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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... Hasn't Eaten Today

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"Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day" is celebrated annually on February 18 to commemorate the day in 1930 when a cow named Nellie Jay became the first cow to be flown and milked in an airplane. The event was part of a scientific effort to study the effect of height on cows’ ability to produce milk. In the 72-mile flight over Bismarck, Missouri, Nellie’s milk was put in paper cartons and parachuted down to the spectators to generate publicity.   Today is also the 53 rd anniversary of the first episode of the King Biscuit Flower Hour .   I’m sure it’s the thing about the cow, though, that will be invading your dreams tonight.   There was music played today, too (some of it about cows).   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 2/18/2026     Billy Cobham - George Duke Band “That’s What She Said” (George Duke) McAlister Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, 2/18/76 Studio version released by George Duke on I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry   (MPS, 1975) ...
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You Know Who... Wants the UFOs to Take Him Away

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Extraterrestrial Culture Day is celebrated on the second Tuesday of February What happened today? Oh, not much, a few songs about aliens, man-boobs, and a bunch of Bertolt Brecht. Bet you weren’t expecting that last one, huh? Just keepin’ it weird.   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 2/10/2026   Mahavishnu “Pacific Express” (John McLaughlin) Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, AT, 2/10/85 Studio version released on Mahavishnu   (Warner Bros., 1984)     Television “Elevation” (Tom Verlaine) Earth Tavern, Portland, OR, 7/2/78 Studio version released on Marquee Moon   (Elektra, 1977)     Radiohead “Subterranean Homesick Alien” (Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood) Hammerstein Ballroom New York City, NY, 12/19/97 Studio version released on OK Computer (Parlophone/Capitol, 1997)     Pink Floyd Fred Smith (Television, Blondie) 1948-2026 Photo by Michael Putland “Let There Be More Light” (Roger Waters) Top Gear,...
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You Know Who... Hates Technology

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Ah, February 3 rd , as they call it: “The Day the Music Died.” At a pivotal time in the emergence of rock n’ roll three major voices were silenced that helped shape the new genre, and who knows what would have happened had they not been taken away on that day in 1959. (Okay, let’s make that two major voices. Sorry Big Bopper, but you were not of the creative caliber of your tour-mates.) It was such an important day that you’d think we would have discussed it more. So it goes. Sorry, not today We actually gave more airtime to Chuck Negron, but to be fair, he passed only yesterday, and we’re still processing that. Just to give fair warning, as much as I feel like I dwell on it far too much, today was a day when technical issues really marred the show. I always like having Brett as a co-host, but our connection was today was really frazzled. I’m not even sure on whose end the problem came, but we really need to figure that out before next time. However, if you can handle Brett’s signal co...
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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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