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.....) 

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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)

456 X 222

COLD OPEN!

CLICK TO START VIDEO NOW!

"Get Ready" by The Temptations

and "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks

mashup cover by Broken Peach (July 2025)

Today's post will officially begin right after this message.

It's the greatest season of all!

Filled with drama and pathos...

 unbelievable spectacle...

and unparalleled thrills!

Don't miss Squid Game 3...

inspired by the Shady's Place series 

 SQUID PRO QUO! 

now screaming on Netflix.

YOU COME PLAY MORE

GAME WITH YOUNG-HEE?

WE HAVE MUCH BIG FUN. 

SMOOCH SMOOCH SMOOCH!

TEE-HEE-HEE!

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 Rick-Rolled! Vol. 2  

 Your Love + My Love  

 at the Love Shack!  

"If you're becoming your parents, you should be coming to me." - Dr. Rick

SHADY'S PLACE

DOUBLE PLAY PART 1 

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

"Livin' On A Prayer" - Bon Jovi

cover by IMY2 (June 2024) 

SHADY'S PLACE

DOUBLE PLAY PART 2 

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

"Your Love" - The Outfield cover by

First To Eleven ft. Trevor Vogt

(Feb. 2022)

Kicking off today's lineup, retro 80s new wave/power pop goodness

with Audra Miller and her Erie, Pennsylvania band First To Eleven

plus featured guest artist Trevor Vogt, a member of another Erie

based band called Daytona Beach 2000. Audra, Trevor and F211

came through with a million percent cool cover of "Your Love,"

a 1986 hit single by the English pop rock band The Outfield.

Before that, another in-demand band on SPMM Retro Radio,

azure-haired beauty Annalise Mahanes and her Nashville-based

trio IMY2 -- which stands for "I Miss You, Too" -- crushed it with

their version of Bon Jovi's classic rock anthem "Livin' On A Prayer."

And, at the very top of the show, direct to you from Vigo, Spain,

the exciting rock cover band Broken Peach with a sizzling mashup

of two mid-1960s boomer songs, the Temptations hit "Get Ready"

and "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks.

 

Hi there. As you recall, I'm Dr. Rick, the tough love mentor, success coach

and motivational guru from the Progressive Insurance TV commercials,

welcoming you to my second "Un-Become Your Parents" seminar

being held here in this spacious conference hall at Shady's Place. 

Thousands have

already attended

my life-changing

musical workshop.

I'm happy to see

your face in the

audience today. 

Just a reminder that my books are available for purchase at a table in the lobby.

My seminar will give you the tools you need to avoid becoming your parents.

Now remember... you don't need to introduce

yourself to the mugger in the park.

He'll find out your name when he takes your wallet. 

 

  Remember how your parents were "anchored" to songs that were popular

when they were young back in the horse & buggy days? Remember how

they turned noses up and thumbs down on the cool new music you liked?

Don't turn into your parents! Why cling to dusty discs & rusty relics from

your youth that you've heard a million times when you can listen to them

through a new set of ears? The concept is a simple one: I play hit songs

of the 20th century covered by great new artists of the 21st century.

You've heard of TED talks. 

By the time you leave this room, you'll be confident, bursting

with energy, vigor and vitality and feeling like a kid again,

all because you took my advice and tried listening

and dancing to new versions of old favorites.

In seminar speak, it's called getting

  Rick-Rolled 

Are you psyched?

Are you pumped?

Are you stoked?

Are you ready to rock & Rick-Roll

all night and party every day?

I can't hear you.

 I CAN'T HEAR YOU! 

YEAH, that's more like it!

Alright, let's boogie! 

Now it's my pleasure to introduce a group of young Kiwi

musicians that are guaranteed to knock your socks off. They're

Rumpus Machine, a sibling rock band from Auckland, New Zealand.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Check out this fab performance by the brothers and sisters as

they cover one of glam rocker Billy Idol's signature songs.

Here's Rumpus Machine and-- "White Wedding!"

"White Wedding" - Billy Idol cover

by Rumpus Machine (july 2023)

Let's hang out in the same part of the world as I present

an extraordinary Australian band that has entertained

you many times before here at Shady's Place.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Here are Ausssies Kat Jade and Jordan Lennon singing a song

made popular by Starship, the San Francisco band that can be

traced back to the 60s and Jefferson Airplane. Kat and Jordan

are backed by another of the world's great cover bands, HSCC,

The Hindley Street Country Club, as they perform--

"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now."

"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"

Starship cover by HSCC ft. Kat Jade

and Jordan Lennon (Apr. 2021) 

From Adelaide, South Australia, that was lovely Kat Jade, a contestant

on Season 3 of The Voice Australia, along with Jordan Lennon, veteran

of numerous cover groups, fronting The Hindley Street Country Club

band on their cover of "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now." Grace Slick

and Mickey Thomas performed the duet on the original version,

a chart-topping power ballad that was used as the theme song

of the 1987 romantic comedy movie Mannequin.

Up next, the song "Turn Me Loose"...

not the Fabian song your granddaddy

listened to back in the 50s. This is the

song from the early 80s by Loverboy...

the rock band from Alberta, Canada. 

START VIDEO! 

But this is not your daddy's Loverboy.

(Uh, maybe I should rephrase that.)

It's the Seattle rock band Candlebox

putting a fresh spin on the song in a

virtual performance vid shot in LA,

Salt Lake City, Philadelphia and

Baltimore. Here's Candlebox and--

"Turn Me Loose!" 

"Turn Me Loose" - Loverboy cover

by Candlebox (July 2021) 

Helping you "Un-Become Your Parents," that's a 2021 cover of

"Turn Me Loose" by the Pacific Northwest band Candlebox

(wait for it)... not your daddy's Loverboy.

If you're just tuning in, I'm your musical guidance counselor

Dr Rick, here to save you from growing old and turning into

your parents by playing new versions of Boomer era classics. 

Now remember, when you get up out of your seat and dance

to the beat of these updated oldies, you aren't "cutting a rug"

as your parents would have described it. We be jammin,

breakin', bustin', gettin' our swerve on, goin' hard,

bangin' it out and freakin' at the crunk rager. 

And if you happen to be listening to my seminar on your

car radio and the ear candy's so sick, lit and dope that you

need to stop your rig, jump out and boogie in the street,

U B ghost-riding the whip. I hope you got all that

because there will be a quiz. 

The Pointer Sisters had a top 3 hit in 1984 with this next song.

It went on to become the best-selling American dance pop

single of the year. Here's the talented LA-based singer

and multi-instrumentalist Anne Reburn along with

her band of clones doing-- "Jump For My Love!

"Jump (For My Love)" - Pointer Sisters

cover by Anne Reburn (May 2024) 

Your dial is set to S-P-M-M, where we go hunting for the great songs

 of the past and bring em back alive. Boss jock Robert W. Morgan

gets you Morganized.  I'm life coach Dr. Rick, here to get you

   Rick-Rolled

teaching you how to avoid becoming your parents by

grooving to fresh remakes of Boomer era classics.

In the fall of 2008, a single by singing star Katy Perry

reached the top 3 in the U.S. and topped the charts in

Canada and three other countries. Back with us to cover

Katy's hit is the the pride of Erie, PA - First To Eleven -

featuring their exciting lead vocalist Audra Miller.

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

This time around, the F211 band is running-- "Hot N Cold!"

"Hot N Cold" - Katy Perry cover

by First To Eleven (Mar. 2024)

Sadly, model/actress Tawny Kitaen died

in 2021 at the age of 59. Back in the 80s,

Tawny emerged as slinky sex symbol

when she appeared in music videos

 produced for the heavy metal

bands Ratt and Whitesnake. 

CLICK TO START

THE VIDEO NOW! 

Not to be outdone, here's Romanian

spitfire Andreea Munteanu singing

lead for Andrei Cerbu's band

The Iron Cross performing--

"Still Of The Night!"

 

"Still Of The Night" - Whitesnake cover

by The Iron Cross ft. Andreea Munteanu

(July 2021) 

That was scarlet fever girl Andreea Munteanu with Andrei Cerbu's

Romanian hard rock band The Iron Cross doing their version of

"Still Of The Night," a 1987 hit for the British band Whitesnake.

Up next, the very popular actress Jennifer Love Hewitt with

a vocal performance that has to be heard to be believed.

 Who knew she can sing so well? I sure didn't!  

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Jen covers a Bee Gees song that was a chart-topping

international hit for Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton in 1983.

 Here's "Maddie" from the first responders TV series 9-1-1

with her heartfelt version of-- "Islands In The Stream."  

"Islands In The Stream"

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton cover

by Jennifer Love Hewitt (2024 single)

 Time's up. I need to clear the conference room to make

way for Tony Robbins and his NLP seminar and firewalk.

Those of you with tickets please remain in your seats. 

I hope you found value in this edition of my musical

motivational workshop. Thanks for attending. Please

don't panic.  I'll be back before you know it to get you

Rick-Rolled 

with another installment of my Bloggy Award winning seminar series.

To play us off, another Australian band known around the world

for their exceptionally good covers. They're Singit Live, and in

this sizzling performance they're fronted by Chloe Castledine

and Nikki Heuskes, two of the most popular female singers

in the Land Down Under. Joining Chloe and Nikki on lead

vocals and guitar is a bloke who calls himself Crafty. Watch

 as the gang covers a top 3 charting 1989 new wave hit by the

B-52s, inviting you to make the scene at the-- "Love Shack!"

CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!

Now this is Parenta-Life Coach Dr. Rick reminding you

that I can help save you from becoming your parents...

but the rest is up to you. So long!

"Love Shack" - B-52s cover by Singit Live

feat.  Chloe Castledine, Nikki Heuskes

and Crafty (May 2024)

#Rick-Rolled 

...because sometimes tough love is what it takes to break through.