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For All of Your LIC Radio Needs…

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It feels a little inappropriate that I should be starting this site. After all, LIC Radio was Walker’s baby. He brought together a community both of listeners and broadcasters that has been a source of light-hearted diversion in good times, and a source of comfort and connection in dark times. Yeah, I know I might be making it sound too significant for a platform that used to host a segment called “Fart of the Week,” but sometimes you need to get your head into the gutter in order to gaze at the stars. In any event, a while back a friend hit me with a “hey, what’s that song” kind of query, and asked if there was some kind of way I could post the playlists from the shows. Hence this blog. It may lack bells and whistles, and not nearly enough pornography to justify any use of bandwidth, but if you listen to a show (at least one of the “You Know Who…” segments) and want to know what that song was or who that artist was, it’s here. And if you didn’t listen to the show, there’s a link t...
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You Know Who... Is Under Construction

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No bulldogs were injured in the making of this show Technical difficulties? What technical difficulties? Everything went off without a hitch, just listen to it! This show has everything: blues, soul, bossa nova, power pop, new wave, prog, alternative. What’s not to love? Also, today was National I Love Horses Day and National Pet Fire Safety Day. Additionality it was National Gummi Worm Day and National Tapioca Pudding Day National I Love Horses Day. None of these effected the content of this show.   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 7/15/2025     Larry Coryell, Airto Moreira, and Flora Purim “Lua Flora” (Jose Neto, Flora Purim) Blue Danube Jazz Summit, Hollabrunn, AT, 7/15/87 Studio version released on The Sun Is Out by Flora Purim & Airto (Crossover, 1989)     Arctic Monkeys “The View from the Afternoon” (Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Andy Nicholson, Matt Helders) Oxygen Festival, Punchestown Racecourse, County Kildare, IE, 7/8/06 Studio version released ...
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You Know Who... Knows People

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We owe Louis Jordan an apology Brett comes back for more. We got off to a late start today, though. Definitely lacking in the conceptual continuity department, and an abrupt ending. Brett had a couple of Beatles deep cuts, and was surprised when I asked him his rationale for picking tunes they had not written. That lead to some impromptu insights. Personally, I would say that hearing Beck backed by the Flaming Lips was worth the price of admission. As for the early cut-off, well, I had to cut it short to make it to LIC Bar for Jeopardy. So you see where my priorities lie. I had intended to do an extended tribute to Louis Jordan, and that got scuttled. I’ll need to get to that some time in the next couple of weeks.   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 7/8/2025     Robben Ford “Oasis” (Robben Ford) Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, AT, 7/8/97 Studio version released on Tiger Walk   (Blue Thumb, 1997)     The Beatles “Boys” (Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell) Pop Go the B...
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You Know Who... Gets Sinful

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F--k this guy I’m 99 percent certain that I crammed more songs in today than in any previous show. It’s odd because this morning I was scrambling to put enough stuff in but then the floodgates opened. It was a stroke of good luck that we had the death of Jimmy Swaggart to inspire some fun picks for the top of the show. The last segment focused entirely on the blues, paying tribute to singer/harp player James Cotton, and composer/producer Willie Dixon. Frankly, I could have spent another hour on Willie Dixon, both with recording he arranged and produced, and the myriad of covers of his songs by rock artists. His influence cannot be overstated.   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 7/1/2025     John McLaughlin Trio “Thelonius Melodius” (John McLaughlin) Jazz à Vienne, Vienne, FR, 7/1/95 Studio version released on The Promise   (Verve, 1995)   John McLaughlin – guitar Joey DeFrancesco – organ Dennis Chambers – drums     Frank Zappa “Lonesome Cowboy Bur...
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You Know Who... Is Crazy from the Heat

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Star of the Show: Jeff Beck (Photo by Neil Zlozower, 1976) An embarrassment of riches. Some weeks I struggle to put together enough music, but this week, frankly, I had too much to sift through. (I think that next week will pose a similar problem.) I gave an obligatory nod to Mick Ralphs, who passed away the day before, but as I was never that big into Bad Company (I prefer the members’ previous bands), I have only a casual familiarity with his work. As far as guitar heroes are concerned, Jeff Beck, who would have turned 81 today, stole the spotlight. Some great classics in here as well as a few cuts out of far left field.   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 6/24/2025     The Ramsey Lewis Trio "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) From  The In Crowd   (Argo, 1965) Recorded live at the Bohemian Caverns, Washington, DC, May 1965 Originally recorded by Dobie Gray on Dobie Gray Sings for “In” Crowders That Go “Go-Go”   (Charger, 1964)     Mott the H...
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You Know Who... Catches a Wave

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  Brian Wilson 1942-2025 When Sly Stone passed away before last week’s show, I wasn’t really prepared. I mean, I was somewhat prepared for the eventuality of it. I knew he wasn’t well. Also, I had just watched Questlove’s excellent documentary, which a gorgeous encapsulation of the man and his work, and I got a feeling from it that was almost valedictory. The timing, however, was such that I didn’t have a lot of time to prepare a proper tribute, showcasing his genius while eschewing the most popular recordings. (Maybe I need to self-reflect and figure out why I have this hipster-ish need for all things obscure.) Brian Wilson, of course, passed on the day after last week’s show. I had a good amount of time to ruminate on the songs that grabbed me and meant the most to me. I eschewed outtakes and live cuts because I didn’t think that they illustrated what made Brian Wilson such an important figure in music and in my life. However, I still stuck with deeper cuts, which maybe I didn’t ...
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You Know Who... Is Doing a Quick One Today

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Sly Stone  1943-2025 (Photo by Amalie R. Rothschild)  Wow. Sly Stone. That was a big one. Not completely surprising, sadly, but still a profound loss. I wish I had more time to pull together some nice rare cuts in celebration, but that Fillmore East version of “Dance to the Music was a burner. Aside from that, it was a shorter show than usual, but I would argue not a wasted moment. What else? Well, after 232 shows, I finally played a Billy Joel song. Funniest moment: Stiv Bators: “Teddy Kennedy is sleeping with Jodie Foster.”   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 6/10/2025     Peter Gabriel “Soft Dog” (Peter Gabriel) Single B-side (Charisma/Geffen, 1982)     Sly & The Family Stone “Dance to the Music” “Sylvester Stewart” Fillmore East, New York, NY, 10/5/68 (Early Show) From Dance to the Music   (Epic, 1968)     Alex Call “Just Another Saturday Night” (Alex Call) From Alex Call   (Arista, 1983)   Backing Vocals: Bill Gibs...
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You Know Who... Is Taking It Easy Today

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Picked up some records last week. I hit one of my usual haunts in Greenpoint, Academy Records, and yesterday I went to The Thing (if you know, you know) on Manhattan Ave and checked out the crates out front. Between that, Curtis Mayfield’s birthday, and some drunken free-association, the show kind of made itself. Enjoy.   Check it out at: LIC Radio 6/3/2025     Mahavishnu Orchestra "Meeting of the Spirits" (John McLaughlin) From Inner Mounting Flame   (Columbia, 1971)     Minnie Ripperton “Reasons” (Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph) From Perfect Angel    (Epic,1974)     Randy Newman Randy Newman is America's greatest songwriter. Fight me. "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" (Randy Newman) From Sail Away   (Reprise, 1972)     Randy Newman "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (Randy Newman) From 12 Songs   (Reprise, 1970)     Eric Burdon & The Animals "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (Randy Newman) From Eric Is Her...
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