Happy Christmas everyone!

I hope you enjoyed the Christmas music tonight. Here's what I played:
Dean Martin - Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
Dean Martin - Baby, It's Cold Outside
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
Nat King Cole - Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Nat King Cole - O Come All Ye Faithful
Briana Cash - All Around Me is Christmas
Briana Cash - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Ghosty/The Flaming Lips - A Change At Christmas (Say It Isn't So)
The Pretenders - 2000 Miles
Jimmy Durante - Frosty the Snowman
Chuck Berry - Run, Run Rudolph
Leona Naess - Christmas
Cheap Trick - Come on Christmas
Medicine - Christmas Song
Burl Ives - Silver and Gold
Stan Francis - Jingle, Jingle, Jingle
Dean Martin - Winter Wonderland
The Most Wonderful Day of the Year

The latest playlist

Here are tunes I played tonight:
Pixies: Tony's Theme
The Rolling Stones: Happy
Wire Train: Crashing Back to You
The Psychedelic Furs: All About You
The Flaming Lips: Pilot Can at the Queer of God
Briana Cash: 2000 Miles
Susanna Hoffs: Always Enough
Aerosmith: Jaded
Adorable: Crash Site
The Ramones: Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio
The Stray Cats: I Won't Stand In Your Way
The Raspberries: Go All the Way
Lucy Show: A Million Things
Sybil Vane: Whips and Lollipops
Cheap Trick: Way of the World
Tears for Fears: Pale Shelter

Two-fers from the same artists

This week on the Taste the Floor show, I presented some double shots of songs from the same artists, in most cases, the same albums or alternative versions of songs recorded during the same time period. Here's what I played:
Pixies: Tony's Theme
Pixies: Gigantic
Echo & the Bunnymen: Never Stop (Discotheque)
Echo & the Bunnymen: The Original Cutter (A Drop in the Ocean)
The Psychedelic Furs: Sleep Comes Down
The Psychedelic Furs: Mary Go Round (Yes I Do)
Catherine Wheel: I Want to Touch You
Catherine Wheel: Ferment
Blur: Slow Down
Blur: There's No Other Way (Blur Remix)
Jesus & Mary Chain: You Trip Me Up
Jesus & Mary Chain: Never Understand
Let's Active: Room With a View
Let's Active: Every Word Means No
Human League: The Lebanon
Human League: 122.3 BPM

"Valley Girl" Soundtrack and More

The Jesus & Mary Chain: Taste the Floor
The Psychedelic Furs: Love My Way
Sparks: Eaten By the Monster of Love
The Plimsouls: Million Miles Away
Josie Cotton: He Could Be the One
The Payolas:  Eyes of a Stranger
Bonnie Hayes and the Wild Combo: Girls Like Me
Lucius: Tempest
Blur: I Know (Remix)
Susanna Hoffs: Summer Daze
Belfegore: All That I Wanted
Midnight Oil: Dreamworld
Duran Duran: Lava Lamp
The Del Fuegos: When the News is On
Richard Ashcroft; Brave New World

Special Live Show ...

This week on the Taste the Floor show, I played a bunch of live stuff, for the holiday week. Here's what you heard:

The Psychedelic Furs: Into You Like a Train
The Psychedelic Furs: No Easy Street
Echo & the Bunnymen: Start Again
Echo & the Bunnymen: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Echo & the Bunnymen: Crocodiles
Echo & the Bunnymen: Do It Clean
Paul McCartney: Live and Let Die
Paul McCartney: Jet
Cheap Trick: Day Tripper
Cheap Trick: I Want You to Want Me
The Velvet Underground: After Hours
The Velvet Underground: Pale Blue Eyes

INXS Retrospective

For the Taste the Floor show tonight, I put together an INXS retrospective. Friday marks the 16th anniversary of lead singer Michael Hutchence's death. Here's what I played:

Don't Change
The One Thing
We Are the Vegetables
Burn For You
I Send A Message
This Time
Kissing the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)
Need You Tonight
On My Way
Not Enough Time
Heaven Sent
Please (You Got That)
Days of Rust
Viking Juice
Make Your Peace
Elegantly Wasted
Don't Lose Your Head

Playlist from Nov. 13, 2013 ...

Pixies: Tony's Theme
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Maps
Echo & the Bunnymen: The Killing Moon (all night version)
Dean Martin: I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Uncle Tupelo: The Long Cut
Big Country: Harvest Home
The Bangles: Hazy Shade of Winter
Blur: Out of Time
Interpol: Untitled
Mazzy Star: Blue Light
Blue Nile: Stay
U2: A Sort of Homecoming
Blondie: Union City Blue

My hour long tribute to the late Lou Reed ...

Here are some of the tunes I played tonight:
The Velvet Underground: Sunday Morning
The Velvet Underground: I'm Waiting For The Man
Lou Reed: Vicious
Lou Reed: Busload of Faith
Lou Reed: I Love You Suzanne
The Velvet Underground: Rock and Roll (live)
The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat
The Velvet Underground: Sweet Jane
The Velvet Underground: Who Loves the Sun
Lou Reed: Coney Island Baby
Lou Reed: My Name is Mok
Lou Reed: The Day John Kennedy Died
Lou Reed: New Sensations
Lou Reed: Cremation

Some classics … on the Taste the Floor Show ...

This week, I played:
Bob Dylan: Gotta Serve Somebody
The Rolling Stones: Hand of Fate
The Moody Blues: The Sun Set/Twilight Time
The Doors: Touch Me
The Monkees: Forget That Girl
Isaac Hayes: Walk on By
Fear: Hoochie Coochie Man
The Stooges: Loose
T Rex: 20th Century Boy
Blondie: 11:59
Cheap Trick: Stiff Competition
The Vapors: Turning Japanese
Wings: Live and Let Die

More favorite songs for October

Echo & the Bunnymen: Over the Wall, live
Echo & the Bunnyman: Ticket to Ride
Wilco: Shot in the Arm
Jeffrey Lee Pierce: Love and Desperation
Catherine Wheel: Black Metallic
Catherine Wheel: The Nude
The Psychedelic Furs: Entertain Me
Love Spit Love: It Hurts When I Laugh
Richard Butler: California
The Posies: Flavor of the Month
The Pop on Trial: Time Machine
Lou Reed: Vicious
Let's Active: Edge of the World

A bit of fall romance?

Here's the latest playlist from the Taste the Floor Show:
Pixies: Tony's Theme
Nancy Sinatra: Kinky Love
Neil Young and the Shocking Pinks: Wonderin'
Isaac Hayes: Walk on By
INXS: Not Enough Time
The Rolling Stones: She's Like A Rainbow
The Velvet Underground: Pale Blue Eyes
Billy Idol: Eyes Without a Face
The Psychedelic Furs: Heartbreak Beat
The Thorns: Blue
Toad the Wet Sprocket: All I Want
Blur: To the End

The Oct. 2 playlist ...

Rocking and rolling ... some of my favorite tunes!
Pixies: Tony's Theme
Ride: Vapour Trail
Blur: High Cool (Easy Listening mix)
Wire Train: Crashing Back to You
Iggy Pop (w/Kate Pierson): Candy
Duran Duran: Too Much Information
Billy Idol: Eyes Without a Face
Azure Ray: The Drinks We Drank Last Night
April March: Chick Habit
The Carpenters: Superstar
Crocodiles: Bubblegum Trash
Cheap Trick: Stiff Competition
INXS: Viking Juice
Blondie: Eat to the Beat
Billy Bragg:  The Busy Girl Buys Beauty
Echo & the Bunnymen: Satellite

The latest playlist ...

Here's what got played tonight:
Pixies: Tony's Theme
Arcadia: Election Day
Killing Joke: Eighties
Joy Division: Love Will Tear Us Apart
New Order: The Beach
Joboxers: Just Got Lucky
Culture Club: Church of the Poison Mind
DEVO: Big Mess
Yello: I Love You
Bananarama: Robert Deniro's Waiting
Echo & the Bunnymen: Over the Wall
The Psychedelic Furs: All of This and Nothing
Billy Bragg: Man in the Iron Mask
Gary Numan: Me, I Disconnect from You

Some double shots ...

Here's the playlist from Sept. 18, 2013:
Pixies: Tony's Theme
Pixies: Gigantic
Ian McCulloch: Dug for Love
Ian McCulloch: Playgrounds and Parks
The Psychedelic Furs:
Richard Butler: California
Madder Rose: 20 Foot Red
T Rex: 20th Century Boy
The Monkees: Circle Sky (live)
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
The Rolling Stones: Before They Make Me Run
Annette Farrington: Dive
Liz Phair: Rock Me
The Go-Go's: Turn to You
The 360's: Dead 1970
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Maps

Sept. 11 show ...

Pixies: Tony's Theme
Public Image Limited: Annalisa
The Bangles: Hero Takes A Fall
Eurythmics: Here Comes the Rain Again
The Violent Femmes: Good Feeling
Prefab Sprout: Bonny
The Dream Syndicate: Sure Thing
The Gun Club: Bad America
Echo & the Bunnymen: Happy Death Man
Blondie: Die Young Stay Pretty
The Psychedelic Furs: It Goes On
Midnight Oil: Best of Both Worlds (live)
INXS: Don't Change
U2: An Unforgettable Fire

Love songs ...

Here's the playlist for the Taste the Floor Show from Aug. 21, 2013. The theme was love songs:
Pixies - Tony's Theme
Sophie B. Hawkins - Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover
Warren Zanes - Everybody Loves You
The Psychedelic Furs - Heartbreak Beat
Adorable - Glorious
Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
Frank Sinatra - I Could Have Danced All Night
Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down
Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (All Night Verson)
Curtain Society - Kissherface
The Raspberries - Go All the Way
Let's Active - Make Up With Me
Jefferson Airplane - Plastic Fantastic Lover
Blur - Intermission

Sorry about the problems this week ...

The WNHN streaming wasn't working and the March 27 show was loaded in. Oh well. The new show I just put together will probably air on Sept. 4. Thanks for listening!

What are the Best Songs by The Replacements and Paul Westerberg?

Here are some of my faves as broadcast on the Taste the Floor Show on WNHN 94.7-LP in Concord on Aug. 7:
Pixies - Tony's Theme
The Replacements - Talent Show
The Replacements - Color Me Impressed
The Replacements - I Will Dare
The Replacements - Unsatisfied
The Replacements - Kiss Me on the Bus
The Replacements - Waitress in the Sky
The Replacements - Nightclub Jitters
The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait
The Replacements - Alex Chilton
The Replacements - The Ledge
The Replacements - Radio Hook Word Hit
Paul Westerberg - Between Love and Like
Paul Westerberg - Eyes Like Spark
Paul Westerberg - Dyslexic Heart
Paul Westerberg - Knockin' on Mine
Paul Westerberg - World Class Fad
Paul Westerberg - Even Here We Are

Playlist for July 24, 2013

Pixies - Tony's Theme
A Flock of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song
DEVO - Gates of Steel
Gary Numan - Music for Chameleons
Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain
Cheap Trick - Dream Police
Cheap Trick - Stiff Competition
Cheap Trick - Tonight, It's You
The Knack - Another Lousy Day in Paradise
Prefab Sprout - Cars and Girls
New Order - Age of Consent
Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
The Vapors - Turning Japanese
Wings - Live and Let Die

Memorial Show for Christian

Twenty years ago today, my younger brother, Christian Schinella, passed away from cancer. This week's radio program features a memorial to him ... some of the songs we loved, we played together, and that remind me of him.

• Pixies - Tony's Theme
• Duran Duran - Ordinary World, Come Undone
• The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane, Temptation Inside Your Heart
• The Cure - Friday I'm In Love, Trust
• The Psychedelic Furs - Wedding, Love My Way
• The Moody Blues - Knights in White Satin, Your Wildest Dreams
• The Beatles - Ticket to Ride, Yellow Submarine
• The Beach Boys - Sloop John B

June 12 playlist

Here are the tunes featured on the June 12, 2013, edition of the Taste the Floor show:

The Pixies: Tony's Theme
Cheap Trick: Way of the World
Billy Idol: Blue Highway
Cactus World News: The Bridge
Feist: So Sorry
Isaac Hayes: Good Love
The Psychedelic Furs: In My Head
Prefab Sprout: The Golden Calf
Killing Joke: Eighties
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry: Hollow Eyes
Foster the People: Pumped up Kicks
Electrafixion: Who's Been Sleeping in My Head?
Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs: Monday, Monday
The Damned: New Rose
Culture Club: Church of the Poison Mind
Blur: Intermission

Playlist for May 29 ...

Here are the tunes I played:

Pixies - Tony's Theme
Pixies - Gigantic
Echo & the Bunnymen - Nothing Lasts Forever (live)
Echo & the Bunnymen - Heads Will Roll (summer version)
The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime (single version)
Let's Active - Make Up With Me
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You
The Rolling Stones - Summer Romance
Ke$ha with Iggy Pop - Dirty Love (edited version)
The Monkees - The Door Into Summer
INXS - Don't Change
Dean Martin - What We Did Last Summer
Big Country - Fields of Fire
Gladshot - Running Past Rosetta
The Beach Boys - Surfer Girl

May 15 show ...

Here's the playlist for this week's Taste the Floor show:

Tony's Theme - The Pixies
Rock This Town - Brian Setzer Orchestra
Beat is Up - Liz Phair
Love/War - Liz Phair
Rough Justice - The Rolling Stones
On Down the Line - The Rolling Stones
Live Forever - Oasis
If - Bread
One on One - Hall & Oates
Superstar - The Carpenters
What are You Gonna Do With Your Life? - Echo & the Bunnymen
Rust - Echo & the Bunnymen
I Want the Heartbeat - Johnny Marr
Viking Juice - INXS
When I Fall in Love - Nat King Cole

May Day Show ...

Here's the playlist:

Pixies - Tony's Theme
Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
The Bangles - Hero Takes a Fall
The Go-Go's -  This Town
The Psychedelic Furs - Heartbreak Beat
The Psychedelic Furs - House
Adam Ant - Strip
Yello - I Love You
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Johnny Marr - The Right Thing Right
The Smiths - How Soon is Now
Elastica - Connection
DEVO - Freedom of Choice
The Ramones - Rock and Roll Radio

April 17 playlist

Here's the playlist from the April 17, program:

Tony's Theme - The Pixies
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
Still Life - Adorable
The Man in the Iron Mask - Billy Bragg
This is a Low - Blur
By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Isaac Hayes
December - The Waterboys
Mary of Silence - Mazzy Star
Here Comes the Rain Again - Eurythmics
There is a Light that Never Goes Out - The Smiths
Far Out - Blur

TY! for listening to the Taste the Floor show!

March 27th show

I thought the show was going to air next week. Instead, the other show will be on. Here's the playlist from this week's show:

Blur - Out of Time

Electrafixion - Who's Been Sleeping in My Head

Interpol - Untitled 

Johnny Marr - Word Starts Attack 

The Smiths - There is a Light that Never Goes Out

The Smiths - Please, Please Please, Let Me Get What I Want 

The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes

Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me

The Curtain Society - Marigold Girl 

Crocodiles - Bubblegum Trash

The Knack - Maybe Tonight

Flipper - Sex Bomb 

DEVO - Beautiful World

Sybil Vane - Whips and Lollipops 

March 20th show ...

Here is the playlist from the March 20 program. Thanks for listening!

Jesus & Mary Chain: Taste the Floor (Pyschocandy) 

J&MC: Sometimes Always (Stoned & Dethroned) 

Annette Farrington: I Don't Want It (Azure Wonder & Lust) 

The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Evergreen (Tepid Peppermint Wonderland) 

The Blue Nile: Tintseltown in the Rain (A Walk Across Rooftops)

Concrete Blonde: Bajo la Lune Mexicana, When You Smile  (Mexican Moon)

Curious Ritual: Get With It Girl (Get With It Girl EP) 

Crocodiles: Endless Flowers (Endless Flowers)

Duran Duran: Too Much Information (DD-Wedding Album)

Freezepop: Plastic Stars (Forever)

Gary Numan & the Tubeway Army: Me, I Disconnect From You (Replicas/Redux)

My Bloody Valentine: Soon (Loveless)

The Plimsouls: A Million Miles Away (Everywhere at Once)

Taste the Floor is back on the air!

Yes, after nearly 10 years off the air, I'm back spinning music on the radio, thanks to the good folks at WNHN-LP 94.7 FM in Concord, N.H., and online at NH News Views Blues.
The show will consist of me playing some of my favorite songs as well as a lot of post punk, Brit pop, shoe gaze, indie rock, lo-fi, live stuff, rarities, and anything I feel like listening to.
Right now, the show is on every other Wednesday night at 9 p.m. The first show aired on March 6. I believe the second show will air on March 20. Soon, I'll have the shows on Podcast form too, so you can listen to it if you miss the show. :-)

Here is the playlist from the first program:

Adorable - Sunshine Smile (Perfection)
Astoblast - Conversation Hearts
Azure Ray - The Drinks We Drank Last Night
Echo & the Bunnymen - Crocodiles (live)
Wilco - I Got You (at the end of the century)
The Posies - Flavor of the Month (live)
The Ramones - I Wanna Live
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Spinning Around
Ride - Leave Them All Behind
Richard Butler - Nothing's Wrong
Richard Ashcroft - You on My Mind in My Sleep
Shop Assistants - Somewhere in China
Shop Assistants - Almost Made It

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Back on the air soon!

The Taste the Floor radio program will be back on the air soon at WNHN-LP 94.7 in Concord, NH, streaming online at http://www.nhnewsviewsblues.org. I'm putting together a few shows in the can ahead of time and then I'll know when the time slot is that the show will be on. Check out the show's Facebook page here.