Category Archives: Franorama 2.0

Franorama 2.0 3/9/23

35 years since we lost Divine – and just as the original “Hairspray” was about to launch him into mainstream glory.

Franorama 2.0 3/2/23

How Frannie 1.0 got sucked into the New York garage scene 40 years and a couple weeks ago.

Franorama 2.0 2/23/23 1-6 p.m. EST (10th Anniversary Show)

Franorama 2.0’s 10th anniversary on Cygnus! Anniversary or not, any time’s a good time for the new reissue of Marshall Crenshaw’s legendary debut.

Franorama 2.0 2/16/23

A plethora of Burt Bacharach (and Hal David and Dionne Warwick). Also, tributes to Dave (Trugoy the Dove) Jolicoeur of De La Soul and Huey “Piano” Smith. The Reaper keeps reaping.

Franorama 2.0 2/9/23

Hey! Alice had a birthday this past week! His diamond one, at that!

Franorama 2.0 2/2/23

Groundhog Day and many who won’t be around to repeat it, led by Barrett Strong.

Franorama 2.0 1/26/23

David Crosby. It’s really starting to feel like 2016 already.

Franorama 2.0 1/19/23

Now it’s Johnny Powers who’s departed the coil. He had some musical life, that’s for sure.

Franorama 2.0 1/5/23

Lots of comings (new toys) and goings (like Thom Bell) from the start of the holiday season to now.