The Scratch – Teen Idol
Maxi Dunn – Rescue Me
Vegas With Randolph – Open Roads
Bud Rogers – Slave To Passion
Ben Swidenbank – Girl (Leave That Animal Tonight)
Laurie Biagini – Two Of A Kind
Duncan Faure – Where Is The Music
Skip Heller/Jim Cavender – I Hate You
Skip Heller/Claire Costa Interview/Session
Skip Heller/Claire Costa – Tonight You Belong To Me (Live)
Skip Heller/Claire Costa – Fool Such As I (Live)
Skip Heller/Claire Costa – California Blues (Live)
The Corner Laughers – The Perfect Weather
Strange Arithmetic – Extra Crazy With Stupid On Top
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop – Clever Things
Horace Heller – Ed’s Place
Terry Adams – A Girl Who Loves The Stooges
Al Perry – Always A Pleasure
Anton Barbeau – MTV Song
Lindy LaFontaine – Alizee
Jet Electro – For Sale By Owner
Claire Costa – Boudreaux
The Listing Ship – Sad State Of Confusion
The Beatles – The Night Before
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #541 – 3/31/2012: Special musical guests Skip Heller & Claire Costa!
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #540 – 3/24/2012: Corner Laughers radio premieres!
The Corner Laughers – Now That I Have You I’m Bored
Baby Scream – The Last Call
Bill Mumy – I Owe A Little Money
Nushu – Precious To Me
Maxi Dunn – Tangled Tree
The K’s – Eliza Lynn (Saloon Version)
M.A.D.I.S.O.N. – Where Are You
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop – Here Comes The Bus
The Corner Laughers – 8:18
Peter Daltrey & Damien Youth – Blue Girl Eyes
Starr Saunders – All You Can Do Is Love
Robyn Hitchcock – The Wind Cries Mary
Throwback Suburbia – Caroline
Skip Heller – The Man I Used To Be
The High Numbers (The Who) – Leaving Here
The Corner Laughers – Laughing Stars
A Band Called Mithras – I Know What I Know
Laurie Biagini – My Little SUV
The Beatles – One After 909
Mad Mush – Silent Snowfall
Bud Rogers – Caught In A Wheel
Maple Mars – Borrowed Sunshine
The Corner Laughers – The Perfect Weather
The Whiskey Saints – Eastbound
Vegas With Randolph – Supergirl
Sarah Stanley – When I Lose My Heart
Lindy LaFontaine – Harmonics
Poplord – Flower Bomb
Three Minute Tease – Love Is Onion
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #539 – 3/17/2012: Laurie Biagini Interview!
Sparklejet – The World Before Longitude
Fleetwood Mac – Second Hand News
Bud Rogers – Caught In A Wheel
Maxi Dunn – Make It Better
Anton Barbeau – MTV Song
Nushu – They Don’t Know
M.A.D.I.S.O.N. – Where Are You
Laurie Biagini Interview
Laurie Biagini – The Heart of the Song
Laurie Biagini – The California Quake (live)
Laurie Biagini – A Go-Go Girl in a Modern World
Skip Heller – Fools Like Me
Braam – Way Away
Jet Electro – 100 Girls
The Corner Laughers – For The Sake Of The Cat
Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden
Frank Black – Two Reelers
Throwback Suburbia – Get Her Off My Mind
Vegas With Randolph – She Does It For Me
Sexfresh – Dilemma
Blake Jones & the Trike Shop – Clever Things
Duncan Faure – Wouldn’t It Be Good
Webb Wilder – Hittin’ Where It Hurts
Lindy LaFontaine – This Too, In Time, Shall Pass
Maple Mars – Add The Numbers
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #538 – 3/10/2012
Laurie Larson – Endless Thank You Loop
Maxi Dunn – Always Be My Friend
Vegas With Randolph – The Better Part
The Whiskey Saints – Every Little Thing
Baby Scream – Bad Seed
Skip Heller – The Way I Feel
Emily Zuzik Band – Outside
Kaz Murphy – Waitin’ On Elvis
Anton Barbeau – Banana Song (Three Minute Tease w/Scott Miller)
Jet Electro – For Sale By Owner
Belly – Red
Robyn Hitchcock – Mexican God
Bud Rogers – Santa Monica Sunshine
Tippy Canoe and the Paddlemen – Mass Transmissions
Natalie Cortez & The Ultraviolets – Only A Friend
Popdudes – Neglected
Candyskins – Submarine Song
The Big I Am – Tongue Tied
Danielle Howle and the Tantrums – Big Puffy Girl Handwriting
Maple Mars – Big Imagination
Laurie Biagini – The Invisible Guy
Los Lobos – Saint Behind The Glass
Blake Jones and the Trike Shop – Everybody’s Got An Andy Story
Lindy LaFontaine – Haunted
The Corner Laughers – Stonewords
Throwback Suburbia – Sinking Feeling
Roxy Music – Virginia Plain
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #537 – 3/3/2012
Baby Scream – The Last Call
The Well Wishers – Escape The Light
Emily Zuzik – This Time Around
Elvis Costello and the Attractions – Next Time Round
M.A.D.I.S.O.N. – Fairytale
Maxi Dunn – Make It Better
Jointpop – Monday Morning Love Situation
Cowboy Junkies – A Common Disaster
Rob Swanson/Dennis Holseybrook – Rust
Poplord – Flower Bomb
Joe Swidenbank – It’s Different For Girls
Liz Phair – 6’1”
Duncan Faure – Man Of A Thousand Dreams
Dead Heart Bloom – Sentimental Cures
Skip Heller – Let’s Stay Home
Lannie Flowers – Turn Up Your Radio
Laurie Biagini – Rainy Day At The Beach
Peter Mayer – The Marrying Kind
Anton Barbeau – MTV Song
Vegas With Randolph – Above The Blue
The Corner Laughers – Space Echo
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop – Sun Up (Unplugged)
The Handcuffs – This Is A Test
Glen Campbell – Galveston
Lindy LaFontaine – Alizee
Bill Mumy – Chariots Comin’
Braam – St. Bank of Cheyenne
Throwback Suburbia – Caroline
Beth Thornley – A to Z
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #536 – 2/25/2012: Guest co-host Jeff Lidskin!
My brother came all the way from Los Angeles to help shepherd me through a potentially traumatic weekend. (Impending milestone birthday.) So we did a couple of segments where he let me pick from a list of numbers, which corresponded to mystery tracks that he brought along–and musical madness ensued! Those were the “Rockin’ Roulette” segments.
Lannie Flowers – Circles
Maxi Dunn – Weather Warning
Baby Scream – Secret Place
NRBQ – Over Your Head (Live)
Ben Swidenbank – Girl (Leave That Animal Tonight)
Poplord – Save The Monkey
Rockin’ Roulette – Part 1!
The Mavericks – Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down
Brewer & Shipley – One Toke Over The Line
Tom Jones with the Pretenders – Lust For Life
Bing Crosby – San Fernando Valley
Freddy Fender – Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
Beat Farmers – Big Rock Candy Mountain
Debora Iyall – A Girl In Trouble (is a temporary thing)
Braam – Burlington Northern
Logan Venderlic – Glasses
Laurie Biagini – My Little SUV
Karim Fanous – Thin Bits
Bill Mumy – I Owe A Little Money
Nushu – Another Rainy Weekend
Vegas With Randolph – Summertime
Jenifer Jackson – Mercury, The Sun & Moon
The Beatles – For You Blue
The Corner Laughers – For The Sake Of The Cat
Throwback Suburbia – Sinking Feeling
Lindy LaFontaine – Harmonics
Rockin’ Roulette – Part 2!
Melanie – Brand New Key
Joan Jett – Every Day People
The Blasters – So Long Baby Goodbye
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #535 – 2/18/2012: Sue Leonard Interview!
Jet Electro – Buckle Up
Sal Valentino – Dreamin’ Man
NRBQ – Start It Over
Maxi Dunn – Why Do I Want You?
Baby Scream – The Last Call
k.d. Lang – Constant Craving
Throwback Suburbia – Setting Sun
Sue Leonard – Drift Away
Sue Leonard Interview
Sue Leonard – Without You
Sue Leonard – Dig Down Deep
Laurie Larson – Obliquity
R.E.M. – World Leader Pretend
Laurie Biagini – Rainy Day At The Beach
Candyskins – Monday Morning
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop – Sun Up
Sound Sessions – Baby’s Just An Avatar
Poplord – Flower Bomb
The Judybats – Jive Talkin’
Lindy LaFontaine – Alizee
Vegas With Randolph – Marisa
Popdudes – Neglected
The Jayhawks – She Walks In So Many Ways
The Well Wishers – Have Some More Tea
Skip Heller – The Way I Feel
The Corner Laughers – Thunderbird
Twirl Radio Playlist – Show #534 – 2/11/2012
NRBQ – Spampinato
Emily Zuzik – This Time Around
Scott Brookman – The Man From Operations
Ben Swidenbank – Girl (Leave That Animal Tonight)
Maxi Dunn – The Neglected Gambit
Uncle Tupelo – Outdone (1989 Demo)
Baby Scream – Bad Seed
The Well Wishers – Honoree
Ricky Berger – Michael’s Song
Bill Mumy – Take Us Home
Natalie Cortez & The Ultraviolets – Ghost Of You
Three Minute Tease – Love Is Onion
Bud Rogers – Slave To Passion
Skip Heller – Fools Like Me
Sue Leonard – I’m Not Gonna Let You Go
The Judybats – Daylight
Laurie Biagini – The Invisible Guy
Little Guilt Shrine – Exit Flagger
The Taters – Just One Night
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop – Forestiere Gardens
Nirvana – On A Plain
The Corner Laughers – Yellow Jacket
Rickie Lee Jones – Rebel Rebel
Vegas With Randolph – A Lesser Fool
Lindy LaFontaine – Sunday (Trip Hop remix)
Throwback Suburbia – Sinking Feeling
Braam – Blackout
The Big I Am – Better Days
Urge Overkill – The Break
2012 Twirlie Award Winners (Show #533 – February 4, 2012)
Here is the complete list of 2012 Twirlie Award Winners, presented live on Twirl Radio, Saturday, February 4, 2012, 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.
Album of the Year
Maxi Dunn, for her album The Neglected Gambit
Album of the Year Runner up
Vegas With Randolph, for their album Above The Blue
Song of the Year
The Whiskey Saints, for their song Every Little Thing
Song of the Year Runner up
Blake Jones and Tom Magill, for their song Life Turns On A Dime
Female Vocalist of the Year
Emily Zuzik
Male Vocalist of the Year
Bud Rogers
Ear Candy
Laurie Biagini, for her album A Go-Go Girl In A Modern World
Best Debut Album
The Big I Am, for their album Collecting Skies
Best Songwriting
Sal Valentino/John Blakeley, for Sal’s album Dreamin’ Man
Producer of the Year (tie)
Peter Hackett, for Maxi Dunn’s album The Neglected Gambit
Producer of the Year (tie)
Wim Oudijk, for The Big I Am’s album Collecting Skies
Best Line In A Song
Juan Mazzola of Baby Scream, for his song The Last Call. The line was “I wouldn’t care about tomorrow, tomorrow never cared for me.” “I shouldn’t care about your sorrow, sorrow never cared for me.” I’m a little disappointed with you….”
Best Interview, phone
Duncan Faure (former Bay City Roller, now solo artist), 3/12/2011
Best Interview, in-studio
Blake Jones & The Trike Shop, 10/22/2011
Best Live Session
Skip Heller and Debora Iyall, Shine Cafe, Sacramento, 10/29/2011
Best Rock And Roll Moment
1. Japan Radiothon 2011
2. Writing liner notes for Above The Blue by Vegas With Randolph
3. Getting to hear sneak preview of Debora Iyall’s remake of her Romeo Void song A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)–on her Ipod
4. Reaching 500th episode in May
5. Emceeing for the Corner Laughers at their Sacramento gig
Top Albums of 2011:
1. Maxi Dunn – The Neglected Gambit
2. Vegas With Randolph – Above The Blue
3. The Big I Am – Collecting Skies
4. The Handcuffs – Waiting For The Robot
5. Bud Rogers – Whiteout
6. Baby Scream – Secret Place
7. Emily Zuzik Band – The Wild Joys Of Living
8. Bill Mumy – Until The Big Bang Whimpers
9. The Whiskey Saints – 24 Hours
10. Anton Barbeau – Psychedelic Mynde Of Moses
Top Songs of 2011:
1. The Whiskey Saints – Every Little Thing
2. Blake Jones & Tom Magill – Life Turns On A Dime
3. Braam – Burlington Northern
4. The Big I Am – Collecting Skies
5. Maxi Dunn – Make It Better
6. Mad Mush – Silent Snowfall
7. Scott Brookman – The Man From Operations
8. Popdudes – Desperation Time
9. Rob Swanson/Dennis Holseybrook – Rust
10. Agony Aunts – Me Being Maximum
11. John York and Kim Fowley – Angels And Trucks
12. Laurie Biagini – My Little SUV
13. Cult Of Wedge – The Birds and the Bees and Jaime
14. Anton Barbeau – Skunk Hungarian
15. Ben Swidenbank – Leave That Animal Behind
16. Baby Scream – The Last Call
17. The Scratch – Homely Crackle
18. The Britannicas – Bleed Between The Lines
19. Joe Symes – Lost Along The Way
20. Lannie Flowers – Turn Up Your Radio
The 2012 Twirlie Awards Broadcast is happening today!
Welcome, Twirl Radio listeners. Today’s the day! The 2012 Twirlie Awards Broadcast is coming your way. We’ll review and honor last year’s top songs, albums, vocalists, and so much more.
After the show, we’ll post all the winners right here on twirlradio.com. There will be a podcast too.
Join the fun–4-6pm Pacific, http://www.twirlradio.com! Thanks for listening!
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