ALL TIME is NOW with DJ Shark: Recent Episodes
ALL TIME is NOW
ALL TIME is NOW with DJ Shark features the best music from the last 70 years. "The songs I spin tap into the current week in years past; that is to say... LP releases, debut 45's, #1 hits, deep cuts, classic gigs - all the tunes from this week across the history of great music. Time, after all, is just a metaphorical concept." But then you knew that already.
The Best of 2016: Kickin' off with Steve Conte (covering Fleetwood Mac). Rockin’ tracks from Formation, Scarecrow/The Blues Hip Hop, Paul Simon, Mexrissey (covering Morrissey), Simon Scardanelli, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Twenty Øne Piløts, The Monkees, Loretta Lynn & Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Dwight Yoakam (covering Prince & The Revolution), and Ian Hunter & The Rant Band’s tribute to David Bowie.
Kickin' off with the soundtrack version of "Rock 'n' Roll High School" by Ramones. New music from Wilco, and Angela McCluskey & St. Bernadette. Rockin' tunes from Hoodoo Gurus, The B-52's, The Tragically Hip, The Ronettes, and Bob Dylan. Birthday celebrations for Edwyn Collins, Mink Deville, Joe Strummer, and Jeff Tweedy. Debut LP's from The Smithereens. An early David Bowie 45, And the SONIC HISTORY LESSON on The Beatles tripping in LA. Only the best for you!
Special Guest; Legendary Rock Photographer John Robert Rowlands. Kickin' off with a Mexican Rock (en Español) version of The Rolling Stones, "Satisfaction". Rockin' tracks from Brenda Lee, The Beatles (BBC Sessions), Jimi Hendrix, LIVE Elvis Presley and LIVE David Bowie. And "Don't Blame It On Elvis" by The Fabulous McClevertys from the Virgin Islands in 1956.
The Best of 2015 J.D. McPherson. Rockin’ tracks from Wilco, Jesse Malin, The I Don't Cares (Paul Westerberg & Juliana Hatfield), Alabama Shakes, Kurt Vile, Sacri Cuori feat. Carla Lippis, Lord Huron, José González (Dino Soccio remix), New Order feat. Iggy Pop, Boxed In, Susanne Sundfør, and Prince
Kickin’ off with the The Beatles “Taxman”. Rockin’ tracks from The Who, The Tractors, Neil (Young) & The Shocking Pinks, Freddie Slack with Ella Mae Morse, Elvis Costello and The Attractions with the TKO Horns, Pretenders Lou Reed, World Party, Les Elgart and his Orchestra, and 50 Guitars visit Paradise. Birthday celebrations for Stan Freberg, Freddie Slack, and Louis Armstrong. Debut records for Ellen Foley. #1 records with The Jam, Elvis Presley. The SONIC HISTORY LESSON with the debut of American Bandstand in 1957.
The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame special. Featuring this years inductees and my suggestions for next year. Rockin' tunes from The "5" Royales, Bill Withers, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Lou Reed, Green Day, Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble, and Ringo Starr. Plus Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Cheap Trick, Warren Zevon, The Replacements, Steve Miller Band, Deep Purple, T.Rex, and WAR.
Very Special Guest: Santa’s Helper, Pepper Minstix. Kickin' off with “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” by The Jackson 5. Rockin' around the Christmas tree with James Brown, Bruce Cockburn, The Beatles, Jose Feliciano, The Ronettes, David Bowie & Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Chuck Berry, Brenda Lee, The Partridge Family, The Beach Boys, The Drifters, Nat “King” Cole, and John & Yoko, The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir.
Kickin’ off with Bob Dylan & The Band covering Johnny Cash. Rockin’ tunes from The Clash, Orange Juice, KISS, The Byrds, Fleetwood Mac, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash. Birthday celebrations for My Darling Clementine’s Michael Weston King, Mose Allison, Clyde McPhatter (The Drifters) and maestro Ennio Morricone. NEW music from Lili Haydn, Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL, and Pirates of the Inland Empire. The debut of The Who. Rare tracks from Johnny Marr & Billy Duffy. Plus the SONIC HISTORY LESSON with the BANNED 45 classic “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen.
Kickin' off with “Top Of The Pops” by The Smithereens. Rockin' tracks from Garland Jeffreys, and Frank Zappa & The Mothers (feat. Tina Turner & The Ikettes!). Birthday celebrations for Don Was, Pretender Chrissie Hynde, and Smithereens’ main man Pat Dinizio. #1 records from Gary Numan, Siouxsie & The Banshees. The debut LP’s from Max Webster, Paul McCartney, & John Lennon. DEVO covers Lee Dorsey/Allen Toussaint. David Bowie unplugged. And brand NEW music from Fearing & White, Coves, and U2.
056-B Americana Roundtable IV Special Guests; Henry Wagons, Mark “Tuckerbag” Dawson, & Si the Philanthropist from WAGONS. Rockin’ tracks from Creedence Clearwater Revival, Neil (Young) & The Shocking Pinks, and Elvis Presley. Birthday celebrations for Garth Hudson from The Band, and Si from WAGONS. The concert for Bangladesh with George Harrison & friends. New music from Ry Cooder. #1 records from The Beatles, and U2 staring Johnny Cash.
Kickin' off with “The KKK Took My Baby Away” by Ramones. Rockin' 'n Funky tracks from The Stranglers, Joe Strummer, Lou Reed, Barrett Strong, and rare Marvin Gaye. The debut records from New York Dolls, The The (Remastered), and Wanda Jackson (covering The Drifters). Americana from My Darling Clementine, The Coward Brothers (AKA Elvis Costello & T-Bone Burnett), Lee Rocker (covering Eddie Rabbit), and LIVE Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. NEW music from Jack Fris, and Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters.
Kickin' off with “OK DJ” by Steve Conte NYC. Rockin' tracks from The Beatles, Johnny Rivers, Wreckless Eric, DEVO, and Elvis Costello. New music from Populuxe, and The Bayonets. Birthday celebrations for Willie Dixon, B-52’s main man Fred Schnieder, JET’s main man Nic Cester, and Ringo Starr. Remastered “Polarity Corrected” XTC. The debut records from The B-52’s, The Who/AKA The High Numbers, Creedence Clearwater Revival (covering Dale Hawkins). #1 45 from The Kinks. Plus the first record released on the new Capitol Records in 1942 by Johnny Mercer.
Broadcasting from Tucson, Arizona. Kickin' off with "Get Back (single edit)" by The Beatles with Billy Preston. Rockin' tunes from Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds with Rockpile, and The Rolling Stones. Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires has the #1 Pop, #1 R&B, and #1 Country hit. Brand new music from Spoon, Jack White, and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Birthday celebrations for Nancy Sinatra, and Cheap Trick's stick man, Bun E. Carlos. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs cover The Clash. The debut's from Stray Cats, The Cars, and Chér (covering Bob Dylan). Tucson Americana/Country Rock Opera from Giant Giant Sand. Music from the motion pictures, Loving You, High School Confidential, and American Graffiti. Legendary DJ's Wolfman Jack and we say good-bye to Casey Kasem.
The Americana Roundtable II with Special Guests; Grant and Tony of Grant Langston & The Supermodels. Kickin’ off with Justin Townes Earle. Classic Americana from Neil Young, Traveling Wilburys, and The Rolling Stones. Modern Americana from My Darling Clementine, Marvin Etzioni & Maria McKee, JD McPherson, and Skydiggers. Birthday celebrations for Roy Orbison, and Doug & Stu from Creedence Clearwater Revival. The Band cover Bruce Springsteen, The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett cover Ennio Morricone. And the very first recording of Bob Dylan, playing harmonica on Harry Belafonte’ cover of Leadbelly’s “Midnight Special”.
Kickin' off with the Tom Robinson Band. Rockin' tunes from The Clash, The Stranglers, Patti Smith Band, The Last Shadow Puppets, and Elvis Costello & The Attractions feat. Mick Jones. Birthday celebrations for Iggy Pop, Kate Pierson of The B-52's, Adam And The Ants' Marco Pirroni, and Badfingers' Pete Ham. The debut of Echo & The Bunnymen, and Porno For Pyros. Plus, NEW music from Bruce Springsteen, and Matt Sorum's Fierce Joy.
Kickin' off with The Clash covering The Equals’ “Police On My Back”. Rockin' tracks from Beck, Lou Reed, Morrissey, & The Cure. Birthday celebrations for Muddy Waters, Ronnie Lane, Dooley Wilson, and Richard Manuel. The White Stripes cover Dusty Springfield, Solomon Burke covers Bob Dylan, and Fats Domino covers The Beatles. Pete Townshend demo. BRAND NEW The Belle Brigade, and The War On Drugs. Live The Band. The debut LP’s from The Mothers of Invention. And The last Faces LP.
Kickin' off with The Rolling Stones US debut 45, “Not Fade Away” (Buddy Holly cover). Rockin' tracks from World Party, The Rutles, The Beatles in Mono. Birthday celebrations for Lou Reed, Steve Harley, Rolling Stone' Brian Jones, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Manfred Mann’s John Paul, Canned Heat’s Bob “The Bear” Hite, Beatle George Harrison, and The Rutles’ John Halsey (AKA Barry Wom). Roxy Music covers John Lennon, Manfred Mann covers Bob Dylan. The debut LP’s from Peter Gabriel, and The Smiths. BRAND NEW Coldplay, and Foster The People. And the original “Night Train” by Jimmy Forrest and All Star Combo from 1952.
Kickin' off with the debut from Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels. Rockin' tunes from Chér, Led Zeppelin, and The Guess Who. Birthday celebrations for Sonny Bono, and Feist. The debut of Beady Eye. Leonard Cohen backed by U2. John Lennon covers B-day boy Gene Vincent, The Beatles cover Carl Perkins, Cheap Trick covers Slade, The Smithereens cover Bruce Springsteen, Morrissey covers Lou Reed. NEW music from Beck, and Jamestown Revival.
Kickin' off with "Glad To See You Go" by Ramones. Rockin' and Funky tracks from Iggy Pop, The Waterboys, Small Faces, and Elvis Costello & The Attractions feat. Glenn Tillbrook. Birthday celebrations for Lead Belly, Michael Des Barres, Warren Zevon, Etta James (with Sugar Pie DeSanto). John, Paul, George & Ringo… covering Wilbert Harrison & Hoyt Axton. NEW Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, a Bob Dylan demo, and the Last Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys’ 78.
Kickin' off with birthday boy Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks. Rockin' tunes from Pretenders, The Rolling Stones, Big Audio Dynamite, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ringo Starr, and Fats Dominoe. Birthday celebrations for Elvis Presley, Jimmy Page, Don Letts, Slim Harpo, New York Dolls' David Johanson, & Long John Baldry. Led Zeppelin cover Sonny Boy Williamson II, Tom Jones covers Johnny Cash. NEW Pixies, and the last John Lennon 45.
Only the best for you. Kickin' off with Jake Bugg. Rockin' n Funky tunes from The Mowgli's, HAIM, Lorde, David Bowie, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Paul McCartney, Jim James, Kurt Vile & The Violators, and Phosphorescent.
Kickin' off with brand new music from Gary Clark Jr. Rockin’ tracks from Prince, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix Experience, ZZ Top, & Frank Zappa (with Tina Turner and The Ikettes). Plus, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Wings, George Harrison (with Traveling Wilburys), & Ringo Starr. Birthday celebrations for Bobby Fuller. U2 from SUN Studios in Memphis. #1 records from Foo Fighters. Plus, Shark & Co. with Cyndi Wasserman cover Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush.
The 2nd Anniversary Show! The Best of 2013... (so far) Kickin' off Irish teenage rockers The Strypes. Rockin’ tunes from Johnny Marr, The National, David Bowie, The Beautiful Chain, The Bayonets, Churchill, Lucy Schwartz, Beady Eye, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Bastille, Jim James, & Phosphorescent.
Kickin' off with birthday boy Toots & The Maytels cover of the Garage/Kingsmen cover "Louie, Louie". Rockin' and Funky tunes from The Police, Black Uhuru, The Thievery Corporation feat. Lou Lou, The Guess Who, Stampeders, R.E.M., The Cure, and Siouxsie & The Banshees. The first US Top-40 45 from The Who. Birthday celebrations for Neil Innes of The Rutles and The Bonzo Dog-Do Dah Band. And the French version of Anarchy In The U.K. from the Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle.
Kickin' off with birthday boy Billy Idol covering of the Tommy James & The Shondells cover "Mony Mony". Rockin' and Funky tunes from John Cale feat. Danger Mouse, Buffalo Springfield, Florence + The Machine, My Darling Clementine, The White Stripes (Redd Blood Cells version), and The Johnny Otis Show. Melanie Martinez covers The White Stripes. The Smiths, and U2 in Spanish (Sweet & Tender Holligans, and Buena Vista Social Club). Birthday celebrations for Dave Bruebeck, Little Richard. An Elvis Presley soundtrack song. The BANNED 45 from Pete Shelly.
Kickin' off with the debut of Beastie Boys (sampling Led Zep ‘n Sabbath). Rockin’ and Funky tunes from DJ Kool, Madness, Orange Juice, & AC/DC. Birthday celebrations for Dr. John, & Tina Weymouth/Talking Heads. The debut of Laverne Baker, & The English Beat. Plus, the African remix of Fleet Foxes. A Scott Joplin piano roll from 1916. And a story by Tom Waits.
Kickin' off with The Clash B-side, “1-2 Crush On You”. Birthday celebrations for . Rockin’ tracks from Generation X, The Jam, R.E.M., The Doors, & Ringo Starr. #1 tracks from Booktown Rats, George Harrison, & John Lennon. BANNED 45 from Paul McCartney & Wings. LIVE music from Led Zeppelin, Coldplay, and David Bowie + Arcade Fire. The debut of Pink Floyd. And the Cultural Ambassador of America, Andrew W.K.
Kickin' off with “Why Can’t We Live Together” by Timmy Thomas. Rockin tracks from The Blur, & The Smiths. Birthday celebrations for Jeff Buckley. The debut 45 from Joy Division. Brand new music from Lana Del Rey, & Jim James (My Morning Jacket). LIVE Radiohead. The Monkees theme from HEAD. Johnny Marr/The Smiths & Billy Duffy/The Cult cover Ennio Morricone’s “The God, The Bad & The Ugly”. Japan cover Marvin Gaye. Massive Attacks remix for Nusrat Fatah Ali Khan. And John Lennon’s home demo for The Beatles’ Glass Onion.
Kickin' off with the Sex Pistols’ ode to their previous record company E.M.I. Rockin tracks from Ramones, Pretenders, Cheap Trick, Led Zeppelin, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, & The White Stripes. The debut of The Who. Brand new music from Green Day, & The Rolling Stones. Birthday celebrations for Little Willie John, & Clyde McPhatter/The Drifters. Ray Charles covers Hank Snow. David Bowie & The Spiders From Mars cover The Velvet Underground. And the original “The Saints Are Coming” by The Skids.
Kickin' off with the debut of The Police. Rockin’ tracks from Iggy Pop, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, and The Icicle Works. Birthday celebrations for Adam Ant, Anthony Keidis of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ian McNabe, and Johnny Marr of The Smiths. Dwight Yoakam covers the Grateful Dead. The debut of Robbie Robertson, and The Kooks. New music from The Mowgli’s, Lord Huron, and Neil Young with Crazy Horse.
Kickin' off with “Are you a Boy or Are You a Girl” by The Barbarians. Birthday celebrations for Nico, Wanda Jackson, Chuck Berry, David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap. Brand new music from John Wesley Harding. David Bowie covers The Kinks. The debut from The Velvet Underground. Film music from Talking Heads. Rockin’ tracks from R.E.M., The Beatles, Pearl Jam, The Stills-Young Band, Bob Dylan, The Who, The Kinks, & The 13th Floor Elevators. And the last recordings from Buddy Holly.
Kickin' off with Radiohead. Birthday celebrations for Johnny Ramone, & Paul Simon. Rockin’ & Funky tracks from New Order, Depeche Mode, The Waterboys, Adam Ant, R.E.M., The Psychedelic Furs, Dandy Livingstone feat. Rico, & Elvis Costello & The Attractions. NEW music from A Fine Frenzy. Toots & The Maytals cover The Police. Jimmy London covers Simon & Garfunkle. Led Zeppelin’s Page/Plant unplugged.
Kickin' off with “Magical Mystery Tour” by The Beatles. Birthday celebrations for John Entwhistle of The Who, & Dave Vanian of The Damned. Rockin’ tracks from Nina Simone, The Libertines, The Michael Des Barres Band, The Jim Carroll Band, & The Rutles. The debut of Public Image Ltd., & U2. #1 records from The Coasters, & Bobby Darin (covering Kurt Weill). Brand NEW Rolling Stones. The Clash LIVE at Shea Stadium. The SONIC HISTORY LESSON with the very first Talking Motion Picture, THE JAZZ SINGER staring Al Jolson.
Kickin' off with “Elected” by Alice Cooper. Birthday celebrations for Thom York of Radiohead, Matthew Sweet, & Brian Connoly of the Sweet. #1’s from Slade. Rockin’ n’ Funky tracks from Bob Marley & The Wailers, Joe Jackson, The Alarm, Beck, Wilco, Creedence Clearwater Revival, & Rockpile (Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Terry Williams & Billy Bremner). Grace Jones covers Flash & The Pan. Hollie Cook (in dub) covers The Whispers. Plus the original, “Pass The Kouchie” by The Mighty Diamonds.
Kickin' off with The Kinks (in Mono). Birthday celebrations for Eddie Cochran, Tommy Stinson from The Replacements, & “Groucho” Marx. Rockin’ tracks from Wreckless Eric, The White Stripes, Neil Young (LIVE), John Mellencamp, Little Richard & His Band, Andy Warhol’s Velvet Underground. The debut of The Beatles, & Neil Diamond. NEW music from Ari Shine, & Dr. Dog. Monkees’ Mickey Dolenz covers The Beatles, and Johnny Cash covers Sting.
Kickin' off with Brand NEW Prince! Rockin’ n Funky tracks from The English Beat, Fun Boy Three, Payola$, Nina Simone, & Massive Attack. The debut of A Tribe Called Quest. Birthday celebrations for Bryan Ferry, Robbie Shakespear, & Tracey Thorn. #1 records from 10cc. George Benson covers The Beatles’ Abbey Road. Plus, Jet Screamer from The Jetons and the Violent Femmes’ cover.
Kickin' off with #1 record from Mumford & Sons. Rockin tracks from Wilco, The Police, Nirvana, David Bowie, & Ryan Adams. Birthday celebrations for Koko Talyor, & Cesar Rosa of Los Lobos. #1’s from T.Rex, Ace Frehley, John Lennon, & Wynonie Harris. Brand new music from Dwight Yoakam, & Green Day.
Kickin' off with PULP. Birthday celebrations for Jarvis Cocker, Ray Charles, Fee Waybill of The Tubes, & Bruce Springsteen. Rockin’ n’ Funky tracks from Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds, Jerry Reed, & Buena Vista Social Club. The last Clash single. NEW music from Lana Del Rey (covering Bobby Vinton), Helio Sequence, Mexican Institute of Sound. The Brothers and Sisters of Los Angeles, and Bryan Ferry cover Bob Dylan. And a Kanye West vs Radiohead mash up!
Kickin' off with the debut of Beady Eye. Birthday celebrations for Liam Gallagher, & Bill Black. Rockin’ tracks from The Beatles, Mac Davis, Bob Dylan, & The Velvet Underground. NEW music from ZZ Top, & The Whispering Pines. The debut of The Band. Patti Smith covers The Byrds, Siouxsie & The Banshees cover The Beatles, Sally Semrad covers Pink Floyd. #1 78’s from Wynonie Harris. The SONIC HISTORY LESSON with the Robert Burns poem, “Comin’ Through The Rye” with Marion Anderson and the BANNED version by Bill Haley & His Comets.
Kickin' off with “Back To Black” by birthday girl Amy Winehouse. Birthday celebrations for B.B. King, & Moby. Rockin’ & Funky tracks from Vera Hall, Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Phoenix, The Who, XTC, U2, Shudder To Think feat. Angela McCluskey, The Waterboys, Dr. Dog, Michael Franti & Spearhead. New music from Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics. And the debut of Talking Heads.
Kickin' off with “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana. Birthday celebrations for Hank Williams, DJ Legend Alan Freed, Patsy DeNizio of The Smithereens. Rockin’ tracks by John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Sham 69, Elvis Costello & The Attractions. The debut of Rod Stewart (covering Sonny Boy Williamson). #1 records from Small Faces, & The KinksBrand NEW music from Bob Dylan, Firewater, Galixico, & Chris Robinson Brotherhood (cover Hank Ballard & The Midnighters). The Bluegrass tribute to Bob Marley, and The Banana Splits Theme!
Kickin' off with the Buena Vista Social Club's version of Coldplay's "Clocks". Rockin' & Funky tracks from Joe Strummer & The Mescoleros, Arcade Fire, & Bob Marley & The Wailers. Birthday celebrations for Amiee Mann, Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders cover Morrissey). Brand new music from Lili Haydn, Mexican Institute of Sound, & the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra. #1 records from Kate Bush. Peter Gabriel in German. Spanish Ska band Los Antifaces covers "My Boy Lillipop".
Kickin' off with the Buzzcocks. Rockin' tracks from R.E.M., David Bowie, & Little Richard. Birthday celebrations for Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Dinah Washington (Duet with Brook Benton), & Otis Redding (Duet with Carla Thomas). Ramones cover Tom Waits. #1 records from Elvis Presley, & Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five. Debut records from Ryan Adams. Marilyn Monroe from "Let's Make Love" in 1960. And the SONIC HISTORY LESSON with the demo version of The Beatles' "Helter Skelter".
Kickin' off with rare Marvin Gaye from 1968. Rockin’ & Funky tracks from David Bowie, Sam & Dave, Los Lobos, Baja Marimba Band, and Tony Tribe (covering Neil Diamond). The Supremes in German. Birthday celebrations for Joe Strummer, Isaac Hayes, Johnny Nash, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, Mink Deville, Dale Hawkins, Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynot, and Sean Connery. Lily Allen covers The Clash. And a Radiohead vs The Beatles mash-up by GHP.
Kickin’ off with “A Girl Like You” by Edwyn Collins. Birthday celebrations for Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, The Who's Keith Moon, Elvis Costello, and Robert Plant. Debut 45’s from Ian Dury, Jane's Addiction, and Joe Cocker (covering The Beatles). New music from Ry Cooder, and Benjamine Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie). Rockin’ tracks from Blur, The Strokes, Blondie. Peter Sellers covers The Beatles. Film soundtracks from Elvis Costello & The Attractions, and Ramones. The SONIC HISTORY LESSON with the Bobby Rydell song that inspired The Beatles' “She Loves You”.
Kickin' off with the debut 45 from Little Stevie Wonder. Rockin’ & Funky tracks from Al Green, Soft Cell, Tom Waits, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Sly & The Family Stone (Live from Woodstock). Birthday celebrations for Colin Moulding from XTC, LL Cool J, and The The main man, Matt Johnson. #1 records from INXS. Lykke Li covers Fleetwood Mac. And the original “Do-Wah Diddy” by the Exciters.
Kickin' it off with "I Will Wait" from Mumford & Sons. Birthday celebrations for The Edge from U2, Stan Freberg, Rodney Crowell, and Boogie Woogie king Freddie Slack (with Ella Mae Morse). Rockin' tracks from Bob Dylan, Ricky Nelson, The Chambers Brothers, The Call, The Beatles, Elvis Costello & The Attractions. New Jack White B-Side. Best Coast covers Fleetwood Mac. And #1 78s from Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra with Wynonie Harris.
Kickin' off with Status Quo covering John Fogerty’s “Rockin’ All Over The World”. Rockin’ & Funky tracks from Björk. Birthday celebrations for Curtis Mayfield, Ian Hunter, Charlie Watts, Daryle DMC McDaniels from Run-D.M.C.. #1 records from The Rolling Stones, Gorilla feat. De La Soul, Roxy Music, and Death Cab For Cutie. Brand new music from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes. Ray Charles makes a Country & Western record. And The Banana Splits inspired Bob Marley single. And the SONIC HISTORY LESSON about The Prisonaires recording at SUN Studios.
Kickin’ off with the Queens’ Diamond Jubilee and (of course) the Sex Pistols. Rockin’ tracks by World Party, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Patti Smith, Elvis Costello, Ricky Nelson. Birthday celebrations for Topper Headon of The Clash, Marilyn Monroe, and Clint Eastwood. The debut 45 of The Police, and Chuck Berry. Brand new Chris Pierce, and M. Ward. Frankie Lane’s theme tune to Rawhide. #1 78’s from Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five. And Marilyn Monroe duet with Jane Russell from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Kickin' off with “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag” by James Brown & The Famous Flames. Rockin’ & Funky tunes from DEVO, R.E.M., Paul Simon, The Boyoyo Boys, The Everly Brothers, The Righteous Brothers, & Special AKA (Live). Birthday celebrations for Bob Marley, Lloyd Cole. The debut 45 from The Wailers. Brand new music from Cults, & Lana Del Rey. Roxy Music covers John Lennon. The SONIC HISTORY LESSON; Where do da beats come from? with Del La Soul and the groove from Hall & Oates.
Kickin' off with Stevie Wonder's "Boogie On Reggae Woman". Cool tracks from Moby, and David Bowie with Pat Metheny Group. Birthday celebrations for Robert Palmer, David Ruffin, Malcolm McClaren, and Tely Savalas. Angela McCluskey covers The The. Aretha Franklin covers The Beatles, Plus The SONIC HISTORY LESSON regarding the Minot, North Dakota Train Derailment and what it revealed about Radio in America.
Best of 2011 Curated by Nigel Grainge Kickin' off with “I Walked Alone” by Yacht. Rockin’ & Funky tunes from Jon Fratelli, Beirut, Blind Pilot, Wretch 32 ft. L, Lana Del Rey, Gotye ft. Kimbra, The Middle East, Jamie Woon, Foe. From Sons of Anarchy, Katey Sagal with the Forest Rangers & Black Mills cover Billie Holiday. Remixes from Creep ft. Nina Sky, & Two Door Cinema Club. The LIVE from the streets of Bristol DubFX ft. Mr. Woodnote & Flower Fairy.
Special Guest: A&R Legend Nigel Grainge. Kickin' off with “Country Girl” by The Johnny Otis Show. Rockin' tracks from Bob Dylan, The Ronettes, Prince Buster, the Boomtown Rats, The Guess Who, Steve Cropper & Albert King. Birthday celebrations for Phil Spector, Pop Staples, Pattie Smith, Andy Summers from The Police, & Monkees’ Davey Jones & Mike Nesmith. #1 records from The Beatles. The debut from Big Joe Turner. The Rockestra Theme LIVE. And The SONIC HISTORY LESSON with the debut broadcast of Top of The Pops in 1964.
The BEST LP's of 2011 as chosen by Rand Foster from Fingerprints Records in Long Beach, Jose Martinez from Venice magazine and yours truly, DJ Shark. Kickin' off with The Black Keys. Rockin' tracks from, Rival Sons, Cults, War on Drugs, Jonathan Wilson, AM & Shawn Lee, Old Californio, Korey Dane, Nick 13, The Decemberists, The Horrible Crowes, Sharks, and Florence + The Machine
Special guests; Rand Foster from Fingerprints Records and José Martinez from Venice magazine. Kickin' off with The Clash's cover of The Equals’ “Police on My Back”. The Best Reissues of 2011; R.E.M.'s Lifes Rich Pageant, the Thin Lizzy catalogue, The Rolling Stones' Some Girls, SMiLE by the Beach Boys. And the biggest disappointments of 2011. Plus, Elvis Costello covers Christina Aguilara and Sinatra covers Simon & Garfunkle.
Kickin' off with "It's A Long Way To the Top (If You Want to Rock 'N' Roll)" by AC/DC. Rockin' tracks from The Beatles, Bryan Ferry, David Bowie, and Florence + The Machine. New music from This Is The Now. The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Françoise Hardy, Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren. The debut from Pattie Smith. Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special. Live U2 from Mexico and John Lennon's last live appearence on thanksgiving with The Elton John Band & The Muscle Shoals Horns.
Kickin' off with the Jay-Z and Jimi Hendrix mash up. Rockin' and Funky tracks from The Roots feat. Cody Chesnutt, Pato Banton & Rankin Roger, Siouxsie & The Banshees, and The Kinks. The debut 45 from Al Greene & The Soul Mates. #1 records from Adam And The Ants, and The Staple Singers. Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass remixes. Birthday celebrations for Little Stephen, Dr. John, Simple Minds guitarist Charlie Burchell, Carmel, and Scott Joplin.
Kickin' off with the classic, The Adventures of Flash on the Wheels of Steel from Grandmaster Flash. Birthday celebrations for Jeff Buckley. Rockin' an Funky tracks from The Clash, Jane's Addiction, Blondie, Celso Machado, The Cure, B-Movie, Boomtown Rats, and The Buena Vista Social Club with Coldplay. Ritchie Havens covers Dylan. And the premiere of Yellow Submarine.
Kickin' off with Yes' Going For the One. Rockin' tracks from Slade, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels. #1 records from Elvis Presley, & The Supremes. Birthday celebrations for Joe Walsh, Clyde McPhatter (The Drifters), Gordon Lightfoot, & Graham Parker. Brand new music from Tawney Ellis. Pattie Smith covers U2. George Harrison & Paul Simon duet on SNL and LIVE tracks from Chris Cornel, and Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.
Kickin' off with The Clash. Rockin' tracks from 999, R.E.M., Blur, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Stranglers, KISS, and Bill Haley & His Comets. Birthday celebrations for Andy Partridge (XTC), Neil Young. #1 records from Elvis Presley, Johnny Rivers covering Willie Dixon. New music from Jill Sobule & John Doe. The demo version of The Beatles' Something by George Harrison. And we celebrate 11/11 with Nigel Tufnel from Spinal Tap.
Kickin' off with Talking Heads cover of the Al Green classic "Take Me To The River". Rockin' & Funky tracks from Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Prince & The New Power Generation, Diogal, Ruby Friedman Orchestra, and Amy Corriea. Birthday celebrations for Brigitte Bardot. Grace Jones covers Édith Piaf. MC Solaar samples Brigitte Bardot et Serge Gainsbourg. And the timeless classic from Sinatra.
Kickin' off with Redbone's 1971 tribute to Marie Laveau, "Witch Queen of New Orleans". Rockin' and Funky tracks from Tom Tom Club, Michael Frante & Spearhead, Grace Jones and Bruce Springsteen. Birthday celebrations for Billy Preston, Buddy Holly, and Queen lead singer, Freddie Mercury. Debut discs from UB40 and Wendy & Lisa. And Ronnie Wood covers Parliament and Stevie Nicks covers Buddy Holly.
Kickin' off with David Bowie's 1984 hit, "Blue Jean". Classic Rockin' tracks from Iggy Pop, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, The Special AKA, The Flaming Lips, and The Clash's last single. Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson duet for the motion picture, Rio Bravo. Birthday celebrations for Queen main man, Freddy Mercury, and Peter Sellers (covering The Beatles). Live Harry Chapin. #1 hit's from Bob Dylan, and Blondie. And DEVO covers Lee Dorsey for the motion picture Heavy Metal.
The Americana Roundtable with Special Guests; Lynda, Kim, Levi & Grant. Kickin' off with guest Grant Langston & The Super Models. Rockin’ Americana tracks from Neil Young, Ringo Starr, Flying Burrito Brothers, The Byrds (covering Dylan). Guests Lynda Kay, Old Californio and Kim’s pick, Gwedolyn. New music from Willie Nelson (covering Coldplay), and Glen Campbell (covering Paul Westerberg).
Kickin’ off with Bob Dylan’s “Thunder on The Mountain” from his #1 Long Player, Modern Times. Rockin’ tracks from Warren Zevon, The Smithereens, R.E.M., The Guess Who, The Beach Boys, Squeeze, and Simple Minds. Birthday celebrations for Van Morrison. Debut records for Joe Cocker (covering The Beatles). #1 records with The Verve, and Culture Club. Brand new music from African band, Tinariwen.
Special Guest: A&R Legend Nigel Graige. Kickin' off with “Last Train To San Fernando” by Johnny Duncan & The Blue Grass Boys. Classic tracks from Quicksilver Messenger Service, Moby Grape, and Van Morrison. #1 Records from The Spinners. Birthday celebrations with Phil Lynott and QMS’s bass man David Freiberg. New music from The Middle East, and Yacht. Plus, Ensign Recording acts, Flash & The Pan, Boomtown Rats, World Party and an original demo from Sinéad O'Connor.
Kickin’ off with the full length version of Little Stevie Wonder's first #1, "Fingertips (Parts 1 & 2)". Rockin’ & Funky tracks from Etta James & Suger Pie Desanto, The Police, The Clash, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Sam Phillips, The The, Oasis, Michael Brook, and Sinéad O'Conner. Birthday celebrations for Joe Tex, The Edge. #1 Records from James Brown, The debut of The Wailers, The Mothers of Invention. The SONIC HISTORY LESSON with the Watts Riots of 1965 and the British Riots of 2011.
Kickin’ off with "Green River" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Rockin’ & Funky tracks from Leon Russell, The Stranglers, Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakum, Paul Simon, Big Mama Thorton, Chuck Berry, and the Mahotella Queens from Johansburg. Birthday celebrations for Mark Knopfler, Steve Martin, Ronnie Spector and Buck Owens. The debut of Nick Lowe (first release from STIFF Records). #1 Records from Josh Turner, Little Willie John, and Freddy Fender. The Sound of the Summer 1967 with Small Faces. The SONIC HISTORY LESSON with The State of Radio in 1956.
Kickin' off with the 12" version of Captain Sensible's "WOT!" Rockin’ & Funky tracks from Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five, U2, David+David, and Arcade Fire feat. David Byrne. Birthday celebrations for Jerry Garcia, and Isaac Hayes (covering Dionne Warwick). #1 record’s from David Bowie. Wild Colonials cover Grateful Dead. Debut records from Buggles. New music from Beirut. The SONIC HISTORY LESSON: MTV premieres in 1981.
Kickin' off with the #1 record from Terence Trent D'arby. Rockin’, funky tracks from The Temptations, Garland Jeffreys, Alice Cooper with Donovan, ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, The Impressions, The Clash, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Birthday celebrations for Kate Bush and the "Time Lady" Jane Barbe. The brand new single from ex Oasis guitarist, Noel Gallagher. Stevie Wonder covers Dylan and George Harrison's charity single, "Bangla Desh".
Kicked off with the classic "Roadrunner” (debut 45 from The Modern Lovers) Rockin’ tracks from The Who, The Call, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, and AC/DC. Birthday celebrations for Mick Jagger, Bill Berry (R.E.M.). #1 record’s from Jeannie C. Riley and Mungo Jerry. Mick Jagger with Raphael Saadiq's Grammy awards tribute to Solomon Burke and Fairport Convention covers Dylan in French. The Royal premiere of The Beatles' film, "Help!". The debut 45 from The Velvet Underground & Nico. The SONIC HISTORY LESSON when Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.
Classic gigs with Bob Marley and the Wailers in London in 1975 and Roger Waters with Van Morrison performing “Comfortably Numb” in Berlin in 1990. Rockin’ tracks from Rod Stewart, Bruce Cockburn, Nina Simone, and Nirvana. Brand new tracks from Old Californio and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Birthday celebrations for Carlos Santana, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and George Clinton. The debut from The Parliaments (Parilament/Funkadelic) in 1969. Shelia Hylton with Sly & Robbie cover The Police.
Kickin' off with the T-Rex classic “Bang A Gong/Get It On”. Rockin’ tracks from Imelda May, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, Flying Lizards, Pattie Smith, and Yes. Birthday celebrations for Brian May (Queen), Martha Reeves, and Cat Stevens (Yusef Islam). Debut records for Wanda Jackson and China Crisis. #1 records with U2 featuring Johnny Cash in 1993. The SONIC HISTORY LESSON with the origins of “Amazing Grace” with Ladysmith Black Mombasa with Paul Simon.
Kickin' off the second hour with the 12” mix of Prince’s “When Doves Cry”. Rockin’ tracks from George McCray and Adele. Birthday celebrations for Gregory Isaacs, Desmond Dekker, Red Sovine, Woody Guthrie, and Vince Taylor with the original version of “Brand New Cadillac”. Elvis Presley covers Dylan, the debut of Suicide in 1978 and Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”. The SONIC HISTORY LESSON with the funky Joe Cocker sample behind the 2-Pac/Dr. Dre classic, “California Love”.
The debut show! Kickin' off with, “Happy” by The Rolling Stones. Rockin’ tracks from Little Stevie Wonder, Jona Lewie, R.E.M., The The, Talk Talk, The Beach Boys and Van Morrison’s tribute to Jackie Wilson. Dwight Yoakum with Sheryl Crow cover Sonny & Cher. Birthday celebrations for Linda Ronstadt and Ian Curtis (Joy Division). #1 record’s from Three Dog Night, and Lucky Millinder with Wynonie Harris from 1945. Joe Cocker covers INXS. The SONIC HISTORY LESSON with the debut of American Top 40 in 1970 and the story behind the “Ballad of John & Yoko”.