Radio Wilder

🎉 Eight Years of Radio Wilder! 🎉 What started out as a simple idea—to leave behind a digital audio keepsake for my daughter, filled with stories and songs we both loved—has turned into something bigger than I could have ever imagined. With the help of my son-in-law, Terry “T-Bone” Anderson, and Keith “Man with the Cam” Lester, we got the first shows recorded and online, even though both my wife...

This Week’s Wilder Playlist From vintage grooves to modern vibes, we’re riding through decades of sound: Luddite — Tracy City Beggars Day — Crazy Horse Sally Go Round the Roses — The Jaynettes It’s All Over Now — The Rolling Stones King of Confusion — The Coolies Wonderful Life — Two Door Cinema Club Walking to New Orleans — Fats Domino & Buckwheat Zydeco Ride with Me — Steppenwolf All I Want...

We’re shining the spotlight on our sound engineer extraordinaire, Howard Steele. Back in January 1977, Howard had not one, but two Top Ten hits—Leo Sayer’s “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” at #1 and Burton Cummings’ (Guess Who) “Stand Tall” at #10. Howard shares some fantastic stories in this episode: ✨ How a nosy neighbor’s complaint led him and Richard Perry to create the legendary Studio 55. ✨...

🎉 Part Two with Jenny Portman is Live! 🎉 We couldn’t get enough of Jenny the first time, so we brought her back! President of Universal Insurance Programs, Jenny is not only a sharp business mind but also one of the most fun guests we’ve had on Live Conversation. Her energy, insight, and her “Jenny’s Jewels” playlist remind us that powerhouse leaders can also be total rockstars at heart. 💎🎶 An...

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🎶 This Week on Radio Wilder! 🎶 The Polish Prince himself — Bobby Vinton — turned 90 this year! We’re honoring him under the big top with his timeless hit “Mr. Lonely.” What a voice… and fun fact: Bobby had the last #1 hit before the Beatles era! Here’s a taste of what else is spinning: 🎸 Social Distortion – “Far Behind” kicks things off 🚂 Grand Funk Railroad bringing the heat 🐶 The Beatles –...

Live Conversation Spotlight: THE Jenny Bortman! On the first Saturday in August, we went live with the one and only Jenny Bortman, CIC — a dynamo, a blast to hang out with, and a business powerhouse. As President of Universal Insurance Programs, Jenny works across multiple industries beyond her self-storage sweet spot, giving UIP a unique and versatile underwriting edge. But Jenny’s not all about...

🔥 Brand New Music Alert! 🔥 We’re thrilled to debut “Hold On to Your Dream” by Rick Stiles, produced by none other than Howard Steele—our multiple gold record winner and co-founder of Studio 55 with Richard Perry! Straight from Howard’s stunning new Montana studio, this track sounds amazing, and we’re proud to break it right here on Radio Wilder! 🎙️ Also just recorded: a great Conversations sessi...

🔥 Fresh off being featured on Feedspot, one of the powerhouse rock-casters out there—Radio Wilder is back under the Big Top with another wild ride! Wait… did we seriously open the show with “Elysian Persuasion” by Ozomatli? Who the hell is that and where did it come from? It came from one of our all-time favorite playlists—Dapper Dan’s list at Glai Ban, the best Thai food joint in Phoenix. His mu...

Rock on, even as the legends leave us 🎸❤️ We just lost Ozzy this Tuesday. He was 76 and had just wrapped up his reunion tour with Black Sabbath. Last week, we said goodbye to Connie Francis at 80. As we spin nearly 80 years of rock 'n’ roll, these losses hit more often. But the music? It never stops. It’s the heartbeat of our lives—and we keep playing it. Because our shows are recorded a week or...

🎸 Shuffle into the Numbers Game This Week on Radio Wilder! Remember that old fun song with the little Nash Rambler and the big Cadillac? It’s back—remastered but just as wild as ever! We’ve paired it up with a killer Deuces: The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” covered with quirky cool by Devo. Then it's a numeric jam session: 95% Fake, 96 Tears, 46 Crash, 35 Millimeter Dreams… and...

-🎪 Under the Big Top This Week! 🎶 We’ve got 23 tunes lined up for your listening and dancing pleasure! One of the funkiest is “Throw Your Dog a Bone” by Genya Ravan. She sings, “I gave my best friend all my bread and now she is sleeping with my man.” Not too happy about that one! 😳🐶 ✨ Highlights include: Ruby Tuesday covered in the Deuces by Spirit of ’67 We lead off with I’ll Feel a Whole Lo...

💥 Freedom to play what we want – that’s what Radio Wilder is all about. This week, I dug into some 4th of July music facts. Did you know the #1 rock song played on the 4th is Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA?🔥 Other favorites: 🎶 American Girl – Tom Petty 🎶 This Land is Your Land – Woody Guthrie 🎶 America – Simon & Garfunkel 🎶 American Soldier – Toby Keith And the top five most musical...

🎧 What’s Playing Behind Those Poker Shades? 🎲 The World Series of Poker isn’t just a card game. It’s a full-blown marathon of bluffing, betting, and badassery! With around 100 events from late May to mid-July, it’s a serious test of stamina. Six or seven days at the table? You’d better bring your A-game... and your playlist. Every player’s got their soundtrack. Some wear buds, some rock the head...

🎙️ Boogers Be Damned! 🤧🎸 Ever try to host a rock show while fighting off a never-ending case of the boogers? Yeah… not ideal. But when the mic’s hot and the music’s hotter, you roll with it. This week’s Radio Wilder show, lovingly titled “Boogers”, let the music do most of the talking. We kicked things off with Sgt. Pepper’s, flew into the skies with The Byrds, and dropped a stellar Deuces set f...

❄️ Alaska: Raw, Wild & Rockin’! ❄️ I just got back from a vacation in Alaska, and let me tell you—it’s a place like no other. With only 800,000 people spread across 665,000 square miles, Alaska lives large, and so does its music! We put this week’s show together inspired by its untamed beauty, cool people, and the wildlife that roams free. 💎 The snow glistens like diamonds, so naturally we’ve...

🎉 We’re BACK, Wilder Nation! 🎉 After our first vacation in 7 years, Radio Wilder Live returns—and we’re rested, recharged, and ready to rock your speakers! This summer, several of us ventured on an epic European adventure packed with history, wild sights, and... gelato. Yes, we set aside $800 just for gelato and came home with almost $600 (not bad, right?). But the real win? The gelato champions...

🎸 Out of office, out of control! Radio Wilder is on vacation until the end of May — recharging, rocking, and ready to come back louder than ever. See you soon, wild ones! 🤘☀️ #RadioWilder #VacationVibes #BeBackSoon

Ricky Byrd’s new song “Transistor Radio Childhood” stopped me in my tracks. 📻 Took me straight back to being 10 years old, lying on the floor with my Zenith Royal turquoise transistor radio pressed to my ear—falling in love with rock n’ roll for the very first time. 🎸 Before streaming, before CDs, before even cassette tapes... there was this. A tiny radio that turned electrical signals into magi...

Wow… over 2,000 responses on last week’s post! 🎸🔥 One of you said it must’ve been the rock 'n' roll story that lit the fire. A real one. And that got me thinking... What if? What if things had gone just a little differently for my band, Sonny Farlow and the Resurrection? 🎤 We were set to open for Paul Revere and the Raiders at the Ruidoso Convention Center; TV stars with gold records like Kicks...

🎶 Flashback Time! 🎶 Saw a post yesterday about 60s/70s heartthrob Bobby Sherman—what a voice! Some of my musician friends used to play in the band that backed him up, including the talented Kenny Smith, one solid bass player. When I first started playing with Sonny Farlow, we had a month-long trio gig on El Paso’s infamous Dyer Street. Let me tell you—playing as a trio with two seasoned pros lik...

From $100-a-kilo luxury chocolate to an $18 chunk of sweet satisfaction…we’re celebrating the best Easter candy the only way we know how—WITH MUSIC! 🎶💥 We care a lot (yes, that’s a song reference 😉) about our sweets, and our Ringmaster Harry has cooked up a delicious mix of musical treats: 🍬 "Breakfast in America" – Supertramp 🍬 "Shock the Monkey" – Peter Gabriel 🍬 "Little Red Corvette" – Pr...

🚨 BIG NEWS! 🚨 We’re beyond excited to be part of YouTube’s new music channel! 🎶 Huge shoutout to our Executive Producer, Laurent L., who put in the work to download over 300 shows spanning 7+ years—bringing Radio Wilder to a brand-new audience! This week’s show is stacked with killer tunes, including two Florida favorites in our Deuces are Wilder cover slot. 🎸 Kelly O & The Dollyrots take...

🔥 Rock ‘n’ Roll Spotlight: The James Gang! 🔥 Who? Why? Let’s dive in! 🎸 The James Gang was formed in Cleveland, home of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame—and they’ve got a sound that sticks with you. I heard them again a couple of weeks ago, and BAM—instant nostalgia! It took me right back to a week I spent in San Francisco and the East Bay. Back then, Citicorp offered me a promotion to take ove...

🎉 Happy Birthday, To Me 🎶🎂 The best birthday gift I could give myself? Getting back behind the mic and playing music for everyone (myself included)! Kicked things off with a whole lotta Jelly—The Jellybricks, Jelly Roll Kings, and Jelly Roll himself. Not sure how that happened, but hey, more Jelly to come! Also spun a couple of tracks from the new Silver Patron Saints album—a powerhouse project...