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Paul and Chris welcome music book publisher and Trouser Press founder Ira Robbins, who shares the music of six English eccentrics: Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, John Cooper Clarke, Frank Sidebottom, Freshies, John Otway & Wild Willie Barrett, and Television Personalities.

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Chris and Paul share listener picks for their desert island A-Z challenge, reveal our choices for J, K, L and M, offer a bit of Billboard trivia, and feature some killer tracks by The Prize, Lions and Ghosts, Anne Be Davis, Jeff Whalen and Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs.

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Chris, Paul, Bob and a few listeners reveal their E-I desert island artist picks, Chris and Paul talk about the movie "Once" and feature songs by Ash, The Long Winters, The 45's, Lilys and The Stanleys.

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Chris and Paul reveal their desert island artist picks for letters A through D, share some listener picks as well, and feature songs by The Argument, Purling Hiss, Mayday, Frightened Rabbit and Flying Color.

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There were certain songs in the late 70s and early 80s that were played a ton on Milwaukee radio. Paul plays seven that perhaps didn't get the same love elsewhere, and also discusses the remarkable chart success of the band Blondie. Join him as he features songs by Outlaws, Babe Ruth, Tarney/Spencer Band, Billy Thorpe, Head East, Chris de Burgh and Planet P Project.

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Chris and Paul discuss the American Music Fairness Act, share two fun record store stories, and feature songs by The Runarounds, Sammy Rae & The Friends, Coheed and Cambria, Continental Drifters and Pretty Boy Floyd

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Chris and Paul discuss the current market for used cassettes and a desert island game we'd love our listeners to try, and we feature songs by Split Single, The Article, The Ascenders, The Bratz and Love Spit Love. 

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Paul and Chris discuss the use of prerecorded tracks in live performance, the role of critics in forming our tastes, and feature songs by Golden Earring, Buddy Love, The Pengwins, Alien and Flying Colors. 

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Chris and Paul recap record store day, reignite their debate about what makes a song a cover, and feature songs by Happygolovely, Avion, Tickets, The Jacks and Ralph Covert.

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Each of our five lucky Dean Brownrout book winners pick a song this week. We discuss the new Springsteen movie, the new book on The Cars, and highlight songs by Squeeze, Puffy Ami Yumi, Katie Costello, Martin Newell and Beau Coup.

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