Tag Archives: Jalen Ngonda

Franorama 2.0 5/22/25

By Fran FriedMay 22, 2025Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Altered Images, Andy Lewis, Billy Joe Royal, Black 47, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Cygnus Radio, Dead Kennedys, Eurythmics, Fran Fried, Frankie Laine, Franorama 2.0, George Wendt, Hilton Valentine, Jackie Wilson, Jalen Ngonda, James Brown, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Lewis Doyle & Twyman, Lisa Stansfield, R.E.M., The Animals, The Chelsea Curve, The Coolies, The Fleshtones, The Fortunes, The Kinks, The Muffs, The Pist, The Plimsouls, www.cygnusradio.com

I’m livid pissed and so is Bruce.

Franorama 2.0 4/10/25

By Fran FriedApril 10, 2025Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0.Bob Dylan, Blondie, Bob Mould, Chequered Past, Clem Burke, Cygnus Radio, Dave Allen, Dramarama, Eurythmics, Fear, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Gang of Four, Jalen Ngonda, Jimmy Destri, Johnny Wyatt, Judy Street, Kathy Valentine, Lee Ving, Lenny Welch, Miss Georgia Peach, Nancy Sinatra, Pete Best, Pete Townshend, Pow Wow, The Adult Net, The Empty Heartrs, The Fleshtones, The International Swingers, The Jam, The Jay Vons, The Linda Lindas, The Monks, The Natural Four, The Plimsouls, The Remains, The Romantics, The Soulsonic Force, The Split Squad, The Style Council, The Untamed Youth, Wanda Jackson, Wet Leg

Clem Burke. Not just the drummer for Blondie. Not by a longshot. But absolutely a huge loss

Franorama 2.0 4/3/25

By Fran FriedApril 5, 2025Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Big Bad Johns, Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, Bob Mould, Cygnus Radio, Dead Kennedys, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Herb Alpert, I. Jeziak & the Surfers, Jalen Ngonda, John Shafer, Johnny Tillotson, Lady Gaga, Patti Smith, Pet Shop Boys, Pigbag, Shirley Jones, The Fleshtones, The Gories, The Kinks, The Linda Lindas, The Partridge Family, The Pist, The Remains, The Untamed Youth, U2, Wet Leg, www.cygnusradio.com

My favorite band from my former home-in-exile, Fresno: Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, 2024. From left: Blake, Scott Hatfield, Mike Snowden, Mike Scott and John Shafer. Losing John is a huge blow to the tight-knit music community there.

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