Pop Garden Radio
May 28, 2021
Woody Radio #099
www.popgardenradio.com

16th Anniversary Special

Fernando Perdomo - Pop Garden Radio Theme
LUZER - I Want You to Know
Lisa Mychols - Cruel Bride (From the book "Songs Stuck in My Head", written by Aaron Kupferberg )
Andy Collins - Keeps Me From Thinking of You
Sydney Rose - The Same Inside
Samantha Grimes -Modern Severance (Reprise) w/message
Cliff Hillis - Wouldn't It Be Good
Bob Gentry - The Easy Way
The Superficials - Feng Shui
Panel - 435
Adrina Thorpe - Fly Fly Fly
SKooBER - Little Blue Balloon
SKooBER - Pinch Me
Mike Clark (The Smith Bros) - 16 Years w/intro
The Smith Bros - You Did It All
Sparkle*Jets UK - She's So Mean
Sparkle*Jets UK - Princess Needy
Walter Clevenger & the Dairy Kings - TV Screen
Walter Clevenger & the Dairy Kings - Cries of Desperation
Tamar Berk - In the Wild w/message
Stefano - The Worst
Bob Fenster & the Windows -I Forgot This Feeling
Kai Danzberg - Only You
Popdudes - Share the Land
Dolph Chaney - Beat It
The Bablers - Walking on Sunny Beach
Jonathan Pushkar - Any Second Now
The Anderson Council - I Found Out
The Midnight Callers - I Need You
Nick Piunti and the Complicated Men - Going Nowhere
The Bookends - Make it Alright
Roan Yellowthorn - Unkind
Cindy Alexander - Room at the Bottom
Bob Gentry - Now That You're Gone
Mary Scholz - Only In Your Heart
The Legal Matters - Light Up the Sky
Jim Trainor - No Self Respect
Kevin Robertson - Settle Down
David Myhr - We Wanted to Shine
The Checkered Hearts - My Best Friends Girl
Joe Dilillo - Loser Girl
Damien Binder - Everythng But
Marty Rudnick - Legacy w/message
The Retros - Hippy Hippy Shake w/message
The Retros - Girl
Dave Stephens - Falling Away
Scott Erickson - For Your Love
Michael Slawter - Kissed My Kind
Caper Clowns - In Your Kaledoscope
Caper Clowns - Four Letter Season
Best Supporting Actor - Move Along Isadora w/message
Trysette - The Magic in You (w/Rob Bonfiglio) w/message
Lannie Flowers - Good
Danny Wilkerson - You Still Owe Me a Kiss
Orbis Max - On the Radio w/message
Dana Countryman - Every Kiss Remids Me of You
Fernando Perdomo - Spotlight Smile
Ed James - Miss Polly
Clay Howard - Send Me an Angel
Adam Marsland - My Kickass Life
Kicked Out of the Sky - Kicked Out of the Sky
Christopher Peifer - Meet Me at the Bar
The Shaggs - My Pal Foot Foot
Jim Basnight - Summertime Again
Ken Simpson - He's Not Looking
Kermit the Frog - Rainbow Connection

​Pop Garden Radio
May 21, 2021
Woody Radio #098
www.popgardenradio.com

Roan Yellowthorn - Bloodline
Roan Yellowthorn - Unkind
Caper Clowns - In You Kaleidoscope
Rooftop Screamers - Couldn't Ask for More (Feat Mike Collins)
Counting Crows - Elevator Boots
David Myhr - We Wanted to Shine
Gerry Beckley - Emma
Star Collector - Stranger (Renting Space in My Head)
Andy Collins - Keeps Me From Thinking of You
Arielle Eden - Polyannie
Liz Phair - Spanish Doors
The Bookends - Got to Tell You
Jonathon Pushkar - Any Second Now
Cindy Alexander - Room at the Bottom
Jim Trainer - All I'm Thinking About
Irene Pena - Wherever You Are
Ram On - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (feat Bebopalula)
Dead Rock West - Bye Bye Love
Nine Mile Station - Caught in the Rain
Nelson Bragg - Lost All Our Sundays
Walter Clevenger & the Dairy Kings - Half-Filled Cup
Michael Carpenter & the Cuban Heels - Ain't Nothing Left to Say
Scott Erickson -Is She Really Going Out With Him
Dana Countryman - How to Make it in Hollywood/Celluloid City
Lisa Mychols - Summertime Dream
The Ivey's - And her Daddy's a Millionaire
Timmy Sean - In California
Timmy Sean - Over and Over Again
Sydney Rose - Run
Kate Grahn - Into You
Sean Solo - The Grace You Gleam

​Pop Garden Radio
May 21, 2021
Woody Radio #097
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Hannah Kaufmann - May 25, 2014 - Interview
Hannah Kaufmann - Little Do You Know (Live at WMEL)
Hannah Kaufmann - Tell Me the Truth (Live at WMEL)
Donavan Freberg - April 11, 2016 - Interview
Stan Freberg, Lorenzo Music and Donavan Freberg - Persevernce 
Marshall Holland - September 2, 2020 - Interview
Marshall Holland - When the Rain Comes
Marshall Holland - A Dream Away
Katie Ferrara - June 27, 2017 - Interview
Katie Ferrara - I Want You (Live at WMEL)
Katie Ferrara - One Wish (Live at WMEL)
Dennis Holseybrook - October 17 2015 - Interview
Dennis Holseybrook - Uh-Oh Uh-Oh
February 13, 2016 Clip
Hannah Kaufmann - February 13, 2016 - Interview
Hannah Kaufmann - All the Things (Live at WMEL)
Mike Clark (The Smith Bros) - April 2, 2016 - Interview
Mike Clark - How Wrong You Are (Live at WMEL)
Carnie Wilson - September 24, 2016 - Interview
Wilson Phillips - Old Man
Carnie Wilson - When You Dream
Irene Pena - February 2, 2017 - Interview
Irene Pena - Not From Around Here

Pop Garden Radio
May 14, 2021
Woody Radio #096
www.popgardenradio.com

David Myhr - We Wanted to Shine
Star Collector - Game Day
Caper Clowns - In Your Kaleidoscope
Ram On - Back Seat of My Car - feat Brentley Gore
Interview - Fernando Perdomo 
Ram On - Heart of the Country feat Dan Rothchild
Ram On - Eat At Home feat Dead Rock West
Orbis Max - On the Radio
Bob Fenster - I Thought I Knew You Better
Jonathon Pushkar - Any Second Now
Walter Clevenger - All My Love
Cindy Alexander - Try Try Try
Interview - Cindy Alexander
Cindy Alexander - Room at the Bottom
Interview - Cindy Alexander
Cindy Alexander - Broken But Beloved

Sean Solo

Morning Stars and Angels Sing

2021 Self Released
 
Morning Stars and Angels Sing is the latest full length release from Sean Solo. The album follows the wonderful Depth Perception from 2018 and continues Solo’s trend of catchy melodies and luscious vocals. Sean Solo is the musical alter ego of the multi-talented Sean Williams, hailing from Macon, Georgia.

The album opens with the sentimental “Memories,” a lovely statement that while memories may fade for some, they last a lifetime for some. A beautiful steel guitar weaves in and out of Solo’s vocals as the listener drifts into the dream of their own memories.

The catchy “Honey (Trusting and Lusting)” includes all of the elements of a classic Sean Solo song: a great hook, strong vocals and some audio surprises that you wouldn’t normally find in a Pop song. A perfect single, you’ll be snapping your fingers or clapping along right from the beginning.

Hopping into a musical time machine, “The Grace You Gleam” will have you swaying from side to side while singing along with Solo. With what is possibly a well-crafted apology, the track serves another helping of outstanding vocals blended with backing track that places us at a diner in the late 1950’s enjoying a shake and a burger.

Some artists will tell you how the inspiration for a song came about, but with “The Melody for Your Song” Williams turns the story into the song itself. In a dream, he was visited by his late grandmother who gifted him this melody and story. What we hear is, quite frankly, one of the most touching songs on the album. It’s not hard for the listener to close their eyes and imagine similar visits with loved ones who are gone, but so much more than a memory.

Other highlights on Morning Stars and Angels Sing include the rocker ”Carry it Alone,” the story of new love, “Find My Love” and the tale of reminiscing, “When You Were Mine.”

A strong mix of Indie Pop, Americana, Folk and Alt-Country, Morning Stars and Angels Sing is by far the strongest effort from Sean Solo to date.

For several years when I would spin a Sean Solo track on Pop Garden Radio I would jokingly refer to him as "Sean Solo (no relation)," but believe me, the music that you'll enjoy on this new release is no joke. Sean Williams is an extremely talented Musician/Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Arranger that continues to release stellar work. 

Morning Stars and Angels Sing will be available May 28, 2021 at https://seansolo.bandcamp.com/album/morning-stars-and-angels-sing
 
Adam A Waltemire
May 10, 2021
Pop Garden Radio

Another Life

Roan Yellowthorn

2021 Blue Elan Records
 
It was less than a year ago when I was first introduced to the music of Roan Yellowthorn by way of a duet with another Blue Elan Artist, Bob Gentry. I needed to hear more of this beautiful voice. The more I heard, the more I was hooked. The 2020 release of their covers project, Rediscovered, was an eclectic collection of songs that acted as an introduction to the Roan Yellowthorn sound through familiar songs.

Roan Yellowthorn is Vocalist/Songwriter Jackie McLean and her husband, Multi-Instrumentalist Shawn Strack. Together they create a sound, and vibe, that is all their own. At certain times you get a ‘wall of Jackie’ vocal effect and others you can hear her voice hauntingly solo, always pulling the listener in while the music fill the canvas with heavenly keyboards and clever guitar strokes creating a different masterpiece with each new story.

With Another Life, the duo’s third album, serves as an autobiographical therapy as it winds through the ups and downs of McLean’s life. Having recently revealed much about her childhood with an emotionally abusive father, McLean’s lyrics talk of healing, sadness, anger, disappointment, growth and most of all, hope.

The lead-off track, “Acid Trip,” offers our first glimpse into the rollercoaster of McLean’s upbringing and the aftermath that she continues to work through. The production here really stands out. The opening verse starts off with piano, percussion and McLean's voice moving from the distance to the front of the room as the rest of the instrumentation slowly builds into a very catchy pop melody.

The title track is a true standout on this record. “I don’t want to hold you back, I just want you to hold onto me, and never set me free” are some of the most open and loving lyrics on the record and really shows a tender side during what has been an otherwise emotional journey. This is another track that benefits from layers of McLean’s heavenly voice. Strack’s guitar here is truly the sound of two hearts beating as one.

With the song “Unkind” McLean shows the healing process and the positive direction that she continues to travel. She shows her her strength and calls out her tormentor on his cruelty and that she won’t allow it to keep her down. The lyric “I’m not gonna waste my time chasing you, you’d only drag me around” is a direct statement and proclamation.  Her vocals on this track are her most confident and it helps drive this powerful song.

The album closes with “Mother.” I’ll admit that on the first listen, I cried when I heard this song. As with all of the songs on Another Life, McLean’s voice is raw and real, but there is an emotion here that stands out. This is Jackie McLean, singing her heart out in one take, in nature with the real world shining through with natural beauty, despite the sadness that ‘mother’ sees and feels.

Other highlights on Another Life include “Little Love,” a tale of a terminated pregnancy and how it continues to affect their lives today, “Vampire” which goes deeper into the psychological effects of the emotional abuse of McLean’s youth, “Bad Things” gives a glimpse at a burning desire set to a terrific groove and the upbeat “Neon.”

With Another Life, Roan Yellowthorn will take you on a journey at the end the listener will likely feel and see so many things in a different light. Perhaps others will hear this album and find some healing of their own.

Another Life is available for pre-sale now, with a May 14, 2021 release date https://www.blueelan.com/store/roan-yellowthorn/

Adam Waltemire
May 3, 2021
Host of Pop Garden Radio
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