Monday, November 27, 2006


It's That Jazz Singer. Or Is It Saddam Hussein's Son?


Anita O'Day, jazz singer and perennial 37-Down answer, dies.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006


Today's Five O'Clock Rock


Have a nice tryptophan.


1. Intro
2. Fly By Night / Rush
3. Airport Motels / Crystal Skulls
4. The Airport Song / The Byrds
5. Last Train / Allen Toussaint
6. Airport Feelings / Kinky
7. Slow Bus A-Movin' / Fishbone
8. Waitin' for the Bus / ZZ Top
9. Everybody Loves A Train / Los Lobos
10. Railroad Days / Poco
11. Big Bird / Eddie Floyd
12. Rude Boy Train / Desmond Dekker
13. Train In Vain (Stand By Me) / The Clash
14. Waitress in the Sky / The Replacements
15. Magic Bus / The Who
16. The Travel Jam / Brand Nubian
17. Downbound Train / Chuck Berry
This Friday's Mix: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Friday, November 17, 2006


Today's Five O'Clock Rock


Now that the pressure's off, House Republicans can really let their freak flags fly.

1. Intro / Five O'Clock Rock
2. Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) / The Hombres
3. East Bound and Down / Jerry Reed
4. After Midnight / Maggie Bell
5. Brick House / The Commodores
6. Doowutchyalike / Digital Underground
7. Let It All Hang Out / A.D.O.R.
8. Let It All Hang Out / Richard "Dimples" Fields
9. Let It All Hang Out / Timmy Norman and The O'Jahs
10. Man-Size / PJ Harvey
11. Rock And Roll (Part 1) / Gary Glitter
12. Beating Around the Bush / AC/DC
13. Sweet F.A. / Sweet
14. Fat Bottomed Girls / Queen
15. Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile) / Dexy's Midnight Runners
16. Children of the Revolution / Arto Lindsay & Marc Ribot
17. Let It All Hang Out / David Lee Roth
This Friday's Mix: Let It All Hang Out

Friday, November 10, 2006


Today's Five O'Clock Rock


It took this long to actually include Whitesnake? What was I thinking...?

1. Intro
2. Tequila Sundae / Urge Overkill
3. Combination / Aerosmith
4. Black Betty / Ram Jam
5. Calm Like A Bomb / Rage Against The Machine
6. Hey / Fu Manchu
7. Tomorrow And A Loaded Gun / Throttlerod
8. Death Is The Answer / Early Man
9. Still Of The Night / Whitesnake
10. Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll / Blue Oyster Cult
11. Sour Flower / Elliott Randall
12. Are You Ready / Thin Lizzy
13. That's a Drag / Spencer Dickinson & Jon Spencer
14. Fancy / Yeah Yeah Yeahs
15. Subcutaneous Phat / Desert Sessions
# 16. The Platform on the Ocean / Arthur Russell
17. Massive Cure / Smoosh
This Friday's Mix: A Bit Fuzzy

Friday, November 03, 2006


Today's Five O'Clock Rock


I sure don't feel a "little bit wiser."
1. Intro
2. Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) / Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
3. When I Write The Book / Rockpile
4. Walk Like a Man / Grand Funk Railroad
5. Man in the Wilderness / Styx
6. Bang / Blur
7. This Year / The Mountain Goats
8. I Wish / Stevie Wonder
9. (You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back / Peter Tosh
10. Dirty Life & Times / Warren Zevon
11. Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) / Mac Davis
12. Once Upon A Time / Smashing Pumpkins
13. My Life Is Right /Big Star
14. Life's A Gas / T.Rex
15. Cynical Days / XTC
16. My Life / David Banner feat. Sky & Carl Thomas
17. It Was a Very Good Year / William Shatner
This Friday's Mix: Another Year