This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl is simply too large a concept to be neatly contained within a mere three-hour weekly time slot. Hence these occasional fake TIRnRR playlists, detailing shows we're never really going to do...but could.
Almost every episode of This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio mixes new and old songs together with deliberate impunity; great records don't care what year it is. But for today's exercise in imaginary playlisting, I want to focus solely on the indie rockin' pop sound of the present day.
Each of the tracks listed below is a 2026 (or thereabouts) release that has been played at least once on the real-world TIRnRR, co-existing in brightly boppin' bliss alongside the likes of the Ramones and the Four Tops. It includes a few tracks (by the High Frequencies, Glenn Erb, the Hellflowers, and Benny J Ward) that will debut on this coming Sunday night's show. Hey, tomorrow's sound TODAY! And it's not meant as any attempt to list the best of 2026-- man, there's still a lot of '26 I haven't heard yet--nor even necessarily all of the best 2026 stuff we've played so far this year. But here's a reminder that's what's happening RIGHT NOW is a pretty good time indeed.
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl--y'know, the real one--airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/ 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). TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS are always welcome.
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:
Fake TIRnRR Playlist: Some great tracks released this year
THE FLASHCUBES FEATURING TOM KENNY: Got No Mind
COCKTAIL SLIPPERS: Back Where You Belong
THE CYNZ: Neighborhood Bully
THE KENNEDYS: Girl On A Motorcycle
MICKY DOLENZ: Waiting For Day
RADIO KARMA: Sweetheart Deal
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THE CORNER LAUGHERS: Dusking
MIKE BROWNING FEATURING ELENA ROGERS: Over And Under And All Around
THE SPONGETONES: The Music At The Close
DAVID MYHR: Summer Summer Summer
THE AMPLIFIER HEADS: A Song That Goes Sha La La
BANDA AL9: Indigo Skye
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WEDNESDAY WEEK: They Say
BRIJITTE WEST AND THE GREENOWSKIS: Doin' Alright
TOMAS NILSSON: She's Alright And That's Alright
MUCK AND THE MIRES: It's Gonna Be Alright
SPECTRAFLAME: The Look In Your Eyes
WILDERSPOOL: Wild Apple Girl
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THE HIGH FREQUENCIES: Shakin' Street
PERILOUS: Overwhelmed By Reality
GARY CALAMAR: She's So Mid-Century
NICK PIUNTI: Big In Madrid
VEGAS WITH RANDOLPH: Let's Fool Around
RANDY KLAWON: Spoonful Of Love
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BENNY J WARD: Short-Lived
THE DAHLMANNS: Dark Side With You
GLENN ERB: Drunk In The Parking Lot
DEAN LANDEW: Sayin' Goodbye To My Crazy Days
THE CHELSEA CURVE: I Can't Help
TAXI GIRLS: Midnight Mixtape
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PSYCHOTIC YOUTH: I Found A Love
APE HANGERS: Miss You Girl
LIBRARIANS WITH HICKEYS: 1972
BETH PEABODY: Out And About
THE GREENBERRY WOODS: Waiting 'Round For Something To Go Wrong
MARY KARLZEN: Mr. Typewriter
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THE HELLFLOWERS: Wild Ones
PLASTICSOUL: (She's Got) The Move
THE HOVERING SPOOKS: Art School
TONY MARSICO AND THE UGLY THINGZ: Bittersweet
CINDY LAWSON: The Reckoning
DAVE COPE: Hit The Road
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THE BLUE HERONS: Demon Slayer
JOHN LARSON: Let's Kiss And Break Up
GENE CHAMPAGNE: I'm Disconnected
TIGER BOMB: Run Away
DEVIL LOVE: Tell Me You Love Me
RADIO DAYS: Keep Me Straight
THE LEMON TWIGS: 2 Or 3
SUNBUZZ: Anna Lee
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THE STEMS: Your Kind Of Love
THE KRAYOLAS: Summertime Boys
THE SUMMERTIMES: Luminous
THE ON AND ONS: Speck Of Smiling Faces
THE NUMBERS: Deception
THE WELL WISHERS: Pox On Everything
THE PEPPERMINT KICKS: Shaking Underground
SERGIO CECCANTI: Leave The Past, Don't Look Behind
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THE EX-BOMBERS: Down n Dirty
THE HALF/CUBES: When The Lights Are Out
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