PART 1: American Beat ’84 – The Fleshtones; Right Words, Wrong Song – James Mastro; Three Words – James Mastro; Cruel to Be Kind – Nick Lowe; American Squirm – Nick Lowe; Girls Talk – Dave Edmunds; Crawling From the Wreckage – Dave Edmunds; Houdini – Eminem; Peace of Mind – Eric Hisaw Band; If It Hadn’t Been for Love – The Vintage Yell; Dylan in Dubuque – Amy Rigby; The Farewell Tour – Amy Rigby; Back to Reno – Junior Varsity; Take Me Back to Planet Earth – Muck and the Mires; Six O’Clock Baby – Muck and the Mires; She Blocked My Number – Muck and the Mires; He’s Not the One – Muck and the Mires; Zoom Breakup – Muck and the Mires; Hey Sunshine – Muck and the Mires; Trouble Loves Me – The Woggles
PART 2: Let’s Sing With Popeye: I’m Popeye the Sailor Man – Popeye the Sailor; The Dedication Song – The Fleshtones; Screamin’ Skull – The Fleshtones; I Want to Feel Something Now – The Fleshtones; The Crusher – The Novas; Tiddlywinks Promo – Captain Lou Albano w/NRBQ; The Captain’s Roll Call – Captain Lou Albano w/NRBQ; One More Time – Captain Lou Albano w/NRBQ; Captain Lou – NRBQ w/Lou Albano; RC Cola and a Moon Pie – NRBQ; I Want You Bad – NRBQ; Stronger Than Dirt – The Mummies; Come On Up – The Mummies; Victim of Circumstances – The Mummies; A White T-Shirt and a Pink Carnation – The A-Bones; Don’t Need No Job – The A-Bones; Squat With Me Baby – The Great Gaylord w/The A-Bones; Louie Go Home – The A-Bones; Tulane (live) – The A-Bones
PART 3: Let the Good Times Roll – Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-Fonics w/intro by Billy Barty; I Might Not Come Home At All – Deke Dickerson; Top of the Line – Deke Dickerson; Wear Out the Soles of My Shoes – Deke Dickerson; What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding – Deke Dickerson & DJ Bonebrake; Perfidia – Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson; Walk, Don’t Run – Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson; Wild Weekend – Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson; Bus Stop – Los Straitjackets; Heart of the City – Los Straitjackets; I Live on a Battlefield – Los Straitjackets; Raging Eyes – Los Straitjackets; Tokyo Bay – Nick Lowe (& Los Straitjackets); Crying Inside – Nick Lowe (& Los Straitjackets); Travellin’ Light – Nick Lowe (& Los Straitjackets); So It Goes (live) – Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets; My Heart Will Go On (live) – Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets; Went to a Party – Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets; When I Write the Book (live) – Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets; She’s My Baby – Bloodshot Bill; Took My Lady to Dinner – King Khan & the Shakes; How Can a Poor Boy Stand Such Times and Live – The Del-Lords; The Cool and the Crazy – The Del-Lords; 12-Step Program (to Quit You Babe) – Eric Ambel; You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory – Ronnie Spector
… is the hostess of Franorama 2.0, most Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. Eastern Time on Cygnus Radio. So what’s a genre? I just throw everything against a wall and see what sticks. Rock’n’roll, garage, punk, soul (especially Northern), rockabilly, real country, cheesy goofball stuff – no matter what generation, if it has a heart and soul, it has a home here.