Playlist: 3-25-2025

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

  1. Buck Owens, “I Got a Tiger By the Tail” [Act Naturally: The Buck Owens Recordings 1953-64 (1964/2008)]
  2. Foo Fighters, “Walk” [Wasting Light (2011)]
  3. Cat Power, “Like A Rolling Stone” [Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall (2023)]
  4. Sex Pistols, “Rock Around the Clock” [The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle (1979)]
  5. 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)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Wilco

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

Hour 4: Tribute to David Johansen (part four)

  1. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “James Alley Blues” [David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000)]
  2. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Well, I’ve Been to Memphis” [David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000)]
  3. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Poor Boy Blues” [David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000)]
  4. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me” [Shaker (2002)]
  5. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Death Letter” [Shaker (2002]
  6. New York Dolls, “Runnin’ Around” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
  7. New York Dolls, “Dance Like a Monkey” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
  8. New York Dolls, “Fishnets & Cigarettes” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
  9. New York Dolls, “Cause I Sez So” [Cause I Sez So (2009)]
  10. New York Dolls, “Better Than” [Cause I Sez So (2009)]
  11. New York Dolls, “Streetcake” [Dancing Backward in High Heels (2011)]
  12. New York Dolls, “You Don’t Have to Cry” [Dancing Backward in High Heels (2011)]
  13. Joe Perry, “I’m Going Crazy (with David Johasen)” [Sweetzerland Manifesto (2018)]
  14. 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:

Review: Blank Generation EP (1976)

Richard Lester Meyers was born in Lexington, Kentucky on October 2, 1949. His father died when Richard was seven years old; he was then raised by his mother. He attended the Sanford School in Delaware, where he met Tom Miller (aka Tom Verlaine). They ran away from school together and were arrested in Alabama for arson and vandalism. Richard Meyers, who later changed his name to Richard Hell, moved to New York City to become a poet.In 1972, Verlaine joined Hell in New York; they added a guitarist, Richard Lloyd and became Television. They regularly played at CBGB and here Television played the anthematic “Blank Generation”. In 1975, Hell parted ways with Television because of creative differences. In 1976, Hell released the three song “Blan Generation” EP on Ork Records, founded by the late Terry Ork, manager of Television.The first track, “(I Could Live With You In) Another World” contains a funky, repetitive bass line, a meandering instrumental break, and a catchy chorus. The second track is “(I Belong to the) Blank Generation”, starts off with a guitar intro, after which Hell launches into his vocals: “I was sayin’ let me out of here before I was/Ever born, it’s such a gamble when you get a face”. This early version of the song is the same released on Stiff Records later that year, which can be heard on The Stiff Records Box Set (1992), although the version on the Ork Records compilation doesn’t have the surface noise. The third and final track, “You Gotta Lose” is a surprisingly upbeat boogie, again with a compelling base line and drum beat. The instrumental fade out is particularly good. “Another World” takes up all of side one, with side two split between the other two songs.Overall, I found this EP surpisingly melodic, punctuated by Hell’s bass line, and an excellent introduction to the music of Richard Hell. You can find all three tracks on the Ork Records compilation, released in 2015.

Playlist: 3-18-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about feet)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

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

  1. Buster Poindexter, “Smack Dab in the Middle” [Buster Poindexter (1987)]
  2. Buster Poindexter, “Hot Hot Hot” [Buster Poindexter (1987)]
  3. Buster Poindexter, “Are You Lonely for Me Baby” [Buster Poindexter (1987)]
  4. Buster Poindexter, “Hit the Road Jack” [Buster Goes Beserk (1989)]
  5. Buster Poindexter, “International Playboy” [Buster Goes Beserk (1989)]
  6. Buster Poindexter, “Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well” [Buster Goes Beserk (1989)]
  7. Buster Poindexter, “Breakin’ Up the House” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
  8. Buster Poindexter, “Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
  9. Buster Poindexter, “Saturday Night Fish Fry” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
  10. Buster Poindexter, “Rocket 88” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
  11. Buster Poindexter, “Nueva Broadway (They Don’t Smoke)” [Buster’s Spanish Rocketship (1997)]
  12. Buster Poindexter, “Rhumba (Dance Forever)” [Buster’s Spanish Rocketship (1997)]
  13. Buster Poindexter & His Banshees of Blue, “‘Zat You, Santa Claus?” [The Ultimate Christmas Album (1987/2008)]

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 3-11-2025

Here’s the playlist for 3-11-2025, a show in which I underwent some technical difficulties, read an article by James Bovard, debated the merits of NATO and had The Posies in the featured artist segment:

Hour 1

  1. Dave Edmunds, “I Want You Bad” [Information (1983)]
  2. The Tearjerkers, “Heart on the Line” [Murder Mystery B-side (1980)]
  3. Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Dear Prudence” [Hyaena (1984)]
  4. Matthew Sweet, “Nothing Lasts” [Girlfriend (1991)]
  5. The Donnas, “Take It Off” [Spend the Night (2002)]
  6. Thomas Dean Eubanks, “Oh Babe” [Rock City (1974/2003)]

This Day in Music

  1. Tom Robinson Band, “4-6-8 Motorway” [Rising Free: The Very Best of TRB (1977/1997)]
  2. Eric Carmen, “That’s Rock ‘N’ Roll” [Eric Carmen (1975)]
  3. Vanilla Fudge, “You Keep Me Hanging On” [Vanilla Fudge (1967)]
  4. Nina Hagen, “TV-Glotzer (White Punks on Dope)” [Nina Hagen Band (1979)]

Hour 2: Songs about hands

  1. The Rolling Stones, “Hand of Fate” [Black and Blue (1976)]
  2. Brinsley Schwarz, “Home in My Hand” [Nervous on the Road (1972)]
  3. Foghat, “Home in My Hand” [Energized (1974)]
  4. Aerosmith, “The Hand That Feeds” [Draw the Line (1977)]
  5. Bon Jovi, “Lay Your Hands on Me” [New Jersey (1988)]
  6. The Rubinoos, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” [The CBS Tapes (2021)]

New Music Express

  1. Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra” [Mayhem (2025)]
  2. Jason Isbell, “Ride to Robert’s” [Foxes in the Snow (2025)]
  3. Bob Mould, “Breathing Room” [Here We Go Crazy (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “John Lee Boogie” [Rolling with the Blues (2003)]
  2. John Mayall, “Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (with Buddy Guy and Junior Wells)” [In the Shadow of Legends (2011)]

Featured artist: The Posies

  1. The Posies, “You’re the Beautiful One” [Success (1998)]
  2. The Posies, “Who to Blame” [Success (1998)]
  3. The Posies, “Grant Hart” [In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Pluggin’ In (Live) (2000)]
  4. The Posies, “Flavor of the Month” [In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Pluggin’ In (Live) (2000)]
  5. The Posies, “Solar Sister” [In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Pluggin’ In (Live) (2000)]
  6. The Posies, “I Guess You’re Right” [Every Kind of Light (2005)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Johansen (part two)

  1. David Johansen, “Donna” [David Johansen (1978)]
  2. David Johansen, “Frenchette” [David Johansen (1978)]
  3. The David Johansen Group, “Cool Metro” [NYC 1978 Live (2004)]
  4. The David Johansen Group, “Build Me Up Buttercup” [NYC 1978 Live (2004)]
  5. David Johansen, “You Touched Me Too” [In Style (1979)]
  6. David Johansen, “Flamingo Road” [In Style (1979)]
  7. David Johansen, “Bohemian Love Pad” [Here Comes the Night (1981)]
  8. David Johansen, “My Obsession” [Here Comes the Night (1981)]
  9. David Johansen, “Here Comes the Night” [Here Comes the Night (1981)]
  10. David Johansen, “Animals Medley (We Gotta Get Out of This Place/Don’t Bring Me Down/It’s My Life)” [Live It Up (1982)]
  11. David Johansen, “Melody” [Live It Up (1982)]
  12. David Johansen, “Heard the News” [Sweet Revenge (1984)]

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 3-4-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Songs about nothing

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: The Posies (part two)

  1. The Posies, “Love Letter Boxes” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]
  2. The Posies, “Burn & Shine” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]
  3. The Posies, “Everybody Is a F**king Liar” [Amazing Disgrace (1996)]
  4. The Posies, “Ontario” [Amazing Disgrace (1996)]
  5. The Posies, “Somehow Everything” [Success (1998)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Johansen (part one)

  1. New York Dolls, “Bad Girl” [Lipstick Killers: The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 (1981)]
  2. New York Dolls, “Jet Boy” [Lipstick Killers: The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 (1981)]
  3. New York Dolls, “Personality Crisis” [New York Dolls (1973)]
  4. New York Dolls, “Trash” [New York Dolls (1973)]
  5. New York Dolls, “Babylon” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
  6. New York Dolls, “It’s Too Late” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
  7. New York Dolls, “Human Being” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
  8. New York Dolls, “(There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
  9. New York Dolls, “Red Patent Leather” [Red Patent Leather (1984)]
  10. New York Dolls, “Pills” [Red Patent Leather (1984)]
  11. David Johansen, “Funky But Chic” [David Johansen (1978)]

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 2-26-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Songs about mail

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: The Posies (part one)

  1. The Posies, “Blind Eyes Open” [Failure (1990)]
  2. The Posies, “Under Easy” [Failure (1990)]
  3. The Posies, “My Big Mouth” [Dear 23 (1990)]
  4. The Posies, “Golden Blunders” [Dear 23 (1990)]
  5. The Posies, “Dream All Day” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]

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

  1. The Pretenders, “Precious” [Pretenders (1980)]
  2. The Pretenders, “Stop Your Sobbing” [Pretenders (1980)]
  3. The Pretenders, “The Wait” [Pretenders (1980)]
  4. The Pretenders, “Brass in Pocket” [Pretenders (1980)]
  5. The Stone Roses, “I Wanna Be Adored” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
  6. The Stone Roses, “She Brings the Drums” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
  7. The Stone Roses, “I Am the Resurrection” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
  8. The Cramps, “TV Set” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]
  9. The Cramps, “Garbageman” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]
  10. The Cramps, “Sunglasses After Dark” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]

Tribute to Sal Maida

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

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 2-18-2025

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

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

Hour 2

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

Theme Time: Songs about baseball

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

New Music Express

  1. Horsegirl, “Where’d You Go” [Phonetics On and On (2025)]
  2. Horsegirl, “Julie” [Phonetics On and On (2025)]
  3. The War and Treaty, “Skyscraper” [Plus One (2025)]
  4. Marinero, “La La La” [La La La (2025)]
  5. The Lumineers, “Keys on the Table” [Automatic (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Sparkle*Jets U.K.

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

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

  1. Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” [Nevermind (1991)]
  2. Nirvana, “Lithium” [Nevermind (1991)]
  3. Nirvana, “Polly” [Nevermind (1991)]
  4. Soundgarden, “Black Hole Sun” [Superunknown (1994)]
  5. Soundgarden, “Spoonman” [Superunknown (1994)]
  6. U2, “One” [Achtung Baby (1991)]
  7. U2, “Mysterious Ways” [Achtung Baby (1991)]
  8. Radiohead, “Just” [The Bends (1995)]

Tribute to Sal Maida

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

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 2-11-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Theme Time (love songs)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Sparkle*Jets UK

  1. Sparkle*Jets UK, “She May Be Nice” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 4 (2001)]
  2. Sparkle*Jets UK, “Good Morning World” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 5 (2002)]
  3. Sparkle*Jets UK, “Love Burn” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 7 (2004)]
  4. Sparkle*Jets UK, “Princess Needy” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 8 (2005)]
  5. Sparkle*Jets UK, “The Ballad of El Goodo” [Big Stir Singles: The Fourth Wave (2019)]
  6. 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

  1. R.E.M., “Try Not to Breathe” [Automatic for the People (1992)]
  2. R.E.M., “Everybody Hurts” [Automatic for the People (1992)]
  3. Pearl Jam, “Even Flow” [Ten (1991)]
  4. Pearl Jam, “Alive” [Ten (1991)]
  5. Pearl Jam, “Jeremy” [Ten (1991)]
  6. Jeff Buckley, “Hallelujah” [Grace (1994)]

Tribute to Sal Maida

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

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 2-4-2025

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

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

Hour 2

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

Theme Time: Songs about smoking/songs about fire

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Sparkle*Jets U.K.

  1. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “She’s My Fave” [In, Through and Beyond (1998)]
  2. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “My Internet Love Song (To You)” [In, Through and Beyond (1998)]
  3. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Thirteen” [In, Through and Beyond (1998)]
  4. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Surfin’ Monkeys” [In, Through and Beyond (1998)]
  5. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Real Nice Time” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 3 (2000)]
  6. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Monster” [Bamboo Lounge (2001)]
  7. 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

  1. PJ Harvey, “To Bring You My Love” [To Bring You My Love (1995)]
  2. PJ Harvey, “Down by the Water” [To Bring You My Love (1995)]
  3. Smashing Pumpkins, “Cherub Rock” [Siamese Dream (1993)]
  4. Smashing Pumpkins, “Today” [Siamese Dream (1993)]
  5. Smashing Pumpkins, “Rocket” [Siamese Dream (1993)]
  6. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Into My Arms” [The Boatman’s Call (1997)]
  7. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Brompton Oratory” [The Boatman’s Call (1997)]

Tribute to John Sykes

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

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 1-29-2025

Here’s the playlist for 1-28-2025, a show in which I read an article about Biden’s foreign policy, I had some technical difficulties and I had Zumpano as the featured arist:

Hour 1

  1. Led Zeppelin, “Out on the Tiles” [Led Zeppelin III (1970)]
  2. Jonathan Richman, “Dodge Veg-O-Matic” [Rock ‘N’ Roll with the Modern Lovers (1977)]
  3. Ian Hunter, “Wash Us Away” [Rant (2001)]
  4. Yes, “Leave It” [90125 (1983)]

This Day in Music

  1. Television, “Little Johnny Jewel (Part 1)” [Singles: The Great New York Singles Scene (1975/1988)]
  2. Black Sabbath, “Lady Evil” [Heaven and Hell (1980)]
  3. Traffic, “Hole in My Shoe (U.S. Mono Version)” [Mr. Fantasy (1967/2011)]
  4. Sly & the Family Stone, “Thank You (Faletinme Be Mice Elf Again)” [The Best of Sly and the Family Stone (1969/1992)]
  5. Paula Abdul, “Straight Up” [Forever Your Girl (1988)]
  6. Seaweed, “Go Your Own Way” [Clerks Soundtrack (1994)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (Songs about immigration/songs about fire)

  1. Crosby Stills and Nash, “Immigration Man” [CSN Box Set (1972/1991)]
  2. Bob Dylan, “I Pity the Poor Immigrant” [John Wesley Harding (1967)]
  3. Stryper, “Immigrant Song” [The Covering (2011)]
  4. Ian Hunter, “All American Alien Boy” [All American Alien Boy (1976)]
  5. Brian Eno, “Baby’s On Fire” [Here Come the Warm Jets (1973)]
  6. The Pretty Things, “Balloon Burning” [S.F. Sorrow (1968)]

New Music Express

  1. Sorrows, “Out of My Head” [Out of My Head (2025)]
  2. FKA twigs, “Eusexua” [Eusexua (2025)]
  3. Mogwai, “Hi Chaos” [The Bad Fire (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “Just a Memory” [A Special Life (2014)]
  2. John Mayall, “Devil’s Tricks” [Archives to Eighties (1988)]
  3. John Mayall, “Start Walkin’ (Live)” [As It All Began 64-69 (1997)]

Featured artist: Zumpano

  1. Zumpano, “The Party Rages On” [Look What the Rookie Did (1995)]
  2. Zumpano, “Rosecrans Boulevard” [Look What the Rookie Did (1995)]
  3. Zumpano, “I Dig You” [Look What the Rookie Did (1995)]
  4. Zumpano, “Wraparound Shades” [Look What the Rookie Did (1995)]
  5. Zumpano, “Orange Air” [Wraparound Shades B-side (1995)]
  6. Zumpano, “Behind the Beehive” [Goin Through Changes (1996)]
  7. Zumpano, “Some Sun” [Goin Through Changes (1996)]

Hour 2: Zumpano, continued

  1. Zumpano, “The Only Reason Under the Sun” [Goin Through Changes (1996)]
  2. Zumpano, “The Long and Winding Road” [The Only Reason Under the Sun B-side (1996)]
  3. Zumpano, “The Moment Business” [Twisted split single (1997)]

Worst Prog Rock Albums of All Time: ELP, GTR, Alan Parsons Project, Triumvirat

  1. Emerson Lake & Palmer, “Love Beach” [Love Beach (1978)]
  2. Emerson Lake & Palmer, “For You” [Love Beach (1978)]
  3. GTR, “When the Heart Rules the Mind” [GTR (1986)]
  4. Alan Parsons Project, “P-Qb4” [The Sicilian Defence (2014)]
  5. Triumvirat, “Party Life” [Russian Roulette (1980)]

Tribute to John Sykes (part two)

  1. Thin Lizzy, “The Sun Goes Down” [Thunder & Lightening (1983)]
  2. Whitesnake, “Slow and Easy” [Slide It In (1984)]

And here’s the show:

    And here’s the show: