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
- Dan Baird, “I Want You Bad” [Buffalo Nickel (1996)]
- Dr. Feelgood, “Going Back Home” [Malpractice (1975)]
- Kathy McCarty, “Wild West Virginia” [Dead Dog’s Eyeball: Songs of Daniel Johnston (1994)]
- The Motors, “Airport” [Approved By The Motors (1978)]
- Scorpions, “Catch Your Train” [Virgin Killer (1976)]
This Day in Music
- Daniel Powter, “Bad Day” [Classic Pop Ballads (2005/2019)]
- The Beatles, “Piggies” [The Beatles (1968)]
- The Feelies, “Sweet Jane” [Some Kinda Love: Performing the Music of The Velvet Underground (2023)]
- Wings, “Give Ireland Back to the Irish” [45 RPM single (1972)]
- The Alarm, “Sold Me Down the River” [Standards (1989/1990)]
- Big Country, “In a Big Country” [The Crossing (1983)]
- Minor Threat, “Straight Edge” [Complete Discography (1984/2003)]
- Minor Threat, “Guilty of Being White” [Complete Discography (1984/2003)]
Hour 2: Songs about mail
- Dead Kennedys, “Stealing Peoples’ Mail” [Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)]
- The Beatles, “Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues” [Anthology 3 (1996)]
- The Fuzztones, “It Came in the Mail” [Lysergic Ejaculations (2022)]
- Diet Cig, “Priority Mail” [Do You Wonder About Me? (2020)]
- Blondie, “Fan Mail” [Plastic Letters (1978)]
- Anton Barbeau, “Cheque’s in the Mail” [King of Missouri (2003)]
- Slim Harpo, “Mailbox Blues” [The Excello Singles Anthology (1968/2003)]
New Music Express
- Patterson Hood, “A Werewolf and a Girl” [Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams (2025)]
- Youth Lagoon, “Speed Freak” [Rarely Do I Dream (2025)]
- Tim Hecker, “Heaven Will Come” [Shards (2025)]
- Sam Fender, “Nostalgia’s Lie” [People Watching (2025)]
- The Jellybricks, “Dreaming in Stereo” [Dreaming in Stereo (2025)]
Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall
- John Mayall, “Next Time Around” [Rolling with the Blues (2003)]
- John Mayall, “Born Under a Bad Sign (with Albert King)” [In the Shadow of Legends (2011)]
- John Mayall, “I Should Know Better” [The 1982 Reunion Concert (1994)]
Featured artist: The Posies (part one)
- The Posies, “Blind Eyes Open” [Failure (1990)]
- The Posies, “Under Easy” [Failure (1990)]
- The Posies, “My Big Mouth” [Dear 23 (1990)]
- The Posies, “Golden Blunders” [Dear 23 (1990)]
- The Posies, “Dream All Day” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]
Hour 4: Best albums of the 1980s: The Pretenders, The Stone Roses, The Cramps
- The Pretenders, “Precious” [Pretenders (1980)]
- The Pretenders, “Stop Your Sobbing” [Pretenders (1980)]
- The Pretenders, “The Wait” [Pretenders (1980)]
- The Pretenders, “Brass in Pocket” [Pretenders (1980)]
- The Stone Roses, “I Wanna Be Adored” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
- The Stone Roses, “She Brings the Drums” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
- The Stone Roses, “I Am the Resurrection” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
- The Cramps, “TV Set” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]
- The Cramps, “Garbageman” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]
- The Cramps, “Sunglasses After Dark” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]
Tribute to Sal Maida
- Cherrie Currie, “Call Me At Midnight” [Beauty’s Only Skin Deep (1978)]
- Sparks, “I Like Girls” [Big Beat (1976)]
And here’s the show:
