Playlist 11-12-10
A 65th birthday salute to Neil Young, using his least popular tunes. A scratchy signature song from Hartford native Sophie Tucker, a bunch of Smokey Robinson in honor of his…
Playlist 11-5-10
Started with a salute to the late Gregory Isaac, turned to some newly released rarities from Jimi Hendrix, added some dance music, an acoustic segment led by Peter Case, who…
Playlist 10-29-10
Started with some random songs loosely associated with Halloween, then heard some stuff from the new Elvis Costello and the release of early Bob Dylan demos. Was inspired by last…
Playlist 10-22-10
Strange to come in and turn on the transmitter, bringing up the station to air after someone shut it off. So started with some wake up songs, delved into the…
Playlist 10-15-10
Salutes to some soul men who died this week -- Solomon Burke and General Johnson of the Chairman of the Board. A taste of Conan O'Brien's musical album (in lieu…
Playlist 10-8-10
A few things leftover from last night’s “The Promise: The Making of Darkness at the Edge of Town,” new live stuff from Leonard Cohen and scattered other bands. And then…
Playlist 10-1-10
Methodically went through all of the recently released names of nominees for this year's inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, from Joe Tex to Chic. All except…
Playlist 9-24-10
Started with some new stuff from John Legend with the Roots, new stuff from Neil Young, Weezer, Blonde Redhead and Clinic. Heralded upcoming shows by Ra Ra Riot, Bettie Serveert,…
Playlist 9-17-10
In a show that spans Lonnie Mack's "Wham!" to LCD Soundsystem's "Pow Pow," sampled quite a bit from new releases by Eli "Paperboy" Reid, Antony and the Johnsons, Superchunk and…
Playlist 9-9-10
Started with some old soul. Then, the death of a former ELO cellist from a freak accident -- his van was hit by a runaway 700-pound hay bale -- leads…