Capital Radio 5-19-25: Pete Townshend Turns 80
Pete Townshend turned 80, Grace Jones is 77 and Paul Brady, 78. All were honored on Capital radio as well as other music figures born this day, from Joey Ramone…
Pete Townshend turned 80, Grace Jones is 77 and Paul Brady, 78. All were honored on Capital radio as well as other music figures born this day, from Joey Ramone…
That odd, outmoded way of signaling via smokestack, came alive last week in the announcement from Vatican City. That its new occupant was from Chicago promoted songs about that toddlin’…
Cinco De Mayo brought a handful of themed songs to Capital Radio today, from El Vez and Liz Phair to Brave Combo and Bob Dylan, who sings of marrying Isis…
Capital Radio recognized another D.C. institution, the Library of Congress, by playing most of the selections of its latest additions to the National Recording Registry, which included Brother Bones, Thelma…
The papal death this morning led to a hastily organized opening set spotlighting the pope in pop from artists that included Prince, Donovan, Joe Pernice and Pope Francis himself, from…
The eve of Tax Day brings a number of songs about taxation itself, the nature of money, the fate of the poor and the rich and finally the coming of…
Late news of Clem Burke’s death this morning at 70 meant lots of last minute changes in order to properly pay tribute to the great drummer from Blondie, first with…
Supposedly secret messages illegally sent through a commercial texting platform (and carelessly also sent to a journalist) remains the talk of D.C. and was the subject of half of Capital…
A wealth of birthdays meant big sets for two D.C.-bred R&B giants, Billy Stewart and Don Covay, salutes to three (!) German rock figures, and a wide array of others,…
Our St. Patrick’s Day show started with a half dozen songs about the four-leaf clover — and none about the shamrock, although it came up in the 28 other songs…