Show #229--4/25/10

Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)—Bill Amesbury
Meet Virginia—Train
Mother Mother—Tracy Bonham
Art Czars—Japandroids
Desire—The Rockets
Fate—Jules and the Polar Bears
Fruit—Rafter
Sway—Dean Martin
In Ruins—Fol Chen
Good Morning World—Momus
Rome—Yeasayer
Tone—Quadron
A Girl Like You—Edwyn Collins
Scissor/Saw—The Nels Cline Singers
B86 (Inkblot Nebula)—The Nels Cline Singers
Battery in Your Leg—Blur

Hour 2—80’s: First Charters

Bad Reputation—Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Cool—The Time
Change—Tears for Fears
Somewhere in America—Survivor
Johnny Can’t Read—Don Henley
I Wonder if I Take You Home—Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force
Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)—Simply Red
Our Lips Are Sealed—The Go-Go’s
The Stroke—Billy Squier
C’mon and Get My Love—D-Mob with Cathy Dennis
Break My Stride—Matthew Wilder
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?—Culture Club

Show #228--4/18/10

I’ve Seen All Good People—Yes
Just the Same—Gentle Giant
Loose Change—The Disco Biscuits
Money—Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Nutbush City Limits—Ike & Tina Turner
Long Time—Shakira
Eazy Speaks—Apostle of Hustle
Brakhage--Stereolab
Harleme Nocturne—Johnny Cox & Wayne Cox
Why Do I Feel Alone—The RFD
Eternal Life—Shira Small
Sunny Side of Heaven—Fleetwood Mac
Sloan Shore—Kaki King
I’ll Be Your Angel—Christine Kane

Hour 2—70’s Stardom (Encore from 5/25/08)

A sampling of 70s artists, all singing about makin' it BIG. 
 
Star Baby—The Guess Who
Star—Stealers Wheel
Free Man in Paris—Joni Mitchell
Top of the Pops—The Kinks
Fame—David Bowie
Life’s Been Good—Joe Walsh
So You Are a Star—The Hudson Brothers
The Cover of “Rolling Stone”—Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
Lonely at the Top—Randy Newman
Lonely at the Bottom (from National Lampoon’s “Lemmings”)—John Belushi
Rhinestone Cowboy—Glen Campbell
Success Story—The Who
I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)—The Moody Blues
Everybody’s a Star (Starmaker)—The Kinks
Everybody is a Star—Sly & the Family Stone (one from the 60s.)

Show #227--4/11/10

Rainy Night in Georgia—Brook Benton
Dry the Rain—The Beta Band
Evolve—Ani Difranco
What if I Came Knocking—John Mellencamp
It’s Gonna Rain—So Many Dynamos
Sleepyhead—Passion Pit
Too Shy--Kajagoogoo
Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream—King Crimson
All I Do—The Derek Trucks Band
Mahjoun—The Derek Trucks Band
The High Road—Broken Bells
No Words—Paul McCartney & Wings
Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)—Paul McCartney & Wings
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five—Paul McCartney & Wings

Hour 2—The Making of “Band on the Run” (Paul McCartney & Wings)

A special audio documentary, chock full of alternate versions of songs from the classic 1973 album, as well as insights from the people behind the album.

Show #226--4/4/10

Buster Keaton—Quadron
In the Mirror—Field Music
Connection—Elastica
Back of My Hand (I’ve Got Your Number)—The Jags
Pull Out—The Soft Pack
Come On—Chuck Berry
Let the Mystery Be—Iris DeMent
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)—George Harrison
Peace Will Come (According to Plan)—Melanie
Joni—Julian Velard
Secretarial—A.C. Newman
DS 21—Jane Child
Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)—Icicle Works
We Belong—Pat Benatar
Town Cryer—Elvis Costello & the Attractions

Hour 2—Regionalism

Rhode Island is Famous for You—Blossom Dearie
Deep in the Heart of Jersey—Cowboy Charlie (Uncle Floyd)
Barefoot in Baltimore—Strawberry Alarm Clock
Cleveland Rocks—Ian Hunter
South Carolina—John Linnell
Mississippi Delta—Bobbie Gentry
Amos Moses—Jerry Reed
Polk Salad Annie—Tony Joe White
Rainy Night in Georgia—Brook Benton
San Franciscan Nights—Eric Burdon & the Animals
Wichita Lineman—Glen Campbell
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls—Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays

Show #225--3/28/10

Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March—The Box Tops
Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline)—Raymond LeFevre and his Orchestra
Love is Here and Now You’re Gone—Diana Ross and the Supremes
This Can’t Be True—Eddie Holman
Love or Let Me Be Lonely—The Friends of Distinction
Smiling Faces Sometimes—The Undisputed Truth
Black Satin—Miles Davis
On the Sly—The Bamboos
Baby—The Phenomenal Handclap Band
You Too—Caroline Peyton
Too Tender (To Touch)—Lene Lovich
These Are the Laws—Judie Tzuke
I Love a Long Goodbye—Sloan

Hour 2—Billboard Hot 100 Spotlight: March 29, 1975

Hits and sorta-hits from 35 years ago today, as we once again boogaloo up the chart.

Black Superman/Muhammad Ali—Johnny Wakelin/The Kinshasa Band (#95)
Rainy Day People—Gordon Lightfoot (#84)
The Pill—Loretta Lynn (#70)
Thank God I’m a Country Boy—John Denver (#60)
Amie—Pure Prairie League (#54)
How Long—Ace (#48)
Killer Queen—Queen (#40)
Lady—Styx (#23)
Shame Shame Shame—Shirley & Company (#12)
You Are So Beautiful—Joe Cocker (#5)
Express—B.T. Express (#4)
Philadelphia Freedom—Elton John (#3)
Lovin’ You—Minnie Riperton (#2)
Lady Marmalade—Labelle (#1)




Just keep telling yourself, "It's only a video...only a video..."
"Baby"--The Phenomenal Handclap Band.

Sample the Sampler

For all those people who've wanted to listen to the Sunday Sampler,
but could never manage to listen live:

Here is an hour from 1/17/10.
You click, I play!

Show #224--3/21/10

Every Little Bit Hurts—Title Tracks
Fallout—Euphone
Measure—Field Music
The Undesirables—Lawrence Arabia
Need You Now—Lady Antebellum
Everybody’s Getting Paid But Me—The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Honky Cat—Elton John
Going to California—Jake Shimabukuro
California English—Vampire Weekend
Psychic City (Voodoo City)—YACHT
Letter from an Occupant—The New Pornographers
Benediction—Stealers Wheel
Ramblin’ (Wo)Man—Cat Power

Hour 2—On This Day…

We (meaning I, of course) take a look back at musical history on this date through the years, and some of the songs that accompany those musical memories. 

Featured during this hour:

Cold, Cold Heart—Hank Williams (1951)
Blue Suede Shoes—Carl Perkins (1956)
Cry to Me—Solomon Burke (1962)
Do You Want to Know a Secret?—Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas (1963)
She Loves You—The Beatles (1964)
A Well Respected Man—The Kinks (1966)
Break Up to Make Up—The Stylistics (1973)
EMI—The Sex Pistols (1977)
Going Underground—The Jam (1980)
The Hero’s Return (Parts One and Two)—Pink Floyd (1983)
Streets of Philadelphia—Bruce Springsteen (1994)
Arc of a Diver—Steve Winwood (1995—Viv Stanshall’s memorial service…)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Reverend and Co., at Pittsburgh's Hard Rock Café this Thursday.

Show #223--3/14/10

Lone Star Song—Grant Lee Buffalo
Young Blood—Norah Jones
Strangeness and Charm—Tim Finn
Cheat on Me—The Cribs
Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey—The Beatles
The Crunge—Led Zeppelin
Stylo—Gorillaz (feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack)
Sweet Dreams—Split Enz
See No Evil—Television
Ballroom Baby—The Checks
A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing)—Romeo Void
All Touch--Rough Trade
Conversation with a Cop—Fanny
Pride and Joy—Brandi Carlile

Hour 2—The Playin’ of the Green

My St. Patrick's Day show.  Revisiting a theme from a few years ago.

Green, Green—The New Christy Minstrels
Bowling Green—The Everly Brothers
Long Green—The Fireballs
Green Grass—Gary Lewis & the Playboys
Green Green Grass of Home—John Otway
Little Green Bag—George Baker Selection
Green Man—XTC
Green Chimneys—Thelonious Monk
Little Green—Joni Mitchell
Murder—Jack Green
Forest Green Oh Forest Green—Holly Miranda
Green Eyes—Coldplay