Tag Archives: Jonathan Richman

Franorama 2.0 7/31/25

By Fran FriedJuly 31, 2025Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0"Weird Al" Yankovic, ? and the Mysterians, Black Thought, Brian Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Cygnus Radio, Dave Edmunds, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Garland Jeffreys, gil scott heron, Graham Parker, Jalen Ngonda, Jon Stewart, Jonathan Richman, Keith Streng, little richard, Marshall Crenshaw, mVibeke Saugestad, Sour Ops, Tammy Wynette, The Coolies, The Dogmatics, The Fleshtones, The KLF, The Peppermint Kicks, The Swingin' Neckbreakers, Tom Lehrer, Tom Tom Club, Velvet Crush, Vibeke Saugestad, www.cygnusradio.com

Tom Lehrer – a mathematician who just happened to be a brilliant and renowned musical satirist when the mood struck him.

Franorama 2.0 7/24/25

By Fran FriedJuly 25, 2025Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Bill Chamberlain, Black Sabbath, Charley Pride, Chuck Mangione, Cygnus Radio, Fran Fried, Frankie Laine, Franorama 2.0, Glenn Miller, Hank Williams, internet radio, Johnny Cash, Jonathan Richman, Keith Streng, Miss Piggy, Muck and the Mires, Ohio Players, Ozzy Osbourne, Sammy Davis Jr., Sammy Kaye, Sour Ops, The Altons, The Fleshtones, The Isley Brothers, The Monks, The Pist, The Smithereens, The Vacuum Cleaners, Wet Leg, Willie Nelson, www.cygnusradio.com

Finally, after a half-century of playing, Fleshtones guitarist Keith Streng has an album under his own name.

Franorama 2.0 7/10/25

By Fran FriedJuly 10, 2025Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Anne Marie Menta, APB, Chris Isaak, Cygnus Radio, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Hoodoo Gurus, Impala, Ivy, Jalen Ngonda, Jonathan Richman, Jonathan Richman & Tommy Larkins, Los Straitjackets, Lucy's Neighbor, Shellye Valauskas, That Petrol Emotion, The Clash, The Fleshtones, The Jam, the modern lovers, The Sawtelles, The Skeletons, The Smithereens, The Supremes, Wet Leg, www.cygnusradio.com

No, Jonathan Richman wasn’t kung fu fighting, but he did cover “Night Fever” on his new album.

Franorama 2.0 7/3/25

By Fran FriedJuly 3, 2025Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Black Sabbath, Blondie, Blue Oyster Cult, Bruce Springsteen, Cygnus Radio, Debbie Harry, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, George Clinton, George Strait, Jean Caffeine, Jimmie Rodgers, Jonathan Richman, Michael Madsen, Purple Scruffs, Sour Ops, Spinal Tap, Stealers Wheel, The Impressions, The Pist, The Thamesmen, The Whispers, Walter Scott Jr., www.cygnusradio.com, Yorktown Fifes and Drums

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