Author Archives: Fran Fried

Franorama 2.0 9/23/21

By Fran FriedSeptember 24, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Brook Benton, Bruce Springsteen, Cygnus Radio, Fleet Foxes, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Guy Lombardo, iggy pop, John Coltrane, Johnny Marr, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Leaving home, Love, Madness, Miss Georgia Peach, Moving, Muck and the Mires, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Prospect CT, Ray Charles, Rockpile, rory gallagher, Sam Cooke, Simon & Garfunkel, Sour Ops, Southern Culture on the Skids, Talking Heads, The 13th Floor Elevators, The Amplifier Heads, The Beatles, The Blind Shake, The Brothers Steve, The Embryos, The Fleshtones, The Junior League, The Long Ryders, The Smithereens, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Violent Femmes, www.cygnusradio.com

For the final time, from the Franorama 2.0 studios in Beautiful Downtown Prospect, CT …

Franorama 2.0 9/16/21

By Fran FriedSeptember 17, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0APB, Bill Milhizer, Bob Perry, Chuck Prophet, Chuck Wood, Circle Jerks, Cub Koda, Cyclone Furies, Cygnus Radio, David Bowie, Debbie Gibson, Dee Gees, Delta 5, Dexy's Midnight Runners, DJ Eric ILL, Edward Rogers, El Vez, Foo Fighters, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, James Brown, Jesse "Wild Bill" Austin, Joe Adragna, Johnny Marr, Jonathan Richman, Keith Streng, Kelly Reilly, Led Zeppelin, Marc Bolan, Ménage à Trois, Muck and the Mires, Peter Zaremba, Rick James, Robyn Hitchcock, Sour Ops, Southern Culture on the Skids, T. Rex, The Fleshtones, The Higsons, The Jam, The Junior League, The Mynah Birds, The New Piccadillys, The Nomads, www.cygnusradio.com

A triple-birthday week (and a new single) for The Fleshtones and a revelation from The Junior League.

Franorama 2.0 9/9/21

By Fran FriedSeptember 10, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.09/11, A Bunch of Jerks, APB, Black 47, Carl Carlton, Carla Thomas, Creamed Corn, Cygnus Radio, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, French Girls, Hatley & the Crushers, Heatwaves, Hoodoo Gurus, James Brown, Jen D'Angora, Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents, John Facenda, Keith Streng, Lucy Ellis & Geoff Palmer, Mychal Judge, Natalie Sweet, Neil Young, NFL, Otis Redding, Rum Bar Records, Sam Spence, Shanda & the Howlers, Sister Suzie, Stupidity, Sue Lynne, The Dents, The Fleshtones, The Kowalskis, The Nuclears, The Outta Sites, The Shang Hi Los, The Sorels, The Vacuum Cleaners, The Weeklings, Tom Tom Club, Tommy Hunt, Twisten, www.cygnusradio.com

Otis Redding’s woulda-been 80th, the 40th of the Hoodoo Gurus and “Genius of Love” … and the 20th of that day.

Franorama 2.0 9/2/21

By Fran FriedSeptember 6, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Al Jardine, Bob Perry, Brian Setzer, Brian WIlson, Bruce Johnston, Bruce Springsteen, Carl Wilson, Connie Hamzy, Cygnus Radio, dennis wilson, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Grand Funk Railroad, iron butterfly, Jebb, Jello Biafra & the Guantanamo School of Medicine, John Drake, lee scratch perry, Marshall Crenshaw, Maureen McGovern, Mike Love, Miss Georgia Peach, Nineteen Times, Patti Smith, Ron Bushy, The Amboy Dukes, The Beach Boys, The Castaways, The Castiles, The Fleshtones, The Jay Vons, The Kowalskis, The Miracles, The Motifs, The Reducers, www.cygnusradio.com

Surf’s up, um hmmmm … a perfect way to end a weird traditional summer season. New/old Beach Boys and live Marshall Crenshaw and more.

Franorama 2.0 8/26/21

By Fran FriedAugust 28, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Ann Castellano & the Smoke, Bill Wyman, Bobby Bare, Brian Travers, Charlie Watts, Country Joe & The Fish, Cygnus Radio, Don Everly, Eric Clapton, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Fritz McIntyre, Gary "Chicken" Hirsch, Howlin Wolf, Jeannie C. Riley, Johnny Wright, Kitty Wells, Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane, Simply Red, Sour Ops, The Botswanas, The Charlie Watts Orchestra, The Double Naught Spys, The Everly Brothers, The Everly Family, The Fleshtones, The Rolling Stones, Tom T. Hall, UB40, www.cygnusradio.com

Don and Charlie and some others departed and still with us.

Franorama 2.0 8/19/21

By Fran FriedAugust 20, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Apollo Smile, Big Stick, Billy Stewart, Christine Lavin, Cromm Fallon, Cygnus Radio, Deke Dickerson, Dick Dale, Emmylou Harris, Fountains Of Wayne, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Freddie Dilevi, Frighty & Colonel Mite, John Prine, Johnny Rivers, Lighthouse, Martha & the Muffins, Muck and the Mires, Nanci Griffith, NRBQ, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Phil Everly, Ramones, Rank & File, Robert Gordon, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Romeo Void, The Chieftains, The Crickets, The Duals, The Fleshtones, The Four Speeds, The Jam, The Jay Vons, the paragons, The Shutdowns, The Steve Miller Band, www.cygnusradio.com

Nanci Griffith. A woman who transcended genres and descriptions. There’s a reason so many people marked her too-young passing.

Franorama 2.0 8/12/21

By Fran FriedAugust 13, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Anderson .Paak, Apollo Smile, Bill Haley & His Comets, Bob Brady & the Con Chords, Bob Perry, Bruno Mars, Creamed Corn, Culture Club, Cygnus Radio, De La Soul, Eric Hisaw, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Harlem 1958, Indonesian Junk, Jan & Dean, Jitse Sonneveld & Frank Steijns, Joey Ambrose, John Brim, John Mellencamp, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Marc Platt, Marshall Crenshaw, Motorhead, Muck and the Mires, Ronnnie Spector, Seals & Crofts, Silk Sonic, Smash Mouth, Sonny Rollins, Southern Culture on the Skids, Stevie Wonder, The Beach Boys, The Chi-Lites, The Drifters, The Fleshtones, The Isley Brothers, The Lovin' Spoonful, the paragons, The Raybeats, The Reducers, The Rolling Stones, The Ronettes, The Shangri-Las, The Supremes, The Time, Van Halen, Velvet Crush, www.cygnusradio.com

Many milestones: RIP Joey D’Ambrosio, the last of Bill Haley’s original Comets; Ronnie Spector’s 77th; and the anniversary of Art Kane’s “Harlem 1958” on the occasion of NYC’s dedication of the block. Also, the heaviest heavy metal song ever recorded.

Franorama 2.0 8/5/21

By Fran FriedAugust 6, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Anderson .Paak, Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, Bruno Mars, Cygnus Radio, Dicky Barrett, Dusty Hill, Edward Rogers, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Emily Duff, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, General Johnson & the Chairmen of the Board, Geoff Palmer, Husker Du, Jerry Lehane, Julian, Lorraine Silver, Los Lobos, Mark Harrison, Paul Cotton, Poco, Silk Sonic, Sour Ops, The Adam Brown, The Armoires, The Beach Boys, The Fleshtones, The Peppermint Kicks, The Rolling Stones, The Saints, The Shags, The Swingin' Neckbreakers, The Zambonis, www.cygnusradio.com, ZZ Top

New Los Lobos, new old Beach Boys, lotsa new Rum Bar releases, and farewells to Dusty Hill and Paul Cotton.

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