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

Bullfighter Jacket—Miniature Tigers

Curses—Love Lake

Living on the Edge—Jim Capaldi

China Steps—Women

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 

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

Castor and Pollux—Kathryn Calder

Carry On—Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

The Renegade—Zeus

You Make Me—Nick Lowe

Sweet and Sour—Firefall

Zorbing—Stornoway

Photoshop Handsome—Everything Everything

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

Free Translator—The Books

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.

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

 

 

  

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