Here is the playlist for 1-6-2026, the first show of the year which had some technical difficulties, n which I discussed the U.S. invasion of Venezuela, and I played Drive-By Truckers for the featured artist:
Hour 1
- Doucette, “Back Off” [Mama Let Him Play (1977)]
- The Stranglers, “No More Heroes” [No More Heroes (1977)]
- King’s X, “Black Flag” [King’s X (1992)]
- The Chesterfield Kings, “Pictures of Matchstick Men” [Loose Ends: 1989-2004 Rare, B-Sides And Unreleased (2025)]
- Mick Farren, “Outrageous Contagious” [The Stiff Singles – Vol. 5 (1977/2008)]
This Day In Music
- Sex Pistols, “EMI” [Never Mind The Bollocks (1977)]
- Faster Pussycat, “You’re So Vain” [100 Greatest Covers (1987/2020)]
- Pink Floyd, “Jugband Blues” [A Saucerful Of Secrets (1968)]
- The Who, “I Can’t Reach You/Medac” [The Who Sell Out (1967)]
- Living Colour, “Type” [Time’s Up (1990)]
Hour 2: Theme Time (Songs about Seattle)
- Queensryche, “Jet City Woman” [Empire (1990)]
- Foo Fighters, “Aurora” [There Is Nothing Left To Lose (1999)]
- Robyn Hitchcock, “Belltown Ramble” [Ole! Tarantula (With The Venus 3) (2006)]
- Duff McKagan, “Seattle Head” [Beautiful Disease (1999)]
- Macklemore, “City Don’t Sleep (Feat. Don-P)” [The Language Of My Mind (2005)]
- Game Theory, “Seattle” [The Big Shot Chronicles (1986)]
New Music Express
- Paleface Swiss, “Everything Is Fine” [The Wilted EP (2026)]
- Petra, “Filthy Lucre” [Hope (2026)]
- Fuzz, “This Time I Got A Reason” [Fuzz’s Fourth Dream: Singles, Demos And Rarities (2025)]
- The Gold Needles, “Turns To Gold” [Mood Elevator (2025)]
Hour 3
- The Rolling Stones, “Everything Is Turning To Gold” [The Singles Collection 1971-2006 (1978/2011)]
Phun With Phish
- Phish, “Harpua” [St. Louis ’93 (2017)]
- Phish, “Sand” [Live In Utica (2011)]
Featured artist: Drive-By Truckers
- Drive-By Truckers, “Careless” [Decoration Day (2003)]
- Drive-By Truckers, “Do It Yourself” [Decoration Day (2003)]
- Drive-By Truckers, “The Day John Henry Died” [The Dirty South (2004)]
Hour 3: Top 10 times the opening act upstaged the main act
- Metallica, “Battery” [Master Of Puppets (1986)] #10
- King Crimson, “21st Century Schizoid Man” [In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)] #9
- Rage Against The Machine, “Bulls On Parade” [The Collection (1996/2010)] #8
- The Cranberries, “Linger” [Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (1993)] #7
- Iron Maiden, “Sanctuary” [Iron Maiden (1980)] #6
- Nine Inch Nails, “March Of The Pigs” [The Downward Spiral (1994)] #5
- Van Halen, “Runnin’ With The Devil” [Van Halen (1978)] #4
- AC/DC, “Girls Got Rhythm” [Highway To Hell (1979) #3
- Queen, “Keep Yourself Alive” [Queen (1973)]
- Grand Funk Railroad, “Are You Ready” [On Time (1969)]
