Live performance #181 – Ugh God.


Engineered 7/8/08.

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Live performance #180 – Beautiful Traps.


Engineered 7/8/08.

Beautiful Traps web site

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6/25/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel – I am back. Hello.

Crucial Youth – Four Rules – Singles Going Straight
Hashim – Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) – Street Jams: Electric Funk Part 1 – C
George Carlin – Wonderful WINO – Take-Offs & Put-Ons – RIP.
??? – Pedazo De Acordeon – Ayombe! – N – C
Deniz Tek Group – Imaginary Man – Le Bonne Route
Silian Rail – Drunken Boat – Tour Ep 2008
Red Eyed Legends – Monsters – Split 7″ with The Old Haunts – N

The Tim Version – W.H.A. – Decline Of The Southern Gentleman – N
SubArachnoid Space – Burn Shot – Also Rising
The Wedding Present – The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend (Santa Monica & La Brea Version) – El Rey – N
Raymond Scott – Tic Toc – Soothing Sounds For Baby Volume 1
The Jesus Lizard – Nub – Goat – R – For Edis.
Al Green – I’m Wild About You – Lay It Down – N
The Feelies – The High Road – No One Knows – I am quite excited for next week’s shows.

The Vulvettes – Frogs Mice Ants – S/T
Mincemeat Or Tenspeed – End Time – All Critters – N
The Evens – Get Even – Get Evens – Congratulations, Ian & Amy.
George Carlin – Son Of WINO – FM & AM – RIP.
Him – What’s Up Tonight – Peoples
James Pants – Finger On The Knife – Welcome – N
Kraut – Arming The World – An Adjustment To Society

Russian Circles – Station – Station – N
??? – Do You Remember Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio? – Lullaby Renditions Of The Ramones – This exists.
Shot X Shot – Oh No – Let Nature Square – N
Volcano Suns – Offsprings – Bumper Crop – R
Shy Child – Noise Won’t Stop – Noise Won’t Stop – N
Blue Cheer – Come & Get It – Outsideinside – 1968.

Silkworm – Nerves – Firewater – R
Mike Bones – Love’s Not Yours – Happy Holidays From The Social Registry
Fire Room – When Water Burns Air – Broken Music – N
??? – Mon Chou – Harp Music Of The Andes
Mingering Mike – Coffee Cake – Super Gold Greatest Hits – N

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Back on WPRB tonight.


Hey, everyone.

Good news.

After a break for “paternity leave”…

…I am back on WPRB tonight from 7:00 pm ET to 10:00 pm ET.

Hope you can join me.

Jon



"Local Support" podcast episode 057.


Back from paternity leave with The Local Support Biannual Report: 2008 Midway In Review! 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.

Man Man – “Mister Jung Stuffed” – Rabbit Habits
Public Record – “Ca Purange” – S/T
Kurt Vile – “Breathin Out” – Constant Hitmaker
Pink Skull – “Bubblelog Aftermath” – Zeppelin 3
Adam Arcuragi – “The Belgian” – Soldiers For FeetĀ 

Paint It Black – “Past Tense, Future Perfect” – New Lexicon
The YMD – “Global Liberation Army” – Excuse Me, This Is The Yah Mos Def
Mincemeat Or Tenspeed – “Accident Prone” – All Critters
Make A Rising – “Sneffels Yokul” – Infinite Ellipse & Head With Open Fontanel
Windsor For The Derby – “Let Go” – How We Lost

Bubble/gum – “Good Luck” – 12″
The Extraordinaires – “The Chicken, The Egg, Or The Song” – Split 7″ with Kill You In The Face
Soft People – “Chloris” – The Vapors

Shot X Shot – “Oh No” – Let Nature Square

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Maggie Crockett is here!


Please welcome Maggie Crockett Solomon-Scheller, born on Sunday, June 1st at 5:28 am ET. May all daughters be so lucky as to have their fathers wearing Crucial Youth t-shirts when they’re delivered.

If you have not heard, my radio show and podcast are on “paternity leave” well into June.

I’ll let you know when exact triumphant return dates are declared.



"Local Support" podcast episode 056.


I am as surprised as you are. 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.

Windsor For The Derby – “Maladies” – How We Lost
Tickley Feather – “Buttshot” – S/T
The Capitol Years – “Long Time” – Dance Away The Terror
M. Ace – “Sea Serpent” – A Fretful Menagerie
Mose Giganticus – “Days Of Yore” – Commander!

Von Hayes – “Dirty Wise” – Evident Eyelid
Fursaxa – “Tyranny” – The Cult From Moon Mountain
Victor Victor Band – “Hillbilly” – Chatterbox
Aunt Dracula – “Statue Of Gordon” – Face Peel
Franklin – “Dreams About Falling” – Hoags! (c)

Motumbos Hospital – “Simple” – Sharks & Anglers
Deep River – “Untitled pt. 2” – Lyin’ In My Bed
Conservative Man – “I, Hikikomori” – Mirabel & The Hikikomori
Sw!ms – “Cauldron Of MOPES!” – Compilation Blues! (c)
Valsalva – “Shelter” – Legion Of Boom (c)

The Yarrows – “Lie Awake” – Cdr

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5/21/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Black Taj – Fresh Air Traverse – Beyonder – N
The Peer Group – The Sound Is Off – S/T
Mudhoney – Dead Love – Superfuzz Bigmuff: Deluxe Edition – N – Live on KCSB, 1988.
Mang’anja – Wosakula Sakwatidwa – Southern & Central Malawi – C
Tickley Feather – Convention – S/T – N
West Street Mob – Break Dance – Electric Boogie – 12″
Man Man – Mister Jung Stuffed – Rabbit Habits – N

021 – Robot – Messthetics #103 – C
Frank Lowe – Thulani – Black Beings – N
Flying Saucer Attack – Since When (one) – Harmony Of The Spheres
Revelons – Stone Like Thee – Pop-ism! – N
FCS North – Auburn, New York – 12″
Act – Ping Pong – Bippp – N – C – French Synth Wave 1979-85
Franklin – Dreams About Falling – Hoags – C

No Age – Sleeper Hold – Nouns – N
El Michels Affair – This Songs For You – Sounding Out The City
Stone Baby – Mesocyclone – Fully Render(ed) /Cloud/s – N
The Music Improvisation Company – Packaged Eel – S/T
Essie Jain – Here We Go – The Inbetween – N
Yunasi – Yamala (Responsibility) – The Rough Guide To The Music Of Kenya – C
Motorhead – Stone Dead Forever – No Remorse

The Wipers – Nothing Left To Lose – Land Of The Lost – R
Peter Brotzmann / Peeter Uuskyla – Dead & Useless – Born Broke – N – R

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Canine 10 – “Don’t Be Boring!” – Don’t Be Boring!
Numbers – “Junior Mornings” – Legion Of Boom (c)
Lapse Of Luxury – “Open Strings” – Cdr
Mincemeat Or Tenspeed – “Accident Prone” – All Critters
Strapping Fieldhands – “Slingshot Sounds” – The Third Kingdom

Pattern Is Movement – “Jenny Ono” – All Together
Creeping Weeds – “Down & Out” – S/T
Zelda Pinwheel – “A Corner” – Our Diamonds So Quiet
Little Ocean – “They’ll Be Pizza In The Valley” – 1243Ā Ā 
Boogie Witch – “Transfiguration Boogie” – S/T

Zonic Shockum – “Between The Sixes” – S/T
The Green Chair – “Water Lion Dub” – Compilation Blues! (c)
Dipsomaniacs – “Prince Harry” – Freakin Eureka
Falkonr – “Give” – Danger! Danger! (c)Ā 
Joshua Marcus – “Part In It” – Reverse The Charges

The Roadside Graves – “West Coast” – No One Will Know Where You’ve Been

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5/14/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Marked Men – A Little Time – Fix My Brain
Boris – Buzz-In – Smile – N
Gloria & The T-Airas – Running Out Of Time – Northern Soul Of Chicago Vol. 2 – C
Spectrum Meets Captain Memphis – The Lonely Death Of Johnny Ace – Indian Giver – N
Big Black – Racer X – Racer X
Marmoset – Eyes Are Looking – Record In Red – RIP LonPaul Ellrich.
Mudhoney – I’m Now – The Lucky Ones – N

The Nymphets – Bekki Anne – 45 – N – Canadian.
Thee Speaking Canaries – Hall Of Force / Gone Bad / So Glad / Reprise – Songs For The Terrestrially Challenged
Earles & Jensen – Ed Asner-related Strongest Idea On Cd – Just Farr A Laugh Vols. 1 & 2 – The Greatest Prank Phone Calls Ever – N
Eh? ’85 – Human Evolution – You Are Terrific! – S/T
Buddy Holocaust – We Have Our Reasons – Live, 1981
The Julie Ocean – Ebb & Flow – Long Gone & Nearly There – N – Ex-Velocity Girl/Severin.

Squirrel Bait – The Final Chapter – S/T
Ornette Coleman – Doughnut – Town Hall 1962 – N
The Molesters – Disco Love – 45
Bear Claw – Distant Apology – Slow Speed: Deep Owls – N
Ice-T – New Jack Hustler (Instrumental) – 12″
Pattern Is Movement – Trolley Friend – All Together – N
The Rich Kids – Empty Words – 45

Zyklon – Wir sind – Homework #103 – C
New York Eye & Ear Control – A Y – S/T – N
The Real Kids – Who Needs You – Live At The Rat
The Long Blondes – Here Comes The Serious Bit – Couples – N
Neutral Mute – Roc-Sac – Roc-Sac 12″
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Midnight Man – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! – N

Malaria! – Geh Duschen – Compiled 1981-1984
Yuganaut – Hymn For Roscoe – This Musicship – N

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