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Mad Music Radio is a cluster of 5 internet only radio stations that started broadcasting in 2014. Stations include classic rock, blues, jazz, oldies, and one station dedicated to the music of The Grateful Dead. Find us at www.madmusicradio.com

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Looking for a cool read? Check out my first book, Sonic Rites: 100 Albums That Shaped Life’s Soundtrack. Out now on Amazon

01.02.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Last Waltz: A Thanksgiving Farewell to Remember On Thanksgiving night in 1976, The Band took the stage at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom for what would become one of the most celebrated farewell concerts in rock history.

Tune in tonight at 8 pm Eastern for our Thanksgiving tradition themadmusicasylum.com

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27.11.2025 21:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Dead Don't Die: How America's Strangest Band Conquered the Modern Era The Grateful Dead occupy a peculiar position in American music history, simultaneously legendary and underestimated, their cultural footprint expanding rather than receding in the nearly three decades...

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24.11.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Tuesday in November: An Historic Studio Concert Fifty-five years ago today, the headline of the New York Times was about the Bhola cyclone which had happened the previous week in Pakistan.

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17.11.2025 15:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Rhythm of Revolution: How History Transformed Popular Music Popular music has always served as a mirror reflecting the turbulent times in which it was created, absorbing the anxieties, hopes, and transformations of society and channeling them into melodies tha...

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21.10.2025 13:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tangled Up in Masterpiece: The Enduring Power of Blood on the Tracks In the winter of 1975, Bob Dylan released an album that would come to be regarded as one of the finest works in his legendary catalog.

Tonight on the Friday Long Play at 9 pm Eastern on The Mad Music Asylum

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17.10.2025 14:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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When One Company Controls the Show Live Nation Entertainment stands as a colossus in the modern music industry, a corporate entity so vast and integrated that it touches nearly every aspect of how live music reaches audiences today.

Monday post is up now

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06.10.2025 14:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Enduring Magic of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road When Friday arrives, it signals another featured album spotlight on The Mad Music Asylum at 9 pm Eastern time.

Friday Long Play
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03.10.2025 15:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The End of the Road: Four Musicians, One Last Journey Tonight on The Friday Long Play on The Mad Music Asylum, we are featuring probably our favorite album of all time.

Tonight on the Friday Long Play on The Mad Music Asylum WMMA.rocks
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26.09.2025 15:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you are looking for Grateful Dead music, I can help. If you have ever wanted to take a deep dive into the Dead's catalog, now is your chance. Message me and I'll tell you how you can get your hands on the ultimate Grateful Dead collection! #GratefulDead

24.09.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mad Music Radio | Charlotte NC Mad Music Radio, Charlotte. 5,275 likes Β· 28 talking about this. A small cluster of internet radio stations bringing you the best music 24 hours a day.

WJZZ,rocks plays Jazz 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with no commercial interruptions. #Jazz
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02.09.2025 14:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#nowplaying on The Mad Music Asylum: Sister Golden Hair by America. Listen live on the site www.WMMA.rocks or on the myTuner Radio app
#ClassicRock #MadMusicRadio

01.09.2025 21:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#nowplaying on All Blues Radio: The Sky Is Crying by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Listen on the site (www.WBLU.rocks) or on the myTuner Radio app
#TheBlues #MadMusicRadio

01.09.2025 14:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey: When Domestic Bliss Became Musical Gold Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey stands as one of the most emotionally generous and musically accomplished albums in the Belfast singer's expansive catalog.

Tonight on the Friday Long Play
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29.08.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Without a Net Happy Wednesday!

Latest post on my Substack.
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27.08.2025 15:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Debutants Hello Campers.

Just published
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13.08.2025 13:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Visual Language of Rock: How Logos Became Music's Most Powerful Symbols In the sprawling landscape of popular culture, few visual elements carry as much immediate recognition and emotional weight as a well-crafted logo.

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04.08.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Billy Joel Takes a Walk Down 52nd Street Billy Joel's 52nd Street stands as one of the most commercially successful and artistically cohesive albums in the piano man's extensive catalog.

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25.07.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All In The Family This week's collection draws inspiration from Monday's article on family bands.

Check out my newest Substack post and weekly playlist. Love sharing music with all. madmusicradio.substack.com/p/all-in-the...

23.07.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ozzy Osbourne, pioneering heavy metal singer and Black Sabbath frontman, dies at 76 Word of Osbourne’s demise came weeks after the ailing front man reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates.

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22.07.2025 20:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Berthold Auerbach (February 28, 1812- February 8, 1882)

22.07.2025 12:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tune in today at 3 pm Eastern for the Flower Power Hour with Ken and MJ. This week features of Jeff Beck, the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, and Rory Gallagher. WMMA.rocks

20.07.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oscar Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900)

20.07.2025 12:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From Radio Waves to Streaming Playlists: A Musical Journey Continues By now, some of you have realized that I operate five online radio stations available at madmusicradio.com and through various streaming platforms.

I am trying something new on my Substack. It is a playlist with written commentary. Check it out. If it seems to get any traction, I will continue each week.
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17.07.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Turn on to long, iconic tracks by the Dead, King Crimson, Moody Blues, and Rare Bird as well as features of Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix on The Flower Power Hour with Ken & MJ. Listen live from 3-6 pm Eastern at WMMA.rocks

06.07.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." - Tonight's Friday Long Play Feature Tonight at 9 PM on The Mad Music Asylum's Friday Long Play, listeners will experience one of the most commercially successful yet critically misunderstood albums in rock history: Bruce Springsteen's "...

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04.07.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Death of Rock and Roll: An Obituary for Our Most Beautiful Rebel Rock and roll died on October 13, 2016, at the age of 65.

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01.07.2025 12:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not The Last Record Album Tonight on the Friday Long Play, we are featuring a record from the band Little Feat.

Tonight on the Friday Long Play
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27.06.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Architects of American Sound: The Pioneers Who Shaped a Nation's Musical Identity American music stands as one of the country's greatest cultural exports, a tapestry woven from diverse traditions that gave birth to entirely new forms of artistic expression.

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10.06.2025 12:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rik Cribb: A Life in Music and Community Singer-songwriter, craftsman, and devoted family man from Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

My tribute to a great friend

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08.06.2025 14:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0