Capital Radio 7-6-26: Signs Along the Alps
A hiking trek to the Alps prompted some songs about Germany (or in that language), as well as a meditation on signs that have to be followed in order to…
Capital Radio 6-29-26: Ennui, America 250 Style
We began a prerecorded June 29 show with remembrances of South African artist Abdullah Ibrahim, who died June 15 at 91; Dee Palmer of Jethro Tull who died June 13…
Capital Radio 6-22-26: Father’s Day Leftovers
Catching up on posting a couple of shows that I taped before I went away. This one is so old, it happened just after Father’s Day, which seems like an…
Capital Radio 6-15-26: Fighting on Flag Day
Flag Day was all but forgotten Sunday amid the surreal brawl fest at the White House, so there were a baker’s dozen songs about flags of all types on a…
Capital Radio 6-8-26: Foxes and Friends
There’s been a fox hanging around the block lately, and delighting us city folk, so I thought of some songs that had to do with foxes (some of them nominally)…
Capital Radio 6-1-26: Marilyn’s Centenary
The 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s birth is certainly cause for celebration. What other figure made as big a cultural impact in the last century? She wasn’t known as a…
Capital Radio 5-25-26: Decoration Day & Dylan
Memorial Day brought a couple of songs vaguely connected to the old Decoration Day, as well a songs about soldiers’ graves and memorials, the nature of war and dying for…
Capital Radio 5-18-26: Farewell Claudine Longet
We played the lion’s share of music added this year to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, ranging from Spike Jones to Weezer, with Ray Charles, Ruth Brown and…
Capital Radio 5-11-26: Mother’s Day Leftovers
Mother’s Day sentiment lingers into Monday’s Capital Radio show, with 18 songs about matriarchs from John Lennon to Mott the Hoople to Ozzy Osborne. But Eric Burdon of the Animals…
Capital Radio 5-4-26: May the Fourth and More
May the Fourth may be the least qualified holiday since Pi Day, but it doesn’t stop fans from kicking celebrations to hyperspace. Unfortunately, there aren’t that many songs connected to…