Bob Marley & The Wailers 'Natty Dread'
The Alternative Top 40

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Natty Dread

Album #199 - October 1974

Episode date - January 1, 2025

The third album by the Wailers brought significant changes in that two of the three bandmembers were no longer present.

“Aretha Now”
How Music Changed

The Life and Music of Aretha Franklin: Aretha Then (and “Now”)

Episode 9

Episode date - December 20, 2024

“Aretha Now” was Aretha Franklin’s fourth album with Atlantic Records, and it continued the unabated chart success of the previous three albums, with five songs appearing on the H

Randy Newman - Good Old Boys
The Top 500 of The Top 40

Randy Newman: Good Old Boys

Album #237 - September 1974

Episode date - November 20, 2024

One of the more interesting things about Randy Newman is the way that he perplexes his own audience.

Little Feat- Feats Don't Fail Me Now
The Top 500 of The Top 40

Little Feat: Feats Don't Fail Me Now

Album #236 - August 1974

Episode date - November 13, 2024

This album is a great example of why “All-Time Best Of” lists are made.

Neil Young: On the Beach
The Top 500 of The Top 40

Neil Young: On The Beach

Album #235 - July 1974

Episode date - October 30, 2024

Neil Young’s “Tonight ‘s the Night” rightly gets credit as one of the best stoner albums of all time, but that album’s precursor, “On the Beach,” offers so

The Bossa Nova Beatniks
The Time Was

AHN Interview: Bossa Nova Beatniks Live in Studio

August 28, 2024

Episode date - August 28, 2024

Tom Gould and his ever-changing lineup of Bossa Nova Beatniks have been entertaining music fans for over 30 years.

Mescalito Riding His White Horse  - Inspired by the Musical Adventures of Peter Rowan
The Time Was

AHN Interview: Mike Fiorito and Peter Rowan - Mescalito Riding His White Horse

March 6, 2024

Episode date - March 6, 2024

This show is an unusual break from our typical scheme of things.

John Cale HoboSapiens
How Music Changed

The Velvet Underground: The End - An Interview with John Cale

Episode 25

Episode date - January 19, 2024

Fourteen years ago – April, 2009, to be exact – we recorded a special interview with John Cale, who had just released the masterpiece solo record “Hobosapiens”.

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