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The Clash’s ‘Lost In The Supermarket’ recasts the giddy highway thrills of Modern Lover's ‘Roadrunner’ as a dehumanizing forced march through suburban hellscapes and special offers. Maybe the best song ever written about the acute, paradoxical loneliness of the high consumer age.

The RFA Airplay Chart thru April 16 has been published at RadioFreeAmericana.com/airplay-chart/ and includes hundreds of new releases with links to sample and purchase. Here are some of the top spins for the week:

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Join us this month when host @larryodean welcomes guests Bucky Halker and Ian McKinley to the @MontroseSaloon stage. Hope to see you there! #singersongwriter

Chicago's MCA explores reggaeton, dancehall as tools of protest - Axios Chicago axios.com/local/chicago/…

Bob Dylan: Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Album Review | Pitchfork pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…

NPR Music+: "Not Ready to Make Nice" by The Chicks : All Songs Considered : NPR npr.org/2026/04/09/nx-…

'After the Flood' review: Bob Dylan's late career stands the test of time : NPR npr.org/2026/04/09/nx-…

Afrika Bambaataa, hip-hop and electro pioneer, dead at 68 : NPR npr.org/2026/04/10/nx-…

From Early Nirvana To Phish, A Chicago Fan's Secret Recordings Of 10,000 Shows Are Now Online blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/10/fro…

The RFA Airplay Chart thru April 9 has been published at RadioFreeAmericana.com/airplay-chart/ and includes hundreds of new releases with links to sample and purchase. Here are some of the top spins for the week:

Happy birthday to the incomparable Merle Haggard, whose wide screen storytelling, staggering eye for detail and underdog anthems comprise perhaps the finest American Songbook of all. Here's an essay I wrote about him for Stereogum a handful of years back. stereogum.com/1870888/the-10…

April 7, 2026 Tuesday Hour 1 themusicauthority.com/tma-playlists/… via @Jim Prell@TMusicAuthority

‘We’re in the no fun era’ — Joe Jackson on smoking bans and abstinence thetimes.com/culture/music/…

Here's the playlist for my 800th @CHIRPRadio show this morning. Thanks to everyone who tuned in! I'm back on next Saturday, 9-Noon (CDT): habloennui.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-…

RIP LEGEND

Oh baby, the RFA Airplay Chart thru April 2 has been published at RadioFreeAmericana.com/airplay-chart/ and includes hundreds of new releases with links to sample and purchase. Here are some of the top spins for the week: