The Archives

I think I got all of the archives reposted and relinked. Let me know if you come across any links that don't work.

A bunch of our older shows in the archives have gone away due to the evident collapse of BlipMedia, who we were using to host them. We do have all of the shows recorded still, but will need to take the time to upload them to our host, which may take a while.

When you're in the archives (the link is over there on the right), any that have "sparetherock.com" in the URL (basically all of them in 2006) should work. Any that have "rizzn.net" or "blipmedia.org" probably won't...

Looking for More?

Check out our (sort of) neighbors from the Berkshires at All Ages Radio. Some overlap, but some different stuff too. Hooray for Scott and Grace!

Playlist for 2-25-2006

Archive is here. Forgot to start the recording until a few seconds into the opening song; sorry.

8:00 - Legal ID
They Might Be Giants - Experimental Film (The Spine)
Brian Wilson - Vege-Tables
Great Lake Swimmers - See You On The Moon! (See You on the Moon)
Buckwheat Zydeco - Mardi Gras Mambo (World Playground II)
Keith Munslow - Goin' To The Beach (Live at VFR)
Ben Rudnick - Cowgirl Song (Live for VFR)
The Grownups - Cantina Ska (I'm a Grownup EP)
Lisa Atkinson - Celia Says (The Elephant in Aisle 4)
Lunch Money - Miniature Things (Silly Reflection)
Danny Adlerman - Africa Calling (One Size Fits All) (will be live in-studio on March 25)
Candy Band - Fashion Show (Lollipunk)
Sippy Cups - I Wanna Be Elated (Kids Rock for Peas!)
Imagination Movers - Springtime (Eight Feet)
Telephone Company - Panda Brain (Business Deal Top 40)
Queen Latifah - Dance For Me (All Hail The Queen)
Scribblemonster - Superhealthy (Chocolate Milk)
Suburbs - Rattle My Bones (Love is the Law)
Pencilhead and the Playground Punks - Super (Super Powered Underwear)
Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner
Bzots - Two Months Security Deposit

Ron Resetarits (Live at Flywheel):
Clean-O
Vincent Van Gogh

Deedle Deedle Dees (Live at Flywheel)"
John Brown
Rancher Ants
Scared By My Own Costume
Ina Mina Dika
Babe Ruth
Drum!
Anne Bonney
Henry Box Brown
Another Song
Major Deegan (How Ya Feelin'?)
Teddy Days

Triton - L'ile Maurice
They Might Be Giants - Cowtown (Lincoln)

Two Little Girls Named Ella

A wonderful friend, Cynthia Gustavson, is a poet and therapist in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She's started a podcast as part of her website. Her current podcast entry is dedicated to Ella and another little girl named Ella, and she's got a fascinating message and poem about the downside of (largely understandable) warnings about strangers.

Check it out.

(Note: This is a podcast for grown-ups.)

Support Great (Grown-Up) Independent Internet Radio

I've been listening to WOXY for about ten years now. It was one of the first "modern rock" stations way back in the early '80s, and it stayed one of the great alt-rock stations, resisting the weird active rock trends of the late '90s. They went internet-only in 2004, and now they need your help.

The station, despite great critical acclaim and listener loyalty, just hasn't attracted the advertisers it needs. So they've gone listener-supported, looking for $9.95/month (month-to-month, no commitments). That'll get you a great CD-quality stream of both streams (the new music, with live DJs, and the vintage station, which is automated) and knowledge that you're supporting truly independent radio.

Go check it out, listen to the free low-bandwidth stream, and give 'em some money. Please.

WOXY.com. Bam! The future of rock and roll.

Rocking Out At Flywheel

Want to see what a great time looks like? Check out these pictures from this morning's show at Flywheel!

Thanks to the folks at Flywheel, Ron Resetarits (who played a great opening act), all the participants in the knock-knock joke open mike, and the Deedle Deedle Dees for a terrific morning. We recorded all the tunes and will hopefully have some music to play from it next week.

Reminder -- Live at Flywheel Saturday!

Tomorrow's show will be a repeat of the 2005 Retrospective Show, because we will be down at Flywheel for The Deedle Deedle Dees!

Yes, that's right, it's the first live show produced (in part) by Spare the Rock, Spoil the Chlid, working with the great folks at Flywheel who have been doing the Pancake Mountain screenings and dance parties! We're hoping to make live kids' bands a regular thing, so please come down! Instructions to Flywheel are on their website, it'll be a mere $6 (2 and under free), and there will be pancakes, local music, and a knock-knock joke open mike in addition to the Dees.

And we'll return live next week -- hopefully with some of the concert recorded, too.

Steve Weeks Finalist in International Songwriting Competition

A note from friend of the show Steve Weeks:

I wanted to let you all know that my song “Kiki Kangaroo” is currently a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. Given that the competition started with over 15,000 entries and is now down to 14 songs in the children’s music category, I’m very, very honored to be in the list of finalists.

Along with the main competition, ISC also has a “People’s Voice” contest that allows the public to vote for their favorite songs. If you’re interested in voting for Kiki, you can do so at their site (each person can only vote once per day). I’d be extremely grateful for any votes cast for my song.


Also, Steve sent us a new track, and we'll play it the next time we're on -- which will not be this Saturday (we'll be at the Deedle Deedle Dees show at Flywheel, and hope you will be too!) but the following week.

Playlist for 2006-02-11

Archive is here.

What a great time having Keith Munslow in studio live!

Podcast is back up and running again! Hooray!

They Might Be Giants - Meet Jame Ensor (John Henry)
Keith Munslow - I Can't Get Up this Mornin' (Accidentally on Purpose)
Kali - Tambou Dan Tche Nou (Caribbean Playground)
Frank Black - Jumpin' Beans (acoustic)
The Pointer Sisters - Pinball Number Count (Songs from the Street)
Steve Songs - Ducks Hatching (Marvelous Day!)
Ben Rudnick - Sally Salamander (Live for VFR)
Susan Salidor - Hello (Little Voices in My Head)
The Quiet Ones - Polar Bear (Make Some Noise)
Milkshake - School (Bottle of Sunshine)
PSA (Flywheel/Deedle Deedle Dees)
Deedle Deedle Dees - Gesundheit to the Lady in Blue (Let it Dee) (live at Flywheel 2/18/06)
ScribbleMonster & His Pals - Chocolate Milk (Chocolate Milk)
Candy Band - Ken Lost His Head (Candy Band)
Belly - Feed the Tree (EP)
Teacher and the Rockbots - Where Will I Go? (Science)
Trip Shakespeare - Toolmaster of Brainerd (Are you Shakespearienced?)
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Keith Munslow live
Bill Harley - 50 Ways to Fool Your Mother
Buck Howdy - Baked Beans
They Might Be Giants - New York City

Playlist for 2/4/06

Archive here

Legal ID
They Might Be Giants - The Sun Is A Mass of Incadescent Gas
Claudia Martinez - Nichim Vuil (World Playground II)
Laurie Berkner - I Love My Rooster (Whaddya Think of That?)
Sue Trainor - Morning Rhythms (Under Tables Out Back Doors)
Waco Brothers - Fox (Bottle Let Me Down)
Timmy Abell - Little Red Wagon (Little Red Wagon)
Ralph's World - Me & My Invisible Friend (Green Gorilla Monster & Me)
Joe McDermott - You Gotta Be You (I Am Baby)
Miles Davis - Venus de Milo (Birth of the Cool)
Talking Heads - (Nothing But) Flowers - (Naked)
Buck Howdy - Bonus Track (Giddyup!)
Sho Mo and the Monkey Bunch - Five Little Monkeys (s/t)
Throwing Muses - Counting Backwards (EP)
Grown-Ups - I'm a Grown-Up (EP)
Aquabats - Pizza Day
The Jam - In the City (Live)
CandyBand - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (CandyBand)
Mr. T Experience - Unpack Your Adjectives
Legal ID
REM - It's the End of the World As We Know It (Document)
Telephone Company - Mustache (The King's Surprise?)
The Quiet Ones - Invisible Trousers (Make Some Noise)
Billy Bragg & Wilco - My Flying Saucer (Mermaid Avenue II)
Jessica Harper - Four Boys Named Jordan (Inside Out!)
Suburbs - Rattle My Bones (Love is the Law)
Charity and the JAMband - Jump Into the Middle (Rock Your Socks Off)
Steve Weeks - Monkeys (Alphabet Songs Vol. II)
Keith Munslow - Accidentally (Accidentally (On Purpose))
Mr. Richard - Loopy Doop (Tummy Talk)
Scribblemonster - Candy for Breakfast (Chocolate Milk)
Ira Marlowe - Sandwich (The Teasing Bird)
Deedle Deedle Dees - Babe Ruth (Let It Dee) (playing at Flywheel in Easthampton on February 18)
Trout Fishing in America - My Hair Had a Party Last Night (Family Music Party)
Monty Harper - Loose Tooth (The Great Green Squishy Mean Concert CD)
They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants