Mondays 1pm etHost: Roger Catlin CAPITAL RADIO – From Washington DC comes the urgent sounds of recorded import, from blues moans of a century ago to the digitized homegrown innovations of today’s youth, with punk, soul, rockabilly, country, doo wop and pop in between. And don’t forget Bobby Womack.Hosted by Roger Catlin, onetime Hartford Courant
Awash in nostalgia while preparing for a 50th high school reunion this weekend, the music of 1972 dominated the show — songs from the first half of the year mostly, and some of the previous year, reflecting the 1971-’72 school year. (Music from late ’72 changed significantly, or more probably, I did). The first part
Time to turn the calendar! And perhaps because if its unpopularity, there seems to be fewer songs about August than any other month. Even some songs with August in the title don’t mention it in the lyrics. Still, both Carole King and Harry Nilsson specifically mention the first of August. We manage to get Love,
That weird dash by Josh Hawley, not long after he encouraged rioters outside, brought something unusual to the otherwise solemn House Committee Investigating Jan. 6: laughter. It also inspired a ton of memes and more than two hours of today’s show, with songs about run, run, running. With five songs titled “Run” and three titled
Started with a salute to William “Boogie” Hart, the enduring voice behind the Delfonics, who died last week at 77. Also noted the passing of Happy Mondays bassist Paul Ryder, who died Friday at 58. But then it was celebrating birthdays of a varied group, from Martha Reeves (81), Brian Auger and Dion (both 83),
I was intent on celebrating July, hot days and summer in general while we’re still smack in the middle of it. And while there aren’t a whole lot of non-Fourth tunes about July there were quite a few about heat, hotness and certainly summertime. Amid the familiar seasonal salutes from Billy Stewart, War and Sly
The 246th birthday of the Union comes at a fraught time. So we celebrated and challenged the nation, in our way, on the July 4th edition of Capital Radio — probably on when you were in the middle of your neighborhood BBQ. The holiday playlist for Independence Day isn’t long, so a lot of it
I guess you could say the mood in Washington D.C. this week is: Seething with rage. The Supreme Court’s decision to tear up Roe. Vs. Wade has us in white hot anger we’re all trying to turn into productive action. There aren’t as many songs about abortion rights as you’d expect (an awful lot of
Much to celebrate on this June day. Juneteenth for one, made a federal holiday only last year. But it’s also the 80th birthday of Brian Wilson who brought so much more artistry, harmony and joy than one would expect from a band named The Beach Boys. There were also a whole lot of great shows
Back after a week at the beach, so naturally had a headful of songs of surf, sea and sand. So much sand. It began by law with The Beach Boys but also included two from the Ramones, selections from Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, early Carole King, Patti Smith, Surf Punks. Yo La Tengo, Annette Funicello,
