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Steve Howe Interview on Beyond Beyond is Beyond Thursday

Mike Newman — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:01:15 +0000

As a big YES fan, I am proud to say that with this new Steve Howe interview, I have now rounded out (not roundabout) interviewing the classic Fragile and Close to the Edge-era lineup. High school Mike Newman would be very proud. He might even freak out!

So tune in to see if much-older Mike Newman freaks out whilst speaking with one of the greatest guitarists ever in rock music. We talked about everything from Yes to Zappa to Asia to Tomorrow. I may have even convinced him that he should put Tomorrow back together!

I’ll air my interview with Steve Howe on Thursday, January 26th on Beyond Beyond is Beyond on East Village Radio, from noon to 2pm EST. Come join us.

The Beyond Beyond is Beyond / Bang Bang Boogaloo Compilation

Mike Newman — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:38:31 +0000

BBiB Special featuring Sixto Rodriguez on EVR

Mike Newman — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:01:10 +0000

I was absolutely thrilled to be able to host this show last week. The legendary socio-political singer/musician, Rodriguez was in town for a show with Charles Bradley and stopped by EVR to play a couple songs and chat with me. Take a listen to the archive here…

ARCHIVE: RODRIGUEZ ON BBIB SPECIAL ON EVR

Gentle Giant Frontman, Derek Shulman, on BBiB Thursday

Mike Newman — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:49:10 +0000

The prog-rock giants, Gentle Giant, just remastered and re-released their 3rd and 4th albums, Three Friends and Octopus, both originally released in 1972…a fine fine year! I’ll have Gentle Giant frontman, Derek Shulman, on Beyond Beyond is Beyond on East Village Radio on Thursday to talk about those amazing albums and spin selections from them. Join us from noon to 2pm on Thursday and get your afternoon prog on!

J E F F E R T I T T I ‘s N I L E Perform Live on Beyond Beyond is Beyond

Mike Newman — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:13:53 +0000

I’m very happy to welcome the live ‘Interstellar California Vibes‘ of Jeffertitti’s Nile to Beyond Beyond is Beyond on East Village Radio on Thursday (noon to 2pm eastern). Come aboard the Space Shuttle Jeffertitti!

And speaking of Space Shuttles and shit, don’t miss the Dog Gone Blog party that JN will be playing along with our pals Minerva Lions and Superhuman Happiness…at the Church. Here are the FB deets.

Check ‘em out in the meantime…

Brian Olive on Beyond Beyond is Beyond on Thursday

Mike Newman — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:37:33 +0000

I’m very happy to be welcoming Brian Olive to Beyond Beyond is Beyond on East Village Radio on Thursday! The ex-Greenhorne, ex-Soledad Bro and fellow Cincinnati-native has released one of the best rock albums of the year in Two of Everything…on one of my favorite record labels, Alive Naturalsound. And he’ll be recording with the legendary Dr. John this year! We’ll talk about that stuff, his tour, Cincinnati chili and plenty more on Thursday, PLUS Brian will perform live for you in the EVR studio. Don’t miss! Noon-2pm eastern on Thursday.

Dig the first tune from Two of Everything in the meantime…
Brian Olive – Left Side Rock

Save The Date: BBiB Summer Jam with Endless Boogie & Minerva Lions

Mike Newman — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:32:39 +0000

*flier by Justin Gabbard

Minerva Lions Coming to Play Live on Beyond Beyond is Beyond

Mike Newman — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:29:22 +0000

Brooklyn’s own Minerva Lions are gonna come perform live on Beyond Beyond is Beyond on Thursday, of course on East Village Radio from noon to 2pm eastern time. I first heard the band’s praises from a number of pals. First from Miss Nicole Atkins, then from Julian Woolsey of Perfect Prescription and Rock Edition fame, and last but not least, Sam Davis at Relix and Dog Gone Blog.

Now I’ve finally heard Minerva Lions’ new EP, Great Strides, Priestess and Queen for myself and am quite excited for the Lions’ live action!

So come along on the listening adventure on Thursday, July 7th from noon to 2pm (est) on Beyond Beyond is Beyond on East Village Radio!

*And make sure to catch Minerva Lions when they play Beyond Beyond is Beyond presents…in Riverside Park, along with Endless Boogie, on July 31st*

Mike Newman in La Fleur Fatale’s ‘Share The Love’ Doc

Mike Newman — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:18:44 +0000

Early 2011, Swedish pop-psych band La Fleur Fatale, whom I have championed for the last couple years now, visited NYC to appear on Beyond Beyond is Beyond and do three live shows in NYC and Brooklyn. This is the brilliant documentary they put together of that trip. And it features yours truly. Dig…

SHARE THE LOVE from Linkin on Vimeo.

My Adulthood with Bob Dylan, on His 70th…

Mike Newman — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:02:43 +0000

I started really listening to Bob Dylan in around 1988 when I was in high school, at a time when it seemed that all people wanted to say about him was how well everyone else sang his songs. And at a time when high schoolers just weren’t listening to him (are they ever though?). I used to go to record shops to buy Dylan albums and found that I’d most often have to check the ‘folk’ section to find them. Still of teenage mind, I was confused by this, especially since it was only Dylan’s first three albums that were really ‘folky’.

I also wondered why people didn’t like his voice. To me, it was other-worldly and transportative. I’d never heard anyone sell a song like Dylan in a more unique way. It spoke to me a lot more than C&C Music Factory, who were having their moment in the sun at the time. I know because I used to cringe at every party I was at in high school when it came on.

In 1989, I read Anthony Scaduto’s Bob Dylan: An Intimate Biography, which was originally published in 1971. I became obsessed, but not so much with the man, but the music.

Favor for Dylan started warming up as 1989′s Oh Mercy album was released to critical acclaim and the Biograph box set soon followed. Though certainly not the treasure trove for Dylan diehards, Biograph was an amazing step for me away from Dylan ‘beginner’ to Dylan ‘intermediate.’ I have Dan Brookbank and blank cassettes to thank for that. Biograph opened my eyes up to the lesser-know (or lesser-respected) eras of Dylan’s career and turned me onto little gems like ‘Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window’ and ‘Abandoned Love.’ And I loved Biograph‘s odd contrasts of songs like ‘Every Grain of Sand’ and ‘Quinn the Eskimo’ sitting right next to each other on the cassettes. Or ‘Positively 4th Street’ followed by a live ‘Isis.’ Beautiful.

I started college and Dylan released the Oh Mercy follow-up album, Under the Red Sky to very lukewarm reviews and Dylan seemed to be forgotten about all over again. Again, Dylan wasn’t living up to what people wanted him to be. But I listened to the shit out of that album in ’91 and ’92, unconcerned with what social merit and poetic import it was ‘supposed’ to have. Again, I was the only one of my peers listening to Bob Dylan…well, except for Al Berger at Ohio State.

Ask somebody about Bob Dylan in the 90′s and a good percentage would wonder ‘oh, is he still alive?’ During those 90′s I discovered it all. And I saw Dylan in small theaters and state fairs. I saw shows where he was chatty and having a blast on stage and I saw shows where he came out, played the songs, and left the stage. But I was always in awe.

The first Bootleg Series release came out in ’91, which was utterly amazing and just furthered my obsession with the many sides of Dylan’s music. The two solo acoustic albums (Good As I Been to You, World Gone Wrong) also came out in the 90′s and I was the only one I knew that had them or even heard of them. I do remember them both being well-reviewed in Rolling Stone, but then again, that doesn’t really mean anything.

Then ’97 came along.

Dylan emerged from the studio under the co-production of Daniel Lanois, who had produced Oh Mercy back in the late 80′s. The album was Time Out of Mind and it was Dylan’s first album of original material since the critically and commercially-panned Under the Red Sky in 1990. It captured Dylan’s new ‘vibe’ and was the start of his big comeback. It was then that everyone caught up to me…people my age and people younger than me finally ‘got’ Dylan…and his voice.

I’m all the more happy to know that I was on the journey before it was a tourist attraction, ya know? Yes, I’m being douchey and taking credit for liking Dylan before it was cool. And though there are hardly any more record shops, people seem to understand now that Bob Dylan doesn’t belong in the ‘folk’ section.

Happy 70th, Bob!