Capital Radio 3-9-26: From Sedaka to Cale
There were almost too many musical lives to remember today on Capital Radio, starting with two who died over the weekend, San Francisco rocker Country Joe McDonald and Tex-Mex organ…
Capital Radio 3-2-26: Some Kinda Lou
What would have been the 84th birthday of Lou Reed got a royal treatment on Capital Radio today, with songs from the groundbreaking Velvet Underground, his own extensive solo career…
Capital Radio 2-23-26: From Jesse to Donna
The words of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, in introducing the 1972 WattStax Festival in Los Angeles, in which he proclaimed “I am somebody!” continue to reverberate today. We play them…
Capital Radio 2-16-26: Presidents, Year of Horse
There are Monday Holidays, and then there are days when so many events need to be jammed together, it's like a month of Mondays. Today’s Capital Radio noted President’s Day,…
Capital Radio 2-9-26: Valentine’s Day Approaches
Valentine’s Day approaches, heralded by a bouquet of familiar songs this week. Before that, we paid tribute to a couple of notable bassists who died in recent weeks — Fred…
Capital Radio 2-2-26: Groundhog Says No ICE
Groundhog’s Day brought several songs about the rodent in the spotlight, bringing bad weather news. But our distain for ICE was reflected by several new songs about the deadly surge…
Capital Radio 1-26-26: Snow Songs Accumulate
The biggest snowfall in a decade required a couple dozen songs about the white winter covering that caused a pause in travel, work and school for millions. There were a…
Capital Radio 1-19-26: Martin Luther King Day
Honoring Martin Luther King Day may be more important than ever in a political culture anxious to erase his legacy. So half the show (starting with part two, above) saluted…
Capital Radio 1-12-26: Saga of Good vs. ICE
The death of Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir Saturday at 78 led the show with some of his best known songs. (I wrote a separate piece about Weir on Substack…
Capital Radio 1-5-26: Songs of the Invasion
The weekend’s imperialist invasion of Venezuela by the United States colored a lot of the show, with songs from The Clash and Jesse Wells to Elvis Costello and Neil Young,…