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Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 38 (October 16, 2022): The National Recording Registry Part Four (My Selections)

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 38 (October 16, 2022): The National Recording Registry Part Four (My Selections)

This Week's Theme: The National Recording Registry Part Four (My Selections) This week’s show is the final entry of a four-part series on the National Recording Registry. The first three parts focused on selections in the Registry from before 1955, selections from 1955 to the present, and my personal favorite Top 25 albums that have … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 38 (October 16, 2022): The National Recording Registry Part Four (My Selections)

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 37 (October 9, 2022): The National Recording Registry Part Three (Personal Top 25)

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 37 (October 9, 2022): The National Recording Registry Part Three (Personal Top 25)

This Week's Theme: The National Recording Registry Part Three (Personal Top 25) This week’s show is Part Three of a four-part series on the National Recording Registry. The first two parts focused on selections in the Registry from before 1955 and from 1955 to the present. This week’s show presents songs from my personal Top … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 37 (October 9, 2022): The National Recording Registry Part Three (Personal Top 25)

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 36 (October 2, 2022): The National Recording Registry Part Two (1955-Present)

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 36 (October 2, 2022): The National Recording Registry Part Two (1955-Present)

This Week's Theme: The National Recording Registry Part Two (1955-Present) This week presents Part Two of the Faux Show's four-part series on the National Recording Registry. If you missed Part One, take a look to learn about the Registry and see my selections from before 1955. This week’s show is Part Two and presents the … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 36 (October 2, 2022): The National Recording Registry Part Two (1955-Present)

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 35 (September 25, 2022): The National Recording Registry Part One (Pre-1955)

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 35 (September 25, 2022): The National Recording Registry Part One (Pre-1955)

This Week's Theme: The National Recording Registry Part One (Pre-1955) This week we are taking a deep dive into the historical research aspect of the Radio Faux Show. This week’s show is best described as a collection of recordings rather than a playlist of songs because this week’s show is part one of a four-part … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 35 (September 25, 2022): The National Recording Registry Part One (Pre-1955)

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 34 (September 18, 2022): Artists with One-Word Names

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 34 (September 18, 2022): Artists with One-Word Names

This Week's Theme: Artists With One-Word Names This week's theme is suggested by Faux Fan West. I'm in the middle of a large-scale Faux Show research project, so it is a great time to drop a classic theme like this one that doesn't require so much effort. Thanks FFW! All of this week's artists go … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 34 (September 18, 2022): Artists with One-Word Names

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 33 (September 11, 2022): Born in 1922

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 33 (September 11, 2022): Born in 1922

This Week's Theme: 100th Birthday- Born in 1922 I’ll be the first to admit that a playlist consisting entirely of artists born one hundred years ago may not sound like something everyone wants to hear, but the amazing thing is how many decades of music I ended up including. There is clearly an emphasis on … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 33 (September 11, 2022): Born in 1922

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 32 (September 4, 2022): Food

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 32 (September 4, 2022): Food

This Week's Theme: Food This week's show is all about food. Order up! Welcome to Radio Faux Show Volume Two, number thirty-two. First things first – click a link to start listening and then come back to read about this week’s songs. Spotify Amazon Music Everybody eats, so dig in to these dishes. It's a … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 32 (September 4, 2022): Food

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 31 (August 28, 2022): Some Of My Favorite Records You May Not Have Heard Before

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 31 (August 28, 2022): Some Of My Favorite Records You May Not Have Heard Before

This Week's Theme: Some Of My Favorite Records You May Not Have Heard Before Last week's show of selections from the Trouser Press Record Guide dove into my alt-music past. After a week of listening to those records, I decided to make a show focused on some of my favorite albums that are not very … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 31 (August 28, 2022): Some Of My Favorite Records You May Not Have Heard Before

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 30 (August 21, 2022): Trouser Press Record Guide

Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 30 (August 21, 2022): Trouser Press Record Guide

This Week's Theme: Trouser Press Record Guide If you know the Faux Show then you know that my favorite music reference is Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. However, there are a lot of great reference books out there that were used by hundreds of thousands of people before the internet became such … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 30 (August 21, 2022): Trouser Press Record Guide