Monthly Archives: December 2016

Join Radio Free Phoenix for the 28th edition of “A Rock & Roll Christmas” with Andy Olson. The show kicks off at 6pm Arizona-Mountain time tonight and runs an astonishing 30 hours!

Listen in for an incredible deep and outrageous mix of Rock N Roll Christmas tunes hosted by Andy Olson. This is the only show in the country that gathers together such an absolutely cool mix of Christmas Rock & Roll — Featuring Xmas Rock with an attitude along with a generous helping of parody & novelty holiday tunes. Since 1988 this show has been gracing the Phoenix Airwaves, first on KSLX, then KDKB, KZON and then back to KSLX and now on Radio Free Phoenix!

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We have so  many great new Rock Christmas tunes in the mix this year along with old favorites from:

Jackson Browne  – U2 – Adam Sandler – Greg Lake – The Who – Pretenders – Dan Hicks – Sting – Jimi Hendrix – Smithereens – Blues Traveler – George Thorogood – Cheech & Chong – John Mellencamp – Old 97’s – Fountains of Wayne –  Big Star – Ramones – George Harrison – Dave Edmunds – Billy Squire – Band Aid – Graham Parker –  Heart – Payolas – Cheap Trick – Crash Test Dummies – XTC – John Lennon – Waitresses –  Jethro Tull – REM – Ringo Starr – Kinks – DB’s – Paul McCartney – Bruce Springsteen – NRBQ – T Rex – Adrian Belew – Weird Al Yankovic – Squirrel Nut Zippers – Max Headroom – Ramones – Bob Rivers – Shawn Phillips – Sex Pistols – Slade – Elton Duck –  Leon Redbone – Tom Waits – Peter Murphy – Alice Cooper – Bobby Lloyd & The Skeletons – Mojo Nixon – Doug & The Slugs – Bruce Cockburn – Smoking Popes – Talking Meds – Andrew Gold – Keb’ Mo – Riders In The Sky – The Band – Aimee Mann & Michael Penn – Darts  – Loudon Wainwright III – Smithereens – Andrew Gold – Band Aid – Fab Four – The Killers – Blondie – Joan Jett – Big Star – Chuck Berry – Freddy Cannon – Sex Pistols – Donovan – Shins – The Fab Four – Keith Richards – Billy Squire – Guster – Slade – Little Charlie & The Nightcats – Payolas – Roy Wood & Wizzard – Graham Parker – Dave Matthews – Flaming Lips – Jorma Kaukonen – Count Floyd – Smashing Pumpkins  – Darts – El Vez – The Reducers and much more!

This is a truly  unique show unlike any other on AM/FM station nor the internet. A Rock & Roll Christmas has stood the test of time!

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One of Arizona’s Rock & Roll treasures is Mike McFadden. He was the singer-songwriter in many bands in the Phoenix 60’s including Mile Ends & Superfine Dandelion. In the 70’s, he was part of the great lost San Francisco band “Elton Duck” along with Mike Condello, Andy Robinson & Michael Steele. Mike has given the world so many great songs over the years and his latest is no exception. He wrote “Song For Tatum” for his six year old grand-niece, Tatum – this precious little girl is in a fight against cancer and her Uncle Mike wrote this to give her the strength and courage she needs to get through this and on the road to recovery.

Listen to Mike’s “A Balloon for Tatum” and please donate to the GoFundMe page that has been set up for Tatum to raise funds to help pay her medical bills.

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From Mike:

I want to thank the following people for taking the time and opening your hearts and wallets for your donations to the Go Fund Me account for Tatum and her family, you are truly making a difference in their lives. Also for sharing the post to others on Facebook. I was going to send an individual thank you, but there so many of you, I decided to do the collective.
I shall only use your first names because maybe you dont want your last name published here, but i have to thank you. thank you, Jack, Jeff, Dennis, Rochelle, Vicki, Ken, Wendy, Heather, Pam, Trudy, Lisa, Bree, Chelsea, Richard, Venita, Don, Katie, Laurie, Jerome.
Janice.

If i failed to list your name here i am sorry and forgive me.

Thank you all for your help and prayers for this precious 6 year old.  below is the link to the page for anyone else that may wish to contribute $5.00 , $10.00 or whatever –  it all helps

Love and Peace,

Michael McFadden

Go Fund Me – Gold For Tatum