The Razor and Die Show

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I had a great time, celebrating 22 years on wluw, doing today's show! Of course, I couldn't get to everyone who's appeared on the show/shows over the years...

or who has inspired/supported these shows:

The Razor and Die Show and Full on Friday with Di and our guest hostings of Somebody Else's Troubles and New Orleans Music Hour and KidsPlay and
Live 'n' Kickin' Bluegrass and Radio One Chicago and The Easy Listener plus... the one-off shows I've been honored to host! Whew!

I thank all the musicians, songwriters, various other guests and most especially the listeners out there who tune in whenever and wherever they can!

Group hug!!!! Thank you WLUW!

The Razor and Die Show:
22nd Anniversary Celebraton of DJ Di on WLUW
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* The Polkaholics® The Razor and Die Show Polka

Bloodshot Records set:
*Waco Brothers - Red Brick Wall - Waco World - 1999 (Jon Langford appeared muliple times, promoting various projects over the years)

*Devil in a Woodpile - I Got a Woman - Devil in a Woodpile - 1998 (Ray Charles)

*The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir - Aspidistra - The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir - 2007 (in-studio interview)

*The Meat Purveyors - Little White Pills - For a Decade of Sin - Various Artists - Bloodshot Records compilaton - 2005 (Austin, Tx) (Label: Chicago)

New Orleans set:
Fats Domino - Mardi Gras in New Orleans - 1953 single b-side of "Going to the River" (Professor Longhair)

Jerry Lee Lewis - Walking the Floor Over You - Another Place Another Time - 1968 (Ernest Tubb)

The Spiders - I Didn't Want To Do It - 1954 single

Ernie K-Doe - A Certain Girl - 1961 single

Fun findings set:
The Hepburns - Little London - There Is No Such Thing as The Hepburns - 2017 (Wales)
The Hepburns

The Simple Carnival - Over Coffee and Tea - Girls Aliens Food - 2008 (Pittsburgh)

*Skybox - Various Kitchen Utensils - Arco Iris - 2006 (Chicago)

Starlight Mints - The Bandit - The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of - 2000 (Oklahoma)

Show appearances/previously recorded set:
*The Britannicas - Got a Hold On Me - High Tea - 2014 (Joe Algeri & Herb Eimerman performed on our show together) (Herb is from Illinois)
The Britannicas

Imperial Teen - Shim Sham - The Hair the TV the Baby and the Band - 2007 (interviewed them at The Abbey before their concert & aired it on wluw afterwards) (San Francisco)
Imperial Teen

*Kent Rose & Chris Casello - Jungle Jaguar Pants - All That American Night - 2016 (Kent Rose was an in-studio guest countless times) (Chicago)

Donna Frost - Elvis in a Tollbooth - Girls Like Us - 2009 (Donna was an in-studio guest countless times, solo & for various other projects like The BUNNIEs & with Billy Hancock) (Nashville/Hendersonville)
Donna Frost

Wayne "The Train" Hancock - Ride - Ride - 2012 (The Train was an in-studio guest multiple times plus an in-person interview at Beat Kitchen) (Texas)
Wayne Hancock

Psychedelic/Garage set:
The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind - 1966 single (Australia)

The Brogues - I Ain't No Miracle Worker - 1966 single - b-side of Don't Shoot Me Down (Merced, California)

The Electric Prunes - Are You Lovin' Me More (But Enjoying it Less) - Electric Prunes - 1967 (Los Angeles)

The Sonics - Have Love Will Travel - Here Are The Sonics - 1965 (Tacoma, Washington)

KidsPlay with Auntie Di set:
The Cramps - Don't Eat Stuff Off the Sidewalk - Psychedelic Jungle - 1981 (NYC)

Rockosaurus Rex - Itsy Bitsy Spider - The Big Bang! - 2006

The Ramones - I Don't Want to Grow Up - Adios Amigos - 1995 (NYC) (Tom Waits)

Cool covers set:
Yo La Tengo - Little Honda - I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One - 1997 (Hoboken, NJ) (Beach Boys)

Silicon Teens - Memphis Tennessee - Music For Parties - 1980 (UK) (Chuck Berry)

Hyperbubble - Jolene - Western Ware - 2017 (San Antonio, TX) (Dolly Parton)
Hyperbubble

*David Feldstein - I Melt With You - Surrender the Silence - 2013 (Modern English) (Chicago)

Bluegrass set:
*Tangleweed - Prey to Oblivion - In the Unlikely Event of a Water Landing - 2016 (Chicago) (appeared countless times on this show and other WLUW shows) Tangleweed

*The Mayflies - I Am a Pilgrim - Jerusalem Ridge - 2007 (Iowa City)(performed live) (covered by many,earliest recording: the Norfolk Jubilee Quartet in July 1924)

Cobble Hillbillies - F-Train - Cobble Hillbillies - 2005 (NYC)

*Henhouse Prowlers - Turn Me Loose - A Dark Rumor - 2009 (Chicago) (performed as S*xfist and as Henhouse Prowlers) Henhouse Prowlers

Local bands, show appearances set:
*Magatha Trysty - Your Clothes Will Wear Themselves - 2012 (Chicago) (in-studio)
Magatha Trysty

*Headspins - My Way Or The Highway - Spinister - 2013 (Chicago) (live) Headspins

*The Wanton Looks - 86 Me - The Wanton Looks - 2012 (Chicago) (live) THE WANTON LOOKS

*Panther Style - Seeing... Just Not Believing - ¡Emergencia! - 2011 (live) Panther Style

Pet-friendly set:
*The Pine Valley Cosmonauts - Here, Rattler Here! - Barn Dance Favorites - 2004 (Chicago supergroup including in-studio guests Jon Langford & Sally Timms) Jon Langford

*The Congregation - I Wanna Be Your Dog - Not For Sleepin' - 2010 (band live set) (Stooges) (Chicago)

*Dolph Chaney - Mr. Eli - Mug - 2023 (Chicago) (appeared live in studio) Dolph Chaney and the Phins

*Derek Crawford - Eleanor - Supperduke - 2021 (Chicago) (appeared live with band Rivals of the Peacemaker and Bakelite Army) Derek Crawford Music

More cool findings set:
Blake Jones & the Trike Shop - My Soft Rock Girlfriend - Make 2018 (in-studio live set) (Fresno, CA) Blake Jones & the Trike Shop

Mylittlebrother - Song About Amsterdam - How! (Big Stir Single No. 98) - 2020 (UK)
mylittlebrother

The Electric Mess - She Has a Funny Walk - The Electric Mess - 2009 (NYC) The Electric Mess

The Forty Nineteens - 383 Dodge Charger - Rebooted - 2016 (Temecula, CA)
The Forty Nineteens

*The Incurables - Soda Pop - Inside Out & Backwards - 2024 (Detroit) The Incurables

Local bands, in-studio appearances set:
*The Safes - The Sky Is Falling - Sight Of All Light - 2008 (Chicago) (countless appearances)
The Safes

*The Webstirs - Saving the World - Now You've Really Done It - 2015 (Chicago) (in-studio)
The Webstirs

*The Handcuffs - Baby Boombox - Electroluv - 2008 (Chicago) (multiple appearances & live sets)
The Handcuffs

*Unicycle Loves You - Yum Pla Muk - Unicycle Loves You - 2008 (Chicago) (in-studio)
UNICYCLE LOVES YOU

The "I never have enough time!" & Local bands, in-studio appearances set:
*Go Time! - Dead & Gone -Tight Like Wood - 2013 (Chicago) (countless live sets & interviews)
Go Time

*The Diemakers - Keep Running - Detroit Recordings - 2013 (Chicago) (live set) The Diemakers

*Amazing Heeby Jeebies - Heeby Jeebies (On a Saturday Night) - Bad Feeling - 2018 (Chicago) (multiple appearances including live)
Amazing Heeby Jeebies

*Dead Freddie - She Won't Play House - Dead Freddie - 2018 (Chicago) (live set) Dead Freddie

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Spinning tunes and hosting local/international musicians and songwriters since 2004! Visit us on Facebook and check out our YouTube Channel for live performances! Tune in to WLUW on Fridays from 4 until 6pm!

Friday September 25th will be the 22nd Anniversary of my being on WLUW-FM 88.7 !
Tune in at 4pm to help me celebrate this amazing anniversary! Here are a few photos of people who've helped make this possible! If you'd like to see more photos of guest musicians and songwriters, check out the many photo albums on this FB page!!!
This is just a sample. Thank you to everyone who has supported and believed in this little show!!!

18 September 2026
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The Strawberry Alarm Clock
The Strawberry Alarm Clock - Blow Your Mind - Where's One? - 2026

Cheetah Chrome thanks for the music! Rest In Power!
Dead Boys - Down in Flames - Young Loud and Snotty - 1977
Dead Boys - Big City - We Have Come For Your Children - 1978
Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer - Young Loud and Snotty - 1977

*Vinto Van Go - Gimme Skeltered - Charms and Trips - 2026 (Chicago)

The Shang Hi Los
The Shang Hi Los - Plymouth Rock - Aces Eights & Heartbreaks - 2023 (Boston)

Palmyra Delran and the Doppel Gang
Palmyra Delran and the Doppel Gang - Hold Tight - 2026 single (Philly)

Star Collector
Star Collector - Shakedown The Breakdown - Everything Must Go! - 2025 (Vancouver)

The Peppermint Kicks
The Peppermint Kicks - Shaking Underground - 2026 single (Boston)

The Members - The Sound of the Suburbs - At The Chelsea Nightclub - 1979 (Surrey, England)

The Rezillos - Cranium - 2026 single (Edinburgh, Scotland)

*The Effigies - Hallucinations - 2026 single (Chicago)

Jonny Couch
Jonny Couch - Who We Are - Where the Sidewalk Ends - 2026 (New York)

The Goodbye Radio - Twisted Time Travelers - Daydream Believer single b-side - 2026

The Greenberry Woods
The Greenberry Woods - #37 (Feels So Strange) - Rapple Dapple - 1994 (Maryland)

Nix & the Nothings - Drugs - 2026 single (Bergen, Norway)

The Morning Line
The Morning Line - Anhedonia (Start Again) - Stars - 2026 (San Francisco)

Dolph Chaney
*Dolph Chaney - Californiagain - Mug - 2023 (Chicago)

A.M. Slingers
*A.M. Slingers - Cooler Healthy Heads - To the Nines - 2026 (Chicago)

The Amplifier Heads
The Amplifier Heads - Superstar - SUPER 8 - 2026 (Boston)

Marital Streep
*Marital Streep - Untethered - Hunting for a Beautiful Accident - 2026 (Chicago)

*Die Kreuzen - Counting Cracks - October Fire - 1986 (Milwaukee)

Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) - S*x Unter Wasser -Gold Und Liebe - 1981 (Dusseldorf)

The Stingrays - Holding Out - Handsome Circus - 2026 (London)

Squeeze - Cool For Cats - Cool For Cats - 1979 (London)

Andy Blade & Derwood - Cat In The Bag - 2026 single (London) (formerly of the band Eater)

Furry Things - Cats - The Big Saturday Illusion - 2023 (Austin, Texas)

Sour Ops
Sour Ops - Problem Number Next - Bikers Make Better Lovers - 2026 (Nashville)

Lyres - Used to It - 2026 single (Boston)

The Speedways
The Speedways - All Bets Are Off - 2026 single (London)

Elvis Costello - (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - My Aim Is True - 1977 (London)

Marc Valentine
Marc Valentine - You Are the Jet - Uncommon Side Effects - 2026 (London)

The Hornets - Pretty Boyfriend - Lonely At the Bottom - 2026

Spade Cooley - Detour - 1946 single (Oklahoma) (Paul Westmoreland)

*John Prine - Sweet Revenge - Sweet Revenge - 1973 (Illinois)

Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie - Black & White - 1969 (Louisiana)

Joe Jackson - Still Alive - Volume 4 - (request!) - 2003 (UK)

Majak Door - Quite Like Her - 2026 single (Australia)

Gary Calamar & Mark Mothersbaugh - I Got An Idea - 2026 single (New York) (You Are What You listen To ep)

Sharp Pins - Face of Youth Today - Mod Mayday 23 - 2026

The Flaming Sideburns - Drive On - Scandinavian Riot - 2026 (Helsinki)

Man's Body
*Man's Body - Highway Hypnosis - 2026 single (LA/Chicago)

The Anderson Council - Boys Keep Swinging - Jem Records Celebrates David Bowie - 2026 (various artists)(New Jersey)

The Grip Weeds
The Grip Weeds - Conquer and Divide - Soul Bender - 2026 (New Jersey)

The Primitves - Crash - Lovely - 1988 (Coventry, UK)

The Tearaways
The Tearaways - If I Had It - RetroActive - 2025 (Santa Barbara, CA)

Sir Prize and The Twomorrow Knightz
Sir Prize & The Twomorrow Knightz - We’ve Been Voltzed! - 2026 (UK)

This just in!!! On at 3:15!!!!
Paws crossed

Playlist: 11 September 2026 (extended)
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Featuring artists performing at Pravda Fest ++ (Saturday), Evanston Folk Festival (Saturday)
and Montrose Saloon End of Summer Music Fest
(Friday and Saturday!) # #

Imperial Teen
Imperial Teen - All Over You - 2026 single

Mike Viola - The Biggest Fan - 2026 single

Matt Palka
Matt Palka - Getting Over Myself - Moment in the Sun - 2026

Jerry Reed - Lord, Mr. Ford - Lord, Mr. Ford - 1973

Jeremy and The Harlequins
Jeremy and The Harlequins - 'Til The Right One Comes Along - 2026 single

The High Frequencies - Subterranean Homesick Blues - Jem Records Celebrates Bob Dylan - 2026 (various artists)

The Peppermint Kicks
The Peppermint Kicks - Shaking Underground -2026 single

Herman's Hermits - Kansas City Loving (mono) - Introducing Herman's Hermits - 1965

Sanford Clark - The Fool - Dot Rock 'N' Roll - 1996 (various artists)

The Spindles
*The Spindles - I Found a Girl - Wavelength - 2025 # #

The Thin Cherries
*The Thin Cherries - Weird World - 2022 single # #

The Failers
*The Failers - Sh***un - OK OK - 2026 # #

The Dry Look
*The Dry Look - Mr. Sun - 2025 single # #

Go Time
*Go Time! - Fragments of Yesterday - 11 - 2026 # #

Kurt Baker
Kurt Baker - Wonder Woman - 2026 single

The Cocktail Slippers
The Cocktail Slippers - Move - Joyride - 2026

Heather the Jerk
Heather The Jerk - Hello - 2026 single

The Nerves - When You Find Out - 2026 single

Status Quo - Spicks and Specks - Down the Drainpipe - 1970

The Numbers - Catylepsy - Alternative Su***de - 1978

The Claudettes
*The Claudettes - Whirlpool - Garage Glamour - 2026 ++

Brian Krumm and His Barfly Friends
*Brian Krumm and His Barfly Friends - Just Fade Away - Just Fade Away - 2023 ++

*Nora O'Connor/Sally Timms - Congressman Davy: A Musical - 2026 (various artists) ++

Steve Dawson - Singer / Songwriter
*Steve Dawson - Time to Let Some Light In - Ghosts - 2024 ++

The Imperial Sound
*The Imperial Sound - Coming Out to Find You - 2026 single ++

Henhouse Prowlers
*Henhouse Prowlers - Poor Boy Like Me - Unravel - 2025 (Evanston Folk Festival)

Back pOrchEstra - Stop the World and Let Me Off - Stories in the Heart - 2026

Them - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Them Again - 1966 (Bob Dylan)

The Leaves - The One In the Middle - All the Good That's happening - 1967

*Kent Rose/Chris Casello - All That American Night - All That American Night - 2016 # #

Esmerelda's Boys
*Esmerelda's Boys - Hurt - 2026 ep (Johnny Cash/NIN) # #

Paul Coady & The Edsel Brothers
*Paul Coady & the Edsel Brothers - Sundown Town - There Comes a Time - 2025 # #

*Dave Suh & the Dirty Wings - Set To Begin -Set to Begin 2025 # #

The Bon Mots
*The Bon Mots - Rome's Burning - Best Revenge - 2017 # #

*Danimal Farm - Brain Complaint - 2026 single # #

Gary Calamar with Mark Mothersbaugh - I Got An Idea - 2026 single (from upcoming album release: ODD NUMB3RS AND SLANTED RHYMES)

The Goodbye Radio
The Goodbye Radio - Daydream Believer - Daydream Believer - 2026 single (Monkees)

Trashcan Sinatras - The Bitter End - Ever the Optimist - 2026

The Galileo 7 - Slipping Away - There Is Only Now - 2019

Jon Langford
*Jon Langford - The Proper Party - Congressman Davy; A Musical - 2026 (various artists) ++

The Handcuffs
*The Handcuffs - She Ain't No Fluffer - Burn the Rails - 2022 ++

*The Effigies - Hallucinations - 2026 single ++

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Spinning tunes and hosting local/international musicians and songwriters since 2004! Visit us on Facebook and check out our YouTube Channel for live performances! Tune in to WLUW on Fridays from 4 until 6pm!