Charity is not a vice. Empathy is not a sin. Lending a hand makes us stronger, not weaker. This world should be big enough for all of us, but small enough to remind us of the importance of caring for one another.
This week's program celebrates the release of Pop Aid 2, a splendid new various-artists set that Kool Kat Musik is selling to benefit victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Good music for a good cause.
Good causes are vast in number. There will never be a shortage of troubles for us to address, and by God, we will address them all to the best of our ability: With the virtue of charity, the salvation of empathy, and the vitality we sustain by helping each other.
Pop radio is not our first line of defense. And I wish more people in positions of power understood and carried out our shared responsibility to rise above pettiness. But right now, people of conscience stand ready to do what we can. On Pop Aid 2, a track from Thrift Store Halo asks the titular question, "Do you still feel like I do?" Damned straight we do. 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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Carl's new book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) is now available, and you can order an autographed copy here. You can still get Carl's previous book Gabba Gabba Hey! A Conversation With The Ramones from publisher Rare Bird Books, OR an autographed copy here. If you like the books, please consider leaving a rating and/or review at the usual online resources.
The many fine This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio compilation albums are still available, each full of that rockin' pop sound you crave. A portion of all sales benefit our perpetually cash-strapped community radio project:
TIRnRR # 1275: 3/2/2025
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold.
ROBERTA FLACK: Killing Me Softly With His Song (Rhino, The Very Best Of Roberta Flack)
THE SMALL FACES: Rene (Sanctuary, Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake)
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KISS: Anything For My Baby (Mercury, Dressed To Kill)
JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS: I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Blackheart, Flashback)
IGGY POP: Real Wild Child (Virgin, A Million In Prizes)
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YOURS AND MINE: Pushing Up Daisies (Kool Kat Musik, The Shadow You Cast) JOE JACKSON: Look Sharp! (A & M, Steppin' Out: The Very Best Of Joe Jackson)
AMOS MILBURN: Down The Road Apiece (EMI, The Best Of Amos Milburn--Down The Road Apiece)
THE PRETENDERS: Precious [Regent Park demo] (Rhino, Pirate Radio 1979-2005)
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THE SPLENDORS: Tonight I Should Apologize (n/a, The Splendors)
THE SMITHEREENS: Sorry (Entertainment One, Smithereens 2011)
MATTHEW SWEET AND SUSANNA HOFFS: Sorry (Edsel, The Best Of Under The Covers)
THE NON-PROPHETS: Alibi (single)
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THE JAM: Batman Theme (Polydor, Direction Reaction Creation)
MICKEY AND SYLVIA: Love Is Strange (Rainbow, Presenting Mickey & Sylvia)
THE MOTORS: Forget About You (Virgin, Approved By The Motors)
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BLONDIE: I'm Gonna Love You Too (Chrysalis, The Platinum Collection)
PRINCE: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? (Warner Brothers, The Hits/The B-Sides)
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT: Dial M For Murder (Columbia, Spectres)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
THE GO-GO'S: We Got The Beat [single version] (IRS, The Whole World Lost Its Head)
THE MONKEES: (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone (Rhino, More Of The Monkees)
BADFINGER: Keep Believing (Y & T Music, Head First)
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THE RAMONES: I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You (Rhino, Ramones)
THE REPLACEMENTS: Fox On The Run (Sire, For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986)
THE BAY CITY ROLLERS: Tomorrow's Just A Day Away (7T's, Elevator)
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JIM BASNIGHT: Gotta Get Straight (single)
MIKE BROWNING: Four Days Of Rain (single) THE BEATLES: The Night Before (Apple, Help!)
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SUPER 8 FEATURING LISA MYCHOLS: Pop Radio (single)
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