Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
Charlie’s Angels Theme (happy bday John Forsythe)
Angel PLASTIQ PASSION
Drunken Angel LUCINDA WILLIAMS (happy bday Lucinda)
Lucinda JESSE MALIN (happy bday Jesse)
Skateaway DIRE STRAITS
Sidewalk Surfer THE FLAIRZ
Sidewalk Surfin’ JAN AND DEAN
Skateboard NORMA TRACY and the CINDERELLA KIDS
Shelter me CINDERELLA (happy bday Tom Keefer)
Cover me BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Bastards of Young REPLACEMENTS
Now i wanna sniff some glue RAMONES (happy bday Tommy)
Carbona not Glue RAMONES
Nitrous Oxide High TERRIBLE TIM
Witch Doctor DAVID SEVILLE (happy bday David)
Eruption VAN HALEN (happy bday Eddie)
Somebody get me a Doctor VAN HALEN
Doctor Doctor THE OBVIOUS
Doctor Lawyer Indian Chief BETTY HUTTON
Planned Disaster BURNING TREE
A Common Disaster COWBOY JUNKIES (happy bday Margot Timmins)
Common People WILLIAM SHATNER with BEN FOLDS & JOE JACKSON
Where it’s at LEONARD NIMOY
Avenue A THE DICTATORS (happy bday Handsome Dick)
Miss Avenue PRIMA DONNA
In your street today THE STALKERS
Hey Girl THE SMALL FACES (happy bday Steve Marriott)
30 Days in the hole (live 82) JOHN COUGAR

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
Where it’s At LEONARD NIMOY
Snowman DIANE RAY
Willie and The Hand Jive JOHNNY OTIS (RIP Johnny)
Welcome to the Jungle ETTA JAMES (RIP Etta)
Jungle Boy JOHN EDDIE
Robin Zander THE BREAK-UP SOCIETY
She’s Tight CHEAP TRICK (happy bday Robin)
She’s Just that Kind of Girl LUCERO
She’s making me Nervous WYLDLIFE
Wall Street Shuffle 10CC (happy bday Eric Stewart)
We Take Care of Our Own BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Seaside Bar Song BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (happy bday Danny Federici and Mad Dog Lopez)
Who Loves Ya Baby TELLY SAVALAS (happy bday Telly)
Who will save Rock and Roll DICTATORS
What a wonderful World TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY
I got a right to sing the blues SAM COOKE (happy bday Sam)
Everybody Needs somebody to Love BLUES BROTHERS (happy bday John Belushi)
I’m Down SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY and THE POOR FOOLS
Bad Karma WARREN ZEVON (Happy bday Warren, RIP Joe Paterno)
Red Rubber Ball NEIL DIAMOND (happy bday Neil)
Red Belt TEGAN AND SARA
Silver Naked Ladies PAUL WESTERBERG
The Streak RAY STEVENS (happy bday Ray)
Bird Dog EVERLY BROTHERS (happy Bday Phil)
I wanna be your dog THE 7 STOOGES
Don’t Stop Believin’ ARNOLD SCHWARZWENEGGER and JOURNEY
Anyway you want it JOURNEY (happy bday Steve Perry)
Anywway you want it THE LITTLE GIRLS
Any Time at all THE BEATLES (happy bday Richard Lester)
Rhinestone Cowboy SLIM WHITMAN (happy bday Slim)
The Cowboy Song THIN LIZZY
Yakety Sax BOOTS RANDOLPH (happy bday Benny Hill)

105.5 WDHA

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
DJ Rich Russo (dha) TERRIBLE TIM
Mr Bad Example WARREN ZEVON (happy bday Warren, RIP Joe Paterno)
Ramrod (live 81) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and E STREET BAND (happy bday Danny Federici)
We Take Care of our own BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Your Little Hoodrat Friend HOLD STEADY
New Friend Jesus CRAIG FINN
I knew Jesus before he was a Star GLEN CAMPBELL
Rhinestone Cowboy SLIM WHITMAN (happy bday Slim)
Ride Cowboy Ride BON JOVI
Ride LIZ PHAIR
Who Loves Ya Baby TELLY SAVALAS (happy bday Telly)
I’m the man who loves you WILCO
She Loves you GASLIGHT ANTHEM
Another Saturday Night SAM COOKE (happy bday Sam)
Sam Cooke Medley SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY and ASBURY JUKES
Problems EVERLY BROTHERS
Problems SEX PISTOLS
I was drunk MINUS 5
Robin Zander THE BREAK UP SOCIETY
Surrender (remix) CHEAP TRICK (happy bday Robin)
Surrender ELVIS PRESLEY
Surrender TOM PETTY and THE HEARTBREAKERS
Beat Surrender THE JAM
Beats so Lonely CHARLIE SEXTON
Beat on the Brat U2
Where’s it at LEONARD NIMOY
Smart GIRL IN A COMA
I Believe in Music MAC DAVIS (happy bday Mac)
Take it to the Limit ETTA JAMES (RIP Etta)

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
DJ Rich Russo (peak version) TERRIBLE TIM
Martin Luther King CATHY FINK (happy bday MLK)
What’s so funny about Peace, Love & Understanding BRINSLEY SCHWARZ
This Charming Man THE SMITHS (happy bday Andy Rourke)
My Girl (live) U2
My Girl Bill JIM STAFFORD (happy bday Jim)
Darling it Hurts PAUL KELLY (happy bday Paul)
Darling ROBERT HAZARD
Sherry Darling (Live 78) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND
Rolene MOON MARTIN
Elaine SMITHEREENS (happy bday Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
One Step Beyond MADNESS (happy bday Suggs)
Where it’s at LEONARD NIMOY
Don’t Rush TEGAN AND SARA (happy bday Rush Limbaugh)
The FCC song FAMILY GUY (happy bday Howard Stern)
Can’t get started PETER WOLF (happy bday Faye Dunaway)
Locomotive Breath RABBITT (happy bday Trevor Rabin)
Let’s Dance (live 79) THE RAMONES (happy day Chris Montez)
Let’s Dance THE BODEANS
Leather Jacket MICK TAYLOR (happy bday Mick)
Dress Up Girls MODEL ROCKETS
Supermodel JILL SOBULE (happy bday Jill)
I’ll Keep it with mine SUSANNA HOFFS (happy bday Susanna)
The Same old Me RAY PRICE (happy bday Ray)
The Same old you TOM PETTY
Party Lights THE WALDOS
City Lights ALMOST SIX SIX
Not Satisfied THE NATURALS
Unsatisfied (live) REPLACEMENTS
I Ain’t ever Satisfied STEVE EARLE (happy bday Steve)

105.5 WDHA

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
MLK U2
Martin Luther King CATHY FINK (happy bday MLK)
Know your Rights PEARL JAM
Tom Dooley KINGSTON TRIO (happy bday Tom)
Snake Bite THE LIFE
Snake Oil STEVE EARLE (happy bday Steve)
Spiders and Snakes JIM STAFFORD (happy bday Jim)
California Slide SPIDERS AND SNAKES
Slippery Slide to Bliss JOHN WESLEY HARDING
We Close our Eyes SUSANNA HOFFS (happy bday Susanna)
Temptation Eyes REPLACEMENTS
Right before my eyes CAGE THE ELEPHANT
Big Mouth Strikes Again THE SMITHS
Dumb Things PAUL KELLY (happy bday Paul)
Stupid Girl ELLEN FOLEY
Stupid Tricks SAHARA HOTNIGHTS
I kissed a Girl JILL SOBULE (happy bday Jill)
Be My Girl ROBERT HAZARD
Man on the Moon REM with BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (happy Andy Kaufman)
Arlandria FOO FIGHTERS (happy bday Dave Grohl)
Give me a Reason JOBANANO and THE GODSONS of SOUL (happy bday Joe)
That’s the Reason WILLIE NILE
Seven WYLDLIFE
City Lights ALMOST SIX SIX

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
Heartbreak Hotel BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and E STREET BAND
King of the Whole Wide World ELVIS PRESLEY (happy bday Elvis)
You’re So Square (baby i don’t care) THE PRIMITIVES
Hound Dog FRANK ZAPPA and MOTHERS of INVENTION
Can’t Help Falling in Love (Live 87) U2
DJ DAVID BOWIE (happy bday David)
King Kong SOUPY SALES (happy bday Soupy)
Savage Beat THE DICTATORS
Boom Boom Mancini WARREN ZEVON (happy bday Doo Kuk Kim)
Suspicious Minds JOHN EDDIE and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Talking to the King JOE GRUCHECKY and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Roller Coaster Town GARLAND JEFFREYS
I’m Down SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY and THE POOR FOOLS
Something ELVIS PRESLEY
Deep Throat to you all HARRY REEMS? (happy bday Linda Lovelace)
Do the Clam ELVIS PRESLEY
Stuck on You DAVE MATTHEWS (happy bday Dave)
Stairway to Gilligan’s Island LITTLE ROGER (happy bday Jimmy Page and Bob Denver)
Personality Crisis NEW YORK DOLLS (happy bday David Johansen)
When it comes to Love JAN JOHANSEN (happy bday Jan)
Blondes have more Fun ROD STEWART (happy bday Rod)
Goldfinger SHIRLEY BASSEY (happy bday Shirley)
Precious Time PAT BENATAR (happy bday Pat)
Anna Lee BANGLES (happy bday Vicki)
I can’t live without your Kiss JO WYMER
Wherefore Art thou, Elvis GASLIGHT ANTHEM
Elvis Left the Building JOHN WESLEY HARDING

105.5 WDHA
Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
Heartbreak Hotel FONZIE
Ain’t no king of rock and roll NOMADS
Got a lot of Livin’ to Do ELVIS PRESLEY (happy bday Elvis)
Wear my Ring around your neck BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and E STREET BAND
Faster and Louder THE DICTATORS
Sidewalk Queen WYLDLIFE
Jailhouse Rock ZZ TOP
Pretty Flamingo ROD STEWART (happy bday Rod)
Crash and Burn THE BANGLES (happy bday Vicki)
Mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm CRASH TEST DUMMIES (happy bday Brad Roberts)
Innocent Ones WILLIE NILE
I’m Down SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY and THE POOR FOOLS
Tell me why THE BEATLES
Tell me why JOE D’URSO and STONE CARAVAN
My Streets BOB POULDING BAND
Growin’ Up DAVID BOWIE (happy bday David)
King Kong SOUPY SALES (happy bday Soupy)
King’s Call PHIL LYNOTT and MARK KNOPFLER
Kings of the Party BROWNSVILLE STATION
Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy QUEEN
Hot Girls in Love LOVERBOY (happy bday Mike Reno)
Trouble FUZZBOX
Dirty Pictures SUNSET BOMBERS (happy bday Al Goldstein)
A Woman’s got the Power CLARENCE CLEMONS and RED BANK ROCKERS (happy bday Big Man)
Heartbreaker PAT BENATAR (happy bday Pat)
Brilliant Mind FURNITURE (happy bday Ethan Allen)
Elvis and I DENIS LEARY

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
Auld Lang Syne BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and E STREET BAND
Ding Dong Ding Dong GEORGE HARRISON
Waiting for Somebody PAUL WESTERBERG (happy bday Paul)
Alex Chilton THE REPLACEMENTS
Sweet Cream Ladies Forward March BOX TOPS (happy bday Alex Chilton)
The New I Love You THE HOLOGRAMS
All things new again WALLFLOWERS
Maybe Start Again THE NATURALS
Who will save rock and roll THE DICTATORS
SWAK WYLDLIFE
Turn your radio on JOHN HARTFORD (happy bday John)
Boogie JOHN HARTFORD
Did you boogie with your baby FLASH CADILLAC and CONTINENTAL KIDS
I can’t explain YVONNE ELLIMAN (happy bday Yvonne)
I might (demo) WILCO (happy bday Nels Cline)
Begin the Begin REM (happy bday Michael Stipe)
Dancing Barefoot (acoustic) PATTI SMITH (happy bday Patti)
Because the Night (12/30/77 CBGB) Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen
Harmony DICK VAN DYKE and MARY TYLER MOORE (happy bday Mary)
Harmony JESSE MALIN
Love is all around JOAN JETT
Smart GIRL IN A COMA
Girl Look what you’ve done to me DAVY JONES (happy bday Davy)
Crusin’ (lucy, ramona and sunset sam) MIKE NESMITH (happy bday Mike)
Protection (demo) DONNA SUMMER and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (happy bday Donna)
Talk Talk (demo) TALK TALK (happy bday Mark Hollis)
Tiger Woods DAN BERN (happy bday Tiger)
Kill a Clown MIKE DALY and THE PLANETS (happy bday Bozo the Clown)
Crackin’ Up BO DIDDLEY (happy bday Bo)

105.5 WDHA

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
Auld Lang Syne THE CUCUMBERS
Something New THE SMITHEREENS
(I’m Not your) Steppin’ Stone MONKEES (happy bday Davy Jones & Mike Nesmith)
Tiny Steps ELVIS COSTELLO
Broadcast This EMILY’S ARMY
Feeling Gravity’s Pull REM (happy bday Michael Stipe & Isaac Newton)
Pullin” Shapes THEODORE GRIMM (happy bday Chucky and Jacob Grimm)
Pull Shapes THE PIPETTES
Pulling Teeth GREEN DAY
Stairway to Gilligan’s Island LITTLE ROGER (happy bday John Paul Jones)
Beer for Breakfast THE REPLACEMENTS
Seein’ Her PAUL WESTERBERG (happy bday Paul)
Ask the Angels PATTI SMITH (happy bday Patti)
Redondo Beach MORRISSEY
Johanna Beach HAWAII MUD BOMBERS
Gimme the Sweet and Lowdown SOCIAL DISTORTION
Two tub man DICTATORS
The Pedestrian FOXBORO HOT TUBS
Smash the Clocks BAD TOWN
Thank God I’m a Country Boy JOHN DENVER (happy bday John)
Sweet Soul Music BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and E STREET BAND (happy bday Arthur Conley)
Sweet Soul Sister THE CULT
Breakaway TRACEY ULLMAN (happy bday Tracey)
Breakaway DEL FUEGOS
The Day I saw Bo Diddley in Washington Square WILLIE NILE (happy bday Bo)
Faithful (live 2005) PEARL JAM (happy bday Marianne Faithful)
The Kids Aren’t Alright THE OFFSPRING (happy bday Dexter Holland)
Stop and think it over MARY WEISS (happy bday Mary)
I Still Believe FRANK TURNER (happy bday Frank)

It was close to a perfect year in music, unfortunately the Strokes releasing another crap album brought down the year, you see if we have endure all of the hype regarding a record as bad as Angles, we have to add up all of that hype and reverse it for the weighted average of the year’s releases…overall this year on a scale of 100 would have been an 97, but when you factor in the Strokes album as 65 separate “0′s” it drops the overall year to a barely passing 66..

but anyway let’s move on with the top 20 albums, all should be listened to on vinyl as all are available that way, and they had to be on vinyl to make the list… no compilations or live albums are included in this.

and much to the dismay of the people who run my website, i’ve decided to list them all in one post as opposed to that aggravating “page view generating tactic” of making you go page to page to see each title. I respect you all too much to do that…to make my web people happy direct 19 people to this list and it will accomplish their desired result.

If you don’t have these albums go to your local record store and buy them on Vinyl, sit down with a loved one, crack open your favorite beverage and drop the needle and enjoy…

20. Cage the Elephant Thank You Happy Birthday
Well, maybe Bowling Green, Kentucky is the next Minneapolis or Seattle. This was not as great as their debut album but still merits the top 20 of the year. Their next album will be one of the most antipicated releases in recent years, when it’s coming, who knows, but in a wide open american young rock field, can Cage take charge? We shall see
My Favorite Tracks:
Aberdeen,
Shake me Down,
Japanese Buffalo,
Right before my Eyes

19. The Joy Formidable The Big Roar
Two Words: Ritzy Bryan
My Favorite Tracks:
Whirring,
Austere,
I don’t want to see you like this,
Cradle

18. Lucinda Williams Blessed
Preconceived notions are a dangerous thing when it comes to music, Lucinda Williams is a rare exception, you expect it to be great and it is. One of the best songwriters today and another solid effort.
My Favorite Tracks:
Buttercup,
Convince me,
Sweet Love,
Ugly Truth

17. REM Collapse into Now
Who knew that this solid effort would be arguably America’s all time greatest band’s last album, but it was as they broke up later in the year for good.
My Favorite Tracks:
Alligator_Aviator_Autopilot_Antimatter,
It Happened Today, Me,
Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando and I,
Discoverer

16. Smith Westerns Dye it Blonde
The first of two Chicago bands on this list. I thought their debut album tried too hard to be something, but not anything, a weird dicotomy. This album was more focused more polished and like Cage the Elephant as mentioned earlier, all eyes and ears are waiting for the pivotal 3rd album, while we wait we can enjoy this one.
My Favorite Tracks:
All Die Young,
Only One,
Weekend,
End of the Night

15. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Belong
Fuzzy and plush indie pop from Brooklyn and NYC with some high octane production from Flood, makes this more accessible then their debut album and a lot more fun.
My Favorite Tracks:
Heaven’s gonna happen now,
Heart in your heartbreak,
My terrible friend,
Belong

14. Adele 21
You heard her voice on her debut album 19 and you just hoped it would be something special for a long time, when 21 came out I was floored as were most people, unfortunately it doesn’t seem as if she’s ever going to sustain doing tours, but as long as she can release records like this one, we’ll be ok with that.
My Favorite Tracks:
Rolling in the Deep
Someone like you
Lovesong
Set Fire to the Rain

13. Dropkick Murphys Going out in Style
Irish Punk from Boston. The Dropkicks deliver what may be their best album yet and it doesn’t hurt when the Boss sits in for rollicking version of an Irish Standard.
My Favorite Tracks:
Memorial Day
Peg O’ my Heart (with Springsteen)
Broken Hynms
Take ‘em down

12. Nicole Atkins Mondo Amore
The siren of the Jersey Shore music scene. Maybe it’s something in the water down the shore, as it seems that when an Jersey shore artist goes through hard times, the musical result delivers. and thensome. The hell with the boyfriend, the hell with the major label, let’s get it on. This album blows away her debut, and all eyes and ears are anticipating the all important third album, but for now let’s savor this one.
My Favorite Tracks:
You Come to Me
Cry Cry Cry
You were the Devil
The Tower

11. Eddie Vedder Ukekele Songs
Just when i thought a Don Ho album would always be the best ukekele album, Eddie Vedder snatches it away. One of the most enduring things about Eddie is that he has no boundaries, no limitations, no fears, and the results are always great, but an album of songs on Ukekele? Opening with a redone Pearl Jam song and closing with a song made famous in the Ukelele scene from THE JERK, this is an enjoyable album.
My Favorite Tracks:
Can’t Keep
Satellite
You’re True
Tonight you Belong to Me

10. Ryan Adams Ashes & Fire
So much for retirement. Ryan comes back and comes back strong. I don’t think anyone believed Ryan would never make music again, but i didn’t expect something this soon. I’m not complaining there can never be enough Ryan Adams music.
My Favorite Tracks:
Lucky Now
Save Me
Dirty Rain
Chains of Love

9. Emily’s Army Don’t be a Dick
A group of Teenagers from the Bay Area playing Punk Music, that always works for me. Even though my favorite song from this album is kinda sorta anti-radio, i still was more than happy to be the first to play it on the radio, that’s the beauty of a free form radio show, no rules.
My Favorite Tracks:
Broadcast This
Loch Lomond
Ho-lloween
West Coast

8. Garland Jeffreys The King of In Between
One of NYC’s all time great storytellers bestows upon us a modern local classic with vivid imagery of the Brooklyn where he grew up.
My Favorite Tracks:
Roller Coaster Town
Coney Island Winter
If John Lee Hooker calls me
I’m alive

7. WILCO The Whole Love
They just keep getting better and better and if they string a few more albums together like this and hit double digit releases, do they become not only shoo-in for the rock hall of fame (which i’m not sure is even an honor considering how they ruined it) they enter the discussion of being perhaps being America’s best band.
My Favorite Tracks:
I Might
Whole Love
Black Moon
Capitol City

6.Foo Fighters Wasting Light
All analog, loud as hell and one of the best marketing campaigns to promote an album in recent years. Unlike label mates, The Strokes, the Foos actually have something worth listening to after the marketing push is over.
My Favorite Tracks:
Arlandria
I Should have Known
Walk
These Days

5.Wyldlife Self-Titled
The best power punk band to come out of NYC in the last 20 years. Their debut does everything a debut album is supposed to do: Tell you who they are, what they do and leave you wanting more. I expect huge things from this band and you will too.
My Favorite Tracks:
S.W.A.K
Sidewalk Queen
City Of Inbreds
Seven

4. John Wesley Harding The Sound of his own Voice
If there were any justice in the world, John Wesley Harding would be an arena act, playing 3 hour sets every night weaving in and out of his catalogue of fantastic songs and you wouldn’t be able to escape him on multiple formats on your radio. Unfortunately we live in a world where the Strokes still get magazine covers and SNL appearances with lackluster efforts. It’s probably too much to expect Wes to top his 1st 3 albums which all belong in any discussion of best albums of the 90′s, but this one is damn good and damn close to it.
My Favorite Tracks:
There’s a Starbucks where the Starbucks used to be
Gentleman Caller
Captain Courageous (on Disko Island)
The Examiners

3. Girl in a Coma Exits and All the Rest
One of the coolest things is to watch the growth of a band you’ve listened to for awhile, after a brilliant covers album, Girl in a Coma returns with their best album yet. Smart is by far the best and most accessible song they’ve ever done
My Favorite Tracks:
Smart
One Eyed Fool
Adjust
Control

2. Black Keys El Camino
The Black Keys seventh album came out with much fanfare on the heels of the success of Brothers, and El Camino has surpassed it, a little harder, a little faster and a bit more melodic than previous efforts. We are now witnessing a band with a nice body of work establish themselves as an innovative force of the US music scene. And their stance on streaming is refreshing and hopefully others will follow suit. It’s very welcome and much needed.
My Favorite Tracks:
Run Right Back
Lonely Boy
Gold on the Ceiling
Stop Stop

1. Social Distortion Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
This was one of the first albums I had purchased in 2011, as it was released in mid January, and it hasn’t been far from my turntable since. It’s been a go to album for me, and i feel it’s not only Social D’s best album, it’s the best album of the year. There’s the sound we’ve come to expect from Social D, and then they throw a curve at you. Mike Ness is always in great voice and the songwriting is up a notch too. The production is by far the best ever on a Social D album. It’s the best album of the year.
My Favorite Tracks:
Gimme the Sweet and Lowdown
Can’t Take it with you
Far side of Nowhere
I won’t run no more (vinyl only bonus track)

I finally came up with it. It’s going to bridge the two cities that serve as my foundation of rock and roll, NYC and Asbury Park. It’s going to bridge some of the most influential members of the NYC Punk scene of the 70′s with an up and coming band that would have fit right in at CBGB’s and one that i expect huge things from. By the way the band that’s some of the most influential members of the NYC punk scene are making their world debut at this show, and expect a lot of big things from them this year as well.

and it’s for a charity.

Here’s the press release, tickets on sale noon friday december 23 via ticketweb

Anything Anything and LIGHT OF DAY proudly present on Friday January 13th at Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park NJ, the world debut of MANITOBA!

Punk-rock supergroup Manitoba will make their debut on Friday, January 13th at Asbury Lanes as part of the Light of Day Foundation’s four-day weekend of events in Asbury Park to raise money for the fight against Parkinson’s disease.

The show will be hosted by disc jockey Rich Russo (www.richrusso.net), whose free-form radio show, “Anything Anything,” can be heard on Sunday nights in northern New Jersey on 105.5 WDHA-FM and in Westchester County on 107.1 The Peak FM. Asbury Lanes (www.asburylanes.com) is located at 209 Fourth Avenue in Asbury Park.

Manitoba features members of legendary New York punk-rock bands The Dictators and Manitoba’s Wild Kingdom, including Handsome Dick Manitoba, Ross the Boss, Thunderbolt Patterson, Daniel Rey and Dean Rispler.

“These guys are some of the founding fathers and pillars of the legendary New York City punk scene,” said Russo, who noted that the Asbury Lanes concert will be the first show he’s hosted since “Anything Anything” was relaunched on The Peak and WDHA. “This will be an amazing band not to be missed.”

Russo has co-hosted Light of Day’s shows at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park for the past two years, along with Vinnie “Big Pussy” Pastore. This will be the first “Anything Anything” live show Russo has put together since the relaunch of his free form radio show in September.

Handsome Dick Manitoba said band members are excited to be making their debut as part of the 12th annual Light of Day concert series in Asbury Park.

The concert series, now expanded to 16 different events over four days, raises money for the fight against Parkinson’s and other neuromuscular diseases. The Light of Day Foundation, which also hosts shows in Pittsburgh, New York City, Canada, and in Europe, has raised more than $1.5 million over the past 11 years.

“Ross the Boss, Handsome Dick Manitoba, Thunderbolt Patterson, Daniel Rey and Dean “The Dream” Rispler have been bursting at the seams to play some live rock and roll,” Manitoba said. “What better way to get the ball rolling than the wonderful Light of Day benefit in Asbury Park!”

The concert series, now expanded to 16 different events over four days, raises money for the fight against Parkinson’s and other neuromuscular diseases. The Light of Day Foundation, which also hosts shows in Pittsburgh, New York City, Canada, and in Europe, has raised more than $1.5 million over the past 11 years.

Also on the bill will be Wyldlife, a band from Westchester County that Russo believes is headed for big things.

“I’m excited to be able to have Wyldlife on the bill, too, who I believe are the best young punk band in the area,” Russo said. “I expect great things from them.” Russo pegged Wyldlife’s debut album as one of his top 10 albums of the year, along with discs by such established superstars as Wilco, Social Distortion and the Foo Fighters.

Ruby the Hatchet, Composure, The Obvious and Lost in Society will also perform.

Tickets for the Asbury Lanes show are $15 and go onsale at noon Friday, Dec. 23. Tickets are available at the box office and through Ticketweb (www.ticketweb.com), and at Ticketweb phone charge, 1-866-777-8932.

Christmas Christmas MOJO NIXON
Santa I got your Number TOMMY TUTONE
Takin’ Care of Christmas BTO
Run Rudolph Run (exclusive live version) DRAMARAMA
Reindeer Rock THE SPORTSMEN
Santa’s got a Mullet NERF HERDER
Big Valium Christmas Head GOATMEN
Santa Doesn’t Cop out on Dope MARTIN MULL
Happy Santa Claus BILLY RANCHER and THE UNREAL GODS
Little Saint Nick BESS ROGERS
Mele Kalikimaka BING CROSBY
White Christmas GUNS and ROSES
Another Christmas Beer FEAR
Peppermint Schnapps WYLDLIFE
Just another Christmas BAD TOWN
Another Christmas song STEPHEN COBERT
Another Rock and Roll Christmas GARY GLITTER
It’s gonna be a punk rock Christmas THE RAVERS
Merry Christmas Baby SCOTT KEMPNER
Merry Christmas Baby BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN with the BOBBY BANDIERA BAND
Merry Christmas (i don’t want to fight tonight) LITTLE STEVEN with MAX WEINBERG 7
I sure hope i don’t have to beat your ass this christmas AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE
Fairytale of New York MATT PINFIELD and THE SPRING STANDARDS
Happy Birthday Guadalupe THE KILLERS
Litte Drummer Boy NICOLE ATKINS
Baby it’s cold outside JULIANA RICHER DAILY
Wonderful Christmastime TRISTAN CLOPET
Christmas is the time to say i love you THE CUTE LEPERS
Blue Christmas GIRL IN A COMA
Christmas Song THE RAVEONETTES
Christmas Lights THE ESCAPE DIRECTORS
Silver Bells THE BRADY BUNCH
Let me sleep it’s Christmas Time PEARL JAM

Everybody Loves Christmas EDDIE MONEY
I am Santa Claus BOB RIVERS
Silent Night THE RAVERS
The Only Gift THE PLANETS with AIRE JORDANS
Bells of Christmas THE BLACKBELLS
Sleigh Bell Rock THREE ACES and a JOKER
Wishlist NEON TREES
This Christmas ANTIGONE RISING
Santa is coming to my house KARLA DEVITO
Rockin’ and Rollin’ with Santa Claus THE HEPCATS

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
DJ Rich Russo (peak version) TERRIBLE TIM (recorded at Joe Gunz)
Let’s put the fun back in Rock and Roll FREDDY CANNON (happy bday Freddy)
Tallahassie Lassie ROLLING STONES
I can’t get no satisfaction BRITNEY SPEARS (happy bday Britney)
Mr Hand “I don’t know” RAY WALSTON (happy bday Ray)
IDK PLASTIQ PASSION
I don’t know REPLACEMENTS
Ain’t that Unusual GOO GOO DOLLS (happy bday Johnny Resnik)
It’s not unusual TOM JONES
Run right back BLACK KEYS
Run WILLIE NILE
I won’t run no more SOCIAL DISTORTION
I hung my head (live NYC 2011) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Every breath you take JAYE P MORGAN (happy bday Jaye)
Breath PEARL JAM
Rip it up LITTLE RICHARD (happy bday Little Richard)
Hey Hey Hey Hey BOB SEGER
Rock n Roll Rock n Roll ELLIOTT MURPHY
This it’s for real (live LA 1977) SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY and ASBURY JUKES (happy bday Southside)
Real Enough DOUG AND THE SLUGS
Whistling past the graveyard TOM WAITS (happy bday Tom)
The Cowboys Christmas Ball THE KILLERS
Dear John HANK WILLIAMS
Dear John Letter JEAN SHEPARD and FERLIN HUSKY (happy bday Ferlin)
Gary Gilmore’s Eyes THE ADVERTS (happy bday Gary)
Who put the Bomp TED KNIGHT (happy bday Ted)
They Murdered the clown GRAHAM PARKER
Kill a Clown MIKE DALY and THE PLANETS
The Circus is leaving town ISOBEL CAMPBELL and MARK LANEGAN (happy bday Charles Ringling)

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Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
DJ RICH RUSSO (Dha Version) TERRIBLE TIM (recorded at Joe Gunz)
Oops i did it again RICHARD THOMPSON (happy bday Britney Spears)
Tear Stained Letter SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY and ASBURY JUKES (happy bday Southside)
Vertigo SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY and ASBURY JUKES
Long way down GOO GOO DOLLS (happy bday Johnny Resnik)
Lay it down Clown REPLACEMENTS (happy bday Charles Ringling)
Clowntime is Over ELVIS COSTELLO
Kill a Clown MIKE DALY and THE PLANETS
Patrice O’Neal CLIP (RIP PATRICE)
Death of a Clown KINKS
Lonely Boy BLACK KEYS
Ain’t so Lonely LUCERO
Mr Hand meets Spicoli clip (happy bday Ray Walston)
Back of my hand THE JAGS
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand THE BEATLES
Poise n’Grace ELLIOTT MURPHY
Fallin and Flyin JEFF BRIDGES (happy bday Jeff)
Jane JEFFERSON STARSHIP (happy bday Mickey Thomas)
Jane BARENAKED LADIES
Jane Jane MIKI OBATA and OUT CAST
Pallisades Park FREDDY CANNON (happy bday Freddy)
Every Breath you take JAYE P MORGAN (happy bday Jaye)
Geek Stink Breath GREEN DAY
I hung my head (live NYC 2011) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Put a little love in your heart ANDY WILLIAMS (happy bday Andy)
Rock me Gently ANDY KIM (happy bday Andy)
you got it PEARL HARBOR and the EXPLOSIONS
Walt Disney RIVERS CUOMO (happy bday Rivers)
The Cowboys Christmas Ball THE KILLERS
Jersey Girl TOM WAITS (happy bday Tom)

December 11th
THE PEAK 9p-10p regular anything anything sort of show
THE PEAK 10p-11p anything anything holiday appetizer pt 1
WDHA 11p-12m regular anything anything sort of show
WDHA 12m-1a anything anything holiday appetizer part 2

December 18th
THE PEAK 9p-11p anything anything holiday dinner part 1
WDHA 11p-1a anything anything holiday dinner part 2

December 25th THE PEAK 9p-11p anything anything christmas dessert
December 26th WDHA 12m-2a anything anything christmas nitecap

the appetizer shows are some new holiday treats and other mayhem
the dinner shows are blocks of themes and other mayhem
the dessert show is some holiday special treats and other mayhem
the nitecap will send Christmas away and make you not want to hear about it for another year, dark and disturbing, twisted and weird and beyond..

and also i am doing a holiday pop up store with 100% of proceeds going to Musicians On Call details below:

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
Theme from Garry’s Show RANDY NEWMAN (happy bday Randy Newman and Garry Shandling)
Can’t Get Started PETER WOLF
Ready Steady go GENERATION X (happy bday Billy Idol)
Are you Ready FATTY GETS A STYLIST
Rock Problems HOLD STEADY
Seinfeld Joe Dimaggio Dinky Donuts
Joe Dimaggio’s Done it Again BILLY BRAGG and WILCO
Mrs Robinson BON JOVI
2-4-6-8 Motorway TOM ROBINSON BAND
21 DYLAN ROTH
Strawberry Letter 23 SHUGGIE OTIS (happy bday Shuggie)
Suicide Ink STRAWBERRY JAM
Dirty Diesel PAUL WESTERBERG
Denis (live) BLONDIE
I want you back (alive) GRAHAM PARKER and THE RUMOUR
I want you back THE CHARMS
you want it you got it RANCID (happy bday Tim Armstrong)
Why Can’t i be you (live) THE CURE
Why Can’t this be Love VAN HALEN
Why Can’t we be happy JOAN JETT
Crosstown Traffic JIMI HENDRIX (happy bday Jimi)
Cross that line SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY and ASBURY JUKES
Cross my heart BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
your Sweet 666 HIM (happy bday Ville Valo)
Bandstand Boogie BARRY MANILOW (happy bday Dick Clark)
Your Attention PAULEY P and DMC
Bark at the Moon OZZY OSBOURNE
Dancing in the Moonlight KING HARVEST
In the moonlight PEARL JAM (happy bday Matt Cameron)
Rock and Roll Never Forgets BOB SEGER
It Goes Like That (live maxwell’s) BERN AND THE BRIGHTS

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
thanksgiving ADAM SANDLER
Black Friday STEELY DAN
Record Store MADISON SQUARE GARDENERS
Starry Eyes THE RECORDS
Spin the Black Circle (live 2005) PEARL JAM
Jukebox (don’t put another dime) THE FLIRTS
Juke Box Hero FOREIGNER
Local Hero BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
The Shape I’m In THE BAND (happy 35th anniversary Last Waltz)
Waiting for Somebody PAUL WESTERBERG
I’ve Been Waiting LITTLE STEVEN (happy bday Little Steven)
Monday Monday Monday (live) TEGAN AND SARA
Just give me one good reason MINK DEVILLE
Give me a Reason JOBANNO and GODSONS
Rappin’ Rodney RODNEY DANGERFIELD (happy bday Rodney)
Vain Glory Opera EDGUY (happy bday Tobias Sammet)
Lost Prophets in Vain THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES
Gordon Lightfoot THE KRAYOLAS (happy bday Gordon)
Smart GIRL IN A COMA
Broken Bottles SILVERSUN PICKUPS
Letter to Lainie RIVER CITY EXTENSION
Anchor ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO
Oldest Story in the World PLIMSOULS
See You Again MILEY CYRUS (happy bday Miley)

I will be giving out two wristbands on my WDHA show tonight that airs between 11pm-1am, one wristband will be given to the first caller that answers the question on my show about the Soundgarden song i play, the phone number is 973-292-1055

The second wristband will be given out to a random email that answers the question. emails should be sent to anythinganythingrusso@gmail.com with the correct answer within 15 minutes of me playing the song.

each winner will receive one wristband and the item that Chris will sign. he will only be signing that item, not any other items.

no purchase necessary.

the signing takes place at 330pm at Vintage Vinyl in Fords NJ.

GOOD LUCK! Listen at 11pm 105.5 FM WDHA or stream at www.wdhafm.com

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
Huckleberry Hound Theme (Happy bday Daws Butler)
Animal House STEPHEN BISHOP (happy bday Stephen)
Rockin’ into the night 38 SPECIAL (happy bday Jim Peterik)
The Rock show BLINK 182 (happy bday Travis Barker)
London Boys GO GO’s
L-O-N-D-O-N SCREAMING LORD SUTCH (happy bday Lord Sutch)
London Calling BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and E STREET BAND
Tropical London RANCID
London THE SMITHS
Princess of the Night SAXON
Grace Kelly MIKA (happy bday Grace Kelly)
God save the Queen SEX PISTOLS
Killer Queen QUEEN (happy bday Roy Thomas Baker)
Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage KILLER PUSSY
Somebody Get me a Doctor VAN HALEN
Monday Morning Rock MARSHALL CRENSHAW (happy bday Marshall)
When you were mine MITCH RYDER (happy bday Prince Charles)
I know there’s something going on FRIDA (Happy bday Frida)
Downtown THE THREADS (local NYC)
Downtown PETULA CLARK (happy bday Petula)
Left of the Dial (live) PAUL WESTERBERG
Spirit of Radio AUDIO INSIGHT (local Woodbridge NJ)
Spirit of Jazz GASLIGHT ANTHEM
Still smells like teen spirit CHEER CAR WASH
Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead XTC (happy bday Andy Partridge)
Powderfinger (live) NEIL YOUNG and CRAZY HORSE (happy bday Neil)
Rocking in the Free World (live) PEARL JAM

Speculation is mounting that this Friday Black Sabbath will announce, during a press conference, that they will be reuniting for a tour and perhaps maybe even an album with all the original members–meaning with Ozzy.

According to Herald Sun:

The conference will be held Friday local time at Los Angeles’ Whiskey a Go Go club, where the English band made its LA debut on November 11, 41 years ago. Meanwhile the group’s official website now reads “Black Sabbath 11.11.11.” Key media have been invited to the press event at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011. The four original members of the band – Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – will be present.

If this ends up being true it’s going to be an early Christmas for metalheads. An original Sabbath reunion could either mark a noted upswing in interest for conventional hard rock or be seen as another cog in the ever-trending nostalgia kick that’s been going on with many bands as of late.

We’ll find out on 11/11/11.

Think of it as Radiohead’s “Lotus Flower” video, but with a raving Tom Waits infiltrating your nightmares.

BadBadNotGood are, quite frankly, a group of young white guys who perform covers of hip-hop instrumentals in the style of a hip Jazz-Fusion group. Think of it as the closest thing to if The Roots were covering your favorite instrumentals.

Their covers are decidedly smooth and perfect for warm nights and rainy afternoons where you want to relax to some “Brooklyn Zoo” but don’t care at the moment for ODB yelling at you about craziness.

It’s all very chill and all highly accessible. These guys know their stuff. From Nas and ODB to Odd Future and MF DOOM to even a suite of nerdy homages to The Legend Of Zelda, this group of instrumentalists come off as earnest as can be and the genuine article of people who are legit fans seeking to simply add their spin to the musical conversation of these tried and true tracks.

Website. Bandcamp.

Listen to their suite of MF DOOM covers below:

Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But Iggy Pop has always been an odd one in the musical bunch, marching to the beat of his own drum. Remember that time he did a Jazz-ish album a few years ago? Or the time he was on The Adventures Of Pete & Pete? He’s Iggy Pop and he’ll do what he got-damn pleases.

According to Spin:

Your pretty face is going to smell! Punk godfather and reformed stage diver Iggy Pop is going to donate his rubbery mug to the advertising campaign for Paco Rabanne’s new men’s and women’s fragrances, Black XS L’Excès. While the ads make somewhat more sense than, say, the time one of his songs about heroin abuse was used in a Royal Caribbean cruise advert, we still can’t help but wonder if this thing is going to reek like glass, peanut butter, or any of the other particularly non-fragrant things Iggy rubbed on himself in the ’70s.

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
Stand and Deliver ADAM & THE ANTS (happy bday Adam)
Watching my Baby REIGNING SOUND
Little things you do SAM COOKE
Little things (my baby does) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Stairway to Gillian’s Island LITTLE ROGER (happy 40th Led Zep IV)
Good Day in Hell EAGLES (Happy bday Glenn Frey)
Hell’s Tenants 68AD
Hell TEGAN AND SARA
Summer of 1974 BROTHERS ADAMS (happy bday Bryan and Ryan Adams)
Don’t let him know PRISM
Guitar Trouble TOMMY CONWELL & YOUNG RUMBLERS
Perfectly Good Guitar (Live) JOHN HIATT
Johnny Guitar PEARL JAM
Johnny THE COATHANGERS
Miss Fortune JOHN WESLEY HARDING
Hope GIRL IN A COMA
I Hope you’re Happy Now ELVIS COSTELLO
St Jimmy (live) GREEN DAY
Hey St Peter FLASH AND THE PAN (happy bday George Young)
Hey Handsome Boy JILL JACKSON
Hey Jimmy Fink NEPTUNAS
Hey You MIDNIGHT BRIGADE (Local Nyack)
Hey Ya SUPERSUCKERS
I was made for Dancin’ LEIF GARRETT (happy bday Leif)
Dream Baby (live 1969) FLYING BURRITO BROS. (happy bday Gram Parsons)
Andy Rooney Song JOE PISCOPO (RIP ANDY)
Wonderful Remark (alternate version) VAN MORRISON

105.5 WDHA

Anything Anything DRAMARAMA
Rock and Roll Party in the Streets AXE
Partytown GLENN FREY (Happy bday Glen)
Swinging Party REPLACEMENTS
Serious Business JOHN MELLENCAMP
Desperate not Serious ADAM ANT (Happy Bday Adam)
We’re Desperate X
Stairway to Gilligan’s Island LITTLE ROGER (happy anniversary Led Zep IV)
Staten Island Rocker RANDY LUDACER
Captain Hook THE SECONDS
Off the Hook PAUL COLLINS
Lonely Nights BRYAN ADAMS (happy bday Bryan)
Summer of 1974 BROTHERS ADAMS (happy bday Bryan and Ryan Adams)
Nuclear RYAN ADAMS (happy bday Ryan)
Mental Revenge (live) FLYING BURRITO BROS (happy bday Gram Parsons)
Living well is the best revenge REM
Living on the edge of the world BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
I was made for Dancin’ LEIF GARRETT (happy bday Leif)
Smart GIRL IN A COMA
Friday on my Mind EARTHQUAKE
Hey St Peter FLASH AND THE PAN (happy bday George Young)
I’m Stranded THE SAINTS
Call me Up VIC DELLA PELLO (Jersey City)
Call Me THE BOX TOPS
Is that Love SQUEEZE (Happy bday Chris Difford)
Watching my Baby REIGNING SOUND
Andy Rooney Song JOE PISCOPO (RIP ANDY)

enjoy the video of it here:

This might be the cutest thing you’ll see all day. Kitten Covers is a Tumblr page which features some of the most important albums in rock history, with the band members and models replaced by cats. Like, the KISS cats! The kitten craze is everywhere. Cat memes have been done to death, but this project gets a pass. Just look at Bowie cat. It would be the best pet ever. Check out more of the rock-star felines below!

For the second year in a row, Sargent House and Rodriguez Lopez Productions have a free sampler of their roster’s music. This is a perfect opportunity to check out new tunes from some very exciting bands. Sargent House is home to musicians like Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta and At The Drive-In, so you can expect to hear loud and experimental music all around. Artists like Hella, Le Butcherettes, Zechs Marquise, and Boris are relatively unknown, but this free release might gain them some more fans.

Here’s the tracklist.

SARGENT HOUSE / RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ / Vol. 2 LABEL SAMPLER

Russian Circles - Mladek  (Empros)
Le Butcherettes - New York  (Sin, Sin, Sin)
Gypsyblood - Take Your Picture (Cold In The Guestway)
Adebisi Shank - Genki Shank (This Is the Second Album of A Band..)
Boris - Hope (New Album)
Tera Melos - Frozen Zoo (Patagonian Rats)
ME & LP - Bonnie Says (Chez Raymond)
Good Old War - Get Some (Self Titled)
Hella - Yubacore (Tripper)
Boris - Riot Sugar (Heavy Rocks 2011)
Zechs Marquise - Everlasting Beacon Of Light (Getting Paid)

Download the album for free here.

Check out “Hope” by Boris, for a preview of the sampler.