Semisonic "Focus Beam" on Boppin' With Beth 04-12-24

Boppin' With Beth

American rock band Semisonic is the "focus beam" artist for this new hour of Boppin' With Beth. Hear songs from some of their influences including Big Star, The Beatles, The Connells, The Clash, Bob Dylan, Carole King and The Beach Boys. You'll hear about their career, a couple of tracks from their discography (including their 2023 album), their previous band Trip Shakespeare and a solo track from Dan Wilson. Beth's Bop Of The Week is the latest from LLC. Jammin' James Riley has a tune from Mark Malibu & The Wasagas in Hang Ten and Fastball ends the show!

Music bed: Carl Perkins- "Boppin' The Blues", Brian Setzer- "Boppin' The Blues" and The Cars- "My Best Friend's Girl" Big Star- "Back Of A Car" The Beatles- "Oh! Darling" The Connells- "Take A Bow" The Clash- "I'm Not Down" Semisonic- "Across The Great Divide" Semisonic- "If You Say So" Beth's Bop Of The Week: LLC- [Re]Discovery (featuring Will Pugh of Cartel) Bob Dylan- "As I Went Out One Morning" Carole King- "Only Love Is Real" The Beach Boys- "Here Today" Hang Ten: Mark Malibu & The Wasagas- "Wasagas Theme" Dan Wilson- "She Can't Help Me Now" Trip Shakespeare- "Down My Block" Fastball- "Friend Or Foe" Outro music bed: Link Wray- "Rumble Mambo"