Something to be Proud Of (the Delaware Music podcast)
// June 28th, 2010 // music, podcast
The idea of doing a Delaware Music podcast has been in the back of my mind ever since I started transferring my collection of old 7 inch vinyl to digital. I thought it would be a shame if this music got lost because, even though most of these bands never really broke through nationally, or sold a million records, the songs here meant a lot to me growing up, and they meant a lot to the hundreds of kids who came out to see these bands over and over again in the local church halls and school gymnasiums. They’re a part of our youth and our history, and that’s something worth savoring and sharing, no matter how corny you think that sounds. And, if you’re not from Delaware, I hope I can turn you on to some great music. There’s something on here for everyone, I’m sure.
Overall, most the tracks on this collection are from the early to mid-90s, when I spent most of my time hanging out in Newark, playing shows and seeing bands, but I did include a few from the past decade as well. In no way am I claiming this to be the end-all, be-all documentation of the music scene or Delaware’s Greatest Hits or anything silly like that. Unfortunately, there are many, many bands that I originally planned to include in this podcast but didn’t because I either couldn’t track down the tunes or was trying to keep this beast under an hour. These are just some of my personal favorites – much respect to all the artists included here.
And finally, this podcast is dedicated with love and respect to Art Callahan, former owner of the Barn Door, who gave many of these bands their first shows as well as a second home. Thanks for the support and the good times, Art.
So here’s Something to be Proud of - the Delaware Music podcast – enjoy!
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What?! No Nero? List seems incomplete without a song by that band, regardless of petrsonal connections, etc. It was a much a part of that scene’s history and experience from those years as any of the other selections, and definitely “something to be proud of”.
I dig the set list presentation of the track list. The only think that would have made it more authentic would have been to use a Sharpie!
I decided not to include Nero, or any of the other bands I was in, simply because I didn’t want people to think that this mix was in any way self-serving, or that I was trying to toot my own horn. These are all songs that I loved and that influenced me. Plus, anyone coming to this site can access the entire Nero discography under the music section – it’s already here. I’ll most likely have a Nero track in Vol. II though.
Yeah this shiznit rocks homie!
If you need some Verge/Elan..
I still have most of my music
somewhere..lemmeknow!
I redid the track listing with a sharpie – hey, a good ideas a good idea. Thanks Larry!
Awesome podcast Joe! Thank you Larry (DiMaio) for suggesting I take a listen to it.
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