Past radio playlists: April 2016

All is not quiet on New Year's Day. For a few years, Live 105 would do staff top 10s in which every single DJ or management person would count down their 10 favorite albums of the year by playing songs from each of them. This was a good way to not only play B-sides from albums but also a way for DJs to play songs the station wouldn't normally play. As far as I can tell, they stopped doing them around the turn of the decade.

(The first four songs were chosen by Leeanne, who was a weekend DJ. I think she works for 98 Rock in Sacramento now.)

1. Tool- The Pot (Album version)

2. Placebo- Infra-Red*

3. The Sounds-Much Too Long*

4. Lemonheads- Steve's Boy*

(Then we get a four song break)

5. Ramones- I Wanna Be Sedated

6. Incubus- Pardon Me

7. Radiohead- High and Dry

8. Foo Fighters- Best of You

(The last two songs were chosen by Katie Keane, who was an intern and Soundcheck producer.)

9. Rock Kills Kid- I Turn My Camera On*

10. The Strokes- You Only Live Once

*First heard

Friday, April 15, 2016

KFOG playlist April 15, 2016

1. Imagine Dragons- Demons

2. Depeche Mode- Personal Jesus

3. Adele- When We Were Young

4. Jason Mraz- I'm Yours

5. The Killers- Somebody Told Me

6. Leon Bridges- Smooth Sailin'

7. The Cure- Pictures of You

8. Coldplay- Clocks

9. U2- I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

10. Cage the Elephant- Mess Around

Live 105 playlist December 31, 2006

And like that, 2006 comes to a close. I tuned in too early in the morning to catch the year-end countdown they never do anymore, but if you want to know what made the cut that year, go here: http://www.rocklists.com/kits-2006.html (What the hell is "All My Life," a song from 2002, doing on that list?)

1. Depeche Mode- Policy of Truth

2. Green Day- American Idiot

3. Snow Patrol- Chasing Cars

4. Weezer- Say it Ain't So

5. Wolfmother- Woman

6. Shiny Toy Guns- Le Disko

7. Stone Temple Pilots- Vasoline

8. OK Go- Here it Goes Again

9. 311- Down

10. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Snow (Hey Oh)

Thursday, April 14, 2016

KFOG playlist April 14, 2016

1. Semisonic- Closing Time

2. Barns Courtney- Fire

3. The Shins- New Slang

4. Gotye f/ Kimbra- Somebody That I Used to Know

5. Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals- Shine

6. The Verve Pipe- The Freshmen

7. Lorde- Royals

8. Jesus Jones- Right Here Right Now

9. Greg Holden- Boys in the Street

10. R.E.M.- Shiny Happy People

11. Mumford and Sons- Believe

Live 105 playlist December 30, 2006

1. System of a Down- Aerials

2. Depeche Mode- Route 66

3. Kaiser Chiefs- I Predict a Riot

4. The Postal Service- Such Great Heights

5. My Chemical Romance- Welcome to the Black Parade

6. Green Day- Basket Case

7. Silversun Pickups- Lazy Eye

8. Weezer- Buddy Holly

9. Cold Hot Crash- Somewhere it Goes* (Not on YouTube)

10. Foo Fighters- All My Life

*First heard

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

KFOG playlist April 13, 2016

One week until we find out the fate of KFOG.

1. The Struts- Kiss This

2. Coldplay- In My Place

3. Sugar Ray- Fly

4. Elle King- Under the Influence

5. Atlas Genius- Trojans

6. Family of the Year- Hero

7. Matt Simons- Catch and Release

8. Barenaked Ladies- If I Had $1,000,000

9. Mumford and Sons- Little Lion Man

10. U2- Even Better Than the Real Thing

11. Cage the Elephant- Come a Little Closer

Live 105 playlist December 29, 2006

1. White Stripes- Seven Nation Army

2. Angels and Airwaves- The Adventure

3. Sublime- Santeria

4. Wolfmother- Woman

5. Weezer- Say it Ain't So

6. Fall Out Boy- This Ain't a Scene, it's an Arms Race

7. Modest Mouse- Float On

8. Incubus- Anna Molly

9. Beastie Boys- Girls

10. Linkin Park- My December

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

KFOG playlist April 12, 2016

I keep forgetting to do this. I'm still not sure what's going on with this station.

1. Jack Johnson- Breakdown

2. The La's- There She Goes

3. Foals- Mountain at My Gates

4. The Neighbourhood- Sweater Weather

5. Of Monsters and Men- Little Talks

6. Cheap Trick- When I Wake Up Tomorrow

7. Stereo MC's- Connected

8. fun.- Some Nights

9. Radiohead- Creep

10. Leon Bridges- Smooth Sailin'

11. Blind Melon- No Rain

Live 105 playlist December 28, 2006

1. Audioslave- Like a Stone

2. AFI- Miss Murder

3. Foo Fighters- Everlong

4. Panic! at the Disco- I Write Sins, Not Tragedies (Unplugged)

5. Evanescence- Call Me When You're Sober

6. Incubus- Drive

7. My Chemical Romance- Welcome to the Black Parade

8. Green Day- Brain Stew/Jaded

9. Silversun Pickups- Lazy Eye

10. System of a Down- Toxicity

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Live 105 playlist December 26, 2006

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Give it Away

2. Muse- Starlight

3. Snow Patrol- Chasing Cars (In studio)

4. System of a Down- Chop Suey

5. My Chemical Romance- Welcome to the Black Parade

6. Snow Patrol- Chasing Cars (Not in studio)

7. Weezer- Perfect Situation

8. Evanescence- Call Me When You're Sober

9. Green Day- Brain Stew/Jaded

10. Panic! at the Disco- I Write Sins, Not Tragedies

Live 105 playlist December 25, 2006

Part 3 of Holiday Stocking Stuffers Weekend.

1. Bush- Machinehead

2. Bush- Little Things

3. Snow Patrol- Chasing Cars

4. Snow Patrol- Run

5. AFI- Miss Murder

6. AFI- Silver and Cold

7. AFI- Rabbits are Roadkill on Rt. 37

8. Oasis- Wonderwall

9. Oasis- Supersonic

10. Incubus- Pardon Me

Live 105 playlist December 24, 2006

Part 2 of Stocking Stuffers Weekend.

1. Modest Mouse- Float On

2. Modest Mouse- Ocean Breathes Salty

3. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Scar Tissue

4. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Otherside

5. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Snow (Hey Oh)

6. Gorillaz- Feel Good Inc.

7. Gorillaz- Dare

8. Nine Inch Nails- The Hand That Feeds

9. Nine Inch Nails- The Perfect Drug

10. Nine Inch Nails- Down in it

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Live 105 playlist December 23, 2006

This is part one of a Stocking Stuffers Weekend, in which they played blocks of Live 105 artists. (There were very few "Block Party Weekends" during the Sean Demery era, but under Dave Numme, they did them seemingly every month.)

1. Bad Religion- American Jesus

2. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Around the World

3. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Higher Ground

4. Beastie Boys- You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party

5. Beastie Boys- Sabotage

6. Beastie Boys- Girls

7. Beastie Boys- Body Movin'

8. Beck- E-Pro

9. Beck- Loser

10. Beck- Nausea

Friday, April 8, 2016

KFOG playlist April 9, 2016

1. Jake Bugg- Gimme the Love

2. Collective Soul- The World I Know

3. No Doubt- Underneath it All

4. Shawn Colvin- Sunny Came Home

5. Strumbellas- Spirits

6. Peter Bjorn and John- Young Folks

7. Sister Hazel- All for You

8. Chris Isaak- Wicked Game

9. BORNS- 10,000 Emerald Pools

10. Gin Blossoms- Hey Jealousy

11. The Killers- When You Were Young

12. Dave Matthews Band- Crash into Me

Live 105 playlist December 22, 2006

1. Silversun Pickups- Lazy Eye

2. Dynamite Hack- Boyz N the Hood

3. Evanescence- Lithium

4. Bad Religion- Sorrow

5. Raconteurs- Level

6. Tool- Stinkfist

7. Angels and Airwaves- The Adventure

8. Radiohead- Karma Police

9. Audioslave- Show Me How to Live

10. Bloc Party- I Still Remember

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Live 105 playlist December 21, 2006

1. Angels and Airwaves- The Adventure

2. Stone Temple Pilots- Vasoline

3. Switchfoot- Sorrow (Bad Religion cover live at the Live 105 studios. This isn't the exact version, but this is to give you an idea of what it sounded like.)

4. Modest Mouse- Ocean Breathes Salty

5. Wolfmother- Woman

6. Smashing Pumpkins- 1979

7. Depeche Mode- Precious

8. Nirvana- Dumb

9. Fall Out Boy- This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race

10. Weezer- Perfect Situation

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

KFOG playlist April 6, 2016

1. Seal- Crazy

2. Elle King- Under the Influence

3. Squeeze- Tempted

4. Plain White T's- Hey There Delilah

5. Billy Idol- Rebel Yell

6. Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals- Shine

7. Live- Lightning Crashes

8. Cake- Short Skirt/Long Jacket

9. Crowded House- Don't Dream it's Over

10. Matt Simons- Catch and Release

11. Cranberries- Dreams

Live 105 playlist December 20, 2006

The first two songs are from '90s at Noon.

1. Temple of the Dog- Hunger Strike

2. Screaming Trees- Nearly Lost You

3. Raconteurs- Steady as She Goes

4. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Dani California

5. Sublime- What I Got

6. Wolfmother- Woman

7. The Postal Service- Such Great Heights

8. Evanescence- Lithium

9. Weezer- Say it Ain't So

10. Muse- Starlight

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

KFOG playlist April 5, 2016

Some of these songs feel strangely prescient. (One bonus song because another track popped up as I was typing this.)

1. Violent Femmes- Blister in the Sun

2. Coldplay- Viva La Vida

3. Mumford and Sons- Believe

4. Nirvana- All Apologies

5. Cheap Trick- When I Wake Up Tomorrow

6. New Order- Bizarre Love Triangle

7. Hozier- Take Me to Church

8. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Mary Jane's Last Dance

9. Cold War Kids- First

10. The Cars- Bye Bye Love

11. Hozier- Someone New

Live 105 playlist December 19, 2006

The first three songs are from '90s at Noon.

1. Alice in Chains- Got Me Wrong

2. The Prodigy- Firestarter

3. Nirvana- The Man Who Sold the World

4. Modest Mouse- Float On

5. Evanescence- Call Me When You're Sober

6. Green Day- Brain Stew/Jaded

7. Depeche Mode- Precious

8. Beastie Boys- You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party

9. Foo Fighters- Skin and Bones

10. Beck- Loser

Monday, April 4, 2016

BONUS: KFOG's potentially waning days playlist April 4, 2016

I haven't done anything with KFOG here, and I figured I should start doing it now because there's a good chance I may never be able to do so again.

KFOG, for those who don't know, signed on in 1982 as an AOR station. Somewhere down the line, it transitioned into a Triple A format, which it carries to this day. Not as diverse as free form stations but still playing an eclectic mix of music. It's also notable for being one of the few rock stations from the early to mid '80s that mostly retained its format, outliving KSJO, KOME and others by more than a decade.

I bring this up because it seems this may not last this way for long. The station just blew out its entire air staff save for two of its three morning show hosts, and they've been running promos saying "The evolution is coming on 4/20." I've heard rumors that it may transition to a more female-oriented adult alternative station, not unlike what Alice was a decade ago (before it just decided to be Star 101.3 2.0), but regardless I get the feeling KFOG won't be KFOG much longer. If that ends up being the case, I'd like to capture what the station's been playing in its final weeks. Consider this a supplement to my daily Live 105 postings.

1. Foals- Mountain at My Gates

2. B-52's- Roam

3. James Bay- Let it Go

4. David Bowie- Modern Love

5. Elle King- Under the Influence

6. Blues Traveler- Run-Around

7. Fitz and the Tantrums- The Walker

8. R.E.M.- Losing My Religion

9. Adele- When We Were Young

10. Tears for Fears- Everybody Wants to Rule the World