Tom Scharpling joins me on Wednesday night.


I’m delighted to welcome The Best Show host, Double Threat co-host and AUTHOR of the new book “It Never EndsTom Scharpling back to my radio show this Wednesday night (June 30th) for an extended conversation.

The show starts at 5:00 pm ET on 103.3 fm WPRB and wprb.com.

📷 – @badgrammer



6/23/21 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Pardoner – Totally Evil Powers – Came Down Different – [N]
Mamaki Boys – Takkai – Patriote
This Is The Kit – Found Out (Horns Version) – Off Off Oddities
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – A Military Alphabet (five eyes all blind) [4521.0kHz 6730.0kHz 4109.09kHz] / Job’s Lament / First of the Last Glaciers / where we break how we shine [ROCKETS FOR MARY] – G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! – [N]
Public Enemy – sPEak! – Nothing Is Quick In The Desert
The Catenary Wires – Liminal – Birling Gap – [N]
Mt. Mountain – Tassels – Centre – Thanks, Cap’n.

Dag Nasty – Values Here – Can I Say
Attarazat Addahabia & Faradjallah – Moulate Salef – Habibi Funk 011: Al Hadaoui – From 1972.
Six Organs of Admittance – Last Station, Veiled Sea – The Veiled Sea
Mythic Sunship – Maelstrom – Wildfire – [R]
xPOEMSx – We Are Golden – Who Makes The Summers (do ya mind tellin’ me?) – Local.
Jean-Luc Guionnet – II A – l’épaisseur de l’air
Drinking Boys and Girls Choir – Hit The Corner – Marriage License – [N] – Out next month.

Fake Limbs – 22:16 – Live on WPRB – http://fakelimbs.bandcamp.com

Mountain Movers – Way Back To The World – World What World – [N]
Duma – Cannis – 45 – June 2021 Sub Pop Singles Club release. From Kenya.
Makoto Kubota – Itoshi No Mary – Sunset Gang – 1973 album reissued.
Crippled Black Phoenix – Faced With Complete Failure, Utter Defiance Is The Only Response – (Mankind) The Crafty Ape – [R]
Mike Lust – All We Could Do – Demented Wings



6/16/21 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

LIDS – Furniture – 45 – Brand new Sub Pop Singles Club release by folks from Constantines, Holy Fuck and METZ.
Jeich Ould Badou – Elyn – Music from Saharan WhatsApp 03
Body Meπa – Horse Flower Storm / Fabulouso – The Work Is Slow – Members of UI *and* Rollins Band?!
Florry – You Don’t Know – Big Fall – Local. Out in August.
Luggage – Fear – Happiness
Corsano, Maranha & Youngs – We All Become Everything – S/T
Reigning Sound – Make It Up – A Little More Time With Reigning Sound – [N]

The Chats – AC/DC CD – AC/DC CD
Oddly – Concrete Jungle – Odd Man Out – From Kyoto, Japan.
Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band – Little Johnny Jewel – Solar Live Vol 6: Little Berlin – Television cover.
Madlib – The New Normal – Sound Ancestors
Scattered Purgatory – Cloudborn – Lost Ethnography Of The Miscanthus Ocean
The Chills – Scatterbrain – Scatterbrain – [N]
gnawing – So Glad – You Freak Me Out

Modern Hut – 14:19 – Live on WPRB – http://modernhut.bandcamp.com
Noun – 14:52 – Live on WPRB – http://nounmusic.bandcamp.com

Dirty Hands – Come Race In To The Fire – Come Race In To The Fire
Minutemen – June 16th – Double Nickels On The Dime – If not today, then when?
Olden Yolk – Grand Palais – Living Theatre
Maserati – A Warning In The Dark – Enter The Mirror
Acanthus – Isa’s Ceremony 2 / Runaway Train – Le Frisson Des Vampires – 1971 film score.



6/9/21 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Squid – Narrator ft. Martha Skye Murphy – Bright Green Field – [N]
Veyrouz Mint Seymali – Dwaye – Music from Saharan WhatsApp 09
New Standards Men – Spain’s First Astronaut A – Spain’s First Astronaut
The Raincoats – Fairytale In The Supermarket – Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The ’80s Underground – [C]
Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – I Am A Youth Inclined To Ramble – Superwolves – Traditional tune, assisted by Mdou Moctar.
WASNT WISNT – Nefarious Elders – Disassembling – Local.
sallow – Claw – Cloud Of Thought

The Maids – Back To Bataan – 7″
emily – All The Delay – Bealtaine
75 Dollar Bill – I Was Real (2019) – Live Atelliers Claus
Upper Wilds – Hole In The Sky – Hole In The Sky – Black Sabbath cover.
Lucy Dacus – Brando – Home Video – Out later this year.
Sigh of Relief – The Tranquility Sequence – The Dark Surround – Bubba from Bedhead.
Datblygu – Dafydd Iwan Yn Y Glaw – Wyau – Reissue of a 1988 album.

Literature – 19:40 – Live on WPRB – http://literature.bandcamp.com

black midi – Hogwash & Balderdash – Cavalcade – [N]
Sabir Mateen, Patrick Holmes, Federico Ughi – Clarifying – Survival Situation
Anorak Patch – Irate – Irate
The Bevis Frond – Enjoy – We’re Your Friends, Man



6/2/21 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Mudhoney – Ounce of Deception – Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Sylvia – Love Is The Only Thing – Sweet Stuff – 1975 album, reissued.
FACS – Alone Without – Present Tense – [N]
The Goon Sax – In The Stone – Mirror II – Out later this year.
Improving Grodin – I Don’t Have A Computer – .mp3 – RIP Charles Grodin.
John Dwyer, Ryan Sawyer, Peter Kerlin, Tom Dolas, Brad Caulkins, Kyp Malone & Marcos Rodriguez – The War Clock – Moon Drenched
Engine Kid – Angel Dust – Angel Dust – Previously unreleased. Will be part of the band’s 6xLP retrospective!

Cable Ties – Lani – Live At The Scrap Museum
Mdou Moctar – Asdikte Akal – Afrique Victime – [N]
Kath Bloom – Pass Through Here – Pass Through Here
Fucked Up – Year Of The Horse – Act Four – Year Of The Horse
Hailu Mergia & The Walias Band – Tezeta – Tezeta – A second reissue from 1975!
Unrest – Hydrofoil (Live in Portsmouth) – England, 1992
The Schizophonics – Re-Make / Re-Model – 45 – Roxy Music cover.

Dama/Libra – 38:12 – Live on WPRB – https://damalibra.wordpress.com

Mini Skirt – With Your Hands – Casino
Dudu Phukwana and the “Spears” – Joe’s Jika (Joe’s Groove) – S/T – Originally from 1968.
Lighthawk – Certainties – PRF/BLM – [C]



5/12/21 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Unsane – Concrete Bed (IM) – Improvised Munitions & Demo – [R] – Previously lost 1989 recordings.
Madlib – Dirtknock – Sound Ancestors – Dig that Young Marble Giants sample!
black midi – Slow (Loud) – Cavalcade – Forthcoming.
Mary Lattimore & Mac McCaughan – Opus Thread – Opus Thread
Silver Synthetic – Out Of The Darkness – Silver Synthetic – [N]
Rebecca Gates – St. Ides Heaven – Live at Doug Fir Lounge – August 4, 2013 – Legitimate chills listening to this one.
formal wear – Suffer Today – Suffer Today b​/​w Timekeeper – Eli from The Gotobeds + Ryan of Wicketkeeper.

Mainframe – Employee – A Long Time Alone – [C]
Mamaki Boys – Kagani Kagani – Patriote
Porridge Road – Wet Road – Wet Road – Scout Niblett cover.
Osees – Improv at Zebulon 2/6/21 – Improv at Zebulon 2/6/21
Serengeti with Advance Base – Tom Dooley – Be A Man
Eiki Nonaka – Phlanged Vortex – Heisei No Oto: Japanese Left-field Pop From the CD Age, 1989-1996 – [C]
Spread Joy – Violence – S/T

The Bad Doctors – 27:21 – Live on WPRB – https://baddoctors.bandcamp.com

Engine Kid – Bear Catching Fish – Everything Left Inside
Amaria Hamadalher – Tamiditine – Music From Saharan WhatsApp 05
Clinic – Congratulations – Wheeltappers & Shunters
Baldi / Gerycz Duo – The Holy Retrievers (In Transit) – After Commodore Perry Service Plaza
So Cow – Hurricane Season – Do Re Mi Fa So Cow



5/5/21 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Upper Wilds – Love Song #2 – Venus – Out in July!
Latyrx – “Say That (original)” – 12″
Julia Jacklin – Don’t Let The Kids Win – Don’t Let The Kids Win
Bird Of Maya – Porch Dude – Ready To Howl
Les Filles de Illighadad – Irriganan – At Pioneer Works – Live.
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Enola Gay – Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The ’80s Underground – [C]
Current Affairs – Cheap Cuts (7″ version) – Object & Subject

Fuzz – Returning – III – [R]
Issam Hajali – Ana Damir El Motakallim – Habibi Funk 010: Mouasalat Ila Jacad El Ard – Recorded in 1977.
Spouse – Rocket – Emergency!
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf – Methods – Big Shots
The Writhing Squares – The Pillars – Chart For The Solution – [N]
Retreaters – 4am Bird – S/T
Grave Flowers Bongo Band – Animal Lord – Strength Of Spring – [N]

Amanda X – 23:07 – Live on WPRB – http://amandax.bandcamp.com

God’s Hate – Social Class Warfare – S/T
June of 44 – ReRecorded Syntax – Revisionist: Adaptations & Future Histories In The Time Of Love And Survival
François Tusques – Sa Triste Histoire Il S’Offrit à Dire (Live Version 1969) – La Chasse Au Snark
Ghostface Killah – Daytona 500 (instrumental) – 12″ – Excerpt.
BODEGA – Treasures of the Ancient World – Shiny New Model



4/28/21 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

CLAMM – Keystone Pols – Beseech Me – [N]
Digital Underground – Doowutchyalike – Sex Packets – RIP Shock G.
The Passions – I’m In Love With A German Film Star – Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The ’80s Underground – [C]
Dhidalah – NO WATER – NO WATER 10″
The Feelies – Fa Cé-La – Crazy Rhythms
Frank Foster – The Loud Minority – The Loud Minority – 1972 album, reissued.
Couch Flambeau – Welcome Home Snakes – Bunny Hideout – First record since 1998!

Styrofoam Wings – Stuck In A Museum – S/T
KRS-One – Turn The Volume Up – Between Da Protests [Extended Edition]
Kikagaku Moyo – Pond – Mammatus Clouds
Michael Legrand – Run, Brother Rabbit, Run – La Piscine OST – Reissue of a 1969 film score.
Tadahiko Yokogawa – Stop Me – Heisei No Oto: Japanese Left​-​field Pop From The CD Age, 1989​-​1996 – [C]
Wholewheat – I’ll Be Fine – Songs From My Parents Basement – The pride of Toms River, NJ.
Fake Fruit – No Mutuals – S/T – [N]

Mike Pace – 29:15 – Live on WPRB – https://thechildactors.bandcamp.com

The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries – MC Modern – Suns Out Guns Out
Lettuce Prey – New Sunrise – Melusina
Al Massrieen – Sah – Habibi Funk 006: Modern Music
Ola Sweet – Honeymoon – Carnation



4/21/21 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikni Gospel

Mountain High – Co-op Schmo-op – 45
Lucy Dacus – Hot & Heavy – Home Video – Out later this year.
Eric B. & Rakim – Microphone Fiend – Follow The Leader
Advance Base – Kitty Winn – Live at Home
JOYFULTALK – New Biology – New Biology – Part of the Corona Borealis Longplay Singles Series 2020-2021.
Daniel Bachman – Year Of The Rat – Axacan
The Bismarck – This Train Runs On Two Rails – Bombs Of Patriots

Dow Jones & The Industrials – Can’t Stand the Midwest – Can’t Stand the Midwest 1979-1981
Caterina Valente – Ol’ Man River – Sweet Beat
Rocket 808 – Ghost Rider – S/T – Suicide cover.
Rachel Musson – For Pauline – I Went This Way
The Stammer – Wishing Well – Burden On The Living 10″ – Local.
Oumou Diabate et Kara Show Koumba Frifri – Wara – Music from Saharan WhatsApp 02
Red Fang – Arrows – Arrows

The Gotobeds – 40:47 – Live on WPRB – http://thegotobeds.bandcamp.com

Sillicone Prairie – PD2TB – My Life on the Silicone Prairie
Wau Wau Collectif – Thiante – Yaral Sa Doom
Zonal – Wrecked – Wrecked



4/14/21 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


2021 Membership Drive show!

Jennifer O’Connor – The Death Of Pop – 2007 Membership Drive – pledge.wprb.com

Superchunk – Skip Steps 1 & 3 – No Pocky For Kitty
De La Soul feat. MF Doom – Rock Co. Kane Flow – The Grind Date
Eleventh Dream Day – Orange Moon – 45

Kiwi Jr. – Cooler Returns – Cooler Returns – [N]
Dangerdoom – The Mask – The Mouse & The Mask
Astute Palate – Loose Wings – S/T

Naked Raygun – Vanilla Blue – 45
Jane Weaver – The Revolution Of Super Visions – Flock
Ooga Boogas – A Night To Remember – S/T

The Gotobeds – New York’s Alright (radio edit) – Poor People Are Revolting
3rd Bass – The Gas Face (Radio Mix) – 12″
All Hits – Blockhead – Men & Their Work

Agent Orange – Bloodstains (1979 Original Version) – Living In Darkness
CZARFACE & MF DOOM – Meddle With Metal – Czarface Meets Metalface
maromaro1337 – Eruption – .mp3 – Van Halen cover on stylophone.
Silkworm – Yr Web – Lifestyle

Constantines – Young Lions – Shine A Light
Run The Jewels – The Ground Below – RTJ4
Prince – I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (1979 version) – Sign O’ The Times (Super Deluxe)
Sweeping Promises – Safe Now – Hunger For A Way Out

TV Priest – Decoration – Uppers
Fasoul – Sid Redad – Habibi Funk 002: Al Zman Saib – James Brown, reworked.
Marlowe – Dead A Lot – Marlowe 2
Electrelane – I’m On Fire – On Parade – Springsteen cover.

Dog Chocolate – Everyday’s The End Of The World For Someone – Snack Fans
SAULT – The Beginning & The End / Free – UNTITLED (Rise)
Cable Ties – Sandcastles – Far Enough

Fugazi – Target – Red Medicine
Alkibar Junior – Adouna – Music from Saharan WhatsApp 04
Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments – My Mysterious Death (Turn It Up) – Bait & Switch – RIP Bob Petric.