Playlists

Playlist: 7-2-2023

Here’s the playlist for 7-2-2023, a show in which the OTR played too late for RDS, and I played some new music from The Baseball Project:

NB: Apologies for the levels being low on the first few tracks; I should fix this in post.

Hour 1

  1. Josie and the Pussycats, “Every Beat of My Heart” [Josie and the Pussycats (1970)]
  2. Bay City Rollers, “Saturday Night” [Rollin’ (1974)]
  3. Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, “Rockin’ Shopping Center” [Berserkley’s Back (1978)]
  4. Devo, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” [Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!” (1978)]
  5. The Rolling Stones, “Memo from Turner” [The Singles: 1968-1971 (1968/2005)]
  6. Sweet, “4th of July” [Give Us a Wink! (1976)]
  7. Stan Freberg, “The Boston Tea Party” [Stan Freberg Presents the USA: Vol.1 (1961)]
  8. The Guess Who, “American Woman” [American Woman (1970)]
  9. Nick Lowe, “American Squirm” [Labour of Lust (1979)]
  10. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “American Girl” [Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976)]
  11. Stan Freberg, “Declaration of Independence” [Stan Freberg Presents the USA: Vol.1 (1961)]
  12. Billie Joe Armstrong, “Kids in America” [No Fun Mondays (2020)]

Hour 2

  1. The Kinks, “David Watts” [Something Else (1967)]
  2. The Toms, “Wasn’t That Love in Your Eyes” [The Toms (1979)]

New Music Express

  1. Lucinda Williams, “Last Call for Truth” [Stories from a Rock N Roll Heart (2023)]
  2. Neko Case, “I Wish I Was the Moon” [Wild Creatures (2023)]
  3. Brigid Mae Power, “I Must Have Been Blind” [Dream from the Deep Well (2023)]
  4. The Baseball Project, “Grand Salami Time” [Grand Salami Time! (2023)]
  5. The Baseball Project, “The Yips” [Grand Salami Time! (2023)]
  6. The Baseball Project, “Disco Demolition” [Grand Salami Time! (2023)]

Featured artist: The Motors

  1. The Motors, “Dancing the Night Away” [1 (1977)]
  2. The Motors, “Cold Love” [1 (1977)]

Hour 2: The Motors, continued

  1. The Motors, “Airport” [Approved by the Motors (1978)]
  2. The Motors, “Love and Loneliness” [Tenement Steps (1980)]

OTR: Jean Shepherd

  1. Jean Shepherd, “Ludlow Kissel and the Dago Bomb that Struck Back” [WOR, OAD 7-4-1969]
  2. Yes, “America (Single Version)” [Close to the Edge bonus track (1972)]

Playlist: 6-25-2023

Here’s the playlist for 6-25-2023, a show in which I talked about The Population Bomb, read an article about Greta Thunberg, played The Records for the featured artist segment, and had Victor Borge in the vinyl segment:

Hour 1

  1. Badfinger, “Baby Blue” [Straight Up (1972)]
  2. NRBQ, “Get That Gasoline Blues” [High Noon: A 50-Year Retrospective (1973/2016)]
  3. Mickey Jupp, “You’ll Never Get Me Up in One of Those” [Juppanese (1978)]
  4. The Rolling Stones, “Rip This Joint” [Exile on Main Street (1972)]
  5. Talas, “Most People” [Talas (1979)]
  6. Jerry of The Circus, “Letter for Sam Randall” [Episode 1 (1937)]
  7. Enuff Z’Nuff, “Freak” [Paraphernalia (1998)]

New Music Express

  1. M. Ward, “Too Young to Die (Feat. First Aid Kit)” [Supernatural Thing (2023)]

Hour 2: New Music Express, continued

  1. Albert Hammond Jr., “Darlin'” [Melodies on Hiatus (2023)]
  2. Portugal. The Man, “Grim Generation” [Chris Black Changed My Life (2023)]
  3. Lloyd Cole, “Warm by the Fire” [On Pain (2023)]
  4. Nat Myers, “Pray for Rain” [Yellow Peril (2023)]
  5. Let’s Eat Grandma, “Mouse Feet” [The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself (2022)]
  6. Swans, “Los Angeles – City of Death” [The Beggar (2023)]
  7. Cable Ties, “Perfect Client” [All Her Plans (2023)]

Featured Artist: The Records

  1. The Records, “Starry Eyes” [Shades in Bed (1979)]
  2. The Records, “Teenarama” [Shades in Bed (1979)]
  3. The Records, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Love Letter (bonus)” [Shades in Bed (1979)]

Hour 3: The Records, continued

  1. The Records, “I Don’t Remember Your Name” [Crashes (1980)]
  2. The Records, “Spent a Week with You Last Night” [Crashes (1980)]
  3. The Records, “Hearts in Her Eyes” [Crashes (1980)]
  4. The Records, “Your Own Soundtrack” [Music on Both Sides (1982)]
  5. The Records, “Heather and Hell” [Music on Both Sides (1982)]
  6. The Records, “Imitation Jewelrey” [Music on Both Sides (1982)]
  7. The Records, “Night Driving” [A Sunny Afternoon in Waterloo (1989)]

Vinyl Segment: Victor Borge

  1. Victor Borge, “Phonetic Punctuation” [A Victor Borge Program (1948)]
  2. Victor Borge, “Grieg Rhapsody” [A Victor Borge Program (1948)]
  3. Victor Borge, “A Lesson in Composition” [A Victor Borge Program (1948)]
  4. Victor Borge, “The Blue Serenade” [A Victor Borge Program (1948)]
  5. Victor Borge, “Brahms Lullaby” [A Victor Borge Program (1948)]
  6. Victor Borge, “A Mozart Opera by Borge” [A Victor Borge Program (1948)]
  7. Victor Borge, “All the Things You Are” [A Victor Borge Program (1948)]

Playlist: 6-18-2023

Here’s the playlist for 6-18-2023, a show in which my computer crashed during the intro, I neglected to play a Father’s Day set, I reintroduced OTR, played The Plimsouls for the featured artist, and played Dorothy Kirsten for the vinyl segement:

Hour 1

  1. Woody Woodmansey’s U-Boat, “Oo La La” [Woody Woodmansey’s U-Boat (1977)]
  2. Paint Fumes, “Bad Rituals” [If It Ain’t Paint Fumes, It Ain’t Worth a Huff (2018)]
  3. Green Pajamas, “Kim the Waitress” [It Came from the Basement – The Green Monkey Anthology (1984/2009)]
  4. The Strange Dr. Weird, “THe House Where Death Lived” [Mutual (OAD: 11-7-1944)]
  5. NRBQ, “This Old House” [High Noon: A 50-Year Retrospective (1979/2016)]
  6. Robyn Hitchcock, “The Yip Song” [Respect (with the Egyptians) (1993)]
  7. Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen” [Never Mind the Bullocks (1977)]
  8. The Timelords (aka The KLF), “Doctorin’ the Tardis” [Shag Times (1989)]

Hour 2

  1. Dexy’s Midnight Runners, “Jackie Wilson Said” [Too-Rye-Ay (1982)]

New Music Express

  1. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, “Gila Monster” [Petrodragonic Apocalypse (2023)]
  2. Meshell Ndegeocello, “Clear Water” [The Omnichord Real Book (2023)]
  3. Django Django, “Wishbone” [Off Planet (2023)]
  4. Gov’t Mule, “Dreaming Out Loud” [Peace…Like a River (2023)]
  5. Arthur Alexander, “Woman” [Woman single (2023)]

Featured artist: The Plimsouls

  1. The Plimsouls, “Zero Hour” [Zero Hour EP (1980)]
  2. The Plimsouls, “How Long Will It Take” [Zero Hour EP (1980)]
  3. The Plimsouls, “Nickels and Dimes” [The Plimsouls (1981)]
  4. The Plimsouls, “Everyday Things” [The Plimsouls (1981)]
  5. The Plimsouls, “Now” [The Plimsouls (1981)]
  6. The Plimsouls, “Oldest Story in the World” [Everywhere at Once (1983)]

Hour 2: The Plimsouls, continued

  1. The Plimsouls, “A Million Miles Away” [Everywhere at Once (1983)
  2. The Plimsouls, “Everywhere at Once” [Everywhere at Once (1983)]
  3. The Goo Goo Dolls, “A Million Miles Away” [Hold Me Up (1990)]
  4. The Plimsouls, “Hush Hush” [One Night in America (1988)]
  5. The Plimsouls, “Dizzy Miss Lizzy” [One Night in America (1988)]
  6. The Plimsouls, “Down” [Kool Trash (1998)]

Vinyl segment: Dorothy Kirsten, Puccini arias

  1. Dorothy Kirsten With Fausto Cleva Conducting The Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera Association, “Gianni Schicchi – O Mio Babbino Caro” [Puccini Arias (1951)]
  2. Dorothy Kirsten With Fausto Cleva Conducting The Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera Association, “Tosca – Vissi D’Arte” [Puccini Arias (1951)]
  3. Dorothy Kirsten With Fausto Cleva Conducting The Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera Association, “Madame Butterfly – Un Bel Di, Vedremo” [Puccini Arias (1951)]
  4. Dorothy Kirsten With Fausto Cleva Conducting The Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera Association, “Madame Butterfly – Tu, Tu” [Puccini Arias (1951)]
  5. Dorothy Kirsten With Fausto Cleva Conducting The Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera Association, “La Rondine – Ore Liete Divine” [Puccini Arias (1951)]
  6. Dorothy Kirsten With Fausto Cleva Conducting The Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera Association, “Turandot – Tu Che Di Gel Sei Cinta” [Puccini Arias (1951)]
  7. Dorothy Kirsten With Fausto Cleva Conducting The Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera Association, “Manon Lescaut – Sola, Abbandonata” [Puccini Arias (1951)]

Playlist: 6-11-2023

Here’s the playlist for 6-11-2023, in which I suffered technical difficulties, had Pezband as the featured artist, pondered the revival of OTR, and played Schubert for the vinyl segment:

Hour 1

  1. Ron Wood, “Seven Days” [Gimme Some Neck (1979)]
  2. Alice Cooper, School’s Out” [School’s Out (1972)]
  3. Human Sexual Response, “What Does Sex Mean to Me” [Fig. 15 (1980)]
  4. Lynsey De Paul, “Sugar Me (Album Version)” [Sugar and Beyond: Anthology: 1972-74 (1972/2013)
  5. 38 Special, “Caught Up in You” [Special Forces (1982)]
  6. ZZ Top, “Heard It on the X” [Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top (1975/2004)]
  7. The Feelies, “Paint It Black” [Crazy Rhythms (1980)]

New Music Express

  1. Janelle Monae, “Float (Feat. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80)” [The Age of Pleasure (2023)]
  2. Christine and the Queens, “Tears Can Be Soft” [Paranoia Angels, True Love (2023)]

Hour 2: New Music Express, continued

  1. Jenny Lewis, “Psychos” [Joy’all (2023)]
  2. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, “Save the World” [Weathervanes (2023)]
  3. Squid, “Syphon Song” [O Monolith (2023)]
  4. The Boo Radleys, “The Unconscious” [Eight (2023)]
  5. Bob Dylan, “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” [Shadow Kingdom (2023)]
  6. Bob Dylan, “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” [John Wesley Harding (1967)]

Featured artist: Pezband

  1. Pezband, “You Shouldn’t Let Go” [United Technique 1972: The First Studio Demos (2017)]
  2. Pezband, “Show Me Your Eyes” [United Technique 1972: The First Studio Demos (2017)]
  3. Pezband, “Baby It’s Cold Outside” [Pezband (1977)]
  4. Pezband, “Hold On” [Pezband (1977)]

Hour 3: Pezband, continued

  1. Pezband, “Stop! Wait a Minute” [Laughing in the Dark (1978)]
  2. Pezband, “Not Fade Away” [Live at Dingwalls EP (1978)]
  3. Pezband, “Hippy Hippy Shake” [Live at Dingwalls EP (1978)]
  4. Pezband, “Blue Wind – Stroll On” [30 Seconds Over Schaumburg EP (1979)]
  5. Pezband, “Stella Blue” [Cover to Cover (1979)]
  6. Pezband, “Didn’t We” [Cover to Cover (1979)]
  7. Pezband, “Fab Girlfriends” [Women & Politics EP (2016)]
  8. Pezband, “Russian Tanks” [Women & Politics EP (2016)]

Vinyl segment: Franz Schubert

  1. First Movement: Andante [Schubert, Vitya Vronsky and Victor Babin, Piano Four Hands – Divertissement À La Hongroise, Op. 54 (1950)]
  2. Second Movement: Marcia (Andante Con Moto)[Schubert, Vitya Vronsky and Victor Babin, Piano Four Hands – Divertissement À La Hongroise, Op. 54 (1950)]
  3. Third Movement: Allegretto [Schubert, Vitya Vronsky and Victor Babin, Piano Four Hands – Divertissement À La Hongroise, Op. 54 (1950)]

Playlist: 6-4-2023

Here’s the playlist for 6-4-2023, a show in which I read an article about RFK Jr., talked about what happened during the week, played Shoes as the featured artist and played Strauss waltzes for the vinyl segment:

Hour 1

  1. The Joe Perry Project, “I Got the Rocks and Rolls Again” [I Got the Rocks and Rolls Again (1981)]
  2. Flamin’ Groovies, “Him or Me (What’s It Gonna Be)” [You Tore Me Down single (1975)]
  3. Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs, “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” [Under the Covers Vol. 1 (2006)]
  4. Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltry, “Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window” [Going Back Home (2014)]
  5. The Scruffs, “You’re No Fun” [Wanna Meet The Scruffs (1977)]
  6. Juliana Hatfield, “Every Breath You Take” [Juliana Hatfield Sings the Police (2019)]
  7. Hayseed Dixie, “Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi)” [Hair Down to My Grass (2015)]
  8. The Sweet, “Action” [Give Us a Wink (1976)]
  9. Jeff Buckley, “Grace” [Grace (1994)]

New Music Express

  1. Foo Fighters, “But Here We Are” [But Here We Are (2023)]

Hour 2: New Music Express, continued

  1. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, “Pretty Boy” [Council Skies (2023)]
  2. Cowboy Junkies, “Flood” [Such Ferocious Beauty (2023)]
  3. Rancid, “Devil in Disguise” [Tomorrow Never Comes (2023)]
  4. Rancid, “Prisoners Song” [Tomorrow Never Comes (2023)]
  5. Ben Folds, “Clouds with Ellipses” [What Matters Most (2023)]
  6. Protomartyr, “Elimination Dances” [Formal Growth in the Desert (2023)]
  7. Jake Shears, “Voices (Featuring Kylie Minogue)” [Last Man Dancing (2023)]
  8. Graham Parker & The Goldtops Featuring The Ladybugs, “Them Bugs” [Them Bugs single (2023)]

Featured artist: Shoes

  1. Shoes, “Boys Don’t Lie” [Black Vinyl Shoes (1977)]
  2. Shoes, “Okay” [Destination Bomp (1978/1995)]
  3. Shoes, “Tragedy” [Black Vinyl Shoes (1977)]
  4. Shoes, “Nowhere So Fast” [Black Vinyl Shoes (1977)]
  5. Shoes, “Tomorrow Night” [Present Tense (1979)]

Hour 3: Shoes, continued

  1. Shoes, “Too Late” [Present Tense (1979)]
  2. Shoes, “Your Imagination” [Tongue Twister (1981)]
  3. Shoes, “She Satisfies” [Tongue Twister (1981)]
  4. Shoes, “In Her Shadow” [Boomerang (1982)]
  5. Shoes, “Cruel You (Live)” [Shoes on Ice (1982)]
  6. Shoes, “When Push Comes to Shove” [Silhouette (1984)]
  7. Shoes, “Feel the Way That I Do” [Stolen Wishes (1989)]
  8. Shoes, “Treading Water” [Propeller (1994)]

Vinyl Segment: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Strauss Waltzes

  1. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alois Melichar, “Tales from the Vienna Woods” [Strauss Waltzes (1949)]
  2. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alois Melichar, “Intermezzo from 1001 Nights” [Strauss Waltzes (1949)]
  3. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Erich Kleiber, “Village Swallows” [Strauss Waltzes (1949)]

Playlist: 5-29-2023

Here’s the playlist for 5-28-2023, in which I talked about what happened in the previous week, discussed an episode of Beavis and Butthead, read about Tina Turner, and had Glazunov in the vinyl segment:

Hour 1

  1. The Presidents of the United States of America, “Peaches” [The Presidents of the United States of America (1995)]
  2. The Stranglers, “Peaches” [Rattus Norvegicus (1977)]
  3. North Mississippi Allstars, “Peaches” [Up and Rolling (2019)]
  4. Beavis and Butthead, “Beavis and Butthead Do Olivia Rodrigo – Good 4U” [Beavis and Butthead (2022)]
  5. Dream Theater, “Brain Damage (Live)” [Dark Side of the Moon (2006)]
  6. Motorhead, “Ace of Spades” [Ace of Spades (1980)]
  7. Hindu Love Gods, “Battleship Chains” [Hindu Love Gods (1990)]
  8. Mike Viola, “Soundtrack of My Summer” [Electro de Perfeco (2011)]
  9. Lovin’ Spoonful, “Summer in the City” [All the Best of Lovin’ Spoonful (1966/1988)]
  10. The Who, “Summertime Blues” [Live at Leeds (1970)]
  11. Alex Chilton, “Summertime Blues” [Ork Records: New York, New York (1978/2015)]

Hour 2

  1. Rod Stewart (with Kim Carnes and Tina Turner), “Stay with Me” [Absolutely Live (1982)]

New Music Express

  1. Arlo Parks, “Impurities” [My Soft Machine (2023)]
  2. Sparks, “The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte” [The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte (2023)]
  3. Sparks, “Veronica Lake” [The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte (2023)]
  4. Clark, “Alyosha” [Sus Dog (2023)]
  5. Radiator Hospital, “I Can Handle It” [Can’t Make Any Promises (2023)]
  6. Radiator Hospital, “Cartoon Logic” [Can’t Make Any Promises (2023)]

Featured artist: Kix (Part three)

  1. Kix, “Thunderground” [Thunderground (2004)]
  2. Kix, “Hot Pants Cold Feet” [Thunderground (2004)]

Hour 3: Kix, continued

  1. Kix, “Hot Wire (Live)” [Live in Baltimore (2012)]
  2. Kix, “Wheels in Motion” [Rock Your Face Off (2014)]
  3. Kix, “Dirty Girls” [Rock Your Face Off” (2014)]
  4. Kix, “Love Me With Your Top Down (Live)” [Can’t Stop the Show: The Return of Kix (2016)]

Vinyl segment: Alexander Glazunov

  1. Jacques Rachmilovich Conducting The Symphony of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome, “Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major: I. Andante – Allegro Moderato” [Alexander Glazunov Symphony No. 4 Opus 48 (1950)]
  2. Jacques Rachmilovich Conducting The Symphony of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome, “Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major: II. Scherzo – Allegro Vivace” [Alexander Glazunov Symphony No. 4 Opus 48 (1950)]
  3. Jacques Rachmilovich Conducting The Symphony of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome, “Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major: III. Andante – Allegro” [Alexander Glazunov Symphony No. 4 Opus 48 (1950)]

Playlist: 5-21-2023

Here’s the playlist for 5-21-2023, a show in which I talked about an Internet outage, read an article about the Mets, did not play a tribute to Andy Rourke, and played Doris Day on the vinyl segment:

  1. Judas Priest, “Rocka Rolla” [Rocka Rolla (1974)]
  2. The Sweet, “Rebel Rouser” [The Sweet (1974/2023)]
  3. The Kinks, “Supersonic Rocket Ship” [The Journey Pt. 1 (1971/2023)]
  4. Mickey Jupp, “You’ll Never Get Me Up in One of Those” [The Stiff Records Box Set (1978/1992)]
  5. Foghat, “Maybelline” [Foghat (1972)]
  6. Ducks Deluxe, “Absolutely Sweet Marie” [Side Tracks & Smokers (2010)]
  7. The Clash, “Career Opportunities” [Sandinista (1980)]

New Music Express

  1. Paul Simon, “Seven Psalms: The Lord” [Seven Psalms (2023)]
  2. Ke$ha, “Eat the Acid” [Gag Order (2023)]
  3. Dave Matthews Band, “Monsters” [Walk Around the Moon (2023)]

Hour 2: New Music Express, continued

  1. Dave Matthews Band, “Walk Around the Moon” [Walk Around the Moon (2023)]
  2. bar italia, “Nurse!” [Tracey Denim (2023)]
  3. The Milk Carton Kids, “Body & Soul” [I Only See the Moon (2023)]
  4. The Lemon Twigs, “Ghost Run Free” [Everything Harmony (2023)]
  5. sparkle*jets u.k., “He’s Coming Out” [He’s Coming Out single (2023)]
  6. Ian Hunter, “This Is What I’m Here For” [Defiance Pt. 1 (2023)]

Featured artist: Kix (part two)

  1. Kix, “Cold Blood” [Blow My Fuse (1988)]
  2. Kix, “Girl Money” [Hot Wire (1991)]
  3. Kix, “Tear Down the Walls” [Hot Wire (1991)]

Hour 3: Kix, continued

  1. Kix, “Same Jane” [Live (1993)]
  2. Kix, “Blow My Fuse” [Live (1993)]
  3. Kix, “Ball Baby” [Show Business (1995)]
  4. Kix, “Baby Time Bomb” [Show Business (1995)

Vinyl segment: Doris Day, “You’re My Thrill” 10-inch LP

  1. Doris Day, “You’re My Thrill” [You’re My Thrill (1949)]
  2. Doris Day, “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” [You’re My Thrill (1949)]
  3. Doris Day, “I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)” [You’re My Thrill (1949)]
  4. Doris Day, “Sometimes I’m Happy” [You’re My Thrill (1949)]
  5. Doris Day, “You Go to My Head” [You’re My Thrill (1949)]
  6. Doris Day, “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” [You’re My Thrill (1949)]
  7. Doris Day, “When Your Lover Has Gone” [You’re My Thrill (1949)]
  8. Doris Day, “That Old Feeling” [You’re My Thrill (1949)]

Playlist: 5-14-2023

Here’s the playlist for 5-14-2023, a show in which I paid tribute to mothers, read an article about Kix, had Kix as the featured artist, and for the vinyl segment, featured Woody Herman:

Hour 1

  1. Mott the Hoople, “Crash Street Kidds” [The Hoople (1974)]
  2. Big Star, “The Ballad of El Goodo” [#1 Record (1972)]
  3. The dBs, “Dynamite (PH CS Demo)” [I Thought You Wanted to Know: 1978-81 (2021)]
  4. The Troggs, “Satisfaction” [Penny Farthing (1975)]
  5. Dave Cloud and the Gospel of Power, “I’m Into Something Good” [Napoleon of Temperance (2008)]
  6. Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime” [Remain in Light (1980)]
  7. Paranoid Lovesick, “Mother’s Day” [Suburban Pop Allegro (2009)]
  8. Dave Van Ronk, “Motherless Children” [Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger (1963)]
  9. Tyla Gang, “American Mother” [Moonproof (1979)]
  10. Alberta Hunter, “If the Rest of the World Don’t Want You (Go Back to Your Mother and Dad)” [Complete Recorded Works Vol. 2 (1921-23) (1996)]

Hour 2: New Music Express

  1. Alison Goldfrapp, “Love Invention” [The Love Invention (2023)]
  2. Alison Goldfrapp, “So Hard So Hot” [The Love Invention (2023)]
  3. Fire! Orchestra, “Nothing Astray. All Falling” [Echoes (2023)]
  4. Eluvium, “Swift Automations” [(Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality (2023)]
  5. John Southworth, “Lone Brave Spirit” [When You’re This, This in Love (2023)]
  6. Ian Hunter, “I Hate Hate” [Defiance Pt. 1 (2023)]

Featured artist: Kix

  1. Kix, “Atomic Bombs” [Kix (1981)]
  2. Kix, “The Itch” [Kix (1981)]
  3. Kix, “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” [Kix (1981)]
  4. Kix, “Cool Kids” [Cool Kids (1983)]

Hour 2: Kix, continued

  1. Kix, “Body Talk” [Cool Kids (1983)]
  2. Kix, “For Shame” [Cool Kids (1983)]
  3. Kix, “Midnight Dynamite” [Midnight Dynamite (1985)]
  4. Kix, “Cold Shower” [Midnight Dynamite (1985)]
  5. Kix, “Get It While It’s Hot” [Blow My Fuse (1988)]
  6. Kix, “Don’t Close Your Eyes” [Blow My Fuse (1988)]

Vinyl segment: Woody Herman and the Herd

  1. Woody Herman and the Herd, “Red Top” [At Carnegie Hall 1946 – Vol. 1 (1952)]
  2. Woody Herman and the Herd, “Sweet and Lonely” [At Carnegie Hall 1946 – Vol. 1 (1952)]
  3. Woody Herman and the Herd, “Superman with a Horn” [At Carnegie Hall 1946 – Vol. 1 (1952)]
  4. Woody Herman and the Herd, “Bijou” [At Carnegie Hall 1946 – Vol. 1 (1952)]
  5. Woody Herman and the Herd, “Wild Root” [At Carnegie Hall 1946 – Vol. 1 (1952)]
  6. Woody Herman and the Herd, “Four Men on a Horse” [At Carnegie Hall 1946 – Vol. 1 (1952)]
  7. Woody Herman and the Herd, “Your Father’s Mustache” [At Carnegie Hall 1946 – Vol. 1 (1952)]

Playlist: 5-7-2023

Here’s the playlist for 5-7-2023, in which I discussed the retirement of Matt Harvey, had some mic handling issues, and for the vinyl segment, played Top Hits:

Hour 1

  1. Bonham, “Wait for You” [The Disregard of Timekeeping (1989)]
  2. Kingdom Come, “Get It On” [Kingdom Come (1988/2018)]
  3. Wire Train, “Mr. Soul” [Last Perfect Thing: A Retrospective (198?/1996)]
  4. Hoehn & Duren, “Outsmarted” [Hailstone Holiday (1999)]
  5. New York Dolls, “Vietnamese Baby” [New York Dolls (1973)]
  6. The Tubes, “Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman” [The Completion Backward Principle (1981)]
  7. Buzzcocks, “Ever Fallen in Love?” [Singles Going Steady (1978/1979)]
  8. Tom Jones, “Kiss (Art of Noise)” [Reload (1992/2000)]

New Music Express

  1. The Smashing Pumpkins, “Empires” [ATUM (2023)]
  2. The Smashing Pumpkins, “Sojourner” [ATUM (2023)]

Hour 2: New Music Express, continued

  1. Emily King, “This Year” [Special Occasion (2023)]
  2. Rodney Crowell, “No Place to Fall” [The Chicago Sessions (2023)]
  3. Alison Brown, “Choro ‘Nuff (featuring Anat Cohen)” [On Banjo (2023)]
  4. The Lemon Twigs, “Any Time of Day” [Everything Harmony (2023)]
  5. Popsicko, “No Better Time” [Off to a Bad Start (2023)]
  6. Ian Hunter, “Pavlov’s Dog” [Defiance Pt. 1 (2023)]

Featured artist: Chris von Sneidern

  1. Chris von Sneidern, “Split It” [Wood + Wire (1998)]
  2. Chris von Sneidern, “Circles” [Wood + Wire (1998)]
  3. Chris von Sneidern, “I Can See” [Wood + Wire (1998)]
  4. Chris von Sneidern (with The Sportsmen), “Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky” [Spirited (1999)]
  5. Chris von Sneidern (with The Sportsmen), “Boogaloo Down Broadway” [Spirited (1999)]
  6. Chris von Sneidern (with The Sportsmen), “Miracle/Single Man Medley” [Spirited (1999)]

Hour 3
Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot

  1. Gordon Lightfoot, “If You Could Read My Mind” [Complete Greatest Hits (1970/2002)]
  2. Gordon Lightfoot, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” [Complete Greatest Hits (1976/2002)]
  3. Miracle Legion, “Mr. Space Man” [Time Between: A Tribute to the Byrds (1989)]
  4. Bongos, Bass and Bob, “Number One” [Rutles Highway Revisited (1990)]
  5. The Rutles, “Get Up and Go” [The Rutles (1978)]
  6. Nirvana, “Lithium” [Nevermind (1991)]

Vinyl segment: Top Hits

  1. Eddie Fisher, “I Need You Now” [Top Hits (1954)]
  2. Perry Como, “Papa Loves Mambo” [Top Hits (1954)]
  3. The Ames Brothers, “The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane” [Top Hits (1954)]
  4. Eddie Fisher, “Count Your Blessings” [Top Hits (1954)]
  5. Dinah Shore, “If I Gave My Heart to You” [Top Hits (1954)]
  6. Sunny Gale, “Smile” [Top Hits (1954)]
  7. Vaughn Monroe, “Mister Sandman” [Top Hits (1954)]
  8. Stuart Hamblen, “This Ole House” [Top Hits (1954)]

Playlist: 4-30-2023

Here’s the playlist for 4-30-2023, a show in which I suffered technical difficulties, played a tribute set to Adolph Hitler on the anniversary of his death, and I had Chris von Sneidern as the featured artist and had Burl Ives in the vinyl segment:

Hour 1

  1. Rubber City Rebels, “Rubber City Rebels” [The Akron Compilation (1978)]
  2. The J. Geils Band, “Whammer Jammer (Live)” [Live Full House (1972)]
  3. Neil Diamond, “I’m a Believer” [The Bang Years 1966-1968 (1966/2011)]
  4. The Knack, “No Matter What” [Come and Get It: A Tribute to Badfinger (1998)]
  5. Muddy Waters, “Rolling Stone” [The Chess Box (1950/1989)]
  6. Liz Phair, “Mother’s Little Helper” [Desperate Housewives (2006)]
  7. The SugarHill Gang, “Rapper’s Delight (single version)” [Sugarhill Gang (1980)]
  8. The Beatles, “Glass Onion” [The Beatles (1968)]
  9. Bonerama, “Good Times Bad Times” [Bonerama Plays Zeppelin (2019)]

New Music Express

  1. The National, “Tropic Morning News” [First Two Pages of Frankenstein (2023)]

Hour 2: Reboot/New Music Express, continued

  1. Jessie Ware, “Free Yourself” [That Feels Good! (2023)]
  2. Susanne Sundfor, “leikara ljoo” [biomi (2023)]
  3. Bebe Rexha, “Heart Wants What It Wants” [Bebe (2023)]
  4. Taj Mahal, “I’m Just a Lucky So and So” [Savoy (2023)
  5. Ian Hunter, “Defiance” [Defiance Pt. 1 (2023)]

Featured artist: Chris von Sneidern (part one)

  1. Chris von Sneidern, “Gemini” [Sight & Sound (1993)]
  2. Chris von Sneidern, “Bad Black Lonesome” [Sight & Sound (1993)]
  3. Chris von Sneidern, “Sight & Sound” [Sight & Sound (1993)]
  4. Chris von Sneidern, “On My Hands” [Big White Lies (1993)]
  5. Chris von Sneidern, “Big White Lies” [Big White Lies (1993)]
  6. Chris von Sneidern, “Tell Me Again” [Big White Lies (1993)]

Hour 2: Chris von Sneidern, continued

22. Chris von Sneidern, “Lose Yr Mind” [Go! (1996)]

23. Chris von Sneidern, “Tell Me Again” [Go! (1996)]

Tribute to Adolph Hitler

  1. Nick Lowe, “Little Hitler” [Jesus of Cool (1978)]
  2. Permanent Green Light, “Hitler with Mascara” [Powerpop to the People Vol. 2 (1996)]
  3. Unnatural Axe, “They Saved Hitler’s Brain” [Mass. Ave.: The Boston Scene (1979-83) (1978/1993)]
  4. The Kinks, “Powerman” [Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround (1970)]

Vinyl segment: Burl Ives

  1. Burl Ives, “Dublin City” [A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs: Volume One (1950)]
  2. Burl Ives, “Cockle Shells” [A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs: Volume One (1950)]
  3. Burl Ives, “Old Dan Tucker” [A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs: Volume One (1950)]
  4. Burl Ives, “The Eire Canal” [A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs: Volume One (1950)]
  5. Burl Ives, “The Eddystone Light” [A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs: Volume One (1950)]
  6. Burl Ives, “Hullaballo-Belay” [A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs: Volume One (1950)]
  7. Burl Ives, “Venezuela” [A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs: Volume One (1950)]
  8. Burl Ives, “The Fox” [A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs: Volume One (1950)]
  9. Burl Ives, “Solly Too-Dum” [A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs: Volume One (1950)]
  10. Burl Ives, “Aunt Rhody” [A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs: Volume One (1950)]
  11. Burl Ives, “Saturday Night” [A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs: Volume One (1950)]
  12. Burl Ives, “Wake Nicodemus” [A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs: Volume One (1950)]