8/13/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Diacon-Panthers – Days Of Wonder – Make It Feel Better – N
Isaac Hayes – I Stand Accused – The Isaac Hayes Movement – RIP.
Pram – Salt & Sand – The Moving Frontier – N
Isaac Hayes – Joe Bell – Tough Guys – RIP.
Akron/Family – Blessing Force – Meek Warrior
Oxford Collapse – Vernon-Jackson – Bits – N

The Nerves – Hanging On The Telephone – 25th Anniversary
The Wedding Present – Theme From “Shaft” – Hit Parade 2 – RIP.
Desmond Decker – Honour Your Mother & Father – Rockin’ Steady
Lee, Jae-Won – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Songs From The Sixth Borough – R – For Robert Hazard.
Isaac Hayes – Man’s Temptation – Black Moses – RIP.
Univers Zero – Ronde – S/T – N

Chrome – Chromosome Damage – Half Machine Lip Moves / Alien Soundtracks
Isaac Hayes – Walk On By – Hot Buttered Soul – RIP.
Big Black – Frankie Teardrop – mp3 – Suicide Cover.
Love As Laughter – All Parts Of Me – Holy – N
Isaac Hayes – No Name Bar – Shaft – RIP.
Spectrum – Waves Wash Over Me – Soul Kiss (Glide Divine)
The Pets – Blame It On The Kids – Misdirection – N

The Individuals – Our World – Fields / Aquamarine – N – 1982.
Isaac Hayes – Precious, Precious – Presenting… – RIP.
Nikki Sudden – Liquor, Guns & Ammo – The Jewel Thief
Caberet Voltaire – Theme From “Shaft” – Eight Crepuscule Tracks – RIP.
Aderbat – Hard Wired – Man Overboard – N – Local.
Isaac Hayes – Chocolate Chip (Instrumental) – Chocolate Chip – RIP.
Citizen 23 – Janie Got A Blackeye – Homework #9 – C – 1980.

Isaac Hayes – Feelin’ Alright – Live At The Sahara Tahoe – RIP.
Potpie – Track 4 – Plays The Classics – N
Toots & The Maytals – Pressure Drop – Reggae Greats
Scott Tuma – Newjoy – Not For Nobody – N

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"Local Support" podcast episode 060.


We’re 60. Alert the AARP. 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.

Audible – “Dust From A Broom” – In Simple Intervals
Carl Franke – “Berks County Bike Ride” – First Berries After Hibernation
Expo & Screwtape – “Ohh So High (Radio Edit)” – mp3
Gianmarco Cilli – “Let’s Promise To Be More True (To Us)” – Homely Joys
B Mulvey – “Super Himalaya” – Cascades

Von Hayes – “Boo Hoo” – Evident Eyelid
Bells Bells Bells – Carolina In A Cornfield” – Throw Down Your Anchor
Writtenhouse & Eshon Burgundy – “Way To Go” – mp3  
Pilot Cloud – “Map” – Cdr
The Situation – “Cherry” – mp3

BC Camplight – “Soy Tonto” – Rock The Net: Musicians For Network Neutrality (c)
The DVD Ensemble – “Intellectual Sight” – Road Closed
Neighbors & Allies – “Punks” – Separate Ways
Dwizz – “Salt, Pepper, Ketchup & Hot Sauce” – Party Music
Beat Frequency – “President’s Day” – This Is Harrisburg, Not Topeka (c)

Stuntmen – “Snake Oil” – Small Time

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WPRB & FreeYrRadio present: Secret Machines & Dave P!


Hope you can make it out on Tuesday. This should be a strange, fun evening. – JS

From wprb.com:

WPRB is teaming up with FreeYrRadio to present a FREE concert in Philadelphia on Tuesday August 12th, 2008.  Headlined by psychedelic space rockers Secret Machines, and with local fave DJ Dave P opening, the show will be at the Urban Outfitters store in West Philly (110 South 36th St.).  And did we mention FREE ICE CREAM?!  Stay tuned for more details on our blog. To get your tickets, check out the FreeYrRadio website.



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7/30/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Gynecologists – John Wayne Gacy – Hoosier Psychopaths – N
Choo Choo Train – High – Briar High (Singles 1988)
Ego Summit – Illogical – The Room Isn’t Big Enough – N – Don Howland, Jim Shepard, Ron House & more!
Joe Goldring – Arms – Captain Onboard
B.C. Camplight – Soy Tonto – Rock The Net: Musicians For Network Neutrality – N – C
The Passage – Fear – North By North West – C
Jeff Scott & Josef Marc – I Found Her – Teenline no. 101 – C

Chalk Circle – Subversive Pleasure – Homework #9 – C
Lexie Mountain Boys – Mountain, Hill – Sacred Vacation – N
Ozzy Osbourne – Over The Mountain – Diary Of A Madman
The Karl Hendricks Trio – Foolish Words Of A Woman In Love – A Gesture Of Kindness
The Shining Path – Lonely Hearts Killers – 12″ – N
Damon & Naomi – The New Historicism – The Wondrous World Of Damon & Naomi
Vivian Girls – Wild Eyes – 45 – N

Crash Kills Five – Special School – Hyped To Death #6 – C – 1980. Canadian.
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. – La Novia – Born To Be Wild In The USA 2000
Ohsees – You Oughta Go Home – The Cool Death Of Island Raiders – N
Clay Tyson – If You See A Ring Around Your Bathtub (Baby You Know I Left You Clean) – Nothing But Funk – Vol. 4 – C – 1972.
The LA Drivers Union Por Por Group – Shidaa, A Song Of Praise & Tribute To Elders & Union Leaders – Por Por: Honk Horn Music Of Ghana – N
Goblin Cock – The Revenge Of Snufalufagus – Bagged & Boarded

The O Voids – Emergency Broadcast System – 45 – N
Paul Newman – Elements Of Style – Frames Per Second – Congratulations Paul & Rachel!
Pumice – Thermos In The Studio – Quo – N
Bardo Pond – Sangh Seraitim – Harmony Of The Spheres – C
King Darves – Fishhook – The Sun Splits For The Blind Swimmer – N
The Misfits – Static Age – Box-Set Sampler Edition – R

Wadada Leo Smith’s Golden Quartet – Rosa Parks – Tabligh – N

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"Local Support" podcast episode 059.


Hello again from Ice Station Solomon. 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.

Dr. Dog – “The Old Days” – Fate
Driver UFO – “Issac Newton” – This Is Harrisburg, Not Topeka (c)
Dave P. & Adam Sparkles – “Hoover’s Apprentice” – The Sound / The Music (c)
Pattern Is Movement – “Sound Of Your Voice (CYNE Remix)” – mp3
Bottom Of The Hudson – “December Is Only A Window” – Songs From The Barrel Commando

Sunshine Recorder – “Last One” – mp3
Jake Lefco – “Teeth Chatter” – Missing Trooth
Goodnight Stars Goodnight Air – “And Forever” – And Forever
Hoots & Hellmouth – “Home For Supper” – Cdr
Academy – “I Fought The Diabetes & I’m Up 3 To 1” – Hoags (c)

Duochrome – “Negotiating The Driveway” – Tactical Knives
Bitter Bitter Weeks – “Trouble” – S/T
The Cirque – “The Cricket” – Legion Of Boom vol. 1 (c)
Velvet Crayon – “The Ballad Of Nick Drake” – S/T
Love City – “The Other Side” – mp3

The World Blanket – “This Old West” – Pressing Issues

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7/23/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Cute Lepers – Terminal Boredom – Can’t Stand Modern Music – N
Twilight 22 – Electric Kingdom – Street Jams: Electric Funk – Part 1 – C
Kirsten Ketsjer – The Bridge – ffffoo k tsscch – N
Wah! Heat – Better Scream – North By North West – C
Sun Kil Moon – Heron Blue – April – N
Stuart Busby – First Steps – Gold Leaf Branches – C
Naked Raygun – Coldbringer – All Rise – For Commissioner Gordon.

Screen Test – Anytime – Teenline no. 101 – C
Aunt Dracula – Yapoto – Face Peel – N
Flat Duo Jets – Flat Duo Jets Anthem – Go Go Harlem Baby
Yellow Swans – Broken Eraser / Time Stretch – Deterioration – N
Octalapse – Urban Macrobiotics – Insound Tour Support #7
Kahoots – For A Haystack – Fourteen Ghosts
Vivien Goldman – Launderette – Disco Not Disco vol. 3 – N – C

Bipolar Bear – Keep China British – Split 10″ with The Pope
Orange – Subway Over The Rainbow – In The Midst Of Chaos – N – With Paul Flaherty.
Jack Rose – Miss May’s Place – S/T – N
Beastie Boys – Cookie Puss – 12″ – Hailing from Planet Birthday…
The New Year – The End Is Near – The End Is Near
Lester Bangs & Birdland – Kill Him Again – Homework #9 – C
Fucked Up – Year Of The Pig – Year Of The Pig – N

Lord High Fixers – You Got It – The Beginning Of The End…The End Of The Beginning – Mudhoney cover.
Dark Horse & The Carousels – Hazy Skies – DH&TC – N
Leningrad Blues Machine – Roman Castevet – S/T
Dredd Foole – Light At The Ditch Of A Spoonful – Kissing The Contemporary Bliss – N
The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz Ensemble – Cold Nights & Rainy Days – Yesterday’s Universe
Frightened Rabbit – I Feel Better – The Midnight Organ Fight – N
Bob Log III – You Wanna What – Trike

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7/16/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Carsickness – What To Do – Hyped To Death #6 – C – Pittsburgh, 1980.
The Diplomats Of Solid Sound featuring The Diplomettes – Plenty Nasty – S/T – N
Bottomless Pit – Red Pen – Congress
The Notwist – Good Lies – The Devil, You & Me – N
Distractions – Time Goes By So Slow – North By North West – C
Eula Cooper – Try – Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels – N – C – 1969.
The Ex – Little Atlas Heavyweight – Dizzy Spells – R – Belated request.

Melvins – Dog Island – Nude With Boots – N
Deltron 3030 – Mastermind – S/T
Herman Dune – I Wish I Had Someone That I Loved Well – I Wish That I Could See You Soon – N
Deformo – Movie Lights – S/T
Golden Arm Trio – The Tick-Tock Club – The Tick-Tock Club – N
Thalia Zedek – No Fire – You’re A Big Girl Now – R
Zoomers – From The Planet Moon II – Exist – C

Beautiful Traps – Live on WPRB – 12:06 – www.myspace.com/thebeautifultraps

Ugh God – Live on WPRB – 32:29 – www.myspace.com/ughgod

The Old Haunts – Out Of Sight – Split 45 with Red Eyed Legends – N
Essie Jain – No Mistake – We Made This Ourselves
Jeffrey Lewis – Banned From The Roxy – 12 Crass Songs – N
Jungle Brothers – On The Run – Straight Out The Jungle
The Black Swans – Slide On Down – Charge! – RIP Noel Sayre.
The Zebra Attack – ? – Lightweight Into Earblocking Noises
Staags!!! – Forfeited My Youth – Adult Brigade – N

The Pink Noise – Huntsman – Sun King – N
Reruns – Since You Gotta Cheat – Teenline #101 – C – Milwaukee, 1980.
The Flying Luttenbachers – Trauma 2 – Trauma – N
Curtis Mayfield – We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue – Curtis
Douglas Armour – Fall Apart Again – The Light Of A Golden Day, The Arms Of The Night – N
The Places – The Damn Insane Asylum – Songs For Creeps – R – Unexpected request.
Dr. Dog – The Old Days – Fate – N

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“Christmas Classics? The New Music for the Holiday”


Finally got a copy of this Fox 29 story from Christmas Day 2007 uploaded. Enjoy!



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"Local Support" podcast episode 058.


The latest from our area’s finest. 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.

Women – “Own The Night” – 7″
Carolee – “No One Face” – Cdr
Brown Recluse Sings – “Western Meadowlark” – Black Sunday
Aderbat – “Hardwired” – Man Overboard
Prowler – “Beware Delaware” – En Garde!

The War On Drugs – “Show Me The Coast” – Wagonwheel Blues
Lettuce Prey – “Hermeneutic Spiral” – Today’s Missile
The Sweetheart Parade – “Delilah (No Git Intro)” – Communion
The Low Numbers – “Josef Albers” – Telekom
Scary Monster – “New Country” – Makeout Party At Werewolf Club

Lefty’s Deceiver – “Radio Kilkenny” – 45:00
The Trolleyvox – “Town & Country” – Leap Of Folly
Bridge Underwater – “More Tools” – Four Songs
Young Gene Buffalo – “Power Lines” – S/T
The Get Quick – “Talk About You Today” – How The Story Goes

Excelsior – “A Fun Filled Escapade” – The Land Of Enchantment
Stellarscope – “Deception In The World” – Living Under The Radar

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7/9/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Mission Of Burma – Devotion – Signals, Calls & Marches – N – Previously unreleased song. Wow.
The NHFA – ??? – Savage Vigilance For A Rug Free America
Make A Rising – Sneffels Yokul – Infinite Ellipse & Head With Open Fontanel – N
Wire – Outdoor Miner – Chairs Missing – Covered by The Feelies.
The Four Mints – In A Rut – Gently Down Your Stream – N – 1973.
Blue Sandelwood Soap – That’s Cool – Loring Park Love-Ins
The Lines – Uneasy Affair – Memory Span – N

Silkworm – Wild In My Day – Libertine – Monday marks the third anniversary of Michael Dahlquist’s death.
The National – About Today – The Virginia Ep – N
Savage Republic – The Birds Of Pork – Customs
Giuseppi Logan – Dance Of Satan – Quartet – N – 1964.
Alec Bathgate – Slow Parade – Gold Lame
Bobb Trimble – Night At The Asylum – Iron Curtain Innocence – N – Reissue.
The Pope – Keep China British – Split 10″ with Bipolar Bear

Beautiful Traps – Across The Street – Lost Sisters – Live next week on this radio show.
Ugh God – One Left To Jump (Kitty Suicide) – Deep. Dark. Mysterious & Serious – Also live next week on this radio show.
Henry Grimes Trio – For Django – The Call – N – 1965.
Slow Loris – The Hawaiians / Omega Man – S/T
Deep River – Gold – Lyin’ In My Bed – N
The Spades – We Sell Soul – All That May Do
The War On Drugs – Arms Like Boulders – Wagonwheel Blues – N

Eat Skull – Punk Trips – Sick To Death – N
Breer Soul + Earth Wind & Fire – Come On Feet – Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song – Soundtrack.
Endless Boogie – Executive Focus – Focus Level – N
Anthony Braxton – N M488 44M Z – Three Compositions
Steinski – Lesson 3 (History Of Hip Hop) – What Does It All Mean? – N – Retrospective.
Stockholm Monsters – Happy Ever After – North By North West – C

The Black Hollies – That Little Girl – Casting Shadows – N
Muhal Richard Abrams – My Thoughts Are My Future – Now & Forever – Levels & Degrees Of Light

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