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…
Capital Radio 4-21-25: Egg Rolls and The Pope
The papal death this morning led to a hastily organized opening set spotlighting the pope in pop from artists that included Prince, Donovan, Joe Pernice and Pope Francis himself, from…
Capital Radio 4-14-25: Hard Times on Tax Day
The eve of Tax Day brings a number of songs about taxation itself, the nature of money, the fate of the poor and the rich and finally the coming of…
Capital Radio 4-7-25: Remembering Clem Burke
Late news of Clem Burke’s death this morning at 70 meant lots of last minute changes in order to properly pay tribute to the great drummer from Blondie, first with…