On Wednesday The AIR brings you great new episodes of Curtain Call and Beatles Blast that are bright and shiny and have that new car smell.  You can tune in at the website, or just stay right here and  listen to the convenient embedded radio player lurking elsewhere on this page.

At 2 PM (EDT) Beatles Blast is something we haven’t done for a while…it’s just a regular episode of the show.

That means it’s a mix of new and classic Beatle-related tracks, plus some choice covers.

We open with the newly-released duet by Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand, performing McCartney’s song, “My Valentine.

After that we bring you some hard rock covers, a set of solo tracks more offbeat covers, including a track by Novo Combo, off their reunion CD that was released last year.

There is one thing about this episode that’s a bit unusual, though. We don’t include any songs by The Beatles, proper.

Check out the playlist…

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Barbra Streisand and Paul McCartney “My Valentine”
The Flamin’ Groovies “Revolution”
Eddie & The Hot Rods “I’m Down”
The Members “Day Tripper”
Wings “Spin it On”
John Lennon “Gimme Some Truth”
George Harrison “Brainwashed”
Ringo Starr “Look Up”
Rockestra “Rockestra Theme (Extended)”
Paul Weller “Sexy Sadie”
Andrew Gold “Dr. Robert”
Dread Zepplin “Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight”
Siouxsie & The Banshees “Blue Jay Way (live)”
Novo Combo “And I Love Her”

Beatles Blast can be heard every Wednesday at 2 PM, with replays Thursday at 11 PM, Friday at 1 PM,  and Saturday afternoon, with a mini-marathon of classic episodes Sunday afternoons.

At 3 PM (EDT) on Curtain Call, Mel Larch presents a mixtape salute to Charles Strouse, the legendary Broadway composer who passed away at the age of 96 on May 15.

Strouse won seven Tony Awards in his life, and among his works are some of the most famous shows in musical theater history. Were talking about shows like Bye, Bye Birdie, Annie, Applause, Golden Boy and It’s a Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman, among many others.

Strouse also wrote for movies and composed many memorable TV themes over the years.

Mel brings you a wide-ranging collection of his most famous compositions in a special mixtape presentation.

Check out this hit-laden playlist…

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“Those Were The Days” performed by Charles Strouse
“It’s A Hard Knock Life” from Annie
“Once Upon A Time” from All American
“Applause” from Applause
“A Lot of Living To Do” from Bye Bye Birdie
“You’ve Got Possibilities” from It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman
“When Things Were Rotten” performed by Charles Strouse
“The Telephone Hour” from Bye Bye Birdie
“Night Song” from Golden Boy
“What A Country” from All American
“Easy Street” from Annie
“Blame It On The Summer Night” from Rags
“Mad” from Dance A Little Closer
“Put On A Happy Face” from Bye Bye Birdie
“The Critic” from Six
“Welcome To The Theatre” from Applause
“Work of Art” from Minsky’s
“Is There Anything Better Than Dancing” from Nick and Nora
“It’s Fun To Think” from All American
“Who’s That Girl” from Applause
“Tomorrow” from Annie

Curtain Call can be heard on The AIR Wednesday at 3 PM, with replays Thursday at 8 AM, Friday at 10 AM, Saturday at 8 PM, Monday at 9 AM and Tuesday at 1 PM. A marathon of classic episodes can be heard Sunday morning and afternoon starting at 9 AM, and an all-night marathon of Curtain Call episodes can be heard Wednesday nights, beginning at Midnight.

Also on The AIR, Wednesday at 11 PM,  The Comedy Vault brings you a brand-new episode whose contents remain a mystery as we write this.