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Another FREE FORM FRENZY in the books, and this one is jam-packed with tracks from the NEW ROSE record label and the STIFF RECORDS label ... plus a LIVE set from 1980 by BLONDIE ....  enjoy!

- bob d.
connecticutrocks@gmail.com

1. The Carl Stalling Project - Zoom and Bored (1957)
2. Joe "King" Carrasco - Let's Go To Mexico
3. The Outcasts - 1969 (The Stooges)
4. The Primevals - Right For Me
5. The Replacements - 20th Century Boy (Marc Bolan)
6. The Count - Dreams In Reverse
7. The Bangsters - Electric Fields
8. Damon Edge - Alliance of Hearts
9. Bernard Szajner - Tracking
10. Ludovico's Technique - Hey, protest, hey
11. Warum Joe - Electrolyse
12. Chris Bailey - Casablanca (Live, 1984)
13. The Snipers - Who'll Stop The Rain (John Fogerty)
14. Shoes - A New Sensation
15. Les Calamites - Boy From NY City
16. R. Stevie Moore - Why Should I Love You?
17. Valentino - Matin
18. Plan 9 - I Like Girls
19. The Damned - New Rose
20. The Adverts - One Chord Wonders
21. Pink Fairies - Between The Lines
22. Tyla Gang - Styrofoam
23. Jill Read - Maybe
24. Dave Edmunds - Jo Jo Gunne
25. Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World
26. Yachts - Suffice To Say
27. Mick Farren - Let's Loot the Supermarket Like We Did Last Summer
28. Larry Wallis - Police Car
29. Jane Aire and the Belvederes - Yankee Wheels
30. Humphrey Ocean & The Hardy Annuals - Whoop-A-Daisy
31. Devo - Jocko Homo
32. Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
33. Jona Lewie - I'll Get By In Pittsburgh
34. Rachel Sweet - B-A-B-Y
35. Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
36. Members - Solitary Confinement
37. Mickey Jupp - You'll Never get me up In One of Those
38. Motor Boys Motor - Drive Friendly
39. Lew Lewis Reformer - Lucky Seven
40. Theater of Hate - The Hop
41. Madness - One Step Beyond
42. Desmond Dekker - Israelites
43. Tenpole Tudor - Three Bells In A Row
44. Any Trouble - Trouble With Love
45. Dave Stewart/Colin Blunstone - What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
46. Dirty Looks - Let Go
47. The Equators - If You Need Me
48. Department S - Going Left Right
49. Billy Bremner - Loud Music In Cars
50. The Belle Stars - Sign of the Times
    
    Blondie - Live In Concert - January 12, 1980
51. Atomic
52. Living In The Real World
53. Denis
54. Picture This
55. Die Young, Stay Pretty
56. Accidents Never Happen
57. Love Victim
58. Heart Of Glass
59. Eat To The Beat
60. Hangin On The Telephone
61. Louie, Louie
62. I Feel Love (Donna Summer)
63. Heroes (David Bowie)
64. I Feel Good (James Brown)
65. Sunday Girl
66. Pretty Baby
67. One Way Or Another

The next edition of Connecticut Rocks! on WPKN is Tuesday August 10, from 10pm to 2am. In-studio guests include Meredith DiMenna of SAINT BERNADETTE, Peter Katis (Tarquin Records) of Philistines, jr., Happiest Guys In the World and Tarquin Studios, and singer-songwriter Mike Milazzo.

Tune in to WPKN 89.5 FM or online at www.wpkn.org ...

On Connecticut Rocks! you can hear music from Connecticut indie original bands and performers of the past, present and future ... I'll try to fill out the full 4 (or 3) hours of each episode with just CT music. If you are in a band or were in a band in the past, please contact me on how you can get your music played on Connecticut Rocks! ---

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• Shows are archived here at wpkn.streamrewind.com
  with full playlists!

• Select shows are also available at www.archive.org

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In-studio / on-air guests on CT ROX, many of these shows are available in the WPKN Archives:

2011:

• #55:
  - Greg Buzi, solo / band leader Quicksand Collective
• #56:
  - Chris Frantz, from Tom Tom Club
  - Christine Ohlman ::: The Beehive Queen
• #57:
• #58: Dave Schneider from The Zambonis
• #59:
  - James Mauri and Ryan Zigmont
  - Ron Sutfin + Kerry Miller
• #60:
  - Shawn Taylor singer / songwriter performs LIVE in-studio
  - Bobby Crash and Pete Barerra from Burnouts In Outer Space
• #61:
  - Eric Donnelly + Tim Warren from The Alternate Routes
  - Michael Arafeh, Show #01, Songs From The Coffeehouse
• #62:
  - Rick Reyes from Cosmic Jibaros / Pasofino Club
  - Adam Lippman from Automatic Children
• #63:
  - Rob Carlson from Rob Carlson and Benefit Street, formerly in Modern Man, and oh so many other projects.
  - Angel Telesco and Renard Boissiere from Black Rock Rocks Mardi Gras Weekend
• #64:
  - Sam Perduta singer/songwriter from the band, Elison Jackson
• #65: no guests, just music.
• #66: Bill Shaka from Shaka and the SoulShakers
• #67:
  - Michael Arafeh, Show #02, Songs From The Coffeehouse
  - Jennifer Hill from Jen Hill & Co. and SWAN Day CT (SWAN = Support Women Artists Now)
• #68:
  - Melissa Mulligan performs LIVE in-studio
  - Three members of Whiskey For Breakfast
  - Patrick Hearty from The Mighty Ploughboys
  - Jay Cusano and Julie Hymans from C.A.N. (Collective Artists Network)
• #69: Matt Vitti from the band, Mother Brother
• #70: no guests, just music
• #71:
  - John Wilkins, discussing an upcoming Bike Ride + Art Show
  - Duece Bug, Maria Manes of Mindz-I Entertainment, Kenny Cash
  - Bert Genovese from Bobbie Peru
  - The band: Captain Ismael and the Sound Avengers
• #72:
  - Tom Hearn and Legs McNeil
  - Christian Marrone + Matt Perry (Tricksleeves)
  - Matt Galvin + Paul D'addario (Farmertan)
• #73: Joe Nolan (Kimono Draggin')
• #74:
  LIVE in-studio guest: James Mauri :: NEST Arts Fest music :: Daffordiil Fest bands :: LIVE phone-in: Robbie DeRosa
• #75: no guests, just music.
• #76:
  QueenStryche, Skater Tot and Revengela from CT Roller Girls ::: Steve Zimmerman and Tommy Blardo from Enemy Remains ::: Al Pist and Mike Farrelly (CT Punk Rock)
• #76a:
  fundraising special : Bobby Pickett from The Fret Notz, Bill Sciacca from Shaka and the SoulShakers, and Marco Frucht in-studio / Eileen Walsh from 305K Gallery phone-in.
• #77:
  - Michael Arafeh, Show #04, Songs From The Coffeehouse
  - a short FREE FORM FRENZY / SwampShaka's Carnival of Soul : Louisiana Funk Fest Part 2
• #78: no guests, just music.
• #79:
  in-studio guests : Dave Hogan / Thomas Perez / on the phone : Mike Lawson of Local Band Review ::[fill-in for Kevin Gallagher]
• #80:
  The Stepkids (Tim Walsh + Jeff Gitelman) discussing their recent West Coast Tour, upcoming Midwest Tour + Keith Rodgerson : Park City Noise 7 [fill-in Pete Stewart]
• #81:
  members of the funk-soul band, SOLISTIC / Sue Menhart phone-in / and Nancy and Bill from IDEAT VILLAGE
• #82:
  Michael Arafeh, Show #05, Songs From The Coffeehouse : focus on Michael Cleary Band
• #83:
  In-studio guests, Megan Keith and David Keith / Mission 0 ::: and lots of CT indie originals!
• #84: in-studio guests : Lou Lorenzo from FAREWOOD + David Keith from .DBK.
• #85:
  - Artie Tobia and Stu Stahr of Artie Tobia Band
  - Julia Bess from The Bridgeport Arts Fest, Brian Kelly from Talking To Walls, and Tim Walsh from The Stepkids
• #86: no guests, just music.
• #87:
  - Michael Arafeh, Show #06, Songs From The Coffeehouse
  - Scott Amenta, chats about the Rock Ur Ink Off Festival
• #88
  - Seth Tiven from Dumptruck
• #89
  - The Colt Six
  - I Anbassa
  - Steven Deal (via phone)
• #90
  - Michael Arafeh, Show #07, Songs From The Coffeehouse
• #91
  - AM edition (6am to 9am) no guests, just music
• #92
  - Bill J Ready and Matt Thomas from Fuzzy Rainbow Productions
• #93
  - Dixie Normous
• #94: no guests, just music.
• #95
  - Kink Ador (from Nashville TN)
  - Phil Nichols and Eliot Lewis
  - Forrest Harlow (via phone)
• #96
  - Michael Arafeh, Show #08, Songs From The Coffeehouse
• #97 no guests, just music.
• #98 no guests, just music
• #99 no guests, just music

2010:

• Dave Schneider from The Zambonis
• Jennifer Hill from the band Jennifer Hill and Co.
• Aaron Garavoy from the North Shore Troubadours
• Veronica Vixen of Frisky à Go Go
• Grant Squire, singer-songwriter performs LIVE in-studo
• Dave Hogan from the bands Greylight Campfire, The Rafter Bats performs LIVE in-studio
• Ben Henson, City Planner for City of Bridgeport / Downtown Thursdays
• Revengela of the Connecticut Roller Girls
• Meredith DiMenna from the band Saint Bernadette
• Peter Katis and Tarquin Katis from Tarquin Studios, and the bands The Philistines Jr., The Happiest Guys In The World
• Mike Milazzo, singer-songwriter performs LIVE in-studio
• Fernando Pinto, from Elevator Music and the man behind the old New Haven nightclub, Tune Inn
• Jared McGovern of Soul Reapin' 3, Amy Rose and her Troublemakers, and The Long Goodbyes
• Solistic, members of the Milford-based funk/blues band
• Skratch Happy, a band from New Haven, performs LIVE in-studio
• Brian Lanese of Permanent Ability
• Pat Lattin of the Pat Lattin Band performs LIVE in-studio
• Brian Kelly of the band Talking To Walls performs LIVE in-studio
• Conversations on The 2010 Bridgeport Art Trail with
  • Suzanne Kachmar - City Lights Gallery,
  • Eileen Walsh - Gallery at Black Rock,
  • JodiAnn Strmiska - Ground Floor Gallery at Read's Artspace
  • Janine Brown - American Fabrics Arts Building,
  • Dylan Cotton - The Cotton Press,
  • L.A. MacLean - Jazzworks
• Eliot Lewis, who plays with Hall & Oates, chats about his new solo CD, 6 and One performs LIVE in-studio
• The Skanktones
• Christian Marrone 
• three members of Remember September (Chris Schod, Jay Schod, Mary Albano) talk about Holiday Concert for The Troops
• Meredith DiMenna from Saint Bernadette on an upcoming Sunday Mass at Acoustic Cafe
• Tom Smith of The Bandidos, The Hickups, Gone Native and other bands chats about AlexFest, a benefit event for Alex DeFelice
• Steven Deal from Bleached Black, Chopper, Absolute Zeros, Love and Hymen and his recent solo album.
• On the phone, Malcolm Tent from Bunnybrains and the store, Trash American Style
• Call-in on Free Form Frenzy, Ken Rowell from The Bagdaddios