Here’s the playlist for 5-13-2025, a show in which I had some technical difficulties, I got the playlist for new music wrong, and played a tribute to David Thomas:
Hour 1
- Sweet, “Teenage Rampage” [The Lost Singles (1974/2017)]
- Jonathan Richman, “Rockin’ Shopping Center” [Beserkley’s Back (1976/1978)]
- Foghat, “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” [Zig Zag Walk (1983)]
- Warren Zevon, “Poor Poor Pitiful Me” [Warrren Zevon (1976)]
- Grass Roots, “Sooner or Later” [The Complete Original Dunhill-ABC Hit Singles (1971/2014)]
- The Inmates, “You’re the One That Done It” [FIrst Offence (1979)]
- TrippyChirps290, “Restoring the Centurions” [AI-generated song (2025)]
This Day in Music
- Mott the Hoople, “Sweet Angeline” [Brain Capers (1971)]
- British Lions, “International Heroes” [British Lions (1978)]
- Stealers Wheel, “Stuck in the Middle With You” [70s – The Ultimate Collection (1973/2019)]
- Fleetwood Mac, “Oh Well (Pt. 1)” [50 Years: Don’t Stop (1969/2018)]
- Hootie & The Blowfish, “Only Wanna Be With You” [Cracked Rear View (1994)]
- The J. Geils Band, “Whammmer Jammer” [Live Full House (1972)]
Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about mothers)
- Danzig, “Mother” [Danzig (1988)]
- Eric Clapton, “Motherless Children” [461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)]
- Blake Babies, “I’m Not Your Mother” [Innocence and Experience (1993)]
- Sorrows, “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows” [Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow (2025)]
- The Beatles, “Your Mother Should Know” [Magical Mystery Tour (1967)]
- Shinedown, “Tie Your Mother Down” [Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen (2005)]
- Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, “Sylvia’s Mother” [Dr. Hook (1971)]
New Music Express
- Arcade Fire, “Year of the Snake” [Pink Elephant (2025)]
- Maren Morris, “I Can’t Love You Anymore” [Humble Quest (2022)]
- Sly & The Family Stone, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” [Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025)]
- Nelson Bragg, “We’re Gonna Laugh About It” [We’re Gonna Laugh About It single (2025)]
Hour 2
- Maren Morris, “Dreamsicle” [Dreamsicle (2025)]
Mandatory Mayall
- John Mayall, “A Helping Hand” [Lots of People (1977)]
- John Mayall, “Dry Throat” [Jazz Blues Fusion (1972)]
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, [Silver Tones – The Best of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers (1998)]
Featured artist: Wilco [part eight]
- Wilco, “One and a Half Stars” [Ode to Joy (2019)]
- Wilco, “Everyone Hides” [Ode to Joy (2019)]
- Wilco, “An Empty Corner” [Ode to Joy (2019)]
- Wilco, “Many Words” [Cruel Country (2022)]
- Wilco, “Evicted” [Cousin (2023)]
- Wilco, “Hot Sun” [Hot Sun Cool SHroud EP (2024)]
Hour 4: Tribute to David Thomas
- Rocket from the Tombs, “Raw Power” [The Day the Earth Met the Rocket from the Tombs (2002)]
- Rocket from the Tombs, “Ain’t It Fun” [The Day the Earth Met the Rocket from the Tombs (2002)]
- Rocket from the Tombs, “Life Stinks” [The Day the Earth Met the Rocket from the Tombs (2002)]
- Pere Ubu, “30 Seconds Over Tokyo” [Datapanik in the Year Zero (1976/1996)]
- Pere Ubu, “Heart of Darkness” [Datapanik in the Year Zero (1976/1996)]
- Pere Ubu, “FInal Solution” [Datapanik in the Year Zero (1976/1996)]
- Pere Ubu, “The Modern Dance” [Datapanik in the Year Zero (1976/1996)]
- Pere Ubu, “Non-Alignment Pact” [The Modern Dance (1978)]
- Pere Ubu, “Life Stinks” [The Modern Dance (1978)]
- Pere Ubu, “Navvy” [Dub Housing (1978)]
- Pere Ubu, “Ubu Dance Party” [Dub Housing (1978)]
And here’s the show:
