Category Archives: Franorama 2.0

Franorama 2.0 9/29/22

By Fran FriedSeptember 30, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Andy White, APB, Autumn Fakes, Bay City Rollers, Benny Trokan, Blondie, Bobby Marchan, Carolyne Mas, Cygnus Radio, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Husker Du, Ian Lloyd, Librarians With Hickeys, Nick Lowe, Paul McCartney & Wings, The Fleshtones, The Godfathers, The Jam, The Sha La Das, The Smithereens, The Soulphonics, U2, Underlord, www.cygnusradio.com

Now it’s found – “The Lost Album” by The Smithereens.

Franorama 2.0 9/22/22

By Fran FriedSeptember 27, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Abbie Barrett, Ambrosia, Anton Fier, Autumn, Benny Trokan, Bill Milhizer, Blake Jones, Cygnus Radio, Deni Bonet, Deniz Tek, Eric Hisaw, Etta James, Fran Fried, Frankie Laine, Franorama 2.0, Greg Hawkes, John Lydon, Keith Streng, Librarians With Hickeys, Mad Mojo Jett, Marshall Crenshaw, Marvin Gaye, Ménage à Trois, Michael Stipe, Michel Legrand, Peter Zaremba, Rockpile, Sour Ops, Strengsbrew, Stupidity w/Keith Streng, Talking Heads, The Banshees, The Big Fat Combo, The Bobby Fuller Four, The Everly Brothers, The Feelies, The Godfathers, The Golden Palominos, The Guess Who, The Jay Vons, The Manchurians, The Master Plan, The Monks, The Remains, The Split Squad, The Vacuum Cleaners, The Woggles, The Zambonis, The Zombies, Underlord, www.cygnusradio.com

Technically, my first show of the Fall was my last show of the Summer, but who’s counting?

Franorama 2.0 9/15/22

By Fran FriedSeptember 15, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Benny Trokan, Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Cygnus Radio, Electric Light Orchestra, Eric Hisaw, Foxy, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Friend & Lover, Jean-Luc Godard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Librarians With Hickeys, Mad Mojo Jett, Neil Young, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Ramsey Lewis, Rogers & Butler, Sonny West, Sour Ops, Stephanie Seymour, The Beatles, The Coasters, The Cure, The Cynics, The Fleshtones, The Godfathers, The Manchurians, The Remains, The SChizophonics, The Smithereens, The Woggles, The Zambonis, The Zombies, Tom Weber, Underlord, www.cygnusradio.com, Young-Holt Unlimited

Ramsey Lewis stuck an indelible groove in the place between straight-ahead jazz and pop and rock.

Franorama 2.0 9/8/22

By Fran FriedSeptember 11, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.076% Uncertain, Abbie Barrett, Benny Trokan, Cygnus Radio, David Bowie, Deniz Tek, Digital Underground, DMZ, Drive-By Truckers, Ellie Greenwich, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Eric Hisaw, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Grand Funk Railroad, Holly Beth Vincent, John Facenda, King Sexy, Lee Cole, Muck and the Mires, New Orleans Saints, NFL Films, Nick Lowe, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Sam Spence, The Brood, The Crystals, The Downhauls, The Fleshtones, The Godfathers, The Golden Palominos, The Jam, The Linda Lindas, The Pretenders, The SChizophonics, The Soulphonics, The Squires, The Vacuum Cleaners, The Young Hasselhoffs, Tiger Bomb, Wes Freed, www.cygnusradio.com

Be the first on your block to hear the new Godfathers album, out Friday. Then buy it.

Franorama 2.0 9/1/22

By Fran FriedSeptember 2, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Back to School, Bill Lee, Billy Stewart, Bobby Rydell, Christine Lavin, Chuck Berry, Culture Club, Cygnus Radio, Dave Edmunds, De La Soul, dee clark, Edgar Winter, Engelbert Humperdinck, Eric Hisaw, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Garland Jeffreys, Gene Summers, Graham Parker, Groovie Ghoulies, Jean Caffeine, Jerry Blavat, Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe King Carrasco, Johnny & the Jammers, Johnny Winter, Malo, Marshall Crenshaw, Mom, NRBQ, Otis Redding, Ramones, rick nelson, Starjets, The A-Bones, The Beach Boys, The Blasters, The Coasters, The Fleshtones, The Four After Fives, The Four Tops, The Godfathers, The Hesitations, The Jam, The Lollipops, the rascals, The Reducers, The Replacements, The SChizophonics, The Shangri-Las, The Spellbinders, The Stranglers, The Style Council, The Tymes, The Woggles, Timmie "Oh Yeah!" Thomas, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Warren Zevon, www.cygnusradio.com, Yusuf/Cat Stevens

Back to school! Music class is in session!

Franorama 2.0 8/25/22

By Fran FriedAugust 26, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Benny Trokan, Black 47, Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Claudia Bell, Cygnus Radio, David & Ruben, Deke Dickerson, Del Shannon, Dirty Looks, DJ Bonebrake, Eric Hisaw, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Jerry Allison, Joe Jackson, Joe Strummer, kraftwerk, Laika & the Cosmonauts, Michael Collins, Mixdisc, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Palmyra Delran & the Doppel Gang, Robert Palmer, Rogers & Butler, Sarah Borges, Shanda & the Howlers, Soft Cell, Sour Ops, Talking Heads, The B-52's, The Bell System, The Clash, The Equals, The Fleshtones, The Godfathers, The Knickerbockers, The Linda Lindas, The Master Plan, the modern lovers, The Plan, The Rhythm Methodists, The Smithereens, The Stranglers, The Style Council, Tiger Bomb, Valley of Kings, www.cygnusradio.com

Wir fahr’n, fahr’n, fahr’n auf der Autobahn … Part 3 is a mixdisc in its entirety for driving fast and playing loud on a dark night.

Franorama 2.0 8/11/22

By Fran FriedAugust 12, 2022Franorama 2.0Alison Moyet, Benny Trokan, Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, Cygnus Radio, Debbie Gibson, Deke Dickerson, Deni Bonet, Deniz Tek, DJ Bonebrake, Elvis Costello, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Freda Payne, Honey Cone, Jonathan Richman & Tommy Larkins, Jr. Walker & the All-Stars, Judith Durham, Kim Weston, Lamont Dozier, Martha & the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, Olivia Newton John, Palmyra Delran & the Doppel Gang, Phil Seymour, Rod Stewart, Rogers & Butler, Simply Red, Spygenius, The Backstabbers, The Baseball Project, The Beach Boys, The Chairmen of the Board, The Coolies, The Elgins, The Fleshtones, The Four Tops, The Godfathers, The Isley Brothers, The Linda Lindas, The Miracles, The Rolling Stones, The Romeos, The Seekers, The Voice Masters, Vin Scully, www.cygnusradio.com

Lamont Dozier composed most of the Motown jukebox of our lives and then some.

Franorama 2.0 8/4/22

By Fran FriedAugust 5, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Abbie Barrett, America, Apollo Smile, Ardent Records, Benny Trokan, Big Star, Bill Russell, Chuck Berry, Cygnus Radio, Elvis Costello, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Full Time Men, Jefferson Starship, Jimy Sohns, John King, kraftwerk, Lady Flash, Nichelle Nichols, R.E.M., Star Trek, The Beach Boys, The Bugs, The Fleshtones, The Godfathers, The Isley Brothers, The Linda Lindas, the modern lovers, The Shadows Of Knight, The Shags, Vin Scully, www.cygnusradio.com

Having a car that actually runs is a wonderful thing. Especially in the summer, with the moonroof and windows open and the stereo blasting.

Franorama 2.0 10/19/17 (aka My Jeopardy! Odyssey)

By Fran FriedOctober 30, 2017Franorama 2.0

PART 1: American Beat ’84 – The Fleshtones; American Girl – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers; Take It to the People – The Woggles; King Midas – Stupidity; Crying’s Just a Thing That You Do – JD McPherson; Lucky Penny – JD McPherson; No Place to Go – Mr. Airplane; If You Have Ghosts –

Franorama 2.0

By Fran FriedDecember 5, 2014Franorama 2.0

Franorama 2.0 Thurs: 1 to 4 pm et Fran Fried is a changeling, to put it simply. (You don’t know the half of it, girlfriend!) You never know what she’s gonna do — even she doesn’t know what she’s gonna do next. But her M.O. in life has been “Throw everything against the wall and