7/15/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Silkworm – The Lure of Beauty – Firewater – Michael, Doug and John. 21 years.
Vanishing Twin – Bring Me the Axe – Archives – [N] – Out October 2nd.
Brian McGrath – Baby (copa m) – Baby – Justin Bieber cover.
Sonic Youth – Diamond Seas 1996 – Diamond Seas – 32 live performances of the same song “plunderphoniclly orchestrated” by John Oswald.
Kazdoura – Killo Birooh – Ghoyoum
Pylon Reenactment Society – Educate Me (Britt Robischeaux Dub) – Providence Popfest 2026 – [C]
Ultra Lights – Good Enough – Pleasure’s All Yours – [N]

Twisted Teens – Guided Thunder – Florida Water Blues – [N] – Their second album of the year.
Ziyad Al Rahbani – Bhaneek – Ana Moush Kafer – 1985 album on vinyl for the first time.
Rosali – Other Side – Other Side – [N]
Water Damage – Flying Island Fest 102525 – Flying Island Fest 102525 – Joined here by Rob Mazurek!
The Redskins – Kick Over the Statues! (Peel Session) – Neither Washington Nor Moscow (Collectors Edition) – Recorded 08/08/1982.
Sick Gazelle – I’ll Come Running – Veld – [N]
The Eastern Dark – Julie Is a Junkie – Julie Is a Junkie / Johnny and Dee Dee – 40th anniversary remix and reissue.

Parts & Labor – 26:41 – Live on WPRB – https://partsandlabor.bandcamp.com

High Priors – Square Wheel Bad – Stacked Decks – [N]
Spirits Rejoice – Emakhaya – As-Shams Archive Vol. 2: Super Jazz from Joburg & Soweto 1974-1978 – [C]



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7/8/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

MESH – Violent Peasant – No Fun At All – [N]
Joyce Faison – Who Loves You Better – Who Loves You Better b/w Tonight’s The Night
Styrofoam Winos – You’ll Never Take Me Alive – Any River – [N]
Dr. K. Gyasi & His Noble Kings Medley – A: Yede Aba / Mene Menua Mienu / Sabarima / Ebia Nie / Amintiminim / Siakwaa / Nana Agyei – Sikyi Highlife – From 1974.
Bureau de Change – Office Chair – Office Chair – Ex-Lambrini Girls.
Dollar Brand / Don Cherry / Carlos Ward – Cherry – The Third World-Underground – Recorded in 1972.
The Glands When I Laugh – S/T – …as covered by Superchunk.

Pissed Jeans – The Bar is Low – Why Love Now
Amanar De Kidal – Aljahalat – Kel Tamasheq – [N]
The Double – Dawn of the Double – Dawn of the Double – Jim White + Emmett Kelly.
Gichard – Your Private Hell – Chins For Lefty – [N]
Mike Makhalemele & Winston Mankunku Ngozi – Togetherness – As-Shams Archive Vol. 2: Super Jazz from Joburg & Soweto 1974-1978 – [C] – From 1976.
Isaac Turner – In The Distance (for Tom Walsh) – Coaches – [N]
Dom Sensitive – R&D – Leather Trim

Shy Child – 35:03 – Live on WPRB – https://shychild.bandcamp.com



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7/1/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Air Miami – World Cup Fever – Me. Me. Me.

Swash – Slow Bark – Power of Ten
Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer – Brothers Grimm – Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer – [N] – Frankie Pulitzer = Tom Hardy.
SML – The Drums – Spontaneous Music Live
PJ Harvey – Voyager – Voyager – [N]
Tortoise – Swung from the Gutters – TNT
Dale Crover – Harvest Moon/The Bit – Get Yer Ba-Ba’s Out – [N] – Half Neil Young cover, half Melvins cover.
The Embarrassment – D-Rings – Skeel Sessions – 1980 recording, 2026 remaster.

999 – No Pity – The 999 Singles Album – B-side to their second single.
Sun Ra and His Arkestra – East Two – East Two + 7 – [N] – Previously unreleased October 1972 recording.
The Feelies – Extracts – Extracts From The Forthcoming Release By New York’s Most Original Combo
Heavenly Bodies – Ursus arctos – AM I AN ANIMAL? – [N]
Ciccone Youth – Burnin’ Up – 45 – Mike Watt + Sonic Youth cover Madonna.
Dickson Gawani – So Tinha – Studio Simpa: Digital dance music on VCD from Dagbon, Northern Ghana – [C] – [N]
Born Against – Mount the Pavement – 9 Patriotic Battle Hymns for Children

Dr. Dog – 37:14 – Live on WPRB – https://www.drdogmusic.com

Guardian Singles – Tea Lights Exploding – S/T
Baba ould Hembara – Ma’na ‘Arbiya (Lebyaal) – Wallahi Le Zein!: Wezin, Jakwar & Guitar Boogie From Mauritania – [C]




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6/24/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Guitar Wolf – Super Sonic Ihatov – More Jet – [N] – First album in seven years.
Johari Salleh – Johana – Audible Beauty 002: Jazz Dari Angkasapuri
Fucked Up – Looking For Heaven and Not Finding It – Grass Can Move Stones Part 2: Year of the Monkey – [N]
Andrew Chalfen – Evaporator – Unreliable Narrator
The Breeders – Invisible Man – Last Splash
David Holmes – Jailbreak – Out of Sight (Music From the Motion Picture)
Sweeping Promises – Cocoon – You Say I Romanticize – [N]

Sleep – Have Spacesuit Will Travel (4:20 Flexi Edit) – Have Spacesuit Will Travel (4:20 Flexi Edit) – [N]
Sean Solomon – Postcard – The World Is Not Good Enough
Dollar Brand & Abdullah Ibrahim Orchestra – Jabulani-Easter Joy – African Space Program
Shannon Lay – Horizons – Horizons – [N]
CAN – Arles 75 Drei – LIVE IN ARLES 1975
Kurt Vile – Avalanches of Snow – Philadelphia’s been good to me – [N]
C.O.F.F.I.N. – Sleep In It – Sleep In It – Released today!

Undergirl – 26:01 – Live on WPRB – https://www.discogs.com/artist/2554532-Undergirl

Sproton Layer – Lost Behind Words – Press Your Hand And The Whole World Fluctuates – [N] – 1969 recordings by Roger, Ben and Larry Miller.
Goodman – All My Tools – Blues In E
The Glass Bees – Take Advantage of the Setting Sun – Because Tomorrow Disaster May Come
Makoto Kubota & The Sunset Gang – Oh Senorita – Hawaii Champroo



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6/17/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Upper Wilds – Mercury – Mercury – [N] – Their fourth planetary album.
The Cool Cats – Monty’s Bar – As-Shams Archive Vol. 2: Super Jazz from Joburg & Soweto 1974-1978 – [C] – First released in 1976.
Julia Jacklin – Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon) – The Gem – [N]
BASIC – Brutalist With Filigree – S/T – Chris Forsyth, Mikel Patrick Avery, and Douglas McCombs.
Fela Kuti & Afrika 70 – Mattress – Noise for Vendor Mouth
Pinky Tex – Won’t Come Back – The Singing Angel From Devil Rock Canyon – [N] – Fred Cole song sung by Toody from Dead Moon.
Nastyfacts – Drive My Car – 7″

Liquid Cross – The New One / Low Lesson – Hateful EP
Mimi’s Ami – A Cappella – Great Houses – Unreleased. From Vancouver.
Water Damage – Alter Festival 091225 – Alter Festival 091225
The Fall – 30 Degrees – 30 Degrees – [N] – “The final official studio album.”
Rump State – Petty Deities – Psychic Sidekick – Mark Morgan (Sightings) resides in Queens, NY and Gaute Granli in Brussels, Belgium.
La Sécurité – Deny – Bingo! – [N]
Chat Pile – Deep Blue – Who Loves The Sun – [N] – Out in September.

Coyote – 24:55 – Live on WPRB – https://www.discogs.com/artist/811443-Coyote-6

Flesh Wounds – Kennel Cough – 45
Hadley Caliman – Iapetus – Iapetus
FACS – Parallel Lives – 7″ – Split tour single with Chimers.



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6/10/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Kiwi Jr. – Blowin’ Up – Blowin’ Up – [N]
Horse Lords – Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive! – Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!
Jason Molina – The Last Three Human Words (Demo) – Split 7″ with MJ Lenderman
Ahmed Adaweya – Little Up – Ayam El Disco – Egyptian Disco, Boogie & Jeel Cassettes 1978-92
MEMORIALS – Just A Moon – Just A Moon – [N] – Bill Fay song.
Mike Makhalemele – Gone and Forever – As-Shams Archive Vol. 2: Super Jazz from Joburg & Soweto 1974-1978 – [C] – Originally released in 1996.
The Bismarck – Dishpan Hands – Town Destroyer – [N]

Dog Chocolate – Springfield Library Haunting – So Inspired, So Done In – [N]
Jane Weaver – Parade of Blood Red Sorrows – Intiaani Kesä – Recently reissued.
The Hobknobs – The Extra Mile – Helmets Off – [N] – Arie van Vliet of Lewsberg with Yaël Dekker of The Klittens.
Pär Thörn & Magnus Nergaard – Hur skapas en formel? – Hur skapas en formel?
Population II – Cha Cha les Mouillés – Gimmicks EP
Hamid El Shaeri – Tew’idni Dom – Habibi Funk 018: The SLAM! Years (1983 – 1988)
Flasher – Go / Pressure – Constant Image

Relay – 23:20 – Live on WPRB – https://relayband.bandcamp.com

OBN IIIs – No Time For the Blues – Third Time To Harm
Yusef Mumin – Journey to the Ancient – Journey to the Ancient – Previously unreleased.



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6/3/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Bug Club – Full Range of Motion – Every Single Muscle – [N]
The Headquarters – Mthuthuzeli – As-Shams Archive Vol. 2: Super Jazz from Joburg & Soweto 1974-1978 – [C] – First released in 1976.
Mike D – Switch Up – Switch Up – [N]
Full Size – The Song – Full Size play “The Song”
The New Pornographers – Testament to Youth in Verse – Electric Version
Highlife – Harmonizer~Tiaronda~Riser – Sleepy at Tubby’s – RIP Doug Shaw.
The Fall – Fantastic Life (Live) – Singles Live Vol.2: ’80 – ’83 – [N]

Rollins Band – Move Right In – Do It (Bonus Track Version) – Velvet Underground song.
Los Orientales de Paramonga – Chiquilla En Onda – Los Orientales de Paramonga 1972-1976 – [N]
Orcutt Shelley Miller – A Man Needs a Maid – Hot Head – Neil Young cover.
Tuluum Shimmering – As I Stand on the Mountain – Tuluum’s Time Travel Tape Trunk, Vol. 4, April and May 2010: As I Stand Along the Surface of the Earth – [N]
Countach – Who Is In Control? – Power EP
Special Ed – I’m the Magnificent (The Magnificent Remix) – 12″
Superchunk – When I Laugh – 45 – Originally by The Glands.

Red Eyed Legends – 28:42 – Live on WPRB – https://corleonerecords.bandcamp.com/album/red-eyed-legends

Lifeguard – Typecast – Crowd Can Talk
Medhat – Saleh El Millionerat – Ayam El Disco – Egyptian Disco, Boogie & Jeel Cassettes 1978-92 – [C]
The Tubs – Fade to Black – Fade to Black – [N] – Metallica cover.



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5/27/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Sweeping Promises – Shooting Shadows – You Say I Romanticize – [N]
Themba – Fana Fana – As-Shams Archive Vol. 2: Super Jazz from Joburg & Soweto 1974-1978 – [C] – Originally released in 1976.
Shannon Lay – Past the Veil – Past the Veil – [N]
Pharaoh Overlord – Cave of Hair – Lunar Jetman
Advance Base – True Love Death Dream – Live From Home
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock – Don’t Sleep on It – It Takes Two – RIP.
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Hard To Be Moved – In Light of Recent Events – [N]

The Kyle Sowashes – Blueberry Beret – I Don’t Know What To Tell You – Happy birthday, Kyle!
Phyllomedusa – Annihilateaville – Fijian Effluvium
MEMORIALS – Wildly Remote – All Clouds Bring Not Rain – [N
Sonny Rollins – Oleo – Our Man In Jazz – RIP.
Arthur Russell – Every Face in Every Window – Love Is Overtaking Me (Redux) – [N] – Previously unreleased.
The Milky Way – Wave – Summer Time Love Song
Lightning Bolt – Cloud Core – The Horizon Spirals / The Horizon Viral – [N] – Split record with OOIOO.

National Eye – 42:28 – Live on WPRB – https://nationaleye.bandcamp.com



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5/20/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Telehealth – Things I’ve Killed – Green World Image – [N]
Lekan Animashaun – Low Profile (Not For The Blacks) – Low Profile – Reissue of 1970s recordings by Fela’s baritone saxophonist.
Come – Wrong Side (Peel Session, 1992) – Peel Sessions
New York Endless – Mixed Feeling Energy – Mixed Feeling Energy – “Software synths in Ableton with a touch of Yamaha Reface DX on top. I tried to be ultra minimal, clean and repetitive. I mostly failed. Still pretty long.”
Car Seat Headrest – Cosmic Hero – Teens of Denial – Preparing for the 10th anniversary think pieces.
Jeff Parker ETA IVtet – Like Swimwear – Happy Today
The Sleeveens – Surprises – National Anthem – [N]

Sludgeworth – Hold Steady – Second Time Around – [N]
Aka Kak – Medoba – Batakari
Jungle Boogie – Wizards Only Fools – Cease & Desist – Improvisations by Ken “Bundy” Brown and Britt Walford.
Scrawl – Clock Song – Bloodsucker
sunn O))) – Mindrolling – S/T – [N]
Hamid El Shari – Ouda – Kawahel
The Gary – Tollroad – The Gary / Zeus Apollo split 7″ – [N]

The YMD – 11:19 – Live on WPRB – https://yahmosdef.bandcamp.com

Silkworm – Three Beatings – Even a Blind Chicken Finds a Kernel of Corn Now and Then (Archives, 1990-1994) 
TW Walsh – April 23, 2026 – April 23, 2026
Gerard Cosloy – VFW (excerpt) – VFW



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5/4/26 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


ALL-STAR WARS SHOW V

A fifth straight year of three straight hours of music inspired by Star Wars! Thank you Momo and New Music Hour for letting me take over so tonight’s broadcast could happen on May the 4th.


Background music: Johnny Douglas & Magic Fantasy Orchestra “Star Wars (La Guerra de las Galaxias)”

Coruscants – Cut Your Hand Off – Stormtrooper The Streets
Wilfrido Vargas – Star Wars Hustle – 45
Mark Hamill – The Empire Strikes Back 1-800 Phone Message Outtakes – .mp3
Nicholas Britell & Brandon Roberts – NIAMOS! (Chandrilian Club Mix) – Andor (Season 2)
Jeff Rosenstock and Isabella Henao – Jedi Rocks – It’s A Yubby Nubby Ewok Murder Party: AN ALL STAR LIVE READING OF RETURN OF THE JEDI
Szabologist – i-Adi-Mundi Red Wine with Shaak Ti (Advertisement) – Star Wars Songs (Vol.2)
Mike Gibson – One Quarter Portion – Never Seen Star Wars

Background music: David Matthews “Main Theme from Star Wars”

Steve Earle – The Revolution Starts Now – The Revolution Starts Now
Orvytal – May the Force Be with You – Mental Energy
Carrie Fisher – The Empire Strikes Back 1-800 Phone Message Outtakes – .mp3
Altin Lazer Blaster – Shortpaw’s Dance – Sounds from the Galactic Skylanes (Original Music from Star Wars Jedi: Survivor) – [C] – a/k/a Altin Gün.
Anchorhead – Shredisode VI – Shredisode VI
Dan Whitley’s Rebel Force Band – A Respirator for Darth Vader – Living In These Star Wars
Jedi Scum – The Ability To Destroy A Planet… – S/T

Background music: The Ventures “Theme From Star Wars / Cantina Band”

Mac McCaughan – Only Do – Non-Believers
Auralnauts & She’s Excited! – Rey – Star Wars: Dark Side EP
James Earl Jones – The Empire Strikes Back 1-800 Phone Message Outtakes – .mp3
Galactic Empire – Dark Side Assault – Special Edition
Urth feat. Sy Snootles and the Max Rebo Band – Lapti Nek (with vocals by Joseph Williams) – 45
DJ Food – The Tracks Go Off In This Direction… – The Tracks Go Off In This Direction…
Servotron – Red Robot Refund (The Ballad of R5-D4) – I Sing! The Body Cybernetic

Background music: Tomita “Star Wars: Main Title”

The Senate – The Slamcor – The Slamcor
100% Natural Polyester Players – Droids Overboard – Star Boores
The Modal Nodes – Wampa – Lifeforms
The Mountain Goats – The Ultimate Jedi Who Wastes All the Other Jedi and Eats Their Bones – .mp3
Ludwig Göransson & Boys Noize – The Mandalorian and Grogu (Boys Noize Remix) – Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu – [N]
Cloud City Soundtrack – Admiral Ackbar – Star Wars Songs
Masayoshi Takanaka – Starwars Samba – Brasilian Skies
The Thyme Machine – Star Wars – Top and Tail with The Thyme Machine

Background music: Graffiti Orchestra “Star Wars Theme”

Wounded Lion – Dagoba System – S/T
The Jimmy Castor Bunch – Bertha Butt Encounters Vadar – Let It Out 
C3PO & R2D2 – Anti-smoking PSA – .mp3
FAROFF – Brazilian Star Wars – .mp3
Headnodic – Funky Star Wars (excerpt) – Funky Star Wars



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