Every Friday night from 7-10, Rita Houston hosts a show on WFUV called the Whole Wide World. It’s a free-form show. In the past when I’ve filled in, I’ve introduced themes like all-jazz or afro-beat. Last night, I did maybe the most personal radio show I could ever do and played only rock from Boston and New York. Here’s what I played:
1
I’m Waiting for the Man Velvet Underground
VU & Nico Verve
2
Roadrunner The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers Berserkley/Rhino
3
Mass. Ave Willie Alexander
Mass. Ave The Boston Scene Rhino
4
Ramones Beat on the Brat
All That Stuff and More Vol.1 Sire/WB
5
Opportune Moment The Sheila Divine
New Parade Roadrunner
6
Love Comes in Spurts Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Blank Generation Sire
7
See No Evil Television
Marquee Moon Elektra
8
That’s When I Reach For My Revolver Mission of Burma
Signals, Calls, & Marches Ace of Hearts/Rhino
9
Hold Steady Sequestered in Memphis
Stay Positive Vagrant/Rough Trade
10
Del Fuegos Sound of our Town
Boston, Mass Slash/WB
11
I Want to Help You Ann The Lyres
Mass. Ave The Boston Scene Rhino
12
J. Geils Band Back to Get Ya
Blow Your Face Out Atlantic
13
Psycho Killer Talking Heads
Stop Making Sense Sire
14
Shoo Be Doo & Candy-O Cars
Candy-O Elektra
15
Last Night The Strokes
Is This It RCA
16
Lemonheads Bit Part
It’s a Shame About Ray Atlantic
17
Nada Surf Whose Authority
Lucky Barsuk
18
Belly Feed the Tree
Star Sire/Reprise
19
Buffalo Tom Enemy
Birdbrain Beggar’s Banquet
20
King of New York Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Come Find Yourself EMI
21
Unsung Helmet
Meantime Interscope
22
Thursday Morphine
Cure for Pain Ryko
23
Gloria Patti Smith
Horses Arista
24
Scruffy the Cat Bus Named Desire
Moons of Jupiter Relativity
25
Aerosmith One Way Street
S/T Columbia
26
Blondie Rip Her to Shreds
Platinum Collection EMI/Chrysalis
27
NY Dolls Personality Crisis
S/T (73) Mercury
28
Man with a Gun Jerry Harrison
Casual Gods Sire
29
Sonic Youth 100%
Goo DGC
30
Type Living Colour
Time’s Up Epic
31
I Think She Likes Me Treat Her Right
This is Fort Apache MCA
32
Feel the Pain Dinosaur Jr.
Without a Sound Sire
33
Kiss Deuce
Best of Mercury
34
The Dirty Glass Dropkick Murphys
Blackout Hellcat
35
The Impression that I get Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Let’s Face It Mercury
36
Packaged Rebellion Anthrax
Sound of White Noise Elektra
37
Pixies Isla de Encanta/
Come On Pilgrim 4AD
38
Heads Will Roll Yeah Yeah Yeahs
It’s Blitz Interscope
39
Not a Young Man Anymore Dean & Britta
13 Most Beautiful Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests Jet Set/Rounder
40
Lou Reed Sweet Jane
Rock n Roll Animal RCA