Off The Beaten Path - X-Mas Show

Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends...well, technically, it ends after about 2 hours, but you know what I mean.  This is my X-Mas Show...it's a straight edge Christmas...I'm a little sleep deprived.  Let's get all the formalities out of the way.  This will be premiering Monday 12/19/11 @ 12PM, replays on Wednesday 12/21/11 @ 4PM and Friday 12/23/11 @ 8PM (perfect for a Holiday party).  See how to listen on Rock401.com

The first show of the New Year won't be until Monday 1/9/12...giving everyone involved a couple weeks off during the holidays.  The first show of the year will be the Bands/Performers That Should Be In The RNRHOF, But Are Not Show.  Only artists that have released their first album at least 25 years ago, are eligible.  Using the Rock Hall's qualifications.

Off The Beaten Path X-Mas Show

The Man In The Santa Suit – Fountains of Wayne

Someday At Christmas – Pearl Jam

Yule Shoot Your Eye Out – Fall Out Boy

A Christmas Carol – Tom Lehrer

The Blizzard – Camera Obscura

Fairytale of New York – The Pogues

Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You – Billy Squier

Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto – Mojo Nixon

The 12 Days of Christmas – Straight No Chaser

You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Gary Hoey

Run Rudolph Run – Lemmy/Gibbons/Grohl

The Winter Song – Angel

Silent Night – The Dickies

Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight) – Ramones

Christmas At Ground Zero – Weird Al Yankovic

Winter Wonderland – Fleming & John

Suddenly It’s Christmas – Loudon Wainwright III

Five Wishes On Christmas – Steve Martin

Christmas In Hollis – Run–DMC

O Holy Night – South Park Kids

Father Christmas – The Kinks

One More Christmas (To Put Up With You) – Amazing Royal Crowns

Little Saint Nick – Beach Boys

Hey Santa! – Chris Isaak

Santa Bring My Back My Baby – Elvis Presley

We Three Kings – Reverend Horton Heat

Christmastime – Aimee Mann & Michael Penn

Thanks For Christmas – XTC (The Three Wise Men)

Christmas Card From A Hooker – Tom Waits

The Twelve Days of Christmas – Bob & Doug McKenzie

I Am Santa Claus – Bob Rivers

A Christmas Without Weed – Phish

Christmas Song – Metro

Season’s Greetings – Saturday Night Live

Off The Beaten Path - Show #14

We are back for another installment of Off The Beaten Path on Rock401.com.  There will be one more show before 2011 goes away.  The Christmas show will be airing in the middle of the month on 12/19/11.  Let's not get ahead of ourselves, because I believe show #14 is as good as any other show I've put together.  I hope you all enjoy listening to it.  The premiere date is Monday, 12/5/11 @ 12PM EST...with replays on Wednesday, 12/7/11 @ 4PM and Friday, 12/9/11 @ 8PM.

Lastly, I'll be doing another themed show after the New Year, about bands/performers that should be in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame (that aren't).  Not sure when, but it'll probably be late January or early February.  Nominate bands for that show...that's always a great debate.  They have to be eligible for nomination.  Basically, it has to be 25 years since they released their first album.

On with the play list:

Off The Beaten Path Show 14

Last Kiss – Joe Bonamassa

Astro Man – Jimi Hendrix

(Vocal Break 1)

The Devil You Know – Anthrax

Find Your Way Back – Jefferson Starship

Little Fighter – White Lion

Electric Eye – Judas Priest

(Vocal Break 2)

Movin’ On Up – Primal Scream

I Think She Likes Me – Treat Her Right

What’s He Got? – The Producers

Back Of My Mind – The Autumn Defense

Give It Up – Hothouse Flowers

(Vocal Break 3)

The Dead Heart – Midnight Oil

She’s A Runner – Billy Squier

New Girl Now – Honeymoon Suite

3 Strange Days – School Of Fish

(Vocal Break 4)

Cheap Reward – The Devil Makes Three

Sex Beat – The Gun Club

Road Runner – Backbeat Band

Rumble In Brighton – Brian Setzer Orchestra

If Sugar Was As Sweet As You – Rockpile

(Vocal Break 5)

Flame – Sebadoh

Teenage Gluesniffer – The Queers

21^st Century (Digital Boy) – Bad Religion

Dope Nose – Weezer

Boxcar – Jawbreaker

Somewhere – Husker Du

(Vocal Break 6)

The Stroll – The Diamonds

Smokey Joe’s Café – The Robins

Rag Doll – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

He Doesn’t Know Why – Fleet Foxes

Hope you enjoy it...Thanks for listening.

Off The Beaten Path - Show 13

Alright loyal listeners...it's show # 13 coming at you on Monday, 11/14/11 @ 12PM with replays to follow on Wednesday, 11/16/11 @ 4PM and Friday, 11/18/11 @ 8PM, all EST on Rock401.com.  Off The Beaten Path Show 14 will premiere on December 5th and the Christmas/Holiday Show will premiere on December 19th.  So get those requests in ASAP.  Go to the Facebook page here.  Without further ado, here's the play list for Show 13

Off The Beaten Path Show 13

Hello America – Def Leppard

Let’s Dance – Chris Montez

Memphis – Chuck Berry

Little Red Riding Hood – Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs

Ace of Spades – Motorhead

Unchained – Van Halen

Green-Tinted Sixties Mind – Mr. Big (Hair Metal Song of the Week)

Why Do You Think They Call It Dope? – Love/Hate

Old Money – The Upper Crust

Down With The Ship – Scatterbrain

Do Ya – ELO

The Jean Genie – David Bowie

Gudby t’Jane – Slade

The Lies In Your Eyes – Sweet

Candy-O – The Cars

Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello & the Attractions

Girls – Dwight Twilley

Sweet Lady – What Made Milwaukee Famous

Ca Plane Pour Moi – Plastic Bertrand

Looking For Clues – Robert Palmer

Sick of Myself – Matthew Sweet

Stardog Champion – Mother Love Bone

Porch – Pearl Jam

Bottle of Fur – Urge Overkill

Story Of My Life – Social Distortion

Fly Me Courageous – Drivin’ and Cryin’

Can’t Even Tell – Soul Asylum

Why Does The Sun Shine? – They Might Be Giants

Cheapskate – Supergrass

Mystic Eyes – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Off The Beaten Path - Halloween Show

I would normally write a lot more about the show and various other things, but I'm still trying to recover from the benefit concert.  It was a very late night, but we did raise some money...even in the bizarre New England snowstorm of late October 2011.  Hopefully you'll enjoy the show.  Monday 10/31 @ 12PM, Wednesday 11/2 @ 4PM and Friday 11/4 @ 8PM.

Off The Beaten Path - Halloween Show

Fire – The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

Halloween Hootenanny – Zacherle

Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo

War Pigs – Black Sabbath

Halloween (She’s So Mean) – Rob Zombie and the Ghastly Ones

City of the Dead – The Clash

I Put A Spell On You – Screaming Jay Hawkins

The Halloween Dance – Reverend Horton Heat

Wolfman’s Brother – Phish

Man On The Silver Mountain – Rainbow

Cemetery Gates – Pantera

Godzilla – Blue Oyster Cult

Little Demon – The Amazing Crowns

Country Death Song – Violent Femmes

Ghost Rider – Henry Rollins

Hell – Squirrel Nut Zippers

Ghouls Night Out – The Misfits

I Drink Blood – Rocket From The Crypt

Head Crusher – Megadeth

Night Creatures – Superchunk

Halloween – Stephen Lynch

Boris The Spider – The Who

The Thing That Should Not Be – Metallica

Monster Mash – Bobby Boris Pickett

The Witch – The Sonics

Munsters Theme – Los Straitjackets

Cretin Hop – The Ramones

Stigmata Martyr – Bauhaus

Thriller – Michael Jackson

Happy Halloween - Zacherle

Off The Beaten Path Show # 11

I don't get a chance to post a lot in the blog anymore.  I however never forget to post the play list for the next radio show.  Please don't forget to "Like" our page on Facebook...all the kids are doing it.  It's also the easiest and quickest way to find out what's going with the show.  There will be a special Halloween show coming up on Halloween, since it falls on a Monday this year.  So, look for that in a couple of weeks.  We still have show # 11 to debut...so without anymore delay...here we go.



Off The Beaten Path Show # 11: Monday 10/17 12PM, Wednesday 10/19 4PM and Friday 10/21 8PM EST on Rock401.com

Hello There – Cheap Trick

Squeaky Fingers – Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Public Image – Public Image Ltd.

Get It On (Bang A Gong) – The Power Station

Super Stupid – Funkadelic

Ozone Baby – Led Zeppelin

Valley Girl – Frank Zappa

Corona – Minutemen

Made For You – Rocket From The Crypt

Satisfaction – Devo

Video Killed The Radio Star – The Presidents of USA

Into Your Arms – Lemonheads

Everyday Clothes – Jonathan Richman

Hastily – Snake Rattle Rattle Snake

Peek – A – Boo – Siouxie & The Banshees

Tattooed Love Boys – The Pretenders

Dreaming – Blondie

Ooo Wee – Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

Don’t Run Wild – The Del Fuegos

Sailing Off – The Throttles

I Know A Place – The Shods

Dig For Fire – Pixies

East Coast Hollywood – Daddie Long Legs

Tommy The Cat – Primus

I Feel Love – Paul Gilbert

Smooth Up In Ya – Bullet Boys (Hair Metal Song of the Week)

Say What You Will – Fastway

Aces High – Iron Maiden

It’s Love – King’s X

Handshake Drugs - Wilco

Go to the Facebook page and tell me what you think. 

Off The Beaten Path On FaceSpace/MyBook

Just something different I found

I finally took the show to Facebook.  I figured it's much easier to find everything in one spot.  I'll still post my playlists here before the show and they will also get posted on Facebook.  It's the K.I.S.S. theory...Keep It Simple Stupid. 

Also, since most of the world uses Facebook...no, really they do...they made a movie about it...I figure the odds that I'll get song requests would be better.  So, here goes nothing...like usual.

Off The Beaten Path Show # 10

This is a very special show, because I'm giving away a prize.  No, I'm not kidding...more about that in a few minutes.  This is already the 10th show of Off The Beaten Path.  I just like playing music and promoting bands that many haven't had the chance to hear before.  Anything I can do to help out a band that I like, I'll do.  All bands are struggling...unless they are a household name.  Those are few and far between these days.  On with the playlist.

Off The Beaten Path Show # 10 - Mon. 9/26 12PM, Wed. 9/28 4PM, Fri. 9/30 8PM all EST on Rock401.com

Bad Motor Scooter – Montrose

Fireball – Deep Purple

Hammer To Fall – Queen

Long May You Run – Neil Young

Don’t Leave Me On My Own – Chris Issak

Stephanie Says – Velvet Underground

Late In The Evening – Paul Simon

Satan Is Real-Straight To Hell – Hank Williams III

Dead In The Water – Supersuckers

10 AM Automatic – The Black Keys

Nights Like These – Lucero

Crime Scene Cleanup Team – Tin Horn Prayer

These Days – REM

The Whole Of The Moon – The Waterboys

Unsung – Helmet

Psalm 69 – Ministry

Turn Up The Night – Black Sabbath

Give It To Me Good – Trixter

Loanshark Blues – Rory Gallagher

Autonomy – Buzzcocks

Dirty Boots – Sonic Youth

Los Angeles – X

Me! I Disconnect From You – Gary Numan/Tubeway Army

2000 Man – Rolling Stones

Here Today – Beach Boys

I’m Gonna Love You Too – Buddy Holly

I’m Only Sleeping – Beatles

With A Girl Like You – The Troggs

Superfly – Curtis Mayfield

Baby, I’m A Star - Prince

On to the prize...If you can tell me what the Hair Metal Song of The Week (I always point it out, but not this show) is...I'll give you free entry into The Benefit Concert for Mark Smith on October 29th at Ri Ra in Providence, RI.  Of course, you kinda have to be in the New England area to get this prize...sorry to all my listeners out of the area.  It's a hell of a value...There will be three great bands playing that night and a raffle that is growing by the day.  So, you can use the money you save on getting into the show to buy raffle tickets.


All answers must be emailed to me personally here.  We'll exchange some info and I'll put you on the list.  Take advantage of it.  Also here is the poster for the show...which Bragg Art & Design did as a favor.

Oct. 29th Ri Ra Providence, RI