Perhaps one of the best episodes I've ever done, and certainly the most on-theme. Think Peter Gunn meets Hawaii Five-0. Think twangy guitar and deliciously dirty saxophone. Think Duane Eddy.

I usually do oldies every 10th episode, but for episode 55 I've decided to do a surprise compilation of the lost hits of late '50s and early-mid '60s rock, pop, and doo-wop.

Another acid western/electric cowboy type set, recycling the title of episode 18 because the joke was too good to just use once.

Picture this: it's 5am, you're on the highway, and the sky is slowly turning red.

A set that's been long in the works and even longer as just an idea: a collection of airy, ethereal, almost disco-sounding songs.

A collection of sixties-styled surf and garage rock to chill out toward the end of the semester.

For the 50th ever episode of the Racket with Johnny Ghost, we're playing some of my favorite 1950s rock 'n' roll, blues, and a sprinkling of doo wop.

Another old school, new songs set with a special focus on horns and piano.

Hard-hitting tunes that kind of make you want to get in a bar fight (The Racket does not condone bar fights). It's not entirely a punk set, but the influence is there–friend and fellow DJ President Shrimpo sent me the opening song saying it reminded her of something I'd play, and the rest is history.

As I like to say, "The Racket isn't a dedicated surf show, but it wants to be." Well, today it is! I've been a little pickier this time in what I'm classifying as true to the genre, but hopefully this will convince you surf is far from dead.

It's March 10th, 2022. I started this show on March 11th, 2021. Time flies, eh?

Celebrating the one year anniversary of the show with some proper retro-sounding rock 'n' roll from old and new favorites.

A sort of anniversary set to episode 15's "Summer Cruising" theme, we're celebrating the warm weather with a twisting tour through soul, country, twang, garage, cumbia, and more. We're gonna get real weird with it, but I'm asking you to trust me here–it's gonna be good.

To celebrate the slow approach of spring, a (notably piano-heavy) collection of songs with the perfect vibes for warm evenings.

One of those episodes I do every so often: loud, hard, high-energy. And this one actually sounds close to what I normally play!

Picture this: you're in a dim, smoke-filled lounge in some little seaside town...aka, I found more music than I could fit into last week's set. A lot of surf and garage, but also a sprinkling of punk blues and jazz-inspired pieces.

Picture this: you’ve been out on the water for weeks and you’ve just stopped off in a lovely little seaside town, you’re wiling away your evening in a diner or a pub or what-have-you, and the jukebox is on full blast. AKA, I promised you surf rock last week and surf rock I will deliver, but mixed in are a couple jazzier tracks that I hope set the tone.

I've been on a blues kick lately, so here's a mix of oldies from the mid 20th century–predominantly electric blues, especially from the late 1960s to early '70s, but a couple before that as well.

About time I got around to doing a modern blues set. A good mix of artists I've been fans of for some time and some I found while making this set.

The follow up to last week's cowpoke themed playlist, since I found more songs than I could fit into an hour. This one has more of a bluegrass, Americana bent.

Happy New Year! My first episode of 2022, season 2 if you will; a similar theme to my very first episode of the Racket, here's a collection of songs that give me cowpoke vibes.