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YEAR: 1988

albums are in italics, songs in quotes

1) "C'mon Caroline" by Bobby Bandiera

2) Starfish by Church, The

3) "Punk Rock Girl" by Dead Milkmen, The

4) "Fate" by Dear Mr. President

5) Rough Night In Jericho by Dreams So Real

6) Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians

7) One Big Day by Face To Face

8) "Birth, School, Work, Death" by Godfathers, The

9) The Mona Lisa's Sister by Graham Parker

10) Lies by Guns N Roses

11) "I Wish I Had a Girl" by Henry Lee Summer

12) "Don't Go" by Hothouse Flowers

13) Set the Night On Fire by James Deely and the Valiants

14) "Angel Eyes" by Jeff Healey Band, The

15) "I Hate Myself for Loving You" by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts

16) Slow Turning by John Hiatt

17) "There She Goes" by La's, The

18) "Kiss Me Deadly" by Lita Ford

19) "Let it Roll" by Little Feat

20) "Cult of Personality" by Living Colour

21) Melissa Etheridge by Melissa Etheridge

22) Short Sharp Shocked by Michelle Shocked

23) Answers to Nothing by Midge Ure

24) "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" by Moody Blues, The

25) "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by Proclaimers, The

26) Love Junk by Pursuit of Happiness, The

27) Green by R.E.M.

28) Green Thoughts by Smithereens, The

29) "Ballad of the Pralltown Cafe" by Stealin Horses

30) Streets Of This Town by Steve Forbert

31) "(Nothing But) Flowers" by Talking Heads

32) "Everything's Different Now" by Til Tuesday

33) "Stay" by Tonio K.

34) Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman

35) "Look Away" by Tradia

36) Pop Art by Transvision Vamp

37) Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 by Traveling Wilburys

38) Rattle and Hum by U2

39) Fisherman's Blues by Waterboys, The

40) "Tomorrow People" by Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers

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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 07/16/2026

Loss, we've all suffered it. Some of us more than others,some less and still yet there are those of us who've not had loss of any significance to this point. Loss, like anything else, is directly related to perspective. What may seem like a huge loss to one, is insignificant to another. People pass away, bad days do the same, they fade into the night or disappear at the bottom of one's favorite drink until they are swept away by the morning's sunrise and things are new. Some loss stays a bit longer, adding scars to our bodies until they become topographical maps of memories; reminders of what not to do or what we didn't do or should've done.



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UPCOMING SHOWS

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