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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... Wears Flowers in His Hair

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Tower of Power, 1973 Another last minute change of schedule, another last minute show. No matter. No deliberate throughline today, but by happenstance, there ended up being a nice survey of the diverse sounds of the late 60’s/early 70s San Francisco Bay Area scene with some classics, some deep cuts and straight-up weirdo stuff in the mix. Speaking of oddball stuff, Bette Midler covering Peter Gabriel was a bit of a surprise. Finally, to end things up, some birthday love for jazz drummer Bob Moses led to inclusion of some tunes with one my favorite guitar players, Larry Coryell. Good times.   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 1/28/2026     Tower of Power “Check It Out” (Chester Thompson) Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 1/28/1973     Jack Wagner “All I Need” (Clif Magness, Glen Ballard, David Pack) From All I Need   (Quest, 1984)     Steve Hackett “Funny Feeling” (Nick Magnus) From Cured   (Charisma/Epic, 1981)     Creedence Clear...
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You Know Who... Is Trying to Find Time

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Ralph Towner, 1985 I had been sprinting to get a show together for Monday, but I had a last-minute work thing (I swear to the heavens, I just started this job and I so want to quit right now). I had about 36 hours to put together a whole new show. I know, it should be easy. I mean, Walker used to be able to pull a show out of his ass with little to no preparation. I do question sometimes why I feel the need to make things so complicated. That said, it all pretty much worked out in the end. I’m still trying to learn this new set-up, and I’m discovering its advantages and limitations. But enough of that. The show opened up with a tribute to Ralph Towner, the versatile and imaginative guitarist, who passed away on Sunday. I found a wonderful recording by his group, Oregon, that captures some of his wonderful composition and the group’s improvisation. I also showed some love to Midnight Oil drummer, Rob Hirst, who passed yesterday. I searched for the earliest live recording I could find of...
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You Know Who... Does a Quickie

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Bob Weir, 1967 I did say last week that I was going to take a week off and try to get my set-up back in working order, but I said that before Bob Weir passed away, and before I remembered that it would have been George Duke’s 80 th birthday today. Frankly, neither one of those could be ignored. Still, I had issues with the gear to contend with. Those listening last week may remember that the show was nearly derailed by dropouts and static in the right channel. Fortunately, it turned out to be nothing more than a faulty cable. As for the computer that served as my soundboard and… other things, that was a bigger problem. I was definitely a little more limited in what I was able to search out for today’s show. Still, by plundering the archives and raiding the vinyl and CD collections, I managed to eke out a pretty eclectic show before George Duke basically took over, which, if you know me, was bound to happen.   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 1/12/2026     George Duk...
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You Know Who... Is Testing the Gear

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Ian Carr, 1973 Photo by Brian O'Connor First show of 2026 and it was a doozy. There were quite a few issues with equipment, with one piece of gear crapping out completely, and another having connection issues. Consequently, the episode needed quite a bit of repair before the show reel was posted. Apologies to those who listened live and had to suffer through the crackling and dropouts in the right channel, and thanks to those who stuck it out.   That said, I was able to “fix it in post,” and it was a decent, if haphazard, “something old – something new” kind of show (hey, I’m old, if it’s from the new millennium, it’s new as far as I’m concerned). Some punk, some country, some jazz, some prog, some bossa nova. You can accuse this show of being stuck in the past, but not of being homogenous.   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 1/5/2026       Ian Carr's Nucleus “Dawn Choruses” (Ian Carr) BBC Studios, London, UK, 12/12/81     Uncle Tupelo “D. Boon” (J...
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You Know Who... Is Finding His Spiritual Center

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There are two things that I love about searching for records in thrift shops. Firstly, there is always that hope that I will find something that is a hidden gem, that classic album in pristine condition that would cost much more in a proper record store where the employees know what they have and what it’s worth. The second thing is, I suppose, just another version of the hidden gem, that oddball item, that record that is such an odd concept or document that it seems like it shouldn’t exist. I popped by my local “creative reuse center” (that’s what they call it) the other day and found a few records from each category. Should I be buying records now, given my employment situation? Probably not, but twenty bucks for six records is hardly a reckless splurge. I found records from all over the spectrum from the bombastic to the soulful, from the kitschy to the holy. So listen in. We discuss such hot topics as:           Why did Horace Silver sue Steely Dan? ...
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You Know Who... Feels Eccentric

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Neil Innes, 1981 Photo by Michael Putland Whenever Brett comes on the show with his bag of tunes, I always find some kind of common thread, or an overarching theme, even when he didn’t intend to. I proposed that he run with this idea and see if I am able to figure out that small factor is that links the songs. I will say this: He really stumped me this time. He eventually revealed to me that he had in mind an actual narrative of a person from small, quieter town visiting New York City and slowly going insane. Looking at the entire list (of which he throws fifteen to twenty songs, of which, during the show, we pick five or so to actually play), I supposed I can see where the songs fit into that theme. Still, I have no idea how he expected to guess that. In any event, it was a good show and a fun hang. We got some cool Neil Innes songs in there, rare B-sides by The Who (including a notorious imposter track). With Brett you can generally count on something Beatles or Harry Nilsson related...
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You Know Who... Is Going Stag

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Fare thee well, Marty DiBergi I expected to be doing a show with Brett today, so I didn’t have as much planned. However, since the plague is going around, and Brett was bogged down at his job, I had to pull out a bunch of stuff on the fly. And that I did. Same old formula: Pay tribute to some dead folks (perhaps “Big Bottom” wasn’t the most dignified choice to acknowledge the passing of Rob Reiner, but I think he would have found it funny), some newly obtained vinyl, historical tracks, some love for the birthday boys, and by talking real fast, I was even able to make time for a few cuts from my leftovers folder. I even wedged in an old Bill Hicks routine (it was about drugs and rock music, so I think that it was pertinent). One correction: The recording of Joe Jackson performing his song, “Beat Crazy,” was not from the Apollo Theatre in Manchester, UK, on October 15 th , 1980, but in fact was recorded at the Muziekcentrum Vredenburg in Utrecht, Netherlands on December 15 th of that ye...
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