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Marianne Faithfull 1946-2025 This was the first show in three weeks that didn’t immediately follow some kind of medical procedure. I found out mid-show that Marianne Faithfull passed away. Had I known even an hour before I might have had a more esoteric song to play as a tribute. Actually, a better choice came to mind only after playing “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan.” Perhaps that will be something for the next show.   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 1/30/2025     Jaco Pastorius Quintet “So What” (Miles Davis) Le Ramier, Toulouse, FR, 1/30/85 Originally released by Miles Davis on Kind of Blue   (Columbia, 1959)     Mick Ronson “Only After Dark” (Mick Ronson, Scott Richardson) From Slaughter on 10th Avenue   (RCA, 1974)     Max Webster “Battle Scar” (Kim Mitchell, Pye Dubois) From Universal Juveniles   (Mercury, 1980)   Featuring Rush     Amon Düül II "Mozambique” (Amon Düül II) From Vive La Trance   (United Artis...

I ran right home from having a colonoscopy to get onto the air today. How’s that for commitment? The beginning of the show paid tribute to Garth Hudson of the Band, and Elliot Ingber of The Fraternity of Man, both of whom passed away yesterday. The rest, just a bunch of good tunes, I guess.   Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 1/22/2025     Miles Davis Garth Hudson 1937-2025 “Turnaroundphrase” > “Tune in 5” (Miles Davis) Shinjuku Kōsei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, JP, 1/22/75     The Band “The Genetic Method” (Garth Hudson) From Rock of Ages   (Capitol, 1972) Recorded at The Academy of Music, New York, NY, 12/31/71     The Band “Chest Fever” (Robbie Robertson) From Rock of Ages   (Capitol, 1972) Recorded at The Academy of Music, New York, NY, 12/28/71     The Fraternity of Man “In the Morning” (The Fraternity of Man) From The Fraternity of Man (ABC, 1968)   Lawrence "Stash" Wagner - lead vocals, guitar Elliot Ingber - guitar ...

Given that I came directly from having a root canal, I think things went pretty well. I thought I would be sounding like Bill Murray’s character in Caddyshack, but aside from a little drooling, everything went just fine. The top of the show was inspired by having seen Gary Lucas’ Gods and Monsters at City Winery last week. It was the beginning of a new line-up of the project, which Lucas had once described as more of a “happening” than a group. Lucas and longtime bass player, Ernie Brooks, we joined by drummer Calvin Weston who brought a startling amount of energy and volume to the proceedings. Sadly, I’ve been to precious few shows in the last year, but this one was truly chaotic and inspiring. Thus, the first third of the show was devoted to those three musicians and other projects in which they have taken part. Aside from what was played on the show, there is plenty more to seek out such as Lucas’ work with Captain Beefheart, Brooks’ work with The Modern Lovers and David Johanson, a...

Given that we were nearly derailed numerous times because technology evidently hates me, it was a pretty good show, not to mention a triumphant return of “Little Mikey.” Who’d have thought he’d have friends who were in a prog band?   Click Here to chack it out: LIC Radio 1/9/2025     McCoy Tyner “Makin’ Out” (McCoy Tyner) Yubin Chokin Hall, Minato City, Tokyo, JP, 1/9/75 Originally released on Atlantis   (Milestone, 1975)     Gnidrolog "Social Embarrassment" (Peter "Mars" Cowling, Colin Goldring) From Lady Lake   (RCA Victor, 1972)     Pork Dukes “C--------r Blues” (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) From All the Filth!   (Vinyl Japan, 1999)     Earl Vince and The Valients “Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite” (Jeremy Spencer) B-Side of “Man of the World” by Fleetwood Mac (Immediate, 1969)     The Rezillos "Flying Saucer Attack” (John Callis) From Can't Stand the Rezillos   (Sire, 1978)     Sam ...

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...

New year’s songs, horn bands, and chocolate salty balls. Click here to check it out: LIC Radio 1/2/2025   Gov’t Mule “War Pigs” (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward) From Live... With a Little Help from Our Friends   (Capricorn, 1999) Recorded at The Roxy, Atlanta, GA, 12/31/98 Originally released by Black Sabbath on Paranoid   (Vertigo, 1970)     U2 “New Year’s Day” (U2) Hammersmith Palais, London, UK, 12/6/82 Studio version released on War   (Island, 1983)     John Lennon “Instant Karma!” (John Lennon) Single A-side (Apple, 1970)     The Golden Palominos "Something Becomes Nothing" Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Matthew Sweet From Blast of Silence (Axed My Baby for a Nickel)   (Celluloid, 1986)   Matthew Sweet – Vocals     The Beatles “Two of Us” (Lennon– McCartney) Twickenham Film Studios, London, UK, 1/2/69 Studio version released on Let It Be   (Apple, 1970)     Genesis Steve Hackett “...