3/12/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


Goals update!

2008 Goal 1 – Have a restaurant name an item on its menu after me.

Accomplished! Hope you’ll join me on April 12th.

2008 Goal 2 – Receive a key to a city.

295 days to work this one out.

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Discount Chiefs – In A Different Light – Messthetics #104 – N – C – 1981.
3rd Bass – The Gas Face (Radio Mix) – The Gas Face
The Gutter Twins – Each To Each – Saturnalia – N – Greg Dulli & Mark Lanegan.
Bitter, Bitter Weeks – Daylight Savings Is Over – S/T
Dayton Sidewinders – Funky Chicken Stew – S/T – N – 1967. Debut single.
Buzzoven – Red Green – The Gospel According…II
Volt – Green Eyes – S/T

Metropak – Looking – Messthetics #105 – N – C – 1979.
C-Clamp – Daylight Savings – Meander & Return
Joe Lally – Tonight At Ten – Nothing Is Underrated – N
Chris Strawn – Sportabout – I Left My Hat In Hades
Propinquity – Where I’m Bound – Propinquity – N – 1973.
Public Enemy – Louder Than A Bomb – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Qui – A#1 – Love’s Miracle – N – David Yow’s new trio.

Pipe – The Astronaut Song – Ball Peen
Defiance, Ohio – Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop – The Fear, The Fear, The Fear – N
Keefe Jackson’s Project Project – Dragon Fly – Just Like This
Megan Reilly – Horse (For Corrie Beth) – Arc Of Tessa
Human Bell – Hanging From The Rafters – S/T – N – Members of Lungfish & Arbouretum.
Uzi – Collections – Sleep Asylum
WKGB – Non-Stop – Homework #103 – C – From Kearny, NJ.

Red Eyed Legends – That Other Bastard – The High I Feel When I’m Low
Monade – Regarde – Monstre Cosmic – N
Boris Policeband – Tow Away – New York Noise vol. 3 – C
Pearl Bailey – I Can’t Rock & Roll To Save My Soul – The One & Only Pearl Baily Sings
Ugh God – One Left To Jump (Kitty Suicide) – Deep. Dark. Mysterious & Serious. – N – Local.
Funkadelic – Hardcore Jollies – Hardcore Jollies – R
Nails – Cops Are Punks – Local Anesthetic – N – C

Terrible Twos – An Image Break – Radical Tadpoles – N
Lootpack – Whenimondamic – Peanut Butter Wolf Presents – C
Vandermark 5 – Friction (For Gyorgy Ligeti) – Beat Reader – N
Red Monkey – Straight Lines Don’t Fit – Difficult Is Easy
David Garland – The Intention To Relax & Think About Things – Noise In You – N
Pinhead Gunpowder – Future Daydream – Jump Salty
Dan Kaufman – The Black Forest – Force Of Light
Cline / Giffoni / Licht / Ranaldo – Nothing Makes Any Sense – Nothing Makes Any Sense – N

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2008 Goal #1 = accomplished!


Remember back on February 14th when I declared my two goals for 2008?

We’re down to one goal, people.

Join me, a bunch of other WPRB DJs, friends and listeners (hopefully) at Blue Sky Cafe – 22 W. 4th Street in Bethlehem, PA on Saturday, April 12th at 12:00 pm to try Jon Solomon’s Veggie Stir!

If you’re going to come by, let me know in the comments. I am super-excited about this.

Jon



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"Local Support" podcast episode 051.


Don’t forget to vote for a winner in the Philly Rock Shootout. New episodes of “Local Support” come your way every two weeks and this program is free to download. Subscribe here. This program is brought to you by Philadelphia City Paper.

Zolof The Rock & Roll Destroyer – “Death Or Radio” – Schematics
DNOC – “Loose Script (Tamazin)” – A Breath Of Fresh Sounds
Gianmarco Cilli – “All My Designs” – Homely Joys
Cordalene – “Isn’t The Sun” – S/T
Das Black Milk – “Moments” – The Blood Of Hell

Dr. Dog – “Oh No” – Easy Beat
Panic Buttons – “O Wow” – The Philly Sound Get Down (c)
Psychatrone Rhonedakk – “Free Jam (excerpt)” – Compilation Blues! (c)
The Beggar’s Son – “Empire Of The Sun” – Battle Hymns For The New Imperial Empire
Prowler – “Ahead Of The Pack” – TBD

Bad News Bats – “WTM” – S/T
Pearls & Brass – “Beneath The Earth” – The Indian Tower
The Blissters – “You Made Me Smile” – Allentown Aufspring (c)
Bridge Underwater – “Track 5” – Six Songs
Brother JT – “Song For Everybody” – Off Blue

Violent Students – “Less Government” – S/T
Desoto Rust – “Nice Enough Gal” – Green Country Towne

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3/5/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


Goals update!

2008 Goal 1 – Have a restaurant name an item on its menu after me.

Big news. Next week. I promise.

2008 Goal 2 – Receive a key to a city.

Let’s focus on Goal 1 for a lil’ while…

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Spitfire Boys – Funtime – Messthetics #104 – N – C – 1979.
Johnny Cash – The Man Comes Around – American IV – Yes, I watch the Terminator TV series.
Graveyard – Satan’s Finest – S/T – Swedish.
Gianmarco Cilli – Lou Ann – Homely Joys – N
Co-Real Artists – What About You? – Peanut Butter Wolf Presents – C
D. Charles Speer & The Helix – Sit Right There – After Hours – Members of Sunburned Hand Of The Man & No Neck Blues Band.
Frantix – Face Reality – The Local Anesthetic – N – C

Fire Engines – New Things In Cartons – Messthetics #105 – N – C
The Dream Syndicate – Then She Remembers – The Days Of Wine & Roses
The Chimeras – The Bullet’s Song – Party Of God – N – Local.
Dungeons & Dragons – Black Dragon Bog (side a) – 7″ – RIP.
Pitchblende – Romanesque But-tox – Gygax! – Gary.
Dungeons & Dragons – Black Dragon Bog (side b) – 7″ – Gygax.
X – Your Phone’s Off The Hook, But You’re Not – Los Angeles

Panda Riot – Live on WPRB – 32:54 – www.pandariot.com

Radon – Step Mother Earth – S/T – R – Good request.
Ut – Tell It – New York Noise vol. 3 – C
Terribly Empty Pockets – Manchild – Get Wet
Rob Brown Ensemble – Rocking Horse – Crown Trunk Root Funk – N
Tiger Trap – For Sure – S/T
Boogie Down Productions – Jimmy – By All Means Necessary – Why is this song stuck in my head?!
Circus Lupus – Right Turn Clyde – Solid Brass

Capitol City Dusters – Signal Sound – Rock Creek
Peter Wright – Magpie Attack On The Back Road To Albert Town – 7″ – N
Pocahaunted – Roman Nose – Hunted Gathering
The Roy Campbell Ensemble – Pharaoh’s Revenge Part 1 – Akhenaten Suite – N

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Live performance #177 – Panda Riot.


Engineered 3/4/08.

Panda Riot web site

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2/27/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


Goals update!

2008 Goal 1 – Have a restaurant name an item on its menu after me.

Just waiting for final confirmation. Hope to announce something on Wednesday’s show!

2008 Goal 2 – Receive a key to a city.

The excitement about Goal 1 has resulted in little progress here.

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Visitors – Moth – Messthetics #105 – N – C – 1979.
Wild Billy Childish & The Blackhands – Dread Luck – Play Captain Calypso’s Hoodoo Party – Lee “Scratch” Perry cover.
Paleface – World Full Of Cops – S/T
Dead Meadow – Ain’t Got Nothing (To Go Wrong) – Old Growth – N
Jonathan Richman – 1963 – Having A Party With…
Myron Cope – Cope’s Cabana – mp3 – RIP.
Adam Arcuragi – The Belgian – Soldiers For Feet 12″

The Sane – Arnold Palmer – Messthetics #104 – N – C – 1979.
Ill Ease – One Hell Of A Bender – All Systems A-Go-Go!
Betty Wright – Mr. Lucky – Eccentric Soul: The Outskirts Of Deep City – N – C
Magic Hour – Isn’t A Way – No Excess Is Absurd
Atlas Sound – Ready, Set Glow – Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel – N – Deerhunter dude.
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Nothing Wrong – Nothing Wrong
The Minutemen – Straight Jacket – The Punchline

Unnatural Helpers – Earwax – Earwax 45 – N
Dominatrix – City That Never Sleeps – New York Noise vol. 3 – C
Mahjong – Rise Rice – Kontpab – N
Magical Power Mako – Bills & Guitars – Music From Heaven
Bob James Trio – And On – Explosions – N
17 Pygmies – Mocha Polka – 45
The Swimmers – It’s Time They Knew – Fighting Trees – N

Hot Dogs – Return Of Hankie – A Fistful Of Rock N Roll Vol. 13, Part 2 – N – C
Della Reese – Compared To What? – Soul Gospel – C
The Drills – I’m Normal – Skull Death – N
The Rutles – Cheese & Onions – S/T – R
Lindha Kallerdahl – Hawaii – Gold – N
Thought Criminals – Oceana – Sydney Post Punk #1 – C
Volcano Suns – White Elephant – All Night Lotus Party

FNU Ronnies – Normal Citizen – Meat 45 – N
Paul Bley Trio – Sideways In Mexico – Closer
Prints – End – S/T – N
Girls At Our Best – Politics – Rough Trade Records Compilation – C
The Monorchid – Dead Signal – Let Them Eat The Monorchid
Albert Brooks – Comedy Minus One – Comedy Minus One
Helmettes – Half Two – Back To Front vol. 1 – C

Joseph Jarman – Song For Christopher – As If It Were The Seasons – N

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“Local Support” podcast episode 050.


My goodness, we’re 50. New episodes of “Local Support” come your way every two weeks and this program is free to download. Subscribe here. This program is brought to you by Philadelphia City Paper.

Adam Arcuragi – “The Belgian” – Soldiers For Feet
Ghetto Boys – “Be Down” – mp3
Sugar Skulls – “Light Of Despair” – S/T
Soft People – “Chloris” – The Vapors
The Photon Band – “Cry, Crycrycry” – Back Down To Earth

Paint It Black – “Severance” – New Lexicon
Kurt Vile – “Space Forklift” – Constant Hitmaker
Sunshine Recorder – “Little Wiser” – mp3 
An American Chinese – “Panic Pilgrim, Quick Grab Your Suitcase” – Panic Pilgrim
The Extraordinaires – “The Chicken, The Egg, Or The Song?” – Split single (r)

Golden Ball – “Siren” – The Luxury Of Pause
Black Landlord – “Dear God” – Munf Ta Munf Lease  
Rocknoceros – “Swimming Man” – We Are Rocknoceros & We Eat A Lot
The Sweetheart Parade – “The Most Desperate Wind” – Heartwood
Thinking Machines – “Urban Archaeologist” – A Complete Record Of Urban Archaeology

The Chimeras – “Bullet’s Song” – Party Of God
Hakujin – “Practice Room” – 108

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2/20/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


Goals update!

2008 Goal 1 – Have a restaurant name an item on its menu after me.

A woman called this week’s show with a friend who owns a new restaurant in Bethlehem. This restaurant is interested in naming their veggie stir fry after me. We’ve since exchanged emails. The menu looks very tasty and I would be honored. Hopefully this can all come together and a WPRB Field Trip will be in order. Can 2008 Goal 1 really have been this easy? We shall see.

2008 Goal 2 – Receive a key to a city.

There’s a key to the city of Lexington, KY on eBay, but beyond that, little progress…

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

What To Wear – We’re The Martians Now – Messthetics #104 – N – C – 1979.
Ike Yard – Loss – New York Noise vol. 3 – C
City Gardens – City Gardens ad – 1982
Sic Alps – Message From The Law – Description Of The Harbor – N
Fabulous Souls – Take Me – Peanut Butter Wolf Presents Stones Throw Ten Years – C – Funky.
Moral Crayfish – Garden City Blues #2 – I Am Fully Aware Of My Own Unreality – N
City Gardens – Gang Of Four ad – 1982
King Kong – Fight With The Devil – mp3 – Not the Louisville band.
Cause Co-Motion – Don’t You Know? – Who’s Gonna Care? – N

Scrotum Poles – Helicopter Honeymoon – Messthetics #105 – N – C
The Better Beatles – Penny Lane – mp3 – Beatles cover.
Nasty Dog Catchers – Nasty Dog Pt. 2 – Eccentric Soul: The Outskirts Of Deep City – N – C – 1966.
City Gardens – Black Flag ad – 1982
Black Mountain – Bright Lights – In The Future – N
Wendyfix – Knife’s Throw – Building Microphones & Megaphones
Tie Reds – Get It In Your Head – Holy Crap, It’s The Tie Reds

Tower Of Rome – 15 Year Olds Dude, 15 Year Olds – World War I
Jaylib – Starz – Champion Sound – N
City Gardens – City Gardens ad – 1982
The Homosexuals with Susan Vida – The Eyes Have It – mp3
New York Art Quintet – Sweet – S/T – N – 1964.
Mission Of Burma – Weatherbox (live) – The Horrible Truth About Burma – Forthcoming reissue.
New Order – City Gardens ad – 1982
Tripod Jimmie – Black Beach – Unclaimed Freight
MIA – Small Man In A Big World – Lost Boys

Skull Control – In A Different Cage – Zzzzzz… – R
American Music Club – Who You Are – The Golden Age – N
City Gardens – City Gardens ad – 1982
Village Of Savoonga – SCORE – Score
Gang Gang Dance – Nicoman – Rawwar – N
Aretha Franklin – Lee Cross – Soul Gospel – C
Romeo Void – City Gardens ad – 1982
The Human League – Being Boiled – Mutant Pop – C
Unwound – Side Effects Of Being Tired – Challenge For A Civilized Society

The Urinals – Last Days Of Man On Earth – Negative Capability…Check It Out!
City Gardens – City Gardens ad – 1982
Steve Lacy – Zoo – The Forest & The Zoo – N – C – 1966.
Magik Markers – Axis Mundi – Boss
City Gardens – City Gardens ad – 1982

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“Local Support” podcast episode 049.


Yo yo yo yo yo. New episodes of “Local Support” come your way every two weeks and this program is free to download. Subscribe here. This program is brought to you by Philadelphia City Paper.

Ugh God – “Re-Ejected” – Deep. Dark. Mysterious & Serious. (r)
Too Def – “I Am Who I Am” – The World Takes (c)
Hi Soft – “West Coast Keith” – Amateur
Ex Reverie – “Cedar” – The Door Into Summer
The Knobs – “History Is Evil” – Cdr

The YMD – “Drown Yr Hamster In Nail Polish Remover” – Excuse Me, This Is The Yah Mos Def
Carolee – “Rainout” – Cdr
Joe Jordan – “Evolver” – Cdr
The Mural & The Mint – “Cartwheels” – Caterpillar-Cocoon-Butterfly
Canadian Invasion – “Juvenilia” – mp3

Ports Of Call – “Claire” – Like Thieves…
Limits – “The Key” – Allentown Anglophile (c)
Moral Crayfish – “The D.A. Has Egg On Her Face” – I Am Fully Aware Of My Own Unreality
Ike – “The Way I See It” – Where To Begin
Stellarscope – “It Just Happened” – mp3 

Rogue Thief – “Ragged” – The History Of Things To Come
Heirloom Projector – All The Others” – Slightly By Your Side

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My two goals for 2008.


People who look at words on the Internet,

On tonight’s radio show, I declared my two goals for 2008.

I believe these two goals are accomplishable – with the help of you the listening audience.

Spread the word. Help make them reality.

2008 Goal 1 – Have a restaurant name an item on its menu after me.

2008 Goal 2 – Receive a key to a city.

That’s it.

Failure is unacceptable.

Think of the publicity this could bring your cafe / town!

I’ll be updating these goals on a weekly basis, both on-air and on this site.

If you have any questions, I can try to answer them in the comments.

Jon Solomon



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