All Mixed Up – An Easter Sunday Trip Down the Power Pop Rabbit Hole

Happy Easter! This morning on All Mixed Up we are taking a trip DEEP down the Power Pop Rabbit Hole.

Lots of local NJ and NY-area artists, too - like the Weeklings, James Mastro, and the Grip Weeds.

Plus Bill Lloyd, Paul Collins, Jellybricks and more.

Opening Theme - "Signe" by Eric Clapton

You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio - Joni Mitchell
In My Dreams - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Room At the Top - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
The Place of Fun - Rachael Sage

Rhythm of the World - Cowsills
Count On You - Rembrandts
All In the Way You Found Me - Richard X. Heyman
Solitary Man - Doughboys

I'm Waiting For the Man - Keith Richards
Just Another Night - Ian Hunter
Right Words, Wrong Song - James Mastro
Congregation - Foo Fighters
Precious To Me - Phil Seymour
Luanne - Foreigner
All the Cash In the World - Weeklings
Couldn't I Just Tell You - Todd Rundgren
Back of My Hand - Jags

Do It Again - Sheryl Crow
Do It Again - Steely Dan
Do It Again - Beach Boys

Look Into It - Bill Lloyd
The Door Into Summer - Monkees
Sense of Purpose - Pretenders
With My Face On the Floor - Emitt Rhodes
Janey Don't You Lose Heart - Bruce Springsteen
Why - Soraia
I'm the Only One For You - Paul Collins
I'm On Fire - Dwight Twilley
September Gurls - Big Star
Day Tripper - Beatles
If She Knew What She Want - Bangles

Soul Force - Dion w/ Susan Tedeschi
Life By the Drop - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Quatro (World Drifts In) - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

All About You - Jellybricks
Mary Anne - Marshall Crenshaw
Only A Memory - Smithereens
For Pete's Sake - Grip Weeds

Closing Theme - "Take Five" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet

Thanks for listening this morning. Happy Easter.

MORE ALL MIXED UP - Interviews and Playlists

The other day marked the 2 year anniversary of Taylor Hawkins's passing. It was a really tragic loss to the music industry and to fans in general. He seemed like one of the nicest guys in rock, always having fun and always sounding great while drumming. Let’s take a look at 5 Entertaining Foo Fighters Music Videos as we remember Taylor.

For my feature, First Call Last Call at 5 pm I asked for my favorite Foo Fighters tunes the other day. I even said it could be songs pre-dating Taylor’s arrival in Foo because he played those songs so well live. I got some amazing responses. It was great to go back and listen to the tunes that inspired and touched so many of us.

As for music videos, Taylor has been in a bunch. Foo Fighters have notoriously had fun with their videos, whether dressing like females or seniors or what have you. It’s great when a band doesn’t take themselves too seriously. I think that makes for more entertaining footage and we clearly got a lot of that from this band. There are so many things that could make for a great video. Performances are always neat. Telling a story is fun or just a message around the lyrics of the song works too. The Foo Guys have always varied things up and kept us on our toes as viewers.

I mean look at how Dave did the cheesy Mentos take on “Big Me”. It was hilarious but became so tied to the song that they had to stop playing it for a long time because concertgoers were hurling Mentos at the band. And I’m sure that didn’t feel too great. They pack a punch lol.

So as we remember Taylor, let’s look at some of the videos he was in as I bring you 5 Entertaining Foo Fighters Music Videos.

A guest appearance from Tenacious D. Plus the band playing several different roles while flying in the air. Pretty fun stuff!

A great performance with some images of someone that may have gotten the best of you.  It's a cool piece of footage.

Elderly people causing havoc.  It's a neat performance with Foo looking old!

I'm not sure what the story boards looked like.  But once again it's older people tearing it up.  This time not played by the band!

Dave and company square off against a riot squad?  It's an awesome abandoned spot performance video, that just builds!!