Author: Carl

“RECORDS, Aunt Anna!” In 1964 and ’65, I often stayed with my Godparents, Aunt Connie and Uncle Nick, and Uncle Nick’s sister, Aunt Anna. When Aunt Anna returned home from work each day, I greeted her...

The road to the 1000th episode of This Is Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio rolls on! Join us this very evening for TIRnRR # 993, celebrated with new music from Johnathan Pushkar, Jeremy, The Bookends, The Hangabouts, and It’s Karma It’s Cool. But you...

One of the purest enduring pleasures this life can offer us is the occasional chance to get together with some friends and listen to some music. On Tuesday night, our friends Lannie Flowers and Danny Wilkerson stopped by...

There’s always something out there. Something new. It might not be brand new to someone else, but any record you ain’t heard yet is a new record. Buddy Holly was new to me in 1973,...

The Uppsalla Invasion starts HERE! As Upsalla, Sweden’s phenomenal pop combo In Deed embarks on a brief American tour, TIRnRR celebrates by making In Deed our Featured Performers on this week’s show. We also have new music from Ronnie...

Even if the Labor Day weekend ain’t quite it what it used to be without Jerry Lewis, we still have music to play. New music from The Rubinoos! New music from Redd Kross! New music from The...

A world with new music from The Rubinoos and Redd Kross is a better world than it may otherwise seem. Throw in more from the latest album by The Well Wishers, a classic ’80s left-of-the-dial track we ain’t played...

Once a year, Dana assumes sole control of the playlist for an amazing annual shindig we call DANA’S FUNKY SOUL PIT! The first one was in the summer of 2012, a year when we were bringin’...

It’s TIME! Get set to sweat, as This Is Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio presents the 2019 edition of DANA’S FUNKY SOUL PIT! Three hours of soul, funk, rhythm ‘n’ blues, and whatever else suits Dana’s groove. Probably no...