FRIDAY'S PLAYLIST


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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