5/6/09 : 17:00 – 22:00 pm ET


“The Rhythm Of The Jon”

The Brightlights – Motor City Funk Part 1 – The Git Down! – C
De La Soul – Say No Go (New Keys instrumental) – 12″
Bembeya Jazz National – Tentemba – Golden Afrique Vol. 1 – C
Dayton Sidewinders – Go Ahead On – S/T
Son Of Bazerk – Version I – Change The Style 12″
The Budos Band – Chicago Falcon – II
James Bell & The Turner Brothers – The Funky Buzzard – The Funky 16 Corners – C

Kenny Smith & The Loveliters – Go For Your Self (edit) – Cold Heat – C
Clarence Curvan & His Mod Sounds – Calypsoul – Calypsoul 70 – C
Eric B. & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (Dub) – 12″
C.O.C.O. – The End – Play Drums & Bass
Wali & The Afro Caravan – Hail The King – Africa Funk – C
Junkyard – The Word – 12″
Sound Directions – Dice Game – The Funky Side Of Life

Har-You Percussion Group – Feed Me Good – Sounds Of The Ghetto Youth – N
The 13th Amendment – The Stretch – The Fabulous Funky Soul Originators Are Back… – C
Kool Rock J & The D.J. Slice – Just Chillin’ (instrumental) – 12″
El Michaels Affair – Glaciers Of Ice – Fallin’ Off The Reel – C – Wu-Tang “cover.”
Octant – Uncomplexed – Shock-No-Par
Public Enemy – Welcome To The Terrordome (Terrormental) – 12″
French Connection – Monte Carlo – Muthafunkinsonofabitch – C

Joe Tex – I Gotcha – Super Bad – C
Dolemite – Human Tornado – Strk.
Fannie & The Varcells – Inside Of Me – Philly Soul Girls – C
Detroit Sex Machines – The Stretch Parts 1 & 2 – Up From The Vaults vol. 1 – C
Beastie Boys – And What You Give Is What You Get – 12″
Eight Minutes – Here’s Some Dances – The ABCs Of Kid Soul – C
Exuma – Exuma, The Obeah Man – Nicky Siano’s The Gallery – C

The Visitors – Changes – Absolute Funk Vol. 3 – C
Inspectah Deck – R.E.C. Room (instrumental) – 12″
Incomparable Seven – Melting Study Part 2 – Because You’re Funky – C
Marvin Gaye – Theme From Trouble Man – Trouble Man Strk.
Golden Afrique – Exhibition Dechand – Golden Afrique Vol. 2 – C
The 7A3 – Coolin’ In Cali (instrumental) – 12″
Norma & The Heartaches – Hot Pants – The Sound Of Philadelphia – C

Steinski – Nothing To Fear – What Does It All mean?: 1983-2006 Retrospective

Joe Simon (Featuring The Mainstreeters) – Theme From “Cleopatra Jones” – Super Bad Is Back – C
Sweethearts – Too Young – The Best Of Melron Records – C
Prince Paul – Connections – Crooked Strk. – C
Yvonne Fair – Say Yeah Yeah – Nothing But Funk vol. 4 – C
The Aerialist – The Kids – mp3
Terminator X – Juvenile Delinquentz (Remix instrumental) – 12″
Black On White Affair – Bold Soul Sister, Bold Soul Brother – mp3

Duralcha – Ghet-to Funk – The Thrilling Psychopathic Love Maniac Doctor Darkside – C
Jazzy Jay – Son Of Beat Street – Beat Street vol. 2 – C
The Chi-Lites – Are You My Woman? – mp3
Toots & The Maytals – Pressure Drop – Funky Kingston
Thangs – Its The Coffin – Thangs
Wendy Rene – Bar-B-Q – mp3
Fela – Zombie – Zombie

Latin Breed – I Turn You On – Texas Funk: Hard Texas Funk 1968-1975 – C
Wicked Witch – Vera’s Back – Chaos 1978-86

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4/29/09 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Adrenalin O.D. – Suburbia – Hyped To Death #5 – C
The Vaselines – Son Of A Gun – Enter The Vaselines – N – Live in Bristol.
Pig Destroyer – Downpour Girl – Terrifyer
Kenneth Carr with John Smart’s Band – Don’t Hate Let’s Communicate – Eccentric Soul: Smart’s Place – N – C – 1969.
Poster Children – Space Gun – Daisychain Reaction
Comet Gain – Beatnik – Broken Record Prayers – N – The Clean cover.
The Straitjacket Fits – Life In One Chord – Hail

The Replacements – Don’t Turn Me Down – Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash – Demo. Previously unissued.
Barbara Manning – Through With People – Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records: The Covers! – N – C – Portastatic cover.
Heavenly – Sacramento – The Decline & Fall Of Heavenly
Vee Dee – Eye Of The Pyramid – Public Mental Health System – N
Tigertailz – Star Attraction – Young & Crazy
Poison Idea – Lifestyles – Kings Of Punk

Bad Brains – Attitude – Omega Sessions – R
Young Disciples Co. – Bang Bang Bang – Eccentric Soul: The Young Disciples – N – C
Jonathan Richman – You’re Crazy For Taking The Bus – Jonathan Goes Country
Rob Mazurek Quintet – The Earthquake Tree – Sound Is – N
Juke – College Town – Can Of Pork – C
Arthur Russell – Close My Eyes – Love Is Overtaking Me
Spherical Objects – The Face I Want To See – Messthetics #106 – N – C – 1978.

Joel RL Phelps & The Downer Trio – God Bless The Three Little Pigs – Warm Springs Night
Univers Zero – The Funeral Plain – Relaps – N – C
Syd Barrett – Effervescing Elephant – The Peel Session – R
New Wet Kojak – Do The Math – No4 Ep – R
Eric Carbonara – Nyquilist – Towards A Center Of Infinate Flux – N – Local.
Astrid Oto – Apology – Down In Front – C

Ikara Colt – May B 1 Day #2 – Basic Instructions
Sun Ra – Discipline 9 – Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold – N – 1964 New Year’s Eve concert.
The Web – Undercover Action – Ghetto Defendant Presents…Louisville Sonic Imprint Vol. 1 – C
W-S Burn – Peek-A-Boo (extended version) – Peek-A-Boo – N
63 Monroe – Goodbye Guyana – Hyped To Death #2 – C – 1980.

High Rise – Ikon – Disallow

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Live performance #190 – The ‘Mericans.


Engineered 2/1/09.

The ‘Mericans web site

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4/22/09 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Baseball Furies – Wake-Up Call, Arch Enemy – Greater Than Ever
Theron & Darnell – It’s Your Love – Eccentric Soul: Smart’s Place – N – C – 1969.
Mannequin Men – Dead Kids – Fresh Rot
PJ Harvey & John Parish – Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen – A Woman A Man Walked By – N
J.P. Odera – Kiss Cha Moto-moto – Kenyan Songs And Strings 1950 & 1952 – C
Sore Eros – Tightest Touch – Second Chants – N – Kurt Vile on trumpet.
Warbringer – Hell On Earth – War Without End

Tru Fax & The Insaniacs – Washingtron – Hyped To Death #3 – C – 1980.
King Khan & The Shrines – Le Fils De Jacques Dutronc – What Is?! – N
K.M.D. – Nitty Gritty (Featuring Brand Nubian) – Mr. Hood – Happy Birthday, Jesse.
The Axemen – Just A Pollutant – Big Cheap Motel – N – 1984.
??? – Parga – Ethiopiques 12 – C
Emeralds – Alive In The Sea Of Information – What Happened – N
Drive Like Jehu – Hand Over Fist – 45 – R

The ‘Mericans – Live on WPRB – 37:23 – http://www.myspace.com/themericans

Contact – Someone Like You – Messthetics #106 – N – C – 1979.
Cootie Stark – Metal Bottoms – Sugar Man
Mono – The Battle To Heaven – Hymn To The Immortal Wind – N
The Triffids – Jerdacuttup Man – Calenture
Young Jazz Rebels – Nino’s Deed – Peanut Butter Wolf Presents Chrome Children – C
Area C – Black Thorn, Falcon, Picris – Charmed Birds vs. Sorcery – N
The Meanies – Dark – Televolution

The Blisters – Fast Food – Hyped To Death #5 – C – 1987.
Flow Trio – Rejuvenation – Rejuvenation – N
Drums Like Machine Guns – 37 – Split 12″ with Mincemeat Or Tenspeed – R
Cheap Time – Wildlife – 7″
Times New Viking – Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) – Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records: The Covers – N – C – Arcade Fire song.

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Live performance #189 – Clint Michigan.


Engineered 4/14/09.

Clint Michigan web site

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4/15/09 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Kurt Vile & The Violators – The Hunchback – The Hunchback – N
Kill Sybil – Broken Back – S/T
Tim Jacob – Mercy Baby – Eccentric Soul: Smart’s Place – N – C – 1969.
Robert Forster – Pandanos – The Evangelist
Chain & The Gang – Interview With The Chain Gang – Down With Liberty…Up With Chains! – N
Tony D – Check The Elevation – 12″ – RIP Tony D.
Handglops – The Same – Ronk Ng Rool – N

Radio Birdman – New Race – The Essential Radio Birdman – …as heard in a Versus commercial?!
Les Savy Fav – Precision Auto – Score! 20 Years Of Merge Records: The Covers! – N – Superchunk cover.
Robyn Hitchcock – I Often Dream Of Trains – I Often Dream Of Trains
The Thermals – When I Died – Now We Can See – N
Pink Skull – Chicken Dream Inside Egg – Endless Bummer – Local.
Jeff Dahl – All My Favorite Ramones Are Dead – Back To Monkey City – N – Joey Ramone died eight years ago today.
Tot Rocket & The Twins – 24 Hour Protection – Hyped To Death #3 – C – 1981.

Clint Michigan – Live on WPRB – 15:22 – www.myspace.com/clintmichigan

Manchester Mekon – No Forgetting – Messthetics #106 – N – C
Poor Righteous Teachers – Rock Dis Funky Joint – 12″ – RIP Tony D.
My First Days On Junk – Life Of The Party – No Order – N
Seaweed – She Cracked – Go Your Own Way – Modern Lovers cover.
Moon & Moon – Act I: Into The Dust – VII Acts Of An Iron King
Sharon Clark & The Product Of Time – That’s A Good Reason – Eccentric Soul: The Young Disciples – N
Rollkicker Laydown – No Voices In The Wire – 45 – Ex-Government Issue.

The ‘Mericans – To Find Favor – Where All Dead Leaves Go – Live on next week’s radio show!
Ronnie Boykins – The Will Come, Is Now – The Will Come, Is Now – N
YZ – Thinking Of A Master Plan – The World Takes – RIP Tony D.
Palmyra Delran – Lulu’s Theme – She Digs The Ride
My Dad Is Dead – Play The Game – For Richer, For Poorer – R
Matt Bauer – Blacksnake In The Carport – The Island Moved In The Storm
The Ramones – Carbona Not Glue – Leave Home – R – Joey Ramone died eight years ago today.

The Naked Future – We Binge On A Bloodthirsty God – Gigantomachia – N
The Wooden Owls – Velven Moons (Dream Intro) – The Stars & The Moon – Local.

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4/1/09 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Superchunk – Learned To Surf – Leaves In The Gutter – N
Mecca Normal – Drilling – Dovetail – Celebrating 25 years as a band!
Condo Fucks – Accident – Fuckbook – N – Electric Eels cover.
Rev. Utah Smith & Congregation – I Got Two Wings – I Got Two Wings – C
The Coathangers – Time Passing – Scramble – N
Religious Knives – On A Drive – The Door
The Lords Of Altamont – Hold Fast – The Altamont Sin – N

Sadonation – Mom & Pop Democracy – Hyped To Death #2 – C – 1980.
Spoke – Ruptured Seam – All We Need Of Hell
The New Pornographers – Hey, Snow White – Dark Was The Night – N – C
Hellhole – Done – 45
Charlie Parker – Hot House – Bird In Time 1940-1947 – N
Rorschach – Synthetic Intelligence – Fear Of Smell – C
Hamsters – Cloud Of Flies – Messthetics #106 – N – C

The Dials – Sick Times – Flex Time – Out of my head and onto the radio!
Der Teenage Panzerkorps – Reverse Salvation – Games For Slaves – N
Kid Loco – The Graffiti Artist – The Grafitti Artist soundtrack
Mastodon – The Last Baron – Crack The Skye – N
Larkin Grimm – All The Pleasures – Parplar
The Jesus Lizard – Fly On The Wall – Down – R
King Brothers – Drum Rock (Part II) – S/T

Minutemen – Search – The Punch Line – R – Happy birthday, D. Boon.
Hot Snakes – Braintrust – Audit In Progress – R
Georgia Anne Muldrom – Simply A Joy – Peanut Butter Wolf Presents Chrome Children – C
Dan Melchior Und Das Menace – She’s Incorrigible – Christmas For The Crows – N
Man Sized Action – Units – Five Story Garage – R
Big Black – Passing Complexion – Death Wish – R
Stnnng – Slow Water – Stuck On Amp – Live From Radio K 6 – N – C

Clint Michigan – Blue & Gold – Hawthorne To Hennepin – N – Live on this radio show in two weeks!
Loving Thunder – Magic Wand – Split 7″ with Mountain High
Kerosene 454 – Year In Rails – Situation At Hand
Seam – This Ain’t No Picnic – Our Band Could Be Your Life – R – Minutemen cover. Happy birthday, D. Boon.
Das Black Milk – Art In A Blender – Split 7″ with Kid Icarus – N
King Loser – Four From The Dark Side – Caul Of The Outlaw
Band Of Susans – You Were An Optimist – Homework no. 10 – C

Kylesa – A 100 Degree Heat Index – No Ending/A 100 Degree Heat Index
Ratas Del Vaticano – Paranoia – Mocosos Pateticos – N – Mexican.
The Memphis Goons – Indian Giver – Teenage BBQ – 1910 Fruitgum Company cover.
The Seeds – Up In Her Room – Raw & Alive
Nothing People – In The City – S/T – N

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3/25/09 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Obits – Pine On – I Blame You – N
Selby Tigers – Triple Americans – Charm City
Nomo – Three Shades – Stuck On Amp – Live From Radio K – N – C
The Modern Lovers – I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms – S/T
Hex Nine – Mary Poppins Returns To The Planet Earth – In Mystic Emerald Sea – N – Ex-Bad News Bats.
Screaming Trees – End Of The Universe – Buzz Factory
The Ergs! – I’m In Trouble – Hindsight Is 20/20, My Friend, vol. 1 – N – Replacements cover.

Mud Hutters – Water Torture – Messthetics #106 – N – C – The Manchester Musician’s Collective 1977-1982.
Plagal Grind – Blackout – Making Losers Happy – C
Schande – Return Of The Return – You’ll Never Guess What Happens In The End… – N
The Feelies – Away – 12″
Mouthbreather – The Night That Richmond Died – Thank You For Your Patience – N
Th’ Faith Healers – Spin 1/2 – Lido
Shock – I Wanna Be Spoiled – Hyped To Death #2 – C – 1978.

Death – Politicians In My Eyes – …For The Whole World To See
Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves – All The Things You Know – S/T – N
The Verlaines – Whatever You Run Into – Some Disenchanted Evening
Thangs – The Super Gorilla – Thangs
The Sadies – The Trial – New Seasons – N
Nick Nicely – D.C.T. Dreams – Psychotropia
Fucked Up – No Epiphany (No Age remix) – 45 – N

Plaid Retina – Pink Eye – Pink Eye
Neko Case – This Tornado Loves You – Middle Cyclone – N
Niko & DJ Babu – Now You Know – Peanut Butter Wolf 2K8 B-Ball Zombie War – C
The Renderers – Bigger Than Texas – 45
Dysrhythmia – Annihilation II – Pretest
The Spider Bags – Hey Delinquents – 45 – N
Didjits – Long Lone Ranger – Hornet Pinata

Pitchblende – In A Flat Field – 45 – Bauhaus song. Fierce.
MF Doom – Nettle Leaves – Special Herbs vol. 1 & 2
The Drones – Baby – A Brief Retrospective – N
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Computer Game (Theme From The Circus) – S/T
Destruction Unit – Self Destruction Of A Man – S/T
Bleaks – Pulse 116 – Haste, Error – N
Dif Juz – Cs – Soundpool

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"Local Support" podcast episode 072.


Here’s your “Local Support” for March 2009. This program is free to download. Subscribe here. Brought to you by Philadelphia City Paper.

Hot Guts – “Ballad Of John Simon” – Dis-Adelphia (c)
Suffacox – “Death Girl” – Enuffa Suffa
Dysrhythmia – “Seal/Breaker/Void” – Barriers & Passages
Lima Research Society – “Our Nature Is Relentless” – Don’t Give Up Don’t Get Down
Jukebox Zeros – “1-2-3-4” – Rock & Roll Ronin

Rumpelstiltskin Grinder – “Nothing Defeats The Skull” – Living For Death, Destroying The Rest
The Marshmallow Staircase – “Alpha Centauri” – Red Giant
Chang Chang – “Dance Like We’re Famous” – While You Were Out
The Lemon Treasures – “R. Kelly” – Mama Bear
Barking Spiders – “Venerial Sunset” – Don’t Narc

Niagara Falls – “Goloka” – Sequence Of Prophets
City Rain – “Just Got Off The Phone With You” – This I Will Remember
Missing Palmer West – “The Reprise & The Reprisal” – Shoveling Smoke
Living/Breathing/Singing/Screaming – “The Fiction You’re Looking For” – God Damn Poet
Genghis Tron – “Relief” – Board Up The House

The March Hare – “Sunsetter” – Mister Nimbus

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3/4/09 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Pylon – Stop It – Hits – RIP Randy Bewley.
Angels Of Light – Not Here/Not Now – We Are Him
Abe Vigoda – House – Reviver – N
Kjehl Johansen – Cool – Pieman vs. The Lightbulbmen – Pylon cover.
Julie Doiron – Je Le Savais – I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day – N – In French.
Soltero – Out At The Wall – You’re No Dream
Pylon – Danger!! – !!

Pylon – Feast On My Heart – Hits – RIP Randy Bewley.
Half Man Half Biscuit – I Left My Heart In Papworth General – Dickie Davies Eyes
Colin Potter – Power – Messthetics Greatest Hiss – N – C
Love Of Diagrams – Cool (Live) – Ep – Pylon cover.
Lois – Page 2 – The Trouble With Me – RIP Paul Harvey.
Good Luck – Come Home – No Idea Presents: Fest 7 – N – C
Pylon – Beep – Chomp – R

Pylon – Dub – !! – RIP Randy Bewley.
A.C. Newman – Like A Hitman, Like A Dancer – Get Guilty – N
REM – Crazy – Dead Letter Office – Pylon cover.
Blonde Bomber – Strollie Bun – Mad Mike Monsters Vol. 3 – N – C
Pan American – …in a letter to H.G. Wells, 1932 – White Bird Release – N
Pylon – Recent Title – Gyrate

Pylon – Volume – Hits – RIP Randy Bewley.
Psychic Ills – The Way Of – Mirror Eye – N
Aguaturbia – Erotica – Love, Peace & Poetry: Chilean Psychedelic Music – C
Pylon – Catch – Chain – 1990 reunion record.
Dredd Foole & The Din – Believe – Cleanse My Soul
China Shop – Kowtow – Homework no. 10 – C – 1981.
Pylon – Crazy – Hits

Pylon – Cool – !! – RIP Randy Bewley.
Microfilm – Centrefold – Can’t Stop It II – N – C
Justice Of The Unicorns – Mc Carren Pool – Angels With Uzis
Patty Waters – Black Is The Color Of My True Love’s Hair – Sings – N – 1965.
Ulaan Khol – ??? – II – Steven R. Smith project.
Welcome Wagon – Half A Person – Welcome To The Welcome Wagon – N – Smiths cover.
Pylon – Working Is No Problem – Hits

Pylon – Reptiles – Chomp – RIP Randy Bewley.

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