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Here’s the playlist for 4-22-2025, in which I discussed the death of Pope Francis and Zelenskyy’s wife fleeing the country, and paid tribute to Dave Allen:

Hour 1

1. Adam Ant, “Goody Two Shoes” [Friend or Foe (1982)]
2. Mick Farren, “Son of a Millionaire” [Vampires Stole My Lunch Money (1978)]
3. Pretty Things, “Havana Bound” [Freeway Madness (1972)]
4. The Wallabys, “Feeling High” [Looking Forward: The Roots of Big Star (1967/2017)]
5. Pere Ubu, “Modern Dance” [The Modern Dance (1978)]

This Day in Music

6. Dinosaur Jr., “Show Me The Way” [Fossils (1989)]
7. Urge Overkill, “Wichita Lineman” [Americruiser (1990)}
8. Ace, “How Long” [Five-A-Side (1974)]
9. Squeeze, “Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)” [Argybargy (1980)]
10. System of a Down, “Byob” [Byob (Single) (2005)]
11. Lipps Inc., “Funkytown (Single Version)” [Mouth to Mouth (1979)]
12. The Black Crowes, “You Wear It Well” [1972 (2022)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about friends)

13. Jonesez, “Best Friends” [Betty’s Soup (2010)]
14. The Toms, “Let’s Be Friends Again” [The Toms (1979)]
15. Cheap Trick, “With a Little Help From My Friends” [Sgt. Pepper Live (2009)]
16. James Taylor, “You’ve Got a Friend” [Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (1971)]
17. Led Zeppelin, “Friends” [Led Zeppelin III (1970)]
18. The Rembrandts, “I’ll Be There for You (Theme Song from Friends)” [L.P. (1995)]
19. Rush, “Take a Friend” [Rush (1974)]

New Music Express

20. Julian Baker & Torres, “Dirt” [Send a Prayer My Way (2025)]
21. Neil Young, “Song X (Live)” [Coastal Soundtrack (Live) (2025)]
22. Rhiannon Giddens & Julian Robinson, “Brown’s Dream” [What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow (2025)]
23. Beirut, “Forest Encyclopedia” [A Study in Losses (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

24. John Mayall, “California (John Mayall & Friends, Live At The Palais Des Sports, Lyon, 1 June 1970)” [Live in France 1967-73 (2023)]
25. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, “Blood on the Night” [The Diary of a Band Vol. 1&2 (2007)]

Featured artist: Wilco (part five)

26. Wilco, “Impossible Germany” [Sky Blue Sky (2007)]
27. Wilco, “Side with the Seeds” [Sky Blue Sky (2007)]
28. Wilco, “Please Be Patient with Me” [Sky Blue Sky (2007)]
29. Wilco, I Shall Be Released (Live, with Fleet Foxes)” [Alpha Mike Foxtrot Rare Tracks: 1994-2014 (4CD, Box-Set) (2008/2014)]
30. Wilco, “Wilco the Song” [Wilco (The Album) (2009)]
31. Wilco, “You Never Know” [Wilco (The Album (2009)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Dave Allen (part one)

32. Gang of Four, “Damaged Goods” [A Brief History of the Twentieth Century (1978/1990)]
33. Gang of Four, “Anthrax” [entertainment! (1978/1979)]
34. Gang of Four, “Armalite Rifle” [entertainment! (1978/1979)]
35. Gang of Four, “At Home He’s a Tourist” [entertainment! (1979)]
36. Gang of Four, “It’s Her Factory” [Yellow EP (1980)]
37. Gang of Four, “Outside the Trains Don’t Run On Time [Yellow EP (1980)]
38. Gang of Four, “He’d Send in the Army” [Yellow EP (1980)]
39. Gang of Four, “Parlysed” [Solid Gold (1981)
40. Gang of Four, “What We All Want” [Solid Gold (1981)
41. Gang of Four, “Cheeseburger” [Solid Gold (1981)]
42. Shriekback, “Accretions” [Tench EP (1982)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 4-15-2025, in which I chronicled my backup restoration, told about how I completed my taxes, and had Wilco as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Rich Arithmetic, “Do You Remember (What the Music’s For)” [In Our Time (Ode for the E-Types) B-side (2021)]
2. The Baseball Project, “They Are the Oakland A’s” [3rd (2014)]
3. Reddy Teddy, “Boys and Girls” [Reddy Teddy (1976)]
4. Television, “Little Johnny Jewel (Part One)” [Little Johnny Jewel single (1975)]
5. Rock City, “I Lost Your Love” [Rock City (2003)]

This Day in Music

6. Bessie Smith, “St. Louis Blues” [Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues (1925/2003)]
7. The Flamin’ Groovies, “St. Louis Blues” [Shake Some Action (1976)]
8. Joey Ramone, “What A Wonderful World” [Don’t Worry About Me (2002)]
9. 4 Non Blondes, “What’s Up?” [Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (1992)]
10. The Sweet, “Alexander Graham Bell” [The Lost Singles (1971/2017)]
11. Dave Edmunds, “You’ll Never Get Me Up in One of Those Things [Twangin’ (1981)]
12. Ohio Players, “Love Rollercoaster” [Greatest Hits (1975/1999)]
13. The Darkness, “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” [Permission to Land (2003)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about taxes)

14. Dwight Twilley, “Taxman” [The Beatles (2009)]
15. Cheap Trick, “Taxman Mr. Thief” [Cheap Trick (1977)]
16. Doomriders, “Back Taxes” [Grant Blood (2013)]
17. Johnny Cash, “Aftr Taxes” [I Would Like to See You Again (2013)]
18. Joni Mitchell, “Tax Free” [Dog Eat Dog (1985)]

New Music Express

19. Bon Iver, “SPEYSIDE” [Sable, Fable (2025)]
20. Valerie June, “Joy, Joy!” [Owls, Omens and Oracles (2025)]
21. Nell Smith, “Anxious” [Anxious (2025)]
22. Cold Specks, “How It Feels” [Light for the Midnight (2025)]
23. Mamalarky, “Broken Bones” [Hex Key (2025)]
24. Black Country, New Road, “The Big Spin” [Forever Howlong (2025)]
25. Spin Doctors, “I Liked You Better When Your Butt Was Big” [Face Full of Cake (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

26. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, “Have You Ever Loved a Woman” [Live in 1967 (2015)]
27. John Mayall, “Country Road” [Jazz Blues Fusion (1972)]
28. John Mayall, “Baby, What You Want Me to Do” [In The Shadow of Legends (2011)]

Featured Artist: Wilco

29. Wilco, “Kamera” [Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001)]
30. Wilco, “Ashes of American Flags” [Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001)]
31. Wilco, “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” [A Ghost Is Born (2004)]
32. Wilco, “The Late Greats” [A Ghost Is Born (2004)]
33. Wilco, “Hummingbird” [Kicking Televison: Live in Chicago (2005)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Joey Molland

34. Natural Gas, “The Right Time” [Natural Gas (1976)]
35. Badfinger, “Love Is Gonna Come At Last” [Airwaves (1979)]
36. Badfinger, “Lost Inside Your Love” [Airwaves (1979)]
37. Badfinger, “Because I Love You” [Say No More (1981)]
38. Badfinger, “Hold On” [Say No More (1981)]
39. Joey Molland, “Here Comes Heartache” [After the Pearl (1983)]
40. Joey Molland, “Life Song” [After the Pearl (1983)]
41. Joey Molland, “All Caught Up” [The Pilgrim (1992)]
42. Joey Molland, “It’s True” [Basil/Demos Old and New (1997)]
43. Joey Molland, “Mirrors” [This Way Up (2001)]
44. Joey Molland, “Walk Out in the Rain” [Return to Memphis (2013)]
45. Joey Molland, “This Time” [Be True to Yourself (2020)]

And here’s the 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’s 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: