What's Your Niche?

What’s Your Niche? - Episode June 11, 2026

Episode 110. CHRIS DADGE returns for the fourth year in a row to keep the pre-Sled Island tradition alive! Dadge discusses his Sled Island schedule, as we also discuss a mutual musical favourite of ours. This year, it's R.E.M.!! Me and Dadge share our favourite songs and give you a true deep dive! Here is Dadge's complete Sled Island schedule: Tuesday, June 16th, Sled Island Kick-Off with Dadge & Nate Waters joining STUCCO! Wednesday June 17th at 7:30pm at Dickens with BROCK GEIGER Friday June 19th at 4pm at the Dandy Tasting Room parking lot with TEMPS Friday June 19th at 8pm at The Palace Theatre with EYE OF NEWT Saturday June 20th at 2pm at the Dandy Tasting Room parking lot with BROCK GEIGER Saturday June 20th at 4:30pm at the Eighty Eight Brewing parking lot with RYAN BOURNE & THE PLANT CITY BAND Saturday June 20th at 8pm at the blox arts center with BENNETT MITCHELL also catch Chris Dadge as part of the Sled Island conference event 'Perspectives on Grant Writing' at 11am Also, catch YOURS TRULY (Ben Goodman, for those playing at home) moderating the 'Radio: What is its Place in the Music Industry' panel at 4pm. It is FREE! https://www.sledisland.com/2026/radio-what-is-its-place-in-the-music-industry Playlist: * R.E.M. - Discoverer * Earth, Wind & Fire - Energy * Ramsey Lewis - Uhruru * Earth, Wind & Fire - Time Is On Your Side * Earth, Wind & Fire - Power * Hindu Love Gods - Junko Pardner * Warren Zevon - Bad Karma * Chris Stamey - Euphoria * Samantha Savage Smith - Eyes Wide Shut * R.E.M. - Gardening At Night * R.E.M. - Fall On Me (Unplugged 1991) * R.E.M. - At My Most Beautiful (Unplugged 2001) * R.E.M. - Bang and Blame (Live on SNL, 11/12/1994) * R.E.M. - Crush with Eyeliner (June 23, 1995) * R.E.M. - All The Way To Reno (Unplugged 2001) * Let's Active - Waters Part * The dB's - Neverland * Sneakers - Ruby * R.E.M. - Wichita Lineman (Live from Houston, Texas, 9/15/95) * Bitter Fictions - Aquamarine [https://feedpress.me/link/23410/17359820.gif]

What’s Your Niche? - Episode May 28, 2026

Episode 109. The second and third hours feature my interview with the great STEVE YOUNG (Late Night & Late Show with David Letterman) discussing INDUSTRIAL MUSICALS! This show features RARELY HEARD SONGS FROM STEVE'S COLLECTION! If you want more information, check out Steve & Sport Murphy's book 'Everything Coming Up Profits: The Golden Age of Industrial Musicals' or the 2018 documentary Steve is featured in 'Bathtubs Over Broadway' directed by Dava Whisenant Playlist: * Kylie Minogue - Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head * Kylie Minogue - Say Something (Extended Mix) * Kylie Minogue - Some Kind Of Bliss * The Lonely Island - I'm So Humble * The Lonely Island - Things In My Jeep * The Lonely Island, Michael Bolton - Incredible Thoughts * King Crimson - I Talk To The Wind * Gabor Szabo - Theme from the Valley of the Dolls * Holger Czukay - Cool in the Pool * Clarence Carter - Patches * Continental Assurance - My Insurance Man (My Insurance Man, 1968) * Written by James Fagas & Edward Reveaux - We're Thinking Of You (Cadillac, 1962) * Written by Skip Redwine - Let's Get Down To Business (International Paper Company, 1969) * Written by Bob WeDyck & Arnold Midlash - Distribution (IMC Fertilzer, 1965) * Written by Skip Redwine - I Love 'Em, But I Can't Sell 'Em (York Air Conditoners, 1968) * Written by Sid Siegel - It's Your World Now (BP, 1970) * Unknown - Motorola SPS Blues (unknown origin, from the '80s) * J.C. Penney - He's A Penney Man (Spirit of '66, 1966) * Written by Wilson Stone - Straight Ahead With Ford (Ford Tractor, 1964) * Written by Michael Brown - We Don't Sew (Singer Sewing, 1960) * Written by Hank Beebe & Bill Heyer - RCA Has Moved To A New State (RCA, 1971 & 1972) * Written by Hank Beebe & Bill Heyer - Make It Happen At Retail (RCA, 1971 & 1972) * Written by Hank Beebe & Bill Heyer - Will It Sell? (RCA, 1971 & 1972) * American-Standard - My Bathroom (The Bathrooms Are Coming!, 1969) * American-Standard - Spectra 70 (The Bathrooms Are Coming!, 1969) * Massey-Ferguson - We're Massey-Ferguson (A World of Winners, 1977) * Kevin Morby - 100,000 [https://feedpress.me/link/23410/17350488.gif]

What’s Your Niche? - Episode May 14, 2026

Episode 108. My VELVET UNDERGROUND special in celebration of Richie Unterberger's essential and definitive new book on the band 'Do What You Fear Most: The History of The Velvet Underground' due out June 16th via Omnibus Press! I share some of my fav VU songs and then in the third hour, I share my in-depth discussion with Richie. Playlist: * The Velvet Underground - Sister Ray * The Velvet Underground - The Black Angel's Death Song * The Velvet Underground - European Son * The Velvet Underground - Lady Godiva's Operation * The Velvet Underground - Some Kinda Love * The Velvet Underground - I'm Set Free * The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat * The Velvet Underground - What Goes On * The Velvet Underground - Lisa Says * The Velvet Underground - New Age * The Velvet Underground - Ocean * The Velvet Underground - We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together * Ben Goodman - RICHIE UNTERBERGER interview! Check out his book DO WHAT YOU FEAR MOST: THE HISTORY OF THE VELVET UNDERGROUND out on June 16th via Omnibus Press! * The Beachnuts, Lou Reed - Cycle Annie * Mikaela Davis - 11:11 [https://feedpress.me/link/23410/17341582.gif]