Category Archives: Franorama 2.0

Franorama 2.0 5/19/22

By Fran FriedMay 19, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Chuck Berry, Cygnus Radio, David Bowie, Deke Dickerson, Deniz Tek, DJ Bonebrake, Frankie Laine, Garland Jeffreys, Glenn Miller, iggy pop, Keith Streng, Marvin Gaye, Miss Georgia Peach, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, Muck and the Mires, Nathaniel Mayer, Ricky Gardiner, Sarah Dunn, The Buoys, The Fleshtones, The Sellwoods, Willie Nelson, www.cygnusradio.com

New toys from Deniz Tek, The Sellwoods and the ageless 89-year-old Willie Nelson.

Franorama 2.0 5/12/22

By Fran FriedMay 13, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Aretha Franklin, Cher, Cygnus Radio, D Genereation, Daphne Parker Powell, Deke Dickerson, DJ Bonebrake, Eric Burdon, Exile on Main St., Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Howie Pyro, John Lennon, Lulu, Material Issue, Modern Folk Quartet, Nino Tempo & April Stevens, Sarah Borges, Sarah Dunn, Stephen Peter Rodgers, The Animals, The Beatles, The Bobby Fuller Four, The Fleshtones, The Monks, The Rolling Stones, The Ronettes, WABC Radio, www.cygnusradio.com

The 50th anniversary of “Exile on Main St.” and the 40th of WABC saying goodbye to top-40 radio.

Franorama 2.0 5/5/22

By Fran FriedMay 6, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0? and the Mysterians, Bobby Balderrama, Booker T., Bronson Rock, Cannibal & the Headhunters, Clem Burke, Cygnus Radio, Diablogato, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Holly & the Byrd, Los Lobos, Marshall Crenshaw, Martin Rev, Monty Python, Poncho Sanchez, Richard Lloyd, Roe v. Wade, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, Sarah Borges, Sheila E., Suicide, Television, The Clams (Minneapolis), The Fleshtones, The Linda Lindas, The Pist, The Problem With Kids Today, Thee Midniters, Tony Valentino, Vicky & the Vengents, War, www.cygnusradio.com

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of my Rushmore of albums, Marshall Crenshaw’s debut.

Franorama 2.0 4/28/22

By Fran FriedApril 28, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Abbie Barrett, Alice Cooper, Andy Partridge, Ani DiFranco & Jackie Chan, APB, Atlas Sound, Barbara McNair, Blondie, Bow Wow Wow, Bush Tetras, Cygnus Radio, Flaming Sideburns, Fontaines DC, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Graham Parker, Grand Funk Railroad, Greg Hawkes, iggy pop, Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents, Johnny Marr, Jon Batiste, Josh Rouse, Mary Weiss, Miriam Linna, Miss Georgia Peach, Neko Case, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Southern Culture on the Skids, Stephanie Seymour, Stephen Peter Rodgers, Steve Cropper, Stupidity w/Keith Streng, Talking Heads, The Allman Brothers Band, The B-52's, The Bluestars, The Creeps, The Dovers, The Fleshtones, The Linda Lindas, The Mochines, The Nomads, The Pretenders, The Stooges, The Suffers, Wet Leg, www.cygnusradio.com

Like Horton, our own Stephen Peter Rodgers hears a speck on a clover.

Franorama 2.0 4/21/22

By Fran FriedApril 24, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0? and the Mysterians, Art Rupe, Cindy Lawson, Cygnus Radio, Dale Cook, Dave Alvin, Don & Dewey, Emily Duff, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, guitar slim, Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy, Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers, Larry Williams, little richard, Lloyd Price, Miss Georgia Peach, Percy Mayfield, Roy Milton & His Solid Senders, Sam Cooke, Sarah Borges, Soft Cell, Sour Ops, Specialty Records, Stephanie Seymour, The Beatles, The Belle Stars, The Bobby Fuller Four, The Equals, The Five Blind Boys of Alabama, The Fleshtones, The Ronettes, The SChizophonics, The Sepia Tones, The Soul Stirrers, Vince Taylor & His Playboys, www.cygnusradio.com

A celebration of the 104-year life of Art Rupe and the label he created, Specialty Records.

Franorama 2.0 4/14/22

By Fran FriedApril 15, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Abbie Barrett, Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, Bay City Rollers, Bill Collins, Blondie, Cheap Cassettes, Chria Bailey, Cindy Lawson, Cygnus Radio, Del Shannon, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Gloria Jones, Lou Reed, Miss Georgia Peach, Nine Pound Hammer, NRBQ, R.E.M., Rabble Rousers, Redd Kross, Rick Hromadka, Roger McGuinn, Rogers & Butler, Ronnie Dio & the Prophets, Sarah Borges, Sex Pistols, Shanda & the Howlers, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Sour Ops, Stupidity w/Keith Streng, The Byrds, The Cowsills, The Fleshtones, The Nomads, The Saints, The Split Squad, The Swingin' Neckbreakers, The Vipers, Wet Leg, www.cygnusradio.com

April: The rain, the park and a lot of other things …

Franorama 2.0 4/7/22

By Fran FriedApril 7, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Abbott & Costello, APB, Baseball, Billy Murray, Bob Murphy, Bobby Murcer, Bobby Rydell, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Springstone, Bush Tetras, C.W. McCall, Carolyn Crawford, casey Stengel, Cygnus Radio, Deke Dickerson, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Dick Stockton, DJ Bonebrake, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Garland Jeffreys, Gene Chandler, Gil Hodges, Harold Reynolds, Howard Cosell, Jerry Jeff Walker, Joe Buck, Joe Messina, Jon Batiste, Jonathan Richman, Josh Kantor, Keith Jackson, Kerry Miller, Led Zeppelin, Leon Russell, Los Lobos, Martha & the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Mickey Mantle, Motown, Nat "King" Cole, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Opening Day, Phil Rizzuto, Russ Hodges, Sam & Dave, SF Seals, Shanda & the Howlers, Silk Sonic, Sour Ops, Steely Dan, Stephanie Seymour, Stevie Wonder, Stupidity w/Keith Streng, The Baseball Project, The Fleshtones, The Four Tops, The Funk Brothers, The Isley Brothers, the mighty diamonds, The Split Squad, The Swaggerts, The Treniers, Tom Seaver, Valley of Kings, Warren Zevon, Willie Mays, www.cygnusradio.com

Opening day of baseball season and the first show in the new studio.

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