Rachel Lichtman's Programme 4 issues limited-run Easy AM 66 promo LP

The Easy AM 66 Promotional Album, Vol. 3 features Aimiee Mann, Michael Penn, Kelley Stoltz, Ted Leo & Patton Oswalt!

Here's the scoop...

Programme 4 and New Dimension Records present the EasyAM 66 Promotional Album Vol. 3, brought to you by MagiClean® Carpet Cleaning Services.

Yes, now you can lay back anytime, and enjoy the soft, gentle sounds of Easy AM 66, Golden Sands’ very own Beautiful Music radio station. This exciting promotional album is available for immediate digital download OR as a special LIMITED EDITION numbered vinyl record today (Friday, December 6). And as a special promotion—five lucky vinyl orders will include complimentary tickets to see Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra in 1977! Get a digital or limited edition vinyl copy of the Easy AM 66 Promotional Album Vol. 3 via Bandcamp right here here. 

To listen to Easy AM 66 Vol. 1 & 2 FREE, go to Programme4.tv/easyam66

EasyAM 66 Promotional Album Vol. 3 was produced by Rachel Lichtman for MagiClean®. 

Starring (in order of appearance) Rachel Lichtman, Rich Koz (Svengoolie), Dio Deltoro, Tammy Faye Starlite, Michael McKean, Randy Sklar. Jason Sklar, Ted Leo, Aimee Mann, Michael Penn, Chris Murphy, Dag Juhlin, Kelley Stoltz, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Patton Oswalt & liner notes by Jim Gavin, creator of Lodge 49! 

Easy AM 66 is just one of the happening presentations of Programme 4, an independent, local market station broadcasting an inter-dimensional signal of audio/visual deep shag magic from Centre 4000 Plaza in Golden Sands.  

All the exquisite programming on this station is available for you to experience without a paywall.  Programme 4 is a member supported station that can only exist and evolve through donations from Affiliates like you. 

Independent artistic endeavors need your support, now more than ever. Programme 4 is produced by one lady, with contributions by brilliant performers who generously lend their talents. It takes a tremendous amount of time, dedication and creativity to produce this kind of work — and there is so much more groovy, analog entertainment under way!

Christmas Album's We'd Like To See: Scott Walker

For those who always wondered what Scott Walker would find at the emotional core of "Frosty The Snowman" – here you go... 

Watch the TV ad spot for the Scott Walker Christmas Album created by Rachel Lichtman and her Programme 4 crew right here.

Network 77's new Musique program is just what we need right now

Ever wonder what SCTV's Gerry Todd would do with his own 30-minute variety show?  It might look a bit like Rachel Lichtman's retro-fabulous Musique. 

Over the last few months, future media mogul Rachel Lichtman has been working on a music-oriented plank of her brilliant Network 77 platform which she just launched as Musique.

Drawing on the inspiration of both 70s TV variety shows and the commercial advertising spots which accompanied them, Musique presents swank period-perfect video clips for contemporary artists like Ted Leo, Juliana Hatfield, Joe Pernice, Eszter Balint and Liam Hayes – with cameos by Aimee Mann and Luther Russell – all gorgeously styled and every bit as sun-bleached and shag-carpeted plush as you would hope. The crazy rare vintage clip of Margo Guryan fits in seamlessly.

Musique seems like a godsend to independent and reissue labels looking for an appropriate outlet to reach culturally-sussed folks of a certain generation and everyone else right now who could use a tuneful, colour-saturated reverie to escape the shut-in doldrums of our shared pandemic predicament.

Now if only some visionary executive at Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO, Apple TV Plus or even say, PBS had the sense to see the enormous potential Musique offers... well, in the meantime, just watch the pilot episode of Musique right here.

Evidently, Rachel has quite a bit of great stuff which didn't make it into the pilot. So if you enjoyed the first episode of Musique and would like to help fund a second – Rachel bankrolled the whole shebang herself – you can make a donation through Network77.com (there’s a donate tab in the navigation). You'd think this would be something that that the shrewd operators behind labels like Light In The Attic, Numero Group, Omnivore, Sundazed, Vampi Soul, Ace Records, BBE, Drag City, Anthology Recordings, Cherry Red, Dust-To-Digital, Tompkins Square, Third Man, etc would be happy to support.

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WFMU-FM Evan Davies chats with Network 77's Rachel Lichtman about Musique

Watch Ted Leo's K-Tel inspired video for Can't Go Back

Full marks to director Rachel Lichtman for getting the proper 70s TV ad look for Ted's new clip (below). 

The Hanged Man LP is out September 8. Ted Leo plays Lee's Palace September 19.