ROBERT GOODMAN BAND – Music Friday

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – In anticipation of “Everything Is Beautiful”, coming this Spring, we take a listen to two tracks in advance and hear the stories behind them direct from singer/pianist/songwriter Robert Goodman. We touch on his earliest influences, the various genres of music, writing about cultural and political issues, being “old-school”, the return of the guitar solo and much more! Catch the Robert Goodman Band live at any of their upcoming South Florida shows. Find dates and more info at robertgoodmanband.com

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DAYBREAK EMBRACE – Music Friday

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – It’s a “live in the studio” Music Friday with this crunchy Miami-based alternative rock band. James, Kenny and Giann sit down and give us an exclusive stripped-down version of “Thirty Six” and we listen to a couple of tracks from the Tomorrow Awaits EP! Look for them to showcase at a future Original Music Night at LuLu’s in April. Visit them online at: www.daybreakembrace.com

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OMINE’ – Music Friday

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – “Whiskey And Chocolate” is the name of her album, set to be released on Forward Motion Records in March and in this phone interview we get to listen to a couple of songs from the album! Omine’ is a mostly native Miamian who brings much of her Catholic upbringing and the guilt that goes along with it to her compositions. Add to that some complex time signatures and old-school rock ‘n roll attitude and you’ve got one powerful emotional sound! Browse Omine’ online and ‘like’ on her facebook page while you listen to this edition of Music Friday!

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ELIXIR ON MUTE – Music Friday

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – I talk to Jordan Ferreira and Thomas Pridgen about the ideas and complexity of their 2010 CD “End of Sky”. Turn it up! We listen to two epic heavy tunes. The former drummer from The Mars Volta and guitar virtuoso genius boy, along with Steve Jenkins on bass go a little crazy in these songs so don’t try any of it at home. **Special Bonus** Hear a track from MEMORIALS, Thomas’ other concurrent project! Follow, like, listen all over the web: http://www.elixironmute.com/
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ADAM EZRA GROUP – Music Friday

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – Thanks again to Roie from PickTheBand.com for bringing us Adam Ezra. Here he chats about the band’s latest project, how cold it is in New England at the moment, winning the Pick The Band contest, recording with Aaron Johnson and Environmental Geography! They’ve already made Boston proud, as is evident in this photo with Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton, and the world is next! We listen to three tracks that prove how magical and organic independent music really is! ‘Like’ AEG on facebook and browse the band’s website while you listen.

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SOSOS – Music Friday

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – Chris from Sosos joins me to share some new music and prepare you for their upcoming show at LuLu’s Bait Shack Wednesday Night. Enjoy Sosos’ roots vibe and groovy feel, ingredients that will mix well with the atmosphere of LuLu’s! Chris talks about the songwriting process, his no nonsense approach to recording Sosos songs and an incident involving hot sauce that ended up inspiring a song title. Here’s a link to the YouTube video Chris mentions in the interview. Come on out and see them Wednesday Night!

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JACOB JEFFRIES – Music Friday ENCORE

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – Jacob Jeffries visited the Bill Murphy Show Studio in July to play stunning versions of a few of his tunes and chat about the business. Enjoy this “best of” Music Friday show for the New Year’s weekend! Bands and artists can come perform live in our Plantation studio anytime. Listen for new Music friday shows every week in 2011!
For more info, to get your band booked, or to recommend one, contact me via e-mail or post a comment below on this page! Happy New Year! Thanks for listening!

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DREAMING IN STEREO – Music Friday

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – Fernando Perdomo joins us to share some of the new DIS material set for release in early 2011! They will be showcased at SXSW in Austin and you can help support their trip to Texas! Fernando is a musician/producer who has a high standard for sound quality and intelligent music and that standard is apparent in the music we play in this episode. Visit Dreaming In Stereo on facebook or MySpace and click here to help support the band’s upcoming trip to Austin!

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THE HALL EFFECT – Music Friday

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – Oscar, the lead singer of The Hall Effect chats from Colombia via Skype and we listen to two songs from their 2010 release that they recorded in England with producer Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music. This the first US-based interview for these Colombian rockers who were winners of Sennheiser’s PickTheBand contest in October! Find out about the contest at heariam.com and visit The Hall Effect online at thehalleffectband.net or at myspace.com/thehalleffect

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PHIL JACOBSON – Music Friday

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – (Encore) One of our performers at the latest Original Music Night at Lulu’s, The Phil Jacobson Band performs live in the Bill Murphy Show studio! Learn how these University of Miami graduates hooked up. We talk about the songwriting process, the music scene around “The U”, dynamics, writing sad songs and much more! Enjoy the music! Visit theirMySpacepage and ‘like’ them on facebook while you listen!
Photo by Jackie Signorelli

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RON HERSEY – Radio

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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RADIO – During this interview this old chum and I discovered that it was 30 years ago almost to the day that we first met at the WSHE/WSRF trailer park! One of the wily vets of South Florida radio history relives the days starting out in Ft. Pierce, FL and stints at WSHE, WHYI and WMXJ.
I expected this episode to be a silly and “ROTFL-like” and instead we had an almost entirely serious discussion about the radio industry.  Ron’s “pipes” and creative work can be heard on WFTL 850 AM . I think we found the perfect guy to interview me for show #100! Visit Ron’s facebook page here.

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DENNIS DeYOUNG – The Best Of Times

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – In celebration of his latest touring project “Dennis DeYoung and the Music of Styx”, the gifted singer / keyboardist / songwriter shares memories of early Styx, the inside scoop on his relationship with Tommy Shaw, secrets about his craft, touring in his 60s and his witty sarcastic humor! He’s calling this new tour a Styx greatest hits show. We feature two of Dennis’  songs from his 2007 solo album “100 Years From Now”. Tour dates and much more info can be easily found at DennisDeYoung.com

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KAIRO – Music Friday

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – Kairo will be joining us at LuLu’s for Original Music Night Wednesday Nov. 17th along with Assume Nothing! Enjoy this encore presentation of their interview and performance from August 20. You’ll hear three songs performed live right here in the studio! Support the local South Florida original music scene and come out to see these guys next Wednesday night. For more information on LuLu’s Original Music Night or to book YOUR band, contact Gary Bivona at 954-465-9122. Visit Kairo online while you listen!

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PHIL JACOBSON – Music Friday

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – One of South Florida’s most talented singer-songwriters pays a visit to the show with his band! Hear live versions of two songs performed right here on the show and learn how these University of Miami graduates hooked up. We talk about the songwriting process, the music scene around “The U”, dynamics, writing sad songs and much more! We’re currently negotiating with the Phil Jacobson Band to play live at Lulu’s on a Wednesday Night sometime soon! Visit their MySpace page and ‘like’ them on facebook!

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GHOST OF GLORIA – Music Friday

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – Enjoy an entertaining 40 minutes of laughs, serious discussion about South Florida’s music scene and two great songs performed live by these four guys who will kick off  the new weekly Original Music Night at LuLu’s on Ft. Lauderdale beach Wednesday night along with the Jacob Jeffries Band. We’re boasting some of the greatest sound quality that internet radio has to offer and you’ll find out for yourself when you hear GOG’s songs! Visit their mySpace page and official site while you enjoy another Music Friday.

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TRISTAN CLOPET – Music Friday

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – One of Miami’s finest original artists is here to introduce himself. Tristan shares stories of first gigs, moving to Miami, playing Austin’s SxSW Conference, attending “The U”, the mechanics of his songwriting and more. Of course we’ve included a few choice cuts from Tristan Clopet & The Juice who are getting things all together for a big 2011 full-length release!
Visit TC&J’s website and visit Tristan’s facebook page while you listen.

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NEAL MIRSKY – Radio

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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RADIO – One of rock radio’s programming legends and my first “boss” in 1981 visits the studio to chat about today’s radio politics, MTV, Bruce, being a rock ‘n roll DJ, gigs in Philadelphia, New York City and Miami, demographics, vinyl, listeners’ attention spans and more. Plus, a surprise guest calls in to add some funny memories to the mix! Find out what ‘Nealsky’ has to say about the past, present and future of radio both terrestrial and otherwise. Fans and old friends of Neal can find him here on facebook.

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BILLY LIVESAY – Music Friday

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – This Sunday Night September 26, Clarence Clemons and the Temple Of Soul headlines an exciting lineup at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach. The Friend Of Mine Concert was put together for Temple Of Soul band mate Paul Pettitt to help with his cancer battle. Billy stops by to share some of the music that will be featured at the show plus we talk to Tony Stevens from Foghat and Mark Stein from Vanilla Fudge by telephone!
Wally, Coz and Dave from The Romantics will also be playing! Order tickets online here or take a look at the event’s poster for all the details!

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VAL SILIDKER – Music Friday

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – Val Silidker from Expand The Love (pictured with her partners Eric Dez and Jared Krupnick) joins me by phone the day before her Earthdance Miami 2010 event gets underway at Sacred Space in Miami! Music is just part of this weekend long synchronized global festival and we listen to two artists appearing at this weekend’s Earthdance, Teri Catlin and Agape! Val’s quest for peace is a much needed vibe in today’s world and Earthdance is the perfect place to get involved and be inspired!
Browse the mission at ExpandTheLove.com, become a facebook fan here and go to EarthdanceMiami.com for event details and tickets.

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CHRYSTAL HARTIGAN – Music Friday

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – In our continuing efforts to promote the local original music scene in South Florida we welcome the host and founder of The Songwriter’s Showcase, Chrystal Hartigan. Hear songs from Danny Luis, Dave Gott and Sosos, three acts that have been part of past showcases and get all the details of the next event at The Broward Ctr for the Performing Arts in October! Chrystal is very passionate and informed about the talented acts in the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale scene. Find out more at chrystalhartiganpresents.com and see some videos on her youTube channel.

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MADELYN MURPHY – Music Friday

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY -  I interrupted 11 year old Madelyn on her last day of Florida Summer vacation and dragged her into the studio to sing and talk about school, dance, and singing in front of thousands. She’s done a capella National Anthems at Madison Square Garden and (pictured) at a high brow dinner for Sen. Bill Bradley! In this show Maddy does a stunning unplugged performance and we listen to two studio tracks and the stories behind them. See and hear her work at MSG for basketball and hockey games on youTube

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JULIE GUY – Radio

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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RADIO – One of “Those Two Girls In The Morning” on 97.3 “The Coast” in Miami, Julie Guy calls in to chat about everything including her Bon Jovi allegiance, days starting out at WSHE FM “She’s Only Rock ‘n Roll”, waking up with South Florida each morning, keeping material fresh and fitting motherhood into her busy schedule. And for the first time over airwaves of any kind, she laughs her way through our very inside “Dear Tiffani” story! Listen to Julie and Tamara G each morning at 97.3 The Coast in South Florida or if you’re out of the area check them out online!

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KAIRO – Music Friday

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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MUSIC FRIDAY – Our studio is now fully equipped for full band performances and the boys from Kairo came by to test out the gear! Patrick, Daniel, Matt, Yaniv and Charlie are making South Florida proud playing gigs around town and recording their first album project. In this session we find out about the name of the band, how they got started and how they put the music together. Plus we hear three of their songs performed completely live in the studio! Follow Kairo’s progress and become a fan by visiting KairoLiveMusic.com and facebook.

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MICHAEL JACQUES – Acting

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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ACTING – **Tonight** you can catch today’s guest in a co-starring role on Burn Notice (9PM EDT – USA Network) as Colonel Russell. We get deep into the mechanics and politics of acting, the hard truth about the audition process, and an excellent tease of the plot for tonight’s  episode. Mike also shares stories about moving to LA to “make it” and we reminisce about the days he played guitar for “Figment” in Miami in the 80s! Guitarists looking for master lessons from a pro and aspiring thespians looking for guidance can feel free to contact the very accessible Michael Jacques on facebook. Check out his IMDb page, too!

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STEVE STANSELL – Radio/Voiceovers

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Bill Murphy
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Radio/Voiceovers – I’ve known Steve as long as I’ve known anyone in the radio business.  His career goes all the way back to 1974 in Georgia and has led him to South Florida where he does most of his voiceover work these days.  In this interview we remember competing on the air for different stations and working together at WGTR, Zeta, WSHE and The Button South. You can find him on the links at Pembroke Lakes Golf Club between studio sessions and on the internet at SSVoiceover and facebook.

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