’" Hopkins (1912 — 1982), on Austin City Limits in 1979, about 30 years ago.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

a friend and I were just talking about Public Image Limited,
so I figured I'd share this classic segment from BBC show Old Grey Whistle Test from '80...Enjoy!

Friday, March 13, 2009

One of my favorites by Hawkwind for you today...

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Here's a cool video with fellow Ann Arborites (at least at one time) Iggy Pop and Ivan Kral

Sunday, March 8, 2009

R.I.P Lux Interior of the Cramps





the latest show includes 3 from the psychedelic vinyl rarity shown above, plus some Power Pop and music from California psych acts Pocahaunted (pictured on the very top) and Sun Araw!

Sunday, March 1, 2009



As you probably already know, I've got a major classic rock fixation, albeit one for deep and obscure cuts. That's pretty evident in Notes 61 but I did find time to feature a 2009 Black Lips cover of a 60's Iggy classic (when he was still known as Jim Osterberg), Michigan's own Human Eye and one from the latest Young Heart Attack album. I hope you dig it!


Sunday, February 22, 2009




















We're having a PsychFest on Notes from the MotherBoard #60 with the 13th Floor Elevators and many other groups and artists, mainly from the groovy 60's. This should start the trip...

Saturday, February 14, 2009


Many Motor City memories in Notes from the MotherBoard 59, including the Rationals, George Clinton penned and Funkadelic backed Ruth Copeland, and more. Also, some 2009 music from Britain's the Rifles and Bibio and Jersey's the Gaslight Anthem.

Sunday, February 8, 2009



I just finished show 58 with "Earthquake" from the new Von Bondies lp included. It's not commercial radio friendly but perfect for the internet. Notes 58 also includes some of the Neil Young at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor show from 11/68 and a couple from the Cramps to give some luv 2 Lux.
http://A3Radio.com/downloads/NotesFromMother_Show58.mp3

Thursday, February 5, 2009

specializing in rare and obscure classics in rock, folk, experimental and other sounds, please check out Notes from the MotherBoard....here's a link to our podcasts page:


http://www.annarboralive.com/A3Radio/pods/podShows.html