Author: Lorenzo Mameli

February 21, 2026 PlaylistFebruary 21, 2026 Playlist

On this edition of the program, we caught up on a lot of new music, offered up some selections in celebration of Black History Month and paid tribute to the legacy of the late Robert Duvall. Listen to the show by clicking here. The playlist:

  • ROB BALDUCCI Amodeo
  • SECRET FOX 1-2-3
  • THE SOLUTION Soulmover
  • BLACK CROWES Profane Prophecy
  • MOONQUAKE This Winter
  • NINA SIMONE I Shall Be Released
  • ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND God Gave Me the Blues
  • ROBERT DUVALL Napalm in the Morning
  • MIKE VAN EYES BIG BAND Ain’t That Loving You Baby
  • LISA SCHERMA Fight the Past
  • MONA FREAKA Last Song
  • FOO FIGHTERS Band On the Run
  • AC/DC Sin City
  • THE SCREAMIN’ KICK Rock ‘n’ Roll
  • WEIRD NIGHTMARE Might See You There
  • JUDAS PRIEST Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)
  • THE ROLLING STONES Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
  • THIN LIZZY Dancin’ in the Moonlight
  • THE ROEBUCKS He’s My Man
  • GODDAMN WRECKS Almost Homesick Blues
  • THE ERGS Stinking of Whiskey Blues
  • DAN CORIO BAND Stay Gone
  • BERNICE MARSALA Music Box
  • SOUND SIREN Can’t Let Go
  • CHUCK BERRY Carol / Maybellene / Nadine (Is It You?)
  • ROBERT DUVALL I’m Hub McCann
  • SUNNY WAR No Reason
  • QUEEN ESTHER Hold Steady
  • ROD STEWART True Blue
  • RAY LaMONTAGNE You Are the Best Thing
  • JASON ISBELL 24 Frames
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Oklahoma Dust
  • ELIZA McLAMB Good Story
  • FAKE FRIENDS Hyperconnection
  • BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY I Danced with Another Love in My Dream
  • WET LEG U and Me At Home
  • DEA MATRONA Red Button
  • MARVIN GAYE Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)
  • LAPTOP Xanadu
  • BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND Land of Hope and Dreams
  • TELEVISION See No Evil

February 7, 2026 Playlist – Gary WeissFebruary 7, 2026 Playlist – Gary Weiss

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

January 24, 2026 Playlist – Nancy GlennonJanuary 24, 2026 Playlist – Nancy Glennon

Sometimes, the best laid plans get wrecked by life’s nasty little gremlins. Such was the case with this edition of the program. Unfortunately, our “Breakfast On The Rocker” contest winner, Nancy Glennon, also had to endure their mischievous misdeeds. We’ll make it up to her by having her on again in the not-too-distant future. If you’re interested in hearing the mayhem unfold, click here to listen to it in all its ragged glory. (Songs with an * were selected by Nancy.)

  • HOUNDS OF JUSTICE Wisdom Teeth
  • DROPKICK MURPHYS Who’ll Stand With Us?
  • WEEZER Pork and Beans
  • THE CLASH Should I Stay or Should I Go
  • THE BEATLES I Want to Hold Your Hand *
  • BLINK-182 All The Small Things
  • THE MONKEES I’m A Believer *
  • SPUTNIK THE BAND They Don’t Know
  • THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY I Think I Love You *
  • JOURNEY Separate Ways *
  • IAN HUNTER Just Another Night
  • THE CARS My Best Friend’s Girl *
  • REAL-LIFE SUPERHERO Heart Has Had Enough
  • BROTHER DYNAMITE Violet
  • LINKIN PARK Waiting For The End
  • RATT You’re In Love *
  • CARMEN TOTH Time Bomb Heart
  • INXS What You Need *
  • BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Brilliant Disguise *
  • TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Breakdown
  • THE KILLERS Runaways *
  • GREEN DAY Tired Of Waiting For You
  • TRACY CHAPMAN Fast Car *
  • BILLY JOEL The Stranger *
  • WAR Low Rider
  • DONNA SUMMER & BARBRA STREISAND No More Tears *
  • MELISSA ETHERIDGE Like The Way I Do *
  • DAN CORIO BAND Hold On
  • COUNTING CROWS Round Here *
  • THE 1975 Love Me *
  • SOMBR Canal Street
  • MATCHBOX TWENTY If You’re Gone *
  • THE CRETONES Mad Love
  • SABRINA CARPENTER Espresso *

January 10, 2026 PlaylistJanuary 10, 2026 Playlist

Starting off another year of the program with rock ‘n’ roll from the early days to the present day, with local and global artists, from the well-known to the lesser known. We’ve been bringing you a diverse hodgepodge of generation spanning tunes from across the rock spectrum since 2019, and we have no intention of stopping anytime soon! Happy New Year! Let’s hope it’s a good one without any fear. Click here to check it out.

  • GOON DADS Peps
  • LIT Lovely Day
  • THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Lump
  • SLAPFITE Replaceable
  • MICHAEL DAVID WOLF Undeniable
  • GREEN DAY When I Come Around
  • WOOF WOOF Dizzy
  • GIFTSHOP Doncha Know
  • KANSAS Everybody’s My Friend
  • QUEEN Now I’m Here
  • DAN BAIRD I Love You, Period
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Deriving Dariya
  • THE LOVER SPEAKS No More I Love You’s
  • THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS Cigarette Dangles
  • Y&T Lipstick and Leather
  • RAMONES I Just Want to Have Something to Do
  • THE ATLICIC So Long
  • THE CLARKS Better Off Without You
  • LED ZEPPELIN Kashmir
  • BRASS AGAINST featuring MORGAN JAMES No More Tears
  • SWITCHFOOT This Is Your Life
  • SEMISONIC This Will Be My Year
  • SADE Hang On to Your Love
  • CHICAGO Colour My World
  • THE SHIRELLES Dedicated to the One I Love
  • THE SHANGRI-LAS Leader of the Pack
  • MODERN DAY MACHINES Mayfly
  • GRANDMA DRINKS Something to Drink To
  • MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE I’m Not Okay
  • VAN HALEN Little Guitars
  • NICK GILDER Hot Child in the City
  • JON CASPI & THE FIRST GUN My Best Shot
  • BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & JESSE MALIN She Don’t Love Me Now
  • WILLIE NILE Asking Annie Out
  • TODD RUNDGREN Fade Away

December 27, 2025 PlaylistDecember 27, 2025 Playlist

To restream this edition of the show, click here.

  • ELTON JOHN Meal Ticket
  • THE SUBWAYS Black Wax
  • WHITESNAKE Crying in the Rain
  • FOO FIGHTERS Baker Street
  • GRAND PEPPER OF REALITY Let’s Be Easy
  • PAUL McCARTNEY Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
  • THE WHO Behind Blue Eyes
  • MIKE VAN EYES BIG BAND Yield Not to Temptation
  • THE TEARDROP EXPLODES Reward
  • SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY Happy
  • BEAUTY IN CHAOS Get Down Moses
  • BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Iceman
  • BOB WELCH Ebony Eyes
  • PARIS Beautiful Youth
  • SAINTS IN EXILE Bulletproof
  • THE SHA LA DAS Those Years are Over
  • SCOTT WIELAND If I Could Fly
  • LAPTOP Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
  • SPUTNIK THE BAND Starlight’s Glow
  • ALICE COOPER You Look Good in Rags
  • THE CULT She Sells Sanctuary
  • DAN CORIO Heartbreaker
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Feel Alright Tonight
  • SUNDAY MORNING Carry The Sky
  • JOAN CADDELL & JULIA GARGANO A Man Like That
  • JACKSON BROWNE The Rebel Jesus
  • DEEP PURPLE Nobody’s Home
  • DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Seven Days Too Long
  • WASTING TIME Ripped Blue Jeans
  • PHOEBE BRIDGERS If We Make It Through December
  • CHINA CRISIS Arizona Sky
  • DANCING HOODS Build a House
  • THE TRIFFIDS Save What You Can
  • PAT TRAVERS BAND Crash and Burn
  • SHIRLEY BASSEY Diamonds are Forever

December 13, 2025 Playlist – Rockin’ ChristmasDecember 13, 2025 Playlist – Rockin’ Christmas

Nothing like being able to combine my love of rock ‘n’ roll with the sounds of my favorite season. This edition of the program featured a somewhat unconventional playlist of holiday tunes that I think are every bit as cool and rich as a glass of spiced egg nog. (I really like egg nog.) Check it out by clicking here.

  • GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS Rock and Roll Christmas
  • LEMMY, BILLY GIBBONS & DAVE GROHL Run Run Rudolph
  • THE GREEDIES A Merry Jingle
  • GREEN DAY Xmas Time of Year
  • MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Every Snowflake’s Different
  • SPIRALING Do You Hear What I Hear?
  • AC / LEE C Dirty Deeds ‘Round the Christmas Tree
  • MAVIS STAPLES Christmas Vacation
  • CHEAP TRICK I Want You for Christmas
  • BROTHER DYNAMITE It’s Christmas Time, Alright!
  • LOUVERS Retro Christmas
  • TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS It’s Christmas All Over Again
  • THE MAVERICKS Hey! Merry Christmas!
  • SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS 8 Days of Chanukah
  • ADAM SANDLER The Chanukah Song
  • REEL BIG FISH Whatever You Celebrate
  • JOSE VAN HALIANO Ain’t Talkin ‘Bout Feliz Navidad
  • DROPKICK MURPHYS The Season’s Upon Us
  • WHEATUS Christmas Dirtbag
  • THE SONICS Santa Claus
  • ANNIE LENNOX & AL GREEN Put a Little Love in Your Heart
  • MOSSY LEDGE Christmas Lights
  • SPUTNIK THE BAND Baby, Please Come Home
  • THE OFFSPRING Please Come Home for Christmas
  • THE PRETTY RECKLESS Where Are You, Christmas?
  • REEL BIG FISH Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
  • BAD MANNERS It’s Christmas Time Again
  • JULIAN CASABLANCAS I Wish it Was Christmas Today
  • MxPx Punk Rock Christmas
  • SIMPLE PLAN My Christmas List
  • ELI “PAPERBOY” REED Last Christmas
  • JACKSON 5 Santa Claus is Coming to Town
  • KING FALCON Dear Mrs. Claus
  • THE KINKS Father Christmas
  • BOWLING FOR SOUP Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy
  • THE REGRETTES Marshmallow World
  • THE PULLTOPS I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
  • THE LINDA LINDAS Groovy Christmas
  • BLONDIE We Three Kings
  • BAD RELIGION O Come All Ye Faithful
  • BILLY IDOL Yellin’ at the Christmas Tree
  • HALL AND OATES Jingle Bell Rock
  • THE OLD 97s Here it is Christmas Time
  • LOS LOBOS Christmas and You
  • STEVE AUGERI Home This Christmas Time

November 29, 2025 Playlist – Joan CaddellNovember 29, 2025 Playlist – Joan Caddell

The incredibly talented Joan Caddell was our guest on this edition of the program, and she gave us exclusive access to her forthcoming “Butterflies and Cardinals” EP. She also provided us with some fascinating stories about her songs, career and creative process. In addition, we debuted new music from some of our favorite independent artists, as well as a few from some well-established rockers. Enjoy at your leisure by clicking here.

  • BROKEN PEACH It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
  • PARKER BARROW Make It
  • CHEAP TRICK A Long Way to Worcester
  • GRAND PEPPER OF REALITY Let’s Be Easy
  • MERESHA Night Sky
  • BLACK ROSE BURNING Winter Fields
  • HALESTORM & BAD COMPANY Shooting Star
  • LIZZY BETH GOLDMAN Red Red Wine
  • DAN CORIO BAND Not Tonight
  • MIDDLE AGES On the Loose
  • JIMMY CLIFF The Harder They Come
  • JIMMY CLIFF You Can Get It If You Really Want
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Piece of Heaven
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Forever Right Now
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Oklahoma Dust
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Little Miss Audacious
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Home Sweet Home
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Divine Women
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Paul McCartney Night
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Butterflies and Cardinals
  • JOAN CADDELL & JULIA GARGANO A Man Like That
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Cinderella
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Miss Misery
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Somebody Else
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR When?
  • RELIENT K Silver Bells

November 15, 2025 PlaylistNovember 15, 2025 Playlist

This was an abbreviated version of the program as we were in the midst of our fundraising drive. We dedicated our portion of the all-day uninterrupted stream to some of the independent/unsigned artists we’ve played in the past – and for each one we played, there were at least three more we couldn’t fit in. Due to the continuous nature of the stream, a restream link isn’t available. Here’s the playlist:

  • BROTHER DYNAMITE Get Up!
  • THE JAZZTRONAUTS Bay Street
  • GODDAMN WRECKS Away From Here
  • BREWSTER MOONFACE End of the Day
  • LISA SCHERMA Lesson Learned
  • BORICUA GUITAR POWER No Way Out
  • CASTLE BLACK Premonition
  • REAL-LIFE SUPERHERO Heart Has Had Enough
  • CHRIS VANDALAY PROJECT Good Intentions
  • DENNIS “DEZO’ WILLIAMS Warmer Weather
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Snack Dad
  • DAN CORIO BAND The Ballad of that Night
  • LIVVA JONES Same Page
  • MIDDLE AGES On The Loose
  • GOON DADS Katydid
  • SPUTNIK THE BAND Listening to NRBQ
  • MIGHTY JOE CASTRO & THE GRAVAMEN Dominoes
  • JON CASPI & THE FIRST GUN Featuring AMANDA CROSS I Ain’t Bitter
  • PUPA SANTIAGO with ELLIOT and ALAINA SANTIAGO Summertime
  • THERINA BELLA Strarcrossed
  • MANIC HONEY Problems
  • CANCION FRANKLIN Just Made Rent
  • ALAN MORRISEY Fresh Kills
  • CRILLZ Cinema

November 1, 2025 Playlist – Lisa SchermaNovember 1, 2025 Playlist – Lisa Scherma

The extraordinarily versatile singer and songwriter Lisa Scherma was our guest in the studio. She performed four unrecorded songs from her extensive genre-defying repertoire. As two Brooklyn kids from opposite ends of the same neighborhood, our conversation flowed free and easy. Check out the show by clicking here.

  • THUNDERMOTHER We Fight for Rock and Roll
  • ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO Real as an Animal
  • IGGY POP Something Wild
  • JOOLS HOLLAND featuring JAMIROQUAI I’m in the Mood for Love
  • FRANK TURNER I Still Believe
  • SAMANTHA FISH Can Ya Handle That
  • TOXIC TITO The Music Died
  • BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Atlantic City (Electric Nebraska Version)
  • LONESOME DAVE FISHER I Got My Education (Rockin’ to the Radio)
  • LISA SCHERMA Fight The Past
  • LISA SCHERMA Southern Fried Country Blues
  • LISA SCHERMA The Damsel
  • LISA SCHERMA Something in the Water
  • LISA SCHERMA Save Myself (Live in the MPR Studio)
  • ALLMAN BROTHERS Revival
  • LISA SCHERMA I Gotta Go to Church
  • BONNIE RAITT Angel from Montgomery
  • LISA SCHERMA Alone
  • LISA SCHERMA Play Dead (Live in the MPR Studio)
  • LISA SCHERMA The One Who Loves You
  • THE CHIFFONS Sweet Talking Guy
  • LISA SCHERMA Last Night
  • LISA SCHERMA When the Wrong Thing Feels So Right
  • LISA SCHERMA Commonality (Live in the MPR Studio)
  • MELISSA ETHERIDGE I’m the Only One
  • B.B. KING Every Day I Have the Blues
  • LISA SCHERMA Jump and Shout
  • LISA SCHERMA Good Soul (Live in the MPR Studio)
  • LISA SCHERMA Wrong Impression

October 18, 2025 Playlist – Listener Appreciation DayOctober 18, 2025 Playlist – Listener Appreciation Day

We take a great deal of pride in our work. Our eclectic playlists are carefully curated to charm the ear of an open-minded listener. Each year, on our anniversary, we relinquish those duties to the members of our radio family. It’s our way of saying thank you for all the support. Click here to check it out.

  • THIN LIZZY Dedication
  • WYLDLIFE Saturday Night (Requested by Karen Kalreiss, Staten Island)
  • DROPKICK MURPHYS Who’ll Stand with Us? (Chris Cappello, Valley Stream, NY)
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Follow You Down (Gwen Gibson, Philadelphia, PA)
  • DES’REE You Gotta Be (Heather Ostrowski, Streamwood, IL)
  • THE KINGS It’s Okay (Neil Mitchell, Staten Island)
  • THE JAGS Back of My Hand (Vito Roca, Staten Island)
  • BAY CITY ROLLERS Keep on Dancing (Cindy Swinnamer, New Glasgow, NS, CAN)
  • MODERN ENGLISH I Melt with You (Cala Roberts, Cheviot, OH)
  • MAGUERBES Per Vermeio (Verdiana Godoy, Brasilia, Brazil)
  • ROXY MUSIC Love is the Drug (Beth Rollinger, Savannah, GA)
  • BETTE MIDLER Otto Titsling (Karen Cheema, London, UK)
  • CRILLZ Cinema (Anthony DeSimone, Staten Island)
  • DEPECHE MODE Never Let Me Down Again (Camille Pontrello, Buffalo, NY)
  • BILLY JOEL We Didn’t Start the Fire (Aaron Parker, Huntington, IN)
  • LUCID DREAMERS Under the Moon (Kimbra Eberly, Staten Island)
  • GLASS TIGER I Will Be There (Tracy Sminnamer, Toronto, ONT, CAN)
  • DAN CORIO BAND The Ballad of That Night (Joan Hickman, Old Bridge, NJ)
  • KELSEA BALLERINI Hole in the Bottle (Rob Fortunato, Staten Island)
  • ACE FREHLEY New York Groove (Richie Saccomagano, Staten Island)
  • CHEAP TRICK The Flame (Nancy Glennon, Staten Island)
  • THE BANGLES Eternal Flame (Ed Fortunato, Ellicott City, MD)
  • VAN MORRISON Have I Told You Lately? (Donald Salvato, Staten Island)
  • LED ZEPPELIN Thank You (Stephanie Echevarietta, Staten Island)
  • THE ALARM Devolution Working Man Blues (Matt Kutner, Staten Island)
  • WOOF WOOF Jaegermonster (Rasputin Ovaltine, Staten Island)
  • TESLA Modern Day Cowboy (Susan DeVito, Lebanon, CT)
  • H BLOCKX Ring of Fire (Sabrina Lutzenkirchen, Dorsten, Germany)
  • CORNELIUS BROTHERS & SISTER ROSE Too Late to Turn Back Now (Dean Antosiewicz, Mahwah, NJ)
  • THE BEATLES Tomorrow Never Knows (James Smith, Springhill, FL)
  • JASON MRAZ I’m Yours (Maria Mameli, Staten Island)
  • CANCION FRANKLIN Six String Buck (Flynn Ferguson, Staten Island)
  • ELOUR Ha! (Matt Townsend, Brooklyn)
  • KISS A Million to One (Lisa Tardo, Aberdeen, NJ)
  • EMPERORS Be Ready When I Say Go (Steve Pascale, Staten Island)
  • KISS Detroit Rock City (Anthony Villiarola, Staten Island)
  • KING PLEASURE Moody’s Mood for Love (Daryl Gaskin, Perth Amboy, NJ)