Here’s the playlist for 5-27-2025, a show in which I talked about buying IMST, read an article about Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis, and interrupted a tribute to David Thomas to pay tribute to Rick Derringer:
Hour 1
- Nine Inch Nails, “March of the Pigs” [The Downward Spiral (1994)]
- Rich Arithmetic, “Carry You (Redux)” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 23 (2022)]
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe, “Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air (w/Marie Knight)” [Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order (1943/1998)]
- The Dead Milkmen, “Stuart” [Beelzebubba (1988)]
- Frampton Brothers, “Indiana Wants Me” [Don’t Fall Asleep…Horrible Things Will Happen (1993)]
- John Pinette, “Chinese Buffet/You Go Now” [Show Me The Buffet (2000)]
- Trippychirps290, “The Last 8-Bit Wonder” [AI-generated song (2025)]
This Day in Music
- Dave Cloud & The Gospel of Power, “Save the Last Dance for Me” [Napoleon of Temperance (2006)]
- The New Seekers, “I’d Like to Teach The World to Sing” [You Raise Me Up (1971/2020)]
- The Rolling Stones, “Rock and a Hard Place [Dance Mix]” [The Singles Collection 1971-2006 (1989/2011)]
- Alice in Chains, “Would?” [Dirt (1992)]
- Split Enz, “I Got You” [True Colours (1980)]
- Black Crowes, “Hotel Illness” [The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion (1992)]
Hour 2: Songs about summer
- Matt Pond PA, “Summer Is Coming” [The Nature of Maps (2002)]
- The Monkees, “You Bring the Summer” [Good Times! (2016)]
- The Motors, “Summertime (Is Calling) [1 (1977)]
- Lovin’ Spoonful, “Summer in the City” [Greatest Hits (1966/1988)]
- Alex Chilton, “Summertime Blues” [Bach’s Bottom (1981)]
- Don Henley, “The Boys of Summer” [Building the Perfect Beast (1984)]
- Diesel, “Sausalito Summernight” [Watts in a Tank (1980/1981)]
New Music Express
- Stereolab, “Melodie Is a Word” [Instant Holograms on Metal Film (2025)]
- Sparks, “Do Things My Own Way” [MAD! (2025)]
- Taj Mahal & Keb Mo’, “My Darling My Dear” [Room on the Porch (2025)]
- Crossword Smiles, “Girls Club” [Consequences & Detours (2025)]
Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall
- John Mayall, “Cold, Cold Feeling” [The Power of the Blues Pt. 2 (Recorded Live in Germany 1987) (2024)]
- John Mayall, “So Hard to Share” [The Turning Point (1969)]
- John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, “Tears Came Rollin’ Down” [Bluesbreaker (2004)]
Featured artist: Son Volt (part two)
- Son Volt, “Driving the View” [Wide Swing Tremolo (1998)]
- Son Volt, “Medicine Hat” [Wide Swing Tremolo (1998)]
- Son Volt, “Straightface (radio version)” [Straightface EP (1998)]
- Son Volt, “Last Time Around (Live)” [Straightface EP (1998)]
- Son Volt, “Holocaust” [A Retrospective: 1995-2000 (1998/2005)]
Hour 4: Tribute to David Thomas (part three)
- David Thomas, “Bird Town” [Variations on a Theme (1983)]
- David Thomas, “The Egg & I” [Variations on a Theme (1983)]
- David Thomas, “Whale Head King” [More Places Forever (1985)]
- David Thomas, “Big Breezy Day” [More Places Forever (1985)]
- The Mccoys, “Hang on Sloopy” [The Best of The Mccoys (1965/?)]
- Rick Derringer, “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” [Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo: The Best of Rick Derringer (1973/1996)]
- David Thomas, “Monster Walks the Winter Lake” [Monster Walks the Winter Lake (1986)]
- David Thomas, “My Town” [Blame the Messenge (1987)]
- David Thomas, “King Knut” [Blame the Messenge (1987)]
- Pere Ubu, “George Has a Hat” [The Tenement Year (1988)]
And here’s the show:
