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Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include The Bangles, The McKinleys, Ronnie Spector, Sid 'n' Susie (Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs), The Smith Bros., Randy Newman and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

Video Below: Official Music Video of "Picture Me" from Susanna Hoffs

Video Below: Official Music Video of "All I Want" from Susanna Hoffs

Video Below: Official Music Video of "My Side Of The Bed" from Susanna Hoffs

Video Below: Official Music Video of "Something That You Said" from The Bangles

Official Website for Susanna Hoffs

Susanna Hoffs on Facebook

Susanna Hoffs on Twitter

Susanna Hoffs on Tumblr

Official Website for The Bangles

The Bangles on Facebook

Sid 'n' Susie on Facebook

Sid 'n' Susie on MySpace Music

Kelly Jones Returns To The Time Machine (...and this time she's kissing Santa on Christmas Eve)

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December 31, 2012 04:37 AM PST

Singer-songwriter Kelly Jones returned to The Time Machine to share her latest song. The Time Machine Crew were honored to present the world broadcast debut of Kelly's first Christmas single "Kissing Santa On Christmas Eve". After three albums and an EP, this single couldn't have come at a better time of the year, as the radio staff and crew have been waiting patiently for Kelly to express herself musically. Four years ago, The Time Machine expressed an interest in Kelly recording a Christmas song, now the wait is over. She delivered a song so catchy with lyrics that we can't stop singing out loud that we know that this song will be played every Christmas on the FM dial on Maui for years to come. In addition to her lovely vocals, Kelly is also playing glockenspiel along with Eric Summer on strings, Scott Seiver on drums and Mike Viola playing bass, keyboards and guitars. In addition to Mike producing the holiday single, he also collaborated with Tim Adams for the motion picture soundtrack to "That's What She Said" starring Alia Shawkat, Marcia DeBonis and Anne Heche. The film was written by Kellie Overbey and directed by actress Carrie Preston from HBO's "True Blood". Kelly Jones collaborated with Mike Viola on two songs. In addition to those two songs, there are also performances by Inara George, Rachael Yamagata, Tracy Bonham, Nicole Atkins, Sarah Cronin, Jess Furman and Wendy Wang.

Kelly had released an EP titled "Melon" with Mike Viola as a duo and before that Mike had produced and arranged her third album titled "SheBANG!". Adam Schlesinger from Ivy and Fountains Of Wayne also co-wrote a song with Kelly for the album. Along with her original songs and a batch of songs written with Mike Viola, "SheBANG!" received heavy airplay here on the Maui airwaves for over four years. The album clocks in at just under 28 minutes and all ten songs are fantastic. Four years ago, a review on The Time Machine website stated that the album was "So catchy and melodic, as if early eighties Marshall Crenshaw and The Bangles decided to work together, might give you an idea of what this album full of pop gems sounds like." The album "SheBANG!" can be found at CD Baby and became one of our most played albums on the air that year joining releases from Rachael Yamagata, The Pretenders, She & Him, Rick Springfield and Randy Newman.

Click here to listen or download the 2008 radio interview with Kelly Jones

Official Website for Kelly Jones

Andy Reed and Andrew Curry Interviews on The Time Machine

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December 26, 2012 04:32 PM PST

Singer-songwriter, rocker and producer Andy Reed from An American Underdog returns as a guest on The Time Machine. The gifted artist has been a part of The Time Machine's playlist over the years and he shared his thoughts on his latest songs.

Andy joined the broadcast along with Andrew Curry from the Monsters of Lite Rock website to unveil the world broadcast debut of An American Underdog's arrangement of the classic song "Thunder Island" by Jay Ferguson. The song will be featured on the upcoming 2013 album "Drink A Toast To Innocence: A Tribute To Lite Rock". Andrew Curry has become a fixture on The Time Machine Radio Show the past few months discussing the album project and featuring songs from the forthcoming release. In addition to An American Underdog, another world broadcast debut was shared by Andrew, from one of The Time Machine's core artists. Rocker and singer-songwriter Lisa Mychols dipped her toes into the seventies lite rock music pool and recorded David Soul's hit ballad "Don't Give Up On Us". Lisa brings a wonderful rock presence to the song with producer Steve Refling and still keeps the original tempo of the melody. Lisa has knocked one out of the ballpark once again and The Time Machine Crew is proud that Andrew Curry shared this on the radio.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include David Soul, Jay Ferguson, Andrew Gold, Jeff Litman, Peter McCann, Brandon Schott, Ben Arthur, Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, Kyle Vincent, Michael Johnson,Walter Egan, The Rolling Stones and David Gates.

Official Website for An American Underdog

Official Website for Lisa Mychols

Drink A Toast To Innocence: A Tribute To Light Rock on Facebook

Kissing Santa On Christmas Eve

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December 26, 2012 02:39 AM PST

It was another radio marathon for The Time Machine Crew on Christmas Eve with Summer Blue sitting in producer Jenny Leong's seat, making sure that Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney were never without Christmas music while behind their microphones. Special thanks goes out to KPMW's Ryan Piros and KEAO's Kathy Collins for unleashing The Time Machine Crew to let their Christmas Ya-Ya's out for the Maui audiences. The amount of radio airtime given to Daphne, Summer and Michael for two days of non stop yuletide musical fun is unprecedented on Maui radio and both Ryan and Kathy will find some nifty treats in their stockings this year.

Speaking of treats, the Christmas broadcast tradition of being catered by former disc jockey Deron Furukawa and upside down kitty lover Kit Zulueta, continued with baking love from the kitchen to keep the air talent in a hyper and cheerful mood. DJ Kai and announcer Ali's brownies were deeply missed this Christmas Eve, as was producer Jenny's seasonal smoothies, but this year saw the debut of treats from the kitchen of Enchanted Weddings of Maui's own Lisa Villiarimo. Onolicious kudos go out to Deron, Kit and Lisa.

Special radio appearances on this Christmas Eve include Kate Goldby & Zac Anthony from The Wellingtons, Mike Viola, Rob Bonfiglio, Rachael Yamagata, Andrea Perry, Albert Brooks, Schuyler Fisk, Danny Wilkerson from The Pengwins, Laurie Biagini, Mike Nicholson from Stratocruiser, Cirrone, Neil Sedaka, Pamela Polland & Doc Roberts, Michael Oliver and Adam Waltermire introducing Chris Finlayson's performance of the Wham! seasonal classic "Last Christmas".

This portion of the Christmas Eve FM broadcast featured on this podcast is titled "Kissing Santa On Christmas Eve" which is named after a brand new song from singer-songwriter Kelly Jones. Her holiday tune made it's world broadcast debut in November and become one of the most played songs this Christmas season on The Time Machine. Other brand new Christmas songs were featured from The Mockers, Kurt Baker, Paul McCartney, FM Radio, Lisa Loeb, Graham Colton and Vegas With Randolph. Other artists heard on this Maui Christmas Eve FM aircheck include Andrew Gold, Marcy Levy Detroit, Liz Phair, The Sonic Executive Sessions, Rachel Sweet, Christmas Spirit, Mike Nichols & Elaine May, Wilson Phillips, Meiko, Stephen Colbert, Mandy Moore, Gabriella Cilmi, Melanie Fontana, Taryn Manning & Butch Walker, Maxi Dunn, Sarah Stanley & Sam Park, The Hollyberries (Kip Brown), Rachael Teo, Eytan Mirsky, Sheva Solomon and The Time Machine Christmas Crew.

A special "shout out" goes to our beloved Irina Voronina who has always been there for The Time Machine Radio Crew. Some new kitty collars will be in her stocking this Christmas for her furry companions.

Tim Feehan and Paul Bertolino Interviews On The Time Machine

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December 05, 2012 06:14 PM PST

Producer and singer-songwriter Tim Feehan was as a guest on The Time Machine. Tim was a founding member of the band Footloose back in the late seventies which resulted in a local radio smash hit here in Hawaii titled "Leaving Tomorrow For Maui" that also gained significant radio airplay in Canada. Tim branched out on a solo career in the mid-eighties and has worked with some of the music industry’s biggest names including; Brian McKnight, Bone Thugs N Harmony, David Foster, Chicago, and Boyz II Men. Over a decade ago, Tim co-wrote and produced the critically acclaimed “The Color Of Silence” for quadruple platinum selling pop star Tiffany. The album remained in heavy rotation for nearly a decade on The Time Machine playlists. Tim has also penned songs for such diverse artists as Krayzie Bone, Eddie Money and Kina. In addition to sharing the stories behind his Footloose days, Tim also shared a world broadcast debut of "Smile" from Cadence Burns.

Tim’s first foray into the Los Angeles music scene came when he was asked to sing alongside Whitney Houston for Nancy Reagan’s anti-drug video “Stop The Madness”. The video also starred many of Hollywood’s biggest 80′s heavyweights including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Herb Alpert and The New Edition.

In 1986 he entered a songwriting contest sponsored by the legendary producer David Foster (Celine Dion, Whitney Houston) taking first place and signed with Scotti Bros/CBS in Los Angeles, where he relocated later that year. The self-titled "Tim Feehan" debut was released in 1987 and gained five A.R.I.A. (Alberta Recording Industry Association) awards including “Best Pop Performance” and “Producer of the year”. The first single “Where’s The Fire” was chosen as the theme song for Charlie Sheen’s motion picture debut and cult favorite “The Wraith”. 1987 also saw Tim win a Canadian Academy Of Arts & Sciences JUNO award for “Most Promising Male Vocalist”.

In the late eighties Tim signed with MCA records and released “Full Contact” featuring collaborations with producer Brian “TOO LOUD” Macleod (Chilliwack, Headpins) and songwriters Bruce Gaitsch (Madonna’s “La Isla Bonita”), Gene Black (Heart’s “Never”) and Marc Jordan (Rod Stewart´s “Rhythm Of My Heart”). Musicians included American Idol judge Randy Jackson (JOURNEY), Steve Lukather (TOTO) and Richard Marx. During the down time, Tim sang and produced “Dirty Love” which appeared in the James Bond film “License To Kill” and performed on both the “Arthur 2″ theme song and Dionne Warwick’s gold album “Reservations For Two”. It was during this time that Tim, with co-writer Macleod, scored a cut on the legendary band Chicago’s million selling album “19″, while also providing background vocals for the project.

Meanwhile, Tim’s growing studio experience earned him a reputation as a first call session singer and he began working for dozens of legendary artists and producers, most notably Burt Bacharach.

In the early nineties Tim was involved in numerous projects including a stint as lead singer in David Foster’s all-star world tour featuring Lee Ritenour (guitar), Nathan East (bass) and Vinnie Colaiuta (drums). In 1996 Tim returned with the album “Pray For Rain” aimed at his growing fan base in Europe.

Since the mid 90′s, Tim and former manager Brad Schmidt owned and operated L.A.’s legendary BACKROOM RECORDING STUDIOS, home to such artists as Justin Timberlake, DJ Battlecat and superstar producer ‘Tricky’ Stewart.

No stranger to TV and Film, Tim has had dozens of his songs appear on hit TV shows including “Desperate Housewives”, “Brothers and Sisters”, “My Name Is Earl”, “Parenthood”, “The Good Wife” “Melrose Place”, “Bones”, “Raising Hope”, “Cougartown”, “The Big Bang Theory” and many others.

Rocker and singer-songwriter Paul Bertolino was also a guest on The Time Machine. Writer Paul Koehler wrote that Paul "draws from a well that incorporates the toughest 60s jangle-rock, the softest 70's a.m. gold, and maybe even a pinch of Radio Shack synth swagger. Almost in spite of that it's laid back, California songwriting so solid and proprietary that it refuses to be picked apart into it's base elements...try as you might. This is the stuff that will make up the Nuggets Boxes of the future, so why wait? Come feel the love."

Paul shared with the radio audience how he came to record the Roger Nichols & Paul Williams 1969 musical gem "The Drifter" that received heavy airplay on The Time Machine in 2011.

Other new music featured on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include songs from Susanna Hoffs and Cadence Burns. Rounding out the broadcast are songs from The Smith Bros., Wings, Footloose and Tiffany.

Video Below: Music video for "Where's The Fire" from Tim Feehan

Official Website for Tim Feehan's Park Drive Productions

Paul Bertolino on Bandcamp

Cadence Burns at the Official Website for Cadence and Nathan

Official Website for Susanna Hoffs

Official Website for Tiffany

Official Website for The Smith Bros.

Official Website for Paul McCartney

Adrien Reju Interview On The Time Machine

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December 05, 2012 02:10 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Adrien Reju was a guest on The Time Machine. The gifted and talented artist shared the inspiration for some of her songs on her latest EP "Lucky Ones" and her 2008 album "A Million Hearts". The talented artist worked with the bluegrass outfit The Lowlands and the rootsy trio Angel Band. Her classically trained voice (she was a member of the Metropolitan Opera’s children’s choir) brings an incredible depth of emotion to her performances onstage and in the recording studio. Adrien is currently on a fall tour with Rachael Yamagata across North America.

Official Website for Adrien Reju

Adrien Reju on Twitter

Adrien Reju on Facebook

Below: Adrien Reju's live performance of "Still Not Over You" at Rockwood Music Hall, September 26, 2012

Taylor Locke Interview On The Time Machine

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December 02, 2012 02:33 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Taylor Locke was a guest on The Time Machine. He's not only the namesake of Taylor Locke & The Roughs (with band members Chris Price, Joe Seiders and Mikey Pere plus former members Charlotte Froom and Mikey McCormack) but also a founding member and lead guitarist of Rooney, who have been firmly planted on The Time Machine's playlists since 2003. Taylor shares his thoughts behind both bands along with his upcoming web series "Planet Rocke with Taylor Locke" filled with guests, music, animation, puppets, furry fuzzy aliens and zany fun being touted as the first music talk show live from space. Some of the cast members include Ned Brower as Pterry P. Pteroydactle, Mischa Barton as Trixie, Renaldo Odlaner as Fuzuki and Patrick O'Sullivan as Fuzoko. Producer George Loomis is behind the scenes along with Ian Asbjornsen, Lucy Michel, Courtenay Williams, Ericka Clevenger, Cameron Brooks, Alexander Gabrielli, Teddy Cecil, Dominoe Farris-Gilbert, Kara Kieffer, Amy Reedy, Joe Rojas, Katie Broad, Nate Rothstein, Teddy Cecil, Luke Schlink, Bleu, Kyle Fredrickson and Megan Benavent. If that isn't enough to keep Taylor Locke busy, he's also part of Rumours, which is the premier Fleetwood Mac tribute act based in Los Angeles, with tickets currently on sale for their show January 10th, 2013 at The Roxy in LA. The group formed this past summer and recreates the legendary band in it's radio stronghold heyday from 1975-1979. The band is comprised of Jesika Miller, Rebecca Fishman, Ned Brower, Taylor Locke and Nic Johns. The Time Machine Crew on Maui is spoiled with Mick Fleetwood's own local band called Island Rumours that performs around the island but this Southern California tribute quintet is so focused that they've meticulously put together a show that spares no detail. From period accurate equipment and costumes to spot on characterizations and musical performances, Rumours takes you back to a time when music was still an unbridled cultural experience and bands weren't afraid to put on a show. If you find yourself in Los Angeles this Januray, relive the rock and roll magic with Rumours.

Brand new music was also featured from Wyatt Funderburk, Rachael Yamagata and Sounds Like Digging. Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; Rooney, The Smith Bros., Raspberries and Emitt Rhodes.

Below: Official music video for "My Only Drug" by Taylor Locke & The Roughs

Below: Official music video for 2003's "Blueside" from Rooney

Official Website for Taylor Locke & The Roughs

Taylor Locke & The Roughs on Twitter

Taylor Locke & The Roughs on Facebook

Official Website for "Planet Rocke with Taylor Locke" at PlanetRocke.TV

"Planet Rocke with Taylor Locke" on Facebook

Rumours: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show on Facebook

Official Website for Rooney

Sunshine On Mars Return To The Time Machine

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November 30, 2012 05:01 PM PST

The band Sunshine On Mars returned to The Time Machine last week to share their latest cover of the classic song "Walk Away Renee" originally a hit record for The Left Banke. Keith Klingensmith, Andrea Kremer and producer Steve Mars (Steve Marseille) also discussed the formation of the trio and how they came to first record "Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y. D.O.O.)" originally a song from The Archies as their debut. Even with this second radio interview, the band has still not met in person. The members of Sunshine On Mars heard their speaking voices for the veryy first time during the FM broadcast.

Sunshine On Mars on Facebook

Video Below: Music video for "Walk Away Renee" from Sunshine On Mars

Video Below: Music video for "Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.D.O.O.)" from Sunshine On Mars

Olivia Frain and John Borack Interview on The Time Machine - BEYOND BELIEF: A Tribute To Elvis Costello

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November 29, 2012 06:07 PM PST

"Beyond Belief: A Tribute To Elvis Costello" is a forthcoming album release for 2013 from Futureman Records packed full of artists covering the musical genius of singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. Proceeds from the release will benefit the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, a non-profit organization that donates both new and refurbished instruments to under-funded school music programs throughout the country. The tribute album's producers John Borack and Olivia Frain were guests on The Time Machine last week to discuss the fundraising project and share five of the songs being featured on the album. Four of the songs from Paul Myers, Bill Lloyd, Popdudes and Kurt Baker made their world broadcast debut along with one of The Time Machine's core musical acts; The Rubinoos, with their take of the Elvis Costello & The Attractions classic "Pump It Up".

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include Elvis Costello and Doug Powell.

Beyond Belief: A Tribute To Elvis Costello on Facebook

Official Website for The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation

Official Website for Paul Myers

Official Website for Bill Lloyd

Official Website for The Rubinoos

Official Website for Kurt Baker

Official Website for Elvis Costello

Michael Carpenter and Andrew Curry Interviews on The Time Machine

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November 25, 2012 04:03 PM PST

Singer-songwriter, rocker, producer and all around great guy Michael Carpenter was a guest on The Time Machine. The gifted artist has been a part of The Time Machine's playlist for over a decade and he even produced the first theme song with Marty Rudnick for The Time Machine seven years ago. Hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney have both referred to Mike on the FM dial as "Australia's Todd Rundgren" in describing to an American audience the scope of his talent as not only a songwriter but a producer involved in numerous musical acts.

Michael Carpenter joined the broadcast along with Andrew Curry from the Monsters of Lite Rock website to unveil the world broadcast debut of Michael's arrangement of the classic song "We Don't Talk Anymore" by Cliff Richard. The song will be featured on the upcoming 2013 album "Drink A Toast To Innocence: A Tribute To Lite Rock". Andrew Curry has become a fixture on The Time Machine Radio Show the past few months discussing the album project and featuring songs from the forthcoming release. Two completed songs in and the album is shaping up to be one of the most played albums on the air for The Time Machine in 2013. In addition to two of Michael Carpenter's original songs, The Time Machine Crew thought that in honor of the brand new Cliff Richard cover, that it would fun to feature a number of other covers that Mike has released over a one year period on several albums. Did we mention that he's a busy guy so how he found the time to do all of this is anyone's guess.

Official Website for Michael Carpenter

Drink A Toast To Innocence: A Tribute To Light Rock on Facebook

Below: The official music video for "We Don't Talk Anymore" by Michael Carpenter for the forthcoming release "Drink A Toast To Innocence: A Tribute To Light Rock"

Manda Mosher Interview On The Time Machine

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November 21, 2012 06:56 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Manda Mosher was a guest on The Time Machine. The gifted and talented artist shared the inspiration for some of her songs and also discussed her current side project as a member of the trio Calico The Band(along with fellow singer-songwriters Jaime Wyatt and Kirsten Proffit as Snap Dragon Calico, Juniper "Juni" Calico and Perry Rose Calico ala The Traveling Wilburys with producer Michael Woodrum at the console).

New music was also featured from Jeff Lynne, Lunic, Rick Springfield and Rachael Yamagata. Other artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include; Tom Petty, Mandy Moore, Lindsey Buckingham, The Smith Bros., Taylor Locke & The Roughs, Maroon 5 and Electric Light Orchestra.

Official Website for Manda Mosher

Calico The Band on Facebook

Below: "Lay Me Down" by Manda Mosher performed live on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" and the official music video for Manda Mosher's "One True Love"

Rachael Yamagata Returns With A Heavyweight Interview On The Time Machine

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November 18, 2012 05:34 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata returned to The Time Machine to discuss her latest self released EP "Heavyweight" which will be officially released to the public this November 20th. Her tour across America and Canada kicked off last week. Liz Phair and Madi Diaz are among the performing musicians on her latest batch of songs.

It's always a treat for The Time Machine Radio Crew to have Rachael on the broadcast as a guest. Rachael's vocals have graced Maui's FM dial for years as she continued to keep busy between each of her albums by co-writing and singing on albums of other artists. The list is long and varied; Duncan Sheik, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Robin Danar, Mike Viola, Margaret Cho, Toots & The Maytals, Ben Lee, Graham Colton, Katherine McPhee, Rhett Miller, John Francis, Jill Cunniff, Dan Wilson, Bill Deasey, Ray LaMontagne, Chris Holmes, Ben Arthur, Jason Mraz, Bright Eyes and Mandy Moore...with so many music projects outside of her own, it appears that she will continue to be on our playlists for years to come.






Her 2004 debut album release "Happenstance" produced by John Alagia kept pulling in our listeners and locking in her status as "most played artist" right up until the end of 2007. Perfect timing for us because her sophomore double album release "Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart" was released in 2008. That album was produced by Mike Mogis (with a couple of songs produced by John Alagia) and it was an album worth the wait filled with many talented musicians like Kevin Salem, Michael Chaves, Daniel Clarke and Mark Goldenberg adding their musical gifts to the project. Her third album "Chesapeake" was her first official indie release and now with this EP coming out just a little over a year later, the artist is primed to release more music in a much quicker time frame between releases and that suits us fine.






Rachael's music has had a home on our playlists and in our hearts since her debut release. Be sure to pick up a copy of her first album, "Happenstance" and her second, "Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart". Rachael topped our airplay chart for 2010 with her song with Semisonic's Dan Wilson, "You Take My Troubles Away" and closed out the year with her yuletide song, "Baby Come Find Me At Christmas". In 2011, "I'm Going To Go Back There Someday", Rachael's cover of the classic song from The Muppets where Gonzo sang around a campfire in 1979's "The Muppet Movie" has been embraced by The Time Machine staff and listeners to make it one of the most played songs of the year. The song saw its official release on Disney's tribute album "The Muppets: The Green Album" on August 23rd in preparation for Disney's November release of the Jason Segel film "The Muppet Movie". Other artists featured along with Rachael include; Weezer & Paramore’s Hayley Williams, OK Go, Sondre Lerche, Andrew Bird, Matt Nathanson, The Fray and My Morning Jacket. Rachael's album "Chesapeake" was the most played album on the air for 2011 and continued with heavy airplay throughout 2012. The album is a musical gem and is highly recommended for your personal music collection.

Aaron Kupferberg from the website Power Popaholic was our guest on The Time Machine. Aaron shared with the radio audience a fund raising album for the Red Cross offering help to the victims of Hurricane Sandy that struck the East Coast two weeks ago. The album is titled "Power Popaholic Fest Original Soundtrack Vol​.​1" and all songs are donated by the artists with the profits from your purchase going to help victims of Hurricane Sandy through the American Red Cross. Many of the artists featured on this album are part of The Time Machine's playlist and are all featured on the Power Popaholic website. The participating musical acts are Ruby Free, Dave Rave, Klaatu, Vinnie Zummo, The Toms, Lannie Flowers, Sitcom Neighbor, Eytan Mirsky, The Wellingtons, Cliff Hillis, King Washington, The Honeymoon Stallions, John Laprade, The Hillary Step, The Turnback, Joe Giddings and The Heartless Devils.

Power Popaholic Fest Original Soundtrack Vol. 1 on BandCamp

Official Website for the American Red Cross

Official Website for Power Popaholic

Andrew Curry is the man behind the Facebook page "Monsters Of Lite Rock" and he was a guest on The Time Machine Radio Show a few weeks ago to announce an upcoming album on vinyl, CD and digital download titled "Drink A Toast To Innocence: A Tribute To Lite Rock". Andrew shared the details with radio host Michael McCartney of how the Power Pop homage to the "Lite Rock" favorites of the seventies and eighties began and the story behind the Monsters of Lite Rock website. As promised on that episode, Andrew stated that he would return to The Time Machine broadcast with each finished song from the various talented musical artists who will give their spin on the songs of their youth. Rocker and singer-songwriter Eytan Mirsky was the first artist to step out of the recording studio with his cover of "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes. The Time Machine Crew looks forward to more of these segments as they lead to the official release of the album and culminating in a special radio broadcast highlighting the album's material by today's artists. Eytan also returned to the program to not only discuss his involvement with the Lite Rock project but also share with the radio audience some of the inspiration behind his brand new album "Year Of The Mouse".

Eytan Mirsky's latest album and his arrangement of the Rupert Holmes classic was produced by Jon Gordon (Suzanne Vega, Madonna). Jon was in the seventies band Tycoon. Music from that musical act can be heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast. Other artists heard on this radio aircheck include; Rupert Holmes, Mike Viola, Tommy Tutone, Marty Rudnick and The Go-Go's.

Drink A Toast To Innocence on Facebook

Monsters Of Lite Rock on Facebook

Official Website for Eytan Mirsky

Official Website for Mike Viola

Official Website for The Go-Go's

Official Website for Tommy Tutone

Official Website for Jon Gordon

Official Website for Rupert Holmes

Soufflé Pop on Facebook

Official Website for Soufflé Pop

Summer Blue, radio host of The Time Machine and producer Jenny Leong, put together an offshoot of The Time Machine's musical gems that flashback through the years on the website Soufflé Pop. Fast forward a few months later and another website debuted that shines a light on some of the finest "Lite Rock" classics to ever hit the airwaves. Andrew Curry is the man behind the Facebook page "Monsters Of Lite Rock" and he was a guest on The Time Machine Radio Show to announce an upcoming album on vinyl, CD and digital download titled "Drink A Toast To Innocence: A Tribute To Lite Rock". Andrew shared the details with radio host Michael McCartney of how the Power Pop homage to the "Lite Rock" favorites of the seventies and eighties began and the story behind the Monsters of Lite Rock website. In the weeks ahead, Andrew will return to The Time Machine broadcast with each finished song from the various talented musical artists who will give their spin on the songs of their youth. The Time Machine Crew looks forward to these segments as they lead to the official release of the album and culminating in a special radio broadcast highlighting the album's material by today's artists.

Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata's arrangement of 10cc's classic "I'm Not In Love" is also featured on the radio show. Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; Rupert Holmes, Lee Ritenour, Robbie Dupree, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Ian Matthews, Andrew Gold, Raspberries, Boz Scaggs, Vonda Shepard, Elvis Costello, Linda Ronstadt, Marshall Crenshaw, Squeeze, Michael Penn and Duncan Sheik.

Drink A Toast To Innocence on Facebook

Monsters Of Lite Rock on Facebook

Soufflé Pop on Facebook

Official Website for Soufflé Pop

Official Website for Rachael Yamagata

Official Website for Andrew Gold

Official Website for Lee Ritenour

Official Website for Robbie Dupree

Official Website for Boz Scaggs

Official Website for John Ford Coley

Official Website for Ian Matthews

Official Website for Raspberries

Official Website for Duncan Sheik

Offical Website for Vonda Shepard

Official Website for Elvis Costello

Official Website for Marshall Crenshaw

Official Website for Squeeze

Official Website for Rupert Holmes

Official Website for Michael Penn

Singer-songwriter Rick Hromadka and vocalist Lisa Cavaliere from the duo Ruby Free were guests on The Time Machine to discuss the duo's debut album "Introducing Ruby Free". Rick, as the driving force and frontman to both Los Angeles veteran rock bands Maple Mars and Double Naught Spies, has been a guest on the broadcast a number of times over the years but this time around, he is joined by Lisa. Ruby Free's own website bio explains it best, "Somewhere, deep in the valley, just northwest of Los Angeles, lives a family. Together they grow tomatoes, grapes, and very large lemons. They have visitors from time to time like raccoons, snakes, coyotes, and possums. They also have a little husband and wife band called Ruby Free." In addition to Rick's talents, Lisa is an ex-choir girl, whose unique vocal stylings bring to mind Suzanna Hoffs." Their debut album is a delicious blend of Paul and Linda McCartney melodies and sunny "Laurel Cyn" harmonies, producing a familiar yet new distinctive sound. The upbeat theme of the album captures a band not taking itself too seriously and living in the moment. A three time Emmy Award winning sound editor and mixer, singer/songwriter/producer Rick Hromadka took a lo-fi approach to the production, and the songs echo tones of 1970's radio. Pulling back on "the gloss" was key! Lisa Cavaliere, who comes from a family of singers, adds a delicate female perspective to songs like "Bongos And Beards", "Deep In Valley" and "Three Cheers For The Sun God". Her lead vocal on the infectious "Tiny Stars" hallmarks her range and has remained in rotation on The Time Machine's playlist since the album's release.

Rick Hromadka's last album "Galaxyland" (Maple Mars) drew quotes like, "Album of the year" - Bill Kopp (Musosribe), "A psychedelic masterpiece" - Mike Lidskin (Twirl Radio), "Somewhere between Brian Wilson's Smile and Big Star" - Robert Kinsler (Orange County Times) and ranked as one of the top three most played albums on the air for the year of 2010 on The Time Machine. Critics were anticipating the mid summer release of "Introducing Ruby Free" and the warm fuzzy sound will have you singing along soon!

New music was also featured from The Mockers with their topical tune "Republican Girl", Susanna Hoffs, Mike Viola, Schuyler Fisk and The Beach Boys. Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; Maple Mars, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Smith Bros., Rachael Yamagata, Crystal Gayle, Helen Reddy, Jared & The Long Road To Love, Paul & Linda McCartney, Lou Christie and Shaun Cassidy.

Official Website for Ruby Free

Singer-songwriter Maxi Dunn returned as a guest on The Time Machine to share a song from her forthcoming album to be released in 2013. The song is titled "Change The Record".

Andrea Kremer from the band Sunshine On Mars also joined in on the fun to discuss the formation of the trio and how they came to record "Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y. D.O.O.)" originally a song from The Archies as their debut. Lead vocalist Keith Klingensmith and producer Steve Mars (Steve Marseille) round out the band (along with the bass playing of Scott Kremer) and give it a sound of pure sunshine pop.

Other new music featured on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include songs from Jeff Lynne, The Blood Rush Hour, Susanna Hoffs, Schuyler Fisk and Rachael Yamagata. Rounding out the broadcast are songs from Taylor Locke & The Roughs, Rupert Holmes, Michael Johnson, Player, Gino Vannelli and The Zombies.

Video Below: Music video for "Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.D.O.O.)" from Sunshine On Mars

Official Website for Maxi Dunn

Maxi Dunn on MySpace Music

Sunshine On Mars on Facebook

Jeff Lynne Info at ELO Discovery

Official Website for The Blood Rush Hour

Official Website for Schuyler Fisk

Official Website for Taylor Locke and The Roughs

Official Website for Susanna Hoffs

Official Website for Rupert Holmes

Official Website for Michael Johnson

Official Website for Gino Vannelli

Official Website for Player

Official Website for The Zombies

Official Website for Rachael Yamagata

Singer-songwriter Mike Viola has followed up his 2011 album "Electro De Perfecto" with the summer release of "Acousto De Perfecto" featuring the incredibly talented viola players Kate Reddish and Eric Summer. The extremely gifted and prolific artist returned as a guest on The Time Machine. Mike's music has long been on our playlists since the nineties. From his own Candy Butchers to film soundtrack work on "That Thing You Do!", "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" and "Get Him To The Greek" to his involvement with L.E.O. and The Major Labels, Viola has continued to win our audience over with catchy melodies and killer hooks. Mike has also produced some wonderful artists that have graced our airwaves the past few years like Kelly Jones, Mandy Moore, Peter Block, Rachael Yamagata and Marissa Levy.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; Marissa Levy, The Smith Bros., The Candy Butchers, The Wonders, Rachael Yamagata, Kelly Jones, The Corner Laughers, Peter Block, Hobnock and Mandy Moore.

Official Website for Mike Viola

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Mike Viola on Twitter

Mike Viola on Facebook

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Singer-songwriter Danni Rosner was our musical guest on The Time Machine. The talented artist performed songs last week live on the radio from her third and latest album "West". Danni also shared with the audience her thoughts on her music and her songwriting process .

In addition to performing songs off of her new album, Danni also performed a brand new song "Hand" not featured on the album and she convinced radio host Michael McCartney to join her on back-up vocals.

Special thanks to Ola Shaw from W.A.M. Studios for engineering plus Alex Farnham from Dam It's Good 808 for the extra laughter, Larry & Michal John for catering and The Time Machine's producers Jenny Leong & Summer Blue for keeping the dream alive.

New songs were also featured from John Hoskinson, David Myhr and Rachael Yamagata. Music from other artists also heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include The Smith Bros., The Knack and The Beatles.

Singer-songwriter and actress Cori Yarckin returned as a guest on The Time Machine. The talented artist shared with the radio audience her experience of appearing on the CW Network's television series "The Next" with musical icon Gloria Estefan as her mentor on the broadcast. Cori's music has been on The Time Machine's playlists before her 2005 album debut "Ringing In My Head" and has remained on the Maui airwaves ever since. After tonight's episode, we urge you, as a long time supporter of The Time Machine Radio Show, to vote for her return to the show's auditions in Los Angeles later this season. You can vote three times. If you have more than one Facebook profile, you may also vote three times for each account.

Music from other artists also heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include Rachael Yamagata and The Heartless Devils.

Singer-songwriter David Myhr was a guest on The Time Machine. The multi-talented artist shared with the radio audience his thoughts on his latest album "Soundshine", which is his first solo album after years of wonderful music as a co-founding member of The Merrymakers. David also discussed the stories behind many of the songs released by The Merrymakers. The entire staff of The Time Machine Crew were excited to have David Myhr on the broadcast after nearly seventeen years of spinning the music created by David Myhr and Anders Hellgren. David's brand new solo album is a strong record filled with songs that you can't keep from cranking up the volume control and singing along with.

New songs were also featured from Jack & The Beanstalk, Rob Bonfiglio and Brian Curtis. Music from other artists also heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include Rachael Yamagata, Paul McCartney, Rick Derringer and Donna Summer.

Singer-songwriter Joe Tansin returns to The Time Machine with fellow songwriter Dean Ford. Joe was a member of Badfinger in the late seventies and was also the driving force behind The City Beat in the nineties. Dean Ford went on to a solo career in the seventies after being a founding member of the sixties group Marmalade which featured Dean's lead vocals on their top ten smash record "Reflections of My Life". Joe and Dean have recorded a wonderful brand new song as a duo titled "The Glasgow Road". Both Dean and Joe shared stories from their musical careers with the Maui radio audience.

New songs were also featured from Anya Marina, Rumer, Dee Long and Matt Tyson. Music from other artists also heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include Marmalade, Badfinger, The City Beat, a rarity from Wings, Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet, The Tony Jackson Group, The Bird & The Bee, The Smith Bros., Grass Roots and Pinkiny Canandy.

Video Below: "The Glasgow Road" from Joe Tansin and Dean Ford

Steve Butler from the band Smash Palace was a recent guest on The Time Machine. He discussed the group's latest album "Do It Again". Singer-songwriter Lucy Woodward returns to the radio show after sharing the world wide broadcast debut of her arrangement of Nina Simone's classic song "Be My Husband". Radio host Michael McCartney had no choice but to accept her hand in marriage.

New songs were also featured from Madi Diaz, David Myhr and Matt Tyson. Music from other artists also heard on this Maui afternoon broadcast include Vibeke Saugestad, The Cars and Rod Stewart. A special Time Machine Mini Mix Mash-Up features DJ Soundhog's "Whole Lotta Helter Skelter".

Singer-songwriter David Paton was a guest on The Time Machine. He shared the stories behind some of his songs on his new album "Under The Sun". David's list of musical accomplishments is many including the Alan Parsons Project, Camel, Beagle Hat and as a founding member of Pilot. The music of David Paton has always been a big part of The Time Machine broadcast and this gave radio host Michael McCartney a chance to ask David about many of the Pilot songs including "Magic" and "January" that have been loved by music fans all over the globe.

Other artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck along with brand new music by Madi Diaz and Rachael Yamagata include; Propaganda, Elton John, Wings, Alan Parsons Project, Camel, Beagle Hat, Kate Bush, Kenny Herbert, Paul Carrack, Marty Rudnick & Michael Carpenter, Wax and Trooper.

Q-103's morning man Shaggy has been digging up "alleged dirt" to keep readers of Maui Time Weekly from voting for The Time Machine's radio host Michael McCartney, Jay J and other disc jockeys around the island as Best Local DJ in the upcoming "Best Of 2012" issue. Michael responds on the air at K-Rock 97.3 FM.

BAMP Project's Matty Hazelgrove was a guest on The Time Machine. He shared with the radio audience how the local concert promotion organization got started. BAMP is the fastest growing concert production and promotion company in Hawaii. Their mission is to build a thriving musical community in the islands. The entire state of Hawaii has benefited musically from the many artists that were able to perform before an audience on the Big Island, Kauai, Oahu and Maui. So many acts are lined up for the next few months including recent musical guest Meiko, Switchfoot, Foster The People, The Shins, Morrissey, Jimmy Cliff, Jack Johnson, Kina Grannis, Justin Nozuka, Jason Mraz, Smokey Robinson and comedian George Lopez.

Artists heard on this Maui morning FM aircheck include musical icon Morrissey and singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata.

Singer-songwriter Bill Lloyd was a recent guest on The Time Machine. The talented artist has made some wonderful recordings on his own and part of the duo Foster & Lloyd. Bill's teaming up with Radney Foster resulted in nine country singles charting in the late eighties. The recording artist, songwriter, musician, and producer shared with the Maui radio audience the story behind his latest album "Boy King Of Tokyo". Bill’s diverse musical activities include working as a producer (ranging from Carl Perkins to MTV reality show indie-rockers, The Secret), a session player (from Brit-pop icons like Ray Davies of The Kinks and Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze to country legends like Buck Owens and Steve Earle), a sideman (Poco, Marshall Crenshaw and with Cheap Trick when they perform The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with orchestra) and as a songwriter (with songs cut by Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Keith Anderson, Hootie and the Blowfish and many more). He has recorded a string of critically acclaimed solo records that blend his melodic power pop sensibility with finely tuned song craft. During his three-year stint as the Stringed Instrument Curator at The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, he created the quarterly series "Nashville Cats", that he continues to host. He’s the music director for the First Amendment Center in Nashville. He also organized and plays in Nashville’s high concept cover band, The Long Players, who were recently profiled on NPR’s All Things Considered.

Other artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include Foster & Lloyd, The La's, Paul & Linda McCartney, Crowded House, Martha Davis, America, Brian Ray, Marshall Crenshaw, Aerosmith, Morrissey and Jackson Browne.

Video Below: 1989 Performance of "Faster and Louder" by Foster and Lloyd

Video Below: 1983 Performance of "Don't Say I Said" by Bill Lloyd & The Bullets

Video Below: The Sky Kings perform "Picture Perfect" and "That Just About Says It All"

Singer-songwriter Madi Diaz was a guest on The Time Machine last week. She shared the stories behind some of her songs on her new album "Plastic Moon". In the midst of a tour across North America, The Time Machine Radio Crew were excited to have Madi kick back on the broadcast to discuss her latest album produced by John Alagia and co-produced by both Madi Diaz and Kyle Ryan. Madi's single "Gimme A Kiss" has remained in the top three most played songs on The Time Machine for the last three months. What can we say? We're suckers for handclaps under a catchy melody.

Other artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck along with brand new music by Cirrone include; John Alagia, Glen Campbell, Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet, Don Henley, Carlene Carter & Paul Carrack, The Smith Bros., Allan Nicholls, Utopia and Dore Alpert (an early single from 1963 that was really Herb Alpert).

The Time Machine was excited to have singer-songwriter Lucy Woodward return to the broadcast to discuss her third album "Hooked!". Lucy shared with the radio audience the inspiration behind her music. Tiger G. from the band This Is The Now was also a guest on the program, discussing both "Famous For Nothing" and "I Wish I Was A Banker" from the group's forthcoming release "Titan". Singer-songwriter Starr Saunders returned to the program as well to share her latest single "All You Can Do Is Love" co-written with Robert Lindsey.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, The Smith Bros., Mayer Hawthorne, The Honeycombs and The Kinks.

Video Below: "Babies" - Lucy Woodward

Video Below: Lucy Woodward performing "Stardust" at The Zipper Factory in New York City

Video Below: "All You Can Do Is Love" - Starr Saunders

Video Below: "I Wish I Was A Banker" - This Is The Now

Official Website for Lucy Woodward

Official Website for Starr Saunders

Official Website for This Is The Now

Singer-songwriter Anya Marina is about to release her third album "Felony Flats" on March 13th and on the eve of her latest album, The Time Machine Radio Crew were thrilled to have Anya return to the broadcast to discuss her music. Also featured on the radio show was Michael Oliver of Michael Oliver & The Sacred Band to shared his thoughts on the band's debut album "Yin & Yanxiety".

Music from Visqueen is also featured on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck along with brand new music by The Britannicas, Norah Jones and the latest collaboration between Klaatu founding member Dee Long and songwriter Elizabeth Racz.

Here's a portion of the recent radio tribute to Whitney Houston with Hawaii's DJ Fly Guy and New York's DJ Scott including Whitney's vocal performance of "How Will I Know" without the instruments to demonstrate just how powerful her emotional vocal performance was in the studio.

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Vinnie Zummo was a guest on The Time Machine last week along with sibling musical acts The Hooks and Cirrone. The Hooks hail from Florida where the power and strength of Nick, Raleigh, Maggie and Nick shine through on their self titled debut. They're currently climbing the airplay charts across America with their single "Comin After Your Love". Instead of four family members, Cirrone is a trio of brothers from Italy whose latest release "Uplands Park Road" has been gaining critical praise around the globe. In addition to his extensive music for film and television, Vinnie Zummo also worked with Joe Jackson on many of his albums and tours.

Other new songs from artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include Rachael Yamagata, Jason Mraz, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Imelda May, Islands and Bonnie Raitt's new take on Gerry Rafferty's classic "Right Down The Line".

Official Website for The Hooks

Official Website for Cirrone

Official Website for Vinnie Zummo

Music legend Freda Payne was a guest on The Time Machine. Freda will be performing this evening at 7:30PM at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center at the McCoy Studio. Freda discussed her latest duet "Saving A Life" with Cliff Richard along with stories behind some of her classic songs.

Official Website for Freda Payne

Teenagers Charles Villiers and Andrew Gold released their first ever single on Polydor UK during the "Summer of Love" in 1967. The flip side "This East" has been compared to the band Love but Charles has stated that it was mainly him trying his best to sound like Gene Clark. There was also a song titled "Ride" that was produced in conjunction with Lou Adler and Ann Applequist back in America that is hard to find but in the meantime here is the A side to "This East", it's Villiers & Gold with their song "Of All The Little Girls In The World".

Official Website for Andrew Gold

Director, producer, writer, actor and musician Michael Damian was a recent guest on The Time Machine. The director's latest film for the holidays "A Princess For Christmas" is featured throughout the month of December on The Hallmark Channel. The film's lead characters portrayed by Katie McGrath, Sam Heughan and Roger Moore along with the entire supporting cast make this a holiday film for the entire family. The director's previous films all co-written and co-produced by Janeen Damian; "Flicka 2" starring Patrick Warburton, Tammin Sursok and Clint Black ("Flicka 3" just wrapped up shooting), "Marley & Me: The Puppy Years" (starring Travis Turner, Donnelly Rhodes and Merrilyn Gann), "Hot Tamale" (With John Hayden, Richard Riehle, Jason Priestley and Harland Williams) and "Moondance Alexander" starring Kay Panabaker, Don Johnson, Lori Loughlin and Sasha Cohen had a successful theatrical run and all films have been released on DVD. In addition to discussing the film, Michael also shared his behind the scenes moments with actor Sir Roger Moore and his next motion picture "Confections of a Discarded Woman" currently in pre-production.

In addition to Michael Damian's number one record "Rock On" and his holiday tune "Christmas Time Without You", brand new music is featured from Fountains Of Wayne, Jim Bianco, Rachael Yamagata and Schuyler Fisk. Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon radio broadcast include; Candypants, Trooper, The Smith Bros., Squeeze, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Rick Springfield and Jennifer Warnes.

Below Photograph: Guest artist Michael Damian loses another arm wrestling challenge with air talent Michael McCartney. Next up to lose - comic Nadine Rajabi and director Steven Spielberg.

Below Photograph: Director and actor Michael Damian and Michael McCartney discuss their favorite Jonas brother...

On this Christmas Eve, The Time Machine Crew found themselves having a wonderful time on the air sharing brand new Christmas songs and holiday tunes from the past that began with our traditional airplay of "On Christmas Eve" from Andrew Gold. The Time Machine lost a musical friend in the passing of Andrew, as did the world of entertainment, and this Christmas may have brought us tears but Andrew's music will continue to uplift generations of music lovers for years to come. The highlight of the program were the many musical artists who joined the radio broadcast to share their stories from Christmas past and present including Schuyler Fisk, Dan Wilson, Dave Stephens, Meiko, Michael Damian, Tia Carrere, Mike Viola, Anya Marina, Kyle Vincent, Rachael Yamagata, Rachael Teo, Rick Hromadka from Maple Mars, Alicia Witt, Neil Sedaka, Lisa Donnelly, Jeremy Lister, Lannie Flowers, Zac Anthony of The Wellingtons, Maxi Dunn, Sheva Solomon, Sammi Morelli, Andrea Perry, Rob Bonfiglio and Ian Lloyd.

Summer Blue along with producers Jenny Leong, Daphne Matsumoto and Ashley Starr kept the Time Machine Christmas tradition with DJ Deron Furukawa's bake-a-thon that also included Kit Zulueta's skill with the ingredients that resulted in him stopping by during the broadcast immediately after letting the cookies cool out of the oven. Plus the added bonus of DJs Adam Waltemire and Jay J along with actress/singer-songwriter Mandy Moore and former windsurfing pro Sonja Evensen made the broadcast complete. Sonja windsurfed across the Molokai Channel not just one time but three separate journeys, "Once out of curiosity, once for a race, and once for transportation."

The Time Machine also featured three brand new Christmas songs from Marcella Detroit, Shonen Knife and Mimi Betinis. Joining both Marcella Detroit and Mimi Betinis with a worldwide broadcast debut last week was the reworking of the holiday classic "Winter Wonderland" into an island vibe just for Maui were Pamela Polland and Doc Roberts with "Maui Wonderland". The Time Machine Radio Crew were honored to feature these songs for the first time on the radio including "Keep A Light" from The Wellspring. The duo of Talia Osteen and Dov Rosenblatt will be releasing the upcoming album from The Wellspring in the Spring of 2012. Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck include; The Smith Bros., Hanson, Butterfly Boucher, FM Radio, Albert Brooks & Little Kristi, Cliff Hillis, Candy Butchers, Randy Bachman, Mike Nichols & Elaine May, Bob Dylan and Bleu.

*This radio broadcast aircheck was powered once again by shave ice, chocolate, cute cats and Rachael Yamagata on vinyl under the Christmas tree.

The Time Machine Jet Airliner FM Radio Aircheck

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December 09, 2011 07:27 PM PST

Congratulations to Maui's Jennifer Cohen on winning the VIP tickets to see the Steve Miller Band and Dave Mason this Sunday evening at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center.

In addition to The Steve Miller Band, music from our upcoming musical guest disc jockey Kyle Vincent is featured. Other artists heard on this morning show FM radio aircheck include Bon Jovi, Rachael Yamagata, Rob Bonfiglio, Schuyler Fisk and Kyle Vincent's eighties band Candy.

Yvonne's The One - Paul McCartney (1985)

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December 08, 2011 12:09 PM PST

 

Steve Miller Interview on The Time Machine

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December 07, 2011 05:08 AM PST

Rock legend Steve Miller was a guest on The Time Machine. The Steve Miller Band will be performing this Sunday evening at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center with singer-songwriter Dave Mason opening up the concert. Steve discussed his latest album "Let Your Hair Down" along with stories behind some of his classic songs. Steve also shared with radio host Michael McCartney and the Maui radio audience his heartfelt thoughts on Les Paul and Norton Buffalo plus his time spent with The Beatles. In addition to his 2005 arrangement of his 1976 hit "Fly Like An Eagle" with Les Paul, his latest collaboration with William Shatner and Brad Paisley covering his classic "Space Cowboy" can also be heard on this FM aircheck.

Click here to listen or download the radio aircheck interview with Steve Miller

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Dan Mayer Interview on The Time Machine Discussing the Musical Return of Emitt Rhodes

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December 06, 2011 01:41 PM PST

Musician Dan Mayer was a guest on The Time Machine and shared three brand new songs from the highly influential singer-songwriter Emitt Rhodes. Emitt got his start as the drummer of Palace Guard before forming The Merry-Go-Round in the mid-sixties. Emitt's music career has been a part of The Time Machine's playlist for a few decades since the inception of the radio broadcast and his songs are considered timeless classics and has landed Emitt status as a "core artist" to the format. It's been a decade since his engineering and production contribution to Ray Paul's cover of Paul McCartney's "Oh Woman, Oh Why" was in heavy rotation on the Maui FM dial so it's nice to hear some brand new music from this extremely talented artist (Ray Paul also had heavy airplay on Maui for nearly a year with his recent cover of Emitt's song " 'Til The Day After").

For the past two years, Dan and Emitt have kept The Time Machine Crew up to date upon Emitt's return into the recording studio with brand new songs to capture on tape with a new band. In addition to guitarist and singer-songwriter Dan Mayer, Emitt is joined by the co-founder of The Grass Roots and The Merry-Go-Round's drummer Joel Larson, co-founder and former bassist for Counting Crows, Matt Malley, and guitarist Jim Rolfe. Icing on the musical cake comes from legendary guitarist Richard Thompson, whose band Fairport Convention covered Emitt's song "Time Will Show the Wiser" in 1967. Richard performs on the three songs heard on the broadcast plus Debbi Peterson and Vicki Peterson from The Bangles, who covered "Live" on their debut album on Columbia Records, which is one of Emitt's song from his Merry-Go-Round days.

Emitt was also the subject matter of Italian director Cosimo Messeri's documentary "The One Man Beatles". The film was about Emitt Rhodes's vicissitudes: life, past, present, troubles and hopes. The movie was selected for the International Rome Film Festival 2009 and was nominated for the David di Donatello Award as Best Documentary of 2010.

The Time Machine Crew were honored to give three new songs from Emitt Rhodes their world broadcast debut. The song titles heard anywhere for the very first time for this early November aircheck are listed below:

"What's A Man To Do"

"This Wall Between Us"

"Just Me and You"

Brand new music was also featured from Rachael Yamagata with her song "Miles On A Car". Other artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck include; Schuyler Fisk, Smash Mouth, The Knack, Richard Marx, Traveling Wilburys, Brian McKnight, Lee Michaels, Mel & Tim, XTC, The Bangles, The Smith Bros. and J. Geils Band.

Official Facebook Page for Emitt Rhodes

Emitt Rhodes on CD Baby

Ian Lloyd Interview on The Time Machine

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October 27, 2011 07:12 AM PDT

Rocker Ian Lloyd was a guest on The Time Machine last week. From the band Stories that gave the seventies one of the coolest radio hits ("Brother Louie") to his solo career and numerous projects including Social Hero, Ian had never recorded a Christmas song. The Maui FM dial was treated to the first official Christmas song of the season (And a week before Halloween - a first for The Time Machine). In addition to sharing the new rocking yuletide song "Everybody's Happy 'Cause It's Christmas Time", Ian also discussed his musical career.



Brand new songs were also featured from Vinnie Zummo ("Didn't Get The Memo"), Tam Duong ("In The Elevator"), John Hunter Phillips (Dennis, Carl, Alan, Brian, Bruce and Mike") Strangefinger ("I Feel Fine") plus Sara Bareilles, The Wellingtons, Michelle Branch and The Outfield. Other artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck include; The Pendletons, Jack Johnson, The Donnas, Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods, Pez Band, Dion and Social Hero. Since most of The Time Machine's airchecks over the last few decades were courtesy of TDK and Maxell, it was only proper to include Ian Lloyd's appearance in the TDK advertisement seen above.

Official Website for Ian Lloyd

Official Website for Machine Dream Records

Ian Lloyd on MySpace Music

Rachael Yamagata Comes With Tales From "Chesapeake" On The Time Machine

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October 20, 2011 10:23 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata returned to The Time Machine with her self released album "Chesapeake". She put together her dream team of musicians for her third record. The band included Victor Indrizzo, Mike Viola, Michael Chaves, Kevin Salem, Tom Freund and Oli Kraus. John Alagia returned as producer to capture it all and the magic on this album is heard from beginning to end.

It's always a treat for The Time Machine Radio Crew to have Rachael on the broadcast as a guest. Rachael's vocals have graced Maui's FM dial for years as she continued to keep busy between each of her albums by co-writing and singing on albums of other artists. The list is long and varied; Duncan Sheik, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Robin Danar, Mike Viola, Margaret Cho, Toots & The Maytals, Ben Lee, Graham Colton, Katherine McPhee, Rhett Miller, John Francis, Jill Cunniff, Dan Wilson, Bill Deasey, Ray LaMontagne, Chris Holmes, Ben Arthur, Jason Mraz, Bright Eyes and Mandy Moore...with so many music projects outside of her own, it appears that she will continue to be on our playlists for years to come (and hopefully we'll get a chance to hear her unreleased EP with Mike Viola of which three of the songs on the new album were originally written for).

Her debut release "Happenstance" produced by John Alagia kept pulling in our listeners and locking her status as "most played artist" right up until the end of 2007. Perfect timing for us because her sophomore double album release "Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart" was released in 2008. That album was produced by Mike Mogis (with a couple of songs produced by John Alagia) and it was an album worth the wait filled with many talented musicians like Kevin Salem, Michael Chaves, Daniel Clarke and Mark Goldenberg adding their musical gifts to the project.

Rachael's music has had a home on our playlists and in our hearts since her debut release. Be sure to pick up a copy of her first album, "Happenstance" and her second, "Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart". Rachael currently topped our airplay chart for 2010 with her song with Semisonic's Dan Wilson, "You Take My Troubles Away" and closed out the year with her yuletide song, "Baby Come Find Me At Christmas". This past year, "I'm Going To Go Back There Someday", Rachael's cover of the classic song from The Muppets where Gonzo sang around a campfire in 1979's "The Muppet Movie" has been embraced by The Time Machine staff and listeners to make it one of the most played songs of the year. The song saw its official release on Disney's tribute album "The Muppets: The Green Album" on August 23rd in preparation for Disney's November release of the Jason Segel film "The Muppet Movie". Other artists featured along with Rachael include; Weezer & Paramore’s Hayley Williams, OK Go, Sondre Lerche, Andrew Bird, Matt Nathanson, The Fray and My Morning Jacket.

Rachael's work with Ben Arthur and John Francis are featured on the broadcast. New music also featured on this aircheck include three wonderful covers from Maxi Dunn & Marty Rudnick with "Walk Right In", "Sweet And Tender Romance" from The Bangles and Joe Algeri & Maria Sokratis performing "Jackson". The new song "Keep Me Holding On" from The Wellingtons continues to garner airplay. Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; Elvis Costello, Margaret Cho, Blondie, Katherine McPhee, The Smith Bros., Foster The People, Parker McGee, Wilco and John Alagia.

Offical Website for Rachael Yamagata

Rachael Yamagata on Facebook

Rachael Yamagata on Pledge Music

Rachael Yamagata on MySpace Music

Rachael Yamagata on Twitter

Although Rachael has done a number of guest slots on The Time Machine, you can also check out three of her extremely detailed interviews with host Michael McCartney on The Time Machine's archived broadcasts below. You can download them as podcasts or listen to them from the embedded players on the webpage itself.

Rachael Yamagata Interview

Rachael Yamagata Interview from 2008

Rachael Yamagata Interview from the Summer of 2011

Videos Below: "Even If I Don't", "Starlight" and "You Won't Let Me" by Rachael Yamagata

Rachael Yamagata

Offical Website for John Francis

Official Website for Ben Arthur

Official Website for The Bangles

Official Website for The Wellingtons

Maxi Dunn and Marty Rudnick on Bandcamp

Joe Algeri and Maria Sokratis on Bandcamp

Aaron Yeger Interview on The Time Machine

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October 20, 2011 01:26 AM PDT

Director Aaron Yeger was a guest on The Time Machine today. Aaron is in town for the United States film premiere of his documentary "A People Uncounted" at the Hawaii International Film Festival. It debuted last Friday evening and will have another screening on this Wednesday at 4PM at Honolulu's Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theatres & IMAX. This year’s festival includes 212 films from 43 countries.

The feature documentary with Nuance Pictures and Urbinder Documentaries is about the genocide of the Romani people during the Holocaust and their continuing marginalization and persecution in present day. This year at the Hawaii International Film Festival, the documentary has been nominated for the Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Documentary Feature. The Roma have endured centuries of intolerance and persecution in Europe, most notably during the Holocaust, when an estimated 500,000 or more were murdered. "A People Uncounted" documents their culturally rich yet often difficult lives, and demonstrates how their present state has been deeply shaped by the tragedies of the past.

This is the first feature-length film for director Aaron Yeger, producers Marc Swenker and Tom Rasky, and executive producer Lenny Binder. The film grew from a conversation between Rasky and Binder, both children of Holocaust survivors and their mutual friend, award-winning Romani musician Robi Botos, who went on to score the film. The film is edited by A.C.E. award-winning documentary filmmaker Kurt Engfehr (Fahrenheit 911, Bowling for Columbine).

Filmed in 11 countries and featuring dozens of Roma—including Holocaust survivors, historians, activists and musicians—A People Uncounted brings the Romani history to life through the rich interplay of their poetry, music, and compelling first-hand accounts. As ethnic intolerance flares up once again across Europe, "A People Uncounted" sheds light on this unique culture while placing the Romani story within the larger context of the world’s legacy of racism and genocide.

Aaron Yeger also discussed his upcoming projects including the role of co-director with Marc Swenker for "Chasing the King", a feature documentary about Chuck Berry and a quest for the real King of Rock and Roll, as well as a producer of "Fantastico!" a feature documentary about the rise of new Canadian fashion icon Bruno Ierullo.

Aaron Yeger graduated from Ryerson University's School of Image Arts with a specialization in Film Production, where he received a number of awards including the Norman Jewison Filmmaker Award, the Harvey Hart Award for Directing, the J. L. Beaton Award for academic distinction, and two Universal Studios Scholarships in Filmmaking. The Time Machine Crew were honored to have a film maker of Aaron's caliber on the broadcast.

New music heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast features artists Sarina Paris, Mike Viola and Rachael Yamagata.

Video Below: Movie Preview For The Documentary "A People Uncounted"

Official Website for Aaron Yeger

Official Website for "A People Uncounted"

"A People Uncounted" on Facebook

Hawaii International Film Festival

Starr Saunders Returns To The Time Machine

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October 19, 2011 08:58 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Starr Saunders returned to The Time Machine as a musical guest. Starr's first appearance on the broadcast dates back to her first album release "Intro" in 2004 under the name of The Starr Saunders Project followed by "City Of Dreams" in 2005. Starr shared her latest single "We Were One" which is now available on iTunes. Starr collaborated with songwriter Robert Lindsey on this song which just a little musical taste of what's to come on her upcoming album.

Brand new music was also heard on this Maui afternoon radio aircheck from Rachael Yamagata (pictured in the above photograph with Starr Saunders).

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Schuyler Fisk Interview on The Time Machine

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October 19, 2011 06:18 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Schuyler Fisk was a guest on The Time Machine last week to discuss her second album "Blue Ribbon Winner". The first album from the talented artist, "The Good Stuff", ended up being one of the most played albums for the year 2009 on The Time Machine due to fine songwriting and performances on songs like "Afterglow" and "Miss You". Maui's FM dial embraced Schuyler Fisk and The Time Machine Crew were thrilled to have her on the radio as a musical guest.

In addition to her musical chops (which includes her duo project FM Radio with Tim Myers of One Republic), Schuyler is an accomplished actor with a number of film and television roles. She can currently be seen in Gus Van Sant's latest motion picture "Restless".

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon radio aircheck include Sissy Spacek, Marty Rudnick, Joshua Radin and Michael Carpenter.

Video Below: Schuyler Fisk's Official Music Video for "What Good Is Love"

Video Below: Schuyler Fisk performs "From Where I'm Standing" from the motion picture "I'm Reed Fish"

Video Below: Sneak Peak Into The Making Of The Album "Blue Ribbon Winner"

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Mike Viola Returns To The Time Machine

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October 11, 2011 07:55 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Mike Viola has unleashed his latest album "Electro De Perfecto". The extremely gifted and prolific artist returned as a guest on The Time Machine last week. Mike's music has long been on our playlists since the nineties. From his own Candy Butchers to film soundtrack work on "That Thing You Do!", "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" and "Get Him To The Greek" to his involvement with L.E.O. and The Major Labels, Viola has continued to win our audience over with catchy melodies and killer hooks. Mike has also produced some wonderful artists that have graced our airwaves the past few years like Kelly Jones, Mandy Moore, Rachael Yamagata and Marissa Levy.

Mike's tight trio on the album are rounded out by the bass playing of Sean Hurley (Vertical Horizon, Colbie Caillat, Liz Phair, Ben Lee, Judith Owen, Arden Kaywin, Brooke Fraser, Mya, Ringo Starr, Annie Lennox, Alicia Keys and Robin Thicke) and Victor Indrizzo (Rachael Yamagata, Sheryl Crow, Malea McGuinness, Shonen Knife, Red Kross, Michael Penn, Meatloaf, Mandi Perkins, Donavon Frankenreiter, Brandi Carlile and Aimee Mann) on the drums. Dan Wilson (Semisonic, Trip Shakespeare) and Adam Schlesinger (Fountains Of Wayne, Tinted Windows and Ivy) add their talents to "Get You Back" which is currently in heavy rotation on The Time Machine.

Other brand new songs heard on this aircheck include The Bangles, Marissa Levy, Rachael Yamagata and an interview with Starr Saunders featuring her latest single "We Were One". Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; The Smith Bros., The Candy Butchers, The Wonders and Mandy Moore.

Official Website for Mike Viola

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Mike Viola on Facebook

Mike Viola on MySpace Music

Willie K Interview on The Time Machine

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October 10, 2011 07:52 PM PDT

One of the most celebrated and talented singer-songwriters to emerge from Hawaii in the eighties and make a name for himself as one of Hawaii's top entertainers around the world is Willie K. Throughout the nineties and the turn of the century, Willie Kahaiali’i redefined the music scene in Hawaii. Willie was a guest on The Time Machine last week and shared his thoughts behind his latest blues masterpiece "Warehouse Blues". With numerous albums under his artistic belt along with outside musical projects like the successful duo The Barefoot Natives (with Eric Gilliom) and Amy Hanaiali’i, the guitar virtuoso discussed his career with radio host Michael McCartney and hints at what may be ahead.

The band members on "Warehouse Blues" are some of Maui's finest musicians; Jerry Byers on bass guitar, Kris Thomas on drums, percussionist Mio "Timbolero" Flores and Tam Sugayan on congas. Playing the killer electric guitar on "Nasty Thing" is Avi Ronen who is featured as a special guest musician on the album along with Howard Eisenberg on saxophone and Sam Ahia, Sr. performs the jazz guitar on "Lonely Man". While Willie bent those guitar strings and sang his heart out, Jesse Alpuro and Nick Fournier engineered the album. Nick Fournier also mixed the album with Jonathan Starr and it was mastered by John Scrip. A collaborative effort to bring the artistic style of Willie K to the ears of global music fans appreciative of the blues.

On Maui, this Sunday October 16th, there will be an album release party for Willie K's album "Warehouse Blues" to coincide with the opening of the new Maui Tribe location at 270 Waiehu Beach Road in Wailuku. Maui Tribe is hosting “A Grand Celebration Willie K Style” and it also happens to be Willie’s birthday celebration. Come down and join in on the fun from 12 Noon to 4PM for good times and great music.

This Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck also features brand new music from Brad Paisley, Daryl Hall and Fountains Of Wayne. Other artists featured on the broadcast include Sylvia Robinson, The Smith Bros., Billy Vera & The Beaters, Nigel Olsson, Hudson-Ford, Rachael Yamagata & Jason Mraz, Wilco, Heart and KISS.

Offical Website for Willie K

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Adrienne Owens: Remembrance

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September 28, 2011 05:35 PM PDT

Joe Hawkins, the host of "The Maui Sunrise Show" on KONI 104.7 FM, paid tribute to our wonderful friend, Adrienne Owens.


We miss you Adrienne...

Makana Interview on The Time Machine

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September 23, 2011 03:25 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter and slack key master Makana was our guest on The Time Machine. Makana is on Maui for a concert tonight at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. He performed live with Kathy Collins on KEAO and spoke with Michael McCartney on KPMW WILD 105.5 yesterday. Makana returned to The Time Machine this morning on KRKH 97.3 FM to discuss his music and shared two songs that will only be available on CD at his 7:30PM concert (Doors open at 5:30PM with Lily Meola & Toby Couture as the opening act). In addition to covering Led Zeppelin's "Going To California" in what he terms his "Slack Rock" style, he also gave The Time Machine crew the green light to spin his arrangement of the theme to "Hawaii Five-0".

This Maui morning FM radio aircheck features brand new music from The Bangles, Imelda May, Rachael Yamagata and Brian Ray. Other artists featured on the broadcast include; Jesse Malin, Eytan Mirsky, Fleetwood Mac and Cathy Dennis.

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Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds Interview on The Time Machine

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September 12, 2011 06:04 AM PDT

The Yardbirds are coming to Maui to perform on September 16th and The Time Machine Crew was ecstatic to have Jim McCarty as a guest. In addition to his own solo works, forming the bands Renaissance and Illusion, Jim was one of the founding members of the highly influential sixties rock group The Yardbirds currently on tour along with original co-founder Chris Dreja. Jim discussed the band's first tour to Hawaii, his early influences and the story behind his song "For Eloise" from his 2009 album "Sitting On The Top Of Time".

In addition to music from The Yardbirds and Jim's solo material, this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck features brand new music from Alex Hepburn, Rachael Yamagata, Starr Saunders, Glen Campbell, Daryl Hall, Jeff Lynne, Gary Ritchie, Brandon Schott, Marty Rudnick & Agony Aunts, Brad Paisley, Butch Walker & The Black Widows, Bangles and Vinnie Zummo. Other artists featured on the broadcast include; Sabrina X, The Go-Go's, Paul & Linda McCartney, The Smith Bros. and The Barbusters.

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Official Website for Chris Dreja

Melissa Otero Returns To The Time Machine

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August 28, 2011 08:50 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Melissa Otero returned as a guest on The Time Machine. Melissa shared her thoughts on her latest single "Angels & Demons". In addition to her radio airplay, the song was chosen by US Airways as part of their in-flight Sky Radio rotation this past July and August.

This Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck also features Rachael Yamagata's latest song "Even If I Don't" from her forthcoming album "Chesapeake", the latest tune "California Sun" from The Outfield and Imelda May's "Mayhem. Other artists heard on this broadcast include Wings, Bee Gees, Miami Sound Machine, Amy Grant and Warrant.

Offical Website for Melissa Otero

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Henry Kapono Interview and Performance on The Time Machine

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August 19, 2011 07:00 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter Henry Kapono was a guest on The Time Machine. The prolific artist is on Maui to do a special solo session tonight at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. He'll share stories behind some of the many great songs he's composed and recorded over the decades from his solo career (fifteen albums) and his work as one half of the duo Cecilio & Kapono (twelve albums) along with music from his brand new album "Henry". It's always a treat for radio host Kathy Collins to have C&K perform live in the KEAO FM performance studios every year or so and it's a special treat to have Henry sit down by himself with host Michael McCartney on WILD 105.5 FM, KONI 104.7 FM and K-ROCK 97.3 FM. The Time Machine Radio Crew barely scratches the surface on the air of this talented iconic musical artist with the amount of material that we've played on the radio for over thirty-six years.

This FM radio aircheck features new music from his latest album, a couple of live performances in the studio and a sampling of his earlier solo work plus classic Cecilio & Kapono.

Offical Website for Henry Kapono

Henry Kapono on Facebook

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Rachael Yamagata Returns with a Sneak Listening Party on The Time Machine

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August 16, 2011 11:19 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata returns to The Time Machine with a sneak listen to her forthcoming album "Chesapeake". The album is set to be self-released by Rachael herself this October. After her debut album "Happenstance" on RCA (Sony BMG) and her second double album "Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart" on Warner Brothers, this around with this album, she is on her own. Rachael shares the behind the scenes process in releasing her third album and how you can be involved. Before the sun rose at Chesapeake Bay a little after 4AM, Rachael sat on the front porch of producer John Alagia's home, "I’ve just woken up from another end of the world dream where Bon Jovi was an alien planting explosive devices in cupboards that eventually cause massive flooding when I decide I need to do a morning coffee run (ok, I need cigarettes) so I grab my keys and head to town. Erob (Eric Robinson), our engineer, is just going to bed after working late on a vox comp for ‘You Won’t Let Me’ and it occurs to me how I’ve truly lucked out with the people involved in this next record."

"I am in the studio. And when I say studio, I mean Alagia’s house that we’ve spent weeks reconverting into a studio – shipped gear, borrowed microphones, amps, guitars, a grand piano that is living in his bedroom because that’s where we get the best sound, vox mics that are housed in his shower for some natural reverb and of course the porch where I write this – a past scene of pre production jams complete with drums made out of cardboard beer cases and recycling bins, cellos stuck in wads of duck tape so as not to slip on the floor, a wurly set up by the table of receipts I’m calling ‘my office’ etc. I packed my car what seems like months ago chock full of air mattresses, giant breakfast skillets, keyboards, snow boots (unusable) and of course my diva tent – an 8 person banana yellow monstrosity that I’ve been sleeping in for some time now to carve out a little private space for moi as well as leave room for the house full of amazing musicians that have come to play."

"There have been rounds of plumbers and air conditioner technicians, trips to Target for the inflatable pool that has since garnered a crop circle impression on the lawn for a mere $79.95, and thank you dad for the grill donation – let there be burgers."

"The cast is my dream team, the kind that has taken years to find and have histories with. We’ve been saying ‘there’s a lot of love in the room’ and there must be because schedules have been routed, carpools arranged – anything to help a girl now financing her own career full throttle. Victor Indrizzo has a week off from Sheryl Crow’s tour and when he’s not doing the dishes has laid down some of the most bad ass drum tracks that I’ve ever heard. Mike Viola (Candy Butchers, Walk Hard, Get Him To The Greek) has already tracked harmonies to rival The Beach Boys and The Carpenters and truth be told wears sunglasses in his pajamas. Michael Chaves (John Mayer, Five For Fighting) is the guru of vibe on guitar, only wears black and insists on sleeping on the couch as if it’s the best room in the house. Kevin Salem (Dumptruck, Yo la Tengo) is still doing additional tracks he dreams up between producing underground Pakistinian superstars as well as shuttling English cellist Oli Kraus (Sia, Duffy) down from NYC – the same cellist I once leaned over to my friend at a Beth Orton concert 8 years ago saying ‘someday I’ll have strings like that’, but that’s another story… And of course Tom Freund who will forever be known as Starfish for the way he spreads out in a bed – not that grown men are sharing beds here or anything. He can make you cry when he plays upright."

"There is no label, no A&R and I’m pretty sure the artwork for this record will come down to the I phone app that works wonders on pictures and the stash of cash that Dad put away for my wedding has been put to use here along with whatever frequent flyer miles I knew I’d use someday. I’m about to launch my PLEDGE campaign, which a psychic recently told me was karmic, as well as form my own independent team of folk to get this record out. And yet, I must say it is all going along swimmingly. The reunion with Alagia and the people in the room have been on instinct the best contribution I’ve made to this entire process. Viola, Kevin and Chaves have all been in the driver’s seat for some of my recordings and who knew you could get multiple producers in the room with no trace of ego whatsoever. It is Big Pink and the drums are set up in the kitchen, it fulfills every idea of ‘camp’ and when the band decides one track out of ten didn’t feel at the right tempo they will recut it 3 hours before their morning flight because they care so much.. I am in a constant state of Faklempt and the looseness of this whole shebang made a perfect transition into creative spontaneity that I think is going to surprise many. We had a mid point listening party bbq tonight where one person said to me that the songs sound like I’m in control of my own life now and I think she is right. It’s still too early to know what this record will become, but it’s been made with a lot of love in the room (and tequila) and like the frankenfish who can swim and walk on land is suprising the hell outta me."

As always, it's a treat for The Time Machine Radio Crew to have Rachael on the broadcast as a guest. Rachael's vocals have graced Maui's FM dial for years as she continued to keep busy between each of her albums by co-writing and singing on albums of other artists. The list is long and varied; Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Robin Danar, Mike Viola, Margaret Cho, Toots & The Maytalls, Ben Lee, Graham Colton, Katherine McPhee, Rhett Miller, John Francis, Jill Cunniff, Dan Wilson, Bill Deasey, Ray LaMontagne, Chris Holmes, Ben Arthur, Jason Mraz, Bright Eyes and Mandy Moore...with so many music projects outside of her own, it appears that she will continue to be on our playlists for years to come (and hopefully we'll get a chance to hear her unreleased EP with Mike Viola).

Her debut release "Happenstance" produced by John Alagia kept pulling in our listeners and locking her status as "most played artist" right up until the end of 2007. Perfect timing for us because her sophomore double album release "Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart" was released in 2008. That album was produced by Mike Mogis (with a couple of songs produced by John Alagia) and it was an album worth the wait filled with many talented musicians like Kevin Salem, Michael Chaves, Daniel Clarke and Mark Goldenberg adding their musical gifts to the project. Now "Chesapeake" has John Alagia producing again along with the return of musicians Michael Chaves and Kevin Salem plus Victor Indrizzo, Oli Kraus and Mike Viola.

Rachael's music has had a home on our playlists and in our hearts since her debut release. While waiting for her third album release this October, be sure to pick up a copy of her first album, "Happenstance" and her second, "Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart". Rachael currently topped our airplay chart for 2010 with her song with Semisonic's Dan Wilson, "You Take My Troubles Away" and closed out the year with her yuletide song, "Baby Come Find Me At Christmas". This past year, "I'm Going To Go Back There Someday", Rachael's cover of the classic song from The Muppets where Gonzo sang around a campfire in 1979's "The Muppet Movie" has been embraced by The Time Machine staff and listeners to make it one of the most played songs of the year. The song sees its official release on Disney's tribute album "The Muppets: The Green Album" next week Tuesday (August 23rd) in preparation for Disney's November release of the Jason Segel film "The Muppet Movie". Other artists featured along with Rachael include; Weezer & Paramore’s Hayley Williams, OK Go, Sondre Lerche, Andrew Bird, Matt Nathanson, The Fray and My Morning Jacket.

In addition to Rachael Yamagata's first single "Starlight" off of the upcoming album, Rachael's work with Ben Arthur and John Francis are featured along with Mike Viola and Bumpus. New music also featured on this aircheck include Fountains Of Wayne, Imelda May and Brad Paisley. Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; The Beatles, Scandal, The Smith Bros., The Monkees and The Carpenters.

Offical Website for Rachael Yamagata

Official Website for Pledge Music

Rachael Yamagata on Facebook

Rachael Yamagata on MySpace Music

Rachael Yamagata on Twitter

Although Rachael has done a number of guest slots on The Time Machine, you can also check out two of her extremely detailed interviews with radio host Michael McCartney on The Time Machine's archived broadcasts below. You can download them as podcasts or listen to them from the embedded players on the webpage itself.

Rachael Yamagata Interview

Rachael Yamagata Interview from 2008

Rachael Yamagata

Offical Website for John Francis

Official Website for Ben Arthur

Official Website for Imelda May

Official Website for Brad Paisley

Official Website for Fountains Of Wayne

Ray Powers and Michael Zuko Perform Live on Dave Boogieman's Radio Show

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July 25, 2011 08:56 PM PDT

11L Radio New York International's radio host Dave Boogieman of "Power Pop Plus", along with his radio sidekick Barry Dreyfus, had singer-songwriters Ray Powers and Michael Zuko on as musical guests last week. Imagine our surprise when Ray Powers performed a song that he co-wrote with songwriter Elizabeth Racz about our little rinky dink radio show out here in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It's called "Saturday Delight" and made it's broadcast debut on The Time Machine radio show during Easter Weekend last April. Fast forward three months later and Ray Powers is joined by musician Michael Zuko to perform the song live on Boogieman's radio show from New York.

Photo above: Dave Boogieman in the center. Left to right is Michael Zuko, Ray Powers, Barry Dreyfus and Stan Lubowicki.

Official Website for Dave Boogieman's Power Pop Plus Music Radio Broadcast

Click here to listen to the entire broadcast of Power Pop Plus with Dave Boogieman at 11L Radio New York International

Archived radio shows from Dave Boogieman at http://www.johnlightning.com/boog​ieman

The Red Button Returns To The Time Machine

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July 11, 2011 09:45 PM PDT

"If The Red Button had been around in the '60s when I was producing, I would have signed them to EMI." - Norman 'Hurricane' Smith (The Beatles Engineer)

With a quote like that, you can understand why The Red Button have been a musical staple on the playlists of The Time Machine the last four years. Singer-songwriters Mike Ruekberg and Seth Swirsky are the multi-talented duo behind The Red Button. Their debut album "She's About To Cross My Mind" is filled with so many musical gems that the album became one of our most played albums on the air for 2007. Now their follow up "As Far As Yesterday Goes" has been released and the refreshingly retro collaboration showcases the duo's shared passion for the juicy melodies and catchy hooks of the pop music of the ’60s and ’70s, yet still crackle with present day energy. You will not be able to resist the urge to sing along like The Time Machine Crew does in the radio station, so it was nice to have both Seth Swirsky and Mike Ruekberg share their thoughts on their sophomore release.

Mike Ruekberg’s indie credentials are rock solid: He spent the ’90s as writer and singer for Minneapolis-based pop heroes Rex Daisy, who recorded a CD for Geffen Records with producer Paul Fox. He also wrote the soundtrack for the indie cult film classic “Dummy”, which starred Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich, and Vera Farmiga. Mike’s music has also been heard in other movies and on TV, as well as in football stadiums and blaring from audio greeting cards.

In addition to The Red Button, Seth Swirsky has his own solo work and many records composed for other artists like; Rufus Wainwright, Taylor Dayne, Al Green, Jane Weidlin, Michael McDonald, Celine Dion, The Poppies, Xscape, Olivia Newton-John, Charles & Eddie, Smokey Robinson, Brenda K. Starr, Trey Lorenz, Bonfire, Air Supply, Faith Evans and Tina Turner. In addition to getting the chance to compose songs with Eric Carmen, Seth is also a published best selling author ("Baseball Letters" from 1996, "Every Pitcher Tells A Story" from 1999 and "Something To Write Home About" from 2003) and a film maker. His documentary film "Beatles Stories" is currently screening at film festivals around the globe and consists of interviews he had done with his hand-held camera with people who had a story about themselves and The Beatles. IT was originally going to be titled ""A Year In The Life" but it’s not a “tribute” or “anthology” piece, according to Seth, just people from all walks of life with a neat, specific Beatles story.

As a solo artist, his first album, "Instant Pleasure", won for Best Pop Album at the 2005 L.A. Music Awards. His follow-up, "Watercolor Day", won Best Pop Song (the title track) at the 2010 Hollywood Music and Media Awards.

The two met in 2005 and hit it off immediately; both of them admiring the songs of each other and sharing a taste for vintage pop.

So, they got together and started writing and recording songs. They found that Seth’s tuneful optimism balanced nicely with Mike’s pessimistic but passionate style. Their first album “She’s About to Cross My Mind”, in 2007, was the result of those sessions and the new album clearly demonstrates that the craft of songwriting and performing in the studio can result in an album that you just can't get enough of.

The Time Machine Crew decided that it might be a good idea to have an album listening party and hear the songs in the order that they were placed on the record. In fact, two albums sounded like an even better idea, so with a three hour afternoon airshift to fill with killer tunes, radio host Michael McCartney started off the broadcast with Seth Swirsky's album "Watercolor Day" along with Seth discussing the music and his film followed by Mike Ruekberg joining the album listening party for The Red Button's brand new record "As Far As Yesterday Goes".

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include Paul McCartney & Wings, The Smith Bros., Linda Ronstadt and The Knack.

Photo above: Mike Ruekberg and Seth Swirsky of The Red Button

Below Video: "A Summer Day" - The Red Button

Below Video: "Cruel Girl" - The Red Button

Official website for The Red Button

The Red Button on Facebook

The Red Button on MySpace Music

Official website for Mike Ruekberg

Official website for Seth Swirsky

Seth Swirsky on MySpace Music

Official Website for Seth Swirky's Documentary Film "Beatles Stories"

Marissa Levy Interview on The Time Machine

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July 07, 2011 07:33 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Marissa Levy was a recent guest on The Time Machine. The talented artist shared her thoughts about her music on her latest EP "63 Songs About Joe". After Marissa's first two wonderful albums, she decided to enlist one of The Time Machine's favorite artists as a producer, Mike Viola (Rachael Yamagata, Kelly Jones, Candy Butchers and Mandy Moore). Of course, this meant that Marissa found herself at Mike's favorite East Coast studio, "Ice Station Zebra", where engineer Ducky Carlisle (The Major Labels) brought all the magic together.

Marissa Levy feels that "63 Songs About Joe" draws on such varied influences as The Beatles, Prince, Harry Nilsson and The Beach Boys. Just those influences alone should have you seeking out her music. Her new collection of songs fit onto the playlists of The Time Machine like a charm placed around your neck or arm from a long lost friend. Such a heartwarming musical gift. The Time Machine Crew can't stress enough just how fantastic her new EP is. Grab yourself a copy.

New music from Mike Viola, Michelle Branch, Rob Bonfiglio, Gary Ritchie, Dia Frampton & Blake Shelton, Roxette and Megan Slankard was also featured on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck including Laurie Biagini's latest collaboration (this time around with lyricist Elizabeth Racz). Tia Carrere and Bruce Campbell from the film world plus Pat Boone drop in for some fun on the radio show as well. Other artists heard on this broadcast include Villiers & Gold, The Sinceros, Tom Petty, The Fox, The Solids plus a timeless classic that charted three times by Art Garfunkel, James Taylor & Paul Simon, Sam Cooke and Herman's Hermits.

Official Website for Marissa Levy

Marissa Levy on Twitter

Marissa Levy on Facebook

Alicia Witt Returns To The Time Machine

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July 05, 2011 06:12 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter Alicia Witt returned to The Time Machine radio broadcast to share the inspiration behind her latest single "Me Or New York". Alicia released a self titled EP produced by Matt Beckley that become one of our most played on the air for the year 2010 and it was wonderful to have her on once again as a guest to discuss her music.

She also discussed her latest role in the film "The Pond" written and directed by Dan Hannon. The short film was featured at the 2011 Maui Film Festival and also featured the acting talents of David Morse, Todd Rotondi and Bill Conner.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; The Red Button, Wings, Linda Ronstadt, The Knack and Billy Joel.

Alicia Witt on MySpace Music

Alicia Witt on Facebook

Alicia Witt on Twitter

Alicia Witt's single "Me Or New York" on Amazon

Alicia Witt's EP and single on iTunes

Official Website for the Dan Hannon Motion Picture "The Pond"

Above Photograph: David Morse and Alicia Witt in Dan Hannon's "The Pond"


Below Photograph: Alicia Witt performing "Anyway" on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"

Above: "Anyway" performed by Alicia Witt on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"

Below: Official Music Video of "Anyway" by Alicia Witt

Dave Stephens and "Time Will Tell" on The Time Machine

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July 04, 2011 07:50 PM PDT

After numerous appearances the past few years as our featured guest artist and guest DJ, rocker and singer-songwriter Dave Stephens returned to The Time Machine with his third album release "Time Will Tell". Going in an old school FM direction, The Time Machine featured the album played in its entirety, three times over the past year. This time around, Dave Stephens drops in at the beginning of the album to discuss his record. The Time Machine's radio show host, Michael McCartney, treated this broadcast as a listening party and stopped in the middle of the album to "flip the record over" and talk with Dave about his music and again at the end of the album.

New music from The Cars was also heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast aircheck.

Below: Performance videos of Dave Stephens on The Time Machine

Official Website for Dave Stephens

Dave Stephens on MySpace Music

Dave Stephens on Facebook

Above photograph: Dave Stephens and Michael McCartney

Brock Walsh Interview on The Time Machine

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June 26, 2011 10:04 PM PDT

Producer and singer-songwriter Brock Walsh was a guest on The Time Machine. The multi-talented artist discussed his music over the years as well as some of the songs he wrote for other artists.

His songs and his musical talents have been heard on numerous recordings from Kenny Rankin, Aaron Neville, Celine Dion, Rita Coolidge, Bette Midler, Christina Aguilera, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gino Vannelli, Robbie Nevil, Bruce Willis, Anne Cochran, Karla Bonoff, Jim Brickman, Cece Winans, Vanessa Williams, Jennifer Warnes, Juice Newton, Sharon Cuneta and Chicago. He also shared his latest song "A Thousand Wonders" over the Hawaiian airwaves along with his heartfelt thoughts of what his friend and songsmith Andrew Gold meant to him.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck include The Pointer Sisters, Andrew Gold, Juice Newton, The Smith Bros., Robbie Nevil and Terri Gibbs.

Brock Walsh's "Dude, have you ever shot par?" Blog

"A Thousand Wonders" by Brock Walsh on iTunes

Brock Walsh's YouTube Music Channel

Below Video: "A Thousand Wonders" - Brock Walsh's video tribute to Andrew Gold

In Brock's words, "Here are a collection of photographs and drawings of and by Andrew set to the music of A Thousand Wonders, the song we recorded just days before he died."

"After many years working apart, Andrew and I finally got back into the studio to record this song. We spent the day experimenting, laughing, wondering where all the time had gone. We sat in the garden dreaming back to tours of the states, Europe and Asia, my wedding, his, Kenny-- and by the end of the day he had put his mark on this as he does everything he touches . . . touched. He died this week and we're all sick with grief. The plans we made to start working together more regularly just fond wisps floating off into space."

"But he's captured here, one last time. If not the last recording he ever made, certainly one of the last. He was my friend, mentor and much more that defies any label. I'm grateful to have had this last chance to make a joyful noise."

"Which makes me the last of the Smogtones."

Below Photograph: Andrew Gold and Brock Walsh

Below Video: The Pointer Sisters perform "Automatic" composed by Mark Goldenberg and Brock Walsh

Paul Myers Interview on The Time Machine

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June 25, 2011 07:56 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter, musician (The Gravelberrys) and author (It Ain’t Easy: Long John Baldry And The Birth Of The British Blues, Barenaked Ladies: Public Stunts Private Stories) Paul Myers was a guest on The Time Machine. Paul shared stories about his latest book is "A Wizard A True Star: Todd Rundgren In The Studio". In addition to Todd Rundgren's musical career as a solo artist and a band member of Nazz and Utopia, Todd produced numerous records for other artists. Todd's hand in many hit records made him a highly sought after producer while busy working on his own music.

Above Photograph: Jimmy Fallon has a copy, do you?


In addition to some of Todd's musical output and Utopia, Paul Myers and Michael McCartney played a sampling of songs from other artists that Todd produced including Jules Shear, Jill Sobule, Badfinger, Rick Derringer, Tom Robinson Band, Steve Hillage, Fanny, Felix Cavaliere, XTC, Meatloaf & Ellen Foley, The Lords Of The New Church, Grand Funk, The Rubinoos and Bourgeois Tagg.








Other artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include Brock Walsh with his brand new release "A Thousand Wonders", Andrew Gold, Gary Ritchie's new song "Alright", The Smith Bros., Elton John and The Gravelberrys.

Official Website for The Pulmyears Music Blog from Paul Myers

"A Wizard A True Star: Todd Rundgren In The Studio" on Amazon

Paul Myers on Twitter

Paul Myers on MySpace Music

"It Ain’t Easy: Long John Baldry And The Birth Of The British Blues" on Amazon of which Cameron Crowe said “Paul Myers’s masterful book is a roller-coaster ride through the era, complete with all its chaos, glory and fortune. Rock on, and turn it up!”

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Sheri Miller Returns To The Time Machine

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June 21, 2011 08:49 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Sheri Miller returned to The Time Machine with a brand new record to share with the Maui radio audience. For her second release "Winning Hand"; Sheri enlisted legendary musicians Will Lee (Fab Faux, Paul Shaffer's CBS Orchestra on "Letterman"), Charley Drayton (Fiona Apple, Divinyls, X-Pensive Winos) and Gerry Leonard (David Bowie, Suzanne Vega, Duncan Sheik), to get the artistic, poetic, and super-catchy songs of “Winning Hand” to take shape for another winner collection of songs. Capturing it all in the studio was producer Kevin Killen (U2, Peter Gabriel).

Her debut release "Mantra" kept pulling in our listeners with her well crafted "Waste My Breath". The Time Machine Crew were ecstatic to have Sheri return to the broadcast. Her latest "Winning Hand" can be found online at Amazon, iTunes and CD Baby.

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Below Video: "Spoons" - Sheri Miller

Below Video: "Waste My Breath" - Sheri Miller

Below Video: "Spoons" - Live performance from Sheri Miller

Joy Valencia Interview on The Time Machine

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June 20, 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Joy Valencia was a recent guest on The Time Machine. Joy was wonderful enough to let us play her music on the Maui airwaves the past year while she is busy completing her first album with what she refers to as the juicy flavors of late-1960s psychedelic pop and a twist of cabaret. The Time Machine's radio host Michael McCartney couldn't help but ask about what he heard as a Harry Nilsson influence. Listen to the broadcast to hear Joy reply to that and share stories about her songwriting craft.

Brand new songs heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast aircheck include Australian artist Emmaline, The Bangles and Fountains of Wayne. Radio hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney also featured songs from Peter Rodman, Wax, Linda Ronstadt, Sheila E., The Beach Boys, Mary Hopkin, The Smith Bros., Marty Rudnick & Michael Carpenter, Wings, Traveling Wilburys, The Easybeats, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Ronnie Spector with Susanna Hoffs, Barry Ryan, The Hollies, and Harry Nilsson. Joining in the musical playlist and microphone fun were Daphne Matsumoto, Notorious K A I, Ashley Starr and Jenny Leong from The Time Machine Crew.

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Elaine Ryan Interview on The Time Machine

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May 27, 2011 02:18 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Elaine Ryan returned as a guest on The Time Machine to discuss her latest album "Songs From The River" and share her enthusiasm for her upcoming performances at Stella Blues on Maui for Mother's Day (a benefit for Women Helping Women) and her Canadian tour. Her album is filled with heartfelt songs and she performs a couple of songs live on the broadcast including "East Side Of Town" featured on the radiothon fundraiser "Hope For Japan".

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast from radio hosts Elizabeth Racz (sitting in for the vacationing Summer Blue) and Michael McCartney include; The Sports, Marty Rudnick with Michael Carpenter, Mike Viola & Candy Butchers, Nelson Bragg, The Bangles, Ani DiFranco, Marshall Crenshaw, Yvonne Elliman, Nick Lowe, Paul McCartney and brand new music from The dB's.

Official Website for Elaine Ryan

Elaine Ryan on MySpace Music

Photograph below courtesy of Joyce Chin Photography Copyright 2011, taken at the Play It Forward benefit performance for Women Helping Women on Mother's Day at Stella Blues in Kihei, Maui. The singer-songwriter circle, "songwriters in the round" put together by Suzanne Kayian included; Elaine Ryan, Gail Swanson and Sebrina Barron plus Lily Meola & Toby Couture opened the show along with a surprise performance from Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers.

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Jack Mittleman Goes To Liverpool IPO Performance

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May 17, 2011 02:48 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter Jack Mittleman returned as a guest on The Time Machine morning show. This time around, the talented artist chimed in live from Liverpool. Jack performs tomorrow night at the famous Cavern Club in Liverpool, England as part of the International Pop Overthrow music festival put together by David Bash. He discussed some of the songs that he'll perform with Marika Willstedt Privat at the Cavern Club from his debut album "Ashen Grey" along with two covers from Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

Above Photo: Jack Mittleman, Gregg Bissonette, Alan White and Ringo Starr

Below Photo: Woody Harrelson, Michael McCartney and Jack Mittleman

Click here to listen or download Jack Mittleman's 2010 Interview and Performance on The Time Machine

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Adam Waltemire Interview on The Time Machine

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April 29, 2011 08:18 PM PDT

In August of 2010, radio host Adam Waltemire, released an album to coincide with his radio show's concert tour, that had already taken place on the East coast and was making a concert debut on the West coast. The Southern California tour at Huntington Beach and the Orange County Fair was also a celebration of the CD release of "Pop Garden Radio Presents: The Rock on the Road Tour – Season 1". Some of The Time Machine Crew were able to attend the live performances including Matthew Burger, Summer Blue, Michael McCartney, Jenny Leong and Marc Alvarado.

Below Photograph: Pop Garden Radio host Adam Waltemire with The Time Machine's radio host Michael McCartney

In a rare moment on The Time Machine, the album tracks are played in order as Adam Waltemire discusses the artists and their musical contributions to the compilation. Here's the list in listening order on the album and broadcast:

The Successful Failures – Armadillo Boy
D Henry Fenton – Sweet Virginia
Michael Slawter – Kissed My Kind
Popdudes – Joe Sincere
Stratocruiser – Slush
Dave Stephens – Josephine
Nushu – Your Girl
Walter Clevenger & the Dairy Kings – You Got Off Easy
Seth Swirsky – Summer in Her Hair
Sparkle*Jets UK – Fantastic Pantsuit
Adam Marsland – Learning the Ropes
The Smith Bros – Tremelo
The Anderson Council – Love Bomb
Dennis Holseybrook – Keep it Up
Maple Mars – Welcomed Here
easybake – What Won’t Wake Us
Vegas With Randolph – The Better Part
Todd Dillingham – Paintings
Jeffrey Glenn - Spreadsheet Queen

Other artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck include Mike Viola, Paul McCartney and brand new music from The Bangles that's been our number one song for over a month with The Cars trying to take over the top spot. New songs from Ben Harper and Katy Perry are also heard on the broadcast.

*Be sure to check out the weekly broadcast on WMEL in Florida or online as a live broadcast or download the show as a podcast.

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Matt Hartke Returns To The Time Machine

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March 17, 2011 08:16 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Matt Hartke returned as our musical guest on The Time Machine last week. We've enjoyed playing his laid back island sounding songs since his debut album "Great Good Fortune". He's added two more albums of his musical style with producers Mikal Blue and Andrew Williams, who between the two, have worked their magic with; Colbie Caillat, Grant Lee Buffalo, Del Shannon, Brian Setzer, Five for Fighting, Old 97’s, One Republic, Gary Jules, Alice Peacock, Rhett Miller, Garrison Starr, The Williams Brothers, Jessica Simpson, The Dream Academy and The Plimsouls.

We were happy to have him back on the broadcast to discuss his music. His song "Yeah Breeze" that we've spinning the past two years on the radio is available along with all three of his albums on iTunes including the song "Eloise" that we been playing since the fall of 2010.

Summer Blue and Michael McCartney also featured new music on this Maui afternoon FM radio broadcast from Rachael Yamagata, Brian Ray, Brad Beard with Michael Carpenter, Dave Stephens, The Smith Bros. and Rachel Platten. Classic songs from artists also heard on this radio broadcast include Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Paul Carrack and Player.

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Jeff Daniels Interview on The Time Machine

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March 08, 2011 09:15 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Jeff Daniels returned to The Time Machine as musical guest. The three time Golden Globe nominee and Tony Award nominated actor has released his fifth album "Keep It Right Here" featuring Brad Phillips & Dominic John Davis. The talented mandolin and fiddle player Brad Phillips brings his craft to the album and bassist Dominic John Davis completes the overall sound of the record. Jeff has been a guest on the broadcast a number of times over the years and has been an audience favorite since his first album. The Time Machine Crew were excited to have Jeff return to the Hawaiian airwaves (considering that his first TV acting gig was on "Hawaii Five-0" - the radio staff has always had a place in their hearts for the career of Jeff Daniels).

With this fifth album release and the previous four albums (two of which are live performance albums), along with the last few years of sold out concerts, all proceeds go straight to the Purple Rose Theatre Company.

Jeff has four concert performances scheduled for this August but this March 19th is his last concert date until late summer. The show is in Brighton, Michigan at the Brighton Center For the Performing Arts. The Saturday evening performance begins at 8PM and tickets can be obtained at(586)556-3306.

Other artists featuring brand new songs heard on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include The Doobie Brothers and Rachael Yamagata.

Below Video: Jeff Daniels and Brad Phillips perform "When My Fingers Find Your Strings" on WRLT Lightning 100 in Nashville

Below Video: Jeff Daniels performs "Detroit Tigers" on "The Bob & Tom Show"

Below Video: Jack Daniels performs a condensed version of "It's Not That She Don't Love Me"

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The Official Music Store to order Jeff Daniels CDs with proceeds to benefit The Purple Rose Theatre.

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Another Maui Valentine Broadcast

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February 25, 2011 03:49 PM PST

The Time Machine Crew played another batch of songs for Valentine's Day which was kicked off with singer-songwriter Courtney Jaye. The usual musical suspects were given spins on tunes about finding love, losing love, upset about love, excited about the promise of love, making love and the numerous complications that go with it.

The Time Machine's producer, Jenny Leong, kept her hands near the censor switch just in case the air talent got out of control over the FM airwaves. Radio hosts Daphne Matsumoto, Summer Blue and Michael McCartney kept the music flowing including brand new songs from Mike Viola, Kelly Jones and a duet between Vegas With Randolph and Maxi Dunn.

Other artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck include; Gail Swanson & Michael McDonald, The Doobie Brothers, Kalapana, Brad Paisley, Andrew Gold, Dean Friedman, Gary Moore & George Harrison, Lisa Loeb, Electric Light Orchestra, Lea Salonga & Brad Kane, Raspberries, The Smith Bros., INXS, Badfinger, The Ronettes, The Beatles, Rachael Yamagata, Kristin Chenoweth, Rupert Holmes, Michael Bublé, Nick Heyward, Cee Lo Green, The Babys, Fountains Of Wayne, Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector, Peter McCann, Eytan Mirsky, Herman's Hermits, Pilot, The 5th Dimension, Matthew Sweet, The Tories, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Olivia Newton-John, The Romantics, Bee Gees, Vanity Fare, The Bangles and Billy Joel.

Alicia Witt and Lisa Burns Interviews on The Time Machine

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February 24, 2011 06:37 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Alicia Witt released a self titled EP that become one of our most played on the air for the year 2010 and it was wonderful to have her on as a guest to discuss her music.

Alicia shared with the radio audience what served as musical inspiration for her songs and included her take on covering Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al". The EP was produced by Matt Beckley and this radio program also includes two live performances from Alicia.

The Time Machine Crew appreciated the time that Alicia took to do the interview because her studio cohort Blue (previous musical guest on The Time Machine) was standing by in the studio just a few feet away to work on some more songs for Alicia's next musical project.

Rocker and singer-songwriter Lisa Burns was also on the same broadcast of The Time Machine. Lisa discussed the stories behind the music on her recent release "Channeling Mary".

Lisa also shared with the radio audience about her previous work including "Unadorned" from 2004, her debut single from 1978 and her musical influences including Mary Weiss and Jackie DeShannon.

Above Photograph: Sal Maida and Lisa Burns

Brand new music was also featured from Bleu, Nushu and Lannie Flowers. Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; The Smith Bros., The Shangri-Las, Milk 'N' Cookies, Bangles and Blondie.

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Samantha Hale and Amanda Taulere Interviews on The Time Machine

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January 10, 2011 08:19 AM PST

Director Samantha Hale was a guest on The Time Machine to discuss her film "Map The Music". In addition to being a filmmaker; Samantha is a comedic alumna of Second City, granddaughter of The Skipper on Gilligan's Island and therefore genetically diseased to be an actor, and fervent music lover.

Samantha refers to herself as an accidental filmmaker. The documentary was triggered by the death of her father. It was her love and loss for her Dad along with her love of music that took on her journey around the country to try to explain the power that music has over people. She did this by following some of her favorite artists from concert to concert around the country and through interviews with legions of devoted fans and the incredible artists who inspire them, she tries to uncover the mystery behind the music while struggling with her loss. Artists include many of the core artists that are heard daily on The Time Machine; Imogen Heap, Kate Havnevik, Zoe Keating, Schuyler Fisk, Rachael Yamagata, Cary Brothers, Charlotte Martin and Jim Bianco. The film also features unreleased concert performances and behind the scenes footage with some of the most unique musicians in independent music.

Above Photo: Director Samantha Hale and singer-songwriter Imogen Heap

Below Photo: Singer-songwriter Tori Amos and director Samantha Hale

Producer and director Amanda Taulere was also a guest on the broadcast. She discussed The Comedy Hui which is Maui's wacky character based comedy group.

On the set of NBC's sitcom "News Radio", Phil Hartman urged Amanda in the direction of improvisation and she trained at the prestigious Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles, where she has brought and trained their fantastic improvisational technique to Maui. The Groundlings technique consists of “pure” improvisation.

The cast of The Comedy Hui uses no props, sets or costumes in the show and relies completely on the power of pure imagination and suggestions from the audience much like the television show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”. The performance has the cast co-creating 90 minutes of excitement with the audience that keeps you on the edge of your seat and wondering, “How the heck to do they do that?!”. The Comedy Hui's current talented cast include; Rachel Deboer, Chino LaForge, Karen Stavash, Alexis Ziegler, John Ziegler and Justin Michael Banek along with musical director Francois Kie accompanied by John McMullen on drums.

Above photos by Jack Grace Photography and Desiree Maher of Infinity Art Photography

Below Photo: The Time Machine's radio host Michael McCartney on stage at Amanda Taulere's production of The Comedy Hui with Alexis Ziegler, Rachel Doboer and Karen Stavash.

Musical artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck include; Tori Amos, Imogen Heap, Schuyler Fisk, Rachael Yamagata, Huey Lewis & The News, The Smith Bros., The Beatles, Salt-n-Pepa with En Vogue, Adam Ant and Katie Armiger with her song "Best Song Ever".

Official Website for Samantha Hale's Documentary "Map The Music"

"Map The Music" can be purchased at InSound.com

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The Comedy Hui's Flash Mob Stunts

Jack Mittleman Interview and Performance on The Time Machine

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January 04, 2011 06:26 AM PST

Singer-songwriter Jack Mittleman was a guest on The Time Machine. He discussed his debut album "Ashen Grey" and brought along his guitar to share a few performances for the radio audience.

Legendary artist Klaus Voormann, who designed the album cover for The Beatles "Revolver", drew the album's artwork for "Ashen Grey".

Above Photo: Alan White, Jack Mittleman and Klaus Voorman

Below Photo: Joni Mitchell, Jack Mittleman and Irma Schultz

The talented Montreal artist left his homeland and spread his musical joy around the world including America, England and Europe. He composed and produced his album in his Sweden where he now resides.

Above Photo: Jack Mittleman,Gregg Bissonette, Alan White and Ringo Starr

Below Photo: Woody Harrelson, Michael McCartney and Jack Mittleman

The Time Machine Crew were honored to have Jack in our studios not only perform live but also share his musical influences behind the songs on his album. "Ashen Grey" is an album filled with strong melodies and arrangements that evoke the sixties and seventies music with a lyrical content that grabs your attention. Swedish recording artist Sandra diAmante joins Jack on the album for a vocal blend that is pure pop bliss. His album can easily be obtained via iTunes, CD Baby and Amazon.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include Rusty Anderson, Anny Celsi and Meiko.

Below Video: "Diamond In The Rough" from Jack Mittleman

Below Video: Jack Mittleman with Alan White and Friends performing "Tomorrow Never Knows" in Stockholm's Nalen Theater in Sweden for an evening celebrating the words and music of John Lennon on October 9th, 2006. Jack was the host and musical director with drummer Alan White (Plastic Ono band) and many other guest artists.

Below Video: Jack Mittleman performs John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy"

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Three Dog Night Interview on The Time Machine

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November 30, 2010 07:50 PM PST

Cory Wells of Three Dog Night was a musical guest on The Time Machine before he joined co-founder Danny Hutton on stage for a Maui performance earlier this month. The legendary group have recorded the music of the best (and mostly undiscovered) new songwriters of their time including Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Elton John, Laura Nyro, Paul Williams and Hoyt Axton among many others. The group's eclectic taste, combined with their ability to recognize and record hits in a unique, distinctive and appealing style, resulted in the band dominating best-selling charts for years.

Three Dog Night is celebrating four decades in the music business and original band members Jimmy Greenspoon on keyboards, guitarist Michael Allsup, guitarist Danny Hutton and guitarist Cory Wells are joined by Paul Kingery (Rick Springfield's "Working Class Dog" tour, Tiffany and Ronnie Law) on bass and Pat Bautz (Mickey Gilley, Freddy Fender, Everett Harp, Rodney Dangerfield, Dave Mason and Little Richard) on drums to complete the lineup that has been delighting audiences around the world. In addition to the classic hits that made the group a powerhouse on the radio charts and record sales charts, Cory also shared with the radio audience the stories behind Three Dog Night's latest song releases of "Prayer Of The Children" and "Heart Of Blues" including the broadcast debut of "867-5309/Jenny" and "Two Lights In The Night Time".

Singer-songwriter Teri Garrison, radio hosts Michael McCartney and Kathy Collins are in the center of the photograph above with Three Dog Night members from left to right; Michael Allsup, Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, Pat Bautz, Paul Kingery and Jimmy Greenspoon. Photograph courtesy of Aubrey Hord Photography.

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Jana Peri and Eytan Mirsky Return To The Time Machine

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November 30, 2010 04:21 PM PST

Rocker and singer-songwriter Jana Peri returned as a guest on The Time Machine. Jana has a brand new song that was released this month titled "Gallery Whore" and she shared with the radio audience her musical inspiration for the song. The talented artist released another catchy tune with insightful lyrics that music fans will appreciate. The new single is available digitally all over the internet including iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, eMusic and Napster. Jana officially kicked off our holiday radio programming with her song "I Hate The Holidays (But I Love Spending Them With You)" which she did the very same time last year when it was first released and her last single "Ballerina Of The Bowery" that's been in heavy rotation was also featured.

Rocker and singer-songwriter Eytan Mirsky also returned as a guest on The Time Machine. Eytan's been a part of our playlists the last ten years and it was a fun interview as he discussed the true story behind his latest single "I Bought Your Broken Teeth On eBay (Jena's Song)" as well as his song from earlier this year, "This Year's Gonna Be Our Year".






Brand new music was also featured from Bleu, Guster and the broadcast debut of Maple Mars with the first holiday single from the band, "Christmastime In The City". Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; INXS, Hawks, Robert Gordon, Richard X. Heyman, Doughboys, Electric Light Orchestra, The Weepies, Blondie, Mental As Anything and Marty Rudnick with Michael Carpenter.

Photograph below: The Time Machine radio show host Michael McCartney and singer-songwriter Eytan Mirsky

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Eytan Mirsky's album "Everyone's Having Fun Tonight!" on CD Baby

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Maxi Dunn Drops By The Time Machine During The Holidays

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November 29, 2010 08:07 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Maxi Dunn returned as a guest on The Time Machine for a third time to discuss some of her songs from her album "Welcome To Soonville". She also shared with the radio audience that she has another album in the works with a release date for the spring of 2011. The last time that Maxi was on the broadcast, she served as guest DJ and this time around, Maxi shared her latest single "Why" which is collaboration with songwriter Elizabeth Racz and included the musical talents of Peter Hackett from Cult Of Wedge.

Other new music featured on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include songs from The Like, Lisa Mychols and Little Big Town. Rounding out the broadcast are classic songs from; Tal Bachman, Chicago, Propaganda, Something Happens, Kyle Vincent, Pilot, Paul Anka, Beatles, The Smith Bros., Traveling Wilburys, Espen Lind, Grand Funk and "Open Happiness" from Butch Walker with Travis McCoy, Janelle Monae, Cee-Lo Green, Brandon Urie & Patrick Stump.

Official Website for Maxi Dunn

Maxi Dunn on MySpace Music

Download Maxi Dunn's latest single "Why" and her album "Welcome To Soonville" on iTunes

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The Rubinoos Interview on The Time Machine

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November 18, 2010 05:46 PM PST

The Time Machine Crew were extremely excited to have The Rubinoos on as musical guests. The rock band's music had been a staple of The Time Machine's playlists for over thirty years. The group had just performed an anniversary concert in the San Fransisco Bay area less than a week earlier to celebrate the band's formation forty years ago. We were honored to have Jon Rubin, Tommy Dunbar and Al Chan on the broadcast plus drummer Donn Spindt joined our radio audience in The Time Machine's Radio Chat Room to answer questions and share his Rubinoos stories. 2010 was not only a banner year for The Rubinoos celebrating forty years as a band but it was the year that saw the release of two new albums. "Biff-Boff-Boing!" was a children's album that was released earlier this year and has been embraced by Pop lovin' adults. Their brand new album "Automatic Toaster" produced by Robbie Rist, who also slams the drums on the album along with some vocals, is everything a Rubes fan could musically desire. The Time Machine also extends a warm Aloha and Mahalo Nui Loa to Robbie Rist for making the songs available for airplay in Hawaii before the album was officially released.

The Time Machine's Executive Producer Jenny Leong and radio co-host Summer Blue were beside themselves and fainted numerous times during the show. That left host Michael McCartney constantly searching for smelling salts to revive both of them during songs that played between the interview segments which resulted in Michael doing the interview solo. Just imagine two women through the glass booth fanning themselves as if it were like Beatlemania had swept into the air studio. Rube-Mania! Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon radio broadcast include; Supertramp, The Smith Bros., The Laughing Dogs, Avril Lavigne and Farrah.

The Official Website for The Rubinoos

Here's a link to article that singer-songwriter Marty Rudnick wrote for The Time Machine back in 2006 to share his appreciation of the band that we've been playing on the radio for over three decades:

"The Greatest Band You've Never Heard..."

What the heck, why not show you the entire piece, right here right now?

"The Greatest Band You've Never Heard..."

by Marty Rudnick

The day The Beatles called it quits was a dark day for me. The months and years that were to follow lead me in search of music that could bring the same thrill. I was hooked, and I needed another fix...bad.

The void left by the breakup resulted in a journey that would define a large part of my life. Immediately afterward, I began digging way deeper into the Beach Boys' catalog and soon became enchanted with the unimaginable genius of Brian Wilson. I had always been a Beach Boys fan, mind you, but in the sixties I was too obsessed with The Beatles to give them enough of my personal musical bandwidth.

While all my high school pals were moving forward to Jethro Tull and Led Zeppelin (admittedly, great bands), my musical tastes went off in a different direction. In addition to The Beach Boys, I began listening to Badfinger, The Hollies, The Raspberries, Emitt Rhodes and Todd Rundgren. I don't think they called it Powerpop in those days, but that's what I was into.

I was always "in search of", and a typical Saturday afternoon would usually include a trip to Tower Records, where one day in 1977, I discovered the debut album of The Rubinoos. Never heard of 'em. I'm not sure what impulse made me pick up the album, but I never looked back.

I got home, plopped the vinyl on the turntable and was instantly smitten. The LP included every ingredient for a Powerpop birthday cake, with icing and spreckles and candles that you can't blow out. Everything about it was world class: the songwriting, the vocal harmonies, the incredibly hooky guitar riffs, and that captivating feeling of joy you get when you hear a great pop song. The album was eclectic -- some songs were edgy, some were breezy and some showed a knack for irreverent charm and humor. It gets better. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area, I was happy to learn that The Rubinoos hailed from Berkeley, and the entertainment section of the Sunday paper, I learned they were playing the following Friday at The Keystone Berkeley, a legendary rock club from the good old days. The live show was mind-blowing. Up on the stage were four lads, not looking old enough to be in a bar, and singing and playing with a musicality and effortlessness that seemed impossible for anybody that young.

On lead vocals was Jon Rubin (the Rubinoos name was actually a play on Buck Owens and The Buckaroos), with a pure soprano voice that even Eric Carmen would envy. Royse Ader was a tall, nordic-looking fellow who played bass ably and sang harmonies. Donn Spindt, a remarkably talented drummer, also sang harmonies. Their secret weapon was Tommy Dunbar, who played guitar like a world-class evil genius, wrote most of these wonderful pop songs, and whose between-song banter and mischievous smirk were eerily reminiscent of a young John Lennon.

Not unlike The Beatles, The Rubinoos possessed an irrepressible irreverence and charm that was spellbinding. In my opinion, it seemed like nothing would stop them from becoming the next big thing.

As often happens, I was wrong. As the rock music scene evolved in those days, it was essential that you MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY (oooh!). Well, The Rubinoos threw that notion out the window with reckless disregard, and I applaud them for it. As legend has it, they once opened for Jefferson Starship at Winterland, and were booed off the statge for playing the Pepsi Generation song from the TV commercial. The Rubinoos were throwing a bit of comedy into their act, and the uptight San Francisco audience did-not-get-it.

In true Rubinoos style, they carried on, undaunted and unflinching. They were subsequently hand-picked by Elvis Costello to be the opening act for the Armed Forces tour of 1978. Their second album, BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, yielded the Powerpop classic "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend".

Soon after, as the story often goes, record company and distributor foul-ups threw a spanner in the works, and the most deserving band from Berkeley were out on the streets, and for the most part left unpaid by the smarmy label. By this time, bassist Royse Ader had decided to leave the band, and was replaced by Al Chan, a monstrously gifted singer and bass player.

The road to follow was a bumpy one. They disbanded, then Rubin and Dunbar continued on with Warner Brothers, and then briefly with Epic. Over the years, the Rubinoos have issued previously unreleased rarities from their archives (Basement Tapes, Garage Sale), reunited and recorded new material (Paleophonic, Twist Pop Sin), and released a wonderful collection of covers (Crimes Against Music). Some thirty years after their debut album, they are no worse for the wear.

Now, your average Joe on the street may have never heard of The Rubinoos. Real Powerpop fans regard them as icons. And most of the rock stars that were trying to be taken seriously in the 70's are either long since forgotten, or if not, probably embarrassed at the red leather pants they were wearing.

So, you have to ask yourself this question -- what is the difference between a band that made it big and a band that didn't? It could be pure luck of the draw. In the case of The Rubinoos, I firmly believe that they refused to play the game, and held true to their particular art instead of re-fashioning their image to the flavor-of-the-month. And for that, they will have my undying respect.

If you've never heard their music, listen to Michael McCartney's show -- he's bound to give them a spin with great regularity, because he's in on the secret. The secret is that they are one of the greatest bands ever, and if you haven't discovered that yet, consider yourself lucky, because there's soooo much good stuff just waiting for you.

Marty Rudnick

July 2006, Sunny California

The Rubinoos

Singer-songwriter Marty Rudnick's debut release "More Songs About Cars And Girls" has been getting tons of spins on our playlists. Marty's album was produced by the multi-talented Michael Carpenter.

Marty Rudnick's Official Website

Marty Rudnick's MySpace Music where you can sample four of his songs

We would like to also mention the newest additions to the band; Kit Potamkin (keyboards), Nick D'Virgilio (drums and vocals) and Susie Davis (keyboards). We don't have any photos of Kit but here's one of Nick and a few of Susie:

Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, keyboardist Susie Davis is the daughter of FM radio pioneer Norman Davis. Here is a list of some of the acts that have benefited from her talent on the road and in the studio: Prince, Sheila E, Billy Idol, Pat Benatar, Mick Jagger - and, of course, The Rubinoos.

Chino La Forge and Amy Hanaiali'i Interviews on The Time Machine

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November 17, 2010 08:39 PM PST

Stand-up comic Chino LaForge was a guest on The Time Machine. He returned to the islands after a stint on the comedy circuit in Los Angeles. In addition to his own stand-up act, Chino is also a member of The Comedy Hui and is the force behind a comedy workshop beginning November 2nd on Maui.

Returning as a guest to The Time Machine is singer-songwriter Amy Hanaiali'i who is on Maui to perform two shows at Stella Blues in Kihei. The photograph above is one of The Time Machine's favorite candid shots of Amy taken at a recording session with Hawaii's premiere producer and engineer Dave Tucciarone.

In addition to a duet between John Cruz and Amy Hanaiali'i covering George Harrison's "What Is Life" and President Barack Obama's endorsement of air talent Michael McCartney, other artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include; Electric Light Orchestra, Tom Petty, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Lionel Richie and Billy Ocean.

Official Website for Amy Hanaiali'i

Official Website for John Cruz

Official Website for Dave Tucciaron

Chino LaForge on Facebook

Official Website for The Comedy Hui

In Honor of Sean Rosete's Birthday

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November 15, 2010 03:26 PM PST

For our friends who are missing the voice of Johnny Rhodes on the radio and for those of us who miss hearing Sean Rosete's voice in real life, here are four commercials and PSAs including Classic Cruisers, Maui Blocks, Alakai Mechanical and Alpha Electric.


We miss you Sean...

This Could All Be Yours

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October 14, 2010 01:26 AM PDT

Before launching into non stop music from John Lennon to celebrate what would have been John's 70th birthday last weekend, The Time Machine did its usual mix of old and new on the FM dial. The broadcast featured a number of brand new songs getting spins the past few weeks that our regular listeners enjoyed. Now it's your turn to hear the latest from Bleu, Guster, Lucy Schwartz, Robbie Rist & Seth Gordon, Mark Hudson, Ben Folds & Nick Hornby with Pomplamoose, Michael Carpenter, Ben Rector, Meatloaf, Josh Fix, Brian Ray and Fistful Of Mercy (trio made up of Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper and Dhani Harrison).

Other artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include; Rick Springfield, The Smith Bros., Elvis Presley, Herman's Hermits, REO Speedwagon, Beach Boys, Shakin' Stevens, Robert Palmer, Herb Eimerman, The Beatles, John Lennon and The Wellingtons.

Official Website for Bleu

Official Website for Lucy Schwartz

Official Website for Robbie and Seth

Official Website for Fistful Of Mercy

Official Website for The Smith Bros.

Official Website for Brian Ray

Official Website for Pomplamoose

Official Website for Ben Folds

Official Website for Josh Fix

Official Website for Ben Rector

Official Website for Guster

Official Website for Mark Hudson

Official Website for Michael Carpenter

Official Website for Meatloaf

Official Website for Herb Eimerman

Official Website for Rick Springfield

Official Website for Shakin' Stevens

Official Website for The Wellingtons

Herb Eimerman on MySpace Music

James Patrick Phelan Interview

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September 29, 2010 01:45 PM PDT

Just another day in paradise on the FM dial with radio hosts Summer Blue, Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney spinning tunes, old and new. Rocker James Patrick Phelan was a guest on The Time Machine last week. James has an EP titled "The Melody Tapes Part 1". The songs were recorded at Robbie Rist's Valley Hollah Studios in Woodland Hills, California. Robbie produced and engineered the music for the EP and there are another batch of songs on the way for "The Melody Tapes Part 2". James gave The Time Machine a chance at playing the songs the past few weeks on the air. James played rhythm guitar on the tracks featured on the broadcast along with Brian Forsythe (from KIX and Rhinobucket) on guitars, Roger Joseph Manning (Beck, Jellyfish, Imperial Drag, Moog Cookbook and TV Eyes) on keyboards and Moog synthesizers and Robbie Rist on six and twelve string basses plus drums. "The Melody Tapes Part 1" featuring the single "The Day After You" is available on iTunes (United States, Japan, Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom), Rhapsody and Shockhound in December.

This Maui afternoon FM aircheck with Summer, Daphne and Michael have the trio not only playing new material from James Patrick Phelan, but they also featured brand new songs from Robbie and Seth (the duo of Robbie Rist and Seth Gordon currently gigging around the country as the "Robbie and Seth Beg Forgiveness Tour"), the latest R. Stevie Moore production with Beth Sorrentino covering Curt Boettcher's song "I'm Not Living Here" (that both his band The Ballroom recorded in 1967 [not released until decades later] and released by Sagittarius in 1968), Stratocruiser, The Rubinoos, Jason Falkner, Smash Palace, Nushu, Palmdale, Farrah, Jeremy Messersmith and Paramore. Other artists heard on this broadcast include; Throwback Suburbia, Billy Joel, Mike Viola, Roy Orbison, James Carter Cathcart, Pete Best Band, Josie & The Pussycats, The Smith Bros., Carole King and the foursome of Joey Curatolo, Amy Miles, Chris Anderson and Charles Gansa with "Love Take Me Down (To The Streets).

James Patrick Phelan on MySpace Music

Official Website for Robbie and Seth

Official Website for Throwback Suburbia

Official Website for Stratocruiser

Official Website for The Smith Bros.

Official Website for Smash Palace

Official Website for Jeremy Messersmith

Official Website for Nushu

Official Website for Jason Falkner

Official Website for Palmdale

Official Website for The Rubinoos

Official Website for Paramore

Official Website for Pete Best

Official Website for Farrah

Official Website for Mike Viola

Official Website for R. Stevie Moore

Dedication Website for Suddenly, Tammy! (Beth Sorrentino's former band)

James Carter Cathcart on MySpace Music

Rob Schneider and Bari Leigh Interviews on The Time Machine

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September 28, 2010 01:23 AM PDT

Actor and comedian Rob Schneider was a guest on The Time Machine this past week. Rob was on Maui for a comedy concert in Lahaina at the Maui Celebrity Series hosted by Brian Evans. The Maui Celebrity Series is now up to eight performances. If you're a Maui resident or planning a future visit to Lahaina, make sure to check out the link below for the Maui Celebrity Series' upcoming live performances. Rob discussed his latest comedy album "Repeat Offender" and some of the tracks were featured on the broadcast. Radio host Michael McCartney taught Rob before the broadcast about a regional pidgin slang that Rob had never been aware of before. Rob's been to Hawaii a number of times during his life and was only familiar with the pidgin slang "Brah" often heard in short sentences like "Howzit Brah!". Michael wasn't sure if it was just a Maui slang but he shared "Shoots Brah!" with Rob who thought it was funny enough to incorporate into his concert act in front of the Hawaii audience. The Time Machine's Executive Producer Jenny Leong was convinced that Michael may have oversold it on the air but she couldn't stop laughing when Rob said it from stage several times. Rob Schneider owned the audience like a rock icon. If Rob comes to your town on his comedy tour be sure to see him.

Singer-songwriter Bari Leigh was also a guest on the program. Her debut EP is filled with strong songs that sound great blasting over the FM dial and make great car cruising music. Joining in the musical fun are collaborators Mike Ruekberg, Willie Wisely and John Fields who are no strangers to The Time Machine's playlist over the years along with Andy Thompson, Kristin Mooney and Chris Heinrich. Bari shared with the radio audience the various stories behind her catchy songs. Bari is an artist that is ready to share her craft with the world since she began writing songs at age seven in Darnestown, Maryland. As a teenager, she found her voice and her life’s passion. Bari’s music has been described as a slant of country, infused with pop and heartfelt soul.

In addition to Rob Schneider and Bari Leigh, brand new songs from Gary U.S. Bonds and Left On Red are also featured. Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM radio broadcast include; Nelson Bragg, Rachael Yamagata, Julian Lennon, Puffy AmiYumi, Tom Petty, Beatles, The Smith Bros., Old 97's, Klaatu, Lee Cataluna & Tony Gillis, Hanson and Bon Jovi.

Official Website for Rob Schneider

Rob Schneider Music Foundation

Order Rob Schneider's album "Repeat Offender" at Oglio's Website

Official Website for Bari Leigh

Bari Leigh on MySpace Music

Bari Leigh on Facebook

Bari Leigh on Twitter

The Maui Celebrity Series

John Borack Returns to The Time Machine - Part One

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August 08, 2010 02:38 PM PDT

Rock drummer for The Popdudes and music journalist John Borack returned to The Time Machine. This time around John took over the airwaves as guest disc jockey and the song selections were a musical treat to the radio audience. John discussed his first book "Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide" and shared a bit about his second book "John Lennon: Life Is What Happens" soon to be published this fall. As an author, John explained what makes this latest John Lennon book so unique. He also shared good news for fans of his first Power Pop book, there will be a second volume titled "Power Pop 360", which will celebrate the genre's finest songs. It was a fun radio show kicking off with radio host Kathy Collins talking story with John Borack before he took over air talent Summer Blue's seat and microphone.

Artists heard on Part One of this Maui afternoon radio broadcast include; The Box Tops, Marty Rudnick & Michael Carpenter, Farrah, The Smith Bros., Palmdale, Josie & The Pussycats, Kid Lightning, Paul & Linda McCartney, Electric Light Orchestra, Frank Bango, Buggles, Cheap Trick, Locksley, Bobby Sherman, Chris Bell, Phil Keaggy, Barry Holdship, Popdudes and Orange Humble Band.

The Popdudes on MySpace Music

John Borack's RAVE ON blog at Goldmine Magazine

John Borack's reviews at Goldmine Magazine

"Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide" at Not Lame

John Borack Returns to The Time Machine - Part Two

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August 08, 2010 02:34 PM PDT

Part Two of The Time Machine radio broadcast featuring rock drummer for The Popdudes and music journalist John Borack. This time around John took over the airwaves as guest disc jockey and the song selections were a musical treat to the radio audience. John discussed his first book "Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide" and shared a bit about his second book "John Lennon: Life Is What Happens" soon to be published this fall. As an author, John explained what makes this latest John Lennon book so unique. He also shared good news for fans of his first Power Pop book, there will be a second volume titled "Power Pop 360", which will celebrate the genre's finest songs. It was a fun radio show kicking off with radio host Kathy Collins talking story with John Borack before he took over air talent Summer Blue's seat and microphone.

Artists featured on Part Two of this radio aircheck include; Graham Parker, Traveling Wilburys, The Beatles, John Lennon, Mark Johnson, The Boys, The Wannadies, Mark Lindsay, Gigolo Aunts, Greenberry Woods, Badfinger, Nelson Bragg, Lindsey Buckingham, Anny Celsi, Popdudes, Daryl Hall & John Oates, The Bar, Steve Stoeckel, Sunny 4, Cotton Mather, The Rooks, The Toms, Ramones, Rocky Burnette, The Keys, Splitsville, Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey and Candy Butchers.

The Popdudes on MySpace Music

John Borack's RAVE ON blog at Goldmine Magazine

John Borack's reviews at Goldmine Magazine

"Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide" at Not Lame

Rachael Yamagata Returns To The Time Machine

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July 16, 2010 07:11 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata has been our most played artist on the radio since her EP release back in 2003. Some of her earlier material were on the air before 2003 and including her stint with Bumpus, has made her one of our core artists who keeps delivering one wonderful recorded performance after another. Her approach to songs from other artists like Joni Mitchell , George Harrison and Judy Sill have kept her seven year stronghold in place on our radio dial. Add in her work with other artists as varied as; Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Robin Danar, Margaret Cho, Toots & The Maytalls, Ben Lee, Graham Colton, Katherine McPhee, Rhett Miller, Jill Cunniff, Dan Wilson, Bill Deasey, Ray LaMontagne, Chris Holmes, Ben Arthur, Jason Mraz, Bright Eyes and Mandy Moore...it appears that she will continue to be on our playlists for years to come.

Her debut release "Happenstance" produced by John Alagia kept pulling in our listeners and locking her status as "most played artist" right up until the end of 2007. Perfect timing for us because her sophomore release "Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart" was released in 2008. The album was produced by Mike Mogis (with a couple of songs produced by John Alagia) and it was an album worth the wait filled with many talented musicians like Kevin Salem, Michael Chavez, Daniel Clarke and Mark Goldenberg adding their musical gifts to the project. All of the musicians on Rachael's album raise her music to a level that many artists could only hope to accomplish in a lifetime.






Fittingly, All Music Guide's Andrew Leahey, wrote that she matches such strong songcraft with equally strong content. "So for those of you falling in love," she advises during the first disc's title track, "keep it kind, keep it good, keep it right. Throw yourself in the midst of danger, but keep one eye open at night." Spoken like a true veteran of solitude and heartbreak, and performed like one of the strongest songwriters to emerge during the early 21st century. We offer this radio aircheck of another Maui afternoon where this gifted singer-songwriter dropped in for an interview on The Time Machine with host Michael McCartney. Rachael shared her musical inspirations and insights for the double album with our radio audience. While we wait to hear what her collaboration with Mike Viola will sound like, we bring you this radio show for your listening pleasure.






Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; Ben Lee, Bumpus, Robin Danar, Jason Mraz, Graham Colton, Chris Holmes, Ashtar Command, Bill Deasy, Mandy Moore and John Alagia.

Official Website for Rachael Yamagata

Rachael Yamagata on MySpace Music

Below Video: "Faster" - Studio Hi-Jinx with Rachael Yamagata

Below Video: "Faster" from Rachael Yamagata

Below Video: "Elephants" from Rachael Yamagata

Below Video: Robin Danar with Rachael Yamagata as vocalist on The Rolling Stones song "2000 Light Years From Home". The video was done by Paul Vazquez (Edits) and Stephanie Gwyn Brown (Animation)

Below Video: The video that graced The Time Machine's MySpace Profile since 2004 and is now no longer there because BMG took it down, we bring you for old time's sake, "Worn Me Down" by Rachael Yamagata.

Robin Danar Interview on The Time Machine

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July 15, 2010 05:21 PM PDT

Producer Robin Danar was a guest on The Time Machine. We were honored to have him on the show to discuss his album "Altered States". Robin began in the studios of New York City engineering records for mentors such as Steve Lillywhite, Phil Ramone, Gary Katz and Russ Titelman with artists like Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Donald Fagen, Material and Chaka Khan. At the same time, Robin was doing live sound and recording at CBGB's in its prime with bands ranging from Blondie, the Ramones, Patti Smith and Television through the Dead Boys and The New York Dolls. This barely scratches the surface.


For over a decade while mixing front of house sound internationally for acts including Laurie Anderson, Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin, The B-52's, The Church, The Blue Nile and Cyndi Lauper, Robin was always finding new artists, developing their careers and producing their albums. He also continued producing live performance recordings and broadcasts. Recent projects include albums with Judith Owen and Abba Roland as well as live recordings with Macy Gray, Five for Fighting and Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise. He was also involved in recording Bonnie Raitt and Los Lobos for the Wim Wenders film "A Soul of a Man", part of the PBS series "Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues".


"Altered States" features an eclectic group of talented artists. Robin's vision of pairing together musicians with radical arrangements far from their own stylistic sensibilities works magic on the album and the concept of a notable artist doing a well known song outside of their genre is very sweet indeed. Featured artists include Pete Yorn, Rachael Yamagata, Lisa Loeb, Paul Buchanan (The Blue Nile), Inara George (The Bird & The Bee), Julianna Raye, Jim Bianco, Gary Jules, Minibar, Julian Coryell, Quincy Coleman, Steve Reynolds, Andy Levin, Kinky, Jesca Hoop, The Section Quartet and Holly Palmer doing highly original versions of songs by The Damned, Michael Jackson, Morrissey, Talking Heads, Johnny Mathis, The Rolling Stones, The Band and more!


Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast that radio hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney featured include; Blondie, The Romantics, David Bowie, Rob Bonfiglio, Old 97's, Richard X. Heyman, Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, Neil Diamond, Smith & Pyle, The Lemonheads, Dexter Freebish, Linda Perry, Burton Cummings, Raspberries, Don Henley, Pretenders, Mike Viola, Mandy Moore, Fountains of Wayne and Ingrid Michaelson.

Official Website for Robin Danar

Robin Danar on MySpace Music

Below Video: Robin Danar with Rachael Yamagata as vocalist on The Rolling Stones song "2000 Light Years From Home". The video was done by Paul Vazquez (Edits) and Stephanie Gwyn Brown (Animation)

Maree McRae Interview on The Time Machine

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June 21, 2010 05:59 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Maree McRae is concert bound for both Maui and Hawaii next week. She was a guest on The Time Machine to discuss her music from her latest album "Urgency" and share her enthusiasm for her upcoming performances in Lahaina and Kona. Her sophomore album is filled with heartfelt songs and includes the song heard on The Time Machine for the past year, "Breeze".


Also heard on the broadcast is a tribute to guitarist and producer Tony Peluso who passed away June 5th. His fuzz guitar solo on "Goodbye To Love" by The Carpenters is absolute pure pop rock perfection. Not only was he the guitarist on The Carpenters hit version of Klaatu's "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" but Tony was also the DJ character voice on the intro. He's produced The Jackson 5, The Four Tops, Michael Learns To Rock, Smokey Robinson, Stephanie Mills, Danny O'Keefe, Lauren Christy, The Triplets, Dave Koz, Michael Jackson, Jack Wagner and played with Seals & Crofts plus Deana Carter. He's worked with a lot of artists in addition to engineering for Kenny Loggins, The Fixx, Boyz II Men, Player, Apollonia, Gipsy Kings and Maui's resident singer-songwriter Jennifer Weatherly. The list is long...which resulted in four Grammy Awards and over 150 million records sold. Tony is survived by his sons, Joe and Andrew. Funeral services will be held this Saturday, June 26 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Northridge, California.


Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; Courtney Jaye, Vertical Horizon, The Beatles, Nick Lowe, Tommy Tutone, Shawn Colvin, Carpenters, Rick Derringer, John Lennon, Stealers Wheel, Sara Evans, Photoglo, The Sylvers and Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen.

Official Website for Maree McRae

Maree McRae on MySpace Music

Maree McRae -“BREEZE” official Music Video

Lahaina Concert with Special Guest Linda Hickman - June 30th at 7 PM

Kona Concert with Special Guest Linda Hickman - July 2nd at 8 PM

Official Website for Linda Hickman

Linda Hickman on MySpace Music

Official Website for Celtic Thunder

Official Website for Rick Derringer

Official Website for Nick Lowe

Official Website for Courtney Jaye

Official Website for Vertical Horizon

Mark Bacino Returns to The Time Machine with Queens English

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June 20, 2010 04:06 PM PDT

Rocker and singer-songwriter Mark Bacino returned to The Time Machine with his third album release titled "Queens English". Mark has been an integral part of The Time Machine's playlist for the past twelve years so when his third album arrived, you can imagine the excitement of the radio staff.


Brand new music from Stratocruiser, She & Him, Hanson and Farrah were also featured on the broadcast. Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck include Linda Ronstadt, The Smith Bros., Elvis Costello, Wings, Joey Curatolo, Amy Miles, Chris Anderson & Charles Gansa and an unreleased song from Marc Cohn.

Official Website for Mark Bacino

Mark Bacino on MySpace Music

The Deluxe Edition of "Queens English" at DreamCrush Music

King Wart's Interview with Mark Bacino at Pop Underground

PowerPopaholic's Review of Mark Bacino's "Queens English"

Listen to Mark Bacino's Guest DJ Stint on The Time Machine radio show

Henry Gross Interview on The Time Machine

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June 19, 2010 12:48 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter Henry Gross was our guest on The Time Machine. Henry discussed his recent releases "Foreverland" and "One-Hit Wanderer" plus he shared his thoughts on his past musical accomplishments.









Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck include Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Rick Springfield, The Goldbergs, The Beltways and Butch Walker.

Official Website for Henry Gross

Henry Gross on MySpace Music

Maxi Dunn and Ray Paul Return To The Time Machine

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June 14, 2010 07:01 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Maxi Dunn was a guest on The Time Machine over a year ago and we were pleased to have her return. The artist from Liverpool discussed her album "Welcome To Soonville" and also was our guest DJ.

DJ Scott Siegel dropped in for some musical fun and rocker Ray Paul returned to The Time Machine to share his latest release of a wonderful cover of "'Til The Day After" from Emitt Rhodes. The song is to be featured on an upcoming Emitt Rhodes tribute release from Brewery Records titled "Rhodes Of Perfection".

New music featured on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include songs from Palmdale, Nushu, Seth Swirsky, She & Him, Farrah, Laurie Biagini and The School. Rounding out the broadcast are classic songs from; Aimee Mann, The Hudson Brothers, Sweet, Austin Roberts, Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs, Wings, John Hoskinson, Jellyfish, 4 Out Of 5 Doctors, Raspberries, Nigel Olsson, A-ha, Marshall Crenshaw, B.J. Thomas & Dusty Springfield, Dwight Twilley Band, Andrew Gold, Brick and City Boy.

Official Website for Maxi Dunn

Maxi Dunn on MySpace Music

Ray Paul on MySpace Music

Ray Paul on Permanent Press

Farrah Interview on The Time Machine

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June 06, 2010 08:06 PM PDT

Farrah's latest album is their fourth and The Time Machine Crew was pleased to see the new release arrive at the station at the end of May. The songs that fill the self titled album are pure pop bliss. They released their first single "Terry" back in 1999 but it wasn't until their debut album "Moustache" in 2001 that The Time Machine began to start playing the group on the airwaves in Hawaii. We've been embracing the band's sound for the last nine years and the previous five Christmas seasons were given a nice twist on the FM dial with "Christmas Is Cancelled (This Year)".

The Time Machine was happy to have Farrah on the radio broadcast this past week. Cotton Mather's former drummer, Dana Myzer, joined the band but was unable to be a part of the program last week. Discussing the band's music were Andrew Campbell, Michelle Margherita (The Bad Machines and Montana) and lead vocalist Jez Ashurst. Jez has also written songs recorded by Cliff Richard, Hanson, Boyzone, The Click Five, Will Young, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Brian McFadden. Michelle, who handles the bass playing duties, also takes on lead vocals on the song "Got The Best Of Me". A wonderful musical delight. The band members were a blast to have on The Time Machine.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include new songs from The School, The Rubinoos and She & Him plus The Smith Bros., Jeff Lynne and Pilot.

Below Video: Farrah's song "Swings & Roundabouts" that is currently in heavy rotation on The Time Machine.

Below Video: Farrah's music video animated from 9400 individual still photographs for "The Fear Of Flying" from 2007 which the band played an impromptu acoustic version on The Time Machine radio broadcast.

Official Website for Farrah

The Go-Go's Radio Interview on The Time Machine

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June 03, 2010 09:11 PM PDT

It was a treat to have Charlotte Caffey, Jane Wiedlin and Kathy Valentine as musical guests and were quite informative about their band's last album "God Bless The Go-Go's" on The Time Machine.

Official Website for The Go-Go's

Irina Voronina Interview on The Time Machine

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June 02, 2010 09:25 AM PDT

Actress Irina Voronina returned as a guest this week on The Time Machine. After featured roles in motion pictures like "7-10 Split", "Epic Movie", "Towelhead", "The Casino Job", "Reno 911: Miami!", "Balls Of Fury" and "Snoop Dogg's Hood Of Horror", Irina took a role in the Adult Swim television series "Saul Of The Mole Men". She continues her stab at comedy in the series "Svetlana" on HD Net that debuted last week. This Thursday night's episode of "Svetlana" introduces Irina's character Natasha.

Award-winning actress and comedienne Iris Bahr ("Curb your Enthusiasm," "Larry the Cable Guy," "DAI," "The Last Exorcist") stars as "Svetlana" in HDNet's newest comedy series that explores the trials and tribulations of Svetlana Maksimovoskaya, a Russian madam and political consultant. "Svetlana" is taking over Hollywood and is open for business.

In addition to Irina Voronina, "Svetlana" also features the versatile character actor Alex Veadov ("We Own The Night," "Air Force One" and "Drag Me To Hell") and is ripe with guest star appearances by Thomas Lennon ("Reno 911!"), Sandy Martin ("Big Love," "It's Always Sunny"), Maksim Chmerkovskiy ("Dancing with the Stars"), Phil LaMarr ("King of the Hill"), Jennifer Elise Cox ("10 Items or Less"), Richard Schiff ("The West Wing"), Lance Reddick ("The Wire," "Fringe") and Peter Jacobson ("House," "Good Night and Good Luck") to name a few.

Musical artists heard on this FM broadcast include Butch Walker & The Black Widows, Palmdale, Christopher Walken and Lady GaGa.

Official Website for Irina Voronina

Andy Reed Interview on The Time Machine

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May 09, 2010 01:31 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter Andy Reed was a guest on The Time Machine this past week. The Michigan based artist shared his thoughts on the music from his album "Fast Forward" and his debut EP "The Great Compression". Andy's songwriting skills are strong and with his other roles as an engineer, producer and a multi-instrumentalist, The Time Machine Crew finds the artist fitting quite comfortably on our playlists.

We've raved about internet radio station KGRL over the years as the station that The Time Machine Crew listens to when not at work. That's right...we listen to other radio programmers because we already know what we play and talk about, so it's fun to listen to someone else as escapism like any other radio listener. In addition to KGRL, which is celebrating it's fourth year this month, we often find ourselves listening in on Saturday evenings to an AM radio broadcast online from WMEL in Florida. Saturday nights have been the home to "Pop Garden Radio" hosted by Adam Waltemire. Our own Michael McCartney even found himself as an in-studio guest back in 2007. This coming Saturday, May 15th, 2010 will be the broadcast's fifth anniversary. Following Andy Reed's interview on this broadcast, Adam Waltemire drops in and discusses the last five years of "Pop Garden Radio". Adam also trades banter with The Time Machine's producer Jenny Leong.

Photo Below: Adam Waltemire of Pop Garden Radio and The Time Machine's Michael McCartney

As the summer season approaches, The Time Machine has been spinning a number of brand new songs from talented musical acts, that over the years, have become core artists on the broadcast. Artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast with brand new releases include; Seth Swirsky, Keola Beamer & Raiatea, Nushu, Maple Mars, Anuhea, Kate Miller-Heidke, Butch Walker & The Black Widows, The Smith Bros. and Marianne Keith. In addition, classic songs from both The Verve Pipe and Paul & Linda McCartney are featured.

Andy Reed on MySpace Music

Pop Garden Radio

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Yvonne Elliman Interview on The Time Machine

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April 19, 2010 06:54 AM PDT

The Time Machine Crew were honored to have singer-songwriter Yvonne Elliman as a guest on the radio program. Her talent has shined and engaged audiences from the stage, screen and musical performances that have proven to be timeless.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; Eric Clapton, The Bee Gees, Stephen Bishop, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends with Eric Clapton, The Smith Bros., Rick Derringer, Emmylou Harris & Mark Knopfler, Ben Lee & Mandy Moore, Rachael Yamagata, Wings and Fiona Apple.

Photo Below: Yvonne Elliman and The Time Machine's radio host Michael McCartney

Official Website for Yvonne Elliman

Yvonne Elliman on MySpace Music

Below: Yvonne Elliman performs "Can't Find My Way Home" on "Old Grey Whistle Test"

Below: Yvonne Elliman performs "I Don't Know How To Love Him" from the motion picture "Jesus Christ Superstar"

Below: Yvonne Elliman performs "If I Can't Have You" on "Midnight Special" (1978)

Below: Yvonne Elliman performs "Love Me" on "American Bandstand" (1976)

Below: Yvonne Elliman performs "Love Me" (1977)

Sarah Hudson Interview on The Time Machine

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April 17, 2010 03:27 PM PDT

Ultraviolet Sound will soon be releasing their sophomore album since the group, also known as UVS, released their first full length record, "OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Dancing)". Since the band's second album is fast approaching, The Time Machine Crew thought that it would be a kick to go back and share with you an interview with one of the band's co-founders. Rocker and singer-songwriter Sarah Hudson was a guest on The Time Machine and Sarah's catchy songs have been a part of our playlists since her first album "Naked Truth" was released in 2004. In addition to discussing her music, Sarah shared her thoughts on one of her favorite songs that her father Mark Hudson (producer and singer-songwriter) had recorded with her uncles Bill Hudson and Brett Hudson. Naturally, this gave radio host Michael McCartney an excuse to play a set of songs from The Hudson Brothers.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; Charles Wright And The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Tori Amos, The Hudson Brothers, Fiona Apple and Missing Persons.

Click here to read the UVS interview with Sami Diament, Brad Ackley, Sarah Hudson and Ryan Brown conducted by The World Famous Amber on The Time Machine

Official Website for Ultraviolet Sound

Ultraviolet Sound on MySpace Music

Sarah Hudson on MySpace Music

Sarah Hudson on Facebook

UVS on Facebook

Sarah Hudson on Twitter

UVS on Twitter

Mark Bacino Interview on The Time Machine

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April 16, 2010 02:38 AM PDT

Rocker and singer-songwriter Mark Bacino was a guest on The Time Machine a few times over the past decade. Mark's catchy songs have been a part of our playlists since the late nineties when he released his first album "Pop Job...The Long Player" in 1998. With his new album "Queens English" coming out this May 18th, The Time Machine Crew thought that it would be fun to take a listen to the talented and musical gifted Mark Bacino's previous interview when his sophomore release "The Million Dollar Milkshake" was dominating the FM dial on Maui. Mark returned to the broadcast to not only discuss his music but was also guest DJ. He also shared a song that has yet to be released.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; David Bowie, Fountains Of Wayne, Randy Newman, T-Rex, Jon Brion, The Beatles, Maria Mena, Freedy Johnston, KISS, Josh Rouse, Bowling For Soup, Sloan, B.J. Thomas and Rhett Miller.

Below: Mark Bacino lovingly channels Slim Whitman in this 2003 TV commercial promoting Bacino's album "The Million Dollar Milkshake".

Official Website for Mark Bacino

Mark Bacino on MySpace Music

Mark Bacino on Blog Spot

Mark Bacino on Facebook

Mark Bacino on Twitter

Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon Interview on The Time Machine

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April 15, 2010 12:30 AM PDT

Rock and Roll legend and singer-songwriter Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon has been a guest on The Time Machine a number of times over the years. The Time Machine Crew thought that it would be a treat to listen to the first time that Freddy stopped by the studio to chat with radio host Michael McCartney. Pure radio magic between musical artist and radio disc jockey.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include Weezer and Wham!.

Photograph below: Annette Funicello and Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon.

Official Website for Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon

Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon on MySpace Music

Below: Freddy Cannon performs "Little Bitty Corrine" from the motion picture "Village Of The Giants".

Below: Freddy Cannon with The Belmonts on the "The Mike Douglas Show" with co-host Florence Henderson from 1981.

Below: Freddy Cannon performs "Dedication Song".

Below: Freddy Cannon performs "Tallahassee Lassie" on "The Midnight Special" with host Andy Kaufman.

Below: Just for kicks...here's the beginning of "The Hollywood Squares" from 1979 with a special legends of Rock and Roll episode.

Sabrina Taylor Interview on The Time Machine

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April 14, 2010 12:16 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter Sabrina Taylor was a guest on The Time Machine. Sabrina has been a part of our playlists the last six years and it was nice to have her on the broadcast.

Radio hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney were having an off day with one another on the air but that didn't stop them from playing some pop on the radio show. To say that they went overboard puts it mildly. Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; Old 97's, Courtney Jaye, Jeff Lynne, Squeeze, Babyface, Aimee Mann, The Donnas, Fountains Of Wayne, The Bangles, The Click Five, Green Day, All American Rejects, Ashlee Simpson, Fall Out Boy, Sheryl Crow, Maroon 5, Gwen Stefani, The Holograms, Bea, Cori Yarckin, Nina Gordon and Michelle Branch.

Photographs below: The Time Machine radio show hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney.

Official Website for Sabrina Taylor

Sabrina Taylor on MySpace Music

Below: Video music diary for Sabrina Taylor's "Can't Go Home"

Below: Conceptual music video for Sabrina Taylor's "Invader"

Below: Sabrina Taylor gets personal with a look into her life as an independent artist.

Eytan Mirsky Interview on The Time Machine

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March 28, 2010 09:45 PM PDT

Rocker and singer-songwriter Eytan Mirsky was a guest on The Time Machine. Eytan's been a part of our playlists the last ten years and it was fantastic to have him as a return guest on the broadcast to discuss his last release "Everyone's Having Fun Tonight!" along with some of his earlier music including his songs featured in motion pictures like "American Splendor", "The Tao Of Steve" and "Happiness". Eytan's gifted musical talent has worked it's magic into other films like "Palindromes", "The Company" and "Desert Blue".

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; Alex Bach, Marshall Crenshaw, J. Geils Band, Michael Stipe, Nick Heyward, Ben Folds, The Lemonheads, Adam Marsland, The Donnas, Elvis Costello, The Cowsills, Beach Boys, Beatles, Semisonic, Bangles and The Sweet.

Photograph below: The Time Machine radio show host Michael McCartney and singer-songwriter Eytan Mirsky

Eytan Mirsky's album "Everyone's Having Fun Tonight!" on CD Baby

Eytan Mirsky on MySpace Music

Below: Fan music video for Eytan Mirsky's "Record Collection"

Below: Fan music video for Eytan Mirsky's "(I Just Wanna Be) Your Steve McQueen"

Below: Fan music video for Eytan Mirsky's "This Song"

Below: Fan music video for Eytan Mirsky's "The Only Present I Want This Year"

Lindsey Yung Interview and Performance

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February 19, 2010 03:58 PM PST

The first on-air studio performance of the new decade brought singer-songwriter Lindsey Yung to The Time Machine. Lindsey's sophomore release "Opal Essence" has been a part of our playlists since 2008. The talented San Diego artist began singing as a child, making her professional debut at age 5, in the musical "South Pacific". The rest, as they say, is history.

Lindsey’s music has received recognition on many levels. She won the 2006 Los Angeles Music Award for the category: Female Singer/Songwriter of the Year and was nominated by popular vote for a 2007 San Diego H.A.T. award (Honoring Acoustic Talent Award) in the category of "best vocalist". She received a 2008 "honor award" for her song "With Every Breath" from the 9th Annual Great American Song Contest and was nominated for a 2008 and 2009 Asian Heritage Award in the category of "performing arts". "Opal Essence" was included on the coveted list of "Best Albums of 2008" put out by KGRL FM and The Time Machine's "Most Played Albums of 2008". Most recently, Lindsey’s song "It Doesn’t Get Better Than This" made it to the finals of the Kauai Music Festival Songwriting Competition 2009.

Hosts Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney also played songs from other artists on this Maui afternoon FM radio broadcast including; Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Klaatu, Musical Youth, The Smith Bros., Kenny Loggins and Steve Perry, Doug Powell and Matthew Sweet.

Official Website for Lindsey Yung

Lindsey Yung on MySpace Music

Rick Hromadka of Maple Mars and Amy Holland Interview - PART ONE

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February 18, 2010 04:28 PM PST

Radio hosts Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney were thrilled to have two talented artists with their own unique styles grace the broadcast last week. Singer-songwriter Amy Holland was a guest on The Time Machine. She stopped by the studio to discuss her latest album "The Journey To Miracle River". We were excited that Amy was also our guest DJ and shared songs from other artists with the radio audience.


Rocker and singer-singwriter, Rick Hromadka from the band Maple Mars, returned to The Time Machine to talk about the forthcoming album "Galaxyland" from Maple Mars to be released next month. Three new songs from the album were featured on the Maui afternoon FM broadcast including a cover of Mark Radice's 1971 song "New Day".

New music from Weezer and Courtney Jaye are also heard on PART ONE of this afternoon FM aircheck along with other artists including; The Smith Bros., Lisa Loeb, Rupert Holmes, Bobby Gaylor and Elton John.

Official Website for Amy Holland

Amy Holland on MySpace Music

Maple Mars on MySpace Music

Amy Holland Interview on The Time Machine - PART TWO

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February 18, 2010 04:17 PM PST

Radio hosts Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney were thrilled to have singer-songwriter Amy Holland as a guest on The Time Machine. She stopped by the studio to discuss her latest album "The Journey To Miracle River". The Time Machine Crew were excited that Amy was also our guest DJ and shared songs from other artists with the radio audience.

PART TWO continues with singer-songwriter Amy Holland. In addition to her latest batch of songs, she also talks about music from her first two albums. Amy also cuts loose as guest DJ and spins songs from Joni Mitchell, Patrick Simmons, Gail Swanson & Michael McDonald, Henry Kapono, Fleetwood Mac, Gail Swanson & Willie Nelson, The Doobie Brothers and Aretha Franklin.

Official Website for Amy Holland

Amy Holland on MySpace Music

Another Maui Valentine - Sweet Feelin'

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February 17, 2010 10:13 AM PST

Hosts Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney conclude the final segment of the Valentine radio special on The Time Machine. In the previous posted podcast, we pointed out that music journalist Steve Thorn from The San Diego Troubadour commented, "It appears this is the 'Get a Room' edition of The Time Machine." We couldn't be prouder even though we toned it down for the final part of the afternoon FM broadcast just in case kids asked too many questions of their parents.

Music from artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM radio broadcast include; Bruce McCulloch (from The Kids In The Hall), Liz Phair, The Shangri-Las, Bobby Gaylor, Jennifer Warnes, Todd Rundgren, Extreme, Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler, The Beatles, Alicia Keys & Michael McCartney, Rhett Miller, April March, Queen, The Rubinoos, Electric Light Orchestra, Beach Boys, Peter McCann, The Doobie Brothers, Kristin Chenoweth, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Fanny, Avril Lavigne and Andrew Gold.

A Valentine From Maui - It's A Quarter After One, I'm All Alone and I Need You Now

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February 16, 2010 01:40 PM PST

The Time Machine radio show hosts, Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney, spun songs over the Hawaiian airwaves for Valentine's Day. Music journalist Steve Thorn from The San Diego Troubadour commented, "It appears this is the 'Get a Room' edition of The Time Machine." This may be our favorite quote of the year so far. It may have been the sound clips of dialogue from "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Say Anything" that pushed the show over the line but it's funny comments like this that make The Time Machine Crew appreciate being heard online all around the globe.

A brand new song from Rachael Yamagata with Semisonic's Dan Wilson was featured on the program. Music from other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM radio broadcast include; Cloud Cult, The Beatles, Jane Wiedlin, Lee Cataluna and Tony Gillis, Blondie, Seal, Pilot, Jill Sobule, Daniel Johnston, Bangles, Gwen Stefani and Brian Setzer, Aerosmith, Charlotte Sometimes, Roxette, Shai, The Pretenders, Michael Bublé, The Partridge Family, The Cardigans, Bon Jovi, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Lady Antebellum, Golden Earring, Pilot, Raspberries, Aimee Mann, Led Zeppelin, Rilo Kiley and Shanice .

2009 on The Time Machine - Part Three

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January 13, 2010 05:08 PM PST

Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney rang in the new year and the new decade with songs from albums that got the most airplay on The Time Machine during 2009. Summer Blue and Jenny Leong served as producers making sure that there were no pizza stains on the CDs.

Artists dominating the playlists last year are featured on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck including; Alice Peacock, Anya Marina, Cheap Trick, Bleu, Marshall Crenshaw, Lisa Donnelly, Kelly Jones, She & Him, Courtney Jaye, Lisa Mychols, Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet, Norah Jones, Rachael Yamagata, Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers, Smith & Pyle, Rusty Anderson and Chris Isaak.

2009 on The Time Machine - Part Two

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January 04, 2010 04:24 PM PST

Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney rang in the new year and the new decade with songs that got the most airplay on The Time Machine during 2009. Summer Blue and Jenny Leong served as producers keeping the radio duo in check and well behaved. Rockers and singer-songwriters, Chloe F. Orwell and Brad Elvis from the band The Handcuffs (pictured above), had their album "Electroluv" garnering so much airplay last year that The Time Machine Crew had wondered if they'd ever find the keys to unlock those musical handcuffs and make room for other artists on Maui's FM dial. Likewise for Rob Bonfiglio's album "Bring On The Happy", Mark Hudson's "The Artist" and Mandy Moore's album "Amanda Leigh". Gail Swanson released her long anticipated follow-up to "Living In A Movie" with her end of the year release of "Simple Truth" and among the number of wonderful songs getting spins at the end of the year included her duet with Michael McDonald on the classic Skeeter Davis smash hit "End Of The World". Some of the finest musical acts have recorded that song over the years like The Carpenters, John Mellencamp, Loretta Lynn, Herman's Hermits, Brenda Lee, Bobby Vinton, Johnny Mathis, Julie London, Eddy Arnold, Dottie West, Nancy Sinatra, Sonia Evans, Twiggy, Claudine Longet, ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog, Rosie Flores, Patti Page, Anne Murray, Nina Gordon, Vonda Shepard, Exposé, The Vanguards, Leigh Nash, Lobo and even Susan Boyle last year. This time around, what makes the record so magical is the simplicity of Michael McDonald's ukulele playing against the vocal performance of both Gail and himself. Other artists dominating the playlists last year are featured on this Maui afternoon aircheck including; Throwback Suburbia, Michael Carpenter, Lisa Donnelly, Bangles, Mike Viola, Jason Falkner, Pete Best Band, Anny Celsi, Kelly Jones, Ida Maria, Butch Walker, The Major Labels, Rachael Yamagata, The Holograms and James Carter Cathcart. Plus another 2008 song that continued with heavy airplay was "Love Take Me Down (To The Streets) from Joey Curatolo, Amy Miles, Chris Anderson and Charles Ganja.

2009 on The Time Machine - Part One

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January 03, 2010 05:27 PM PST

Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney rang in the new year and the new decade with songs that got the most airplay on The Time Machine during 2009. Summer Blue and Jenny Leong served as producers keeping the shave ice coming into the studio. This Maui afternoon FM broadcast includes the Grammy nominated Maui artist Amy Hanaiali'i and her duet with John Cruz covering George Harrison's "What Is Life". The entire Time Machine Crew has their fingers crossed for Amy's chance to take home a Grammy for Best Hawaiian Album this January 31st, 2010. Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet returned to The Time Machine with heavy airplay in 2009 with their second album release "Under The Covers: Volume Two" which also featured a George Harrison cover. The duo also brought along Dhani Harrison to perform on his Dad's song "Beware Of Darkness". Other gifted talented artists featured on this aircheck include; Anya Marina, Miles Nielsen, Schuyler Fisk, Brandi Carlile, The Smith Bros., The Singles, U2, The Backsliders, Owl City, Tinted Windows, Rhett Miller, The Throwdowns, Rachael Yamagata and Brian Ray.

Rocker and singer-songwriter Brian Ray returned to The Time Machine a few months ago and was not only our guest DJ but also permitted us to play his upcoming album "This Way Up" as a world broadcast debut on the FM dial and online. In addition to performing a couple of his songs live on the air, Brian also let us play his new song "I Found You" that included an absolute killer rock instrumental break. He explained that he something in store for last weekend's halftime show between the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans.

The Time Machine's Summer Blue, Michael McCartney, Jenny Leong and Daphne Matsumoto have been gabbing about this on the radio all week long and now you can see it for yourself!

Brian arranged and produced a tribute to Les Paul featuring Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen and Orianthi from Michael Jackson's band. Brian stated about his guitar partners on stage, "He's a god, she's reDUNKulous!" Add in the 100 kids on guitars for Gibson Foundation's Music In Schools program and you have got an amazing guitar performance.

Are you ready for this? Seriously? Are you ready? Set your volume to ten or at least snap on a headset if you can't blast this video around others.

As Daphne Matsumoto pointed out...he's in the "Shave Ice Club" so this is a special video dedication to Dave, Ululani, Sasha, Jenn, Emi, Lynette, Eddie, Lorri, Daniel, Ryan, Mareva, Kai, Randy, Kailana, Bill, Carla, Samantha, Hayley, Alison, Amica, Sam, Karen, Angie, Mick, Laureen, Cyrus, Brittany, Jefferson, Salina, Scott, Larry, Donora, Myrna, Jenny, Bridget, Chris, Cory, Danielle, Nal, Keana, Ashley and other shave ice rock and rollers at heart.

Cris Sommer Simmons Interview on The Time Machine

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December 25, 2009 05:46 AM PST

In the midst of a Christmas radio special on The Time Machine, hosts Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney along with Summer Blue with producers Jenny Leong and Ashley Starr, played brand new Christmas songs from Lindsey Yung, Kacy Crowley, Sheva, The Cast of "Glee", The Goldbergs and Jana Peri. Dropping by to discuss her book "The American Motorcycle Girls, 1900-1950" was author Cris Sommer Simmons. Her book was a labor of love. It's a 240 page, coffee table hardcover book with over 350 photographs of early American women motorcyclists.

In the historically male-dominated world of motorcycling, no one has more passion for motorcycles than Cris. She has enjoyed a lifetime love affair with two wheels. An eager passenger on her step-father’s motorcycle at age 9, she rode her first motorcycle solo at 14, got her first Harley at age 19 and has been riding ever since. She was a longtime member of the Women’s International Motorcycle Association and in 1984, co-founded the 2nd Chapter of Women in the Wind. A year later, in 1985 she co-founded the world’s first motorcycle magazine for women called Harley Women. For over 5 years she acted as co-publisher and editor, often riding her motorcycle across the country to find the stories. On one such ride in 1989 she met her husband-to-be, rocker and fellow motorcycle enthusiast, Doobie Brother Patrick Simmons.

For several years in the late 80’s Cris appeared in countless national newspaper articles, radio and television talk shows as a representative and advocate of the growing number of women who rode their own motorcycles. In 1988, she was awarded an Honorary Lifetime membership to Women in The Wind. Cris is a 23 year AMA member, a Lifetime HOG member as well as a Motor Maid. In 1990, she was honored as a pioneering woman motorcyclist in the American Motorcycle Associations’ Women In Motorcycling exhibitin the AMA’s museum in Westerville, OH.

After selling her interest in Harley Women, Cris began a 15 year stint as a freelance motorcycle journalist, writing extensively for several magazines in the U.S., including American Iron, Motorcycle Collector, Iron Works, Easyriders, V-Twin to name a few, as well as magazines in Japan, Spain and in Australia. Cris also penned her own column for over 12 years in the popular Japanese Harley magazine Hot Bike Japan.

In 1994, Cris wrote and self-published the award winning children's motorcycle book "Patrick Wants To Ride", for which she was honored with the AMA’s Brighter Image MVP Award. The book is in it's MVP 3rd printing and has sold over 12,000 copies. In 1995, Cris was one of 4 women featured in an original documentary on women motorcyclists for Turner Broadcasting called Biker Women. This well received show set viewing records for an original documentary for that year.

In 2003, Cris was proud to be inducted into the National Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Anamosa, Iowa and the American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Westerville, Ohio. In 2008 she was inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame. Cris has co-written a screenplay about women motorcyclists and is currently hard at work directing and producing a documentary film of the same subject as her current book.

Other artists performing Christmas songs heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; Wondermints, The Davenports, Fiona Apple, Stephen Cobert, The Hollytones, Monty Python, The Rubberband (Beatmas), Pat Benatar, The Sonics, *NSync, Mike Viola & Candy Butchers, Sound Bytes, It's Only Roy, Andrew Gold, Bill Lloyd, Aimee Mann & Michael Penn, Cliff Hillis and Simple Plan.

Florida's "Talk To Me Station", WMEL invited The Time Machine to appear on Pop Garden Radio's Christmas Special again this year and the show's host, Adam Waltemire, recruited Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney to share with east coast audience about the similarities and differences between Hannukah and Christmas celebrations in Hawaii versus Florida. As an added bonus to this Maui radio aircheck, their appearance on Pop Garden Radio, can be heard at the beginning of the podcast.

Official Website for The American Motorcycle Girls

The American Motorcycle Girls on BlogSpot

Baby, It's Cold Outside on Maui

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December 24, 2009 07:13 AM PST

On this Christmas Eve, The Time Machine radio hosts, Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney, found themselves having a wonderful time on the air sharing brand new Christmas songs from Neil Nathan, The Britannicas, Arden Kaywin, The Hollyberrys, Selma Blair & Rainn Wilson, The Genuine Fakes, The Rip Chords and The Wellingtons. Summer Blue along with producers Jenny Leong and Ashley Starr kept the Time Machine Christmas tradition with DJ Deron Furukawa's bake-a-thon that resulted in him stopping by during the broadcast immediately after letting his cookies cool out of the oven. Feeling the Christmas spirit and perhaps a wee bit competitive was our own PSA Goddess Kai and DJ Skinny Guy busting a few moves in the kitchen that produced the warmest chewy chocolate chip cookies and the finest chewy chocolate brownies ever in the air studio. Keeping everyone on their best behavior on the air and behind the scenes was precious little Ayva.

The Time Machine featured two special Christmas songs from two of our most heavily played and requested artists, Jason Mraz and She & Him's Zooey Deschanel with her duet partner Will Farrell, from the motion picture "Elf". Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck include; Bill Lloyd, Vibeke Saugestad, Kip Oddotta, Darlene Love, Spinal Tap, XTC, The Muppets, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Beach Boys, Farrah, Andy Williams, Jonas Brothers, Pugwash, The Ramones, Brian Setzer & Ann-Margret, The Damned and Bleu.

*This radio broadcast aircheck was powered by shave ice, Little Buddha, cute cats and Rachael Yamagata on vinyl under the Christmas tree.

The Only Present I Want This Year on The Time Machine

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December 23, 2009 06:48 AM PST

Radio hosts Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney bring more Christmas cheer to The Time Machine broadcast with brand new songs from The Smith Bros., Bob Dylan and Michael Bishop. Shave ice is festive all year round in Hawaii but naturally it comes up yet again using Christmas as a reason to discuss it on the air. Pop Garden Radio host Adam Waltemire brought up the subject and Na Leo Pilimehana's take on "The Twelve Days Of Christmas" heard on this radio aircheck has the trio singing, "Ten rainbow shave ice". "The Only Present I Want This Year" is a wonderful song by Eytan Mirsky that was used as a podcast title for this broadcast. All that the air staff of The Time Machine wants for Christmas is enough shave ice for everyone to enjoy.

The Time Machine features Christmas songs from two artists that the music world lost this year, The Retro's Jeffrey Glenn and the legendary Al Martino. Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon radio aircheck include; Lisa Mychols, Band Aid, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Fallon, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Squeeze, Weird Al Yankovic, Jill Sobule, The Waitresses, David Bowie & Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Randy Newman, Carnie & Wendy Wilson, The Sun Kings, Father Guido Sarducci, The Fleshtones and The Beach Boys.

***Summer Blue and Michael McCartney try their best to stay up for Santa but end up falling asleep on the broadcast studio floor while Daphne Matsumoto continues to spin Christmas songs on the radio.

A Kung Fu Christmas on The Time Machine

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December 22, 2009 06:19 AM PST

When radio hosts Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney get together, their love for shave ice always bubbles to the surface. Sooner or later that sort of adulation will end up slipping into conversation on the FM dial of Maui's airwaves. Every member of The Time Machine Crew appreciates the fine taste of a perfect shave ice but leave it to Daphne and Michael to bring it up during a Christmas radio show.

A cool yule of tunes were piled high in the studio with the help of radio co-host Summer Blue along with producers Ashley Starr and Jenny Leong. Brand new Christmas songs were featured from Jana Peri and Chip Taylor. Other artists heard on this afternoon radio broadcast include; Ringo Starr, Candypants, Vibeke Saugestad, Bangles, Rob Bonfiglio, Rachel Sweet, Courtney Jaye & The Aloha Honor System, Darlene Love, Bleu, Hanson, Alternativa, Martin Mull, Harry Connick, Jr., Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Fountains Of Wayne, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert, Neil Innes, Andrew Sisters with Guy Lombardo, National Lampoon and Rachael Yamagata.

It's The Coldest Night Of The Year For A Time Machine Christmas

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December 22, 2009 03:33 AM PST

The Time Machine Crew continued to play Christmas and Hanukkah themed songs for the final Christmas season of the decade. Hawaii got snow and Maui even got hail this week. It's been a colder season than normal for Maui and radio hosts Daphne Matsumoto and Michael McCartney were holed up in the studio keeping warm and sharing songs of the season from a variety of artists that are always fun to play on the FM dial.

Artists heard on this Maui afternoon radio aircheck include; Eytan Mirsky, Cheap Trick, Anya Marina, The Kinks, Stephen Colbert, The Shambles, Mark Bacino, Solomon Burke, Ed James, Liz Phair, Aimee Mann, Mike Viola & Candy Butchers, Paul Young, Darius Rucker, Barenaked Ladies with Michael Bublé, Albert Brooks & Little Kristi, Olivia Newton-John, The Hives & Cyndi Lauper, Eugene Edwards, Frickin' A, The Beatles, Chris Isaak, Lisa Mychols and Vashti Bunyan with Twice As Much.

Kyle Vincent Interview on The Time Machine

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December 21, 2009 06:08 AM PST

Singer-songwriter Kyle Vincent was a guest on The Time Machine a couple of weeks ago. Kyle's music has been a part of The Time Machine going back to his early days with Candy in the eighties. His solo work has been on our playlists since the mid nineties and it was a treat having Kyle on the broadcast sharing his thoughts on his latest album "Where You Are". He also debuted his special Christmas EP on the program that includes a brand new song called "Make Christmas Go Away" plus a duet on "Sakura Lullaby" sung in Japanese with Tsutomu Kubota.

Official Website for Kyle Vincent

Kyle Vincent on MySpace Music

Kyle Vincent on Facebook

Jana Peri Interview on The Time Machine

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December 21, 2009 01:16 AM PST

Rocker and singer-songwriter Jana Peri was a guest on The Time Machine. She's been a part of our playlists the past few years and it was fantastic to have her on the broadcast. Jana officially kicked off our holiday radio programming with her brand new song "I Hate The Holidays (But I Love Spending Them With You)".

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include Stephen Colbert, Mike Viola & Candy Butchers, The Smith Bros. and Rachel Sweet.

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James Carter Cathcart Interview on The Time Machine

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December 13, 2009 05:55 PM PST

Singer-songwriter James Carter Cathcart was a guest on The Time Machine and shared his thoughts about his new album "I Was Missing You". For the last thirty years, The Time Machine has had the music of The Laughing Dogs in rotation on the FM radio airwaves in Hawaii and having one of the founding members of The Laughing Dogs on the broadcast was an honor. James has kept himself busy over the years as a musician and has performed with Rupert Holmes, The Roches, Dave Brubeck, Chris Spedding, Ace Frehley, Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond, Katey Sagal, John Tesh, James Ingram, Bob Mintzer, Gerald Alston, Michael and Randy Brecker, Peter Erskine, General Johnson and Garland Jeffreys. In addition, James has done numerous voice over gigs for commercials and cartoons, including "Bobby's World" and the show that engulfs most of his time, the long running "Pokémon" series.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include Michael Carpenter, Rupert Holmes and The Laughing Dogs.

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Waiting In Paradise Aircheck

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November 19, 2009 04:52 PM PST

As producer of The Time Machine, Ashley Starr found herself heading off to Japan for a last minute fun filled adventure while the remainder of the radio staff had to fend for themselves. Air talent Summer Blue was running late (Hanging out at the beach perhaps?) which left radio co-host Michael McCartney alone in the studio until she arrived. This afternoon FM broadcast featured brand new covers from Michael Carpenter doing "They Don't Know" (Kirsty MacColl's song that was a hit for Tracy Ullman and featured Paul McCartney in her music video) plus Butch Walker took a cool stab at Taylor Swift's hit song "You Belong With Me". Both Butch Walker and Michael Carpenter have had fun recording covers in the past and the two new songs on this aircheck are toe tappers. New music from Weezer, Taylor Swift, Jonathan Coulton and Mark Hudson can also be heard on the broadcast.



Also featured on this Maui radio aircheck, while the waterfalls and streams flowed into the ocean near the beaches of Maui, includes music from Butterfly Boucher, The Handcuffs, Nelson Bragg, Second Saturday, Kristin Chenoweth, The Beatles, Poplord, Carly Simon, Luzer, Carole Bayer Sager, Mike Viola, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Rap Reiplinger, Latch Key Kid, Gilbert O' Sullivan and Lea Salonga & Brad Kane .

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Official Website for The Beatles

Official Website for Taylor Swift

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Official Website for Kristin Chenoweth

Official Website for Gilbert O'Sullivan

Official Website for Carly Simon

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Anny Celsi Interview on The Time Machine

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November 15, 2009 03:52 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Anny Celsi was a guest on The Time Machine last week. We've enjoyed playing her latest album "Tangle-Free World" on the air the past few weeks and it was a pleasure having Anny on the broadcast to discuss her music . Her album is filled with talented artists that have been a part of our playlists over the years like; Robbie Rist, Evie Sands, Teresa Cowles, Adam Marsland, Rick Gallego and Nelson Bragg. Nelson also produced the album and even does a duet with Anny on the 1967 classic Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra song "Some Velvet Morning". Steve Refling joins the mix as well as Probyn Gregory and Nick Walusko. Phil Parlapiano, Amy Farris, Carl Byron, Shawn Bryant, Dave Sutton and Jonny DuFresne are just a few more gifted musicians that put their craft on the album. Other musicians add to the sound of this incredible listening experience.

Paul McCartney's brand new song for the upcoming film "Everybody's Fine" with Robert DeNiro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Katherine Moennig, Melissa Leo and Sam Rockwell is also heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast. The film will be released this December. Songs from other artists also heard on this radio broadcast include both Rachael Yamagata and Eytan Mirsky, who are not strangers to having their music fill the soundtracks of motion pictures. Rounding out the radio show are songs from Trooper, Ben Lee and the latest from the prolific Jonathan Coulton.

The photography at the top was taken by Mieke Kramer and the two photographs directly below were taken by Michelle Philpot

Singer-songwriter Laurie Biagini's music has been a part of our broadcast the past few years and she was so taken away with Anny Celsi's album that she decided to share a review of "Tangle-Free World":

Every once in awhile, an album comes along that impacts me such to a point that I simply have to write about it. I purchased Anny Celsi's album "Tangle-Free World" through iTunes on the weekend and after the first few bars of the title track, this album grabbed my attention, and I turned the volume, up - way up! By the time I got to the third track I decided that it's time to put on my writer hat and review this gem of a record.

Ever hear a song that literally makes you feel electric? Something so beautiful and moving that you feel kind of numb and awe-struck? Put on the title track of "Tangle Free World" and if you're like me, expect a wonderful auditory experience. Beautiful melody, catchy, exquisite harmonies, and a rhythm track that would make for perfect driving music. This song will head to the front of the list of my favorites to listen to while driving fast along scenic highways.

"Thanksgiving in Hollywood" is another favorite on this album. Starts out with a bit of a melancholy introduction then picks up the pace with plenty of jangly guitars (which I love) and some very cool organ and lead guitar contributing to a wonderful folk-pop sound. The mood is a bit dark and mysterious, yet uplifting at the same time. One of my favorite tracks on the album.

Another favorite is "First Love Freezes", a beautiful melody and Anny's soft and haunting vocal is perfect for this very pretty ballad. Again, complemented by lush harmony vocals and I absolutely love the guitar work in this one.

"The Night She Learned to Drive" is a wonderful tune that has such heartfelt lyrics, and is performed with a vibe of re-assurance and hope. The song has the perfect feel to match the theme of the lyrics. It's another song that features a traveling rhythm that would be great to listen to on a road trip. A beautiful example of classic Americana in its most perfect form.

Also add "Piece of Heaven" to my list of favorite tracks on this album - a fun, upbeat jangly pop tune with a classic Monkee-esque sound from my favorite pop era. This one will not only get your toes-tapping, but you may easily find yourself singing along to this very catchy track.

"Sally Go Round the Roses", a fantastic cover of the Jaynetts 1963 hit, is pure fun. Pop music legend Evie Sands and Teresa Cowles provide backing vocals which add another dimension to the overall girl-group feel of this great song. The sixties vibe is well-preserved in the production, but with a cleaner, fresher sound. The "tangle-free" outtro at the end was quite a pleasant surprise as well!

I previously had somewhat limited interest in Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra's "Some Velvet Morning", but the version on this album so beautifully performed by Anny Celsi and Nelson Bragg, has garnered repeated listens. Their flawless soulful vocals, combined with a beautifully performed instrumental track have resulted in a new interest in this classic for this listener.

This album has so many dimensions to it that really give the record an overall dynamic of several moods and vibes that intertwine together so well, yet keeping a smooth path or 'tangle-free' experience for the listener. Anny really shines in this album. A must-have for your collection, this album has been added to my favorites and will inevitably get extensive play from this fan.


10 out of 10!

~ Laurie Biagini

Below photograph: Anny Celsi, Michael McCartney and Nelson Bragg

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Official Website for Jonathan Coulton

Official Website for Ben Lee

Official Website for Trooper

Official Website for Paul McCartney

Official Website for Robbie Rist

Official Website for Adam Marsland

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Lea Salonga Interview

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November 13, 2009 05:12 PM PST

International recording artist, film actress and one of Broadway's superstars, Lea Salonga, was our guest today. She stopped by the WILD 105.5 FM studios to discuss her latest concert performance on Maui with radio host Jay J on KPMW. Lea also brought along her three year old daughter whose innocence at the microphone was adorable. Lea talked with Jay J about her music, stage and film work along with some of the proceeds of this Friday night's concert going towards Typhoon Relief for the Philippines.

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Brian Ray Performance and Interview on The Time Machine

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November 04, 2009 03:52 PM PST

Rocker and singer-songwriter Brian Ray was our guest DJ on The Time Machine this past month. Not only did he spin some cool songs from a variety of artists while sitting in for Summer Blue (who was having a well deserved vacation in China), he also brought along a guitar to perform a couple of songs on the air. Bassist Rich Ray joined the musical festivities.

Since the release of Brian's first solo debut album "Mondo Magneto" back in 2006, we've been spinning his rocker "Vinyl" in heavy rotation. We've played it so much on the radio that it's sort of become The Time Machine's unofficial theme song. We may have actually started playing the song back in 2005...but that will be our little secret.

Brian performed a stripped down acoustic version of "Vinyl" for the broadcast in addition to performing a song titled "I Found You" from his upcoming album "This Way Up".

Brian also played a few of his new songs from his forthcoming release that are pure pop bliss. Those songs made their worldwide broadcast debut which is a treat for us since Brian just got off a monster tour playing both guitar and bass for Paul McCartney.

In addition to playing some cool tunes from Paul McCartney, Brian also played some classics from The Beatles on the radio show. He also featured brand new music from Harper Simon (Paul Simon's son) and MGMT.

As guest DJ, Brian also brought wonderful music to the radio show from his former boss and musical legend, Etta James, along with artists as diverse as Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Badfinger, Smokey Robinson, Wings, The Bangles, Lewis Taylor, John Lennon, Conrad Korsch, George Harrison, Them with Van Morrison, The Beach Boys, Ringo Starr, and Shakira. Summer Blue's radio co-host, Michael McCartney, added to the music mix with the latest from Brian's band mate in Paul McCartney's band, guitarist Rusty Anderson. Rusty's song "Julia Roberts" was featured along with songs from Jeff Lynne, The Smith Bros., Heart and Rachael Yamagata.

Photos below: Bassist Rich Ray and air talent Michael McCartney plus shave ice after a Maui sunset

Special thanks to our producer Jenny Leong for dealing with our shave ice addiction and Brittany Rice for lighting and keeping the room at a cool temperature. Mahalo to KEAO's Don Lopez, KPMW's Ryan Piros and singer-songwriter Dave Stephens for making it all possible.

Photo below: Michael McCartney lays down background vocals that will be deleted without hesitation from the new album while Brian plays guitar.

Above photo: Summer Blue in Shanghai, China

Below photo: Shave ice consumption continues on The Time Machine.

Below: Performance videos of Brian Ray on The Time Machine

Below: Brian Ray recording "This Way Up"

Below: Brian Ray's music video for "I Liked You Better"

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Above photo: Charlie in the studio with Michael McCartney and Brian Ray (*the cat at the very top photograph is named Trumpet)

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Dave Stephens Performance and Interview on The Time Machine

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October 29, 2009 06:08 PM PDT

After numerous appearances the past few years as our featured guest artist, rocker and singer-songwriter Dave Stephens returned to The Time Machine with guitar in hand and a stack of albums to be a guest DJ. This time around, not only did Dave perform songs on the air, he also played wonderful music as our guest DJ from artists as diverse as The Grays, Alice Peacock, L.E.O., Kim Stockwood, Billy Joel, Jayhawks, Chris Trapper, Abba, Brandi Carlile, Peter Salett, Bread, Rufus Wainwright, Robbie Dupree, Steve Ward, Keane and Steve Ward.

Summer Blue and Michael McCartney also featured new music on this Maui afternoon FM radio broadcast from Rob Bonfiglio, The Explorers Club, Paul McCartney, Chris Isaak and Mandy Moore. Producers Jenny Leong and Ashley Starr kept the show running smoothly even when Summer and Michael left Dave alone in the broadcast studio to get him lunch from Zippy's. Classic songs from other artists also heard on this radio broadcast include; Keola & Kapono Beamer, Uriah Heep, The Bee Gees, Paul & Linda McCartney, NRBQ, Melissa Manchester, Cliff Richard and a live performance from the Hollywood Television Showcase of "That Thing You Do!" from The Wonders.

Photos below are band members of The Dave Stephens Explosion: Bassist Alison Lewis and drummer Cody Upcraft

Below: Performance videos of Dave Stephens on The Time Machine

*Dave Stephens has made his first two albums available as free downloads for you to enjoy at his official website below.

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Above photograph: Dave Stephens and Michael McCartney

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Official Website for Mike Viola

Official Website for ABBA

Official Website for Keane

Official Website for Robbie Dupree

Official Website for Peter Salett

Official Website for Billy Joel

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Official Website for Cliff Richard

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Official Website for Chris Isaak

Official Website for Melissa Manchester

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The Throwdowns Interview on The Time Machine

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October 27, 2009 07:31 PM PDT

The rockin' band The Throwdowns were on The Time Machine last week. We've enjoyed playing their energetic songs from their debut album "Don't Slow Down" since late July. After the group's songs have dominated our playlists the past few months, all four members sat in our studios along with a box of donuts that took a sugar high to a new level. Bassist Kimo Clark, drummer Ian Hollingsworth, lead guitarist Ola Shaw and guitarist/vocalist Erin Smith chatted with Ashley Starr and Michael McCartney about their music.







Ashley Starr and Michael McCartney also featured new music on this Maui afternoon FM radio broadcast from Mark Hudson, Rachael Yamagata and Kings Of Leon. New music from James Carter Cathcart's latest album "I Was Missing You" closed out the broadcast with "It's A Beautiful Thing". Soupy Sales had passed away hours earlier before the broadcast so The Time Machine spun his radio hit from 1965. Our hearts go out to his wife Trudy Carson and his two sons from his previous marriage to Barbara Fox, musicians Tony Sales and Hunt Sales. Songs from other artists also heard on this radio broadcast include; Sarah Hudson, Social Distortion, The Smith Bros., Butch Walker, Fountains Of Wayne, Liz Phair, The Major Labels and Jeff Lynne.

The photography above and below taken by Tony Novak-Clifford

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Official Website for Rachael Yamagata

Official Website for Kings Of Leon

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Official Website for Butch Walker

Official Website for Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra

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Official Website for Mike Viola

Official Website for Bleu

Official Website for Social Distortion

Official Website for Liz Phair

Official Website for The Smith Bros.

Official Website for Fountains Of Wayne

Paradise Aircheck

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October 25, 2009 08:51 PM PDT

Another vacation for Summer Blue, Ashley Starr and Jenny Leong meant that Michael McCartney was on his own in the broadcast studio. The Hawaiian airwaves were filled some classic AM radio hits along with a recent radio current on The Time Machine from rocker Dave Stephens. There's also comedy from Rap Replinger along with The Time Machine's Matt Burger with Michael McCartney and another episode of "Classic Rock Theater".

Also featured on this afternoon FM broadcast, while the waves pounded the white sandy beaches of Maui, includes music from Keola and Kapono Beamer, The Runaways, Andrew Gold, Lindsey Buckingham, Ali Thomson, Linda Ronstadt, Mackey Feary Band, Alan O'Day, Glen Campbell, The Who, Steve Forbert, Meryn Cadell, Polly Brown, Shaun Cassidy, The Beach Boys, Clout, Andy Gibb, Electric Light Orchestra and Rupert Holmes.

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Anuhea Performance and Interview on The Time Machine

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October 20, 2009 07:03 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Anuhea returned to The Time Machine with her guitar last week. Radio host Summer Blue had just returned from a visit to China while Anuhea had just returned from Japan so it was a great time to return to the Hawaiian FM airwaves. Producer Ashley Starr sat down with Anuhea to discuss her self titled debut album along with radio co-host Michael McCartney.

Photo below: Ashley Starr and Anuhea

Anuhea has been on our playlists the past few years with her self released "Rough Cuts" so it was a pleasure having her back in the studios now that her fully produced album has hit the music store shelves and online retailers like iTunes around the world. Her song "Right Love, Wrong Time" was selected as a featured free download on iTunes as the "Discovery of the Week" this past spring and Anuhea's album hit iTunes Top Ten downloads, leap frogging over many major label superstar aritsts on their chart. In addition, Anuhea is currently featured in the new iTunes 9 video guide that shows users how to use the new features in iTunes 9.

Summer Blue also gave spins on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast to artists; Brian Ray, Rachael Yamagata, The Throwdowns, Cobra Starship, Kings Of Leon and the brand new Michael Jackson song "This Is It" that he composed with music legend Paul Anka which was released just last week.

Above photo: Summer Blue in Shanghai, China

Photo below: Michael McCartney and Anuhea

Video below: Anuhea performing a stripped down acoustic version of her song "Charismatic SOB" on The Time Machine

Video below: Anuhea's music video for "Here I Go Again" directed by Jason Baum.

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Video Below: Anuhea performing "Here I Go Again" on KGMB 9

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Love Takes Me Down (To The Streets) In Paradise

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August 19, 2009 07:53 PM PDT

Another afternoon radio aircheck from Maui. The FM dial was filled with new music on The Time Machine as well as some classic songs from the past. New songs were featured on the broadcast from The Pete Best Band, Ashley Cleveland, Dave Carroll, The Throwdowns, Rachael Yamagata, Richard X. Heyman, Maxi Dunn and Cheap Perfume. Also featured is the song that this podcast used as a title with a slight addition. Joey Curatolo, Amy Miles, Chris Anderson and Charles Gansa make up the artists responsible for the faux seventies Wings selection that never fails to put smiles on the staff of The Time Machine.

Flashing back with songs from artists also heard on this radio broadcast include; John Lennon, Greg Kihn Band, Squeeze, Willie K., Lovin' Spoonful, The Kinks, Loverboy, Blondie, Amy Grant, Grayson Hugh and Elton John.

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Official Website for Willie K

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Ashley Cleveland on MySpace Music

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Official Website for Elton John

Official Website for Grayson Hugh

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Official Website for Amy Grant

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Another Maui Afternoon Radio Aircheck

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August 19, 2009 05:56 PM PDT

Here's another Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck of The Time Machine.  Michael McCartney entered the studio after body surfing at Sandbox which is an old school nickname for Wahikuli State Park.  Loaded only with a shave ice the disc jockey was ready to play some really old tunes alongside some brand new ones.



New music was heard from Eytan Mirsky, Wonderwheel, Brendan Benson, Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet and The Raveonettes, .  Classic songs from artists also heard on this radio broadcast include: Les Paul & Mary Ford, Trickster, The Merry-Go-Round, Emitt Rhodes, Shakin' Stevens, Wings, Cheap Trick, The Four Lads, Badfinger, Alan Parsons Project, The Fabulous McFlys, Ian Hunter and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich.






Eytan Mirsky on MySpace Music

Wonderwheel on  MySpace Music

Brendan Benson on MySpace Music

Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs on MySpace Music

The Official Website for Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

The Official Website for Shakin' Stevens

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Official Website for Dave Stephens from The Fabulous McFlys where you can download his first two albums for free and check out his song of the week

Cheap Perfume and Adam Marsland Interviews on The Time Machine

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August 05, 2009 08:35 PM PDT

Rocker Nancy Street from the band Cheap Perfume was our guest on The Time Machine last week. We've enjoyed playing their two songs "Ordinary Girls" and "Too Bad" from their forthcoming album. Brenda Martinez, Bunny, Lynn Odell, Susan Palermo along with Nancy Street have been busy recording their upcoming album. Singer-songwriter Adam Marsland is getting ready to release his first original album in five years. "Go West" is a double album from Adam Marsland (+ His Chaos Band members Kurt Medlin, Teresa Cowles and Evie Sands) and will drop on August 18th, 2009. Adam graced our airwaves with one of his new songs "When I Lied To Everyone".

Brand new music heard on this Maui afternoon FM radio broadcast include the latest from Lisa Mychols' forthcoming album and The Shazam who have a new album "Meteor" coming out this week plus The Backsliders from their new album "Thank You" which can currently be downloaded for free at their website. New music was also heard from Maui's own The Throwdowns, Richard X. Heyman, The Singles, The Dollyrots, Lacey Gage, Schuyler Fisk and Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet with Dhani Harrison. Classic songs from artists also heard on this radio broadcast include; Billy Lee Riley, Fountains Of Wayne, Robbie Fulks, The Movies, Jesse Frederick and Michael Carpenter.

Video Below: Adam Marsland with "When I Lied To Everyone"

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Adam Marsland on MySpace Music

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The Shazam on MySpace Music

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The Backsliders on MySpace Music

Michael Carpenter on MySpace Music

The Throwdowns on MySpace Music

Schuyler Fisk on MySpace Music

Billy Lee Riley article on MOG

Lacey Gage on MySpace Music

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Official Website for Richard X. Heyman

Official Website for Fountains Of Wayne

Official Website for Robbie Fulks

Official Website for The Singles

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Bleu Interview on The Time Machine - Part One

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July 26, 2009 07:40 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Bleu was our guest on The Time Machine this past week. The rocker, William James "Bleu" McAuley III, has been busy over the years with side projects like L.E.O., The Major Labels and LoudLion. He shared his insight on those albums and his latest release "A Watched Pot".

New music from other artists heard on PART ONE of this afternoon FM aircheck include; The Backsliders, Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet, Rachael Yamagata and Dave Stephens plus classic songs from Squeeze and McGuinn, Clark & Hillman .

Video Below: Bleu's latest single "Come 'N Go" directed by Kii Arens

Video Below: Bleu's second single "No Such Thing As Love" directed by David J. Dowling

Video Below: From L.E.O.'s album "Alpacas Orgling" - "Goodbye Innocence"

Video Below: MOGUL is a collective cover-band featuring: Rooney's Taylor Locke, Matthew Winter and Ned Brower, Bleu, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Mike Viola. Here they are performing the hit Jellyfish tune "That Is Why" at the Hotel Cafe on July 14, 2009 at Bleu's record release show for "A Watched Pot."

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Bleu Interview on The Time Machine - Part Two

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July 26, 2009 07:31 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Bleu was our guest on The Time Machine this past week. The rocker, William James "Bleu" McAuley III, has been busy over the years with side projects like L.E.O., The Major Labels and LoudLion. He shared his insight on those albums and his latest release "A Watched Pot".

PART TWO contines with singer-songwriter Bleu. In addition to music from his latest album and bonus EP, songs from Loud Lion, The Major Labels and L.E.O. are featured on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast. Kate Voegele and the Electric Light Orchestra are also featured. Bleu's talent as a producer and songwriter go beyond his own albums to the numerous songs written for other artists like Puffy AmiYumi, Jon McLaughlin, Selena Gomez, Hanson, Boys Like Girls, Evan Taubenfeld, Kate Voegele, The Jonas Brothers and TV/TV. Enjoy listening to the many crafts of this talented artist.

Video Below: Bleu's latest single "Come 'N Go" directed by Kii Arens

Video Below: Bleu's second single "No Such Thing As Love" directed by David J. Dowling

Video Below: From L.E.O.'s album "Alpacas Orgling" - "Goodbye Innocence"

Video Below: MOGUL is a collective cover-band featuring: Rooney's Taylor Locke, Matthew Winter and Ned Brower, Bleu, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Mike Viola. Here they are performing the hit Jellyfish tune "That Is Why" at the Hotel Cafe on July 14, 2009 at Bleu's record release show for "A Watched Pot."

Official Website for Bleu

Bleu on MySpace Music

The Major Labels on MySpace Music

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L.E.O. on MySpace Music

Matt Hartke Interview on The Time Machine

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July 21, 2009 01:20 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter Matt Hartke was our guest on The Time Machine last week. We've enjoyed playing his laid back island sounding songs from his debut album "Great Good Fortune". He's currently recording a bunch of songs for his next album with producers Mikal Blue and Andrew Williams, who between the two, have worked their magic with; Colbie Caillat, Grant Lee Buffalo, Del Shannon, Brian Setzer, Five for Fighting, Old 97’s, One Republic, Gary Jules, Alice Peacock, Rhett Miller, Garrison Starr, The Williams Brothers, Jessica Simpson, The Dream Academy and The Plimsouls. He just wrapped up a duet session with Aware/Columbia artist Angel Taylor. We were happy to have him on the radio show to discuss his music. His song "Yeah Breeze" that we've spinning since last year on the radio is available along with his entire album on iTunes and Amazon.





Summer Blue and Michael McCartney also featured new music on this Maui afternoon FM radio broadcast from the incredible Dallas based band The Backsliders. You can currently download their entire album "Thank You" for free at their website. New music was also heard from Bleu, Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon and Ron Dante, Laura Vane and The Vipertones, Rhett Miller, Chris Isaak, Rachael Yamagata, Mike Viola, The Smith Bros. and Gabriella Cilmi. Classic songs from artists also heard on this radio broadcast include; Billy Joel, The Fraternal Order Of The All Greetings From Planet Love (Andrew Gold), Fountains Of Wayne, The Pendletons, Foreigner, Helen Reddy, Jon Osorio and Randy Borden, Klaatu, Courtney Jaye, Steely Dan and The Mynah Birds from 1966 with Rick James and Neil Young.

Matt Hartke on MySpace Music

Official Website for The Backsliders

The Backsliders on MySpace Music

Official Website for Bleu

Official Website for Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon

Official Website for Ron Dante

Official Website for Laura Vane and The Vipertones

Official Website for Gabriella Cilmi

Official Website for Mike Viola

Official Website for Rachael Yamagata

Official Website for Andrew Gold

Official Website for Chris Isaak

Official Website for Rhett Miller

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Lisa Mychols from Nushu and Tom Richards of The Waking Hours - Part One

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June 29, 2009 10:10 PM PDT

Get ready for a four part podcast. Singer-songwriter Lisa Mychols from Nushu and a solo artist returns to The Time Machine along with rocker Tom Richards from The Waking Hours. Both artists have been busy finishing up their latest albums and we thought that the two of them would be perfect to take the controls away from radio hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney (pictured above with Lisa Mychols). They share a few stories about their musical projects and spin songs from other artists.


Below photo: Tom Richards and Michael McCartney

Artists heard on PART ONE of this afternoon FM aircheck include; The Smith Bros., Andrew Gold, Eytan Mirsky, Wendy Ip, Gene Pitney, Gary Pig Gold, The Turtles, Kirsty MacColl, Randell Kirsch & Billy Cowsill, The Retros and The Masticators.

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Lisa Mychols from Nushu and Tom Richards of The Waking Hours - Part Two

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July 01, 2009 05:21 AM PDT

PART TWO of a four part podcast continues with rockers Tom Richards and Lisa Mychols. Other artists heard on this FM radio afternoon radio aircheck from Maui include; Bette Anne Steele, Betsy Brye, Marty Rudnick with Michael Carpenter, Steve Kobashigawa, America, Beach Boys, Satisfaction, Telecast, Utopia, Sugarbomb, Kim Fox, Steve Martin & Bernadette Peters, Davie Allen & The Arrows and Paul McCartney.

Official Website for Nushu

Nushu on MySpace Music

Official Website for Lisa Mychols

Lisa Mychols on MySpace Music

The Waking Hours on MySpace Music

Official Website for The Waking Hours

Lisa Mychols from Nushu and Tom Richards of The Waking Hours - Part Three

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July 02, 2009 03:03 PM PDT

PART THREE of a four part broadcast continues with singer-songwriters Lisa Mychols and Tom Richards. More timeless songs from a variety of artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck include; Frank Sinatra, KC Bowman, The Ditty Bops, Jesca Hoop, Mark Eric Malmborg, Donovan, The Go-Go's, Blondie, Sparkle Jets U.K. and Darian Sahanaja.

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Nushu on MySpace Music

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The Waking Hours on MySpace Music

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Lisa Mychols from Nushu and Tom Richards of The Waking Hours - Part Four

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July 20, 2009 05:59 AM PDT

PART FOUR of a four part broadcast concludes with Tom Richards from The Waking Hours and Lisa Mychols from Nushu. Artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck include; Dreamworld, David Gates, Bread, Josie & The Pussycats, Anna Warnoker, Fastball, Bangles, The Beatles, Brendan Benson, Quazar and The Bamboozled, Gail George, The Nelsons, The Traveling Wilburys, Letters To Cleo, Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack, Ben Folds, Mandy Moore and The Zombies.

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Lisa Mychols on MySpace Music

The Waking Hours on MySpace Music

Official Website for The Waking Hours

Semisonic Interview on The Time Machine

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June 24, 2009 06:09 PM PDT

Internet rumours are floating around cyberspace about the possibility of a new album coming out from the band Semisonic by the year 2012. The Time Machine Crew thought that it would fun to share the group's interview when their last album "All About Chemistry" was released. Semisonic's John Munson, Jacob Slichter and Dan Wilson discuss trombones, Hawaiian slack-key and Carole King.

Also featured on this afternoon FM broadcast, just before a Maui sunset, includes music from The Corrs, George Harrison, Alice Cooper, Britney Spears, Binocular, Brian Setzer Orchestra and a live duet from Randy Newman and Susanna Hoffs performing "A Fool In Love".

Official Website for Semisonic

Official Website for Random House featuring Jacob Slichter's book "So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star: How I Machine-Gunned a Roomful Of Record Executives and Other True Tales from a Drummer's Life"

Official Website for Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson on MySpace Music

Official Website for The New Standards featuring John Munson, Chan Poling (founder of The Suburbs) and Steve Roehm from Billygoat and Electropolis

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Susanna Hoffs on MySpace Music

Official Website for Randy Newman

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Official Website for Brian Setzer

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Lisa Donnelly Interview on The Time Machine

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June 22, 2009 05:29 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Lisa Donnelly was our guest on The Time Machine last week. The former frontwoman for the band A.M. Pacific just released her debut solo album "We Had A Thing" just in time for a wonderful summer listening experience. It's available on iTunes.


Summer Blue and Michael McCartney also featured new music on this Maui afternoon FM radio broadcast from artists Rachael Yamagata, Chris Isaak and Ida Maria. Other artists heard on this radio broadcast include; Adrian Belew, The Winstons, Squeeze, The Rubinoos, Feargal Sharkey, Paul McCartney, The Traveling Wilburys and Brian Ray.



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Click here to listen to Lisa Donnelly's song "Naturally" featured on MOG.

Lily Wilson Returns To The Time Machine

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June 07, 2009 08:53 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Lily Wilson returns to The Time Machine for a third time along with her guitar to perform a few songs off of her latest album "The Right Time".


Veronica Vincent, Summer Blue and Michael McCartney also spin new music on this Maui afternoon FM radio broadcast from artists Marshall Crenshaw and Mandy Moore, in addition to a classic song from Maui's own Ray Gooliak from 1977. Other artists heard on this radio broadcast include; America, Electric Light Orchestra, The Zombies, The Carpenters, Rachael Yamagata and Journey.

Melissa Otero Interview on The Time Machine

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June 07, 2009 07:07 PM PDT

Recording artist Melissa Otero returns to The Time Machine to discuss her album "My Spirit".




Other artists featured on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include; Fountains Of Wayne, Mike Viola, Sarah McLachlan and Stephen Bishop.







* As we run low on available server space, we have to make room for newer interview segments and radio airchecks. This broadcast is still available as a podcast for your listening pleasure.

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Andrew Gold Interview - Part One

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May 24, 2009 08:39 AM PDT

Get ready for a three part podcast. Singer-songwriter Andrew Gold has been a guest a few times on The Time Machine and each time is very special as we fill the FM airwaves with a few hours of nothing but Andrew Gold songs. The rocker is busy finishing up his latest album and we thought that it would be a good time to give you the chance to listen to one of his previous interviews on The Time Machine with host Michael McCartney. Andrew shares his thoughts and memories behind some of his songs with a highlight on albums "Spence Manor Suite" and "Intermission".

Artists heard on PART ONE of this afternoon FM aircheck include; The Doobie Brothers (with Nicolette Larson), The Fraternal Order of The All, Lisa Angelle, Wax and Linda Ronstadt.

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Andrew Gold Interview - Part Two

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May 24, 2009 08:33 AM PDT

PART TWO continues with singer-songwriter Andrew Gold. Bryndle can be heard on this afternoon FM aircheck in addition to many of Andrew's classic seventies songs.

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Official Website for Bryndle

Andrew Gold Interview - Part Three

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May 24, 2009 08:26 AM PDT

PART THREE concludes with singer-songwriter Andrew Gold. More timeless songs from Andrew can be heard on this afternoon FM aircheck plus Nicolette Larson.

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Rob Bonfiglio Returns To The Time Machine

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May 22, 2009 04:48 PM PDT

One of most played albums on the air from 2008 is "Bring On The Happy" from Rob Bonfiglio. Rob is no stranger to our playlists. Since the turn of the century, Rob's music has filled the Maui airwaves as a solo artist, a member of The Better Days, The Skies Of America and Superstone (the brainchild of rocker Ken Sharp). Rob's musical career goes further back into the 90's as a member of the RCA label band Wanderlust and his recent musical output has been featured in the soundtracks of motion pictures.

The Time Machine crew were quite happy to have Rob return as a guest to the program. Rob discussed his album "Bring On The Happy" and shared some insight on some of his songs.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM radio broadcast include; Nushu, Rachael Yamagata, Kelly Jones, Ken Sharp, Jim Boggia and The Honeys.

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Rob Bonfiglio on MySpace Music

The Skies Of America on MySpace Music

Click here to listen or download Rob Bonfiglio's previous interview on The Time Machine for The Skies Of America.

Jeff Litman Interview and Nick Loren Interview on The Time Machine

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May 21, 2009 06:37 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Jeff Litman was a guest on The Time Machine. The Minneapolis born musician, now based in New York City, released his debut album "Postscript". Jeff's album also features the talents of Diego Merino on trumpet, Meghan Miller on flute, Emily Dufour on cello and The Time Machine's favorite singer-songwriter Kelly Jones performs a wonderful duet on "Maine".

Recording artist Nick Loren is also interviewed on the program. Nick shares his thoughts on his new album "Forever Be Cool" and his career in film over the past decade.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; The Parade, Walter Egan, Arlan Day, The Clique, Paul McCartney, The Runaways, Gabe Kaplan, Pat Wilson and Mark Bacino.

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Nick Loren on MySpace Music

Jeff Boller of The Simple Carnival Interview on The Time Machine

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May 20, 2009 08:40 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Jeff Boller from The Simple Carnival was a guest on The Time Machine. Music was featured from the "Me and My Arrow" EP as a wonderful sampler of what was to come from the album "Girls Aliens Food" which became one of our most played albums for 2008.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; The Osmonds, 10cc, The Rutles, Madonna, The Traveling Wilburys and Rick Springfield.

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Stu Cook of Jackdawg Interview on The Time Machine

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May 19, 2009 04:48 PM PDT

Rock and roll legend Stu Cook was a guest on The Time Machine. The bass player for Creedence Clearwater Revival shared with the Maui radio audience his work with John McFee and the late Keith Knudsen. The trio formed a band called Jackdawg but their album was never released. The super cool record label Sonic Past Music has officially released the album after nearly two decades. John McFee is no stranger to The Time Machine as guitarist for Clover, The Doobie Brothers and Southern Pacific. His fellow band member from The Doobie Brothers, Keith Knudsen, drummed some fun into the album's material by pounding those skins and complimenting Stu Cook's tremendous bass playing.

Other artists played by radio hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include Creedence Clearwater Revival and Rachael Yamagata plus The Chipmunks stop by The Time Machine to plug their latest rock offering by covering Blink 182.

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Official Website for Creedence Clearwater Revisited

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Kaitlyn Anderson Interview on The Time Machine

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May 19, 2009 06:08 AM PDT

Recording artist Kaitlyn Anderson was a guest on The Time Machine. This musical talent brought along her drummer, Eric Kambestad, to join in on the festivities. In addition to featuring music off of her latest release, Kaitlyn spinned songs from other acts as guest DJ on the Hawaiian airwaves.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include: Foo Fighters, Amy Grant, Paramore, Mandy Moore, Jack Johnson, Vertical Horizon and John Mayer.

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Jim Boggia Interview on The Time Machine

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May 17, 2009 07:44 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Jim Boggia was a return guest on The Time Machine. This musical talent is always a treat to have on the airwaves. His previous releases "Fidelity Is The Enemy" and "Safe In Sound" have been a staple on our radio playlists. Jim discusses his latest album release "Misadventures In Stereo".

Other artists played by radio hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include: Wonderboy, Mike Viola, Eytan Mirsky, Michael Carpenter & Marty Rudnick, Barenaked Ladies, Rick Springfield, Wings, Semisonic and Kelly Jones.

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Jim Boggia on MySpace Music

Jim Boggia reflects on his previous interview back in the summer of 2006 on The Time Machine

Pizza and Maui Radio Aircheck

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May 10, 2009 03:59 PM PDT

Radio show hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney work up an appetite while spinning music on the FM dial. While management keeps the air conditioner cranked up to Arctic like temperatures to keep the broadcast equipment from overheating, the disc jockeys keep their long sleeves on to keep from freezing. Beach goers hit the Maui shorelines unaware that the DJs on the Hawaiian airwaves are wearing the complete opposite of swimsuits and slippers. Immediately following the program, Summer and Michael run from the air studio to the nearest pizza place to warm up after being locked up for hours on the air. From the photograph above, you can see that they are still thawing out at the pizzeria eatery.

An interview with Pennan Brae can be heard on this program along with the band's new song "Anyways". The Time Machine continues to feature new music from Mandy Moore's upcoming album, "Amanda Leigh", to be released on May 26th. "Bug" resulted from the singer-songwriter having a hankering to close her album with something acoustic and simple. Mandy had the desire to actualize a song in the vein of Harry Nilsson or Randy Newman and "Pocket Philosopher" is a bit light hearted and goofy but also resonates with the excitement of meeting someone new and wanting to stop time so you could figure them out a little more. The album produced by frequent musical guest on The Time Machine, Mike Viola, can be pre-ordered on iTunes.

New songs also featured on this afternoon FM broadcast can be heard from Mink, Paul Carrack (with Timothy B. Schmit and Don Henley), The Handuffs, The Smith Bros. and Jordan Zevon.

Producer Jenny Leong, Pop Garden Radio's Adam Waltemire and Suitcase Full Of Dimes' Ed Lynn added to the on air musical fun with songs from The Hudson Brothers, Jill Sobule, Rick Derringer, Lisa Mychols, The Oohs, Jude Cole, Sweet, Badfinger, The Rolling Stones, Electric Light Orchestra, Blondie, Fleetwood Mac and David Bowie.

Official Website for Mandy Moore

Official Website for Paul Carrack

Official Website for The Handcuffs

Official Website for Mink

Mink on MySpace Music

Pennan Brae on MySpace Music

Official Website for Jill Sobule

Official Website for Jordan Zevon

Official Website for Lisa Mychols

Official Website for The Oohs

The Oohs on MySpace Music

The Smith Bros. on MySpace Music

Official Website for Pop Garden Radio

Official Website for Suitcase Full Of Dimes

The Hudson Brothers on MySpace Music

Official Website for Jude Cole

Official Website for Rick Derringer

Brian Kassan Interview - Part One

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May 06, 2009 08:52 PM PDT

Part One of a three part podcast. Radio hosts of The Time Machine, Summer Blue and Michael McCartney, handed over the controls to Chewy Marble's founder and singer-songwriter Brian Kassan. Brian took over as guest DJ and played some awesome music for the Maui audience over the FM airwaves.

In addition to discussing the music of Chewy Marble, Brian also shared some demos from his days with Wondermints. This radio broadcast is filled with some special sounds that you're sure to enjoy.

Artists heard on this afternoon FM aircheck include; Brian Ray, Rachael Yamagata, Nick Lowe, Badfinger, Elgin Park, Jason Falkner, The Blossom Toes, Wondermints, Colours and Grapefruit.

Brian Kassan Interview - Part Two

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May 06, 2009 08:36 PM PDT

Part Two continues with a guest DJ stint from Chewy Marble's singer-songwriter Brian Kassan

Brian shares his musical thoughts on Chewy Marble and his appreciation of other talented artists.

Artists heard on this afternoon FM aircheck include; Weezer, The Kinks, Elliot Smith, Cotton Mather, Dungen, Badfinger, Bronco Bullfrog, XTC, Tikiyaki Orchestra, Cloud Eleven, Self and Liquor Giants.

Brian Kassan Interview - Part Three

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May 06, 2009 08:26 PM PDT

Part Three concludes with guest DJ singer-songwriter from the band Chewy Marble - Brian Kassan.

Brian shares more music from Chewy Marble in addition to other bands that he enjoys listening to.

Artists heard on this afternoon FM aircheck include; Judee Sill, The Sugar Plastic, The Beach Boys, The Churchills, The Flaming Lips, Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Beatles, Nelson Bragg and Maple Mars.

Talmadge Pearsall of Sleeping Giants Interview

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May 05, 2009 05:27 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Talmadge Pearsall from the band Sleeping Giants was a guest on The Time Machine this past week. He shared his latest batch of songs and musical thoughts with radio hosts Ashley Starr and Michael McCartney.

New songs are also featured on this afternoon FM broadcast from Jaimie Vernon, Schuyler Fisk and The Smith Bros. are highlighted. Producer Jenny Leong and air talent Summer Blue added to the on air music sweep three songs from The Rubinoos plus Leslie Gore, Orson, Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons and Sheryl Crow.

Talmadge Pearsall on MySpace Music

Official Website for Sleeping Giants

Schuyler Fisk on MySpace Music

Jaimie Vernon on MySpace Music

Official Website for Sheryl Crow

Official Website for Leslie Gore

Orson on MySpace Music

The Smith Bros. on MySpace Music

Official Website for Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons

Official Website for The Rubinoos

If you like The Rubinoos - be sure to check out these two musical groups:

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Official Website for The Might Echoes

Allergic To Fun In Paradise

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May 04, 2009 10:52 PM PDT

We couldn't decide to title this podcast "Allergic To Fun" or "Bad Reputation". Radio hosts of The Time Machine, Summer Blue and Michael McCartney, were in both a Joan Jett mood and a Eytan Mirsky mood on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck. In the end, we went with lifting Eytan Mirsky's song title and why not? Eytan likes pizza just like the rest of The Time Machine crew (seen above after eating three pizzas from Dollies in Kahana) and there really isn't any allergy to fun in Hawaii. Isn't Sheryl Crow's first hit song about wanting to have fun?

Below Photo: Sheryl Crow returned to Maui last week and performed in front of a large crowd under the Hawaiian stars.

In addition to the music of Eytan Mirsky and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, new songs also featured on this Maui broadcast include: Kelly Jones, The Smith Bros., Butch Walker, The Explorers Club, She & Him, Mike Viola and James Carter Cathcart. Rounding out the radio show musically are artists: Maple Mars, George Harrison, Moon Martin, The Partridge Family, Sheryl Crow, The Bee Gees, Electric Light Orchestra, Leslie Gore, Ravyns, The Grass Roots, Hudson Brothers, Lou Christie, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Pilot, Josie & The Pussycats, Kenny Rogers and Richard O'Brien with Patricia Quinn and Little Nell.

Eytan Mirsky on MySpace Music

Official Website for Sheryl Crow

Official Website for Maple Mars

Official Website for Kelly Jones

The Smith Bros. on MySpace Music

Official Website for Marty Rudnick

Official Website for Michael Carpenter

Official Website for Mike Viola

Official Website for She & Him

Official Website for Moon Martin

The Explorers Club

The Hudson Brothers on MySpace Music

The Handcuffs Interview on The Time Machine

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May 03, 2009 04:58 PM PDT

Singer-songwriters Chloe F. Orwell and Brad Elvis from the rocking band The Handcuffs were guests on The Time Machine this past week. These two talented artists have contributed to the success of other bands like The Elvis Brothers and Big Hello. The Handcuffs first album "Model For A Revolution" released in 2006 was followed by their latest album "Electroluv" which should be in every music fan's collection. Their music has been featured recently on a number of television series like "Gossip Girl" and "The Hills".

The Handcuffs: Ellis Clark, Brad Elvis, Chloe F. Orwell and Emily Togni.

In addition to the music of Big Hello and The Elvis Brothers, new songs also featured on this afternoon FM broadcast include: Kelly Jones, Tinted Windows, Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers, Fountains Of Wayne and She & Him plus our new closing theme for The Time Machine from The Smith Bros. can be heard at the end of the program. Rounding out the broadcast are songs from Mike Viola, Mark Bacino and Paul McCartney.



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The Handcuffs on MySpace Music

Official Website for Kelly Jones

The Smith Bros. on MySpace Music

Official Website for Mike Viola

Official Website for She & Him

Official Website for Fountains Of Wayne

Official Website for Mark Bacino

Official Website for Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers

Official Website for Tinted Windows

Official Website for Paul McCartney

Maxi Dunn Interview on The Time Machine

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April 30, 2009 01:22 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter Maxi Dunn was a guest on The Time Machine this past week. The artist from Liverpool was on the same program as The Bleachers so you may hear two of the same songs heard on The Bleachers podcast. In our attempt to save you space on your hard drive or time spent listening online, we have edited the FM broadcast into two parts. The Bleachers portion of the radio show has already been posted. Enjoy the vocal performance of Maxi Dunn, as we have the past few years, in addition to a brand new song from this talented artist.

Also featured on this afternoon FM broadcast is the latest song from Laurie Biagini titled "Another Old Lazy Lyin' On The Beach Afternoon" which fits most of The Time Machine Crew's philosophy. New music from Schuyler Fisk, The Major Labels, Mike Viola, The Smith Bros. and Rachael Yamagata are highlighted. Rounding out the broadcast are songs from; Vanilla, Tommy James & The Shondells, Kay Hanley, Marmalade, Aimee Mann, Fleetwood Mac, The Montanas, The Hollies, Peter Murray and Adam Richman.

Maxi Dunn on MySpace Music

Official Website for Aimee Mann

Schuyler Fisk on MySpace Music

The Major Labels on MySpace Music

Official Website for Kay Hanley

Official Website for Rachael Yamagata

Official Website for Peter Murray

Adam Richman on MySpace Music

Laurie Biagini on MySpace Music

The Bleachers Interview and Performance on The Time Machine

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April 29, 2009 08:16 PM PDT

Marco Brizuela and Joe Maloney from The Bleachers were musical guests on The Time Machine this past week. Drummer David Hines wasn't available but we hope to have him on the next time the band is on the broadcast. This talented trio has been making a musical buzz in Spin and Rolling Stone. We were honored to have them perform a couple of the new songs from their upcoming album as well as "Stolen" from their recent release "Conjure".

Brand new songs from arists as diverse as Schuyler Fisk, Miles Nielsen, Tinted Windows and Glen Tilbrook & The Fluffers can also be heard on this afternoon FM broadcast. Other artists played by radio hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney include: Rusty Anderson, Michelle Lewis, Jude Cole, Mike Viola, Traveling Wilburys, Dave Edmunds, Brian Ray, Paul McCartney & Wings, Cheap Trick, Devo, Harold Faltermeyer and Fleetwood Mac. Producer Jenny Leong adds an audio trip to 1977 and air talent Kathy Collins join in on the musical fun. Pat Dollenmayer, Mike Clark and Kris Phillips from The Smith Bros. hit the recording studio with their new theme song for The Time Machine radio show.



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The Bleachers on MySpace Music

Official Website for Glen Tilbrook and The Fluffers

Schuyler Fisk on MySpace Music

Miles Nielsen on MySpace Music

Official Website for Rusty Anderson

Official Website for Brian Ray

Below: Brian Ray recording "This Way Up"

Mandy Moore Interview on The Time Machine

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April 28, 2009 07:49 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Mandy Moore has a new album coming out this May titled "Amanda Leigh". Mike Viola produced her latest album and we've been enjoying playing a few of the songs off of the upcoming release on The Time Machine. In celebration of this wonderful collaboration, we wanted to bring back her last interview on The Time Machine after her album "Wild Hope" was released back in 2007. John Alagia produced the album with Mandy writing songs with Lori McKenna, Deb Talan and Steve Tannen from The Weepies, Chantal Kreviazuk, James Renald, Chris Holmes and Rachael Yamagata. Mandy has been on our playlists since the beginning of her musical career and we look forward to her musical output for years to come.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon broadcast include: The The, Mike Viola & The Candy Butchers (what a coincidence considering that we played Mike Viola who Mandy had yet to meet), Ben Lee, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Lindsey Buckingham, Brown Tidal Wave, John Alagia, Billy Joel, Rachael Yamagata, Martha Davis, Marshall Crenshaw, Low Millions, Jill Sobule and Mental As Anything.

An April Aircheck In Paradise

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April 13, 2009 12:38 AM PDT

Another random afternoon radio aircheck from the FM dial on Maui's airwaves of The Time Machine featuring hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney. You can actually hear Summer lose her composure after Michael starts giggling over her stated love for the band Morningwood while psyching himself up for the next song. Old school broadcasting would have referred to this as a blooper. Today's world of radio simply calls it teenage humor and doesn't even give it a second thought.

Summer and Michael continue the eclectic mix of pop sounds mixing old and new songs that the daily radio show is known for. Brand new music from Alice Peacock is featured from her latest album "Love Remains" along with a live performance from the singer-songwriter's last guest appearance on the broadcast. New music is also featured from Miles Nielsen, Tinted Windows, Hey Monday, Sheri Miller, Carter Cathcart, Davie Allan & The Arrows with Lisa Mychols, and Second Saturday plus a classic from singer-songwriter Brian Tyrrell.

The Time Machine's producer Jenny Leong kept the two hosts in check while dealing with stacked albums on both vinyl and compact disc including Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich. Brian Spence is featured with his 1986 song "Brothers" and from one of The Time Machine's fave spins for over twenty-five years is the forever catchy 1983 "Bop Girl" from Australia's Pat Wilson. Other artists heard on this broadcast include; Candy Butchers, The Rolling Stones, Solveig Sandness, Rhett Miller, Paul McCartney, Mandy Moore, Acid House Kings, Morningwood and the highly underrated Tommy Knight.

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Alice Peacock on MySpace Music

Miles Nielsen on MySpace Music

Brian Tyrrell on MySpace Music

Official Website for Tinted Windows

James Carter Cathcart on MySpace Music

Official Website for Davie Allan and The Arrows

Official Website for Sheri Miller

Official Website for Hey Monday

Official Website for Acid House Kings

Official Website for Mandy Moore

Maui Afterglow In Paradise Aircheck

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March 24, 2009 06:35 AM PDT

Broadcasting on the FM dial on Maui's airwaves isn't always about playing island music. Sometimes it's simply about playing music for the island audience who live here and for the visitors who happen to run across the radio show in their rental cars or hear us blaring in a store while they shop for trinkets to bring back home. It's always a treat to introduce a tourist to the powerful Hawaiian music of Keali'i Reichel and Raiatea Helm, the contemporary style of Anuhea, the slack key masters and the classic island pop of Kalapana, Na Leo Pilimehana and Cecilio & Kapono. Sometimes, as this aircheck clearly demonstrates, afternoon radio hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney just like to cut loose with an eclectic mix of brand new pop tunes played alongside classic pop gems and rare chestnut recordings of yesteryear.

The Time Machine's producer Jenny Leong supplied the plate lunches from Zippy's to keep the show running smoothly on the FM dial without a hitch. Enjoy the latest songs from Carter Cathcart, Frank Bango, Schuyler Fisk, Lucy Woodward, John Micek from Milkshake Jones, Mandy Moore (referred to on the broadcast as Mandy Adams since becoming a newlywed bride to Ryan Adams), Kelly Jones, Rob Bonfiglio and stand up from comedic actress Aisha Tyler.

In addition to the teri beef bun stains from the tasty Zippy's teriyaki sauce left on CD jewel boxes, other artists heard on this afternoon FM radio aircheck include; Fountains Of Wayne, Utopia, Andrew Gold, Smokie, Van Duren, The Beatles, Rhett Miller, Trooper, Bobby Vee, The Knack, Mike Viola & Candy Butchers, Butch Walker, Bobby Sherman and Laughing Dogs.

Schuyler Fisk on MySpace Music

James Carter Cathcart on MySpace Music

Official Website for Lucy Woodward

Official Website for Frank Bango

Frank Bango on MySpace Music

Official Website for Kelly Jones

Kelly Jones on MySpace Music

Rob Bonfiglio on MySpace Music

Milkshake Jones on MySpace Music

Official Website for Aisha Tyler

Official Website for Mandy Moore

The Wellingtons Interview with Zac Anthony / Nadine Rajabi

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February 06, 2009 06:49 AM PST

The Wellingtons remain a favorite band to grace our playlists on The Time Machine. Maui's FM airwaves have had quite a few years of this Aussie group with their previous albums and last year saw the release of "Heading North For The Winter" which landed the band once again on our "Most Played Albums On The Air" for 2008. The line-up includes; drummer Gustav Lindstrom, keyboardist Amy Walters, bassist Kate Goldby and guitar work from both Koji Asano and Zac Anthony. The Time Machine Crew were very honored to have Zac Anthony come on the radio to discuss the band's latest album at the end of their American tour.

Veteran stand up comic Nadine Rajabi returns to The Time Machine to discuss her online series "The Skinny: Fat Free News" with co-host Natasha Leggero.

Other artists heard on this afternoon FM broadcast include Rachael Yamagata, Courtney Jaye, Mike Viola, Brent Cash, Blondie, Paul Carrack with Linda Taylor, Splitsville and Chris Isaak.

Shawnee Smith of Smith and Pyle Interview / Mike Clark from The Smith Bros. Interview on The Time Machine

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January 14, 2009 06:49 PM PST

Smith may be the most used name when a couple wants to be discreet checking into a motel but it's not the most common name in music. So uncommon that The Time Machine Crew were taken aback by the musical coincidence of having two interviews during the same radio show with both featured Smith among group names. While Morrissey has distanced himself from The Smiths, both Smith & Pyle and The Smith Bros. have embraced it.

Missi Pyle and Shawnee Smith released "It's Okay To Be Happy" in 2008 and the duo's album got a great deal of airplay on The Time Machine. FM listeners on Maui were treated to a wonderful album that should grace your music collection. Shawnee Smith was a guest on the radio show and shared with our audience the fun and the craft of putting this album together.

The Smith Bros. hail out of Ohio and there is not a single Smith in the band. Mike Clark discussed the second album "Restless" from the group.

Other artists heard on this afternoon FM broadcast include Paul & Linda McCartney and Jim Boggia.

A Time Machine Christmas

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December 23, 2008 09:30 PM PST

The Christmas music continues on The Time Machine with special guests Stu Cook (from JackDawg and Creedence Clearwater Revival), Jim Boggia, Melanie Fontana, Courtney Jaye and Nadine Rajabi. Courtney Jaye and the Aloha Honor System bring us a live performance of "Mele Kalikimaka" this year and Jim Boggia unveils two Christmas classics that he decided would be fun to do. Joining in on the holiday festivities are Ed Lynn from http://suitcasefullofdimes.blogspot.com and Uncle Red Chester with Adam Waltemire from Pop Garden Radio.


Other artists heard on this afternoon radio show aircheck include;
Gary "Pig" Gold, Stephen Colbert, The Davenports, Darlene Love, Stratocruiser, Willie K., Fountains Of Wayne, Ringo Starr, Mike Vancha, Victoria Vox, Robert Downey, Jr., Nichols & May, Rubber Band, Lisa Mychols, National Lampoon, Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert, Rob Bonfiglio, The Beatles, The Shambles, Tom Hooper, The Hives & Cyndi Lauper, Chris Isaak and Jonathan Coultman.

Christmas On The Time Machine

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December 22, 2008 02:27 AM PST

The Christmas season is here. The Time Machine loves this time of year because music is an important element of this season that touches so many. Artists appreciate the chance to express themselves within their realm or step away with a completely different musical approach.


Another reason that The Time Machine Crew enjoys the holidays is that artists drop in on the FM airwaves of Maui as if your next door neighbor stopped by on Christmas Eve or on Christmas morning after the presents have all been opened. Bringing in good cheer and appearing on this FM radio aircheck include; Mike Viola, Kelly Jones, Dave Stephens, Marianne Keith and Laurie Biagini. These singer-songwriters have been a pleasure to play on the radio and sharing the Christmas Spirit with our own Ashley Starr, Jenny Leong, Michael McCartney and Summer Blue was Deron Furukawa. Deron started in radio back in 1998 and during this broadcast he made his first attempt at baking Christmas cookies. Although you don't get to hear Deron during this show, trust us when we say that his tasty treats kept the radio staff well fed during the program. He must have really been paying attention to the Food Network last week.


Other artists heard on this afternoon radio show aircheck include;
The Wellingtons, Vibeke Saugestad, Bangles, Fountains Of Wayne, Sparkle Jets UK, Pugwash & Friends, Liz Phair, Paul Revere and The Raiders, The Christmas Cowboys, Dan Bern & Mike Viola, Candypants, Andy Partridge, Alternativa, Wondermints, Mark Bacino, Beach Boys, Andrew Sisters & Guy Lombardo, Hanson, Cheap Trick, Farrah and Bleu.


Below Photo: Air Talent Deron Furukawa busy with kitchen prep for the Christmas Bake-A-Thon. Notice the Maui News on the kitchen table.

Lucy Woodward Interview

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November 17, 2008 10:20 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Lucy Woodward released her second album "Lucy Woodward...Is Hot And Bothered" this year. Lucy has been on our playlists since her first album was released and she returns to The Time Machine as a guest to discuss her latest album. Lucy also shares her insight on her earlier work. A talented artist who knows her craft inside and out is currently working on her third album.

Lisa Loeb Interview and Performance on The Time Machine

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November 16, 2008 08:22 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb has entertained Maui audiences three times during this new century and is sure to return for future performances. The Time Machine with hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartneuy were thrilled with Lisa's recent return to the Valley Isle which included her bringing her guitar to the studio to add to the musical festivities. Singer-songwriting pal Gail Swanson also came along to join in on the fun. Lisa released an album this past summer titled "Camp Lisa". Lisa is joined on the album with friends; Michelle Lewis, Dan Petty, Jill Sobule, Steve Martin, Kay Hanley, Maia Sharp, Nina Gordon, Leland Sklar, Jay Bellerose and Doug Petty. Children are also present on this album that will put a warm smile on any fan of music who has memories of summer camp. She shared her thoughts about making the album along with songs from throughout her career.


Other artists heard on this afternoon FM aircheck include Rick Springfield and Eytan Mirsky.


*Above photograph from left to right: Gail Swanson, Lisa Loeb and Michael McCartney


Special thanks to Ryan Piros, Kathy Collins, Cris Simmons, Pat Simmons and Jenny Leong. Mahalo nui loa!

Evie Sands Interview

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November 12, 2008 02:55 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Evie Sands was a guest on The Time Machine. The talented artist shared her thoughts on her music with our radio audience. Evie's songs have been a part of our playlists and lives that it was an honor to have her on the air.


Other artists heard on this Maui FM aircheck include: Linda Ronstadt, Adam Marsland's Chaos Band and The Hollies.

Mike Viola Interview

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October 29, 2008 10:01 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Mike Viola was a guest on The Time Machine last week. Mike's music has long been on our playlists since the nineties. From his own Candy Butchers to film soundtrack work on "That Thing You Do!" and "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" to his involvement with L.E.O. and The Major Labels, Viola has continued to win our audience over with catchy melodies and killer hooks.

Mike's emotive voice on albums under his own name continues that tradition. His recent album "Lurch" released in late 2007 is an album that needs to be in the collection of every music lover. Outside of his recent work with Bleu and Ducky Carlisle as the rocking trio The Major Labels this year, Mike recently produced and arranged the third album from Kelly Jones titled "SheBANG!", which saw a September release and has filled our airwaves with songs that are simply pure pop bliss. Adam Schlesinger from Ivy and Fountains Of Wayne also co-wrote a song with Kelly for the album. Along with her original songs and a batch of songs written with Mike Viola, this album is already getting some heavy airplay here on the Maui airwaves. The album clocks in at just under 28 minutes and all ten songs are fantastic. So catchy and melodic as if early eighties Marshall Crenshaw and The Bangles decided to work together might give you an idea of what this album full of pop gems sounds like. The album "SheBANG!" can be found at CD Baby and will most likely be one of our most played albums on the air this year joining releases from Rachael Yamagata, The Pretenders, She & Him, Rick Springfield, Randy Newman and of course - The Major Labels.

Since Kelly Jones was a guest on The Time Machine a few weeks ago, it only made sense that we finally get a chance to have Mike Viola on the FM dial to discuss his music, his thoughts and life. He also shared some exciting news about our most played artist from last year with radio host Michael McCartney. He has composed some songs with fellow singer-songwriter Mandy Moore and will be producing her next album in a couple of weeks.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; The Major Labels, The Bangles, The Candy Butchers and Kelly Jones.

Kelly Jones Interview

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October 19, 2008 12:36 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter Kelly Jones has released her third album titled "SheBANG!". The album was produced and arranged by Mike Viola. Adam Schlesinger from Ivy and Fountains Of Wayne also co-wrote a song with Kelly for the album. Along with her original songs and a batch of songs written with Mike Viola, this album is already getting some heavy airplay here on the Maui airwaves. The album can be found at CD Baby and will most likely be one of our most played albums on the air this year joining releases from Rachael Yamagata, The Pretenders, She & Him, Rick Springfield and Randy Newman. Kelly was a guest on The Time Machine and shared her thoughts about her latest release with host Michael McCartney.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; The Silver Seas, Mike Viola, The Bangles, The Candy Butchers, Kirsty MacColl, Fountains Of Wayne, Marshall Crenshaw and Jem and The Holograms.

Liking Strikes Interview

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September 24, 2008 04:12 PM PDT

The Liking Strikes are the musical duo of Lacey Wright and Carter Stewart. They recently performed up and down the west coast this past summer including the International Pop Overthrow Music Festival (IPO) in Los Angeles at Huntington Beach. The Time Machine recently had the band on the air for an interview.


Other artists heard during this Maui afternoon FM radio aircheck with host Michael McCartney and producer Jenny Leong covering for co-host Summer Blue include; Elton John, Butch Walker, Raspberries, Lovin' Spoonful, Ringo Starr, Utopia, Bangles, Airwaves and David Pomeranz. Also brand new music featured from Charlotte Sometimes, Michael Carpenter & The Cuban Heels, Courtney Jaye, Lisa Loeb, The Pretenders and Rachael Yamagata.


The Hawaiian airwaves were treated to some fantastic sounds that afternoon. The above photo is of both Lacey Wright and Carter Stewart with Michael McCartney in the middle.

Irene Cara Interview

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September 15, 2008 04:57 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Irene Cara has a new album coming out towards the end of the year titled "Irena Cara Presents Hot Caramel". The two disc set features drummer LaFrae Olivia Sci, bassist Donna Hairston, guitarist Sheryl Bailey, singer-songwriter Audrey Martell and the Poindexter sisters - Reina Yvonne Poindexter on vocals and bassist/singer-songwriter Errica Poindexter. Along with Irene, these gifted artists make up the band Hot Caramel. The first single from the upcoming album is "How Can I Make U Love Me" and Irene gave us the opportunity to play the song at the end of summer. While hanging out at Kaanapali beach on Maui, Irene took the time to be our musical guest on The Time Machine, sharing exciting future plans for Hot Caramel and wonderful insightful stories from the past.


Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; The Emotions, Andrew Gold, Luther Vandross, Heart, Henry Gross, Five Man Electrical Band, The Williams Brothers and Lindsey Buckingham.

Michael Damian Interview

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August 28, 2008 03:58 PM PDT

Director, producer, writer, actor and musician Michael Damian was a recent guest on The Time Machine. Michael's latest film, "Moondance Alexander", after a successful theatrical run has now been released on DVD. In addition to discussing the film, Michael also shared his insights on his musical career. He even persuaded host Michael McCartney to sing "Seasons In The Sun".


Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon radio broadcast include; Terry Jacks, Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet, The Knack, The Beatles, Donny Osmond, The Traveling Wilburys and Dave Stephens.

*Special thanks to Tom Weir of Studio City Sound and Courtney Wilmer for pulling engineering duties (he deserves extra credit for having to listen Michael McCartney sing - nobody needs to hear that). A big Mahalo Nui Loa goes out to both songwriter Larry Weir and Estelle Harrison.

Wake Up Tired In Paradise

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August 03, 2008 05:59 PM PDT

Summer Blue, Jenny Leong and Michael McCartney returned to The Time Machine studios after a brief vacation which featured guest DJ Ed Lynn goes into detail on this afternoon FM aircheck. Ed Lynn is the host of the podcast "Suitcase Full Of Dimes" which is one of the finest indie music podcasts online today.


Some of the artists heard on this broadcast were also part of the concert line-up for the International Pop Overthrow in Los Angeles which is still going on. If you're in Southern California this week be sure to check it out. One of our most played artists, Emitt Rhodes, came to see rocker Ken Sharp perform his latest batch of songs.


Ken Sharp (who is pictured above hoisted into the air by Rob Bonfiglio from The Skies Of America and Michael McCartney from The Time Machine) opens up this radio aircheck with a song off of his critically acclaimed album "Sonic Crayons" (Four stars from the hard to please MOJO no less). Other artists from the International Pop Overthrow heard on this broadcast include: The Liking Strikes, Michael Ubaldini, Blake Jones and The Trike Shop, Poplord (it is their song "Wake Up Tired" that this episode lifted for a radio podcast title) and Nushu.


Some rare songs from the vaults were aired from The Spectrum, Don Scardino, Lee Dorsey, Sidewalk Skipper Band and The Cufflinks with a big mahalo to Jeffrey Glenn for his kokua.


Adding to the musical fun are new songs from Zach Gill (with Hawaii's Jack Johnson on the drums), Brian Ray, She & Him, Tristan Prettyman and The Major Labels (the latest project from Bleu, Ducky Carlisle and Mike Viola) plus Jeff Lynne, Karla DeVito, Trooper, Butch Walker, Rachel Sweet, Kim Stockwood, The Red Button, Emitt Rhodes and Rachael Yamagata.


*Below photograph cleary demonstates the fun that radio folk can get into. The Time Machine and Pop Garden Radio hit Disneyland's Splash Mountain and GET SOAKED.

Tom Moffatt Interview

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July 18, 2008 06:18 PM PDT

Concert impresario and Hawaii's legendary disc jockey for over fifty years, Tom Moffatt, was our radio guest. Tom was on Maui to promote his upcoming concert with The Stylistics, The Chi-Lites and The Three Degrees. He shared many of his stories from the many diverse musical diverse talents that he has worked with over the decades including Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin and Karen Carpenter. Some of his incredible stories can be found in his book written with Jerry Hopkins titled "The Showman of the Pacific: 50 Years of Radio and Rock Stars". In the photograph with Tom is radio host Kathy Collins who took Tom and our listeners down Memory Lane during the interview.


Artists heard on this afternoon aircheck include: The Beamer Brothers,The Three Degrees, Cecilio and Kapono,The Stylistics,The Chi-Lites and a snippet of Tom Moffatt's singing career from the fifties.

Photo below: Tom Moffatt with The Time Machine's Michael McCartney

Miggs Interview and Performance on The Time Machine

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July 18, 2008 04:22 PM PDT

Don Miggs from the rock band Miggs was a guest on The Time Machine this past month. Getting heavy airplay out here on Maui the past couple of months has been "I Believe" from Miggs. Don discussed the music of the band and performed these songs live on the air:


FOR YOU

LOVE MACHINE

ON YOUR OWN SIDE

MAYBE


In addition to the studio recordings from Miggs, other artists heard on this afternoon FM radio aircheck include; Io Perry, The Beatles and Kelly's Heels.

Maui In June

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July 04, 2008 05:54 AM PDT

The last weekend of June 2008 brought Summer Blue and Michael McCartney into The Time Machine studios with the usual blend of old songs and catchy new tunes. This approach to the FM dial on Maui's airwaves is either embraced by the radio audience or they quickly find themselves switching the dial in search of something a bit more safe and conservative. Whatever the response ends up to be from the listeners...it's really the result of having fun on the air with cool songs that keeps any member of The Time Machine Crew from feeling praised or persecuted. This afternoon radio aircheck has a wide variety of musical artists including; Second Saturday, Vibeke, Bangles, She & Him, The Bunnies, Ken Sharp, Priscilla Ahn, Ex-Norwegian, Trooper, Rachel Sweet, Bee Gees, Liz Phair, Ringo Starr & Chrissie Hynde, Northern Light, Lisa Mychols, Supertramp, Sheri Miller, The Producers, Katie Herzig, Mike & The Mechanics, Pretenders, Donna Loren and Peter Gabriel with the Soweto Gospel Choir from the film "Wall-E".

Another Radio Aircheck From Paradise

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June 11, 2008 06:40 PM PDT

Another one of those lazy days that have us heading into the studio after snorkeling off the Kaanapali shore off the island of Maui that often results in fun song selections from the past to play alongside the latest music we air on the radio everyday. Host Michael McCartney found himself once again without his co-host Summer Blue to spin tunes on the airwaves (the hosts rotate their thoughts on who is the real slacker in the duo and Summer won that day and decided to continue to snorkel). The Time Machine's producer Jenny Leong supplied the soda and pizza to keep the show running on the FM dial without a hitch. Enjoy the latest songs from Brad Paisley and Kaitlyn Anderson.


In addition to the pizza grease stains left on CD jewel boxes, other artists heard on this afternoon FM radio aircheck include; Eye To Eye, Steele Breeze, Walter Clevenger and The Dairy Kings, Face Dancer, Hawks, The Undertones, The Andersons, Marshall Crenshaw, Lou Ann Barton, Linda Ronstadt, Fountains Of Wayne, America, Cheap Trick, Pilot and Balance.

Maui Radio Broadcast Follows Surf And Sun

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June 08, 2008 06:58 PM PDT

Lazy days that have us waltzing into the studio after surfing the waves and lying on the sandy beaches of Maui results in interesting song selections from the past that flow with the latest brand new music we play on the radio everyday. Host Michael McCartney found himself without his co-host Summer Blue (everyone deserves a day off) to spin the songs. So with The Time Machine's producer Jenny Leong supplying the strawberry smoothies to keep the show running on the FM dial, enjoy the latest songs from; Kay Hanley, Marmalade Souls, The Oohs, Bleu and Jenny Frederick.



Outside of the brain freeze caused by the smoothies, other artists heard on this afternoon radio aircheck include; Airwaves, Badfinger, Bumpus, Eric Carmen, Shaun Cassidy, Denny Laine, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, The Rubinoos, Clout, Hawks, The Monkees, Electric Light Orchestra, Abba, Traveling Wilburys, Paul and Linda McCartney, The Cowsills, Melissa Etheridge and The Beatles.

Ashley Starr and DJ Carlos on The Ed and Greg Show

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May 29, 2008 04:19 AM PDT

"The Ed and Greg Show" has been spicing up Maui mornings on WILD 105.5 FM. The KPMW studios finds the Maui Time Weekly's Restless Native a.k.a. Starr Begley dropping by every Monday morning. Starr finally had the nerve to publish her weekly experience at the cost of losing her paycheck. The column below is from the May 22, 2008 issue of Maui Time Weekly.


Unless I totally suck at math – actually I kind of do – this past Monday has marked my 10th month on Wild 105.5's The Ed & Greg Show. In my humble and biased opinion, The Ed & Greg Show is the best damn morning show on the island.

Wild 105.5 is an independently run station in no way affiliated with the giant Pacific Radio Group. Not that I don't listen to PRG stations, because I do. In fact, if I were a dude, I'm pretty sure that I'd have a thing for Nikki D, who is totally awesome and should really come over one night to play cards and eat boiled peanuts. By the way, Nikki, you need to team up with your co-host Mackie and impose a hostile takeover against Trance. What is this, the Yakuza? Strength in numbers, girlfriend, strength in numbers.

But when the Zoo Crew is busy pushing lawnmowers up Dairy Road, pretending to be homosexual Indians, making Nikki wear a bikini in the freezing cold or dressing Mackie in an elf costume , we on The Ed and Greg Show are busy talking about real Maui issues like skanky first graders, drug addled parents, using Photoshop to make your kids cuter than they are, hunting ghosts in Waikapu, why it's better to let your teenage daughter get pregnant rather than hand her a condom, gambling and why I love it, why we're cool with Kendall Grove admitting to smoking pot and being a role-model to our kids, how neither Ed or Greg has ever smoked a bowl in their life, the difference between a "moke" and a "local", boobs – small boobs, big boobs, saggy boobs, fake boobs, pierced boobs–how to purchase a butt-plug for your husband, the environment, politics, what a narrow-minded conservative Greg is, how ignorant I am, how it's humanly possibly for Ed to be such a complete arse when it comes to MMA fighting, how unfortunate it is that men who kick off their slippers and shout, "What faka, like go?" in parking lots turn me on, the rise and fall of the stripper pole in my house, how it makes me homicidal and pissy to be called "girly girl," wrestling and how fake-yet-awesome it is, haoles, how Oprah is definitely the anti-Christ and how Google is planning world domination.

On my very first segment (I appear on the show every Monday at 10 a.m.), I was scared out of my mind. In fact, I'm pretty sure that I suffered intestinal upset from the stress. To make matters worse, Ed and Greg immediately went off on Holoholo Girl (my supervisor at the time)–who was listening to the show .

I totally got busted for it when I got back to the office. But I've kept going back week after week and I think that the three of us have gelled and bounce insults off of each other quite nicely. Either that or I've just gotten used to making an ass of myself on air. Probably the latter.

*Starr Begley just went and upset everybody again. MTW



Our own member of The Time Machine Crew, producer Ashley Starr, was a guest on The Ed and Greg Show for their weekly segment "Women's Perspective". You can listen to Ashley defend herself against Ed and Greg in this episode. Joining in the conversation is DJ Carlos. Manning the air console is Mr. Ready and Ryan P.



Some of the artists heard on this podcast include; Rachael Yamagata, The Bangles, Lily Allen, Courtney Jaye, L.E.O., Amy Winehouse, KLF with Tammy Wynette, Stakko Bo, Sarah Hudson, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Blenders covering Dean Friedman's "McDonald's Girl" and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.




Cartoon Below: Restless Native
Photo below: Producer Ashley Starr and DJ Carlos

Keith LeVoy Interview

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May 26, 2008 06:09 PM PDT

As we present another FM aircheck today, we have to honor those who have lost their lives in defending America's love for freedom on this Memorial Day. The Time Machine's Mike Mantel shares his feelings on this Memorial Day weekend.


"I would like everyone to be careful not to turn Memorial Day into another Veterans Day. I can see this slowly happening as each year passes. I am a veteran and it seems I get more attention on Memorial Day than I do on Veterans Day. That truly saddens me."


"Memorial Day is for those who gave all. We need to keep it that way, otherwise their sacrifice will be in vain."



This Maui radio afternoon aircheck features an interview with singer-songwriter Keith LeVoy and his song "For Your Time".


Rob Schneider presents his graduation speech to the class of 2008 and three brand new songs from Rachael Yamagata's "Loose Ends" CD are featured. Other artists heard on the broadcast include; Charlotte Sometimes, Ace Frehley, Lowen and Navarro, Butch Young, Duffy, The Babys, Bobby Russell, The Beach Boys, Laurie Biagini, The Cowsills, Greg Kihn Band, Ian Gomm, The Cars and a sneak peak at Micah Wolf's sophomore album release.


Below photograph is Mike Mantel from The Time Machine:

* As we run low on available server space, we have to make room for newer interview segments and radio airchecks. This broadcast is still available as a podcast for your listening pleasure.

Click here for Keith Levoy on The Time Machine

Another Voggy Day In Paradise

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May 25, 2008 08:07 PM PDT

Kīlauea is an active volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, one of five shield volcanoes that together form the Island of Hawaii. In Hawaiian, the word kīlauea means "spewing" or "much spreading", in reference to the mountain's frequent outpouring of lava. Issuing lava continuously since January 1983, Kīlauea is currently the most active volcano on the planet, an invaluable resource for volcanologists, and also the planet's most visited active volcano. Kīlauea is the most recent of a series of volcanoes that have created the Hawaiian Archipelago, as the Pacific Plate has moved and is moving over the Hawaii hotspot (see Lō'ihi Seamount). The plate under Kilauea, crosses over a hotspot of land which causes them to crash together and therefore errupt.


Every now and then, volcanic ash ends in the air and can often cover the entire island chain with "vog" which has a look and feel of smog and sometimes fog. It can be a health risk if the the vog is thick. The following FM aircheck has a health warning issued on the airwaves of Maui which is the closest island to the volcanic activity of the "big island" of Hawaii. The warning could be familiar to those who live in cities that issue smog alerts.


For a live panorama of the Pu`u `O`o vent at Kilauea Volcano you can go to this website:


http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/cam/


The month of May had quite a share of vog in the air for Hawaii. Artists heard on this afternoon broadcast include; Miggs, The Weepies, Roy Orbison, The Monkees, Paul McCartney, The Cars, Ludo, Boz Scaggs, Simon and Garfunkel, REO Speedwagon, Katy Perry, Fall Out Boy with John Mayer, Jane Wiedlin, David Ford, Neil Diamond, The Ting Tings, Shake Some Action, Electric Light Orchestra, Harry Nilsson, Eddie Money, Mudcrutch and a rarely heard unreleased gem from the "London Town" sessions from Wings.

Curtis Murphy and Bridgetta Tomarchio Interview - Part One

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May 10, 2008 12:36 AM PDT

Part One of two podcasts where Guest DJs Curtis Murphy (singer-songwriter from the Curtis Murphy Syndicate) and actress Bridgetta Tomarchio take over the FM airwaves from radio hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney . "The Time Machine" audience was familiar with the music of return guest artist Curtis Murphy who did a splendid job of selecting songs. Adding to the festivities of song selection was Bridgetta Tomarchio, who shared music from bands featured on her television series, "Project My World". Both Summer and Michael were able to squeeze in a few songs but overall it was an afternoon radio show filled with fun conversation and great tunes.

Artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM aircheck include; Curtis Murphy Syndicate, John Alagia, Cas Haley, Midnight Youth, Aimee Mann, Old 97's, Jewel, Chicago, Meatloaf, The Orchid Highway, Ashtar Command (Chris Holmes and Rachael Yamagata), Mudcrutch, Coconutz (Daniel Ho) and Mandy Moore.

Curtis Murphy and Bridgetta Tomarchio Interview - Part Two

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May 10, 2008 12:11 AM PDT

Part Two continues with Guest DJs Curtis Murphy (singer-songwriter from the Curtis Murphy Syndicate) and actress Bridgetta Tomarchio.

Bridgetta shares more music from bands featured on her television series "Project My World" and Curtis spins some classic rock heritage acts.

Artists heard on this afternoon FM aircheck include; The Dukes, Curtis Murphy Syndicate, Kelly Bell Band with G. Love, Elias, Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, Skybombers, Jason Mraz & Rachael Yamagata, Ludo and Led Zeppelin.

Airchecking In Paradise

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May 07, 2008 12:08 AM PDT

The Time Machine Crew usually cuts loose on Saturdays. It may be because management usually isn't around during the weekend or it may be the fairly large amount of phone calls on the studio line that keep the music flowing in a way that the other stations up and down the FM dial on Maui can't do. Indie music alongside artists from major labels always make an interesting mix. Brand new songs and old songs keep the staff busy on the air opening and closing CD players and spinning vinyl on turntables.


Artists heard on this FM aircheck include; Cori Yarckin, Sabrina X (above photograph), Mike Viola, Ruin The Rain, Beatles, Straight Eight, Billy Joel, Josh Fix, Laurie Biagini, Toto, Keith LeVoy, Aimee Mann, Chris Holmes & Rachael Yamagata, Buster, Neil Diamond, Mandy Moore, Shake Some Action, The Red Button, Jason Mraz & Rachael Yamagata, Bangles and Splitsville.

James Deem Interview

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April 14, 2008 04:14 AM PDT

Rocker and singer-songwriter James Deem was a guest on The Time Machine. He shared his thoughts behind two of his songs and discussed the upcoming Charlotte Pop Fest.

Also on the radio program:

Singer-songwriter Micah Wolf was a return guest giving our audience a quick update on two upcoming concert performances in Hawaii double billed with Matt Costa who has been touring like a whirlwind with his second release "Unfamiliar Faces" on Jack Johnson's label Brushfire Records. Micah also discussed the finishing touches on his second album with the help of Rick Tyner on bass and Rick Tyner and Chava Godinez on the drums.

Chiming in are radio hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney discussing Summer's training for an upcoming triathlon to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Other artists heard played by Summer and Michael during this Maui afternoon broadcast on the FM dial include; Carol Bayer Sager, Colin Blunstone, No Doubt, Matt Costa, Cheap Trick and Aimee Mann.

Seth Swirsky from The Red Button Interview On The Time Machine

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April 09, 2008 10:05 PM PDT

Singer-Songwriter Seth Swirsky along with Mike Ruekberg are the multi-talented duo behind The Red Button. Seth was a guest on The Time Machine and discussed the album "She's About To Cross My Mind" that is filled with so many musical gems that the album became one of our most played albums on the air for 2007. In addition to The Red Button, Seth also talked about his solo work and his many records composed for other artists like; Rufus Wainwright, Taylor Dayne, Al Green, Jane Weidlin, Michael McDonald, Celine Dion, The Poppies, Xscape, Olivia Newton-John, Charles & Eddie, Smokey Robinson, Brenda K. Starr, Trey Lorenz, Bonfire, Air Supply, Faith Evans and Tina Turner. In addition to getting the chance to compose songs with Eric Carmen, Seth is also a published best selling author ("Baseball Letters" from 1996, "Every Pitcher Tells A Story" from 1999 and "Something To Write Home About" from 2003) and a film maker. His documentary film "A Year In The Life" is set for a summer release and consists of interviews he had done with his hand-held camera with people who had a story about themselves and The Beatles. It’s not a “tribute” or “anthology” piece, according to Seth, just people from all walks of life with a neat, specific Beatles story.


Seth Swirsky also performed a bit on his guitar during the interview to demonstrate the inner workings of his songwriting craft.


Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon broadcast on the FM dial hosted by Summer Blue and Michael McCartney were; Joey Ramone, Olivia Newton-John and Taylor Dayne.

Laura Bradley Interview and Performance on The Time Machine

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April 02, 2008 08:15 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Laura Bradley graced The Time Machine studios along with producer and bassist Michael Wallace for a nice performance on the FM dial. Maui's radio audience was pleased to hear songs done live from Laura's album "Rain".

FIREGIRL

REASON

BODY

RAIN

In addition to the studio cuts "Choosing You" and "Big Ass Liar", songs played by hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney on this Maui radio afternoon aircheck include artists; Regina Spektor, The Saw Doctors, Alice Peacock, Weird Al, Bangles, L.E.O., Don Henley & Kermit the Frog and KLF with Tammy Wynette.


Special thanks to Don Lopez and Jenny Leong

DJ Kurt Jo Featured In Maxim Magazine and Maxim Radio with "DeVore and Diana"

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March 14, 2008 02:20 AM PDT

Our very own Kurt Jo has been making quite a splash since last fall when he was approached...okay...woken up from a deep sleep on a subway train in the Big Apple. In addition to his his daily musical duties on the air with us in Hawaii, DJ Kurt Jo has been spinning music around NYC and enjoying his additional career as a model with Ugly New York. He's had quite a number of photo shoots and appearences on the television screen including "Nightline" and "Rachel Ray". Kurt's latest triumph can be seen in this month's issue of MAXIM Magazine. You can't miss it on the magazine racks as Avril Lavigne is on the cover. Be sure to pick up a copy.

Kurt was on "DeVore and Diana" today. Their daily show is heard all over the country on Maxim Radio via SIRIUS Satellite weeknights from 7PM to 11PM EST. Hosts Diana Falzone and former Maxim editor John DeVore had a fun time on the broadcast with their guests. Ugly NY founder Simon Rogers was on the air with Kurt as well as model Brigette Hagerman

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Lily Wilson Performance On The Time Machine

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March 11, 2008 12:37 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter Lily Wilson returned as a guest on The Time Machine. She performed songs live on the air with bassist and producer Mark Browne. Some of her songs performed were songs that we've been playing the past couple of years on The Time Machine from her last two albums "Lily Wilson" and "Stargazer". She even unveiled a new song from her upcoming album "The Right Time" for our radio audience live.

ONLY NOW
TEN THOUSAND MILES
MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE
BANYAN TREE

She also brought along some studio tracks making their world broadcast debut online and on the FM dial.

A LITTLE LIFE
UNDERTOW
OUT OF THE BLUE
THE RIGHT TIME

It's a treat for us to have both of these artists perform together in The Time Machine studios. Lily Wilson is an artist you must seek out to see whenever she comes into your town for a concert performance. Mark Browne is a producer and as bass player has performed live and recorded with the following artists:

Melissa Etheridge
Paula Cole
Emmylou Harris
Philip Sayce
Chrissie Hynde
Sarah McLachlan
Lily Wilson
k.d. lang
George Michael
Patty Griffin
Sheryl Crow
Wynonna
Beth Thornley
Neil Finn
Joan Osborne
The Dixie Chicks
Billy Idol
Dolly Parton
Lindsay Buckingham
Mark Goldenberg
Gloria Estefan
Chaka Khan
Rufus Wainright
Donna Delory
Mary J. Blige
Jewel
Garth Brooks
Cindy Lauper
Destiny's Child
Pat Benatar
Simple Minds
Ann and Nancy Wilson
Ichiro
and Vonda Shepard


*Mahalo nui loa to Don Lopez, Summer Blue and Jenny Leong for all of the behind the scenes duties while Michael McCartney (pictured with Lily Wilson above) sat behind the microphone.

Lily Wilson Interview

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March 11, 2008 12:12 AM PDT

Singer-songwriter Lily Wilson will be returning to The Time Machine this week. We'd thought that we'd pass on this segment to you from her 2006 interview and guest DJ stint. She performed a few songs live on the air. It was a fun afternoon with a talented artist.

Some other artists heard on this Maui afternoon radio show aircheck include; Rosanne Cash, Fleetwood Mac, Jules Shear & Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams, Joan Osborne, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Melissa Etheridge, The Tories, Rick Springfield, Liz Phair, Bob Seger, Steve Miller Band, The Doobie Brothers, Adrina Thorpe and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Sheri Miller Interview

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February 29, 2008 01:54 PM PST

Radio hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney shared the FM dial airwaves with singer-songwriter Sheri Miller. Sheri discussed her latest EP "Mantra".

Other artists heard on this afternoon radio broadcast include; John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Paul Nicholas, The Beatles, Brian Ray, Rachael Yamagata, Michael Carpenter, Samantha Fox, Jerry Goldsmith, Debbie Gibson and Henry Mancini.

Milkshake Jones Interview

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February 19, 2008 07:42 PM PST

Hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney enjoyed an afternoon on the airwaves with John Micek from the band Milkshake Jones. Singer-songwriter Allan Thomas was a return guest as well briefly sharing some of his sixties musical output including his early doo-wop recording with The Gems.


Other artists heard on the FM dial on this Maui afternoon radio aircheck include; Ian Matthews, Squeeze, The Goldbergs, Rachael Yamagata, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Trooper, Robert Gordon, Bangles, R.E.M., Marmalade Souls and The Retros.

More Maui Valentines

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February 14, 2008 07:41 PM PST

Hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney continue playing songs for Valentine's Day over the Hawaiian airwaves on the FM dial.

Music from artists heard on this Maui afternoon radio broadcast include; Clout, Jennifer Paige, Hawks, Jack Johnson, The Tubes, Fanny, Phil Leeds, Jag Star, Wings, The Rev-Lons, Bread, Jennifer Warnes, Rick Springfield, Belinda Carlise with George Harrison, Queen, Foreigner, The Osmonds, Jackie DeShannon, The Beach Boys, The Cowsills, The Beatles, Annette Funicello, The Raspberries and The Shirelles.

A Maui Valentine

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February 13, 2008 09:53 PM PST

Well...it's Valentine's Day again...which means that the hosts of The Time Machine have once again decided to have some musical fun. Summer Blue and Michael McCartney with the help of producer Jenny Leong have given you a soundtrack to get you ready for that fateful evening of romance or heartbreak depending upon your situation.

Artists featured on this afternoon radio aircheck include; Sinceros, Pilot, The Elvis Brothers, Butch Walker, Cori Yarckin, The Police, Big Star, Feist, The Rutles, Stephen Bishop, ABBA, Blondie, The Partridge Family, Vonda Shepard, The Babys, Paul McCartney, America and The Beatles..

Also featured are duets from; Rhett Miller & Rachael Yamagata, Angela Correa & John C. Reilly, Ben Lee & Mandy Moore and Dean Friedman with Michele Lamb.

Snow On Maui

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February 03, 2008 09:37 PM PST

Hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney kicked back during Groundhog Day before the Superbowl Weekend began to dominate the media. Late January brought snow once again to Haleakala crater on Maui and as it melted from the summit the Hawaiian airwaves were filled with songs both old and new.

This afternoon radio aircheck from the FM dial includes music from artists; Sarah Borges and Broken Windows, Rachel Sweet, Tracey Ullman, Kate Nash, Pilot, Yael Naim, The Ramones, Bay City Rollers, Bee Gees, Leslie Gore, Sara Evans, Kalapana, Sammi Morelli, Bruce McCulloch, The Who, Fiona Apple, Dusty Springfield, Mandy Moore, Jeremy Fisher, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Audrey Hepburn, Eric Idle and Neil Innes, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Herman's Hermits and The Hollies.

Brian Ray Interview

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February 01, 2008 06:12 AM PST

Rocker and singer-songwriter Brian Ray took some time away from his guitarist and bassist duties for Paul McCartney to share his thoughts on his solo album "Mondo Magneto" on The Time Machine. His song "Vinyl" was one of our most played songs for 2006 and 2007. His album was also one of The Time Machine's most played albums on the air for 2006.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon radio broadcast aircheck include; Smokey Robinson, Trooper, Rachael Yamagata, The Beatles, Paul McCartney, The Raspberries, L.E.O., Jeff Daniels and Rhett Miller.

Margo Guryan Interview

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January 01, 2008 09:48 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Margo Guryan was a guest on The Time Machine. She shared her thoughts behind her latest song "16 Words" in addition to the many wonderful songs from her 1968 debut album "Take A Picture", the release of "25 Demos" from 2001 and the numerous artists who covered her musical output.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon radio aircheck include; Julie London, Spanky And Our Gang, The Beach Boys, Claudine Longet, Jackie DeShannon, The Darlettes, Electric Light Orchestra, The Zombies, Mark Bacino, The Association, America, Rick Derringer, Badfinger, Phil Seymour, Barry Manilow, Cheap Trick, Marshall Crenshaw, The Raspberries, Big Star, The Lemon Pipers and Badfinger.

The winter of 2007 saw the publication of John M. Borack's "Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide". Host Michael McCartney spoke with the author about the task of putting together a tome of this musical magnitude.

Rachael Yamagata Interview

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December 17, 2007 06:21 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata has been our most played artist on the radio since her EP release back in 2003. Some of her earlier material were on the air before 2003 and including her stint with Bumpus has made her one of our core artists who keeps delievering one wonderful recorded performance after another. Her approach to songs from other artists like Joni Mitchell , George Harrison and Judy Sill have kept her five year stronghold in place on our radio dial. Add in her work with other artists as varied as; Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Toots & The Maytalls, Ben Lee, Rhett Miller, Bill Deasey, Ray LaMontagne, Chris Holmes, Jason Mraz, Bright Eyes and Mandy Moore...it appears that she will continue to be on our playlists for years to come.

Her debut release "Happenstance" produced by John Alagia kept pulling in our listeners and locking her status as "most played artist" right up until the end of 2007. Perfect timing for us because her sophomore release is scheduled to come out in 2008. We have no doubt that Rachael will continue her streak based on the upcoming songs that we've heard. Until a song like "Faster" dominates our charts next year, we offer this recent radio aircheck of another Maui afternoon where this gifted singer-songwriter dropped in for an interview on The Time Machine. Rachael shared her musical inspirations and insights for our radio audience.

Other artists heard on this broadcast with host Michael McCartney of The Time Machine include; Vonda Shepard, Lindsey Buckingham, The Traveling Wilburys, Dean Friedman, Chris Holmes, Priscilla Ahn, Jill Cunniff, The Bangles, Ray LaMontagne, Toots & The Maytalls, Jason Mraz, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Rhett Miller and Citizen Cope.

Joshua Radin Interview

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December 16, 2007 02:18 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Joshua Radin was a guest on The Time Machine just before boarding a plane to tour with Tori Amos in Europe and returning to America to tour with Sheryl Crow. Joshua shared his thoughts on his songwriting.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon radio aircheck include; Wilshire, Joey Ramone, Rachael Yamagata, Schuyler Fisk, Chris Holmes, Alice Peacock and Wilshire.

Marianne Keith Interview

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December 02, 2007 04:24 PM PST

After opening up the afternoon show with brand new music from Melbourne's Power Pop group sensation The Wellingtons, The Time Machine studios were graced with the music of singer-songwriter Marianne Keith. Marianne brought along her guitar and played piano for Maui's radio audience. The gifted artist performed songs from her album "Beautiful Distraction" and a couple of brand new songs making their broadcast debut. She also served up some great selections from other artists as guest DJ.

It was a wonderful afternoon on Maui followed by a beautiful Hawaiian sunset to listen to this talented artist. We were blessed to have some rain for a bit outside our studio which added to the musical atmosphere. Other artists heard on this broadcast aircheck include; Aimee Mann, Van Morrison, Klaatu, Journey, The Eagles, Rachael Yamagata, Jackson Browne, Carole King, John Mayer, The Lovin' Spoonful, Stevie Wonder and The Red Button.

Special thanks to Don Lopez from Club Mana'o and Ryan P at WILD 105.5 FM.

Lydia Gray Interview

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November 25, 2007 07:24 PM PST

Singer-songwriter Lydia Gray was a guest on The Time Machine this past week. Lydia has been on our playlists for the past couple of years. Her latest batch of songs displays her musical growth and a mature talent to be reckoned with in this digital age of gifted troubadours. Lydia shared with our audience the influences of some of her compositions. Lydia also picked song songs from other artists for airplay during her segment.

Hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney also played music from the past and present during this Maui radio afternoon show. Some of the artists heard on this aircheck include; Kui Lee, Emitt Rhodes, Shelby Lynne, The Red Button, Paul & Linda McCartney, Melissa Manchester, Jane Wiedlin, REO Speedwagon, Toto, The Left Banke, Mandy Moore, Moon Martin, Rachael Yamagata and McGuinn, Clark & Hillman.

Jim Gaffigan Interview

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November 20, 2007 04:56 AM PST

Actor and comedian Jim Gaffigan checked in with The Time Machine before doing a concert performance on Maui.

Radio hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney also played new music from Marianne Keith's album "Beatiful Distraction" and three songs from Laurie Biagini plus two songs from Buckingham Nicks from their 1973 album that is still out of print. If you’ve never had the chance to hear Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks before they joined Fleetwood Mac – you will hear how they helped changed the sound of the blues based rock band and the rest is musical history.

Other artists heard on this radio aircheck include; The Laughing Dogs, Moxy Fruvous, Wings, The Inconceivables, George Harrison, Utopia, The Osmonds, Gunhill Road, Jeff Lynne, Billy Joel and Nick Heyward.

*Host Michael McCartney and producer Ashley Starr from The Time Machine are pictured with Jim Gaffigan.

Nushu Interview

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November 15, 2007 01:43 AM PST

Receiving a great deal of airplay on The Time Machine this year has been the latest release from Nushu. Both Hillary Burton and Lisa Mychols had been guests on the afternoon radio show in the past. Hillary returns to discuss the latest batch of songs that make up the new album "Nevermind Lullabye".

Hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney on this afternoon radio aircheck can also be heard spinning songs from artists; Rick Springfield, Rachael Yamagata, The Knack, Mark Bacino, John Alagia, The Bangles, The Beach Boys, Mandy Moore, Steve Martin, The Red Button, Annette Funicello, The Hudson Brothers and Badfinger.

Jessica Mellott Interview

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November 11, 2007 12:32 AM PST

Creating a buzz online with her music, recording artist Jessica Mellott was a guest on The Time Machine. Her latest song "Beautiful Broken" is featured along with four other selections.

Other artists heard on this afternoon radio aircheck include; Brian Ray, Robbie Williams, Pat Benatar, The Beach Boys, Southern Crush, Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Solveig Sandness, Robert Goulet, Eve Plumb, The Hoosiers and Mandy Moore. It was truly a free for all - free form day of radio for Summer Blue and Michael McCartney who also had a 1961 record from Barbie & Ken to unleash on an unsuspecting Maui audience in addition to John David Souther's "How Long" from 1972 that the Eagles are currently having considerable airplay with. Wild 105.5 FM's Jay J also checks in.

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Leigh Nash Interview

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November 04, 2007 06:35 AM PST

Singer-songwriter Leigh Nash from the band Sixpence None The Richer joined Michael McCartney and recording artist Gail Swanson on The Time Machine. She discussed both her band and solo projects. Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard was also a guest on the Maui radio show.

Other artists heard on this afternoon radio aircheck include; Joan Jett, Astrogin, The Zombies, Hole, The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra, Big Star, The Four Seasons, Tiffany, Meatloaf, Led Zeppelin, Courtney Jaye, Rupert Holmes, The Bee Gees, Brendan Benson, Paul Simon, Fred Knobelock, The Knack, Backstreet Boys, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Sister Hazel

Hillary Burton Interview

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November 03, 2007 08:41 AM PDT

Early 2006, Hillary Burton from the band Nushu stopped by The Time Machine with a special sneak peak listen to "Popsound" which would end up on Nushu's album in 2007.

The Maui afternoon radio show aircheck also features music from; Blondie, Elvis Costello, Juliett and The Licks, Pat Benatar, Sheryl Crow, The Police, Ken Sharp, Superstone, Matthew Sweet, Lisa Mychols, The Zombies, The Bangles, X, Mark Bacino, The Producers, The Partridge Family, Sid & Susie and The Go-Go's.

Ruth Gerson Interview

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November 02, 2007 07:31 PM PDT

Singer-songwriter Ruth Gerson was an afternoon guest on The Time Machine discussing her album "Wake To Echo" and her cover of Bob Dylan's "Emotionally Yours".

Other artists heard on the Maui airwaves during this afternoon aircheck include; The Glass Bottle, Nick Lowe and Paul McCrane.

The Explorers Club Interview

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November 01, 2007 06:42 AM PDT

Jason Brewer from The Explorers Club was a guest on The Time Machine featuring music from the band.

Rocker and singer-songwriter Dave Stephens was also a featured guest on the afternoon radio show showcasing songs from his latest release "Stories For Copper" and his previous album "Here We Go".

Other artists heard on this radio aircheck include; England Dan & John Ford Coley, The Zombies, The Raspberries and a special cover from Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs.

Cantona Interview

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October 30, 2007 06:49 PM PDT

Leslie Beattie and Glenn Pittaway from the Seattle band Cantona discuss their music on The Time Machine.

Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon radio aircheck include; Blondie, Robbie Nevil, Andrew Gold and Jeff Lynne.

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Lisa Mychols Interview

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October 28, 2007 08:56 PM PDT

The multi-talented rocker and singer-songwriter Lisa Mychols was a guest on The Time Machine discussing her release "Sweet Sinsations" in addition to the tribute projects "Different For Girls" (Joe Jackson), "He Was Fab" (George Harrison) and "He's A Rebel: The Gene Pitney Story Retold" (Gene Pitney).

Some of the other artists featured during this Maui afternoon broadcast include; Rick Springfield, Fanny, Ben Lee, The Left Banke, The Bangles, Sixpence None The Richer, Dean Friedman, The Tremblers, Wings, Anna Waronker, Ian Hunter, John Hoskinson, Ferdinand, It's My Party!, Clout, Alex Bach, The Traveling Wilburys, Courtney Jaye and a rare song from Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.

Abby Travis Interview

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October 26, 2007 10:05 PM PDT

Singer-Songwriter Abby Travis graced our airwaves recently as a guest on The Time Machine. She shared her thoughts on her latest album release "Glitter Mouth" and looked back at a few of her past tunes.

Hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney also spin songs on this afternoon broadcast from Paul Carrack, Moxy Fruvous, Anna Waronker, The Bangles and Chris Isaak. New music from Rooney, Ronnie Spector, Mary Weiss and Nushu are also featured.

The Knickerbockers Interview

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October 23, 2007 05:08 AM PDT

Beau Charles and John Charles from The Knickerbockers were guests on The Time Machine morning show.

Some of the songs discussed:

Stick With Me
Just One Girl
As A Matter Of Fact
Lies
Can't You See I'm Trying
Love Is A Bird
Guaranteed Satisfaction
Playgirl
She's Gotten To Me
The Pad And How To Use It

Another Maui Afternoon On The Radio

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September 27, 2007 08:16 PM PDT

Hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney spend another Maui afternoon on the FM radio dial spinning old dusty songs and brand spanking new tunes.

Some of the artists found on this aircheck include; Rilo Kiley, Feist, Bobby Russell, Electric Light Orchestra, The Zombies, Rachael Yamagata, Nick Lowe, Feather, The Clique, Andrew Gold, The Beach Boys, John Alagia, The Beatles, Ben Lee with Mandy Moore, Jim Stafford and The Brian Setzer Orchestra featuring Gwen Stefani.

Dave Stephens Interview

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September 27, 2007 06:07 PM PDT

Rocker and singer-songwriter Dave Stephens returns to "The Time Machine" with hosts Summer Blue and Michael McCartney to discuss his music. Selections from his latest album "Stories For Copper" are featured along with an in-studio performance from Alice Peacock performing one of her early songs - "Get Your Own" and a wonderful song from producer John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Rachael Yamagata, Ben Lee and Mandy Moore) titled "Honey Come Home".

New songs from Nushu, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Sara Bareillis and The Eagles are on the Hawaiian airwaves. The duo Fertitta and McClintock are back after nearly 28 years performing Tim Moore's "Second Avenue" plus Mandy Moore's take on Joan Armatrading's "Drop The Pilot" was also played during the afternoon show.

Rounding out this aircheck are songs from Marmalade Souls, Sparkle Jets UK, Moxy Fruvous, Flight Of The Conchords, Electric Light Orchestra, Rachael Yamagata, Walter Clevenger & The Dairy Kings, Air Traffic, John Lennon and a new track released from vaults of The Traveling Wilburys.

Just another afternoon in paradise on the radio.

Rob Bonfiglio from The Skies Of America

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February 28, 2007 05:58 PM PST

Rob Bonfiglio from The Skies Of America returned as a guest on "The Time Machine" to discuss his band's latest album and previous work with Wanderlust (w/ Scot Sax) and Superstone (w/ Ken Sharp and Carnie Wilson).

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