Author Archives: Fran Fried

Franorama 2.0 1/13/22

By Fran FriedJanuary 13, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0A Bunch of Jerks, Alvin Cash & the Crawlers, Angie & the New Raiders, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Such & His Savages, Clarence Clemons, Cygnus Radio, David Bowie, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Eric Hisaw, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Hasil Adkins, Hector Gannet, J Prozac, Jesse Dayton, Jesse Malin, Joe Simon, kraftwerk, MANifesto, Marshall Crenshaw, Marvin Gaye, Mashmakhan, Micky Dolenz, Muck and the Mires, New Order, Ramones, Rocky & the Riddlers, Sarah Borges, Sarah Dunn, Stupidity w/Keith Streng, The Amplifier Heads, The Buzzcocks, The Cars, The Choir, The Clash, The Crickets, The Epitome of Sound, The Fleshtones, The Floyd Dakil Combo, The Godfathers, The Miracles, The Monks, The Problem With Kids Today, The Rutles, The Sawtelles, The Secret Service, The Shoutless, The Silhouettes, The Split Squad, The Three Degrees, The Velvet Underground, Utopia, Vaca Sagrada, Van Morrison, Wizzard, www.cygnusradio.com

Music to warm up the coldest mid-January.

Franorama 2.0 1/6/22

By Fran FriedJanuary 7, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0A Bunch of Jerks, Andrew Gold, Betty White, Charlie, Chris Church, Cygnus Radio, David Bowie, Drive-By Truckers, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Groucho & Zeppo Marx, Hector Gannet, Honey Cone, James Brown, Jan. 6th, Joe Biden, Lady A, major lance, MDC, Nipsey Hussle, NRBQ, Otis Redding, Peter Frampton, Ramones, Rocky Lawrence, Sarah Borges, The Amplifier Heads, The Animals, The Bobby Fuller Four, The Clash, The Fleshtones, The Sawtelles, The Style Council, Tommy Ardolino, Urge Overkill, www.cygnusradio.com, YG

Greeting 2022 with a frog in my throat and an ominous, infamous anniversary.

Franorama 2.0 12/30/21

By Fran FriedDecember 30, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0A Bunch of Jerks, Abbie Barrett, Alice Cooper, Angeleena Presley, Bob Perry, Bruce Springsteen, Candi Carpenter, Cygnus Radio, Dee Gees, Dion, Dolph Chaney, Edward Rogers, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Emily Duff, Foo Fighters, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Freddy DeBoe, George Harrison, Guy Lombardo, Jitse Sonneveld & Frank Steijns, John Facenda, John Madden, Johnny Marr, Jon Batiste, Josie Cotton, Keith Streng, Lady A, Marshall Crenshaw, Mike Herrera, Muck and the Mires, New Year's Eve, Patti Scialfa, Peter Zaremba, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Roger C. Reale, Sam Spence, Sarah Borges, Sarah Dunn, Screeching Weasel, Silk Sonic, Sour Ops, Southern Culture on the Skids, Steve Cropper, Stop Calling Me Frank, Stupidity w/Keith Streng, The False Positives, The Fleshtones, The Jaded Hearts Club, The Junior League, The Problem With Kids Today, The Reducers, The Shang Hi Los, The Vacuum Cleaners, The Woggles, Urge Overkill, Vaca Sagrada, Wanda Jackson, www.cygnusradio.com, Zoo Front

2021: It didn’t suck as badly as 2020, but it was the weirdest. Thankfully, there was plenty of good music.

Franorama 2.0 12/23/21

By Fran FriedDecember 23, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0"A Charlie Brown Christmas", August Darnell, Bing Crosby & David Bowie, Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, Bob Rivers, Brenda Lee, Brian WIlson, Burgess Meredith, Carla Thomas, Chris DeBurgh, Cygnus Radio, Dar Williams, Darlene Love, Darlene Love w/The E Street Band, Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra, doc watson, El Vez, Elton John, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Eric Cartman, Eva Cassidy, Fran Fried, Frankie Lymon, Franorama 2.0, Fred Waring, Gene Autry, Greg Lake, Honey & the Bees, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Huey "Piano" Smith, Jackie Wilson, JD McPherson, Jethro Tull, Johnny Cash, Josh Kantor, Kevin Conneff, Laura Vane & the Vipertones, Les Brown & His Band of Renown, Linus, Little Isidore & the Inquisitors, Lou Christie, Marc Bolan, Marvin & Johnny, Nanci Griffith, Nancy WIlson, Nathaniel Mayer, NRBQ, Otis Redding, Patti Page, Perry Como, Ral Donner, Ray Anthony, Shonen Knife, SpongeBob SquarePants, Stevie Wonder, The 4 Seasons, The Cheepskates, The Chieftains, The Everly Brothers, The Flaming Lips, The Fleshtones, The Hickoids, The Invitations, The Louvin Brothers, The Mavericks, The Minus 5, The Moonglows, The Poets, The Pogues/Kirsty MacColl, The Point, The Qualities, The Ronettes, The Royal Guardsmen, The Skyliners, The Sonics, The Tryfles, The Wailers, Tiny Tim, Walter Brennan, Wesley Willis, Wilson Phillips, Winifred Atwell, Wizzard, www.cygnusradio.com, XTC

One last chance for Christmas revelry before the big day.

Franorama 2.0 12/16/21

By Fran FriedDecember 19, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Andy Williams, BeBe Zahara Benet, Bing Crosby & David Bowie, Bobby Helms, Bobby Lloyd Hicks and the Skeletons, Booker T. & The MG's, Brenda Lee, Bruce Springsteen, Buck Owens, Burl Ives, Cheap Trick, Cygnus Radio, Daniel Tashian, David Seville & the Chipmunks, Dean Martin, Debbie & the Darnels, Devo, Eartha Kitt, Elvis Presley, Eric Hisaw, Fran Fried, Frank Sinatra, Franorama 2.0, Gene Autry, George Jones, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Gone Native, Graham Parker, Hank Snow, JD McPherson, Jim Nabors, Jimmy Durante, Joe Poovey, Jon Aley, Jose Feliciano, June Christie, Kai Danzberg, Keith Richards, Lara Herscovitch, Marc Anthony, Marguerite Trina, Marty Robbins, Marvin Gaye, Meco, Meghan Trainor, Mitch Miller, Mojo Nixon, Nadroj & the Wolrats, Nat "King" Cole, Nona Hendryx, Norah Jones, Pearl Bailey, Pistol Annies, Robert Earl Keen, Rocky Lawrence, Roy Orbison, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, RuPaul, Santo & Johnny, Sarah Buxton, Seth MacFarlane, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Snuffy & the Uniques, The 4 Seasons, The Arrogant Worms, The Beach Boys, The Big Fat Combo, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Butties, The Davis Sisters, The Drifters, The Enchanters, The Episodes, The Fab Four, The Fleshtones, The Furors, The Mavericks, The Minus 5, The Monkees, The Moonglows, The Penguins, The Roches, The Sportsmen, Tom Waits, Wally Gonzalez, William Bell, Willie Nelson, Woody Phillips, www.cygnusradio.com

How about some more Christmas cheer?

Franorama 2.0 12/9/21

By Fran FriedDecember 10, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Anne Marie Menta, Asleep At The Wheel, B. Bumble & the Stingers, Barenaked Ladies, Bill Anderson, Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters, Bobby Helms, Buck Owens, Cathy Sharpe, Chris Stamey, Christmas music, Chuck Berry, Cordell Jackson, Craig Bell & Pluto IX, Cygnus Radio, Deerheart, Dr. John, Eels, El Vez, Elvis Presley, Ernest Tubb, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, George Jones, Hoodoo Gurus, Jan & Dean, Jerry Clayton, Leon Redbone, Louis Armstrong, merle haggard, Michael Buble, Milton DeLugg, Mitch Miller, NRBQ, Philistines Jr., Porky Pig, Rodney Crowell, Ron Holden, Rotary Connection, Sarah Taylor & Bill Mumy, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, slade, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Stan Freberg, The Alex Butter Field, The Alternate Routes, The Beach Boys, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, The Brothers Steve, The Butties, The Fleshtones, The Jackson 5, The Jaynetts, The Marcels, The Mavericks, The Minus 5, The Singing Dogs, The Smithereens, The Trashmen, The Twistin Kings, The Wailers, The Year Without a Santa Claus, Tommy Lee & the Orbits, Ty Whitney, Vinnie Monte, www.cygnusradio.com

The Franorama 2.0 rock’n’roll Christmas continues …

Franorama 2.0 12/2/21

By Fran FriedDecember 4, 2021Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0A Bunch of Jerks, Adam Sandler, Alison Faith Levy, Andy Williams, Angela Lansbury, Billy F. Gibbons, Billy May, Black 47, Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, Booker T. & The MG's, Christmas music, Chuck Prophet, Cygnus Radio, Daniel Tashian, Darlene Love, Dave Grohl, Detroit Junior, Diplomat Records, Dolph Chaney, Elvis Presley, Evan Johns & His H-Bombs, Fountains Of Wayne, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Freddy DeBoe, GOONS!, Hanukkah music, holly golightly, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, JD McPherson, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Johnny Horton, Karla Kane, Kay Starr, Kimberley Rew & Lee Cave-Berry, Laura Cantrell & Michael Shelley, Lemmy Kilmister, LionelHampton, Lou Monte, Louis Prima, M. Ward, mae west, Mame, Meghan Trainor, Mike Mills, Neon Trees, New Mystery Girl, Nick Lowe, Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Sheb Wooley, Southern Culture on the Skids, Stevie Wonder, Stupidity w/Keith Streng, The Beach Boys, The Butties, The Chicks, The Echelons, The False Positives, The Fleshtones, The Forty Nineteens, The Kaisers, The Kinks, The Mavericks, The Melodeers, The Minus 5, The Monkees, The Moods, The Reducers, The Rutles, Three Aces and a Joker, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Vaca Sagrada, Wednesday Week, www.cygnusradio.com, Wynotte Sisters

Time for Christmas tunes. But first, some new toys and a little Hanukkah.

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