Backstage at Bonnaroo 2010 Sunday!!!

It is our fourth day and I've almost survived the weekend! Only three bands left!!! We kicked it off this morning with, They Might Be Giants. Then we had, Everest, Medeski Martin and Wood, Regina Spektor, Ingrid Michaelson, and Phoenix. Calexico is performing right now and coming in next for an interview. Then we will have, John Butler Trio and Martin Sexton. It has been another great adventure!

They Might Be Giants http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/TheyMightBeGiants.mp3

Everest http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/Everest.mp3

Medeski Martin and Wood http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/MedeskiMartinandWood.mp3

Regina Spektor http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/ReginaSpektor.mp3 

Ingrid Michaelson http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/IngridMichaelson.mp3

Phoenix http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/Phoenix.mp3

And the Watson Twins popped in to take advantage of our air conditioned trailer...

Saturday at Bonnaroo 2010!!!

We have two days left of Backstage craziness. Avett Brothers and Nortec Collective have already been here and a band called, Truth & Salvage, is performing right now. They have some amazing harmonies! I haven't heard of them yet but that isn't the first time I have discovered a band here!

We are pretty sure that when John Prine comes over this afternoon, Old Crow Medicine Show, will be backing him! We are also getting, Mumford and Sons! They popped in before dropping off their gear and heading over to the Lunar stage to watch the Fifa World Cup! The crowd over there is going to be insane!

We also have the Dead Weather popping by the studio for a quick interview!!!

Brandi Carlile, Caitlin Rose, and Dave Rawlings Machine will be popping by as well!

Wish me luck! I'll post the interviews here when possible.

Here are the interviews from Saturday:

Avett Brothers http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/AvettBrothers.mp3

Nortec Collective http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/NortecCollective.mp3

Truth and Salvage Co. http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/TruthandSalvageCo.mp3

John Prine http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/JohnPrine.mp3

John Prine XRT http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/JohnPrineXRT.mp3

Dead Weather http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/DeadWeather.mp3

Dave Rawlings http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/DaveRawlingsMachine.mp3

Internet has been pretty flaky all weekend. Of course, we are in the middle of a field in Manchester, TN!

Friday Part Two!! Bonnaroo 2010!!

We are running a bit late. The last band for the evening, Mexican Institute of Sound, just got here an hour late. I have some more interviews to post for you.

Ok Go


http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/okgo.mp3

Umphrey's McGee

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/UmphreysMcGee.mp3

The National

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/TheNational.mp3

Michael Franti of Spearhead

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/MichaelFranti.mp3

Tori Amos

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/ToriAmos.mp3

Black Keys

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/BlackKeys.mp3

Dr Dog

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/DrDog.mp3

Disco Biscuits

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/DiscoBiscuits.mp3

The Mexican Institute of Sound

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/MexicanIntstituteOfSound.mp3

Friday at Bonnaroo 2010!!!

Friday is here and the day is flying by already! We have twelve bands on the books today. Our morning started with the, Carolina Chocolate Drops at 9am. They were dressed to impress and sounded amazing. A wonderful way to wake up and start the day.

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/CarolinaChocDrops.mp3

Chris Thile and his band, Punch Brothers, dropped by at 10am. They were really decked out, wearing some snazzy suits! They performed with only two microphones in the Grand Ole Opry style! Very fun!

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/PunchBrothers.mp3

PUNCH BROTHERS

The band, Dawes, came over at 11am, to show off their brotherly harmonies! Their have an album out on ATO Records, which they recorded without any computers. They also have a pretty cool fan named, Bill Murray! In their interview they told a great story about wild Bill!

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/Dawes.mp3

More updates to come!

12PM OK GO
1PM UMPHREY'S MCGEE
2PM THE NATIONAL
3PM MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD
4PM TORI AMOS
5PM BREAK
6PM BLACK KEYS
7PM DR DOG
8PM DISCO BISCUITS
9PM MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND

Thursday at Bonnaroo!!!

We are rocking here in the backstage at Bonnaroo studios! I'll add information to the blog as time permits today. Temper Trap just came through the studios for a quick performance and interview. I can only post the interviews on the blog but I am also podcasting everything in the itunes store. Just search for Lt. Dan Buckley. I haven't uploaded any of the interviews yet to the ftp server, but keep your eye out and they should start showing up soon.

Our first band of the day / year came over at 2pm. They are called, The Constellations and came from Atlanta, Georgia. They are a party band with a reputation for music!

Here is a link to the Constellations interview:

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/ConstellationsInterview.mp3

The 3pm slot featured, Local Natives. A band from Silverlake, CA.

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/LocalNativesInterview.mp3

4pm featured, Temper Trap. A band you've been hearing on Lightning 100 that came all the way from Australia.

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/TemperTrapInterview.mp3

Joshua James is in the recording studio right now and will be coming over for an interview soon.

 http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/JoshuaJamesInterview.mp3

Still to come tonight: Postelles, Julia Nunes, The XX,  and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros!

I'll get the links to audio up soon and post some pictures...

PS I bought, Ashley Capps (the founder of Bonnaroo) boots last night! How cool is that?!

Here are some more interviews


http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/ThePostellesInterview.mp3

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/JuliaNunesInterview.mp3

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/bonnaroo/10/XXInterview.mp3

The 2010 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival!

Your good friend Lt. Dan is heading down to Bonnaroo in the morning. I'll be slaving away backstage, recording and editing interviews with dozens of artists between Thursday and Sunday. I'll do my best to post as many as I can here for your listening pleasure. I don't think I am allowed to post the schedule here but I can promise you it will be amazing! Full of up and coming artists, well established acts, and a few musical icons. It will be fun to share it with you and I hope you'll leave me a comment or two. You can also follow along by finding my podcast in the itunes store. Just search Lt. Dan Buckley and you'll be sure to find me.

Here is an aerial photo of the Bonnaroo Music and arts festival. Someday I would love to take my own photo like this!!!

Here is a photo of the backstage studio, surrounded by hay for soundproofing!

Karen Elson

Karen Elson is a Singer, Songwriter, Supermodel, and married to Supercool Nashvillian, Jack White!

Yesterday, her new album, "The Ghost Who Walks" was released on Third Man Records. She popped by the Lightning 100 studios to promote the new album and her in store today at Grimey's New & Pre-Loved Music. She also brought two of the musicians you can hear on her new record and performed, Stolen Roses, and the title track, The Ghost Who Walks.

Here is a link to listen to the interview and performance as heard on 100.1 FM & Lightning100.com

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/int/10/100525KarenElson.mp3

Will Hoge Interview & Performance in the Lightning 100 studios

Will Hoge returned to the Lightning 100 studios today!

Here is a link to listen to our interview as heard on 100.1 FM in Nashville, TN

And online at http://Lightning100.com

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/int/10/100520WillHoge.mp3

The Flood of 2010

Middle Tennessee received epic flooding over the weekend. We are still drying out and need is great. I want to post some links to charity organizations and tell the story of our co-worker who lost her home in a fire Monday morning.

One of our sales people lost her home on Pennington Bend in Nashville. Channel 4 news was shooting video via helicopter and you can watch the footage here:

http://www.wsmv.com/video/23432920/

This was happening Monday morning and they had actually tried to get her to evacuate the night before but wouldn't rescue her dog as well, so she stayed. Her gas water heater shorted out, caught fire and exploded, catching her car on fire. Then her house caught on fire and she called 911. They said they couldn't get to her because of the flooded river and told her to get in the water with a wet blanket over her head, because her house could explode. As they were bracing for the explosion a man on a jet ski came to their rescue. Her, two friends, and the dog, climbed aboard the jet ski and with the nose almost straight in the air, drove off to safety, just as the house exploded in an eruption of fire.

Here is a video of her being interviewed on NBC

http://www.wsmv.com/video/23480945/index.html

She is lucky to be alive, and I'm avoiding using her name for privacy reasons. Many of you know her though, as she has worked at the station since the 90's and been a part of many great events, both for profit and charity. If this story reaches out to your heart and you would like to make a donation to her, you're welcome to bring or send it to the station. I had a listener say they would like to send a Walmart card.

Our mailing address is:

Lightning 100
1310 Clinton St. Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37203
615-242-5600

Our offices are in Marathon Village and are open to the public, Monday - Friday from 9am-5pm.

Thanks for your generosity and if you just want to send prayers or well wishes, those are greatly appreciated as well!

Another great resource for Nashville and Middle Tennessee is the Community Foundation.

http://www.cfmt.org/floodrelief/

Check out their website to learn more. They have two funds set up for Flood relief efforts. One for Metro Nashville, the other for Middle Tennessee.

There are also many benefit concerts coming up to raise money for the victims.

Keep an eye on http://Lightning100.com and http://www.nowplayingnashville.com/

I'll also keep you updated on Lightning 100, 100.1 FM on http://Twitter.com/Lightning100 and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lightning-100

Phoenix in the Lightning 100 studios

Recently The French band, Phoenix was playing Rites of Spring at Vanderbilt University.

They stopped by the http://Lightning100.com studios before the show.

Here is the performance and interview, as heard on Lightning 100.

You can right click and download this mp3. Option click for Mac users.

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/int/10/PhoenixWRLT100423.mp3

They performed acoustic versions of Lisztomania and 1901.

Here is the video footage




from http://danbuckley.blogspot.com/

Sam & Ruby on Morning Lightning with Mary Brace

This morning Nashville's Sam & Ruby stopped by the Lightning 100 studios in Music City U.S.A. to chat with Mary Brace host of morning Lightning. You can listen to the interview and performance here:

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/int/10/100420SamandRuby.mp3

Their music is featured in the movie Westbound.

http://www.catchwestbound.com/

Music in Music City!

There is so much great music going on this week in Music City USA!

First of all, I am super pumped for the My Morning Jacket show! They will be playing with the great New Orleans band, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. I do mean playing with by the way. That show will be EPIC!
It is this Wednesday at Municipal Auditorium. Not necessarily my all time favorite venue but I can tell you right now in advance it will at least make my top ten favorite shows of 2010!

Speaking of my top ten favorite shows, did you make it to Earth Day on Saturday? A beautiful day with amazing music. I missed Homemade Water unfortunately, but did catch Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek. She had former Nickel Creek bandmate and brother Sean Watkins on guitar and Sebastian Steinberg (formerly of Soul Coughing) on bass. She is so sweet and they sounded spectacular. We also had a terrific up and coming local band, The Apache Relay, that reminds me of the Avett Brothers rocking you out Indie style. Plus our headliner, BELA FLECK! His band full of Allstar Nashville musicians tackled old school Flecktone songs and much more with great ease. I could go on and on, but if you were there you already know and if you missed it, I'm not trying to make you feel sad or anything...

Ok, so also on the bill this week in Nashville is Levon Helm at The Ryman. I hate to say it but I must accept reality for a minute and say I am not going to that show. Even though it will be another magical night at the Ryman with a good 1900 folks having their minds blown with some of the best musicians and performers to ever grace the Ryman stage! (that might be a bit much but I guarantee you there are some die hards who would not bat an eyelash at that statement) It is the same night as My Morning Jacket and you can't be in two places at once. It just doesn't work. So without too much regret I'll move on and know I missed a good one.

Now also, all over Nashville this week is the Naked Without Us Event. A fusion of great rock and fashion happening Monday through Saturday in Music City. Take a peak at their website to get an idea of how cool this is http://nakedwithoutus.com/ you can also listen to my interview with the Naked without Us crew here: http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/tunedin/10/100411NakedRob.mp3 It features Tennessee Titans place kicker Rob Bironas. The event benefits his charity, which is really cool. They want to get a bus, fill it with musical instruments, and head into the city of Nashville - exposing kids to music that might not have that chance otherwise. It's pretty inspiring and no surprise the Nashville Symphony is going to help them do it. Rob also promised to help Kick Off the Naked without Us event, tonight at the Hard Rock Cafe Nashville, upstairs in the brand new Reverb Room. That is a free event, so check it out if you can.

I need to head into the production room and am running out of time. I haven't even mentioned the Rites of Spring event or that Nashville's own coal fired rock n rollers Old Union are recording a live album at Exit In this Saturday night. I'll post a link to the Old Union show here and post the Rites of Spring schedule below. There is a lot more going on worth checking out as well, like the Road to Bonnaroo show tonight at Mercy Lounge. That is free and I know Mikky Ekko is competing and if you haven't seen him yet, do yourself a favor a see him soon before it costs $50 at the Ryman. Think Radiohead, which the vocal talent of Jeff Buckley and passion of a singer like Jim Morrison. He is a Brite Revolution artist (which recently became a FREE site by the way and you know how I feel about things that are free - yay! ) so take a minute to download some exclusive music here: http://briterevolution.com/artists/mikky-ekko/

Here is the Rites of Spring schedule I promised you. If you are of age you can bring in your own cooler of beer at Rites. 6 beers per person with a two person limit per cooler.

Go out and see some live music this week!

Friday - April 23rd

Gates Open: 3:00pm
Battle of the Bands Winner: 3:20-3:40pm

Chris Hennessee:  4:00-4:20pm
Lubriphonic: 4:40-5:10pm

2 Door Cinema Club: 5:30-6:00pm

The New Mastersounds: 6:20-6:50pm

Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars: 7:10-7:50pm

Cold War Kids: 8:10-9:10pm

Phoenix: 9:30-10:30pm

Drake: 11:00pm-12:00am

_______________
Saturday - April 24th

Gates Open: 3:00pm
Battle of the Bands Winner: 3:35-3:55pm

Trombone Shorty: 4:15pm-4:45pm
Alberta Cross: 5:05-5:35pm

JJ Grey and Mofro: 5:55-6:35pm

Doug E Fresh: 6:55-7:35pm

Melanie Fiona: 7:55-8:40pm

Passion Pit: 9:00-10:00pm

BEN HARPER and Relentless7: 10:30-12:00am 


http://www.ritesofspring.com/

Bela Fleck and the Nashville Earth Day Festival 2010

This Saturday at Nashville's Centennial Park is the 2010 Nashville Earth Day Festival!

2010 Music Schedule from http://www.nashvilleearthday.org

5:30-7pm Bela Fleck - Acoustic with Friends
4-5p Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek
3-3:45p Apache Relay
2-2:45p Homemade Water

Here is a link to my interview with Bela Fleck, who will be headlining Earth Day and performing acoustic with friends from 5:30pm-7 http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/int/10/100413bela.mp3 He talked about who is in the band and told us he created the group just for the show on Saturday. He also gave us two terrific performances in the Lightning 100 studios and a lesson on playing the Banjo, Bela Fleck style!

The video footage should be up shortly! For now, here is footage from the last time he made it over to Marathon Village.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8g9K2kmxH4



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdbZCYEZps8



Here is Bela Fleck's interview on Music Business Radio

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/mbr/podcast/2009/mbr98belafleck.mp3

Bela Fleck is known as the world's best banjo player and has virtually reinvented both the image of the banjo as well as and the sound of the instrument.

Bela has won 11 Grammy Awards and has played on albums by Chick Corea, Phish, Bruce Hornsby, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas, and Dave Matthews Band.

This episode talks about signing record deals, leaving record deals, signing other record deals, recording albums, writing songs, establishing yourself in different genres of music, and his new documentary film, Throw Down Your Heart.

Here is Sara Watkins recent in studio performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7YsrV2bxsI



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaMqX5QPgNg



Here is Apache Relay's recent appearance and performance on the Lightning 100 morning show with Mary Brace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QjXASh6Ai8



Here is the super acoustic version of that song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qZwxn6yC-E



Here is footage from 2009 when Homemade Water played Live on the Green and stopped by the Lightning 100 studios to chat with David Hall and give us a live performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-PsnfJ34Fc



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Needtobreathe

Last Friday the band Needtobreathe came into the Lightning 100 studios before their sold out Cannery Ballroom performance. They performed two songs live in our studios. My allergies were kicking my butt that day, but I did my best to talk to them about what they had been up to lately, their humble beginnings, and what it meant to play a recent show at Ryman Auditorium.

Here is a link to the interview:

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/int/10/NeedtoBreathe100326.mp3

Here is video footage of their performance and interview





Here is video footage from their 2009 stop in the Lightning 100 studios

Interview with Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies

Ed Robertson of the band Barenaked Ladies called me today. Here is the interview which aired on Lightning 100 in Nashville, TN on 100.1 FM and on our internet stream at http://Lightning100.com

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/int/10/BNLWRLTFM.mp3

We talked about the new Barenaked Ladies album, "All in good time", what is was like going in the studio without Steven Page, playing the Ryman Auditorium, and some of his favorite Nashville memories.

Barenaked Ladies will perform at the historic Ryman Auditorium May 10th, 2010 with special guest Ingrid Michaelson. You can get tickets and info on the concert page at Lightning100.com

Since I only spoke with Ed on the phone today I do not have any video footage. I did find five Ingrid Michaelson videos from previous performances on Lightning 100. I'll post them all here in case you missed any of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCf2rWLxCRE



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEz9f8bzT3o



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSuYWuwOrRw



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsLO-hw4B7Y



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxbUgod2sqw

Dave Barnes & Matt Wertz promoting the Haiti benefit concert this Sat at Ryman Auditorium

I don't have the audio to post right now for a proper podcast but did want to get these videos posted, since the concert is this Saturday at The Ryman.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW2yucueE9s



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfGiSEerNng

Ryman benefit featuring Emmylou Harris, Dave Matthews, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller and more

Here is the press release for the Music Saves Mountains benefit at the Ryman

The Messina Group/AEG Live and the Ryman Auditorium Announce

Line-up for NRDC Presents Music Saves Mountains

NRDC Presents Music Saves Mountains Featuring Emmylou Harris, Dave Matthews,

Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, Patty Loveless, Kathy Mattea plus special guests

NASHVILLE, TN (February 26, 2010) –The Messina Group/AEG Live and the Ryman Auditorium are pleased to announced the star-studded line-up for Natural Resources Defense Council Presents Music Saves Mountains concert.  This fundraising concert will be held May 19^th at 8:00 p.m. at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. Featured performers include Emmylou Harris, Dave Matthews, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, Patty Loveless, Kathy Mattea plus special guests.  Tickets will go on sale Friday, March 5^th at 10:00 a.m. by phone, the Ryman box office, www.musicsavesmountains.org and ryman.com. Ticket prices are $45, $75, $95.  Fifty premium seat tickets will be sold via online auction at ticketmaster.com starting Friday, March 5^th at 10:00 a.m., with a minimum of $300.  NRDC also has a VIP ticket package including premium seating, back stage VIP cocktail party, artist meet and greet, limited edition concert poster and gift bag. For VIP packages please contact Jessica Esposito, jesposito@nrdc.org or 212-727-4523.

The Music Saves Mountains concert will serve as a fundraiser for NRDC’s campaign to end mountain top removal in Appalachia.  Net proceeds will be put directly back in to efforts to pass strong laws that bring an end to this destructive practice. 

Two of Music Saves Mountains biggest supporters, Emmylou Harris and Kathy Mattea, have both covered Utah Philips’ “Green Rolling Hills”, a song about the mountains of West Virginia.  “The mountains of Appalachia are responsible for countless folk, country and bluegrass songs. Now, the home of that rich tradition is being destroyed,” Harris told The Tennessean last year.

Today, the Appalachians are being ravaged by the most destructive form of coal mining ever devised. Companies are blowing up entire mountaintops to get at the thin seams of coal below. Already 500 peaks have been leveled, wide swaths of forests have been clear cut, miles of streams have been destroyed or polluted, and countless communities have been harmed by this devastating practice.

“The Appalachian Mountains are where country music was born,” said Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC.  “NRDC is proud to be banding together with musical artists to raise national awareness of mountaintop removal and mobilize millions of Americans to end the most ecologically and culturally destructive strip mining on earth.”

The Music Saves Mountains concert is an important step in the effort to enlist singers, songwriters and musicians in the cause by bringing much-needed attention and resources to bear on the issue.

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About Ryman Auditorium A National Historic Landmark, Ryman Auditorium was built as a church in 1892, served as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943-74, and was completely renovated in 1994. The Ryman is open as a museum during the day and at night continues its more-than-100-year music tradition by offering the best in live entertainment. The Ryman Auditorium is owned by Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a Nashville-based hospitality and entertainment company that owns and operates Gaylord Hotels and the Grand Ole Opry. For more information, visit www.ryman.com

About The Messina Group/AEG Live  The Messina Group (TMG) is a partner of AEG Live, one of the top live entertainment companies in the world which produces world tours featuring internationally renowned artists and regional concerts and festivals.  TMG/AEG Live is recognized throughout the industry for its artist-friendly approach and commitment to quality.

For more information on NRDC please visit www.nrdc.org, or www.musicsavesmountains.org.

Billy Bob Thornton Lightning 100 Interview

In celebration of my new podcast on itunes I wanted to revisit some of my favorite interviews and performances I have archived during my career in the radio business, working at Lightning 100, and with events like the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. 

One of the more famous guests I have had the opportunity to interview is Billy Bob Thornton. Mr. William Robert Thornton came to the Lightning 100 studios in 2008 for an interview. It was Friday afternoon and Billy was in town promoting his new upcoming record with his band, "The Boxmasters". They had sent me an advance copy of the double disc album, and I had listened to it twice before interviewing him. I personally really enjoyed the record. Even though it is a bit country for my usual taste, it is well produced and was fun listening to it, especially since I knew I would be interviewing the band. I also enjoyed the production qualities and how the songs transitioned into one another, creating a unique listening experience for anyone listening to the album in it's entirety vs a particular song.

After our 45 minute interview I took The Boxmasters to the Yazoo Brewery. It was there I realized how special it was getting the time alone with the guys. Once in public, it was hard to have Billy Bob Thornton's attention for more than one sentence. The pints of Yazoo gave just about everyone at the taproom the liquid courage to meet their hero, if you know what I mean.

Here is a link to listen to our conversation. Let me know what you think.

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/interview/2008/BillybobThornton.mp3

Also, if there are any other interviews you would like me to blog about, shoot me an email or leave me a comment.

Email: Buckley@tunedin.com

Here is a link to my new podcast on itunes!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=356874536

Todd Snider

Todd Snider is a staple of East Nashville and has a big show this Saturday night at Tpac's Polk Theatre. You can get tickets here:

http://patron.tpac.org/main.taf?p=9,5,1&ProductionID=722

Here is a link to listen to his performance last week on Lightning 100


http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/int/10/ToddSniderfeb9th2010.mp3

Here is the web footage that Brian Waters made.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ud3zNM98Mo



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUm_Eb8g0tk




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p84xGbbq54

Matthew Ryan

Matthew Ryan has been making Nashville, TN USA his home since 1993. He's written a lot of music since then and has had his share of songs played on Lightning 100. It was great getting him into the studios last week before he played our Nashville Sunday Night broadcast with Edwin McCain on Valentines Day in front of a sold out crowd.

Here is the audio from his in studio performance and chat.

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/int/10/matthewryan.mp3

His new album, Dear Lover, in stores now and available at finer Independent Record Stores like Grimey's New & Preloved Music. http://www.grimeys.com/ and on his website http://www.matthewryanonline.com/

Matthew Ryan brought in his laptop and webcam to create this video footage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TdLe53Ysg0



our video guy Brian Waters shot this video footage for http://Lightning100.com



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEiV4N7OsFk



I've just submitted my rss feed to itunes for podcasting, so if you use the itunes store to download podcasts, keep an eye out for mine! I think it takes a couple days for it to be available.

North Mississippi Allstars

Last Friday February 25th, 2010 the North Mississippi Allstars visited the Lightning 100 studios for the first time since we moved to our Marathon Village location in 2005. They performed two songs before rocking out the Cannery Ballroom later in the evening.

Here is video footage of their interview and performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9nL3HfpiFo



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AbcePoqhPk



Here is a link to listen to the entire interview:

http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/int/10/100205nmallstars.mp3

Top 10 most viewed Lightning 100 videos

I've been waiting all weekend to see the North Mississippi Allstars video performance! I know it will be posted soon but I haven't seen it every time I have checked. So, I thought I would do a post about the top 10 most watched Lightning 100 videos.

Coming in at number ten with 16,500 views on the countdown is Ingrid Michaelson performing Be Ok in the Lightning 100 studios.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxbUgod2sqw



At number nine with 17,559 views is the first of three videos from the band Old Crow Medicine Show. Here they are performing Mary's Kitchen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU4_eJqDO-s



Here is the eighth most viewed video and it is one we recorded on location at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in 2008. It's the band M.I.A.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtRhRbeQLIQ



This next video has shot up the charts making it's way into the top ten in less than four months. It currently is in seventh place with 18,947 views. It is the band Needtobreathe and a video of their song Something Beautiful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV-Bevn_rmA



In sixth place is the first of two top ten videos by this artist. With 20,769 views here is Donovan Frakenreiter performing Your Heart live in the Lightning 100 studios.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH3Txir27RY



This next band has three videos in our top 10 and two in our top five. With 21,035 views this is Old Crow Medicine Show performing Next Go 'Round in the Lightning 100 studios.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir9HbkjWSIE



In fourth place is a legendary Austrailian guitarist who gave us an amazing performance. He was a good friend of Chet Atkins and if your interested let me know and I can post the full audio version of our interview. It is definitely one of my personal favorites. With 23,259 views here is Tommy Emmanuel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uscSMtEvjuI



In third place here is another top ten video from Ingrid Michaelson. This time she performs her song Maybe. It currently has 24,479 views.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCf2rWLxCRE



In second place with 29,500 views is surfer and songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter performing Life Love and Laughter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRtFQdvoMjA



Before I post the first place blog I want to post a video that Matt Morris did in the Lightning 100 studios for an episode of Music Business Radio. It currently has 26,542 views and would have made our top 10 if it wasn't posted under the Music Business Video channel. Here is Matt Morris performing his song Money.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN1pkz71KZo



Also, check out the Music Business Video channel for brand new videos just posted of Nashville based musician Mat Kearney. http://www.youtube.com/user/musicbusinessvideo

ok, here is what you have been waiting for! The most viewed Lightning 100 video is by a Nashville based band that formed in upstate New York and has performed a good many times in front of a sold out crowd, even at venues as prestigious as the historic Ryman auditorium. With 50,410 views here is Old Crow Medicine Show performing the Alabama High Test in the Lightning 100 studios!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh2BFj4_kgM



This is just a list of the most viewed videos, which is subject to change. Today is Monday February 8th, 2010. Last night the Saints beat the Colts in a tremendous Super Bowl upset! If you have a favorite Lightning 100 video, I would love to know what it is and why!