Political themes in songs ...

Well, actually, a lot of war and conflict mentioned in these songs ...

Credence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son

Culture Club: The War Song

The Human League: The Lebanon

The Blind Boys of Alabama: Down by the Riverside

The Beatles: Taxman

Dead Kennedys: Bleed for Me

The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter

The Doors: Unknown Soldier

Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Two Tribes

The Alarm: Sixty Eight Guns

Fear: Foreign Policy

U2: Sunday Bloody Sunday

Lords of the New Church: Russian Roulette

The Clash: The Call Up

Midnight Oil: When the Generals Talk

Another show in the can ...

Here's what I played:

Fort Lean: All the Lights

Cactus World News: The Bridge

Tribe: Tied

Duran Duran: Lay Lady Lay

Astroblast: North Georgia Experiment

Fudge: Peanut Butter

Echo & the Bunnymen: Villiers Terrace

Wilco: Can’t Stand It

Elixer: Chaise Lounge

The Velvet Underground: One of These Days

Adele: Chasing Pavement

Jen Trynin: Beg

Johnny Marr: The Crack Up

The Smiths: I Want the One I Can’t Have

Another night of double shots ...

Two songs, by the same artist, from the same album:

The Jesus & Mary Chain: Taste the Floor

The Jesus & Mary Chain: Taste of Cindy

The Waterboys: A Girl Called Johnny

The Waterboys: I Should Have Been You

Len: Steal My Sunshine

Len: Feelin’ Alright

Cheap Trick: Dream Police

Cheap Trick: Way of the World

Lucius: Wildewoman

Lucius: Monsters

Midnight Oil: Outbreak of Love

Midnight Oil: In the Valley

Wilco: Radio Cure

Wilco: I’m the Man Who Loves You

More radio fun ...

Here's the playlist for March 5, on WNHN: 

Pixies: Tony’s Theme

The Woodentops: Give It Time

The Rolling Stones: Crazy Mama

Opium Den: My Destiny

Barry White: You’re the First, the Last, My Everything

Dead Kennedys: Government Flu

The Damned: Smash it Up, Part 2

The Ramones: Blitzkrieg Bop

The Velvet Underground: Jesus (closet mix)

Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire

The Psychedelic Furs: Parade

Echo & the Bunnymen: My Kingdom

The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Evergreen

Freezepop: Science Genius Girl (Hi Phi Edit)

Velocity Girl: I Don’t Care if You Go

Blur: End of the Century

Women are the theme of some of these ...

Women, girls, and other things. 

Here's what I played tonight on WNHH 94.7-LP in Concord:

Pixies: Tony’s Theme

Wire Train: Should She Cry

Wire Train: Crashing Back to You

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry: Hollow Eyes

The Psychedelic Furs: Shadow in My Heart

The Psychedelic Furs: She is Mine

Adorable: Sunshine Smile

The Monkees: She

The Monkees: Forget that Girl

The Beach Boys: Don’t Worry Baby

April March: Chick Habit

Warren Zanes: Hey Girl

Billy Bragg: The Busy Girl Buys Beauty

Blondie: Sunday Girl

Catherine Wheel: Judy Staring at the Sun

Duran Duran: Skin Trade

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts: Real Wild Child

Blur: Commercial Break

Second 1st anniversary show ...

Here's what I played: 

The Jesus & Mary Chain: Taste the Floor

Blur: Out of Time

Oasis: Live Forever

The Rolling Stones: Hand of Fate

Cheap Trick: Baby Loves to Rock

Blondie: Heart of Glass

U2: New York

Ian McCulloch: Close Your Eyes

The Dead Kennedys: Fleshdunce

Leonard Cohen: Suzanne

Isaac Hayes: Good Love

Let's Active: Every Word Means No

Liz Phair: Rock Me

The Pretenders: Message of Love

Iggy Pop: Lust for Life

One year of new radio ...

That's right, for this show and next week's show, I'll be celebrating the one-year anniversary of the return of the Taste the Floor radio show, on WNHN 94.7 LP in Concord. Here's what you heard tonight:

Pixies: Tony's Theme

Wilco: A Shot in the Arm

The Velvet Underground: I'm Waiting for the Man

INXS: Viking Juice

Catherine Wheel: What We Want to Believe In

Aerosmith: Jaded

Blur: Slow Down

The Psychedelic Furs: Mr. Jones

Echo & the Bunnymen: Happy Death Men

My Bloody Valentine: Soon

The Curtain Society: Every Corner of the Room

Babe the Blue Ox: Honey Do

Billy Idol: White Wedding

Chao: Gotta Go

"It was 20 years ago today ..."

Well, actually, 50 years ago this week that The Beatles played "The Ed Sullivan Show," essentially changing the world, American culture, and everything else, as we know it. Here's the Taste the Floor tribute to The Beatles, some of my favorite songs, creative things, etc.

Pixies: Tony's Theme

The Beatles 50th anniversary tribute show ... 

Love: Special Edition "I Am the Walrus" outro

I Want to Hold Your Hand

Ticket to Ride

Yesterday

All You Need is Love

The Ballad of John and Yoko

Lady Madonna

Tomorrow Never Knows

Eleanor Rigby

She Said She Said

Got to Get You Into My Life

And Your Bird Can Sing

Good Day Sunshine

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Lovely Rita

A Day in the Life

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Revolution

Get Back

The Long and Winding Road

Double shots tonight ...

Nearly ... here's what I played tonight:
The Jesus & Mary Chain: Taste the Floor
The Jesus & Mary Chain: The Hardest Walk
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Maps
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Rich
The Flaming Lips: The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song
The Flaming Lips: Be My Head
Blur: Song 2
Blur: Pop Scene
The Psychedelic Furs: Heartbreak Beat (extended)
The Psychedelic Furs: Sleep Comes Down
Concrete Blonde: When You Smile
Concrete Blonde: Mexican Moon (Bajo la Lune Mexicana 1)
DEVO: Gates of Steel
DEVO: Beautiful World
Adam Ant: Strip

Retro hour ...

I decided to play some old stuff this week. Here's what I played on Jan. 22, 2014:
Pixies: Tony's Theme
Pink Floyd: Lucifer Sam
The Who: Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
The Velvet Underground: Who Loves the Sun?
The Moody Blues: The Story in Your Eyes
The Rolling Stones: She's Like a Rainbow
Beach Boys: In My Room
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Cut My Hair
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Fire
Credence Clearwater Revival: Proud Mary
Cheap Trick: Dream Police
Blondie: Atomic
David Bowie: Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Iggy Pop (with Kate Pierson): Candy
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Catherine Wheel: Crank
The Replacements: Achin' to Be

Tunes tonight ...

Here's what I played this week:
Pixies: Tony's Theme
The Black Watch: Lovestruck
Annette Farrington: Exotica
Jennifer Trynin: Beg
The Psychedelic Furs: In My Head
Ian McCulloch: In My Head
My Bloody Valentine: Soon
Lucius: Go Home
Gladshot: Pink Sky
Prefab Sprout: Cars and Girls
Catherine Wheel: Pain
Polara: Source of Light
Wire Train: Crashing Back to You
The Velvet Underground: I'll Be Your Mirror

A moody show ...

Here's the playlist for this week:
Pixies: Tony's Theme
Echo & the Bunnymen: Going Up
The Psychedelic Furs: Dumb Waiters
The Dream Syndicate: Halloween
Azure Ray: The Drinks We Drank Last Night
Duran Duran: Come Undone
The Beach Boys: I just Wasn't Made for These Times
The 360's: Dead 1970
The Curtain Society: Marigold Girl
Iggy Pop: Wild America
Cheap Trick: Stop This Game
Keith Richards: 999
Oasis: Live Forever
The Damned: New Rose
Blur: Commercial Break

Happy New Year everyone!

Here's what I played this week:
Pixies: Tony's Theme
The Velvet Underground: Candy Says
Lou Reed: Busload of Faith
Cactus World News: The Bridge
Ivy: Digging Your Scene
Paul Westerberg: I'll Do Anything
Lucius: Hey, Doreen
Warren Zanes: Sidewalk Sale
Elastica: Connection
Screaming Trees: Dollar Bill
Curious Ritual: How Fast
The Curtain Society: Motorcycle Baby
Electrafixion: Loose
The Dead Kennedys: Hop With the Jet Set
Johnny Marr: I Want The Heartbeat
Crocodiles: Bubblegum Trash

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