This week's spins of the Bay City Rollers' "Money Honey" and the Ramones' "Rockaway Beach" are offered with respect and gratitude for two weekly podcasts that recently deigned to give This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio the time of day (and more!).
On Friday, I was a guest on Dedication--Fans Remember The Bay City Rollers with Laura Brady and Suz Rostron (and you can hear our li'l one-hour Rollersfest via Apple or Spotify). Laura 'n' Sue even devoted the hour preceding my Dedication Guest DJ spot to some of the tracks featured in my book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1). That was a lovely surprise I was not expecting at all, and I am very nearly humbled. During my hour, we chatted and played my ten favorite Rollers tracks. I do believe my ten picks serve as a great BCR introduction to rockin' pop fans who may not already be aware of the splendor to be found in some of the group's deeper cuts. (And hits. I played some great Rollers hits, too.)
Dana and I will be appearing very soon--this week, I think--on the classic alternative podcast Only Three Lads, chatting with O3L hosts Brett Vargo and Uncle Gregg about our favorite Ramones songs. This appearance has been in the works for months, and the resulting show should be well, well worth it. Beyond our four-way discussion of the Ramones' importance, we touched on so much of the delighted obsessions we share, from power pop to hosting a radio show. As I say on mic in this week's radio show: A splendid time was bludgeoned into the craniums of all. When will you be able to hear the TIRnRR-O3L crossover? Keep watching the skies! And, um… especially watch the skies this Tuesday. We’ll be on O3L this Tuesday.
On Dedication, we talked a bit about the Ramones, and played the audio clip of Johnny Ramone telling me how the chant of the Bay City Rollers' "Saturday Night" directly inspired the HEY-HO, LET'S GO! of the Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop." On O3L, I think that Brett and I mentioned our mutual love of the Bay City Rollers. It's ALL connected.
And it's all pop music.
There is so much great stuff all around us, from the past and the present, with a future stacking up more tremendous tunes even as we speak. Our passions unite us. Respect. Gratitude. Rock 'n' roll. Keep on dancing on a Saturday night, and every night. Hey-ho, let's go. 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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The most recent archive I see at Wescottradio.org is from 5/28. Is there anywhere to listen to the more recent shows ?
ReplyDeleteWe regret that internal tech issues (too boring to detail here) have placed along pause on our ability to upload shows to our archive. It will be resolved eventually, but it's taking more time than anyone would like. We beg your patience.
DeleteGreat! Thanks for the update. Will keep checking...
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