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DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

Rich Buckland and Bill Mesnik

472 episodes

3 days ago

There have been a lot of good to great films released this year - serious films, films with urgent political underpinnings, films that mix satire, pathos, and artistic ambition with such style that it salves my damaged psyche with a hope that there will be a light at the end of this dark tunnel in which we currently find ourselves. While there is a mordant undertone to many of these transmissions, there is also an implicit message from these artists that life will go on, and there is always l...

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There have been a lot of good to great films released this year - serious films, films with urgent political underpinnings, films that mix satire, pathos, and artistic ambition with such style that it salves my damaged psyche with a hope that there will be a light at the end of this dark tunnel in which we currently find ourselves. While there is a mordant undertone to many of these transmissions, there is also an implicit message from these artists that life will go on, and there is always l...

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Performing Arts

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DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS OFFER A TRIPLE-PLAY DEVOTIONAL PROGRAM DELIVERED BY JAN AND DEAN, TOM JONES, AND EVIL WIENER.

“You gotta have faith,” George Michael sang a long time ago. Given the unfortunate fate that befell that conflicted artist, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect upon how hard it is to find inner peace, and make a commitment to whatever faith you still possess during this Christmas season. Life is very complicated right now and holding on to love, practicing gratitude, and radiating good intentions will help to get us through these dark days. We here at The Hotel Bohemia want to gift yo...

6 days ago

13 minutes

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT A "DOUBLE TROUBLE" CHRISTMAS CRACKER! TWO HOLIDAY DELICACIES TO GET THE FESTIVITIES STARTED - WITH HARVEY KEITEL AND THE TURTLES. DOUBLE DOWN!!

Today, we feature a Christmas cracker that offers some new perspectives on one of our most treasured holiday traditions - The Xmas Song: First, The Turtles, singing “Christmas is My Time of Year,” then, the esteemed actor, Harvey Keitel, telling an off the wall Christmas story, from the film Smoke. Putting on a favorite holiday tape or CD as you wrap the presents or trim the tree was always a highly anticipated ritual - Frank, Dino, Elvis, or Bing never failed to make the season bright. In th...

1 week ago

19 minutes

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS EXTEND AN INVITATION TO PARTAKE IN SOME INSTRUMENTAL INSPIRATIONS! ANOTHER TWO-FER OF CLASSIC "STACK OF 45s" EPISODES WITH THE VENTURES AND JOE MEEK'S TORNADOS. ENJOY!!

Rich and I are having a ball, reliving our memorable episodes and sharing the cream with you. Today we feature two dynamic instrumental tracks that warranted some our closer scrutiny: Hawaii 5-0 by the Ventures, and Telstar by the Tornados (written and produced by the legendary Joe Meek.

2 weeks ago

57 minutes

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" - IN PRAISE OF A PRODUCER: CELEBRATING THE ARTISTRY OF JEFF LYNNE. DOUBLE DOWN!!

I hear Jeff Lynne has recently been sidelined by a mysterious infection, and had to cancel some performances. We wish the revered music producer and founder of ELO good health and a quick recovery. Today, Bill and Rich, The Splendid Bohemians would like to celebrate this versatile Rock stylist by playing two cuts separated by decades, from two vastly different incarnations, but somehow identifiable as his, if only by the unique sensibility in which these cuts are marinated: Imposters of Life’...

3 weeks ago

13 minutes

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

ON THIS THANKSGIVING, THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU! HERE IS A GENEROUS HELPING OF SOME HOLIDAY TRADITION: ALICE'S RESTAURANT BY ARLO GUTHRIE.

Reflecting upon this landmark recording made me realize how much Arlo and his song had been fundamental to my life-long, anti-authoritarian world view. And how, years later, when the war had escalated, and my turn came up for the draft, even though I escaped with a high lottery number, I was already weighing my draft dodging options. I was only 14 when the song was released, but it hipped me to the absurdity of the war in Viet Nam, the legal system, and petty bureaucrats in general. Arl...

3 weeks ago

18 minutes

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" - PRETTY PUNKS WITH X-RAY SPEX AND THE PRETENDERS. DOUBLE DOWN!!

Love comes in many forms - sometimes confrontational. Today’s episode is a paean to a couple of dominating dames that lit up the punk scene in the late 70s. Johnny Rotten once stated that the only person that actually frightened him was the gone too soon, Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex. That product of a Somali father and a British mother railed against consumerist culture, and her band’s career might have been short lived, but their single, Oh Bondage, Up Yours! with it’s bleating saxophone cava...

1 month ago

12 minutes

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

BILL AND RICH, THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS ARE THRILLED TO OPEN THEIR TREASURE CHEST OF NEW ORLEANS JEWELS FOR YOUR DELIGHT: TWO ARCHIVAL STACK O’ 45s THAT GLITTER AND SHINE, WITH IRMA THOMAS AND ERNIE K. DOE!

We’re so glad you’re enjoying our meanderings down memory lane to rediscover these classic Stack o’ 45s episodes you might have missed. We’re having a ball reminiscing about some of The Splendid Bohemians finest moments, so grab a Sazerac and kick back with the boys as you dig on this pair of Delta Royals: Miss Irma Thomas, The Soul Queen of New Orleans, and the self-titled “Emperor of the Universe,” Ernie K. Doe.

1 month ago

43 minutes

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" - NO REGRETS: WITH JACKSON BROWNE, LUZ CASAL, DAVID LINDLEY, RUFUS WAINWRIGHT & SARA BAREILLES. DOUBLE DOWN!!

Edit Piaf once famously sang “Je Regrette Rien” (I Regret Nothing), and listening to the following heart wrenching live performances, I’m reminded that anyone claiming that spiritual stance must be in denial - or, crowing in battered defiance in order to buttress themselves against the memory of life’s cavalcade of pain and tortured conscience. For who can sincerely state that they have no regrets? No harsh word you wish you could have retracted?; No unsubstantiated suspicion that poisoned th...

1 month ago

15 minutes

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" - TO BE OR NOT TO BE? A QUESTION FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON, POSED BY NICK DRAKE AND WILL OLDHAM. DOUBLE DOWN!!

As the holidays roll around, and daylight retracts, the thoughts also cloud over to infuse the mind with a grayish motif. We’re encouraged to gather our loved ones close and practice gratitude for life’s bounty. But, what if life’s gifts have been obscured by the overwhelming influence of a mortal depression, a reflection of the disconnect between what we see around us - (disease, deprivation, tyranny, man’s inhumanity to man, etc.) - and, the opposing commercial messages which exhort us to j...

1 month ago

14 minutes

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! ANOTHER STACK O 45s TWO-FER FROM BILL AND RICH, THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS - TWO ESTIMABLE SIRENS WHO’VE SPANNED THE SPECTRUM OF POP - PEGGY LEE (1920-2002), AND LESLIE GORE (1946-2015).

You asked, and we answered. Since you enjoyed the Bobbie Gentry vs. Joey Heatherton marathon smackdown so much, we've resurrected two more tantalizing STACK O 45s archival episodes to enrich your day and fire your imaginations: You Don't Own Me by Leslie Gore, and Is That All There Is? by the one and only Peggy Lee.

1 month ago

36 minutes

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT A BRILL BUILDING TRIPLE PLAY: WONDERWOMEN WHO ROCKED THE MAN'S WORLD, WITH CATHY CARROLL, EARL-JEAN MCCRAE, AND TRACEY DEY.

There is an interesting theme coursing through these are three dynamic pop hits of the Brill Building era, all by one hit wonders, sung by extraordinary, up and coming stylists, and crafted by some of the most influential music men of the time: Cathy Carroll’s 1962 hit, “Poor Little Puppet” (produced and arranged by Stan Applebaum, written by Howard Greenfield (Neil Sedaka’s partner, here collaborating with Jack Keller); 1963’s “Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys Do,” by Earl-Jean McCrae (w...

1 month ago

11 minutes

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

THE SPLENDID BOHEMIAN'S BATTLE OF THE TEENAGE CRUSHES: JOEY HEATHERTON VS BOBBIE GENTRY. RICH AND BILL GO HEAD TO HEAD ON TWO STACK OF 45'S. DOUBLE DOWN!!

Was it really a simpler time, way back when? As teenagers, Rich and I pined for those older women who seemed to embody the tidal pulse of desire. For me, it was the Delta song-spinner Bobbie Gentry, whose Ode to Billie Joe, a mystery delivered in honeyed, but troubling tones, captured the world's - and, my imagination; for Rich, it was the slinky seductress Joey Heatherton, who complicated his yearnings by aligning herself with Bob Hope on those USO tours during the Viet Nam war. ...

1 month ago

1 hour 13 minutes

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

THE LA DODGERS REPEAT!!!! THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS CELEBRATE THE BUOYS OF SUMMER WITH OUR MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO BASEBALL!

In the mood for some baseball? Of course you are; it’s still our national pastime, after all, despite the threat of encroachment by football, soccer, basketball, Nascar and Monster Trucks. And now that the innovation of the pitch clock has trimmed down the times of games, it’s a little more dynamic than it used to be back in those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summers past. This World Series has been a humdinger, breaking several records, but it ain't over yet - The series is tied at ...

1 month ago

15 minutes

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE - THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS OFFER A REVIEW OF THE FILM ALONG WITH TUNES THAT ACKNOWLEDGE THE BOSS'S INFLUENCE AND INFLUENCES, WITH PETE SEEGER AND RYAN ADAMS.

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is one of the best depictions of the creative process that I’ve ever seen, exploring where an artist’s ideas come from: those sources, personal and environmental that are processed via one’s family history, dreams, desires - and are then delivered through said artist’s private relationship with their tools - (in this case the Tascam Portastudio, Echoplex reverb unit, and a water-damaged boombox). I was thrilled by that examination, and by Bruce’s steadfast...

1 month ago

10 minutes

DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

THEY'RE BACK!!! A DIG THIS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL- "IF YOU HAVE GHOSTS"- THE ROKY ERICKSON ICING ON YOUR HALLOWED CUPCAKE OF TERROR! FEAR, FUN AND ROCKIN' ANCIENT HISTORY FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY FEATURING BILL "THE MIGHTY MEZ" MESNIK AND HIS GHASTLY JOY MACHINE

IT IS TIME TO WALK WITH THE ZOMBIES! ' WELCOME TO THE PORTAL NO ONE LEAVES ALIVE. HALLOWEEN IS UPON US, AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE THIS TERRIFYING TRADITION THAN A "DIG THIS" JOURNEY INTO THE THE NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE. YOU WILL BE TRANSPORTED AND EDUCATED WITH DELIGHTFUL DREAD AS WE VISIT THE TALE OF ROCK AND REAPER ICON ROKY ERICKSON, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SPOOKY SPLENDOR OF HALLOWEEN AND THE MEMORY OF JOHN ZACHERLE, THE HEAD MASTER OF THE GHOUL SCHOOL OF OUR YOUTH. ENTER AT YOUR OWN R...

2 months ago

10 minutes

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE"- CULTURAL APPROPRIATION WITH PETER LA FARGE AND JOHNNY CASH. DOUBLE DOWN!!

This nation’s troubled history with Manifest Destiny will continue to haunt us for some time. Throughout the decades some Native voices have emerged and contributed to the ongoing cultural conversation: most recently on the Broadway stage, on film, and television, and this awareness might move us towards some, if not restitution for atrocities past, at least a dialogue that might point the way towards the future. Today Double Trouble features the efforts of two important Americana artists, ne...

2 months ago

10 minutes

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" - ICE QUEENS WITH LANA DEL REY AND NICO. DOUBLE DOWN!!

What is the fascination that we have with seductive avatars of oblivion? Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams indoctrinated the adolescent me to the possibilities of the Succubus, and became my tween age, gothic sex symbol; the painting by Pre-Raphaeite John Millet: Ophelia (who floats beautifully in the river) hung on my dorm wall for years. Today, Double Trouble features a couple of ice queens who inspire detached sexual delirium, one contemporary, and one long gone, but still as ma...

2 months ago

13 minutes

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" - ACES OF BASS WITH TAL WILKENFELD AND ESPERANZA SPALDING. DOUBLE DOWN!!

At risk of seeming sexist, it must be noted that the two prodigies of the bass featured here are female, and perhaps that, in some sense, informs their approach to their artistry. Listening to BC by Tal Wilkenfeld, and Esparanza Spalding’s Vague Suspicions, one cannot help but appreciate both the technical precision, and the soulfulness of their musical expression. The bass rarely takes the lead in an ensemble - they are usually responsible for holding down the bottom with the dru...

2 months ago

16 minutes

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" - STRING THEORY WITH KALEIDOSCOPE AND TELEVISION. DOUBLE DOWN!!

DT: STRING THEORY / TELEVISION AND KALEIDOSCOPE The guitar as we know it has had an illustrious evolution, starting its journey in ancient Mesopotamia, then finding its earliest recognizable incarnation 5 centuries ago in Spain, and continuing to move through various cultures until blossoming into its electric manifestation in the modern era. It was the magic wand to the baby boom generation - suddenly, everybody had to have one to express themselves, along with a garage band with whom to pra...

3 months ago

18 minutes

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THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS PRESENT "DOUBLE TROUBLE" - STAYING HYDRATED WITH MARTY ROBBINS AND THE REVEREND AL GREEN. DOUBLE DOWN!!

DT: STAYING HYDRATED WITH MARTY ROBBINS AND REV. AL GREEN H2O - we can’t live without it. As the temperatures rise, physically and spiritually, you better keep plenty of the life giving elixir handy. The human body contains over 50% of the stuff, the earth- about 70 percent. It’s all around; within and without us. From the book of symbols: “River is vital fluidity: the rivers move through both the upper world and the lower world, over ground and underground, inside and outside: ri...

3 months ago

10 minutes