Desert Island Discs

10/06/2024

Thanks again to Mari Anne OConnor and Michelle Arcand for letting me sit in this morning and cover "Rock Lobstah." The show featured an assortment of cover songs. Below is a link to my Spinitron playlist so you can see what you may have missed.

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10/06/2024

On-the-air now and until 11:30am EST. Won’t you join me? 90.9 FM or streaming at www.wmpg.org/listen.

10/02/2024

On Sunday, October 10th, I will be back on WMPG FM, hosting another edition of Rock Lobstah from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. EST. I hope you'll catch the broadcast on 90.9 FM if you're in the Portland, Maine, area. If not, the show will livestream at www.wmpg.org/listen

The show format is cover songs. Why covers? Because great covers work. There’s no formula to making a successful cover song. But the best covers answer two essential questions: why this song and why this performance? When they're successful, a good cover manages to comment on the original song—its brilliance, mood, even shortcomings—while also highlighting the new performer's own voice and creative interpretation.

What do people listen for in cover songs? According to Petr Janata, a psychologist at UC Davis, "We want familiarity and the ability to form expectations. With so much unknown in the world, cover songs are the macaroni and cheese of music: creamy, gooey, fat-filled, loaded with dairy and carbs (cue oxytocin production in the brain). We make the leap to connect comfort and familiarity. Wanting to hear cover songs is like wanting mac and cheese.

Graphic courtesy of Mari Anne OConnor

09/30/2024

During tonight's WMPG broadcast, I received several calls from listeners who expressed their appreciation for the show. If you missed the program, you can access it by clicking on the link below.
https://www.wmpg.org/show/sun1700/ #

Stone Coast and The Love Ship on WMPG.

08/03/2024

Tonight marks my fourth and final music show on WMPG Radio before I return to Texas next week.

WHEN:
Saturday, August 3rd, from 8:00 to 9:30 pm ET

WHERE:
WMPG 90.9 FM - Livestream: www.wmpg.org/listen

FORMAT:
A ninety-minute dynamic free-form rhythmic adventure featuring an eclectic mix of the best in local, regional, and national alternative and indie rock. Journey with me through the past, present, and future of music as I serve up criminally overlooked tunes, hidden gems, guilty pleasures, and standout selections while unearthing new discoveries, remixes and rarities, b-sides and lost classics, and much more from the sonic landscape of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

07/29/2024

The next WMPG Radio Show I am hosting this week is Robin's Zodiac Zone.

WHEN:
Wednesday, July 31st, from 2:30 to 4:00 pm ET

WHERE:
WMPG 90.9 FM - Livestream: www.wmpg.org/listen

FORMAT:
Based on listener requests, I have curated a diverse mix of country music, showcasing the rich contributions that female artists have made to the genre over the last thirty years. Some of the artists you'll hear are Miranda Lambert, Jana Kramer, Megan Moroney, Brynn Cartelli. Erin Kinsey, Deanna Carter, The Wreckers, Faith Hill, Jessica Andrews. Michelle Wright, Carly Pearce, Patty Loveless, and more.

(Graphic courtesy of Mari Anne OConnor)

07/21/2024

If you missed my country music show this morning on WMPG FM you see the songs that I aired on the Spinitron playlist linked below.

https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/19268537/Rock-Lobstah

07/21/2024

"Sad County Songs to Listen to When You Are Blue"

When: Sunday, July 21st, from 10 to 11:30am ET
Where: WMPG FM - 90.9 FM

Please join me this Sunday morning as I return to the WMPG air and host “Rock Lobstah” from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. EST. The show features a mix of "Sad County Songs to Listen to When You Are Blue." sung by female country artists. We all have those days when we need a little comfort when a good long cry can be the best remedy. And what better way to achieve this than with a solid lineup of some of the saddest country songs ever? With its acoustic guitar and heart-wrenching lyrics, country music has a unique way of providing that comfort. Sunday's playlist features gut-wrenching breakup stories from some of the best contemporary artists like Carly Pearce, Kacey Musgraves. Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Jana Cramer, Abby Anderson, and Ashley Cooke, whose story-like lyrics and slow, twangy instrumentals will tug at your heartstrings. So grab a box of tissues (and maybe some chocolates) and tune your radio dial to 90.9 FM, or if you're not in the Portland, Maine area, catch the live stream at www.wmpg.org/listen

07/18/2024

If you’re feeling particularly fed up today, don’t worry. You won’t be alone in feeling blue. We all have off days, those when it feels like a little black cloud is following us everywhere we go, making everything gloomy and miserable.

Life isn’t always blue skies and puppy dogs; sometimes, it’s hard work just getting through the day.

But if we were happy all the time, we wouldn’t need sad songs, and sad songs are some of the greatest songs in the world, especially country music.

Sometimes, the best thing to do is wallow in all that misery and make a day of it; sit under that rain cloud and enjoy being soaked. It’s like Dolly Parton always says: “If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”

So won't you join me this evening on WMPG FM 90.9 FM from 8:30pm to 10:00 pm ET for 90 minutes of gut-wrenching sad country songs that are guaranteed to break your heart.

If you are outside the Greater Portland listening area catch the live stream at www.wmpg.org/listen

07/17/2024

SAD GIRL COUNTRY, SUMMER 2024

When: Thursday, June 18th, from 8:30 to 10 pm Eastern Time
Where: WMPG Radio 90.9 FM - Portland, Maine
LIvestream: www.wmpg.org/listen

Please join me tomorrow evening as I host "Between The Notes" on WMPG, sitting in for Justine.

We all have those days when we need a little comfort when a good long cry can be the best remedy. And what better way to achieve this than with a solid lineup of some of the saddest country songs ever? With its acoustic guitar and heart-wrenching lyrics, country music has a unique way of providing that comfort.
My playlist features a mix of gut-wrenching country songs that will tug at your heartstrings and are recorded by some of the brightest country artists on the music scene today, including Carly Pearce, Callista Clark, Cassadee Pope, Megan Moroney, Ella Langley, Dylan Scott, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Luke Combs, and Blake Shelton.

So grab a box of tissues (and maybe some chocolates) and tune your radio dial to 90.9 FM, or if you're not in the Portland, Maine area, catch the live stream at www.wmpg.org/listen