PART 1: American Beat ’84 – The Fleshtones; Californiagain – Dolph Chaney; Southern Twitch – Full Time Men; New Orleans – Gary U.S. Bonds; Young Folks – Peter, Bjorn & John; So Many Broken Hearts – APB; My Soft Rock Girlfriend – Blake Jones & the Trike Shop; Remember Then – The Earls
PART 2: Julie Andrews (A Tribute) – The 49 Americans; Where Did You Sleep Last Night? – The Hi End; Far From the Hurting Kind – Tracie; Let’s Make This Precious – Dexy’s Midnight Runners; Walls Come Tumbling Down – The Style Council; Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division; Just Got Lucky – JoBoxers; Apricot Brandy – Danny Gatton; I Can’t Make It on Time – Ramones
PART 3: Run Baby Run – Southern Culture on the Skids; Fight Fire – Southern Culture on the Skids; Fried Chicken and Gasoline – Southern Culture on the Skids; Firefly – Southern Culture on the Skids; Freak Flag – Southern Culture on the Skids; Eight Piece Box – Southern Culture on the Skids; House of Bamboo (2018 B.C.) – Southern Culture on the Skids; ’69 El Camino – Southern Culture on the Skids; Skullbucket – Southern Culture on the Skids; Muswell Hillbilly – Southern Culture on the Skids; Sugar Town – Southern Culture on the Skids; Rose Garden – Southern Culture on the Skids; Banana Pudding (2018 B.C.) – Southern Culture on the Skids; Nitty Gritty – Southern Culture on the Skids; Soul City – Southern Culture on the Skids; Voodoo Cadillac – Southern Culture on the Skids; Camel Walk – Southern Culture on the Skids
PART 3: Mychal – Black 47; Dear Mother and Father – Jonny Benavidez; Forever – Vicky Tafoya and the Big Beat; Please Show Me – Jalen Ngonda; Last Stretch of the Road – Graham Parker & the Goldtops; I Love You When You Sleep – Tracie; Joe Porterhouse – Elvis Costello & the Attractions; (I Was) Born to Cry – Dion; Cities (live) – Talking Heads; King of the World – Steely Dan; Contract on Love – Stevie Wonder; Ludlow 6:18 – sparkle*jets u.k.; Miles and Miles – Shanda & the Howlers; When You Call My Name – Garland Jeffreys; Better Things – The Kinks
… 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.