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…
Capital Radio, 1-2: Those We Lost in 2022
Did we lose more artists in 2022 than in a normal year? It certainly seemed so, especially after playing selections from 45 who died last year. We led with some…
Capital Radio 12-26-22: New Year’s Cheer
Started with some Monday morning post-Yule analysis, but the day after Christmas is also known as both Boxing Day and St. Stephen’s Day. Each odd designation was saluted in song…
Capital Radio, 12-19-22: Xmas Avalanche
Started with a six song salute to Hanukkah before the annual Christmas onslaught -- more than 50 songs about the holiday, or in the case of a couple of tunes,…
Capital Radio 12-12: George & Xmas
Began with echoes of the 50th anniversary of Big Star’s “#1 Record,” that was the occasion of a star-studded tour that just played town. Continued with some George Jones and…
Capital Radio, 12-5: December Calling
Started with a bunch of songs from Christine McVie, who died last week at 79 -- from her work in Fleetwood Mac, solo, under her name Christine Perfect and singing…
Capital Radio, 11-28: Good Night, Irene
We recall the music of Irene Cara, Louise Tobin and Wilko Johnson after reports of their deaths last week. But we also celebrate the birthdays of Bruce Channel (82), Berry…
Capital Radio, 11-21: New Orleans & Thanks
After a birthday salute to Bjork (57!), Capital Radio had a quick overview of some of the sounds of New Orleans from a trip taken there last week from which…