It simply isn’t possible to say everything in a single mic break about a person who bettered my life so much personally, professionally and sonically but I started tonight’s radio show talking about Steve Albini.
Photo taken in my parents’ driveway by my friend Claire in 1993.
ALL-STAR WARS SHOW III
A third consecutive year of three straight hours of music inspired by Star Wars! Much appreciation to Commie Francis + Deirdre Dionysiac for moving their shows around this week so this broadcast could happen on May the 4th.
Background music: Patrick Gleeson’s “Star Wars – Luke’s Theme”
Mynoc – Tarkin’s Confidence – A Punk Rock Tribute To Star Wars – [C]
Wordburgler – Dude Where’s My AT-AT At? (Grand Moff Remix) feat. Rift aka Garthim-Master – SpaceVerse – [R]
The Planet Robots – Star Wars Soul Music Medley – Disco Music Inspired By Star Wars…(And Other Soul Music)
Anchorhead – Shredisode V – Shredisode V – Finally found this one!
Return of the Jedi Read-Along Parts 1 + 2 – 7″ – Thanks for the record, Dana K.
Magnificent Octopus – Lapti Nek – Mussel Memory
Kevin Kiner & Sarah Tudzin – Igyah Kah – Ahsoka, Vol. 1 (Episodes 1-4) – [C] – She of Illuminati Hotties.
Background music: Patrick Gleeson’s “The Tatooine Desert”
Jon Cougar Concentration Camp – Half Ass Jedi – Hot Shit, Cold Piss – [R]
Altin Lazer Blaster – Rumble Droid – Sounds from the Galactic Skylanes (Original Music from Star Wars Jedi: Survivor) – [C] – a/k/a Altın Gün!
Joseph Scrimshaw – Don’t Call Me Prune Face (excerpt) – Rebel Scum
Isao Tomita – Star Wars: Main Title – Kosmos
Great Disturbance – Beggar’s Canyon – Great Disturbance Is Your Father
Bespin Moons – A Binding Force – A Binding Force
Jedi Scum – If This Is A Consular Ship, Then Where’s The Ambassador? – S/T – [R]
Wounded Lion – Degobah System – S/T – [R]
DJ Food – The Tracks Go Off In This Direction… – The Tracks Go Off In This Direction…
Auralnauts & She’s Excited! – Rey – Star Wars: Dark Side EP
DJ Spin-da-Wheela – Butcher in the Stars: Anthony Daniels vs Bon Jovi vs Happy Flowers – 2021 Christmas Stories
Dr. Cryptic – Star Wars Dub – S/T
Mac McCaughan – Only Do – Non-Believers
Boris The Sprinkler – My Prom Date’s Parkin’ With Grand Moff Tarkin – Bits O Boris
Background music: Patrick Gleeson’s “Cantina Music”
Servotron – Red Robot Refund (The Ballad of R5-D4) – No Room For Humans
Schizophr3nica – Rebel Scum – Ice Planet Goth – [C]
The Mountain Goats – The Ultimate Jedi Who Wastes All the Other Jedi and Eats Their Bones – .mp3
Lazaro Salazar – Artuditu – 45
The Thyme Machine – Star Wars – Top and Tail with The Thyme Machine
The Jimmy Castor Bunch – Bertha Butt Encounters Vadar – Hits
Coruscants – Coruscant Bop – Stormtrooper The Streets – “A joke conversation during studio downtime taken too far. It’s The Riverdales classic album Storm The Streets crossed with the original Star Wars trilogy.”
Background music: Patrick Gleeson’s “Droids”
Maynard Ferguson – Main Title from “Star Wars – New Vintage – [R]
DJ Z-Trip & DJ P – Imperial March (Breaks Mix) – Uneasy Listening Vol. 1
Sam The Sham – The Wookie – 45
Smog – I Am Star Wars! – Julius Caesar – [R]
The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel
The Wipers – Over The Edge – Over The Edge – For Commie Francis.
Jalwal, Annie & Geerasak – Klug Tum La – Thai? Dai!: The Heavier Side of the Luk Thung Underground – [C] – Chicago cover?
Kinski – The Party Which You Know Will Be Heavy – Alpine Static
Harold Land – Choma (Burn) – Choma (Burn) – Soon to be reissued by WeWantSounds.
Landowner – Landowner Plays Dopesmoker 666% Faster and with No Distortion – .mp3
Troupe Ecole Tudu – Bili Manane (Barmo) – Oyiwane
The Ex – Prism Song – Turn
METZ – Never Still Again – Up On Gravity Hill – [N]
Super Onze – Face B – Session pour Yehia le Marabout – The Takamba champions of the Niger bend.
MEMORIALS – Precious Liquids II – Centre Pompidou EP – [N] – Verity from Electrelane + Matthew from Wire. Commissioned by the Centre Pompidou in Paris to create a piece of music in response to an artwork of the band’s choice from the collection (Louise Bourgeois’ 1992 installation Precious Liquids).
Black Sheep – The Choice Is Yours – A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing
Outer World – The Drum The Beat – Who Does The Music Love? – [N] – Ex-Dahlia Seed / Positive No.
Population II – Le Serpent – Serpent Échelle
Eleventh Dream Day – Bomb The Mars Hotel – Beet
TK Webb – 33:45 – Live on WPRB – https://mexicansummer.com/artist/tk-webb/
The Feelies – Fa Ci-La – Crazy Rhythms
Mary Lattimore & Paul Sukeena – Flaming Cherries Jubilee at Antoine’s – West Kensington
Wrekmeister Harmonies – Coyotes of Central Park – We Love To Look at the Carnage
Hallelujahs – Christmas Out Of Season – Eat Meat, Swear an Oath
Not only was this a special 2024 ALL HITS WPRB MEMBERSHIP DRIVE BROADCAST but I invited JEN from RUNNING REDLIGHTS along to celebrate the support of the best listeners in all of radio.
Jennifer O’Connor – The Death of Pop – 2007 WPRB Membership Drive – pledge.wprb.com
mclusky – To Hell With Good Intentions – Mclusky Do Dallas
Bob Destiny – Wang Dang – Habibi Funk 007: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World – [C]
The Eastern Dark – Johnny and Dee Dee – 45
Upper Wilds – Love Song #7 – Venus
Brand Nubian – All For One – One For All
The Lemonheads – Ever – Lick – Remember when I used to close my show with this one…?
Drive Like Jehu – Super Unison – Yank Crime
Jaimie Branch – Take Over The World – Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))
Shellac – Spoke – The End of Radio
The Stooges – 1970 – Funhouse
Azna de L’Ader – Ya Manina – Zabaya
Lync – Cue Cards – These Are Not Fall Colors
Mission of Burma – Academy Fight Song – Signals, Calls and Marches
Vanishing Twin – Afternoon X – Afternoon X
Angry Samoans – Lights Out – Back From Samoa
The Breeders – Wait In The Car – All Nerve
Chubb Rock – Treat ‘Em Right – The One
Les Thugs – As Happy As – As Happy As Possible
Oneida – Beat Me To The Punch – Success
Jane Weaver – Oblique Fantasy – 45
Moving Targets – The Other Side – Burning In Water
The Embarrassment – Two Week Vacation – Heyday 1979-83
Public Enemy – You’re Gonna Get Yours – Yo! Bum Rush the Show – The first CD I ever bought!
Fugazi – Epic Problem – The Argument
The Grifters – Re-Entry Blues – Full Blown Possession
English Teacher – The World’s Biggest Paving Slab – The Could Be Texas – [N]
Tubeway Army – My Shadow In Vain – S/T
The Celibate Rifles – Sometimes – The Turgid Miasma of Existence
The Nutley Brass – Marquee Moon – Beat on the Brass – Television cover.
Not only was this evening a special 2024 ALL HITS WPRB MEMBERSHIP DRIVE BROADCAST but I brought the exceptional CAPTAIN AHAB back to Wednesday nights to celebrate the support of the best listeners in radio.
Jennifer O’Connor – The Death of Pop – 2007 WPRB Membership Drive – pledge.wprb.com
Superchunk – Hyper Enough – Hyper Enough CD5
Anti-Pop Consortium – Human Shield – Arrhythmia
SPRINTS – Literary Mind – Letter to Self – [N]
Astute Palate – Loose Wings – S/T
The Fall – Shoulder Pads #1 – Bend Sinister
Unrest – Cherry Cream On – Imperial F.F.R.R.
Rodan – The Everyday World of Bodies – Rusty – This album turned 30 last week!
En Attandant Ana – Down The Hill – Juillet
Bounaly – Touré Iseye – Dimanche à Bamako – [N]
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Which Way To Go – Primary Colours
Torche – Healer – Meanderthal – …played both because it rules and to make Captain Ahab feel at home.
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band – Free From The Guillotine – Dancing on the Edge
Vintage Crop – Casting Calls – Kibitzer
Love Child – Asking For It – Never Meant to Be : 1988-1993
Party Ben – Independent Room (Fugazi vs Destiny’s Child) – .mp3
The Ex with Ken Vandermark – I Can Foresee – Live at WFMU’s Monty Hall 10/23/2015
Buzzcocks – Fast Cars – Another Music in a Different Kitchen
CZARFACE & MF DOOM – Meddle with Metal – Czarface Meets Metal Face
Pissed Jeans – Moving On – Half Divorced – [N]
Titus Andronicus – A More Perfect Union – The Monitor
Poor Righteous Teachers – Rock Dis Funky Joint – Holy Intellect
Electrelane – I’m On Fire – On Parade – Bruce Springsteen cover.
Naked Raygun – I Remember – All Rise
Eric B. & Rakim – Microphone Fiend – Microphone Fiend
The Chills – Look for the Good in Others and They’ll See the Good in You – Brave Words (2023 Expanded and Remastered)
Mudhoney – Let It Slide – Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Handsome Boy Modeling School – Holy Calamity [Bear Witness II] (feat. DJ Shadow & DJ Quest) – So…How’s Your Girl?
Dramarama – Anything, Anything – Cinema Verite
Sweeping Promises – Pain Without A Touch – Pain Without A Touch
Dscio – Love Will Freak Us – .mp3
2 Ton Bug – Moon Dater – It’s A Wonderful Life
The 2024 WPRB Membership Drive starts April 9th and runs through April 21st. It is the station’s most exciting time of the year, which includes special programming, one-time DJ team-ups, in-person events involving local record stores, and donor perks that you can only get during the drive! Learn more about the drive and make a tax-deductible donation to support 103.3 fm WPRB here.
My schedule during the festivities is as follows…
Wednesday 4/10 – 5 to 8 pm ET – Captain Ahab joins my show!
Sunday 4/14 – 3 to 6 pm ET – Co-hosting with DJ Pup!
Tuesday 4/16 – 12 to 3 pm ET – Co-hosting with Wilbo!
Wednesday 4/17 – 5 to 8 pm ET – Jen joins my show!
Friday 4/19 – 3 to 5 pm ET – Co-hosting with Jen on Running Redlights (also my birthday)!
Can’t wait to thank you on-air during one (or all?) of these broadcasts.
The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel
The Bismarck – Man of Science, Man of Faith – Constant Currency – [N]
Charif Megarbane – Tarator – Habibi Funk 023: Marzipan
Count Floyd – Count Floyd Is Back – S/T ET – RIP Joe Flaherty.
The Exorzist III – Fourth Coming – Fourth Coming – [N] – Exceptional long jammer by Psychic Paramount / Laddio Bolocko / White Hills folks.
Helium – Leon’s Space Song – The Magic City
Bananagun – Bang Go the Bongos – The True Story of Bananagun
Continuals – March 3rd – S/T – [N]
Mudhoney – I Hate The Bloody Queen – Head on the Curb – Queen Haters cover. RIP Joe Flaherty.
Gang Starr feat. Greg Nice – DWYCK (Album Clean Version) – 12″
Don Caballero – Puddin’ In My Eye – 45 – RIP Joe Flaherty. For respect.
Floating Cave – Amulet of Sound – Amulet of Sound – [N]
Swansea Sound – Markin’ It Down – Markin’ It Down – Record Store Day 2024 single.
Wau Wau Collectif – Riddim Rek Ya Niouy Mom – Yaral Sa Doom
Variety – The Light – The Light – [N] – Rhys and Zach from Borzoi.
Bathroom Plants – Raise your Consciousness to Class Consciousness – NewMind Solidarity – [N] – 🚨 PREMIERE! 🚨
Peter Laughner – Pale Blue Eyes – 1977 (Nocturnal Digressions) – Velvet Underground cover, recorded the night before he died.
Grupo Celeste – Todo Lo Tengo De Ti Menos Tu Amor – Saturno 2000: La Rebajada De Los Sonideros 1962 – 1983 – [C]
Julia Jacklin – Hay Plain – Don’t Let the Kids Win
Lightning Bolt – Ride The Sky – Ride The Skies – Second album, originally released in 2001.
The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel
Mary Timony – No Thirds – Untame the Tiger – [N]
Ziad Rahbani – Final – Al Adala – Amrak Seedna & Abtal Wa Harameyah – Reissue of a 1987 Lebanese album.
75 Dollar Bill – Southeaster – Southeaster b/w Like Like Laundry (2023 Reissue)
Monde UFO – Lowered Shelf – 7171 (Expanded Edition)
Isaac Turner – Song for Darin (Lil’ Bit) – Grand Prairie – [N] – He of OUT, Minutes, Wowza In Kalamazoo, New Standards Men and (many) more…
Manzanita – Paga La Cuenta Sinverguenza – Saturno 2000: La Rebajada De Los Sonideros 1962 – 1983 – [C]
Meatbodies – Move – Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom – [N]
Young Moon – 20:32 – Live on WPRB – https://youngmoonmusic.bandcamp.com
Advance Base – 20:40 – Live on WPRB – http://advancebase.bandcamp.com
Red Eyed Legends – Monsters – Wake Up, Legend
xpoemsx – IV – At The Mod.Whitall Mansion, Philadelphia october 2023
Damaged Bug – Microminiature Love – Bug On Yonkers – Michael Yonkers cover.
Omar El Shariyi – Gafnoho – Oriental Music – Originally released in 1976.
Tangled Shoelaces – Political Jokes – Turn My Dial – M Squared Recordings and more, 1981-84
Mountain Goats – Snow Song – Dog So Large I Can Not See Past It – [C]
Weird Nightmare – Darkroom – S/T – Solo record by Alex Edkins of METZ.
Winged Wheel – Smudged Textile – Big Wheel – [N] – Out in May. Members of Spray Paint, Tyvek, Water Damage, Sonic Youth, Matchess and more!
Pelydron – (Hands, Palms Facing Outwards, Move Downwards with a Swaying Motion and with All Fingers Wiggling) – Snö – [C]
The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel
The Proletariat – Decorations – Soma Holiday
CAN – Paris 73 Eins – LIVE IN PARIS 1973 – One of Damo Suzuki’s final shows with the band. Best in this series so far.
Advance Base – Summon Satan – Nephew In The Wild – Live on this show in two weeks, alongside Young Moon!
La Sécurité – Serpent (Standard Emmanuel Remix) – Stay Safe! REMIXED – [N]
Lorelei – Caterwaul – Asleep – A member of this band is now CEO of Amtrak!
Jemeel Moondoc Trio – Campbell’s Soup – Tri-p-let – [N] – First recording since 1985!
The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries – Look Up – Mass. Grave
Eyelids – Faith Healer – No Jigsaw – [N] – Big Dipper cover.
Attarazat Addahabia & Faradjallah – Chama’a – Habibi Funk 011: Al Hadaoui
ErnstErnst – Persecution Plan – Without Warning: Early Montana Punk, Postpunk, New Wave & Hardcore 1979-1991 – [C] – RIP John Kappes.
The George Otsuka Quintet – Miles Mode – Loving You George – Recorded live on the 19th of July, 1975.
Florry – When I Kicked You Out of the Band (I Wasn’t Kicking You Out of My Life – Sweet Guitar Solos EP
KRS-One – Introducing – The B.D.P. Album (Special Edition)
mclusky – She Will Only Bring You Happiness – The Difference Between Me and You Is That I’m Not on Fire
Eric Carbonara – 42:48 – Live on WPRB – https://ericcarbonara.bandcamp.com
Variety – Plover – Plover – [N] – Rhys and Zach from Borzoi.
Junior Y Su Equipo – Alégrate – Saturno 2000: La Rebajada De Los Sonideros 1962 – 1983 – [C]
The Brown Christmas – A Stampede Indeed – Do They Serve Pizza In Heaven
The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel
Breaking Circus – Took A Hammering – The Ice Machine
Fela Anikulapo Kuti* & Egypt 80 – O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake) – Beasts Of No Nation / O.D.O.O. – Originally released in 1990.
Unrest – Vibe Out! – B.P.M. (1991-1994)
Green Gardens – Things I Didn’t Do – This Is Not Your Fault
Marlowe – Otherworld – Marlowe 2
Jane Weaver – Romantic Worlds – Love in Constant Spectacle – Out April 5th.
Pissed Jeans – Sixty-Two Thousand Dollars in Debt – Half Divorced – [N]
Coffin Pricks – Group Home Haircut – Semi-Perfect Crimes – [N] – Complete discography LP from Chris Thomson’s early 2010s band…
Bounaly – Chérie ye Bani – Dimanche à Bamako
Yard Act – Blackpool Illuminations (Clean Edit) – Where’s My Utopia? – [N]
The Glass Bees – Eagle Rock – Because Tomorrow Disaster May Come
En Attendant Ana – Teeny Tiny Tyche – 45 – [N]
Fairouz – Rah Nebqa Sawa – Maarifti Feek
CRUMBS – You’re Just Jealous – You’re Just Jealous – [N]
Run Runner – 31:25 – Live on WPRB – https://myspace.com/runrunner
Ein Heit – Replay – 45 – RIP John Kappes / JK Manlove.
Fumio Itabashi – Watarase – Watarase
Gerycz / Powers / Rolin – Activator – Activator – [N]
