Capital Radio 8-1-22: Welcoming August
Time to turn the calendar! And, perhaps due to its unpopularity, there seems to be fewer songs about August than any other month. Even some songs with August in the…
Capital Radio, 7-25-22: Running, Monkeys
That weird dash by Josh Hawley, not long after he encouraged rioters outside, brought something unusual to the otherwise solemn House Committee Investigating Jan. 6: laughter. It also inspired a…
Capital Radio, 7-18: Birth, Death, Delfonics
Started with a salute to William “Boogie” Hart, the enduring voice behind the Delfonics, who died last week at 77. Also noted the passing of Happy Mondays bassist Paul Ryder,…
Capital Radio, 7-11-22: Celebrating Summer
I was intent on celebrating July, hot days and summer in general while we’re still smack in the middle of it. And while there aren’t a whole lot of non-Fourth…
A Capital Radio Fourth, 7-4-22
The 246th birthday of the Union comes at a fraught time. So we celebrated and challenged the nation, in our way, on the July 4th edition of Capital Radio --…
Capital Radio, 6-27: Her Body, Her Choice
I guess you could say the mood in Washington D.C. this week is: Seething with rage. The Supreme Court’s decision to tear up Roe. Vs. Wade has us in white…
Capital Radio, 6-20-22: Juneteenth Edition
Much to celebrate on this June day. Juneteenth for one, made a federal holiday only last year. But it’s also the 80th birthday of Brian Wilson who brought so much…
Capital Radio, 6-13-22: On the Beach
Back after a week at the beach, so naturally had a headful of songs of surf, sea and sand. So much sand. It began by law with The Beach Boys…
Capital Radio 5-30-22: Memorials and Guns
There were birthday greetings to Benny Goodman, Stephen Malkmus of Pavement and Topper Headon of The Clash. Also, some time to remember Ronnie Hawkins, the rockabilly cat who helped form…
Capital Radio 5-23-22: West Highland Way
Back from a long walk on West Highland Way, I began the radio show with Scottish music, naturally, but also weird songs that came up along the way (“One Step…