Workaday lives require the respite of camaraderie, and the comfort of art and music. In music, given a vast playground that sprawls at the very least across the decades and decades of the rock 'n' roll epoch, we like to frolic with willful abandon and without the merest regard for chronology.
The Cynz. The Beatles. sparkle*jets u.k. 1.4.5. The Flashcubes. Sorrows. The Paul Collins Band. The Midnight Callers. The Isley Brothers. THE Sorrows (not to be confused with Sorrows). War. Suzi Quatro. Arthur Alexander. Graham Parker and the Goldtops.
I mean, c'mon! Why stay in just one area or era? It's ALL pop music!
Amy Rigby. Jensen Bell. The Muffs. Humble Pie. The 13th Floor Elevators. The Crickets (in the 1980s, mind you). Johnathan Pushkar. The Small Faces. The Jam. Mad Monster Party. The Kinks. Johnny Halliday, singin' Eddie Cochran in French.
Is that enough? NO! We--all of us, man--need to keep playing for as long as we're able. We're not infinite.
But our music is.
Kid Gulliver. The Singles. Juniper. The Chelsea Curve. The Spongetones. Sparks. The Association. Carolyn Franklin. The Ramones. The Pretenders. The Mosquitos. Sam Cooke. Dolph Chaney. The Springfields. Jack Lee. Fleetwood Mac. Dion. Star Collector. The Traveling Wilburys. The Boat Missers. KISS. The Steve Deaton Three. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. John Egan.
Let 'em play. New Math and Stupidity, Herb Alpert and Television, the Supremes and Sugar. We didn't get to the Monkees this week? It's okay. There's always next week, if the infinite allows.
Play on. For absent parties and for everyone who's with us today or (God willing) tomorrow, in celebration of all we remember and all we see and hear in the present tense, music is our mutual friend.
It's time to dance with our friends. This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another 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, 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 # 1192: 7/30/2023
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
THE CYNZ: I Need You (Jem, VA: Jem Records Celebrates Ray Davies)
sparkle*jets u.k.: Today Will Be Yesterday Tomorrow (Big Stir, Best Of Friends)
THE FLASHCUBES: Forget About You (Big Stir, Pop Masters)
THE PAUL COLLINS BAND: I'm Getting Married (Wagon Wheel, From Town To Town)
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: It's Your Thing (Epic, The Essential Isley Brothers)
WAR: Lonely Feelin' (Hip-O, Icon 2)
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JENSEN BELL [with KIM SHATTUCK]: Happy Chocolate (jensenbell.com, Modern Dating Tips)
HUMBLE PIE: Heartbeat (Charly, Town And Country)
THE CRICKETS: Your M-M-Memory Is T-T-Torturing Me (Columbia, T-Shirt)
THE SMALL FACES: Wham Bam Thank You Mam (Sanctuary, Ultimate Collection)
MAD MONSTER PARTY: Just Lucky (n/a, Mad Monster Party)
JOHNNY HALLYDAY: Elle Est Terrible [Somethin' Else] (Jasmine, Elle Est Terrible! The Rock 'n' Roll Years)
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KID GULLIVER: All Because Of You (kidgulliver1.bandcamp.com, single)
JUNIPER: Baby Doll (Confidential Recordings, She Steals Candy)
THE SPONGETONES: One More Day (Loaded Goat, Too Clever By Half)
THE ASSOCIATION: Along Comes Mary (Collectors' Choice Music, And Then...Along Comes The Association)
THE RAMONES: She Talks To Rainbows (Radioactive, ¡Adios Amigos!)
THE MOSQUITOS: That Was Then, This Is Now (Kool Kat Musik, This Then Are The Mosquitos)
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DOLPH CHANEY: Mr. Eli (Big Stir, single)
JACK LEE: Breaking Into My Heart (Alive, Anthology: Bigger Than Life)
DION: Runaround Sue (Buddah, VA: Dick Clark 20 Years Of Rock N' Roll)
THE TRAVELING WILBURYS: Runaway (Concord, The Traveling Wilburys Collection)
KISS: Calling Dr. Love (Mercury, Rock And Roll Over)
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: Refugee (MCA, Anthology: Through The Years)
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NEW MATH: Take To The Night (Propeller Sound Recordings, Die Trying & Other Hot Sounds [1979-1983])
TELEVISION: See No Evil (Elektra, Marquee Moon)
THE SUPREMES: All I Want (Motown, The '70s Anthology)
SUGAR: If I Can't Change Your Mind [solo mix] (Rykodisc, single)
HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS: Bittersweet Samba (Shout Factory, Whipped Cream & Other Delights)
STUPIDITY FEATURING KEITH STRENG: Waking Up The Band (Red On Red, Waking Up The Band)
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JOHN EGAN: Take Away (johnegan.bandcamp.com, Better Late Than Never)
THE STEVE DEATON THREE: Open My Eyes (plowhandle.bandcamp.com, The Steve Deaton Three)
THE BOAT MISSERS: Different Drum (dreamworldpop.bandcamp.com, Undercover)
STAR COLLECTOR: Don't Have To Fold (n/a, Attack, Sustain, Decay...Repeat)
FLEETWOOD MAC: Second Hand News (Warner Brothers, Rumours)
THE SPRINGFIELDS: Bicycle Song (Slumberland, Singles 1986-1991)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
SAM COOKE: Chain Gang (Abkco, Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964)
THE PRETENDERS: Back On The Chain Gang (Sire, The Singles)
CAROLYN FRANKLIN: Chain Reaction (Kent Soul, Sister Soul: The Best Of The RCA Years 1969-1976)
SPARKS: Mickey Mouse (Repertoire, Angst In My Pants)
THE CHELSEA CURVE: How Can I (Resist You)? (Red On Red, single)
THE SINGLES: He Can Go, You Can't Stay (Rainbow Quartz, Better Than Before)
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THE KINKS: She's Got Everything [backing track take 2] (Sanctuary, The Anthology 1964-1971)
THE JAM: Going Underground (Polydor, Direction Reaction Creation)
JOHNATHAN PUSHKAR: I Gotta Move (Jem, VA: Jem Records Celebrate Ray Davies)
THE 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS: The Word (Charly, The Psychedelic World Of The 13th Floor Elevators)
THE MUFFS: Sad Tomorrow (Omnivore Recordings, Blonder And Blonder)
AMY RIGBY: Tom Petty Karaoke (Kool Kat Musik, VA: This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 5)
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GRAHAM PARKER & THE GOLDTOPS: Since You Left Me Baby (Big Stir, Last Chance To Learn The Twist)
ARTHUR ALEXANDER: Woman (Big Stir, ...Steppin' Out!)
SUZI QUATRO: Love Is Ready (RSO, Rock Hard)
THE SORROWS: Take A Heart (Rhino, VA: Nuggets II)
THE MIDNIGHT CALLERS: Baby Let Me Be (Jem, Rattled Humming Heart)
SORROWS: Play This Song (On The Radio) (Big Stir, Love Too Late...The Real Album)
1.4.5.: Let's Groove (Northside, 3 Chords & A Cloud Of Dust)
THE BEATLES: Dear Prudence (Apple, The Beatles)
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NEW MATH: Die Trying (Propeller Sound Recordings, Die Trying & Other Hot Sounds [1979-1983])
Always love your shows - glad you include The Cynz - it’s still surreal to see our name in the sane blog as some of the other bands you play.
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