Covered in Beatles (4/1/2011) is On The Air!

Between 1960 and 1962, the Beatles landed several weeks-to-months-long gigs playing clubs in the Reeperbahn district of Hamburg, West Germany,  where they were obligated to perform for a minimum of 4½ — and by some accounts up to 8-10 — hours per day.

In addition to getting them hooked on beer and uppers, the demands of the Hamburg lifestyle also led the band to improve dramatically as musicians, and vastly expand their onstage repertoire — in particular their grasp of covering the American music (early rock & roll, R&B, rockabilly, soul, girl groups) that influenced them.

On this week's Rock Show, we'll be playing the original versions of songs that influenced the Beatles strongly enough for the band to eventually cover them on their official studio albums.

Is there a particular song which would later be covered by the Beatles that you'd like us to play?  Do you need to take Preludin in order to stay awake throughout an entire episode of Rock Show?  Let your voice be heard!

Playlist - March 25, 2011 (Episode 9: Funk & Soul)

I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Satisfaction - Otis Redding
Get Up (I feel like being a) Sex Machine - James Brown

I'll Be Satisfied - Jackie Wilson
Whispers (Gettin' Louder) - Jackie Wilson
Anytime You Want Me - Garnet Mimms
Sara Smile - Hall & Oates

Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
Stand! - Sly & The Family Stone
Freddie's Dead [Single Edit] - Curtis Mayfield
Nothing But a Heartache - The Flirtations
Come See About Me - The Supremes

Good To Me As I Am To You - Aretha Franklin
Tennessee Waltz - Sam Cooke
Boogie On, Raggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
Do That Stuff - Parliament

On The Air, And Ready 2 Get Up & Do Our Thing

It's time for episode # 9: "Soul & Funk"
Join the conversation with comments, requests, etc!

Bonus Track: "Walkin' The Dog" by Rufus Thomas

Stax Records, 1963

Request Lines Open: 3/25/2011 Funk & Soul Show

Rock Show returns tomorrow, when we're gonna hit ya with the funk and soul! It can be assumed that you will be dancing like a fool.

No Rock Show on Friday, March 16th

It's Spring Break at the University of Iowa, so Rock Show and its brethren are taking the week off. We'll return next week with more great music. In the meantime, you can tune into The Lab's stream to hear whatever tunes the computer is picking. I know, I know: a computer can't miscue songs and make terrible puns, but it'll have to do.

In the meantime, feel free to use this thread for general discussion of what sorts of rock/pop music "themes" you'd like to hear us tackle, with examples of songs that fit these themes.

A couple of themes we're working on for upcoming Rock Shows are Soul Music (or perhaps a combo Funk/Soul show) and Covers (Elton John and John Lennon covering "I Saw Her Standing There" live in concert? We can provide that.)

Cheer up! There's more Rock Show to come!

Playlist: March 11, 2011 (Episode 8: Open Format)

Shake Appeal - The Stooges
Shake, Rattle And Roll - Big Joe Turner
Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kid & the Pirates
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis
Cinnamon Girl - Neil "Shakey" Young

American Girl - Tom Petty
Workin' For The Man - Roy Orbison
Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
Not Guilty - The Beatles
Telephone Line - E.L.O.

Pop Song 89 - R.E.M.
Night Boat to Cairo - Madness
Cemetary Gates The Smiths
Hounds of Love Kate Bush

All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
Smile Away - Paul McCartney

Yo Adrian, We Did it, We Made it into the IMU, and we Are Live!

Request Lines Open: 3/11/2011 "Open Format"

Episode 8 of Rock Show will have no specific theme, so bring on the requests. 

That said, even "open format" episodes have some restrictions, and this week is no exception.  For starters, theme music from the Rocky film franchise will not be tolerated this week.  Also, I know this is to the chagrin of many, but the Oasis ban remains in effect.  Other than that, though, if there's some 50s, 60s or 70s (or even early 80s) Rock music that you wanna hear, let us know!

"Yo, Adrian — you're a wanker!"

Playlist: March 4, 2011 (Episode 7: Rockabilly)

The Train Kept A-Rollin' - Johnny Burnette
Get Rhythm - Johnny Cash
   [Trailer - High School Hellcats]
Susie-Q - Dale Hawkins
Brown-Eyed Handsome Man - Buddy Holly
Fujiama Mama - Wanda Jackson
Baby Let's Play House - Elvis Presley
Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll - Billy Lee Riley
The Way I Walk - Jack Scott
   [Trailer - Daddy-O]
Cat Man - Gene Vincent
Pink Petal Pushers - Carl Perkins
Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
Mean Woman Blues - Roy Orbison
   [Quote - Reverend Jimmy Snow]
C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
Luther Played the Boogie - Johnny Cash
Long Tall Sally - Marty Robbins
Gonna rock 'n' Roll Tonight - Carl Mann
Red Headed Woman - Sonny Burgess
   [Trailer - Teenage Doll]
Wild Wild Young Men - Rose Maddox
Bop A Lena - Ronnie Self
I'm Coming Home - Johnny Horton
How Far Can Too Far Go? - The Cramps

We On The Air, Cats, Cos It's Rockabilly Time!

Request Lines Open: 3/4/2011 Rockabilly

Rock your socks off with the likes of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, as well as some lesser-known artists from the heyday of Rockabilly music on this week's Rock Show. This is where to post your requests if there's anything specific you want to hear. We'll even entertain the possibility of some later Rockabilly Revival, but only if it really cooks!

"Me and the band are goin' to Perkins after this. Ha ha - just kiddin'!"