Author: Lorenzo Mameli

September 21, 2024 Playlist – Ricky BoyanceSeptember 21, 2024 Playlist – Ricky Boyance

It was beer for breakfast as the brewer of Mad Love Beer, Ricky Boyance, stopped by the studio. We did some early day drinking, talked about how he came to be a brewer, and his time as a member of one of my favorite bands, The Atlicic. Pour yourself a cold one and check it out here

• THE DOORS Roadhouse Blues
• T. REX 20th Century Boy
• SEETHER Rise Above This
• TALK TALK Talk Talk
• BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
• DIVINYLS Pleasure and Pain
• FIGHTMILK That Thing You Do
• FUEL Fall on Me
• MIDDLE AGES Never Mind Blues
• CANCION FRANKLIN Better Not Let Me Knock
• SLASH with CHRIS STAPLETON Oh Well
• THE ATLICIC Shackled
• KING LIKE MOM Die Cry Hate
• GRANDMA DRINKS Laundry Day
• YES Long Distance Runaround
• JON ANDERSON & THE BAND GEEKS Shine On
• SNACKTIME The High Life
• LEE FIELDS Forever
• THE REPLACEMENTS Beer for Breakfast
• REEL BIG FISH Beer
• ZZ TOP Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers
• THE PEAWEES The Wolf
• THE ALARM 68 Guns
• THE CALAMATIX Still Rudy
• JIMMY EAT WORLD If You Don’t, You Don’t
• KILL THE ROBOT Another Round
• MODERN DAY MACHINES Vox Populi
• LINKIN PARK The Emptiness Machine
• THE ZOMBIES Tell Her No
• THE GUESS WHO No Time
• OUR OWN YOKOS Deriving Dariya
• THE SUBWAYS Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
• THE OFFSPRING Make It All Right
• BLINK-182 Every Other Weekend
• STARCRAWLER She Said
• EARTH, WIND AND FIRE September

September 7, 2024 Playlist – Randy & Tal BachmanSeptember 7, 2024 Playlist – Randy & Tal Bachman

This edition of the program featured excerpts from an interview I conducted with Randy & Tal Bachman, the Father and Son tandem currently at the helm of the legendary Bachman-Turner Overdrive. They provided insights into their music as well as observations about rock ‘n’ roll that make this episode essential listening. Click here to check it out!

• JACK BLACK & THE SCHOOL OF ROCK Zach’s Song
• FREDDY DeBOE Remember the Good Times
• THE ROLLING STONES Like A Rolling Stone
• NEW RADICALS You Get What You Give
• URIAH HEEP That’s The Way That It Is
• YES Owner of a Lonely Heart
• RANDY BACHMAN INTERVIEW The Origins of “American Woman”
• THE GUESS WHO American Woman
• TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS American Girl
• OASIS Wonderwall
• GIFTSHOP Stylish Junkie
• EDEN JAMES Stranger
• JET She’s a Genius
• TAL BACHMAN INTERVIEW The Inspiration for “She’s So High”
• TAL BACHMAN She’s So High
• SHERYL CROW If It Makes You Happy
• CANCION FRANKLIN My My My
• BROTHER DYNAMITE The Girl’s In Love
• RANDY & TAL BACHMAN INTERVIEW What do the Bachmans listen to?
• BUDDY HOLLY Rave On
• TOMMY EDWARDS It’s All In the Game
• THE DEL-VIKINGS Come Go with Me
• LEE FIELDS Save Your Tears for Someone New
• THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH Smiling Faces
• RANDY & TAL BACHMAN INTERVIEW Why bands should play their hits
• ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Sweet Talkin’ Woman
• DEEP PURPLE Woman from Tokyo
• ELTON JOHN Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding
• MIDDLE AGES Silver Lining
• FONTAINES D.C. Here’s the Thing
• KING LIKE MOM Die Cry Hate
• RANDY BACHMAN INTERVIEW What is the signature B.T.O. song – and why
• BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE Takin’ Care of Business
• OUR OWN YOKOS Carry On

August 10, 2024 Playlist – Our Own YokosAugust 10, 2024 Playlist – Our Own Yokos

Shaun Gold and Brian Buchanan of local rockers Our Own Yokos joined us for music, conversation and the acoustic debut of a new song! Catch up on what’s going on and coming up for the boys by listening to the show here!

The playlist:

• ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS Dirty Little Secret
• BARENAKED LADIES Alternative Girlfriend
• BIG COUNTRY Teenage Lament
• TOXIC TITO Toxic Love
• OUR OWN YOKOS Sir Chunk
• DIO Time to Burn
• AEROSMITH Chip Away the Stone
• THE SMITHEREENS A Girl Like You
• OUR OWN YOKOS Deriving Dariya
• BROTHER DYNAMITE What Are You Waiting For
• EVE 6 At Least We’re Dreaming
• CANCION FRANKLIN Just Made Rent
• GODDAMN WRECKS Away from Here
• DETROIT COBRAS Stay Down
• DAN CORIO BAND Heartbreaker
• OUR OWN YOKOS Painted Lines
• BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE Taking Care of Business
• JOE BONAMASSA & TRAIN Hold On Loosely
• THERINA BELLA Waking Up
• OUR OWN YOKOS Carry On
• BOYGENIUS Not Strong Enough
• REDD KROSS I’ll Take Your Word for It
• OUR OWN YOKOS Shadows to Defend (Live in the MPR Studio)
• BLACK ROSE BURNING Fight!
• SOUR LANDSLIDE Welcome to the Band
• THE VANDALAYS Ramona
• THE OFFSPRING Make It All Right
• OUR OWN YOKOS Follow You Down

July 13, 2024 Playlist – Bleeding RoseJuly 13, 2024 Playlist – Bleeding Rose

Artie Driscoll and Matt Asmat of Bleeding Rose visited our studio to talk about and listen to some rock ‘n’ roll and share some insights into the life of a hard-working cover band. Listen to the show here.

The playlist:

• SALOON DION Heaven Sent
• CANCION FRANKLIN with HANNAH SUMMER Hard Times
• J.D. McPHERSON Sunshine Getaway
• BOZ BOORER Jackie Brown
• KHAIR Always
• SPUTNIK THE BAND King of the L.E.S.
• YOGABALL HEADACHES Puppy Love
• THE MOCKS Do You Want Me Too?
• OUR OWN YOKOS Carry On
• BOB MALONE Cold Cold Ground
• ELVIS COSTELLO Everyday I Write the Book
• ROOTS ROUND UP Relief
• BLACK ROSE BURNING Black Sun Saturday
• BLACK SABBATH Paranoid
• FOO FIGHTERS The Pretender
• JOAN JETT I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll
• JOURNEY Anyway You Want It
• THE KILLERS Mr. Brightside
• MAROON 5 Harder to Breathe
• TOM COCHRANE Life is a Highway
• THE SURFRAJETTES Toxic
• RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS By the Way
• FOO FIGHTERS Everlong
• THE INTERRUPTERS Bad Guy
• KICK. SNARE. CRASH. What’s the Point
• AEROSMITH Walk This Way
• FOO FIGHTERS All My Life
• LED ZEPPELIN Whole Lotta Love
• PAT BENATAR Heartbreaker
• PARAMORE Ain’t It Fun
• BREWSTER MOONFACE End of the Day
• LED ZEPPELIN Rock and Roll

June 29, 2024 Playlist – Cancion FranklinJune 29, 2024 Playlist – Cancion Franklin

Country-Blues artist Cancion Franklin joined us live in the studio for an interview and to perform a few of his excellent songs. You can listen to the show here.

• HEARTLESS BASTARDS Got to Have Rock ‘n’ Roll
• GOON DADS Katydid
• THE KINGS This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ to Glide
• RED KROSS Dancing Queen
• GIFTSHOP Doncha Know
• SPUTNIK THE BAND Theme from “A Summer Place”
• THE DOLLYROTS Brand New Key
• ALEX SHILLO Had It All
• BLACK ROSE BURNING Become the Machine
• THE KILLERS Human
• BE BOP DELUXE Kiss of Light
• DEAR BOYS They Say Don’t Waste Your Vote
• ROVER BOYS TRIO Stop That Boogie
• CANCION FRANKLIN Seven Whiskeys Down (live in the MPR Studio)
• ELI PAPERBOY REED Mama Tried
• OUR OWN YOKOS Carry On
• MIGHTY JOE CASTRO & THE GRAVAMEN Embers in the Ash
• CANCION FRANKLIN You Better Not Let Me Knock (live in the MPR Studio)
• HOWLIN’ WOLF Smokestack Lightnin’
• JOHNNY CASH Folsom Prison Blues
• INXS Never Tear Us Apart
• ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Melissa
• CANCION FRAKLIN Just Made Rent (live in the MPR Studio)
• MIDDLE AGES Silver Lining (Don’t Count Me Out Yet)
• RHONDA FUNK When Lovers Say Goodbye
• BREWSTER MOONFACE Used to Have a Lover
• CANCION FRANKLIN Six String Buck (live in the MPR Studio)
• SHAWN PARSONS Disco Ball Blues

June 15, 2024 Playlist – Castle BlackJune 15, 2024 Playlist – Castle Black

Leigh Celent and Joey Russo form the extraordinary rock duo Castle Black. They joined the program to discuss their new album “The Highway at Night” and share some insights about their music. (They also revealed their favorite cookies. That’s the type of music journalism you’ve come to expect from us.) Check out the show here!

• WEDDINGS, PARTIES, ANYTHING Father’s Day
• GODDAMN WRECKS Almost Homesick Blues
• LOS STRAITJACKETS Theme from “Game of Thrones”
• BLACK ROSE BURNING Every Single Time
• THE DRACU-LAS Fever Dream
• DREAM PONY In the City
• MIDDLE AGES Silver Lining (Don’t Count Me Out)
• CHRIS VANDALAY PROJECT Better Than Before
• WOOF WOOF Puppy Luv
• CANCION FRANKLIN Just Made Rent
• SHAWN PARSONS Hell If I Know
• DAN CORIO BAND Rolling Away
• OUR OWN YOKOS Deriving Dariya
• CASTLE BLACK Fly (Just Try)
• CASTLE BLACK Heart Can’t Feel
• CASTLE BLACK Deer in the Lights
• CASTLE BLACK Bright-Eyed
• GIFTSHOP We Want You
• STRESS DOLLS Alone
• DEAR BOYS (They Say) Don’t Waste Your Vote
• CASTLE BLACK Premonition
• THE ATARIS The Saddest Song
• RAMONES Something to Believe In
• BREWSTER MOONFACE End of the Day
• CASTLE BLACK Radio Queen
• KILL THE ROBOT Another Round
• BOWLING FOR SOUP Catalyst
• CASTLE BLACK Linen
• THE VANRAYS Another Man
• GRACE POTTER Love Is Love
• CASTLE BLACK Dead in a Dream

June 1, 2024 Playlist – Welcome Summer!June 1, 2024 Playlist – Welcome Summer!

Steve Pascale, host of Spanning Time with Bubba Guitar on Maker Park Radio, joined the program for a show dedicated to the arrival of the sweatiest – and sweetest – of seasons. Check out the show here!

• THIN LIZZY The Boys Are Back In Town
• LISA LOEB Are You Ready For the Summer
• THE VENTURES Theme from “A Summer Place”
• BILLY STEWART Summertime
• THE MAVERICKS Summertime
• MUNGO JERRY In the Summertime
• SUBLIME Doin’ Time
• PUPA SANTIAGO with ELLIOT & ALAINA SANTIAGO Summertime
• SLY & THE FAMILY STONE Hot Fun in the Summertime
• THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL Summer in the City
• JOHN SEBASTIAN Tar Beach
• THE DRIFTERS Under the Boardwalk
• CHICAGO Saturday in the Park
• GENERAL JOHNSON & THE GODCHILDREN OF SOUL featuring JOEY RAMONE Rockaway Beach
• MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS Dancing in the Street
• WAR Summer
• GENE VINCENT Summertime
• MEAT LOAF You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
• HANOI ROCKS Ice Cream Summer
• VAN HALEN Ice Cream Man
• ALICE COOPER School’s Out
• BROTHER DYNAMITE What Are You Waiting For?
• BRIAN SETZER Summertime Blues
• BEACH BOYS All Summer Long
• SOFI TUKKER Summer in New York
• THE DANLEERS One Summer Night
• RAMONES Rockaway Beach
• LUNG COOKIE Margaritaville
• DREAM PONY Bikini Vision
• CAVIAR Tangerine Speedo
• Y&T Summertime Girls
• AEROSMITH The Girls of Summer
• BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Girls in Their Summer Clothes
• THE JENNIES Summertime Summertime
• THE DEADNOTES Easy Summer
• THE MOONDOGZ Summer Rain
• BANANARAMA Cruel Summer
• DAVID LEE ROTH Goin’ Crazy
• MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS Heat Wave
• KILLER JOE featuring LITTLE STEVEN, JON BON JOVI, THE BEACH BOYS & BRANFORD MARSALIS Summer on Signal Hill