Author: Carl

I hate hot weather. Even as I grow older and my bones and thin skin become more susceptible to cold, I still prefer putting on a sweater to, y’know, sweating. Fall is my favorite...

Ah, who needs summer anyway? We’ll kick the season to the curb with TIRnRR‘s irresistible mix of the new, the classic, and the in-between, including DIAMOND HANDS, OTIS REDDING, THE SPEED OF SOUND, HAYLEY AND THE CRUSHERS, THE RAMONES, THE LINDA...

An infinite number of songs can each be THE greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns.  A few years back, I decided that notion would be a great premise for a...

THE GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE! (VOLUME 1). We’ll hear a few of the songs discussed in my long-threatened GREM! book, presented in six-song sequences, excerpts from the book’s proposed Table of Contents. Power pop. Soul. Punk....

Dana’s Funky Soul Pit began in 2012, as a tangent to a promotion called Who Needs Dana & Carl? That was a fundraiser, where folks who donated at least $100 to support our community radio station were...

The Tenth Annual DANA’S FUNKY SOUL PIT! That, my friends, should be all you need to know. Sunday night, 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, http://sparksyracuse.org/

I wrote this for my blog Boppin’ (Like The Hip Folks Do) a little over a year ago. Since it relates specifically to whatever it is we do here on TIRnRR, it’s worth revisiting here, with minor...

OH! Looks like this week’s rampagin’ rockin’ pop selections will include new music from THE LUNAR LAUGH, MIKE BROWNING, LIBRARIANS WITH HICKEYS, RICHARD TURGEON, THE JACKLIGHTS, THE INCURABLES, and THE ANDERSON COUNCIL, and a relentless, merciless program of picks t’click from...

Our 1100th show is a mere eleven weeks away. We don’t have anything special planned…or, I should say we don’t have a countdown or specific agenda in mind to commemorate this milestone. For TIRnRR # 1100,...

The art of hype presents its own challenges. In our case, we want to entice you to tune in to this little mutant music program we call The Best Three Hours Of Radio On...