The Next Show

Here’s the playlist for 4-1-2025, a show in which I mourned the death of democracy – in France, talked about solar panels, and paid tribute to the late Joey Molland:

Hour 1

1. Dwight Twilley Band, “I’m on Fire” [Super Hits of the ’70s – Have a Nice Day Vol. 15 (1975/1990)]
2. Head East, “Never Been Any Reason” [Flat as a Pancake (1975)]
3. Status Quo, “Down Down” [On the Level (1975)]
4. Brian Eno, “I’ll Come Running” [Another Green World (1975)]
5. Brownsville Station, “Automatic Heartbreak” [Motor City Connection (1975)]

This Day in Music

6. Fountains of Wayne, “Denise” [Utopia Parkway (1999)]
7. Toto, “Rosanna” [Africa: The Best of Toto (1982/2009)]
8. Ronnie Lane, “How Come” [Anymore for Anymore (1974)]
9. Ultravox, “Vienna” [The Very Best of Midge Ure and Ultravox (2001)]
10. Bangles, “Eternal Flame” [Bangles Gold (1989/2020)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about legs)

11. ZZ Top, “Legs” [Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top (1983/2004)]
12. Van Halen, “Drop Dead Legs” [1984 (1983)]
13. AC/DC, “Shake a Leg” [Back in Black (1980)]
14. Big Joe Williams, “Little Leg Woman” [Complete Recorded Works: 1935-41(1935/1991)]
15. Gene Vincent, “Crazy Legs” [Be-Bop-A-Lula: His 30 Original Hits (1957/1998)]
16. Monty Python, “I’ve Got Two Legs” [Monty Python Sings (1989)]
17. Anton Barbeau, “Please Sir I’ve Got a Wooden Leg” [Empire of Potential (2011)]
18. Mojo Nixon, “Tie My Pecker to My Leg” [Whereabouts Unknown (1995)]

New Music Express

19. Lucy Dacus, “Limerance” [Forever Is a Feeling (2025)]
20. Alison Krauss & Union Station, “Looks Like the End of the Road [Arcadia (2025)
21. Perfume Genius, “Just a Room” [Ugly Season (2022)]
22. Sacred Paws, “Save Something” [Jump Into Life (2025)]
23. Chris Church, “Sit Down” [Obsolete Path (2025)]

Hour 3

24. Perfume Genius, “It’s a Mirror” [Glory (2025)]

Mandatory Mayall

25. John Mayall, “Tears Came Rolling Down” [Three for the Road (A 2017 Live Recording) (2018)]
26. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, “Help Me” [The Diary of a Band Vol. 1&2 (2007)]
27. Eric Clapton/John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, “Have You Ever Loved a Woman” [Crossroads (1965/1988)]

Featured artist: Wilco (part two)

28. Billy Bragg and Wilco, “Walt Whitman’ Niece” [Mermaid Avenue (1998)]
29. Billy Bragg and Wilco, “California Stars” [Mermaid Avenue (1998)]
30. Billy Bragg and Wilco, “Ingrid Bergman” [Mermaid Avenue (1998)]
31. Wilco, “Can’t Stand It” [Summerteeth (1999)]
32. Wilco, “She’s a Jar” [Summerteeth (1999)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Joey Molland (part one)

33. Gary Walker & the Rain, “Magazine Woman” [Album No. 1 (1968)]
34. Gary Walker & the Rain, “I Can’t Stand to Lose You” [Album No. 1 (1968)]
35. Gary Walker & the Rain, “The View” [Album No. 1 (1968)]
36. Gary Walker & the Rain, “Come in, You’ll Get Pneumonia [45 RPM single (1969)]
37. Gary Walker & the Rain, “Francis” [Album No. 1 (1968)]
38. Badfinger, “Come and Get It” [Magic Christian Music (1970)]
39. Badfinger, “Carry on TIll Tomorrow” [Magic Christian Music (1970)]
40. George Harrison, “My Sweet Lord” [All Things Must Pass (1970)]
41. John Lennon, “Jealous Guy” [Imagine (1971)]
42. George Harrison, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” [The Concert for Bangledesh (1971)]
43. Badfinger, “I Can’t Take It” [No Dice (1970)]
44. Badfinger, “No Matter What” [No Dice (1970)]
45. Badfinger, “We’re for the Dark” [No Dice (1970)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 3-25-2025, in which I read an op ed piece about kicking Hungary out of the EU, paid tribute to David Johansen, and the featured artist segment had Wilco:

Hour 1

1. Artful Dodger, “Wayside” [Artful Dodger (1975)]
2. Wreckless Eric, “Take the Cash (K.A.S.H.)” [Big Smash (1980)]
3. The Knack, “Frustrated” [Get The Knack (1979)]
4. The Toms, “You Must Have Crossed My Mind” [The Toms (1979)]
5. The Soup Dragons, “Divine Thing” [Hotwired (1992)]
6. Richard Hell, “Blank Generation” [Ork Records: New York, New York (1975/2015)]

This Day in Music

7. Buck Owens, “I Got a Tiger By the Tail” [Act Naturally: The Buck Owens Recordings 1953-64 (1964/2008)]
8. Foo Fighters, “Walk” [Wasting Light (2011)]
9. Cat Power, “Like A Rolling Stone” [Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall (2023)]
10. Sex Pistols, “Rock Around the Clock” [The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle (1979)]
11. Brinsley Schwarz, “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding” [The New Favourites of Brinsley Schwarz (1974)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about arms)

12. Journey, “Open Arms” [Escape (1981)]
13. Chilliwack, “Arms of Mary” [Anthology (1978/2008)]
14. John Hammond, “In Your Arms Again” [In Your Arms Again (2005)]
15. Cutting Crew, “(I Just) Died in Your Arms” [Best of Cutting Crew (1986/2003)]
16. Sam & Dave, “These Arms of Mine” [I Thank You (1968)]
17. Syd Barrett, “Waving My Arms in the Air” [Barrett (1970)]

New Music Express

18. Japanese Breakfast, “Orlando in Love” [For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women) (2025)]
19. Lonnie Holley, “Protest with Love” [Tonky (2025)]
20. Macie Stewart, “Spring Becomes You, Spring Becomes You” [When the Distance Is Blue (2025)]
21. Deacon Blue, “Late ’88” [The Great Western Road (2025)]
22. Sorrows, “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow [Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

23. John Mayall, “Room to Move [Live in Germany 1988 (2011)]
24. John Mayall, “Exercise in C Major for Harmonica” [Jazz Blues Fusion (1972)]
25. John Mayall, “So Much to Do” [New Year, New Band, New Company (1975)]

Featured artist: Wilco

26. Wilco, “The T.B. Is Whipping Me (with Syd Straw)” [Alpha Mike Foxtrot Rare Tracks: 1994-2014 (1994/2014)]
27. Wilco, “I Must Be High” [A.M. (1995)]
28. Wilco, “Box Full of Letters” [A.M. (1995)]
29. Wilco, “Passenger Side” [A.M. (1995)]
30. Wilco, “Far, Far Away” [Being There (1996)]
31. Wilco, “Outtasite (Outta Mind)” [Being There (1996)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Johansen (part four)

32. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “James Alley Blues” [David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000)]
33. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Well, I’ve Been to Memphis” [David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000)]
34. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Poor Boy Blues” [David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000)]
35. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me” [Shaker (2002)]
36. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Death Letter” [Shaker (2002]
37. New York Dolls, “Runnin’ Around” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
38. New York Dolls, “Dance Like a Monkey” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
39. New York Dolls, “Fishnets & Cigarettes” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
40. New York Dolls, “Cause I Sez So” [Cause I Sez So (2009)]
41. New York Dolls, “Better Than” [Cause I Sez So (2009)]
42. New York Dolls, “Streetcake” [Dancing Backward in High Heels (2011)]
43. New York Dolls, “You Don’t Have to Cry” [Dancing Backward in High Heels (2011)]
44. Joe Perry, “I’m Going Crazy (with David Johasen)” [Sweetzerland Manifesto (2018)]
45. David Johansen, “Bang a Gong (Get It On) [Reprise]” [AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T-Rex (2020)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 3-18-2025, a show in which I chronicled the Ukrainian retreat from Kursk, discussed a Reddit post, and had The Posies as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Slade, “Ginny Ginny” [Return to Base (1979)]
2. Deadeye Dick, “New Age Girl” [Different Story (1994)]
3. Tinted Windows, “Kind of a Girl” [Tinted Windows (2009)]
4. The Toms, “Simplicity” [Simplicity (2006)]
5. Thomas Dean Eubanks, “Try a Little Harder” [Rock City (1974/2003)]

This Day in Music

6. Foghat, “Maybelline” [Foghat (1972)]
7. Roxy Music, “In the Midnight Hour” [Flesh + Blood (1980)]
8. Husker Du, “What’s Going On” [Zen Arcade (1984)]
9. Alice in Chains, “Man in the Box” [Facelift (1990)]
10. Maroon 5, “This Love (Album Version)” [This Love maxi single (2004)]
11. Hole, “Doll Parts” [Live Through This (1994)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about feet)

12. Led Zeppelin, “Trampled Under Foot” [Physical Graffiti (1975)]
13. Kenny Loggins, “Footloose” [Footloose Original Soundtrack (1984)]
14. The Police, “Walking in Your Footsteps” [Synchronicity (1983)]
15. Ian Hunter, “Following in Your Footsteps” [Yui Orta (1989)]
16. Kursaal Flyers, “Two Left Feet” [Golden Mile (1976)]
17. Brownsville Station, “Barefootin'” [Yeah! (1973)]

New Music Express

18. Throwing Muses, “Summer of Love” [Moonlight Concessions (2025)]
19. Florence + The Machine & Jules Buckley, “Drumming Song (Live)” [Symphony of Lungs – BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall (2024)]
20. Circuit Des Yeux, “Megaloner” [Halo on the Inside (2025)]
21. Steven Wilson, “The Overview: Performance” [The Overview (2025)]
22. Chris Church, “She Looks Good in Black” [She Looks Good in Black single (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

23. John Mayall, “The Devil Must Be Laughing (feat. Joe Walsh)” [Talk About That (2007)]
24. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, “Crying Shame” [The Diary of a Band Vol. 1 & 2 (2007)]
25. John Mayall, “Fly Tomorrow” [Blues from Laurel Canyon (1968)]
26. Big Star, “Thank You Friends” [Third/Sister Lovers (1978)]
    Featured artist: The Posies
27. The Posies, “I Finally Found a Jungle I Like!!!” [Every Kind of Light (2005)]
28. The Posies, “The Glitter Prize (Feat. Kay Hanley” [Blood: Candy (2010)]
29. The Posies, “We R Power” [Solid States (2016)]
30. The Posies, “The Plague” [Solid States (2016)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Johansen (the Buster Poindexter years)

30. Buster Poindexter, “Smack Dab in the Middle” [Buster Poindexter (1987)]
31. Buster Poindexter, “Hot Hot Hot” [Buster Poindexter (1987)]
32. Buster Poindexter, “Are You Lonely for Me Baby” [Buster Poindexter (1987)]
33. Buster Poindexter, “Hit the Road Jack” [Buster Goes Beserk (1989)]
34. Buster Poindexter, “International Playboy” [Buster Goes Beserk (1989)]
35. Buster Poindexter, “Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well” [Buster Goes Beserk (1989)]
36. Buster Poindexter, “Breakin’ Up the House” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
37. Buster Poindexter, “Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
38. Buster Poindexter, “Saturday Night Fish Fry” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
39. Buster Poindexter, “Rocket 88” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
40. Buster Poindexter, “Nueva Broadway (They Don’t Smoke)” [Buster’s Spanish Rocketship (1997)]
41. Buster Poindexter, “Rhumba (Dance Forever)” [Buster’s Spanish Rocketship (1997)]
42. Buster Poindexter & His Banshees of Blue, “‘Zat You, Santa Claus?” [The Ultimate Christmas Album (1987/2008)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 3-4-192025, a show which started with technical difficulties, featured a song parody, and included a tribute to David Johansen:

Hour 1

1. Green Pajamas, “Kim the Waitress” [It Crawled from the Basement – The Green Monkey Anthology (1984/2009)]
2. Urge Overkill, “Positive Bleeding” [Saturation (1993)]
3. Liz Phair, “Never Said” [Exile in Guyville (1993)]
4. Santana, “Winning” [Zebop (1981)]

This Day in Music

5. Shakin’ Stevens, “This Ole House” [Greatest Hits (1981/1984)]
6. Chris Rea, “The Road to Hell (Part 2)” [Heartbeats – Chris Rea Greatest Hits (1989/2005)]
7. The Lemonheads, “It’s a Shame About Ray” [It’s a Shame About Ray (1992)]

Hour 2: Songs about nothing

8. The Who: Let’s See Action (Nothing Is Everything)” [Rarities Volume 1 & Volume II (1972/1983)]
9. Small Faces, “All or Nothing” [The Immediate Years (1966/1995)]
10. Alice Cooper, “Nothing’s Free” [The Last Temptation (1994)]
11. Bob Dylan, “Nothing Was Delivered” [The Basement Tapes (1975/2013)]
12. Cinderella, “Nothing for Nothin'” [Night Songs (1986)]
13. Game Theory “Nothing New” [Lolita Nation (1987)]
14. The dBs, “Nothing Is Wrong” [Stands for Decibels (1981)]

New Music Express

15. Panda Bear, “Praise” [Sinister Grift (2025)]
16. Mdou Moctor, “Funeral for Justice (Injustice Version)” [Tears of Injustice (2025)]
17. The Chills, “Dolphins” [Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs (2025)]
18. Patterson Hood, “The Van Pelt Parties (featuring Wednesday)” [Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams (2025)]
19. Def Leppard, “Stand By Me” [Stand By Me single (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

20. John Mayall, “No Smoking” [Riding with the Blues (2003)]
21. John Mayall, “Wild About You” [Live in Germany 1988 (2011)]
22. John Mayall, “Checking On My Baby” [Live in London (2011)]

Featured artist: The Posies (part two)

23. The Posies, “Love Letter Boxes” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]
24. The Posies, “Burn & Shine” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]
25. The Posies, “Everybody Is a F**king Liar” [Amazing Disgrace (1996)]
26. The Posies, “Ontario” [Amazing Disgrace (1996)]
27. The Posies, “Somehow Everything” [Success (1998)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Johansen (part one)

28. New York Dolls, “Bad Girl” [Lipstick Killers: The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 (1981)]
29. New York Dolls, “Jet Boy” [Lipstick Killers: The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 (1981)]
30. New York Dolls, “Personality Crisis” [New York Dolls (1973)]
31. New York Dolls, “Trash” [New York Dolls (1973)]
32. New York Dolls, “Babylon” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
33. New York Dolls, “It’s Too Late” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
34. New York Dolls, “Human Being” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
35. New York Dolls, “(There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
36. New York Dolls, “Red Patent Leather” [Red Patent Leather (1984)]
37. New York Dolls, “Pills” [Red Patent Leather (1984)]
38. David Johansen, “Funky But Chic” [David Johansen (1978)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 2-25-2025, in which I read an article about constitutional dictatorship, read an article about NATO, and played The Posies for the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Dan Baird, “I Want You Bad” [Buffalo Nickel (1996)]
2. Dr. Feelgood, “Going Back Home” [Malpractice (1975)]
3. Kathy McCarty, “Wild West Virginia” [Dead Dog’s Eyeball: Songs of Daniel Johnston (1994)]
4. The Motors, “Airport” [Approved By The Motors (1978)]
5. Scorpions, “Catch Your Train” [Virgin Killer (1976)]

This Day in Music

6. Daniel Powter, “Bad Day” [Classic Pop Ballads (2005/2019)]
7. The Beatles, “Piggies” [The Beatles (1968)]
8. The Feelies, “Sweet Jane” [Some Kinda Love: Performing the Music of The Velvet Underground (2023)]
9. Wings, “Give Ireland Back to the Irish” [45 RPM single (1972)]
10. The Alarm, “Sold Me Down the River” [Standards (1989/1990)]
11. Big Country, “In a Big Country” [The Crossing (1983)]
12. Minor Threat, “Straight Edge” [Complete Discography (1984/2003)]
13. Minor Threat, “Guilty of Being White” [Complete Discography (1984/2003)]

Hour 2: Songs about mail

15. Dead Kennedys, “Stealing Peoples’ Mail” [Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)]
16. The Beatles, “Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues” [Anthology 3 (1996)]
17. The Fuzztones, “It Came in the Mail” [Lysergic Ejaculations (2022)]
18. Diet Cig, “Priority Mail” [Do You Wonder About Me? (2020)]
19. Blondie, “Fan Mail” [Plastic Letters (1978)]
20. Anton Barbeau, “Cheque’s in the Mail” [King of Missouri (2003)]
21. Slim Harpo, “Mailbox Blues” [The Excello Singles Anthology (1968/2003)]

New Music Express

22. Patterson Hood, “A Werewolf and a Girl” [Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams (2025)]
23. Youth Lagoon, “Speed Freak” [Rarely Do I Dream (2025)]
24. Tim Hecker, “Heaven Will Come” [Shards (2025)]
25. Sam Fender, “Nostalgia’s Lie” [People Watching (2025)]
26. The Jellybricks, “Dreaming in Stereo” [Dreaming in Stereo (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

27. John Mayall, “Next Time Around” [Rolling with the Blues (2003)]
28. John Mayall, “Born Under a Bad Sign (with Albert King)” [In the Shadow of Legends (2011)]
29. John Mayall, “I Should Know Better” [The 1982 Reunion Concert (1994)]

Featured artist: The Posies (part one)

30. The Posies, “Blind Eyes Open” [Failure (1990)]
31. The Posies, “Under Easy” [Failure (1990)]
32. The Posies, “My Big Mouth” [Dear 23 (1990)]
33. The Posies, “Golden Blunders” [Dear 23 (1990)]
34. The Posies, “Dream All Day” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]

Hour 4: Best albums of the 1980s: The Pretenders, The Stone Roses, The Cramps

35. The Pretenders, “Precious” [Pretenders (1980)]
36. The Pretenders, “Stop Your Sobbing” [Pretenders (1980)]
37. The Pretenders, “The Wait” [Pretenders (1980)]
38. The Pretenders, “Brass in Pocket” [Pretenders (1980)]
39. The Stone Roses, “I Wanna Be Adored” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
40. The Stone Roses, “She Brings the Drums” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
41. The Stone Roses, “I Am the Resurrection” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
42. The Cramps, “TV Set” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]
43. The Cramps, “Garbageman” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]
44. The Cramps, “Sunglasses After Dark” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]

Tribute to Sal Maida

45. Cherrie Currie, “Call Me At Midnight” [Beauty’s Only Skin Deep (1978)]
46. Sparks, “I Like Girls” [Big Beat (1976)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 2-18-2025, in which I discussed the anomalies in John Mayall 8 tracks, discussed a trip to the Mall at Short Hills, and had Sparklejets U.K. as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Genesis, “Turn It On Again” [Duke (1980)]
2. Elvis Costello, “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” [Live Stiffs (1978)]
3. The Zeros, “Beat Your Heart Out” [Don’t Push Me Around (1994)]
4. John Lennon, “Whatever Gets You Through the Night” [Shaved Fish (1974/1975)]
5. Ween, “Dr. Rock” [The Pod (1991)]

This Day in Music

6. The Bonesmen, “Last Train to Clarksville” [Deuce (2009)]
7. Styx, “Too Much Time on My Hands” [Paradise Theater (1980)]
8. The Damned, “New Rose” [Damned Damned Damned (1977)]
9. Lords of the New Church, “Live for Today” [Is Nothing Sacred (1983)]
10. Frantic Flintstones, “What’d I Say” [Too Sweet to Die (2001)]
11. Rockpile, “Crying in the Rain” [Seconds of Pleasure (1980)]
12. Bonerama, “Misty Mountain Hop” [Bonerama Plays Zeppelin (2019)]

Hour 2

13. Sex Pistols, “(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone” [The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle (1979)]

Theme Time: Songs about baseball

14. George Carlin, “Baseball-Football” [An Evening with Wally Londo (1975)]
15. Dora the Explorer, “Baseball, Baseball, Fun in the Sun” [Dora the Explorer (2008)]
16. Yo La Tengo, “Baseball Altamont” [Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics (2006)]
17. San Francisco Seals, “The Ballad of Denny McClain” [Baseball Trilogy EP (1993)]
18. My Favourite Accident, “Have You Seen My Baseball?” [Hometown Beatdown (2012)]
19. Bob Newhart, “Nobody Will Ever Play Baseball” [The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960)]
20. Arsonists Get All the Girls, “Symphony of Baseball Bats” [Demo (2005)]
21. The Baseball Project, “They Played Baseball” [3rd (2014)]

New Music Express

22. Horsegirl, “Where’d You Go” [Phonetics On and On (2025)]
23. Horsegirl, “Julie” [Phonetics On and On (2025)]
24. The War and Treaty, “Skyscraper” [Plus One (2025)]
25. Marinero, “La La La” [La La La (2025)]
26. The Lumineers, “Keys on the Table” [Automatic (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

27. John Mayall, “That Love” [Notice to Appear (1976)]
28. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, “My Own Fault” [The Diary of a Band Vol. 1 & 2 (2007)]
29. John Mayall, “Rolling with the Blues” [Rolling with the Blues (2003)]

Featured artist: Sparkle*Jets U.K.

30. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Fantastic Pantsuit” [Big Stir Singles: The Fourteenth Wave (2021)]
31. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Sunshine” [We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970 (2022)]
32. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “He’s Coming Out” [Best of Friends (2023)]
33. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “I Want a Pony” [Best of Friends (2023)]
34. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Today Will Be Yesterday Tomorrow” [Best of Friends (2023)]
35. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “This Will Be Our Year” [Box of Letters (2024)]
36. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Box of Letters” [Box of Letters (2024)]

Hour 4: Best Albums of the 1990s: Nirvana, Soundgarden, U2, Radiohead

27. Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” [Nevermind (1991)]
28. Nirvana, “Lithium” [Nevermind (1991)]
29. Nirvana, “Polly” [Nevermind (1991)]
30. Soundgarden, “Black Hole Sun” [Superunknown (1994)]
31. Soundgarden, “Spoonman” [Superunknown (1994)]
32. U2, “One” [Achtung Baby (1991)]
33. U2, “Mysterious Ways” [Achtung Baby (1991)]
34. Radiohead, “Just” [The Bends (1995)]

Tribute to Sal Maida

35. Milk ‘N’ Cookies, “Little Lost and Innocent” [Milk ‘N’ Cookies (2016)]
36. Sparks, “I Want to Be Like Everybody Else” [Big Beat (1976)]
37. Sparks, “White Women” [Big Beat (1976)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 2-11-2024, in which I encountered technical difficulties, read some articles, and played Sparkle*Jets UK as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Pretty Things, “Atlanta/L.A.N.T.A.” [Silk Torpedo (1974)]
2. Judas Priest, “Rocka Rolla” [Rocka Rolla (1974)]
3. Budgie, “High School Girls” [Power Supply (1980/1993)]
4. John Hammond, “Sweet Home Chicago (Live at the Boarding House 6-2-1973)” [Bear’s Sonic Journals: You’re Doin’ Fine (2024)]

This Day in Music

5. Grand Funk Railroad, “The Loco-Motion” [Shinin’ On (1974)]
6. The Monkees, “Pleasant Vally Sunday” [The Best of the Monkees (1966/2003)]
7. Sheryl Crow, “A Change Would Do You Good” [Sheryl Crow (1996)]
8. Linkin Park, “One Step Closer” [Hybrid Theory (2000)]
9. The Beatles, “Twist and Shout” [The Beatles: 1962-1966 (1963/2024)]
10. The Smiths, “Shoplifters of the World Unite” [The Sound of The Smiths (The Very Best Of) (2008)]
11. Motley Crue, “Primal Scream” [Decade of Decadence (1991)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (love songs)

12. Paul McCartney, “Silly Love Songs” [The 7″ Singles (1976/2022)]
13. Three Dog Night, “Old Fashioned Love Song” [The Best of Three Dog Night (1971/1999)]
14. Marshall Tucker Band, “Heard It in a Love Song” [Anthology: The First 30 Years (1977/2005)]
15. Stone Temple Pilots, “Interstate Love Song” [Purple (1994)]
16. Ed James, “My Internet Love Song” [I Love sparkle*jets u.k. (2000)]
17. Jim Croce, “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song” [The Jim Croce Collection (1974/1986)]
18. Enuff Z’Nuff, “How Am I Supposed to Write a Love Song?” [Tweaked (1995)]

New Music Express

19. Sharon Van Etten, “Afterlife” [Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory (2025)]
20. Guided By Voices, “Dawn Believes” [Universe Room (2025)]
21. Squid, “Cro-Magnon Man” [Cowards (2025)]
22. The Moles, “Chimes” [Composition Book (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

23. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, “Gimme Some Lovin’/The Train” [The Diary of a Band Vol. 1 & 2 (2007)]
24. John Mayall, “No Holes Barred” [Rolling with the Blues (2003)]

Featured artist: Sparkle*Jets UK

25. Sparkle*Jets UK, “She May Be Nice” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 4 (2001)]
26. Sparkle*Jets UK, “Good Morning World” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 5 (2002)]
27. Sparkle*Jets UK, “Love Burn” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 7 (2004)]
28. Sparkle*Jets UK, “Princess Needy” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 8 (2005)]
29. Sparkle*Jets UK, “The Ballad of El Goodo” [Big Stir Singles: The Fourth Wave (2019)]
30. Sparkle*Jets UK, “You and Your Sister” [Big Stir Singles: The Fourth Wave (2019)]

Hour 4: Best Albums of the 1990s: R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Jeff Buckley

31. R.E.M., “Try Not to Breathe” [Automatic for the People (1992)]
32. R.E.M., “Everybody Hurts” [Automatic for the People (1992)]
33. Pearl Jam, “Even Flow” [Ten (1991)]
34. Pearl Jam, “Alive” [Ten (1991)]
35. Pearl Jam, “Jeremy” [Ten (1991)]
36. Jeff Buckley, “Hallelujah” [Grace (1994)]

Tribute to Sal Maida

37. Robert Calvert, “Storm Chant of the Skraelings” [Lucky Lief and the Longships (1975)]
38. Robert Calvert, “Volstead O Vodeo Do” [Lucky Lief and the Longships (1975)]
39. Milk ‘N’ Cookies, “Not Enough Girls in the World” [Milk ‘N’ Cookies (2016)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 2-4-2025, a show in which I recounted Governor Murphy’s alleged harboring of an illegal alien, had a technical difficulty with a playlist, and had Sparkle*jets UK as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Genesis, “Illegal Alien” [Genesis (1983)]
2. The Rolling Stones, “Scarlet (The War on Drugs Remix)” [Goats Head Soup (1973/2020)]
3. Mike Watt, “In the Engine Room” [Contemplating the Engine Room (1999)]
4. The Loud Family, “Take Me Down (To Haloo)” [Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things (1993)]

This Day in Music

5. Alice Cooper, “Road Rats” [Lace and Whiskey (1977)]
6. The Troggs, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lady” [The Trogg Tapes (1976)]
7. Kansas, “Carry on Wayward Son” [Leftoverture (1976)]
8. Culture Club, “Karma Chamelion” [Colour By Numbers (1983)]
9. The Offspring, “Come Out and Play” [Smash (1994)]
10. Hole, “Celebrity Skin” [Celebrity Skin (1998)]

Hour 2

11. The Troggs, “Love Is All Around” [Cellophane (1968)]

Theme Time: Songs about smoking/songs about fire

12. Commander Cody, “Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)” [Too Much Fun: The Best of Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (1973/1990)]
13. Brownsville Station, “Smokin’ in the Boy Room” [Yeah (1973)]
14. NRBQ, “Everybody’s Smokin'” [Message for the Mess Age (1994)]
15. David Peel and the Lower East Side, “The Pope Smokes Dope” [The Pope Smokes Dope (1972)]
16. The Donnas, “Everybody’s Smoking Cheeba” [The Donnas (1998)]
17. Tegan and Sara, “Smoking Weed Alone” [Crybaby (2022)]
18. Jim Steinman, “Out of the Frying Pan (and Into the Fire)” [Bad for Good (1981)]
19. Kix, “Burning Love” [Cool Kids (1983)]

New Music Express

20. Bonnie “Prince” Billy, “Tonight With The Dogs I’m Sleeping” [The Purple Bird (2025)]
21. Maribou State, “Blackoak” [Hallucinating Love (2025)]
22. The Bablers, “Together Forever” [Together Forever single (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

23. John Mayall, “C.C. Rider Blues Jam” [In the Shadow of Legends (2011)]

Featured artist: Sparkle*Jets U.K.

24. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “She’s My Fave” [In, Through and Beyond (1998)]
25. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “My Internet Love Song (To You)” [In, Through and Beyond (1998)]
26. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Thirteen” [In, Through and Beyond (1998)]
27. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Surfin’ Monkeys” [In, Through and Beyond (1998)]
28. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Real Nice Time” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 3 (2000)]
29. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Monster” [Bamboo Lounge (2001)]
30. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Beautiful Girl” [Bamboo Lounge (2001)]

Hour 4: Best Albums of the 1990s: PJ Harvey, Smashing Pumpkins, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

31. PJ Harvey, “To Bring You My Love” [To Bring You My Love (1995)]
32. PJ Harvey, “Down by the Water” [To Bring You My Love (1995)]
33. Smashing Pumpkins, “Cherub Rock” [Siamese Dream (1993)]
34. Smashing Pumpkins, “Today” [Siamese Dream (1993)]
35. Smashing Pumpkins, “Rocket” [Siamese Dream (1993)]
36. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Into My Arms” [The Boatman’s Call (1997)]
37. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Brompton Oratory” [The Boatman’s Call (1997)]

Tribute to John Sykes

38. Whitesnake, “Slide It In” [Slide It In (1984)]
39. Whitesnake, “Still of the Night” [Whitesnake (1987)]
40. Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again (2017 Remix)” [Whitesnake (1987/2017)]

And here’s the show: