Franorama 2.0 7/2/20

By Fran FriedJuly 4, 2020Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0American music, Ben Folds, Canada Day, Carl Reiner, Cygnus Radio, Debbie Harry, Dust Hat, Fourth of July, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Johnny Mandel, Lucinda Williams, Pete Carr, Ringo Starr, The Clams (1970s New York), The Clams (1980s Fresno), The Clams (Connecticut), The Left Banke, Tom Finn, www.cygnusradio.com

American music; Ringo’s 80th and Debbie’s 75th; RIP Carl Reiner, Johnny Mandel, Pete Carr, Max Crook and The Left Banke’s Tom Finn.

Franorama 2.0 6/25/20

By Fran FriedJune 26, 2020Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Bob Dylan, Cygnus Radio, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, John Prine, Nick Cave, Public Enemy, Summer songs, The Chicks, The Clams, The Fleshtones, www.cygnusradio.com

The start of a weird summer. Also, John Prine’s farewell, The Chicks, Public Enemy and The Clams.

Franorama 2.0 6/18/20

By Fran FriedJune 19, 2020Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Bettye LaVette, Bob Dylan, Brian WIlson, Cygnus Radio, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Jello Biafra, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Ray Davies, Richard Davies, Talking Heads, The Godfathers, Travis, Vera Lynn, www.cygnusradio.com

Another show heavily influenced by current events, with newbies from Bettye Lavette and Bob Dylan.

Franorama 2.0 6/11/20

By Fran FriedJune 11, 2020Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Billie Joe Armstrong, Black Lives Matter, Bob Perry, Bonnie Pointer, Cygnus Radio, Dion, Duncan Reid & the Big Heads, Edward Rogers, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, green day, Protest songs, Robyn Hitchcock, Sour Ops, Spygenius, Steve Priest, Sweet, The Godfathers, The Middlenight Men, The Pointer Sisters, www.cygnusradio.com

Songs for a national protest. Also, new offerings from Dion and friends, Billie Joe Armstrong and Spygenius.

Franorama 2.0 6/4/20

By Fran FriedJune 6, 2020Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.01961, American Fascism, Black Francis, Black Lives Matter, Bruce Springsteen, Curtis Mayfield, Cygnus Radio, Duncan Reid & the Big Heads, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Lyres, Suzi Quatro, The Godfathers, The Impressions, The Middlenight Men, The Residents, www.cygnusradio.com

Birthdays: Curtis Mayfield, Suzi Quatro and me; and Black Lives Matter vs. cops behaving badly.

Stream of Consciousness Review: “I’m a Boy” ep by Lys Guillorn and Her Band

By Frank CritelliMarch 14, 2017Frankie Says...#cygnusradio, Cygnus Radio, Frank Critelli, Frankie Says, Lys Guillorn

Lys Guillorn and Her Band I’m a Boy 5-song ep (Stream of Consciousness Review by Frank Critelli) March, 2017 Starts strong right our of the gate. This Townshend tune sounds particularly powerfully coming from Lys Guillorn. Definitiely a cool early-60s vibe happening here. Mystery. Darkness. Importance. Melodic. Imagine Patti Smith fronted the early Who, Zombies,

Stream of Consciousness Review: The Sunday Buzz with Sloof, King Bongo, and Sara Rose

By Frank CritelliApril 12, 2016Cygnus Radio, Frankie Says...#frankcritelli, #frankiesays, Bongo, Cygnus Radio, King, Sara Rose, Sloof

Live Show – The Sunday Buzz @ Cafe Nine, State Street, New Haven – 04.10.16 SLOOF: (That’s FOOLS backward) Imagine that Phish and Weezer joined forces to start a surf band. The rhythm section sings and writes the songs, and the drummer plays barefoot. I like that. Fun and sloppy. Personable stage presence. King

Stream of Consciousness Review: Emitt Rhodes

By Frank CritelliApril 2, 2016Frankie Says...Cygnus Radio, emitt rhodes, Frankie Says, stream of consciousness

Stream of Consciousness Review by Frank Critelli Emitt Rhodes – Rainbow Ends Being an abused husband can be toe-tapping and melodic. Clean. Well-recorded. All the right notes (for better or worse). Actually, Emitt is fairly badass for an old softy. Shit – now I actually feel sorta sorry that this swell fella had to

Stream of Consciousness Review: The Record Company

By Frank CritelliMarch 29, 2016Frankie Says...ATXmusic, Cygnus Radio, Cygnusradio.com, Frank Critelli, Frankie Says, free radio, internet radio, The Record Company

The Record Company – Give It Back To You Stream of Consciousness Review by Frank Critelli. Yes.This is exactly what I need to hear: self-help for badasses. Riffy acoustic country blues. Heavy front porch music. Great bass player. Appropriately sloppy – loosely in the groove. “It feels so good doin’ what you want when you know you shouldn’t.”

Henry Rollins

By Frank CritelliSeptember 21, 2015Frankie Says...Cygnus Radio, Frank Critelli, Frankie Says, Henry Rollins

Talking with Henry Rollins was an interesting experience from start to finish. I’d always admired his work and his outspoken crazy wisdom (I’ve even used several of his videos from The Big Think in my senior English class as inspiration during the week before graduation), and it was July when I saw on Facebook that

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