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Song of the Day: The Clash “Clampdown”

Neville C.  10:00 am on May 1, 2019April 30, 2019

Celebrate May Day with The Clash‘s stirring anthem “Clampdown”, which is a highlight from the band’s seminal London Calling

Categories: Blog, punk, rock, Song of the Day Tags: joe strummer, Mick Jones, music, punk rock, song of the day, the Clash

Song of the Day: The Slits “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”

Neville C.  10:00 am on May 17, 2018May 21, 2018

The Slits cover of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”, a song made famous by Marvin Gaye, is a brilliant post-punk read on a Motown classic.

Categories: Blog, dub, music, post-punk, punk, R&B, Song of the Day Tags: Marvin Gaye, song of the day, the Clash, The Slits

Song of the Day: Ellen Foley “Torchlight”

DJ Stereo Faith  10:00 am on March 8, 2018March 13, 2018

Veteran punk group, The Clash gave this Ellen Foley pop duet a lift on this 1981 love-conquers-all single, “Torchlight”.

Categories: Blog, music, pop, Song of the Day Tags: Ellen Foley, joe strummer, Mick Jones, pop, punk, song of the day, the Clash

Song of the Day: The Clash “The Street Parade”

DJ Stereo Faith  10:00 am on January 17, 2018January 17, 2018

“The Street Parade” by The Clash is a deeply existential song about the sublimation of identity into a crowd.

Categories: Blog, dub, music, post-punk, punk, reggae, Song of the Day Tags: dub, joe strummer, Mick Jones, mickey dread, paul simonon, post-punk, punk, reggae, sandanista, song of the day, the Clash, topper headon 1 Comment

Song of the Day: Watty Burnett “Rainy Night In Portland”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on September 7, 2017September 7, 2017

Watty Burnett and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry‘s dub rewrite of Brook Benton‘s “Rainy Night In Georgia” is one of the great dub songs.

Categories: Blog, dub, music, R&B, reggae, Song of the Day, soul Tags: bbc world service, brook benton, dub, joe strummer, lee perry, reaggae, song of the day, soul, the Clash, watty burnett

Song of the Day: Mott the Hoople “All the Young Dudes”

Neville C.  10:00 am on January 14, 2016January 14, 2016

David Bowie wrote a career-saving “All the Young Dudes” for Mott the Hoople in 1972.

Categories: Blog, music, rock Tags: All the young Dudes, David Bowie, Ian Hunter, Mott the Hoople, song of the day, the Clash Leave a comment

Song of the Day: Kitty, Daisy & Lewis “Baby Bye Bye”

DJ D-Mac  10:00 am on April 17, 2015April 17, 2015
Song of the Day: Kitty Daisy and Lewis Baby Bye Bye

Taking musical cues from 60s ska, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis’ rolling “Baby Bye Bye” is an absolutely infectious tale of a romance gone sour.

Categories: Blog, Song of the Day Tags: Baby Bye Bye, Big Audio Dynamite, Daisy & Lewis, Kitty, Mick Jones, song of the day, the Clash Leave a comment

Song of The Day: Orange Juice “Rip It Up”

DJ KC  10:00 am on November 4, 2014November 2, 2014

The Scottish band Orange Juice lasted 9 years from 1976 to 1985 and this song, “Rip It Up,” was their biggest hit.

Categories: Blog, downtempo, electronica, indie, indiepop, music, post-punk, punk, reggae, rock, Song of the Day Tags: '80s, Dance, Morrissey, Orange Juice, post-punk, Scotland, Talking Heads, the Clash, UK Leave a comment

Song of the Day: Zara McFarlane “Police and Thieves”

Neville C.  10:00 am on February 24, 2014February 24, 2014

A few folks have covered Junior Murvin and Lee “Scratch” Perry’s “Police and Thieves,” but as far as I know no one has done a jazz version until Zara McFarlane!

Categories: Blog, downtempo, jazz, music, reggae, Song of the Day Tags: jazz, reggae, song of the day, the Clash, Zara McFarlane Leave a comment

Song of the Day: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins “I Put a Spell on You”

Neville C.  10:00 am on October 29, 2013October 4, 2019
Song of the Day (Shocktober): Screamin' Jay Hawkins ‎"I Put a Spell on You" (Jeremy Sole's Zombie Stomp Remix)

In a world of unique characters in the music business, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins stood out with his leopard skin outfits, capes, rubber snakes and a smoking skull on a stick named Henry.

Categories: Blog, music, R&B, rock, Song of the Day Tags: Alice Cooper, Halloween, Nick Cave, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, song of the day, the Clash, The Cramps, The Damned 1 Comment

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