At long last, this week brings us to the September 12th release of Make Something Happen! A Tribute To The Flashcubes. This absolute labor of love gathers 21 fabulous artists, each covering a song written or co-written by members of Syracuse's own power pop powerhouse the Flashcubes, supplements 'em with three superb new tracks by the Flashcubes themselves, and makes it all happen in the best way we know. I reject the notion of pride as a sin. This is a wonderful, compelling rockin' pop compilation album, and I believe a lot of you will discover it's a something well, well worth happening.
You can read the liner notes here. You can view the track-by-track supplemental liner notes here. And you can buy your own copy of Make Something Happen! here or here or from any of the resources listed in here, and I betcha you can find a favored resource of your own without difficulty.
It's happened. It's HERE! My work is done. All that's left is to play the music. 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.
You can read all about this show's long and weird history here: Boppin' The Whole Friggin' Planet (The History Of THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO). You can follow Carl's daily blog at Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do).
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Carl's latest 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 # 1301: 9/7/2025
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
LEMOYNE ALEXANDER: Insecurity (single) BOWLING FOR SOUP: 5 O'Clock World (Jive, Bowling For Soup Goes To The Movies)
THE REPLACEMENTS: Alex Chilton (Reprise, All For Nothing-Nothing For All)
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JACKIE WILSON: Please Stick Around (Not Now Music, The Very Best Of Jackie Wilson)
AL GREEN: I Want To Hold Your Hand (The Right Stuff, Green Is Blues)
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THE TRAMMPS: I Feel Like I've Been Livin' (On The Dark Side Of The Moon) (Flashback, Disco Inferno And Other Hits)
JOY DIVISION: Isolation (Rhino, VA: Total [From Joy Division To New Order])
TAMAR BERK: You Ruined This City For Me (n/a, ocd) SPITBALLS: I Can Only Give You Everything (Castle, VA: Home Of The Hits/The Beserkley Records Story)
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THE BROGUES: I Ain't No Miracle Worker (Rhino, VA: Nuggets)
DENNIS WILSON: Rainbows (Caribou, Pacific Ocean Blue)
THE SMALL FACES: Call It Something Nice (Immediate, The Autumn Stone)
THE SPADES: You're Gonna Miss Me (Strawberry, VA: Pushin' Too Hard [American Garage Punk 1964-67])
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ORBIS MAX: If I Still Believe In Love At All (single) THE ROLLING STONES: One Hit (To The Body) (Universal, Dirty Work)
DAVID BOWIE: Queen Bitch (Virgin, Bowie At The Beeb)
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THE EASYBEATS: Made My Bed (Gonna Lie In It) (Retroactive, Gonna Have A Good Time: The Complete US & UK Singles Collection)
THE RAMONES: Judy Is A Punk (Rhino, Ramones)
RIHANNA: Shut Up And Drive (Def Jam, Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
COCKEYED GHOST: About Jill (Big Deal, Keep Yourself Amused)
THE DARLING BUDS: Hit The Ground (Columbia, Pop Said...)
THE COASTERS: Yakety Yak (Rhino, Yakety Yak--The Platinum Collection)
DAVE EDMUNDS: Almost Saturday Night (Rhino, The Dave Edmunds Anthology [1968-1990])
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THE CHRISVANDELAY PROJECT: The Modern Age (single) THE BEAT: Walking Out On Love (Wagon Wheel, The Beat)
THE REZILLOS: I Like It (Sire, Can't Stand The Rezillos)
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QUINT: Good Morning London (Zero Charisma, single)
THE KINKS: All Day And All Of The Night (Sanctuary, The Ultimate Collection)
THE BEATLES: Good Morning, Good Morning (Apple, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
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JIM BASNIGHT: See It In Your Eyes (single) JILL SOBULE: Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart (Beyond, Pink Pearl)
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