Playlists

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:

Here’s the playlist for 3-18-2025, a show in which I chronicled the Ukrainian retreat from Kursk, discussed a Reddit post, and had The Posies as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Slade, “Ginny Ginny” [Return to Base (1979)]
2. Deadeye Dick, “New Age Girl” [Different Story (1994)]
3. Tinted Windows, “Kind of a Girl” [Tinted Windows (2009)]
4. The Toms, “Simplicity” [Simplicity (2006)]
5. Thomas Dean Eubanks, “Try a Little Harder” [Rock City (1974/2003)]

This Day in Music

6. Foghat, “Maybelline” [Foghat (1972)]
7. Roxy Music, “In the Midnight Hour” [Flesh + Blood (1980)]
8. Husker Du, “What’s Going On” [Zen Arcade (1984)]
9. Alice in Chains, “Man in the Box” [Facelift (1990)]
10. Maroon 5, “This Love (Album Version)” [This Love maxi single (2004)]
11. Hole, “Doll Parts” [Live Through This (1994)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about feet)

12. Led Zeppelin, “Trampled Under Foot” [Physical Graffiti (1975)]
13. Kenny Loggins, “Footloose” [Footloose Original Soundtrack (1984)]
14. The Police, “Walking in Your Footsteps” [Synchronicity (1983)]
15. Ian Hunter, “Following in Your Footsteps” [Yui Orta (1989)]
16. Kursaal Flyers, “Two Left Feet” [Golden Mile (1976)]
17. Brownsville Station, “Barefootin'” [Yeah! (1973)]

New Music Express

18. Throwing Muses, “Summer of Love” [Moonlight Concessions (2025)]
19. Florence + The Machine & Jules Buckley, “Drumming Song (Live)” [Symphony of Lungs – BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall (2024)]
20. Circuit Des Yeux, “Megaloner” [Halo on the Inside (2025)]
21. Steven Wilson, “The Overview: Performance” [The Overview (2025)]
22. Chris Church, “She Looks Good in Black” [She Looks Good in Black single (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

23. John Mayall, “The Devil Must Be Laughing (feat. Joe Walsh)” [Talk About That (2007)]
24. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, “Crying Shame” [The Diary of a Band Vol. 1 & 2 (2007)]
25. John Mayall, “Fly Tomorrow” [Blues from Laurel Canyon (1968)]
26. Big Star, “Thank You Friends” [Third/Sister Lovers (1978)]
    Featured artist: The Posies
27. The Posies, “I Finally Found a Jungle I Like!!!” [Every Kind of Light (2005)]
28. The Posies, “The Glitter Prize (Feat. Kay Hanley” [Blood: Candy (2010)]
29. The Posies, “We R Power” [Solid States (2016)]
30. The Posies, “The Plague” [Solid States (2016)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Johansen (the Buster Poindexter years)

30. Buster Poindexter, “Smack Dab in the Middle” [Buster Poindexter (1987)]
31. Buster Poindexter, “Hot Hot Hot” [Buster Poindexter (1987)]
32. Buster Poindexter, “Are You Lonely for Me Baby” [Buster Poindexter (1987)]
33. Buster Poindexter, “Hit the Road Jack” [Buster Goes Beserk (1989)]
34. Buster Poindexter, “International Playboy” [Buster Goes Beserk (1989)]
35. Buster Poindexter, “Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well” [Buster Goes Beserk (1989)]
36. Buster Poindexter, “Breakin’ Up the House” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
37. Buster Poindexter, “Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
38. Buster Poindexter, “Saturday Night Fish Fry” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
39. Buster Poindexter, “Rocket 88” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
40. Buster Poindexter, “Nueva Broadway (They Don’t Smoke)” [Buster’s Spanish Rocketship (1997)]
41. Buster Poindexter, “Rhumba (Dance Forever)” [Buster’s Spanish Rocketship (1997)]
42. Buster Poindexter & His Banshees of Blue, “‘Zat You, Santa Claus?” [The Ultimate Christmas Album (1987/2008)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 3-4-192025, a show which started with technical difficulties, featured a song parody, and included a tribute to David Johansen:

Hour 1

1. Green Pajamas, “Kim the Waitress” [It Crawled from the Basement – The Green Monkey Anthology (1984/2009)]
2. Urge Overkill, “Positive Bleeding” [Saturation (1993)]
3. Liz Phair, “Never Said” [Exile in Guyville (1993)]
4. Santana, “Winning” [Zebop (1981)]

This Day in Music

5. Shakin’ Stevens, “This Ole House” [Greatest Hits (1981/1984)]
6. Chris Rea, “The Road to Hell (Part 2)” [Heartbeats – Chris Rea Greatest Hits (1989/2005)]
7. The Lemonheads, “It’s a Shame About Ray” [It’s a Shame About Ray (1992)]

Hour 2: Songs about nothing

8. The Who: Let’s See Action (Nothing Is Everything)” [Rarities Volume 1 & Volume II (1972/1983)]
9. Small Faces, “All or Nothing” [The Immediate Years (1966/1995)]
10. Alice Cooper, “Nothing’s Free” [The Last Temptation (1994)]
11. Bob Dylan, “Nothing Was Delivered” [The Basement Tapes (1975/2013)]
12. Cinderella, “Nothing for Nothin'” [Night Songs (1986)]
13. Game Theory “Nothing New” [Lolita Nation (1987)]
14. The dBs, “Nothing Is Wrong” [Stands for Decibels (1981)]

New Music Express

15. Panda Bear, “Praise” [Sinister Grift (2025)]
16. Mdou Moctor, “Funeral for Justice (Injustice Version)” [Tears of Injustice (2025)]
17. The Chills, “Dolphins” [Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs (2025)]
18. Patterson Hood, “The Van Pelt Parties (featuring Wednesday)” [Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams (2025)]
19. Def Leppard, “Stand By Me” [Stand By Me single (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

20. John Mayall, “No Smoking” [Riding with the Blues (2003)]
21. John Mayall, “Wild About You” [Live in Germany 1988 (2011)]
22. John Mayall, “Checking On My Baby” [Live in London (2011)]

Featured artist: The Posies (part two)

23. The Posies, “Love Letter Boxes” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]
24. The Posies, “Burn & Shine” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]
25. The Posies, “Everybody Is a F**king Liar” [Amazing Disgrace (1996)]
26. The Posies, “Ontario” [Amazing Disgrace (1996)]
27. The Posies, “Somehow Everything” [Success (1998)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Johansen (part one)

28. New York Dolls, “Bad Girl” [Lipstick Killers: The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 (1981)]
29. New York Dolls, “Jet Boy” [Lipstick Killers: The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 (1981)]
30. New York Dolls, “Personality Crisis” [New York Dolls (1973)]
31. New York Dolls, “Trash” [New York Dolls (1973)]
32. New York Dolls, “Babylon” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
33. New York Dolls, “It’s Too Late” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
34. New York Dolls, “Human Being” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
35. New York Dolls, “(There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
36. New York Dolls, “Red Patent Leather” [Red Patent Leather (1984)]
37. New York Dolls, “Pills” [Red Patent Leather (1984)]
38. David Johansen, “Funky But Chic” [David Johansen (1978)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 2-25-2025, in which I read an article about constitutional dictatorship, read an article about NATO, and played The Posies for the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Dan Baird, “I Want You Bad” [Buffalo Nickel (1996)]
2. Dr. Feelgood, “Going Back Home” [Malpractice (1975)]
3. Kathy McCarty, “Wild West Virginia” [Dead Dog’s Eyeball: Songs of Daniel Johnston (1994)]
4. The Motors, “Airport” [Approved By The Motors (1978)]
5. Scorpions, “Catch Your Train” [Virgin Killer (1976)]

This Day in Music

6. Daniel Powter, “Bad Day” [Classic Pop Ballads (2005/2019)]
7. The Beatles, “Piggies” [The Beatles (1968)]
8. The Feelies, “Sweet Jane” [Some Kinda Love: Performing the Music of The Velvet Underground (2023)]
9. Wings, “Give Ireland Back to the Irish” [45 RPM single (1972)]
10. The Alarm, “Sold Me Down the River” [Standards (1989/1990)]
11. Big Country, “In a Big Country” [The Crossing (1983)]
12. Minor Threat, “Straight Edge” [Complete Discography (1984/2003)]
13. Minor Threat, “Guilty of Being White” [Complete Discography (1984/2003)]

Hour 2: Songs about mail

15. Dead Kennedys, “Stealing Peoples’ Mail” [Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)]
16. The Beatles, “Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues” [Anthology 3 (1996)]
17. The Fuzztones, “It Came in the Mail” [Lysergic Ejaculations (2022)]
18. Diet Cig, “Priority Mail” [Do You Wonder About Me? (2020)]
19. Blondie, “Fan Mail” [Plastic Letters (1978)]
20. Anton Barbeau, “Cheque’s in the Mail” [King of Missouri (2003)]
21. Slim Harpo, “Mailbox Blues” [The Excello Singles Anthology (1968/2003)]

New Music Express

22. Patterson Hood, “A Werewolf and a Girl” [Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams (2025)]
23. Youth Lagoon, “Speed Freak” [Rarely Do I Dream (2025)]
24. Tim Hecker, “Heaven Will Come” [Shards (2025)]
25. Sam Fender, “Nostalgia’s Lie” [People Watching (2025)]
26. The Jellybricks, “Dreaming in Stereo” [Dreaming in Stereo (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

27. John Mayall, “Next Time Around” [Rolling with the Blues (2003)]
28. John Mayall, “Born Under a Bad Sign (with Albert King)” [In the Shadow of Legends (2011)]
29. John Mayall, “I Should Know Better” [The 1982 Reunion Concert (1994)]

Featured artist: The Posies (part one)

30. The Posies, “Blind Eyes Open” [Failure (1990)]
31. The Posies, “Under Easy” [Failure (1990)]
32. The Posies, “My Big Mouth” [Dear 23 (1990)]
33. The Posies, “Golden Blunders” [Dear 23 (1990)]
34. The Posies, “Dream All Day” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]

Hour 4: Best albums of the 1980s: The Pretenders, The Stone Roses, The Cramps

35. The Pretenders, “Precious” [Pretenders (1980)]
36. The Pretenders, “Stop Your Sobbing” [Pretenders (1980)]
37. The Pretenders, “The Wait” [Pretenders (1980)]
38. The Pretenders, “Brass in Pocket” [Pretenders (1980)]
39. The Stone Roses, “I Wanna Be Adored” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
40. The Stone Roses, “She Brings the Drums” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
41. The Stone Roses, “I Am the Resurrection” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
42. The Cramps, “TV Set” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]
43. The Cramps, “Garbageman” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]
44. The Cramps, “Sunglasses After Dark” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]

Tribute to Sal Maida

45. Cherrie Currie, “Call Me At Midnight” [Beauty’s Only Skin Deep (1978)]
46. Sparks, “I Like Girls” [Big Beat (1976)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 2-18-2025, in which I discussed the anomalies in John Mayall 8 tracks, discussed a trip to the Mall at Short Hills, and had Sparklejets U.K. as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Genesis, “Turn It On Again” [Duke (1980)]
2. Elvis Costello, “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” [Live Stiffs (1978)]
3. The Zeros, “Beat Your Heart Out” [Don’t Push Me Around (1994)]
4. John Lennon, “Whatever Gets You Through the Night” [Shaved Fish (1974/1975)]
5. Ween, “Dr. Rock” [The Pod (1991)]

This Day in Music

6. The Bonesmen, “Last Train to Clarksville” [Deuce (2009)]
7. Styx, “Too Much Time on My Hands” [Paradise Theater (1980)]
8. The Damned, “New Rose” [Damned Damned Damned (1977)]
9. Lords of the New Church, “Live for Today” [Is Nothing Sacred (1983)]
10. Frantic Flintstones, “What’d I Say” [Too Sweet to Die (2001)]
11. Rockpile, “Crying in the Rain” [Seconds of Pleasure (1980)]
12. Bonerama, “Misty Mountain Hop” [Bonerama Plays Zeppelin (2019)]

Hour 2

13. Sex Pistols, “(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone” [The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle (1979)]

Theme Time: Songs about baseball

14. George Carlin, “Baseball-Football” [An Evening with Wally Londo (1975)]
15. Dora the Explorer, “Baseball, Baseball, Fun in the Sun” [Dora the Explorer (2008)]
16. Yo La Tengo, “Baseball Altamont” [Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics (2006)]
17. San Francisco Seals, “The Ballad of Denny McClain” [Baseball Trilogy EP (1993)]
18. My Favourite Accident, “Have You Seen My Baseball?” [Hometown Beatdown (2012)]
19. Bob Newhart, “Nobody Will Ever Play Baseball” [The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960)]
20. Arsonists Get All the Girls, “Symphony of Baseball Bats” [Demo (2005)]
21. The Baseball Project, “They Played Baseball” [3rd (2014)]

New Music Express

22. Horsegirl, “Where’d You Go” [Phonetics On and On (2025)]
23. Horsegirl, “Julie” [Phonetics On and On (2025)]
24. The War and Treaty, “Skyscraper” [Plus One (2025)]
25. Marinero, “La La La” [La La La (2025)]
26. The Lumineers, “Keys on the Table” [Automatic (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

27. John Mayall, “That Love” [Notice to Appear (1976)]
28. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, “My Own Fault” [The Diary of a Band Vol. 1 & 2 (2007)]
29. John Mayall, “Rolling with the Blues” [Rolling with the Blues (2003)]

Featured artist: Sparkle*Jets U.K.

30. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Fantastic Pantsuit” [Big Stir Singles: The Fourteenth Wave (2021)]
31. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Sunshine” [We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970 (2022)]
32. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “He’s Coming Out” [Best of Friends (2023)]
33. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “I Want a Pony” [Best of Friends (2023)]
34. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Today Will Be Yesterday Tomorrow” [Best of Friends (2023)]
35. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “This Will Be Our Year” [Box of Letters (2024)]
36. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Box of Letters” [Box of Letters (2024)]

Hour 4: Best Albums of the 1990s: Nirvana, Soundgarden, U2, Radiohead

27. Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” [Nevermind (1991)]
28. Nirvana, “Lithium” [Nevermind (1991)]
29. Nirvana, “Polly” [Nevermind (1991)]
30. Soundgarden, “Black Hole Sun” [Superunknown (1994)]
31. Soundgarden, “Spoonman” [Superunknown (1994)]
32. U2, “One” [Achtung Baby (1991)]
33. U2, “Mysterious Ways” [Achtung Baby (1991)]
34. Radiohead, “Just” [The Bends (1995)]

Tribute to Sal Maida

35. Milk ‘N’ Cookies, “Little Lost and Innocent” [Milk ‘N’ Cookies (2016)]
36. Sparks, “I Want to Be Like Everybody Else” [Big Beat (1976)]
37. Sparks, “White Women” [Big Beat (1976)]

And here’s the show:

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

1. Pretty Things, “Atlanta/L.A.N.T.A.” [Silk Torpedo (1974)]
2. Judas Priest, “Rocka Rolla” [Rocka Rolla (1974)]
3. Budgie, “High School Girls” [Power Supply (1980/1993)]
4. 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

5. Grand Funk Railroad, “The Loco-Motion” [Shinin’ On (1974)]
6. The Monkees, “Pleasant Vally Sunday” [The Best of the Monkees (1966/2003)]
7. Sheryl Crow, “A Change Would Do You Good” [Sheryl Crow (1996)]
8. Linkin Park, “One Step Closer” [Hybrid Theory (2000)]
9. The Beatles, “Twist and Shout” [The Beatles: 1962-1966 (1963/2024)]
10. The Smiths, “Shoplifters of the World Unite” [The Sound of The Smiths (The Very Best Of) (2008)]
11. Motley Crue, “Primal Scream” [Decade of Decadence (1991)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (love songs)

12. Paul McCartney, “Silly Love Songs” [The 7″ Singles (1976/2022)]
13. Three Dog Night, “Old Fashioned Love Song” [The Best of Three Dog Night (1971/1999)]
14. Marshall Tucker Band, “Heard It in a Love Song” [Anthology: The First 30 Years (1977/2005)]
15. Stone Temple Pilots, “Interstate Love Song” [Purple (1994)]
16. Ed James, “My Internet Love Song” [I Love sparkle*jets u.k. (2000)]
17. Jim Croce, “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song” [The Jim Croce Collection (1974/1986)]
18. Enuff Z’Nuff, “How Am I Supposed to Write a Love Song?” [Tweaked (1995)]

New Music Express

19. Sharon Van Etten, “Afterlife” [Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory (2025)]
20. Guided By Voices, “Dawn Believes” [Universe Room (2025)]
21. Squid, “Cro-Magnon Man” [Cowards (2025)]
22. The Moles, “Chimes” [Composition Book (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

23. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, “Gimme Some Lovin’/The Train” [The Diary of a Band Vol. 1 & 2 (2007)]
24. John Mayall, “No Holes Barred” [Rolling with the Blues (2003)]

Featured artist: Sparkle*Jets UK

25. Sparkle*Jets UK, “She May Be Nice” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 4 (2001)]
26. Sparkle*Jets UK, “Good Morning World” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 5 (2002)]
27. Sparkle*Jets UK, “Love Burn” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 7 (2004)]
28. Sparkle*Jets UK, “Princess Needy” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 8 (2005)]
29. Sparkle*Jets UK, “The Ballad of El Goodo” [Big Stir Singles: The Fourth Wave (2019)]
30. 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

31. R.E.M., “Try Not to Breathe” [Automatic for the People (1992)]
32. R.E.M., “Everybody Hurts” [Automatic for the People (1992)]
33. Pearl Jam, “Even Flow” [Ten (1991)]
34. Pearl Jam, “Alive” [Ten (1991)]
35. Pearl Jam, “Jeremy” [Ten (1991)]
36. Jeff Buckley, “Hallelujah” [Grace (1994)]

Tribute to Sal Maida

37. Robert Calvert, “Storm Chant of the Skraelings” [Lucky Lief and the Longships (1975)]
38. Robert Calvert, “Volstead O Vodeo Do” [Lucky Lief and the Longships (1975)]
39. Milk ‘N’ Cookies, “Not Enough Girls in the World” [Milk ‘N’ Cookies (2016)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 2-4-2025, a show in which I recounted Governor Murphy’s alleged harboring of an illegal alien, had a technical difficulty with a playlist, and had Sparkle*jets UK as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Genesis, “Illegal Alien” [Genesis (1983)]
2. The Rolling Stones, “Scarlet (The War on Drugs Remix)” [Goats Head Soup (1973/2020)]
3. Mike Watt, “In the Engine Room” [Contemplating the Engine Room (1999)]
4. The Loud Family, “Take Me Down (To Haloo)” [Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things (1993)]

This Day in Music

5. Alice Cooper, “Road Rats” [Lace and Whiskey (1977)]
6. The Troggs, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lady” [The Trogg Tapes (1976)]
7. Kansas, “Carry on Wayward Son” [Leftoverture (1976)]
8. Culture Club, “Karma Chamelion” [Colour By Numbers (1983)]
9. The Offspring, “Come Out and Play” [Smash (1994)]
10. Hole, “Celebrity Skin” [Celebrity Skin (1998)]

Hour 2

11. The Troggs, “Love Is All Around” [Cellophane (1968)]

Theme Time: Songs about smoking/songs about fire

12. Commander Cody, “Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)” [Too Much Fun: The Best of Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (1973/1990)]
13. Brownsville Station, “Smokin’ in the Boy Room” [Yeah (1973)]
14. NRBQ, “Everybody’s Smokin'” [Message for the Mess Age (1994)]
15. David Peel and the Lower East Side, “The Pope Smokes Dope” [The Pope Smokes Dope (1972)]
16. The Donnas, “Everybody’s Smoking Cheeba” [The Donnas (1998)]
17. Tegan and Sara, “Smoking Weed Alone” [Crybaby (2022)]
18. Jim Steinman, “Out of the Frying Pan (and Into the Fire)” [Bad for Good (1981)]
19. Kix, “Burning Love” [Cool Kids (1983)]

New Music Express

20. Bonnie “Prince” Billy, “Tonight With The Dogs I’m Sleeping” [The Purple Bird (2025)]
21. Maribou State, “Blackoak” [Hallucinating Love (2025)]
22. The Bablers, “Together Forever” [Together Forever single (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

23. John Mayall, “C.C. Rider Blues Jam” [In the Shadow of Legends (2011)]

Featured artist: Sparkle*Jets U.K.

24. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “She’s My Fave” [In, Through and Beyond (1998)]
25. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “My Internet Love Song (To You)” [In, Through and Beyond (1998)]
26. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Thirteen” [In, Through and Beyond (1998)]
27. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Surfin’ Monkeys” [In, Through and Beyond (1998)]
28. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Real Nice Time” [International Pop Overthrow Vol. 3 (2000)]
29. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Monster” [Bamboo Lounge (2001)]
30. Sparkle*Jets U.K., “Beautiful Girl” [Bamboo Lounge (2001)]

Hour 4: Best Albums of the 1990s: PJ Harvey, Smashing Pumpkins, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

31. PJ Harvey, “To Bring You My Love” [To Bring You My Love (1995)]
32. PJ Harvey, “Down by the Water” [To Bring You My Love (1995)]
33. Smashing Pumpkins, “Cherub Rock” [Siamese Dream (1993)]
34. Smashing Pumpkins, “Today” [Siamese Dream (1993)]
35. Smashing Pumpkins, “Rocket” [Siamese Dream (1993)]
36. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Into My Arms” [The Boatman’s Call (1997)]
37. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Brompton Oratory” [The Boatman’s Call (1997)]

Tribute to John Sykes

38. Whitesnake, “Slide It In” [Slide It In (1984)]
39. Whitesnake, “Still of the Night” [Whitesnake (1987)]
40. Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again (2017 Remix)” [Whitesnake (1987/2017)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 1-28-2025, a show in which I read an article about Biden’s foreign policy, I had some technical difficulties and I had Zumpano as the featured arist:

Hour 1

1. Led Zeppelin, “Out on the Tiles” [Led Zeppelin III (1970)]
2. Jonathan Richman, “Dodge Veg-O-Matic” [Rock ‘N’ Roll with the Modern Lovers (1977)]
3. Ian Hunter, “Wash Us Away” [Rant (2001)]
4. Yes, “Leave It” [90125 (1983)]

This Day in Music

5. Television, “Little Johnny Jewel (Part 1)” [Singles: The Great New York Singles Scene (1975/1988)]
6. Black Sabbath, “Lady Evil” [Heaven and Hell (1980)]
7. Traffic, “Hole in My Shoe (U.S. Mono Version)” [Mr. Fantasy (1967/2011)]
8. Sly & the Family Stone, “Thank You (Faletinme Be Mice Elf Again)” [The Best of Sly and the Family Stone (1969/1992)]
9. Paula Abdul, “Straight Up” [Forever Your Girl (1988)]
10. Seaweed, “Go Your Own Way” [Clerks Soundtrack (1994)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (Songs about immigration/songs about fire)

11. Crosby Stills and Nash, “Immigration Man” [CSN Box Set (1972/1991)]
12. Bob Dylan, “I Pity the Poor Immigrant” [John Wesley Harding (1967)]
13. Stryper, “Immigrant Song” [The Covering (2011)]
14. Ian Hunter, “All American Alien Boy” [All American Alien Boy (1976)]
15. Brian Eno, “Baby’s On Fire” [Here Come the Warm Jets (1973)]
16. The Pretty Things, “Balloon Burning” [S.F. Sorrow (1968)]

New Music Express

17. Sorrows, “Out of My Head” [Out of My Head (2025)]
18. FKA twigs, “Eusexua” [Eusexua (2025)]
19. Mogwai, “Hi Chaos” [The Bad Fire (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

20. John Mayall, “Just a Memory” [A Special Life (2014)]
21. John Mayall, “Devil’s Tricks” [Archives to Eighties (1988)]
22. John Mayall, “Start Walkin’ (Live)” [As It All Began 64-69 (1997)]

Featured artist: Zumpano

23. Zumpano, “The Party Rages On” [Look What the Rookie Did (1995)]
24. Zumpano, “Rosecrans Boulevard” [Look What the Rookie Did (1995)]
25. Zumpano, “I Dig You” [Look What the Rookie Did (1995)]
26. Zumpano, “Wraparound Shades” [Look What the Rookie Did (1995)]
27. Zumpano, “Orange Air” [Wraparound Shades B-side (1995)]
28. Zumpano, “Behind the Beehive” [Goin Through Changes (1996)]
29. Zumpano, “Some Sun” [Goin Through Changes (1996)]

Hour 2: Zumpano, continued

30. Zumpano, “The Only Reason Under the Sun” [Goin Through Changes (1996)]
31. Zumpano, “The Long and Winding Road” [The Only Reason Under the Sun B-side (1996)]
32. Zumpano, “The Moment Business” [Twisted split single (1997)]

Worst Prog Rock Albums of All Time: ELP, GTR, Alan Parsons Project, Triumvirat

33. Emerson Lake & Palmer, “Love Beach” [Love Beach (1978)]
34. Emerson Lake & Palmer, “For You” [Love Beach (1978)]
35. GTR, “When the Heart Rules the Mind” [GTR (1986)]
36. Alan Parsons Project, “P-Qb4” [The Sicilian Defence (2014)]
37. Triumvirat, “Party Life” [Russian Roulette (1980)]

Tribute to John Sykes (part two)

38. Thin Lizzy, “The Sun Goes Down” [Thunder & Lightening (1983)]
39. Whitesnake, “Slow and Easy” [Slide It In (1984)]

And here’s the show:

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 1-21-2025, in which I had some technical difficulties, celebrated the pardoning of Ross Ulbricht, and had the Wondermints as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. David Johansen, “Here Comes the Night” [Here Comes the Night (1981)]
2. Warren Zevon, “Jungle Work” [Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School (1980)]
3. Ween, “Dr. Rock” [The Pod (1991)]
4. Railroad Jerk, “The Ballad of Railroad Jerk” [One Track Mind (1995)]
5. The Band, “Chest Fever” [Music From Big Pink (1968)]
6. Dead Kennedys, “Life Sentence” [Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death (1983/1987)]

This Day in Music

7. The Guess Who, “Clap for the Wolfman” [Road Food (1974)]
8. The Bee Gees, “Night Fever” [Greatest (1977/1979)]
9. Spice Girls, “Wannabe” [Spice (1976)]
10. Billy Idol, “Cradle of Love” [Charmed Life (1990)]
11. The Rolling Stones, “Short and Curlies” [It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (1974)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (Presidential songs/songs about fire)

12. The Marshall Tucker Band, “Mr. President” [Tuckerized (1981)]
13. Ian Hunter, “When I’m President” [When I’m President (2012)]
14. Bram Tchaikovsky, “Mr. President” [The Russians Are Coming (1980)]
15. The Royal Guardsman, “Snoopy for President” [Anthology (1968/1995)]
16. Extreme, “When I’m President” [Pornograffitti (1990)]
17. Ron Wood, “I Can Feel the Fire” [I Got My Own Album to Do (1974)]
18. Mick Farren and The New Wave, “Play with Fire” [Ork Records: New York, New York (1976/2015)]
19. Dio, “Firehead” [Strange Highways (1993)]
20. Van Duren, “Chemical Fire” [Are You Serious? (1978)]

New Music Express

21. 20/20, “King of the Whole Wide World” [Back to California (2025)]
22. The Weather Station, “Window” [Humanhood (2025)]
23. Delivery, “Digging the Hole” [Force Majeure (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

24. John Mayall, “Rolling with the Blues” [Live in Germany 1988 (2011)]
25. John Mayall, “Got You on My Mind” [Rolling with the Blues (2003)]

Featured artist: The Wondermints (part two)

26. The Wondermints, “Guess I’m Dumb” [Wonderful World of Wondermints (1996)]
27. The Wondermints, “In and Around Greg Lake” [Bali (1998)]
28. The Wondermints, “Cellophane” [Bali (1998)]
29. The Wondermints, “Bali” [Bali (1998)]
30. The Wondermints, “Ride” [Mind if We Make Love to You (2002)]
31. The Wondermints, “Silly Place” [Kaleidoscopin: Exploring Prisms of the Past (2009)]

Hour 4: Worst Prog Rock Albums of All Time: Supertramp, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull

32. Supertramp, “It Doesn’t Matter” [Free as a Bird (1987)]
33. Supertramp, “Free as a Bird” [Free as a Bird (1987)]
34. Gentle Giant, “Words From The Wise” [Giant for a Day (1978)]
35. Gentle Giant, “Little Brown Bag” [Giant for a Day (1978)]
36. Gentle Giant, “Rock Climber” [Giant for a Day (1978)]
37. Jethro Tull, “Later That Same Evening” [Under Wraps (1984)]

Tribute to John Sykes

38. Streetfighter, “She’s No Angel” [More Electric Warriors (1980)]
39. Tygers of Pan Tang, “Gangland” [Spellbound (1981)]
40. Tygers of Pan Tang, “Take It” [Spellbound (1981)]
41. Tygers of Pan Tang, “Love Don’t Stay” [Crazy Nights (1981)]
42. Tygers of Pan Tang, “Never Satisfied” [Crazy Nights (1981)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 1-14-2025, in which I discussed the Russia-Ukranian war, played the worst albums in progressive rock, and had The Wondermints as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Canned Heat, “Going Up The Country” [Uncanned: The Best of Canned Heat (1969/1994)]
2. King Uszniewicz and His Uszniewicztones, “Surfin’ School” [Teenage Dance Party (1989)]
3. MC5s, “High School” [Back in the USA (1970)]
4. Earth Quake, “Knock on Wood” [Sittin’ in the Middle of Madness (1978/2003)]
5. The Jim Carroll Band, “People Who Ded” [New Wave Hits of the 80s Vol. 06 (1980/1994)]

This Day in Music

6. Billie Jo Spears, “Harper Valley P.T.A.” [The Voice of Billie Jo Spears (1968)]
7. The Hollywood Argyles, “Alley-Oop” [Happy Days 50’s And 60’s (1960/2006)]
8. David Johansen, “Build Me Up Buttercup” [Live It Up (1982)]
9. Hello, “Tell Him” [Complete Singles Collection (1974/1982)]
10. Ozzy Osbourne, “Crazy Babies” [No Rest for the Wicked (1988)]
11. Sex Pistols, “EMI” [Never Mind the Bollocks (1977)]
12. Foo Fighters, “Learn to Fly” [There Is Nothing Left to Lose (2002)]

Hour 2: Songs about fire

13. Train, “Light My Fire” [Stoned Immaculate: The Music of the Doors, Tribute to the Doors (2000)]
14. Talking Heads, “Burning Down the House” [Speaking in Tongues (1983)]
15. Billy Joel, “We Didn’t Start the Fire” [Storm Front (1989)]
16. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Fire” [Are You Experienced? (1967)]
17. Arthur Brown, “Fire” [The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (1968)]
18. Grateful Dead, “Fire on the Mountain” [Shakedown Street (1978)]

New Music Express

19. Franz Ferdinand, “Everydaydreamer” [The Human Fear (2025)]
20. Ringo Starr, “Look Up” [Look Up (2025)]
21. Joan Armatrading, “25 Kisses” [How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean (2025)]
22. Bad Bunny, “Dtmf” [Debi Tira Mas Fotos (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

23. John Mayall, “So Many Roads” [Live in London (2011)]
24. John Mayall, “Television Eye” [Back to the Roots (2001)]
25. John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, “Have You Heard” [Behind the Iron Curtain (1985)]

Featured artist: The Wondermints

26. The Wondermints, “Proto-Pretty” [Wondermints (1995)]
27. The Wondermints, “Tracy Hide” [Wondermints (1995)]
28. The Wondermints, “Playtex Aviary” [Wondermints (1995)]
29. The Wondermints, “Arnold Layne” [Wonderful World of Wondermints (1996)]
30. The Wondermints, “Porpoise Song” [Wonderful World of Wondermints (1996)]

Hour 4: Worst Prog Rock Albums of All Time: Steve Hackett, Yes, Dream Theater

31. Steve Hackett, “Hope I Don’t Wake” [Cured (1981)]
32. Steve Hackett, “The Air Conditioned Nightmare” [Cured (1981)]
33. Yes, “Step Beyond” [Heaven & Earth (2014)]
34. Yes, “In a World of Our Own” [Heaven & Earth (2014)]
35. Dream Theater, “Dystopian Overture” [The Astonishing (2016)]

Even more fire songs

36. James Taylor, “Fire and Rain” [Sweet Baby James (1970)]
37. The Animals, “Fire on the Sun” [Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted (1977)]
38. Roger Daltrey, “After the Fire” [Under A Raging Moon (1985)]
39. Deep Purple, “Burn” [Burn (1974)]

And here’s the show: