David Zientara

Playlist: 11-19-2024

Here is the playlist for 11-19-2024, a show in which I mentioned watching Wiseguy, starting an FTP site, and a show in which I played The Hold Steady for the feature artist:

Hour 1

  1. The Pink Fairies, “Do It” [Never Never Land (1971)]
  2. Robyn Hitchcock, “Waterloo Sunset” [1967: Vacations in the Past (2024)]
  3. Billy Squier, “The Big Beat” [Tale of the Tape (1980)]
  4. Dolph Chaney, “I Wanted You” [This Is Dolph Chaney (2021)]
  5. Big Star, “Way Out West” [Radio City (1974)]
  6. Billy Squier, “The Stroke” [Don’t Say No (1981)]

This Day in Music

  1. Frank Zappa, “Who Are the Brain Police” [Freak Out (1966)]
  2. The Cult, “Fire Woman” [Sonic Temple (1989)]
  3. Material Issue, “Bus Stop” [Sing Hollies in Reverse (1995)]
  4. David Bowie, “Suffragette City” [Ziggy Stardust (1972)]
  5. Sex Pistols, “Anarchy in the U.K.” [Never Mind the Bollocks (1977)]

Hour 2

  1. Slash’s Snakepit, “Been There Lately” [Ain’t Life Grand (2000)]
  2. Slash’s Snakepit, “Good to Be Alive” [It’ Five O’Clock Somewhere (1995)]

Theme Time: Tuesday and Wednesday songs

  1. Melanie, “Ruby Tuesday” [Candles in the Rain (1970)]
  2. Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Tuesday’s Gone” [Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973)]
  3. John Cowan, “Tuesday Afternoon” [Moody Bluegrass Two…Much Love (2011)]
  4. Elton John, “Medley (Yell Help, Wednesday Night, Ugly)” [Rock of the Westies (1975)]

New Music Express

  1. The Coward Brothers, “Always” [The Coward Brothers (2024)]
  2. St. Vincent, “Pulga” [Todos Nacen Gritando (2024)]
  3. Dwight Yoakam “Wide Open Heart” [Brighter Days (2024)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, “Padlock on the Blues” [Padlock on the Blues (1999)]
  2. John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, “Mail Order Mystics” [Silver Tones – The Best of John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (1993/1998)]
  3. John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, “Room to Move” [The 1982 Reunion Concert (1994)]
  4. Don Henley, “My Thanksgiving” [Inside Job (2000)]

Featured artist: The Hold Steady

  1. The Hold Steady, “Chips Ahoy!” [Boys and Girls in America (2006)]
  2. The Hold Steady, “Hot Soft Light” [Boys and Girls in America (2006)]
  3. The Hold Steady, “Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window” [I’m Not There Soundtrack (2007)]
  4. The Hold Steady, “Cattle and the Creeping Things” [Live at Fingerprints (2007)]
  5. The Hold Steady, “You Gotta Dance with Who You Came to the Dance With” [Live at Fingerprints (2007)]
  6. The Hold Steady, “Joke About Jamaica” [Stay Positive (2008)]

Playlist: 11-12-2024

Here’s the playlist for 11-12-2024, a show in which I chronicled the ill-fated presidential campaign of Chase Oliver, discussed upcoming projects, and for the featured artist played The Hold Steady:

Hour 1

  1. From Good Homes, “Kick It On” [From Good Homes (1998)]
  2. The Tearjerkers, “Murder Mystery” [7-inch single (1980)]
  3. Steam, “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” [Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (1969)]
  4. The Rolling Stones, “I Got the Blues” [Sticky Fingers (1971)]
  5. Material Issue, “Valerie Loves Me” [International Pop Overthrow (1991)]
  6. Ian Dury, “Billericay Dickie” [New Boots and Panties (1977)]

This Day in Music

  1. Megadeth, “Symphony of Destruction” [Countdown to Extinction (1992)]
  2. Blue Oyster Cult, “Godzilla” [Spectres (1977)]
  3. Bay City Rollers, “Saturday Night” [Absolute Rollers (1975)]
  4. Ted Leo, “I’m Looking Through You” [This Bird Has Flown: A 40th Anniversary Tribute to Rubber Soul (2005)]
  5. Spygenius, “For Pete’s Sake” [Spygenius Blow Their Covers (2021)]
  6. Bob Dylan, “Union Sundown” [Infidels (1983)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (Days of the week, but only Sunday and Monday)

  1. Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, “Sunday Morning” [Completely Under the Covers (2006)]
  2. Toy Dolls, “Lazy Sunday Afternoon” [Orcastrated (1995)]
  3. U2, “Sunday Bloody Sunday” [War (1983)]
  4. Van Halen, “Sunday Afternoon in the Park” [Fair Warning (1981)]
  5. Brown Eyed Susans, “Sunday School” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 1 (1998)]
  6. The Bangles, “Manic Monday” [Different Light (1985)]
  7. The Boomtown Rats, “I Don’t Like Mondays” [The Fine Art of Surfacing (1979)]

New Music Express

  1. Our Girl, “What You Told Me” [The Good Kind (2024)]
  2. Clairo, “Love Songs” [Like Someone I Know: A Celebration of Margo Guryan (2024)]
  3. Eat-Girls, “A kin” [Area Silenzo (2024)]
  4. Librarians with Hickeys, “Hello Operator” [How to Make Friends By Telephone (2024)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “Waiting for the Right Time” [Empty Rooms (1970)]
  2. John Mayall, “Bottom Line” [Bottom Line (1979)]
  3. John Mayall, “Home Again” [Back to the Roots (1971)]
  4. Adam Sandler, “The Thanksgiving Song” [They’re All Gonna Laugh At You (1993)]

Featured artist: The Hold Steady

  1. The Hold Steady, “The Swish” [Almost Killed Me (2004)]
  2. The Hold Steady, “Knuckles” [Almost Killed Me (2004)]
  3. The Hold Steady, “Hornets! Hornets!” [Separation Sunday (2005)]
  4. The Hold Steady, “Your Little Hoodrat Friend” [Separation Sunday (2005)]
  5. The Hold Steady, “Stevie Nix” [Separation Sunday (2005)]
  6. The Hold Steady, “How a Resurrrection Really Feels” [Separation Sunday (2005)]

Playlist: 11-5-2024

Here’s the playlist for 11-6-2024, in which I had some technical difficulties, reported on the federal election, and had The Afghan Whigs as the featured artist:

Hour 1

  1. Flamin’ Groovies, “What the Hell’s Goin’ On” [Fantastic Plastic (2017)]
  2. Tinted Windows, “Kind of a Girl” [Tinted Windows (2009)]
  3. Dolph Chaney, “Nice” [Mug (2024)]
  4. Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs, “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” [Under the Covers Vol. 1 (2006)]
  5. Elvis Presley, “Suspicious Minds” [50 Greatest Hits (1969/2000)]

This Day in Music

  1. Dexy’s Midnight Runners, “Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache” [Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980)]
  2. The Monkees, “Last Train to Clarksville” [The Best of the Monkees (1966/2003)]
  3. Bee Gees, “To Love Somebody” [Best of Bee Gees Vol. 1 (1967/1969)]
  4. Keith Richards, “Take It So Hard” [Talk Is Cheap (1988)]
  5. Bangles, “Hazy Shade of Winter (Purple Haze Mix)” [Bangles Gold (1987/2020)]
  6. Bobby Bare, “I’ll Feel Whole Lot Better” [Sleeper Wherever I Fall (2011)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (politics and holiday songs)

  1. Alice Cooper, “Elected” [Billion Dollar Babies (1973)]
  2. The Royal Guardsmen, “Snoopy for President” [Anthology (1968/1995)]
  3. Dickie Goodman, “Election ’80” [Dickie Goodman All Time Novelty Hits (1980/2006)]
  4. Extreme, “Politicalamity” [III Sides to Every Story (1992)]
  5. Mickey Jupp, “Politics” [Long Distance Romancer (1979)]
  6. Dickie Goodman, “Mr. President (1981 Version)” [Dickie Goodman All Time Novelty Hits (1981/2006)]
  7. Ian Hunter, “When I’m President” [When I’m President (with The Rant Band) (2012)]
  8. Cosmo Topper, “Hippy Christmas” [IPO Vol. 13 (2010)]
  9. Graham Parker, “Almost Thanksgiving Day” [Your Country (2004)]

New Music Express

  1. The Jack Rubies, “Phantom” [Phantom single (2024)]
  2. 20/20, “Back to California” [Back to California single (2024)]
  3. The Gold Needles, “I Don’t Know About That” [I Don’t Know About That single (2024)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “Have You Heard (Live)” [The 1982 Reunion Concert (1994)]
  2. John Mayall Bluesbreakers, “Parchman Farm (Live)” [Behind the Iron Curtain (1985)]
  3. John Mayall, “John Lee Boogie” [Road Show Blues (1981)]
  4. The Feelies, “Forces At Work” [Ork Records: New York, New York (1976/2015)]

Featured artist: The Afghan Whigs (part five):

  1. The Afghan Whigs, “Matamores” [Do To The Beast (2014)]
  2. The Afghan Whigs, “Can Rova” [Do To The Beast (2014)]
  3. The Afghan Whigs, “Arabian Heights” [In Spades (2017)]
  4. The Afghan Whigs, “I’ll Make You See God” [How Do You Burn? (2022)]

Playlist: 10-29-2024

Here’s the playlist for 10-29-2023, a show in which I chronicles my attempt to start an FTP server, running the streaming computer, and had The Afghan Whigs as the featured artist:

Hour 1

  1. Richard X. Heyman, “Call Out the Military” [Living Room (1990)]
  2. The Lemon Twigs, “Hell on Wheels” Songs for the General Public (2020)]
  3. Iron City Houserockers, “I Can’t Take It” [Love’s So Tough (1979)]
  4. Grateful Dead, “Box of Rain” [American Beauty (1970)]

This Day in Music

  1. The Moody Blues, “From the Bottom of My Heart” [Go Now (1965)]
  2. Paul McCartney & Wings, “Sally G” [Junior’s Farm B-side (1973)]
  3. Fleetwood Mac, “Black Magic Woman” [The Pious Bird of Good Omen (1969)]
  4. Slade, “Cum on Feel the Noize” [Sladest (1973)]
  5. Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, “Islands in the Stream” [Time Life Music – Easy 80’s (Lost in Love) (1983/2011)]
  6. Sex Pistols, “Holidays in the Sun” [Never Mind the Bullocks (1977)]
  7. Ron Wood, “Seven Days” [Gimme Some Neck (1979)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (Dreams)/Halloween music

  1. Alice Cooper, “Caught in a Dream” [Love It to Death (1971)]
  2. The Everly Brothers, “All I Have to Do Is Dream” [Cathy’s Clown (Best of the Everly Brothers) (1958/2010)]
  3. The Small Faces, “I’m Only Dreaming” [25 Greatest Hits (1967/1992)]
  4. Lannie Flowers, “Lost in a Daydream” [Lost in a Daydream single (2022)]
  5. Aerosmith, “Dream On” [Aerosmith (1973)]
  6. Jim Steinman, “Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through” [Bad for Good (1981)]
  7. The 5 Jones Boys, “Mr. Ghost Goes to Town” [Blues, Blues, Hoodoo Halloween: Scary Jazz and Blues from 1925 to 1961 (1938/2014)]
  8. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, “A Nightmare on My Street” [Now That’s What I Call Halloween! (1988/2015)]
  9. Dolph Chaney, “This Halloween” [Stir the Cauldron: The Big Stir Records Halloween Collection (2023)]
  10. John Zacherle, “Dinner with Drac (Pt. 1)” [Monster Mash/Scary Tales (1958/2010)]

New Music Express

  1. 2nd Grade, “Uncontrollably Cool” [Scheduled Explosions (2024)]
  2. 2nd Grade, “Joan on Ice” [Scheduled Explosions (2024)]
  3. Pixies, “Primrose” [The Night The Zombies Came (2024)]
  4. Amyl and the Sniffers, “U Should Not Be Doing That” [Cartoon Darkness (2024)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, “What’d I Say” [Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (1966)]
  2. John Mayall, “Mess of Love” [Notice to Appear (1975)]
  3. John Mayall, “Undercover Agent for the Blues” [Wake Up Call (1993)]
  4. The Feelies, “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide (Except for Me and My Monkey)” [Crazy Rhythms (1980)]

Featured artist: The Afghan Whigs (part four)

  1. The Afghan Whigs, “Uptown Again” [1965 (1998)]
  2. The Afghan Whigs, “John the Baptist” [1965 (1998)]
  3. The Afghan Whigs, “(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go” [Life at Howlin’ Wolf EP (1997)]
  4. The Afghan Whigs, “Superstition/Going to Town” [Life at Howlin’ Wolf EP (1997)]
  5. The Afghan Whigs, “I’m a Soldier” [Unbreakable – A Retrospective 1990-2006 (2007)]
  6. The Afghan Whigs, “Magazine” [Unbreakable – A Retrospective 1990-2006 (2007)]

Playlist: 10-22-2024

Here’s the playlist for 10-22-2024, a show in which I explained the status of the streaming computer, my plans for an FTP server, and in which I played the next installment of The Afghan Whigs:

Hour 1

  1. Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey “Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window” [Going Back Home (2014)
  2. Syd Barrett, “Octopus” [The Madcap Laughs (1970)]
  3. Boyce & Hart, “Alice Long (You’re Still My Favorite Girlfriend)” [Pour a Little Sugar on It: The Chewy, Chewy Sounds of American Bubblegum 1966-71 (1969/2024)]
  4. The Forty Nineteens, “Go Little GTO” [New Roaring Twenties (2021)]
  5. The Rolling Stones, “Downtown Suzie” [Metamorphosis (1975)]
  6. Yo La Tengo, “Meet the Mets” [Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics (2006)]

This Day in Music

  1. Mountain, “Theme for an Imaginary Western” [Climbing (1970)]
  2. Stiv Bators, “It’s Cool OutTeside” [Romantics and Friends – Midwest Pop Explosion (1980)]
  3. Pearl Jam, “Even Flow” [Ten (1991)]
  4. The Tubes, “I Was a Punk Before You Were a Punk” [What Do You Want from Live (1978)]
  5. Phil Collins, “A Groovy Kind of Love” [Hits (1988/1998)]
  6. Mrs. Miller, “A Groovy Kind of Love” [Wild Cool & Swingin’ (1998)]

Hour 2: Theme Time: Jail/Halloween

  1. Humble Pie, “30 Days in the Hole” [Smokin’ (1972)]
  2. Leadbelly, “The Shreveport Jail” [The Library of Congress Recordings Vol. 4: The Titanic (1994)]
  3. Jeff Beck Group, “Jailhouse Rock” [Beck-Ola (1969)]
  4. Johnny Cash, “Folsom Prison Blues” [The Sun Records Anthology (1957/2010)]
  5. The Pretenders, “Back on the Chain Gang” [Learning to Crawl (1983)]
  6. Tampa Red, “Prison Bound Blues” [The Complete Recorded Works (1929/1991)]
  7. Jumpin’ Gene Simmons, “Haunted House” [Elvira Presents: Haunted Hits (1964/1988)]
  8. Alice Cooper “Cold Ethyl” [Welcome to My Nightmare (1975)]

New Music Express

  1. Kylie Minogue, “Lights Camera Action” [Tension II (2024)]
  2. Phantogram, “Attaway” [Memory of a Day (2024)]
  3. Jery Cantrell, “Villified” [I Want Blood (2024)]
  4. The Linda Lindas, “All in My Head” [No Obligation (2024)]
  5. The Chesterfield Kings, [We’re Still All the Same (2024)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “A Big Man” [Road Show Blues (1981)]
  2. John Mayall, “Jacksboro Highway” [A Sense of Place (1990)]
  3. John Mayall, “Sitting Here Thinking” [Ten Years Are Gone (1973)]
  4. David Lee Roth, “Shoot It” [A Little Ain’t Enough (1991)]

Featured artist: The Afghan Whigs (part three)

  1. The Afghan Whigs, “My Enemy” [Black Love (1996)]
  2. The Afghan Whigs, “Honky’s Ladder” [Black Love (1996)]
  3. The Afghan Whigs, “Night By Candlelight” [Black Love (1996)]
  4. The Afghan Whigs, “If I Only Had a Heart” [Honky’s Ladder EP (1996)]
  5. The Afghan Whigs, “Creep” [Honky’s Ladder EP (1996)]
  6. The Afghan Whigs, “Somethin’ Hot (12″ Remix)” [66 EP (1996)]

Playlist: 10-15-2024

Here’s the playlist for 10-15-2024, in which I talked about the installation of Windows 7, my experience with Hemmings Motor News, and for the featured artist had The Afghan Whigs:

Hour 1

  1. Kevin Ayers, “Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes” [Whatever She Brings We Sing (1971)]
  2. New York Dolls, Gotta Get Away from Tommy” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
  3. The Nude Party, “Hard Times (All Around)” [Rides On (2023)]
  4. Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) (Live)” [Central Park 1974 (Live) (2023)]

This Day in Music

  1. The Rolling Stones, “Dancing with Mr. D” [Goats Head Soup (1973)]
  2. David Bowie, “See Emily Play” [Pinups (1973)]
  3. Tyla Gang, “Eve of Destruction” [Moonproof (1978)]
  4. Bon Jovi, “Lay Your Hands on Me” [New Jersey (1988)]

Hour 2: Theme Time – Songs about working/Halloween

  1. Loverboy, “Working for the Weekend” [Get Lucky (1981)]
  2. Howlin’ Wolf, “Work for Your Money” [The Chess Box (1953/1991)]
  3. Warren Zevon, “The Factory” [Sentimental Hygene (1987)]
  4. Liverpool Echo, “Sally Works Nights” [The Ultimate Power Pop Guide (1973/2008)]
  5. Hamilton Loomis, “Workin’ Real Hard” [Kickin’ It (2003)]
  6. Pete Townshend, “Keep on Working” [Empty Glass (1980)]
  7. The Shaggs, “It’s Halloween” [Philosophy of the World (1969)]
  8. Ray Parker Jr., “Ghostbusters” [Elvira Presents: Haunted Hits (1984/1988)]

New Music Express

  1. Kasey Chambers, “Silverado Girl”, [Backbone (2024)]
  2. Goat, “One More Death” [Goat (2024)]
  3. The Armoires, “Ridley & Me After the Apolcalypse” [Ridley & Me After the Apocalypse single (2024)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, “Rolling with the Blues” [Behind the Iron Curtain (1985)]
  2. John Mayall, “Plan Your Revolution” [Empty Rooms (1970)]
  3. John Mayall, “First Time Alone” [Blues from Laurel Canyon (1968)]

Featured artist: The Afghan Whigs

  1. The Afghan Whigs, “Rebirth of the Cool” [Uptown Avondale EP (1992)]
  2. The Afghan Whigs, “Gentlemen” [Gentlemen (1993)]
  3. The Afghan Whigs, “Debonair” [Gentlemen (1993)]
  4. The Afghan Whigs, “What Jail Is Like” [Gentlemen (1993)]
  5. The Afghan Whigs, “Mr. Superlove” [What Jail Is Like EP (1994)]
  6. The Afghan Whigs, “The Dark End of the Street” [What Jail Is Like EP (1994)]

Playlist: 10-8-2024

Note: There was no show for 10-1-2024, due to technical difficulties in connecting to the Icecast server.

Here’s the playlist for 10-8-2024, in which I detailed my installing Windows 10 on the server computer (and some of the drawbacks), I played Halloween music for the first time, and had The Afghan Whigs as the featured artist:

Hour 1

  1. New York Dolls, “Babylon” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
  2. Zumpano, “The Party Rages On” [Look What The Rookie Did (1995)]
  3. The Toms, “I Did The Wrong Thing” [The Toms (1979)]
  4. Bongos, Bass and Bob, “Number One” [Rutles Highway Revisited (1990)]
  5. Ducks Deluxe, “Absolutely Sweet Marie” [Side Tracks and Smokers (2010)]

This Day in Music

  1. Ramones, “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” [Rocket to Russia (1977)]
  2. Bob Dylan, “Lay Lady Lay” [Nashville Skyline (1969)]
  3. Piper, “The Last Time” [Piper (1976)]
  4. David Bowie, “Memory of a Free Festival (Part 1) [Single A-side]” [Space Oddity (1969/2009)]
  5. Hard Working Americans [We’re All in This Together (2017)]
  6. ZZ Top, “Gimme All Your Lovin'” [Eliminator (1983)]
  7. Led Zeppelin, “Thank You” [Led Zeppelin II (1969)]

Hour 2: Songs about walking/Halloween songs

  1. Hindu Love Gods (feat. Warren Zevon), “Walkin’ Blues” [Hindu Love Gods (1990)]
  2. Go-Gos, “Remember (Walking in the Sand)” [Beauty and the Beat (1981/2011)]
  3. James Gang, “Walk Away” [Thirds (1971)]
  4. Inmates, “The Walk” [First Offence (1979)]
  5. Aerosmith, “Walk on Water” [Big Ones (1994)]
  6. Bobby “Borris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers, “Monster Mash” [Now That’s What I Call Halloween! (1962/2015)]
  7. Ted Cassidy, “The Lurch” [Ghouls with Attitude (1965/2004)]
  8. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, “I Put a Spell on You” [At Home with Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (1956/2006)]

New Music Express

  1. Coldplay, “We Pray (Feat. Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna and Tini)” [Moon Music (2024)]
  2. Leon Bridges, “When a Man Cries” [Leon (2024)]
  3. Caribou, “Honey” [Honey (2024)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “Road Show” [Why Worry (1981)]
  2. John Mayall, “My Time After Awhile” [Return of the Bluesbreakers (1982)]
  3. John Mayall, “Take Me Home Tonight” [No More Interviews (1979)]

Featured artist: The Afghan Whigs (part one)

  1. The Afghan Whigs, “In My Town” [Big Top Halloween (1988)]
  2. The Afghan Whigs, “Big Top Halloween” [Big Top Halloween (1988)]
  3. The Afghan Whigs, “Sammy” [Big Top Halloween (1988)]
  4. The Afghan Whigs, “Hey Cuz” [Up in It (1990)]
  5. The Afghan Whigs, “You My Flower” [Up in It (1990)]
  6. The Afghan Whigs, “I’m Her Slave” [Congregation (1992)]
  7. The Afghan Whigs, “Turn on the Water” [Congregation (1992)]
  8. The Afghan Whigs, “Band of Gold” [Uptown Avondale EP (1992)]

Playlist: 9-27-2024

Here’s the playlist for 9-24-2024, a show which was delayed due to streaming problems, and in which I had American Music Club as the featured artist:

Hour 1

  1. The Plimsouls, “Everyday Things” [The Plimsouls (1981)]
  2. Dressy Bessy, “Stay True” [Fast Faster Disaster (2019)]
  3. The Kinks, “The First Time We Fall In Love” [Schoolboys in Disgrace (1975)]
  4. Jon Klages, “God Bless the Colombia House Music Club” [Fabulous Twilight (2021)]
  5. Judas Priest, “Never Satisfied” [Rocka Rolla (1974)]
  6. Blake Babies, “Loose” [earwig (1989)]
  7. Juliana Hatfield, “Universal Heartbeat” [Only Everything (1995)]
  8. The dBs, “Working for Somebody Else” [The Sound of Music (1987)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about coffee)

  1. Black Flag, “Black Coffee” [Slip It In (1984)]
  2. Humble Pie, “Black Coffee” [Eat It (1973)]
  3. Cream, “The Coffee Song” [Fresh Cream (1966)]
  4. Bill Haley, “Forty Cups of Coffee” [Bill Rocks (1957/2008)]
  5. Bob & Doug McKenzie, “Coffee Sandwich” [Great White North (1981)]
  6. Mike Watt, “Black Gang Coffee” [Contemplating the Engine Room (1997)]

This Day in Music

  1. Steve Douglas, “Tibetan Moon Dance” [Rainbow Suite (1981)]
  2. The Sutherland Brothers Band, “Sailing” [The Albums (1972/2019)]
  3. The Eagles, “Heartache Tonight” [The Long Run (1979)]
  4. Culture Club, “Karma Chameleon” [Colour By Numbers (1983)]
  5. AC/DC. “Moneytalks” [The Razors Edge (1990)]
  6. Nirvana, “In Bloom” [Nevermind (1991)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “Disconnected Line” [A Hard Core Package (1977)]
  2. John Mayall, “Sitting Here Thinking” [Ten Years Are Gone (1973)]
  3. John Mayall, “Taxman Blues” [New Year, New Band, New Company (1975)]
  4. Peter Wolf, “Can’t Get Started” [Come As You Are (1987)]

New Music Express

  1. Katy Perry, “Lifetimes” [143 (2024)]
  2. Bright Eyes, “Bells and Whistles” [Five Dice All Threes (2024)]
  3. Jamie XX, “Waited All Night” [In Waves (2024)]
  4. Thurston Moore, “Sans Limites (Feat. Laetitia Sadler)” [Flow Critical Lucidity (2024)]
  5. Bob Dylan & The Band, “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Caroll (Live at The Seattle Center Coliseum, 2-9-1974, Afternoon)” [The 1974 Live Recordings Sampler]
  6. Fleetwood Mac, “Oh Well” [Mirage Tour ’82 (Live) (2024)]

Hour 4: American Music Club (part two)

  1. American Music Club, “Lonely” [California (1988)]
  2. American Music Club, “Jenny” [California (1988)]
  3. American Music Club, “Dreams of the Dreams” [United Kingdom (1989)]
  4. American Music Club, “Never Mind” [United Kingdom (1989)]

Playlist: 9-17-2024

Here’s the playlist for 9-17-2024, a show which I started on time:

Hour 1

  1. Graham Parker, “Local Girls” [Squeezing Out Sparks (1979)]
  2. The Toms, “Let’s Be Friends Again” [The Toms (1979)]
  3. The Rolling Stones, “Short and Curlies” [It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (1974)]
  4. Ron Wood, “Infekshun” [Gimme Some Neck (1979)]
  5. Josie and the Pussycats, “Every Beat of My Heart” [Josie and the Pussycats (1970)]

New Music Express

  1. Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, “Crying Inside” [Indoor Safari (2024)]
  2. Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, “Different Kind of Blue” [Indoor Safari (2024)]
  3. Floating Points, “Birth4000” [Cascade (2024)]
  4. Snow Patrol, “Everything’s Here and Nothing’s Lost” [The Forest Is the Path (2024)]
  5. Nilufer Yanya, “Keep On Dancing” [My Method Actor (2024)]
  6. The Half-Cubes featuring featuring Darian Sahanaja, Matt Jardine & Jim Laspesa, “My Girl” [Pop Treasures (2024)]
  7. The Half-Cubes featuring Van Duren, “Jane” [Pop Treasures (2024)]

Hour 2: Theme Time

  1. Madness, “The Sun and the Rain” [Full House -The Very Best of Madness (1983/2017)]
  2. Bob Dylan, “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” [Blonde on Blonde (1966)]
  3. Frank Zappa, “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow/Nanook Rubs It” [Apostrophe (1974)]
  4. The Monkees, “Snowfall” [Christmas Party (2018)]
  5. Arcade, “Calm Before the Storm” [Arcade (1993)]
  6. John Fogerty, “Walking in a Hurricane” [Blue Moon Swamp (1997)]

This Day in Music

  1. The Tubes, “White Punks on Dope” [The Tubes (1975)]
  2. Budgie, “Lies of Jim (The E-Type Lover)” [If Swallowed Do Not Induce Vomiting EP (1980)]
  3. Dread Zeppelin, “Light My Fire” [The Fun Sessions – Tortelvis Sings the Classics (1996)]
  4. Be Your Own Pet, “Bicycle Race” [Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen (2005)]
  5. Bjork, “Army of Me” [Post (1995)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

  1. John Mayall, “Fantasyland” [A Banquet in Blues (1976)]
  2. John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, “Have You Heard” [Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (1966)]
  3. John Mayall, “Lost and Gone” [Road Show Blues (1981)]
  4. Warren Zevon, “Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead” [Mr. Bad Example (1991)]

Featured artist segment: American Music Club

  1. American Music Club, “Room Above the Club” [The Restless Stranger (1985)]
  2. American Music Club, “$1,000,000 Song” [The Restless Stranger (1985)]
  3. American Music Club, “Outside This Bar” [Engine (1987)]
  4. American Music Club, “Art of Love [Rock ‘n’ Roll version]” [Engine (1987)]
  5. American Music Club, “Bad Liquor” [California (1988)]

Review: Peter Holsapple – Big Black Truck/96 Second Blowout/Death Garage

"Big Black Truck" maxi-single with picture sleeve.
“Big Black Truck” maxi-single with picture sleeve.

Car Records was founded in 1977 by Chris Stamey of the dBs. Stamey was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolona and moved to New York City in the 1970s. He founded Car Records, more or less to release his own material. He released a handful of singles on this label. Stamey released Chris Bell’s first (and only) single, “I Am the Cosmos” b/w “You and Your Sister”, noteable because Alex Chilton sang backup vocals on “You and Your Sister”. In addition, Car Records issued a mini-EP (or a maxi-single?), “Big Black Truck” / “96 Sec. Blowout” / “Death Garage” with future dBs guitarist Peter Holsapple.

“Big Black Truck” starts off with drums for the first five seconds, then a guitar joins for the rest of the intro. Then we get Peter Holsapple – doing his best Elvis impression – singing about interstates and the titular big black truck and its specifications. After two verses, there is an instrumental break (including drums); then we get one last verse, a chorus, then – two minutes and forty-four seconds later – the songs ends. It’s part power pop, part rockabilly, and one hundred percent infectious.
One the B-side, we get “96 Second Blowout”, which starts with a fast guitar riff, and is a lot more punk than “Big Black Truck”. It ends with the rhythm (and vocals) becoming much faster before ending abruptly. Then we get “Death Garage”, which sounds much more ethereal, even psychedelic. There’s even a sitar in the instrumental break. The lyrics are morbid: “Never mind the bruises and blood/The cause of death was carbon monoxide/In the death garage”. Unlike “Big Black Truck” and “96 Second Blowout”, the song ends with a fade out.
This record came with a picture sleeve which is both artistic and informative; it depicts the big black truck and tells us that it was produced by Chris Stamey and had Mitch Easter on drums and echoplexes. It’s an excellent single for those who liked the early years of the dBs. “Big Black Truck” is available on the Ork Records compilation released in 2015. The B-side apparently has not been released on CD, but is available on YouTube: