Category: Playlist 2024

December 28, 2024 PlaylistDecember 28, 2024 Playlist

Our last show of the year featured a selection of songs about time and our never-ending love-hate relationship with it. We also featured a few independent artists that we first heard in 2024 and are looking forward to hearing more from in 2025. Turn up the volume and click here to listen!

  • J. GEILS BAND Gettin’ Out
  • PINK FLOYD Time
  • THE GUESS WHO No Time
  • BADFLOWER Detroit
  • CHEAP TRICK I Can’t Take It
  • ENUFF Z’NUFF Baby Loves You
  • DAN CORIO BAND Used to Love the Rain
  • DEFAULT Wasting My Time
  • KRISTIN FLAMMIO & THE PRETTY BITCHIN’ Not This Time
  • SPUTNIK THE BAND Villa Capri
  • MANIC HONEY Problems
  • THE BANGLES Hazy Shade of Winter
  • GOO GOO DOLLS One Last Song About Christmas
  • THE TRIFFIDS Save What You Can
  • INXS Not Enough Time
  • THE CARS Candy O
  • BEVIN LUNA Just Movin’
  • RED RIDER Lunatic Fringe
  • CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Give Me Just a Little More Time
  • GARLAND JEFFREYS Time Goes Away
  • TOM WAITS Time
  • CREED My Sacrifice
  • THE MOONDOGZ Free Yourself
  • IRIDESCENT POOLS Chew You Up
  • SIMON & GARFUNKEL The Boxer
  • EVERLAST What It’s Like
  • JOE JACKSON One More Time
  • JAMES Sit Down
  • THE DEAR BOYS Gone Viral
  • THE BEATLES Anytime At All
  • THE WHO Time is Passing
  • PORCUPINE TREE Time Flies
  • THE ROLLING STONES Time Waits for No One
  • DADA Bob, The Drummer
  • DARDEN SMITH Midnight Train
  • GIFTSHOP We Want You
  • SEMISONIC Closing Time

December 21, 2024 Playlist – Christmas SpecialDecember 21, 2024 Playlist – Christmas Special

Her pre-recorded voice greets you at the start of each show, but Nancy gets to do it live – and co-host – once a year when she joins me in studio for our annual Christmas show! The entire program is available to restream. Just click right here and get ready to rock the halls!

  • DARLENE LOVE All Alone on Christmas
  • SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS White Christmas
  • NEON TREES Holiday Rock
  • THE PAYOLAS Christmas is Coming
  • THE RONETTES Frosty the Snowman
  • BILLY SQUIER Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You
  • PANIC! AT THE DISCO Feels Like Christmas
  • THE KINKS Father Christmas
  • CHICAGO God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
  • .38 SPECIAL Hallelujah, It’s Christmas!
  • BILLY MACK Christmas is All Around
  • HALL & OATES Jingle Bell Rock
  • BROTHER DYNAMITE It’s Christmas Time Alright!
  • SPIRALING Do You Hear What I Hear?
  • LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM Holiday Road
  • MAVIS STAPLES Christmas Vacation
  • U2 Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)
  • LYZA WILSON Christmas in New York
  • SABRINA CARPENTER Buy Me Presents
  • ARIANA GRANDE Santa Tell Me
  • BILLIE EILISH Silver Bells
  • THE CHRIS VANDALAY PROJECT Good Morning Christmas
  • THE GREEDIES A Merry Jingle
  • TOXIC TITO Feliz Navidad
  • LEMMY, BILLY GIBBONS & DAVE GROHL Run Run Rudolph
  • RAMONES Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)
  • DROPKICK MURPHYS The Season’s Upon Us
  • ELI PAPERBOY REED Last Christmas
  • THE WAITRESSES Christmas Wrapping
  • REEL BIG FISH Whatever You Celebrate
  • BAD MANNERS It’s Christmastime Again
  • BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Santa Claus is Coming to Town
  • THE POGUES Fairytale of New York
  • JOHN LENNON Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
  • THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA Merry Christmas All
  • THE SMITHEREENS Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • DEE SNIDER & LZZY HALE The Magic of Christmas Day
  • TRAIN Shake Up Christmas
  • STEVIE WONDER Someday at Christmas

November 30, 2024 Playlist – From the Church to the CrossroadsNovember 30, 2024 Playlist – From the Church to the Crossroads

This edition of the program explored the connection between the world of spiritual and secular music. The journey from Gospel to Soul and then to Rock ‘n’ Roll is a long and fascinating one, and we conducted a basic crash course with selections from each of those genres, focusing on where they cross paths. You can access the show in its entirety by clicking here.

  • CREAM Crossroads
  • PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC Are You Ready?
  • THE STAPLE SINGERS I’ll Take You There
  • SISTER ROSETTA THARPE & THE SAM PRICE TRIO The Lord Followed Me
  • GEORGE GRANT & THE MIGHTY TEMPLARS Examine My Soul
  • MARVIN GAYE Can I Get A Witness
  • CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD I’m On My Way to a Better Place
  • PAUL SIMON Love Me Like a Rock
  • SHAWN PARSONS Grateful
  • SAM COOKE A Change is Gonna Come
  • LITTLE RICHARD Ride On, King Jesus
  • THE DOOBIE BROTHERS Jesus Is Just Alright
  • ZZ TOP Jesus Left Chicago
  • ARETHA FRANKLIN Border Song
  • RAY CHARLES Let It Be
  • THE IMPRESSIONS People Get Ready
  • CHARLES JENKINS & FELLOWSHIP CHICAGO Awesome
  • QUEEN Somebody to Love
  • FOREIGNER I Want to Know What Love Is
  • NORMAN GREENBAUM Spirit in the Sky
  • MARC COHN Walking in Memphis
  • LEON BRIDGES River
  • JOHNNY CASH Wayfaring Stranger
  • TALKING HEADS Take Me to the River
  • THE HARLEM GOSPEL TRAVELLERS Jesus Rhapsody Part 1
  • MANHATTAN TRANSFER Operator
  • STEVIE WONDER Higher Ground
  • THE BYRDS Turn! Turn! Turn!
  • BILLY JOEL River of Dreams
  • BLIND FAITH Presence of the Lord
  • U2 featuring MARY J. BLIGE One
  • SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS Call On God
  • THE EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS Oh Happy Day

November 16, 2024 PlaylistNovember 16, 2024 Playlist

We placed a deliberate emphasis on female voices and women’s issues when compiling this playlist. However, that was not our exclusive focus, as evidenced by the usual wide assortment of sounds and styles represented herein. The entire program can be accessed by clicking here.

  • LIZ PHAIR Extraordinary
  • QUINCY JONES Soul Bossa Nova
  • ARETHA FRANKLIN Respect
  • LESLEY GORE You Don’t Own Me
  • BAD COMPANY Do Right by Your Woman
  • TEN YEARS AFTER I’d Love to Change the World
  • THREE DOG NIGHT One
  • VOICE OF THE BEEHIVE A Perfect Place
  • SUSAN VEGA & DNA Tom’s Diner
  • LISA SCHERMA I Gotta Go To Church
  • BREWSTER MOONFACE Tin Woman
  • KILLDEER Nice Enough
  • MANIC HONEY Photodump
  • HOLE Celebrity Skin
  • TRAPPER SCHOEPP Ogalala
  • BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN She Don’t Love Me No Now
  • HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF Living in the City
  • TEARS FOR FEARS with OLETA ADAMS Woman in Chains
  • SHERYL CROW & JOHNNY CASH Redemption Day
  • CHAPPELL ROAN Pink Pony Club (Rock Remix)
  • DAVID BOWIE Rebel Rebel
  • JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS Bad Reputation
  • BIKINI KILL Rebel Girl
  • THE BEACHES Blame Brett
  • NO DOUBT Just a Girl
  • TRAPPER SCHOEPP with NICOLE ATKINS What You Do to Her
  • LISA SCHERMA Here in My Heart
  • MANIC HONEY Nothing Comes Out
  • HALESTORM Dear Daughter
  • THE ROLLING STONES Sweet Neo Con
  • BLACK ROSE BURNING No Love Lost
  • ELTON JOHN Believe
  • JACKIE DE SHANNON What the World Needs Now
  • ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND Let It Be
  • THE BELL-RAYS Black Lightning
  • THE WARNING More
  • X-RAY LOVE On My Stereo
  • THE DISCARDED Testify!
  • MILLIE MANDERS & THE SHUT UP Angry Side
  • SARA BAREILLES Brave

November 2, 2024 PlaylistNovember 2, 2024 Playlist

Among life’s many true pleasures is the ability to begin a crisp autumn morning with three hours of great rock ‘n’ roll – and sharing that music with so many of our wonderful listeners. If you were unable to join us live, you can enjoy the entire program at your convenience right here.

  • IAN HUNTER & MICK RONSON Big Time
  • THE GREYHOUNDS West Texas
  • THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Zero
  • THE CULT King Contrary Man
  • THE BABYS Back on My Feet Again
  • THE CURE Mint Car
  • BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Souls of the Departed
  • DAN CORIO BAND Used to Love the Rain
  • LIVVA JONES Drowning
  • TOXIC TITO Toxic Love
  • MIDDLE AGES Never Mind Blues
  • PATTY SMYTH My Town
  • SPUTNIK THE BAND King of the L.E.S.
  • MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND Runner
  • BREWSTER MOONFACE 4,000 Miles
  • CANNED HEAT Let’s Work Together
  • JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS Roadrunner
  • BE BOP DELUXE Ships in the Night
  • THE DEAR BOYS Gone Viral
  • THE WHO I’m a Road Runner
  • WHITESNAKE The Deeper the Love
  • LINKIN PARK Over Each Other
  • CHRIS VANDALAY PROJECT Your Favorite War
  • HOZIER Too Sweet
  • KISS Talk to Me
  • BILLY GIBBONS Treat Her Right
  • CHALK CIRCLE This Mourning
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Carry On
  • ROVER BOYS TRIO Stop That Boogie!
  • FRANK TURNER Get Better
  • BLACK ROSE BURNING Fight
  • JOHNNY MARR Armatopia
  • CANCION FRANKLIN Better Not Let Me Knock
  • MIGHTY JOE CASTRO & THE GRAVAMEN Embers in the Ash
  • SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS This Land is Your Land
  • SLOAN This Day Will Be Mine
  • EDEN JAMES Stranger
  • GENE LOVES JEZEBEL Motion of Love
  • THE HOOTERS Private Emotion
  • MICK JAGGER Vision of Paradise
  • THE BUDOS BAND Hidden Hand

October 26, 2024 Playlist – 5th Anniversary SpecialOctober 26, 2024 Playlist – 5th Anniversary Special

We continued our tradition of letting our listeners compile the playlist for our annual anniversary show, and this year, they came up with perhaps the most eclectic hodgepodge they have ever produced. Open your mind as wide as you can and give it a listen here.

  • MC5 Kick Out the Jams
  • T REX Buick Mackane
  • SASS JORDAN Pissin’ Down
  • GUANO APES Kumba Yo!
  • HEART Rock and Roll
  • X RAY LOVE On My Stereo
  • SOCIAL DISTORTION Don’t Take Me for Granted
  • THE DEAR BOYS Gone Viral
  • DOUG AND THE SLUGS Too Bad
  • EDISON LIGHTHOUSE Love Grows Where My Rosemary Grows
  • KING HARVEST Dancin’ in the Moonlight
  • JASON MRAZ Living in the Moment
  • TIM McGRAW Humble and Kind
  • VAN MORRISON Bein’ Green
  • WEEZER Say It Isn’t So
  • COUNTING CROWS A Murder of One
  • RAY PARKER JR. Ghostbusters
  • MISFITS Halloween
  • IRON MAIDEN Killers
  • ALICE COOPER Poison
  • BOB SEGER Roll Me Away
  • .38 SPECIAL Hold on Loosely
  • SURVIVOR Eye of the Tiger
  • SHAWN PARSONS Grateful
  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG What a Wonderful World
  • OASIS Wonderwall
  • PHIL COLLINS Lorenzo
  • WOOF WOOF Dizzy
  • MOTORHEAD Ace of Spades
  • KING’S X Black Flag
  • IDLES Love Song
  • LEE FIELDS Forever
  • BAD MANNERS Walking in the Sunshine
  • SABRINA CARPENTER Espresso
  • FINNEAS For Crying Out Loud
  • MELISSA ETHERIDGE I Run for Life
  • AUTOGRAMM Wannabe
  • McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now

October 5, 2024 PlaylistOctober 5, 2024 Playlist

Oldest song on this show’s playlist: 1967. Newest: 2024 – released one day before the airdate. When we say we play a diverse hodgepodge of generation-spanning rock ‘n’ roll, we just don’t talk the talk. You can check out this killer assortment of extraordinary music right here.

  • THE HIVES Rigor Mortis Radio
  • BUDOS BAND Hidden Hand
  • THE B52s Private Idaho
  • THE MERINGUES Shambles
  • THE SCREAMING BLUE MESSIAHS Bikini Red
  • BAD COMPANY Gone, Gone, Gone
  • THE DEAD DAISIES I’m Gonna Ride
  • PAT BENATAR We Live for Love
  • THE PEAWEES & THE DETROIT COBRAS You’ll Never Be Mine Again
  • SNACKTIME The High Life
  • CANCION FRANKLIN Better Not Let Me Knock
  • ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND 4 Wheels Beats 2 Heels
  • THIN LIZZY Waiting for an Alibi
  • GRETA VAN FLEET Highway Song
  • BLACK SABBATH Fairies Wear Boots
  • YOGABALL HEADACHES Puppy Love
  • MADNESS One Step Beyond
  • THE CALAMATIX Still Rudy
  • ICEHOUSE Electric Blue
  • LULU To Sir with Love
  • CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG Teach Your Children
  • JETHRO TULL Teacher
  • VAN HALEN Hot for Teacher
  • THE POLICE Don’t Stand So Close to Me
  • MIDDLE AGES Never Mind Blues
  • DAN CORIO BAND Used to Love the Rain
  • JANIS JOPLIN Me and Bobby McGee
  • BROTHER DYNAMITE The Girl’s in Love
  • FCAT Dreamer
  • P.M. DAWN Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
  • JIMMIE MACK Hold On
  • ORLEANS Love Takes Time
  • LADY GAGA Joker
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Follow You Down
  • THE BELLRAYS Black Lightning
  • SLADE Little Sheila
  • DAVID BOWIE God Only Knows
  • TERRY REID Stay with Me Baby

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 24, 2024 PlaylistAugust 24, 2024 Playlist

In honoring National Peach Pie and Waffle Day, we put on a show that had nothing to do with either occasion. However, we fully intend to properly celebrate both with a hearty portion of each, served a la mode, at some point. When you get around to doing the same, click here to enjoy your treat with the proper musical component.

  • SLAPFIGHT Replaceable
  • BUDOS BAND Curled Steel
  • SAVE FERRIS Come On Eileen
  • THE CALAMATIX Love Lies and Alibis
  • FOO FIGHTERS Learning to Fly
  • FLORENCE & THE MACHINE Dog Days Are Over
  • ERASURE A Little Respect
  • REBECCA LOU Lovesick
  • ELOUR Beautiful Girl
  • MOTLEY CRUE Don’t Go Away Mad
  • KISS Anything For My Baby
  • THE BLACK KEYS Gold on the Ceiling
  • THE DEADNOTES Flowers
  • THE ROLLING STONES It’s All Over Now
  • TOMMY TUTONE 867-5309 (Jenny)
  • BARTON CARROLL Brooklyn Girl, You’re Going to Be My Bride
  • GREG KIHN BAND The Breakup Song
  • MIRANDA LAMBERT Kerosene
  • DAN CORIO BAND Rolling Away
  • SHAWN PARSONS Hell If I Know
  • THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM American Slang
  • BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
  • BILLY SQUIER Whadda You Want From Me
  • THE BEATLES And Your Bird Can Sing
  • PARAMORE Ain’t It Fun
  • BILLIE EILISH Birds of a Feather
  • WALLOWS Bad Dream
  • LEANNA FIRESTONE Least Favorite Only Child
  • WAR Why Can’t We Be Friends
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Carry On
  • SLASH featuring DEMI LOVATO Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
  • CHRIS VANDALAY PROJECT Better Than Before
  • THE CARS It’s All I Can Do
  • JINXSIE Slide
  • THE MOONDOGZ Adults Only
  • ALICE COOPER Grand Finale