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• Mad Mike Fun Facts 5!

  by Kogar the swinging ape December 17, 2008
  "bigger than the beatles and the rolling stones!" Back in the day, Pittsburgh record chain N.R.M., put out a series of LP's called MAD MIKE MOLDIES (check out the covers over at the Mad Mike Myspace page). These LP's are highly sought after collector items. They feature tracks hand picked by Mike h...

• Mad Mike Fun Facts 4!

  by Kogar the swinging ape December 16, 2008
  "crazy 'bout them rekkids" Mad Mike was famous for doing whatever it took to find a cool record. He drove all over the country, and even traveled the world (when he was in the service) to find cool tunes to play on his show and at the various dances in Pittsburgh. There are some great tales in th...

• Mad Mike Fun Facts #3!

  by Kogar the swinging ape December 15, 2008
  record cutting... From very early on, "cuts" or acetates played a big role in the Mad Mike mythos. Mike used to confound collectors and fans alike with seemingly impossibly rare records. Of course some of them were rare, they were doctored (mad scientist'd?) by Mike himself! Mike had a record lat...

• Mad Mike Fun Facts 2!

  by Kogar the swinging ape December 14, 2008
  "Records worth dying/killing for!" Mad Mike had the kids in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas in such a frenzy that they had to find out the names of certain songs he played, or die trying! The thing that frustrated so many was that he never mentioned the names of the songs he played, unless th...

• Mad Mike Fun Facts #1!

  by Kogar the swinging ape December 13, 2008
  As a preamble to the "More Mad Mike Madness" blog compilation (coming next Thursday!), I figured I'd post some interesting "Mad Mike Fun Facts" for those that don't have the new Norton releases. So, everyday, if I can manage it, I'll post some cool stories, facts and maybe even some audio clips of...

• "more mad mike madness" announcement!

  by Kogar the swinging ape December 13, 2008
  For some reason, i never threw my music blogs up on the gp page, so i'll start doing it with this new compilation. Here's how it works. I pick a topic. then every week, i put up links where you can download songs. This blog deals with Pittsburgh DJ MAD MIKE METRO! Things have come together quicker...