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9/30/09 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

2009 Membership Drive Preview

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Obits – SUD – I Blame You – Live on WPRB – Wed. 10/7/09.
Danielson – Cast It At The Setting Sail – Ships – Live on WPRB – Wed. 10/7/09.
Jennifer O’Connor – I’ll Bring You Home – Over The Mountain, Across The Valley & Back To The Stars – Live on WPRB – Wed. 10/7/09.
Caterpillar – Bus 6 – 45 – Live on WPRB – Wed. 10/7/09.
Caterpillar – 4004 – Eleutherian Mill – N – Live on WPRB – Wed. 10/7/09.
The Spinto Band – Summer Grof – Moonwink – Live on WPRB – Wed. 10/7/09.
Screaming Females – Bell – Power Move – Live on WPRB – Wed. 10/7/09.

Pierced Arrows – Guns Of Thunder – Straight To The Heart – Live on WPRB – Mon. 10/12/09.
Sian Alice Group – Way Down To Heaven – 59.59 – Live on WPRB – Thu. 10/8/09.
Niagara Falls – Sequence Of Prophets part 1 – Sequence Of Prophets – Live on WPRB – Wed. 10/14/09.
US Girls – Me & Yoko – 45 – Live on WPRB – Tue. 10/13/09.
Blues Control – On Through The Night – Local Flavor – Live on WPRB – Mon. 10/12/09.
Brown Recluse – Raining Blood (Slayer) – 2008 Membership Drive – Live on WPRB – Fri. 10/9/09.
Kurt Vile – For Awhile (The Feelies) – 2008 Membership Drive – Live on WPRB – Mon. 10/12/09.

Jennifer O’Connor – Achin’ To Be (Replacements) – 2007 Membership Drive – Have a song you want JO’C to cover for this year’s drive?
Jennifer O’Connor – Bobby, King Of Boystown (Cass McCombs) – 2007 Membership Drive – Well, email me your request!
Jennifer O’Connor – Half Dead (Mountain Goats) – 2008 Membership Drive – I’ll pass it on to her. jon@wprb.com.
Jennifer O’Connor – Stockholm Syndrome (Yo La Tengo) – 2007 Membership Drive – For a $103.30 pledge to WPRB you’ll get some sweet station swag *and* your cover (hopefully) played by Ms. O’Connor.
Jennifer O’Connor – The Death Of Pop (The Rub) – 2007 Membership Drive – The more lead time, the better.
Jennifer O’Connor – She Said, She Said (The Beatles) – 2007 Membership Drive – She has to learn how to play these songs by next Wednesday, after all.
Jennifer O’Connor – I Don’t Want To Get Over You (Magnetic Fields) – 2008 Membership Drive – http://www.jenniferoconnor.net
Jennifer O’Connor – Speed Trials (Elliott Smith) – 2007 Membership Drive
Jennifer O’Connor – Brassneck (The Wedding Present) – 2008 Membership Drive

Sonny Rollins – East Broadway Run Down – East Broadway Run Down – Dan Buskirk interviews Sonny Rollins on Mon. 10/12/09.

Home Blitz – Live on WPRB – 2008 Membership Drive
The War On Drugs – Wagonwheel Blues – 2008 Membership Drive
Adam Arcuragi – Showdown (ELO) – 2007 Membership Drive
Oxford Collapse – The Boys Go Home / You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC) – 2008 Membership Drive

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Caterpillar joins the overcrowded Membership Drive show.

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Two weeks ago we announced a completely bonkers lineup of live guests for the start of the 2009 WPRB Membership Drive on Wednesday, October 7th.

Well, in addition to exclusive, never-before-heard live sessions by Jennifer O’Connor, Obits, Screaming Females, The Spinto Band and Danielson that will air between 7:00 pm ET and 12:00 am ET…

…I am happy to reveal a performance by beloved/reunited Philadelphia rock band Caterpillar will be part of the show!

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Jennifer O’Connor plays covers for pledges!

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Remember the awesome person above these words? Her name is Jennifer O’Connor and she is an ace lady, fierce Scrabble rival and a top-notch musician who has released great albums on Matador and Kiam.

For the third straight year, Jennifer will be taking the train down to WPRB on Wednesday, October 7th to play live on-air during the 2009 WPRB Membership Drive. My five hour “opening ceremonies” show will air from 7:00 pm ET – 12:00 am ET.

Like in 2008 and 2007, she would be happy to try and play a slew of covers in exchange for listener pledges during this special program.

However, Jennifer needs some advance warning to try and learn these songs!

So…

If you pledge $103.30 at pledge.wprb.com, you’ll not only get some great WPRB premiums, but you also can ask Jennifer to play a song for you. Make sure you contact me about what cover you would like to hear.

Jennifer will be joined in studio by Obits, Screaming Females, The Spinto Band and Danielson among others.

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Mark your calendar for England Belongs To Twee.

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

On Saturday, October 3rd I will be the “Special Guest” at England Belongs To Twee in Philadelphia. I hope you will come out and dance to the records I play. Ack. What records should I play?!

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Supplemental Reading.

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

This week’s links/videos/items of interest based on topics discussed during last night’s radio show. As always, I’ve attempted to post them in the order they were played on-air.

Recently deceased turntablist Roc Raida, doing his thing.

The excellent band A Sunny Day In Glasgow is looking for a singer.

Those camera clicks you heard during a couple mic breaks were for an Inside Jersey profile that will be out in December.

Wild Carnation, tonight’s guest:

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Live performance #196 – Wild Carnation.

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

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9/23/09 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Voodoo Idols – Do The Kirk – Hyped To Death #4 – C – Tampa, 1982.
Tortoise & Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Thunder Road – The Brave & The Bold – Happy Birthday, Bruce Springsteen.
A Sunny Day In Glasgow – Shy – Ashes Grammar – N
Any Trouble – Growing Up – Where Are All The Nice Girls? – Happy Birthday, Bruce Springsteen.
The Vampires Of Dartmoore – Frankenstein Greets Alpha 7 – Dracula’s Musical Cabinet – N
X-Ecutioners – A Journey Into Sound – Built From Scratch – RIP Roc Raida.
Paint It Black – Head Hurts Hands On Fire – CVA

Total Abuse – Scarred – S/T – N
Portastatic – Bobby Jean – Live on WPRB – Happy Birthday, Bruce Springsteen.
Clean Equations – X-Xtine Reprise – S/T – Local.
Rene Mbu – Boma Limbala – The World Is Shaking: Cubanismo From The Congo 1954-55 – N – C
Electrelane – I’m On Fire – On Parade – Happy Birthday, Bruce Springsteen.
Rollins Band – Move Right In – Do It – Lou Reed song.
US Maple – I’m Just A Bag – Purple On Time

Wild Carnation – Live on WPRB – 31:51 – http://www.wildcarnation.com

Witch – Seer – S/T
Jennifer O’Connor – Cover Me – mp3 – Happy Birthday, Bruce Springsteen.
Enumclaw – Third Prime – Opening Of The Dawn – N
Whitehouse Johnny & Train Station Hoods – I’m From New Jersey But I Sure As Hell Ain’t From The Beach – 45 – Happy Birthday, Bruce Springsteen.
Rachel’s – Saccharin – Handwriting – Get well soon, Jason.
Zeitgeist – Atlantic City – 12″ – R – Happy Birthday, Bruce Springsteen.
The Little Killers – Fly Away – A Real Good One

John Coltrane – Ascension – Edition I – Ascension – Happy 83rd Birthday, John Coltrane.

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Supplemental Reading.

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

This week’s links/videos/items of interest based on topics discussed during last night’s radio show. As always, I’ve attempted to post them in the order they were played on-air.

A comprehensive Rodan fan page.

Two weeks ago, Danzing sped up. Last week, Van Halen sped up. This week – Rush slooooooowed down.

Whales & Cops, tonight’s guest:

Slate debunks one of my favorite articles of the year, the New York Post story about rapper Roxanne Shante. Bummer.

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Live performance #195 – Whales & Cops.

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

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9/16/09 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Impulse International – Tina, No – Point Of Action – N
Special Ed – I Got It Made (Businesslike Version) – Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack Vol. 5 – C
David Bazan – When We Fall – Curse Your Branches – N
Funky Music Machine – Gotta Clean Up The World Pt. 1 – Fallin’ Off The Reel – C
Gay Beast – White Diamonds – Second Wave – N
Jim Carroll Band – Catholic Boy – Catholic Boy – RIP.
Naked Raygun – New Dreams – All Rise – The most fun I’ve had in ages.

Chemicals Made From Dirt – Panic No Fusion – Homework #105 – C – Long Island, 1981.
Rodan – Before The Train – Peel Session – Get well soon, Jason.
Adikwa Depala – Yoka Ngal – The World Is Shaking: Cubanismo From The Congo 1954-55 – N – C
Rush – Working Man (slowed down) – mp3
Alexander Tucker – Florence Blue – Custom Made – N
Feedtime – Play With Fire – Cooper-S – For my friend Will and his mom.
Detention – The Colonel’s Wish – Expelled – R

Whales & Cops – Live on WPRB – 31:25 – http://www.myspace.com/wearewhalesandcops

Hot Snakes – Plenty For All – Audit In Progress – R
Final – Wrong Signal – Reading All The Right Signals Wrong – N
Sole – Poppa Large – The Secret History Of Underground Rap – Ultramagnetic MCs, remixed.
Yoga – Encante – Megafauna – N
Marianne Nowottny & The All American Band – Mr. So & So (German Version) – 7″
Weasel Walter/Henry Kaiser/Damon Smith – Untamed Talents – Plane Crash – N
Band Of Susans – Hope Against Hope – Hope Against Hope

Wild Carnation – The Road To Bielefeld – Superbus – Live on next week’s radio show!
Ink & Dagger – The Lines Of Lies – S/T – R
Hototogisu – Track 3 – Chimarendammerung – N
Tristan Psionic – Zone Of Compass Unreliability – TPA Flight 028

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