Category Archives: Tunes

Funny 25 – A New Hope

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Solonor

A long time ago, on a blog far, far away…I began tracking Doctor Demento’s Funny 25. And, lo, I am still trying to do so…but, wait, there is no try. Do or do not! Therefore, here is me do doing. … Continue reading →

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The 13th Annual “All Weird” Funny 25

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Solonor

Yep, this is the 13th time I’ve recapped the good Doctor’s annual Funny 25 and updated my TOP 100 (or so) DEMENTED HITS (from Funny 25’s). This year it looks like our old pal, Weird Al, has taken over the show. Mr. … Continue reading →

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90 Years of “Top 40” Music: All That Jazz (1926-1929)

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Solonor

The way radio worked changed rapidly in the 1920’s. Two things served to organize the landscape of radio and to broaden its reach as a unified force across the country. In 1926, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was formed by … Continue reading →

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90 Years of “Top 40” Music: It Begins (1925)

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Solonor

On Christmas Eve 1906, wireless radio operators on board ships from the North Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico heard something startling through their headphones. Normally, the radio men would listen through the static for the dots and dashes of … Continue reading →

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90 Years of “Top 40” Music: Intro.

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Solonor

I have known for a long time about the seemingly seismic shift in music that happened the first time someone dropped the needle on a record of Chuck Berry’s Maybellene in 1955. In my head, people had spent hundreds of … Continue reading →

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And now for a Doctor that’s completely different…

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Solonor

In this Doctor Who-obsessed year, where it seems that every nerd* is making lists of their favorite Doctors, episodes, companions, monsters, and hair products, we think we need to give it up for a Doctor of a different sort–Doctor Demento! … Continue reading →

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Another Member of the Family

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Solonor

This afternoon, we went to the guitar show just to look…after all, most of the guitars there ranged from $2000 to $20,000. But Venita thought it would be a good place to take pictures and that I would like to … Continue reading →

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Demento 25 Update

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Solonor

Happy New Year! Last night the Doctor Demento Funny 25 gave us our annual update to the madness that is the Top 100 (or so) Demented Hits (from Funny 25’s) – 1974 to 2011. The great Luke Ski took this year’s … Continue reading →

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Millionaire

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Solonor

Finally! Ok, so I’m a little rusty, and this isn’t the greatest thing since Gortho started banging a 4/4 rhythm on a hollow log back in cave man days, but I like it. It’s a song by David Olney that … Continue reading →

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Sleep? Me no need sleep.

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Solonor

Good news: I finished recording a song! Bad news: The PC I use to get songs off the recorder and into distributable form hadn’t been updated for the last 4 years. So, it’s taken me all week to get it … Continue reading →

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