The UnCola 1-31-12 Playlist

Forgotten Pop from the 70s - Round 3
Raspberries-Party's Over
Mouse-Electric Lady
Tarney-Spencer Band-It's Really You
Jigsaw-Who Do You Think You Are
Stories-Hey France
Hudson Brothers-Help Wanted
The Fortunes-Storm In A Teacup
Leah Kunkel-Under The Jamaican Moon
Stephen Sinclair-Meant To Be
Alan O'Day-Oh Johnny!
Dean Friedman-I've Had Enough
Sherbet-High Rollin'
Steve Dahl & Teenage Radiation-Do You Think I'm Disco
Little River Band-Light Of Day
Al Stewart-Song On The Radio
Doobie Brothers-Open Your Eyes
Chicago-Wake Up Sunshine
Max Webster-Words To Words
Bread-Down On My Knees
Phillips MacLeod-City Of Lights
Judee Sill-Jesus Was A Crossmaker
Neil Sedaka-Lonely Night (Angel Face)
Laura Nyro-Money
Ramsey Lewis-Spring High
Sailor-A Glass Of Champagne
Bliss Band-Slipaway
Skyband-Cold Light Of Day
James Walsh Gypsy Band-Lookin' Up I See

The UnCola 1-17-12 Playlist

The Sherbs-I Have The Skill  
The Wellingtons-Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah 
Tears For Fears-Dog's A Best Friend's Dog  
Richard Torrance-Circle Of Confusion  
Pearl Harbour & the Explosions-Drivin'  
Andreas Aleman-Show Me 
Denne & Gold-Let's Put Our Love Back Together 
Balance-Hot Summer Nights  
Umbrella Hands-Glamorous Monsters  
Al Stewart-Running Man  
Nightshift-You're Free  
Time Bandits-I'm Specialized In You  
Blood, Sweat & Tears-Somethin' Comin' On  
Wings Of Fire Orchestra-Fading Flower  
Gerry Rafferty-Home & Dry  
Bill LaBounty-Mr. O  
Squeeze-Who Are You  
Melissa Manchester-Monkey See Monkey Do  
Ice Cream Hands-Supermarket Scene  
Robert Palmer-Sweet Lies  
Everything But The Girl-Rollercoaster  
Al DiMeola-Roller Jubilee  
Stephen Duffy-Kiss Me  
Duran Duran-Girl Panic  
Walter Becker-Cringemaker
Daryl Hall-Cab Driver  
Diane Tell-Rendez-Vous
The Smiths-The Boy With The Thorn In His Side&

The UnCola 1-10-12 Playlist

Kids In The Kitchen-Bitter Desire  

Fitz & the Tantrums-Pickin Up The Pieces  

The Flock-Hang On  

Cathy Dennis-Am I The Kind Of Girl  

The Sports-How Come  

The Explorers Club-Run Run Run  

Sullivan & Warren-Some Sunny Day  

Dave Edmunds-London's A Lonely Town  

BC Camplight-The Hip & The Homeless 

Jellyfish-Bye Bye Bye  

Psychedelic Furs-President Gas  

Grand Theft-Love Burns  

Ned Doheny-Think Like A Lover  

Scissor Sisters-Mary  

Boy George-Everything I Own  

Forgotten Top 40: Jim Capaldi-That's Love  

Cado Belle-Infamous Mister  

Victor Davies-Somebody  

Prince-She Spoke 2 Me  

Thompson Twins-Tokyo  

Mama's Gun-The Life And Soul  

Debbie Harry-Backfired  

D'Influence-Good Lover  

Ace-No Future In Your Eyes  

Moon Martin-No Dice 

Owsley-Sonny Boy 

Stephen Bishop-Vagabond from Heaven

Anoraak-Crazy Eyes

UB40-Sing Our Own Song

The UnCola 1-3-12 Playlist

25 Favorites from 2011

Norwegian Fords-Fit In

The Cars-Blue Tip

Mayer Hawthorne-A Long Time

Tahiti 80-Solitary Bizness

Daryl Hall-Eyes For You (Ain't No Doubt About It)

Josef Melin-The Bright Side Of Life

The Cheeksters-Thrill Of A Lifetime

Fountains Of Wayne-Richie & Ruben

James Taylor Quartet-Woman

Shakatak-So High

Ole Borud-Rock Steady

Scritti Politti-A Day Late And A Dollar Short

Geyster-A Change For The Better

k.d. Lang-Reminiscing

Mr. President-Love And Happiness

State Cows-Hard Goodbye

Icebird-King Tut

John Oates-You Make My Dreams Come True

Grenades For The Wall-Fight Your Battles With Me

Plan B-Writing's On The Wall

Suzi Quatro-Rosie Rose

Blondie-Mother

Michael Franks-I'd Rather Be Happy Than Right

Kid Creole & the Coconuts-Stony & Cory

Julian Lennon-Looking 4 Luv

Todd Rundgren-Take It All

Toad The Wet Sprocket-All I Want

The UnCola 12-20-11 Playlist

Mr. President-Meet Again

Browning Bryant-Liverpool Fool

Level 42-The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)

Jamiroquai-Love Foolosophy

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings-Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects

Sade-Maureen

Junior Senior-Take My Time

Seawind featuring Marlene-Summer Nights

Lisa Bolar-Santa Can I Have A New Boyfriend?

Scritti Politti-The Word Girl (Flesh & Blood)

Prefab Sprout-Wild Horses

Duncan Browne-Fauvette

XTC-Thanks For Christmas

Raphael Saadiq-Over You

Hal-Softly Spoken

The Beach Boys- Smile (from 2011's Smile Sessions)

Our Prayer

Gee

Heroes And Villains

Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)

I'm In Great Shape

Barnyard

My Only Sunshine (The Old Master Painter/ You Are My Sunshine)

Cabin Essence

Wonderful

Look (Song For Children)

Child Is Father of The Man

Surf's Up

I Wanna Be Around/ Workshop

Vega-Tables

Holidays

Wind Chimes

The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O'Leary's Cow)

Love To Say Dada

Good Vibrations

Wondermints-Ride

Paul Steel-In A Coma

The UnCola 12-13-11 Playlist

The Nile Rodgers Tribute
Chic-Chic Cheer  
Chic-Rebels Are We  
Norma Jean-I Like Love  
Sister Sledge-Thinking Of You  
Chic-Just Out Of Reach  
Johnny Mathis-It's Alright To Love Me  
Chic-Soup For One  
Chic-Doin' That Thing To Me  
Debbie Harry-The Jam Was Moving  
Chic-You Are Beautiful  
David Bowie-Shake It  
Chic-My Forbidden Lover  
Chic-When You Love Someone  
Nile Rodgers-Yum Yum  
Chic-Stage Fright  
Diana Ross-Friend To Friend [Chic mix]  
Fonzi Thornton-I'll Change My Game  
B-52s-Dry County  
Chic-Happy Man  
Carly Simon-Why  
Outloud-Fundamental  
Chic-What About Me  
Sister Sledge-Got To Love Somebody  
Chic-So Fine  
Chic-Strike Up The Band  
Chic-Real People 
Chic-You Can't Do It Alone

Giving Love Instinctively

Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edawrds got the biggest gig of their life when in 1980 they were asked by Motown to write & produce Diana Ross' next album. Diana ended up withe biggest album of her career. Motown got a much needed hit. Music fans got a solid albums and 2 monster singles, Upside Down & I'm Coming Out. The only losers in the deal were Nile & Nard. Seems that after Nile & Nard submitted the album to the Motown execs, they had it rejected. They stood defiant and said we're not changing a thing, so Motown took all the tapes, remixed it and released it a new mix themselves. Now I've heard both mixes and it's very hard for me to be subjective since I'm so used to the Motown mixed versions. It's not the Chic mixes were bad. I just think Motown felt that Diana needed a little more sugar. Plus the Motown mixes put Diana out front & center and being the diva she was and is, that made perfect sense. But it definitely was a blow to Nard & Nile's ego. The fact they still had hits and continued to do so only proved that these guys had the goods. Upside Down (with Michael Jackson on backing chorus vocals) and I'm Coming Out showed that the Chic Org excelled first and foremost on jamming & breaking it down. Upside Down is straight disco funk, creating a groove that was unique to any other record at the time. Lyrically Diana's talking about hanging with an unfaithful dude cause she's still in love with him, but the music makes you think Diana's in complete control of the relationship. I'm Coming Out is the most direct way a mainstream icon connected with their gay following. From the climactic build starting with the insistant guitar of Nile, you just wait for that beat to drop in. Then when they fall out in the middle again (the part P.Diddy sampled by Notorious BIG's Mo Money Mo Problems) Tony's thick drumming doubles that intro's sensation until the big final release. And Meco, the bandleader who hit #1 with the Star Wars Theme in 1977, plays a trombone solo. Smooth yet heavy, always classy funk! Here's the Chic mix of Upside Down: Here's the one we all remember: Here's I'm Coming Out:

Clams on the Half-shell and Rollerskates

It was sad that Chic never had any more Top 40 hits after they released Good Times, but in a way it makes sense. Not that they didn't have good songs after this - they certainly did. And I'm sure they didn't want the ride to end. But if you're gonna out, at least in the public's eye, this is the song to go out on.

This tune turned Chic from some disco group with a few hits to one of the most important bands in history. The entire next decade of music suddenly had a pivot point from the moment Nard dropped his bass out on the 4. How can you fully quantify the influence of a song that, at once, instantly makes B-boys from the Bronx and New romantics from Britain want to start a band? There wasn't a block party happening without this tune. Every New Wave bass player wanted to be Bernard Edwards and every rhythm guitarist wanted to be Nile Rodgers. This was the spark in the fire of rap & new wave simultaneously. That's pretty amazing.



And whether I'm digging on this jazz funk that Chic lays down for 8 minutes, singing along with Fonzi Thornton as he hits his third over Alfa & Luci on the chorus or slap my hand in the air on cue with the string slide at the start of the breakdown, I can't help but feel the inner sadness at the heart of this record. Yes these are the good times. That's what they're saying, followed by 'a rumor has it that it's getting late. Time marches on, just can't wait....you can't change your fate.' Should I be dancing or crying? Nile knew the party was over as they hoped they it would never end. That's they captured both feelings in this song is a measure of Nile & Nard's talent. That a rappin granny spit a few verses of Rapper's Delight over this groove in The Wedding Singer is a measure of how little we treasure it.

I Want...Your Love

I've always had this idea for a scene in a movie that I hoped to insert in whatever screenplay I end up finishing. Two guys walk into a church needed to speak with a priest about a very important issue. One guy is very serious and impatient, the other is easily bored and a goofball. Guy one tells guy two wait inside the church while he finds the priest and leaves. Guy 2 comes across a table full of hand bells. He picks one up, rings it tentatively, picks up another and rings it louder. Then in perfect rhythm he rings them, duplicating the chorus of Chic's, I Want Your Love. Ding, dong. Ding dong. Ding dong.........dong ding. Guy 1 finds him, tells him to knock it off and follow him.

There's not much of a joke there, I know, and it's weird describing it out of context. But for me, it would me a personal nod to Nile Rodgers, a 'joke' I would share with a guy I never met. A way of telling him how much I love that song. And I do.

From 1978's C'est Chic, it may be my favorite Chic song as well as my favorite 'Nard bass line. I sing along with that bass part every time I hear that song, out of habit. Don't even realize I'm doing it. With it's robotic yet demanding chorus and jazzy melancholic vibe, it just gets me every time. I can't really explain it. But if it gets you too, I don't need to.

1...2...Aaaaaaah!

As a kid I always loved Chic, but mostly I loved the name. The fact that it looked like you would say 'chick' but it was pronounced 'sheek'. Something that seemed so smooth and cool would be so dirty & funky. Chic really began as a proper band with their 2nd album, C'est Chic. The architects, Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards would try to be anonymous or at least hide behind their two new female leads, Alfa Anderson & Luci Martin. But how could one not wanna know who was chicken scratching on guitar or playing the smoothest funk bass of all time? Not me. I wanted to know the guys behind the curtain. Le Freak is a great example of how Chic got the disco label out of timing and circumstance. Actually this is a great funk record. I love how the bass drops out on the chorus, then kicks it on the verses, especially getting funky on the climactic breakdown. Nard plays so effortlessly, it puts all bass players before or after to shame. Nile is relentless on rhythm guitar driving the song all the through with his percussive playing. It almost feels like he's pushing everyone up the hill, esp on that breakdown. It ended selling 6 million records as a single, the best ever for Atlantic Records. I remember when the song was out that every time we would pass Le Frak city in Queens on the Long Island Expressway, I would sing Le Frak Its back. Frak out!. Yeah it's dumb, I was 7. I thought the 2 were related somehow. I also have this memory of coming home from JFK after vacationing in Florida at Christmas time, walking into our house, late at night, after the super long delay, coming home in the snow. The song that was playing on the radio when we walked in the door was Le Freak. Why do I still remember that? Who knows? I don't know much about the Freak as a dance. But once I was hanging out in an old roller rink that was a converted dance club with some new friends. They took me there to listen to some band whose music was forgettable. During their break, the DJ put on a few disco records and the floor filled up. Keep in mind that this was 1990. People still thought that the 70s were a joke, especially disco. The 80s did a number on the reputation of the preceding decade. It was very rare to hear the music on the radio or even buy it in the stores. When the DJ dropped Le Freak, people started screaming. I couldn't believe it. Everyone who was in that club was on the floor and it was packed tight. The girl I was dancing with was having a religious experience. Rather than question any of it (which I did later) I completely went with it and about a couple hundred of us did the Freak in unison. I vividly remember this because the DJ turned the lights on during the song and the crowd looked at each other as it was getting off. It was the only time I ever felt anything akin to the communal experience I heard that 70s disco was. Once the records played, the floor cleared, the band started, my crew & I hung out for 5 minutes and split. If you don't know the story of Le Freak, I'm sure you can find it on the web. Better yet, pick up Nile's autobiography called Le Freak. Until then, turn it up and freak out!

The UnCola 12-6-11 Playlist

Segarini-Gotta Have Pop  
Level 42-Overtime  
Echo & the Bunnymen-Bedbugs And Ballyhoo  
Judee Sill-The Kiss  
Mayer Hawthorne-The Walk  
Carole King-I Can't Hear You No More  
Gene Loves Jezebel-Suspicion  
Bugatti & Musker-Fate  
Manhattan Transfer-Feel Flows  
Basia-New Day For You  
Los Amigos Invisibles-Sweet  
Tower of Power-Soul Vaccination  
Brand New Heavies-Fake
UK Players-Dancing In The Street  
El Chicano-Tell Her She's Lovely  
Breakfast Club-Kiss & Tell  
Mildred-Rise Above  
XTC-Down In The Cockpit  
Nick Lowe-Stoplight Roses  
Baby Grand-Bring Me Your Broken Heart  
Jakob Magnusson-Magnetic Storm  
Toy Matinee-Last Plane Out  
Prince & the Revolution-She's Always In My Hair  
Ole Borud-Keep Movin'  
Alphaville-Dance With Me
Andrea True Connection-What's Your Name, What's Your Number
New Order-Shellshock

The Nile Rodgers Tribute

On Tuesday, Dec 13th at 8PM on AshevilleFM.org, in honor of his new autobiography, Le Freak, The UnCola will be broadcasting a tribute to Nile Rodgers. Everything from Chic & solo albums, rare, live & demos and Nile productions. And of course, no hits!

To get ready for this event, I'll be talking about those 'hits' and the influence they had on my life.

The UnCola 11-29-11 Playlist

Thomas Dolby-Nothing New Under The Sun  
Tony Stone-Perish The Thought  
Alfalpha-Hung Up On A Line  
Sara Hickman-I Couldn't Help Myself  
Rooney-I Can't Get Enough  
Scott English-Brandy  
Donald Fagen-Florida Room  
Joseph Williams-This Girl    
James Taylor Quartet-Woman  
Rita Jean Bodine-Pacified  
Joni Mitchell-Good Friends  
Icebird-Just Love Me  
Isis-Cocaine Elaine  
Cathy Dennis-Homing The Rocket 
New Musik-Living By Numbers  
Starbuck-Everybody Be Dancin'  
Geyster-Sister's Beautiful  
Double-Devil's Ball  
Ambrosia-Can't Let A Woman  
Julian Lennon-Looking 4 Luv  
The Wondermints-Listen  
XTC-Me And The Wind  
Ben Folds-Fired  
Alan O'Day-Angie Baby  
The Smiths-There Is A Light That Never Goes Out  
Blur-London Loves  
Phoenix-Lizstomania  
A-Train-Time Stops

The UnCola Playlist 11-22-11

Kid Creole & the Coconuts-Stony & Cory  

Love & Money-Candybar Express  

Adrian Gurvitz-The Way I Feel 

Style Council-Life At A Top Peoples Health Farm 

Fitz & the Tantrums-Moneygrabber 

Dag-Righteous (City Pain)  

Maxine Nightengale-(Bringing Out) The Girl In Me  

State Cows-Center Of The Sun  

Gino Vannelli-Santa Rosa  

Boz Scaggs-Georgia

Diane Birch-This Corrosion  

Phoebe Snow-Something So Right  

The Greatest Show On Earth-Real Cool World  

Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels-When You Were Mine  

Matthew Wilder-The Kid's American  

Ozark Mountain Daredevils-If I Only Knew  

Grenades For The Wall-London Bridge  

Nik Kershaw-One Step Ahead  

k.d. Lang-Get Some  

Tahiti 80-Solitary Bizness 

Cellarful Of Noise-Samantha (Whatcha Gonna Do?)  

XTC-Helicopter  

Pomplamoose-Single Ladies  

Hall & Oates-Time's Up (Alone Tonight)  

Icehouse-No Promises  

Joe Jackson-Jamie G.  

Automatic Man-Give It To Me  

Young & Co.-I Like What You're Doing To Me    

The Verve-Lucky Man 

The UnCola Playlist 11-15-11

Prince & the Revolution-Baby I'm A Star
Prince-I Feel For You
Prince-The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
Chaka Khan-Sign O The Times
Prince-Elephants & Flowers
Prince-Glam Slam
Prince-Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad
Prince-Musicology
Prince-Pink Cashmere
Prince-Irresistible Bitch
Prince-Dinner With Delores
Hindu Love Gods-Raspberry Beret
Prince-Electric Chair
Prince & the New Power Generation-Sexy MF
Prince-Soft & Wet
Prince-Head
Vanity 6-Nasty Girl
Prince-Erotic City
Prince-Everyday Is A Winding Road
Prince & the Revolution-Anotherloveholenyohead
Prince-Pope
The Family-The Screams Of Passion
Prince & The Revolution-17 Days
Prince-Starfish & Coffee
Prince & the New Power Generation-Strollin'
Prince-Nothing Compares To U

The UnCola Playlist 11-8-11

Mayer Hawthorne-A Long Time  
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons-Sun Country  
The A's-A Woman's Got The Power  
New Radicals-I Hope I Didn't Just Give Away The Ending  
Odyssey-Battened Ships  
Zero 7-Throw It All Away  
Andrew Gold-Oh Urania (Take Me Away)  
David Roberts-Wrong Side of The Tracks  
Flamedown-No One  
Queen-I'm Going Slightly Mad  
10cc-Lazy Ways  
XTC-Here Comes President Kill Again  
Todd Rundgren-Out Of My Mind  
The Outfield-Voices Of Babylon  
James Gang-Alexis  
Mr. President-Love & Happiness  
General Public-Faults & All  
Jellyfish-Now She Knows Shes Wrong  
Michael Franks-I'd Rather Be Happy Than Right 
Spats-(You're Lovin Is) Everywhere  
Simply Red-It's Only Love  
Little John-Turn Your Face To A Smile  
Grum-Can't Shake This Feeling 
B 52s-Give Me Back My Man    
La Flavour-Mandolay    
Jamiroquai-Stillness In Time    
Scritti Politti-Tinseltown To The Boogiedown

The UnCola Playlist 11-1-11

Daryl Hall-Talking To You  
Cat Stevens-Killin' Time  
Hipsway-Tinder  Hipsway  
Oleta Adams-Circle Of One  
Kate Bush-And So Is Love  
Lewis Taylor-From The Day We Met  
Bee Gees-Can't Keep A Good Man Down  
Cold Blood-Kissing My Love  
Flight of the Conchords-Ladies of The World  
Men Without Hats-O Sole Mio  
Fifth Avenue Band-One Way Or The Other  
Joe Chemay Band-Bad Enough  
Ben Folds 5-She Don't Use Jelly  
Smokie-Living Next Door To Alice  
George Michael-Shoot The Dog  
Dusty Springfield-I Don't Think We Could Ever Be  
Q-Bic-Mirrorball  
Blow Monkeys-It Doesn't Have To Be This Way  
Christopher Cross-Leave It To Me  
The Producers-What's He Got  
Todd Rundgren-Espresso (All Jacked Up)  
Beach Boys-Match Point Of Our Love  
Lisa Stansfield-The Love In Me  
Peter Brown-Crank It Up (Funk Town) 
Remy Shand-Take A Message
Erykah Badu-Honey

The UnCola Playlist 10-18-11

Janis Ian-Fly Too High   
Curiosity Killed The Cat-Ball & Chain   
Suzi Quatro-Breaking Dishes   
The Clash-The Magnificent Seven  
Moonshoes-Everybody   
Chris Rosser-The Laundromat Song (Imagine That)    
Cory Wells-Midnight Lady   
Some Like It Odd-Wishes  
Maria Muldaur-Make Love To The Music  
Rick Mathews-I Want To Make You Happy 
Sia-You've Changed    
Week End Millionaire-French Music Par Excellence   
Alessi-No Getting Around My Love  
Gloria Scott-Just As Long As We're Together     
Howard Jones-The Prisoner     
The Rhinestones-Get It Up For Love   
Jamiroquai-Too Young To Die  
Ray Kennedy-Isn't It Time    
Peter Gallway-From Tokyo To Kokomo   
Prefab Sprout-Ghost Town Blues    
Pomplamoose-Achin' Heart    
Kenny Rankin-On & On   
Rosie Vela-Magic Smile  
Love & Rockets-Lazy   
Al Kooper-Salmon Falls  
Res-Let Love   
XTC-Living Through Another Cuba   
The Beloved-Your Love Takes Me Higher

The UnCola Playlist 10-4-11

The UnCola's 100th Broadcast

Steely Dan-The Caves Of Altamira  
Steely Dan-Night By Night  
Steely Dan-Midnight Cruiser  
Donald Fagen-Green Flower Street  
Steely Dan-Pixeleen  
Steely Dan-Black Cow  
Steely Dan-Throw Back The Little Ones   
Steely Dan-Gaucho  
Steely Dan-Almost Gothic  
Steely Dan-Show Biz Kids  
Walter Becker-Girlfriend  
Steely Dan-Here At The Western World  
Steely Dan-Glamour Profession  
Steely Dan-The Fez  
Steely Dan-Only A Fool Would Say That    
Donald Fagen-Century's End
Steely Dan-Doctor Wu  
Steely Dan-Green Earrings  
Steely Dan-Babylon Sisters  
Steely Dan-Parker's Band  
Steely Dan-Negative Girl  
Steely Dan-Bad Sneakers  
Steely Dan-Don't Take Me Alive 
Walter Becker-Door Number Two  
Steely Dan-Through With Buzz  
Steely Dan-Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More 
Steely Dan-Bodhisattva

Countdown To Ecstasy: The UnCola's 100th Show with Fagen & Becker

Has your mind turned to applesauce? Are you having trouble getting those gaucho amigos out of your home? Is someone digging a ditch out in the valley just for you?

Well on Tuesday October 4th at 8PM on AshevilleFM.org, The UnCola brings you a world full of salads & sun: 2 hours of Steely Dan, Donald Fagen & Walter Becker - deepcuts, live tracks, covers, rare demos but no Top 40 hits (we'd rather pan fry the big ones). There won't be any static...at all. Fill your shells with Kirschwasser or Zombies and fit those Steely Dan t-shirts around those shapely bodies, as the UnCola's breaks out the hats & hooters for their 100th show. It's pure science with a splash of black cat. Or Katy would say, the sparkle of your china, the shine of your Japan (but she lies).

So if you hear from my Louise, tell her bobbing for apples can wait. Join us Tuesday night for all things Becker & Fagen and sign in stranger.

It's the sweetness you've been crying for!

The UnCola Playlist 9-27-11

Matt Bianco-Fly By Night   
Eye To Eye-Scenes By A Wishing Well   
Cheryl Dilcher-Ellie   
Neneh Cherry-Money Love    
Curiosity Killed The Cat-Name And Number  
Grenades For The Wall-The Soundtrack Of My Life    
Renee Geyer-Heading In The Right Direction   
Player-Melanie   
Norwegian Fords-Superglue Kiss  
Style Council-Wanted    
Cotton Mather-Marathon Man   
Bill Deal & the Rhondells-Soulful Strut    
John Farrar-Gettin' Loose    
Nik Kershaw-Wide Boy    
Fountains Of Wayne-Radio Bar  
Toto-99  
Peter Allen-Bi-Coastal    
Millard Powers-Jenny Won't Play Fair  
Jaye P. Morgan-Keepin' It To Myself    
Brand New Heavies-I Don't Know Why   
Nick Heyward-Whistle Down The Wind   
Gayle McCormick-If Only You Believe   
XTC-One Of The Millions   
Joan Osborne-Sara Smile   
Level 42-I Sleep On My Heart   
Chromeo-Night By Night    
Linda Clifford-Runaway Love  
Depeche Mode-Strangelove   
Teena Marie-Since Day One 

The UnCola Playlist 9-20-11

A-ha-Summer Moved On  
Josh Rouse-Come Back (Light Therapy)  
Go West-Eye To Eye  
Hall & Oates-I Want To Know You For A Long Time  
XTC-Harvest Festival  
State Cows-Hard Goodbye  
Andy Pratt-Summer, Summer  
China Crisis-Arizona Sky  
Ben Folds 5-Your Redneck Past 
Dennis Wilson-Dreamer  
Duran Duran-Safe  
Living Colour-Memories Can't Wait 
Ned Doheny-Perish The Thought  
Pieces-Heaven Must Have Made You  
World Party-Ship Of Fools  
Robert Lester Folsom-Ginger 
The Fun Boy Three-Summertime    
Sade-Kiss Of Life  
Priors-What You Need 
Owsley-Zavelow House  
Madness-Sugar & Spice  
Bill House-You're No Better Than A Common Thief 
Some Like It Odd-Kiss Me  
Scritti Politti-Sugar & Spice 
Orleans-Beatin' Around The Bush  
Judee Sill-That's The Spirit    
Pierce Arrow-Hot Summer Night    
Anri-Last Summer Whisper

The UnCola Playlist 9-13-11

Forgotten Top 40, Vol. 2

The Barbusters-Light Of Day
JoBoxers-Just Got Lucky
Breathe-Say A Prayer
Five Man Electrical Band-Absolutely Right
Graham Parker-Wake Up (Next To You)
Cat Stevens-Two Fine People
Manfred Mann-Runner
Chase-Get It On
Simply Red-Money$ Too Tight (To Mention)
Van Stephenson-Modern Day Delilah
Del Amitri-Kiss This Thing Goodbye
Greg Kihn Band-Lucky
Rickie Lee Jones-Youngblood
Ashton, Gardner & Dyke-Resurrection Shuffle
Toto-Make Believe
Average White Band-If I Ever Lose This Heaven
Soup Dragons-Divine Thing
Cliff Richard-Carrie
Redbone-The Witch Queen Of New Orleans
Thompson Twins-Get That Love
Leo Sayer-Easy To Love
Dream Academy-The Love Parade
Toad The Wet Sprocket-Fall Down
Eric Carmen-Sunrise
Manhattan Transfer-Spice Of Life
Burton Cummings-You Saved My Soul
Seals & Crofts-You're The Love
Bangles-If She Knew What She Wants
Stars On-Stars On 45 III
Power Station-Communication
Arcadia-Goodbye Is Forever
Bryan Ferry-Kiss & Tell

The 2nd Annual Forgotten Top 40 Special

This Tuesday from 8-10pm est, The UnCola will be broadcasting their 2nd Annual Forgotten Top 40 Special. These aren't merely one-hit-wonders. They're the tunes caught in hit single limbo, the ones that inched into the 40, got the call from Casey Kasem and then fell out of the countdown and disappeared off the charts. They may have had some chart success, but they are still 'forgotten top 40 songs'. And why? Record company mergers, or they've been unreleased or out of print on CD.
Now the UnCola will bring back those 45 and cassette single memories.
To warm you up, here's an 80s Forgotten Top 40 from the Australian band, Real Life:

The UnCola Playlist 9-6-11

Nerina Pallot-Turn Me On Again    
Fanny-Summer Song    
Robin Lane & The Chartbusters-When Things Go Wrong    
Fountains Of Wayne-It Must Be Summer    
Andy Pawlak-All That's Left Of Me    
Dean Friedman-Rocking Chair  
El Debarge-My Heart Belongs To You  
Prince-Hot Thing  
Ten Wheel Drive feat. Genya Ravan-House In Central Park 
Tahiti 80-Big Day  
Acid House Kings-I Write Summer Songs For No Reason    
Carly Simon-Vengeance  
Rod Kinny-Between Two Worlds    
Blancmange-Don't Tell Me    
Paul Davis-Superstar   
The Posies-Solar Sister    
Duran Duran-Meet El Presidente  
Fotomaker-Nowhere To Turn    
k.d. Lang-A Sleep With No Dreaming  
The Tories-Gladys Kravitz    
Tears For Fears-Badman's Song  
Rare Silk-New York Afternoon  
Earth, Wind & Fire-Runnin'  
Bugatti & Musker-Fate  
Sugarcubes-Hit 
XTC-Punch & Judy 
Robert Palmer-Looking for Clues

The UnCola Playlist 8-30-11

Suzi Quatro-Rosie Rose  
A Bigger Splash-I Don't Believe A Word    
Doobie Brothers-Rio  
Sia-Clap Your Hands  
Bros-Too Much  
Jamiroquai-Two Completely Different Things  
Bliss Band-How Do I Survive   
Bobby Caldwell-Coming Down From Love  
Randy Newman-I Love L.A.    
Basia-Blame It On The Summer  
The Fixx-The Sign Of Fire  
Daryl Braithwaite-Higher Than Hope    
Butts Band-Corner Of My Mind  
The Smiths-Girlfriend In A Coma  
Jay Ferguson-Shakedown Cruise    
Jonatha Brooke-Secrets & Lies  
The Cheeksters-Thrill Of A Lifetime  
Supergrass-Alright  
XTC-Great Fire  
Level 42-Good Man In A Storm  
Blur-Country House  
Nick DeCaro-Getting Mighty Crowded  
The Pasadenas-Tribute (Right On)  
Geyster-A Change For The Better 
New Order-Love Vigilantes    
Ashford & Simpson-It Seems To Hang On 
Superslick-Backside Shaker
Thrashing Doves-Jesus On The Payroll

The UnCola Playlist 8-23-11

The 2nd Annual Best of the WestCoast Breeze

Bill Champlin-I Don't Want You Anymore
Steve Kipner-I've Got To Stop This Hurting You
Lisa Dal Bello-Milk & Honey
Christopher Cross-I Really Don't Know Anymore
JaR-Make Somebody
Average White Band-Love Gives, Love Takes Away
Champaign-I'm On Fire
Gino Vannelli-Appaloosa
State Cows-New York Town
Toto-I'll Supply The Love
John Farrar-Reckless
Maxus-Your Imagination
Ned Doheny-Get It Up For Love
Norwegian Fords-Surfing On The Sun
Steely Dan-Glamour Profession
Pages-Chemistry
Far Cry-Eldorado Escape
Larry Lee-Number One Girl
Boz Scaggs-Gimme The Goods
Smooth Reunion-The Connection
Ambrosia-Livin' On My Own
Sneaker-Don't Let Me In
Nielsen Pearson-Two Lonely Nights
Glenn Frey-That Girl
Angelo-Midnight Prowl
Fleetwood Mac-That's All For Everyone

The 2nd Annual Best Of West Coast Breeeze

The UnCola will be broadcasting our 2nd annual Best of the West Coast Breeeze this Tuesday at 8PM. 2 hours of West Coast music from the 70s & 80s as well as NuCoast artists from the last 10 years. You can send us your request at erikmattox@ashevillefm.org.

Not sure what West Coast music is? This is a good place to start.

Here's some West Coast magic from the group Pages:

The UnCola Playlist 8-16-11

Fountains Of Wayne-Richie & Ruben
Al Stewart-On The Border
Breathe-Jonah
Samuel Purdey-Lucky Radio
Divinyls-In My LIfe
Jellyfish-Sebrina, Paste & Plato
Giraffe-All Fall Down
Josef Melin-The Brighter Side Of Life
Kokomo-Rise & Shine
Byrne & Barnes-Never Gonna Stop Loving You
Mike Oldfield-Family Man
Elton John-Are You Ready For Love
Gas Mask-Light The Road
The Lover Speaks-Every Lover's Sign
The Rentals-My Summer Girl
Real Life-Catch Me I'm Falling
Junior Senior-Take My Time
10cc-Dreadlock Holiday
Queen-Back Chat
Hue & Cry-Labour Of Love
Ole Borud-All Because Of You
Scritti Politti-Best Thing Ever
Dukes Of Stratosphere-You're My Drug
Airwaves-Love Stop
Q-Bic-Good Thing
Talking Heads-Stay Up Late
Depeche Mode-Stripped
George Michael-Freeek
Al Kooper-Maybe Tomorrow

The UnCola Playlist 8-2-11

A Tribute to WLIR 92.7 - Part 2: The Hits

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts-I Love Rock N Roll
Eddy Grant-Electric Avenue
Howard Jones-Life In A Day
Naked Eyes-Promises Promises
Tears For Fears-Head Over Heels
Dexys Midnight Runners-Come On Eileen
Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Hipsway-The Honeythief
Kajagoogoo-Too Shy
Human League-(Keep Feeling) Fascination
J. Geils Band-Centerfold
Joe Jackson-Steppin' Out
Prince & The Revolution-Take Me With U
Culture Club-Miss Me Blind
Duran Duran-The Wild Boys
Madness-Our House
Boys Don't Cry-I Wanna Be A Cowboy
Men Without Hats-The Safety Dance
Nena-99 Luftballons
Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer
The Pretenders-Middle of The Road
The Romantics-Talking In Your Sleep
Paul Young-I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
Musical Youth-Pass The Dutchie
Wham!-Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
The Clash-Rock The Casbah
Haircut 100-Love Plus One
Blow Monkeys-Diggin' Your Scene
ABC-The Look Of Love Part 1
U2-Where The Streets Have No Name