SUMMERTIME ROLLS

Summer is here and the time is right for NEW WAVE SUMMER.  We are about 12 hours away from launching New Wave Summer on KJRW as we sit here typing this.  By the time you read this, it may have already begun.  You will hear Joy Division, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Tears for Fears, and many other New Wave bands all summer long on KJRW.  

New wave is a genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s with ties to mid-1970s punk rock. New wave moved away from blues and rock and roll sounds to create rock music (early new wave) or pop music (later) that incorporated disco, mod, and electronic music.  - Wikipedia

Taking its name from the French New Wave cinema of the late 1950s, this catchall classification was defined in opposition to punk (which was generally more raw, rough edged, and political) and to mainstream “corporate” rock (which many new wave upstarts considered complacent and creatively stagnant). - Britannica

During the late '70s and early '80s, New Wave was a catch-all term for the music that directly followed punk rock; often, the term encompassed punk itself, as well. - AllMusic

No matter your definition, get ready for a fun summer with KJRW.

Listening time is up 20% in June.  That places us at 75% of our goal to stay online at the end of October.  Thanks for listening to KJRW!

TOP TEN

Our favorite new song sneaks in at number 10, while the "Poetheads" put Miss Impossible back at the top this week on KJRW:

1. Miss Impossible - Poets of the Fall
2. I Need - L7
3. The Guns of Brixton - Clash
4. Suddenly Last Summer - Motels
5. Destroy - Eyeliners
6. Peaches - Stranglers
7. Can Your Pussy Do the Dog? - Cramps
8. Shout - Tears for Fears
9. Baby Baby - Vibrators
10. Oh Come On - Julie Ruin

More New Wave Summer songs coming your way as well as tunes from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bad Religion and others on KJRW!

TOP TEN

Can Your Pussy Do the Dog?  Can the Cramps top Poets of the Fall?  Yes, they can.  Here are the Top Ten tracks on KJRW this week:

1. Can Your Pussy Do the Dog? - Cramps
2. Miss Impossible - Poets of the Fall
3. The Guns of Brixton - Clash
4. Another Shot of Whiskey - Gits
5. Shout - Tears for Fears
6. Peaches - Stranglers
7. I Need - L7
8. Miserlou - Agent Orange
9. People Are People - Depeche Mode
10. Suddenly Last Summer - Motels

New Wave Summer songs from Blondie, The Smiths and more just added, along with music from the Beat Dolls, Ruby and the Replacements.  Keep clicking on the thumbs up icon when you hear songs you like on KJRW.

KJRW TOP TEN

The number one song of 2011 makes its way back up to number two in this week's top ten on KJRW, after disappearing for awhile.  There are a pair of "Lips" at the bottom.  Here is the list:

1. B Is for Brutus - Hives
2. Waiting Room - Fugazi
3. The Passenger - Iggy Pop
4. Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys
5. New Radio - Bikini Kill
6. Shout - Tears for Fears
7. Destination Unknown - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
8. Sugar Kane - Sonic Youth
9. Our Lips Are Sealed - Go-Go's
10. Lips Like Sugar - Echo and the Bunnymen

Trivia Question:  What is cool about Bikini Kill and the Beastie Boys being next to each other on the list?

New Green Day soon on KJRW...