So much going on, all at once.
My first book, Gabba Gabba Hey! A Conversation With The Ramones, is now set for early May publication from Rare Bird Books. You can preorder your copy right here, and I pray that you do. It's the realization of a lifelong dream, and I couldn't be more thrilled.
I recently completed my liner notes for a fantastic new album by...I can't tell you that yet. But I will be talkin' it up at the appropriate time. You can bet on that.
And right now, Dana and I are set to appear with America's Sweetheart Irene Peña next Sunday, February 26th, on her Twitch channel Irene Peña Music. We'll get started around 7 pm Eastern (right after Radio Deer Camp with Rich Firestone right here on SPARK!), and we'll be chatting with Irene about the show and whatever else she feels like chatting about. It's HER show! Not counting our appearance at the Syracuse Area Music Awards last year, this is the first live event that Dana and I have done together since 2020. You know, 2020? Yeah, that year. Let's hope to all that jangles we've remembered how to ad lib. And we hope you'll join Dana & Carl with Irene Peña on February 26th at 7 pm Eastern.
The weekly radio shows are no less important. All of the above, even my book, stems from Dana and I doing whatever it is we do on This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio. None of the rest happens for us without TIRnRR.
So, there's a lot going on.
We wouldn't have it any other way.
Best three hours of radio on the whole friggin' planet? Here ya go. This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
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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, streaming at SPARK stream, and on the Radio Garden app as WESTCOTT RADIO. Recent shows are archived at Westcott Radio
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TIRnRR # 1169: 2/19/2023
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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RANSOM & THE SUBSET: Don't Remember What Was Her Name (Futureman, Perfect Crimes)
THE AIRPORT 77s: Honey Don't (Jem, We Realize You Have A Choice)
HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS: Casino Royale (Herb Alpert Presents, Sounds Like...)
SWEET: Teenage Rampage (Capitol, The Best Of Sweet)
STEVE STOECKEL Mod Girl (Big Stir, The Power Of And)
RICHARD X. HEYMAN: Washington Rock (Turn-Up, 67,000 Miles An Album)
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STEVE STOECKEL: Mod Girl [a cappella mix] (unreleased)
JONATHAN RICHMAN: New Kind Of Neighborhood (Blue Arrow, Cold Pizza & Other Hot Stuff)
BANANARAMA: Robert DeNiro's Waiting (London, The Very Best Of Bananarama)
LOU REED: Nowhere At All (RCA, Coney Island Baby)
ARETHA FRANKLIN: I Say A Little Prayer (Atlantic, The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967-1970)
JOSIE COTTON: If You Really Want Me To (Cleopatra, Everything Is Oh Yeah)
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STAR COLLECTOR: Don't Have To Fold (n/a, Attack, Sustain, Decay...Repeat)
LIBRARIANS WITH HICKEYS: Lady Overdrive (Big Stir, Handclaps & Tambourines)
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: The Look Of Love (Mercury, The Very Best Of Dusty Springfield)
THE MIDNIGHT CALLERS: Let My Love Open The Door (Jem, VA: Jem Records Celebrates Pete Townshend)
FLORAL PORTRAIT: Portrait Of E (Kool Kat Musik, Floral Portrait)
THE HONEY CONE: Want Ads (Rhino, VA: Can You Dig It?)
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IRENE PEÑA: In This Room (Kool Kat Musik, VA: This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 5)
THE EXCITERS: You Don't Know What You're Missing ('Til It's Gone) (Kent Soul, Soul Motion)
GEOFF PALMER & LUCY ELLIS: I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Rum Bar, Your Face Is Weird)
THE BANGLES: What A Life (Down Kiddie, Sweetheart Of The Sun)
MIKE BROWNING: Blood Of Oblivion (single)
LUCINDA WILLIAMS: I Just Wanted To See You So Bad (Rough Trade, Lucinda Williams)
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JOHNATHAN PUSHKAR: Let's Get Small (Jem, single)
GAME THEORY: I Mean It This Time (Omnivore, Real Nighttime)
OSCAR TONEY JR.: No Sad Songs (Westside, Oscar's Winners)
KEITH WEST: West Country (RPM, Excerpts From...)
SANDIE SHAW: (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me (EMI, The Very Best Of Sandie Shaw)
EDDIE FLOYD: Raise Your Hand [single version] (Stax, The Very Best Of Eddie Floyd)
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CHRIS CHURCH: Going 'Til We Go (Big Stir, single)
AIMEE MANN: Long Shot (DGC, I'm With Stupid)
THE SHIRELLES: It's Love That Really Counts (In The Long Run) (Varese Sarabande, 25 All-Time Greatest Hits)
THE TEST PRESSINGS: Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes (SpyderPop/Big Stir, VA: We All Shine On: Celebrating The Music Of 1970)
THE WEEKLINGS: I've Just Seen A Face (Jem, single)
THE USED ELECTRICS: Loose (SpyderPop/Big Stir, VA: We All Shine On: Celebrating The Music Of 1970)
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GENE PITNEY: Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa (One Way, Anthology)
DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS: Geno (EMI, Searching For The Young Soul Rebels)
THE FLASHCUBES FEATURING RANDY KLAWON: Get The Message (Big Stir, single)
BEN VAUGHN: Just A Little Bit Of You (Bar/None, Mono USA)
THE KINKS: See My Friends (Sanctuary, The Ultimate Collection)
BADFINGER: Love Time [2018 alternate mix] (Real Gone Music, Wish You Were Here)
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PAUL McCANN: The Voice Of Reason (Kool Kat Musik, Alter Ego)
JUNIPER: Baby Doll (Confidential, She Steals Candy)
THE CYNZ: Devil In The Details (FishPuppy, Li'l Devil)
THE LINDA LINDAS: Why (Epitaph, Growing Up)
THE JIVE FIVE: You Promised Me Great Things (EMI, The Complete United Artists Recordings)
THE MUFFS: My Mind's Eye (Sympathy For The Record Industry, Hamburger)
CILLA BLACK: Anyone Who Had A Heart (EMI, VA: The Cavern--The Most Famous Club In The World)
THE BEATLES: It's Only Love (Apple, Help!)
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COLIN HAY: I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Compass, I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself)
TRANSVISION VAMP: Tell That Girl To Shut Up (UNI, Pop Art)
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: Make It Easy On Yourself (Varese Sarabande, Shake It Up, Baby!)
THE MONKEES: You Told Me (Rhino, Headquarters)
NANCY SINATRA: Wishin' And Hopin' (Sundazed, Nancy In London)
THE JAM: Start! (Polydor, Direction Reaction Creation)
DIONNE WARWICK: Walk On By (Rhino, The Dionne Warwick Collection)
THE RAMONES: She's The One (Rhino, Road To Ruin)
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DIONNE WARWICK: Do You Know The Way To San Jose (Rhino, The Dionne Warwick Collection)
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