Category: This Is Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio

Was the late Hal Blaine pop music’s all-time greatest drummer? Very possibly so. And the accolade doesn’t come just because of the sheer volume of his body of work, though that certainly doesn’t hurt...

Sunday nights can offer a time for relaxation, contemplation, a gentle respite before the start of another work week. Or one could prefer to jump up and down with manic glee as a great...

We actually do have a format. No, really. We do. The format might not seem obvious to those on the outside looking in. It’s a power pop format in theory, but an opening set...

Great rockin’ pop radio is kinda like getting hit in the face with a custard pie: it’s messy, it’s funny, it’s weird, and it’s sticky. It’s also embarrassing, and it occasionally involves The Stooges....

Peter Tork wanted to be a musician. He became famous, a face on TV screens and magazine covers, another pinup idol on the wall. That was never all that he was. The Monkees‘ origin...

At 9:00, we begin the show with a tribute to the late Peter Tork. Sunday night, 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ-LP 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on...

How much can it mean to spin a few records every Sunday night? I can’t speak for anyone else–not even for Dana–but I’ll tell you that the opportunity to share a passion for pop...

Y’know, when I slap together these weekly bits of pure ‘n’ unashamed hype, I’m torn between wanting to tell you about all of the great stuff we’re gonna play and wanting to keep it...

Yeah, we’re gonna wing it this week. New music from Wes Hollywood (fabulous new album Dynamite on Kool Kat Musik), a raucous new single from 1.4.5., and another great compilation from Swedish superpop label...

Surprises! LOTS of surprises! That’s usually code for “Dana & Carl have no idea what they’re gonna play.” Well! We DO know there’ll be new music from 1.4.5., and new music from Wes Hollywood, and…er,...