Thursday

Grandview U.S.A.


My life took a surreal turn when I found myself in Teen Beat magazine the following spring (April 1984 edition):



That's me, upper left:



Grandview U.S.A., Part 2







Playlists for Robin Plan's show at WRBA, 1440 AM


September 1983 Playlist:
"Thanks to the Red Rockers who greeted my listeners last month with free albums, posters, buttons... plenty of handshakes + hospitality for all y'all [me, Carrie, and maybe one or two other girls]. Had an invigorating (!) interview on WRBA, posed insolently with yours truly for above snapshot, then off to Mabels where they rattled the rafters with their rock-n-roll riot. That's RED rockin, remember, + its as good as gold! We still need just a couple thousand more signatures to save my show, friends. If you have any petitions circulating please get them in to BRBA by 11/1. With your help we'll make it, or my name isn't Robin "Wave-a-billy" Plan."

Capsule Concert:
Gang Of 4, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Ramones, Reggae, Killing Joke, B-52s, Specials, Kinks, Split Enz, Rockabilly, David Bowie, Surf, Lords/Dead Boys, X, Red Rockers, Kate Bush, Iggy Pop, Graham Parker, Bow Wow Wow



September Playlust:
Heavy Rotation:
The Adicts, Alien Sex Fiend, Atila, Aztec Camera, Batcave, Bauhaus, Adrian Belew, Big Country, The Bongos, Rocky Burnette, Ray Campi, Comateens, Elvis Costello, The Cure, Howard Devoto, Einsteins Riceboys, Fleshtones, Gang Of Four, Green On Red, Hunters & Collectors, Jason & The Nashville Scorchers, Jazzateers, Killing Joke, Lords Of The New Church, Los Lobos, Naked Raygun, Nihilistics, Oingo Boingo, Romantics, Safety Last, Shakin Pyramids, Suicidal Tendencies, Translator, The Wallets, The Wedge, X

Recurrents:
Atomic Rooster, Big Daddy, Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic, Black Uhuru, Chrome, Dave Davies, Flesheaters, The Group, Ian Hunter, Juluka, King Sunny Ade, Lex, Maurice & The Cliches, Mutabaruka, Neil & The Shocking Pinks, Graham Parker, Psycho, Pylon, Red Rockers, Riflesport, Pete Shelly, Stocking Heads, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, UB40, Violent Femmes, Will Powers

Regular Rotation:
Bad Religion, T Bone, Chameleons, The Dicks, Effigies, Figures On A Beach, Fun Boy 3, Michael Guthrie, Insect Surfers, Killing The Pink, Oil Tasters, Payolas, Jonathan Richman, Roman Holliday, Romans, Skafish, Stray Cats, Third World, Tidal Wave, Joachim Witt

Bubbling Under:
Barnes & Barnes, The Beat, Big Daddy Sun, The Cred, The C.S. Angels, Depeche Mode, Midnight Oil, Propeller Compilation, Peter Schilling, Slickee Boys, Style Council, Jeff Waryan


December 1983 Playlist:
"December was a scream. Thanks to these sciffle pop folkabillies. The Violent Femmes were here, daddy, here for a fabulous gig, and we are looking forward to their return."

January Concert Capsule:
Translator, Stranglers, Tom Tom Club, Flesheaters, Cure, David Johansen, Wall of Voodoo, Siouxsie Sioux, Boomtown Rats, Madness, Teardrop Explodes, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Nina Hagen, Bauhaus, Rockabilly, SKAFISH, Warren Zevon, Fleshtones, The Jam, Toxic Reasons, Waitresses, Roots Reggae





December Playlust:
Heavy Rotation:
Avengers, Black Uhuru, David Bowie, Burning Spear, Butthole Surfers, China Crisis, CRAMPS, Creatures, DOA, Echo & the Bunnymen, Gene Loves Jezebel, Green on Red, Higsons, ISM, The Jam, Lets Active, Personality Crisis, Pretenders, Proletariat, Roxy Music, Savage Republic, Social Distortion, Sisters of Mercy, Suburbs, 3 O'Clock, Tomek, Tom Waits, What Surf, The Wipers, X, XTC

Regular Rotation:
The Accelerators, Art In The Dark, Black Star Liner, Bobs, Bongos, Bunny Waiter, Code Blue, The Gladiators, Nina Hagen, James Harman, Haysi Fantayzee, I'llBeOnTheFoneToYou, The Itals, Knotty Vision, Leather Nun, Don Morrell & the Meteors, November Group, Parachute Club, The Point, Stutter, Visage, Wednesday Week, Wire Train, Worlds Worst Records, YELLO

Recurrents:
Adam Ant, Adrian Belew, Eric Burden, Bone Men of Barumba, Circle Jerks, Jimmy Cliff, The Cure, Da Pliars, Hardcore Takes Over, Hunters and Collectors, Husker Du, Jazzateers, Leisure Class, Long Ryders, Lords of the New Church, Los Angelinos, Los Lobos, Lounge Lizards, Ray Manzarek, Midnight Oil, Minutemen, Neats, Play Dead, Quando Quango, Romans, Any Scott, Specimen, Spongetones, Trio, UB40, U2, Zerra

Bubbling Under:
Craig Bevan, Nude Ants, The Outnumbered, Pressure, Tao Chemical, Whipping Boy, Mark Z