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- June 5th, 2026: Her Alternative Nation - Women of 90's Alternative Rock
- May 22nd, 2026: A Change Is Gonna Come Again - Nu-Soul for Post-Modern Times
- May 15th, 2026: Mixing Desk Hero: Jack Douglas
- May 8th, 2026: All The New Dudes
- May 1st, 2026: Haunted Highways - Texas Singer Songwriters
- April 24th, 2026: Contemporary Bedroom Pop
- April 17th, 2026: Stoned in the Desert
- April 3rd, 2026: Jazz/Funk Fusion
- March 20th, 2026: This is the new sh*t!
- February 27th, 2026: New Rock Scene
- February 20th, 2026: NYHC
- January 2nd, 2026: 2025 In Concert
- November 21st, 2025: Electric Eye
- November 14th, 2025: Roaring Twenties
- November 7th, 2025: The Root Of All Evil - Early Heavy Rock and Proto-Metal
- October 31st, 2025: Happy Halloween 2025
- October 24th, 2025: Songs from the Stripping Pole
- October 17th, 2025: R.I.P. Space Ace
- October 10th, 2025: Certified Bangers
- September 12th, 2025: Wanted: Outlaw Country Classics
- August 29th, 2025: Feuds & Diss Tracks: Bandmates at War
- August 22nd, 2025: Sole Power
- August 1st, 2025: Vacation!
- July 25th, 2025: R.I.P. Ozzy Osbourne
- July 18th, 2025: The Future of Blues Guitar
- July 11th, 2025 - 80's Movies
- July 4th, 2025 - Rough Cuts & Demos, Pt. 2
- June 27th, 2025 - Cosmic Voyage
- June 20th, 2025 - Big Band Rock
- June 13th, 2025: Jesse "Ed" Davis - Sessions & Contributions
- June 6th, 2025: Hard Times
- May 30th, 2025: Unholy Scriptures
- May 23rd, 2025: Explicit
- May 16th, 2025: Leave This Old City Behind
- May 9th, 2025: Mixing Desk Hero: Robert "Mutt" Lange
- May 2nd, 2025: The Sonic Museum
- April 25th, 2025: Psytrance
- April 18th, 2025: 60's & 70's Horror Rock
- April 11th, 2025: Bookmarks & Bangers
- April 4th, 2025: The Great Gig in the Sky
- March 28th, 2025: Hangover Tunes: Soundtrack for the Morning After
- March 21st, 2025: Spiritual Jazz
- March 14th, 2025: The Playlist They Don't Want You To Decode!
- March 7th, 2025: Mixing Desk Hero: Allen Toussaint
- February 28th, 2025: Cubist Blues
- February 21st, 2025: Lovin' Stereo
- February 14th, 2025: Roots & Twang: 29 Essential Bluegrass Tracks
- February 7th, 2025: Gypsy Punk's Not Dead
- January 31st, 2025: Rough Cuts & Demos
- January 24th, 2025: In Heaven, Everything Is Fine
- January 17th, 2025 : Waves of Darkness - Darkwave Evolution
- January 10th, 2025: New Year, New Sounds: 2025 Q1 Preview
- January 3rd, 2025: Our 2024 Concert Recap
- January 4th, 2024: Memento Mori
- December 29th, 2023: 2023 Concerts
- December 22nd, 2023: The Best of 2023
- December 1st, 2023: Anti-Solos and One-Note Solos
- October 6th, 2023: More Stuff
- February 10th, 2023: R.I.P.B.B.
- January 20th, 2023 - R.I.P. David Crosby
- January 13th, 2023 - R.I.P.J.B.
- December 30th, 2022 - 2022 Concerts
- December 9th, 2022 - Odes to Onan
- December 2nd, 2022 - R.I.P. Christine McVie
- September 9th, 2022 - The Queen is Dead
- July 1st, 2022 - Voodoo Rock
- June 24th, 2022: Americana
- June 17th, 2022: Stuff
- June 10th, 2022: Elliot Easton: Sessions & Contributions
- June 3rd, 2022: Happy Pride Month
- May 6th, 2022: Last Week's Originals
- April 29th, 2022: Awesome Covers (part four, but who's counting?)
- April 22nd, 2022: Awesome Bass Solos (pt.3)
- April 15th, 2022: Awesome Guitar Solos (pt. 6)
- April 8th: Ollie Halsall - Sessions & Contributions
- April 1st, 2022: John McGeoch - Sessions & Contributions
- March 25th, 2022: Gibberish Songs
- March 18th, 2022: Psycho Killer
- March 11th, 2022: Celtic Rock
- March 4th, 2022: Gospel Rock
- February 25th, 2022: Modern Music
- February 18th, 2022: Ego Bands
- February 11th, 2022: Reggae
- February 4th, 2022: Gorgeous Vocal Harmonies
- January 28th, 2022: Twin Guitar Attacks
- January 21st, 2022: Complex Pop Songs
- January 14th, 2022: Third Stream
- January 7th, 2022: Gary Lucas - Sessions & Contributions
- December 31st, 2021: The Best of 2021
- December 24th, 2021: Thank You For Talking' To Me Africa
- December 17th, 2021: Unsung Guitar Heroes
- December 10th, 2021: Robert Quine - Session & Contributions
- December 3rd, 2021: Madchester and Rave Rockers
- November 29th, 2021: George Harrison: Twenty Years Gone
- November 26th, 2021: Prog Rock Pond Scum
- November 19th, 2021: Power Ballads
- November 12th, 2021: Shredders
- November 5th, 2021: Awesome Bass Solos (pt.2)
- October 31st, 2021: Happy Halloween 2021
- October 29th, 2021: Great Vocal Performances
- October 22nd, 2022: Just Cool Rock Shit (pt. 2)
- October 15th, 2021: Instru-Mentals!
- October 8th, 2021: Mixing Desk Hero: Tom Dowd
- October 1st, 2021: Awesome Guitar Solos (pt.5)
- September 17th, 2021: Rhythm in Peace Charlie Watts
- August 6th, 2021: Pretty Songs
- July 30th, 2021: Let's Get Bröotal
- July 23rd, 2021: Funny Songs
- July 16, 2021: Happy Birthday Maggot Brain
- July 2nd, 2021: Awesome Guitar Solos (pt. 4)
- June 25th, 2021: Awesome Bass Solos (pt. 1)
- June 18th, 2021: Songs from the Brill Building
- January 1st, 2021: Happy New Year and Fuck 2020
- November 27th, 2020: Awesome Beatles Covers (part 3)
- November 20th, 2020: Variations on the Bo Diddley beat
- November 13th, 2020: 5 years ago
- November 13th, 2020: Friday the 13th
- November 6th, 2020: Awesome Beatles Covers (part 2)
- October 30th, 2020: Fuck Trump. Go vote!
- October 26th, 2020: Bootsy Collins - Sessions & Contributions
- October 23rd, 2020: Rap and Hip-Hop
- October 16th, 2020: Awesome Beatles Covers
- October 9th, 2020: Just Cool Rock Shit
- October 6th, 2020: R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen
- October 2nd, 2020: Eponymous Songs
- September 25th, 2020: Mixing Desk Hero: Bob Ezrin
- September 18th, 2020: Children of Jimi
- September 11th, 2020: Southern Rock Epics
- September 4th, 2020: Make it Funky!
- August 28th, 2020: Thrash, Death & Black Metal Classics
- August 21st, 2020: Great Live Performances (part 2)
- August 14th, 2020 - Awesome Guitar Solos (part 3)
- August 10th, 2020 - Mixing Desk Hero: Martin Birch
- August 7th, 2020 - Songs about Real People
- July 31st, 2020 - Free Jazz
- July 24th, 2020 - Welcome to New Orleans
- July 17th, 2020 - Unusual Songs by Classic Artists
- July 10th, 2020 - Songs with Sequels
- July 3rd, 2020 - The Canterbury Scene
- June 26th, 2020 - Welcome to the Apocalypse: Soundtrack for the
- End of the World
- May 16th, 2020 - Ronnie James Dio
- March 27th, 2020 - Eric Clapton: Sessions & Contributions
- March 6th, 2020 - Rock Operas & Concert Albums
- February 21st, 2020 - Filthy Lucre
- February 14th, 2020 - Flying Solo
- February 7th, 2020 - Awesome Guitar Solos (part two)
- January 31st, 2020 - Last Week's Originals (part three)
- January 24th, 2020 - Awesome Covers (part three)
- January 17th, 2020 - Layla and Assorted Songs about Patti Boyd
- January 10th, 2020 - Slash: Sessions and Contributions
- January 3rd, 2020 - Great Live Performances (part one)
- December 27th - Blues Classics
- December 20th, 2019 - Trip-Hop, Techno, Electronica
- December 13th, 2019 - New Jazz
- December 6th, 2019 - Awesome Guitar Solos (part one)
- November 29th, 2019 - Let's Jam!
- November 22nd, 2019 - Last Week's Originals (part two)
- November 15th, 2019 - Awesome Covers (part two)
- November 7th 2019 - Woke Songs
- October 31st, 2019 (Yes, I know, it's a Thursday) - Happy Halloween!
- October 25th, 2019 - Robert Fripp: Sessions & Contributions
- October 18th, 2019 - Happy Chuck Berry Day!
- October 11th, 2019 - R.I.P. Ginger Baker
- October 4th, 2019 - Fictional Bands
- September 27th, 2019 - Last Week's Originals
- September 20th, 2019 - Awesome Covers, part one
- September 13th, 2019 - Back To School
- September 6th, 2019 - New Wave of British Heavy Metal
- August 30th, 2019 - Parkas and Bowl Cuts: 90's Britpop
- August 23rd, 2019 - Post Rock, Noise Rock, Drone & Experimental
- August 16th, 2019 - New York, NY
- August 9th, 2019 - Children of the Stones
- August 2nd, 2019 - Best of 2019 (so far)
- July 26th, 2019 - Guitar Freak-Outs
- July 19th, 2019 - Symphonic Metal
- July 12th, 2019 - Bastille Day
- July 5th, 2019 - Independence Day
- June 28th, 2019 - Sounds of Summer
- June 24th (I know, it's a Monday!) 2019 - Jeff Beck: Session & Contributions
- June 21st, 2019 - Fête de la Musique 2019
- June 14th, 2019 - Songs of Debauchery
- June 7th, 2019 - Songs of War
- May 31st 2019 - Sick Songs: Disease, Illness & All That Good Stuff
- May 24th 2019 - Inspired by Bob Dylan + Dylanesque
- May 17th 2019 - Jazz Classics
- May 10th 2019 - Kraut Rock
- May 3rd 2019 - Rustic Ballads
- April 26th 2019 - Children of Sabbath
- April 19th 2019 - Hair Farmers, Sleaze Bags & Butt Rockers
- April 12th 2019 - Founding Fathers & Pioneers
- April 5th, 2019 - Goatees and Flannel Shirts
- March 29th, 2019 - Sad Shit
- March 22nd 2019 - Bawdy, Ribald Songs
- March 15th 2019 - Ry Cooder - Session & Contributions
- March 8th, 2019 - New Wave, Post-Punk & Gothic
- March 1st, 2019 - Fusion Hits
- February 22nd, 2019 - Power Pop
- February 15th, 2019 - 60's & 70's B-List
- February 8th, 2019 - Acid Casualties of the 60's
- February 1st, 2019 - Songs of Bile and Acrimony
- January 25th, 2019 - Chamber Pop