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| How does Dennis The Menace come up with these sets? Well, it's kind of like Russian roulette. He starts with way more songs from six decades of rock and roll than there is time to play, and sorts them in ways that even he can't explain. Then he puts a few into each set, and attempts to write a fun introduction to each one. About 24 hours before show time, he looks at the playlist again to see if he still likes it and often changes it again. But the most fun of all, is that he never practices the segués ahead of time. It's real live CD's and vinyl which means scratches, skips and engineering mistakes that are often the most fun part of the show. |
This
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Episode #341
(06/27/2008)
“I’m Not Going To Tell You Any Long Winded Tales From My Trip To Florida Edition Except For The Fact That My Daughter Kate Now Knows A Word Way Beyond The Typical Comprehension Of A Almost 7-Year-Old: TURBULENCE! Oh And By The Way This Is The First Ever 12” Dance Single Edition – Why Did It Take Me Six And A Half Years To Think Of That?” Edition |
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| Hot In The City (Extended Version) – Billy Idol (Chrysalis) |
| Set #1 Like All Good Club Nights We’re Going To Start Of Slow So You Can Sip Your Drinks. As For Me, There’s No Drinking Allowed In Studio A, So If You Hear A Lot Of Dead Air, It’s Because I’m Boozing It Up In Studio B, Next Door! |
| Break My Stride (Remix-Club Version)– Matthew Wilder (Private I) |
| Rev It Up (To Heller And Back Mix) – Jerry Harrison (Sire) |
| White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) (Bonus Breaks) (Sugar Hill) |
| Set #2 Since This Weekend Is Dedicated To One Of San Francisco’s More Famous Cultural Revolutions, This Next Set Will Help Get The Party Started! |
| Tainted Love – Gloria Jones (AVI) |
| There For But The Grace Of God Go I (12” Mix)– Machine (RCA) |
| I Love A Man In A Uniform (Remix) – Gang Of Four (Warner Bros.) |
| Set #3 If You Would Stop Talk Talking And Concentrate On Your Ability To See Beyond Yourself, You Could Truly Get The Est Of Everything And Once Again Light The Fire Within That Stopped Burning Years Ago. Yes I Did Say The Est Of Everything – And Know I’ve Never Partaken At Least Not In This Life! |
| It’s My Life (Extended Version) – Talk Talk (EMI) |
| Can’t Get There From Here (Extended Mix) – R.E.M. |
| Vertigo/Relight My Fire – Dan Hartman (Blue Sky) |
| Set #4 NO SET #4 DUE TO LENGTH OF 12” MIXES J |
| Closing
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| Situation (Remix) – Yazoo (Sire) |
February |
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02/23/2007
#268 - “Why Be A Teen Heartthrob When There Are So Many Other Better Throbbable Parts Of The Body?!” Edition.
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02/01/2008
#321 - “Tonight We Explore A Man Whose Passion For Music Is So Strong He Has Given Up Years Of Friday Nights To Share It A Man Whose Dedication Is Legendary, Whose Aroma Is Fragrant, Whose Living Room Is Filled With Music And Who Wants To See If You Are Paying Any Attention To What He Just Said!”
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02/08/2008
#322 - “Well, I Voted And I’m Sure My Vote Counted Because I Stuck Around For The Count And Finally Learned How To Use An Abacus!” Edition
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02/15/2008
#323 - “How Many Time Do I Have To Tell You That Every Seventh Show Is The 7” Edition? If You Don’t Listen To Me, Next Time Your Going To Bed Without Dinner And Your Radio!” Edition
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02/22/2008
#324 - “How Excited Am I About My New YEAR Thing Happening A Week From Tonight? So Excited I Am Turning Tonight’s Menace’s Attic Into A Talk Show And Won’t Be Playing Any Music For The Next 60 Minutes ! Hello, Are You Still There? Did You Hang Up On Me?” Edition
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02/29/2008
#325 - “In Order To Test and Practice With My New Audio Equipment For YEAR, This Show Is Actually Being Recorded In My Living Room With Music Pulled As We Go Along!” Edition
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March |
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03/09/2007
#270 - The “Once Again The Show Is About Love, Not My Love, Not Your Love, Just The Kind Of Love That Makes The Sets Work.” Edition.
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03/16/2007
#271 - The “I Know You’d Love To Be With Me Seeing All Those Bands At South By Southwest, So This Time I Am Bringing Back Some BBQ For Each And Every One Of You, Just Send Me Your Address And I’ll Mail ‘Ya Rib” Edition.
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03/23/2007
#272 - The “Normally I Do My South By Southwest Wrap-Up On The Sunday Show, But They Told Me That If I Want A Press Pass Next Year, I Have To Make A Bigger Deal Than Ever Out Of It, So I Decided To Go For Maximum Ratings! Gosh, I Hope The Folks At South by Southwest Aren’t Listening Or Boy Am I In Big Trouble! What? I Have To Send Them A Copy Of This Or They Won’t Know I Did It? Well, Get Ready Mouth, The Foot Is On its Way!” Edition.
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03/30/2007
#273 - The “I’m Not Sure Which I’m More Excited About, Spring Or April Fools. Have No Fear, Even On Regular Friday Nights, This Show Has A Lot Of Both. (Whatever That Means!)” Edition
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03/07/2008
#326 - “It’s The South by Southwest Warm Up Edition. To Get Ready Tonight While On The Air, I’ll Be Eating Bad Pizza, Chugging Shiner Boch Beer And Only Sleeping During The Long Songs!” Edition
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03/14/2008
#327 - “Dennis Is At South By Southwest Tonight So His Ventriloquist Dummy Is Hosting The Show!” Edition
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03/21/2008
#328 - “I’m Back From SXSW And It Was So Much Fun, I Decided To Bring Some Leftovers Back For You. Unfortunately, It Didn’t Travel All So Well On The Plane So All I Have Left Is This Strategically Placed Glop Of BBQ Sauce From Ironworks!” Edition
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03/28/2008
#329 - “I’ve Had To Come Up With An Original Title For This Radio Show 328 Times Now, And That Is No Small Feat. That Said, I Never Was A Huge Fan Of Little Feat, So There Will Be No “Dixie Chicken” Tonight. Which Reminds Me Of This Terrible Jingle I Heard When I Was A Kid, “Don’t Cook Tonight Call Chicken Delight.” I’ll Bet You’d Pay More More Than A Poultry Sum To Shut Up And Get To The Music!” Editi
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April |
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04/06/2007
#274 - The “Once Again, My Math Failed Me Because I Was Supposed To Do The 7” Edition Last Week. Please Don’t Tell Anyone, Or I’ll Have You Sent To The Principal’s Office!”
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04/13/2007
#275 - The “Well It’s Friday The 13th And Right Now I Am In Orlando Florida With Kate At The Nickelodeon Hotel. I Sure Hope Spongebob Doesn’t Invite Danny Phantom To Our Room To Mark The Occasion!”
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04/20/2007
#276 - The “When It Comes To Writing A Great Love Song, Sometimes Words Just Ain’t Enough!”
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04/27/2007
#278 - The “I’m In New York At Another Film Festival, Pretty Soon The Only Thing I’ll Remember Eating is Sprockets – Hey That Sounds Like A Great Name For A Breakfast Cereal, Of Course In This Age Of Digital Cinema, The Kids’ll Never Buy It!”
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04/04/2008
#330 - “In Honor of Tonights 7” Edition (All 45 rpm records all the time.) I Googled 45 Revolutions Per Minute. And Thanks To Wickipedia, I Have Some Amazing Things To Tell You Tonight Between The Songs!” Edition.
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04/11/2008
#331 - “When You Go For Dinner And A Drink At Clint’s Place In The Dessert And The Piano Player Is Playing Things Like “Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys”, There’s No Question You Should Find Out More About Him, And I Did. His Name Is Andy Cahan!” Edition
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04/18/2008
#332 - “It’s Not Strange At All That The Other Day When I Re-connected With A Friend I Hadn’t Seen In 20 Years I Made That Into One Of Tonight’s Connections For This Radio Show! (Hey, The Gosh Darn Ideas Have Got To Come From Somewhere!)” Edition
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May |
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05/04/2007
#279 - The “I’m Back From New York Alive And Well And Yes, The Pizza, Pretzels And Bagels Really Are Better There. That Doesn’t Necessarily Mean I’m Going To Vote For Giuliani For President!
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05/11/2007
#279 - The “I’m Less Than Three Hours Away From My Birthday, You Know The One Where They Say It’s The New Twenty! So, In Honor Of That, We’re Going To Do Some Research Tonight” Edition
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05/18/2007
#281 - The “Once Again, I Can’’t Do Math To Save My Life So Please Don’t Divide 281 By 7 And Expect To Get An Even Number – Or To Get Right To The Decimal Point, This 7” Edition Was Supposed To Happen Last Week!” Edition.
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05/25/2007
#282 - The “Yeah, Yeah I Know, The Real Start Of Summer Isn’t Until June 21st, And Yet Memorial Day Is The Official Day The Cover Comes Off The Barbecue And The 40 Year Anniversary Of The Summer Of Love Is This Week. So, If That Isn’t Enough Summer For You, Well, You’re Just Not A Good American Citizen And Will Be Immediately Deported!” Edition.
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05/02/2008
#333 - “It’s Been Two Weeks Since I’ve Done This Show And I Sure Hope I Remember How To Push The Buttons. Huh? You Say That Even With Over 300 Shows Of Practice, I Still Don’t Know Exactly What I Am Doing. Actually Now That I Think About It, I Agree!” Edition
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05/09/2008
#334 - The “It’s My Birthday In Just Three Days, And I Am Wondering What Each Of My Listeners Has Gotten Me, Other Than Your Undying Dedication To This Radio Show Which Truly Would Be Enough If I Wasn’t So Hard Up For REAL Love, You Know The Kind Of Love That…At This Point My Daughter Kate Would Cover Her Ears And Say BLAH BLAH BLAH!” Edition
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05/16/2008
#335 - The “I Am Really Excited Tonight Because I Can Hear Better Than I Thought I Could Thanks to H.E.A.R. In Honor Of That, I Will Be Turning Up The Volume Extra Loud Tonight! Just Kiddin’.” Edition
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05/22/2008
#336 - The “If You’re Me And You Must Go To Benihana, Then You I Mean I Must Go With Pat Dinizio Of The Smithereens. I’m Surprised And I Given That We’ll Neither Of Us Will Ever Go Back Again, The Opening Song Time & Time Again Does Not Apply Here!” Edition
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05/29/2008
#337 - The “Tonight’s Show Is Dedicated To All My Fellow Radioheads Who Actually Take A Break From Their IPods And Social Networks To Enjoy Some Sex, Drugs And Rock & Roll, Only One Of Which Is Legal According To The Federal Complications Commission. Yup, That Should Get Me A Big Fat Fine And Kill Off What’s Left Of My Career Edition!” Edition
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June |
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06/01/2007
#283 - The If This Show Doesn’t Make You Believe That There Is Still Things On The Radio Worth Listening To, I’ll Give You Your Money Back, With The Highest Interest Rates In The City!” Edition.
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06/08/2007
#284 - The “When I Tell People About This Show And They Say, Oh Heck I Can Do That I Say, Okay, Be At The Studio At 9:00 Next Friday Night Music In Hand, And Every Week, A Cold Pizza Shows Up Instead!” Edition.
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06/15/2007
#285 - The “Wow What A Week It’s Been, I Learned Folks In Real Life Actually Listen To This Radio Show!” Edition.
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06/22/2007
The Menace’s Attic Episode #286 - The “I’m Not Sure Why So Many Of The Songs On Tonight’s Show Are About Stupidity, Insanity And Loss. Come To Think Of It, I Was Wondering Why I Had Two Black Eyes And My Head Was Still Vibrating This Morning!” Edition.
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06/29/2007
#287 - The “I Can’t Believe Another Seven Weeks Has Gone By And It’s Time For Another 7” Edition Of The Menace’s Attic! What, You Say: “It Is Only Six Weeks Because I Was A Week Late The Last Time?” Well Now I Need To Know What Are The Implications Of This Factor On The Space Time Continuum?! What’s That You Say, “Shut Up And Just Play The Music Like Your Supposed To?” Edition.
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06/06/2008
#338 - Some 25,000 SONGS Later, I Am A Big Club Sandwich Fan" Edition
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06/13/2008
#339 - “The One Where I Tell You The Ultra Spooky Story Of Four Fathers At A Father/Daughter Camping Trip Who Decide To Leave The Comfort Of The Car And Head For A Car With A Highly Decked-Out Audio System With All The Music On A Hard Drive To Listen To Doom Music – And They Never Come Back! Just Kidding, This Is Just An Excuse To Program This Entire Radio Show From ITunes!” Edition
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06/20/2008
#340 - For the first time in almost 7 years, The Menace’s Attic was a rerun this week since DTM was out of town. No matter how fast he moved last week, time caught up with him. This week it will be a new show or your money back.
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06/20/2008
#340 - For the first time in almost 7 years, The Menace’s Attic was a rerun this week since DTM was out of town. No matter how fast he moved last week, time caught up with him. This week it will be a new show or your money back.
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06/27/2008
#341 - “I’m Not Going To Tell You Any Long Winded Tales From My Trip To Florida Edition Except For The Fact That My Daughter Kate Now Knows A Word Way Beyond The Typical Comprehension Of A Almost 7-Year-Old: TURBULENCE! Oh And By The Way This Is The First Ever 12” Dance Single Edition – Why Did It Take Me Six And A Half Years To Think Of That?” Edition
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July |
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07/06/2007
The Menace’s Attic Episode #288 - The “Who’s Brilliant Idea Was It To Put July 4th In The Middle Of The Week? How Am I Supposed To Get Out Of Jury Duty That Way?” Edition.
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07/13/2007
#289 - The “So Why Exactly Is Friday The 13th Such A Big Deal. I Mean, You Could Have Bad Luck On Tuesday The 13th, Couldn’t You? Let’s Test The Theory Tonight And See How We End Up – And If We Are Still Alive Mwhaa Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha (Insert Evil Laugh Here Preferably Not From Vincent Price On ‘Thriller’”) Edition.
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07/20/2007
#290 - The “It’s Amazing How A Twenty Three Person Band Can Bring Out The Ultra Liberal In Me And Still Make Me Feel Better Than Any Non-Prescription Drug Can!” Edition.
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07/27/2007
#291 - The “Once A Rock Star, Always A Rock Star.” Edition.
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August |
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08/03/2007
#292 - The “Here In San Francisco We Don’t Have The Dog Days Of Summer, So Tonight I Present The Fog Days Of Summer Edition. Unless Of Course You Are Listening In The East Bay, Or On The Internet In Say Texas, In Which Case, You Can Have Your Dog Days With Mustard And Kraut, But Please Skip The Chili If You’re Coming Within Fifty Feet Of Me.” Edition.
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08/10/2007
#293 - The “It All Started With A Chat About Rock and Roll Around The Campfire At A Father Daughter Camping Trip, And Horror Of Horrors, It Turned Into…A Daddy Playdate At The Radio Station!” Edition.
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08/17/2007
#294 - The “Get Ready For Some Stax Of Wax Of The 7” Kind Prior To My Spinning More Of The Same At The Beauty Bar, Let’s See If You Can Beat Me There!” Edition.
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08/24/2007
#295 - The “I Want To Hang Out With Some Punk Girls This Weekend, Or If That Doesn’t Work, At Least Meet Someone With A Temporary Tattoo!” Edition.
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08/31/2007
The Menace’s Attic Episode #297 - The “I’m Off To The Mountains For Labor Day, It’s SO MUCH work to watch five movies a day!” Edition.
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September |
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09/07/2007
#298 - The “Our Back To School Sale Is In Full Swing, Be Sure To Check This Sunday’s Pull Out Section For Savings On Power Pop, Punk, Britpop and Disco In All Of The New Fall Colors And Special Considerations For Big And Tall Men and Plus Size Ladies!” Edition.
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09/16/2007
#299 - “If You’ve Heard At Least One D.J. Bitch This Week About The CD Player Situation In Our Palatial Studio A, You’ll Understand Why Every Song Except One On Tonight’s Show Is Being Played From Vinyl – And That One Song That Isn’t Is Being Played From Naugahyde!” Edition.
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09/28/2007
#300 - “Tonight’s 7” Edition Is Dedicated To The Superheroes Of The World Whether They Be Impressionists, Ants, Or Just Totally Insane!” Edition.
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October |
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10/15/2007
#303 - “Once Again, This Is Not A Live Show. It’s Not A Dead Show Either. It’s Also Not A Taped Show, Since This Is The Digital Age. That Said, I Am Not Digital I Am Human! Are You Getting Any Of This, Or Shall I Hire Someone To Design A Web 2.0 Social Networking Site To Help Us Be Even More Confused?” Edition.
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10/26/2007
The Menace’s Attic Episode #305 - “Well, It’s Not Quite Halloween, And Yet I Feel An Obligation To Make The Songs On This Show Fit The Bill. As Does Roky Erickson, Who I Will Be Presenting On All Hallows Eve And Halloween Night Itself And I Have More Tickets For You Tonight. Nothing Scary About That Is There?”)
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November |
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11/02/2007
#306 - It’s Time To Take Off Your Costume And Go Back To Being Yourself. What Do You Mean That’s Not A Costume And You Are Being Yourself? If That Isn’t A Costume Then I’m Dennis The Menace! What Do You Mean I AM Dennis The Menace?” Edition
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11/09/2007
#307 - “In Order To Win The Grand Prize, You Have To Listen To The Entire Show Tonight. Or You’ll Never Be Able To Ascertain How The Opening Song And The Closing Song Connect. Word To The Wise: If You Tivo The Show Ahead Of Time, The Judges Will Disqualify You Immediately!” Edition
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11/09/2007
#309 - “In Order To Win The Grand Prize, You Have To Listen To The Entire Show Tonight. Or You’ll Never Be Able To Ascertain How The Opening Song And The Closing Song Connect. Word To The Wise: If You Tivo The Show Ahead Of Time, The Judges Will Disqualify You Immediately!” Edition
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11/24/2007
#310 - “I Am Thankful For Some Many Things It’s Hard To Know Where To Start. While I’m Thinking About That, Can You Pass The Turkey, The Sweet Potatoes, The Peas And Carrots, The Mac And Cheese, And Geez, Please Tell Me There’s Another Bottle Of That Expensive Pinot Around Somewhere!” Edition
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11/30/2007
The Menace’s Attic Episode #311 - “Thank God We Still Have Our Brains, Because I Gotta Tell ‘Ya Losing A Hard Drive Is Like Having A Lobotomy Even If The Data Is Intact!” Edition
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December |
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12/06/2007
#313 - “If You Met Ross Bagdasarian On The Street, Do You Think He Would Really Talk Like Alvin, Or Is That Just A Trick?” Edition
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12/14/2007
The Menace’s Attic Episode #314 - “I Generally Don’t Play Christmas Songs Because Lord Only Knows There Are Enough Of Them On The Radio Right Now. That Said, If I Don’t Play That Augie Rios Track and Some Phil Spector I’ll Have To Change My Name To Dennis The Scrooge, And I Just Don’t Think The Scrooge’s Attic Will Work As A Year Round Show Title!” Edition
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12/21/2007
#315 - “Don’t You Hate Those End Of The Year Radio Shows Where They Pay Tribute To All The People Who Died That Year, And Act Like They Really Cared About Them When They Never Actually Knew Them At All? Well, Because I Don’t Want To Be Lumped Into That Category, We’ll Only Honor One Folk Who Died Just Recently And As For The Rest We’ll Make Sure That If They Aren’t Alive Their Bodies Are Relatively Cold!” Edition
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12/28/2007
#316 - “Well, Somehow It’s Appropriate That My Last Attic For 2008 Is Dedicated To A Bunch Of Singles. Not Those Of You Who Are Looking For Your New Year’s Date, Rather Those 7” Things With The Big Hole In The Middle. Okay, Let’s Just Leave The Innuendo Right There, Okay Buddy? (Subtheme Yet Again: The Love Rollercoaster Child!)
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January |
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01/04/2008
#316 - “This Show Is Dedicated To Some Of The Best Rock And Roll Songwriters Of All Time, The Artists That Should Have Had The Hit Version Of And Well, Just A Few That Should Have Never Written A Song Or Had A Hit In The First Place!
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01/11/2008
#318 - “After All These Years You Are Probably Tired Of Hearing Me Talk About Going To Sundance. Blah Blah Blah Isn’t Dennis The Menace Important Blah Blah Blah Premieres, Blah Blah Blah, Movie Stars Blah Blah Blah Six Decades Of Rock And Roll By Theme. Blah Blah - Hey Wait A Minute You Can Have Every Set Of Blahs Except The Last One Or The Next Hour Is Going To Be Pretty Darn Quiet” Edition
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01/18/2008
#319 - “Even Though I’m At Sundance Right Now, This Show Is Prerecorded and Edited So Perfectly You’d Never Know It Wasn’t Actually Live. This Show Is Prerecorded And Edited So Perfectly You’d Never Know That…Geez Louise, He’s Not Really Going To Stoop To That Kind Of Lowbrow Humor Is He? If So, Let’s Hope The Quality Of The Music Is Just A Bit Above Rheingold. It Used To Be The Champagne Of Bottled Beers, ‘Ya Know!
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01/25/2008
The Menace’s Attic Episode #320 - “It’s So Good To Be Back In The Warm Weather! Hey Look, When You’ve Been In Park City, Utah With Temps In The Single Digits, 45 or So Degrees Is A Gosh Darn Heatwave!”
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