Radio That Doesn't Suck

I'm always showin' my love for DaveFM here in Atlanta. They play THE best music (although sometimes a little heavy on the Petty & Talking Heads side) and have the coolest personalities. They'd already won me over with Paste Picks, but now they've gone and done it again with last night's "Dave After Tomorrow" show with Margot and Mara as the special guest.

Last night's theme was country influence in rock. Knowing Mara is a Dixie Chick fan made this especially exciting. Could it be?? That DaveFM was gonna queue up some Chicks for the first time?! And not only did they give the girls a huge shout-out for their grammy wins, courage, and musical influence, they included them among such greats as Lucinda Williams, Ryan Adams, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Dwight, Emmylou & Gram Parsons. The entire two hour segment was incredible - but especially getting to hear "The Long Way Around" on radio - period. Mara said it best, "good music is good music".
Man, I love that chick!

Shut UP!

Either I've had too much coffee or I'm just way too excited that the Chicks got FIVE grammy nominations this morning including one for album of the year for Taking the Long Way and two for the single Not Ready to Make Nice. Even Rick Rubin got props for Producer of the Year. Needless to say, it is a happy day in Dixie Land!

Screw you, country radio.

All About the Music

1. Favorite Beatles song: In My Life
2. Favorite Rolling Stones song: Beast of Burden
3. Favorite Doors song: Love Her Madly
4. Favorite Bob Dylan song: Tangled Up in Blue
5. Favorite Led Zeppelin song: Ramble On
6. TV Theme Song: The Dick Van Dyke Show
7. Favorite Prince Song: Cream
8. Favorite Madonna Song: Don't Tell Me
9. Favorite Michael Jackson Song: Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
10. Favorite Queen Song: Killer Queen
11. Favorite Motorhead Song: Ace of Spades
12. Favorite Ozzy Song: Iron Man
13. Favorite Public Enemy Song: Bring the Noise
14. Favorite Song from a cartoon: Aqua Teen Hunger Force
15. Favorite Bruce Springsteen song: I'm on Fire
16. Favorite Depeche Mode song: Personal Jesus
17. Favorite Cure song: Pictures of You
18. Favorite song that most of your friends haven’t heard: Thin Line - Dixie Chicks
19. Favorite REM song: Nightswimming
20. Favorite Beastie Boys song: Pass the Mic
21. Favorite Clash song: Rock the Casbah
22. Favorite Police song: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
23. Favorite Eurythmics song: Would I Lie to You?
24. Favorite Beach Boys song: Good Vibrations
25. Favorite Cyndi Lauper song: I Drove All Night
26. Favorite song from a movie: Jimi Hendrix - May This Be Love - Singles Soundtrack
27. Favorite Duran Duran song: Ordinary World
28. Favorite Peter Tosh song:
29. Favorite Johnny Cash song: I Walk the Line
30. Favorite song from an 80’s one hit wonder: Come on Eileen
31. Favorite song from a video game: Kuru Kuru Rock from Katamari Damacy
32. Favorite Kinks song: Lola
33. Favorite Genesis song: That's All
34. Favorite Thin Lizzy song:
35. Favorite INXS song: Not Enough Time
36. Favorite Weird Al song: White & Nerdy
37. Favorite Peter Gabriel song: Come Talk to Me
38. Favorite John Lennon song: Happy Christmas
39. Favorite Pink Floyd song: Comfortably Numb
40. Favorite cover song: Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold
41. Favorite White Stripes song: Pretty Good Lookin'
42. Favorite dance song:
43. Favorite U2 song: All I Want is You
44. Favorite song from an actor turned musician: Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
45. Favorite disco song: Heart of Glass - Blondie
46. Favorite Power Ballad: REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
47. Favorite Guns N’ Roses song: Sweet Child of Mine
48. Favorite The Who song: Squeeze Box
49. Favorite Elton John song: I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues
50. Favorite song, period: yeah, right.
51. Favorite Ryan Adams song: Come Pick Me Up
52. Favorite Green Day song: Extraordinary Girl
53. Favorite Alanis Morrissette song: Not the Doctor
54. Favorite Jamiroquai song: Canned Heat
55. Favorite Foo Fighters song: Everlong
56. Favorite David Bowie song: Ziggy Stardust
57. Favorite Metallica song: Enter Sandman
58. Favorite Jeff Buckley song: Last Goodbye
59. Favorite Pearl Jam song: Elderly Woman Behind a Counter in a Small Town
60. Favorite Grateful Dead song: Cumberland Blues
61. Favorite Def Leppard song: Animal
62. Favorite Dixie Chicks song: Truth #2
63: Favorite Cowboy Junkies song: Lay it Down
64. Favorite James Brown song: That's Life
65. Favorite Barenaked Ladies song: A Million Dollars
66. Favorite Creedence Clearwater Revival Song: Born on the Bayou
67. Favorite Garth Brooks song: Shameless
68: Favorite Chuck Berry song: Never Can Tell
69: Favorite Willie Nelson song: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys
70. Favorite Tom Petty (solo or with the Heartbreakers) song: Runnin' Down a Dream
71. Favorite Van Halen song: Panama
72. Favorite Old School Soul song: Got to Give it Up - Marvin Gaye
73. Favorite Song That Totally Kicks Righteous Ass:
74: Favorite Song of Yours That Everyone Else Hates: Probably most of it.
75: Favorite ZZ Top Song: LaGrange
76: Favorite AC/DC Song: Shook Me All Night Long
77. Favorite Blondie song: One Way or Another
78. Favorite Bob Marley Song: No Woman No Cry
79. Favorite Violent Femmes Song: American Music
80. Favorite Alice in Chains Song: No Excuses
81. Favorite Wallflowers Song: Three Marlenas
82. Favorite James Taylor Song: Fire And Rain
83. Favorite Counting Crows Song: Mr. Jones & Me
84. Favorite Blues Traveler Song: The Mountain Wins Again
85. Favorite Drinking Song: Life of the Party - Charlie Robison
86. Favorite Hendrix Song: Wind Cries Mary
87. Favorite Break-Up Song: Hallelujah - Ryan Adams
88. Favorite Allman Brothers Song: Statesboro Blues
89. Favorite Rusted Root Song: That drum song that goes on for 20 minutes
90. Favorite Dave Matthews Band song: Jimi Thing
91. Favorite Elvis Costello Song:
92. Favorite Beck song: Jackass
93. Favorite Muse Song:
94. Favorite Radiohead Song: My Iron Lun
95. Favorite Stone Temple Pilots Song: Interstate Love Song
96. Favorite The Eagles Song: Life in the Fast Lane
97. Favorite Janis Joplin Song: Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
98. Favorite Coldplay Song: Shiver
98. Favorite Soundgarden Song: Burden in my Hand
99. Favorite 70s song: Stuck in the Middle with You
100. Favorite Joan Osborne Song: Righteous Love