This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio # 811

Well, 2016 sucks. One month in, and we’ve already had to bid final farewells to far too many beloved performers. This week added JEFFERSON AIRPLANE alums PAUL KANTNER and SIGNE TOLY ANDERSON to this damned list of the dearly departed, and we also lost songwriter BILL MARTIN, as well. We play the music still, and we beg for a respite from more bad news. Please?

On a more pleasant note, our thanks to THE WAX MUSEUM WITH RONNIE DARK for letting us sit in with them for a bit prior to our own show. Ronnie and Mike “The Night Owl” Adams welcomed GARY FRENAY (of THE FLASHCUBES and SCREEN TEST) into the WVOA studio for some tunes ‘n’ conversation, and we were delighted to be included. Much obliged, gentlemen!

We also served up brand-new music from PHIL MARSHALL, offered the TIRnRR debut of THE NUDES, and played a bunch o’ toe-tappin’ tunes, including several from our Featured Act, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE. Respite from bad news. NOW, dammit. And this is what rock ‘n’ roll radio sounded like on a Sunday night in Syracuse this week.

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TIRnRR # 811: 1/31/16

THE RAMONES: Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio? (Rhino, End Of The Century)

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THE FLASHCUBES: It’s You Tonight (Northside, Bright Lights)

THE PRETENDERS: Thumbelina (Sire, Learning To Crawl)

THE MONKEES: All Of Your Toys (Rhino, Missing Links)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: D.C.B.A.-25 (RCA, Surrealistic Pillow)

BOBBY SUTLIFF: Griffin Bay (Not Lame, Bitter Fruit)

P. HUX: Don’t Bring Me Down (Lakeshore, Homemade Spaceship)

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THE NUDES: Hey Girl You Got A Nice Body (L.R.S., single)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Plastic Fantastic Lover (RCA, Surrealistic Pillow)

TEENAGE FANCLUB: Sparky’s Dream (Jetset, Four Thousand Seven Hundred And Sixty-Six Seconds)

RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON: Wall Of Death (Hannibal, Shoot Out The Lights)

THE MONKEES: Papa Gene’s Blues (Rhino, The Monkees)

THE BENT BACKED TULIPS: Sweet Young Thing (eggBERT, Looking Through...)

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TERRY DRAPER: Younger Girl Flower Girl (Magentalane, Searching)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Chauffeur Blues (RCA, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off)

THE 88: Sons And Daughters (Island, Not Only...But Also)

XTC: Earn Enough For Us (Virgin, Skylarking)

SAMMY AMBROSE: This Diamond Ring (Ace, VA: You Heard It Here First!)

DAWN EDEN: They Don’t Know (Groove Disques, VA: The Stiff Generation)

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PHIL MARSHALL: Nothing Left To Lose (Rocket Racket, Scatterbed)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Come Up The Years (RCA, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off)

TOMMY KEENE: Places That Are Gone (Alias, The Real Underground)

THE B.A.R.: Katie’s Shoes (JAM, VA: This Is Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio, Volume 2)

THE GREENBERRY WOODS: That’s What She Said (Sire, Rapple Dapple)

THE 1910 FRUITGUM COMPANY: Simon Says (Buddha, The Best Of The 1910 Fruitgum Company)

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THE KINKS: Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (Essential, The Kink Kontroversy)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Young Girl Sunday Blues (RCA, After Bathing At Baxter’s)

GAME THEORY: Real Nighttime (Omnivore, Real Nighttime)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: The Last Wall Of The Castle (RCA, After Bathing At Baxter’s)

THE DEL FUEGOS: When The News Is On (London, The Best Of The Del Fuegos The Slash Years)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Martha (RCA, After Bathing At Baxter’s)

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GARY FRENAY: Blue Topaz (Northside, File Under Pop Vocal)

HINDU LOVE GODS: Raspberry Beret (Rhino, WARREN ZEVON: Genius)

DAVID BOWIE: Rebel Rebel (Virgin, Best Of Bowie)

THE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES: Slow Death (Norton, Slow Death)

KISS: Comin’ Home (Mercury, Hotter Than Hell)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Crown Of Creation (RCA, Crown Of Creation)

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THE DILLARDS: Lemon Chimes (Rhino, VA: Where The Action Is!)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: She Has Funny Cars (RCA, Surrealistic Pillow)

THE DAMNED: Wait For The Blackout (Sanctuary, Smash It Up 1976-1987)

THE COUNT BISHOPS: I Need You (Ace, The Count Bishops)

PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS: Just Like Me (Sundazed, Just Like Us!)

THE WHO: I Can’t Explain (MCA, My Generation)

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REDD KROSS: Stay Away From Downtown (Merge, Researching The Blues)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Let Me In (RCA, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off)

THE RAMONES: Babysitter (Rhino, Leave Home)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: It’s No Secret (RCA, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off)

SCREEN TEST: Sound Of The Radio (JAM, VA: This Is Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio, Volume 2)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: 3/5 Of A Mile in 10 Seconds (RCA, Surrealistic Pillow)

MATTHEW SWEET: Girlfriend (Zoo, Girlfriend)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: White Rabbit (RCA, Surrealistic Pillow)

THE MONKEES: The Door Into Summer (Rhino, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.)

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Somebody To Love [mono single version] (RCA, Surrealistic Pillow)

THE PRETENDERS: Swinging London (Sire, Pretenders)