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Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
A cornucopia of podcasts involving music, movie reviews, casual conversations, a radio show, and of course, the Electric Light Orchestra.
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Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)What Came Next...Yes "Tales from Topographic Oceans"
Yes had achieved chart success in the U.S. beginning with their third LP, The Yes Album. Original keyboard player Tony Kaye would be let go after that album…
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)America's Top 40s: December 22, 1958
The top 40 hits for December 22, 1958.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Christmas OTR: The Plot To Overthrow Christmas
The world's evilest dead evil doers (as of 1942) team up to kill Santa Claus! December 14, 1942
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Christmas Carol Catastrophes: Santa Claus Has Got the AIDS This Year
What's funnier than Santa Claus coming down with a deadly disease? Happy holidays!
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Chart Trivia Minute: Two Front Teeth
It's the tragic tale of a songwriter and dental replacements.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)What Came Next...Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass "!!Going Places!!"
Most of Herb Alpert's albums are thrift store mainstays, with Whipped Cream and Other Delights being the most recognizable. However, the reason there are so…
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
America's Top 40s: December 15, 1958
The top 40 songs for December 15, 1958.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Face the Music: Episode -017: When Alice Comes Back To The Farm
Alice comes back to a cacophony at the farm. We're taking two weeks off for the holidays. We'll be back on January 4, 2025. Donate to the podcast through…
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)The Best of Mike & Eric: December 28, 1983; The Mask of the Loon
We close out the series with the epic 90 minute Mike & Eric show The Mask of the Loon! A radio show done in the style of bad B-movies from the '50s.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Christmas OTR: It's A Wonderful Life
The Screen Director's Playhouse shows how you take a 2 hour, 10 minute movie, and whittle it down to 25 minutes. As a bonus, it's got Jimmy Stewart! May 8, 1949
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Christmas Carol Catastrophes: Santa's Watching
'Twas the night before Christmas, and Santa impaled a naked lady on a pair of antlers by the chimney with care.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Chart Trivia Minute: The Little Drummer Boy
The little drummer boy grew up to be the drummer for Iron Butterfly. True story!
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)What Came Next...Kate Bush "The Sensual World"
Recently Kate Bush's 1985 single "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" has gained renewed attention due to the show Stranger Things. It was, in fact, her…
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
America's Top 40s: December 8, 1958
The top 40 songs for December 8, 1958.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Face the Music: Episode -018: What?
What's not on second, What? is on the third track of Looking On. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal…
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
The Best of Mike & Eric: Live December 1983 Christmas Show
December 3: Eric gets a girlfriend. December 10: Live Christmas show.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Christmas OTR: Outdoor Christmas Lights
Fibber McGee's light display stops traffic. December 21, 1955
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Christmas Carol Catastrophes: The Cat Carol
What does this have to do with ELO? Nothing. But you go where the audience and money is. And it's only four episodes over Christmastime.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Chart Trivia Minute: White Christmas
Back when Christmas started in December?
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)What Came Next...Aerosmith "Draw the Line"
Aerosmith, in the mid-1970s, was hated by critics and loved by their loyal fans, the Blue Army. They were one of the biggest hard rock acts of the time…
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
America's Top 40s: December 1, 1958
The top 40 songs for December 1, 1958
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)A Radiotrola Christmas Message
A 2013 Christmas message from The Eric Paul Johnson Radiotrola Program. The names have changed, but the sentiment is the same. (Just to give you a heads up…
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
The Best of Mike & Eric: Spring/Summer 1983
It's a cornucopia of guest stars. Eric's young cousins, and The Mike & Eric & Kim & Tammy in the Morning Without Tammy Show, plus many other goodies.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Thanksgiving OTR: Thanksgiving Dinner Party
Abbott & Costello have a dinner party. November 25, 1943
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Chart Trivia Minute: Turkey Songs
It's the closest we're gonna get to Thanksgiving songs.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)What Came Next...Accept "Metal Heart"
Accept was one of the most popular heavy metal bands in Europe, and in fact the world, and they remain so today. There is one major exception: the United…
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
America's Top 40s: November 24, 1958
The top 40 hits for November 24, 1958.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Face the Music: Episode -019: Turkish Tram Conductor Blues
Bevan transports a rhino on a Turkish tram. Whatever that means. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal…
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)The Eric Paul Johnson Radiotrola Program Thanksgiving Extravaganza
It's a best of Radiotrola Thanksgiving episode!
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Thanksgiving OTR: The Terrified Turkey Caper
Tom Turkey is no match against Sam Spade. November 24, 1950
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Chart Trivia Minute: The First Billboard #1 Record
The first #1 record on Billboard's first sales chart.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)What Came Next... AC/DC "For Those About to Rock We Salute You"
After weathering the death of lead vocalist Bon Scott and releasing one of the biggest selling albums at all time, AC/DC were at the top of their career. So…
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
America's Top 40s: November 17, 1958
The top 40 songs for November 17, 1958.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Face the Music: -020: Looking On
We're looking on to the third Move album, and the first album with new member Jeff Lynne. Donate to the podcast through Patreon…
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
The Best of Mike & Eric: December 28, 1982-March 12, 1983
Mike & Eric finish up at KZZP, and move on to KDDX.
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
Thanksgiving OTR: Shopping For A Turkey
Fibber McGee & Molly go on a search for the best Thanksgiving Turkey. November 24, 1955 Plus, Falstaff's Fables explains why we have turkey on Thanksgiving…
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Christmas Carol Catastrophes: Fire/Santa Dog
We cover four versions of the Christmas tune by very avant garde group The Residents.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Chart Trivia Minute: I Love L.A.
Randy Newman's song was everywhere! Well...almost everywhere.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)What Came Next...Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here"
It took a while for Pink Floyd to regain their focus but, when they did, it eventually resulted in the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. One of the most…
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
America's Top 40s: November 10, 1958
The top 40 songs for November 10, 1958.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Face the Music: -021: Lightnin' Never Strikes Twice
Lightning strikes twice with the same song. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box…
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
The Best of Mike & Eric: December 4, 1982 Part II
The last few bits from The Jock-A-Thon, plus segments from December 28, 1982.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Thanksgiving OTR:Groucho Marx Brings A Live Turkey To Dinner
Groucho Marx brings the main course to the Thanksgiving dinner at Dinah Shore's home. November 22, 1945
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Christmas Carol Catastrophes: An Old Fashioned Christmas
Is there a more holly jollier Christmas story than killing 80 people in a bus accident?
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Chart Trivia Minute: ELO, ONJ, and ELO & ONJ
ELO and Olivia Newton-John together and apart.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)What Came Next...Genesis "We Can't Dance"
The three-piece version of Genesis became increasingly popular from 1978 onward, with 1986's Invisible Touch being their biggest yet. Phil Collins managed a…
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
America's Top 40s: November 3, 1958
The top 40 hits for November 3, 1958.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Face the Music: Episode -022: Brontosaurus
Jeff Lynne joins The Move!!! Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932 Superior…
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The Best of Mike & Eric: December 4, 1982 Pt 1
Another Solve a Crime, and a call to The Man Called Bear: Hero at Large!
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Halloween OTR: Charlie McCarthy & The War of the Worlds
Word is Orson timed the Martian invasion to happen when people tuned away from Charlie McCarthy & Edgar Bergen's #1 radio show. This recreates that using the…
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Christmas Carol Catastrophes: Get to Know Us!
I know tomorrow is Halloween, but next week we start running episodes of Christmas Carol Catastrophes from last year in buildup to the start of NEW episodes of…
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Chart Trivia Minute: The Rockin' Ghost.
There are other Halloween songs besides "Monster Mash."
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)What Came Next...Episode 48: Deep Purple "The House of Blue Light"
After nearly a decade apart, the Mark II version of Deep Purple reformed and made a successful comeback album with Perfect Strangers. It wasn't long before the…
- Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
America's Top 40s: October 27, 1958
The top 40 songs for October 27, 1958.
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Face the Music: Episode -023: The Last Thing On My Mind
The last thing on the Shazam album. Donate to the podcast through Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod Or PayPal eloftmpodcast@gmail.com P.O. Box 1932…
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The Best of Mike & Eric: December 3, 1982
It's the birth of Mike & Eric classics "Solve a Crime," and "Dueling Abbys."
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Halloween OTR: Ghost Hunt
A wacky radio DJ spends a night in a haunted house with his tape recorder. June 23, 1949
Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)Face the Music: Beatles Forever-A
It's a longer, looonnnnnngerrrr winding road in this expanded episode. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)