May 2022

Playlist: 5-29-2022

Here’s the playlist for 5-29-2022, in which I commemorated the 45th anniversary of Star Wars, paid tribute to Alan White, and for the live segment, featured Rumpke Mountain Boys:

Hour 1

  1. The Loud Family, “Take Me Down (Too Halloo) [Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things (1993)]
  2. Badfinger, “Baby Blue” [Straight Up (1971)]
  3. Zeke, “Rhiannon” [Dirty Sanchez (2000)]
  4. Badfinger, “Come and Get It” [Magic Christian Music (1969)]

Star Wars tribute

  1. Meco, “Star Wars Theme – Cantina Band (12-inch disco version) [Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk (1978)]
  2. The Byrds, “Mr. Spaceman” [Greatest Hits (1966/1967)]
  3. The Muffs, “Outer Space” [Happy Birthday to Me (1997)]
  4. Fastbacks, “Space Station #5” [New Mansions in Sound (1996)]
  5. Dick Gregory, “Thoughts On Outer Space” [In Living Black and White (2008)]
  6. Kim Fowley, “Inner Space Mystery” [Outrageous (1968)]
  7. William Shatner, “Space Oddity” [Seeking Major Tom (2011)]

Hour 2

  1. Mike Viola, “Soundtrack of My Summer” [Electro de Perfecto (2011)]
  2. Chris Stamey, “The Summer Sun” [Ork Records: New York, New York (1977/2015)]
  3. The Monkees, “You Bring the Summer” [Good Times! (2016)]

New Music Express

  1. Wilco, “I Am My Mother” [Cruel Country (2022)]
  2. Wilco, “Please Be Wrong” [Cruel Country (2022)]
  3. Dehd, “Bad Love” [Blue Skies (2022)]
  4. Harry Styles, “Daydreaming” [Harry’s House (2022)]
  5. Stars, “Pretenders” [From Capelton Hill (2022)]
  6. Alfie Templeman, “Broken” [Mellow Moon (2022)]

Tribute to Alan White (part one)

  1. Alan Price Set, “Grim Fairy Tale” [A Price on His Head (1967)]
  2. The Plastic Ono Band, “Blue Suede Shoes (Live)” [Live Peace in Toronto (1969)]
  3. John Lennon, “Instant Karma!” [Shaved Fish (1970/1975)]
  4. John Lennon, “Gimme Some Truth” [Imagine (1971)]
  5. George Harrison, “What Is Life” [All Things Must Pass (1970)]

Hour 2

  1. Peter Frampton, “Show Me the Way” [Frampton (1975)]
  2. The Kinks, “A Gallon of Gas (U.S. single extended edit)” [Low Budget (1979)]

Live segement: Rumpke Mountain Boys

  1. Rumpke Mountain Boys, “Lord Won’t You Help Me” [Live at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, 8-13-2021]
  2. Rumpke Mountain Boys, “Feel Like Breaking Up Someone’s Home” [Live at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, 8-13-2021]
  3. Rumpke Mountain Boys, “No Expectations” [Live at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, 8-13-2021]
  4. Rumpke Mountain Boys, “Lonesome Onry and Mean” [Live at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, 8-13-2021]
  5. The Rolling Stones, “No Expectations” [Beggar’s Banquet (1968)]
  6. Alex Chilton, “Oogum Boogum” [Set (2000)]

May 31, 2022 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 5-22-2022

Here’s the playlist for 5-22-2022, in which I read an article regarding NATO; for the New Music Express, played Van Morrison and The Clash; and for the live segment, played Aquarium Rescue Unit:

Hour 1

  1. Frampton Brothers, “Like an Oliver Stone” [Don’t Fall Asleep…Horrible Things Will Happen (1993)]
  2. Budgie, “Quaktor and Bureaucrats” [If I Were Britannia, I’d Waive the Rules (1976)]
  3. Rick Rock, “Buddha Buddha” [Raiders of the Lost Hook Vol. 2 (1986/2008)]
  4. The Jayhawks, “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” [Smile (2014)]

New Music Express

  1. Van Morrison, “Dangerous” [What’s It Gonna Take? (2022)]
  2. The Clash, “Long Time Jerk” [Combat Rock – The People’s Hall Edition (1982/2022)]
  3. Craig Finn, “Messing with the Settings” [A Legacy of Rentals (2022)]
  4. Alex Izenberg, “Gemini Underwater” [I’m Not Here (2022)]

Hour 2

  1. Jordana, “Go Slow” [Face the Wall (2022)]
  2. The Rolling Stones, “Rip This Joint” [Live at the El Mocambo 1977 (2022)]
  3. Tony Valenino with the Standells, “Dirty Water” [Dirty Water single (2022)]
  4. The Forty Nineteens, “Late Night Radio (feat. Tony Valentino)” [New Roaring Twenties (2021)]
  5. The Muffs, “Freak Out (Demo)” [Really Really Happy (2004/2022)]
  6. The Black Crowes, “Rocks Off” [1972 (2022)]
  7. The Black Crowes, “You Wear It Well” [1972 (2022)]

Featured artist: Rufus Wainwright

  1. Rufus Wainwright, “Little Sister” [Want Two (2004)]
  2. Rufus Wainwright, “Not Ready for Love” [Release the Stars (2007)]
  3. Rufus Wainwright, “This Can’t Be Love” [Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007)]
  4. Rufus Wainwright, “Release the Stars” [Milwaukee at Last! (2008)]
  5. Rufus Wainwright, “Who Are You New York?” [All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu (2010)]

Hour 3

  1. Rockpile, “Teacher Teacher” [Seconds of Pleasure (1980)]
  2. School of Fish, “3 Strange Days” [School of Fish (1991)]

Live segment: Aquarium Rescue Unit

  1. Aquarium Rescue Unit, “Working on a Building” [Mishawaka Amphiteater 7-31-2015]
  2. Aquarium Rescue Unit, “My Brother’s House” [Mishawaka Amphiteater 7-31-2015]
  3. Aquarium Rescue Unit, “The Dragon” [Mishawaka Amphiteater 7-31-2015]
  4. Aquarium Rescue Unit, “Smokestack Lightning” [Mishawaka Amphiteater 7-31-2015]
  5. The Knack, “My Sharona” [Get the Knack (1979)]

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May 23, 2022 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 5-15-2022

Here’s the playlist for 5-15-2022, when I played some of the new live album by The Rolling Stones, some Rufus Wainwright, and for the live segment, featured Hexbelt:

Hour 1

  1. Jane’s Addiction, “Been Caught Stealing” [Ritual De Lo Habitual (1990)]
  2. R. Dean Taylor, “Indiana Wants Me” [25 Years of Motown (O.R. 1970)]
  3. The Lolas, “Louise Michel” [All Rise (2021)]
  4. Lannie Flowers, “Lost in a Daydream” [Big Stir Singles: The First Wave (2019)]

New Music Express

  1. The Black Keys, “Wild Child” [Dropout Boogie (2022)]
  2. The Smile, “Pana-Vision” [A Light for Attracting Attention (2022)]
  3. Florence + The Machine, “Free” [Dance Fever (2022)]
  4. The Rolling Stones, “Honky Tonk Women” [Live at the El Mocambo 1977 (2022)]
  5. The Rolling Stones, “Crackin’ Up” [Live at the El Mocambo 1977 (2022)]
  6. The Rolling Stones, “Rip This Joint” [Live at the El Mocambo 1977 (2022)]

Hour 2

  1. Muddy Waters, “Mannish Boy” [The Chess Box 1954-59 (1955/1989)]
  2. The Rolling Stones, “Brown Sugar” [Live at the El Mocambo 1977 (2022)]
  3. Devo, “Jocko Homo” [The Stiff Records Box Set (1977/1992)]
  4. The Rolling Stones, “Worried About You” [Live at the El Mocambo 1977 (2022)]
  5. The Muffs, “Uh Oh” [Really Really Happy (2004/2022)]
  6. The Muffs, “Really Really Happy (Demo)” [Really Really Happy (2004/2022)]
  7. The Muffs, “Don’t Pick on Me (Demo)” [Really Really Happy (2004/2022)]

Featured artist: Rufus Wainwright

  1. Rufus Wainwright, “April Fools” [Rufus Wainwright (1998)]
  2. Rufus Wainwright, “Cigarettes + Chocolate Milk” [Poses (2001)]
  3. Rufus Wainwright, “One Man Guy” [Poses (2001)]
  4. Rufus Wainwright, “Go Or Go Ahead” [Want One (2003)]

Hour 3

  1. NRBQ, “Green Lights” [At Yankee Stadium (1978)]
  2. Mott the Hoople, “Violence” [Mott (1973)]
  3. Dr. Feelgood, “Saturday Night Fish Fry” [Doctors Order (1984)]
  4. John Fogerty, “Fortunate Son (Fogerty’s Factory Version)” [Fogerty’s Factory (2020)]

Live Segment: Hexbelt

  1. Hexbelt,”God’s Feet” [Live at Sleepy Creek Campground, 5-6-2022]
  2. Hexbelt,”Stoverstown Inn” [Live at Sleepy Creek Campground, 5-6-2022]
  3. Hexbelt,”Architect” [Live at Sleepy Creek Campground, 5-6-2022]
  4. Hexbelt,”New Speedway Boogie” [Live at Sleepy Creek Campground, 5-6-2022]
  5. Dolph Chaney, “I Wanted You” [This Is Dolph Chaney (2021)]
  6. The dB’s, “We Should Be in Bed (Westbeth Sessions)” [I Thought You Wanted to Know: 1978-81 (2021)]
May 16, 2022 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 5-8-2022

Here’s the playlist for 5-8-2022, in which I had technical difficulties; New Music Express featured Arcade Fire and Sharon Van Etten, played featured artist Jason Falkner (part two); live segment was American Babies:

Hour 1

  1. Matthew Sweet, “Girlfriend” [Girlfriend (1991)]
  2. The Equals, “Green Light” [Greatest Hits (1974)]
  3. Elvis Costello, “Farewell, OK” [The Boy Named If (2022)]
  4. Teen Machine, “Sugarland” [Afterschool Special (2000)]

New Music Express

  1. Arcade Fire, “Age of Anxiety I” [We (2022)]
  2. Belle & Sebastian, “Young and Stupid” [A Bit of Previous (2022)]
  3. Sharon Van Etten, “Darkness Fades” [We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong (2022)]
  4. Neko Case, “Halls of Sarah” [Wild Creatures (2022)]
  5. Neko Case, “Wild Creatures” [Wild Creatures (2022)]
  6. Amoeba Teen, “A Good Reason Why” [Amoeba Teen (2022)]

Hour 2 (New Music Express, cont.)

  1. Bowling for Soup, “Greatest of All Time” [Pop Drunk Snot Bread (2022)]
  2. Bowling for Soup, “Alexa Bliss” [Pop Drunk Snot Bread (2022)]
  3. Eli “Paperboy” Reed, “I’m Bringing Home Good News” [Down Every Road (2022)]

Featured artist: Jason Falkner (part two)

  1. Roger Joseph Manning, “Search for Tomorrow” [Logan’s Sanctuary (2000)]
  2. Air, “Radio #1” [10,000 Hz Legend (2001)]
  3. Jason Falkner, “Michelle” [Bedtime with the Beatles (2001)]
  4. Paul McCartney, “Fine Line” [Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005)]
  5. TV Eyes (feauring Jason Falkner), “Over the City” [TV Eyes (2008/2014)]
  6. Jason Falkner, “Stephanie Tells Me” [I’m OK…You’re OK (2007)
  7. Jason Falkner, “Something” [Bedtime with the Beatles: Part Two (2008)]
  8. Jason Falkner, “Here Comes the Sun” [Bedtime with the Beatles: Part Two (2008)]

Hour 3

  1. The Rutles, “Living in Hope” [Meet The Rutles – Archaeology (1978)]
  2. Lannie Flowers, “Summer Blue” [Flavor of the Month (2022)]
  3. Alex Chilton, “The Singer Not the Song” [Ork Records: New York, New York (2015)]
  4. Spygenius, “For Pete’s Sake” [Blow Their Covers (2021)]

Live segment: American Babies

  1. American Babies, “Blue Skies” [Ardmore Music Hall: 4-20-2017]
  2. American Babies, “YOu Only Get Out What You Put In” [Ardmore Music Hall: 4-20-2017]
  3. Zumpano, “Wraparound Shades” [Look What the Rookie Did (1995)]
  4. The Velvet Underground, “We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together” [Another View (1985)]
  5. The Toms, “Good Rumors” [Simplicity (2006)]

May 9, 2022 by Playlists 0

Playlist: 5-1-2022

Here’s the playlist for the 5-1-2022 show, in which I celebrated Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, played Melody’s Echo Chamber and Bloc Party for the New Music Express, played Jason Falkner in the featured artist segment, and played Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe for the live segment:

Hour 1

  1. The Cyclones, “I’m in Heaven” [Strum and Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-87 (2020)]
  2. Jellyfish, “That Is Why” [Bellybutton (1990)]
  3. Billie Joe Armstrong, “Gimme Some Truth” [No Fun Mondays (2020)]
  4. Fotomaker, “Where Have You Been All My Life” [Fotomaker (1978)]

New Music Express

  1. Melody’s Echo Chamber, “Emotional Eternal” [Emotional Eternal (2022)]
  2. Bloc Party, “Traps” [Alpha Games (2022)]
  3. Bloc Party, “Of Things Yet to Come” [Alpha Games (2022)]
  4. Eli “Paperboy” Reed, “Mama Tried” [Down Every Road (2022)]
  5. Eli “Paperboy” Reed, “I’m Gonna Break Every Heart I Can” [Down Every Road (2022)]
  6. Diane Coffee, “Forecast” [With People (2022)]
  7. Rammstein, “Zeit” [Zeit (2022)]

Hour 2

  1. Pezband, “Baby It’s Cold Outside” [Pezband (1977)]
  2. The Muffs, “My Crazy Afternoon” [Happy Birthday to Me (1997)]
  3. Sugarloaf, “Don’t Call Us, We Call You” [Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You (1975)]
  4. Dave Brubeck, “Take Five” [Time Out (1959)]
  5. Meco, “Star Wars Theme – Cantina Band (7-inch Edit)” [Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk (1978)]

Featured artist: Jason Falkner

  1. Jason Falkner, “I Live” [Presents Author Unknown (1996)]
  2. Jason Falkner, “Miss Understanding” [Presents Author Unknown (1996)]
  3. Jason Falkner, “Author Unknown” [Can You Still Feel (1999)]
  4. Brendan Benson, “Sittin’ Pretty” [One Mississippi (1996)]
  5. Jason Falkner, “Blackbird” [Bedtime with the Beatles (2001)]
  6. Jason Falkner, “I’m Only Sleeping” [Bedtime with the Beatles (2001)]
  7. Jason Falkner, “Love to Need” [TV Eyes (2006/2014)]

Hour 3

  1. Susanna Hoffs, “All I Want” [Susanna Hoffs (1996)]
  2. Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet, “Gimme Some Truth” [Under the Covers, Vol. 2 (2009)]
  3. Susanna Hoffs, “Stuck in the Middle (With You)” [Susanna Hoffs (1996)]

Live segment: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe

  1. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, “Ashes to Ashes” [Live at Revolution Hall, 1-20-2022]
  2. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, “Young Americans” [Live at Revolution Hall, 1-20-2022]
  3. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, “Golden Years” [Live at Revolution Hall, 1-20-2022]
  4. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, “Brother’s Keeper (Part 1)” [Brother’s Keeper (2009)]
  5. Alex Chilton, “Baron of Love, Part II” [Like Flies on Sherbert (1979)]

May 2, 2022 by Playlists 0