View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jon Solomon (@jonsolomon) Seven days until this year’s 36th-annual 25-hour marathon! As promised, here’s the second half of the Christmas Stories recorded exclusively for the 2023 edition of my Holiday Radio Show on 103.3 fm WPRB. These pieces are posted in the order they originally aired. Part one […]
Hello. People often ask me “Jon, what’s a way to ensure I find a place on your 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show?” (Go with me here.) There are *many* thematic sets during the Xmas marathon, but I try not to re-air them from year to year unless there’s fresh material to be added. So…while there are […]
Radio Birdman pie c/o my friend Amelia. The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel Scared of Chaka – Bated Breath – 45 – [N]Al-Qasar (feat. Sibel) – Kişisel İsa (Personal Jesus) – Uncovered – Depeche Mode cover.Moon Orchids – The Gospel Tree – Moon Orchids – 🚨🚨🚨 PREMIERE! 🚨🚨🚨Jeff Parker ETA Ivtet – Freakadelic […]
The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel The Effigies – Silent Burn (2024 Mix) – For Ever Grounded (40th Anniversary Edition) – [N]Funmilayo Afrobeat Orquestra – Upside Down – Upside Down – “An 11 piece Brazilian orchestra formed to highlight the lack of black female representation in Afrobeat, named for Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti, […]
The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel Being Dead – Firefighters – EELS – [N]Banda Los Cenzontles ft. David Hidalgo – Powderfinger – Powderfinger – Neil Young cover.Water Damage – Reel LE – Reel LESquid – Crispy Skin – Cowards – [N] – Full album out February 2025.Sidibou ould Siyed – Karr […]
“Good news this week feels like finding $20 in your pocket during a bear attack.” The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel Superchunk – Fire in the Western World – Split single with Quivers – [N] – Dead Moon cover.Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 – Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss – […]
Induced Geometry – Org Neg – S/TChad Fowler, Zoh Amba, Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Steve Hirsh – Occupation Day – Alien SkinDick Slessig Combo – Wichita Lineman – Wichita Lineman / Guinnevere – Written by Jimmy Webb.Congregation of Drones – No Spinning (excerpt) – Twenty TwentyLazy Salon – Boot Magna (Set 1) – […]
Get fired up, because year 36 of THE MARATHON will be here soon! The 2024 edition of Jon Solomon’s 25-Hour Holiday Radio Show on 103.3 fm WPRB starts on Christmas Eve at 5:00 pm ET and goes steady until Christmas Day at 6:00 pm ET. No repeats, no naps. We’re LIVE FROM HOME for a fifth time, […]
The WPRB Fall Silent Drive is underway! 🤫 To celebrate I’m joined in-studio by Jake McKelvie and his New Old Band for an exclusive live performance! Make a one-time or recurring tax deductible donation at pledge.wprb.com. The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel The Effigies – Guns or Ballots – Burned – [N] – […]
The Rub – The Death of Pop – Bikini Gospel The Fluid – Cold Outside – Clear Black Paper (Full Session Edition) – Remix / remaster / reissue of a 1988 album.Boogie Down Productions – I’m Still #1 (Numero Uno Re-Recording) – By All Means Necessary (Expanded Edition) – Had no idea this existed until […]
