We're doing a test MOG post using an outside player since the new MOG player may take a couple of weeks before it is up and running. Since length isn't an issue outside of MOG with an audio upload, we figured we'd treat you to a radio interview. Singer-songwriter Mike Viola has been on a guest on The Time Machine a few times over the years. Mike's music has long been on our playlists since the nineties. From his own Candy Butchers to film soundtrack work on "That Thing You Do!" and "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" to his involvement with L.E.O. and The Major Labels, Viola has continued to win our audience over with catchy melodies and killer hooks.

Mike's emotive voice on albums under his own name continues that tradition. His recent album "Lurch" released in late 2007 is an album that needs to be in the collection of every music lover. Outside of his recent work with Bleu and Ducky Carlisle as the rocking trio The Major Labels last year, Mike recently produced and arranged the third album from Kelly Jones titled "SheBANG!", which saw a September release and has filled our airwaves with songs that are simply pure pop bliss. Adam Schlesinger from Ivy and Fountains Of Wayne also co-wrote a song with Kelly for the album. Along with her original songs and a batch of songs written with Mike Viola, this album is already getting some heavy airplay here on the Maui airwaves. The album clocks in at just under 28 minutes and all ten songs are fantastic. So catchy and melodic as if early eighties Marshall Crenshaw and The Bangles decided to work together might give you an idea of what this album full of pop gems sounds like. The album "SheBANG!" can be found at CD Baby and was one of our most played albums on the air last year joining releases from Rachael Yamagata, The Pretenders, She & Him, Rick Springfield, Randy Newman and of course - The Major Labels.

Since Kelly Jones was a guest on The Time Machine a few weeks before Mike was, it only made sense that we have Mike Viola on the FM dial to discuss his music, his thoughts and life. He also shared some exciting news about our most played artist from 2006 with radio host Michael McCartney. He had composed some songs with fellow singer-songwriter Mandy Moore and would be producing her next album in a couple of weeks after the interview. That album came out this past spring and is titled "Amanda Leigh". Perhaps this Christmas season we'll have a chance to hear a holiday song that he composed with Rachael Yamagata and Mandy Moore.



Other artists heard on this Maui afternoon FM broadcast include; The Major Labels, The Bangles, The Candy Butchers and Kelly Jones.

Click here to listen or download the radio aircheck for The Time Machine interview with Mike Viola



Official Website for Mike Viola

Mike Viola on MySpace Music

You can also check out these music sites:

The Major Labels on MySpace Music

L.E.O. on MySpace Music

Official Website for Bleu

Bleu on MySpace Music

Official Website for Kelly Jones

Kelly Jones on MySpace Music