We had a lot of fab new music to program this time out. The new stuff was toplined by the third of four glorious weeks debuting exclusive advance tracks from Suspension, the forthcoming rockin' pop blockbuster from Pop Co-Op. HuzZAH! We also had to find room for fresh and invigmoratin' releases from Deadlights, Kid Gulliver, Bob Burger, Dave Scarbrough, Spygenius, Kevin Robertson, Nick Piunti and the Complicated Men, and the Sun Sawed In 1/2, and mix 'em all in with a bunch of other fave raves from the early '60s through today. Daunting, but...DONE!
And then we received "Have You Ever Been Torn Apart?," the brand new digital single from the combined power pop prowess of the Flashcubes and the Spongetones. Our two favorite sets of heroes in one adventure together! There was no way in seven hells we were gonna delay playing that. A quick revamp of the playlist, and again...DONE! It wasn't even all that daunting. Plus: POP MUSIC ON THE RADIO!
I love this gig. I really, really love this gig. This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on a Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/ You can read all about this show's long and weird history here: Boppin' The Whole Friggin' Planet (The History Of THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO).
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TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
THE RAMONES: Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? (Rhino, End Of The Century)
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POP CO-OP: Out My Window (Futureman, Suspension)
THE FLASHCUBES WITH THE SPONGETONES: Have You Ever Been Torn Apart? (Big Stir, single) WET LEG: Chaise Longue (Domino, Wet Leg)
THE THREE DEGREES: When Will I See You Again (Castle, VA: Blockbuster!)
XTC: Burning With Optimism's Flames (Virgin, Black Sea)
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DEADLIGHTS: Pretend To Pretend (single) BOB BURGER: The Suicide King (Jem, The Domino Effect) THREE DOG NIGHT: It's For You (MCA, Celebrate)
TEENAGE FANCLUB: Catholic Education (Matador, A Catholic Education)
PRINCE & 3RDEYEGIRL: FIXURLIFEUP (NPG, PLECTRUMELECTRUM)
GUIDED BY VOICES: Motor Away (Matador, The Best Of Guided By Voices: Human Amusements At Hourly Rates)
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RONNIE SPECTOR: For His Love (Bad Girl Sounds, Something's Gonna Happen)
NICK LOWE: American Squirm (Columbia, Basher)
PIPER: Bad Boy (American Beat, Piper/Can't Wait)
THE MORELLS: Let's Dance On (Hightone, Think About It)
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THE YARDBIRDS: For Her Love (Rhino, Ultimate!)
MATTHEW SWEET: Millenium Blues (Volcano, In Reverse)
THE EXPLODING HEARTS: (Making) Teenage Faces (Dirtnap, Shattered)
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THE MONKEES: You Just May Be The One (Rhino, Headquarters)
THE LEMON DROPS: I Live In The Springtime [original single mix] (Cicadelic, Sunshine Flower Power)
THE BANGLES: Hazy Shade Of Winter (Columbia, Greatest Hits)
THE GO-GO'S: Our Lips Are Sealed (IRS, Beauty And The Beat)
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JOE JACKSON: One More Time (A & M, Steppin' Out)
MAURA & THE BRIGHT LIGHTS: Perfect Girl (Northside, single)
JIGSAW: Who Do You Think You Are (Renaissance, Anthology)
BENNY SPELLMAN: Fortune Teller (EMI, VA: Highlights From Crescent City Soul)
THE JAM: But I'm Different Now (Polydor, Direction Reaction Creation)
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THE WHO: I Can't Explain (MCA, My Generation)
IGGY POP: Pumpin' For Jill (Arista, Party)
PERILOUS: Rock & Roll Kiss (single) HUSKER DU: Eight Miles High (SST, single)
JOHNNY JOHNSON & THE BANDWAGON: Mr. Tambourine Man (Kent, Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartbreak)
HINDU LOVE GODS: Raspberry Beret (Rhino, WARREN ZEVON: Genius)
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NICK PIUNTI & THE COMPLICATED MEN: (My Mind) Plays Tricks On Me (Jem, Heart Inside Your Head) THE EVERLY BROTHERS: Arms Of Mary (Rhino, Heartaches And Harmonies)
LULU: Choc Ice (RPM, Shout! The Complete Decca Recordings)
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY: My Own Sake (Damaged Goods, Serial Girlfriend)
THE JIVE FIVE: He's Just A Lucky Man (Ambient Sound, Here We Are!)
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THE TRAVELING WILBURYS: Not Alone Anymore (Wilbury, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1)
FREDDIE & THE DREAMERS: I'm Telling You Now (EMI, The Best Of Freddie & The Dreamers)
THE RAMONES: Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Rhino, Ramones)
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE: Denise (Atlantic, Utopia Parkway)
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: Everyday People (Epic, Greatest Hits)
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