Tuesday March 17 2026

St Paddy's Day Special;

THEM ~ "BABY PLEASE DON'T GO";


THIN LIZZY ~ "WHISKEY IN THE JAR";


THE UNDERTONES ~ "TEENAGE KICKS";



(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. The Pogues ~ Dirty Old Town ~ Rum, Sodomy & The Lash ~ Stiff

2. Gene & The Gents ~ C'Mon Everybody ~ Sham Rock (comp) ~ Castle

3. The Sabrjets ~ Born To Boogie ~ Hellbent ~ Raucous

4. Them ~ One Two Brown Eyes ~ The Story Of Them ~ EMI

5. Stiff Little Fingers ~ Alternative Ulster ~ Ardeck

6. The Undertones ~ True Confessions ~ All Wrapped up

7. The Outcasts ~ Just Another Teenage Rebel ~ Self Conscious Over You ~ Good Vibrations

8. U2 ~ Boy/Girl ~ U2-3 ~ Island

9. The Smugglers ~ She's A Runaround ~ Undertones Tribute (comp) ~ Square Target ~ cc

10. Cub ~ Here Comes The Summer ~ Undertones Tribute (comp) ~ Square Target ~ cc

11. Them ~ Baby Please Don't Go ~ The Story Of Them ~ EMI

12. The Wheels ~ Bad Little Woman ~ Niggets Box Set Vol.2 ~ Rhino

13. Thin Lizzy ~ Whiskey In The Jar ~ Shades Of A Blue Orphanage ~ Decca

14. The Mahones ~ Teenage Kicks ~ A Night Out On The Lash ~ Whiskey Devil

15. The Undertones ~ My Perfect Cousin ~ All Wrapped Up ~ Ardeck

16. The Honey Dippers ~ The Guns Of Brixton ~ Rockabilly Clash Tribute ~ Raucous

17. The Freshmen ~ Little Old Lady From Pasadena ~ Sham Rock (comp) ~ Castle

18. The Sabrejets ~ Train In Vain ~ Rockabilly Clash Tribute (comp) ~ Raucous

19. The Undertones ~ She Can Only Say No ~ All Wrapped Up ~ Ardeck


THE POGUES ~ "DIRTY OLD TOWN";


STIFF LITTLE FINGERS ~ "ALTERNATIVE ULSTER";


U2 ~ "I WILL FOLLOW";


THE OUTCASTS ~ "YOU'RE THE DISEASE";


THE SABREJETS ~ "LIGHTNING"



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Tuesday March 10 2026

International Women's Day plus interview about the Nash the Slash doc;


FM ~ "PHASERS ON STUN";


MARTHA & THE MUFFINS ~ "DANSEPARC";


BLONDIE ~ "ATOMIC";


THE PRETENDERS ~ "TATTOOED LOVE BOYS";


(artist/song/album/label/cancon);


1. Wanda Jackson ~ Let's Have A Party ~ Box Set ~ Bear Family

2. The Detroit Cobras ~ I Wanna Holler ~ Baby ~ Bloodshot

3. The Pretenders ~ Precious ~ The Pretenders ~ Sire

4. Blondie ~ Atomic ~ Eat To The Beat ~ Chrysalis

5. FM ~ Phasors On Stun ~ Lost In Space ~ Cut Throat ~ cc

6. FM ~ Baba O'Reilly ~ Lost In Space ~ Cut Throat ~ cc

7. Martha & The Muffins ~ Women Around The World At Work ~ This Is The Ice Age ~ Dindisc ~ cc

8. Fifth Column ~ Donna ~ 36C ~ K ~ cc

9. The Motels ~ Cry Baby ~ Careful ~ EMI

10. The B-Girls ~ Angel Doesn't Have A Gun ~ Bad Not Evil ~ Bomp ~ cc

11. Maow ~ Mommy's Drunk ~ The Unforgiving Sounds Of ~ Mint ~ cc

12. Cub ~ Runaway ~ (45) ~ Mint ~ cc
13. The Waitresses ~ Square Pegs ~ Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderfull ~ Polydor

14. The Boys ~ Take A Heart ~ The Collection ~ Taang


THE DETROIT COBRAS ~ "CHA CHA TWIST";


THE BOYS ~ "BRICKFIELD NIGHTS";


THE MOTELS ~ "DANGER";


FIFTH COLUMN ~ "DONNA";


CUB ~ "MY CHINCHILLA";


MAOW ~ "Ms LEFEVRE";



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Tuesday March 3 2026

With Tributes to Terry Watkinson of Max Webster & Dee & the Yeomen, John Hannah of Streetheart, Gary Walker of the Walker Bros & Standells and Wayne Proctor of We The People.

THE WALKER BROS ~ "THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE";


WE THE PEOPLE ~ "IN THE PAST";


THE STANDELLS ~ "DIRTY WATER" & "WHY PICK ON ME";



(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. Leigh Ashford ~ Dickens ~ Kinfolk ~ RCA ~ cc

2. Leigh Ashford ~ Mighty Fine Cooking ~ RCA ~ cc

3. The Walker Bros ~ The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore ~ Box Set ~ Universal

4. Dee & the Yeomen ~ You Should Know It ~ (45) ~ REO ~ cc

5. The Walker Bros ~ Land Of 1000 Dances ~ Box Set ~ Universal

6. Dee & the Yeomen ~ Take The Train Home ~ (45) ~ REO

7. We The People ~ Too Much Noise ~ Too Much Noise ~ Sundazed

8. The Walker Bros ~ Pretty Girls Everywhere ~ Box Set ~ Universal

9. The Standells ~ Black Is Black ~ The Hot Ones ~ Tower

10. We The People ~ In The Past ~ Too Much Noise ~ Sundazed

11. The Standells ~ Try It ~ Try It ~ Tower

12. The Walker Bros ~ There Goes My Baby ~ Box Set ~ Universal

13. Streetheart ~ Hollywood ~ Under Heaven Over Hell ~ WEA ~ cc

14. Max Webster ~ Hangover ~ Max Webster ~ Taurus ~ cc

15. Streetheart ~ Under My Thumb ~ Action ~ WEA ~ cc

16. Max Webster ~ Check ~ Universal Juveniles ~ Anthem ~ cc

17. Streetheart ~ Here Comes The Night ~ Under Heaven Over Hell ~ WEA ~ cc

18. Max Webster ~ Let Go The Line ~ A Million Vacations ~ Anthem ~ cc

19. The Standells ~ Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White ~ Why Pick On Me ~ Tower

20. James Ironhead Baker ~ Old Joe Clark ~ Alan Lomax Collection Deep River Of Song (comp) ~ Smithsonian/Folkways


MAX WEBSTER ~ "PARADISE SKIES";


MAX WEBSTER ~ "LET GO THE LINE";


STREETHEART ~ "UNDER MY THUMB";



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Tuesday Feb 24 2026

Black History Month Special, The Original Versions Of Rock & Roll Classics;

BOBBY FREEMAN ~ "DO YOU WANNA DANCE";


BIG JOE TURNER ~ "SHAKE RATTLE & ROLL";


THE ISLEY BROS ~ "SHOUT";


BIG MAMA THORNTON ~ "HOUND DOG" & "DOWN HOME SHAKEDOWN";


MARVIN GAYE ~ "AIN'T THAT PECULIAR";



(artist/song/album/label);

1. James "Boodle It" Wiggins ~ Keep A Knocking ~ Paramount Records Box Set ~ JSP

2. Wynonie Harris ~ Good Rockin Tonight ~ Box Set ~ Proper

3. Smiley Lewis ~ I Hear You Knocking ~ The Best Of ~ King

4. Big Joe Turner ~ Shake Rattle & Roll ~ Box Set ~ JSP

5. Leadbelly ~ House Of The Rising Sun ~ The Best Of ~ Fuel 2000

6. Arthur Big Boy Crudup ~ That's All Right Mama ~ Mean Ole Frisco ~ Charly

6. John Brim ~ Ice Cream Man ~ Chess Blues Box Set ~ Chess

7. Muddy Waters ~ You Need Loving ~ Box Set ~ Chess

8. Richard Berry ~ Louie Louie ~ Yama Yama ~ Ace

9. Willie Bobo ~ Evil Ways ~ Bobo Motion ~ Verve

10. Little Willie John ~ Ice Cream Man ~ Chess Blues Box Set ~ Chess

11. Shorty Long ~ Devil With The Blue Dress ~ Songs The Cramps Taught Us (comp) ~ Crypt

12. Big Mama Thornton ~ Hound Dog ~ Duke/Peacock Records Greatest Hits (comp) ~ RCA

13. Tiny Bradshaw ~ Train Kept A Rollin ~ Walk That Mess ~ West Side

14. The Isley Bros ~ Twist & Shout ~ Twist & Shout ~ Wand

15. Joe Jones ~ California Sun ~ You Talk Too Much ~ Roulette

16. Bobby Freeman ~ Do You Wanna Dance ~ Do You Wanna Dance ~ Jubilee

17. The Gladiolas ~ Little Darlin ~ Doo Wop Box Set ~ Rhino

18. The Paragons ~ Tide Is High ~ Trojan Records Box Set ~ Trojan

19. Marvin Gaye ~ Hitchhike ~ Box Set ~ Motown

19. The Valentinos ~ The Last Time ~ The SAR Records Box Set ~ ABKCO

20. The Ronnettes ~ Baby I Love You ~ Phil Spector Box Set ~ ABKO


LEADBELLY ~ "GREY GOOSE";


ARTHUR BIG BOY CRUDUP ~ "SO GLAD YOU'RE MINE";


MUDDY WATERS ~ "LONG DISTANCE PHONE CALL";


THE PARAGONS ~ "TIDE IS HIGH";



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Tuesday Feb 17 2026

With Tribute to Fred Smith of Television

THE FLESHTONES ~ "SOUL CITY";


TELEVISION ~ "LITTLE JOHNNY JEWEL" & "OH MI AMORE";


ALAN VEGA ~ "JUKEBOX BABY";



(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. Alan Vega ~ Bo Bop A Lula ~ Alan Vega ~ PVC

2. Television ~ Little Johnny Jewel ~ New York Singles (comp) ~ Roir

3. Alan Vega ~ Bye Bye Bayou ~ Alan Vega ~ PVC

4. Television ~ See No Evil ~ Marquee Moon ~ WEA

5. The Fleshtones & Alan Vega ~ Rocket USA ~ Blast Off! ~ Roir

6. Television ~ Marquee Moon ~ Marquee Moon ~ WEA

7. Mark Malibu & the Wasagas ~ Astro Bot ~ Crash Monster Party ~ Sharawaji ~ cc

8. Evil Elvis ~ I Was A Teenage Creature ~ Tatoo'd Fuckwit ~ s/r ~ cc

9. The Swinging Pussycats ~ Stepping Stone ~ Going Out With ~ s/r ~ cc

10. Evil Elvis ~ Surfin To Hell ~ Tatoo'd Fuckwit ~ s/r ~ cc

11. Mark Malibu & the Wasagas ~ Wasaga Run ~ Return Of The Wasagas ~ Boppa-Do-Down ~ cc

12. Mark Malibu & the Wasgas ~ Reef Break ~ Pepper Stomp ~ Sharawaji ~ cc

13. The Swinging Pussycats ~ Girl With A Guitar ~ Going Out With ~ s/r ~ cc

14. Shootin' Blanx ~ No Escape ~ Demo ~ s/r ~ cc


MARK MALIBU & THE WASAGAS ~ "ASTROBOT";


MARK MALIBU & THE WASAGAS ~ "PET CEMETERY";


EVIL ELVIS ~ "CAT WOMAN";


TELEVISION ~ "MARQUEE MOON";



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Tuesday Feb 10 2026

Anti St Valentines Day;

MITCH & MICKEY ~ "A KISS AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW";


JOY DIVISION ~ "LOVE WILL TEAR US APART";


BAUHAUS ~ "THE PASSION OF LOVERS";


THE DISHRAGS ~ "I DON'T LOVE YOU";


THE BUZZCOCKS ~ "EVER FALLEN IN LOVE";



(artist/song/album/label/cancon);


1. Mitch & Mickey ~ A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow ~ A Mighty Wind Soundtrack ~ Sony ~ cc

2. PIL ~ This Is Not A Love Song ~ This Is What You Want ~ Virgin

3. The Curse ~ Switchblade Love ~ Teenage Meat ~ OPM ~ cc

4. The Viletones ~ A Taste Of Honey ~ OPM ~ cc

5. The Dishrags ~ I Don't Love You ~ Love/Hate ~ OPM ~ cc

6. Romeo Void ~ Never Say Never ~ Never Say Never ~ 415

7. The Pretenders ~ The Adultress ~ The Pretenders II ~ Sire

8. The Buzzcocks ~ Ever Fallen In Love ~ Singles Going Steady ~ IRS

9. Lydia Lunch ~ Spooky ~ The Queen Of Siam ~ Ze

10. Bauhaus ~ The Passion Of Lovers ~ 1979-1984 ~ Beggars Banquet

11. The Delta 5 ~ Mind Your Own Business ~ Mind Your Own Business ~ PRE

12. The Minutemen ~ Ain't Talking Bout Love ~ Double Nickels On The Dime ~ SST

13. The Cosmopolitans ~ How To Keep Your Husband Happy ~ Wild Moose Party ~ Bacchus

14. Diamanda Galas ~ Do You Take This Man ~ The Sporting Life ~ Mute

15. Fifth Column ~ All Women Are Bitches ~ 36c ~ K ~ cc

16. The Psychedelic Furs ~ Wedding Song ~ the Psychedelic Furs ~ CBS

17. Joy Division ~ Love Will Tear Us Apart ~ Substance ~ Factory

18. The Woodpeckers ~ Tainted Love ~ Simpler Times ~ Point North ~ cc


PUBLIC IMAGE LTD ~ "THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG";


THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS ~ "WE LOVE YOU";


THE PRETENDERS ~ "TATTOOED LOVE BOYS";


THE DELTA 5 ~ "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS";


THE COSMOPOLITANS ~ "HOW TO KEEP YOUR HUSBAND HAPPY";


ROMEO VOID ~ "NEVER SAY NEVER";


DIAMANDA GALAS ~ "DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN";



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Tuesday February 3 2026

Cool Deep Freeze Tunes;

SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON ~ "NINE BELOW ZERO";


MARVIN RAINWATER ~ "A WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN";


RAY CHARLES ~ "HIT THE ROAD JACK";


DESMOND DEKKER & THE ACES ~ "ISRAELITES";


THE CHOIR ~ "IT'S COLD OUTSIDE";


PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ~ "KICKS";


STATUS QUO ~ "PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN";



(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. The Dice Cubes ~ I'd Brave The Cold For You ~ Take On Christmas ~ s/r ~ cc

2. The Squirrel Nut Zippers ~ Winter Weather ~ Christmas Caravan ~ Mammoth

3. The Brian Setzer Orch ~ It's Cold Outside ~ Boogie Woogie Christmas ~ Surfdog

4. Ray Charles ~ The Snow Is Falling ~ Box Set ~ Atlantic

5. Desmond Dekker & the Aces ~ When I'm Cold ~ The Original Reggae Hit Sounds ~ Trojan

6. The Fabulous Thunderbirds ~ Rockin Winter World ~ An Austin Rhythm & Blues Christmas (comp) ~ Epic

7. Tony & Joe ~ The Freeze ~ The Era Recordings ~ K-Tell

8. Marvin Rainwater ~ Hot & Cold ~ Whole Lotta Woman ~ Bear Family

9. Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets ~ Let It Snow ~ Winter Wonderland ~ Yep Roc

10. Paul Revere & the Raiders ~ Rain, Sleet Or Snow ~ A Christmas Present And Past ~ CBS

11. Status Quo ~ Ice In The Snow ~ Picturesque Matchstick Messages ~ Rye

12. The Choir ~ It's Cold Outside ~ Choir Practice ~ Sundazed

13. The Razorbacks ~ It's Cold Outside ~ Christmas BBQ ~ s/r ~ cc

14. Sue Foley ~ The Ice Queen ~ The Ice Queen ~ Stony Plain ~ cc

15. Sonny Boy Williamson ~ Nine Below Zero ~ Chess Blues Box Set ~ Chess

16. The Buttless Chaps ~ The Blizzard ~ Team Mint Xmas (comp) ~ Mint ~ cc

17. The Stranglers ~ Ice Queen ~ Aural Sculpture ~ Epic

18. Nine Below Zero ~ So Cold ~ Give Me No Lip Child ~ Indigo

19. Buddy Holly & Bob Montgomery ~ Footprints In the Snow ~ Holly In The Hills ~ Coral


THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS ~ "TUFF ENUFF" & "WRAP IT UP";


THE STRANGLERS ~ "NO MORE HEROS";


NINE BELOW ZERO ~ "THREE TIMES ENOUGH";


BRIAN SETZER ORCH ~ "JUMP JIVE & WAIL";


THE DICE CUBES ~ "RUMBLE STRIP";


SUE FOLEY ~ "TREAT ME RIGHT";


THE RAZORBACKS ~ "IT'S COLD OUTSIDE";



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Tuesday January 26 2026

With Tributes to Kenny Morris of Siouxsie & the Banshees, Rob Hirst of Midnight Oil and Mitch arin of Sudden Impact;

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "HONG KONG GARDEN";


SIOUXIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "JIGSAW FEELING";


SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "THE STAIRCASE MYSTERY";


SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "MAKE UP TO BREAK UP";



(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. Siousxie & the Banshees ~ Hong Garden ~ The Scream ~ Polydor

2. Siouxise & the Bansees ~ 20th Century ~ Peel Sessions ~ Bootleg

3. Siouxsie & the Banshees ~ Staircase Mystery ~ Once Upon A Time ~ Polydor

4. Midnight Oil ~ Only The Strong ~ 10.0.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1 ~ CBS

5. Siouxsie & the Banshees ~ Playground Twist ~ Once Upon A Time ~ Ploydor

6. Midnight Oil ~ Read About It ~ 10.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1 ~ CBS

7. Siouxsie & the Banshees ~ Love In A Void ~ Once Upon A Time ~ PolydorPolydor 8. Midnight Oil ~ The Best Of Both Worlds ~ Red Sails In the Sunset ~CBS

9. Siouxsie & the Banshees ~ Switch ~ The Scream ~ Polydor

10. Danko Jones ~ The Mango Kid ~ My Love Is Bold ~ Sound King ~ cc

11. Sudden Impact ~ Drunk Driving ~ It Came From The Pit (comp) ~ Psyche ~ cc

12. Danko Jones ~ Bounce ~ My Love Is Bold ~ Sound King ~ cc

13. Sudden Impact ~ Cat's Life ~ Freaked Out ~ Supreme Echo ~ cc

14. Danko Jones ~ Alive & On Fire ~ Alive & On Fire ~ s/r ~ cc

15. Sudden Impact ~ Caught Up ~ Freaked Out ~ Supreme Echo ~ cc

16. Danko Jones ~ Cadillac ~ Alive & On Fire ~ s/r ~ cc

17. Siouxsie & the Banshees ~ Make Up To Break Up ~ Peel Sessions ~ Strange Fruit

18. Siouxsie & the Banshees ~ Mirage ~ The Scream ~ Polydor

19. Siouxsie & the Banshees ~ Pure ~ The Scream ~ Polydor




MIDNIGHT OIL ~ "BEST OF BOTH WORLDS";


MIDNIGHT OIL ~ "READ ABOUT IT";


SUDDEN IMPACT ~ "SAME IN THE END";


DANKO JONES ~ "CADILLAC";



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