A lot of requests via email and social media this past week. One of them, in the wake of last week's "Bands of Brothers" special, was a suggestion for a block of "bogus brothers."

"Tonight" – MC5 (R.I.P. Wayne Kramer)
"Family" – New Model Army (by request)
"Hard to Explain" – The Strokes (by request)
"Apocalypstick" – Chemtrails

"Elvis Is Everywhere" – Mojo Nixon (R.I.P.)
"Pretty Please Me" – The Dickies (by request)
"Motorbike Beat" – The Revillos (by request)
"Who's Laughing Now" – Durry

"Hanging on the Telephone" – Blondie (by request)
"All That Money Wants" – The Psychedelic Furs (by request)
"Single Origin Experience" – The Paranoyds
"Impossible Tracks" – The Kills

"Fight Fire with Fire" – The Leroi Brothers
"Big Ideas" – The Elvis Brothers
"Nothing to Say" – The Waco Brothers
"The Thing Just Goes" – The Pontiac Brothers
"Let Forever Be" – The Chemical Brothers, with Noel Gallagher

"History" – The Rifles
"Chemistry" – Semisonic
"Geography" – The Judybats
"Biology" – Joe Jackson

"Looking for Water" – David Bowie
"Attend" – Tape Visitors
"Starry Eyes" – The Records (by request)

"Back of My Hand (I've Got Your Number)" – The Jags
"Don't Call Me Baby" – Voice of the Beehive (by request)
"Satellite" – Def Leppard (for guitarist Pete Willis' birthday)
"Blank Generation" – Richard Hell & the Voidoids (by request)

"Knead" – Illuminati Hotties (by request)
"Late Bar" – Duran Duran (for Andy Taylor's birthday)
"The Good's Gone" [BBC archive] – The Who (by request)
"Nothing to Believe In" – Cracker (by request)

Vince Santini bassist for the Revillos died earlier this month so you got a RIP in as well.

Wow, without even trying! I wish I'd been aware, so I could've given him his due. Next time, for sure.