Capital Radio, New Year’s Edition, 12-27-21
The last show of the year was sort of a parlor trick: Could I make a full show out of New Year’s tunes? Almost. Especially if I play “What Are…
Capital Radio Playlist, Xmas Edition 12/20
Back in the day, I used to make annual Christmas tapes for friends. Then I did CDs for a while. Now I’ve moved to this newfangled InternetRadio, where you can…
Capital Radio Playlist, 12-13-21
Began, of course, with a salute to Michael Nesmith, who died Friday at 78; he brought so much to the Monkees and to music. His song about Saginaw led to…
Capital Radio, 11-29-21
The second official show on CygnusRadio.com is also the first to be archived. An hour or so of Hanukkah Rock helps herald in the eight nights of light. A brief…
CygnusRadio Playlist, 11-22-21
Returned to a regular radio show today, not on the radio exactly, but on the internet. Cygnus Radio.com has me on Monday afternoons and I began shakily as usual, with…
Playlist: Radio Soft Opening 11/15/21
For the first time since February 2017, I was back playing music on the radio this afternoon, for the soft opening of a new show on internet radio. Capital Radio…
The Last Playlist? 2/24/17
Friday Night Rock coincided with the last moments of Radio CPR -- in its current location. Forced out of the place that has been its studio for many years, the…
Playlist 2-17-17
Started with some Miles Davis, then some Cuban sounds from Rhythms del Mundo. Turned the clock back 50 years to the day when the Beatles were creating "Being for the…
Playlist 2-10-17
After concluding the Firesign Theatre album begun last week, there was a substantial salute to Smokey Robinson, who was being honored on TV for winning the Gershwin Prize from the…
Playlist 2-3-17
After a healthy half of a Firesign Theatre album, it was all about the plane crash, 58 years ago today, that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper,…