All posts by Don Janzen

Don Janzen is the host of Radio Nowhere. I came of age musically in the mid sixties. My first music memory is sitting n my neighbour's dad's semi cab and hearing She Loves You on the radio. That was it for me. A little later I graduated to the FM dial just in time to catch the great Detroit underground FM Rock era. I love the music made in that time but don't expect another version of a classic dinosaur rock station playing the same 20 songs all day. I'll be playing more deeper dive stuff from then. My tastes expanded to old blues and modern rock. So hopefully you hear some old favourites and a discover few new ones too. Let me know what you think.

Radio Nowhere Episode 88, 11/09/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RadioNowhere241109Episode88.mp3, 57m43s, 79.0 MBytes

She La 54-40
We Used to be Friends The Dandy Warhols
I’m Gonna Booglarize You Baby Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band
Skoobly-Oobly-Doobob Ten Years After
Tryin’ Times Roberta Flack
Walking On The Moon The Police
Stir It Up Bob Marley and the Wailers
The Most Beautiful World In The World Harry Nilsson
Black Magic Woman Fleetwood Mac
Black Magic Woman Santana
Tales of Lucy Blue Bob Seger System
I’ll Be Back The Beatles
Viajera del Rio (Bals) Tribus Futuras
Barrio Viejo Ry Cooder
Hey, Willy Boy Townes Van Zandt

Radio Nowhere Episode 87, 11/2/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RadioNowhere241102Episode87.mp3, 57m44s, 79.0 MBytes

Think Aretha Franklin
Planet Claire B-52’s
Something On My Mind Teenage Head
I Can See For Miles The Who
Alabama Neil Young
The Unfaithful Servant The Band
New Favorite Alison Krauss And Union Station
The End Kings Of Leon
Superman’s Dead Our Lady Peace
Hot Year The Sanco Loop
Statesboro Blues Blind Willie McTell
Statesboro Blues The Allman Brothers Band
Calaloo Cantoamérica
Lovely Cruise Jimmy Buffett
S’Tröpferlbad Familienmusik Hoffmann

Radio Nowhere Episode 86, 10/26/24

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Mean Town Blues Johnny Winter
Parachute Woman The Rolling Stones
It’s About That Time Carlos Santana/Miles Davis
Cantaloupe Island Herbie Hancock
Detour Ahead (Featuring Miles Black) Mike Allen
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) Us3
Oh Vibrant Sky Wyatt C. Louis Feat. Wild Pink
Sadebake Adam Solomon, Kofi Ackah
Primavera en la Selva Chicha Libre
Give a Little Bit Supertramp
Fooling Yourself Styx
Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes
New Orleans Is Sinking The Tragically Hip

Radio Nowhere Episode 85, 10/19/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/RadioNowhere241019Episode85.mp3, 57m43s, 79.0 MBytes

The Soul Of A Man Blind Willie Johnson
I Can’t Keep From Cryin’ Sometimes Al Kooper
Don’t Answer the Door (Parts 1 & 2) B.B. King
Eddie My Love Brigitte Calls Me Baby
Be My Baby The Ronettes
Why Don’t We Do It In the Road? The Beatles
Savoy Truffle The Beatles
Spanish Caravan The Doors
Nightwalk JuJu
Marakesh islandman
For a Thousand Mothers Jethro Tull
Look Into the Sun Jethro Tull
Detour Ahead Billie Holiday
Alabama (Original) The Louvin Brothers
Time Is On My Side The Rolling Stones
Lee Highway Blues Stuart Duncan

Radio Nowhere Episode 84, 10/12/24

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Softly as in a Morning Sunrise Moreira Chonguiça & Manu Dibango
Couldn’t Be Any Worse Young Novelist
In the Waiting Line Henry Binns/Sam Hardaker/Zero 7
Wilder (We’re Chained) Brandi Carlile
21 Moon Water Bon Iver
Sweet & Bitter Junip
Redemption Day Sheryl Crow, Johnny Cash
On the Border Al Stewart
The Mummers’ Dance Loreena McKennitt
Nobody Knows That Kat Edmonson
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out Derek And The Dominos
Lake Marie John Prine
Planks and Marietta Tania Joy

Radio Nowhere Episode 83, 10/5/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/RadioNowhere241005Episode83.mp3, 57m40s, 79.0 MBytes

Down by the Water PJ Harvey
Save It For Later Eddie Vedder
Skin Joy Crookes
Home Wooden Shjips
Exit to the City The D4
Land of 1000 Dances Wilson Picket
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Ten Years After
The New ‘Frisco Train Bukka White
Go Outside Ratboys
Shout The Isley Brothers
Troglodyte Viagra Boys
Cracker Island (feat. Thundercat) Gorillaz
Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine White Stripes
Police Lights Dan Dick

 

Radio Nowhere Episode 82, 9/28/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/RadioNowhere240928Episode82.mp3, 58m46s, 81.0 MBytes

East St. Louis Toodle-Oo Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Back Water Blues Bessie Smith
Baby Please Don’t Go The Amboy Dukes
Early Morning Blues Muddy Waters
Early Morning Rain Gordon Lightfoot
Buckets of Rain Bob Dylan
Cherub Rock The Smashing Pumpkins
Holy Life The Stevenson Ranch Davidians
Electric Pow Wow Drum A Tribe Called Red
Today We’re Believers Royal Canoe
Ce N’est Pas Bon Amadou and Mariam
Mad World (The Crystal Method Remix) Zen Cowboys
Brave New World Steve Miller Band
New Sensation INXS
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo Steely Dan

Radio Nowhere Episode 81, 9/21/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/RadioNowhere240921Episode81.mp3, 57m39s, 80.0 MBytes

Not Dead Yet Lord Huron
Olympians Andrew Bird
Lightnin’ James Cotton
It Don’t Come Easy (Live) Ringo Starr
Train In Vain The Clash
Barber John Bryan MacLean
Vicious Lou Reed
Adios Mexico Doug Sahm
Mendocino Sir Douglas Quintet
Wooden Ships Crosby, Stills & Nash
Fountain of Sorrow Jackson Browne
Candy Man Donovan
Tryin’ to Stay ‘Live Leon Russell & Marc Benno
School Days Loudon Wainwright III
Thick as a Brick London Symphony

Radio Nowhere Episode 80, 9/14/24

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Gee Whiz, Look At His Eyes Carla Thomas
Spoonfull Howlin’ Wolf
Spoonful Cream
No Particular Place To Go Chuck Berry
It’s All Over Now The Rolling Stones
Why Must Our Eyes Always Be Turned Backwards Lou Bond
Wasted Words The Allman Brothers Band
I Need A Dollar Aloe Blacc
Inner City Blues Marvin Gaye
Way Down In The Hole Tom Waits
Downtown Train Tom Waits
Every Song Blues American Native
Proxy War Andrew Bird
No Champagne Socialist Arkells

Radio Nowhere Episode 79, 9/7/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/RadioNowhere240907Episode79.mp3, 57m41s, 80.0 MBytes

Sanctuary The Cult
Hypnotizin’ Boogie David Wilcox
Don’t Run Israel Nash
Everybody Must get Stoned Bob Dylan
Use Somebody Kings Of Leon
Postcard From Hollywood Premiums
Carey Joni Mitchell
Times Like These Foo Fighters
Cuesta este oficio Cantoamérica
Dead Flowers The Rolling Stones
Changes David Bowie
Shoot You In The Back Motörhead
When the Levee Breaks Led Zeppelin
When the Levee Breaks Kansas Joe/Memphis Minnie

Radio Nowhere Episode 78, 8/31/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/RadioNowhere240831Episode78.mp3, 57m39s, 80.0 MBytes

Milestones Miles Davis
Last Train Home Pat Metheny
Linda Cançao Barrio Jazz Gang
Neph Trombone Shorty
Orange County Lumber Truck Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
Apostrophe’ Frank Zappa
Bad Sneakers Steely Dan
The Wizard Uriah Heep
Sunny Afternoon The Kinks
(I Wish I Was on A) Country Road Siegel-Schwall Band
Coquihalla Prayer Emmett Jerome
Wildfire Cautious Clay
Killer Cab Ron Hynes
Better Not Look Down (Single) B.B. King

Radio Nowhere Episode 77, 8/24/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RadioNowhere240824Episode77.mp3, 57m44s, 80.0 MBytes

Biscuit’s Boogie King Biscuit Boy
Sister Ann MC5
Question The Moody Blues
Paranoid Grand Funk Railroad
Electric Funeral Black Sabbath
Planet Caravan Black Sabbath
When You Go The Wilderness of Manitoba
Tango To Evora Loreena McKennitt
There She Goes Again The Velvet Underground & Nico
Play With Fire The Rolling Stones
Ashes the Rain and I James Gang

 

Radio Nowhere Episode 76, 8/17/24

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The Bluest Blues (w George Harrison) Alvin Lee
Still Got The Blues Gary Moore
I Just Want to Stop Gino Vanelli
Go Now The Moody Blues
Chismiten Mdou Moctar
Unbroken, Unshaven The Budos Band
Money (That’s What I Want) Barrett Strong
What’d I Say Ray Charles
Let’s Shake Teenage Head
Road Runner Bo Diddley
(I’m a) Road Runner The Who
A Million Vacations Max Webster
Hey Hey, My My (Into the black) Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Brass in Pocket The Pretenders

Radio Nowhere Episode 75, 8/10/24

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Summertime Janis Joplin
Spirit in the Sky Norman Greenbaum
Hot Fun in the Summertime Sly & the Family Stone
Your Saving Grace Steve Miller Band
Ride Captain Ride Blues Image
Let’s Work Together Canned Heat
Up Around The Bend Creedence Clearwater Revival
Mississippi Queen Mountain
What About Me Quicksilver Messenger Service
Take it Easy Eagles
Cisco Kid War
Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel
Sweet Home Alabama Lynard Skynard
Low Rider War
Rockaway Beach Ramones
Miserlou Dick Dale and the Deltones

Radio Nowhere Episode 74 Summer, 8/3/24

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Jessica The Allman Brothers Band
Living in the USA Steve Miller Band
Hot Summer Days It’s a Beautiful Day
Time of the Season The Zombies
Are You Ready Grand Funk Railroad
White Bird It’s a Beautiful Day
Feelin’ Alright Joe Cocker
All Right Now Free
The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat) The Doors
Girls In Their Summer Clothes Bruce Springsteen
Saturday in the Park Chicago
Windows Are Rolled Down Amos Lee
Sunny Days Lighthouse
Surfin’ USA Beach Boys

Radio Nowhere Episode 73 Summer, 7/27/24

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Stir It Up Bob Marley and the Wailers
Let’s Get Together The Youngbloods
Monterey The Animals
Combination of the Two Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin
Soak Up the Sun Sheryl Crow
On the Road Again Canned Heat
Up On The Roof The Drifters
Don’t Bogart Me (Don’t Bogart That Joint) Fratenity of Man
My Green Tambourine Lemon Pipers
Wade in the Water Pacific Gas & Electric
It’s a Beautiful Morning The Rascals
Dance To The Music Sly & the Family Stone
Hot Rod Lincoln Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Rock Lobster B-52’s

 

Radio Nowhere Episode 72 Summer, 7/20/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RadioNowhere240720Episode72Summer.mp3, 57m41s, 80.0 MBytes

The Letter The Box Tops
Mr. Soul Buffalo Springfield
Rock & Roll Woman Buffalo Springfield
Time Has Come Today The Chambers Brothers
Wind Circus Maximus
Break on Through The Doors
Light my Fire The Doors
I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) The Electric Prunes
Somebody To Love Jefferson Airplane
Groovin’ The Young Rascals
Roadhouse Blues The Doors
Spill the Wine Eric Burdon & War
Are You Ready The Chambers Brothers
Born to be Wild Steppenwolf
Why Can’t We be Friends? War

Radio Nowhere Episode 71 Summer, 7/13/24

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Country Honk The Rolling Stones
Summertime Blues Eddie Cochrane
House of the Rising Sun The Animals
California Sun The Rivieras
Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds
Shakin’ All Over Chad Allen & the Expressions
Get Off of My Cloud The Rolling Stones
My Generation The Who
She’s Not There The Zombies
For What it’s Worth Buffalo Springfield
Summer in the City Lovin’ Spoonful
CC Ryder Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
Gimme Some Lovin Spencer Davis Group
Woodstock Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Get Ready Rare Earth
Something’s in the Air Thunderclap Newman
Rock And Roll The Velvet Underground
Laydown (Candles in the Rain) Melanie
Mercy Mercy Me Marvin Gaye

Radio Nowhere Episode 70KBF, 7/6/24

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Belt Line Blues Danny Marks
I Don’t Live Here Anymore Dawn Tyler Watson
Cookie Jar Grady Champion
Easy Come Easy Go Great Lake Swimmers
Get Out The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer
I’m Not Here Jenni
Make It Right Joel Johnson
Whiskey Flavored Tears Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials
That Man Was Me Murray Porter
Doing It Right Powder Blues Band
Don’t Do It Rick Estrin
Wash My Hands Too Slim & The Taildraggers
Your Old Lady Andre Williams & The Sadies
Sastanàqqàm Tinariwen

Radio Nowhere Episode 69, 6/29/24

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Down the Line Jack Knife & The Sharps
Pray Kaz Hawkins
The Party The Peace Leeches
From a Distance The Byrds
Don’t Have to Like You The Pack A.D.
That’s the Way (Remaster) Led Zeppelin
When It Comes To You Dire Straits
Top Of The Hill Coco Montoya
Moody’s Mood for Love / Teo Licks Amy Winehouse
Hello Dad I’m In Jail Was (Not Was)
Love Song (Ode To George) Ann Rabson
Roadrunner (Once) The Modern Lovers
Up Against the Wall, Red Neck Jerry Jeff Walker
Thorn Tree In the Garden Derek And The Dominos

Radio Nowhere Episode 68, 6/22/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RadioNowhere240622Episode68.mp3, 57m30s, 80.0 MBytes

Veronica Fever Raveonettes
What Good Am I? Solomon Burke
My Immortal Evanescence
Rattlesnake Spider John Koerner
Turn Ron Leary
The Final Breath Ron Hynes
Fishin’ Blues Taj Mahal
Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey Paul & Linda McCartney
Another Day Paul & Linda McCartney
Be There Sara Watkins
Sumeru islandman
Don’t Tell Me (Repo Man) Al Kooper
Only You Portishead
Wild Nights Van Morrison
Hungry Ghost Starfucker

Radio Nowhere Episode 67, 6/16/24

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Oh Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
How Long Dire Straits
So Little Time To Fly Spirit
Turn The Lights On Big Sugar
Heaven and Hell The Who
Roses and Wine Diego Garcia
Ballad of a Well Known Gun Elton John
Outside Woman Blues Cream
Circula Alex Seel
One Thing Leads to Another The Fixx
Prelude Abigail Washburn
Blues Deluxe Joe Bonamassa
Shine a Light The Band

 

Episode 66 Challenge

In episode  66 there are four tracks I’ve played before. The first person to correctly identify ANY ONE of the four songs AND in which previous episode, number or date, I played it will win the challenge.

Entries must be logged via a detailed comment on the show’s FB page. The winner will be the quickest one to post a correct answer as determined based on the date and time stamp on the FB comment.

The challenge will close a week after the original airing of this show.

The show is played on three stations as well as the podcast so you must include where / how you heard it so I can determine the speed that you posted it. Remember its not the first correct post but the quickest post. You dig?

So what’s in it for you? Well, the winner will get to play DJ for the day by picking the Playlist for a future show. How cool is that? DJ for a day!

OK? Got that? Identify the repeated track, when it was previously aired and log your entry on the FB page within a week.

Radio Nowhere Episode 66, 6/8/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RadioNowhere240608Episode66.mp3, 57m45s, 80.0 MBytes

Devils Haircut Beck
Situation Jeff Beck Group
You Don’t Love Me Al Kooper & Stephen Stills
White Palms Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
South California Purples Chicago
Visions Letting up Despite Great Faults
Just About Sunrise Big Sugar
Traintime (December 9 1966) Cream
Downtown Neil Young
Queen Bee Taj Mahal
Sands Of Time Fleetwood Mac
Tonite, Tonite The Smashing Pumpkins

Radio Nowhere Episode 65 6/1/24

Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RadioNowhere240601Episode65.mp3, 57m47s, 80.0 MBytes

Ceiling Fan, Man The Brandy Alexanders
The Drop The Blue Stones
Hurry Tomorrow Los Lobos
Rope & Summit Junip
Hurricane Season Trombone Shorty
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness John Prine
Go Back Home Stephen Stills
Thank You ZZ Top
You May Be Right The Grapes Of Wrath
Further On Up The Road Joe Bonamassa
I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You Black Kids
Rain The Cult
There I Go Again James Gang