Tag Archives: The Problem With Kids Today

Franorama 2.0 4/18/24

By Fran FriedApril 19, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.01964-65 New York World's Fair, Alejandro Escovedo, Amy Cabot, Amy Winehouse, Arlen Sanders, Atlanta Braves, Baby Washington, Barbara Banks, Barrence Whitfield, Beebe Gallini, Bruce Springsteen, colin blunstone, Cygnus Radio, Dave Cope and the Sass, Dave Edmunds, Dick Dale, Eric Hisaw, Ford Mustang, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Garland Jeffreys, Jalen Ngonda, James Brown, James Mastro, John Sterling, Love Sculpture, Marc Bolan, Millie Small, Nathaniel Mayer, New York Yankees, Petula Clark, Rockpile, Stray Cats, The Amplifier Heads, The Armoires, The Beatles, The Clash, The Equals, The Fleshtones, The Linda Lindas, The Problem With Kids Today, The Raybeats, The Shang Hi Los, The Vipers, The Zambonis, They Might Be Giants, Wilson Pickett, www.cygnusradio.com

The 60th anniversary of the opening of the New York World’s Fair – and the 60th anniversary of Ford unleashing the Mustang on the world.

Franorama 2.0 3/21/24

By Fran FriedMarch 22, 2024Cygnus RadioCarole King, Cygnus Radio, De La Soul, Donna Summer, Edward Rogers, Eric Hisaw, Farmertan, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Jalen Ngonda, James Mastro, Jebb, John Sebastian, Jonathan Richman, Jonny Benavidez, Lisa Mychols, McKinley Mitchell, Orleans, Patrice Rushen, Peach and Lee, Richard Barone, Scott Walker, Sour Ops, Spring, Spring '68, Terry Draper, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Cowsills, The False Positives, The Fleshtones, The Fuzz, The Jay Vons, The Lemon Drops, The Long Ryders, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Paley Brothers, The Pist, The Problem With Kids Today, The Raspberries, The Shang Hi Los, The Style Council, The Zombies, Tom Richareds, Tracie Young, Willie Nelson, www.cygnusradio.com

If it’s “The Rain, The Park & Other Things,” it must be Spring. Lots of celebrating the Vernal Equinox this week.

Franorama 2.0 3/14/24

By Fran FriedMarch 15, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Amy Cabot, Barrence Whitfield, Bedsit Poets, Black 47, Brent Seavers, Carlene Carter, Christine Ohlman, Cygnus Radio, Danielle Nicole, Daphne Parker-Powell, Debbie Davies, Debra Byrd, Dion, Eric Hisaw, Farmertan, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Grand Funk Railroad, Iain Morrison, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Jonathan Richman, Lady Flash, Liam Clancy, Maggie Rose, Mozzy Dee, Randi Fishenfeld, Rory Block, Sarah Dunn, Shemekia Copeland, Sinead O'Connor, Sue Foley, Susan Tedeschi, The 4 Seasons, The Amplifier Heads, The Chieftains, The Clancy Brothers With Tommy Makem, The Fleshtones, The Ides Of March, The Mosquitos, The Pist, The Pogues, The Problem With Kids Today, The Remains, The Saw Doctors, The Shang Hi Los, Them, Thin Lizzy, Tommy Makem, Transylvanian Death Express, U2, Valerie Tyson, Van Morrison, www.cygnusradio.com

Dion gets by with a little help from his female friends, including our Christine Ohlman. And his voice, at 84, is as clear and strong as ever.

Franorama 2.0 3/7/24

By Fran FriedMarch 7, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Amy Cabot, Bedsit Poets, Chip Damiani, Cygnus Radio, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Eric Hisaw, Ernie Maresca, Farmertan, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Hamilton Joe Frank & Reynolds, Jalen Ngonda, James Mastro, Jim Basnight, Joe Bonamassa, John Clifton, Maxine Nightingale, Miss Georgia Peach, Orianthi, Sour Ops, Stop Calling Me Frank, The Fleshtones, The Gotham Rockets, The Lyres, The Mosquitos, The Pist, The Problem With Kids Today, The Psychedelic Furs, The Remains, Wesley Fuller, www.cygnusradio.com

Time keeps movin’ on … 10 years already since my old New Haven pal Chip Damiani, the drummer for The Remains, departed suddenly.

Franorama 2.0 2/29/24

By Fran FriedMarch 1, 2024Cygnus Radio, Franorama 2.0Aretha Franklin, Aztec Camera, Beyoncé, Big Bad Johns, Big Boys, Billy Bragg, Billy Joel, Bing Crosby, Bobby Fuller, Boz Scaggs, Bram Rigg Set, Bruce Springsteen, Count Basie, Cygnus Radio, Dave Clark 5, De La Soul, Destiny's Child, Duke Ellington, Elvis Costello, Eric Ambel, Eric Hisaw, Fats Domino, February 29, Flamin' Groovies, Fran Fried, Franorama 2.0, Garland Jeffreys, Gene Vincent, Grateful Dead, Harry Nilsson, Jalen Ngonda, Jinx, Joe Jackson, Joe Turner, John Doe, Leap Year, Les Brown, Louis Prima, Mario Lanza, Miles Davis, Muck and the Mires, Neil Armstrong, Rogers & Butler, Roy Loney, Rufus Thomas, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Sinéad O'Connor, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Sugarhill Gang, The A-Bones, The Backyard Committee, The Cure, The Fleshtones, The Pointer Sisters, The Problem With Kids Today, The Rolling Stones, The Style Council, Thee Midniters, Van Halen, Warner Hodges, www.cygnusradio.com, XTC

On a February 29 show full of songs about leaps and jumps, what else could I play at One O’Clock but Count Basie’s “One O’Clock Jump”?