10/30/2026

 

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HALLOWEEN SHOW!

3PM—

Bad Things (The Theme From 'True Blood') - Jace Everett

Devil Woman - Cliff Richard

Dig It Up - Hoodoo Gurus

The Voodoo Walk - Ray Davies

Voo Doo - Rachel Sweet

 

Magic - Pilot

The Spell You're Under - Lowen & Navarro

Witchdoctor - Sidewinders

Wicked Game - Social Distortion

Poor Skeleton Steps Out XTC

To the Bone - Kinks

There's No Blood in Bone - Poppy Family

 

Candy-O- Cars

I Want Candy - The Strangeloves

You Want The Candy - Raveonettes

Candy Man - Donovan

4PM—

THE 4X4: TIME CHANGE

Time Stand Still - Rush

Never Found the Time - America

Out Of Time (UK Aftermath) - Rolling Stones

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? - Chicago Transit Authority

 

Time Warp - Just Us Girls

Science Fiction - Double Feature - Rocky Horror Picture Show

Shock Treatment - Richard O'Brien

 

Trick Or Treat - Fastway

If Sugar Was As Sweet As You - Rockpile

Sugar Babe - Steve Miller Band

Under the Milky Way (acoustic) - Church

Grim Reaper of Love - Turtles

Grim Reaper - Detective

[Don't Fear] The Reaper - HIM (His Infernal Majesty

   

5PM—

SIX DISC MIX: DISGUISES 

 

Disguises - Jam

The Mask - Roger Glover

Judy In Disguise - Silicon Teens

Black Masquerade - Rainbow

Masquerade - Berlin

Brilliant Disguise - Bruce Springsteen

Race With the Devil - Girlschool

Devil With The Blue Dress On - Mitch Ryder (w/ Detroit Wheels) 

 

Let It Bleed (LIVE) - Rolling Stones

Give Blood - Pete Townshend

Flesh & Blood - Shooting Star

 

The Raven - Lou Reed

This Thing - Neanderthal Spongecake

10/23/2026

 

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3PM—

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend -  T-Bone Burnett

Diamonds & Rust -  Judas Priest

Hope -  R.E.M.

Feelin' Good Again -  Robert Earle Keen

Feelin' Alright -  Traffic

  

A Quick One -  Ric Ocasek

Too Fast For You -  Church

Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) (Take 10 / Raw Studio Mix) -  John Lennon/Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Band

  

Play Guitar -  John Mellencamp

Six String -  Adrian Belew

Perfectly Good Guitar -  John Hiatt

Guitar Jamboree -  Chris Spedding

Tower -  Angel

Antenna -  Church

Rock 'n' Roll Radio -  Billion Dollar Babies

  

4PM—

4X4: DUMBO 85TH ANNIVERSARY  

  

  

Dumb Things -  Paul Kelly

Dumb -  Beautiful South

How to Be Dumb -  Elvis Costello

Church Of Disney -  Martin Briley

   

Jack the Idiot Dunce -  Kinks

Idiot -  Robin Lane & The Chartbusters

Imbecile -  Mike Batt (w/Roger Chapman)

Lookin' Thru The Eyes Of A Fool -  Roy Wood

Everybody's Stupid  Sparks

We Can't Be Beaten -  Rose Tattoo

Bittersweet -  Hoodoo Gurus

Rockin' Around in N.Y.C. -  Marshall Crenshaw 

  

A Hazy Shade of Winter -  Simon & Garfunkel

21st Century Schizoid Man incl: Mirrors -  King Crimson

Stone Cold -  Rainbow

  

5PM—

SIX DISC MIX: 1982  

  

I'm Leaving -  Taxxi

Anxiety (Get Nervous) -  Pat Benatar

Love Plus One -  Haircut 100

I Have the Touch -  Peter Gabriel

Market Square Heroes -  Marillion

Wildest Dreams -  Asia

It Don't Come Easy -  George Harrison

Pure And Easy -  Who

Easy To Be Free -  String Driven Thing

    

Copperhead Road -  Steve Earle

Road Angel -  Doobie Brothers

Broken Down Angel -  Nazareth

Angel Come Home -  Mick Fleetwood's Zoo

We Are An All Right Family Now -  Sister Sledge-Free

10/16/2026

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3PM—

Rattled - Traveling WIlburys

(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - Elvis Costello

Solid Rock - Dire Straits

Solid Rock - Goanna

Solid Rock - Robin Lane & the Chartbusters

 

Life in the Foodchain - Tonio K.

City Life - Camel

Life Takes A Life - Jon Butcher Axis

Garden Party - Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band

The Party Ain't Over Yet - Status Quo

Party Out of Bounds (Party Mix Version) - B-52's

Come Out Fighting - Easterhouse

Fight The Good Fight - Triumph

Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting - Who

4PM---

4X4: WORLD FOOD DAY

Eat To The Beat - Blondie

Stay Hungry - Talking Heads

Girl With the Hungry Eyes - Jefferson Starship

Eat It - Weird Al Yankovic

Blackberry Wine - Gordon Lightfoot

Long Red Bottle of Wine - Bobby Sutliff

Send Me No Wine - Moody Blues

Out Of The Blue - Roxy Music

I Drove All Night - Roy Orbison

The Whole World Lost Its Head - Go-Go's

Lord of the Thighs - Aerosmith

Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions - Graham Parker & the Rumour

Counting Out Time - Genesis

Counting the Beat - Swingers

Countdown - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Annie Get Your Gun - Squeeze

Gun - Todd Rundgren

5PM---

SIX DISC MIX: 1974

Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Rolling Stones

Miles Out To Sea -  Slade

The Entertainer - Billy Joel

The Family of Man - Paul Williams

Lay Me Down - Badfinger

Junior’s Farm (One Hand Clapping Sessions) - Paul McCartney & Wings

Beg Me - Flame

Call Me - Box Tops

I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever) - Peter Frampton

Nostradamus - Al Stewart

Tightrope Ride - Doors

Walking On A Wire - Lowen & Navarro

Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher - Bruce Springsteen & the All Star Band

Fight For Your Right (To Party) - Richard Cheese

10/9/2026

 

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3PM—

Always the Sun - Stranglers

Angelsea - Cat Stevens

High Hopes - Pink Floyd

Mountain Men - Jethro Tull

  

We Never Danced - Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Dancing with Myself - Gen X 

 

Motortown - Kane Gang

The Motorcycle Song - Arlo Guthrie

Born To Be Wild - Mars Bonfire

It's a Wild Weekend - NRBQ

Lisa Anne - Bill Lloyd

Carrie Anne - Hollies

Suzyanne - Dwight Twilley

Suzi Found A Weapon - Randy Vanwarmer

 

4PM—

THE 4X4: COLUMBUS 

 

America's A Nice Italian Name -  Allan Sherman

Columbus - Church

I Discovered America - Graham Parker

Bob Dylan's 115th Dream - Bob Dylan

 

Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) - World Party (Karl Wallinger)

Ship of Fools - Doors

Ship of Fools - Robert Plant

 

Scent Of A Woman - Cheap Trick

Hard Lovin' Woman - Deep Purple

Hard Lovin' Loser - Judy Collins

 

Walk On Water - Men Without Hats

Walk On The Water - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Hey Tonight - Lords of the New Church

Hey You - Scorpions

5PM—

SIX DISC MIX: 1987

Five Friendly Aliens - Danny Wilson

The Right Stuff - Bryan Ferry

Tired of Getting Nowhere - REO Speedwagon

Cara Lee - Chris Stamey

Could You Be The One? Hüsker Dü

Day-In Day-Out - David Bowie

I Love To Boogie - T Rex

Cocktail Queen (Don't She Love to Rock and Roll) - Taxxi

 

What In the World? - Dukes of Stratosphear

Rewind Forward - Ringo Starr

She Comes On - Wire Train

  

There She Goes - Chris Morgan And The Togas

Goin' Thru The Motions - Ian Gomm

The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher

The Road Goes On Forever - Joe Ely

I’m Going Home (Piano Demo) - Elton John

Once In a Lifetime - Big Daddy

10/02/2026

 

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3PM—

Criminal Mind - Danny Wilde

Nothing To Do With Us - Jet

So You Want to be a Rock'n'Roll Star - Byrds

Rockstar - Pumps & Orphan

Star - Kevin Ayers

 

Quiche Lorraine - B-52's

Dog - Bottle Rockets

Walkin' the Dog - Aerosmith

 

The Great Song of Indifference - Bob Geldof

Baby I Don't Care - Bryan Ferry

I Don't Mind - Buzzcocks

I Don't Wanna Hear It - Shoes

Take a Look at My Heart - John Prine

Knees of My Heart - Ian Hunter

Piece Of My Heart - Janis Joplin (Big Brother & the Holding Co)

 

I'm In Love With My Car - Queen

Power Windows - Billy Falcon

4PM—

THE 4X4: UNIVERSAL DAY OF THE CHILD 

 

All The Children Sing - Todd Rundgren

Speak Like A Child - Style Council

The Obvious Child - Paul Simon

Where Do the Children Play? - Cat Stevens

 

My Sweetheart - Focus

Both Ends Burning - Roxy Music

To the Last Whale, Critical Mass, Wind on the Water - Crosby & Nash

 

Out Of Control - U2

Modane Train - Symphonic Slam

Fields Of Fire - Big Country

 

Barrowland Ballroom Amy Macdonald

Charity Ball - Fanny

Charity - Dave Davies

 

Harry Truman Chicago

Disorder in the House (w-Bruce Springsteen) - Warren Zevon

 

5PM—

SIX DISC MIX: 1975

 

Twenty Flight Rock - Montrose

Medley: Rip It Up/Ready Teddy - John Lennon

Born To Be With You - Dave Edmunds 

I Got You Babe - Dictators

Love is Like a Heatwave - Linda Ronstadt

Titles - Barclay James Harvest

Laid - James

Teenarama - Records

Don't Blow Your Life Away - Phil Seymour

I've Done Everything For You - Sammy Hagar

Tell Me What You Want - Zebra

Down Among The Dead Men - Flash & The Pan

Used - Greg Copeland

 

Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) - Specials

Always Late - Utopia

I'm Late - Alun Davies

Little Too Late - Pat Benatar

The Ballad of Gumby - Rick Schulman

9/25/2026

 

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3PM—

I Wasn't Born To Follow - Social Distortion

Bottom Dollar - Ric Ocasek

Make It Mean Something - Rob Jungklas

Make You Feel Love Again - Wet Willie

Everybody I Love You - Crosby Stills Nash & Young

 

She - David Johansen

Gonna Make You A Star - David Essex

Zabadak! - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Loving The Alien - David Bowie

Autumn Almanac - Kinks

Dangerous - Doug & the Slugs

Tattooed Love Boys - Pretenders

 

Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward + Richard Burton narration

Steam - Peter Gabriel

Big in Japan - Alphaville

 

4PM—

THE 4X4: THE VERNAL EQUINOX 

 

Autumn - Edgar Winter Group

The Autumn Stone - Small Faces

Autumn Love - Death Cab for Cutie

Love You In The Fall - Paul Westerberg

 

Claudie - Status Quo

The Kind Of Fella I Am - John Mellencamp

Everybody Went Low - John Hiatt

Don't Answer Me - Alan Parsons Project

I'm A Rocker - Raspberries

Suzie Smiled - Tygers of Pan Tang

Run and Run - Psychedelic Furs

 

You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) - Joe Jackson

Strange Days - Doors

Overture To Flame / Flame - Metro

 

5PM—

SIX DISC MIX: 1984 

 

The Gap - Thompson Twins

How To Be A Millionaire - ABC

Dum Dum Girl - Talk Talk

Hey! Little Child - Tommy Keene

Girls - Dwight Twilley

Lights Out - Peter Wolf

Cruel You - Shoes

Crush With Eyeliner - R.E.M.

 

Queen Of Spades - Styx

Sailing to Philadelphia - Mark Knopfler

Suffer The Children (Orig Single Version 1981) - Tears For Fears

 

Accidents [Single Version] - Thunderclap Newman

She's About A Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet

Bad News - Moon Martin

You've Gotta Love Millennials - Micah Tyler

9/18/2026 PLEDGE DRIVE WEEK

 

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3PM—

Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) - Pat Travers

Ships In the Night - Be Bop Deluxe

 

Pirate Song - Neil Innes & George Harrison

Little Darlin' Natural Gas

Double Trouble - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed - Thin Lizzy

Flamingos Fly - Sammy Hagar

Long May You Run - Stills Young Band

Time Bomb - Lake

 

Live Wire - AC/DC

Beware My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings

Wild Is the Wind - David Bowie

 

Prelude / Angry Young Man - Billy Joel

Hand Of Fate - Rolling Stones

 

4PM—

THE 4X4: TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY 

 

Jolly Roger - Roger McGuinn

Pirate Radio - John Hiatt

Pirate Love - Heartbreakers (Johnny Thunders)

Europa and the Pirate Twins - Thomas Dolby

 

Pumping (My Heart) - Patti Smith Group

Robbery, Assault And Battery - Genesis

Nowhere's Too Far For My Baby - Peter Frampton

 

You Mean So Much To Me (w/Ronnie Spector) - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

Heat Treatment - Graham Parker

Two For The Show - Trooper

It's So Easy - Hot Tuna

Turn Me Around - Strawbs

Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy - Queen

Step Right Up - Tom Waits

 

5PM–

SIX DISC MIX: 1976

 

Trouble - Rex (Rex Smith)

Jessica - Rick Springfield

Cyclone - Melanie Safka

This Is Your Life - Roderick Falconer

Poor Poor Pitiful Me - Warren Zevon

Don't Touch Me There - Tubes

Crystal Ball - Styx

Don't Take Me Alive - Steely Dan

  

Drivin' Wheel - Foghat

American Nights - Runaways

If You've Got The Time - Babys

 

Never as Old as You - Elliott Murphy

Shake Some Action - Flamin' Groovies

One Piece At A Time - Johnny Cash