Playlists

Here’s the playlist for 7-1-2025, a show which started with some technical difficulties, in which I read a Hackaday article about the TRS-80 MC-10, in which I played Jean Shepherd for OTR and went an extra hour:

Hour 1

1. Mott the Hoople, “Ready for Love/After Lights” [All the Young Dudes (1972)]
2. Sin City Sinners, “All the Way from Memphis (Feat. Dizzy Reed)” [Divebar Days Revisited (2014)]
3. Bad Company, “Can’t Get Enough” [Bad Company (1974/2010)]
4. Bobby Sherman, “Little Woman” [The Very Best of Bobby Sherman (1969/2000)]
   This Day in Music
5. Blondie, “Heart of Glass” [Greatest Hits (1978/2002)]
6. Dave Van Ronk, “Stealin” [Ragtime Jug Stompers (1964)]
7. Alex Chilton & Hi Rhythm Section, “Where Did Our Love Go” [Boogie Shoes: Live on Beale Street (2021)]
8. Dire Straits, “Twisting By The Pool” [Twisting By The Pool EP (1983)]
9. Sweet, “Fever of Love” [Off the Record (1977)]
10. Slade, “Skweeze Me, Pleaze Me” [Sladest (1973)]

Hour 2: Songs about the 4th of July/American songs

11. Sweet, “4th of July” [Give Us a Wink (1976)]
12. Stan Freberg, “The Boston Tea Party” [Stan Freberg Presents the USA: Volume 1 (1961)]
13. The Hollies, “Sandy (4th of July Asbury Park)” [Story Songs (1975/2008)]
14. Paul McCartney, “4th of July” [Venus and Mars (1975)]
15. Stan Freberg, “Declaration of Independence” [Stan Freberg Presents the USA: Volume 1 (1961)]
16. Yes, “America” [Fragile (Bonus track) (1972)]

New Music Express

17. Bruce Springsteen, “Johnny Bye Bye” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
18. Bruce Springsteen, “Black Mountain Ballad” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
19. Lorde, “Hammer” [Virgin (2025)]
20. The Flashcubes, “Reminisce” [Reminisce single (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

21. Phish, “46 Days (Live)” [Moda Center, Portland, Or (04.20.2025) (2025)]
22. Phish, “Plasma (Live)” [Moda Center, Portland, Or (04.20.2025) (2025)]
23. Bobby Gimby, “Canada Song” [Single (1967)]

Featured artist: Backyard Tire Fire

24. Backyard Tire Fire, “Gray Sky Blues” [Backyard Tire Fire (2003)]
25. Backyard Tire Fire, “Still in Love” [Backyard Tire Fire (2003)]
26. Backyard Tire Fire, “The Daze” [Bar Room Semantics (2005)]

Hour 4: OTR with Jean Shepherd

27. Jean Shepherd, “Ludlow Kissel and the Dago Bomb That Struck Back” [OAD: 7-4-1967]
28. Ian Hunter, “American Spy” [Rant (2001)]
29. Cat Power, “American Flag” [Moon Pix (1998)]

Hour 5: An extra hour with groovy songs

30. Kings, “This Beat Goes On” [The Kings Ae Here And More (1980)]
31. Winger, “Down Incognito” [Pull (1993)]
32. The Rolling Stones, “Miss You [12″ version]” [The Singles Collection: 1971-2006 (1978/2011)]
33. Nick Lowe, “American Squirm” [Labour of Lust (1979)]
34. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, “Coming to America” [Have Another Ball (2008)]
35. Stan Freberg, “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” [Stan Freberg Presents the USA: Volume 1 (1961)]
36. Joe Scarbury, “Theme from The Greatest American Hero” [Tube Tunes Vol. 3 – The 80’s (1981/1995)]
37. The Guess Who, “American Woman” [American Woman (1970)]
38. Stan Freberg, “Betsy Ross and the Flag” [Stan Freberg Presents the USA: Volume 1 (1961)]
39. The Muffs, “Kids in America” [Clueless Soundtrack (1995)]
40. David Bowie, “I’m Afraid of Americans (V1-Edit)” [Brilliant Adventure: 1992-2001 (2021)]
41. Alice Cooper, “Lost in America” [The Last Temptation (1994)]
42. Spinal Tap, “America” [This Is Spinal Tap (1984)]

And here’s the show:

Here is the playlist for 6-17-2025, a show in which I discussed finding a “lost” episode via a search, I read an article about the Overcomer Ministry ceasing broadcasts at the end of June, and played Son Volt as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Nitzer Ebb, “Godhead” [Ebbhead (1991)]
2. Billy Squier, “She Goes Down” [Creatures of Habit (1991)]
3. Moon Martin, “Bad Case of Lovin’ You” [Shots From a Cold Nightmare (1978)]
4. Suzi Quatro, “Can the Can” [The Girl from Detroit City (1973/2014)]
5. Mike Post, “The Rockford Files” [Super Hits of the 70s – Have a Nice Day Vol. 17 (1975/1993)]

This Day in Music

6. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, “I Write the Songs” [Have Another Ball (2008)]
7. Dead Kennedys, “Forest Fire” [Plastic Surgery Disasters (1982)]
8. Color Me Badd, “I Wanna Sex You Up” [C.M.B. (1991)]
9. The Fabulous Thunderbirds, “Wrap It Up” [Tuff Enuff (1986)]
10. Kilburn and the High Roads, “Rough Kids” [Handsome (1975)]
11. Blondie, “X Offender” [Blondie (1976)]

Hour 2: Songs about working

12. Creedence Clearwater Revival, “The Working Man” [Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)]
13. Otis Rush, “Working Man” [Mourning in the Morning (1969)]
14. Howlin’ Wolf, “Work For Your Money” [The Chess Box (1953/1991)]
15. Devo, “Working in the Coalmine” [New Traditionalists (1981)]
16. Joe Normal, “Stuck in a Job” [Stuck in a Job single (2020)]
17. Ratt, “Lovin’ You’s a Dirty Job” [Detonator (1990)]
18. Adam Sandler, “The Excited Southerner at a Job Interview” [What the Hell Happened to Me? (1996)]
19. The Rolling Stones, “Slave” [Tattoo You (1981)]

New Music Express

19. Neil Young & The Crazy Horse, “First Fire of Winter” [Talkin to the Trees (2025)]
20. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, “Phantom Island” [Phantom Island (2025)]
21. Van Morrison, “Down to Joy” [Remembering Now (2025)]
22. Thor, “Action” [Rock the Universe (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

23. Phish, “You Enjoy Mysef 1999-07-15 PNC Bank Arts Center Homdel NJ” [Live Bait 04 – Past Summers (2011)]

Featured artist: Son Volt (part six)

24. Son Volt, “Wild Side” [Honky Tonk (2013)]
25. Son Volt, “Bakersfield [Honky Tonk (2013)]
26. Son Volt, “Cherokee St.” [Notes of Blue (2017)]
27. Son Volt, “Lost Souls” [Notes of Blue (2017)]
28. Son Volt, “Threads and Steel” [Notes of Blue (2017)]
29. Son Volt, “The 99” [Union (2019)]

Hour 3

30. Extract: Six of One Show #1001 intro (Coming back from a stroke)

Tribute to David Thomas (part seven)

31. Pere Ubu, “Urban Lifestyle” [Pennsylvania (1998)]
32. Pere Ubu, “My Theory of Spontaneous Simultude-Red Tin Bus” [Apocalypse Now (1999)]
33. Pere Ubu, “We Have the Technology” [Apocalypse Now (1999)]
34. Pere Ubu, “Busman’s Honeymoon” [Apocalypse Now (1999)]
35. David Thomas, “White Room” [Bay City (2000)]
36. David Thomas, “15 Seconds” [Bay City (2000)]
37. David Thomas, “White Room #4” [Bay City (2000)]
38. Pere Ubu, “Slow Walking Daddy” [St. Arkansas (2002)]
39. Pere Ubu, “Hell” [St. Arkansas (2002)]

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 6-10-2025, in which we mourned the death of Sly Stone, discussed the L.A. riots, and had Son Volt as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. Matthews Southern Comfort, “Everyday People” [The Woodstock Album (2023)]
2. Jane Aire and the Belvedere, “Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache” [Jane Aire and the Belvederes (1979)]
3. Doucette, “Mama Let Him Play” [Mama Let Him Play (1977)]
4. Nirvana, “Lithium” [Nevermind (1991)]
5. Sly & The Family Stone, “You Really Got Me” [Ain’t But the One Way (1982)]
6. Number Six, “Doctor Rose” [Song parody (2025)]

This Day in Music

7. Howlin’ Wolf, “Howlin’ Wolf Boogie” [The Chess Box (1951/1991)]
8. Pixies, “Here Comes Your Man” [Doolittle (1989)]
9. The Breeders, “Last Splash” [Cannonball (1993)]
10. Cheap Trick, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heats Club Band [Sgt. Pepper Live (2009)]
11. Cheap Trick, “With a Little Help From My Friends” [Sgt. Pepper Live (2009)]
12. Dave Cloud and The Gospel of Power, “Lovely Rita” [Sgt. Pepper…With a Little Help From His Friends (2011)]
13. Rod Stewart, “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl” [Discover British Bles on Decca & Deram Records (1964/2020)]

Hour 2: Songs about days

14. The Kinks, “Days” [Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968)]
15. Great White, “Face the Day” [Shot in the Dark (1986)]
16. Ron Wood, “Seven Days” [Gimme Some Neck (1979)]
17. Bob Dylan, “Seven Days” [The Booleg Seies, Volumes 1-3 (Rare and Unreleased) (1991)]
18. Enuff Z’Nuff, “These Daze” [Animals with Human Intelligence (1993)]

New Music Express

19. Pulp, “Tina” [More (2025)]
20. Pulp, “Grown Ups” [More (2025)]
21. Turnstile, “Sole” [Never Enough (2025)]
22. Splitsville, “Beth Steel” [Beth Steel single (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

23. Phish, “Down with Disease (8-17-1997 at The Great Went, Loring Air Force Base – Limestone, ME)” [Live Bait Vol. 05 (2011)]
24. trippychips290, “The Fall of the TI 99/4A” [AI-geeerated song (2025)]

Featured artist: Son Volt (part four)

25. Son Volt, “Roll On” [American Central Dust (2025)]
26. Son Volt, “Dust of Daylight” [American Central Dust (2025)]
27. Son Volt, “Hearts and Minds” [Honky Tonk (2013)]
28. Son Volt, “Angel of the Blues” [Honky Tonk (2013)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Thomas (part five)]

29. Extract: Blair, Brad and Venison Skype Call [OAD: 7-10-2014]
30. Number Six, “Sandi on the Telephone” [Song parody (2016)]
31. Pere Ubu. “Kathleen” [Story of My Life (1993)]
32. Pere Ubu, “Beach Boys” [Ray Gun Suitcase (1995)]
33. Pere Ubu, “Ray Gun Suitcase” [Ray Gun Suitcase (1995)]
34. Pere Ubu, “Surfer Girl” [Ray Gun Suitcase (1995)]
35. David Thomas, “Obsession” [Erewhon (1996)]
36. David Thomas, “Nowheresville” [Erewhon (1996)]
37. David Thomas, “Lantern” [Erewhon (1996)]
38. Pere Ubu, “Highwaterville” [Pennsylvania (1998)}
39. Pere Ubu, “Mr. Wheeler” [Pennsylvania (1998)}

And here’s the show:

Here’s the playlist for 6-3-2025, in which I did a retrospective on fifteen years on RFD, read an article about Doctor Who, and had Son Volt as the featured artist:

Hour 1

1. The Stranglers, “Peaches” [Rattus Norvegicus (1977)]
2. Dr. Feelgood, “Roxette” [Down By The Jetty (1974)]
3. The Replacements, “Kiss Me on the Bus” [Tim (1985)]
4. Flamin’ Groovies, “Have You Seen My Baby?” [Teenage Head (1971)]
5. The Pretty Things, “Balloon Burning” [S.F. Sorrow (1968)]
6. trippychips290, “The Fall of Plus/4” [AI-generated song (2025)]
7. Extract #1: The Hollywood Report with Ramon Novarro [OAD: 6-3-2010]

This Day in Music

8. Ian Hunter, “All the Way From Memphis” [Live: Welcome to the Club (1980)]
9. Suzi Quatro, “48 Crash” [The Girl From Detroit City (1973/2014)]
10. Deniece Williams, “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” [Footloose Soundtrack (1984)]
11. Dread Zeppelin, “Light My Fire” [The Fun Sessions – Tortelvis Sings the Classics (1996)]

Hour 2: More songs about summer

12. Chris Stamey, “The Summer Sun” [Ork Records: New York New York (1977/2015)]
13. The Pretty Things, “Summertime” [The Singles A’s and B’s (1971/2002)]
14. Elvis Costello, “The Other Side of Summer” [Mighty Like a Rose (1991)]
15. The Kelly Affair, “Last Summer” [Welcome to the Kelly Affair (1998)]
16. Ron Sexsmith, “Summer Blowin’ Town” [Ron Sexsmith (1995)]
17. Danzig, “Dirty Black Summer” [Danzig 3 – How the Gods Kill (1992)]
18. Extract #2: The Hollywood Report with (Uncle) Ed Savitz [OAD 4-26-2012]

New Music Express

19. Garbage, “There’s No Future in Optimism” [Let All That We Imagine Be The Light (2025)]
20. Alan Sparhawk with Trampled By Turtles, “Too High” [Alan Sparhawk with Trampled By Turtles (2025)]
21. The Spongetones, “Lulu’s in Love” [Lulu’s in Love single (2025)]

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

22. John Mayall, “Devil’s Tricks” [Back to the Roots (2001)]
23. John Mayall, “Four Million Knobs” [Live 1967 (1967)]

Featured artist: Son Volt (part three)

24. Son Volt, “Bandages and Scars” [Okemah and the Melody of Riot (2005)]
25. Son Volt, “Jet Pilot” [Okemah and the Melody of Riot (2005)]
26. Son Volt, “World Waits for You” [Okemah and the Melody of Riot (2005)]
27. Son Volt, “The Picture” [The Search (2007)]
28. Son Volt, “The Search” [The Search (2007)]
29. Son Volt, “Automatic Society” [The Search (2007)]
30. Son Volt, “Dynamite” [American Central Dust (2009)]

Hour 4: Tribute to David Thomas

31. Extract #3: Blair and Venison Skype Call [OAD: 7-10-2014]
32. Number Six, “Vension Has No Internet” [Song parody (2014)]
33. Pere Ubu, “Universal Vibration” [The Tenement Year (1988)]
34. Pere Ubu, “Why Go Alone?” [Cloudland (1989)]
35. Pere Ubu, “Monday Night” [Cloudland (1989)]
36. Pere Ubu, “The Wire” [Cloudland (1989)]
37. Pere Ubu, “I Hear They Smoke the Barbecue” [Worlds in Collision (1991)]
38. Pere Ubu, “Over the Moon” [Worlds in Collision (1991)]
39. Pere Ubu, “Lousiana Train Wreck” [Story of My Life (1993)]
40. Pere Ubu, “Fedora Satellite II” [Story of My Life (1993)]

And here’s the show:

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

Hour 1

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

This Day in Music

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

Hour 2: Songs about summer

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Son Volt (part two)

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

Hour 4: Tribute to David Thomas (part three)

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

And here’s the show:

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

Hour 1

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

This Day in Music

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

Hour 2: Songs about coffee

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Son Volt (part one)

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

Hour 4: Tribute to David Thomas (part two)

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

And here’s the show:

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

Hour 1

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

This Day in Music

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

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about mothers)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 2

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

Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Wilco [part eight]

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

Hour 4: Tribute to David Thomas

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

And here’s the show:

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

Hour 1

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

This Day in Music

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

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about Spring)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Wilco (part seven)

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

Hour 4: Tribute to Dave Allen (part three)

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

And here’s the show:

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

Hour 1

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

This Day in Music

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

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about war)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Wilco (part six)

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

Hour 4: Tribute to Dave Allen

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

And here’s the show:

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

Hour 1

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

This Day in Music

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

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about friends)

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Mandatory Mayall

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

Featured artist: Wilco (part five)

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

Hour 4: Tribute to Dave Allen (part one)

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

And here’s the show: