Capital Radio 6-30-25: Approaching the Fourth
Out traveling, so I haven’t been able to post the last show of June until now. It was dedicated largely to a holiday already passed (though some are still shooting…
Capital Radio 6-23-25: Sweltering Summertime
We began with a salute to Lou Christie, who died last week at 82. Then it was an onslaught of summer, which itself came a day early this year and…
Capital Radio 6-16-25: Remembering Brian, Sly
Songwriter Brian Wilson in Santa Monica California 1990 The one-two punch of Sly Stone’s death last week followed by that of Brian Wilson led to a packed double tribute this…
Capital Radio 6-9-25: Here Comes the Judge
Jury duty left an impression last week, so there were more than two dozen songs about judges, juries, pleas and sentences. Some used the nomenclature of the courtroom as romantic…
Capital Radio 6-2-25: Drugs, Deaths & Birthdays
The weirdly formatted Capital Radio this week was due to my own miscalculations about the American justice system. That is to say, I didn’t think I’d get picked for jury…
Capital Radio 5-26-25: Decoration Day, Late
What they used to call Decoration Day was noted on Capital Radio last Monday (posted only now because I've been away). But there were two dozen songs about soldiers, war…
Capital Radio 5-19-25: Pete Townshend Turns 80
Pete Townshend turned 80, Grace Jones is 77 and Paul Brady, 78. All were honored on Capital radio as well as other music figures born this day, from Joey Ramone…
Capital Radio 5-12-25: Smoke for a Chicagoan
That odd, outmoded way of signaling via smokestack, came alive last week in the announcement from Vatican City. That its new occupant was from Chicago promoted songs about that toddlin’…
Capital Radio 5-5-25: Cinco de Mayo Style
Cinco De Mayo brought a handful of themed songs to Capital Radio today, from El Vez and Liz Phair to Brave Combo and Bob Dylan, who sings of marrying Isis…
Capital Radio 4-28-25: The Registry and 100 Days
Capital Radio recognized another D.C. institution, the Library of Congress, by playing most of the selections of its latest additions to the National Recording Registry, which included Brother Bones, Thelma…