Playlist: 8-26-2025

Here’s the playlist for 8-26-1995, a show in which I celebrated the first anniversary of the show – and the 30th anniversary of Windows 95, in which I talked about watching the Doctor Who classic channel, and in which I paid tribute to Terry Reid:

Hour 1

  1. Bob Rivers, “Windows 95 Sucks” [YouTube video (1995)]
  2. Weezer, “Buddy Holly” [Blue Album (1994)]
  3. Les Barker, “Reinstalling Windows” [Dr. Demento’s Basement Tapes 10 (2001/2002)]
  4. Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie, “Every OS Sucks” [Digital download (1999)]
  5. The Gothees, “Sugar Sugar” [Meet the Gothees (2007)]

This Day in Music a.k.a. Number Six’s Unimpressive Time Machine

  1. Counting Crows, “Mr. Jones” [Films About Ghosts (the Best of) (1994/2004)]
  2. No Doubt, “Just a Girl” [The Singles 1992-2003 (1995/2003)]
  3. Black Oak Arkansas, “Fistful of Love” [Balls of Fire (1976)]
  4. Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, “Hearts of Stone” [Hearts of Stone (1978)]
  5. The Stranglers, “Peaches” [Rattus Norvegicus (1977)]
  6. Ramones, “Needles and Pins” [Road to Ruin (1978)]
  7. Donovan, “Hurdy Gurdy Man” [Retrospective (1968/2015)]
  8. Garbage, “Stupid Girl (Tee’s Radio Mix Todd Terry)” [The G-Side Collection (1995/1998)]

Hour 2: Songs about Philadelphia

  1. Elton John, “Philadelphia Freedom” [Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)]
  2. Robert Plant, “Philadelphia Baby” [Sixty Six to Timbuktu (2003)]
  3. Mark Knopfler, “Sailing to Philadelphia” [Sailing to Philadelphia (2000)]
  4. The Wonder Years, “It’s Never Sunny in South Philadelphia” [The Upsides (2010)]
  5. They Might Be Giants, “Philadelphia” [Venue Songs (2004)]
  6. Peter Gabriel, “Philadelphia” [Scratch My Back (2009)]
  7. Protagonist, “From Florida to Philadelphia” [The Chronicle (2009)]
  8. Barry Manilow, Sussman, Albertine, Elgart, “American Bandstand Theme” [Television’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70s & 80s (1987)]

New Music Express

  1. Bruce Springsteen, “Lonely Town” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  2. Deftones, “My Mind Is a Mountain” [Private Music (2025)]
  3. Superchunk, “Bruised Lung” [Songs in the Key of Yikes (2025)]
  4. Goo Goo Dolls, “Misery” [Summer Anthem EP (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

  1. Phish, “Light Party Time (12-30-16 Madison Square Garden New York NY)” [Live Bait Vol. 13 (2017)]

Featured artist: Blue Rodeo (part four)

  1. Blue Rodeo, “Moon & Tree” [Tremolo (1997)]
  2. Blue Rodeo, “No Miracle, No Dazzle” [Tremolo (1997)]
  3. Blue Rodeo, “Fallen From Grace” [Tremolo (1997)]
  4. Blue Rodeo, “Til I Am Myself Again” [Just Like A Vacation (1999)]
  5. Blue Rodeo, “Cinema Song” [The Days in Between (2000)]
  6. Blue Rodeo, “Bitter Fruit” [The Days in Between (2000)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Terry Reid (part two)]

  1. Terry Reid, “Dean” [River (1973)]
  2. Terry Reid, “River” [River (1973)]
  3. Terry Reid, “Milestones” [River (1973)]
  4. Terry Reid, “Faith to Arise” [Seed of Memory (1976)]
  5. Terry Reid, “Seed of Memory” [Seed of Memory (1976)]
  6. Terry Reid, “Ooh Baby (Make Me Feel So Young” [Seed of Memory (1976)]
  7. Terry Reid, “Baby I Love You” [Rogue Wave (1978)]
  8. Terry Reid, “Then I Kissed Her” [Rogue Wave (1978)]
  9. Terry Reid, “Rogue Wave” [Rogue Wave (1978)]

And here’s the show:

August 27, 2025 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 8-19-2025

Here’s the playlist for 8-19-2025, a show in which there were technical difficulties (but again, no disconnects), in which I talked about new computer problems, read an article about Victorinox conducting operations in the U.S. to avoid tariffs, and a show in which I paid tribute to Terry Reid:

Hour 1

  1. Marc Jonson, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” [We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970 (2022)]
  2. Robert Plant, “Tall Cool One” [Now and Zen (1988)]
  3. The Rolling Stones, “Troubles A’Comin” [Tattoo You 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (2021)]
  4. Cargoe, “Feel Alright” [Cargoe (1972)]

This Day in Music a.k.a. Number Six’s Unimpressive Time Machine:

  1. Cream, “White Room” [Wheels of Fire (1968)]
  2. Hayseed Dixie, “The Final Countdown” [Hair Down to My Grass (2015)]
  3. Commodores, “Three Times a Lady” [Anthology (1978/2001)]
  4. 4 Non Blondes, “Misty Mountain Hop” [Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (1995)]
  5. The Beatles, “Twist and Shout (Mono Mix)” [The Early Beatles (1962/1965)]

Hour 2

  1. Bonerama, “Good Times Bad Times” [Bonerama Plays Zeppelin (2019)]

Theme Time: songs about Boston

  1. Standells, “Dirty Water” [Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era (1965-1968) (1966/1998)]
  2. Dropkick Murphys, “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” [Going Out in Style (Fenway Park Bonus Edition) (2012)]
  3. Renee Rapp, “I Hate Boston” [Snow Angel (2023)]
  4. The Baseball Project, “Tony (Boston’s Chosen Son)” [Vol 2: High and Inside (2011)]
  5. The Byrds, “Boston” [Preflyte (1969)]
  6. Dave Loggins, “Please Come to Boston” [Super Hits of the Seventies Vol. 13 (1974/1990)]
  7. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, “Roadrunner” [70’s – The Ultimate Collection (1976/2019)]

New Music Express

  1. Bruce Springsteen, “Sunday Love” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  2. Molly Tuttle, “Everything Burns” [So Long Miss Sunshine (2025)]
  3. Alison Goldfrapp, “Hey Hi Hello” [Flux (2025)]
  4. The Spongetones, “Skinny (Live)” [The 40th Anniversary Concert…And Beyond (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

  1. Phish, “Tube; Slave to the Traffic Light (7-16-98 Gorge Amphitheatre – George, Wa)” [Live Bait Vol. 09 (2013)]

Featured artist: Blue Rodeo (part three)

  1. Blue Rodeo, “Hasn’t Hit Me Yet” [Five Days in July (1993)]
  2. Blue Rodeo, “What Is This Love” [Five Days in July (1993)]
  3. Blue Rodeo, “What You Want” [Nowhere to Here (1995)]
  4. Blue Rodeo, “Get Through to You” [Nowhere to Here (1995)]

Hour 4

  1. Led Zeppelin, “Ozone Baby” [Coda (1982)]

Tribute to Terry Reid

  1. Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, “What’s Easy for Two Is Hard for One” [Fab Gear_ The British Beat Explosion And Its Aftershocks 1963-1967 (1966/2018)]
  2. Terry Reid, “Just Walk in My Shoes” [Super Lungs (1966)]
  3. Terry Reid, “Superlungs My Supergirl” [Super Lungs: The Complete Studio Recordings 1966-1969 (1966/2004)]
  4. Terry Reid, “Better By Far” [Super Lungs (1966)]
  5. Terry Reid, “Time Time (Single B Side)” [Super Lungs (1966)]
  6. Terry Reid, “Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” [Bang, Bang, You’re Terry Reid (1968)]
  7. Terry Reid, “Season of the Witch” [Bang, Bang, You’re Terry Reid (1968)]
  8. Terry Reid, “Silver White Light” [Move Over for Terry Reid (1969)]
  9. Terry Reid, “Highway 61 Revisited/Friends” [Move Over for Terry Reid (1969)]

And here’s the show:

August 20, 2025 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 8-12-2025

Here’s the playlist for 8-12-2025, a show which was fraught with technical difficulties (but no disconnects), in which I read articles about the demise of Kodak and the Russia-Ukraine war losing popularity in Ukraine, and in which I paid tribute to Mick Ralphs:

Hour 1

  1. Ian Hunter, “Just Another Night” [You’re Never Alone With a Schizophrenic (1979)]
  2. Grateful Dead, “The Promised Land” [Steal Your Face (1976)]
  3. Wilco, “I’m Trying to Break Your Heart” [Wilco Live (Orange) (2025)]
  4. Alex Chilton, “Rock Hard” [Like Flies on Sherbert (1979)]
  5. Cheetah Chrome, “Still Wanna Die” [Ork Records: New York, New York (1979/2015)]

This Day in Music a.k.a. Number Six’s Unimpressive Time Machine

  1. Buck Owens, “I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail” [Act Naturally: The Buck Owens Recordings 1953-1964 (1965/2008)]
  2. Dire Straits, “Walk of Life” [Brothers in Arms (1985)]
  3. Nena, “99 Red Balloons” [99 Luftballoons (1984)]
  4. Mrs. Miller, “A Hard Day’s Night” [Wild, Cool & Swingin’ Vol. 3 (1966/1999)]
  5. Scott McKenzie, “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair” [San Francisco (1967/1999)]
  6. Sir Mix a Lot, “Baby Got Back” [Baby Got Back single (1992)]
  7. Les Paul and Mary Ford, “Tennessee Waltz” [The Best of the Capitol Masters (1950/1992)]

Hour 2: Theme Time (songs about New York City)

  1. Bob Dylan, “Talkin’ New York” [Bob Dylan (1962)]
  2. Hello, “New York Groove” [The Complete Singles Collection (1975/2021)]
  3. Ad-Libs, “The Boy from New York City” [The Red Bird Story (1964/2011)]
  4. Don Henley, “New York Minute” [The End of the Innocence (1989)]
  5. AC/DC, “Safe in New York City” [Stiff Upper Lip (2000)]
  6. Sex Pistols, “New York” [Never Mind the Bollocks (1977)]

New Music Express

  1. Bruce Springsteen, “One False Move” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  2. Bruce Springsteen, “When I Build My Beautiful House” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  3. The Black Keys, “No Rain, No Flowers” [No Rain, No Flowers (2025)]
  4. Osees, “Glitter-Shot” [Abomination Revealed At Last (2025)]
  5. Renee Rapp, “Kiss It Kiss It” [Bite Me (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

  1. Phish, “Bathtub Gin; The Vibration Of Life (1996-11-19 Municipal Auditorium – Kansas City, Mo)” [Live Bait Vol. 11 (2015)]

Featured Artist: Blue Rodeo (part two)

  1. Blue Rodeo, “Til I Am Myself Again” [Casino (1990)]
  2. Blue Rodeo, “Trust Yourself” [Casino (1990)]
  3. Blue Rodeo, “Time” [Casino (1990)]
  4. Blue Rodeo, “Fools Like You” [Lost Together (1992)]
  5. Blue Rodeo, “Restless” [Lost Together (1992)]
  6. Blue Rodeo, “Flying” [Lost Together (1992)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Mick Ralphs (conclusion)

  1. Bad Company, “If You Needed Somebody” [Holy Water (1990)]
  2. Bad Company, “Walk Through FIre” [Holy Water (1990)]
  3. Bad Company, “How About That” [Here Comes Trouble (1992)]
  4. Bad Company, “This Could Be the One” [Here Comes Trouble (1992)]
  5. Bad Company, “Company of Strangers” [Company of Strangers (1995)]
  6. Bad Company, “Judas My Brother” [Company of Strangers (1995)]
  7. Bad Company, “Ready for Love” [Stories Told & Untold (1996)]
  8. Mick Ralphs, “Hideaway (Live)” [It’s All Good (2002)]
  9. Mick Ralphs Blues Band, “Born Under a Bad Sign (Live) [Should Know Better: Live at the Musician (2016)]

And here’s the show:

August 13, 2025 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 8-5-2025

Here’s the playlist for 8-5-2025, a show in which there were numerous disconnects, in which I expressed frustration with poor service from Optimum, and in which I had Blue Rodeo as the featured artist:

Hour 1

  1. Teen Machine, “I’m Gonna Steal Your Girlfriend” [After School Special (2000)]
  2. The Pursuit of Happiness, “Cigarette Dangles” [The Downward Road (1993)]
  3. Ian Hunter, “Once Bitten Twice Shy (Live)” [Welcome to the Club (1980)]
  4. Ducks Deluxe, “Absolutely Sweet Marie” [Box of Shorts (2009)]
  5. Rockpile, “Heart” [Seconds of Pleasure (1980)]

This Day in Music a.k.a. Number Six’s Unimpressive Time Machine

  1. Beastie Boys, “Fight for Your Right” [Licensed to Ill (1987)]
  2. Beastie Boys, “Cooky Puss” [Some Old Bullsh*t (1982/1994)]
  3. The Damned, “Help” [Damned Damned Damned (1977/2007)]
  4. Kaagoogoo, “Too Shy” [White Feathers (1982)]
  5. Toploader, “Dancing in the Moonlight” [Happy Songs (2000/2010)]
  6. Barry Manilow, “American Bandstand Theme” [Television’s Greatest Hits Vol. 3: 70s & 80s (1987)]
  7. Aerosmith, “No Surprize” [Night in the Rute (1979)]
  8. The Rolling Stones, “Miss You (Extended 8-Track Version)” [Some Girls (1978/2011)]

Hour 2: Songs about peace

  1. John Lennon, “Give Peace a Chance” [The John Lennon Collecton (1969/1982)]
  2. Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” [Completely Under the Covers Vol. 2 (2009)]
  3. Megadeth, “Peace Sells” [Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying? (1986/2004)]
  4. Extreme, “Rest in Peace” [III Sides to Every Story (1992)]
  5. Bob Dylan, “Man of Peace” [Infidels (1983)]

New Music Express

  1. Bruce Springsteen, “Somewhere North of Nashville” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  2. Bruce Springsteen, “Adelita” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  3. The Armed, “Well Made Play” [The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed (2025)]
  4. Buddy Guy feat. Joe Bonamassa, “Dry Stick” [Ain’t Done with the Blues (2025)]
  5. The Spongetones, “Honest Work” [Honest Work single (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

  1. Phish, “Undermind (8-31-12 Dick’s Sporting Goods Park – Commerce City, Co)” [Live Bait Vol. 09 (2013)]
  2. Phish, “Quinn the Eskimo (Live)” [2014/10/17 Eugene Or. (2014)]

Featured artist: Blue Rodeo (part one)

  1. Blue Rodeo, “Heart Like Mine” [Outskirts (1987)]
  2. Blue Rodeo, “Rebel” [Outskirts (1987)]
  3. Blue Rodeo, “Try” [Outskirts (1987)]
  4. Blue Rodeo, “God and Country” [Diamond Mine (1989)]
  5. Blue Rodeo, “How Long” [Diamond Mine (1989)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Mick Ralphs (Part three)

  1. Bad Company, “Gone, Gone, Gone” [Desolation Angels (1979)]
  2. Bad Company, “Oh, Atlanta” [Desolation Angels (1979)]
  3. Bad Company, “Electricland” [Rough Diamonds (1982)]
  4. Mick Ralphs, “Hey Baby” [Take This! (1984)]
  5. Mick Ralphs, “Give You My Love” [Take This! (1984)]
  6. Mick Ralphs, “On The Run” [Take This! (1984)]
  7. Bad Company, “This Love” [Fame and Fortune (1986)]
  8. Bad Company, “Long Walk” [Fame and Fortune (1986)]
  9. Bad Company, “If I’m Sleeping” [Fame and Fortune (1986)]
  10. Bad Company, “One Night” [Dangerous Age (1988)]
  11. Bad Company, “Dangerous Age” [Dangerous Age (1988)]
  12. Bad Company, “Holy Water” [Holy Water (1990)]

And here’s the show:

August 6, 2025 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 7-29-2025

Here’s the playlist for 7-29-2025, a show in which I discussed installing a Fire stick, the war in Gaza and Ukraine, in which Mixxx crashed once, and I had Uncle Tupelo as the featured artist:

Hour 1

  1. Jethro Tull, “Teacher (single version)” [20 Years of Jethro Tull (1970/1988)]
  2. Alex Chilton & Hi Rhythm Section, “Precious Precious (Live)” [Boogie Shoes: Live on Beale Street (2021)]
  3. Rod Stewart, “Street Fighting Man” [The Rod Stewart Album (1969)]
  4. Doucette, “Run Buddy Run” [The Douce Is Loose (1979)]
  5. Derringer, “Real American” [The Wrestling Album (1985)]

This Day in Music (a.k.a. Number Six’s Unimpressive Time Machine)

  1. Whitesnake, “Still of the Night” [Whitesnake (1987)]
  2. Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Peek-a-Boo” [Peepshow (1988)]
  3. The Wonder Stuff, “Dizzy” [100 Nineties Classics (1991/2008)]
  4. Screaming Lord Sutch/The Savages, “She’s Fallen in Love with the Monster Man” [Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 (1964/2005)]
  5. Juliana Hatfield, “Hopelessly Devoted to You” [Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John (2018)]

Hour 2: Songs about war

  1. Bob Dylan, “Masters of War” [The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963)]
  2. Hayseed Dixie, “War Pigs” [A Hot Piece of Grass (2005)]
  3. The Yardbirds, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor (instrumental)” [Little Games (1967)]
  4. Meco, “Star Wars Theme – Cantina Band (7-inch edit)” [Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk (1978)]
  5. Georgia Satellites, “Battleship Chains” [Georgia Satellites (1986)]
  6. Talking Heads, “Life During Wartime” [Fear of Music (1979)]
  7. Dead Kennedys, “Chemical Warfare” [Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)]
  8. The Raconteurs, “Broken Boy Soldier” [Broken Boy Soldiers (2006)]
  9. Kim Fowley, “Ugly Stories About Rock Stars and the War” [Interneational Heroes (1973)]

New Music Express

  1. Bruce Springsteen, “Repo Man” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  2. Bruce Springsteen, “Silver Mountain” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  3. Alice Cooper, “Black Mamba” [The Revenge of Alice Cooper (2025)]
  4. The Flashcubes, “The Sweet Spot” [The Sweet Spot single (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

  1. Phish, “Storage Jam; Sleeping Monkey (2011-07-02 Superball IX – Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY)” [Live Bait Vol. 11 (2015)]

Featured artist: Uncle Tupelo (part two)

  1. Uncle Tupelo, “Grindstone” [March 16-20 1992 (1992)]
  2. Uncle Tupelo, “Wait Up” [March 16-20 1992 (1992)]
  3. Uncle Tupelo, “Moonshiner” [March 16-20 1992 (1992)]
  4. Uncle Tupelo, “I Wanna Be Your Dog (demo)” [March 16-20 1992 (1992/2003)]
  5. Uncle Tupelo, “The Long Cut” [Anodyne (1993)]
  6. Uncle Tupelo, “Chickmauga” [Anodyne (1993)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Mick Ralphs

  1. Mott the Hoople, “One of the Boys” [All the Young Dudes (1972)]
  2. Mott the Hoople, “Violence” [Mott (1973)]
  3. Mott the Hoople, “Roll Away the Stone” [The Hoople (1974)]
  4. Mott the Hoople, “All the Way from Memphis (single version)” [Mott (1973)]
  5. Bad Company, “Rock Steady” [Bad Company (1974)]
  6. Bad Company, “Feel Like Makin’ Love” [Straight Shooter (1975)]
  7. Bad Company, “Run with the Pack” [Run with the Pack (1976)]
  8. Bad Company, “Burnin’ Sky” [Burnin’ Sky (1977)]
  9. Bad Company, “Heartbeat” [Burnin’ Sky (1977)]
  10. Bad Company, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy” [Desolation Angels (1979)]

And here’s the show:

July 30, 2025 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 7-22-2025

Here’s the playlist for 7-22-2023, a show which had technical difficulties in the last hour of the netcast, in which we mourned the death of Ozzy Osbourne, and had Uncle Tupelo as the featured artist:

Hour 1

  1. Ozzy Osbourne, “Flying High Again” [Diary of a Madman (1982)]
  2. This Mortal Coil, “You and Your Sister” [Blood (1991)]
  3. Lou Reed, “I Love You Suzanne” [New Sensations (1984)]
  4. Rush, “Cinderella Man” [A Farewell to Kings (1977)]
  5. Big Star, “Big Black Car” [Third/Sister Lovers (1978)]

This Day in Music (a.k.a. Number Six’s Unimpressive Time Machine)

  1. Elvis Costello, “Miracle Man” [My Aim Is True (1977)]
  2. The Smithereens, “I Saw Her Standing There” [Meet the Smithereens! (2007)]
  3. The Dollyrots, “Be My Baby” [Eat My Heart Out (Plus B-Sides) (2004)]
  4. Martika, “Toy Soldiers” [Martika (1988)]
  5. Richard Barone, “Riki TIki Tavi” [We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970 (2022)]
  6. Living Colour, “Type” [Time’s Up (1990)]

Hour 2: Songs about living

  1. Animals, “it’s My Life” [The Best of The Animals (1965/2000)]
  2. Eagles, “Life in the Fast Lane” [Hotel California (1976)]
  3. The Moody Blues, “The Other Side of Life” [The Other Side of Life (1986)]
  4. Mr. Big, “Alive and Kickin'” [Lean Into It (1991)]
  5. Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime” [Remain in Light (1980)]

New Music Express

  1. Bruce Springsteen, “Faithless” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  2. Bruce Springsteen, “Let Me Ride” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  3. The Swell Season, “Stuck in Reverse” [Forward (2025)]
  4. Trisha Yearwood, “Bringing the Angels” [The Mirror (2025)]
  5. Splitsville, “Failsways” [Mobtown (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

  1. Phish, “Chalk Dust Torture (2012-08-31 Dick’s Sporting Goods Park – Commerce City, Co)” [Live Bait No. 10 (2014)]
  2. Phish, “Bouncing Around Town” [Lawn Boy (1990)]

Featured artist: Uncle Tupelo

  1. Uncle Tupelo, “That Year” [No Depression (1990)]
  2. Uncle Tupelo, “No Depression” [No Depression (1990)]
  3. Uncle Tupelo, “Whiskey Bottle” [No Depression (1990)]
  4. Uncle Tupelo, “Outdone [1989 Demo]” [89/93: An Anthology (2002)]
  5. Uncle Tupelo, “Gun” [Still Feel Gone (1991)]
  6. Uncle Tupelo, “Punch Drunk” [Still Feel Gone (1991)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Kim Shattuck

  1. The Muffs, “Outer Space” [Happy Birthday to Me (1997)]
  2. Kim Shattuck, “On commercialization and differences between major and independent labels” [Nihilist’s Corner with Elisha Shapiro (2005)]
  3. The Muffs, “Prettier Than Me” [Alert Today Alive Tomorrow (1999)]
  4. The Muffs, “Really Really Happy” [Really Really Happy (2004)]
  5. The Muffs, “The Whole World” [Really Really Happy (2004)]
  6. Kim Shattuck, “On being a member of The Pixies” [Coolest Conversations with Mighty Manfred (2014)]
  7. The Muffs, “Like You Don’t See Me” [Whoop Dee Doo (2014)]
  8. Kim Shattuck, “On singing” [Coolest Conversations with Mighty Manfred (2014)]
  9. The Muffs, “Cheezy” [Whoop Dee Doo (2014)]
  10. Kim Shattuck, “On singing” [Girls in the Band podcast (2017)]
  11. The Pandoras, “It’s Getting Harder All the Time” [Hey! It’s the Pandoras EP (2018)]
  12. Kim Shattuck, “On writing songs” [Girls in the Band podcast (2017)]
  13. The Pandoras, “You Burn Me Up and Down” [Hey! It’s the Pandoras (2018)]
  14. Kim Shattuck, “Kim’s favorite album; on being a producer” [Girls in the Band podcast (2017)]
  15. The Coolies, “Pathetica” [Uh Oh! It’s…The Coolies EP (2019)]
  16. Kim Shattuck, “Future and legacy of The Muffs” [Interview (2016)]
  17. The Coolies, “Glad I Met You” [Uh Oh! It’s…The Coolies EP (2019)]
  18. Kim Shattuck, “On being recognized” [Absolutely Awesome Show (2016)]
  19. The Muffs, “Earth Below Me” [No Holiday (2019)]
  20. The Coolies, “King of Confusion [King of Confusion single (2023)]
  21. The Coolies, “Bad Bad Boy” [Bad Bad Boy single (2025)]

And here’s the show:

July 23, 2025 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 7-15-2025

Here is the playlist for 7-15-2025, in which the show encountered technical difficulties, I discussed the possibility of Elon Musk launching a third party, mentioned the Commodore 64 Ultimate, and paid tribute to Kim Shattuck:

Hour 1

  1. Lew Lewis and the Reformers, “Win or Lose” [The Stiff Records Box Set (1978/1992)]
  2. Piper, “Out of Control” [Piper (1976)]
  3. Matthew Sweet, “Girlfriend” [Girlfriend (1991)]
  4. Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey, “I Want to Break Your Heart” [Mavericks (1991)]

This Day in Music

  1. Devo, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” [Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978)]
  2. Joe Satriani, “Summer Song” [The Extremist (1992)]
  3. New York Dolls, “Private World” [New York Dolls (1973)]
  4. Johnny Thunnders The Heartbreakers with Richard Hell, “Blank Generation” [Demos (1975)]
  5. Bonham, “Wait for You” [Disregard of Timekeeping (1989)]
  6. The Nixons, “Rocket Man” [Scrapbook (1998)]

Hour 2: Songs about death

  1. Blind Willie Johnson, “Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed” [The Complete Blind WIllie Johnson (1928/1993)]
  2. Alice Cooper, “I Love the Dead” [Billion Dollar Babies (1973)]
  3. L7, “Pretend We’re Dead” [Bricks Are Heavy (1992)]
  4. Black Sabbath, “After All (The Dead)” [Dehumanizer (1992)]
  5. Nazareth, “Gone Dead Train” [Expect No Mercy (1977)]

New Music Express

  1. Bruce Springsteen, “One Beautiful Morning” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  2. Bruce Springsteen, “Between Heaven and Earth” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  3. Wet Leg, “CPR” [Moisturizer (2025)]
  4. The Spongetones, “Help Me Janie” [Help Me Janie (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

  1. Phish, “Sigma Oasis (Live)” [Moda Center, Portland OR 4-20-2025 (2025)]

Featured artist: Backyard Tire Fire (part three)

  1. Backyard TIre Fire, “Corrine” [Vagabonds and Hooligans (2007)]
  2. Backyard TIre Fire, “The Wrong Hand” [Vagabonds and Hooligans (2007)]
  3. Backyard Tire Fire, “The Places We Lived” [The Places We Lived (2008)]
  4. Backyard Tire Fire, “How in the Hell Did You Get Back Here?” [The Places We Lived (2008)]
  5. Backyard Tire Fire, “Brady” [Good to Be (2010)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Kim Shattuck

  1. Kim Shattuck, “On Familial Influences on Music” [Coolest Conversations with Mighty Manfred (2014)]
  2. The Pandoras, “You’re All Talk” [Stop Pretending (1986)]
  3. The Pandoras, “You Don’t Satisfy” [Stop Pretending (1986)]
  4. Kim Shattuck, “On Auditioning for The Pandoras” [Coolest Conversations with Mighty Manfred (2014)]
  5. The Pandoras, “Stop Pretending” [Stop Pretending (1986)]
  6. The Pandoras, “Run Down Love Battery” [Rock Hard (1988)]
  7. The Pandoras, “Close Behind” [Rock Hard (1988)]
  8. Kim Shattuck, “On Leaving The Pandoras and Forming The Muffs” [Coolest Conversations with Mighty Manfred (2014)]
  9. The Muffs, “Get Me Out of Here” [Hamburger (1991/2000)]
  10. The Muffs, “New Love” [Kaboodle (2011)]
  11. Kim Shattuck, “Selecting Opening Acts” [Nihilist Corner with Elisha Shapiro (2005)]
  12. The Muffs, “Beat Your Heart Out” [Kaboodle (2011)]
  13. Kim Shattuck, “Fruitopia Expresses Interest in a Muffs Song” [Eric Blair Interview (1997)]
  14. The Muffs, “Everywhere I Go” [The Muffs (1993)]
  15. Kim Shattuck, “On Screaming” [Girls in the Band Podcast (2017)]
  16. The Muffs, “Ethyl My Love” [Blonder and Blonder (1995)]
  17. Kim Shattuck, “On Recording Kids in America for the Clueless Soundtrack” [The Aboslutely Awesome Show (2016)]
  18. The Muffs, “Kids in America” [Clueless Soundtrack (1995)]
  19. The Muffs, “Holiday” [Happy Birthday to Me (1997)]

And here’s the show:

July 16, 2025 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 7-8-2025

Here’s the playlist for 7-8-2015, a show in which I had technical difficulties, read an article about Microsoft BASIC for the Commodore PET, and played Backyard Tire Fire as the featured artist:

Hour 1

  1. Led Zeppelin, “When The Levee Breaks” [Led Zeppelin IV (1971)]
  2. Sonic Youth, “Teen Age Riot” [Daydream Nation (1988)]
  3. Thor, “Rock The Nation” [Rock The Universe (2025)]
  4. Black ‘n’ Blue, “Hold On To 18” [Black ‘n’ Blue (1984)]

This Day in Music

  1. Beck, “Loser” [Mellow Gold (1970)]
  2. Foghat, “That’s Alright Mama” [Return of the Boogie Men (1994)]
  3. Haircut 100, “Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)” [Pelican West (1983)]
  4. Ron Keel Band, “Ramblin’ Man” [South X South Dakota (2020)]
  5. The Flowerpot Men, “Let’s Go To San Francisco, Part 1 & 2” [Let’s Go To San Francisco (1967)]

Hour 2: Songs about drinking/songs about rivers

  1. Lou Reed, “The Power of Positive Drinking” [Growing Up In Public (1980)]
  2. Dr. Feelgood, “Milk And Alcohol” [Private Practive (1978)]
  3. The New Pornographers, “The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism” [Mass Romantic (2000)]
  4. Talking Heads, “Take Me To The River” [More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)]
  5. Mott the Hoople, “Wrong Side of the River” [Wildlife (1971)]

New Music Express

  1. Bruce Springsteen, “Shut Out The Light” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  2. Bruce Springsteen, “Something In The Wall” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  3. Ke$ha, “The One” [Period (2025)]
  4. Rival Consoles, “Catherine” [Landscape from Memory (2025)]
  5. The Reds, Pinks & Purples, “The World Doesn’t Need Another Band” [The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed (2025)]
  6. Lorde, “What Was That” [Virgin (2025)]
  7. Splitsville, “A Glorious Lie” [A Glorious Lie single (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

  1. Phish, “Harpus/Bundle of Joy/Harpus/Golgi Apparatus (1987-08-21 Ian McLean’s Party at Connie Condon’s Farm – Hebron, NY)” [Live Bait Vol. 05 – 2011 Festival Sampler (2011)]
  2. Phish, “It’s Ice (1993-08-20 Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO)” [Live Bait Vol. 06 – 2011 Colorado Sampler (2011)]

Featured artist: Backyard Tire Fire (part two)

  1. Backyard Tire Fire, “315th Fall” [Bar Room Semantics (2005)]
  2. Backyard Tire Fire, “When The Truth Was Still True” [Bar Room Semantics (2005)]
  3. Backyard Tire Fire, “Thick Skin” [Bar Room Semantics (2005)]
  4. Backyard Tire Fire, “Undecided” [Vagabonds And Hooligans (2007)]

Hour 4: Tribute to Mick Ralphs

  1. The Buddies, “Pulsebeat” [Surf Age Nuggets Trash and Twang Instrumentals 1959-1966 (2012)]
  2. Doc Thomas Group & The Silence, “I’ll Be Doggone” [The Italian Job (1966)]
  3. Doc Thomas Group & The Silence, “Harlem Shuffle” [The Italian Job (1966)]
  4. Doc Thomas Group & The Silence, “Barefootin'” [The Italian Job (1966)]
  5. Doc Thomas Group & The Silence, “Rescue Me” [The Italian Job (1966)]
  6. Mott the Hoople, “At The Crossroads” [Mott the Hoople (1969)]
  7. Mott the Hoople, “Backsliding Fearlessly” [Mott the Hoople (1969)]
  8. Mott the Hoople, “Thunderbuck Ram” [Mad Shadows (1970)]
  9. Mott the Hoople, “Whiskey Woman” [Wildlife (1971)]
  10. Mott the Hoople, “Lay Down” [Wildlife (1971)]
  11. Mott the Hoople, “Angeline” [Brain Capers (1972)]

And here’s the show:

July 9, 2025 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 7-1-2025

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

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

New Music Express

  1. Bruce Springsteen, “Johnny Bye Bye” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  2. Bruce Springsteen, “Black Mountain Ballad” [Tracks II: The Lost Albums (2025)]
  3. Lorde, “Hammer” [Virgin (2025)]
  4. The Flashcubes, “Reminisce” [Reminisce single (2025)]

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

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

Featured artist: Backyard Tire Fire

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

Hour 4: OTR with Jean Shepherd

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

Hour 5: An extra hour with groovy songs

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

And here’s the show:

July 2, 2025 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 6-17-2025

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

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

Hour 2: Songs about working

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

New Music Express

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

Hour 3: Phun with Phish

  1. 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)

  1. Son Volt, “Wild Side” [Honky Tonk (2013)]
  2. Son Volt, “Bakersfield [Honky Tonk (2013)]
  3. Son Volt, “Cherokee St.” [Notes of Blue (2017)]
  4. Son Volt, “Lost Souls” [Notes of Blue (2017)]
  5. Son Volt, “Threads and Steel” [Notes of Blue (2017)]
  6. Son Volt, “The 99” [Union (2019)]

Hour 3

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

Tribute to David Thomas (part seven)

  1. Pere Ubu, “Urban Lifestyle” [Pennsylvania (1998)]
  2. Pere Ubu, “My Theory of Spontaneous Simultude-Red Tin Bus” [Apocalypse Now (1999)]
  3. Pere Ubu, “We Have the Technology” [Apocalypse Now (1999)]
  4. Pere Ubu, “Busman’s Honeymoon” [Apocalypse Now (1999)]
  5. David Thomas, “White Room” [Bay City (2000)]
  6. David Thomas, “15 Seconds” [Bay City (2000)]
  7. David Thomas, “White Room #4” [Bay City (2000)]
  8. Pere Ubu, “Slow Walking Daddy” [St. Arkansas (2002)]
  9. Pere Ubu, “Hell” [St. Arkansas (2002)]

And here’s the show:

June 18, 2025 by Playlists 0

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