This Is Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio‘sfirst presentation of DANA’S FUNKY SOUL PIT aired on 7/1/2012, commencing with a spin of Parliament‘s “Tear The Roof Of The Sucker (Give Up The Funk).” It’s been a much-anticipated annual event...
At long last, the wait is over! It’s THE NINTH ANNUAL DANA’S FUNKY SOUL PIT, three hours of soul, blues, R & B, ska, reggae, jazz, funk, pop, and sundry delights designed to move whatever...
WARNING: Contents under pressure. We determined ahead of time that we wanted to end this week’s show with an extended preview of next’s week’s special edition of This Is Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio. That meant...
Y’know how movie theaters show Coming Attractions before the feature film? TIRnRR believes in doing things backwards whenever we can get away with it. So tonight, after you’ve thoroughly enjoyed our irresistible barrage of old and...
Bonni Miller was the managing editor at Goldmine for the best years of my two-decade stint as a freelance writer for the magazine, working with editor-in-chief Jeff Tamarkin. We never met, but we spoke on the phone, and...
The promise of a new single by The Go-Go’s and TWO new tracks from Librarians With Hickeys should be all the incentive you need to tune in. But wait! There’s MORE! From across the decades of the rockin’...
We will often outlive our heroes. This may be especially true of rock ‘n’ roll fans, whose shooting stars have sometimes been known to embrace a supposed ethos of live fast, die young, and...
We’ll hear a few tracks from the late Emitt Rhodes as well as some music from The Knickerbockers, new music from The Wild Kindness and Erk, a new single release from The BAR, and an assortment of delights from then, now,...
Okay. It’s too hot to type, and the ice cream’s meltin’. This week’s playlist will have to speak on its own behalf, and I’m confident it will account for itself eloquently. As the mercury climbs,...
We begin with a Beatley 64th birthday wish for Dana & Carl’s first-ever fan Dave Murray. No, not that song (not that there would be anything wrong with that). And that’s just the opener, as we clear sovereign airspace...
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