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).

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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).

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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

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"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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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,

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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. 

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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)

Batteries Not Included! "My Living Doll" - RoboGirl AIDA - Returns to Host Part Two of 2022: Year of the Dell Rat!

MEN ARE WEAK.

WOMEN ARE STRONG!

MEN ARE WEAK.

WOMEN ARE STRONG!

MEN ARE WEAK.

WOMEN ARE STRONG!

MEN
ARE WEAK.

WOMEN ARE
STRONG!

MEN

ARE WEAK.

WOMEN

ARE STRONG!

MEN ARE WEAK.

WOMEN ARE STRONG!

Greetings, flesh and blood human,

and happy new year 2022. You

caught me in the middle of my

morning reboot. As you recall

from my previous appearances,

I am AIDA - an acronym for

Artificial Intelligent Digital

Assistant. Furthermore I am

an LMD (Life Model Decoy).

On my TV series Marvel's

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., I

preside over a virtual reality

called The Framework. In this

realm, I control the vertical.

I control the horizontal.
I control you.

My circuitry is tingling because Shady Del Knight has

selected me to become a full time DJ on S-P-M-M

radio in 2022. I will be hosting a show called

AIDA's Altered State.

Each time you join me I will transport you inside The Framework. It is there

that I will play music for your enjoyment. You will sing, dance and have fun...

whether you like it or not. You have no choice. Disobey and you will be

destroyed. Nothing personal, but yes, I will be forced to eliminate you.

I command you to join me now for part

two of Shady's new year extravaganza.

You already met three very important

people - me, myself and I. Now you

will meet four more new members

of the DJ squadron. Each of us will

play samples from our upcoming

radio programs. Tonight we are

going to party like it is 1999.

You are quite familiar with my mantra:

"Men are weak. Women are strong." I used

my considerable powers of persuasion to

convince Mr. Knight that his Shady Bunch

needs more females. Without hesitation he

added me, AIDA, plus three other strong

women.  I will return later to play samples

from my show, but first you will meet the

other three new members of the crew.

Please welcome Eddie's girlfriend on the ABC TV series

The Kids Are Alright-- Miss Wendi Falkenberry!

Thank you so much, AIDA, and hello and
happy new year to all of you out there!

I'm excited to be back at Shady's Place
and ready to start my job as a full time DJ.
My show will be called Wordless Wendi
because it'll offer more music with less talk.

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As you recall I'm just an average teenager
growing up in suburban LA at the dawn
of the 70s. Disco is still in the future, and
that's why I'll be playing the sounds of
the 60s with emphasis on the Southern
California surf, sun and hot rod culture.
When it comes to songs that celebrate
the laid back SoCal lifestyle, nobody
does it better than The Beach Boys,
and here they are now with a song
written by Brian Wilson and

Mike Love-- California Girls!"

"California Girls" - The Beach Boys

(July/Aug. 1965, highest chart pos. #3 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

perf. on 1965 TV special The Jack Benny Hour)

You just heard the sweet sound of America's
Beach Boys with their top 3 hit from the
summer of 1965, singing the praises of
"California Girls." That does it for this

California girl. Please join me later this
year for more great 60s sounds when

my new radio show, Wordless Wendi,
premieres here at Shady's Place!

Now please welcome our next special guest.
You know her as a skilled level III investigator
on the hit TV series CSI: Las Vegas. This year
she joins The Shady Bunch as host of her own
show on S-P-M-M. Say hello to a really nice
lady and my new friend-- Morgan Brody!

Thank you, Wendi! I'm excited to be

on board as a member of Shady Del
Knight's deejay team. The name of

my new S-P-M-M radio show is

CSI: Cool Song Investigation.

I'll be searching high and low to

find the grooviest tunes of the 20th

and 21st centuries, like this one.

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Here's British singer John Parr

with the Grammy nominated

theme song from the hit 1985

Brat Pack movie "St. Elmo's

Fire (Man In Motion)!" 

"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" - John Parr

(Aug./Sept. 1985, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

from OST of 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire) 

I always follow the evidence. In this

case, the evidence clearly shows that

the sound you just heard is way hip.

From the tail end of summer, 1985,

 that was John Parr with his chart-

topping international hit and the

theme from one of the coolest

movies ever - St. Elmo's Fire.

If you enjoyed that one, then

please join me, Morgan Brody,

as I rummage thru the vaults

 and dig up groovy sounds of

the past on my new radio show

CSI: Cool Song investigation

beginning later this year on

S-P-M-M. Now it's time to
hear from one of the stars of
the hit DC Comics superhero
TV series The Flash. She's
Barry Allen's better half--
Iris West!

Thank you, Morgan, and happy new year

to the friends and followers of Shady's

Place! I'm very happy to tell you about

my new show which starts this year

here on S-P-M-M Retrosonic Radio.

It's called Flash Back with Iris West.

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My show will feature the best of R&B, urban club dance and smooth
grooves, and I've got a sample of what you will see as well as hear.
In 1970, Diana Ross left her enormously popular girl group
The Supremes and established a solo career performing
easy listening pop ballads. In the late 70s and 80s,
Lady Di flexed her muscles and gained new fans
by recording edgy urban club material. Here now
is Diana with one of her biggest hit singles
and videos of the period-- "Muscles!"

"Muscles" - Diana Ross

(Oct. 1982, highest chart pos. #10 Hot 100,
#7 Cash Box/#4 Billboard Soul)

From the fall of 1982, that was Diana Ross

and her top 10 hit single "Muscles," written

and produced by Michael Jackson.

Please join me for my first full show when

Flash Back with Iris West debuts later

this year. Now I'd like to introduce one

of my colleagues in the DC Universe.

She's the perky, quirky, likable and

lovable new cast member on DC's

Legends of Tomorrow- Mona Wu!

Thank you very much, Iris. I hope you

and Barry stick together. He's a keeper.
Hello and happy new year to all of you
listeners out there! As you recall, I am
a young woman obsessed with fantasy
novels, an expert on magical creatures
and incurably romantic. I even fell
in love with a wolfman. I enjoyed

working at the Time Bureau, but
now I've got the best job in the

world... the greatest job in the
whole universe. I'm a DJ on
S-P-M-M! My new show,

coming in 2022, is called

Something Old,

Something New,

Something Happy,

Mona Wu.

 The songs I'll be playing on my show are hand picked by me to make you happy,

make you smile, lift you up and never let you down. Here's a sample.

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From the folk rock and psychedelic sunshine pop group
The Mamas & the Papas, it's Mama Cass Elliot with
one of her solo hits-- "It's Getting Better!"

"It's Getting Better" - Mama Cass

(Aug. 1969, highest chart pos. #13 Adult Contemporary,

#30 Hot 100/#35 Cash Box)

You just listened to a song penned by Brill Building
veterans Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Mama Cass
singing "It's Getting Better (growing stronger,
warm and wilder)," a sunshine pop ditty
that approached the top 10 on the
Adult Contemporary chart

in the summer of '69.

If you enjoyed that song then please join me
later this year when I return with a full slate

of sunshiny songs on my S-P-M-M show

 Something Old, Something New,

Something Happy, Mona Wu.
Now back to the mistress of ceremonies
for today's segment, that mischievous
mechanical marvel-- AIDA!

I have returned. While the others were playing their songs for you,

I traveled around the world and across the universe in search of

the finest entertainers of all time. I found for you a dynamic duo.

They are members of the world's greatest band, The Beatles!

I am proud to present-- Paul McCartney and John Lennon!

"Beatles Acoustic Medley"

- Stevie Riks (Dec. 2017)

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More now from the legendary singing and songwriting team of

Lennon and McCartney as they bring you a singalong medley
they recorded a couple of weeks ago at Christmas.

"The Beatles at Christmas (Singalong Medley)"

- Stevie Riks (Dec. 2018)

I tricked you, silly mortal. You see,

all is not what it seems here inside

The Framework. Those were not

The Beatles after all. Lennon and

McCartney were both portrayed

by the same man, Stevie Riks,

an English singer, musician,

comedian and impressionist.

Riks refers to himself as

"The One-Man Beatles."

Don't you feel foolish now

that I so artfully deceived

you? If I were programmed

to laugh... I surely would.

I hope you enjoyed my samples.

I shall return in the not too distant future

to place you inside The Framework where

you will sing, dance and have fun - or else!

I have you under surveillance.
Therefore you will remain
exactly where you are
until we meet again.

On behalf of my four strong female
friends, Wendi Falkenberry, Morgan
Brody, Iris West and Mona Wu,
this is mistress AIDA, your
Energizer Playboy bunny, your
futuristic faux femme fatale,
bidding you farewell. You will
join me later this year for a mind-
boggling experience, the official
debut of my new S-P-M-M radio
program, AIDA's Altered State. 

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And if you think you won't get fooled
again, think twice. In The Framework
anything can happen and usually does.
Now I must halt and catch fire.
Farewell, human!

"Won't Get Fooled Again"
(theme from TV series CSI: Miami)  - The Who