The Backroom 5.20.25
Back to the future for my college reunion, Part II, with a bunch of songs from 1978-1981. Dennis Lamar
Monthly Archives: May 2025
the allison transmission 05.20.25
in a world where everyone is a dj…curated playlists are a dime a dozen…on line radio stations are more plentiful than lies in washington , audience is the hardest thing to find. if anybody can do radio, and everybody seemingly does, who’s left to listen? so when i say ‘i love you for listening’ i
Capital Radio 5-19: Pete Townshend Turns 80
Pete Townshend turned 80, Grace Jones is 77 and Paul Brady, 78. All were celebrated on Capital Radio this week as were other music figures born this day, from rocker Joey Ramone to songwriter Micky Newbury and bassist Herbie Flowers. We paid tribute to two artists who died Friday, Broadway composer Charles Strouse, who was
the allison transmission 05.19.25
cleese says: “I don’t think we should organize a society around the sensibilities of the most easily upset people because then you have a very neurotic society… The main thing is to realize that words depend on their context. Very literal-minded people think a word is a word but it isn’t.” speak truth to power.
thelocalbandssow w/ lamar and critelli 05.19.25
Rick Allison
Deranged Radio 5/16/25
Evan Johns & the H-Bombs/The Bottle Rockets/Paul Brockett Roadshow/Jason & the Scorchers/Lydia Loveless/Dan Baird & Homemade Sin/Dash Rip Rock/The LeRoi Brothers/The Zambonis/Harvey McLaughlin/Gary Louris/Dogbite/Lucero/Old 97’s/Frank Critelli/Marshall Crenshaw/Steve Wynn/Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs/Ivan Julian/Chuck Prophet/T. Rex/The Slambovian Circus of Dreams/John Cale/The Cure/The Police/Tuff Darts!/Avengers/Joy Division/The Lords of the New Church/The Jesus & Mary Chain/Midge Ure/A Pallet
Homegrown 5.16.25
It’s time to pot your plants on a planting season Homegrown — The Connecticut Connected Music Show — with Robbie DeRosa, featuring bands from the first annual Fairfield Hills Music Festival in Newtown. Artists this week include The Bargain … Jake Kulak … Dirty Doorknockers … The Barn Rats … Walker Russell … The Meadows
Random Rock Records May 17, 2025
Isaac Hayes, Run Fay RunToe Fat, But I’m WrongLouie & The Lovers, Sittin’ By A RiverCarp, The Great Kansas HymnJake Holmes, Houston StreetBert Jansch, Fresh As A Sunday MorningPaul Jones, Pick Up In The MorningCan, Cascade WaltzCochise, Axiom Of MariaMoloch, Helping HandPandoras, High On A CloudKangaroo, The Only Thing I Had Barbara Keith, The Bramble
Rich’s Mixed Tape May 16th 2025
Eric Burdon & War Spirit Love Is All Around Mystery TrainWar SummerABBA Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)Lynn Kellogg, James Rado & Gerome Ragni Good Morning StarshineDonovan Wear Your Love Like HeavenJose Feliciano Hi-Heel SneakersGrateful Dead Shakedown StreetSonny & Cher A Cowboy’s Work Is Never DoneWildweeds No Good To CryRhinestones What A Wonderful Thing
Franorama 2.0 5/15/25
So hard to believe Stevie turned 75 Tuesday (5/13).