Here’s the playlist for 2-11-2024, in which I encountered technical difficulties, read some articles, and played Sparkle*Jets UK as the featured artist:
Hour 1
- Pretty Things, “Atlanta/L.A.N.T.A.” [Silk Torpedo (1974)]
- Judas Priest, “Rocka Rolla” [Rocka Rolla (1974)]
- Budgie, “High School Girls” [Power Supply (1980/1993)]
- John Hammond, “Sweet Home Chicago (Live at the Boarding House 6-2-1973)” [Bear’s Sonic Journals: You’re Doin’ Fine (2024)]
This Day in Music
- Grand Funk Railroad, “The Loco-Motion” [Shinin’ On (1974)]
- The Monkees, “Pleasant Vally Sunday” [The Best of the Monkees (1966/2003)]
- Sheryl Crow, “A Change Would Do You Good” [Sheryl Crow (1996)]
- Linkin Park, “One Step Closer” [Hybrid Theory (2000)]
- The Beatles, “Twist and Shout” [The Beatles: 1962-1966 (1963/2024)]
- The Smiths, “Shoplifters of the World Unite” [The Sound of The Smiths (The Very Best Of) (2008)]
- Motley Crue, “Primal Scream” [Decade of Decadence (1991)]
Hour 2: Theme Time (love songs)
- Paul McCartney, “Silly Love Songs” [The 7″ Singles (1976/2022)]
- Three Dog Night, “Old Fashioned Love Song” [The Best of Three Dog Night (1971/1999)]
- Marshall Tucker Band, “Heard It in a Love Song” [Anthology: The First 30 Years (1977/2005)]
- Stone Temple Pilots, “Interstate Love Song” [Purple (1994)]
- Ed James, “My Internet Love Song” [I Love sparkle*jets u.k. (2000)]
- Jim Croce, “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song” [The Jim Croce Collection (1974/1986)]
- Enuff Z’Nuff, “How Am I Supposed to Write a Love Song?” [Tweaked (1995)]
New Music Express
- Sharon Van Etten, “Afterlife” [Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory (2025)]
- Guided By Voices, “Dawn Believes” [Universe Room (2025)]
- Squid, “Cro-Magnon Man” [Cowards (2025)]
- The Moles, “Chimes” [Composition Book (2025)]
Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, “Gimme Some Lovin’/The Train” [The Diary of a Band Vol. 1 & 2 (2007)]
- John Mayall, “No Holes Barred” [Rolling with the Blues (2003)]
Featured artist: Sparkle*Jets UK
- Sparkle*Jets UK, “She May Be Nice” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 4 (2001)]
- Sparkle*Jets UK, “Good Morning World” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 5 (2002)]
- Sparkle*Jets UK, “Love Burn” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 7 (2004)]
- Sparkle*Jets UK, “Princess Needy” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 8 (2005)]
- Sparkle*Jets UK, “The Ballad of El Goodo” [Big Stir Singles: The Fourth Wave (2019)]
- Sparkle*Jets UK, “You and Your Sister” [Big Stir Singles: The Fourth Wave (2019)]
Hour 4: Best Albums of the 1990s: R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Jeff Buckley
- R.E.M., “Try Not to Breathe” [Automatic for the People (1992)]
- R.E.M., “Everybody Hurts” [Automatic for the People (1992)]
- Pearl Jam, “Even Flow” [Ten (1991)]
- Pearl Jam, “Alive” [Ten (1991)]
- Pearl Jam, “Jeremy” [Ten (1991)]
- Jeff Buckley, “Hallelujah” [Grace (1994)]
Tribute to Sal Maida
- Robert Calvert, “Storm Chant of the Skraelings” [Lucky Lief and the Longships (1975)]
- Robert Calvert, “Volstead O Vodeo Do” [Lucky Lief and the Longships (1975)]
- Milk ‘N’ Cookies, “Not Enough Girls in the World” [Milk ‘N’ Cookies (2016)]
And here’s the show: