FRIDAYNIGHTSPECIAL! (archive)
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The Ramones • The Archies • Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention • The Grates • Tom Pettyt • Cat Power • Harlem • Sleater-Kinney • Jenny and Johnny • The Beatles • The Strokes • The Drums • Cyndi Lauper • Gorillaz • Las Kellies • Mark Ronson (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Tiggers) • Little Joy
Read MoreUS Punk and New Wave 45's 1975-76
The earliest moments of 70's Punk from the UK have already been covered on two Soul Station π events, so now, I am jumping in to play a number of important and early American records. These initial shots of Punk and Rock energy were exciting to live through, often difficult to hear and find, and they have all held up well after almost 40 years.
Read MoreCHINESEZODIAC! (archive)
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Van Morrison • Sonic Youth • Lead Belly • T.Rex • Be Your Own Pet • Jefferson Airplane • The Moldy Peaches • Lee "Scratch" Perry • Frank Zappa • Wild Flag • CAKE • The Monkees • Amy Winehouse • Howlin' Wolf • Las Kellies • Super Furry Animals • The Beatles • Nine Inch Nails • Kimya Dawson
Read MoreThe New Colony Six, The Riddles, The Knaves and more...
This show, featuring the New Colony Six, resumes an earlier focus on 60's era Chicago Rock bands. The early New Colony Six records were released on their own label, Centaur, later changed to Sentar. Though they twice recorded the Yardbird’s Mister You’re A Better Man Than I, much of their early work is popish Folk Rock with an emphasis on the vocals. The group had several…
Read MoreFLAMING LIPS! Part 2 (archive)
This is show 8, and we continue to revisit The Flaming Lips career. From ZAIREEKA their 4CD experiment, to Embryonic. They have a new record coming out soon, so now that you know where they’ve been you’ll be ready to hear the future, The Terror.
Read MoreJohn Cale 2 The Island Records Show
I did an earlier show that featured Cale's work after parting company with the Velvet Underground. Those early recordings are quite pop and feature delicate, shimmering melodies and first reveal Cale's interest in songs that have a debt to the Beach Boys. Once he had signed to Island, he began to further experiment in this vein, often using pumping piano parts that resemble…
Read MoreFLAMING LIPS! Part 1 (archive)
This show, 7, is dedicated to all you Flaming Lips fans. From Here it Is, to Clouds Taste Metalic, we revisit their earlier rocking days.
Read MoreThe Buckinghams
Long ago and far away I began a series of Chicago music shows. One of this series is 60's rock from Chicago, and this initial comment corresponds to the very first Chicago Rock show. A bunch are coming (or already aired) and comments are forthcoming.
Read MoreGARAGEPUNKHOUSEPARTY!!! (archive)
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FIDLAR • The Maytones • The Black Lips • Wavves • Dávila 666 • King Tuff • Mentira Mentira • White Mystery • JEFF the Brotherhood • Los Blenders • Piñata • Ases Falsos • Chiquita y Chatarra • Sonic Youth • The Pleasure Fuckers • Los Daggers • Be Your Own Pet • Las Kellies • The Muslims
Read MoreLOVIN' REGGAE!!! (archive)
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Toots & The Maytals • The Maytones • The Heptones • Slim Smith • Hortense Ellis • Delroy Wilson • Rita Marley & The Sollettos • Andy Capp • King Burnett• Junior Murvin • Errol Walker • Johnny Clarke • Derrick Morgan & Hortence Ellis • Lascelles Perkins • Slim Smith & The Uniques • Cornell Campbell
Read MoreFELIZ NAVIDAD FAMILY SIZE (archive)
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Grandaddy • Tristen • Fats Domino • Leon Redbone & Zoey Deschanel • Willie Nelson • Peggy Lee • John Prine • The Cadillacs • Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans • Bobby Helms • The Ronettes • The Beach Boys • The Fab Four • Vince Guaraldi • Julian Koster • Dean Martin • Bing Crosby • Brenda Lee • The Chipmunks • Lead Belly
Read MoreFELIZ NAVIDAD NIÑOS Y NIÑAS (archive)
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Texas Tornados • Bob Dylan • Aqua Teen Hunger Force • La Reina Morsa • Ceci Bastida • Run-DMC • Freddy Fender • The Drums • Joey Ramone • Coconut Records • The Webb Brothers • The Flaming Lips • Julian Casablancas • Voodoo Glow Skulls • Los Auténticos Decadentes • Crocodiles & Dum Dum Girls • Tristen • Soupy Sales • Shonen Knife
Read MoreDANCE, DANCE, DANCE!!! (archive)
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Cansei De Ser Sexy • Flight Of The Conchords • Niña Dioz • The Knife • Das Racist • Amy Winehouse (feat. Ghostface Killah) • Major Lazer • Discovery • Robyn • MGMT • Lady Sovereign • Kumbia Queers • María y José • Julieta Venegas • Mano Negra • CSS • Dënver
Read MoreROCKANROLLANDO!!! (archive)
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Hunx and His Punx • Chiquita y Chatarra • Turbo Fruits • Dávila 666 • The Black Lips • The Postelles • Thurston Moore • Juan Cirerol • Ezra Furman & The Harpoons • Cody Chesnutt • Hollywood Sinners • CSS • Black Rebel Motorcycle Club • The Strokes • The Thermals • Los Ginkas • Los Punsetes • Foxboro Hot Tubs • Los Romanticos de Zacatecas • The Donnas • The Black Lips
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