Here’s the playlist for 1-20-2026, a show in which I chronicled the stock market crash, I discussed my new Roku, and counted down the 10 most disappointing debut LPs:
Hour 1
- Size 14, “Clare Danes Poster” [Size 14 (1997)]
- Big Star, “In The Street” [#1 Record (1972)]
- Devo, “Jocko Homo” [The Stiff Records Box Set (1978/1992)]
- R.E.M., “What’s The Freqency, Kenneth?” [In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (1994/2003)]
- Bob Dylan, “I And I” [Infidels (1983)]
This Day In Music
- Judas Priest, “Heading Out To The Highway” [Point Of Entry (1981)]
- Londonbeat, “I’ve Been Thinking About You” [Londonbeat (1989)]
- The Monkees, “For Pete’s Sake” [The Best Of The Monkees (1966/2003)]
- Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, “Groovy Kind Of Love” [The Best Of Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (1965/1994)]
- Sex Pistols, “Rock Around The Clock” [The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle (1979)]
- Barclay James Harvest, “The Joker (Single B side)” [Taking Some Time On (The Parlophone-Harvest Years) (1973/2011)]
- Ozzy Osbourne, “Crazy Babies” [No Rest For The Wicked (1988)]
- L.A. Guns, “Sex Action” [L.A. Guns (1988)]
Hour 2: Theme Time (Songs about Salt Lake City)
- The Beach Boys, “Salt Lake City (instrumental)” [Stack-O-Tracks (1967)]
- The Beach Boys, “Salt Lake City” [Summer Days And Summer Nights! (1965)]
- The Queers, “Salt Lake City” [Pleasant Screams (2007)]
- Dwarves, “Salt Lake City” [The Dwarves Must Die (2004)]
- Chris Issak, “Don’t Get So Down On Yourself” [Speak Of The Devil (1998)]
- Bob Weir, “Salt Lake City” [Heaven Help The Fool (1978)]
- Bobby Bare, “Salt Lake City” [Talk Me Some Sense (1966)]
- Fad Gadget, “Salt Lake City Sunday” [Fireside Favourites (1980)]
- Stan Kenton, “I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City” [The Kenton Era (2006)]
- FKJ, “Salt Lake City (Live from The Union)” [22_23 Live Sessions (2024)]
- The Osmonds, “Utah” [Crazy Horses (1972)]
New Music Express
- Sleaford Mods, “Kill List” [The Demise of Planet X (2026)]
- The James Hunter Six, “Two Birds One Stone” [Off The Fence (2026)]
- Jana Horn, “Designer” [Jana Horn (2026)]
- They Might Be Giants, “Peggy Guggenheim” [Eyeball EP (2026)]
- The Corner Laughers, “Rainbow Cardigan” [Rainbow Cardigan single (2026)]
Hour 3: Phun With Phish
- Phish, “Wolfman’s Brother/Undermind” [Live Bait Vol. 19 (2022)]
- Phish, “The Wedge (1993-08-20 Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO)” [Live Bait Vol. 06 – 2011 Colorado Sampler (2011)]
Featured artist: Drive-By Truckers (part six)
- Drive-By Truckers, “Daylight” [A Blessing And A Curse (2006)]
- Drive-By Truckers, “I’m Sorry Huston” [Brighter Than Creation’s Dark (2008)]
- Drive-By Truckers, “Drag The Lake Charles” [The Big To-Do (2010)]
- Drive-By Truckers, “This F**king Job” [The Big To-Do (2010)]
- Drive-By Truckers, “Go-Go Boots” [Go-Go Boots (2011)]
- Drive-By Truckers, “Where’s Eddie” [Go-Go Boots (2011)]
Hour 4: Top 10 Disappointing Debut LPs
- Red Hot Chili Peppers, “True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes” [Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984)] #10
- Rush, “Take A Friend” [Rush (1974)] #9
- Billy Joel, “She’s Got A Way” [Cold Spring Harbor (1971)] #8
- Tori Amos, “Heart Attack At 23” [Y Kant Tori Read (1988)] #7
- Johnny Cougar (a.k.a John Mellencamp), “Do You Believe In Magic” [Chestnut Street Incident (1976)] #6
- Lou Reed, “Lisa Says” [Lou Reed (1972)] #5
- Genesis, “In The Wilderness” [From Genesis To Revelation (1969)] #4
- David Bowie, “Love You Till Tuesday” [David Bowie (1967)] #3
- George Harrison, “Drilling A Home” [Wonderwall Music (1968)] #2
- John Lennon and Yoko Ono, “Remember Love” [Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (1968)] #1
And here’s the show:
