Each time I paddle out to surf or stand on top of a mountain I [...]]]> Our governments are cherry pickin’ in left field. They are watching too much TV, or maybe they are too busy checking themselves out in the mirror. Whatever it is they are doing, they are not taking decisive action on climate change.

Each time I paddle out to surf or stand on top of a mountain I feel closer to the Earth. I think about this big beautiful planet that I live on with billions of other people. Such a big world, yet so small…

How are we going to keep this planet healthy? How in the world are we going to keep the Earth beautiful without beginning to take action on climate change?

The folks behind 350.org feel that the solution lies in an international grassroots movement connected through the power of the Internet. Check out this powerful animation created by 350.org that transcends language barriers delivering a message hard to ignore.

Visit 350.org to learn more about this exciting international campaign aimed at uniting the world around a solution to climate change.

I am yet to catch a live show by Bangor rockers, The Sweet Terror, but I am quite sure that the band can deliver an edgy, powerful performance. They remind me of a classic post-punk Echo and the Bunnymen.

The Sweet Terror have been busy recording this past year and will soon be [...]]]>

The Sweet Terror

I am yet to catch a live show by Bangor rockers, The Sweet Terror, but I am quite sure that the band can deliver an edgy, powerful performance. They remind me of a classic post-punk Echo and the Bunnymen.

The Sweet Terror have been busy recording this past year and will soon be releasing a brand new album. This podcast features a few of these newly recorded tracks. The band will be out playing live shows soon featuring this new material.

Visit The Sweet Terror on Facebook to learn more about this Bangor, Maine based rock band.

This Soundcentury Podcast features: Frank Black – Seven Fingers>Insidious Rays – Itsy Bitsy – The Sweet Terror – Daisy Cutter>Bird Song>Sharks>Magicians Assistant – Superchunk – Learned to Surf (acoustic version)>World Party – Private Revolution.

Portland, Maine musician and songwriter Eric Bettencourt presents a catchy mix of soulful, pop-infused folk rock held together by well-written tunes and rock solid musical craftsmanship.

Bettencourt is a well-versed guitar player who moves around on electric, acoustic, lead and rhythm. He has got his hands full leading an independent label, Shadow Shine Records [...]]]>

Eric Bettencourt

Portland, Maine musician and songwriter Eric Bettencourt presents a catchy mix of soulful, pop-infused folk rock held together by well-written tunes and rock solid musical craftsmanship.

Bettencourt is a well-versed guitar player who moves around on electric, acoustic, lead and rhythm. He has got his hands full leading an independent label, Shadow Shine Records and running a personal recording studio that also caters to local Portland bands.

Bettencourt is a distinguished musical force in the Portland music scene earning 1^st place in the Best Folk Act category and 3^rd place in the best album category with The Giraffe Attack Collection, in the 2010 Best Music Poll sponsored by the Portland Phoenix.

You can discover more about this exciting artist by visiting eric-bettencourt.com. This podcast features a collection of songs encompassing several albums released over the years by Bettencourt.

You can purchase his music through his website or by clicking here.

This Soundcentury podcast features: Hajime Tachibana – Moog Power – Date of Birth – Aim At El Paso – Eric Bettencourt – Delaney>Two Wine Glasses>Lost Weekend>The Plan>This Big House – The Kinks – Mr. Churchill Says

This went against any [...]]]> I am not a web wizard, but right now I kind of feel like the man. I dove deep into a database and pasted code in a place I should probably not have ventured to. A couple quick reads through some support forums, a couple investigative clicks and then it worked. Amazing…

This went against any prior experience I have ever had attempting to troubleshoot a computer issue such as this. Generally, I just kind of hope it works out and sometimes it does. In this case, I hunted it down and nipped it hard. Definitely stoked right now.

I have a couple really exciting bands lined up for the next couple episodes out of Portland, Maine. So, I was hoping to get this cleared up quick.

Until then,

Thanks for listening to Soundcentury.

I grew up listening to bands like the Pixies, Talking Heads, The Velvet Underground, Poi Dog Pondering and Hot House Flowers, just to name a few, but I will never forget in 1992 when my brother Kev came over to Luxembourg, Europe to visit and handed me a “Picture [...]]]>

East Coast Phish Summer Tour Remix

I grew up listening to bands like the Pixies, Talking Heads, The Velvet Underground, Poi Dog Pondering and Hot House Flowers, just to name a few, but I will never forget in 1992 when my brother Kev came over to Luxembourg, Europe to visit and handed me a “Picture of Nectar,” by Phish.

I remember very vividly sitting back and listening to this band that my brother claimed was going to be the next big thing. I was 13 years old at the time and the music struck me as being totally different than anything I had ever heard before.

I kept on listening and caught my first show in 1993 and spent the entire afternoon hacky sacking, listening to Blues Traveler and witnessing all these cool cats skateboarding and smiling knowing what lay in store once the rock and roll boys from Vermont hit the stage.

The crowd before me boogied as the band laid into their first notes of the evening, convincing me that there was indeed a far out world to be discovered through live music. Phish seems to have always known this since the time that they began.

Phish seems to grasp the idea very well that music can indeed take you to places in your mind where your soul asks you so often to go. Through their funky blend of thoughtfully picked out cover songs, to trail-blazing original tunes, Phish is determined to keep the very precious soul of rock and roll, in all its good and bad, alive.

The summer of 2010 exemplifies this bands commitment to a progressive rock sound that has always been there to convey a message of the far off places that music can take you if you just close your eyes and listen… Visit Phish.com to purchase and download all of their summer 2010 shows.

Happy 4^th of July everyone. Thank you all so much for listening and I plan on continuing to bust out mixes of the Phinest bands New England has to serve on up.

This Soundcentury podcast features: MC5 – Gotta Keep Moving – Phish – Summer 2010 Remix – Miracle Train – Irie Treehouse (Nectars 2006)

When you are traveling down an interstate going 70 mph, with two surfboards on your roof, and a bike hanging off your trunk, you are generally thinking about two things. The first thing is how long it is going to take you to get to where you are going and the second is how [...]]]>

Mudseason

When you are traveling down an interstate going 70 mph, with two surfboards on your roof, and a bike hanging off your trunk, you are generally thinking about two things. The first thing is how long it is going to take you to get to where you are going and the second is how cool it going to be to ride your boards and peddle your bike.

It is not until you look into your rearview mirror to witness your freshly tuned mountain bike floundering around on the hard pavement that you begin to seriously consider a third thing. Motherfu…..!!! and a couple more harsh ol’ words. My bike is screwed.

My bike took a hard tumble for sure, but lucky for me, no vehicles behind me to ground it up into further bike mince-metal. I just collected it on up, threw it on the back of the car again, much more secured of course, and was happy that my boards were all nice and secure. Thankfully, the waves were sweet and the water was pretty warm for Maine.

So, after a long day of riding waves, I popped into Roses, our local bike shop here in Orono, Maine, and had them do a little damage assessment. Pretty much all you can do. Well, just afterwards, I ran into Anthony Ambrosino from the local band Mudseason and he was all smiles.

You see, Mudseason has been booked at the Nateva Festival taking place in Maine this July 4^th weekend. Mudseason has been rocking central Maine for quite some time now, laying down a beautiful blend of jam-folky-funk-rock to a growing base of fans.

They are extremely excited about playing Nateva Festival on Sunday, and will have some special guest musicians joining them onstage, including Les Rhoda on the Sax. Check them out on this Soundcentury podcast and if you dig what you hear, keep an eye out for this band who have absolutely no plans on staying at home. Go see em’ live.

This Soundcentury podcast features: Jack McDuff – Downhome Style> LCD Soundsystem – Pow Pow> Speedometers – School Days – MudSeason – A Road to Nowwhere>Nowhere>Stomp – The Chakachas – Jungle Fever

Soulful, well-crafted lyrics are not easy to come by. Lyrics, which are both timeless and universal, are as beautiful as mist on an early summer morning and as rare as a rainbow in winter. Singer/songwriter and accomplished guitarist Jeremy Harple is a musician who knows how to write a song.

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Jeremy Harple. Photo by Strainephotography

Soulful, well-crafted lyrics are not easy to come by. Lyrics, which are both timeless and universal, are as beautiful as mist on an early summer morning and as rare as a rainbow in winter. Singer/songwriter and accomplished guitarist Jeremy Harple is a musician who knows how to write a song.

The Vermont singer-songwriter has written more than 300 original songs over the years and has played countless shows throughout the many music venues in New England.

Harple takes his lyrics and seamlessly blends them with witty, creative guitar playing. Countless audiences have witnessed Harple pick beautiful tight lines around the banjo or guitar, while laying down blues on the harmonica.

Kick back, relax and have a good listen to this talented musician from Vermont. His songs may only be known to small pockets of fans at the present time, but lyrics like these carry messages that will soon be heard far and wide.

Check him out on the fourth of July at Johnny Fest in Alburgh, Vermont. Visit his website to learn more about his music, as well as purchase some of his many recordings.

This Soundcentury podcast features – Jimmy Reed – Jumpin’ Jimmy – Jeremy Harple – What About Me>Bill Collector>Jericho “live”>Shadowtown>Barista – Bobby Bland – Going Down Slow

Jeremy Harple. Photograph by Strainephotography

Well, it’s been about two weeks since I have put together a podcast for Soundcentury. Actually, wait a second, it has been three weeks! I just thought I would write a quick little note letting my worldwide base of fans across the planet know that I have not forgotten about [...]]]>

So many bands...So little time...

Well, it’s been about two weeks since I have put together a podcast for Soundcentury. Actually, wait a second, it has been three weeks! I just thought I would write a quick little note letting my worldwide base of fans across the planet know that I have not forgotten about you.

The grueling long hours that I spend toiling away on Soundcentury. The blood, sweat and tears that roll off my sweaty body as I sift through the thousands of bands throwing their sounds on my doorstep in hopes of possibly being featured, took a little toll on my ol’ bones and so off to the Gulf of Mexico I went for a little sailing expedition to get some peace and quiet. Wasn’t too quiet there though and it smelled awful, and it was very depressing.

I try my best to open up all of your letters. I would like to thank all of the incredibly sexy ladies out there who keep sending me their underwear and naked photos of themselves. Very cool! Oh, and that dude who keeps sending me photos of himself doing push-ups in his tighty-whities. NOT COOL MAN!

Oh, and the record labels that keep hounding me about getting on a world tour. Relax. I just need a little time to reflect… You know. On the real issues man. The ones that are tweeking my brain. Just let me meditate for a few more months and just than I might consider getting back on the road.

So, to all of you. Yeah, you hoser. The music never stopped, it just has been getting ready for a new round of hip, unsigned, dare  I say… Do I say… I will say “Fuckin’” rocking New England bands as well as some mixes I have been working on that mix deep soul funk and bare to the bone heavy metal, with a twist of dancehall psychedelia.

So, stay tuned. Keep sending the naked photos ladies. And, Johnny tie at the record label, get off my ass man, the tour will come soon.

Peace out! And clean up that fuckin oil spill already… The fish don’t dig it. I heard word got out to some badass Great White Sharks and they have pictures of all the oil exec’s at BP and they are coming after yo’ ass on your next beach vacation.

Here is a little taste of a band I can’t wait to feature in an upcoming podcast. Right here is the “Sweet Terror” out of Bangor, Maine. They are busy recording an album as I write this. Here is one of the smokin’ tracks freshly recorded “Dirty Fingers.” If you live around Bangor, Maine…Go See This Band!

Rock and roll hipsters, Restless Groove, out of Orono, Maine have packed the cooler, filled up the tank and are about to hit the jam band highway. The direction this band heads in is unclear, but they have a self-designed map that is going to take them across the lands of America making [...]]]>

Restless Groove

Rock and roll hipsters, Restless Groove, out of Orono, Maine have packed the cooler, filled up the tank and are about to hit the jam band highway. The direction this band heads in is unclear, but they have a self-designed map that is going to take them across the lands of America making folks stomp their feet, holler into space and groove spaciously along the way.

Stand in the audience at one of their shows and you will quickly realize that these guys are destined for bigger things outside of the beautiful state of Maine. For now though, they are central Maine’s little hidden secret.

Enjoy these tracks and visit them at their website to find out when and where they are playing next. You can purchase Restless Grooves new killer album, Forest of Dance here. Keep a close eye on these groovy cats who know a thing or two about the infinite potential of rock and roll.

This Soundcentury podcast features: The Poets of Rhythm – Upper Class – Restless Groove – Slap Your Soul > Big California > Mr. Mayor – Strangefolk (live 1997) – Lost My Way