Capital Radio 9-8-25: You Know What I Mean
The death of Mark Volman Friday at 78 brought an hour of his music on Capital Radio this week, with The Turtles, Flo & Eddie, Frank Zappa, T. Rex, the…
Capital Radio 9-1-25: Work, Workers and Wigs
Labor Day brought songs of work, unions and workers on a holiday Capital Radio. But there was also a set about wigs — flipping, tightening tand falling off. Among birthday…
Capital Radio 8-25-25: EC Turns 71; Tweedy 58
Yes, Elvis Costello turned 71; Jeff Tweedy was 58. So there were was big birthday tributes to both. We also had salutations for jazz man Wayne Shorter, Belle and Sebastian…
Capital Radio 8-18-25: RIP Reid, Whitlock & Flaco
We remembered a number of artists who’ve died in recent weeks, with retrospecitves of the underrated Terry Reid, who died Aug. 4 at 75; Derek and the Dominos co-founder Bobby…
Capital Radio 8-11-25: Celebrating Producers
Kenny Gamble, half of Philly International's famed writing and production team Gamble & Huff turned 82 today, so there was an array of some of their greatest tunes. It was…
Capital Radio 8-4-25: The First Hot 100 Highlights
Finally getting around to posting a couple of radio shows from the beginning of the month, pre-recorded before I was out of the country for a couple of weeks. Aug.…
Capital Radio 7-28-25: Farewell to Ozzy, Others
The death of Ozzy Osbourne July 22 at 76 brought an abundance of unusual collaborations — from Ian Hunter and Elton John to Miss Piggy — as well as some…
Capital Radio 7-21-25: The World of Kim Fowley
We began with a half dozen hits from Connie Francis, who died Wednesday at 87 and paid tribute to Jamaica’s Owen Gray, who died Sunday at 86. Then it was…
Capital Radio 7-14-25: Bastille Day and Woody
In the mood for a revolution? We marked Bastille Day 2025 with ten such songs, before turning to songs from some of France's beloved roster of performers from Edith Piaf…
Capital Radio 7-7-2025: Ringo and Satchel
Here’s the rare Capital Radio show that was recorded but never played (at its regular time). So here it is a day late, belatedly celebrating what would have been the…