David Zientara

Here’s the playlist for 5-27-2025, a show in which I talked about buying IMST, read an article about Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis, and interrupted a tribute to David Thomas to pay tribute to Rick Derringer:

Hour 1

1. Nine Inch Nails, “March of the Pigs” [The Downward Spiral (1994)]
2. Rich Arithmetic, “Carry You (Redux)” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 23 (2022)]
3. Sister Rosetta Tharpe, “Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the Air (w/Marie Knight)” [Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order (1943/1998)]
4. The Dead Milkmen, “Stuart” [Beelzebubba (1988)]
5. Frampton Brothers, “Indiana Wants Me” [Don’t Fall Asleep…Horrible Things Will Happen (1993)]
6. John Pinette, “Chinese Buffet/You Go Now” [Show Me The Buffet (2000)]
7. Trippychirps290, “The Last 8-Bit Wonder” [AI-generated song (2025)]

This Day in Music

8. Dave Cloud & The Gospel of Power, “Save the Last Dance for Me” [Napoleon of Temperance (2006)]
9. The New Seekers, “I’d Like to Teach The World to Sing” [You Raise Me Up (1971/2020)]
10. The Rolling Stones, “Rock and a Hard Place [Dance Mix]” [The Singles Collection 1971-2006 (1989/2011)]
11. Alice in Chains, “Would?” [Dirt (1992)]
12. Split Enz, “I Got You” [True Colours (1980)]
13. Black Crowes, “Hotel Illness” [The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion (1992)]

Hour 2: Songs about summer

14. Matt Pond PA, “Summer Is Coming” [The Nature of Maps (2002)]
15. The Monkees, “You Bring the Summer” [Good Times! (2016)]
16. The Motors, “Summertime (Is Calling) [1 (1977)]
17. Lovin’ Spoonful, “Summer in the City” [Greatest Hits (1966/1988)]
18. Alex Chilton, “Summertime Blues” [Bach’s Bottom (1981)]
19. Don Henley, “The Boys of Summer” [Building the Perfect Beast (1984)]
20. Diesel, “Sausalito Summernight” [Watts in a Tank (1980/1981)]

New Music Express

21. Stereolab, “Melodie Is a Word” [Instant Holograms on Metal Film (2025)]
22. Sparks, “Do Things My Own Way” [MAD! (2025)]
23. Taj Mahal & Keb Mo’, “My Darling My Dear” [Room on the Porch (2025)]
24. Crossword Smiles, “Girls Club” [Consequences & Detours (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

25. John Mayall, “Cold, Cold Feeling” [The Power of the Blues Pt. 2 (Recorded Live in Germany 1987) (2024)]
26. John Mayall, “So Hard to Share” [The Turning Point (1969)]
27. John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, “Tears Came Rollin’ Down” [Bluesbreaker (2004)]

Featured artist: Son Volt (part two)

28. Son Volt, “Driving the View” [Wide Swing Tremolo (1998)]
29. Son Volt, “Medicine Hat” [Wide Swing Tremolo (1998)]
30. Son Volt, “Straightface (radio version)” [Straightface EP (1998)]
31. Son Volt, “Last Time Around (Live)” [Straightface EP (1998)]
32. Son Volt, “Holocaust” [A Retrospective: 1995-2000 (1998/2005)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Thomas (part three)

33. David Thomas, “Bird Town” [Variations on a Theme (1983)]
34. David Thomas, “The Egg & I” [Variations on a Theme (1983)]
35. David Thomas, “Whale Head King” [More Places Forever (1985)]
36. David Thomas, “Big Breezy Day” [More Places Forever (1985)]
37. The Mccoys, “Hang on Sloopy” [The Best of The Mccoys (1965/?)]
38. Rick Derringer, “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo” [Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo: The Best of Rick Derringer (1973/1996)]
39. David Thomas, “Monster Walks the Winter Lake” [Monster Walks the Winter Lake (1986)]
40. David Thomas, “My Town” [Blame the Messenge (1987)]
41. David Thomas, “King Knut” [Blame the Messenge (1987)]
42. Pere Ubu, “George Has a Hat” [The Tenement Year (1988)]

And here’s the show:

Here is the playlist for 5-20-2025, a show in which I annouunced former President Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis, mourned the death of George Wendt, and played Son Volt for the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Gary Portnoy, “Theme From Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name)” [Tube Tunes Vol. 3 – The 80’s (1995)]
2. Marshall Crenshaw, “Someday, Someway” [ConsequenceMarshall Crenshaw (1982)]
3. Genesis, “Paperlate” [Three Sides Live (1982)]
4. The J. Geils Band, “I Do (Live)” [Showtime! (1982)]
5. The Baseball Project, “Harvey Haddix” [Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails (2008)]
6. TrippyChirps290, “Engine of Doom” [Ai-generated song (2025)]

This Day in Music

7. Joe Cocker, “The Letter” [Mad Dogs & Englishmen (Live) (1970)]
8. Go-Go’s, “Our Lips Are Sealed” [Beauty and the Beat (1981)]
9. Haircut 100, “Love Plus One” [Pelican West (1982)]
10. Semisonic, “Closing Time” [Feeling Strangely Fine (1998)]
11. Wings, “With a Litle Luck” [The 7″ Singles (1978/2022)]
12. Bonerama, “Heartbreaker” [Bonerama Plays Zeppelin (2019)]

Hour 2: Songs about coffee

13. Bob Dylan, “One More Cup of Coffee” [Desire (1976)]
14. Cream, “The Coffee Song” [Fresh Cream (1966)]
15. UFO, “Black Cold Coffee” [You Are Here (2004)]
16. Warrant, “Coffee House” [Belly to Belly (1996)]
17. Du Blonde, “Dollar Coffee” [Sniff More Gritty (2024)]
18. Squeeze, “Black Coffee in Bed” [Sweets from a Stranger (1982)]

New Music Express

19. Tune-Yards, “Heartbreak” [Better Dreaming (2025)]
20. Billy Normates, “Nothin Worth Winnin” [Metalhorse (2025)]
21. Mourning [A] BLKstar, “Stop 2 Lion (feat. Lee Bains)” [Flowers for the Living” (2025)]
22. Charlie Musselwhite, “Look Out Highway” [Look Out Highway (2025)]
23. Crossword Smiles, “Counting By Fives” [Consequences and Detours (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

24. John Mayall, “It’s My Own Fault” [The Power of the Blues, Pt. 2 (Recorded Live in Germany) (2024)]
25. John Mayall, “Mail Order Mystics” [Live in London (2011)]

Featured artist: Son Volt (part one)

26. Son Volt, “Windfall” [Trace (1995)]
27. Son Volt, “Drown” [Trace (1995)]
28. Son Volt, “Catching On” [Trace (1995)]
29. Son Volt, “Caryatid Easy” [Straightaways (1997)]
30. Son Volt, “Back Into Your World” [Straightaways (1997)]
31. Son Volt, “Cemetary Savior” [Straightaways (1997)]
32. Son Volt, “Tulsa Country” [Switchback EP (1997)]
33. Son Volt, “Going, Going, Gone” [Switchback EP (1997)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Thomas (part two)

34. Pere Ubu, “Caligari’s Mirror” [Dub Housing (1978)]
35. Pere Ubu, “The Fabulous Sequel” [New Picnic Time (1979)]
36. Pere Ubu, “Go” [The Art of Walking (1980)]
37. Pere Ubu, “Misery Goats” [The Art of Walking (1980)]
38. Pere Ubu, “Birdies” [The Art of Walking (1980)]
39. David Thomas, “The Birds Are a Good Idea” [The Sound Of The Sand And Other Songs Of The Pedestrian (1981)]
40. David Thomas, “Crickets in the Flats” [The Sound Of The Sand And Other Songs Of The Pedestrian (1981)]
41. David Thomas, “Sloop John B” [The Sound Of The Sand And Other Songs Of The Pedestrian (1981)]
42. Pere Ubu, “The Long Walk Home” [Song of the Bailing Man (1982)]
43. Pere Ubu, “Stormy Weather” [Song of the Bailing Man (1982)]
44. Pere Ubu, “A Day Such As This” [Song of the Bailing Man (1982)]
45. David Thomas, “West Side Story” [Winter Comes Home (1982)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 5-13-2025, a show in which I had some technical difficulties, I got the playlist for new music wrong, and played a tribute to David Thomas:

Hour 1

1. Sweet, “Teenage Rampage” [The Lost Singles (1974/2017)]
2. Jonathan Richman, “Rockin’ Shopping Center” [Beserkley’s Back (1976/1978)]
3. Foghat, “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” [Zig Zag Walk (1983)]
4. Warren Zevon, “Poor Poor Pitiful Me” [Warrren Zevon (1976)]
5. Grass Roots, “Sooner or Later” [The Complete Original Dunhill-ABC Hit Singles (1971/2014)]
6. The Inmates, “You’re the One That Done It” [FIrst Offence (1979)]
7. TrippyChirps290, “Restoring the Centurions” [AI-generated song (2025)]

This Day in Music

8. Mott the Hoople, “Sweet Angeline” [Brain Capers (1971)]
9. British Lions, “International Heroes” [British Lions (1978)]
10. Stealers Wheel, “Stuck in the Middle With You” [70s – The Ultimate Collection (1973/2019)]
11. Fleetwood Mac, “Oh Well (Pt. 1)” [50 Years: Don’t Stop (1969/2018)]
12. Hootie & The Blowfish, “Only Wanna Be With You” [Cracked Rear View (1994)]
13. The J. Geils Band, “Whammmer Jammer” [Live Full House (1972)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about mothers)

14. Danzig, “Mother” [Danzig (1988)]
15. Eric Clapton, “Motherless Children” [461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)]
16. Blake Babies, “I’m Not Your Mother” [Innocence and Experience (1993)]
17. Sorrows, “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows” [Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow (2025)]
18. The Beatles, “Your Mother Should Know” [Magical Mystery Tour (1967)]
19. Shinedown, “Tie Your Mother Down” [Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen (2005)]
20. Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, “Sylvia’s Mother” [Dr. Hook (1971)]

New Music Express

21. Arcade Fire, “Year of the Snake” [Pink Elephant (2025)]
22. Maren Morris, “I Can’t Love You Anymore” [Humble Quest (2022)]
23. Sly & The Family Stone, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” [Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025)]
24. Nelson Bragg, “We’re Gonna Laugh About It” [We’re Gonna Laugh About It single (2025)]

Hour 2

25. Maren Morris, “Dreamsicle” [Dreamsicle (2025)]

Mandatory Mayall

26. John Mayall, “A Helping Hand” [Lots of People (1977)]
27. John Mayall, “Dry Throat” [Jazz Blues Fusion (1972)]
28. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, [Silver Tones – The Best of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers (1998)]

Featured artist: Wilco [part eight]

29. Wilco, “One and a Half Stars” [Ode to Joy (2019)]
30. Wilco, “Everyone Hides” [Ode to Joy (2019)]
31. Wilco, “An Empty Corner” [Ode to Joy (2019)]
32. Wilco, “Many Words” [Cruel Country (2022)]
33. Wilco, “Evicted” [Cousin (2023)]
34. Wilco, “Hot Sun” [Hot Sun Cool SHroud EP (2024)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Thomas

33. Rocket from the Tombs, “Raw Power” [The Day the Earth Met the Rocket from the Tombs (2002)]
34. Rocket from the Tombs, “Ain’t It Fun” [The Day the Earth Met the Rocket from the Tombs (2002)]
35. Rocket from the Tombs, “Life Stinks” [The Day the Earth Met the Rocket from the Tombs (2002)]
36. Pere Ubu, “30 Seconds Over Tokyo” [Datapanik in the Year Zero (1976/1996)]
37. Pere Ubu, “Heart of Darkness” [Datapanik in the Year Zero (1976/1996)]
38. Pere Ubu, “FInal Solution” [Datapanik in the Year Zero (1976/1996)]
39. Pere Ubu, “The Modern Dance” [Datapanik in the Year Zero (1976/1996)]
40. Pere Ubu, “Non-Alignment Pact” [The Modern Dance (1978)]
41. Pere Ubu, “Life Stinks” [The Modern Dance (1978)]
42. Pere Ubu, “Navvy” [Dub Housing (1978)]
43. Pere Ubu, “Ubu Dance Party” [Dub Housing (1978)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 5-6-2025, in which I discussed my low pulse rate, trying to fix my iPod, and had Wilco as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. The Clarks, “I Want You Bad” [Rewind (2015)]
2. The Who, “Relay” [Who’s Next: Life House (1972/2023)]
3. R.E.M., “Catapult” [Murmur (1983)]
4. The Zeros, “Beat Your Heart Out” [Don’t Push Me Around (1994)]
5. The Nerves, “Hanging on the Telephone” [The Nerves EP (1976)]
6. Soul Asylum “Sometime to Return” [Hang Time (1988)]

This Day in Music

7. Bob Seger System, “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man” [Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)]
8. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, “Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard” [Have a Ball (1997)]
9. Foo Fighters, “All My Life” [One By One (2002)]
10. Hootie and the Blowfish, “Hold My Hand” [Cracked Rear View (1994)]
11. The Housemartins, “Caravan of Love” [Caravan of Love single (1986)]
12. Throwing Muses, “None Too Soon” [The Real Ramona (1991)]
13. THey Might Be Giants, “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” [Flood (1990)]
14. Cat Power, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” [The Covers Record (2000)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about Spring)

15. Sir Neville Mariner, “No. 1 Spring- III Allegro” [Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (1984)]
16. Status Quo, “[April] Spring, Summer & Wednesdays” [Ma Kelly’s Greasy Spoon (1970)]
17. Cheap Trick, “Spring Break” [Rare & Bonus (2005)]
18. Graham Parker, “First Day of Spring” [12 Haunted Episodes (1995)]
19. The Paley Brothers, “Spring Fever” [The Complete Recordings (2013)]
20. The Baseball Project, “Spring Training in New Orleans” [3rd (2014)]

New Music Express

21. Eric Church, “Hands of Time” [Evangeline vs. The Machine (2025)]
22. Car Seat Headrest, “CCF (I’m Gonna Stay with You)” [The Scholars (2025)]
23. Crossword Smiles, “Falling All Over Myself” [Falling All Over Myself single (2025)]
24. The Gold Needles, “Supernature” [Supernature single (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

25. John Mayall, “Harmonica Free Form” [Ten Years Are Gone (1973)]
26. John Mayall, “Remember This” [Spinning Coin (1995)]

Featured artist: Wilco (part seven)

27. Wilco, “Random Name Generator” [Star Wars (2015)]
28. Wilco, “You Satellite” [Star Wars (2015)]
29. Wilco, “Cold Slope” [Star Wars (2015)]
30. Wilco, “If I Ever Was a Child” [Schmilco (2016)]
31. Wilco, “Nope” [Schmilco (2016)]
32. Wilco, “Locator” [Schmilco (2016)]
33. Wilco, “Bright Leaves” [Ode to Joy (2019)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Dave Allen (part three)

34. King Swamp, “Is This Love” [King Swamp (1989)]
35. King Swamp, “Widders Dump” [King Swamp (1989)]
36. King Swamp, “Glow” [King Swamp (1989)]
37. King Swamp, “One Step Over the Line” [Wiseblood (1990)]
38. King Swamp, “Sone Kind of Love” [Wiseblood (1990)]
39. Low Pop Suicide, “Disengaged” [The Disengagement EP (1992)]
40. Low Pop Suicide, “Black Hole Babies” [The Disengagement EP (1992)]
41. Low Pop Suicide, “My Way” [On the Cross of Commerce (1993)]
42. Low Pop Suicide, “Your God Can’t Feel My Pain” [On the Cross of Commerce (1993)]
43. Low Pop Suicide, “Philo’s Song” [The Death of Excellence (1995)]
44. The Elastic Purejoy, “Soul and Fire” [the Elastic Purejoy (1994)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 4-29-2025. a show in which I talked about trying to fix an iPod, read an article by Ron Paul, announced the death of Mike Peters and paid tribute to the late Dave Allen:

Hour 1

1. The J. Geils Band, “Nightmares/Stoop Down #39” [Nightmares (And Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle) (1974)]
2. Mansfield, “A Place in the Sun” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 23 (2022)]
3. Dolph Chaney, “Mr. Eli” [Mug (2023)]
4. The dBs, “Change with the Changing Times” [The Sound of Music (1987)]
5. Ron Wood, “Big Bayou” [Now Look (1975)]

This Day in Music

6. Duke Ellington, The Washingtonians, Kentucky Club Orchestra, “East St. Louis Toodle-O” [The Ultimate Jazz Archive (1927/2007)]
7. Lonnie Donegan, “Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight” [King of Skiffle (1956/2002)]
8. Rod McKuen, “The Beat Generation” [Beatsville (1959)]
9. Richard Hell, “Blank Generation” [Ork Records: New York, New York (1975/2015)]
10. Otis Rush, “All Your Love” [ABC of the Blues (1956/2010)]
11. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” [The Complete Duets (1967/2001)]
12. Status Quo, “Mony Mony” [Famous in the Last Century (2000)]
13. The KLF, “Doctorin’ the Tardis” [Shag Times (1989)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about war)

14. Edwin Starr, “War” [The Best of Edwin Starr: 20th Century Masters (1970/2001)]
15. Billy Bragg, “Rumours of War” [Don’t Try This at Home (1991)]
16. Dead Kennedys, “Chemical Warfare, “Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)]
17. L7, “Wargasm” [Bricks Are Heavy (1992)]
18. Matthew Sweet, “Holy War” [Girlfriend (1991)]
19. The Shirelles, “Soldier Boy” [AM Gold: 1962 (1962/1991)]
20. Donovan, “Universal Soldier” [Retrospective (1965/2015)]
21. Joe Perry Project, “Soldier of Fortune” [I’ve Got the Rocks N’Rolls Again (1981)]
22. Georgia Satellites, “Battleship Chains” [Georgia Satellites (1986)]
23. Meco, “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band (7-inch Edit)” [Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk (1978)]

New Music Express

24. Ghost, “Lachyma” [Skeleta (2025)]
25. Billy Idol, “77 (Featuring Avril Lavigne)” [Dream Into It (2025)]
26. Sunflower Bean, “Champagne Taste” [Mortal Primetime (2025)]
27. The Bablers, “Thinking of You” [Like the First Time (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

28. John Mayall, “Caught in the Middle” [Rolling with the Blues (2003)]
29. John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, “Room to Move” [Bluesbreaker (2004)]
30. The Alarm, “Sixty Eight Guns” [Declaration (1984)]

Featured artist: Wilco (part six)

31. Wilco, “You and I” [Wilco (The Album) (2009)]
32. Wilco, “I’ll Fight” [Wilco (The Album) (2009)]
33. Wilco, “I Might” [The Whole Love (2011)]
34. Wilco, “I Love My Label” [Alpha Mike Foxtrot Rare Tracks: 1994-2014 (2011/2014)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Dave Allen

35. Shriekback, “Sexthinkone” [Tench EP (1982)]
36. Shriekback, “Lined Up” [Care (1983)]
37. Shriekback, “Brink of Collapse” [Care (1983)]
38. Shriekback, “Hand on My Heart” [Jam Science (1984)]
39. Shriekback, “Suck” [Jam Science (1984)]
40. Shriekback, “Everything That Rises Must Converge” [Oil and Gold (1985)]
41. Shriekback, “This Big Hush” [Oil and Gold (1985)]
42. Shriekback, “Hammerheads” [Oil and Gold (1985)]
43. Shriekback, “The Shining Path” [Big Night Music (1986)]
44. Shriekback, “The Reptiles and I” [Big Night Music (1986)]
45. Shriekback, “Sticky Jazz” [Big Night Music (1986)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 4-22-2025, in which I discussed the death of Pope Francis and Zelenskyy’s wife fleeing the country, and paid tribute to Dave Allen:

Hour 1

1. Adam Ant, “Goody Two Shoes” [Friend or Foe (1982)]
2. Mick Farren, “Son of a Millionaire” [Vampires Stole My Lunch Money (1978)]
3. Pretty Things, “Havana Bound” [Freeway Madness (1972)]
4. The Wallabys, “Feeling High” [Looking Forward: The Roots of Big Star (1967/2017)]
5. Pere Ubu, “Modern Dance” [The Modern Dance (1978)]

This Day in Music

6. Dinosaur Jr., “Show Me The Way” [Fossils (1989)]
7. Urge Overkill, “Wichita Lineman” [Americruiser (1990)}
8. Ace, “How Long” [Five-A-Side (1974)]
9. Squeeze, “Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)” [Argybargy (1980)]
10. System of a Down, “Byob” [Byob (Single) (2005)]
11. Lipps Inc., “Funkytown (Single Version)” [Mouth to Mouth (1979)]
12. The Black Crowes, “You Wear It Well” [1972 (2022)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about friends)

13. Jonesez, “Best Friends” [Betty’s Soup (2010)]
14. The Toms, “Let’s Be Friends Again” [The Toms (1979)]
15. Cheap Trick, “With a Little Help From My Friends” [Sgt. Pepper Live (2009)]
16. James Taylor, “You’ve Got a Friend” [Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (1971)]
17. Led Zeppelin, “Friends” [Led Zeppelin III (1970)]
18. The Rembrandts, “I’ll Be There for You (Theme Song from Friends)” [L.P. (1995)]
19. Rush, “Take a Friend” [Rush (1974)]

New Music Express

20. Julian Baker & Torres, “Dirt” [Send a Prayer My Way (2025)]
21. Neil Young, “Song X (Live)” [Coastal Soundtrack (Live) (2025)]
22. Rhiannon Giddens & Julian Robinson, “Brown’s Dream” [What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow (2025)]
23. Beirut, “Forest Encyclopedia” [A Study in Losses (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

24. John Mayall, “California (John Mayall & Friends, Live At The Palais Des Sports, Lyon, 1 June 1970)” [Live in France 1967-73 (2023)]
25. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, “Blood on the Night” [The Diary of a Band Vol. 1&2 (2007)]

Featured artist: Wilco (part five)

26. Wilco, “Impossible Germany” [Sky Blue Sky (2007)]
27. Wilco, “Side with the Seeds” [Sky Blue Sky (2007)]
28. Wilco, “Please Be Patient with Me” [Sky Blue Sky (2007)]
29. Wilco, I Shall Be Released (Live, with Fleet Foxes)” [Alpha Mike Foxtrot Rare Tracks: 1994-2014 (4CD, Box-Set) (2008/2014)]
30. Wilco, “Wilco the Song” [Wilco (The Album) (2009)]
31. Wilco, “You Never Know” [Wilco (The Album (2009)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Dave Allen (part one)

32. Gang of Four, “Damaged Goods” [A Brief History of the Twentieth Century (1978/1990)]
33. Gang of Four, “Anthrax” [entertainment! (1978/1979)]
34. Gang of Four, “Armalite Rifle” [entertainment! (1978/1979)]
35. Gang of Four, “At Home He’s a Tourist” [entertainment! (1979)]
36. Gang of Four, “It’s Her Factory” [Yellow EP (1980)]
37. Gang of Four, “Outside the Trains Don’t Run On Time [Yellow EP (1980)]
38. Gang of Four, “He’d Send in the Army” [Yellow EP (1980)]
39. Gang of Four, “Parlysed” [Solid Gold (1981)
40. Gang of Four, “What We All Want” [Solid Gold (1981)
41. Gang of Four, “Cheeseburger” [Solid Gold (1981)]
42. Shriekback, “Accretions” [Tench EP (1982)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 4-15-2025, in which I chronicled my backup restoration, told about how I completed my taxes, and had Wilco as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Rich Arithmetic, “Do You Remember (What the Music’s For)” [In Our Time (Ode for the E-Types) B-side (2021)]
2. The Baseball Project, “They Are the Oakland A’s” [3rd (2014)]
3. Reddy Teddy, “Boys and Girls” [Reddy Teddy (1976)]
4. Television, “Little Johnny Jewel (Part One)” [Little Johnny Jewel single (1975)]
5. Rock City, “I Lost Your Love” [Rock City (2003)]

This Day in Music

6. Bessie Smith, “St. Louis Blues” [Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues (1925/2003)]
7. The Flamin’ Groovies, “St. Louis Blues” [Shake Some Action (1976)]
8. Joey Ramone, “What A Wonderful World” [Don’t Worry About Me (2002)]
9. 4 Non Blondes, “What’s Up?” [Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (1992)]
10. The Sweet, “Alexander Graham Bell” [The Lost Singles (1971/2017)]
11. Dave Edmunds, “You’ll Never Get Me Up in One of Those Things [Twangin’ (1981)]
12. Ohio Players, “Love Rollercoaster” [Greatest Hits (1975/1999)]
13. The Darkness, “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” [Permission to Land (2003)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about taxes)

14. Dwight Twilley, “Taxman” [The Beatles (2009)]
15. Cheap Trick, “Taxman Mr. Thief” [Cheap Trick (1977)]
16. Doomriders, “Back Taxes” [Grant Blood (2013)]
17. Johnny Cash, “Aftr Taxes” [I Would Like to See You Again (2013)]
18. Joni Mitchell, “Tax Free” [Dog Eat Dog (1985)]

New Music Express

19. Bon Iver, “SPEYSIDE” [Sable, Fable (2025)]
20. Valerie June, “Joy, Joy!” [Owls, Omens and Oracles (2025)]
21. Nell Smith, “Anxious” [Anxious (2025)]
22. Cold Specks, “How It Feels” [Light for the Midnight (2025)]
23. Mamalarky, “Broken Bones” [Hex Key (2025)]
24. Black Country, New Road, “The Big Spin” [Forever Howlong (2025)]
25. Spin Doctors, “I Liked You Better When Your Butt Was Big” [Face Full of Cake (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

26. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, “Have You Ever Loved a Woman” [Live in 1967 (2015)]
27. John Mayall, “Country Road” [Jazz Blues Fusion (1972)]
28. John Mayall, “Baby, What You Want Me to Do” [In The Shadow of Legends (2011)]

Featured Artist: Wilco

29. Wilco, “Kamera” [Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001)]
30. Wilco, “Ashes of American Flags” [Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001)]
31. Wilco, “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” [A Ghost Is Born (2004)]
32. Wilco, “The Late Greats” [A Ghost Is Born (2004)]
33. Wilco, “Hummingbird” [Kicking Televison: Live in Chicago (2005)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Joey Molland

34. Natural Gas, “The Right Time” [Natural Gas (1976)]
35. Badfinger, “Love Is Gonna Come At Last” [Airwaves (1979)]
36. Badfinger, “Lost Inside Your Love” [Airwaves (1979)]
37. Badfinger, “Because I Love You” [Say No More (1981)]
38. Badfinger, “Hold On” [Say No More (1981)]
39. Joey Molland, “Here Comes Heartache” [After the Pearl (1983)]
40. Joey Molland, “Life Song” [After the Pearl (1983)]
41. Joey Molland, “All Caught Up” [The Pilgrim (1992)]
42. Joey Molland, “It’s True” [Basil/Demos Old and New (1997)]
43. Joey Molland, “Mirrors” [This Way Up (2001)]
44. Joey Molland, “Walk Out in the Rain” [Return to Memphis (2013)]
45. Joey Molland, “This Time” [Be True to Yourself (2020)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 4-1-2025, a show in which I mourned the death of democracy – in France, talked about solar panels, and paid tribute to the late Joey Molland:

Hour 1

1. Dwight Twilley Band, “I’m on Fire” [Super Hits of the ’70s – Have a Nice Day Vol. 15 (1975/1990)]
2. Head East, “Never Been Any Reason” [Flat as a Pancake (1975)]
3. Status Quo, “Down Down” [On the Level (1975)]
4. Brian Eno, “I’ll Come Running” [Another Green World (1975)]
5. Brownsville Station, “Automatic Heartbreak” [Motor City Connection (1975)]

This Day in Music

6. Fountains of Wayne, “Denise” [Utopia Parkway (1999)]
7. Toto, “Rosanna” [Africa: The Best of Toto (1982/2009)]
8. Ronnie Lane, “How Come” [Anymore for Anymore (1974)]
9. Ultravox, “Vienna” [The Very Best of Midge Ure and Ultravox (2001)]
10. Bangles, “Eternal Flame” [Bangles Gold (1989/2020)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about legs)

11. ZZ Top, “Legs” [Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top (1983/2004)]
12. Van Halen, “Drop Dead Legs” [1984 (1983)]
13. AC/DC, “Shake a Leg” [Back in Black (1980)]
14. Big Joe Williams, “Little Leg Woman” [Complete Recorded Works: 1935-41(1935/1991)]
15. Gene Vincent, “Crazy Legs” [Be-Bop-A-Lula: His 30 Original Hits (1957/1998)]
16. Monty Python, “I’ve Got Two Legs” [Monty Python Sings (1989)]
17. Anton Barbeau, “Please Sir I’ve Got a Wooden Leg” [Empire of Potential (2011)]
18. Mojo Nixon, “Tie My Pecker to My Leg” [Whereabouts Unknown (1995)]

New Music Express

19. Lucy Dacus, “Limerance” [Forever Is a Feeling (2025)]
20. Alison Krauss & Union Station, “Looks Like the End of the Road” [Arcadia (2025)]
21. Perfume Genius, “Just a Room” [Ugly Season (2022)]
22. Sacred Paws, “Save Something” [Jump Into Life (2025)]
23. Chris Church, “Sit Down” [Obsolete Path (2025)]

Hour 3

24. Perfume Genius, “It’s a Mirror” [Glory (2025)]

Mandatory Mayall

25. John Mayall, “Tears Came Rolling Down” [Three for the Road (A 2017 Live Recording) (2018)]
26. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, “Help Me” [The Diary of a Band Vol. 1&2 (2007)]
27. Eric Clapton/John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, “Have You Ever Loved a Woman” [Crossroads (1965/1988)]

Featured artist: Wilco (part two)

28. Billy Bragg and Wilco, “Walt Whitman’s Niece” [Mermaid Avenue (1998)]
29. Billy Bragg and Wilco, “California Stars” [Mermaid Avenue (1998)]
30. Billy Bragg and Wilco, “Ingrid Bergman” [Mermaid Avenue (1998)]
31. Wilco, “Can’t Stand It” [Summerteeth (1999)]
32. Wilco, “She’s a Jar” [Summerteeth (1999)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Joey Molland (part one)

33. Gary Walker & the Rain, “Magazine Woman” [Album No. 1 (1968)]
34. Gary Walker & the Rain, “I Can’t Stand to Lose You” [Album No. 1 (1968)]
35. Gary Walker & the Rain, “The View” [Album No. 1 (1968)]
36. Gary Walker & the Rain, “Come in, You’ll Get Pneumonia [45 RPM single (1969)]
37. Gary Walker & the Rain, “Francis” [Album No. 1 (1968)]
38. Badfinger, “Come and Get It” [Magic Christian Music (1970)]
39. Badfinger, “Carry on TIll Tomorrow” [Magic Christian Music (1970)]
40. George Harrison, “My Sweet Lord” [All Things Must Pass (1970)]
41. John Lennon, “Jealous Guy” [Imagine (1971)]
42. George Harrison, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” [The Concert for Bangledesh (1971)]
43. Badfinger, “I Can’t Take It” [No Dice (1970)]
44. Badfinger, “No Matter What” [No Dice (1970)]
45. Badfinger, “We’re for the Dark” [No Dice (1970)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 3-25-2025, in which I read an op ed piece about kicking Hungary out of the EU, paid tribute to David Johansen, and the featured artist segment had Wilco:

Hour 1

1. Artful Dodger, “Wayside” [Artful Dodger (1975)]
2. Wreckless Eric, “Take the Cash (K.A.S.H.)” [Big Smash (1980)]
3. The Knack, “Frustrated” [Get The Knack (1979)]
4. The Toms, “You Must Have Crossed My Mind” [The Toms (1979)]
5. The Soup Dragons, “Divine Thing” [Hotwired (1992)]
6. Richard Hell, “Blank Generation” [Ork Records: New York, New York (1975/2015)]

This Day in Music

7. Buck Owens, “I Got a Tiger By the Tail” [Act Naturally: The Buck Owens Recordings 1953-64 (1964/2008)]
8. Foo Fighters, “Walk” [Wasting Light (2011)]
9. Cat Power, “Like A Rolling Stone” [Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall (2023)]
10. Sex Pistols, “Rock Around the Clock” [The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle (1979)]
11. Brinsley Schwarz, “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding” [The New Favourites of Brinsley Schwarz (1974)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about arms)

12. Journey, “Open Arms” [Escape (1981)]
13. Chilliwack, “Arms of Mary” [Anthology (1978/2008)]
14. John Hammond, “In Your Arms Again” [In Your Arms Again (2005)]
15. Cutting Crew, “(I Just) Died in Your Arms” [Best of Cutting Crew (1986/2003)]
16. Sam & Dave, “These Arms of Mine” [I Thank You (1968)]
17. Syd Barrett, “Waving My Arms in the Air” [Barrett (1970)]

New Music Express

18. Japanese Breakfast, “Orlando in Love” [For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women) (2025)]
19. Lonnie Holley, “Protest with Love” [Tonky (2025)]
20. Macie Stewart, “Spring Becomes You, Spring Becomes You” [When the Distance Is Blue (2025)]
21. Deacon Blue, “Late ’88” [The Great Western Road (2025)]
22. Sorrows, “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow [Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

23. John Mayall, “Room to Move [Live in Germany 1988 (2011)]
24. John Mayall, “Exercise in C Major for Harmonica” [Jazz Blues Fusion (1972)]
25. John Mayall, “So Much to Do” [New Year, New Band, New Company (1975)]

Featured artist: Wilco

26. Wilco, “The T.B. Is Whipping Me (with Syd Straw)” [Alpha Mike Foxtrot Rare Tracks: 1994-2014 (1994/2014)]
27. Wilco, “I Must Be High” [A.M. (1995)]
28. Wilco, “Box Full of Letters” [A.M. (1995)]
29. Wilco, “Passenger Side” [A.M. (1995)]
30. Wilco, “Far, Far Away” [Being There (1996)]
31. Wilco, “Outtasite (Outta Mind)” [Being There (1996)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Johansen (part four)

32. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “James Alley Blues” [David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000)]
33. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Well, I’ve Been to Memphis” [David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000)]
34. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Poor Boy Blues” [David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000)]
35. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me” [Shaker (2002)]
36. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Death Letter” [Shaker (2002]
37. New York Dolls, “Runnin’ Around” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
38. New York Dolls, “Dance Like a Monkey” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
39. New York Dolls, “Fishnets & Cigarettes” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
40. New York Dolls, “Cause I Sez So” [Cause I Sez So (2009)]
41. New York Dolls, “Better Than” [Cause I Sez So (2009)]
42. New York Dolls, “Streetcake” [Dancing Backward in High Heels (2011)]
43. New York Dolls, “You Don’t Have to Cry” [Dancing Backward in High Heels (2011)]
44. Joe Perry, “I’m Going Crazy (with David Johasen)” [Sweetzerland Manifesto (2018)]
45. David Johansen, “Bang a Gong (Get It On) [Reprise]” [AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T-Rex (2020)]

And here’s the show: