Category: Playlist 2025

December 27, 2025 PlaylistDecember 27, 2025 Playlist

December 27, 2025December 27, 2025|

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

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

December 13, 2025December 13, 2025|

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

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

November 29, 2025November 29, 2025|

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

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November 15, 2025 PlaylistNovember 15, 2025 Playlist

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025|

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

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

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025|

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

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

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025|

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)

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October 4, 2025 PlaylistOctober 4, 2025 Playlist

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025|

Not only is this episode full of our usual diverse hodgepodge of generation-spanning tunes that rock, it’s also 100% free of any handwringing about the halftime performer at this year’s Super Bowl. (You’re welcome.) Click here to consume at your leisure.

  • THE POLICE Next To You
  • QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE No One Knows
  • THE HEAVY What Makes a Good Man
  • KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody
  • THE YARDBIRDS For Your Love
  • MELISSA ETHERIDGE I Run for Life
  • MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND For You
  • EVANESCENCE Bring Me to Life
  • THE KINKS (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman
  • 3 DOORS DOWN Kryptonite
  • FIVE FOR FIGHTING Superman (It’s Not Easy)
  • DUO UNIUS Dance
  • ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES Country Roads
  • CANCION FRANKLIN I’ll Do It If You Say So
  • JON CASPI & THE FIRST GUN WITH AMANDA CROSS I Ain’t Bitter
  • JANIS JOPLIN Me and Bobby McGee
  • ALEXIS P SUTER BAND God Gave Me the Blues
  • JOAN CADDELL Cinderella
  • JULIA GARGANO Growing Pains
  • CONTRABAND Bad for Each Other
  • DEEP PURPLE Woman from Tokyo
  • LIVING COLOUR Cult of Personality
  • ROGER DALTREY Bitter and Twisted
  • THE DEAR BOYS Put It Down
  • SALLY PHANTOM Going Insane
  • CHARLIE NIELAND Shame
  • JESSE MALIN Black Haired Girl
  • BLACK ROSE BURNING Roses in the Dark
  • BETA TRIP What I Need
  • GHOST WITH PATRICK WILSON Stay
  • TEN YEARS AFTER I’d Love to Change the World
  • FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND Money Back Guarantee
  • GREG ANTISTA & THE LONELY STREETS Goodnight Ramona
  • THE INTERRUPTERS Room With a View
  • STEVE AUGERI Bated Breath
  • ED JACKSON’S TIME OUT Here We Are Back at the Bar

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September 20, 2025 PlaylistSeptember 20, 2025 Playlist

September 20, 2025September 20, 2025|

Open minds lead to open ears. I say that a lot more than most people care to hear, but hey – it’s true. We featured quite a few lesser-known independent artists on this edition of the program from several genres. They fit in so well with the well-established artists that we also play, so give ’em a listen. You just mind find your new favorite band. Click here to stream the show.

  • JOHN LENNON Nobody Told Me
  • ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding
  • INDIA.AIRE Life Is Good
  • SPUTNIK THE BAND Waterloo Sunset
  • DAN CORIO BAND Not Tonight
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Carry On
  • AMANDA CROSS Hell or High Water
  • SAVANNAH JAINE Scarlet Woman, Cherry Red
  • THE CLASH London Calling
  • THE DEAR BOYS Put It Down
  • FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE Radiation Vibe
  • STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Interstate Love Song
  • EARTH, WIND & FIRE September
  • STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Pride and Joy
  • CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL Susie Q
  • DINA ROCCO Good Times
  • DEF LEPPARD Animal
  • BROTHER DYNAMITE Get Up
  • CARMEN TOTH Time Bomb Heart
  • CHRIS VANDALAY PROJECT Facing West
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Divine Women
  • QUEEN TIPSY Shaken, Not Stirred
  • ELISSA MONTANTI Genie
  • THE DOORS Twentieth Century Fox
  • GRAND PEPPER OF REALITY Great Elixir
  • SAINTS IN EXILE Bad Vibes
  • LINKIN PARK Waiting for the End
  • JIM CROCE Time in a Bottle
  • HENRY GROSS Shannon
  • SOMBR Canal Street
  • THE CRETONES Mad Love
  • SOUND SIREN Crazy Beautiful
  • AMYL & THE SNIFFERS U Should Not Be Doing That
  • DAVE EDMUNDS Almost Saturday Night
  • POT IS DRUGS How To Talk To Girls
  • BLACK ROSE BURNING The Fear Machine

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September 6, 2025 Playlist – Dan CorioSeptember 6, 2025 Playlist – Dan Corio

September 6, 2025September 6, 2025|

On his latest trip to his hometown from his second home in Nashville, singer / songwriter Dan Corio made some time to join me in the MPR studio. We did some catching up and he performed several new tunes which will be released in the weeks and months to come. Click here to access the show in all its sonic glory.

  • CHUCK BERRY School Day
  • DAN CORIO BAND Heartbreaker
  • DELTA CIRCLE Here’s to a Small Town
  • JON CASPI & THE FIRST GUN New Record
  • ELVIS COSTELLO Red Shoes
  • DAN CORIO Not Tonight (Live in the MPR Studio)
  • THE CALL Let the Day Begin
  • REAL-LIFE SUPERHERO Heart Has Had Enough
  • RHONDA FUNK When Lovers Say Goodbye
  • DAN CORIO Stay Gone (Live in the MPR Studio)
  • JOAN CADDELL & THE MIDNIGHT CHOIR Divine Women
  • QUEEN TIPSY Beware the Dog
  • LISA SCHERMA Jump and Shout
  • LIVVA JONES Same Page
  • DAN CORIO The Ballad of That Night (Live in the MPR Studio)
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Deriving Dariya
  • JACUZZI FIRE Wasted Daze
  • INDIGO GIRLS Nashville
  • CANCION FRANKLIN Just Made Rent
  • DAN CORIO BAND Hanging Up the Phone
  • LUCINDA WILLIAMS Rock and Roll Heart
  • DAN CORIO & LIVVA JONES Stay or Go
  • BREWSTER MOONFACE End of the Day
  • TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS Breakdown
  • GREEN DAY Tired of Waiting
  • DAN CORIO Used to Love the Rain
  • ERIC CHURCH Springsteen
  • JESSE MALIN & THE ST. MARKS SOCIAL All the Way from Moscow
  • MIRANDA LAMBERT & CHRIS STAPLETON A Song to Sing
  • DAN CORIO BAND Still Ahead
  • BON JOVI Red, White and Jersey
  • STEVE EARLE Someday
  • MARSHALL CRENSHAW Grab the Next Train
  • DAN CORIO BAND Hold On
  • MIGHTY JOE CASTRO & THE GRAVAMEN Embers in the Ash
  • THREE CHORD MONEY Hope and a Hard Road
  • AZTEC CAMERA The Crying Scene
  • B52s Deadbeat Club
  • DAN CORIO BAND Forever With You
  • LITTLE VILLAGE Don’t Think About Her (When You’re Trying to Drive)

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August 23, 2025 Playlist – Mickey EhrlichAugust 23, 2025 Playlist – Mickey Ehrlich

August 24, 2025August 24, 2025|

Whether he’s performing with his band Middle Ages or playing his songs on his acoustic at a coffee shop, Mickey Ehrlich’s music resonates with honesty and sincerity – and zero pretense – that is almost immediately apparent to anyone fortunate enough to be listening. He was my guest on this edition of the program, which you can access by clicking here.

  • THE HIVES Legalize Living
  • THE STRUTS Rock and Roll Fantasy
  • BLINK-182 All the Small Things
  • ABSOLUTE LOSERS At the Same Time
  • BLACK ROSE BURNING Into the Black
  • THE CLASH Should I Stay or Should I Go
  • SAVE FERRIS Get Dancing
  • THE PLANET SMASHERS Things You Do
  • DAVE BARRY Fight the Bumble Bees
  • ZZ TOP Legs
  • OUR OWN YOKOS Feel Alright Tonight
  • RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Hangover and Out
  • MIDDLE AGES Nevermind Blues
  • THE WHITE STRIPES Seven Nation Army
  • THE YARDBIRDS Heart Full of Soul
  • DAN CORIO BAND Hold On
  • MIRANDA LAMBERT Gunpowder and Lead
  • JON CASPI & THE FIRST GUN Last Ride Home
  • WEEZER Pork and Beans
  • SAMMY DAVIS JR. Theme from “Baretta”
  • WAR Low Rider
  • SANTANA with STEVE WINWOOD A Whiter Shade of Pale
  • MICKEY EHRLICH Sheepshead Bay (Live in the MPR Studio)
  • THE RONNETTES Be My Baby
  • BOB DYLAN Mozambique
  • DOLLY PARTON Jolene
  • MIDDLE AGES Silver Lining (Don’t Count Me Out)
  • MANIC HONEY Problems
  • CARMEN TOTH Pretty Dresses
  • SOUND SIREN Washed Hands
  • THE ATLICIC This Year
  • MICKEY EHRLICH Down in The Narrows (Live in the MPR Studio)
  • MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE I Don’t Love You
  • SPUTNIK THE BAND They Don’t Know
  • STYX Lady
  • MICKEY EHRLICH On the Loose (Live in the MPR Studio)
  • HOUNDS OF JUSTICE Wisdom Teeth

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