David Zientara

Here’s the playlist for 10-21-2025, in which I chronicled how I jailbroke a Fire stick, had the wrong playlist for This Day in Music, and played The Jayhawks as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Ace Frehley, “New York Groove” [Ace Frehley (1978)]
2. The Who, “Don’t Let Go The Coat” [Face Dances (1981)]
3. Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey, “Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window” [Going Back Home (2014)]
4. Off Broadway, “Quick Turns” [I Wanna Be A Teen Again (American Power Pop In The Eighties) (1980)]
5. Graham Parker, “Local Girls” [Squeezing Out Sparks (1979)]
6. Number Six, “You Are No Friend” [Song parody (2025)]

This Day in Music

7. Elvin Bishop, “Stealin’ Watermelons” [Let It Flow (1974)]
8. Manfred Mann, “The Mighty Quinn” [The Very Best Of The Fontana Years (1968/1997)]
9. Faces, “You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything” [Snakes and Ladders (1974/1976)]
10. The Cramps, “Bikini Girls With Machine Guns” [Stay Sick (1990)]
11. Grateful Dead, “Hell in a Bucket” [In The Dark (1987)]

Hour 2

12. Iron Maiden, “Murders In The Rue Morgue” [Killers (1980)]
13. John Zacherle, “Dinner With Drac (Part 1)” [Monster Mash/Scary Tales (1959/2010)]

Theme Time: Songs about Houston

14. Elizadie Robinson, “Houston Bound” [The Rise and Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927) (1926/2014)]
15. Archie Bell & The Drells, “Houston Texas” [There’s Gonna Be a Showdown (1969)]
16. ZZ Top, “Heaven, Hell Or Houston” [El Loco (1981)]
17. Bobby Bare, “Houston” [Streets Of Baltimore (1966)]
18. R.E.M., “Houston” [Accelerate (2008)]
19. Savoy Brown, “Flood In Houston” [Getting To The Point (1968)]

New Music Express

20. Tame Impala, “Dracula” [Deadbeat (2025)]
21. Sudan Archives, “Dead” [The BPM (2025)]
22. The Last Dinner Party, “Agnus Dei” [From The Pyre (2025)]

Hour 3

23. Talking Heads, “Psycho Killer” [Talking Heads ’77 (1977)]

Phun With Phish

24. Phish, “Mike’s Song (Live At The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pa, 12/2/97)” [The Spectrum ’97 (2024)]

Featured artist: The Jayhawks (part five)

25. The Jayhawks, “Lovers Of The Sun” [Paging Mr. Proust (2016)]
26. The Jayhawks, “The Devil Is In Her Eyes” [Paging Mr. Proust (2016)]
27. The Jayhawks, “The Dust Of Long-Dead Stars” [Paging Mr. Proust (2016)]
28. The Jayhawks, “Come Cryin’ To Me” [Back Roads And Abandoned Motels (2018)]
29. The Jayhawks, “Long Time Ago” [Back Roads And Abandoned Motels (2018)]
30. The Jayhawks, “Bitter Pill” [Xoxo (2020)]

Hour 4

31. Sheb Wooley, “The Purple People Eater” [Halloween Hits (1958/1991)]
32. Ray Parker Jr., “Ghostbusters” [Elvira Presents Haunted Hits (1984/1988)]
33. Steve Stoeckel, “The Monsters Under My Bed” [Stir The Cauldron: The Big Stir Records Halloween Collection (2023)]

Top 10 Progressive LPs (part two)

34. Jethro Tull, “Overseer Overture” [A Passion Play (1973)]
35. Yes, “The Revealing Science Of God / Dance Of The Dawn” [Tales From Topographic Oceans (1973)]
36. Emerson Lake & Palmer, “Infinite Space” [Tarkus (1971)]
37. King Crimson, “Larks’ Tongue In Aspic (part 1)” [Larks’ Tongue In Aspic (1973)]

Here’s the playlist for 10-14-2025, in which I announced the end of life for Windows 10, mourned the death of John Lodge, and had The Jayhawks as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. The Moody Blues, “Gemini Dream” [Long Distance Voyager (1981)]
2. Bessie Banks, “Go Now” [The Red Bird Story (1964/2011)]
3. Circle Jerks, “Junk Mail” [Golden Shower of Hits (1983)]
4. Elvis Costello, “Miracle Man” [My Aim Is True (1977)]
5. The Shaggs, “It’s Halloween” [Philosophy Of The World (1969)]
6. The Flashcubes, “It’s You Tonight (Basement Tapes version) [I Wanna Be A Teen Again (American Power Pop In The Eighties) (1997/2025)]

This Day in Music

7. Nazareth, “Showdown At The Border” [Malice In Wonderland (1980)]
8. Cliff Richard, “Living Doll” [The Whole Story – His Greatest Hits (1959/2000)]
9. Peanut Butter Conspiracy, “It’s a Happening Thing” [The Peanut Butter Conspiracy Is Spreading (1967)]
10. Whitesnake, “Slide It In” [Slide It In (1984)]
11. Freddy Fender, “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights” [Greatest Hits (1974/2011)]
12. Thomas Dolby, “She Blinded Me With Science” [The Golden Age of Wireless (1982)]
13. Sloan, “Everything You’ve Done Wrong” [One Chord To Another (1996)]

Hour 2

14. Jumpin’ Gene Simmons, “Haunted House” [Elvira Presents: Haunted Hits (1964/1988)]

Theme Time: Songs about New Orleans

15. Arlo Guthrie, “City of New Orleans” [The Best of Arlo Guthrie (1972/1977)]
16. The Baseball Project, “Spring Training In New Orleans” [3rd (2014)]
17. Dr. John, “Goin’ Back To New Orleans” [The Very Best Of Dr. John (1992/1995)]
18. Mickey Jupp, “Down In Old New Orleans” [Juppanese (1978)]
19. Frijid Pink, “House Of The Rising Sun” [Frijid Pink (1970)]

New Music Express

19. Jeff Tweedy, “New Orleans” [Twilight Override (2025)]
20. Jay Som and Jim Adkins, “Float (feat. Jim Adkins)” [Belong (2025)]
21. Khalid, “In Plain Sight” [After The Sun Goes Down (2025)]
22. The Armoires, “Full On Witch Mode” [Full on Witch Mode single (2025)]

Hour 3

23. Louis Armstrong, “Skeleton In The Closet” [Blues, Blues, Hoodoo Halloween: Scary Jazz And Blues From 1925 To 1961 (2014)]

Phun With Phish

24. Phish, “Colonel Forbin’s Ascent; Fly Famous Mockingbird” [Live Bait Vol. 16 (2019)]

Featured artist: The Jayhawks (part four)

25. The Jayhawks, “Tiny Arrows” [Mockingbird Time (2011)]
26. The Jayhawks, “She Walks In So Many Ways” [Mockingbird Time (2011)]
27. The Jayhawks, “Mockingbird Time” [Mockingbird Time (2011)]
28. The Jayhawks, “All The Right Reasons” [Live At The Belly Up (2015)]

Hour 4

29. Donovan, “Season Of The Witch” [Now That’s What I Call Halloween! (1966/2015)]
30. Librarians With Hickeys, “Ghoul You Want” [Chilling, Thrilling Hooks And Haunted Harmonies: The Big Stir Records Halloween Grimoire (2025)]

Top 10 Progressive LPs (part one)

31. Arthur Brown Kingdom Come, “Internal Messenger” [Galactic Zoo Dossier (1971)]
32. Arthur Brown Kingdom Come, “Space Pluck Dem Bones” [Galactic Zoo Dossier (1971)]
33. Egg, “Long Piece No. 3 – Part 2” [The Polite Force (1971)]
34. Jon Anderson, “Dream Song” [Olias Of Sunhillow (1976)]
35. Jon Anderson, “Meeting (Garden Of Geda) / Sound Out The Galleon” [Olias Of Sunhillow (1976)]
36. Jon Anderson, “Solid Space” [Olias Of Sunhillow (1976)]
37. Jethro Tull, “The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles” [A Passion Play (1973)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 9-30-2025, a show in which Mixxx crashed, I read an article about AOL phasing out dialup connections, an old article by Gary North, and had The Jayhawks as featured artists:

Hour 1

1. Alex Chilton, “All of the Time” [Ork Records: New York, New York (1978/2015)]
2. The Bigger Lovers, “So It Goes” [The Stiff Generation: If It Ain’t Stiff It Ain’t Worth a Tribute (2002)]
3. Brinsley Schwarz, “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” [The New Favourites of Brinsley Schwarz (1974)]
4. Rush, “2112 Overture: The Temples of Syrinx” [2112 (1976)]
5. Those Pretty Wrongs, “New September Song” [Holiday Camp (2023)]

This Day in Music

6. Johnny Mathis, “Chances Are” [The Singles (1958/2015)]
7. Blue Oyster Cult, “Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll” [Blue Oyster Cult (1972)]
8. Goo Goo Dolls, “Long Way Down” [A Boy Named Goo (1995)]
9. Butthole Surfers, “Who Was In My Room Last Night” [Independent Worm Saloon (1993)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about Atlanta)

10. The Pretty Things, “Atlanta/L.A.N.T.A.” [Silk Torpedo (1974)]
11. Bad Company, “Oh Atlanta” [Desolation Angels (1979)]
12. The Queers, “White Power Feud In Atlanta” [Save The World (2020)]
13. Stone Temple Pilots, “Atlanta” [No. 4 (1999)]
14. Bukka White, “The Atlanta Special” [Mississippi Blues (1963)]

New Music Express

15. Sloan, “Dream Destroyer” [Based On The Best Seller (2025)]
16. Jeff Tweedy, “Parking Lot” [Twilight Override (2025)]
17. Robert Plant, “As I Roved Out” [Saving Grace (2025)]
18. Zara Larsson, “Midnight Sun” [Midnight Sun (2025)]
19. The Jack Rubies, “Phantom (Chilling Thrilling 2025 Remix)” [Are We Being Recorded? single (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun With Phish

20. Phish, “A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing (6-19-04 Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, NY)” [Live Bait Vol. 09 (2013)]
21. Phish, “Suzy Greenberg” [2012-08-29 Oklahoma City, Ok (Zoo Amphitheatre) (Live) (2012)]

Featured artist: The Jayhawks (part two)

22. The Jayhawks, “Wichita” [Hollywood Town Hall (1992)]
23. The Jayhawks, “Blue” [Tomorrow The Green Grass (1995)]
24. The Jayhawks, “Bad Time” [Tomorrow The Green Grass (1995)]
25. The Jayhawks, “The Man Who Loved Life” [Sound Of Lies (1997)]
26. The Jayhawks, “Big Star” [Sound Of Lies (1997)]

Hour 3: Tribute to Rick Davies (part two)

27. Chick Churchill, “The Youth I Dreamt In Slipped Away” [You & Me (1973)]
28. Supertramp, “School” [Crime Of The Century (1974)]
29. Supertramp, “Bloody Well Right” [Crime Of The Century (1974)]
30. Supertramp. “Ain’t Nobody But Me” [Crisis What Crisis (1975)]
31. Supertramp, “Lady” [Crisis What Crisis (1975)]
32. Supertramp, “Give A Little Bit” [Even In The Quietest Moments (1977)]
33. Supertramp, “Breakfast In America” [Breakfast In America (1979)]

Here’s the playlist for 9-23-2025, a show in which I discussed debugging Six Stream Recorder, read an article by the late Gary North, and had The Jayhawks as the featured artist:

1. Buckner and Garcia, “Pac-Man Fever” [Like, Omigod! The 80s Pop Culture Box (1981/2002)]
2. Kris Kristofferson, “Jesus Was a Capricorn” [Jesus Was a Capricorn (1972)]
3. Johnny Thunders, “Stepping Stone” [Chinese Rocks (The Ultimate Thunders Live Collection (1993)]
4. Budgie, “Hot As a Docker’s Armpit” [Squawk (1972)]
5. The Sports, “Who Listens to the Radio” [The Big Stiff Box Set (1979/2007)]

This Day in Music

6. The Box Tops, “The Letter” [Best of the Box Tops: Soul Deep (1967/1996)]
7. Tim Rose, “Morning Dew” [Alternative Acoustic (1967/2006)]
8. Merseybeats, “Wishing and Hoping” [Merseybeats (1964)]
9. Julio Iglesias, “To All the Girls I Loved Before” [My Life (The Greatest Hits) (1984/1998)]
10. David Bowie, “Heroes” [Heroes (1977)]

Hour 2: Songs about Memphis

11. Chuck Berry, “Memphis” [The Great Twenty-Eight (1959/1982)]
12. Contraband, “All the Way from Memphis” [Contraband (1991)]
13. Bob Dylan, “Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again” [Blonde on Blonde (1966)]
14. The Rubinoos, “Memphis Soul Stew/Pepsi Generation” [The CBS Tapes (2021)]
15. Eggs Over Easy, “Runnin’ Down to Memphis” [Good ‘N’ Cheap (1972)]
16. Charlie Musselwhite, “Ghosts In Memphis” [Look Out Highway (2025)]
17. Sonny Boy Williamson II, “West Memphis Blues” [Cool Cool Blues (The Classic Sides 1951-1954) (1953/2006)]
18. The Rolling Stones, “Strictly Memphis (1985)” [Fully Finished Studio Outtakes Vol. 3 (2021)]

New Music Express

19. Bruce Springsteen, “You Lifted Me Up” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
20. Nine Inch Nails, “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” [Tron: Area (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025)]
21. Sarah McLaclan, “Better Broken” [Better Broken (2025)]
22. The Jack Rubies, “Are We Being Recorded?” [Are We Being Recorded? single (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun With Phish

23. Phish, “Stash (2010-10-31 Boardwalk Hall – Atlantic City, NJ)” [Live Bait Vol. 07 – 2012 Leg 1 Past Summer Compilation (2012)]
24. Phish, “Foam (11-2-94 Bangor Auditorium – Bangor, Me)” [Live Bait Vol. 09 (2013)]

Featured artist: The Jayhawks (part one)

25. The Jayhawks, “Let The Last Night Be The Longest (Lonesome Morning)” [The Jayhawks (1986)]
26. The Jayhawks, “Cherry Pie” [The Jayhawks (1986)]
27. The Jayhawks, “Good Long Time” [The Jayhawks (1986)]
28. The Jayhawks, “Two Angels” [Blue Earth (1989)]
29. The Jayhawks, “Five Cups of Coffee” [Blue Earth (1989)]
30. The Jayhawks, “Waiting for the Sun” [Hollywood Town Hall (1992)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Rick Davies (part one)

31. Supertramp, “Surely (Intro)” [Supertramp (1970)]
32. Supertramp, “Words Unspoken” [Supertramp (1970)]
33. Supertramp, “Nothing To Show” [Supertramp (1970)]
34. Supertramp, “Traveled” [Indelibly Stamped (1971)]
35. Supertramp, “Forever” [Indelibly Stamped (1971)]
36. Supertramp, “Coming Home To See You” [Indelibly Stamped (1971)]
37. Chick Churchill, “You And Me” [You & Me (1972)]
38. Chick Churchill, “Come And Join Me” [You & Me (1972)]

Here’s the playlist for 9-16-2025, in which I talked about the death of Robert Redford, had minor technical difficulties, and concluded my deep dive into Blue Rodeo and Bobby Whitlock:

Hour 1

1. The Sunny Cowgirls, “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” [My Old Man (2014)]
2. Spygenius, “For Pete’s Sake” [Spygenius Blow Their Covers (2021)]
3. Elvis Costello, “I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself” [The Stiff Records Box Set (1978/1992)]
4. Hindu Love Gods, “Battleship Chains” [Hindu Love Gods (1990)]
5. John Fogerty, “Rockin’ All Over The World” [John Fogerty (1975)]
6. New York Dolls, “Stranded in the Jungle” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]

This Day in Music

7. B.B. King, “The Thrill Is Gone” [His Definitive Greatest Hits (1969/1999)]
8. Lovin’ Spoonful, “Daydream” [Greatest Hits (1966/1988)]
9. Material Issue, “Bus Stop” [Sing Hollies in Reverse (1995)]
10. The Who, “You Better You Bet” [Face Dances (1981)]
11. Pearl Jam, “Who You Are” [No Code (1996)]
12. The Replacements, “20th Century Boy” [Let It Be (1984)]
13. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, “Leaving on a Jet Plane” [Have a Ball (1997)]

Hour 2

14. B.B. King & Eric Clapton, “Hold On I’m Coming” [Riding With The King (2000)]

Theme Time: Songs about Richmond

14. Oliver Anthony, “Rich Men North of Richmond” [Digital download (2023)]
15. The Band, “The Nigh They Drove Old Dixie Down” [The Band (1969)]
16. Faces, “Richmond” [Long Player (1970)]
17. Advance Base, “The Year I Lived in Richmond” [Horrible Occurrences (2024)]
18. Duke Ellington, “Rumpus in Richmond” [The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition (1940/1999)]

New Music Express

19. Bruce Springsteen, “Rain in the River” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
20. Twenty One Pilots, “City Walls” [Breach (2025)]
21. Spinal Tap, ‘Stonehenge” [The End Continues (2025)]
22. Dolph Chaney, “Girl From Germany” [Make Something Happen: A Tribute to the Flashcubes (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

23. Phish, “The Wedge (7-20-14 First Merit Bank Pavilion At Northerly Island, Chicago, Il)” [Live Bait Vol. 13 (2017)]
24. Phish, “Theme From The Bottom” [Live in Utica (2011)]

Featured artist: Blue Rodeo (part seven)

25. Blue Rodeo, “Never Look Back” [The Things We Left Behind (2009)]
26. Blue Rodeo, “Over Me” [In Our Nature (2013)]
27. Blue Rodeo, “Tell Me Again” [In Our Nature (2013)]
28. Blue Rodeo, “Jesus Christ” [A Merrie Christmas To You (2014)]
29. Blue Rodeo, “I We Make It Through December” [A Merrie Christmas To You (2014)]
30. Blue Rodeo, “Rose Coloured Glasses (Live)” [Live At Massey Hall (2015)]
31. Blue Rodeo, “Superstar” [1000 Arms (2016)]
32. Blue Rodeo, “When You Were Wild” [Many a Mile (2021)]

Hour 4

33. Flamin’ Groovies, “I Want You Bad” [Fantastic Plastic (2017)

Tribute to Bobby Whitlock (part three)

34. John Simon, “Tannenbaum” [John Simon’s Album (1971)]
35. John Simon, “Motorcycle Man” [John Simon’s Album (1971)]
36. Bobby Whitlock, “Tell The Truth” [Raw Velvet (1972)]
37. Bobby Whitlock, “Write You a Letter” [Raw Velvet (1972)]
38. Bobby Whitlock, “You Came Along” [Raw Velvet (1972)]
39. Derek & The Dominos, “Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad” [In Concert (1973)]
40. Derek & The Dominos, “Presence of the Lord” [In Concert (1973)]
41. Manassas, “Isn’t It About Time” [Down The Road (1973)]
42. Manassas, “Do You Remember The Americans” [Down The Road (1973)]
43. Bobby Whitlock, “Free and Easy (Way of Lovin’ You)” [One of a Kind (1975)]

Here’s the playiist for 9-9-2025, a show in which I discussed my problems with a printer, the latest Apple event, and had Blue Rodeo as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Love Sculpture, “Wang Dang Doodle” [Blues Helping (1968)]
2. The Feelies, “Seven Days” [Rewind (2016/2025)]
3. Spinal Tap, “Big Bottom” [This Is Spinal Tap (1984)]
4. The Neptunes, “Summer’s Almost Gone” [Hooks on the Beach (1989/2012)]
5. The Loud Family, “Jimmy Still Comes Around” [Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things (1993)]
6. Buffalo Springfield, “For What It’s Worth” [Box Set (1967/2001)]
7. Showaddywaddy, “Hey Rock’n’Roll” [Showaddywaddy (1974)]
8. Slade, “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” [Slayed? (1972)]
9. Paul McCartney and Wings, “Maybe I’m Amazed (Live)” [Wings Over America (1976)]
10. The Rubinoos, “She Loves You” [The CBS Tapes (2021)]
11. The Troggs, “Satisfaction” [Penny Farthing (1975)]

Hour 2: Songs about Washington D.C.

12. Gil Scott-Heron, “Washington, D.C.” [Moving Target (1982)]
13. Postal Service, “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” [Give Up (2003)]
14. Don Imus, “Imus in Washington” [1200 Hamburgers to Go (1972)]
15. Leadbelly, “The Bourgeois Blues” [The Bourgeois Blues (1939/1965)]
16. Dickie Goodman, “Washington Uptight” [Dickie Goodman All Time Novelty Hits (1967/2006)]
17. The Clash, “Washington Bullets” [Sandinista! (1980)]
18. Jim Stafford, “Wildwood Weed” [Jim Stafford (1974)]

New Music Express

19. Bruce Springsteen, “Idiot’s Delight” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
20. Big Thief, “Words” [Double Infinity (2025)]
21. David Byrne, “Everybody Laughs (with Ghost Train Orchestra)” [Who Is The Sky? (2025)]
22. Shplang, “Let’s Get High (And I Could Be Your Man)” [Let’s Get High (And I Could Be Your Man) single (2025)]
23. Ron Sexsmith, “Rose Town” [Hangover Terrace (2025)]

Hour 3

24. The Rolling Stones, “You Gotta Move” [Sticky Fingers (1971)]

Phun with Phish

25. Phish, “Sand; Ghost (1-15-16 Barceló Maya Beach – Riviera Maya, Mx)” [Live Bait Vol. 15 (2018)]

Featured artist: Blue Rodeo (part six)

26. Blue Rodeo, “So Far Away” [Small Miracles (2007)]
27. Blue Rodeo, “It Makes Me Wonder” [Small Miracles (2007)]
28. Blue Rodeo, “To Love Somebody (Live)” [Blue Road (2008)]
29. Blue Rodeo, “All The Things We Left Behind” [The Things We Left Behind (2008)]

Hour 4

30. Number Six, “Paper Tape (parody of Paperlate)” [Song parody (2017)]

Tribute to Bobby Whitlock

31. Derek and the Dominos, “Bell Bottom Blues” [Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1971)]
32. Bobby Whitlock, “Where There’s a Will” [Bobby Whitlock (1972)]
33. Bobby Whitlock, “A Day Without Jesus” [Bobby Whitlock (1972)]
34. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, “Talkin’ About Jesus” [Motel Shot (1971)]
35. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, “Never Ending Song of Love” [Motel Shot (1971)]
36. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, “Going Down The Road Feeling Bad” [Motel Shot (1971)]
37. Dr. John, “Black John The Conqueror” [The Sun, Moon & Herbs (1971)]
38. Dr. John, “Zu Zu Mamou” [The Sun, Moon & Herbs (1971)]

Here’s the playlist for 9-2-2025, a show which had some disconnects and technical difficulties, and in which I discussed Amigas and paid tribute to Bobby Whitlock:

Hour 1

1. Mick Farren & The New Wave, “Play With Fire” [Ork Records: New York, New York (1976/2015)]
2. The Kinks, “Summer’s Gone” [Word of Mouth (1984)]
3. The Rolling Stones, “Summer Romance” [Emotional Rescue (1980)]
4. Blue Cartoon, “The Last Rose of Summer” [Some All-Time Sparkling Summer Songs (2002/2009)]
5. Big Star, “September Gurls” [Radio City (1974)]
6. Earth, Wind and Fire, “September” [And Friends (1978/2004)]

This Day in Music a.k.a. Number Six’s Unimpressive Time Machine

7. Billy Preston, “Nothing From Nothing” [Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1974 (1974/1989)]
8. Electric Light Orchestra, “Don’t Bring Me Down” [Discovery (1979)]
9. The Black Crowes, “You Wear It Well” [1972 (2022)]
10. Steampacket, “In-Crowd” [Steampacket (1964)]
11. The Dream Syndicate, “All Along The Watchtower” [The Complete Live At Raji’s (1989)]
12. Caravan, “Golf Girl” [In the Land of Gray and Pink (1971)]

Hour 2: Songs about Baltimore

13. Matthew Sweet, “Baltimore” [Modern Art (2011)]
14. Counting Crows, “Raining in Baltimore” [August and Everything Else (1993)]
15. Bobby Bare, “Streets of Baltimore [All American Boy (1963/1999)]
16. Randy Newman, “Baltimore” [70s Music (1977/2004)]
17. Fleshtones, “The Girl From Baltimore” [It’s Super Rock Time! The I.R.S. Years 1980-1985 (1981/2010)]
18. Kix, “Girl Money” [Hot Wire (1991)]

New Music Express

19. Bruce Springsteen, “High Sierra” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
20. The Beths, “Straight Line Was a Lie” [Straight Line Was a Lie (2025)]
21. Blood Orange, “Thinking Clean” [Essex Honey (2025)]
22. The Flashcubes, “If These Hands” [If These Hands single (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

23. Phish, “Runaway Jim (1997-07-31 Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA)” [Live Bait Vol. 11 (2015)]

Featured artist: Blue Rodeo

24. Blue Rodeo, “Always Getting Better” [The Days in Between (2000)]
25. Blue Rodeo, “Palace of Gold” [Palace of Gold (2002)]
26. Blue Rodeo, “Glad to Be Alive” [Palace of Gold (2002)]
27. Blue Rodeo, “Find a Way to Say Goodbye” [Palace of Gold (2002)]
28. Blue Rodeo, “Are You Ready” [Are You Ready (2005)]
29. Blue Rodeo, “Don’t Get Angry”[Are You Ready (2005)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Bobby Whitlock

30. Sam & Dave, “I Thank You” [I Thank You (1968)]
31. Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, “It’s Been a Long Time Coming” [Home (1969)]
32. Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, “Ghetto” [Accept No Substitutes (1969)]
33. Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, “When the Battle Is Over” [Accept No Substitutes (1969)]
34. Doris Troy, “So Far” [Doris Troy (1970)]
35. Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, “Things Get Better” [On Tour with Eric Clapton (1970)]
36. Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, “Only You Know and I Know” [On Tour with Eric Clapton (1970)]
37. George Harrison, “I’d Have You Anytime” [All Things Must Pass (1970)]
38. George Harrison, “Beware of Darkness” [All Things Must Pass (1970)]
39. George Harrison, “All Things Must Pass” [All Things Must Pass (1970)]
40. George Harrison, “Isn’t It a Pity (Version Two)” [All Things Must Pass (1970)]
41. Derek & The Dominos, “Tell The Truth” [Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1971)]

Here’s the playlist for 8-26-2025, a show in which I celebrated the first anniversary of the show – and the 30th anniversary of Windows 95, in which I talked about watching the Doctor Who classic channel, and in which I paid tribute to Terry Reid:

Hour 1

1. Bob Rivers, “Windows 95 Sucks” [YouTube video (1995)]
2. Weezer, “Buddy Holly” [Blue Album (1994)]
3. Les Barker, “Reinstalling Windows” [Dr. Demento’s Basement Tapes 10 (2001/2002)]
4. Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie, “Every OS Sucks” [Digital download (1999)]
5. The Gothees, “Sugar Sugar” [Meet the Gothees (2007)]

This Day in Music a.k.a. Number Six’s Unimpressive Time Machine

6. Counting Crows, “Mr. Jones” [Films About Ghosts (the Best of) (1994/2004)]
7. No Doubt, “Just a Girl” [The Singles 1992-2003 (1995/2003)]
8. Black Oak Arkansas, “Fistful of Love” [Balls of Fire (1976)]
9. Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, “Hearts of Stone” [Hearts of Stone (1978)]
10. The Stranglers, “Peaches” [Rattus Norvegicus (1977)]
11. Ramones, “Needles and Pins” [Road to Ruin (1978)]
12. Donovan, “Hurdy Gurdy Man” [Retrospective (1968/2015)]
13. Garbage, “Stupid Girl (Tee’s Radio Mix Todd Terry)” [The G-Side Collection (1995/1998)]

Hour 2: Songs about Philadelphia

14. Elton John, “Philadelphia Freedom” [Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)]
15. Robert Plant, “Philadelphia Baby” [Sixty Six to Timbuktu (2003)]
16. Mark Knopfler, “Sailing to Philadelphia” [Sailing to Philadelphia (2000)]
17. The Wonder Years, “It’s Never Sunny in South Philadelphia” [The Upsides (2010)]
18. They Might Be Giants, “Philadelphia” [Venue Songs (2004)]
19. Peter Gabriel, “Philadelphia” [Scratch My Back (2009)]
20. Protagonist, “From Florida to Philadelphia” [The Chronicle (2009)]
21. Barry Manilow, Sussman, Albertine, Elgart, “American Bandstand Theme” [Television’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70s & 80s (1987)]

New Music Express

22. Bruce Springsteen, “Lonely Town” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
23. Deftones, “My Mind Is a Mountain” [Private Music (2025)]
24. Superchunk, “Bruised Lung” [Songs in the Key of Yikes (2025)]
25. Goo Goo Dolls, “Misery” [Summer Anthem EP (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

26. Phish, “Light Party Time (12-30-16 Madison Square Garden New York NY)” [Live Bait Vol. 13 (2017)]

Featured artist: Blue Rodeo (part four)

27. Blue Rodeo, “Moon & Tree” [Tremolo (1997)]
28. Blue Rodeo, “No Miracle, No Dazzle” [Tremolo (1997)]
29. Blue Rodeo, “Fallen From Grace” [Tremolo (1997)]
30. Blue Rodeo, “Til I Am Myself Again” [Just Like A Vacation (1999)]
31. Blue Rodeo, “Cinema Song” [The Days in Between (2000)]
32. Blue Rodeo, “Bitter Fruit” [The Days in Between (2000)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Terry Reid (part two)]

33. Terry Reid, “Dean” [River (1973)]
34. Terry Reid, “River” [River (1973)]
35. Terry Reid, “Milestones” [River (1973)]
36. Terry Reid, “Faith to Arise” [Seed of Memory (1976)]
37. Terry Reid, “Seed of Memory” [Seed of Memory (1976)]
38. Terry Reid, “Ooh Baby (Make Me Feel So Young” [Seed of Memory (1976)]
39. Terry Reid, “Baby I Love You” [Rogue Wave (1978)]
40. Terry Reid, “Then I Kissed Her” [Rogue Wave (1978)]
41. Terry Reid, “Rogue Wave” [Rogue Wave (1978)]

Here’s the playlist for 8-19-2025, a show in which there were technical difficulties (but again, no disconnects), in which I talked about new computer problems, read an article about Victorinox conducting operations in the U.S. to avoid tariffs, and a show in which I paid tribute to Terry Reid:

Hour 1

1. Marc Jonson, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” [We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970 (2022)]
2. Robert Plant, “Tall Cool One” [Now and Zen (1988)]
3. The Rolling Stones, “Troubles A’Comin” [Tattoo You 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (2021)]
4. Cargoe, “Feel Alright” [Cargoe (1972)]

This Day in Music a.k.a. Number Six’s Unimpressive Time Machine:

5. Cream, “White Room” [Wheels of Fire (1968)]
6. Hayseed Dixie, “The Final Countdown” [Hair Down to My Grass (2015)]
7. Commodores, “Three Times a Lady” [Anthology (1978/2001)]
8. 4 Non Blondes, “Misty Mountain Hop” [Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (1995)]
9. The Beatles, “Twist and Shout (Mono Mix)” [The Early Beatles (1962/1965)]

Hour 2

10. Bonerama, “Good Times Bad Times” [Bonerama Plays Zeppelin (2019)]

Theme Time: songs about Boston

11. Standells, “Dirty Water” [Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era (1965-1968) (1966/1998)]
12. Dropkick Murphys, “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” [Going Out in Style (Fenway Park Bonus Edition) (2012)]
13. Renee Rapp, “I Hate Boston” [Snow Angel (2023)]
14. The Baseball Project, “Tony (Boston’s Chosen Son)” [Vol 2: High and Inside (2011)]
15. The Byrds, “Boston” [Preflyte (1969)]
16. Dave Loggins, “Please Come to Boston” [Super Hits of the Seventies Vol. 13 (1974/1990)]
17. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, “Roadrunner” [70’s – The Ultimate Collection (1976/2019)]

New Music Express

18. Bruce Springsteen, “Sunday Love” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
19. Molly Tuttle, “Everything Burns” [So Long Miss Sunshine (2025)]
20. Alison Goldfrapp, “Hey Hi Hello” [Flux (2025)]
21. The Spongetones, “Skinny (Live)” [The 40th Anniversary Concert…And Beyond (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

22. Phish, “Tube; Slave to the Traffic Light (7-16-98 Gorge Amphitheatre – George, Wa)” [Live Bait Vol. 09 (2013)]

Featured artist: Blue Rodeo (part three)

23. Blue Rodeo, “Hasn’t Hit Me Yet” [Five Days in July (1993)]
24. Blue Rodeo, “What Is This Love” [Five Days in July (1993)]
25. Blue Rodeo, “What You Want” [Nowhere to Here (1995)]
26. Blue Rodeo, “Get Through to You” [Nowhere to Here (1995)]

Hour 4

27. Led Zeppelin, “Ozone Baby” [Coda (1982)]

Tribute to Terry Reid

28. Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, “What’s Easy for Two Is Hard for One” [Fab Gear_ The British Beat Explosion And Its Aftershocks 1963-1967 (1966/2018)]
29. Terry Reid, “Just Walk in My Shoes” [Super Lungs (1966)]
30. Terry Reid, “Superlungs My Supergirl” [Super Lungs: The Complete Studio Recordings 1966-1969 (1966/2004)]
31. Terry Reid, “Better By Far” [Super Lungs (1966)]
32. Terry Reid, “Time Time (Single B Side)” [Super Lungs (1966)]
33. Terry Reid, “Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” [Bang, Bang, You’re Terry Reid (1968)]
34. Terry Reid, “Season of the Witch” [Bang, Bang, You’re Terry Reid (1968)]
35. Terry Reid, “Silver White Light” [Move Over for Terry Reid (1969)]
36. Terry Reid, “Highway 61 Revisited/Friends” [Move Over for Terry Reid (1969)]

Here’s the playlist for 8-5-2025, a show in which there were numerous disconnects, in which I expressed frustration with poor service from Optimum, and in which I had Blue Rodeo as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Teen Machine, “I’m Gonna Steal Your Girlfriend” [After School Special (2000)]
2. The Pursuit of Happiness, “Cigarette Dangles” [The Downward Road (1993)]
3. Ian Hunter, “Once Bitten Twice Shy (Live)” [Welcome to the Club (1980)]
4. Ducks Deluxe, “Absolutely Sweet Marie” [Box of Shorts (2009)]
5. Rockpile, “Heart” [Seconds of Pleasure (1980)]

This Day in Music a.k.a. Number Six’s Unimpressive Time Machine

6. Beastie Boys, “Fight for Your Right” [Licensed to Ill (1987)]
7. Beastie Boys, “Cooky Puss” [Some Old Bullsh*t (1982/1994)]
8. The Damned, “Help” [Damned Damned Damned (1977/2007)]
9. Kaagoogoo, “Too Shy” [White Feathers (1982)]
10. Toploader, “Dancing in the Moonlight” [Happy Songs (2000/2010)]
11. Barry Manilow, “American Bandstand Theme” [Television’s Greatest Hits Vol. 3: 70s & 80s (1987)]
12. Aerosmith, “No Surprize” [Night in the Rute (1979)]
13. The Rolling Stones, “Miss You (Extended 8-Track Version)” [Some Girls (1978/2011)]

Hour 2: Songs about peace

14. John Lennon, “Give Peace a Chance” [The John Lennon Collecton (1969/1982)]
15. Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” [Completely Under the Covers Vol. 2 (2009)]
16. Megadeth, “Peace Sells” [Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying? (1986/2004)]
17. Extreme, “Rest in Peace” [III Sides to Every Story (1992)]
18. Bob Dylan, “Man of Peace” [Infidels (1983)]

New Music Express

19. Bruce Springsteen, “Somewhere North of Nashville” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
20. Bruce Springsteen, “Adelita” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
21. The Armed, “Well Made Play” [The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed (2025)]
22. Buddy Guy feat. Joe Bonamassa, “Dry Stick” [Ain’t Done with the Blues (2025)]
23. The Spongetones, “Honest Work” [Honest Work single (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

24. Phish, “Undermind (8-31-12 Dick’s Sporting Goods Park – Commerce City, Co)” [Live Bait Vol. 09 (2013)]
25. Phish, “Quinn the Eskimo (Live)” [2014/10/17 Eugene Or. (2014)]

Featured artist: Blue Rodeo (part one)

26. Blue Rodeo, “Heart Like Mine” [Outskirts (1987)]
27. Blue Rodeo, “Rebel” [Outskirts (1987)]
28. Blue Rodeo, “Try” [Outskirts (1987)]
29. Blue Rodeo, “God and Country” [Diamond Mine (1989)]
30. Blue Rodeo, “How Long” [Diamond Mine (1989)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Mick Ralphs (Part three)

31. Bad Company, “Gone, Gone, Gone” [Desolation Angels (1979)]
32. Bad Company, “Oh, Atlanta” [Desolation Angels (1979)]
33. Bad Company, “Electricland” [Rough Diamonds (1982)]
34. Mick Ralphs, “Hey Baby” [Take This! (1984)]
35. Mick Ralphs, “Give You My Love” [Take This! (1984)]
36. Mick Ralphs, “On The Run” [Take This! (1984)]
37. Bad Company, “This Love” [Fame and Fortune (1986)]
38. Bad Company, “Long Walk” [Fame and Fortune (1986)]
39. Bad Company, “If I’m Sleeping” [Fame and Fortune (1986)]
40. Bad Company, “One Night” [Dangerous Age (1988)]
41. Bad Company, “Dangerous Age” [Dangerous Age (1988)]
42. Bad Company, “Holy Water” [Holy Water (1990)]