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They Called Him the One Man Beatles. He Was Just Emitt Rhodes.
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This week on Pop Rocks Radio, we're featuring the music of Emitt Rhodes, a man who recorded his solo albums entirely by himself, in his home, before anyone knew what that meant. Dubbed the secret alter ego of Paul McCartney. Sued by his own label. Holed up for decades. And absolutely worth your time.
Also, great new music from The Rallies, Julez and the Rollerz, and 2nd Grade, plus classics from The Jam and The Keys — and The Merry-Go-Round, Emitt's band before he went solo.
Movie of the Week: The One Man Beatles (2009). An Italian director crosses the ocean to find a forgotten American genius. What he finds is complicated, heartbreaking, and completely fascinating.
Today's Tracks:
The Morning Line- Anhedonia
The Merry-Go-Round- Gonna Leave You Alone
2nd Grade- Cellophane Girls
Joel Cusumano- Buying Time
Bleu- I Won't Go Hollywood
Julez and the Rollerz- Time
The Rallies- Comes And Goes
Urge Overkill- Take Me
Tokyo Rose- Phoenician Fire
Telejet- Here Come the Faeries
Emitt Rhodes- With My Face on the Floor
Emitt Rhodes- Really Wanted You
Emitt Rhodes- Live Till You Die
Trash Man- Cool Until It's Not
Gooey Cookie- Gimme The Goo
Grass Show- Alice
Space Jaguar- Unstack In Static
The Jam- All Around the World
The Keys- I Don't Wanna Cry
Emitt Rhodes- Dog On A Chain