Starclub – Hard To Get
Duncan Faure – Back In The Day
Maxi Dunn – Always Be My Friend
John Wesley Harding – Song I Wrote Myself In The Future
The Catbirds – The Crutch Of Music
Lannie Flowers – Where Does Love Go
The Undecided By Default – Wig Pins
Bud Rogers – Pictures Of A Modern World
Natalie Cortez & The Ultraviolets – Close My Eyes
NRBQ – Over Your Head
Melissa Phillips – Centralia
R.E.M. – Voice Of Harold
Eric Peter Schwartz – Milky Way
The JAC – Persistent Man
The Taters – New Girlfriend
The Bobbleheads – Mean Girls
The Bad Examples – Statue By The Phone
The Cherry Bluestorms – Just A Kiss Away
Vegas With Randolph – I Could Be The One
The Bottle Kids – Guitars In The Sky
Laurie Biagini – Gold Plated Girl
The Rubinoos – All It Takes
The Anderson Council – Strict Time
Bellygunner – Medicine
Blake Jones & the Trike Shop – Christmas Sale
Three Minute Tease – Bravely Fade Away
The Corner Laughers – For The Sake Of The Cat
Emily Zuzik – Jagged Life
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #675 – 2/28/2015: Big Birthday show!
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #674 – 2/21/2015
Marty Rudnick – Julie
Heiskell – The Chubby Guy Song
Maxi Dunn – Tuxedo Cat
The Spampinato Brothers – How Will I Know
Bud Rogers – Digital Love
Dara Ackerman – Alive
R.E.M. – Living Well Is The Best Revenge
George Usher & Lisa Burns – Wake Me When
The Rubinoos – Does Suzie Like Boys
Three Minute Tease – MTV Song
The Hollywood Blues Destroyers – At My Age
Emily Zuzik – Fall
Sparklejet – Somewhere Along The Way
The JAC (with Maria Sokratis) – Jackson
Johnny Monaco – My Little Blue Window
Felsen – Generals And Majors
Lannie Flowers – Up All Night
Blake Jones & the Trike Shop – Sun Up (Unplugged)
Laurie Biagini – Crazy People On The Internet
The Scratch – Destroyed By The Look Of Love
Sam Phillips – Pretty Time Bomb
Faraway Brothers – Semi-Hollow
Duncan Faure – Hullo Baby
Lisa Mychols – She Lied
Marshall Holland – Radio Style
The Darling Buds – Crystal Clear
The Welcome Matt – Get Shameless
5 Songs with Mike Lidskin
Tommy Dunbar and Jack Gallagher were kind enough to have me on their show, 5 Songs. I talked about five songs that have made an impact on my life–everything from classic rock to a modern indie rocker (Maxi Dunn)! Give these guys a listen–each week, they do the same thing with other music fans as well.
Mike Lidskin is a DJ on KUBU radio in Sacramento and creator of Twirl Radio. When it came down to the Beatles vs the Stones, he chose the Who!
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #673 – 2/14/2015: Arrica Rose interview!
Arrica Rose Interview
Arrica Rose & The …’s – Oh The Day (Then The Night)
Arrica Rose & The …’s – Love You Like That
Arrica Rose & The …’s – California On Repeat
Maxi Dunn – Change The Record
Ben Swidenbank – Girl (Leave That Animal Tonight)
Allyson Seconds – Obviously Love
Agony Aunts – Cool Fresh Nights
Anton Barbeau – The Girl, America
Kurt Baker – High Fidelity
DC Cardwell – Something Worth Voting For
Blake Jones & the Trike Shop – Clever Things
Vegas With Randolph – I Could Be The One
The Cherry Bluestorms – Daisy Chain
Duncan Faure – Ball & Chain
Sexfresh – Dilemma
The JAC – 6 Days On The Road
The Star Darts – Race
Laurie Biagini – The California Quake
Felsen – Self Medicate
The Pengwins – Life After High School
Chandler Travis – Cowardice, A Brief History
The Orange Peels – Grey Holiday
Colman – Bad Rerun
Bellygunner – Heavy Metal Friends
The Bobbleheads – Superhero Pose
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #672 – 2/7/2015: Karla Kane interview!
Laurie Larson – Endless Thank You Loop
Three Minute Tease – Bravely Fade Away
Karla Kane interview
The Corner Laughers – Grasshopper Clock
Maxi Dunn – How Was I To Know?
Bud Rogers – Hello
Hollywood Blues Destroyers – Let’s Stay Home
Arrica Rose & The …’s – Love You Like That
The Welcome Matt – Key Of G
The Cherry Bluestorms – As Above So Below
Felsen – Felsen’s Gonna Save You
Luscious Jackson – Naked Eye
Nelson Bragg & Ken Cleveland – Beyond Belief
Laurie Biagini – Monkey Business
Spanic Boys – Keep On Walking
The Rubinoos – All It Takes
The Star Darts – Vegas Lights
Lannie Flowers – Circles (live)
Adam Marsland – Cut And Run
Blake Jones & the Trike Shop – Sun Up
Rick Hromadka – Twice A Sunny Day Tomorrow
The Taters – We Can Work It Out
The Britannicas – Bleed Between The Lines
Bellygunner – Kilobyte
Duncan Faure – Back In The Day
The Whiskey Saints – Every Little Thing
2015 Twirlie Award Winners (Show #671 – January 31, 2015)
Here is the complete list of 2015 Twirlie Award Winners, presented live on Twirl Radio, Saturday, January 31, 2015, in Sacramento, California. Congratulations to all, and more importantly, a big thank you to all the great independent musicians who make it possible for me to do this radio show.
The 2015 Twirlie Awards Show (1/31/2015) (length 1:56:47)
Album of the Year
Bellygunner, for their album Machine Gun Built For Two
Album of the Year Runner up
Bud Rogers, for his album Bud & The Bullet
Song of the Year
Duncan Faure, for his song Machine From The Other Side
Song of the Year Runner up
Bellygunner, for their song Negative Kid
Female Vocalist of the Year
Dara Ackerman
Male Vocalist of the Year
Jon Rubin of The Rubinoos
EP of the Year
Emily Zuzik, for her EP Detours
Live Album of the Year
Lannie Flowers, for his album LIVE in NYC
Ear Candy
Two way tie:
The Click Beetles, for their album Wake Up To Music!
The Britannicas, for their album High Tea
The Ear Candy Award is given to an album that is a “go-to” album. You can pick any song, and it sounds great in any set of music, at any time.
Debut Album of the Year
Yorktown Lads, for their album Songs About Girls and Other Disasters
Best Songwriting
Eric Peter Schwartz, for his album Troubadork
Best Interview, phone
Rick Hromadka, 12/6/2014
Best Interview, in-studio
Fiona Ledgard, 3/29/2014
Best Live Session
Leah Capelle and the What, 12/13/2014
Live Show of the Year
1. The Paul & John CD release show, San Francisco, 10/30/2014
2. The Handcuffs, Chicago, 5/30/2014
3. Felsen, Sacramento, 2/22/2014
4. The Cherry Bluestorms, Fresno, 1/19/2014
5. The Bottle Kids, Berkeley, 5/2/2014
6. Blake Jones & the Trike Shop, Sacramento, 12/13/2004
Best Rock And Roll Moment
1. KUBU 96.5 FM going live.
2. New Twirl Radio theme song, written and performed by Joe Algeri and The JAC.
3. Tie: Eating BBQ in Texas with Lannie Flowers.
3. Tie: Eating Chicago style pizza in Chicago with Chloe and Brad of The Handcuffs.
Wayback Award (aka “Sorry I missed it the first time around”)
Tie:
Adam Marsland, for his 2009 album Go West
DC Cardwell, for his 2010 album Some Hope
Cover Song of the Year
1. The JAC – Frantic Romantic (Dusseldorf mix, The Scientists cover)
2. honeychain – I’m On Fire (Dwight Twilley cover)
3. The Corner Laughers – Our House (Madness cover)
Best Compilation Album
Andrew Curry, executive producer of Here Comes The Reign Again (80’s songs performed by today’s artists)
Best Line in a Song
Tommy Dunbar, of The Rubinoos, for his line in Party Insurance: “We’re your party insurance, you’re liable to have a good time.”
The Doh! Award (an album that slipped by me in 2014, but is noteworthy)
The Legal Matters, for their album The Legal Matters
Rock and Roll Couple of the Year
Deborah Gee and Glen Laughlin of The Cherry Bluestorms
6th Man (or whatever they call it in sports) Award
Joe Algeri (for creating the new Twirl theme song)
Reason To Live Award
Upcoming Maxi Dunn/Blake Jones & the Trike Shop gig, Liverpool, UK, May 22, 2015, at the Lomax
Top Albums of 2014:
1. Bellygunner – Machine Gun Built For Two
2. Bud Rogers – Bud & The Bullet
3. The Rubinoos – 45
4. The Paul & John – Inner Sunset
5. The Welcome Matt – Pop Junk Fluff & Hype
6. Eric Peter Schwartz – Troubadork
7. The Bobbleheads – Make Yourself Happy
8. The Britannicas – High Tea
9. Duncan Faure – Machine From The Other Side
10. Rick Hromadka – Trippin’ Dinosaurs
11. Dara Ackerman – Skyland
12. Lannie Flowers – LIVE in NYC
13. The Click Beetles – Wake Up To Music!
14. Yorktown Lads – Songs About Girls and Other Disasters
15. Three Minute Tease – Bite The Hand
16. Jason Berk – Coming Home
17. The Plough & The Stars – Speed The Plough
18. Marshall Holland – And The Etceteras
19. Jason How – The Tall English Sun
20. Anna Maria Rosales – Washed Up On Your Shore
Top Songs of 2014:
1. Duncan Faure – Machine From The Other Side
2. Bellygunner – Negative Kid
3. Emily Zuzik – The Biggest Mistake
4. The Bobbleheads – Mean Girls
5. Jason Berk – (One Eye On) Rockville
6. Death Of Samantha – Conviction
7. The Rubinoos – Party Insurance
8. Bud Rogers – Pictures Of A Modern World
9. Three Minute Tease – Bravely Fade Away
10. John Staples – Taking Me Down
11. Dara Ackerman – Alive
12. The Welcome Matt – Let It Lead You
13. The Britannicas – A Shag And A Cup O’ Tea
14. Sean O’Brien & His Dirty Hands – Final Say
15. The Click Beetles – Tell Me How You Feel
16. Yorktown Lads – Before You Leave
17. Rick Hromadka – Conversation
18. Jason How – Don’t You Ever Run Away
19. Scarth Locke – Treehouse
20. Elliot Schneider – If Looks Could Kill, I’d Wear Mirror Sunglasses
21. Eric Peter Schwartz – I Never Leaned In
22. Anton Barbeau – Clubbing In Berlin
23. Jeff Powers – I Miss My Ball And Chain
24. Note To Self: Don’t Die! – This Is London Calling
25. Runway 27, Left – Blue Sunday
Top EPs of 2014
1. Emily Zuzik – Detours
2. The Star Darts – Shooting Star Darts
3. Spampinato Brothers – Smiles
4. Leah Capelle – Leah Capelle
Top Debut Albums of 2014
1. Yorktown Lads – Songs About Girls and Other Disasters
2. Dara Ackerman – Skyland
3. The Paul & John – Inner Sunset
4. Bellygunner – Machine Gun Built For Two
The 2015 Twirlie Awards are coming your way: Saturday, January 31st!
The 7th annual Twirlie Awards is a chance to honor those great musicians who made 2014 so enjoyable. We will honor the Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Male and Female Vocalists of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and many others.
Also–our long awaited Top Albums and Top Songs lists will be revealed as well. Join me and my co-host Marty Anaya for all the fun! It will be broadcast live, from Sacramento, on Saturday, January 31st, from 4-6 p.m. Pacific, at KUBU 96.5 FM in the heart of Sacramento, and wherever you are at www.twirlradio.com.
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #670 – 1/24/2015
The Handcuffs – Everybody Waves Hello
The Hollywood Blues Destroyers – Old Neighborhood
Maxi Dunn – The Neglected Gambit
The Jayhawks – Clouds
Boomchick – TGTW
Bud Rogers – In Temptation
The Click Beetles – Tell Me How You Feel
Liz Phair – 6’1″
Three Minute Tease – MTV Song
XTC – Boarded Up
Dara Ackerman – Drama Addict
The Catbirds – Who’s Sorry Now
Heiskell – If You’re Gonna Kill Me
Mojo Filter – Chameleon
Blake Jones & the Trike Shop – Sun Up
The Rubinoos – All It Takes
Laurie Biagini – Run To The Sun
Sparklejet – Somewhere Along The Way
Rick Hromadka – Twice A Sunny Day Tomorrow
Lannie Flowers – Another Weekend
The Corner Laughers – For The Sake Of The Cat
The Cherry Bluestorms – A Better Place
Duncan Faure – England Doesn’t Sleep
The Britannicas – A Shag And A Cup O’ Tea
The Bobbleheads – Turn The Radio On (The Perfect Song)
Birgit – Tsunami
Bellygunner – Never Too Young To Die
Jet Electro – Buckle Up
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #669 – 1/10/2015: Rich Samuels interview!
Deborah Gee – Perfect Girl
Forever Goldrush – Come On
The Davenports – Freedom
Beck – Jack-Ass
Matt James – I’ve Stopped Breathing
Maxi Dunn – I’m Only Here Because Of You
The Orange Peels – The Words Don’t Work
Bud Rogers – Pictures Of A Modern World
Rich Samuels interview
Rich Samuels – Reading excerpt from “Own The Scrawny”
Eric Peter Schwartz – Milky Way
The Bobbleheads – Sofa
The Star Darts – Race
Arrica Rose & The …’s – Oh The Day (Then The Night)
The Welcome Matt – Let It Lead You
Bellygunner – Medicine
Laurie Biagini – Away On A Cloud
Felsen – Greetings From The Ghost Of Heavy Metal Rock And Roll
Duncan Faure – Hullo Baby
Marshall Holland – Radio Style
The Britannicas – Lyin’ On The Ground
Auditorium – My Grandfather Could Make The World Dance
Emily Zuzik – The Biggest Mistake
The Rubinoos – Countdown To Love
The Click Beetles – Tell Me How You Feel
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #668 – 1/3/2015: Tommy Dunbar interview!
Agony Aunts – You’re So Vague
Lloyd Cole – To The Lions
Maxi Dunn – Make It Better
Duncan Faure – Man Of A Thousand Dreams
Bud Rogers – Digital Love
The Judybats – Jive Talkin’
Blake Jones & the Trike Shop – Clever Things
Tommy Dunbar interview
The Rubinoos – Party Insurance
The Rubinoos – Rhapsody In The Rain
The Rubinoos – Run Mascara Run
Tommy’s Picks: Bands that played with the Rubinoos on the 2014 European tour
Suzy Los Quattro – Donna Donna
The Surfin’ Lungs – 97XF11
The Yum Yums – Gonna Have A Good Time
Miss Chain & The Broken Heels – Flamingo
Radio Days – Let’s Move On
Kurt Baker – She Can Do It All
Suzy Los Quattro – Still Mad About You (demo)
Leah Capelle – Would You Know
Mike Levy – (There’s Always) Something Wrong
Felsen – Mary You Could Be Happy
Emily Zuzik – The Hunger
The JAC – Frantic Romantic (Dusseldorf Mix)
Anton Barbeau – Menno Mosso
The Star Darts – They Do It All The Time
The Bobbleheads – Mean Girls
The Cherry Bluestorms – Wear Your Love Like Heaven
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