As the CD age of music media technology winds down, and the BR studio now only hosts a single player that works most of the time, and another that fails most of the time, Dan feels compelled to lay down some tracks from his personal disc collection before it's too late. Included: Faces (feat. Rod the Bod); Sheryl (Urlick) Crow; Eagles (yeah, I know, but trust us on this one); Allison (Dan's new crush) Russell; Nick (you've never heard of him) Robberson; Elton (Gershwin Prize winning) John; Joe (it's NOT country I swear!) South; John (DON"T call me Cougar, PUNK!) Mellencamp

Happy BLUE Year! It's all songs that contain a reference to the color blue as the guys think perhaps the new administration might not live up to their supporters expectations. Inbluedes.. I mean INCLUDES tracks from Thelma Plum; Lucinda Williams; Joni Mitchell; First Aid Kit; Van Morrison; Ideal; Charlie Parr; Ella Fitz Gerald & Louis Armstrong; David Bromberg; The Rolling Stones; Magnolia Electric Company and David Gilmore.

It's the BikeRides annual Christmas Show with vague or direct references to the Taylor Swift of holidays sprinkled throughout the ride like tiny little red and green candies on a Christmas cookie. Included: Christine Kane; Felice Bros; There Will be Fireworks; Joan Baez; Dawes; Ricki Lee Jones; Ian Anderson; Nick Cave; Silver Jews (Hanks idea); Paul Simon; Kevin Bloody Wilson

Happy 4th of July in December! It's BikeRides annual twisted take on their favorite holiday. Obscure mentions of the summer holiday explode in beautiful songs throughout the ride like a fountain of colorful, brilliant fire in your ears. Included: Mae Simpson; Steve Earle; Laura Jane Grace; Fallout Boy; Roger Daltrey; Fire/Works; John Mellencamp; Gary Cleghorn; Michael Stanely; Cold Play; John Prine

Execute your warm-up stretches and pack a turkey sandwich, it's the annual Black Friday Longest Ride of the Year. Hank and Dan warm things up with a slew of deep tracks, then they review the entire classic Pink Floyd's Wall, the demo cuts; Under Construction. Later, Mark Conway and Jay Kiser join in studio to review their old band Homespun's basement tape recorded live at Austin's Loading Dock Lounge around 1982.

It's a therapeutic, Facebook Friend generated playlist this week on the ride after that thingy that happened on Tuesday. Included: George Harrison; Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood and Jeff Lyne together in one super band; Small Faces; Yusuf; Sam Cooke; Nick Drake; Pink Moon; Willie Dunn; The Shackletons; Frank Ocean; The Head & The Heart; The Beach Boys

It's the last day of Pledge Drive at KMSU so Hank and Dan go easy on the pressure to make a pledge and focus heavily on just playing the stupid music. Included: England Swings; Delany and Bonnie; John Batdorf; Loudon Wainwright III; Fleetwood Mac; Bob Dylan; Little Feat; Van Morrison; Amanda Shires

It's Fall Pledge Drive and you know what that means, Hank and Dan are begging, threatening, and promising anything to get some pledges for KMSU, the greatest little radio station in the area. PLUS, Halloweeny songs from Pancake Manor; 40 Watt Bulb; Nick Cave; Robbie See Hag Mangano; The Specials; and finally someone you've heard of, Jimmy Buffet.

Anyone who suggests this week's ride has an underlying message is simply reading their own agenda into it. Included: Taylor Swift (yeah, you heard me right); The Killers (just in time for halloween); Dan (the) Mangan, Eric (heavy) Burdon and the (heavier) Animals; Gossip (shhhhh...quiet karen!); Pete Seger (and the silver bullet band...jk!); Kyle (arts and) Craft; (susan b) Anthony D'amto; (don't you dare call them dixie...) Chicks

Hold on to the handlebars there's lot's of sharp turns in this week's random bike ride. Kimay Dawson; Kit Kildahl; City Mouse; Watermelon Slush; Silver Jews; Buffy Sainte Marie; Jesse Welles; Steppenwolf; Femina; Charlie Roth