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Running Redlights

Jun 20, 2025 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Music

With Dan Ruccia

Bringing some TENTACULAR high energy to close out your week, Fridays at 3pm ET. Refresh the playlist page to see updated song info, and please do say hi in the chat! Let's boogie.

Running Redlights
3:01 PM
Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Wrapped Up
Eddy Current Suppression Ring Wrapped Up
Primary Colours Aarght Records 2008
3:05 PM
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3:07 PM
Boss - Steel Box
Boss Steel Box
Steel Box / I'm the Dog (You're the Ball) - Single Goner 2018
3:10 PM
Pancho and the Wizards - Buzzard (Melted)
Pancho and the Wizards Buzzard (Melted)
The Return Mucho Wizard 2018
3:13 PM
Frankie & The Witch Fingers - Dead Silence
Frankie & The Witch Fingers Dead Silence N
Trash Classic The Reverberation Appreciation Society 2025
3:17 PM
Bobby Conn - Never Felt Better
Bobby Conn Never Felt Better N
Bobby's Place (Side One) - EP Tapete 2025
3:20 PM
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys Good Vibrations
Smile Sessions Capitol Records 2011
3:25 PM
Killdozer & Alice Donut - Medley: Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In
Killdozer & Alice Donut Medley: Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In
Michael Gerald's Party Machine - Single Touch and Go Records 1996
5th Dimension cover
3:29 PM
Ash Wednesday - Love by Numbers
Ash Wednesday Love by Numbers N
Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk 1978-82 V/A Chapter Music 2001
3:32 PM
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3:38 PM
Constantines - Hard Feelings
Constantines Hard Feelings
Kensington Heights Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. 2008
3:41 PM
Ikara Colt - City of Glass
Ikara Colt City of Glass
Chat and Business Fantastic Plastic 2002
3:45 PM
Calvin Keys - Shawn-Neeq
Calvin Keys Shawn-Neeq R
Shawn-Neeq Black Jazz Records 1971
3:51 PM
Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt - The Thing Itself
Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt The Thing Itself
Made Out of Sound Palilalia 2021
3:55 PM
Ondatrópica - Gaita Tropica
Ondatrópica Gaita Tropica
Ondatrópica (Deluxe Version) Soundway Records Ltd 2012
3:58 PM
Editrix - The Big E
Editrix The Big E N
The Big E Joyful Noise Recordings 2025
4:01 PM
Comets On Fire - The Antlers of the Midnight Sun
Comets On Fire The Antlers of the Midnight Sun
Blue Cathedral Sub Pop 2004
4:05 PM
Fugitive Bubble - Wretched Thorn
Fugitive Bubble Wretched Thorn N
What Will Happen If We Stop? Sorry State Records 2025
4:08 PM
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4:13 PM
The Cowboy - Sail On
The Cowboy Sail On
Riddles from the Universe Feel It Records 2021
4:14 PM
Hot Snakes - Hatchet Job
Hot Snakes Hatchet Job
Audit in Progress Swami 2004
4:17 PM
Ty Segall - Gotta Get Up
Ty Segall Gotta Get Up
Segall Smeagol 2020
Nilsson cover
4:20 PM
Artificial Go - The World is My Runway
Artificial Go The World is My Runway N
Musical Chairs Feel It Records 2025
4:22 PM
Billy Nomates - Override
Billy Nomates Override N
Metalhorse Invada 2025
4:25 PM
Holger Czukay - Hey Baba Reebop
Holger Czukay Hey Baba Reebop
Rome Remains Rome Virgin 1987
4:29 PM
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4:33 PM
The Rezillos - Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight
The Rezillos Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight
Can't Stand the Rezillos - The (Almost) Complete Rezillos Rhino/London-Sire 1993
4:34 PM
Ex Hex - Tough Enough
Ex Hex Tough Enough
It's Real Merge Records 2019
4:39 PM
Garcia Peoples - False Company
Garcia Peoples False Company
Dodging Dues No Quarter 2022
4:44 PM
Wire - Sand in My Joints
Wire Sand in My Joints
Chairs Missing Harvest 1978
4:45 PM
The Intelligence - Sailor Itch
The Intelligence Sailor Itch
Males In The Red 2010
4:47 PM
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4:51 PM
Antibalas - Who Is This America Dem Speak of Today?
Antibalas Who Is This America Dem Speak of Today?
Who Is This America? Ropeadope 2010
Chat is archived.
Matt Sabbath 3:01:59 PM
skronk punk
Dan Ruccia (host) 3:02:05 PM
Take 2. Hey it's Friday and lets run some red lights, y'all!
Jon Solomon 3:02:23 PM
RUN IT.
Matt Sabbath 3:03:15 PM
swamp azz state o' emergency
ParrScream 3:03:48 PM
Running a redlight.....
ParrScream 3:03:53 PM
......NOW
Rob from Maryland 🦀 3:07:15 PM
Hi Dan! Love this opener but I'm gots to go to the store right now, sadly. I may even live up to the show's title in order to get back to the radio as soon as I can
Dan Ruccia (host) 3:07:37 PM
Drive safe, Rob! Hope you can make it back later
Brian D 3:40:01 PM
Read "How Music Got Free ...." by Stephen Witt. Great book w/alternating chapters on 1) the crafty workers at the CD factory in North Carolina who smuggled out CDs before the official release, ripped them and uploaded them to the net via the primitive slow... chat room methods of the day; 2) the history of the sound audiologists teams that created the mp3 codec and finally 3) the music industry and their pathetic dropping the many many balls misunderstanding of what was going on.
Krista KristaKrista 3:40:20 PM
Requesting: Calvin Keys, particularly from Shawn-Neeq
Dan Ruccia (host) 3:42:00 PM
Can do, Krista!
Dan Ruccia (host) 3:43:20 PM
Brian, that book sounds super fascinating. I've read some about the origin of the MP3 (there's a great, maybe a bit academic, book by Jonathan Sterne called "MP3: The Meaning of a Format" that talks about all things MP3)
Dan Ruccia (host) 3:44:17 PM
I also remember all the industry lawsuits against undergrads for file sharing. It was a little disconcerting and totally misguided being an undergrad in those days
Brian D 3:44:52 PM
Yes! All the interwoven chapter subjects are fascinating. And I now see that there is a documentary series (from last year) same title based on the book (How Music Got Free)
Brian D 3:45:39 PM
The secret to getting the CDs past the metal detectors at the factory was so cool.... heh I will leave that spoiler out of the chat
ParrScream 3:46:15 PM
Just ordered that book Brian D. Can't wait to read it!
Brian D 3:47:46 PM
I am maybe on my 3rd or 4th re-read of that book. That and the great small little book on MTV "I Want My MTV" are 2 that I can go back to again and again.
Dan Ruccia (host) 3:48:38 PM
Just added it to my list, too
Brian D 3:48:58 PM
Another good one that I need to re-read is "Narconomics: How To Run a Drug Cartel". Super informative. As was Dopesick.
Brian D 3:51:00 PM
And for my other must re-reads list I am 2-3 re-reads into all of Peter Hook's books ( aka Hooky - bass man for Joy Division / New Order). He has one on J.D., one on N.O. and one on the Hacienda club in Madchester. He weaves some great yarns. Highly recommend all 3.
Rob from Maryland 🦀 4:13:26 PM
I'm baaaack
Dan Ruccia (host) 4:15:54 PM
Welcome back! Hopefully all the lights were in your favor
Readie Righteous 4:20:27 PM
@Brian - did you see the "Dopesick" streamer with Michael Keaton?
Rob from Maryland 🦀 4:20:44 PM
Thanks, they were
Carlos Ramone. 4:24:45 PM
Greetings…sorry I missed Alice donut..only band I ever saw with 2 tubas on stage at same time
Dan Ruccia (host) 4:25:51 PM
2 tubas??? That's a lotta tuba!
Readie Righteous 4:27:35 PM
Hiya Dan et alia! CZUKAY!
Dan Ruccia (host) 4:28:07 PM
Hey Readie! 80s Czukay is the best Czukay
Dan Ruccia (host) 4:28:56 PM
They're basically if Can were a weirdo pop band
Readie Righteous 4:30:02 PM
Love it, Dan...great N-er-Gee today!
Brian D 4:31:34 PM
Yes Readie! Keaton and others did a great job. Book really goes into the stories of the families, addicts, doctors etc...
Rob from Maryland 🦀 4:35:33 PM
Rezillos!!
Readie Righteous 4:48:00 PM
@Brian D- I will have to read the book too - and yes - Keaton was phenomenal, as were the rest of the cast members!
Readie Righteous 4:53:25 PM
Have a great weekend, all! Thanks for the tuneage, Dan! 📻💛
Dan Ruccia (host) 4:53:59 PM
Thanks, Readie! And thanks for listening everyone!
ParrScream 4:55:11 PM
Great show Dan! And great to hear you on a Friday afternoon!
Readie Righteous 4:56:12 PM
Great finale, Dan!
Dan Ruccia (host) 4:56:21 PM
Nice to be back in this slot. I had the Friday 3-6 slot for a year back in [year redacted]