5/7/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Pylon – Danger!! – 12″
Yah Mos Def – Yah Mos Def Is A Gang – 12″
Freddie Mas – Pillar – 45 – N
Pell Mell – New Saigon – Rhyming Guitars
Big Bird – How Do I Know I’m Here? – Big Bird Sings!
Fabolous – Can’t Deny It (Instrumental) – 12″
Kleenex – You – 45

Yachts – Yachting Type – S.O.S.
??? – Rabam Traloak – Cambodia – Traditional Music vol. 2 – C
Nobles – Poor Rock ‘N Roll – The Golden Groups – Part 22 – “The Best Of Klik Records”
Break Machine – Break Dance Party part 2 – Break Dance Party
Eggs – The Government Administrator – 45
Eric B. & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul – 12″ – Dub version.
Gary Numan & Tubeway Army – Me! I Disconnect From You – Replicas

Shellac – Futurist – Futurist

Mo-dettes – Tonight – 45
Stevie Wonder – Contract On Love – Up-Tight Everything’s Alright
Indian Jewelry – Lost My Sight – In Love With Loving – R
The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir – Svatba – Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares
Alex & The City Crew – Let Electro Beat Make Your Body Move – Breakdance
Individuals – Jungle Superman – The Golden Groups – Part 23 – “The Best Of Showtime Records”
100 Flowers – Let’s Not – Drawing Fire

The Ruts – Babylon’s Burning – 45
Junkyard – Sardines – 12″
Barton Smith – Akimbo – Reelizations
Brothers Of Hope – Nickol Nickol – MFSB – C
Sweet – Fox On The Run – Desolation Boulevard
Killdozer – Nasty – Yow! – Janet Jackson cover.
Scars – All About You – Author! Author!

The Clean – Tally Ho! – Compilation – R
Shinehead – Chain Gang Rap – Unity
The Planets – Further Down – 45
Brian Eno – 1/1 (excerpt) – Music For Airports

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"Local Support" podcast episode 054.


Back again with the best from the backyard. 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.

Saudi Arabia – “A Message To Dr. Dog” – $200,000
Tigers Jaw – “Danielson (acoustic)” – Compilation Blues (c)
It’s A King Thing – “My Mini Van Just Died” – Lp
Mazarin – “Go Home” – A Tall-Tale Storyline
Bubble/gum – “Good Luck” – Free Love

The Original Sins – “Radio Friendly” – Radio Friendly (r)
Br’er – “Catch A Falling Knife” – Filled With Guilt & Diamonds
The Clamor – “Little Girl” – Beginning
Still, No Sound – “Asbestos Bomb” – Pothead Astronaut
Dark Horse & The Carousels – “Hard To Die” – DHATC

Zolof The Rock & Roll Destroyer – “Can’t Stand It” – Schematics
No Fun – “Cat Piss & You Know It” – Opal Productions (c)
John stErling – “You Shall Not Be Missed” – You Shall Not Be Missed
Moscow Girls – “If I Can’t Dance (I Don’t Want Your Revolution)” – Cdr
Garden State – “Demo 2” – 7 Demos

This Radiant Boy – “Untitled” – Highlights From The Return Of The Strobe Light Soldiers
Anthrophobia – “Cracks In The Ceiling” – mp3 (r)
The Bee Team – “Waiting For A Call” – Hot Times USA
Ditch Devils – “Test Pattern” – Say Hi!

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4/30/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Constantines – Brother Run Them Down – Kensington Heights – N
Yo-Yo – Make Way For The Motherlode – Make Way For The Motherlode – I was kicked out of the Fembassy.
The Kyle Sowashes – Korea – Yeah Buddy! – N – As heard live on last week’s show.
The Birthday Party – Cry – Prayers On Fire
Ruth – Poloroid / Roman / Photo – BIPP – French Synth Wave 1979-85 – N – C
Q. Lazzarus – Goodbye Horses – Married To The Mob – Soundtrack.
Car Commercials – Babe’s Out Of Luck – Judy’s Dust – N

Tony Truant – La Fille Du Noctambule – Vindicated! A Tribute To The Fleshtones – N – C
Pond – Cinders – Sup Pop Employee Of The Month Curtis W. Pitts – C
Don Cherry – Spring Is Here – Live At Cafe Montmartre 1966 volume two – N
Dump – I Wanna Get Next To You – Jennifer O’Connor & Dump – Rose Royce cover.
Pink Skull – Itchy Woman – Zeppelin 3 – N
Boil – Timmy – Pyloric Waves – C
Teacher’s Pet – Fast Food Baby – S/T – N – 1979.

Pepi Ginsberg – Live on WPRB – 17:52 – www.pepiginsberg.com

The Replacements – Hold My Life – Tim
James Zitro – Happy Pretty – Zitro – N – 1967.
Joe Tex – I Gotcha – Super Bad – C
Hisato Higuchi – Blood & Leaves – Butterfly Horse Street – N
Frontier – 7.23.96 – S/T – Live at Empty Bottle.
Big Dipper – You’re Not Patsy – Supercluster – N

Sonic Youth – Agnes B Musique – SYR7 – N
Goodnight Stars Goodnight Air – Imbolc V – Keben – Forthcoming.
Angry Samoans – Lights Out – Back From Samoa

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Live performance #179 – Pepi Ginsberg.


Engineered 4/24/08

Pepi Ginsberg web site

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4/23/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Big Dipper – Wake Up The King – Supercluster – N
Pete Rock & CL Smooth – All Souled Out – All Souled Out
For Against – Friendly Fires – Shade Side Sunny Side – N – Section 25 cover.
Steuvesant – Ever – mp3 – Lemonheads cover.
Etran Finatawa – Tekana – Desert Crossroads – N
Erectus Monotone – Bang – Pyloric Waves – C
Monotonix – Body Language – Body Language – N – Israeli.

The Pagans – Multiple Personalities – The Blue Album – N – Live in 1988.
Lungfish – Samuel – Talking Songs For Walking
Circles – Get Down! – Weighs A Ton – N
Panda Riot – Paper Planes – Live on WPRB – MIA cover.
No Age – Male Masturbation – 45 – N
102% – Give Me A Minute (Pt. 2) – The New Master Sounds
Bubble/gum – Good Luck – Free Love

The Kyle Sowashes – Live on WPRB – 21:19 – www.myspace.com/kylesowash

Oxford Collapse – Bikini Atoll – The Hann-Byrd Ep – Forthcoming.
Photonband – Ka-Blammo – Back Down To Earth – N
Sebadoh – Show Snippets – Curtis W. Pitts: Sub Pop Employee Of The Month – C
Child Pornography – Woot Woo – She’s Got Legs – N
AC/DC – Ride On – Who Made Who
Jennifer O’Connor – I Was So Wrong (Dump remix) – 7″ – N
Jawbox – U-Trau – For Your Own Special Sweetheart

The Extraordinaires – The Chicken, The Egg Or The Song? – Battle Of The Vans – N – Split single with Kill You In The Face
High Rise – Skive – Desperado
The Glass Bees – The Weavers Of Schalkenmehren – mp3
Girls Against Boys – Bughouse – Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby
Carpet Floor – Hovering Pillows – Hovering Pillows – N
A Ten O’Clock Scholar – Lando – Quietest

Comets On Fire – Dogwood Rust – Avatar

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"Local Support" podcast episode 053.


The bands spelled those words wrong, not me. 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.

Barking Spiders – “Venerial Sunset” – Don’t Narc
Soft People – “Bureaucrats/Golden Tether” – The Vapors
Circles – “Get Down!” – Weighs A Ton
George Korein – “Rotodrone Encroaching!” – Another Corpse
F.O.D. – “Gasoline Suit” – Hate Rock

The Teeth – “It’s Not Funny” – You’re My Lover Now
Shot X Shot – “Scans” – Let Nature Square
The Brixton Riot – “Battle Of The Band” – Sudden Fiction
Jordan Brothers – “The One That Got Away” – Absolutely Allentown (c)
Louch – “Seriously This Is Getting Serious” – Compilation Blues! (c)

Kill You In The Face – “Diablo” – Battle Of The Vans
Goodnight Stars Goodnight Air – “Imbolc V” – Kebe
Stars Apart – “Correander Wild” – Investigation Of The Phantom Signal

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I have tried Jon Solomon’s Veggie Stir…


…and it was delicious!

Thanks to everyone at Blue Sky Cafe and to those who came out today to meet me.

Outside of Blue Sky Cafe, 22. W. 4th Street in Bethlehem.

Greeting me as I walked to the door.

The day’s specials.

The menu is real.

A side of soy sausage, a tall glass of coffee with soy milk, several dabs of hot sauce and some buttered rye bread really brought the dish together.

Will from Thunderegg, who made the drive west from Brooklyn, approves of the side of “Gator Sour Cream” we ordered.

All done. My final move was to clean the remaining asiago shavings off my plate with half a soy sausage patty.

Tabitha from Blue Sky Cafe and my giant head.



Live performance #178 – The Kyle Sowashes.


Engineered 4/11/08.

The Kyle Sowashes web site

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4/9/08 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


Goals update!

2008 Goal 1 – Have a restaurant name an item on its menu after me.

Accomplished! See you this Saturday?

2008 Goal 2 – Receive a key to a city.

200 days to work this one out. Contact your town council.

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Beex – Beat Beat – Teenline no. 106 – C – 1980.
Mission Of Burma – Heart Of Darkness (Live) – The Definitive Editions – N
Tim Midgett – Portable Life – It Goes Like This
Joy Division – Isolation – Still – N – Soundcheck.
The Sleepers – She’s Fun – The Less An Object
Wye Oak – Please Concrete – If Children – N
The Victims – (Gotta Find A) Substitute – Real Wild Child – Not the Australian band.

Spoke – Hollowspeak – Done – Pastacore.
Pepi Ginsberg – Son – Red – N
Neu! – Negativland – S/T – RIP Klaus Dinger.
Earth – Omens & Portents 1: The Driver – The Bee Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull – N
Stetsasonic – Stet Troop ’88! – In Full Gear
Steven R. Smith – Cleft – Owl – N
Small – Empty Room – Cakes

Big Dipper – A Song To Be Beautiful – Supercluster – N
OMD – Genetic Engineering – In The Park
Cursillistas – Happened In The Sun / Moccasin Stamp – Wasp Stings The Last Bitter Flavor – N
Scrawl – Everyone I Saw Tonight – Nature Film
Olekranon – Spillage – S/T – N – Mysterious.
Sixto – Your Life’s Become A Movie – S/T
Tyvek – Frustration Rock – 2×45 – N

Sicko – Little – Chef Boy R U Dumb
She & Him – This Is Not A Test – Volume One – N – Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward.
Chris Smith – The Problem With Trouble – Map Ends: 1995-2001
Carpet Floor – Party Hardly – Hovering Pillows – N
Kraftwerk – Ananas Symphonie – Ralf & Florian
Wussy – Tiny Spiders – Left For Dead – N
Arcwelder – Passing Thought – Xerxes

Venom – 7 Gates Of Hell – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Ladyhawk – I Don’t Always Know What You’re Saying – Shots – N
Bassholes – Swimming Blues – When My Blue Moon Turns Red Again

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This Saturday! Blue Sky Cafe!


Here’s a reminder. See you Saturday?

Remember back on February 13th when I declared my two goals for 2008?

We’re down to one goal, people.

Join me, a bunch of other WPRB DJs, friends and listeners (hopefully) at Blue Sky Cafe – 22 W. 4th Street in Bethlehem, PA on Saturday, April 12th at 12:00 pm to try Jon Solomon’s Veggie Stir!

If you’re going to come by, let me know in the comments. I am super-excited about this.

Jon