Tom Connolly

[WBNY top 25] @IggyPop @THEONLYIGGY #1 "Break Into Your Heart" - Iggy Pop (2nd wk at #1) Rochester 1976 arrest: Bowie bought him a suit.

[WBNY top 25] @violentfemmes #2 "Traveling Solves Everything" - Violent Femmes (LW #2) written 20 years ago, when friend said "just go"

[WBNY top 25] @myrobotfriend #3 "I'm Not A Young Man Anymore" - My Robot Friend (last week #9) assist from old friends Dean & Britta

[WBNY top 25] @_TELEKINESIS #4 "Courtesy Phone" - Telekinesis (last week #6) tiny crowd at one CA gig, cuz everyone was "harvesting weed"

[WBNY top 25] @lastingeffect94 #5 "Now Or Never" -Lasting Effect (LW #15) Brandon was working at a Chick-Fil-A, saw Battle of Bands poster

[WBNY top 25] @soulasylum #6 "Supersonic" - Soul Asylum (last week #14) crowd-funded new album Change Of Fortune

[WBNY top 25] @tlsp #7 "Aviation" - The Last Shadow Puppets (last week #13) 2nd LP was different: they planned to tour in support of it

[WBNY top 25] @nadasurf #8 "New Bird" - Nada Surf (last week (NEW) band now scattered: Matthew in UK, Daniel in Spain, Ira in NY

[WBNY top 25] @thewetsecrets #9 "I Can Swing A Hammer" - The Wet Secrets (last week #3) video: build a hut, flip hair, burn hut down

[WBNY top 25] @THEWENDYJAMES #10 "Indigent Blues" - Wendy James (last week #23) musician friends Glen Matlock, Lenny Kaye, helped out

[WBNY top 25] @dbyungabunga #11 "Lady Fondue" - Death By Unga Bunga (last week #4) Swiss brought fondue to New York City 1964 World's Fair

[WBNY top 25] @JeffBuckley #12 "Dream Of You And I" - Jeff Buckley (NEW) You And I album is material from his first studio-recorded demos

[WBNY top 25] @lightfeetband #13 "Up In Buffalo" - Lightfeet (NEW) collaboration between Gordon Lightfoot, Eric Greenberg, and Lightfeet

[WBNY top 25] @myrobotfriend #14 "Creep" - My Robot Friend (NEW) remake of 1994 chart-topping TLC hit, with an assist from Andre Williams

[WBNY top 25] @Jayxero @sdotglass #15 "We're All Friends" - Jay xERO Sean Glass (last week #5) Sean's advice: Get involved in the culture.

[WBNY top 25] @tlsp #16 "Bad Habits" - The Last Shadow Puppets (LW #21) Alex inspired by “City Slang” bass line (Sonic’s Rendezvous Band)

[WBNY top 25] @RonnieSpectorGS #17 "I'd Much Rather Be With The Girls" - Ronnie Spector (last week #8) English Heart LP, covering UK tunes

[WBNY top 25] @DIIV #18 "Under the Sun" - DIIV (last week #16) named for Nirvana song "Dive" changed because there was Belgian band Dive

[WBNY top 25] @lowcuthightops #19 "Red Lipstick" - Low Cut High Tops (re-entry) idea for name from brother's obsession w/ pricey sneakers

[WBNY top 25] @DavidBowieReal #20 "Lazarus" - David Bowie (last week #7) Wayne Coyne: Bowie was a man, not a myth, and that's more amazing