Show 199 - Wouldn't It Be Nice

(Weekend of January 20-January 22, 2006)

Wouldn't It Be Nice!

Wouldn't it be nice if your teachers were cool? If they taught you things you could actually use? And they loaned you all their records for you to copy onto your Ipod? And they never gave you any homework? Well forget about it. It ain't going to happen. So come hang out with us in the Underground Garage. This week we are celebrating 2006 for no apparent reason. With the Yardbirds, the Knickerbockers, Ramones, the Beatles, and Blind Faith. New music from the Strokes new album. The Lord of Altamont out of Frisco., All Tomorrow's party out of Japan, Zombina and the Skeletones out of Liverpool, and a new Greenhornes compilation out of Cincinnati. Find out what Joan Jett, Johnny Burnette, Peg Presley, and Sonny Boy Williamson have in common. It's a two hour Rock N' Roll dance party. This weekend, in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

Jammin' Me (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)

She Cried (Lords Of Altamont)

One Track Mind (Knickerbockers)

You Only Live Once (Strokes)

Well All Right (Blind Faith)

Set 2:

Road House Blues (Doors)

Ain't Nothing To Do (Dead Boys)

Don't Start Me Talkin' (Sonny Boy Williamson)

Red Planet (Zombina and the Skeletons)

Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (Crazy Elephant)

Set 3:

Sock It To Me, Baby (Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels)

Flight (Waldos)

He Ain't No Angel (Leola and the Lovejoys)

She's A Rebel (Green Day)

Over Under Sideways Down (Yardbirds)

Set 4:

One Day (Vacancies)

I Want You (Troggs)

(I'm Gonna) Run Away (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)

No More (Greenhornes)

Please Go Home (Rolling Stones)

Set 5:

(Ain't That) Good News (Les Paul with Jeff Beck and Sam Cooke)

I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (Beatles)

Light Of Love (All Tomorrow's Party)

Rock Therapy (Johnny Burnette Trio)

My My Kind Of A Girl (Ramones)

Show 198 - Fastest Guitar Alive

(Weekend Of January 13-January 15, 2006)

Fastest Guitar Alive!

I know what you're wondering. Who was that mysterious man known as…the Fastest Guitar Alive? Well come on into the Underground Garage party this week because he'll be there! Along with party animals the Blues Magoos, the Electric Flag, the Ramones, the Beatles, the Stones, and the ultimate party animals…the Animals. New music from the Novaks, the Greenhornes, the Maharajas, Zombina and the Skeletones, the Jessica Fletchers, and the Lords of Altamont. Find out what the Shangri-Las and the Purple Merkins have in common. It's the Fastest Guitar Alive - this weekend in the Underground Garage.

Show 197 - Mr. Downtown

(Weekend Of January 6-January 8, 2006)

Mr. Downtown!

He's smooth. He's cool. He's tough, ruthless and merciless, but fair. He's Mr. Downtown and he makes his first appearance in the Underground Garage this weekend. Celebrating his sleuthness will be Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, the Yardbirds, the Zombies and Steppenwolf. New music from the Novaks from Canada, All Tomorrow's Party from Japan, the Sights from Detroit, the Maharajas from Sweden, Oasis from England, and the Strokes from New York. Find out what Jeff Beck, Les Paul and Sam Cooke have in common. And meet the coolest sleuth, since Illya Kuryakin: Mr. Downtown, a private dick on a case. This weekend, in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

Mr. Downtown (Freddy Fredrickson)

She's Not There (Zombies)

Juicebox (Strokes)

Heart Full Of Soul (Yardbirds)

Journey To The Center Of The Mind (Amboy Dukes)

Set 2:

Fingertips, Pt 2 (Stevie Wonder)

Circus (Sights)

Sookie Sookie (Steppenwolf)

Cry Baby (Waldos)

Yours Truly Confused (Ray Davies)

Set 3:

Since You've Been Gone (Aretha Franklin)

Light Of Love (All Tomorrow's Party)

(Ain't That) Good News (Les Paul with Jeff Beck & Sam Cooke)

Do Something For Me (Fleshtones)

Pump It Up (Elvis Costello)

Set 4:

Red Planet (Zombina & The Skeletons)

Jenny Takes A Ride (Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheel)

You (Swingin' Neckbreakers)

Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget (Jelly Beans)

It's The Same Thing (Rhinoceros)

Set 5:

Ticket To Ride (Beatles)

A Bell Will Ring (Oasis)

Just Like Me (Paul Revere & The Raiders)

Doesn't Anybody Hear It (Novaks)

Metal Baby (Teenage Fanclub)

Show 196 - Rave On

(Weekend of December 31, 2005-January 1, 2006)

Rave On!

Set 1:

Shake (Shadows Of Knight)

Rave On (Buddy Holly and the Crickets)

Tired Of Waiting For You (Kinks)

No More (Greenhornes)

Come See Me (Pretty Things)

We're Not Gonna Take It (Thee Ultra Bimbos)

Set 2:

Dr. Robert (Beatles)

Every Way I Lose (Solar Flares)

A Fine, Fine Boy (Darlene Love)

Safe European Home (Clash)

Since You've Been Away (Maharajas)

Set 3:

Riki Tiki Taki (Donovan)

Hippie Chick (Baby Woodrose)

Mr. Soul (Buffalo Springfield)

I'll Know Better (Next Time) (Sandi Shore)

Backlash (Joan Jett and Paul Westerberg)

Set 4:

She Cried (Lords Of Altamont)

Keep Searchin' (Del Shannon)

Love's Lost On You (Grip Weeds)

You Can Make It Alright (Richard and the Young Lions)

Hush (Deep Purple)

Set 5:

Come Back Baby (Charms)

Lookin' For A Love (J Geils Band)

Light Of Love (All Tomorrow's Party)

Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Rascals)

Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (Ramones)

Show 195 - Christmas A Go-Go

(Weekend of December 23-December 25, 2005)

Christmas A Go-Go!

O.K. it's Christmas night. Santa has come and gone and is four fingers deep into the Peppermint Schnapps at the local gin joint, and is making moves on all the female elves. You did the family thing, went to a friend's house or two, and all you've got left to look forward to is gridlock on your weary way home. Rejoice, Pilgrim! You can still salvage this day yet. It's the Underground Garage Christmas a Go-Go Spectacular to help you get wherever you're going. It's every cool Christmas record ever made, including the Ramones, Bob Seger, Dion, Slade, the Beatles, the Ronettes, the Raveonettes, and Brian Setzer. And what's Christmas without Soupy Sales? Find out what Rufus Thomas, Joe Pesci and Darlene Love have in common. It's the coolest Yule ever this weekend, in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight) (Ramones)

Santa Claus (Sonics)

Sock It To Me Santa (Bob Seger and the Last Heard)

Under The Christmas Tree (Swingin' Neckbreakers)

Jingle Bells (Electric Prunes)

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Ronettes)

Set 2:

Merry Christmas Everybody (Slade)

Merry Christmas Baby (Dion)

Santa Claus Is Surfing To Town (Soupy Sales)

Hey Santa Claus (Chesterfield Kings)

Set 3:

I'll Be Your Santa (Rufus Thomas)

Little Drummer Boy (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)

If It Doesn't Snow On Christmas (Joe Pesci)

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Four Seasons)

Merry Christmas Loopy Lu (Kaisers)

Set 4:

Silent Night (Fab Four)

Christmas Time Is Here Again (Beatles)

White Christmas (Tina Sugandh)

Santa's Got A Hot Rod (Brian Setzer Orchestra)

Set 5:

Frosty The Snowman (Charms)

There Ain't No Sanity Clause (Damned)

The Christmas Song (Raveonettes)

Yulesville (Edd "Kookie" Byrnes)

All Alone On Christmas (Darlene Love)

Merry Christmas (to All of the World) (Jean Beauvoir)

Show 192 - Rock And Roll Circus

(Weekend of December 2 - December 4, 2005)

Rock and Roll Circus!

Remember fun? You don't, do you? The harshness of the daily horror, humiliation and frustration of what we jokingly refer to as life is getting to you, isn't it? And you're only 14! Well, don't worry baby. This week in the Underground Garage the circus comes to town. And not just any old circus--It's the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus! And helping us celebrate, we've got the criminal elite, freaks and misfits from every corner of the globe, no matter how round it might seem. We've got the Who, Traffic, the Ramones, Bob B. Soxx and the Blues Jeans. New music from the Novaks, the Maharajas, the Woggles, the Forty-Fives, the Ponys and the Cocktail Slippers. Find out what Marianne Faithfull, Little Walter, and Sam and Dave have in common. And find out why Catholic girls have more fun. It's rogues, roustabouts and renegades under the big top! It's the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, this weekend in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

Jumpin' Jack Flash (Rolling Stones)

Parachute Woman (Rolling Stones)

Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (Sam & Dave)

Doesn't Anybody Hear It (Novaks)

Boom Boom Out Goes The Light (Little Walter)

Set 2:

A Quick One While He's Away (Who)

Ragged But Right (Woggles)

Not Too Young To Get Married (Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans)

Crybaby (Waldos)

Set 3:

Ain't That A Lot Of Love (Taj Mahal)

Virus Human (Ponys)

Medicated Goo (Traffic)

Hard To Do (Cocktail Slippers)

Set 4:

Light Of Love (All Tomorrow's Party)

Something Better (Marianne Faithfull)

Since You've Been Away (Maharajas)

Happy Song (Otis Redding)

Set 5:

Yer Blues (Dirty Mac)

My My Kinda Girl (Ramones)

Daddy Rolling Stone (Forty-Fives)

Salt Of The Earth (Rolling Stones)

Show 191 - The Big T.N.T Show

(Weekend of November 25-November 27, 2005)

The Big T.N.T Show!

Awwww, we got a good one this week in the Underground Garage. It's the 40th anniversary of "The Big T.N.T. Show." You don't remember that major rock and roll event, you say? Well, that's why we're here, baby. Don't worry about a thing. We're here to remind you all about it! And joining us will be the Jefferson Airplane, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Rolling Stones, the Ramones, and the Cramps. New music from the High Dials, the Novaks, the Fleshtones, the Maharajas, and Ray Davies from the Kinks. Find out what Les Paul, Patti Smith, Bo Diddley and Steve Earle have in common. And find out the dumbest name of a group, like, ever. It's all dynamite--this week, in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

This Could Be The Night (Modern Folk Quartet)

It'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (Byrds)

No One Quite Like You (Novaks)

(The Best Part Of) Break-in' Up (Ronettes)

Do Something For Me (Fleshtones)

Let The Good Times Roll (Ray Charles)

Set 2:

You Didn't Have To Be So Nice (Lovin' Spoonful)

Cry Baby (Waldos)

Mona (Bo Diddley)

She's A Sensation (Ramones)

I Know A Place (Petula Clark)

Set 3:

The Fat Angel (Donovan)

Lather (Jefferson Airplane)

Epistle To Dippy (Donovan)

The Holy Ground (High Dials)

Hurdy Gurdy Man (Donovan)

Set 4:

(Ain't That) Good News (Less Paul with Jeff Beck & Sam Cooke)

You're Truly Confused N10 (Ray Davies)

Since You've Been Away (Maharajas)

Connection (Rolling Stones)

New Kind Of Kick (Cramps)

Set 5:

Freedom (Jimi Hendrix)

Kick Out The Jams (MC5)

People Have The Power (Patti Smith)

Revolution Starts Now (Steve Earle)

Soldier Of Love (Arthur Alexander)

Show 190 - Thanksgiving

(Weekend of November 18-20, 2005)

Thanksgiving!

O.K. Our government is disintegrating before our eyes; gas prices are out of control; and nothing's on TV. Don't start getting cynical. There's still plenty to be thankful for. And we got 26 reasons this weekend in the Underground Garage! That's right. We're the gift that keeps on giving. Joining us will be the Yardbirds, the Ramones, the Beatles, the Byrds, the Small Faces, the Monkees, the Stones. New music from the Downbeat 5, the Novaks, the Strokes, the High Dials, the Contrast and the Foo Fighters. Find out what Howlin' Wolf, Joe Meek, Little Evan and Bruce Springsteen have in common. It's Thanksgiving, baby--the last word. This weekend, in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

Rocks (Primal Scream)

Let's Turkey Trot (Little Eva)

And Your Bird Can Sing (Beatles)

Doesn't Anybody Hear It? (Novaks)

I'm Not Talking (Yardbirds)

Everyday Things (Plimsouls)

Set 2:

(Ain't that) Just Like Me (Searchers)

There She Goes (La's)

It Won't Be Wrong (Byrds)

Outcast (Downbeat 5)

Loose Ends (Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band)

Set 3:

A Real Cool Time (Ramones)

Since You've Been Away (Maharajas)

Have I The Right? (Honeycombs)

Our Time Is Coming Soon (High Dials)

The Last Song (Foo Fighters)

Set 4:

Thanksgiving Day (Ray Davies)

Love To Love (Monkees)

Cry Baby (Waldos)

I'm A King Bee (Rolling Stones)

Juicebox (Strokes)

Set 5:

Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy (Howlin' Wolf)

Big Dark Nowhere (Contrast)

I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore (Rascals)

Get On This Plane (Purple Merkins)

Song Of A Baker (Small Faces)