This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 5

We are hard at work...no, that ain't right. We're dancing! We're dancing to the sound of our forthcoming new compilation CD This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 5. Our goal is to have this available in September. That's where the work part comes in. The work at this end is primarily on the liner notes and acknowledgements; the mastering is being done by the mighty Kurt Reil at his forbiddingly cool House of Vibes studio. Yeah, our hardly-humble little concoction is being perfected at the same place where the Grip Weeds, Mark Lindsay, Buzzed Meg, the Anderson Council, the Doughboys, and so many others have created such brilliant rockin' pop sounds. A great radio show--and its attendant compilation album--should be known by the company it keeps.

Kurt now has the master tracks in hand. The CD will be released by the also-mighty Ray Gianchetti's fab label Kool Kat Musik, which has been the home for TIRnRR CDs since Volume 3 in 2013. For the first time anywhere, we present the track listing and sequence for This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 5.

THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO, VOLUME 5

A Kool Kat Musik release

Produced by Dana Bonn and Carl Cafarelli

Mastered by Kurt Reil at House Of Vibes

1. MEGHAN JEAN CAFARELLI: Still At It

2. LAURIE BIAGINI: Hey Mr. DJ

3. THE MAYFLOWERS: Sunflower Girl

4. PERILOUS: Rock & Roll Kiss

5. POP CO-OP: Extra Beat In My Heart

6. MAURA AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS: Perfect Girl

7. HOOVER AND MARTINEZ: What The Heart Wants

8. CAROLYNE MAS: In The Rain

9. JEFF SHELTON: See On The Radio! [TIRnRR ID]

10. DEADLIGHTS: Pretend To Pretend

11. IRENE PEÑA: In This Room

12. CHRIS VON SNEIDERN: Goodnight Sailor

13. ARIELLE EDEN: Sagittarius

14. STEVENSON AND COMPANY: Talking Down To Me

15. JUSTINE AND THE UNCLEAN: Vengeance

16. THE JANGLE BAND: So Long

17. KID GULLIVER: Forget About Him

18. GARY FRENAY: Just Like Me

19. KELLEY RYAN: The Church Of Laundry

20. VINCE MELOUNEY: A Bee Gee's Benediction [TIRnRR ID]

21. TALL POPPY SYNDROME: Come Some Christmas Eve (Or Halloween)

22. IN DEED: Peace & Quiet

23. BALLZY TOMORROW: Out There

24. THE VILLAS: Someone To Hold On To

25. RICH FIRESTONE: Seltaeb's Revenge [TIRnRR ID]

26. AMY RIGBY: Tom Petty Karaoke

27. EYTAN MIRSKY: This Year's Gonna Be Our Year

I've listened to a rough mix of the CD in its entirety. Maybe more than once. It's really, really good. That's not so much a tribute to us as it is a reflection of our good fortune to know so many talented artists who are willing to share their wonderful work on our behalf.

Of our previous CDs, only Volume 4 and the Waterloo Sunset benefit set are still available in physical form from the label (though I do have copies of Volume 2 for sale). All are available digitally. We should probably look into reissuing the long-out-of-print Volume 1 one if these days.

Volume 1: download
Volume 2: CD or download
Volume 3: download
Volume 4: CD or download
Waterloo Sunset--Benefit For This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio:  CD or download

Now...back to the dance! And to the work. Work should be fun. This kind work sure is.

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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 about our history here.

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