8 Years of Music Articles: BUZZ & Patch

“8th Anniversary Of Music History Articles”

WDGY-Patch: (Article #98-A) April 1998

By: RLSchwinden aka: MrZerr0

   So all the way back in Fall 2008 while I was with a different “Used Media Store” I saw on the “Sales Reports” the CD sales were declining and that Vinyl Record sales were increasing. I brought it up to the owner at that time, we should open a 2nd location in St. Paul, he did not agree after a few months he suggested I move on and open my own store, so I left and opened my own store using a name I suggested to my now former employer “Mr. Zero’s” I took the name from “The Monkees” Episode #52 “Devil & Peter Tork” from 5 Feb 1968, the one where Peter Tork (who attended Carlton College in Northfield) accidentally sells his soul the Devil for the ability to play the harp. Later on I had Jose Delbo, (who worked on The Beatles: “Yellow Submarine”  Nov -1968) create our mascot “Mr. Zero” in fact he was one of many who created their own version of “Mr. Zero” artists such as Peggy Sorrell, Aaron McFarland, Tom Nguyen, Angel Medina,  John Mundt, Scott Rolfs, Kurt Jess, W.C. Carani, Dave Wheeler, Chris Jones,  Mike Hoffman, Gordon Purcell, Tom Richmond, Willis, Nance, Taylor J. Ellis, P-Mann, Ron Larson, Mike Lone, Amanda Dahl, Bonnie Eenigenburg, Matt Hintz, Aaron Fletty, B.C. Wind, Jamie Coker, Tim Tapp,  Erik Burnham. With a “Plastic Figure” made by: Dean Hansen, a “Puppet” made by Gorden Smudder, a “Felt Doll” made by Catherine Bryant, a “Clay Figure” made by Susie Kangaroo, and a “Cookie” made by Katherine & Clarice.

In Feb 2009, I was at a “Record Show” when a Record Dealer gave me the idea to open a “Consignment Record Store” so that between “Record-Shows” he had a place to keep his inventory. So I went on a mission I contacted dozens of “Product Dealers” I knew all over the mid-west and in the end, I pulled together: Go Johnny Go, Crazy Robb, Paul The Bookman, Twin Vintage Antiques, a few of friends of mine who were getting divorced and need to sell their collections, and many friends, a few I should mention: Dr. Renee & Chris, Jose & his family, Tim & Mary Lee, Christine 16, Michele & Todd, Lamar,  Bonz, Jr.& Computer Steve. On 14 April 2009 we Inc. “Mr. Zero’s” and a short time later opened “Mr. Zero’s” on 1744 Lexington Ave. N. Roseville 55113. We had our 1st “Black Friday Sale” in Nov 2009.

 “Mr. Zero’s” & myself were featured in “City Pages” in Feb 2011, and St. Cloud DJs Don Anger & Izzy Presley, came down to interview me for their Radio Station “Rockin 101” & St. Cloud “Weekend Buzz” magazine. And in their own words “This Guy is too interesting, to let slip away, so the wanted to get me on the radio with them, but it was decided to have me write monthly music column for the “Weekend Buzz” so exactly 8 years ago this month I delivered my very 1st Article on one of my favorite artists “Jimi Hendrix”  In Feb 2013 I was interviewed by Scott Carlson for the “Roseville Patch” and they asked if they could also run my Music Column on the “Roseville Patch.com” and so we have. In April 2017 I was asked to create a “Vinyl Radio Show” for Radio WDGY 740am & FM: 92.1, 103.7, 107.1, my 1st Episode aired in June 2017 as “Mr. Zero’s PsychoGello Vinyl Radio Show” , many of these radio shows coincided with my “Buzz” & “Patch” articles. Then in Nov 2018 I was asked to create another Radio Show for Radio WFNU 94.1 Frogtown Radio, so my 1st Epiosde of Mr. Zero’s Evolation Show” aired in Nov 2018, and likewise many of these shows coincided with my “PsychoGello Show” and “Buzz” & “Patch” articles. So I will now cover, in brief, my articles, and the corresponding Radio Shows, so if you love a certain artist, there is plenty of information to absorb. You can read the articles on “Roseville Patch” or at www.MrZeroS.Com “Blog” and you can listen to past “PsychoGello Shows” at www.MrZeroS.Com “Podcast” the “Evolation Shows” were once loaded to MixCloud but have since been lost, however you can get a complete background on all my shows on “fb” at “Mr. Zero’s PsychoGello Music History Show”

St. Cloud “Weekend Buzz” April 2011 to Nov 2017 

Roseville “Patch” .com March 2013 to currently

WDGY June 2017 to currently  

WFNU November 2018 to currently 

KFAI October 2012 (once annually until 2018)

BUZZ; Article #1 on ”Jimi Hendrix” from April 2011.  WDGY: PsychoGello Show   #34:  “Jimi Hendrix Albums” aired on 25 March 2018. BUZZ Article #40 on “Buddy Miles” from  July 2014.  WDGY: PsychoGello Show #14: “Buddy Miles Encarta” 5-Nov-2017. Buddy was a member of Jimi’s “Band Of Gypsys”.

BUZZ Article #2 on “Cheap Trick” from May 2011. Radio Show #28 “Cheap Trick Early Years” aired on 11-Feb-2018.

BUZZ Article #3 on “New York Dolls” from June 2011. WDGY: PsychoGello Show: #12 “New York Dolls Albums” 22-Oct-2017 and WDGY: PsychoGello Show: #51 “NY Dolls Solo” aired on 29-July-2018.

>From My Book “Here We Come: The Monkees” <

BUZZ Article #4 “Monkees Here They Come” from July 2011.  BUZZ Article #22 “Monkees 2012” from Jan 2011. BUZZ Article #48  “Monkees: 1966 -1971” from March 2015. BUZZ- Patch Article #75 “Monkees Albums” from June 2017. Patch Article #84 ”KAFI Monkees 50th”  Mar 2018. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #1 ”Monkees Albums” from 25 June 2017. WFNU: Evolation Show #2 “Monkees Part A” aired on 14-Nov-18. WFNU Evolation Show #20 “Monkees Part B” aired on 13-Mar-2019.

BUZZ Article #14 ”David Jones” from May 2012. WDGY: PsychoGello Show  “David Jones 45 Singles” aired on 30-Dec-2018. BUZZ Article #25 “Michael Nesmith” from Apr 2013.  WDGY: PsychoGello Show “Michael Nesmith Early Years” aired on 7-Jan-18 Vinyl.  BUZZ Article #60 “Micky Dolenz” from Mar 2016.  Patch Article #85 on “Peter Tork” from Apr 2018. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #50 on “Peter Tork Solo” aired on 22-July-2018. WFNU: Evolation Show on “Peter Tork” aired  24-Feb-2019.

The following artists were closely related to “The Monkees” so I have included them together in my forthcoming book.

BUZZ Article #11 “Boyce & Hart” from Feb 2012. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #6 on ”Boyce & Hart Hit 45s” aired on 27-Aug-2017.

WDGY: PsychoGello Show #7 on “Bobby Hart Solo 45s” aired on 3-Sep-2017.  WFNU: Evolation Show on “Boyce & Hart” aired on 20-Mar-2019.  BUZZ Article #41 on “Harry Nilsson” from Aug 2014. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #4 on “Harry Nilsson Albums” aired on 6-Aug-2017 WFNU: Evolation Show #11 on “Harry Nilsson” aired on 16-Jan-2019.  BUZZ Article #56 on the “Partridge Family” from Nov 2015. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #18 on the Partridge Family Albums” aired on 3-Dec-2017.

BUZZ Article #64 on the “Osmond Bros” from July 2016. WDGY: PsychoGello Show on the “Osmond Bros. Albums” aired on 12-Aug-2018. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #56 on the “Bay City Rollers Albums” aired on 26-Aug-2018.

> From my Book “Post Toastee: Tommy Bolin” < BUZZ Article #5 on “Thomas Richard Micheal Bolin Book” from Aug 2011.  BUZZ Article #65 on”Zephyr” from Aug 2016.    BUZZ- Patch Article #76 on “Tommy Bolin & Energy” from July 2017. Patch Article #88 on ”James Gang: Bolin” from July 2018.   BUZZ Article #53 on ”Alphonse Mouzon & Tommy Bolin” from Aug 2015. BUZZ Article #17 “Deep Purple Loud & Proud” from July 2012.  BUZZ Article #30 on “Tommy Bolin Catalog” from Sep 2013. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #3 on “Tommy Bolin: Part: 1-A” aired on 23-July-2017 and then Episode #11 on “Tommy Bolin: Part; 2-B” aired on 15-Oct-2017. WFNU: Evolation #3 Show on “Tommy Bolin” aired on 21-Nov-2018.

As Bolin was in “Deep Purple” I have included this n this section;
Patch Article #86 on “Deep Purple MkII” from  May 2018. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #46 on Deep Purple Mk2″ aired on 24-Jun-2018. WFNU: Evolation Show #18 on “Deep Purple” aired on 27-Feb-2019.

BUZZ Artilce #7 on “Hanoi Rocks” from Oct 2011. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #64 on ”Hanoi Rocks Albums” aired on 21-Oct-2018.

>From my pending Book on: Black Sabbath<
BUZZ Article #8 on “Black Sabbath” from Nov 2011. BUZZ- Patch Article #79 on “Tony Iommi” from Oct 2017.  WDGY: PsychoGello Show #13 on “Black Sabbath Mellow Side” aired on 29-Oct-2017. WFNU: Evolation Show #16 on “Black Sabbath” aired on 20-Feb-2019. BUZZ Article #35 on ”OZZY” from Feb 2014.

*BUZZ Article #9 on “Thin Lizzy” from Dec 2011. WDGY PsychoGello Show #15 on “Thin Lizzy Encarta” aired on 19-Nov-2017. WFNU: Evolation Show #30 on “Thin Lizzy” 30-Jan-2019

*BUZZ Article #10 on “RUSH” from Jan 2012. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #36 on “RUSH Early Years” aired on 8-Apr-2018.

*BUZZ Article #12 on ”U2″  from Mar 2012. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #33 on “U2 Early Years” aired on 18-Mar-2018. WFNU: Evolation Show #12 on “U2” aired on 23-Jan-2019

>From my Book “Send In The Klowns: KISS” <
BUZZ Artilce #45 on “Wicked Lester/ 1st KISS” from  Dec 2014.   BUZZ Article #13 on “KISS Hotter Than Hell” from Apr 2012. BUZZ- Patch Article #70 on ”KISS DTK” from Jan 2017. BUZZ Article #31 on ”KISS; Destroyer” from Oct 2013. BUZZ Article #54 on”KISS; Elder” from Sep 2015. BUZZ Article #27 on “KISS 40th” from Jun 2013.
WDGY: PsychoGello Show #2 on “KISS Alive” aired on 9-Jul-2017, and then Episode #49 on ”KISS Studio” aired on 15-Jul-2018. WFNU: Evolation Show #6 on ”KISS” aired on  12-Dec-2018.
Including the “Solo Years”
BUZZ Article #44 on ”Ace Frehley” from Nov 2014. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #61 on ”ACE Frehley: Solo Albums” aired on 30-Sep-2018 Vinyl. BUZZ Article #58 on “Peter Criss” from Jan 2016. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #72 on   “Peter Criss Encarta” aired on 16-Dec-2018. BUZZ Article #69 on “KISSin Time” from Dec 2016.

>From my forthcoming Book Mid-West Rocks: local music scene in Minnesota & Iowa<
BUZZ Article #15 on ”MPLS Local Music” from Jun 2012.   BUZZ- Patch Article #59 on “Clear Lake” from Feb 2016. BUZZ- Patch Article #68 on “Bobby Vee” from Nov 2016. BUZZ- Patch Article #42 on the ”Trashmen” from Sep 2014. Patch Article # 83 on “GYPSY” from Feb 2018.
BUZZ- Patch Article #52 on “Prince” from July 2015. BUZZ- Patch Article #62 on the “Death Of Rock” from May 2016.  BUZZ Article #51 on “SlipKnot” from June 2015.   BUZZ- Patch Artilce #67 “Mihm’s Films” from Oct 2016

WDGY: PsychoGello Show #38 on “Gypsy Best Of” aired on 22-Apr-2018, then Episode #39 “Gypsy Singles Of” aired on  29-Apr-2018, then Episode #40 on the “Underbeats Singles Of” aired  on  6-May-2018. WDGY: PsychoGello #45 Show on the “Trashmen Singles Of” aired on 17-Jun-2018. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #35 on the “Everly Bros. Encarta” aired on 1-Apr-2018. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #67 on “Prince 12″ Singles” aired on 11-Nov-2018.  WFNU: Evolation Show #15 on ”Prince” aired on  13-Feb-2019.

*BUZZ Article #18 on the “Kinks” from Sep 2012. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #48 on the ”Kinks 80s” aired on 8-Jul-2018.
*BUZZ Article #19 on the   “Rolling Stones” from Oct 2012. WDGY: PsychoGello Show on the “Rolling Stones Psychedelic” Years 7-Apr-19 CD 60s   Rolling Stones WFNU 3-Apr-19
*BUZZ Article #20 on QUEEN from Nov 2012.   WDGY: PsychoGello Show #25 on “Queen Early Years” aired on 21-Jan-2018 and then Episode #59    “Queen; 2B Albums” aired on 16-Sep-2018. WFNU: Evolation Show on “Queen” aired on 26-Dec-18
*BUZZ Article #21 on “Type O Negative” from Dec 2012.
*BUZZ Article #23 on the “WHO” from Feb 2013.
*BUZZ Article #24 on “Collective Soul” from Mar 2013.

> From My Book Mr. Zero’s 4 decades in the Music Biz” <
BUZZ Article #16 on “Mr. Rik’s High Fidelity” from Aug 2012
BUZZ- Patch Article #26 on  “Vinyls Is Not A Word” from May 2013.
BUZZ- Patch Article #29 “MrZERo Meets Chrysler” from Aug 2013
BUZZ- Patch Article #36 for “National Record Store Day” from Mar 2014.
BUZZ- Patch Article #49 for “Mr. Zero’s Psychogello Show” from Apr 2015.
BUZZ- Patch Article #55 for “Return of Mr. Zero’s Psychogello Show” from Oct 2015.
BUZZ- Patch Article #63 for “PsychoGello Radio Show #5” from June 2016.
Patch Article #74 “PsychoGello Show Returns” from May 2017.
Patch Article #80 on “Vinyl Expert” from Nov 2017.
Patch Article #82 for “WDGY Show” from Jan 2018.
Patch Article #90 on “Vinyl Times Magazine” from Sep 2018.
Patch Article #91 “Mr Zerr0’s Favorite Records” from Sep 2018.
Patch Article #93″WFNU: 90min Radio Hour” from Nov 2018.
Patch Article #95 on “WFNU: Hits And History” from Jan 2019.
WDGY: PsychoGello Show #47    “60s R&B Various” 1-Jul-2018.
WDGY: PsychoGello Show #63 “60s Mod Show” aired on 14-Oct-2018.
WDGY: PsychoGello Show #65 ”Miss. Blues Show”  28-Oct-2018.
WDGY: PsychoGello Show #76 ”2017 Live Alive In Concert” aired on 13-Jan-2019.
WDGY: PsychoGello Show #77 ”2018 Live Alive In Concert” from 20- Jan- 2019.

*BUZZ Article #28 on ”Skid Row” from  July 2013
*BUZZ Artilce #32 on  “Motley Crue” from  Nov 2013

> From my Book “Arrive Without Traveling: The Beatles” <
BUZZ- Patch Article #34 on the “Beatles Catalog”from Jan 2014. BUZZ- Patch Article #57 on the “Beatles Xmas LP” from Dec 2015.  WFNU: Evolation Show #1 on the “Beatles” aired on 7-Nov-2018.
Patch Article #78 on “George Harrison” from Sep 2017. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #5 on “Harrison, George Albums” aired on 20-Aug-2017.
BUZZ- Patch Artiicle #50 on “Ringo Starr” from May 2015. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #32 on “Ringo Starr Albums” aired on 11-Mar-2018.
BUZZ Article #6 on “Badfinger” from Sep 2011. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #37 on “Badfinger Hits” aired on 15-Apr-2018.

*BUZZ- Patch Article #37 on ”MC5″ from Apr 2014. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #66 on “MC5 Encarta” aired on 4-Nov-2018.
*BUZZ- Patch Article #38 on “Faster Pussycat” from May 2014.
*BUZZ- Patch Article #39 on the “Dave Clark 5” from June 2014. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #70 on the “Dave Clark 5 Encarta” aired on 2-Dec-2018
*BUZZ- Patch Article #43 on “David Bowie” from Oct 2014. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #26 on “David Bowie Encarta” aired on 28-Jan-2018.
*BUZZ- Patch Article #46 on “Aerosmith” from Jan 2015. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #43 on ”Aerosmith Early Years” aired on 3-Jun-2018.
*BUZZ- Patch Article #47 on “Steppenwolf” from Feb 2015. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #42 on ”Steppenwolf Albums” aired on  20-May-2018.
*BUZZ- Patch Article #61 on “Twisted Sister” from Apr 2016.
*BUZZ- Patch Article #66 on “Star Trek Audio” from Sep 2016.
*BUZZ- Patch Article #71 on “Blue Cheer” from Feb 2017.
*BUZZ- Patch Article #72 on “Cream” from Mar 2017. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #78 on”Cream Albums” aired on 27-Jan-2019. WFNU: Evolation Show #9 on “Cream” aired on 2-Jan-2019.
*BUZZ- Patch Article #73 on “Led Zeppelin” from Apr 2017.   WDGY: PsychoGello Show #62 on “Yardbirds Encarta” aired on 7-Oct-2018. (WFNU: Evolation Show #40: Led Zeppelin)
*BUZZ- Patch Article #77 on “Bad Company” Aug 2017. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #10 on ”Bad Company Albums” aired on  8-Oct-2017.

> From my Book Xmass Time Is Hear Again” <
BUZZ- Patch Article #33 on ”Mr. Zero’s Xmas Songs” from Dec 2013. Patch Article #81 on “Mr. Zero’s Xmas Show” from Dec 2017. Patch Article #94 for “R&R Xmass” Dec 2018. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #21 for the “Xmas Show Rock Rarities” aired on 24-Dec-2017. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #73 for “Xmas Year 2 Encarta” aired on 23-Dec-2018. WFNU: Evolation Show #7 “Xmas Show” aired on 19-Dec-2018.

*Patch Article #87 on “RATT” from June 2018.
*Patch Article # 89 on the “Bangles” from Aug 2018. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #57 on the “Bangles Albums” aired on 2-Sep-2018.
*Patch Article #92 on “ELP” from Oct 2018. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #60 on “ELP Albums” aired on 23-Sep-2018.
*Patch Article #96 on the “Zombies” from Feb 2019. WDGY: PsychoGello Show #75 on the “Zombies Singles” aired on 6-Jan-2019.
*Patch Article #97 on”Grand Funk” from March 2019.  WDGY: PsychoGello Show #86 on “Grand Funk Albums” aired on 31-Mar-2019.

To quote Jimi Hendrix: “After all that I say …. ooo wee”
So there it is fans, it is quite an extensive list, but necessary, because you can pick an Band or Artist, locate the Article , then track down the corresponding Radio-Podcast Show, and learn all about that subject matter. Now, I must go on record, there is plenty of room for corrections and additions, and I welcome any input, however this is a really good starting point. My suggestion find and Article, locate the Show, get into and enjoy.

Until the next installment … hear me in the stars.
MrZerr0

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