This week’s show, after a 1951 Frankie Laine freakout: brand new Linda Lindas, +/-, Seablite, Mercury Rev, Beachwood Sparks, Ducks Ltd., and Susanna, plus Culture, Ringo Starr, Sandy Denny, Hollies, Orioles, Marvin Gaye, and Tony Bennett; and R.I.P. The Controllers’ Johnny Stingray, Stealers Wheel’s Joe Egan (1946-2024), and Bob Newhart (1929-2024); and Happy Announced Retirement The Zombies’ Rod Argent

This week’s show, after a 1968 Nilsson nerd-out: brand new Fastbacks, I Was a King, Rifles, Chime School, Nada Surf, Voxtrot, and Maxïmo Park, plus John Lennon, Carl Smith, Ivory Joe Hunter, Gregory Isaacs, Buckinghams, Wilson Pickett, and Standells; and R.I.P. Johnny Dromette of Drome Records (John P. Thompson, 1952-2024) and actress Shelley Duvall (1949-2024)

This week’s show, after a 1967 Buffalo Springfield belt: brand new Bright Eyes, Camera Obscura, Steve Wynn, Decemberists, Lemon Twigs, J. Robbins, and Susanna, plus Little Richard, Joe Cocker, Dave Dudley, João Gilberto & Stan Getz, Skatalites, Donovan, and Ray Charles; and R.I.P. Zuzu’s Petals’ Laurie Lindeen, age 62

This week’s show, after a 1997 Gerry Love lullaby: brand new X, Bevis Frond, Redd Kross, Fontaines D.C., Umbrellas, Trans-Canada Highwaymen, and Federale, plus Jackie Wilson, Paul McCartney, Lord Creator (with Tommy McCook & the Supersonics), Sandy & the Sandstorms (Billy Lee Riley), Turtles, Everly Brothers, and The Danish National Symphony Orchestra/National Concert Choir

This week’s show, after a 1994 GBV gutting: brand new Chime School, Bob Mould, Royal Headache, Black Watch, Beachwood Sparks, Trans-Canada Highwaymen, and Mary Timony, plus Valentinos, 1965 Bee Gees, T. Rex, Kitty Wells, Johnny Mandel, Lighthouse, and Col Joye & the Joy Boys; and R.I.P. James Chance (1953-2024), actor Donald Sutherland (1935-2024), and baseball player Wille Mays (1931-2024)

This week’s show, after a 1978 Saints slurp: brand new Chameleons, Bevis Frond, Blueboy, Paul Collins, Decemberists, Meatbodies, and Suburban Resistance, plus Tremeloes, Solomon Burke, Liverbirds, Tom T. Hall, Bo Diddley, Missing Links, and Master’s Apprentices; and R.I.P. The Selecter’s Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson (1951-2024) and Francoise Hardy (1944-2024)

This week’s show, after a 1994 Lush lulling: brand new Jesus Lizard, Black Watch, Idaho, Steve Wynn, Alejandro Escovedo, GospelbeacH, and Matt Hunter & the Dusty Fates, plus Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Ringo Starr, John Renbourn, Augustus Pablo, Count Five, Chuck Berry, and Connie Smith; and a tribute set to Miki Berenyi and friends!

This week’s show, after a 1984 Damned ditty: brand new Blushing, New Model Army, Real Estate, J. Robbins, Neutrals, Jon Snodgrass, and Aluminum, plus Tomorrow, Koko Taylor, Reg King and The Action, Jimmie Rodgers, Turtles, Jacob Miller, and Fairport Convention; and a tribute set to Captain Sensible!

This week’s show, after a 1980 Buzzcocks bastardization: brand new Chameleons, Rifles, Redd Kross, Folk Implosion, Maxïmo Park, Bevis Frond, and Antenna (AUS), plus Howlin’ Wolf, Loretta Lynn, Louis Armstrong, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Rodriguez, Alice Coltrane, and The Cimarons

This week’s show, after a 1986 XTC ecstasy: brand new Nada Surf, Royal Headache, Jake Bugg, +/- (Plus/Minus), Blab School, Guided By Voices, and Decemberists, plus General Echo, Buddy Holly, Joe Dassen, Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd, Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, The Beatles, and Red Foley & Betty Foley

This week’s show, after a 2002 Decemberists ditty: brand new John Cale, Rain Parade, Miki Berenyi Trio, New Model Army, Blushing, Greg Hoy & the Boys, and Matt Hunter & the Dusty Fates, plus Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pretty Things, Bob Gibson, Left Banke, Charley Pride, Linton Kwesi Johnson, and Glenn Miller Orchestra; and R.I.P. The MC5’s Dennis Thompson (1948-2024), Big Black’s Steve Albini (1962-2024), The Dicks ‘ Gary Floyd (1952-2024), and Backstage Pass’s Joanna “Spock” Dean (1952-2024)

This week’s show, after a ELO elegy: brand new Redd Kross, Michael Head, Torrey, Kelley Stoltz La Luz, Idaho, and Decemberists, plus Rolling Stones, Lloyd Price, Todd Rundgren, Kinks, Neil Young, Delroy Wilson, and Bonnie Guitar; and R.I.P. Duane Eddy (1938-2024), Electric Light Orchestra’ keyboardist Richard Tandy (1948-2024), and Pale Saints’ guitarist Graeme Naysmith (1967-2024)

This week’s show, after a 1970 Kinks karol: brand new The Rifles, Snuff, Blushing, Pernice Brothers, Black Watch, Matt Hunter & the Dusty Fates, and Party Battleship, plus The Zombies, Slickers, Gene Clark, Love Affair, Otis Redding, Hank Thompson, and Shirley Collins & Davy Graham; and R.I.P. Pale Saints’ guitarist Graeme Naysmith (1967-2024) and Moody Blues’ keyboardist Mike Pinder (1941-2024)

This week’s show, after Jim sings a 1996 Sloan slab: brand new Fontaines D.C., J. Robbins, Belle & Sebastian, TV Smith, Real Estate, F.O.D., and Armoires, plus Johnny Burnette, Buck Owens, Gandalf, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Scientist, Lewis Pruitt, and Louis Armstrong

This week’s show, after a 1966 Bee Gees belt: brand new Guided By Voices, Blushing, Pernice Brothers, Black Watch, Libertines (U.K.), Carina Messier, and Ride, plus Nina Simone, Chuck Berry, Dolly Parton, Guess Who, Nancy Sinatra, Jacob Miller, and Stan Ridgeway; and R.I.P. Clarence “Frogman” Henry (1937-2024) and Personality Crisis/SNFU/D.O.A./Subhumans drummer Jon Card (1960-2024)

This week’s show, after a 1977 Costello croon: brand new Rifles, T.S.O.L, Idaho, La Luz, Beachwood Sparks, Special Pillow, and The Half Cubes, plus Manfred Mann, Big Maybelle, Sharon Tandy (with Fleur De Lys), Mike Nesmith & the 1st National Band, John Lennon, Linton Kwesi Johnson, and Carole King & James Taylor; and R.I.P. John Sinclair (1941-2024)

This week’s show, after a 1967 Who haze: brand new Maxïmo Park, Eyelids, Zachary Cale, Snuff, Dez Dare, John Cale, and New Model Army, plus Little Bob & the Lollipops, Glen Brown & King Tubby, Dick Dale, Dynamics, Jan & Dean, Bill Anderson, and Harry James Orchestra/Helen Forrest

This week’s show, after a 1995 GBV gutting: brand new Decemberists, Jesus & Mary Chain, Finnogun’s Wake, Lemon Twigs, Blushing, Nick Kizirnis, and Otherworldly Things, plus B.B. King, Tomorrow, Max Romeo, Junior Wells, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Jimmie Rodgers

This week’s show, after a 1965 Simon & Garfunkel sop: brand new Ride, Real Estate, Church, New Model Army, Magnet School, Chesterfield Kings, and Pernice Brothers, plus Nappy Brown, Cookie Jackson, Shadows of Knight, Lloyd Robinson, Beatles, Peter & Gordon, and “Theodore Roosevelt vs. Winston Churchill”

This week’s show, after a 1964 Zombies zip: brand new Snuff, La Luz, Cloud Nothings, Buffalo Tom, Magnet School, Carla Olson, and Keith Richards, plus Catherine Wheel, Ray Charles, Kinks, Barbara Dane, Gladiators, Beatles, and Johnny Cash; and R.I.P. Steve Lawrence (1935-2024)

This week’s show, after Jack (with Jim) raves Ray Charles: brand new T.S.O.L, Arab Strap, Pernice Brothers (with Neko Case), Michael Head, Torrey, Jane Weaver, and Neil Young, plus LaVern Baker, Nico, Steve Goodman, Jean Richie, Alton Ellis, Bee Gees, and Phil Ochs

This week’s show, after Jack’s son Jim sings and plays a 1964 Beatles beaut: brand new New Model Army, J. Robbins, Real Estate, Kelley Stoltz, Jesus & Mary Chain, Joel Stoker, and Savak, plus Byrds, Specials, Moody Blues, Flying Burrito Brothers, Harry Nilsson, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and Thelonious Monk

This week’s show, after a 1964 Beatles blast: brand new Ride, GospelbeacH, Bevis Frond, Mammoth Penguins, Ducks Ltd., DIIV, and Pete Astor, plus Hollies, Every Brothers, Culture (with Roots Radics Band), Claude Gray, Wilson Pickett, Nervous Norvus, and Marianne Faithful; and R.I.P. Flat Duo Jets’ Dex Romweber (1966-2024)

This week’s show, after a 2003 Justin Sullivan soliloquy: brand new Decemberists, New Model Army, T.S.O.L, Bolts of Melody, Lemon Twigs, The Smile, and Corb Lund, plus Bobby Parker, The Action, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf, Webb Pierce, Johnny Rivers, and Montage; and R.I.P. Mojo Nixon (1957-2024), Can’s Damon Suzuki (1950-2024), and Sun Records/Jerry Lee Lewis drummer Jimmy Van Eaton (1937-2024)

This week’s show, after a 1968 MC5 maul: brand new Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band, Joel Stoker, Camera Obscura, Ratboys, Jane Weaver, Magnet School, and Torrey, plus Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood, Ted Taylor, Roland Alphonso & His Upsetters, Emitt Rhodes, Tammy Wynette, Donovan, and The Sacred Cows(!); and R.I.P. MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer (1948-2024), and Brian Wilson’s wife Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, (1946-2024)

This week’s show, after a 1967 Who hot-shot: one last guest DJ “tribute to 1980” set by Jim Santo, (pt. 5 of 5) + brand new New Model Army, GospelbeacH, Superchunk, Real Estate, Paul Collins, Soft Science, and Penny Arcade (James Hoare), plus The Isley Brothers, Junior Byles & Rupert Reid, Neil Young, Hoyt Axton, Don Gibson, Chocolate Watchband, and Pete Townshend himself; and R.I.P. Shangri-Las lead singer Mary Weiss (1948-2024), Melanie (1947-2024), and Bill Hayes (1925-2024)

This week’s show, after a 1965 Shangri-La’s (Barry & Greenwich) site: a guest DJ “tribute to 1980” set by Jim Santo, (pt. 4) + brand new Pernice Brothers, Pete Astor, J. Robbins, Emma Anderson, J Mascis, Jesus & Mary Chain, and Laetitia Sadier, plus Rolling Stones, Roy Brown & His Mighty Mighty Men, Francesco De Masi, Cherry Smash, The Specials, Hank Locklin, and Etta James; and R.I.P. Shangri-Las lead singer Mary Weiss (1948-2024) and Old Grey Whistle Test presenter/BBC DJ Annie Nightingale (1940-2024)

This week’s show, after a 2005 Nada Surf knell: a guest DJ “tribute to 1980” set by Jim Santo, (pt. 3) + brand new The Bevis Frond, Ride, Sleater-Kinney, Salt Collective (With Matthew Sweet), Graham Parker, Torrey, and Lemonheads, plus Gary (U.S.) Bonds, Merry Go-Round, Horace Andy, Deviants, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jimmy Gresham & the Gibson Kings, and Faron Young

Happy New Year! This week’s show, after a 1982 Damned declaration: It’s Rabid’s Annual Roundup “Best of 2023 Countdown Show,” Part TWO of Two; the Exciting Conclusion!—featuring one song each from his picks for 2023’s 50 best albums, 10 best standalone singles/EPs, and 10 best retrospective releases. This week, counting down 2023’s best albums 25-1, and singles/EPs and retrospective LPs 5-1! 36 killer 2023 songs in all! Don’t miss it!

Happy New Year! This week’s show, after the standard Robert Burns 1788 refrain: It’s Rabid’s Annual Roundup “Best of 2023 Countdown Show,” Part One of Two!—featuring one song each from his picks for 2023’s 50 best albums, 10 best standalone singles/EPs, and 10 best retrospective releases. This week, 2023’s best albums 50-26, and singles/EPs and retrospective LPs 10-6! 35 killer 2023 songs in all!—then Slade to sing “Happy New Year” to us all! (Can’t beat that.)

This week’s show, after some 1953 Satchmo sass: a guest DJ “tribute to 1980” set by Jim Santo + brand new Libertines (U.K.), Joel Stoker Dennis Davison, Black Swan Lane, Mountain Goats, Crime & the City Solution, and NORMANS, plus The Orioles, Monkees, Fats Domino, Sheb Wooley, Ethiopians, Benny Lee & The Ken-Tones, and Putney Dandridge

This week’s show, after some jaunty 1935 Johnny Mercer: a guest DJ “tribute to 1980” set by Jim Santo, brand new J. Robbins, Sleater-Kinney, J Mascis, Armoires, Neil Young, Alvvays, and Skymender, plus Shirley Ellis, Moody Blues, Mojo Men, Ray Charles, Ray Price, Frankie Carle/Marjorie Hills, and Doris Day; and R.I.P. Moody Blues/Wings’ Denny Laine (1944-2023) and Killing Joke’s Geordie Walker (1958-2023)

This week’s show, after a 1955 Louis Armstrong carol: brand new Joel Stoker, Grandaddy, Soft Science, Junipers, Slowdive, BV’s, and Tobin Sprout, plus Bobby Womack, Willie Nelson, Leroy Smart, Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Dion & the Belmonts, and Danny Kaye/Nat King Cole/Peggy Lee; and R.I.P. Denny Laine (1944-2023), Norman Lear (1922-2023), and Ryan O’Neal (1941-2023)

This week’s show, after a 1981 Replacements recitation: brand new Real Estate, Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band, Finnogun’s Wake, Jesus & Mary Chain, Black Swan Lane, Clientele, and Smug Brothers, plus Temptations, Pretty Things, Culture, Beach Boys, Kitty Wells, Banana Splits, and Danny Kaye/Andrews Sisters; and R.I.P. Killing Joke’s Geordie Walker (1958-2023), Nipple Erectors/Nips/Pogues’ Shane MacGowan (1957-2023), Dictators/Del Lords’ Scott “Top Ten” Kempner (1954-2023), and Marty Krofft (1937-2023)

This week’s show, after a 1959 Little Willie John lilt: brand new The Bevis Frond, Plush Machine, Small Square, The Smile, Seablite, Anderson Council, and Tulipomania, plus The Coasters (The Robins), Rulers, Webb Pierce, Joe Simon, Martin Carthy, Blind Willie Johnson, and “Classy” Fred Blassie

This week’s show, after a 1959 Fats Domino feast: brand new Lemonheads, Voxtrot, Chatham Rise, Juliana Hatfield, Guided By Voices, Loose Wing, and Black Nite Crash, plus The Bee Gees, Moody Blues, Tom T Hall, Maxine Brown, Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels (with Emmylou Harris), Dinah Washington, and Tom Lehrer

This week’s show, after a two teens and a dad bellow the Beatles: brand new Dennis Davison, Scream, New Pornographers (with Aimee Mann), Golden Apples, Sleater-Kinney, Rose Gerber, and Colored Lights, plus The Zombies, Beach Boys, Faron Young, Badfinger, Davy Graham, Jimmy Cliff, and Johnny Cash (and June Carter)

This week’s show, after a 1967 Hollies hearken: brand new The Beatles, New Model Army, Madness, Cloud Nothings, Semisonic, Guest Directors, and Green Palm Radiation, plus John Lennon, 13th Floor Elevators, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Snow, David Bowie, The Electric Banana (Pretty Things), and Elmer Bernstein & Orchestra

This week’s show, after a prescient 1993 Bad Religion beckon: brand new Emma Anderson, Dennis Davison, Grandaddy, Plush Machine, Furious Seasons, Craig Wedren, and Colored Lights, plus John Lennon, Nancy Sinatra, Barbara Lynn, Nico, Cat Stevens, Bee Gees, and Patsy Cline; and R.I.P. The Lewd singer J. Satz Beret, and actor Richard Roundtree (1942-2023)

This week’s show, after a 2001 Pernice Brothers pass: brand new Juliana Hatfield, Soft Science, Blur, Corb Lund, Seablite, Dot Dash, and Miniaturized, plus The Raspberries, James Brown, Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, Jefferson Airplane, Charlie Pride, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, and Bugs Bunny & Friends sing The Beatles; and R.I.P. Dwight Twilley (1951-2023)

This week’s show, after a 1981 Damned denouement: brand new Scream, Golden Apples, Slowdive, Lovejoy, Guided By Voices, The Feelies, and Guitarmy of One, plus The Beatles, Sonny Boy Williamson, Hollies, I-Roy, Falcons/Wilson Pickett, Buckinghams, and Lead Belly

This week’s show, after some 1965 McCartney madness: Hurry, Linda Lindas, Damned, Plush Machine, Methadones, Julies, and Cliff and Ivy (with Jim Babjak), plus Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels with Emmylou Harris, Small Faces, Gregory Isaacs, Merry-Go-Round, Tim Hardin, Lee Williams & the Cymbals, and Electric Prunes; and R.I.P. The Effigies’ John Kezdy, 1959-2023, age 64

This week’s show, after a 1979 Joe Jackson jam: Madness, Subways, Dandy Warhols, Emma Anderson, Clientele, Fawns of Love (with Robin Guthrie), and The Cyrkle, plus Jimi Hendrix Experience, Hollies, Lee Hazelwood, Aretha Franklin, Flying Burrito Brothers, Tremeloes, and Jewels

This week’s show, after a 1970 Neil Young yodel: brand new Voxtrot, Colored Lights, Plush Machine, Feeders, Treasures of Mexico, Teenage Fanclub, Juliana Hatfield, and Dead Leaf Echo, plus Status Quo, Moby Grape, Baba Brooks, Alvin Crash & the Crawlers, Jimmie Rodgers, Poco, and Lalo Schifrin / Valve Studio Orchestra; and R.I.P. Shilough Hopwood of Honeychurch

This week’s show, after Jim trills some 1979 Undertones: brand new The Damned, Len Price 3, Turnsole, Persian Leaps, Wilco, Drop Nineteens, and Downstrokes, plus George Harrison, Lee Dorsey, Chuck Jackson, Hank Williams, Big Youth, Dick Dale, and Donovan

This week’s show, after a 1979 Damned dirge: brand new New Model Army & Sinfonia Zeipzig, Plush Machine, Dewey Defeats Truman, Laughing Chimes, Feelies, Joy Formidable, and Bobby Sutliff, plus Buddy Holly, Ides of March, Kinks, Buck Owens, Joe Higgs, Grodes, and Fanny; and R.I.P. Goya Dress/Cinerama/Wedding Present drummer Simon Pearson (1969-2023), Died. Pretty singer Ron S. Peno (1955-2023), and Effigies singer John Kezdy (1959-2023)

This week’s show, after a 1981 Effigies eulogy: brand new The Damned, Film School, Slowdive, Guest Directors, Soft Science, Salim Nourallah (with Marty Willson-Piper), and Baseball Project, plus Buckinghams, Shadows of Knight, Nancy Sinatra, Hugh Malcolm, Tammy Wynette, Peter & Gordon, and unreleased Replacements; and R.I.P. Effigies singer John Kezdy (1959-2023)

This week’s show, after a 2022 Alvvays aria: brand new Hurry, Blur, Kristin Hersh, Death Cab For Cutie, Billy Bragg, Anton Barbeau, and Teenage Fanclub, plus Erma Franklin, Small Faces, Carl Smith, Derrick Morgan, Thunderclap Newman, MC5, and The Treniers

This week’s show, after a 1968 John Lennon lullaby: brand new Baseball Project, Feeders, Ash, Joy Formidable, Bluebells, Grian Chatten, and The Damned, plus Marvin Gaye, Blues Magoos, Roy Drusky, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Youngbloods, Lee “Scratch” Perry”, and Nina Simone; and R.I.P. The Band’s Robbie Robertson (1943-2023)

This week’s show, after a 1978 Saints salute: brand new New Model Army & Sinfonia Zeipzig, Cleaners From Venus, Slowdive, Guided By Voices, Turnsole, Hurry, and Pia Fraus, plus Pretty Things, Alton Ellis, Standells, Wailers (Tacoma), Ferlin Husky, Ventures, and Noel Coward