1/6/16 Wednesday!! Take Me To…1978!!

1/6/16 Wednesday!! Take Me To…1978!!

1. Talking Heads- Take Me to the River
2. The Buzzcocks- What Do I Get?
(Movie: High Anxiety)
3. Heatwave- The Grooveline
4. Wreckless Eric- Semaphore Signals
(TV: SNL- Lisa (Gilda Radner) & mom (Jane Curtin)
5. Rolling Stones- Just My Imagination
(TV: SNL- Lisa (Gilda Radner) & mom (Jane Curtin)
6. Squeeze- Take Me I’m Yours
7. The Police- Next To You
(News: no smoking campaign)
8. Van Morrison- Wavelength
(TV: Saturday Night Line-up)
9. Bruce Springsteen- Candy’s Room
(TV: Arnold Schwarzenegger w/David Steinberg)
10. Devo- Jocko Homo

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1/5/16 Tuesday!! 10 from BottleRock Napa Valley 2016 !!

1/5/16 Tuesday!! 10 from BottleRock Napa Valley 2016 !!

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Love Rollercoaster
2. Michael Franti & Spearhead- I’m Alive (Life Sounds Like This)
3. Grouplove- Tongue Tied
4. Death Cab for Cutie- No Sunlight
5. Florence and The Machine- Shake It Out
6. Walk The Moon- Shut Up and Dance
7. Rodrigo y Gabriella- Tamacun
8. Lenny Kravitz- Let Love Rule
9. Ziggy Marley- Beautiful Day
10. Stevie Wonder- I Wish

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1/4/16 Monday!! The Voices of…1981!!

1/4/16 Monday!! The Voices of…1981!!

1. Genesis-ABACAB
(TV: MTV debuts)
2. Moody Blues- The Voice
3. The Cure- Primary
(TV: Taxi)
4. The Who- Another Tricky Day
(TV: SNL)
5. Stevie Nicks (W/Don Henley)- Leather and Lace
6. Madness- It Must Be Love
(News: Persian Gulf)
7. Styx- Too Much Time On My Hands
(News: New President Reagan)
8. Depeche Mode- Just Can’t Get Enough
(Movie: American Werewolf In London)
9. The Specials- Ghost Town (RIP: John Bradbury)
(movie: Stripes)
10. Rolling Stones- Hang Fire

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12/31/15 Thursday!! A Rockin’ New Years Eve trip through the 80’s!!

12/31/15 Thursday!! A Rockin’ New Years Eve trip through the 80’s!!

1. (80) Devo- Whip It
2. (81) Rick James- Super Freak
3. (82) Stray Cats- Rock This Town
4. (83) Oingo Boingo- Who Do You Want To Be
5. (84) Cyndi Lauper- Girls Just Want To Have Fun
6. (85) Dead Or Alive- You Spin Me ‘Round (Like a Record)
7. (86) The Bangles- Walk Like An Egyptian
8. (87) Whitney Houston- I Wanna Dance With Somebody
9. (88) The Escape Club- Wild Wild West
10. (89) Cher- If I Could Turn Back Time

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1/1/16 Friday!! A Good Friday ’79 Caddy Flashback!!

1/1/16 Friday!! A Good Friday ’79 Caddy Flashback!!

1. The Clash- Brand New Cadillac
2. Charlie Daniels Band- Devil Went Down to Georgia
(Movie: The Warriors)
3. Joe Walsh/Eagles- In the City
(Movie: The Jerk)
4. Joe Jackson- Fools In Love
(Movie: The Jerk)
5. Little River Band- Lonesome Loser
(TV: SNL Jeopardy ’99)
6. Hot Chocolate- Every 1’s a Winner
(TV: Battle of the Network All Stars)
7. Tim Curry- I Do the Rock
(News: Eclipse of the sun)
8. The Police- Bring On The Night
9. Elvis Costello- Green Shirt
(Movie: The Life of Brian)
10. Monty Python/ Eric Idle- Always Look On the Bright Side of Life

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12/30/15 Wednesday!! Pushing it Back to…1998!!

12/30/15 Wednesday!! Pushing it Back to…1998!!

1. Garbage- Push It
(News: Clinton/Lewinski)
2. Harvey Danger- Flagpole Sitta
3. Semisonic- Secret Smile
(Movie: Something About Mary)
4. Alanis Morissette- Thank U
(TV: Frasier)
5. Smashmouth- Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby
6. Cherry Poppin’ Daddies- Zoot Suit Riot
7. Brian Setzer Orchestra- Jump Jive and Wail
8. The Mavericks- Dance The Night Away
(Movie: The Big Lebowski)
9. Cake- Never There
(Movie: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas)
10. RL Burnside- It’s Bad You Know

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12/29/15 Tuesday!! Relax! It’s Variety in…1984!!

12/29/15 Tuesday!! Relax! It’s Variety in…1984!!

1. Steve Perry- Oh Sherrie
(Movie: 16 Candles)
2. Echo & The Bunnymen- Seven Seas
3. David Bowie- Blue Jean
(Movie: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension)
4. Ultravox- Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
(Movie: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai…)
5. The Smiths- What Difference Does It Make
6. The Cars- Why Can’t I Have You
7. Frankie Goes To Hollywood-Relax
(Movie: Karate Kid)
8. Cyndi Lauper- She Bop
(News: Reagan at the L.A. Olympics)
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers- True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes
(Movie: Repo Man)
10. Motörhead- Killed By Death (R.I.P Lemmy Kilmister) (B.O.S!)

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12/28/15 Monday!! Come Out n Play in…1994!!

12/28/15 Monday!! Come Out n Play in…1994!!

1. Green Day- Basket Case
(Movie: Dumb and Dumber)
2. The Offspring- Come Out and Play
(Movie: Clerks)
3. Hootie and The Blowfish- Hold My Hand
4. REM- Strange Currencies
(News: OJ Simpson/ Bronco chase)
5. Stone Temple Pilots- Interstate Love Song
(TV: Friends)
6. Bonnie Raitt-Love Sneaking Up On You
(TV: Friends)
7. Tom Petty- Wildflowers
8. Widespread Panic- Airplane
9. Oasis- Supersonic
(TV: The Simpsons)
10. Tori Amos- God

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12/24/15 Thursday!! Christmas Eve!

12/24/15 Thursday!! Christmas Eve!

(Movie: Elf)
1. The Waitresses- Christmas Wrapping
(TV: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
2. The Three Wise Men (aka XTC)- Thanks for Christmas
(TV: The Pee Wee Herman Christmas Special)
3. Los Lonely Boys- Feliz Navidad
(TV: Rudolph)
4. Jack Johnson- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
(TV: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
5. moe. – We’re a Couple of Misfits
(TV: The Big Bang Theory)
6. Thurl Ravenscroft- You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch
(Movie: Love Actually)
7. The Pogues- Fairytale of New York
(Movie: Love Actually)
8. Stephen Colbert- Another Christmas Song
(TV: A Charlie Brown Christmas)
9. David Bowie/ Bing Crosby- Little Drummer Boy
(Movie: Elf)
10. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

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12/23/15 Wednesday!! Goody Two Shoes in…1982!!

12/23/15 Wednesday!! Goody Two Shoes in…1982!!

1. Adam Ant- Goody Two Shoes
(Movie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
2. Bow Wow Wow- Baby, Oh No
3. Human League- Don’t You Want Me
(Movie: Sophie’s Choice)
4. Adrian Belew- Big Electric Cat
5. David Bowie- Cat People
(Movie: Sophie’s Choice)
6. Iggy Pop- The Horse Song
(Movie: Sophie’s Choice)
7. .38 Special- Caught Up In You
(News: Early cases of AIDS)
8. Flock of Seagulls- I Ran
(TV: American Bandstand with X)
9. X- The Hungry Wolf
(Political Ad: Trickle Down Economics)
10. Gang of Four- To Hell With Poverty

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