A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a radio show that does not exist. We had a lot of fun with this playlist, especially Keith's inspired choice of Three Little Pigs. Good times, good times.
Knight Rider Intro
Killing Joke - Eighties
Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
Snap! - The Power
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
XTC - Making Plans for Nigel
Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Little Dragon - Feather
The Depreciation Guild - Dream About Me
Childish Gambino - Sober
Suzanne Vega (feat. DNA) - Tom's Diner
Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart
Genesis - Dodo/Lurker
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
The Call - Everywhere I Go
Green Jellö - Three Little Pigs
The National - The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
We were thrilled to have Dave Sajda join us, choosing most of the first hour's tracks (*) and doing a darn fine job of it, too. A killer playlist all around.
Echo & the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon*
David Bowie - Cat People*
The Smiths - A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours*
Mike and Keith tried to bribe people to vote for them in the Best of Hartford poll, by playing banger after banger, as the kids say. (Future Mike says, "It didn't work, but the music was glorious.") If you liked any of the songs on this playlist, good news - you'll probably hear them on the show again. So many bangers.
DJ Shadow - The Outsider
Justice- Genesis
Sigue Sigue Sputnik- Love Missile F1-11
The KLF- 3AM Eternal
Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams
The Jets- Crush On You
Rockwell- Somebody's Watching Me
M83- Midnight City
Her Royal Harness- Unseen [video not available :( ]
Noted Bowieologist Karalyn McKeon joined us again, as we ignored the obvious sportsball match happening all around us to instead revel in the career of one of the 20th century's great musical geniuses. All songs performed by David Bowie unless otherwise noted. An annual event? We shall see.
We took a deep dive into the world of one of TV's most influential shows - Miami Vice. For those who weren't there to see it, it's tough to overstate the show's influence on pop culture at the time, and its legacy endures even to this day. Musically, the show was all over the place in the best possible way, featuring songs from just about every genre from punk to country and everything in between. This playlist represents a small sampling.
Just a programming note: we try to keep the show as Eagles-free as possible; however, due to Glenn Frey's frequent appearances on the show (both on the soundtrack and in front of the camera) we found ourselves in the unfortunate position of having to give him a double shot. We regret the circumstance, and will endeavor to do better in the future.
Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
Glenn Frey - You Belong To The City
Glenn Frey - Smuggler's Blues
Tina Turner - Better Be Good To Me
The System - The Pleasure Seekers
Propaganda - Duel
Shannon - Do You Wanna Get Away
Book of Love - Modigliani (Lost In Your Eyes)
Yello - Desire
Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force - Renegades of Funk
The Waterboys - Be My Enemy
Love & Rockets - Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man)
The Smithereens - Blood and Roses
The Damned - In Dulce Decorum
X - Soul Kitchen
Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
Public Image Ltd. - The Order of Death
Godley & Creme - Cry
Ultravox - Lament
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Auto Reverse returned from winter break with some unfortunate news; legendary Specials frontman Terry Hall had passed away. We did a Two-Tone mini-set in the middle of the evening, featuring some great ska hits. We also learned late about the death of Tom Verlaine, frontman of the influential New York band Television, and closed out the show with a mini-tribute to him as well. So many tributes!
On the brighter side, this was our first episode featuring new co-host Keith, who selected a few great tracks (*) and would go on to make key contributions throughout the season.
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