Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Some of my fave songs of 2015

Pixies: Tony’s Theme
Keith Richards: Trouble
Blur: Lonesome Street
The Tings Tings: Wrong Club (radio edit)
The Waterboys: Beautiful Now
Courtney Barnett: Elevator Operator
Jesse Malin: Outsiders
EZTV: Pretty Torn Up
ABC: High & Dry
The I Don’t Cares: King of America
Sharon Van Etten: I Always Fall Apart
TORRES: New Skin
Eula: Orderly
Kate Pierson: Guitars and Microphones

Holly Miranda: Until Now

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Merry Christmas!

Happy holidays, Seasons Greetings, Happy New Year, whatevah. I played Christmas songs this week.
Burl Ives: A Holly Jolly Christmas
Dean Martin: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
The Beach Boys: Little Saint Nick
The Waitresses: Christmas Wrapping
Johnny Cash: Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Nat King Cole: O Come All Ye Faithful
Bing Crosby: White Christmas
Frank Sinatra: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Pat Boone: The First Noel
The Platters: Blue Christmas
Chuck Berry: Run Run Rudolph
Twin Sisters Productions: O Little Town of Bethlehem
Jimmy Durante: Frosty the Snowman
The Beach Boys: Merry Christmas, Baby
Dean Martin: Winter Wonderland
Johnny Cash: Joy to the World
Nat King Cole: Caroling, Caroling
Manic Hispanic: Feliz Navidad
Swamp Zombies: Hooray for Santy Claus

Harry Hussey: Auld Lang Syne

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Remix fun

Pixies: Tony’s Theme
Isaac Hayes: Walk on By
The Psychedelic Furs: Shock
Samantha Fox: Hot Stuff
Wang Chung: Girls and Boys
Blur: There’s No Other Way
U2: Ever Better Than the Real Thing
The Fall: Hit the North

Duran Duran: The Reflex

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

Happy b-day, Frank!

Frank Sinatra would have been 100 on Dec. 12. I celebrated some of his music this week on the show: 
Pixies: Tony’s Theme
Frank Sinatra: September Song
Frank Sinatra: Dancing in the Dark
Frank Sinatra and Bono: Under My Skin
Frank Sinatra and Chrissie Hyde: Luck Be a Lady
Nancy Sinatra: Kinky Love
Dean Martin: I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Frank Sinatra: Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night)
Frank Sinatra: It Was a Very Good Year
Frank Sinatra/Kenny G: All the Way/One for My Baby
Nat King Cole: Let’s Fall in Love
Elvis Presley: Suspicious Minds
The Psychedelic Furs: Mack the Knife
Frank Sinatra/Willie Nelson: My Way

Frank Sinatra: Cheek to Cheek

Wednesday, December 02, 2015

RIP Eli Abramov, plus 80s tracks, thinking of NYC

The Jesus & Mary Chain: Taste the Floor
The Jesus & Mary Chain: Never Understand
The Pop on Trial: She’s A Time Machine
The Garlands: Reactions at Home
The Clique: Israel’s Party
ABC: High & Dry
Wang Chung: Girls and Boys
The I Don’t Cares: King of America
Dion and Paul Simon: New York is My Home
U2: New York
The Psychedelic Furs: Midnight to Midnight
Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side

The Monkees: Porpoise Song