This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio # 907

Not even one month in, and 2018 has already been a terrible disappointment. This year sucks. It's time to fight back. This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on a Sunday night in Syracuse this week.

NEXT WEEK: Well! January 28th, 1978, was the first time I saw a local Syracuse group called The Flashcubes. That show was one of the most important revelations in my life as a rockin' pop fan. Forty years later, I think we had damned well better play some Flashcubes on the radio. 

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Our new compilation CD This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4 is now available from Kool Kat Musik! 29 tracks of irresistible rockin' pop, starring Pop Co-Op, Ray Paul, Circe Link & Christian Nesmith, Vegas With Randolph Featuring Lannie Flowers, The Slapbacks, P. Hux, Irene Peña, Michael Oliver & the Sacred Band Featuring Dave Merritt, The Rubinoos, Stepford Knives, The Grip Weeds, Popdudes, Ronnie Dark, The Flashcubes, Chris von Sneidern, The Bottle Kids, 1.4.5., The Smithereens, Paul Collins' Beat, The Hit Squad, The Rulers, The Legal Matters, Maura & the Bright Lights, Lisa Mychols, and Mr. Encrypto & the Cyphers. You gotta have it, so order it here.

TIRnRR # 907: 1/21/18

THE RAMONES: Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? (Rhino, End Of The Century)
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THE DAMNED: Wait For The Blackout (Sanctuary, Smash It Up)
BIG HELLO: Today Will Be Yesterday Tomorrow (Parasol, Apple Album)
THE COWSILLS: Love American Style (Polydor, The Best Of The Cowsills)
THE BASEMENT WALL: Never Existed (Senate, single)
THE SMITHEREENS: Beauty & Sadness (Capitol, Blown To Smithereens)
PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY: Smile Away (Capitol, Ram)
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THE BOTTLE KIDS: American Girls (n/a, Let Me In On This Action)
THE CARS: Just What I Needed (Rhino, Just What I Needed)
BOBBY WOMACK: Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) (EMI, Midnight Mover)
DELANEY & BONNIE: Get Ourselves Together (Stax, VA: Boy Meets Girl)
THE B.A.R.: Katie's Shoes (JAM, VA: This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 2)
POP CO-OP: If Everything Was Easy (Silent Bugler, Four State Solution)
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CHRIS PAINE & THE LETTERTRAIN: Might've Found Me (chrispainemusic.com, Indiscriminate Chatter)
THE SEA URCHINS: Christine Pristine (Cherry Red, VA: C87)
MIDNIGHT OIL: Dreamworld (Columbia, Diesel And Dust)
THE CURE: In Between Days (Elektra, Greatest Hits)
THE ARCHIES: Jingle Jangle (Fuel 2000, Absolutely The Best Of The Archies)
THE PRETENDERS: Day After Day (Sire, The Singles)
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ANDY REED & JASON REED: Left To Right (n/a, Make Your Move)
HARMONIC DIRT: Maybe (n/a, Anthracite)
BADFINGER: No Matter What (Apple, No Dice)
RICHARD HELL & THE VOIDOIDS: Down At The Rock And Roll Club (Sire, Blank Generation)
ADAM MARSLAND: Mau Ke Mana (Karma Frog, Bule)
CARLOS MALCOLM & HIS AFRO-JAMAICAN RHYTHMS: Bonanza Ska (Trojan, VA: Copasetic!)
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SOULBIRD: Sunday Morning (n/a, Soul Trader)
THE BANGLES: Mary Street (Omnivore, Ladies And Gentlemen...The Bangles!)
P. P. ARNOLD: The First Cut Is The Deepest (Immediate, The First Cut)
THE DRISCOLLS: Julie Christie (Cherry Red, VA: C88)
FREDDIE & THE DREAMERS: Do The Freddie (EMI, The Best Of Freddie & the Dreamers)
LAUGH: Paul McCartney (Cherry Red, VA: C87)
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CHRIS RICHARDS & THE SUBTRACTIONS: Coast Is Clear (Futureman, Peaks And Valleys)
THE MONKEES: You Just May Be The One (Rhino, Headquarters)
BRAD JONES: The Blunderbuss (Ginger, Gilt-Flake)
CIRCE LINK & CHRISTIAN NESMITH: I'm On Your Side (Kool Kat Musik, VA: This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4)
THE HOLLIES: Long Dark Road (EMI, Distant Light)
THE CLASH: Pressure Drop (Epic, Super Black Market Clash)
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THE KINKS: Better Things (Velvel, Give The People What They Want)
EYTAN MIRSKY: This Year's Gonna Be Our Year (M-Squared, Year Of The Mouse)
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: Stand! (Epic, Greatest Hits)
THE FLASHCUBES: Do Anything You Wanna Do (Northside, Brilliant)
KISS: Shout It Out Loud (Mercury, Destroyer)
ZEBRA: Helter Skelter (Riding Easy, VA: Brown Acid)
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THE RAMONES: Blitzkrieg Bop (Rhino, Ramones)
THE BEATLES: Eight Days A Week (Capitol, Beatles VI)
THE O'JAYS: Love Train (Epic, Love Train)
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: American Girl (MCA, Anthology)
DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK & TICH: Hold Tight (Repertoire, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)
THE REPLACEMENTS: Bastards Of Young (Sire, For Sale)
CHUCK BERRY: Promised Land (MCA, The Anthology)
THE GRIP WEEDS: Strange Bird (Kool Kat Musik, VA: This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4)
THE SMITHEREENS: Cry For A Shadow (Koch, B-Sides The Beatles)