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Radio Crystal Blue 12/12/25


These are the songs from the latest Radio Crystal Blue podcast episode. I mentioned the latest news and upcoming shows for each artist. The show was published on 12/12/25 Next shows should be published around 1/10/26

LISTEN:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Wlzu3cFXU5LAYAvGx4u4T
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/radiocblue
Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a7049581-79d4-44dc-9d93-20a0f95fc0aa/Radio-Crystal-Blue
Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/radio-crystal-blue
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-crystal-blue/id1358998494
Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1358998494/radio-crystal-blue
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1204385
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/radio-crystal-blue
Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/radio-crystal-blue-GEzylN
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/J7ff
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiocblue/
Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org (search by publish date)
Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2KS80
Player.fm https://player.fm/series/radio-crystal-blue
iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/216445467/
Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/radio-crystal-blue-579171
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d45a80/podcast/rss

I recited the Jack Kerouac short story “Home At Christmas”

Suzanne’s Band ‘Falling Falling Falling” http://www.suzannesband.com
The Wildwoods “Echoes Of Evergreen” http://www.thewildwoodsband.com
Jamie Kent “The Christmas Tree House” http://www.jamiekent.com
Wormburner “The Bells Of St. Ignatius” http://www.wormburnerband.com

Ellis Paul “Sometimes Trouble Is Good” – 55 http://www.ellispaul.com
Sam Robbins “What Kind Of Faith Are You Praying In?” – Bigger Than In Between http://www.samrobbinsmusic.com
Shanna In A Dress “Everything & Nothing” – Robot http://www.shannainadress.com
Kevin Daniel “Don’t Tell The Devil” – The Life and Adventures Of Kevin Daniel http://www.thekevindaniel.com

The Matthew Show “If I Don’t Come Home For Christmas” http://www.thematthewshow.com
Chandra “Christmas Hugs” http://www.listentochandra.com
Slow Owls “Counting Down To Christmas”
Kevin Beadles “Santa Sleighs It Every Time” http://www.kevinbeadles.com

Part 2 starts right here:

Steve Conte (featuring John Conte) “Father Christmas” – It’s A Wicked Cool Christmas compilation http://www.wickedcoolrecords.com
The Plastic Pals “Get To The Point” http://www.theplasticpals.se
Katie Knipp “Stillness” (Rock Reggae Remix) – Dance Me http://www.katieknipp.com
Super Plage “1990” (Dim Sum remix)
Chasing Dolls “Blood Moon”

Jessie Wagner (featuring Rocco of The Snow) “Christmas With Me” – It’s A Wicked Cool Christmas compilation
Remington Super 60 “Another Christmas Song” – https://christoffer-schou.com/
The Brotherhat “My Christmas Day” –
Adrian & Meredith “Holly Jolly Christmas” http://www.adrianandmeredith.com

Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts “The Ballad Of Krampus and Kringle” – Santa’s Guitar http://www.roughcutsband.com
Cat Lion “The Drizzle” http://www.catlionmusic.com
The Faux Paws “15 Below” (bonus track) – No Bad Ideas http://www.thefauxpawsmusic.com
Jay Stott “Stuck In Love” – Wreckage Of Now http://www.jaystottmusic.com

Bobby Stewart & The Contraires “Happy Holiday” http://www.bobbystewartmusic.com
Hot Tamale “Christmas In The Car”
Hanne Leland “This Time Of Year” http://www.hanneleland.com
Margo Rey “This Holiday Night” http://www.margorey.com

Michele d’Amour & The Love Dealers “Bringing My Bay Back” – Christmas In Blue http://www.micheledamourandthelovedealers.com
Tish Hinojosa “Can’t Say It Matters Anymore” – West http://www.mundotish.com
Monica Rizzio “Don’t Keep Me Up Waiting” – Sunshine Is Free http://www.monicarizzio.com
Sarah McQuaid “Low Winter Sun” – Walking In White http://www.sarahmcquaid.com

SONiA disappear fear “Light In You” http://www.soniadisappearfear.com

Running time: 3 hours, 27 minutes.

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Radio Crystal Blue 11/22/25


“May your hope always outweigh your doubt
Until this old world finally punches you out
May you always play your music
Loud enough to wake up all of your neighbors
Or may you play at least loud enough
To always wake yourself up…”
RIP Todd Snider

MJ Hibbett “I Did A Gig In New York” – A Million Ukuleles http://www.mjhibbett.co.uk
Lara Herscovitch “Tequila Over Turkey” – There CD http://www.laraherscovitch.com
Dan Bern “Thanksgiving Day Parade” – New American Language http://www.danbern.com
Todd Snider “Story Behind Cash Cabin Sessions” & “Like A Force Of Nature” – Cash Cabin Sessions Volume 3
Todd Snider “Big Finish” – Live: Return of The Storyteller
Todd Snider “Sail On, My Friend” – The Get Together http://www.toddsnider.net


Jared Deck “In The Name” – Bully Pulpit http://www.jareddeckmusic.com
Tim Grimm “80 Acres” – Heart Land Again http://www.timgrimm.com
Elliot C Way “Fool’s Gold”
Ian Roland “20 Breaths Of Love Per Minute” http://www.ianroland.com
Cassidy Rae “Good Day” http://www.cassidy-rae.com
John Howie Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff “Easy On Me” – The Return Of…
North Riding “Hopetown”
Dead Root Revival “Poverty Line” – The Controller’s Exam http://www.deadrootrevival.ca


ALBUM FOCUS: Keep Me In Your Heart: The Songs Of Warren Zevon http://www.paradiddlerecords.com
Jack Licitra “Tenderness On The Block”
Claudia Jacobs “Empty Hearted Town”
James O’Malley “My Ride’s Here”
Russ Seeger “I’ll Just Slow You Down”


The Wood “Romantic Attitude” – Cold Fire
The Bartells “This Love” http://www.thebartells.co.uk
Ariel Maniki & The Black Halos “Witches”
Moons In Retrograde “Mirror Obscura” http://www.moonsinretrograde.com
The Awakening “Mirror Midnight” – Mirror Midnight http://www.theawakening.com
Feldspar “Pasta Day” http://www.feldspar.it
Sunvolume “Riff City” http://www.sunvolume.net


Roger Bacon “Shank” – Out Of The Frying Pan
Wnsdy At 7 “Back Of The Line” http://www.wnsdyat7.band
Fail The Enemy “Paper Dreams” http://www.failtheenemy.com
Sirsy “Lot Of Love” – Coming Into Frame http://www.sirsy.com
Joy Buzzer “If You Can Forgive Me” http://www.joybuzzerband.com
Mylo Bybee “Time Machine” http://www.mylobybee.com


DVTR “Les Olympiques” – Bonjour http://www.dvtr.ca
Sadlands “Twin Flame” – Try To Have A Little Fun
Calling All Captains “Blood For Blood” The Things That I’ve Lost http://www.callingallcaptainsband.com
Faraj Risberg Rogefeldt “Rötter” – s/t
The Dahmers “Nightmare Of ’78” http://www.dahmers.com
Siluett “Blindside” –


Scott Sean White “Not The Year”- Even Better On The Bad Days http://www.scottseanwhite.com
Katie Dahl “Both Doors Open” – Seven Stones http://www.katiedahlmusic.com
Julian Taylor (featuring Jim James) “Don’t Let ‘Em (Get Inside of Your Head) http://www.juliantaylormuysic.ca
Helene Cronin “Halfway Back To Knoxville” http://www.helenecronin.com
Switchback “Time Will Have To Wait” – Birds Of Prey http://www.waygoodmusic.com

Closing music: Geoffrey Armes “Vrikshashana (The Tree)” – Spirit Dwelling

Running time: 4 hours, 1 minute

Radio Crystal Blue 11/12/25


These are the songs from the latest Radio Crystal Blue podcast episode. I mentioned the latest news and upcoming shows for each artist. The show was published on 11/12/25 Next shows should be published around 11/21/25.

LISTEN:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Wlzu3cFXU5LAYAvGx4u4T
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/radiocblue
Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a7049581-79d4-44dc-9d93-20a0f95fc0aa/Radio-Crystal-Blue
Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/radio-crystal-blue
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-crystal-blue/id1358998494
Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1358998494/radio-crystal-blue
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1204385
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/radio-crystal-blue
Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/radio-crystal-blue-GEzylN
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/J7ff
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiocblue/
Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org (search by publish date)
Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2KS80
Player.fm https://player.fm/series/radio-crystal-blue
iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/216445467/
Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/radio-crystal-blue-579171
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d45a80/podcast/rss

Bluetones “Cheap Hotel” – In The Cut http://www.bluetones.band
Stone Roses “So Young”
Ger Eaton “Heaven Knows” Seasons Change
Jimmy Webb “Desperados Under The Eaves – Keep Me In Your Heart: The Songs Of Warren Zevon http://www.paradiddlerecords.com
Alpha Cat “Reconsider Me”, & The Matthew Show “Mohammed’s Radio” -Hurry Home Early: The Songs Of Warren Zevon http://www.wampus.com
The Matthew Show “The River Road” – Texas II http://www.thematthewshow.com


Kemp Harris “Edenton” – The America Chronicles http://www.kempharris.band
Kevin Daniel “Dragging Me Down” – The Life And Adventures Of Kevin Daniel http://www.thekevindaniel.com
Jaimee Harris “Sam’s” – Boomerang Town http://www.jaimeeharris.com
Emm Gryner “Strangers And Saints” – Business & Pleasure http://www.emmgryner.com
Shanna In A Dress “Robot” – Robot http://www.shannainadress.com
Meghan Cary “River Rock” – Sing Louder http://www.meghancary.com
Don Arbor “It Should Have Been Me” – Hope Is Hard To Kill http://www.donarbor.com
Tim McGeary & Robert Paul Project “Own Your Life”


ALBUM FOCUS
Keep Me In Your Heart: The Songs Of Warren Zevon http://www.paradiddlerecords.com
This 33-song, 2-album compilation spans Zevon’s enduring legacy.
From this compilation I aired:
Pete Mancini “Accidentally Like A Martyr”
Andy Fortier “Mohammed’s Radio”
Willie Nile “Mutineer”
Mike Nugent “Nighttime In The Switching Yard”


Part 2 starts here:
Hard Maybe “Mama Said” – More Of The Usual Stuff” http://www.hardmaybe.band
Inca Babies “Candy Mountain” http://www.incababies.co.uk
Vera “Skinbag”
38 Coffin “Mandies” – Hell Ride
Queen Horizon “Secrets”
Rattle Bones “Silver Bullets” – Silver Bullets http://www.rattlebonespgh.com
Empired “Money” – Strikes Back http://www.empiredband.com
The Heartwells “Killing Me Now” – Ollie http://www.heartwellsband.com
Charlotte de Witte “The Realm” http://www.charlottedewittemusic.com


Romeopathy “Alone” – http://www.romeopathy.com
False Flowers “Cold Stares” – False Flowers
Broken Sound “Duga Woodpecker” – DOS
Jesika von Rabbit “Aberdeen Martin” – Bunnywood Babylon http://www.jesikavonrabbit.com
Manu Lanvin “What’s The Matter With U” – Man On A Mission http://www.manulanvin.com
Mark Cameron “Friends Like These” – Blues Factory http://www.markcameronmusic.net
Tom Hambridge “Every Time I Sing The Blues” – Down The Hatch http://www.hambridgetunes.com
Mic Harrison & The High Score “Old Man” – Peach Blossom Youth http://www.micharrison.com


Tyller Gummersall “Tired Of The Hard Way” – In The Middle http://www.tyllermusic.com
Lys Guillorn “Hard Corners” – Winged Victory http://www.lysguillorn.com
Kate Beth Mihm “Fireflies” http://www.katebethmihm.com
Le Vent Du Nord “Bienvenue” – Voisinages http://www.leventdunord.com
Kai Crowe Getty “Heavy As Heaven” – The Wreckage http://www.kaicrowegetty.com
Connie Kaldor “Raining On The Farm” – Wide Open Spaces http://www.conniekaldor.com
John McCutcheon “The Hammer” – Field Of Stars http://www.folkmusic.com
Joy Zimmerman “Say What I Need To Say” – Where The Light Lives http://www.joyzimmermanmusic.com

Running time: 4 hours, 18 minutes.

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Radio Crystal Blue Top 100 All-Time Artist Countdown (20-11)


This special countdown covers the top 100 artists ranked by annual chart placement, covering the years 2003 to 2024. Artists are ranked by their entire body of work, not 1 song or one album. I actually ranked a total of 211 artists, but I keep it to the top 100 for sake of the countdown.
Here’s numbers 20 through 11. For each artist I picked one song that seemed to be best representative of their work, or otherwise their most popular.
I am counting down these artists, 10 a time until we reach 10-1. Download/stream/share this show, in the same RSS feed as my standard podcast.
This portion of the countdown was published 10/19/25

LISTEN:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Wlzu3cFXU5LAYAvGx4u4T
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/radiocblue
Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a7049581-79d4-44dc-9d93-20a0f95fc0aa/Radio-Crystal-Blue
Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/radio-crystal-blue
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-crystal-blue/id1358998494
Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1358998494/radio-crystal-blue
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1204385
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/radio-crystal-blue
Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/radio-crystal-blue-GEzylN
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/J7ff
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/radiocblue/
Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org (search by publish date)
Google Podcasts: bit.ly/2KS80
Player.fm https://player.fm/series/radio-crystal-blue
iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/216445467/
Goodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/radio-crystal-blue-579171
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/d45a80/podcast/rss

Opening theme Ada Rovatti & Elephunk -“Gottcha” For Rent http://www.adarovatti.com

20 KEVIN DANIEL http://www.thekevindaniel.com
“Feeling Good” – Things I Don’t See

19 PETER MULVEY http://www..petermulvey.com
“You And Me and The Ten Thousand Things” – The Knuckleball Suite

18 CHRIS SMITHER http://www.smither.com
“Train Home” – Train Home

17 AZTEC TWO STEP http://www.aztectwostep.com
“Falling Down Clowns” – Cause & Effect

16 TOM PRINCIPATO http://www.tomprincipato.com
“Part Of Me” – A Part Of Me

15 NATALIA ZUKERMAN http://www.nataliazukerman.com
“Pumpkin Time” – On A Clear Day

14 HUNGRYTOWN http://www.hungrytown.net
“November” – s/t

23 RED MOLLY http://www.redmolly.com
“Is The Blue Moon Still Shining” – Love & Other Tragedies

22 FRED GILL EN JR. http://www.fredgillenjr.com
“Don’t Give Up The Ghost” – Match Against A New Moon

21 MARK ERELLI http://www.markerelli.com
“Troubles (Those Lonesome Kind)” – Hillbilly Pilgrim

Closing music: TJ Rehmi “You Are We Am I (Red Mix) – The Warm Chill

Running time: 1 hour, 24 minutes