4/15/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


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Jennifer O’Connor – The Death of Pop – Live on WPRB

Superchunk – Precision Auto – On The Mouth
Big Daddy Kane – Ain’t No Half-Steppin – Long Live The Kane
MEMORIALS – Watching The Moon – All Clouds Bring Not Rain – [N]

Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster – Inflammable Material
DJ Shadow feat. De La Soul – Rocket Fuel – Our Pathetic Age
Hot Snakes – If Credit’s What Matters I’ll Take Credit – Automatic Midnight

Fugazi – Bad Cop (Albini Session) – Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity)
Stezo – It’s My Turn – Crazy Noise
The Drags – Who’s Got The Electricity – Stop Rock & Roll

The Saints – Know Your Product – Eternally Yours
The Roots – Boom! – Home Grown! The Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 2
Angine de Poitrine – Fabienk – Vol. II – [N]
Pavement – Box Elder – Cautionary Tales: Jukebox Classiques

En Attendant Ana – I’m a Man You Don’t Meet Every Day – I’m a Man You Don’t Meet Every Day (Reprise by La Blogothèque) – Pogues cover.
Charif Megarbane & Ali – Pekojan Funk – Habibi Funk 034: Tirakat – [N]
The Fall – Pay Your Rates – Grotesque (After the Gramme)

The Feelies – Forces At Work – Crazy Rhythms
EPMD feat. LL Cool J – Rampage – Business As Usual
Shellac – Spoke – The End of Radio – 1994 Peel Session

Mclusky – To Hell with Good Intentions – Mclusky Do Dallas
Ara Kekedjian – Mini, Midi, Maxi – Habibi Funk 033: Bourj Hammoud Groove
Songs: Ohia – John Henry Split My Heart – The Magnolia Electric Co. – Thanks, Sean.

Titus Andronicus – A More Perfect Union – The Monitor – I love you, New Jersey.
The High & Mighty – Sixers & Squires (feat. Skillz) – Sound Of Market
Dead Moon – Dead Moon Night – Unknown Passage

SPRINTS – I’m In A Band – A Modern Job EP
TAKAAT – Amidinin – Is This Noise Vol. 1
Long Fling – Cool Bottle Water Park – S/T

God – My Pal – 45
Hitomi Tohyama – Sexy Robot – Tokyo Funk Diva – Originally released in 1983.
Angry Samoans – Lights Out – Back from Samoa

The New Pornographers – Mass Romantic – Mass Romantic
The Bar-Kays – Sang and Dance – The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 – [C]
Twisted Teens – Is It Real? – Blame The Clown – [N]



4/8/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Civic Mimic – 89 O’Clock – S/T – [N] – Local.
Mohamed Doumbia – Nama – Enregistrement Live No Limit Bamako – He of Orchestre Badema.
Neurosis – Last Light – An Undying Love for a Burning World – [N] – Surprise new album with Aaron Turner of SUMAC on vocals.
3rd Bass – Wordz of Wizdom II – The Cactus Al/Bum
The Notwist – Teeth – News from Planet Zombie – [N]
Omar Fathy – Beteghdaby – Ayam El Disco: Egyptian Disco, Boogie & Jeel Cassettes 1978-1992 – [C] – Originally released in 1984.
Lambrini Girls – Cult of Celebrity – Cult of Celebrity – [N]

Yonic South – Mark Mothersbaugh Alterego – Devo Challenge Cup
Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin – Sans Pagne – S/T
sunn O))) – XXANN – S/T – [N]
La Sécurité – Snack City – Bingo!
Angine de Poitrine – Yor Zarad – Vol. II – [N]
Bill Callahan – Computer – My Days of 58
Gang of Four – NO KINGS HERE! – NO KINGS HERE! – [N]

Taggart – 30:55 – Live on WPRB – https://taggartrocks.com

SLIFT – A Storm of Wings – Fantasia – [N]
You-On – Mistral – New Side – Jim White (drums) and Masami Tomihisa (electric piano).
Dhyana – Shoshaku Jushaku – Mu



3/25/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

MEMORIALS – Life Could Be A Cloud – All Clouds Bring Not Rain – [N]
The Roots – Boom! – Home Grown! The Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 2 
Horse Lords – Eureka 378-B/Brain of the Firm – Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive! – Out June 12th.
Chris Forsyth’s WHAT IS NOW – 7-11 Red Eye – Both / And – [N]
Sweeping Promises ft. Kathleen Hanna, Stella Mozgawa & Frank Figueroa – She Goes She Goes – Music For Iran – Volume 4 – [C] – The Clean cover.
Mary Lattimore – Baltic Birch – Hundreds of Days
Station Model Violence – Heat – S/T – [N] – Members of R.M.F.C. and Total Control.

Fucked Up – Taken – 45 – Anna Meredith song.
Charif Megarbane & Ali – Pekojan Funk – Habibi Funk 034: Tirakat – [N]
Mike Adams at His Honest Weight – When You’re Gone – Dizzy In The Dark EP – All proceeds donated to Indiana Youth Group.
Water Damage – Inkonst 091025 – Inkonst 091025 – Recorded in Malmö, Sweden.
Three Grebes & Leah Bobalova – The Journey – Syrinx – [N]
T La Rock – It’s Yours (Scratch Party Death Mix) – 12″ – The first Def Jam release!
Chaki – The Contract To Dance (feat. Steve Bartek) – From L.A. to the Bay – [N]

Pattern Is Movement – 17:42 – Live on WPRB – https://patternismovement.bandcamp.com

mcclusky – spock culture – i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley – [N]
Meiko Kaji – Ginza No Cho – Otoko Onna Kokoro No Aika – First-ever reissue of a 1974 album.
NMxZG – Electric Scribbles On The Grid – Electric Scribbles On The Grid – [N] – Played by Nick Millevoi, shaped and reassembled by Zach Goldstein.



3/11/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


Fugazi – Facet Squared (Albini Session) – Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity) – [N] – I gasped. Recorded November 1992.
EPMD – Rampage (feat. LL Cool J) – Business As Usual
Ui – The Sharpie – The Sharpie EP
Pow Pow – Signals – Signals – He of Man Man, Need New Body, Icy Demons…
Nina Nastasia – You Can Take Your Time – Seaside Recordings – Recorded in 2010, never released until now.
Firkit Hany Shenoda – Lounga 85 – Ayam El Disco – Egyptian Disco, Boogie & Jeel Cassettes 1978-92 – [N] – [C] – Originally from 1984.
Cathedrale – Monuments & Bricks – Monuments & Bricks

Shipping News – Axons & Dendrites – One Less Heartless to Fear
Erin Rae – Whip-Poor-Will – Whip-Poor-Will – Jason Molina cover.
Bill Nace – One For Susan Alcorn – Bill Nace Plays the 2 String Taishogoto
Bread & Butter – Memory – Tokyo Pulse – Japanese Funk, Modern Soul and City Pop from The Tokyo Scene 1974-88 – [N] – [C] – From 1974. Compiled by DJ Notoya.
Angine de Poitrine – Fabienk – Fabienk
Bizimungu Dieudonne – Inzovu Y’Imirindi – Inzovu Y’Imirindi
Fiddlehead – Coppertop – The Chicago Tapes – 30th anniversary remix.

Clockcleaner – 29:17 – Live on WPRB – https://www.discogs.com/artist/572835-Clockcleaner

Beta Voids – Nothing To Me – Scrape It Off
Camino Sound – Remember Anything – Remembers Everything – [N]
Alan Sparhawk Solo Band – No More Darkness – 45
Broken Shoulder – Stille Nacht – Broken Shoulderrr
Andrzej Korzynski – Bossa Nova (featuring Ewa Wanat) – Secret Enigma – “Twenty-two rare and unreleased vintage tracks from the secret vaults of one of the most enigmatic composers in 60s/70s/80s European cinema.”



3/4/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

SPRINTS – Trickle Down – Trickle Down EP – [N]
RJD2 & Supastition – Carte Blanche – According To…
Tangerine Dream – Diamond Diary – Thief (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Sleeves – Rip It Up – S/T – [N] – Not an Orange Juice cover. Due in May. Jack Cooper and Tara Cunningham, one half of Modern Nature.
Go Kurosawa – Jungle Cooking – Soft Shakes – They of Kikagaku Moyo.
Sun Ra & His Arkestra – The Magic City – The Magic City
Heavenly – Portland Town – Highway To Heavenly – [N]

MEMORIALS – Dropped Down The Well – All Clouds Bring Not Rain – [N] – Out March 27!
Al Massrieen – Afifa El Hawa – Ayam El Disco – Egyptian Disco, Boogie & Jeel Cassettes 1978-92 – [C] – Originally released in 1978.
Telehealth – Cool Job – Green World Image – [N]
Bobby Bradford – Comin’ On – The Bottle Tapes: Selections From The Empty Bottle Jazz And Improvised Music Series 1996-2005 – [C]
Clouds Taste Satanic – Spirits of the Green Desert – Tales of Demonic Possession – [R]
Stezo – It’s My Turn – Crazy Noise
Lupo Citta – Nap At Dawn – Inverno – [N] – Sarah Black, Chris Brokaw and Jenn Gori.

Birds of Maya – 39:28 – Live on WPRB – https://birdsofmaya.bandcamp.com

The Saints ’73-’78 – Know Your Product – Live Nights in Venice Vol. 1 – Mark Arm, Ed Kuepper, Peter Oxley, Mick Harvey and Ivor Hay.
Hot Air Henry – Monument To Self – Monument To Self – [N] – A collaboration between Samuel Laubscher (Hot Air Henry, Of The Vine, Arving) and G. Stuart Dahlquist (Sunn O))), ASVA, Burning Witch).



2/25/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Twisted Teens – Not Real – Blame The Clown – [N]
Firkit Americana Show – Seeb Alby – Ayam El Disco – Egyptian Disco, Boogie & Jeel Cassettes 1978-92 – [C] – Originally released in 1987.
Silver Jews – Trains Across The Sea – Starlight Walker
Prince – Hot Thing (Extended Remix) – 12″
Silkworm Inside Outside – 45
Zombi – Siberia II – Shape Shift – [R]
The Bug Club – Watching the Omnibus – Every Single Muscle – [N] – Out in May!

Boy Commandos – Glad I Don’t Know – Glad I Don’t Know – Solo project by Mike of Fucked Up. Lemonheads cover.
Auralnauts – The Duke Arrives – Escape from New York: Re-Transmission EP – [N]
The Replacements – Swingin Party – Tim (Let It Bleed Edition)
Chris Forsyth’s WHAT IS NOW – No Name II – Both / And – [N]
Straight Arrows – Middleman – 45
Toshiyuki Tsuchitori – Ryuichi Sakamoto – 綾 (Aya) – Disappointment-Hateruma – [N] – Reissue of a 1976 album.
Doug Gillard – Face of Smiles – Parallel Stride – New solo album by this member of Guided by Voices, Nada Surf, Death of Samantha, Cobra Verde and Gem. Out April 24th.

Lesser Birds of Paradise – 37:54 – Live on WPRB – https://www.discogs.com/artist/2760084-Lesser-Birds-Of-Paradise

The Sonics – Shot Down – Boom
The Holy Mountain Orchestra – Song for JW – Song for JW – “The Holy Mountain Orchestra is Al Cisneros, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Ben Chasny and Matthew Tobias. They play in honor of the late John Whitson from Holy Mountain Records.”
3 Stars – Jersey Slide Pt.1 – Home Schooled: ABCs of Kid Soul – [C]
Mary Lattimore – Sleeping Deer – Collected Pieces II – Previously unreleased.



2/18/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Chat Pile – Masks – Masks b/w Sifting – [N]
Charif Megarbane & Ali – Ombak, Ombak – Habibi Funk 034: Tirakat – Out next month.
Horse Lords & Arnold Dreyblatt – Extended Field – FRKWYS Vol. 18: Extended Field
Brion Gysin – Dreamachine parts 1-5 – Dreamachine – [N] – First time on vinyl. Recorded in 1992.
The Bret Tobias Set – Tuff Sleddin’ – Tuneless Blues EP
Savages – Paranoid – Paranoid / Prayer – Black Sabbath cover. Unreleased from the “Adore Life” sessions.
mcclusky – i know computer – i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley – [N]

Weird Nightmare – Might See You There – Hoopla – [N] – Alex Edkins of METZ. New album May 2026.
Namian Sidibé – Souna (Azzi on the Beat Remix) – Remix EP
Rebel Bishop AKA – Marquee Moon – Marquee Moon – Television cover by Mr. So Cow. RIP Fred Smith.
Tomeka Reid – dance! skip! hop! (feat. Jason Roebke, Mary Halvorson & Tomas Fujiwara) – dance! skip! hop! – [N]
The For Carnation – Emp. Man’s Blues – S/T
Al Green – I Found a Reason – To Love Somebody EP – [N] – Velvet Underground song.
Dry Cleaning – Rocks – Secret Love

Birdbrain – 22:42 – Live on WPRB – https://birdbrainnyc.bandcamp.com

The Ex – Maybe I Was The Pilot – Maybe I Was The Pilot / Our Leaky Homes
Godchilla – Donksmonker – Psionic Dreams
SPAZA – Sizwile (feat. Nonku Phiri, Malcolm Jiyane, Gontse Makhene & Ariel Zamonsky) – UPRIZE! 
Turing Machine – What Is the Meaning of What – What Is the Meaning of What



2/4/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Twisted Teens – Is It Real? – Is It Real? – [N]
SAULT – Puppet – Chapter 1
Billy Bragg – City Of Heroes – City Of Heroes – [N]
New Standards Men – An Understanding of Atrocities – New Wave Barbarism – Released to raise money for MIRAC – Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee.
Sleaford Mods – Elitest G.O.A.T feat. Aldous Harding – The Demise of Planet X – [N]
Nalbandian The Ethiopian & Either/Orchestra – Ambassel – Ethiopiques 32
MEMORIALS – Cut Glass Hammer – All Clouds Bring Not Rain – [N] – Out in March!

Long Fling – For Someone – S/T – [N] – I discovered this record two months too late!
Ara Kekedjian – Mini, Midi, Maxi – Habibi Funk 033: Bourj Hammoud Groove
Steve Gunn – Morning on K Road – Daylight Daylight – [N]
Chris Forsyth’s WHAT IS NOW – Both / And – Both / And – “A new collaborative project from Philadelphia guitarist Chris Forsyth (BASIC, Solar Motel Band) featuring double bassist John Moran (Bark Culture, Daniel Villareal Trio) and drummer Joey Sullivan (Florry, Bark Culture).”
Yoshiko Sai – Theme – Kaasama No Uta – Mikko – [N] – Reissue of a 1976 LP.
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone – Born in the U.S.A. (4-track version) – Was briefly online. Glad I snagged when I did! Springsteen cover. Duh.
SPRINTS – Deceptacon – Deceptacon – [N] – Le Tigre cover. See them in Philadelphia on Saturday night!

The Spinto Band – 19:33 – Live on WPRB – https://www.instagram.com/spintoband

The Feelies – Slow Down – The Good Earth – XX.
sunn O))) – Glory Black – S/T – [N]
Jackie Spencer – The Macaroni Man – Xmas Done Got Funky
Honey Radar – Prole Art Threat (live 11/29/18) – Sing The Snow Away – The Fall cover.
Tar – Quiet Guy – Abogados! – Rehearsal tapes.
Tim Barnes – Backwards Before Dawn – Inside Energy



Remembering Dan McQuade.


I opened this week’s radio show remembering Dan McQuade.



1/28/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


Big finish! “Best of 2025 (part four!)”

The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Snooper – Opt Out – Worldwide
Kwamé – The Kwamé Show – The Different Kids
Spelterini – Hyomon-Dako – Hyomon-Dako / Magnésie
Joel R.L. Phelps – Fighting The War on Christmas – 2025 Christmas Stories
Sumac & Moor Mother – Scene 5: Breathing Fire – The Film
TAKAAT – Amidinin – Is Noise Vol. 1 – Mdou Moctar’s rhythm section.
NODEGA – Monthly Follower – Rot in Helvetica

Rye Coalition – Bullet Train To Vegas – Paid In Full – Drive Like Jehu cover.
Charif Megarbane – Hanadi – Habibi Funk 030: Hawalat 
The Necks – Rapid Eye Movement – Disquiet
Shannon Wright – Weight of the Sun – Reservoir of Love
Sly & The Family Stone – What Is Soul? (Live in Redwood City, CA 3/26/67) – The First Family: Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967 
Lambrini Girls – Bad Apple – Who Let The Dogs Out

OSees – ABOMINATION – ABOMINATION REVEALED AT LAST
Charles Kynard – Shout – Woga – First-time vinyl reissue of a 1972 album.
Via – How We Got This Way – S/T – The only recordings of a short-lived 1987 band with Thalia Zedek (Come, Live Skull, Uzi) and Jerry di Rienzo (Cell, Nuclear Theater).
Ghostface Killah – Windows (clean) – Supreme Clientele 2
Minibeast – Defenders of the Sound – The Maze of Now
Daily Toll – Waiting Game – A Profound Non-Event
Nathan Salsburg – Ipsa Corpora (Excerpt) – Ipsa Corpora