Capital Radio, 3-20: The First Day of Spring
A prerecorded Capital Radio celebrates today’s first day of spring with music from 17 artists, from Ella Fitzgerald to Fontaines D.C. There was some newish music from Belle & Sebastian,…
Capital Radio 3-13: Daylight to St. Paddy’s
A prerecorded Capital Radio starts with songs about Daylight Saving Time, and daylight and time and moving ahead (even if only for an hour) -- with selections from the Kinks,…
Capital Radio 3-6-23: Wayne, Joni & David
Jazz giant Wayne Shorter, who died last week at 89, was celebrated in songs from Miles Davis, Weather Report and some of the pop songs to which his sweet sax…
Capital Radio 2-27: Steinbeck, Train Wrecks
The birthday of John Steinbeck brings a lot of songs associated with his literary output. We remember Chuck Jackson who died Feb. 16, including a couple of his singles written…
Capital Radio 2-20: Mardi Gras, Presidents
The death last week of Huey “Piano” Smith at 89 brought to light how much he brought to the New Orleans sound, just in time for Mardi Gras. He also…
Capital Radio 2-13-23: Celebrating Burt
Paying tribute to the ace pop songwriter Burt Bacharach, who died last week at 94, is an effort in curation, with thousands of possibilities to choose from. Yes, we could…
Capital Radio 2-6-23: Balloons and Bowls
Balloons and their occasional military consequences are reflected in songs from Nena's "99 Luftballoons" to the Pretty Things' "Balloon Burning." But many of the more than 20 balloon songs we…
Capital Radio 1-30-23: Tom Verlaine, RIP
The death on Saturday of the endlessly inventive guitarist and rocker Tom Verlaine at 73 meant we spent an hour going through his work in Television, live and in the…
Capital Radio, 1-23-23: Year of the Rabbit
The Chinese Lunar New Year brings us the Year of the Rabbit, so there are songs from Bright Eyes, The Cramps, Elton John and T. Rex about our long-eared friends.…
Capital Radio 1-16: Martin Luther King Day
It was Charlie Parker’s “Now is the Time” that helped inspire a key line in Martin Luther King’s 1963 speech at the March on Washington. So The Bird begins the…