Franorama 2.0 4/10/25
Clem Burke. Not just the drummer for Blondie. Not by a longshot. But absolutely a huge loss
Clem Burke. Not just the drummer for Blondie. Not by a longshot. But absolutely a huge loss
My favorite band from my former home-in-exile, Fresno: Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, 2024. From left: Blake, Scott Hatfield, Mike Snowden, Mike Scott and John Shafer. Losing John is a huge blow to the tight-knit music community there.
Juuuuust a bit outside of your usual baseball show on Opening Day.
Alex Chilton. Can’t believe he’s been 15 years gone already.
David Johansen. One of a kind.
The fourth and final Franorama 2.0 Holiday Extravaganza for this year. Christmas, the Solstice and Festivus – what else could anyone want? Anyway, Franta Claus saved some of the best for last. Merry Whatever You Celebrate.
The third of the four Franorama 2.0 Holiday Extravaganzas. A little lot of something for everyone!
Just wishing you … more fine holiday tunes. Even Hanukkah music for the first night.
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 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