Tonight! Let’s do this!


cleanyrroom

I am counting on you tonight. WPRB is counting on you as well.

This the WPRB Membership Drive, the one week a year where we raise money for the station’s day-to-day operations. The drive runs from now through October 14. My only drive show for the year is this evening from 7-10 pm ET.

This evening’s program is titled “Quintessential WPRB” and will feature a 25+ year retrospective of the most-requested, most-wonderfully overplayed and thoroughly, uniquely WPRB songs I could recall.

Imagine a world without WPRB.

Heck, imagine a Christmas without WPRB.

That’s what the station is facing without the continued financial support of members like you.

Think back about all WPRB has given you, not just on Wednesday nights, not just for 24 hours during the holidays.

As a listener who has discovered music and won countless tickets through WPRB, as a member of a band who is played only on our airwaves or as part of a like-minded organization that has benefitted from 103.3 fm in some similar fashion, I hope you will give back.

If you appreciate the incredible freeform programming that WPRB currently provides and has provided free of charge for decades, this is the time to give.

If you respect the work that WPRB’s volunteer staff puts in to create challenging, exciting and creative radio, this is the time to give.

All pledges are tax-deductable, you can donate via check or credit card and you can get a wide range of “thank you” items in return for supporting WPRB. You can even pay your donation off in installments.

I hope some of you will consider making a $240 pledge and dividing it by 12 months. You’ll be giving more but this plan won’t hit your pocketbook as severely all at once.

In addition to the station swag available starting at the $15 pledge level I’ve arranged “thank you” prize packs from favorite labels including 12XU and Dark Entires. Donate $45 or more to be eligible to win. 3-4 amazing records in each bundle.

For the first time ever the station has set a public drive goal – $40,000.

For Clean Yr Room and my program to hit our goal of combining for at least $5,000 of this mark WE NEED TO RAISE THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS TONIGHT.

You’ve been so generous in the past and I know you will be there for WPRB this evening. Make sure to give tonight between between 7:00-10:00 pm ET. Every bit helps. Both myself and my co-host Julia Factorial can’t wait to read your name on-air.

pledge.wprb.com or 609.258.1033.

Thank you so much in advance.

X LET’S DO THIS X

Jon Solomon



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Wednesday’s Membership Drive show is titled “Quintessential WPRB.”


The 2012 WPRB Membership Drive got off to a great start yesterday thanks to your support. Co-hosting Clean Yr Room with Art & Julia was great fun and we raised just over $2,100 for the station’s day-to-day operations.

You may not have heard but for the first time WPRB has set a public fundraising goal ($40,000). It remains my hope that between CYR and my program we can raise AT LEAST $5,000. We’re on pace but we won’t pull this off without your much-appreciated and much-needed contributions.

For my Membership Drive show this year I’m doing a program titled QUINTESSENTIAL WPRB.

What’s the plan? Well, what are the all-time most over-requested, constantly-played songs you’ve heard on the station since you started listening?

What songs from various promos and IDs do you wish you knew the identity of?

On Wednesday night it all will come together.

In addition to the station swag available starting at the $15 pledge level I’ve arranged “thank you” items from favorite labels including 12XU and Dark Entires. Donate $45 or more to be eligible to win.

All pledges are tax-deductable, you can donate via check or credit card.

To phone in your support: 609.258.1033

To pledge on-line: http://pledge.wprb.com

To listen: http://listen.wprb.com

Make sure to give Wednesday between 7-10 pm ET. We can do this!

Every bit helps. Please show your support of challenging, exciting and creative radio. Have a voice in the station’s future and allow us to keep doing what we love in the manner that you already enjoy.

Thank you once again in advance,

Jon

Jon Solomon
jon@wprb.com
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm ET on WPRB 103.3 fm



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Don’t miss Clean Yr Room tonight!


cleanyrroom

The 2012 WPRB Membership Drive is underway! This is the one week a year where we raise money for the station’s day-to-day operations. The drive runs from now through October 14th.

I will be doing my annual co-hosting Clean Yr Room with Art & Julia tonight from 7:00 pm ET-9:00 pm ET as part of said drive. It is going to be a lot of fun. One of my favorite evenings annually.

This is big: For the first time the station has set a public fundraising goal ($40,000) and it is my hope that between CYR and my program we can raise AT LEAST $5,000. With your much-appreciated contributions we can hit that mark, if not exceed it!

Please show your support of challenging, exciting and creative radio – especially tonight and this coming Wednesday night.

There are “thank you” items starting at the $15 pledge level and both CYR and my program have some UNREAL SHOW-SPECIFIC THANK YOUS to offer on top of that swag. You know what to do. You know when to do it. X MAKE IT HAPPEN X.

If you appreciate the incredible freeform programming that WPRB currently provides and has provided free of charge for decades, this is the time to give back.

If you respect the work that WPRB’s volunteer staff puts in to create challenging, exciting and creative radio, this is the time to give back.

All pledges are tax-deductable, you can donate via check or credit card.

To phone in your support: 609.258.1033

To pledge on-line: http://pledge.wprb.com

To listen: http://listen.wprb.com

Make sure to give tonight between 7-9 pm ET and/or Wednesday between 7-10 pm ET.

Every bit helps.

I’ll be back tomorrow with details and an epic theme for my drive show.

Thank you in advance,

Jon

Jon Solomon
jon@wprb.com
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm ET on WPRB 103.3 fm



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Join me Sunday for The Soundtrack Series!


I’ve never done a “reading” before, but I’ll be taking part in the Soundtrack Series this Sunday at 8:00 pm ET in Philadelphia at L’etage (624 South 6th Street).

Each guest will be telling a story built around a specific song and my portion is an uplifting tale of woe involving Naked Raygun’s “Home Of The Brave.”

It would great if you could come out. RSVP on Facebook.

Incentive: There will be visual aids.



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Supplemental Reading.


1. Here’s this week’s links/videos/items of interest based on topics discussed during last night’s radio show.

2. The free downloads: A new Three Second Kiss song, music out of Grand Rapids by Radiator Hospital, an excellent album from WPRB’s own Lance Loud under the Peacock Dreams monicker, Golden Error with a hot and angular single, the Child Bite / Dope Body split, Titmachine on the Free Music Archive, tracks off recent releases for Corin Tucker Band, Souljazz Orchestra and Ceremony, the complete Rebecca Gates Saki Session and a Jennifer O’Connor demo.

3. RIP Dmitri Mevedev of Iron Cross.

4. Which one of you jokers put a picture of me on Reddit?!

5. The WPRB Membership Drive kicks off Monday. More on these festivities shortly.



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10/3/12 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Naked Raygun – Burning Red – Single #3
Clint Michigan – Nebraska Nebraska – Coeur D’Alene
Dexys Midnight Runners – Jackie Wilson Said – 45 – Congratulations, Kara & Bill!
Three Second Kiss – The Sky Is Mine – Tastyville – Forthcoming.
Radiator Hospital – Jose Chung’s “From Outer Space” – Can You Feel My Heart Beating?
Peacock Dreams – Chrome Dreams – The Great Times – WPRB’s own Lance Loud!
Golden Error – Matter Of Facts – 45

Child Bite – Prowl – Split Lp with Dope Body
Titmachine – Higgeldy Piggeldy – Life In Scharbeek
Roger Miller – Dream Interpretation – 45 – He of Mission Of Burma. – [N]
Corin Tucker Band – Groundhog Day – Kill My Blues
Souljazz Orchestra – Cartao Postal – Solidarity
Fighting Kites – Fr – FK/BS
The Makers – Real Go Getta – Tear Your World Apart – Cover art by Jaime Hernandez.

Ceremony – Everything Burns – Split 7″ with Titus Andronicus
Rebecca Gates – Doos – Epitonic Saki Sessions
Desmond Dekker – This Woman – Best Of – Congratulations, Kara & Bill!
The Eccentronic Research Council – Curious Morbids Travelogue 3 – 1612 Underture
Oren Ambarchi – Knots Pt. 1 & 2 – Audience Of One – [N]
Jennifer O’Connor – You’re Not There – Demo
Iron Cross – New Breed – Flex Your Head – RIP Dimitri Medvedev.

Archers Of Loaf – Harnessed In Slums ’95 – Vee Vee – Bob Weston Radio Mix. – [N]
Autistic Daughters – Jealousy & Diamond – Jealousy & Diamond
Shintaro Sakamoto – Mask On Mask – How To Live With A Phantom – Former Yura Yura Teikou leader. – [N]
PJ Harvey, John Parish & Eric Drew Feldman – Losin’ Ground – The Inner Flame – A Tribute To Rainer Ptacek – [C]
Borden/Ferraro/Godin/Halo/Lopatin – Internet Gospel Pt. 2 – FRKWYS Vol. 7
Dramarama – Emerald City – Comedy
UV Race – UV Race – Split Lp with Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Live at Missing Link – May 2, 2008. – [N]

Spectre Folk – Knife – The Ancient Storm – Drummer for Magik Markers. – [N]
Tim Hecker – Where Shadows Make Shadows – An Imaginary Country
Devon Williams – All My Living Goes To You – Euphoria



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Ok, fess up. Who did this?


Finding myself pictured as part of a meme on the front of Reddit for a spell was a plenty strange way to kick off my 5773.

Silver lining: An image of me went “viral” and my shirt was on in it. For that I thank you, Internet.



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Supplemental Reading.


Here’s this week’s links/videos/items of interest based on topics discussed during last night’s radio show.

Above, the story of how Nosferatu D2 was rescued from obscurity by their biggest fan.

A song off the new Catherine Irwin record is free to download.

The hour+ Paul’s Boutique tribute by DJ Cheeba + DJ Moneyshot + DJ Food for Solid Steel took over three years to assemble. Grab it all.

Here’s the Moby remix of “That’s When I Reach For My Revolver” that Mission Of Burma was talking about:



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Interview: Mission Of Burma


Mission Of Burma interview

This is an interview from the September 12th, 2012 show with Clint Conley, Roger Miller, Peter Prescott and Bob Weston of the rock band Mission Of Burma.

Mission Of Burma – “Secrets” – Versus

SEGMENT ONE

Mission Of Burma – “The Setup” – OnOffOn
Mission Of Burma – “Hunt Again” – Forget

SEGMENT TWO

Mission Of Burma – “Fake Blood” – OnOffOn

SEGMENT THREE

Mission Of Burma – “7’s” – Unsound

SEGMENT FOUR

Minibeast – “Onwood” – S/T

SEGMENT FIVE

Inachord – “Dead Pool” – S/T
The Spinanes – “Fame & Fortune” – Sunday Cd5

SEGMENT SIX

Mission Of Burma – “Devotion” – Signals, Calls & Marches



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9/12/12 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Bob Mould – Keep Believing – Silver Age – [N]
Papa M – Last Caress – Hole Of Burning Alms – Misfits cover.
Dreambook – In My Mind – Cd5 – Local. – [N]
Killer Mike – Go! (Clean) – R.A.P. Music
Alvarus B – The Detector – S/T – Alan Bishop of Sun City Girls. – [N]
Nosferatu D2 – Springsteen – Live At The Spitz – Recorded May 3, 2007.
The Bismarck – Bedbreaker – 45 – [N]

Chris Brokaw – How To Listen – Gambler’s Ecstasy – [N]
Catherine Irwin – Save Our Ship – Little Heater – She of Freakwater.
Psandwich – Singing In The Showers – The World’s Lousy With Ideas Vol. 9 – [N] – [C]
Lightning Bolt – Salamander – Oblivion Hunter – Forthcoming.
Omnivore – Fire – S/T – [N]
MPSP – Forget Your Name – Peak/Doubt – Local.
Mike Watt & The Secondmen – Let’s Have A War – A Tribute To Repo Man – Fear cover. – [N] – [C]

Mission Of Burma – Interview – 52:21

DJ Cheeba + DJ Moneyshot + DJ Food – Caught In the Middle Of A 3-Way Mix (Clean) – Solid Steel – A tribute to “Paul’s Boutique” that took three years to create!



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