2026 - Year of the Dell Rat All American Girls Down at Lulu's

 CAN SHADY DEL KNIGHT KEEP YOU 
 ENTERTAINED IN THE COMING YEAR? 

 CAN A 

 ROAD TRIP 

 TURN INTO 

 ROAD RAGE? 

 WELCOME BACK, DEAR FRIEND! 

 AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

I'm delighted to have you along

for the ride as I begin another year

of blogging here at Shady's Place.

Again this year, you'll be tuned in

to my station, S-P-M-M Retrosonic

Radio, and enjoy a variety of shows

hosted by celebrity DJs... some of

them returning favorites and some

of them newcomers. A few of those

Shady Bunch newbies are with us

today, so without further delay,

let's get the show started and

kick-off 2026 Shady style!

Hiya, folks! It's me, Brian Griffin, the lovable smooch pooch from

Family Guy and your Host With the Most on the SPMM radio show

 BRIAN GRIFFIN'S  

 ECLECTIC AVENUE 

I'm not as drunk as some thinkle peep I am. Besides, it's 8am somewhere.

As 2026 gets rolling, how 'bout we turn back the clock to the 1940s?

Meet and greet The Duchy Darlings, a vintage inspired WWII style vocal trio

from Yorkshire, England, consisting of Siena (14), Emilia (13) and Lottie (12).

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

These perky princesses are sure to make you smile as they

perform the jump blues song originally introduced by

The Andrews Sisters-- "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy!"

"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" - Andrews Sisters cover

by The Duchy Darlings (August 2025)

Hi, and happy 2026 to you!

 As you recall, I'm Daisy "Skye" Johnson aka "Quake"

...an Inhuman from the superhero TV series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

 On my TV show I have the power to create earthquakes.

Now on the radio as a member of The Shady Bunch deejay squadron

and your Hostess With the Mostest on my SPMM radio show

 DAISY SKYE'S 

 POWER SURGE! 

,
I create earquakes by playing the greatest sounds of rock, old and new.

Let me introduce RoZY... a Texas-based rock band founded by

sisters Molly Flores (drums) and Zoe Flores (lead vocals, guitar).

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

The sibs and their boy buds join us now to cover a classic rock fave.

Here's Rozy getting into The Knack with-- "My Sharona!"

"My Sharona" The Knack cover by RoZY

(March 2024)

COLD OPEN

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

"Grown (theme from TV series Grown-ish)" - Chloe x Halle

(single from Mar. 2018 album The Kids Are Alright)

HALLE                                              CHLOE

Hey dude, happy new year, and watch out world...

we're grown now! You're lookin' at us. We're

Chloe x Halle...

(Chloe and Halle Bailey)

 

...the Georgia born R&B sister duo discovered by Beyoncé.

We are also the breakout stars of Grown-ish, the hit TV

sitcom that's a spin-off of the ABC series Black-ish. 

You just watched our video for "Grown," the theme song from Grown-ish

released as a single from our debut 2018 album The Kids Are Alright.

 From now on, you will know us as "The Twins," sisters

Skylar "Sky" Forster and Jazlyn "Jazz" Forster...

our character names on Grown-ish, a series

that follows a group of college friends

on their journey to adulthood.

We're proud to be assuming our new roles as members

of The Shady Bunch DJ team and hosts of

All American Girls

...the S-P-M-M radio show that celebrates diversity

in music and diversity in American culture.

We'll be comin' thru with dope tunes for your

jam-up, so please join us for the debut of

All American Girls

exclusively here at Shady's Place Music & Memories. 

Hi, I'm Kara Danvers...

mild mannered office assistant and junior reporter at CatCo Worldwide

Media. Since nobody reads Shady's blog 😄 it's safe for me to reveal

my secret identity. I am actually (.....wait for it.....) 

(SCROLL DOWN)

MEG GRIFFIN'S BOYFRIEND RONDO!

SUPERGIRL!

That's right. Supergirl has Kara's face, body and voice. The only

difference  between the two is that Supergirl rips off her glasses

and puts on a caped costume. Yet... get this... because it's rich...

the citizens of National City are clueless. Season after

season they never connect the dots! 

Please stay tuned for the debut

of my S-P-M-M radio show

Kara Danvers

 SUPERTUNES.

I'll be playing sunshine pop and

light rock nuggets from the

mid and late 60s, like this

cool song by The Mamas

And The Papas. 

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW!

It's the group's top 5 hit from the

summer of '66- "I Saw Her Again!" 

"I Saw Her Again" - The Mamas And The Papas

(June/July 1966, highest chart pos. #5 Hot 100,

#6 Cash Box/#1 Canada)

Hi and happy new year!  As you might recall, I'm Jenna Betancourt,

a young wife trying to survive Purge Night, a nationwide annual

government sanctioned event that resembles the zombie apocalypse.

The dystopian mayhem unfolds on the anthology action horror TV

series The Purge, based on the film franchise of the same name.

 

While I'm hunkered down awaiting the all-clear siren,

I'll be playing DJ along with three other heroines

from The Purge. Our new show is called

Purge Party

and it's coming soon to S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

Our mission is to play music that is guaranteed to

purge the dirge and chase the blues. 

For my contribution to Shady's gala to kick-off 2026, I've got an

incendiary song performance ripped from our Purge Party playlist.

Feel the electricity in the air as English synth-rock star

Samantha Fox appears on the German  TV music showcase

Peter's Pop Show and whips the studio audience into a frenzy.

Here's Sam Fox performing her debut single and international

chart-topping hit--  "Touch Me (I Want Your Body!)"

"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" - Samantha Fox

Mar. thru May 1987, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100/#7 Cash Box,

#1 Canada, perf. on June 12, 1986, ep. of Peter's Pop Show) 

Allow myself to introduce... myself.

 I'm Austin Powers...

International Man of Mystery

(and music history) inviting you to join me for  lunch 

for the launch of my new S-P-M-M radio show

The Spy Who

Shagged Me...

coming soon to Shady's Place Music & Mammaries.

I'll be spinning the best of the Brit beat bands and

UK-based solo artists of the Shagadelic Sixties,

like the song I'm about to play. 

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!  

It's the English baroque pop/rock band The Zombies with their debut

chart-topping single penned by Rod Argent-- "She's Not There," baby!  

"She's Not There" - The Zombies

(Nov./Dec. 1964, highest chart position

#1 Cash Box/#2 Hot 100, #2 Canada)

  

I'm Olivia Pope

...not to be confused with Kamala Harris. As you recall, I star in

the political thriller TV series Scandal. Join me and three other

White House Wonder Women 

as we host the new Shady's Place radio show

  The 1600 Club:

Meet the Supremes

of Pennsylvania Avenue. 

I've got a song sample for you. It's the first chart-topping hit

for Motown's most popular recording act The Supremes.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Around Halloween, 1964, The Supremes appeared on the

T.A.M.I. Show and sang-- "Where Did Our Love Go!" 

"Where Did Our Love Go" - The Supremes

(July/Aug. 1964, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box & R&B,

Oct. 1964 perf. on the T.A.M.I. Show - "Teenage Awards Music

International" aka "Teen Age Music International") 

Hello to you, and much happy 2026 - Year of the Dell Rat!

 Chin Upp 

 (Yes, that's her real name!) 

I am Chin Upp, a new member of The Shady Bunch and also a member

of the Yum Yum Dynasty... a Chinese-Korean girl-pop group

led by Alabaster Charm. Please follow our Shady's Place series

 Yum Yum Dynasty: 

 A Taste of Bubblegum Pop... 

 a new S-P-M-M radio show that pays tribute to American

bubblegum pop and nursery rhyme rock, genres that were

popular in the late 1960s and early 70s. Our group was

influenced by the artists in these music categories.

  Before I introduce my song selection,

I want to wish you much good luck

in the coming year and hope to

see you again when

 Yum Yum Dynasty 

   

debuts on S-P-M-M Retro Radio...

the station that stands for diversity.

Many of the "bands" we will present on

our show are actually "pseudo groups"

assembled in the studio using a lead

singer and backing tracks recorded

by anonymous session singers and

musicians. The sample song I will

now play for you was created in

this manner. Released as a single

by Buddah Records, it comes

from Super K Productions,

a bubblegum pop company

headed by producers Jerry

Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz,

START VIDEO NOW! 

Listen now as the Kasenetz-Katz

Super Circus covers a top 40

hit by The Ohio Express--

"Down At Lulu's!"

"Down At Lulu's" - Kasenetz-Katz Super Circus

{from Dec. 1968/69 album Quick Joey Small

(Run, Joey, Run) I'm In Love With You}

Buenos dias! As you recall, I am Lito Rodriguez, a closeted gay actor

living in Mexico City and one of the "August 8th cluster" on the sci-fi

series Sense8. As a member of the Shady Bunch, I host a show called

Sense 8 Sensibility,

here on SPMM Retrosonic Radio.

In the fall of 1983, the song "Holiday" became the breakthrough U.S. hit

for Madonna, a young singer/songwriter destined for stardom and world-

wide recognition as the Queen of Pop. On January 14, 1984, Madonna

performed "Holiday" on American Bandstand. At the conclusion of the

 number... host Dick Clark asked the up-and-comer what her dream

was for the future. Madonna famously replied, "To rule the world."

Today, the Australian company of singers and musicians known as

Sing It Live rules the world of cover bands, and their outstanding

rendition of Madonna's hit proves it. Watch and listen as Aussie

singing star Nikki Heuskes takes the lead on vocals accompanied

by her daughter, Kim Wilde lookalike Akasha Starr as they and

the world class musicians of Sing It Live bring you the new

definitive cover of this mid-80s dancepop classic- "Holiday!"

"Holiday" - Madonna cover by Sing It Live

feat. mother Nikki Heuskes on lead and daughter

Akasha Starr on backing vocals (Oct. 2025)

Sup? Sappenin'? Wus goin' down?  I'm sure you remember me.

  I'm Malcolm Winters, Neil's kid bro on the long-running soap

The Young and The Restless and your host on the SPMM crush 

 Junk in the Trunk 

...the radio show that lays down deep beats to move your feets, dig?

Now on behalf of Shady Bunchers Brian Griffin, Daisy "Skye" Johnson,

Chloe & Halle Bailey, Kara Danvers, Jenna Betancourt, Austin Powers,

Olivia Pope, Chin Upp and Lito Rodriguez, I'd like to thank you for

joining Shady Del Knight's 2026 new year celebration.

 To play us off, I've got a hot number from my JITT playlist.

Check out singing sensation Tori Matthieu representing

the Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy. 

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Tori's covering Carl Carlton's Grammy nominated 1981 club smash.

 Don't hurt yourself now! Tori proves she's got some junk in the trunk

as she sings-- "She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked!)" 

"She's A Bad Mama Jama" - Carl Carlton cover by

Tori Matthieu of the Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy

(October 2020)

Austin Powers

International Man of Mystery

(and Music History)

Yesterday Once More: Meet Another Group of SPMM DJ Trainees - Vanessa, Renee, Gina, Kara and Ellie!

 Ellie Appleton - Yesterday Once More 

COLD OPEN:

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW! 

"It's Not Unusual" - Tom Jones

(May/June 1965, highest chart pos. #10 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

live perf. on June 28, 1965 TV special Murray The K –

It's What's Happening, Baby) 

Kicking off this special sneak preview, a rare clip of Welshman Tom Jones

before he became a superstar and heartthrob to millions of women all over

the world. You saw Tom at the start of summer, 1965, entertaining animals

at the zoo singing his breakthrough international hit "Its Not Unusual" on

the American TV special Murray The K – It's What's Happening, Baby.

 Hello, I'm Vanessa Kensington... 

a beautiful, determined, intelligent young woman who partners

with British spy Austin Powers in the 1997 comedy film

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.

I'm sure you are familiar with Austin as the semi-regular host of the

Valentine's Day dances here at Shady's Place. I've got great news.

Austin and I are reuniting as hosts of our own radio show.

 Stay tuned for the debut of The Spy Who Shagged Me featuring the best

of Brit pop, coming soon to S-P-M-M... the station with personality. 

 I'm 

 Renee Clemons, 

a reporter working at the

San Francisco Globe on

the TV series Gracepoint,

the American remake of

the hit UK drama series

Broadchurch. I'm happy

to report that I will be

joining five other news

gathering women as

anchors of the new

S-P-M-M radio show

The I-Team. The

"I" does not stand

for "investigation."

You see, every song we

play on our show will have

an "I" word in the title.

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THE VIDEO NOW!

Here's a sample "I" song from

our series, one of the biggest

hits of the 60s, the Four Tops

reaching #1 on the pop and

soul charts with-- "I Can't

Help Myself (Sugar Pie

Honey Bunch)!" 

"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" - Four Tops

(May/June 1965, highest chart position

#1 Hot 100 & Cash Box & R&B) 

 I'm WPC Gina Dawson 

on the British period police drama TV series WPC 56. 

I'm the first WPC (woman police constable) to join the

Midlands Constabulary at Brinford Police Station in 1956.

 

Soon I'll be joining other

fetching, feisty females as

presenters on a S-P-M-M

radio show that we're going

 to call British British Swag,

and I've got a sample, a song

recorded and released 10 years

after I joined the police force.

That's around the time my

job description no longer

included making coffee

for the men. The song

is by The Rolling Stones,

a cut from their 1966

album Aftermath,

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THE VIDEO NOW! 

This is one of their most popular songs from the period, yet it was never

released as a single in English-speaking countries. Here are Mick and

his mates, the kings of British swag, on the UK music TV show

Ready Steady Go! doing-- "Under My Thumb." 

"Under My Thumb" - The Rolling Stones

(from Apr. 1966 album Aftermath, perf. on

May 27, 1966, ep. of Ready Steady Go!) 

 Hi, I'm 

 Kara Danvers... 

a bright, bubbly, somewhat

shy and awkward young woman

working as a personal assistant

and later a reporter on the DC

Comics superhero TV series

Supergirl. Some people say

I look and sound almost

exactly like Supergirl...

that the only difference

between the two of us

are the glasses and

the red and blue

caped costume.

That's crazy talk! Supergirl and I are nothing alike,

so just put that notion out of your mind, mister. 

I'm here to play a song sample from

my new radio show Kara Danvers

Supertunes coming soon to SPMM

Supersonic Radio. It's a wonderful

performance by a Nashville-based

band called imy2 which, in modern

code-speak, stands for "I miss you,

too." The group is fronted by blue-

haired beauty Annalise Mahanes,

a singer with the super power of

being able to cover songs from

a variety of genres and make

it seem like they were

written just for her. 

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THE VIDEO NOW!

Here are Annalise and imy2 with a super cover of

Michael Jackson's-- "The Way You Make Me Feel!" 

"The Way You Make Me Feel" - Michael Jackson

cover by imy2 (Sept. 2020) 

 And I'm 

 Ellie Appleton. 

Do I remind you of

Lady Rose Aldridge

on Downton Abbey?

I get that a lot.

You say goodbye

and I say hello

and welcome to my

segment giving you

a sneak peak at my

new radio show

coming soon to

Shady's Place. 

As the co-star of Yesterday...

the 2019 musical rom-com

film that's loaded with great

 covers of Beatles songs, my

show on S-P-M-M Retrosonic

Radio will be wall-to-wall

Beatles, including classic

original recordings by the

Liverpudlian mop-tops

themselves, and terrific

Beatles covers by artists

of the past and present.

Quite rightly, my new

program will be called

Yesterday Once More. 

To close today's sneak

preview special, I've got

a sensational sample for

you. It is one of the best

covers I've found of a

song written by John

Lennon and recorded

by The Beatles. It was

released as the lead

song on their 1969

album Abbey Road

and as a single that

topped the chart

in the U.S.

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW! 

Here's the Ukranian duo Sershen & Zaritskaya - Sergey on guitar, Daria on vocals -

taking it to the next level with-- "Come Together." Now this is Ellie Appleton.

Thanks for joining us and see you soon on Yesterday Once More!

"Come Together" - The Beatles cover

by Sershen & Zaritskaya (Mar. 2021)