Playlists

Playlist: 5-6-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about Spring)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Wilco (part seven)

  1. Wilco, “Random Name Generator” [Star Wars (2015)]
  2. Wilco, “You Satellite” [Star Wars (2015)]
  3. Wilco, “Cold Slope” [Star Wars (2015)]
  4. Wilco, “If I Ever Was a Child” [Schmilco (2016)]
  5. Wilco, “Nope” [Schmilco (2016)]
  6. Wilco, “Locator” [Schmilco (2016)]
  7. Wilco, “Bright Leaves” [Ode to Joy (2019)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Dave Allen (part three)

  1. King Swamp, “Is This Love” [King Swamp (1989)]
  2. King Swamp, “Widders Dump” [King Swamp (1989)]
  3. King Swamp, “Glow” [King Swamp (1989)]
  4. King Swamp, “One Step Over the Line” [Wiseblood (1990)]
  5. King Swamp, “Sone Kind of Love” [Wiseblood (1990)]
  6. Low Pop Suicide, “Disengaged” [The Disengagement EP (1992)]
  7. Low Pop Suicide, “Black Hole Babies” [The Disengagement EP (1992)]
  8. Low Pop Suicide, “My Way” [On the Cross of Commerce (1993)]
  9. Low Pop Suicide, “Your God Can’t Feel My Pain” [On the Cross of Commerce (1993)]
  10. Low Pop Suicide, “Philo’s Song” [The Death of Excellence (1995)]
  11. The Elastic Purejoy, “Soul and Fire” [the Elastic Purejoy (1994)]

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 4-29-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about war)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Wilco (part six)

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

Hour 4: Tribute to Dave Allen

  1. Shriekback, “Sexthinkone” [Tench EP (1982)]
  2. Shriekback, “Lined Up” [Care (1983)]
  3. Shriekback, “Brink of Collapse” [Care (1983)]
  4. Shriekback, “Hand on My Heart” [Jam Science (1984)]
  5. Shriekback, “Suck” [Jam Science (1984)]
  6. Shriekback, “Everything That Rises Must Converge” [Oil and Gold (1985)]
  7. Shriekback, “This Big Hush” [Oil and Gold (1985)]
  8. Shriekback, “Hammerheads” [Oil and Gold (1985)]
  9. Shriekback, “The Shining Path” [Big Night Music (1986)]
  10. Shriekback, “The Reptiles and I” [Big Night Music (1986)]
  11. Shriekback, “Sticky Jazz” [Big Night Music (1986)]

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 4-22-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about friends)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Wilco (part five)

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

Hour 4: Tribute to Dave Allen (part one)

  1. Gang of Four, “Damaged Goods” [A Brief History of the Twentieth Century (1978/1990)]
  2. Gang of Four, “Anthrax” [entertainment! (1978/1979)]
  3. Gang of Four, “Armalite Rifle” [entertainment! (1978/1979)]
  4. Gang of Four, “At Home He’s a Tourist” [entertainment! (1979)]
  5. Gang of Four, “It’s Her Factory” [Yellow EP (1980)]
  6. Gang of Four, “Outside the Trains Don’t Run On Time [Yellow EP (1980)]
  7. Gang of Four, “He’d Send in the Army” [Yellow EP (1980)]
  8. Gang of Four, “Parlysed” [Solid Gold (1981)
  9. Gang of Four, “What We All Want” [Solid Gold (1981)
  10. Gang of Four, “Cheeseburger” [Solid Gold (1981)]
  11. Shriekback, “Accretions” [Tench EP (1982)]

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 4-15-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about taxes)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured Artist: Wilco

  1. Wilco, “Kamera” [Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001)]
  2. Wilco, “Ashes of American Flags” [Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001)]
  3. Wilco, “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” [A Ghost Is Born (2004)]
  4. Wilco, “The Late Greats” [A Ghost Is Born (2004)]
  5. Wilco, “Hummingbird” [Kicking Televison: Live in Chicago (2005)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Joey Molland

  1. Natural Gas, “The Right Time” [Natural Gas (1976)]
  2. Badfinger, “Love Is Gonna Come At Last” [Airwaves (1979)]
  3. Badfinger, “Lost Inside Your Love” [Airwaves (1979)]
  4. Badfinger, “Because I Love You” [Say No More (1981)]
  5. Badfinger, “Hold On” [Say No More (1981)]
  6. Joey Molland, “Here Comes Heartache” [After the Pearl (1983)]
  7. Joey Molland, “Life Song” [After the Pearl (1983)]
  8. Joey Molland, “All Caught Up” [The Pilgrim (1992)]
  9. Joey Molland, “It’s True” [Basil/Demos Old and New (1997)]
  10. Joey Molland, “Mirrors” [This Way Up (2001)]
  11. Joey Molland, “Walk Out in the Rain” [Return to Memphis (2013)]
  12. Joey Molland, “This Time” [Be True to Yourself (2020)]

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 4-1-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about legs)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3

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

Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Wilco (part two)

  1. Billy Bragg and Wilco, “Walt Whitman’s Niece” [Mermaid Avenue (1998)]
  2. Billy Bragg and Wilco, “California Stars” [Mermaid Avenue (1998)]
  3. Billy Bragg and Wilco, “Ingrid Bergman” [Mermaid Avenue (1998)]
  4. Wilco, “Can’t Stand It” [Summerteeth (1999)]
  5. Wilco, “She’s a Jar” [Summerteeth (1999)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Joey Molland (part one)

  1. Gary Walker & the Rain, “Magazine Woman” [Album No. 1 (1968)]
  2. Gary Walker & the Rain, “I Can’t Stand to Lose You” [Album No. 1 (1968)]
  3. Gary Walker & the Rain, “The View” [Album No. 1 (1968)]
  4. Gary Walker & the Rain, “Come in, You’ll Get Pneumonia [45 RPM single (1969)]
  5. Gary Walker & the Rain, “Francis” [Album No. 1 (1968)]
  6. Badfinger, “Come and Get It” [Magic Christian Music (1970)]
  7. Badfinger, “Carry on TIll Tomorrow” [Magic Christian Music (1970)]
  8. George Harrison, “My Sweet Lord” [All Things Must Pass (1970)]
  9. John Lennon, “Jealous Guy” [Imagine (1971)]
  10. George Harrison, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” [The Concert for Bangledesh (1971)]
  11. Badfinger, “I Can’t Take It” [No Dice (1970)]
  12. Badfinger, “No Matter What” [No Dice (1970)]
  13. Badfinger, “We’re for the Dark” [No Dice (1970)]

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 3-25-2025

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

  1. Buck Owens, “I Got a Tiger By the Tail” [Act Naturally: The Buck Owens Recordings 1953-64 (1964/2008)]
  2. Foo Fighters, “Walk” [Wasting Light (2011)]
  3. Cat Power, “Like A Rolling Stone” [Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall (2023)]
  4. Sex Pistols, “Rock Around the Clock” [The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle (1979)]
  5. 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)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Wilco

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

Hour 4: Tribute to David Johansen (part four)

  1. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “James Alley Blues” [David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000)]
  2. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Well, I’ve Been to Memphis” [David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000)]
  3. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Poor Boy Blues” [David Johansen and the Harry Smiths (2000)]
  4. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Let the Mermaids Flirt with Me” [Shaker (2002)]
  5. David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, “Death Letter” [Shaker (2002]
  6. New York Dolls, “Runnin’ Around” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
  7. New York Dolls, “Dance Like a Monkey” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
  8. New York Dolls, “Fishnets & Cigarettes” [One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006)]
  9. New York Dolls, “Cause I Sez So” [Cause I Sez So (2009)]
  10. New York Dolls, “Better Than” [Cause I Sez So (2009)]
  11. New York Dolls, “Streetcake” [Dancing Backward in High Heels (2011)]
  12. New York Dolls, “You Don’t Have to Cry” [Dancing Backward in High Heels (2011)]
  13. Joe Perry, “I’m Going Crazy (with David Johasen)” [Sweetzerland Manifesto (2018)]
  14. 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:

Playlist: 3-18-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about feet)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

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

  1. Buster Poindexter, “Smack Dab in the Middle” [Buster Poindexter (1987)]
  2. Buster Poindexter, “Hot Hot Hot” [Buster Poindexter (1987)]
  3. Buster Poindexter, “Are You Lonely for Me Baby” [Buster Poindexter (1987)]
  4. Buster Poindexter, “Hit the Road Jack” [Buster Goes Beserk (1989)]
  5. Buster Poindexter, “International Playboy” [Buster Goes Beserk (1989)]
  6. Buster Poindexter, “Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well” [Buster Goes Beserk (1989)]
  7. Buster Poindexter, “Breakin’ Up the House” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
  8. Buster Poindexter, “Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
  9. Buster Poindexter, “Saturday Night Fish Fry” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
  10. Buster Poindexter, “Rocket 88” [Buster’s Happy Hour (1994)]
  11. Buster Poindexter, “Nueva Broadway (They Don’t Smoke)” [Buster’s Spanish Rocketship (1997)]
  12. Buster Poindexter, “Rhumba (Dance Forever)” [Buster’s Spanish Rocketship (1997)]
  13. Buster Poindexter & His Banshees of Blue, “‘Zat You, Santa Claus?” [The Ultimate Christmas Album (1987/2008)]

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 3-4-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Songs about nothing

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: The Posies (part two)

  1. The Posies, “Love Letter Boxes” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]
  2. The Posies, “Burn & Shine” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]
  3. The Posies, “Everybody Is a F**king Liar” [Amazing Disgrace (1996)]
  4. The Posies, “Ontario” [Amazing Disgrace (1996)]
  5. The Posies, “Somehow Everything” [Success (1998)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Johansen (part one)

  1. New York Dolls, “Bad Girl” [Lipstick Killers: The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 (1981)]
  2. New York Dolls, “Jet Boy” [Lipstick Killers: The Mercer Street Sessions 1972 (1981)]
  3. New York Dolls, “Personality Crisis” [New York Dolls (1973)]
  4. New York Dolls, “Trash” [New York Dolls (1973)]
  5. New York Dolls, “Babylon” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
  6. New York Dolls, “It’s Too Late” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
  7. New York Dolls, “Human Being” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
  8. New York Dolls, “(There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown” [Too Much Too Soon (1974)]
  9. New York Dolls, “Red Patent Leather” [Red Patent Leather (1984)]
  10. New York Dolls, “Pills” [Red Patent Leather (1984)]
  11. David Johansen, “Funky But Chic” [David Johansen (1978)]

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 2-26-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Songs about mail

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: The Posies (part one)

  1. The Posies, “Blind Eyes Open” [Failure (1990)]
  2. The Posies, “Under Easy” [Failure (1990)]
  3. The Posies, “My Big Mouth” [Dear 23 (1990)]
  4. The Posies, “Golden Blunders” [Dear 23 (1990)]
  5. The Posies, “Dream All Day” [Frosting on the Beater (1993)]

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

  1. The Pretenders, “Precious” [Pretenders (1980)]
  2. The Pretenders, “Stop Your Sobbing” [Pretenders (1980)]
  3. The Pretenders, “The Wait” [Pretenders (1980)]
  4. The Pretenders, “Brass in Pocket” [Pretenders (1980)]
  5. The Stone Roses, “I Wanna Be Adored” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
  6. The Stone Roses, “She Brings the Drums” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
  7. The Stone Roses, “I Am the Resurrection” [The Stone Roses (1989)]
  8. The Cramps, “TV Set” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]
  9. The Cramps, “Garbageman” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]
  10. The Cramps, “Sunglasses After Dark” [Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)]

Tribute to Sal Maida

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

And here’s the show:

Playlist: 2-18-2025

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

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

Hour 2

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

Theme Time: Songs about baseball

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

New Music Express

  1. Horsegirl, “Where’d You Go” [Phonetics On and On (2025)]
  2. Horsegirl, “Julie” [Phonetics On and On (2025)]
  3. The War and Treaty, “Skyscraper” [Plus One (2025)]
  4. Marinero, “La La La” [La La La (2025)]
  5. The Lumineers, “Keys on the Table” [Automatic (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Sparkle*Jets U.K.

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

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

  1. Nirvana, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” [Nevermind (1991)]
  2. Nirvana, “Lithium” [Nevermind (1991)]
  3. Nirvana, “Polly” [Nevermind (1991)]
  4. Soundgarden, “Black Hole Sun” [Superunknown (1994)]
  5. Soundgarden, “Spoonman” [Superunknown (1994)]
  6. U2, “One” [Achtung Baby (1991)]
  7. U2, “Mysterious Ways” [Achtung Baby (1991)]
  8. Radiohead, “Just” [The Bends (1995)]

Tribute to Sal Maida

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

And here’s the show: