Televised Tune: On the Tube This Weekend via Hidden Track

(All times ET)

Monday, May 24

• Regis and Kelly: Bret Michaels [Syndicated - check listings]
• Prince: Purple Rain [Palladia 3PM]
• Def Leppard: Behind the Music Remastered [VH1 5PM]
• U2: At the BBC [Palladia 5PM]
• Jimmy Kimmel: Damian Marley w/Nas [ABC 12:05AM]

Tuesday, May 25

• Simon Cowell: Biography [BIO 9AM]
• Stone Temple Pilots: Live From Chicago 2010 [Palladia 10PM]
• David Letterman: The Black Keys [CBS 11:35PM]
• Jimmy Kimmel: Peter Frampton [ABC 12:05AM]
• Carson Daly: OK Go [NBC 1:35AM]

Wednesday, May 26

• Elvis Costello: Club Date [VH1 Classic 3PM]
• Hole: On the Record [Fuse 4:30PM]
• Duran Duran: Live at Wembley [VH1 Classic 4:30PM]
• Jimmy Buffett/Zac Brown Band: Crossroads [Palladia 9PM]
• David Letterman: John Prine and Yim Yames [CBS 11:35]

Thursday, May 27

• Robert Plant: Soundstage [Palladia 9AM]
• Tupac Shakur: Tupac Vs [Fuse 6PM]
• Janis Joplin: Biography [BIO 9PM]
• Film: The Harder They Come [Palladia 9PM]
• Craig Ferguson: Band of  Horses [CBS 12:35AM]

I’m a big fan of Keb’ Mo’ but I was just made aware of his Youtube channel through a Facebook post and a tweet on Twitter.  Yes, I follow him both places.  Right now, the channel has 14 videos uploaded and I am hoping for more.  The current featured video is Better Man, which Keb’ performed last weekend on the Music City:  Keep On Playin’ flood relief telethon.

His latest CD is the independently released Live & Mo, which is a compilation of new and old songs, live and studio recorded.  It’s a must have for any Keb’ Mo’ fan.

Televised Tune: On the Tube This Weekend via Hidden Track

Monday, May 17 [all times Eastern]

* Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Live 2002 [Palladia 3PM]
* Dave Letterman: Zac Brown Band [CBS 11:35PM]
* Jimmy Fallon: Public Image Ltd. [NBC 12:35AM]
* Carson Daly: 311 [NBC 1:35AM]

Tuesday, May 18

* Tavis Smiley: Trombone Shorty [PBS Check Local Listings]
* Dave Letterman: Janelle Monae [CBS 11:35PM]
* Jimmy Kimmel: Dirty Heads [ABC Midnight]
* Craig Ferguson: Jakob Dylan [CBS 12:35AM]

Wednesday, May 19

* Lou Reed: Live at Montreux [Ovation 4PM]
* Dave Letterman: Stone Temple Pilots [CBS 11:35PM]
* Jay Leno: Damian Marley w/ Nas [NBC 11:35PM]
* Jimmy Fallon: Mumford & Sons [NBC 12:35AM]

Thursday, May 20

* Dave Letterman: Band of Horses [CBS 11:35PM]
* Jimmy Kimmel: Slayer [ABC Midnight]
* Craig Ferguson: Vampire Weekend [CBS 12:35AM]
* Carson Daly: She & Him [NBC 1:35AM]

Auburn, Alabama based Spoonful James is out with their first CD in eight years, “Are You Listening”.

With Wynn Christian, on guitars and lead vocals, Quinn Borland on bass guitar, Eric Baath on piano and Hammond B-3 organ, and Patrick Lunceford on drums, the band has produced a CD with a bluesy, southern rock feel.  My first listen was very positive and I look forward to spending a bit more time with the songs on this CD.

The band are long-time friends of American Idol Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks.  Hicks co-wrote his recent single, “Seven Mile Breakdown” with Spoonful’s lead vocalist Wynn Christian.

You can listen to song samples at CDBaby.com and buy individual songs or the entire CD at CDBaby or on  iTunes.  You can also find a few songs in their entirety on the band’s myspace page.

Here are a few video samples:

Televised Tune: On the Tube This Weekend via Hidden Track

(All times ET)

Monday, January 11

• Tina Turner: Live in  Holland [Palladia Noon]
• Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Music [Palladia 2PM]
• Film: That Thing You Do [VH1 Classic 4PM]
• Green Day: Storytellers [Palladia 10PM]
• Kiss: Extreme Close Up [VH1 Classic 1:30AM]

Tuesday, January 12

• John Lennon: Sweet Toronto [Noon VH1 Classic]
• Classic Albums: Cream, Disraeli Gears [VH1 Classic 4PM]
• Rush: Box Set [VH1 Classic 5PM]
• AC/DC: Live from Circus Krone [Palladia 8PM]
• Pink Floyd: The Wall [Palladia 11PM]

Wednesday, January 13

• O.A.R.: From Madison Square Garden [Palladia 9AM]
• Classic Albums: Nirvana, Nevermind [VH1 Classic Noon]
• ZZ Top: Live from Texas [VH1 Classic 5:30PM]
• Steve Vai: Where the Wild Things Are [Palladia 4PM]
• Spectacle w/Elvis Costello: Lyle Lovett [Sundance 10PM]

Thursday,  January 14

• Tavis Smiley: Rosanne Cash [PBS Check Local Listings]
• David Letterman: The Low Anthem [CBS 11:35PM]
• George Lopez: Snoop Dogg [TBS Midnight]
• Craig Ferguson: Vampire Weekend [CBS 12:35AM]
• Carson Daly: Pete Yorn [NBC 1:35AM]

Televised Tune: On the Tube This Weekend via Hidden Track

(All times ET)

Friday, January 8:

• Elvis Presley: Return to Tupelo [BIO 2PM]
• Pink Floyd: Which Ones Pink? [VH1 Classic 4:30PM]
• Dave Matthews Band: Live from Piedmont Park [Palladia 8PM]
• Motley Crue: Carnival of Sins [VH1 Classic 9PM]
• Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake [Fuse 10PM]

Saturday, January 9

• The Roots: Soulstage [Palladia 6PM]
• Film: The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Fuse 8PM]
• Film: A Headbangers Journey [VH1 Classic 9PM]
• Muse: A Seaside Rendezvous [Palladia 9PM]
• Saturday Night Live: Alicia Keys [NBC 11:30 PM]

Sunday, January 10

• Coldplay: Storytellers [Palladia 2PM]
• David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars [Palladia 3PM]
• Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Music [Palladia 9PM]
• The Beatles: Video Retrospective [VH1 Classic 11PM]
• Elvis Costello: Live in Memphis [VH1 Classic 1:30AM]

Televised Tune: On the Tube This Week via Hidden Track

(All times ET)

Monday, January 4

• Michael Jackson: Devotion [Fuse 5PM]
• Gnarls Barkley: Live at Roskilde 2008 [Palladia 5PM]
• Classic Albums: Queen, A Night at the Opera [VH1 Classic 7PM]
• Duran Duran: Behind the Music [Palladia 8PM]
• Paul McCartney: Live in St. Petersburg [VH1 Classic 10PM]

Tuesday, January 5

• Johnny Cash: Live at Montreaux 1994 [Ovation 1PM]
• Lou Reed: Live at Montreaux [Ovation 2PM]
• Film: La Bamba [Fuse 8PM]
• Gene Simmons: Biography [BIO 11PM]
• David Letterman: Vampire Weekend [CBS 11:35PM]

Wednesday, January 6

• Black Crowes: Unplugged [Palladia 9AM]
• Woodstock: Then and Now [VH1 Classic 1PM]
• John Lennon: The US vs. John Lennon [VH1 Classic 6PM]
• 50 Cent: On the Record [Fuse 9PM]
• Spectacle w/Elvis Costello: Mary-Louise Parker [Sundance 10PM]

Thursday, January 7

• Kiss: Kiss Symphony, Alive IV [VH1 Classic 11AM]
• Pink Floyd: Which Ones Pink? [VH1 Classic 6:30PM]
• Iron Maiden: Flight 666 [Palladia 9PM]
• Diana Krall: Live in Paris [Ovation 10PM]
• Queen: Live at Wembley [VH1 Classic 10PM]

(All times ET)

Monday, December 28 (All times ET)

• ZZ Top: Storytellers [Palladia 9AM]
• Justin Timberlake: Biography [BIO 11AM]
• Film: That Thing You Do! [VH1 Classic 3PM]
• 50 Cent: Behind the Music [VH1 8PM]
• Jeff Beck: Live at Ronnie Scott’s [Palladia 11PM]

Tuesday, December 29

• Bret Michaels: Behind the Music [VH1 Classic 6PM]
• Glastonbury 2009: Hour 1 [Palladia 6PM]
• Paul McCartney: In St. Petersberg [VH1 Classic 7PM]
• Film: The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Fuse 9PM]
• The Mamas and The Papas: Biography [BIO 9PM]

Wednesday, December 30

• Ray Charles: Biography [BIO 8AM]
• Aretha Franklin: Biography [BIO 9AM]
• Jack Johnson: En Concert [Noon Palladia]
• AC/DC: Live from Circus Krone [VH1 Classic 4PM]
• Spectacle w/Elvis Costello: Bono and the Edge [Sundance 10PM]

Thursday, December 31

• David Gilmour: Live in Gdansk [ Palladia 7AM]
• Rush: Rush in Rio [VH1 Classic Midnight]
• David Letterman: Ray Davies [CBS 11:35PM]

Monday, December 21 (All times ET)

* Film: Monterey Pop [Sundance 10:45AM]
* Tom Petty: The Last DJ [Palladia Noon]
* U2: Rattle & Hum [Palladia 3:30PM]
* INXS: Live Baby Live [VH1 Classic 4:30PM]
* Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same [Palladia 7:30PM]

Tuesday, December 22

* Coldplay: Storytellers [Palladia 9AM]
* Strat Pack: 50 Years of the Fender Stratocaster [Palladia 11AM]
* Jay-Z: Live from MSG [Fuse 3 PM]
* Nine Inch Nails: Beside You in Time [Palladia 4PM]
* Film: Woodstock [VH1 Classic 8PM]

Wednesday, December 23

* Film: Footloose [VH1 Noon]
* Live Aid: The Day the Music Changed the World [VH1 Classic 3PM]
* Classic Albums: Metallica, Metallica [VH1 Classic 6PM]
* Pink Floyd: The Wall [VH1 Classic 9PM]
* Spectacle w/Elvis Costello: Levon Helm [Sundance 10PM]

Thursday, December 24

* Classic Albums: Judas Priest, British Steel [VH1 Classic 11AM]
* Film: Wayne’s World [VH1 Noon]
* Kings of Leon: Live at Roskilde 2008 [Palladia 1:30PM]
* The Flaming Lips: Christmas on Mars [Sundance 1:15AM] ++
* Paul McCartney: Electric Proms [Palladia 2AM]

++ Christmas on Mars blogger note :
If you want to watch the strangest Christmas movie ever made, check out the Flaming Lips in Christmas on Mars late on Xmas Eve on IFC. It took Wayne Coyne and gang eight years to make the movie, which comes off as intentionally bizarre. But if you are looking for something different to watch while you wait for Santa, this would certainly qualify.

It’s burning up on the east coast, so this week’s new music update is heading down to where they combat the heat with sweet tea and good songwriting.

The Tejas Brothers bill themselves as Country/Rock/Blues, but they’ve got an accordion that speaks to my polka soul. Going for adds this week is “Boogie Woogie Mamacita.” Let this and a couple cervesas be the backdrop to your summer!

If you’re interested in listening to a guaranteed hit, try Gretchen Wilson’s new single, “The Earrings Song”. Unfortunately, she hasn’t found a new melody since her debut album, but this will please the fans to no end anyway.

Charla Corn is putting together an album by democracy: on her website, fans can “buy into” the album, rate demos, and help choose which songs make the cut. Here’s a video of the making of her single “Break My Heart Tonight”.