Here’s the playlist for 8-4-2026, a show in which I had some technical difficulties, talked about restoring a hard drive and encoding files, about wiffle balls, and counted down Rush albums ranked worst to best:
Hour 1
- Rod Stewart, “Young Turks” [Tonight I’m Yours (1981)]
- Sweet, “Love Is Like Oxygen (Single Version)” [Level Headed (1978)]
- Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon, “Breakin’ Down The Walls Of Heartache” [Breakin’ Down The Walls Of Heartache: 1968-1975 (1968/2008)]
- Yo La Tengo, “Baseball Altamont/Meet The Mets” [Yo La Tengo Is Murdering The Classics (2006)]
- Throwing Muses, “None Too Soon” [The Real Ramona (1991)]
This Day In Music
- Little Feat, “Dixie Chicken” [Dixie Chicken (1973)]
- John Fogerty, “Sea Cruise” [John Fogerty (1975)]
- Dave Cloud And The Gospel Of Power, “Save The Last Dance For Me” [Napoleon Of Temperance (2006)]
- Sepultura, “Territory” [Chaos A.D. (1993)]
- The Troggs, “With A Girl Like You” [The Boat That Rocked Soundtrack (1966/2009)]
- The Monkees, “Randy Scouse Git” [Headquarters (1967)]
- Dave Edmunds, “Crawling From The Wreckage” [Repeat when Necessary (1979)]
Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about Athens)
- The Outlaws, “Over Night From Athens” [Dixie Highway (2020)]
- Ian Jones, “Athens Smiles” [Results Not Typical (2019)]
- Nana Mouskouri, “The White Rose Of Athens (San Sfirixis Tris Fores)” [I Istoria Mias Fonis (2008)]
- Phil Vaddar, “Athens Grease” [American Child (2002)]
New Music Express
- Trashcan Sinatras, “Games For The ZX Spectrum” [Ever The Optimist (2026)]
- Ed Askew, “Winter Song” [The Final Painting (2026)]
- The Darling Buds, “Oh No You Don’t” [Some Sun/Some Sky (2026)]
- The Morning Line, “Anhedonia” [Anhedonia single (2026)]
- The Strokes, “Lonely In The Future” [Reality Awaits (2026)]
- Strawberry Alarm Clock, “Tahitian Gardens (Single Version)” [I’m Not The One b side (2026)]
- The Amplifier Heads, “Hot Stars” [Super 8 (2026)]
- GA-20, “Crazy Love” [Blues Now (With Charlie Musselwhite) (2026)]
Hour 3: Phun With Phish
- Phish, “02.No Men In No Man’s Land (Live at MSG 8-4-2017)” [The Complete Baker’s Dozen (Night 11_ Tonight’s Flavor Lemon – August 4Th 2017) (2017)]
- Phish, “Mercury (2015-09-05 Dick’s Sporting Goods Park – Commerce City, CO)” [Live Bait Vol. 12 (2016)]
Featured artist: Mark Mulcahy (conclusion)
- Mark Mulcahy, “Your Lonely Friend” [You Can See The Future EP (2024)]
- Mark Mulcahy, “Making Money At The Airport” [You Can See The Future EP (2024)]
- Mark Mulcahy, “I Watch Them Talk” [Picking 4 Leaf Clovers EP (2024)]
- Mark Mulcahy, “Put Me In The Window For Sale” [I Got Strangled (2025)]
- Mark Mulcahy, “Pull Up The Latch” [Henry Woods Act I (2025)]
Hour 4: Rush ranked worst to best
- Rush, “Show Don’t Tell” [Presto (1989)] #14
- Rush, “Dreamline” [Roll The Bones (1991)] #13
- Rush, “Roll The Bones” [Roll The Bones (1991)] #13
- Rush, “Time Stand Still” [Hold Your Fire (1987)] #12
- Rush, “Overture/The Temples Of Syrinx” [2112 (1976)] #11
- Rush, “Clockwork Angels” [Clockwork Angels (2012)] #10
- Rush, “Stick It Out” [Counterparts (1993)] #9
And here’s the show:
