RRXIII 2020 is officially over. This show will feature Rundgren Radio announcements on some future happenings.
Find out about our first ever online party that will be held this Labor Day weekend! We already have 10 performers lined up, 4 bands with video debuts, and 3 special guests. We are not done yet either!
Finally some good news in 2020! We are moving forward with RRXIII but this year it will be online due to COVID-19. The good news is this provides us the opportunity to have a lot of special guests and we already have several commitments - - - find out who they are on this show! Conduit of Humanity is releasing a new record in August and we have three songs to play for you and will be talking to members of the project.
Al Cannon founded and owns the popular app/website Toddfans.com that allows users to listen to music by Todd Rundgren and his companions 24/7/365! We will also be airing some RR promo clips that were created by Jeff "Weavil" Gauss who unfortunately passed away on June 17th and some of his favorite Todd/Utopia bootleg recordings he sent us. And last but not least, we will be playing some recordings from his band, Weavils, live from 2005. Rest in peace Jeff, you will be missed by the Todd community.
John Boutté is an American jazz singer based in New Orleans, Louisiana, who has been active since the mid-1990s. He is known for diverse music style that goes beyond jazz to R&B, gospel, Latin, and blues. He is the younger brother of the jazz and gospel singer Lillian Boutté, and a relative of legendary cartoonist George Herriman. Boutté was a featured singer on the song "It's The Beginning of the End" on Todd Rundgren's album White Knight. He was in a very recent May 2, 2020 article about Jazz Fest https://www.npr.org/2020/05/02/849124139/from-ella-fitzgerald-to-john-boutt-jazz-festing-in-place-presents-archival-audio.
Three time Grammy nominee Bettye LaVette is no mere singer. She is not a song writer, nor is she a "cover" artist. She is an interpreter of the highest order. Bettye is one of very few of her contemporaries who were recording during the birth of soul music in the 60s and is still creating vital recordings today. To quote the late, great George Jones: "Bettye is truly a 'singer's singer'." In 2020, LaVette will be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Betty is on Todd Rundgren's White Knight album song "Naked and Afraid" and has performed on stage with him a time or two.
Michael Jaworek has been a concert promoter for over 40 years. His activities are focused in the Washington DC and Baltimore markets, where he is Vice President of the Birchmere - Todd has performed there numerous times. Michael has been nominated many times as “Nightclub Talent Buyer of the Year” by Pollstar Magazine. He is also a co-founder of the Washington Area Music Awards and has been a NARAS member & served on the Washington DC Board of Governors for philanthropy of NARAS. In 2013, Michael received the International Talent Buyers Association “Club Buyer of the Year” Award.
More randomness and fun. Cruisermel will be joined by guest co-host Thom Jennings.
More randomness and fun. Cruisermel will be joined by guest co-host Thom Jennings.
Rick Meyer, AKA "Thurston Haole III": Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keys, Mallets, Percussion Amy Meyer, AKA "Amanda Torment". Vocals, Drums, Percussion https://www.intoxicats.com/ Also, Mary Lou Arnold will be calling in early to give us a quick update on how Jesse Gress is doing.
More randomness and fun during these tough times.
Special guest Moe Berg from The Pursuit of Happiness.
Let's start April 2020 on a good note! Based around the lryics "I can see it, there is beauty in the world" from Todd's "I Love My Life" song (Todd's Nearly Human record) we'll focus on some of the positive things that have happened to our listeners during this COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
RR show featuring COVID1-9 related parodies of Todd/Utopia/Nazz songs! We have songs from the newly created band Dystopia including "Flutopia Theme", "Quarantine", "Evrybody (Wash Your Hands)", and "Born To Sanitize"! We'll play the "I Don't Want Your Germs" by the McGue Crew! And, we have more! Parody definition is - a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect.
Todd has somewhat jokingly called "Hello It's Me" his albatross but it's arguably his most well-known song. What day of the week is better than a Monday to discuss an albatross :-)?! We will be playing a total of 17 different versions of "Hello It's Me" to include but not limited to: Live versions Reconstructed versions The original Nazz version with Stewkey on lyrics From The David Letterman Show with Paul Shaffer NYE 2008 bootleg with a great Todd rant Todd in Amsterdam with the fabulous Metropole Orchestra You will hear some very unique versions, some of you might love and some you might hate, and odds are good you will hear a version you've never heard before!
More fun randomness to help us get through these longer days!
Band members and music from Conduit of Humanity including the exclusive Conduit of Humanity debut of a new John Powhida song with Kasim Sulton and Phil Thornalley on it!
Hear new behind the scenes stories and recordings from the 2011 My Record Fantasy Camp with Todd Rundgren attendees. Guests include Bruce Whetstone, James Van Wert, Robert Warwas, and more! This is the camp where Todd's album reProductions was recorded.
Guest co-host Thom Jennings hangs with CruiserMel. EXCLUSIVE interview with Bun E. Carlos!!!!