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This Week's Theme: A Whole Bunch of Birthdays There are 27 artists on this week's Faux Show whose birthday is October 3, and there were even more I did not include. These artists present a variety of music across genres and eras, including three pop/rock icons, one living legend, and one guitar god. Happy Birthday … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 31 (October 3, 2021): A Whole Bunch of Birthdays
This Week's Theme: Days of the Week I decided to go with an old school theme this week. Anyone who makes themed playlists knows that half of the fun is in determining a clever, thoughtful theme that requires delving into the back-channels of the brain to pull out half-forgotten songs. Sometimes, though, it is nice … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 30 (September 26, 2021): Days of the Week
This Week's Theme: As Heard on TV Up until about the last twenty years, there were three main ways to discover music. You could listen to the radio, you could go to a record store, or, if you were lucky, you had a sibling, parent, or friend who would hook you up with the real … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 29 (September 19, 2021): As Heard on TV
This Week's Theme: Music from 2021 (So Far) Ms. Faux and I are always discovering new music recommendations and we decided to sit down this week and "drop the needle" on a bunch of them. This week's show is a Super Theme that pulls together thirty one songs released throughout 2021 so far. I didn't … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 28 (September 12, 2021): Music from 2021 (so far)
This Week's Theme: 10-Year Anniversary (Music from 2011) The last few Faux Shows have focused on older music, but this week's show is set firmly in the 21st century. There are still some older songs mixed throughout, but 18 of the 30 tracks are from the year 2011. This is in no way a best … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 27 (September 5, 2021): 10-Year Anniversary
This Week's Theme: Television Show Theme Songs I am not ashamed to say that I watch a lot of television. There have been periods of my life when I didn't watch much at all, and other times when I probably watched too much, but there has always be a tv in my home. For this … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 26 (August 29, 2021): Television Show Theme Songs
This Week's Theme: Silver Anniversary, Music from 1996 I did not listen to much popular music in the early '90s. I spent several years in a deep dive into old R&B, with a focus on Ray Charles and jump blues artists like Wynonie Harris, Roy Brown, and Big Joe Turner. Then in 1996 I started … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 18 (July 4, 2021): Music from 1996
This Week's Theme: Around the World in 30 Songs Almost every Faux Show includes one of my favorite mini-themes, Let's Take a Trip Around the World. My fondest memories of my time as a deejay 30+ years ago include discovering music from other countries. From a purely musical perspective, the different instrumentation, rhythms, melodies, and … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 25 (August 22, 2021): Around the World in 30 Songs
This Week's Theme: Drummer Roger Hawkins From a completely musical point of view, if I could have lived the life of anyone in history then Roger Hawkins would be on my list. Hawkins was one of the original members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, aka The Swampers, and served as the main drummer for … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 14 (June 6, 2021): Drummer Roger Hawkins
This Week's Theme: Sparks Ms. Faux, Faux Jr., and I recently watched the new Edgar Wright documentary The Sparks Brothers, so the theme for this week's show has to be Sparks. I will admit that, although I have been an above average Sparks fan for a while now, I mainly listen to three albums - … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 24 (August 15, 2021): Sparks
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