Tag Archives: Jonathan Richman

Franorama 2.0 8/15/24

By Fran FriedAugust 18, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0ABBA, Alejandro Escovedo, APB, Beat Rodeo, Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, Booker T., Brian May, Cygnus Radio, Evie Sands, Fleet Foxes, Floyd Dakil Combo, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, General Johnson & the Chairmen of the Board, Holly and the Byrd, Jonathan Richman, Kid Congo Powers, Len Barry, Lesley Gore, Lou Christie, Otis Redding, Palmyra Delran, Pancho Sanchez, R.E.M., Roger C. Reale, Sheila E., Sour Ops, Steve Cropper, The Beach Boys, The Fleshtones, The Jaynetts, The Linda Lindas, The Muffs, www.cygnusradio.com

A recent reissue is as good an excuse as any to showcase the great Scottish punk-funksters APB.

Franorama 2.0 11/9/23

By Fran FriedNovember 11, 2023Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Anne Marie Menta, Cygnus Radio, Dolph Chaney, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Garland Jeffreys, Impala, Jalen Ngonda, Jean Caffeine, JoBoxers, Jonathan Richman, Marshall Crenshaw, Micky Dolenz, The Fleshtones, The Hollies, The Jam, The Jay Vons, The Junior League, The Kaisers, The Marvelettes, The Untouchables, Wild Child, www.cygnusradio.com

Can’t believe this young man turned 70 on Veterans Day. Celebrating the ever-youthful Marshall Crenshaw’s seven decades on earth and four decades of recording. Also, a quarter-century of tunes by Hamden’s Anne Marie Menta.

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