Author Archives: Fran Fried

Franorama 2.0 6/30/22

By Fran FriedJuly 1, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Abbie Barrett, Black 47, Blake Jones, Cygnus Radio, Digital Underground, Elvis Costello & Rusty, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Greg Hawkes, Jimmy Mack, Joe Simon, konk, Madonna, major lance, Michael Simmons, Nils Lofgren, Nilsson, Nine Pound Hammer, Patti Smith, Prince, Radiana, Rogers & Butler, Sour Ops, Spygenius, Stephanie Seymour, Stevie Wonder, The Barbarians, The Fleshtones, The Linda Lindas, The Pyramids, Tiger Bomb, Velvet Crush, www.cygnusradio.com

D.P. McManus and his old Liverpool mate Allan Mayes shake off a little Rusty.

Franorama 2.0 6/23/22

By Fran FriedJune 24, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.01972 Flood, Abbie Barrett, Barry McGuire, Beaver Brown, Ben E. King, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Frantz, Cygnus Radio, Dean Martin, Don Randi, Elvis Presley, Fran Fried, Frank & Nancy Sinatra, Franorama 2.0, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Glen Campbell, Hurricane Agnes, Jack Nitzsche, Johnny Cash, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, K.D. Lang, Laura Nyro, Led Zeppelin, Linda Ronstadt, Martha & the Vandellas, Nancy Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, Neil Diamond, Ray Peterson, Rogers & Butler, Sammy Davis Jr., Sonny & Cher, Sour Ops, Spygenius, The 5th Dimension, The Beach Boys, The Crystals, The Fleshtones, The Jackson 5, The Jamies, The Kinks, The Pandoras, The Paris Sisters, The Queers, The Reducers, The Righteous Brothers, The Ronettes, The Sawtelles, The Sellwoods, The Spiral Starecase, The Stone Poneys, The Wrecking Crew, Tiger Bomb, Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club, Wet Leg, Wilkes-Barre, www.cygnusradio.com

A jukebox of hits featuring the keyboards of Don Randi, who comes to Cafe Nine June 26.

Franorama 2.0 6/16/22

By Fran FriedJune 18, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Brian WIlson, Chuck Negron, Cygnus Radio, Dock Ellis, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney & Wings, Ray Davies, SF Seals, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Fleshtones, The Kinks, The Pendletones, The Sawtelles, Three Dog Night, Tiger Bomb, www.cygnusradio.com

Two of the people who had the greatest impact on me as a music fan have turned 80. A cause to celebrate.

Franorama 2.0 6/9/22

By Fran FriedJune 9, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Brian Hyland, Clint Holmes, Cygnus Radio, David Geddes, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Gary U.S. Bonds, Jim Seals, Jonathan Richman & Tommy Larkins, Kate Bush, Paul Vance, Ron Dante, Sarah Dunn, Seals & Crofts, Sour Ops, Stephen Peter Rodgers, Steve Kaika, The Cuff Links, The Detergents, The Flaming Lips, The Fleshtones, The Reducers, Tom Jones, www.cygnusradio.com

“Summer Breeze” will always make me feel fine.

Franorama 2.0 6/2/22

By Fran FriedJune 2, 2022Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Cygnus Radio, Deniz Tek, Detroit Soul, Elvis Costello, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Howard Johnsons, Joe Jackson, major lance, Miss Georgia Peach, NRBQ, Phil Rizzuto, Ramones, Roger Maris, Rogers & Butler, Ronnie Dio & the Red Caps, Ronnie Hawkins, Roy Orbison, Sarah Dunn, Shanda & the Howlers, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Southern Culture on the Skids, Stevie Wonder, The 13th Floor Elevators, The Band, The Beach Boys, The Big Fat Combo, The Bobby Fuller Four, The Botswanas, The Clash, The Dave Clark Five, The Fleshtones, The Floyd Dakil Combo, The Godfathers, The Jam, The Jay Vons, The Linda Lindas, The Magnificent, The Masqueraders, The Raybeats, The Remains, The Style Council, The Velvelettes, The Volcanos, The Wailers, The Who, Tiger Bomb, Van Halen, www.cygnusradio.com

Howard Johnson’s got his Ho-Jo workin’ no more.

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