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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
recent interview with Kevin Pollack
Interview by Kevin Pollack
Todd Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972,Todd Rundgren’s career has produced a diverse range of recordings as solo artist, and during the seventies and eighties with the band Utopia. He has also been prolific as a producer and engineer on the recorded work of other musicians.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Rundgren engineered and/or produced many notable albums for other acts, including Straight Up by Badfinger, Stage Fright by The Band, We’re an American Band by Grand Funk Railroad, Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf, and Skylarking by XTC. In the 1980s and 1990s his interest in video and computers led to Rundgren’s “Time Heals” being the eighth video played on MTV, and “Change Myself” was animated by Rundgrenon commercially available Amiga Computers.
His best-known songs include “Hello It’s Me” and “I Saw the Light” which have heavy rotation on classic rock radio stations, and “Bang the Drum All Day” featured in many sports arenas, commercials, and movie trailers. Although lesser known, “Couldn’t I Just Tell You” has had a major influence on artists in the power pop musical genre.
I spoke with Todd recently about his upcoming musical ventures.
Q: How did you get into music?
Todd: Well, I got into the music business out of high school. But I just got into music, I guess as long as I can remember. When I was 5, maybe. My grandmother used to have a piano in her attic, and I used to bang away at that like I was a piano player. I guess that’s when you know you’re a musician.
Q: Did you come from a musical family?
Todd: Well, my parents didn’t play anything. They like to sing though. On cars trips, they would do a lot of singing, so there was music in the household.
Q: How did the Utopia reunion come to be in 2011?
Todd: One of our members was having health problems, and so we decided to reunite for a weekend in January, and we were kind of surprised at the response at how much fun we had playing the music, so we decided to get together and tour, and it took us until last November to actually pull it off. But once we finally got on the road, we tried to recover most of what we had when we were in our heyday.
Q: In 2011, you performed 2 concerts with the Dutch Metropole Orchestra. How did that come to be and why did you choose them?
Todd: Well, the producer who put this show together is a big fan of mine, and we had been talking about it for years actually. In the meantime, he put together concerts with Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio, and some other musicians with the Metropole Orchestra, and there just was a matter of getting in sync with it, I guess, and finding an arranger and a conductor, and when that was done, it was pretty much, all I had to do was just show up I guess.
Q: Many people are noticing your symphony concert on YouTube. How do you feel about that, and how come it was never released on DVD?
Todd: It wasn’t actually filmed with regular video equipment actually. It was pretty much people with their cell phones, you know? It would have been nice to have videotaped it. In this particular instance, it didn’t happen. But, I am going back again this coming November to play one more time with the orchestra, and we’re discussing a possibility to film it. So, eventually it will find its way.
Q: You have 2 upcoming concerts in June with Rockford Symphony Orchestra. Why did you choose Rockford of all places and that orchestra?
Todd: Well, we got some associates, who have been producing a special event show for us the past couple of years. Rundgrenradio.com have been doing our normal promotion for special events, and we really didn’t do one last year, so I wanted to get something on the calendar. So they went around to various orchestras to find out who might have some interest, and low and behold, the Rockford Symphony had the interest, so here we go!
Q: How has music changed your life?
Todd: Well, I wasn’t very good in school, and following wasn’t very well also. When I got out of high school, there weren’t a lot of options open to me. I obviously wasn’t going to go to college. So, the opportunity to get into a band, right after I got out of high school, that got me from falling into poverty for one thing. But then, as times gone on, more than a livelihood, principal mean, it’s the way I express myself. Anytime you have something like that for you, you’re pretty lucky. A lot of people see themselves as their jobs. They see themselves as the job they do, and their self-esteem is connected to how well they do that job. So, I’m lucky to get a lot of affirmation about what I do. Just the kind of work that I do. I certainly feel that I am fortunate, at this point in my life, still making music, because so many people will have a flash, maybe 5 years a career, then they have to go find something else to do. So, it’s the royalty of my fans, I guess, that kept me in the business for them.
Q: Who and what are your influences?
Todd: Well, my musical influences are pretty broad. Obviously, me and a whole lot of people got into this business because of The Beatles. The Beatles have always been something of an influence. My influences go back to, like, Maurice Ravel, Gilbert & Sullivan, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim, The Beach Boys, Bill Evans and Horace Silver. It’s hard to make a short list.
Q: I saw recently you’ll be joining Ringo Starr on his upcoming All-Star tour. What’s it like working with him?
Todd: Well, I haven’t worked with Ringo in about 15 years, since I toured with him. I’ve got to tell you that a musical vacation is great. It’s great being able to play those old Beatles songs. It’s great to play with a bunch of musicians that you may never have worked with before, and it’s great that’s it’s not only one person fronting the whole thing the whole time. I mean, the person that really has that responsibility is Ringo, but you do 2 or 3 songs, and the rest of the time is just playing along with everybody, it’s fun.
Q: What’s your favorite song you’ve ever written?
Todd: I don’t really have those kinds of absolutes. I mean, I don’t even know if you can find a concensus among my fans, because they come up with some really strange songs sometimes, when they say what their favorites are. I tend not to get into my absolutes. I know there songs that I really don’t really care to play that much that I’ve written, that I don’t look forward to playing live that much. Either they’re a lot of work, or I’ve played them so many times. There’s not much left in them. Even though I’d be playing “Band the Drum All Day,” it really wears me out. I’m always glad when that one’s over!
Q: If you can name 3 people, living or dead, that you can collaborate with, who would they be and why?
Todd: Well there’s people I’ve always admired and thought it would be fun to make a record with, like Elvis Costello. He always writes such great songs, plus it would be fun to produce a record for him. Or even to do some singing with him. Well, it’s funny, I did get to collaborate with Laura Nyro back in the 80’s, and that was something I thought I’d never get to do. But I at least got to help her get her record started, and I believe she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I would’ve like to work with her again, but never had the opportunity. I’d like to work with Stephen Sondheim. I’d like to sing in one of his musicals.
Q: What’s next for Todd Rundgren?
Todd: Well, it’s going to be a whole variety of things. Of course, the Rockford Symphony, then I’m doing a couple unpredictable show in Evanston right before Rockford. Then, of course, I go out with Ringo, and in the fall I’ll be out with Ethel, which is a string quartet. Then, at the end of July, we’ll have our Revival Camp at the Full Moon Resort.
Be sure to check out out Todd Rundgren performing with The Rockford Symphony Orchestra on June 1/2 at 8pm. Tickets range from $17-$77 and are available here: http://www.coronadopac.org/events/other/rundgren.asp
Todd Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972,Todd Rundgren’s career has produced a diverse range of recordings as solo artist, and during the seventies and eighties with the band Utopia. He has also been prolific as a producer and engineer on the recorded work of other musicians.
During the 1970s and 1980s, Rundgren engineered and/or produced many notable albums for other acts, including Straight Up by Badfinger, Stage Fright by The Band, We’re an American Band by Grand Funk Railroad, Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf, and Skylarking by XTC. In the 1980s and 1990s his interest in video and computers led to Rundgren’s “Time Heals” being the eighth video played on MTV, and “Change Myself” was animated by Rundgrenon commercially available Amiga Computers.
His best-known songs include “Hello It’s Me” and “I Saw the Light” which have heavy rotation on classic rock radio stations, and “Bang the Drum All Day” featured in many sports arenas, commercials, and movie trailers. Although lesser known, “Couldn’t I Just Tell You” has had a major influence on artists in the power pop musical genre.
I spoke with Todd recently about his upcoming musical ventures.
Q: How did you get into music?
Todd: Well, I got into the music business out of high school. But I just got into music, I guess as long as I can remember. When I was 5, maybe. My grandmother used to have a piano in her attic, and I used to bang away at that like I was a piano player. I guess that’s when you know you’re a musician.
Q: Did you come from a musical family?
Todd: Well, my parents didn’t play anything. They like to sing though. On cars trips, they would do a lot of singing, so there was music in the household.
Q: How did the Utopia reunion come to be in 2011?
Todd: One of our members was having health problems, and so we decided to reunite for a weekend in January, and we were kind of surprised at the response at how much fun we had playing the music, so we decided to get together and tour, and it took us until last November to actually pull it off. But once we finally got on the road, we tried to recover most of what we had when we were in our heyday.
Q: In 2011, you performed 2 concerts with the Dutch Metropole Orchestra. How did that come to be and why did you choose them?
Todd: Well, the producer who put this show together is a big fan of mine, and we had been talking about it for years actually. In the meantime, he put together concerts with Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio, and some other musicians with the Metropole Orchestra, and there just was a matter of getting in sync with it, I guess, and finding an arranger and a conductor, and when that was done, it was pretty much, all I had to do was just show up I guess.
Q: Many people are noticing your symphony concert on YouTube. How do you feel about that, and how come it was never released on DVD?
Todd: It wasn’t actually filmed with regular video equipment actually. It was pretty much people with their cell phones, you know? It would have been nice to have videotaped it. In this particular instance, it didn’t happen. But, I am going back again this coming November to play one more time with the orchestra, and we’re discussing a possibility to film it. So, eventually it will find its way.
Q: You have 2 upcoming concerts in June with Rockford Symphony Orchestra. Why did you choose Rockford of all places and that orchestra?
Todd: Well, we got some associates, who have been producing a special event show for us the past couple of years. Rundgrenradio.com have been doing our normal promotion for special events, and we really didn’t do one last year, so I wanted to get something on the calendar. So they went around to various orchestras to find out who might have some interest, and low and behold, the Rockford Symphony had the interest, so here we go!
Q: How has music changed your life?
Todd: Well, I wasn’t very good in school, and following wasn’t very well also. When I got out of high school, there weren’t a lot of options open to me. I obviously wasn’t going to go to college. So, the opportunity to get into a band, right after I got out of high school, that got me from falling into poverty for one thing. But then, as times gone on, more than a livelihood, principal mean, it’s the way I express myself. Anytime you have something like that for you, you’re pretty lucky. A lot of people see themselves as their jobs. They see themselves as the job they do, and their self-esteem is connected to how well they do that job. So, I’m lucky to get a lot of affirmation about what I do. Just the kind of work that I do. I certainly feel that I am fortunate, at this point in my life, still making music, because so many people will have a flash, maybe 5 years a career, then they have to go find something else to do. So, it’s the royalty of my fans, I guess, that kept me in the business for them.
Q: Who and what are your influences?
Todd: Well, my musical influences are pretty broad. Obviously, me and a whole lot of people got into this business because of The Beatles. The Beatles have always been something of an influence. My influences go back to, like, Maurice Ravel, Gilbert & Sullivan, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim, The Beach Boys, Bill Evans and Horace Silver. It’s hard to make a short list.
Q: I saw recently you’ll be joining Ringo Starr on his upcoming All-Star tour. What’s it like working with him?
Todd: Well, I haven’t worked with Ringo in about 15 years, since I toured with him. I’ve got to tell you that a musical vacation is great. It’s great being able to play those old Beatles songs. It’s great to play with a bunch of musicians that you may never have worked with before, and it’s great that’s it’s not only one person fronting the whole thing the whole time. I mean, the person that really has that responsibility is Ringo, but you do 2 or 3 songs, and the rest of the time is just playing along with everybody, it’s fun.
Q: What’s your favorite song you’ve ever written?
Todd: I don’t really have those kinds of absolutes. I mean, I don’t even know if you can find a concensus among my fans, because they come up with some really strange songs sometimes, when they say what their favorites are. I tend not to get into my absolutes. I know there songs that I really don’t really care to play that much that I’ve written, that I don’t look forward to playing live that much. Either they’re a lot of work, or I’ve played them so many times. There’s not much left in them. Even though I’d be playing “Band the Drum All Day,” it really wears me out. I’m always glad when that one’s over!
Q: If you can name 3 people, living or dead, that you can collaborate with, who would they be and why?
Todd: Well there’s people I’ve always admired and thought it would be fun to make a record with, like Elvis Costello. He always writes such great songs, plus it would be fun to produce a record for him. Or even to do some singing with him. Well, it’s funny, I did get to collaborate with Laura Nyro back in the 80’s, and that was something I thought I’d never get to do. But I at least got to help her get her record started, and I believe she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I would’ve like to work with her again, but never had the opportunity. I’d like to work with Stephen Sondheim. I’d like to sing in one of his musicals.
Q: What’s next for Todd Rundgren?
Todd: Well, it’s going to be a whole variety of things. Of course, the Rockford Symphony, then I’m doing a couple unpredictable show in Evanston right before Rockford. Then, of course, I go out with Ringo, and in the fall I’ll be out with Ethel, which is a string quartet. Then, at the end of July, we’ll have our Revival Camp at the Full Moon Resort.
Be sure to check out out Todd Rundgren performing with The Rockford Symphony Orchestra on June 1/2 at 8pm. Tickets range from $17-$77 and are available here: http://www.coronadopac.org/events/other/rundgren.asp
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Rundgren Radio Exceeds Half A Million Online Listens
Rundgren Radio Exceeds Half A Million Online Listens
Rundgren Radio is an online talk radio show for Todd Rundgren fans that aired weekly for 4 years from 2007-2011 and still airs occasionally for special edition shows. The shows recently exceeded 500,000 listens on Blog Talk Radio.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RR and Blog Talk Radio
PRLog (Press Release) - May 03, 2012 -
Rundgren Radio is an online talk radio show for Todd Rundgren fans that aired weekly for 4 years from 2007-2011 and still airs occasionally for special edition shows. The shows recently exceeded 500,000 listens on Blog Talk Radio. The two hosts, Doug and Melinda, also promote a few Todd Rundgren concerts each year using the Rundgren Radio name or RundgrenRadio.com.
"Several websites download and offer our shows so the true number is larger than the number available to us from Blog Talk Radio but knowing for certain we have over half a million listens for a niche market online show is a testament to how much Todd fans are interested in all things Todd", Doug said.
Most of the Rundgren Radio online radio shows include a guest that the hosts interview for a while and then let fans call in to ask questions. All of their guests have some type of connection with Todd like performing on one of his albums or having one of their albums produced by Todd. Some of the past guests include John Oates, Andy Partridge, Roy Firestone, Denny Laine, David Sanborn, Lenny Kaye, Rick Derringer, Greg Hawkes, Stewkey Antoni of Nazz, all of the members of Utopia, and more. Todd has also been a guest on several RR shows including a live interview from his 60th birthday party in Hawaii known as Toddstock.
"Thanks to our listeners we've also been able to present over 20 Todd Rundgren concerts with several of them being the first-ever like the A Wizard A True Star album concerts and the Todd and Healing album concerts", Doug added.
"Our radio show has succeeded because the Todd fan community is interested in helping more people discover the music of one of the greatest musicians of our time, Todd Rundgren. We have fellow Todd fans helping us with just about everything we do like social media, web design, photography, graphic design, party decor, and even hanging concert flyers. Todd fans go to eleven", Melinda said.
The next Todd concerts being promoted by Rundgren Radio will be his first-ever symphonic shows in the USA. The concerts are being held in Rockford, IL on June 1st and 2nd at the Coronado Performing Arts Center and Todd will be accompanied by the Rockford Symphony Orchestra. Currently, the majority of tickets purchased for the two concerts have been by people outside of the city of Rockford including 30 different US States and 6 different countries.
"Todd's hardcore fan base will travel for the special and rare concerts like these two in Rockford which will likely be the only ones in the USA with this incredible setlist that was used in the two symphonic shows last year in Amsterdam", Doug said. "Todd will be performing several songs in Rockford that he's never performed live in the USA", he added.
Friday, May 4, 2012
How can a 53 year old man be a Todd Rundgren fan for 40 years?
May 04, 2012
How can a 53 year old man be a Todd Rundgren fan for 40 years?
Jonathan Knowles, me, Tom Wujec: Photo courtesy of Shaan Hurley
On Tuesday we had an all-day meeting of the Corporate Strategy and Engagement team of which Autodesk Labs is now a part. We had participants from Los Gatos, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, San Rafael, and Toronto all in one place at the same time. As part of kicking things off, we had to share something about ourselves that the others probably didn't know.
I told my story about being a Todd Rundgren fan. In 1973, when I was 13 years old, I purchased a copy of an album entitled A Wizard, A True Star,
To the causal listener the album gets its name because one side features ornate synthesizer arrangements (musical instrument wizardry) and the other side features soulful balladeering (star quality singing). But that's not why I am a fan. The album had a non-rectangular shaped cover, painted by artist Arthur Wood, with odd symbols strewn about it. At first glance these symbols seemed to be gibberish; however, they were a cipher that when decoded had messages like "Be true to your word and your work." and "I will be as true to you as I can." In this case "true," meant "loyal," not "real." Todd Rundgren was making music true to his musical vision independent of its commercial appeal. As a 13 year old, that made an impression on me and has stuck with me ever since. Words to live by.
As I told this story one of my teammates inquired - "Todd Rundgren - the 'Hello It's Me' guy?" I of course said "yes" because that is one of his popular songs, but I cringed a little bit inside because that song is not really representative of why I am a fan. Then I thought, I have been a fan a long time. It started when I was 13. How many people still like something that they liked when they were 13? As counter-examples: I don't watch cartoons anymore. I can eat a variety of foods other than macaroni and cheese. I drive a car instead of peddle a bicycle. I am not the same person I was when I was 13, so how could this musical taste have endured?
So since it's Friday, and I try to blog about something other than work, I thought I'd share 5 reasons I am still a Todd Rundgren fan after all these years.
- Self-suffiencyTodd Rundgren writes his own lyrics and music, plays all of the instruments himself, does all of his own lead and background vocals, and records/mixes/produces the music himself. As a successful music producer for other artists (e.g., Meatloaf, Hall & Oates, XTC), his solo albums are exercises in personal satisfaction and don't reflect the top 40 trends that record companies buy their way into via FM radio and TV shows like American Idol. I respect that.
- Complex Background VocalsTodd Rundgren is able to create a choir of his own voices by simply recording basic, bass, and alto versions of song choruses. Using only 3 different tracks, he is able to stagger multiples of them to make a song sound like many people are singing in tune.
Example: "Can We Still Be Friends" from Hermit of Mink Hollow (hear 28 seconds) - GuitarTodd Rundgren can play guitar with dexterity that equals his contemporaries like Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen, or Jeff Beck.
Example: "Mercenary" from Arena (hear 20 seconds) - LyricsTodd Rundgren's lyrics are just right for me - not too simple like Bruce Springsteen and not too obfuscated like Peter Gabriel (whom I also like). Some of my favorite lines include:
- "Oh but when push came to shove, I had lost the thing I love, when I lost the courage of my convictions."
"Courage" from Arena - "Pity the man, searching in the sky, looking for a sign from above, and he never caught a glimpse of what he's worthy of."
"Drive" from The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect - "And I'm still running to something, running to something far away, unseen by the others in the herd, I'm only running to something, running to something, into the arms of my dream."
"Can't Stop Running" from Nearly Human
- "Oh but when push came to shove, I had lost the thing I love, when I lost the courage of my convictions."
- VarietyNo two Todd Rundgren albums are alike. He certainly has his share of contemporary pop hits like "I Saw The Light" or "Bang The Drum All Day," but his albums include styles such as blues, bossa nova, Broadway, country, dance, heavy metal, hip-hop, jazz, new age, rap, rock, techno, and movie soundtracks. He even has a 1985 album entitled A Cappella where all of the sounds on the record were made using his voice and a Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument). This predates Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy" which won a Grammy in 1988.
Example: "Something To Fall Back" On from A Cappella (hear 22 seconds)
So there you have it. I could have gone on and on, but I kept it to 5 reasons.
Musical explanations are alive in the lab.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Replay of RundgrenRadio show: Pete Fornatale (RIP) Interview With Todd
Listen to internet radio with Rundgren Radio on Blog Talk Radio
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
RundgrenRadio announcement / Ethel Tour dates
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special edition rundgrenradio show tonight Pete Fornatale
Today.
8:30pm.
RundgrenRadio.com
8:30PM EASTERN TIME.
SPECIAL EDITION RUNDGREN RADIO SHOW: The classic and epic Pete Fornatale Mixed Bag interview with Todd Rundgren from the LIARS period. This show is being aired in honor and memory of Pete.
Unfortunately Pete passed away on April 26th. He was 66.
Pete was a disc jockey who helped usher in a musical alternative to Top 40 AM radio in New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s, presenting progressive rock and long album tracks that AM stations wouldn’t touch and helping to give WNEW a major presence on the still-young FM dial.
Last year, Pete was a special guest panelist at Todd Rundgren's Musical Survival Camp and a guest on one of Rundgren Radio's "Camp Counselor Series" shows.
www.rundgrenradio.com
Todd "live healing " cd and dvd ordering info.
Monday, April 30, 2012
A Brief History of Todd by Michael and Veronica brown. #1
Discuss / Stream / Download (40.76 MB)Wed Oct 12, 2005
Play: 00:29:40Author: Michael and Veronica Brown
Play: 00:29:40Author: Michael and Veronica Brown
From the UK, Michael and Veronica Brown give us episode #1 of "A Brief History of Todd," which will be a monthly feature on the TRConnection ToddCast. The episode is titled "Jazz to Grunt."
A Brief History of Todd #1- Jazz to Grunt
Friday, April 27, 2012
todd and roger and the fairlight
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Publisher: (Private Field Recording)
Year: 1984
Catalog Number: NA
Format: 60 Min. Cassette Tape
This cassette-tape field recording was made during the 76th annual AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention, which took place in New York in October of 1984. The first segment captures a short dialogue concerning the capabilities of a curious device called the Monster, which is described as a “Mono Stereo Coherency Evaluator”. The second and third segments capture a demonstration of the Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument), a digital sampling synthesizer designed in 1979. The Fairlight had a huge impact on the face of modern music and was used by such stellar artists/groups as Peter Gabriel, Herbie Hancock, New Order, OMD, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Vince Clarke, Brian Eno, etc. The demonstration is given by music legend Todd Rundgren and his collaborator Roger Powell. Some of the highlights include a sound clip in the style of Rundgren’s then soon to be released album “A Cappella”, which he created using nothing but samples of his own voice, a subversive remix made by sampling the voice of Ronald Reagan from the Reagan/Mondale debate which took place earlier that month, and a clip of the then soon to be released album “Love Bomb” by The Tubes, which Rundgren produced and composed using the Fairlight. If you listen closely before each demonstration you can here the bang and whir of the 7-inch floppy discs as the sample programs are being loaded.
Todd Rundgren & Roger Powell and the Fairlight CMI, AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention 76 – 1984
Publisher: (Private Field Recording)
Year: 1984
Catalog Number: NA
Format: 60 Min. Cassette Tape
This cassette-tape field recording was made during the 76th annual AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention, which took place in New York in October of 1984. The first segment captures a short dialogue concerning the capabilities of a curious device called the Monster, which is described as a “Mono Stereo Coherency Evaluator”. The second and third segments capture a demonstration of the Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument), a digital sampling synthesizer designed in 1979. The Fairlight had a huge impact on the face of modern music and was used by such stellar artists/groups as Peter Gabriel, Herbie Hancock, New Order, OMD, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Vince Clarke, Brian Eno, etc. The demonstration is given by music legend Todd Rundgren and his collaborator Roger Powell. Some of the highlights include a sound clip in the style of Rundgren’s then soon to be released album “A Cappella”, which he created using nothing but samples of his own voice, a subversive remix made by sampling the voice of Ronald Reagan from the Reagan/Mondale debate which took place earlier that month, and a clip of the then soon to be released album “Love Bomb” by The Tubes, which Rundgren produced and composed using the Fairlight. If you listen closely before each demonstration you can here the bang and whir of the 7-inch floppy discs as the sample programs are being loaded.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
todd rundgren mentioned on triva show
Pop Quiz 2 (Part 3) Nick Lowe, Midge Ure, John Martyn, Elvis Costello, Phil Collins & Huey Lewis
News from last night show on RundgrenRadio.com
news announced on rundgrenradio
Todd's going back to Amsterdam this year to do another gig with the Metropole with a new setlist
ethel mini tour in europe
record deal with a next spring release. Was offered to do a opera but will possibly do a duets album with assorted musicians. still up in the air. Still in the planing stages.
Todd's going back to Amsterdam this year to do another gig with the Metropole with a new setlist
ethel mini tour in europe
record deal with a next spring release. Was offered to do a opera but will possibly do a duets album with assorted musicians. still up in the air. Still in the planing stages.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
replay of the RundgrenRadio special with guest Todd Rundgren
Listen to internet radio with Rundgren Radio on Blog Talk Radio
RundgrenRadio April newletter
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RundgrenRadio special show tonight on blogtalk radio. with special guest Todd Rundgren www.rundgrenradio.com
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Ticket giveaway for Todd Rundgren & Rockford Symphony Orchestra show
Win a pair of tickets to see Todd Rundgren like you’ve never seen or heard him before! Todd Rundgren, accompanied by the Rockford Symphony Orchestra, on June 1st and 2nd at the Coronado Performing Arts Center in Rockford, IL. Rundgren’s first ever symphonic shows in North America and worth the trip to Rockford.
Enter To Win Tickets
Last year, Todd performed two sold out concerts in the Netherlands backed by the Dutch Metropole Orchestra and the reviews were outstanding and the setlist was incredible! Tickets available at www.CoronadoPac.org or by calling 815-968-0595. Todd Rundgren and the RSO live in Rockford June 1st and 2nd.Read more: Todd Rundgren & the Rockford Symphony Orchestra [Giveaway] http://wxrt.radio.com/2012/04/23/todd-rundgren-the-rockford-symphony-orchestra-giveaway/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#ixzz1suucY5Dw
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Rundgren Radio presents Todd Rundgren live this Wednesday
Don't forget the special show this Wednesday with guest ToddRundgren! Chat of the upcoming concerts w/ @RkfdSymphony
www.rundgrenradio.com
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