July 11, 2026 Playlist

Gary Weiss began his love affair with the drums at age 10, and his devotion to the kit led him to a successful career backing some of the biggest names in the business. He had tales to tell and tunes to share and we could have used a few more hours to get to them all. Listen to what we managed to squeeze in by clicking here.

• LOS STRAITJACKETS Aerostar
• MICHELLE SHOCKED Anchorage
• CHEAP TRICK Reach Out
• LED ZEPPELIN Misty Mountain Hop
• LIVING COLOUR Crosstown Traffic
• SANTIAGO-WEISS Stop and Go
• DION Ride With You
• GARY U.S. BONDS Every Time I Roll the Dice
• SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY Walk Away Renee
• DAN CORIO Stay Gone
• SONNY THURNALL Taste of Your Own Medicine
• BROTHER DYNAMITE Violet
• SAINTS IN EXILE Our Love is Dead
• DARLENE LOVE Among the Believers
• GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Bad Time
• BADFINGER No Matter What
• TITO PUENTE Oye Como Va
• FOO FIGHTERS Times Like These
• URIAH HEEP Stealin’
• THE DUPREES You Belong to Me
• THE SHANGRI-LAS Remember (Walking in the Sand)
• THREE DOG NIGHT Shambala
• THE GRATEFUL DEAD Sugar Magnolia
• THE SCORPIONS I Can’t Explain
• FREDA PAYNE Band of Gold
• TWELVE DAYS IN JUNE with STRESS DOLLS Every Rose Has its Thorn

We observed International Women’s Day 2026 by compiling a playlist that celebrated and hopefully elevated the voices of our sonic sisters, past and present. The entire program is available to restream by clicking on this link.

• THE SURFRAJETTES Toxic
• LIZ PHAIR Extraordinary
• THE RUNAWAYS Cherry Bomb
• HEART Barracuda
• PAT BENATAR Heartbreaker
• SISTER ROSETTA THARPE Jericho
• BIG MAMA THORNTON Hound Dog
• KOKO TAYLOR I’m a Woman
• BREWSTER MOONFACE Tin Woman
• CAROLE KING Breaking Up is Hard to Do
• BETTY-ANNE Laughter in the Rain
• TINA TURNER The Bitch is Back
• ARETHA FRANKLIN Respect
• INGRID MICHAELSON Maybe
• JULIA GARGANO & JOAN CADDELL A Man Like That
• KING LIKE MOM Fragrance
• LISA SCHERMA Love Me Just a Little
• JOAN JETT Bad Reputation
• HOLE Celebrity Skin
• SPUTNIK THE BAND They Don’t Know
• SARAH BORGES Mercy of the Moon
• LUCINDA WILLIAMS Six Blocks Away
• SUZI QUATRO Little Miss Lovely
• THE DARTS Zombies on the Metro
• THE DRACU-LAS I’m Blue
• MONA FREAKA Last Song
• LISA LeBLANC 5,748 KM
• BLONDIE I’m Always Touched By Your Presence, Dear
• THE BEACHES I Ran
• THE LIVERBIRDS Why Do You Hang Around Me
• MANIC HONEY Problems
• THERINA BELLA Starcrossed
• TORI AMOS Stronger Together
• CHAPPELL ROAN The Subway
• GARBAGE When I Grow Up
• GIFTSHOP We Want You
• KILLDEER Never Enough
• SISTER ROSETTA THARPE This Train

I was joined by my MakerPark Radio colleague Magie Serpica on this episode of the program, in which we traded sets of our favorite Tom Waits tunes for the first two hours. We pivoted to some new and exciting stuff in the final hour, As Tom puts it, it’s “Champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends.” Check it out below.

• TOM WAITS The Heart of Saturday Night
• RAMONES I Don’t Wanna Grow Up
• TOM WAITS The Return of Jackie & Judy
• TOM WAITS New Coat of Paint
• TOM WAITS Ol’ 55
• TOM WAITS 16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought-Six
• TOM WAITS Hold On
• TOM WAITS Goin’ Out West
• TOM WAITS House Where Nobody Lives
• LOS LOBOS Jockey Full of Bourbon
• TOM WAITS Jockey Full of Bourbon
• TOM WAITS Hang on St. Christopher
• TOM WAITS Temptation
• BOB SEGER Downtown Train
• TOM WAITS Jersey Girl
• TOM WAITS Eggs and Sausage
• TOM WAITS Earth Died Screaming
• TOM WAITS The Black Rider
• TOM WAITS Clap Hands
• TOM WAITS Time
• TOM WAITS Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
• SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY Hang Down Your Head
• JON CASPI Alone in My Hot Tub
• BROTHER DYNAMITE Good Trouble
• MANIC HONEY Limerance
• SOMEWHERE NOT HERE Cycles
• GARY CALAMAR feat. ROBYN HITCHCOCK Who Are We Gonna Be Today?
• TOM O’DRISCOLL Remember Days
• BAD MANNERS Inner London Violence
• K-MAN & THE 45s The Girl Likes Heavy Metal
• PARALLEL LINES Dream Girl
• TALL DAYS Rock Shake
• THE EX-BOMBERS Down and Dirty
• MERESHA Night Sky
• LOUVERS Drive Tonight
• COWBOYS IN THE CAMPFIRE Dream
• AUTUMN KINGS Livin’ La Vida Loca