Saturday, August 28, 2010

Show #246--8/29/10

If I’m in Luck I Might Get Picked Up—Betty Davis
Raised on Robbery—Joni Mitchell
Butter Boy—Fanny
Janglin—Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Living on the Edge—Jim Capaldi
Spinning Away—Brian Eno & John Cale
Truth and Beauty—Sam Yahel Trio
Life is a Carnival—The Band

Hour 2—Onomatopoeia 



Splish Splash—Bobby Darin
Splish Splash—Roger Kellaway Trio
Drip Drop—Dion
Buzz Buzz Buzz—The Mighty Blue Kings
Boom Boom—John Lee Hooker  
Bang Bang—Dizzy Gillespie
Bang Shang-a-Lang—The Archies
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep—Mac and Katie Kissoon
Beep—The Pussycat Dolls

Tik Tok—Ke$ha
Tick Tick Boom—The Vines
Boom Goes the Dynamite
Biff! Bang! Pow!—The Creation
Crash—The Primitives
Crash Years--The New Pornographers
Rill Rill (Ring Ring)—Sleigh Bells
Bang a Gong (Get it On)--T. Rex 



Sunday, August 22, 2010

Show #245--8/22/10

Hour 1:  Billboard Hot 100 Spotlight:   August 22, 1960


A Kookie Little Paradise—Jo Ann Campbell (#92)
You’re Lookin’ Good—Dee Clark (#75)
(I Do the) Shimmy Shimmy—Bobby Freeman (#71)
Never on Sunday—Don Costa (#60)
Chain Gang—Sam Cooke (#54)
Is a Bluebird Blue—Conway Twitty (#46)
Red Sails in the Sunset—The Platters (#38)
Kiddio—Brook Benton (#31)
Because They’re Young—Duane Eddy (#28)
Mule Skinner Blues—The Fendermen (#18)
Please Help Me, I’m Falling—Hank Locklin (#13)
Image of a Girl—The Safaris (#10)
I’m Sorry—Brenda Lee (#5)
The Twist—Chubby Checker (#4)
Walk, Don’t Run—The Ventures (#3)
Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini—Brian Hyland (#2)
It’s Now or Never—Elvis Presley (#1)





Hour 2



Carry On—Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
You Make Me—Nick Lowe
Sweet and Sour—Firefall
Elevator—Hot Hot Heat
Pick Up the Pieces—Money Mark
That’s the Way It’s Gonna Be—Lee Mallory
Sometimes—The Association
Repeat After Me—The Three Sounds
The Moonbeam Song—Nilsson










MONDAY NIGHT
THE FINAL 



"FIRST IMPRESSIONS"
with DR. GONZO & MARC MORRISON
(8:00 PM EST)

REVIEWING:

PERCH PATCHWORK by MAPS & ATLASES
HEARTACHES & SUNRISES by LUGE



PLUS,  A REVIEW OF OUR FAVORITE DISCS WE'VE SPUN THIS SUMMER.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Show #244--8/15/10

Let’s Make a Deal—Dangerman
Slivadiv—Back Door
Pon De Floor—Major Lazer
I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops Upside Your Head)—The Gap Band
I Learned the Hard Way—Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Living Decorations—Maps & Atlases
Grand National—Tender Trap
Ramona—Beck
15 to 20—The Phenomenal Handclap Band
Bring a Little Lovin’—Los Bravos
Too Much Fun (Live)—Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Dick Cooper’s Hot Pants—Dick Cooper
Hot Pants—Salvage
Hot Pants—Larry Quinn & Associates

Hour 2—Fill in the Blank: “_____ of _____”

Tonight's theme:  All titles of songs fit that template up there. 


Jealous of Roses—Bibio
Boat of Car—They Might Be Giants
Part of Me—Electric Tickle Machine
Talk of the Town—Pretenders
Wheel of the Broken Voice—Sam Phillips
Rhythm of Life—Paula Cole Band
Lover of Mine (Roman Ruins remix)—Beach House
King of the Beach—Wavves
Harp of 1,000 Strings—The Widow Babies
Tired of Sex—Weezer
Sick of Myself—Matthew Sweet
Way of the World—Cheap Trick
Child of Vision—Supertramp 


THIS WEEK'S PICKS ON FIRST IMPRESSIONS:
(MONDAY, 8:00 PM EST)
 
"CRAZY FOR YOU"  by  BEST COAST
"GUARDS" (EP)  by  GUARDS
 

 
  

Sunday, August 08, 2010

Show #243--8/8/10

My Baby—The Girls
Bert’s Apple Crumble—The Quik
Brown Paper Sack—The Gentrys
I’m Aware—The Knack
Theme from “Mannix”—Lalo Schifrin
Love Will Stone You—Emitt Rhodes
Out in the Country—Three Dog Night
Save the Country [single version]—Laura Nyro
Listen to the Band—The Monkees
Good Girls—Merry Clayton
Nasty Girl—Vanity 6
They Don’t Want—Electric Wire Hustle
Kill Me (Ce Soir)—Golden Earring
Sail it Slow (feat. CULTS)—Guards
Revolution’s a Lie—Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

Hour 2—Better?

Songs of recovery, improvement, growth, getting back on track, feeling happier, stronger...better!

The Best is Yet to Come—Tony Bennett
Getting Better—The Beatles
Getting’ Better—Chilliwack
Feelin’ Stronger Every Day—Chicago
Things Can Only Get Better—Dave Kirkpatrick
Feeling Good Again—Robert Earl Keen
Stronger Than Before—Carole Bayer Sager
Keeps Gettin’ Better—Christina Aguilera
Happiness—Goldfrapp
Long Promised Road—The Beach Boys
Steady Pull—Jonatha Brooke
The Promise of a New Day—Paula Abdul
I’m Doin’ Fine Now—New York City
My Back Pages—Bob Dylan