Little Steven's Underground Garage

I think I've mentioned this show before,
but it deserves its own special posting.

Every Sunday night, I listen to the best
music show on the radio -- Little Steven's
Underground Garage.

Little Steven is in The Boss Bruce Springsteen's
E Street Band, so he's had plenty of success
in the music business in his own right.

But his roots are in the garage or punk sound
of his youth -- as is true of every rock
musician from that time period.

So he highlights that kind of music, both from
the past -- the cuts from modern garage bands.

He describes the basic setup as this:

He plays music that probably influenced The Ramones.

He plays music that was influenced by The Ramones.

So the entire show revolves around The Ramones.

In between playing sets of 5 or 6 songs, he
has features regarding the "Freak of the Week,"
historical background on whatever holiday or
timely special event is going on, rants, beat
poetry etc.

He brings up some politics -- he's clearly anti-Bush --
but keeps it sort of general and in connection with
the music, and gives a shout out to the troops in
Afghanistan and Iraq, where the show is apparently
carried by Voice of America, so it's tolerable.

If nothing else, you can listen just to hear what I
think of the "real" oldies.

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