If you missed any or all of Saturday’s show with special guest George Grant, the link and playlist are below. We focused on his current band, Black Rose Burning, while also doing a bit of a career retrospective. Ignore the frozen video, and enjoy the music here! ROCKS by Primal Scream BUDOS RISING by The…
Author: Lorenzo Mameli
September 11 Playlist
Today’s edition of The Rocker offered a degree of catharsis from the solemn events of this morning. Plenty of bad dancing for the eyes but lots of good music for the ears. The link to the show is here. LOS LOBOS Love Special Delivery BOBBY LEE COMBO And Then There Were Drums THE FOUR TOPS…
Songs of Loss Remembrance and Hope: 9/11 Tribute
Here is the playlist and link to our September 11 tribute show, hosted by my daughter Nancy (her segments were pre-recorded.) Listen here. Sky Blue and Black – Jackson Browne Concerto in D minor – Ian Freebairn-Smith & the MGM Studio Orchestra I Can’t See New York – Tori Amos Friend of Mine – John…
August 28 Playlist: 4-Hour Extravaganza
Lots of Stones on today’s show – in tribute to the late Charlie Watts – and lots of other great stuff in our first four-hour long extravaganza! Here’s the playlist and link: THE ROLLING STONES Street Fighting Man SOULIVE Crosstown Traffic THE CULT In the Clouds SNOW PATROL You’re All I Have LINKIN PARK Waiting…
August 14 Playlist
Listen to our latest show here! TUFF DARTS All For the Love of Rock and Roll HOLLY & THE ITALIANS Tell That Girl To Shut Up QUEEN Need Your Loving Tonight HARVEY DANGER Flagpole Sitta THE RUNAWAYS Cherry Bomb JOHN FOGERTY Rock and Roll Girls THE FRATELLIS Chelsea Dagger MAROON 5 I Don’t Wanna Know…
July 26 Playlist
Listen to last night’s show, replete with the glitches and gremlins. SMASHING PUMPKINS Tonight, Tonight THE VENTURES Perfidia THE MONROES What Do All The People Know? THE VINES Ride THE MOTORS Love and Loneliness AUDIOSLAVE Cochise STYX Blue Collar Man ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS Dirty Little Secret NEIL YOUNG Touch The Night OASIS Wonderwall SEETHER Rise Above…
July 17 Playlist
Just hours before Staten Islanders were told to take cover due to a possible tornado, we had our own twister of a show. The link and playlist are right here: THE VELVET UNDERGROUND Rock and Roll THE BOBBY LEE COMBO Moon Dawg DAVE EDMUNDS Almost Saturday Night THE BOBBY LEE COMBO Let’s Dance DANNY GATTON…
July 3 Playlist
How to have a safe, happy and ROCKING holiday weekend? Click on the link below and turn the volume way up, then commence grilling and chilling. Listen here! JOHN MELLENCAMP R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. DAVE ALVIN 4th of July JOHN MELLENCAMP Our Country SHARON JONES & THE DAP-TONE HORNS This Land is Your Land CHUCK…
June 16 Playlist
Juneteenth! Father’s Day! Summer Solstice! Pride Month! We celebrated them all on our latest show! Listen to the full show here. THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL Summer in the City LOS STRAITJACKETS Sardinian Holiday WEDDINGS, PARTIES, ANYTHING Father’s Day MAMMOTH WVH Distance THE VAUGHAN BROTHERS Hard to Be HUEVOS RANCHEROS Gutbomb IRON MAIDEN Running Free BLACK SABBATH…
June 5 Playlist: Cars and Guitars
The “Cars and Guitars” show was just so much fun to do and – from what I’ve been told – even more fun to listen to. Click the link here and decide for yourself. JOAN JETT Roadrunner (1986 version) THE RIP CHORDS ’40 Ford Time THE BEACH BOYS Fun, Fun, Fun RONNY & THE DAYTONAS…