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
This week’s show, after a 1982 Rank & File rave: brand new Soft Science, Linda Lindas, Ash, Wilco, Baseball Project, Clientele, and Skull Practitioners, plus Dobie Gray, John Cale, Chantays, Johnny Wright (With Kitty Wells), Termites, Mamas & the Papas, and Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
This week’s show, after a 1981 D.O.A. drill-down: brand new Slowdive, Hold Steady, Art Bergmann, Evening Sons, Cut Worms, Colored Lights, and Face to Face, plus The Seeds, Don Gibson, (Syd Barrett’s) Pink Floyd, Dave Berry, Carlton & the Shoes, The Pharaohs, and The Bee Gees covering The Beatles
This week’s show, after a small 1967 Dave Davies/Kinks warble: brand new Damned, Tubs, Tombstones in Their Eyes, Nyte Skye, Natvral, Star Collector, and Bedroom Eyes, plus Knickerbockers, Charley Pride, Gaylads, Wimple Winch, Fanny, Marty Robbins, and Pretty Things; and R.I.P. Tony Bennett (1926-2023)
This week’s show, after a brief 1956 Chuck Berry refrain: brand new Soft Science, Rain Parade, Handsome Family, Silversun Pickups, Art Bergmann, John P. Strohm, and Cut Worms, plus Sanford Clark, Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Nina Simone, Little Richard, Dave Bartholomew, The Beatles, and Max Romeo
This week’s show, after a brief 1947 Roy Brown trill: brand new Teenage Fanclub, Lost Tapes, Baseball Project, Deadlights, Grian Chatten, Kristin Hersh, and The New Distractions, plus Manfred Mann, Freddie McKay, George Jones, David Bowie, Larry Williams, The Beatles, and Tom Jones & Jools Holland; and R.I.P. The Nerves’ Jack Lee (1952-2023), and The Groundhogs’ Tony McPhee, (1944-2023)
This week’s show, after a brief 1967 Love story: brand new Lovejoy, Marty Stuart, Successful Failures, Shana Cleveland, Guitarmy of One, Guided By Voices, and Willie Nelson, plus Paul McCartney, Dennis Brown, Jan & Dean, Françoise Hardy, Moody Blues, Bert Jansch, and Buck Owens; and R.I.P. Astrud Gilberto (1940-2023)
This week’s show, after a lil 1971 Stones croon: brand new Slowdive, Desario, Flyying Colours, J. Robbins, Film School, Colored Lights, and Hurry, plus Graham Gouldman, Beau Brummels, Alton Ellis, Charlie Rich, The Jokers, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, and Pee Wee King; and R.I.P. Jack Lee (1952-2023)
This week’s show, after a small 1969 Mann/Weil warble: brand new Ash, Damned, Triptides, Once For Kicks, Bird Streets, Clientele, and sparkle*jets U.K., plus The Beatles, Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Slade, Leroy Van Dyke, Marvin Gaye, and Fotheringay; and a special set for: R.I.P. Cynthia Weil (1940-2023)
This week’s show, after a 1967 Buffalo Springfield belt: brand new Lovejoy, Chime School, Tombstones in Their Eyes, Live Skull, Daughter, Kristin Hersh, and Rufus Wainwright, plus The Beatles, Love, Delroy Wilson, Tornadoes, Carl Perkins, Jan & Dean, and Jerry Irby & His Texas Rangers; and R.I.P. Astrud Gilberto (1940-2023), The Nerves’ Jack Lee (1952-2023), The Groundhogs’ Tony McPhee, (1944-2013), and The Senders’ Phil Marcade (1954-2023)
This week’s show, after a 2017 Alvvays refrain: brand new Lauds, Guided By Voices, Weird Nightmare, Tommy Stinson, Cut Worms, Handsome Family, and Salt Collective (with Matthew Caws), plus The Shangri-Las, Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Claude Gray, Donovan, Freddie McKay, Buffalo Springfield, and Moody Blues (Denny Laine)
This week’s show, after a bite of 1957 “Little” Jimmy Dickens: brand new Damned, Black Watch, Pernice Brothers, Teenage Fanclub, Juliana Hatfield, Lucinda Williams, and Glazyhaze, plus The Beatles, George Jones, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, The Move, Sharon Little, Hugh Montenegro Orchestra, and Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton; and R.I.P. Tina Turner (1939-2023), Saints/Damned/Tank bassist Algy Ward (1959-2023), brief Beatles bassist Chas Newby (1941-2023), and Advision Studios engineer/producer Gerald Chavin
This week’s show, after a small trill of 1998 Pernice Brothers: brand new Jeanines, Tombstones in Their Eyes, Savage Republic, SLIP~ons, Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys in the Campfire, Snuff, and Lavender Diamond (With Jim James), plus Mississippi John Hurt, Louis Armstrong, Rutles, Carl Smith, Bee Gees, Augustus Pablo, and Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & His Clowns; and R.I.P. Smiths’ bassist Andy Rourke (1964-2023)
This week’s show, after a small snatch of Gordon Lightfoot: brand new Damned, Crocodiles, Wedding Present, Flyying Colours, 1984 Draft, Black Watch, and Mist Double, plus John Entwistle, Bettye Lavette, Mamas & the Papas, Wilson Pickett, Jimmie Davis, Brimstone, and Lloyd Price; and R.I.P Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023)
This week’s show, after no singing at all: brand new Eyelids, Black Nite Crash, Boo Radleys, Tombstones in Their Eyes, Robert Forster, National Honor Society, and Reds, Pinks & Purples, plus Heptones, Love, Johnny Cash, Billy Boy (Arnold), Kinks, Jackie Day, and Woody Guthrie
This week’s show, after a 1978 Adverts trill: brand new Damned, Wedding Present, Belle & Sebastian, Donovan’s Brain, Beach House, Gaz Coombes, and Green Pajamas, plus Linton Kwesi Johnson, Bonzo Dog Doo/Dah Band, Hank Williams Sr., Al Smith, The Loot, Jerry Cole & His Spacemen, and Billie Holiday; and R.I.P. Harry Belafonte (1927-2023)
This week’s show, after a 1973 Stooges refrain: brand new The Tubs, Eyelids, Successful Failures, Anderson Council, Tetsuians, Pam Risourié, Sadies, and Laveda; plus Pete Ham, Hollies, Big Bill Broonzy, Buck Owens, Rolling Stones, Larry Terry, Delroy Wilson and Louis Armstrong; and R.I.P. Mark Stewart of The Pop Group (1960-2023)
This week’s show, after a 1972 David Bowie mangle: brand new Bird Streets, Linda Lindas, Fawns of Love, Star Collector, Sloan, Black Watch, Shana Cleveland, and TN Rep. Jason Jones & Joan Baez; plus Richie Barrett, John Lennon, Prince Far I, Wallace Collection, Astrud Gilberto, Hank Williams Sr., and Jerry Goldsmith
This week’s show, after a 1992 Sugar trill: brand new Damned, Eyelids, Tubs, Live Skull, Reds, Pinks & Purples, Tombstones in Their Eyes, Pia Fraus, and Shirley Collins; plus Bo Diddley, Paul McCartney, Sam & Dave, Jeannie Seeley, Jacob Miller, Marilyn Lodge, and Jimmy Durante & Frank Sinatra; and R.I.P. Sire Records’ Seymour Stein (1942-2023), Luscious Jackson’s Vivian Trimble (1963-2023), Leatherface’s Andrew Laing, and The Slits’ Ari Up’s mom/John Lydon’s wife Nora Maier Forster (1942-2023)
This week’s show, after a 1993 Boo Radleys bauble/bobble: brand new Beths, Black Watch, Mike Viola, Altin Gün, Keyside, Joe Keithley, and Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives; plus The Olympics, Beatles, Ethiopians, Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood, Bags, Screamers, and Mutton Birds; and R.I.P. Procol Harum lyricist Keith Reid (1946-2023)
This week’s show, after a 1977 Weirdos warble: brand new Flyying Colours, Robert Forster, Naked Raygun, Bitter Defeat, Reds, Pinks & Purples, OFF!, Foam Giant, and Death Cab For Cutie; plus Fats Domino, Beatles, Bee Gees, Junior Byles, Howlin’ Wolf, Johnny Cash, Graham Nash, and Sandy Denny; and R.I.P. Weirdos guitarist Dix Denney (1957-2023)