Radio Free Jersey

03/09/2020

11/08/2020

New Episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/of-all-time/id1498719356?i=1000487739555

‎Show Of All Time, Ep Paste’s 70 Albums Of The 70s (Sort of) - Aug 10, 2020

03/03/2020

Episode 1 is here! On our inaugural episode, Mike and RDM dig into the countdown that inspired the podcast. We’ll hear the secret origin story of this annual NY radio event and launch the investigation into why everyone loves a bustle in their hedgerow. https://apple.co/2uoIlv7

‎Music Commentary · 2020

23/02/2020

We're baaack! Check out the trailer for our brand new podcast, RFJ Presents: Of All Time.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/of-all-time/id1498719356

01/02/2020

“It’s all happening... again.”

03/01/2018

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Chris Robinson. Photo by RD Mathers Shot on what was their "farewell" tour at the time, at The Beacon Theater in New York City. All photographs we taken on 35mm Film with a Nikon. Rich Robinson. Photo by RD Mathers Steve Gorman. Photo by RD Mathers Eddie Harsch. Photo by RD Mathers Aud

17/11/2017

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Photo by RD Mathers The next three posts are from 2000, but my records do not indicate the exact dates. For the most part I kept detailed notes and a dated folder structure on when each of these photos were taken, but some things fell through the cracks. I know there are photos somewhere on a hard

14/11/2017

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Photo by RD Mathers Two more pictures from the 2000 Radio Music Awards show in Las Vegas. Above, Robby Krieger of The Doors. We only had about seven minutes with him, and he was staring so intently at Gerry Martiere when I got this shot. Moments later Krieger’s handler came to whisk him away, and

13/11/2017

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Photo by RD Mathers Aside from the main theater, music, film and tv academies, award shows are really just a chance for stars to get adulation, TV producers to sell products and radio people to interview as many artists in one place as possible. These functions have an event called “Radio Row” which

12/11/2017

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Sammy Hagar came up to Q104.3 to be on the nationally syndicated Westwood One show, Rockline. Hagar started the show with a hat, bandana and loud coat. He was plugging his new Tequila and while I can confirm he was not partaking, he did leave his sunglasses on for the entire show and was a ham the

11/11/2017

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Scott Muni and Mick Fleetwood. Photo by RD Mathers. One of the founding members of the band Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood, stopped by in the afternoon to do an interview with Ken Dashow. At the time, Scott Muni was working for us at Q104.3 and Mick waved him in to the studio. At the moment of th

07/11/2017

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Cameron Crowe. Photo by RD Mathers This one is special, because I really dig Cameron Crowe. Crowe was at Q104.3 to promote his new film, Almost Famous, for the national radio show Rockline. I had seen an early screening and as I was shooting this image, was having my own William Miller moment.

05/11/2017

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(Update: an earlier version of this piece had me mixing the brothers up. Late night writing and all.)

Dave Davies is/was the lead guitarist for one of the great British Invasion bands, The Kinks. Unfortunately more famous for feuding with his older brother, Ray, Dave is an under-appreciated guitarist. In August of 2000, he stopped by the Q104.3 studios and in the days before radio stations

05/11/2017

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Jon Anderson. Photo by RD Mathers I had met Jon Anderson in 1996 when he appeared at an event for WZLX-FM, but in those days I was not carrying a camera when I worked. Jon is a fascinating man and the band Yes is a fascinating band, a true pioneer of the progressive rock movement. Shot o

03/11/2017

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Ian Anderson. Photo by RD Mathers Ian Anderson, founder of Jethro Tull makes another appearance here. This time he brought his flute and did a little performance, complete with with a little track box. The second picture from this set is the typical “pose in front of the logo wall.”