Show 879 - Running Around

(Weekend of February 1 – February 3, 2019)

Running Around!

It’s a new year and things are slowly gearing up.

The revolution continues within us and without us, and we have absolutely nothing to say because we are still burned from the horrors of ’18.

So you know what that means?

That’s right, we’re going to party in the Underground Garage this weekend for no apparent reason.

We’re going to be serving up some British Invasion coolness from Gerry & the Pacemakers, Donovan, and the Swingin’ Blue Jeans.

Find out what Garland Jefferys, Todd Rundgren, and Arthur Conley have in common.

Its no apparent reason to party, so let’s party anyway this weekend in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

Hippy Hippy Shake (Swingin’ Blue Jeans)

Boys (Beatles)

It’s Gonna Be Alright (Gerry & the Pacemakers)

Some Other Guy (Kaisers)

Bluejean Bop (Gene Vincent)

Jailbird (Primal Scream)

Set 2:

The Night Before (Beatles)

Sunshine Superman (Donovan)

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

My Sharona (Knack)

Bristol Stomp (Dovells)

Vibrations (Grip Weeds)

Set 3:

Runnin’ Around (New York Dolls)

Da Doo Ron Ron (Crystals)

Black Girl White Girl (Lords Of The New Church)

The King Is Half-Undressed (Jellyfish)

Tears Of A Clown (Brian Ray)

Set 4:

Paisley In Paradise (Woggles)

R.O.C.K. (Garland Jefferys)

All Sold Out (Rolling Stones)

Fresh Start (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts)

Funky Street (Arthur Conley)

Set 5:

Open My Eyes (Nazz)

Lies (Knickerbockers)

Brooklyn (Jellybricks)

Going Nowhere (Moby Grape)

Show 878 - Diet of Worms

(Weekend of January 25 – January 27, 2019)

A Diet Of Worms!

Where you at baby?

Bored? Jaded? Confused by the world?

Well I got the answer for you.

Turn off the TV, leave the newspaper in the driveway, and join us in the Un-

derground Garage.

We are partying with the Ramones, the Animals, the Small Faces, and the Electric Flag.

Find out what Graham Parker, Paul Butterfield, and Marianne Faithful have in common.

It is a little bit of clarity in a otherwise confusing world this weekend in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

The Knight Ain’t Long Enough (Genya Ravan)

Louie Louie (Kingsmen)

We Ain’t Got Nothing Yet (Blues Magoos)

Brooklyn (Jellybricks)

I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight (Boyce & Hart)

Tears Of A Clown (Brian Ray)

Set 2:

Boom Boom (Animals)

My My Kind Of A Girl (Ramones)

Bottoms Up (Here’s To Goodbye (Ryan Hamilton)

I Have A Boyfriend (Chiffons)

Jailbird (Primal Scream)

Groovin’ Is Easy (Electric Flag)

Set 3:

Have You Seen Your Mother? (Rolling Stones)

Circles (Les Fleur De Lys)

As Tears Go By (Marianne Faithful)

I’d Much Rather Be With The Boys (Reigning Sound)

Call It Something Nice (Small Faces)

Baby Make It Soon (Chris Farlowe)

Set 4:

Vibrations (Grip Weeds)

Little Games (Yardbirds)

Please Leave Me My Mind (Woggles)

She’d Rather Be With Me (Turtles)

Set 5:

Change The World (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts)

Every Little Crack (Kris Rodgers)

Pourin’ It All Out (Graham Parker and the Rumour)

Love Disease (Paul Butterfield Blues Band)

Jezebel (Herman’s Hermits)

Show 877 - Psychotic Reaction

(Weekend of January 18 – January 20, 2019)

Psychotic Reaction!

Hey baby, Little Steven here.

Forget about that little football game this weekend because we have our own much sillier silliness this weekend in the Underground Garage.

We are starting our non-stop Rock n’ Roll dance party by celebrating Al Kooper’s birthday, and that Idolmaker movie.

Joining us at the party will be the Raspberries, the Ramones, the Beatles, the Mothers of Invention, and the Yardbirds.

Find out what Gary Lewis, Arthur Lee, and Elmore James have in common.

It’s a super Rock n’ Roll dance party this weekend, in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

Psychotic Reaction (Count 5)

Till The End Of The Day (Kinks)

Cruisin’ For A Love (J. Geils Band)

Jailbird (Primal Scream)

Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers)

Go All The Way (Raspberries)

Set 2:

Ooo-Wee Baby (Darlene Love)

Brooklyn (Jellybricks)

Baby That’s Me (Cake)

I’m Free (Rolling Stones)

Flower Punk (Mothers Of Invention)

Baby (Peter Gallagher)

Set 3:

It Takes A Lot To Laugh (It Takes A Train To Cry) (Bloomfield, Stills, & Kooper)

Highway 61 Revisited (Bob Dylan)

No Time Like The Right Time (Blues Project)

Fresh Start (Joan Jett)

This Diamond Ring (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)

Wake Me Shake Me (Blues Project)

Set 4:

Tears Of A Clown (Brian Ray)

Mr. Spaceman (Byrds)

Don’t Say Nothing Bad About My Baby (Cookies)

Rack My Mind (Yardbirds)

Set 5:

Bye Bye Baby (Mary Wells)

Look On Yonder Wall (Elmore James)

When I Get Home (Beatles)

It’s Gonna Be Alright (Ramones)

Show 876 - The Clash

(Weekend of January 11 – January 13, 2019) 

The Clash!

Hey baby, Little Steven here.

Come join us this weekend in the Underground Garage as we celebrate the Clash!

Joining us will be the Beatles, the Birds, the Ramones, Traffic, Eddie Cochran, and the Small Faces.

Brand new music from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, the Woggles, the Jellybricks, and Primal Scream.

It’s the only Rock n’ Roll dance party on the radio. I’ll see you this weekend in the Underground Garage. 

Set 1:

Clash City Rockers (Clash)

Career Opportunities (Clash)

Mary Lou (Bruce Springsteen)

When I Get Home (Beatles)

Brooklyn (Jellybricks)

Don’t Want To Know If You’re Lonely (Husker Du)

Set 2:

It’s All Over Now (Rolling Stones)

No Good Without You Baby (Birds)

Fresh Start (Joan Jett)

Bonzo Goes To Bitburg (Ramones)

Set 3:

Louie Louie (Wailers)

We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (Animals)

My Baby Don’t Care (Gants)

Please Leave Me My Mind (Woggles)

Love Is A Beautiful Thing (Rascals)

Set 4:

Jailbird (Primal Scream)

Heaven Is In Your Mind (Traffic)

Ballad Of You Me And Pooneil (Jefferson Airplane)

Itchycoo Park (Small Faces)

Set 5:

Nervous Breakdown (Eddie Cochran)

I Ain’t Done Wrong (Yardbirds)

Sorrow (Pristeens)

The World Keeps Going Round (Kinks)

River Deep Mountain High (Tina Turner)

Show 875 - Four Big Ones (The Stupid Melody)

(Weekend of January 4 – January 6, 2019)

Four Big Ones (The Stupid Melody)!

Hey baby, Little Steven here.

This week in the Underground Garage we have picked four really cool songs that influenced a whole lot of other really cool songs.

We are going to analyze them, and then you can dance to them.

Joining us will be the Music Machine, Donovan, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Otis Redding, the Turtles, the Bangles, the Clash, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones.

We are calling it Four Big Ones baby, this weekend in the world’s only Rock n’ Roll dance party on the radio.

I’ll see you this weekend in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

The Next Big Thing (Dictators)

All Day And All Of The Night (Kinks)

Talk Talk (Music Machine)

Fresh Start (Joan Jett)

Epistle To Dippy (Donovan)

Every Little Crack (Kris Rodgers & the Dirty Gems)

Expressway To Your Heart (Soul Survivors)

Set 2:

Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)

Ole Man Trouble (Otis Redding)

Keep On Pushing (Glen Matlock)

Hungry (Paul Revere & the Raiders)

Sonica USA (Alejandro Escovedo)

Set 3:

Rain (Beatles)

Please Leave Me My Mind (Woggles)

Outside Chance (Turtles)

Seeds Of A Revolution (Willie Nile)

Get The Girl (Bangles)

Set 4:

Brooklyn (Jellybricks)

You Belong To Me (Elvis Costello)

Lookin’ For Boys (Pin-Ups)

Smile On Me (Yardbirds)

Set 5:

I Can See For Miles (Who)

Tape A Nickel To The Tone Arm (Palmyra Delran)

C’Mon And Swim (Bobby Freeman)

Clampdown (Clash)

Show 874 - New Years

(Weekend of December 28 – December 30, 2018)

New Years!

Hey baby, Little Steven here.

Join us this weekend in the Underground Garage for our best of the year show.

We will be playing nothing but the Coolest Songs in the World this year, or about half of them.

We will also be talking about the coolest movies, books, and tv of the year, and everything you need to know about 2018.

Come find out what Peter Noone, Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, Michael Des Barres, and Death By Unga Bunga have in common.

Join us for the only Rock n’ Roll dance party on the radio.

I’ll see you next year, this weekend, in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

A Teenager In Love (Regrettes)

Press Your Luck (Prima Donna)

Slowly Losing My Mind (Barrence Whitfield & the Savages)

Spin Our Wheels (Sloan)

In The End (Connection)

We Are Magic (RSO)

Set 2:

Dog Catcher (JP Soars)

Four Riders (Alan Gerber)

Ooh Girl (Red Button)

Foolish Stuff (Kurt Baker Combo)

Please Leave Me My Mind (Woggles)

Set 3:

Living In The USA (Michael Des Barres)

Bottoms Up (Here’s To Goodbye) (Ryan Hamilton)

In The Moment (Weeklings)

The World Keeps Bringing Me Down (Tiger Tiger)

Seeds Of Revolution (Willie Nile)

Set 4:

Fresh Start (Joan Jett)

Come Spy With Me (Palmyra Delran)

Set 5:

Taxi Driver (Longshot)

Haunt Me (Death By Unga Bunga)

Come On To Me (Paul McCartney)

One Heartbeat (Brian Ray)

Every Little Crack (Kris Rodgers & the Dirty Gems)

Show 873 - Christmas A Go-Go

(Weekend of December 21 – December 23, 2018)

Christmas A Go-Go!

Hey baby, Little Steven here.

It’s our favorite time of year in the Underground Garage. It’s time for our annual Christmas A Go-Go show, featuring the Ramones, the Beatles, Darlene Love, the Ronettes, and what would Christmas be without Jan & Dean.

Tune in to find out what Joe Pesci, Soupy Sales, Tiny Tim, and Rufus Thomas have in common, and yes we are keeping tabs on Ed ‘Kookie’ Brynes too.

This weekend it’s the wildest Christmas party in town, baby. I’ll see you in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) (Ramones)

Santa Claus (Sonics)

Sock It To Me Santa (Bob Seger & The Last Heard)

Under The Christmas Tree (Swingin’ Neckbreakers)

Little Drummer Boy (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts)

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Ronettes)

Set 2:

Frosty The Snowman (Jan & Dean)

Merry Christmas Everybody (Slade)

Do Christmas (Dollyrots)

Santa Claus Is Surfin’ To Town (Soupy Sales)

Jingle Bells (Danny Aiello)

Set 3:

I’ll Be Your Santa (Rufus Thomas)

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

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Four Seasons)

Merry Christmas Loopy Lu (Kaisers)

Set 4:

Gimme Christmas (Prima Donna)

Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) (Little Steven)

Must Be Santa (Bob Dylan)

Christmastime Is Here Again (Beatles)

White Christmas (Tina Sugandh)

Set 5:

All Alone On Christmas (Darlene Love)

Christmastime (Empty Hearts)

Yulesville (Ed ‘Kookie’ Byrnes)

Little Silent Boy (The Boo)

Peace Be With You (Ringo Star)

Show 872 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

(Weekend of December 14 – December 16, 2018)

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town!

Hey baby, Little Steven here, and guess what?

Santa Claus is coming to town, that’s right! This weekend in the Underground Garage it’s our pre-Christmas show, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, where we recommend all kinds of cool gifts.

And don’t worry, they are the kind you can afford. We know what’s going on out there.

Joining us will be the amazing Keith Richards, Darlene Love, the Crystals, the Kinks, and Cheap Trick

I know you can’t wait to find out what Louis Prima, Vibeke, and Mojo Nixon have in common.

Come join us this weekend for Rock n’ Roll Radio’s only Christmas dance party.

I’ll see you this weekend in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Crystals)

Hey Santa Claus (Chesterfield Kings)

Santa Got Run Over By My Chevy (Manic Hispanic)

Christmas Time Is Cruel (Bayonets)

Run Rudolph Run (Keith Richards)

Set 2:

Christmastime For Everybody But Me (Hank Ballard)

Santa Baby (Dollyrots)

Christmas Dream (Grip Weeds)

Don’t Let The Bells End (Darkness)

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Darlene Love)

Set 3:

A Christmas Duel (Hives With Cyndi Lauper)

Joy To The World (Butties)

Christmas In Jail (Youngsters)

Christmas Christmas (Mojo Nixon)

Set 4:

Do Christmas (Dollyrots)

Merry Christmas Darlings (Cheap Trick)

Super Rock Santa (Fleshtones)

Shake Hands With Santa Claus (Louis Prima)

Regifting For The Holidays (Alice Project)

Set 5:

Silent Night (Fab Four)

White Christmas (Tina Sugandh)

Father Christmas (Kinks)

Merry Christmas (To All Of The World) (Jean Beauvoir)

Show 871 - Essential Albums

(Weekend of December 7 – December 9, 2018)

Essential Albums!

Hey baby, Little Steven here.

This weekend in the Underground Garage we are celebrating 101 Essential Rock Records From the Golden Age of Vinyl..

We will be picking out ten of those fantastic vinyl albums that influenced everybody.

Joining us will be the Who, Cream, Moby Grape, the Byrds, the Jeff Beck Group, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and the Ramones.

It is a very cool show, and I will meet you there in the world’s only Rock n’ Roll dance party on the radio.

I’ll see you in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young)

I Saw Her Standing There (Beatles)

Break On Through (Doors)

Not Fade Away (Rolling Stones)

Please Leave Me My Mind (Woggles)

Set 2:

Mr. Tambourine Man (Byrds)

Hey Grandma (Moby Grape)

Keep On Pushing (Glen Matlock)

Out In The Streets (Who)

Strange Brew (Cream)

Set 3:

Walkin’ Blues (The Paul Butterfield Blues Band)

Every Little Crack (Kris Rodgers)

Shapes Of Things (Jeff Beck Group)

Good Times Bad Times (Led Zeppelin)

Set 4:

Sonica USA (Alejandro Escovedo)

Mr. Soul (Buffalo Springfield)

Tape A Nickel To The Tonearm (Palmyra Delran)

Foxey Lady (Jimi Hendrix Experience)

Stand! (Sly & the Family Stone)

Set 5:

Search And Destroy (Iggy & the Stooges)

Seeds Of Revolution (Willie Nile)

Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones)

Holliday In The Sun (Sex Pistols)

Show 870 - Jimmy Cagney

(Weekend of November 30 – December 2, 2018)

Jimmy Cagney!

Hey baby, Little Steven here.

Join us this weekend in the Underground Garage with a tribute to Jimmy Cagney.

Joining us will be the Raspberries, Del Shannon, and Moby Grape. It’s the world’s only Rock n’ Roll dance party on the radio.

I’ll see you this weekend in the Underground Garage.

Set 1:

I Ain’t Superstitious (Jeff Beck Group)

On The Waterfront (Saints)

Tonight (Raspberries)

Little Town Flirt (Del Shannon)

Every Little Crack (Kris Rodgers and the Dirty Gems)

Shout And Shimmy (James Brown)

Much Too Much (Who)

Set 2:

Hold Back The Night (Graham Parker & the Rumour)

Murder In My Heart For The Judge (Moby Grape)

Tape A Nickel To The Tonearm (Palmyra Delran)

Killer Joe (Rocky Fellers)

Set 3:

When You Say You’re Sorry (Rhinoceros)

She Put The Hurt On Me (Otis Redding)

Keep On Pushing (Glen Matlock)

My Whole World Ended (David Ruffin)

Set 4:

Please Leave Me My Mind (Woggles)

Stay Awhile (Dusty Springfield)

Epistle To Dippy (Donovan)

Seeds Of A Revolution (Willie Nile)

It Hurts To Be In Love (Gene Pitney)

Where Were You When I Needed You (Grass Roots)

Set 5:

You Belong To Me (Elvis Costello)

Heaven Is In Your Mind (Traffic)

Bottoms Up (Here’s To Goodbye) (Ryan Hamilton)

If I Needed Someone (Beatles)

Open My Eyes (Nazz)