8/17/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Oneida – Beat Me to the Punch – Success – [N]
S.E.M. Studios – Ivresse Des Profondeurs – Midnight Massiera: The B-Music Of Jean-Pierre Massiera – [C] – Originally released in 1967.
Death Of Samantha – Rosenberg Summer – If Memory Serves Us Well – Re-recording of a (timely) 1989 song.
Ferkat Al Ard – Juma’a 6 Hziran – Habibi Funk 019: Oghneya – First released in 1978.
Krill – Wet Dog – Alam No Hris – 10th anniversary edition.
David Boykin – Hyperspace – Love Power Magic – Live in Concert at the Hungry Brain July 7, 2013.
Kiwi Jr. – Downtown Area Blues – Chopper – [N]

Mike Krol – Little Drama – Power Chords
Codeine – Sea – Dessau – [N] – Then-scrapped collection of June 1992 recordings.
RRR Band – 9th Street Suite – S/T – Ryan Davis, Emily Robb, & Richie Charles.
Party Dozen – Fat Hans Gone Mad – 45 – Part of the Sub Pop Singles Club Vol. 7.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Outsider – Outsider – 2016 reimagining of a Ramones song with help from William Tyler and D.C. Berman (among others).
James Hoff – Inverted Birds – Inverted Birds and Other Sirens
Planet Of Zeus – Loyal To The Pack – Loyal To The Pack

Brown Recluse Sings – 42:48 – Live on WPRB – https://slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com/album/evening-tapestry

Momma – Speeding 72 – Household Name – [N] – This sounds like something else from the 1990s. Medicine?
Rich Ruth – Thou Mayest – I Survived, It’s Over



8/10/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Eat – Communist Radio – 45 – 1979 single.
Les Maledictus Sound – Kriminal Theme – Midnight Massiera: The B-Music Of Jean-Pierre Massiera – [C] – [N] – Originally released in 1968.
Scud Mountain Boys – Please Mr. Please – The Early Year – RIP Olivia Newton-John.
Ken Vandermark – Track 1 – Momentum 5: Stammer (triptych)
Pelican – NightEndDay / Drought – Australasia – Reissue of their 2003 debut.
Soul Duo – Can’t Nobody Love Me (Like My Baby Do) – 45
Jeff Hill Band – Who’d Be Sweet Sixteen – The Pathway Tapes – Recorded in 1977, previously unreleased.

Vintage Crop – Double Offer – Kibitzer – [N]
Etran de L’Air – Tarha Ebouse Dighe Mane – Music from Saharan WhatsApp – [C]
CAN – Brighton 75 Sieben – LIVE IN BRIGHTON 1975
Tarwater – Death & The Maiden – Not Given Lightly – [C] – Verlaines cover.
Kungens Män – I Hjalles Kök – Kungens Ljud & Bild
Jean-Claude Vannier – Paris n’existe pas (Opening Titles) – La Bete Noire – Previously unreleased 1983 film score.
Envy – Marginalized Thread – Alnair in August

Home Blitz – 14:04 – Live on WPRB – http://homeblitz.bandcamp.com

The Dream Syndicate – Straight Lines – Ultraviolet Battle Hymns and True Confessions – [N]
My Heart, an Inverted Flame – You Will Never Hear From Me Again – Plague Notes, Unnamed, Unknown, A Finger Dragged Through Dust
Sonic Youth – Out & In – In/Out/In



8/3/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Dirtbombs – I’m Saving Myself For Nichelle Nichols (No. 3) – If You Don’t Already Have A Look
Nichelle Nichols – Star Rock – Out Of This World – RIP.
75 Dollar Bill – Irons Out – Fire Over Heaven – “First in a new series of tracks donated by artists to benefit the Fire Over Heaven archive.”
The Psychedelic Furs – All That Money Wants – Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The ’80s Underground – [C] – First released in 1988.
Veyrouz Mint Seymali – Saghmi Yessri – Music from Saharan WhatsApp – [C] – [N]
Wednesday – Sacrifice (For Love) – Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling ’em Up – Greg Sage cover.
CLAMM – Monday – Care – Out August 19.

Fucked Up – Strix – Oberon – New EP this October.
Les Chats Renaissance – Bizarre – Midnight Massiera: The B-Music Of Jean-Pierre Massiera – [C] – Originally from 1972.
Mary Lattimore + GROWING – Tagada, Night Rises – GAINER
Lemonheads – Clang Bang Clang – Bored on the Fourth of July – Peel Session recorded 7/4/89.
Nichelle Nichols – Why Don’t You Do Right? – Down To Earth – RIP.
Jeff Arnal & Curt Cloninger – Live At Citizen Vinyl – Drum Major Instinct – [N]
Pardoner – Spike – Came Down Different

The War On Drugs – 41:41 – Live on WPRB – https://thewarondrugs.bandcamp.com

Quilty Pleasures – Chaise Longue – S/T – Debut double album out August 26th.
Curtis Andrews – Chapu Tala Malika – Speaking Hands



7/27/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


Decisions.

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Todd Briefly – Fair Weather Human (Half Man / Half Plant) – ‘Demos’ Volumes 1 & 2 – [N]
The Time – Cool – S/T – …anyone else go see Morris Day at Mercer County Park last Friday night?
Alter Boys – Love You – Get Lost: Studio Recordings 1985-1989
Kevin Morby & Waxahatchee – Tears In The Typing Pool – Covers – Broadcast cover. All funds raised will be donated to Vote No Kansas. Download here.
clipping. – drop low – CLBBNG – [N]
Photon Band – Sour Candy Suite – Sour Candy Suite
Bait Bag – Hot Garbage – Confident, Sloppy, And Loud!

Green/Blue – Paper Thin – Paper Thin – [N]
Firkit el Asdekaa – Eqleb El Sheret – Sharayet El Disco – [C]
Versus – Blue Thunder – COLORS – [C] – Galaxie 500 cover.
Joel Futterman, William Parker, Chad Fowler & Steve Hirsh – The Deep – The Deep – [N] – “Recorded in Virginia Beach in January 2022. The engineer hit the record button and almost an hour later, this suite was completed. It was that simple. And that deep.”
Green On Red – Gravity Talks – Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The ’80s Underground – [C] – Originally from 1983.
Protomartyr – King Boots (bonus track) – No Passion All Technique

Kurt Vile – 19:49 – Live on WPRB – https://kurtvile.bandcamp.com

The Goon Sax – Psychic – Mirror II – They recently called it a day. Goodbye, good band!
Sidi Touré – Wakey Kama – Afrik Toun Mé
Blank Hellscape – Concrete Walls (excerpt) – Winter Sunday b/w Concrete Walls – Split LP with Wolf Eyes.



7/20/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


…General Veers and Robert Wyatt are brothers?!?!

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Horsegirl – Option 8 – Versions of Modern Performance – [N]
Herman’s Rocket – Space Woman – Midnight Massiera: The B-Music Of Jean-Pierre Massiera – [C] – Originally from 1977.
The Budos Band – Old Engine Oil – V – As heard on “The Bear.”
The Chameleons – Swamp Thing – Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The ’80s Underground – [C] – From 1986.
Sam Prekop & John McEntire – A Yellow Robe – Sons Of – [N]
Public Enemy – Timebomb – Yo! Bum Rush The Show – The first CD I ever bought!
Loop – Fermion – Sonancy – [N] – First album in…32 years.

Petrillo – Back In Town – Loose – [N]
Joshua Wayne Hensley – Try To Sleep On A Solid Foundation // The Congos vs LOW – “A study of LOW’s ‘Try To Sleep’, featuring beats & samples from The Congos’ ‘Solid Foundation’. Recorded March of 2022, with love & respect.”
Eldridge Rodriguez – Scars In The Vein – Scars In The Vein – With Thalia Zedek.
Isotope 217 – Phonometrics – The Unstable Molecule – Recently reissued.
Tuluum Shimmering – Planet Caravan – Planet Caravan – Sabbath cover. “The nineteenth entry in the Tuluum Shimmering Records requests series.”
Flaccid Mojo – Dyslexic Uptalk – FM – [N] – Debut by 2/3 of Black Dice.
Sports Team – The Game – Gulp! – [R]

Prowler – 14:17 – Live on WPRB – https://prowlerprowler.bandcamp.com

Slang – Hit The City – Cockroach in a Ghost Town – Debut album from Janet Weiss, Kathy Foster, Drew Grow and Anita Lee Elliot.
Grassy Sound – Flitzer – The Sounds Of – [N] – Nick Millevoi + Rob Stabinsky.
Lime Crush – Telephone – Timewaster



7/13/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


Explain this can, please.

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Silkworm – It’s Too Bad… – Developer – Doug Meis, John Glick and Michael Dahlquist. 17 years gone.
Girma Bèyènè & Akalé Wubé – Ené Nègn Bay Manèsh / Muziqawi Silt – Ethiopiques 30 – Mistakes On Purpose
Chris Forsyth – Experimental & Professional – Evolution Here We Come – New album out August 29!
Czarface – Today’s Special – Good Guys, Bad Guys – Featuring Frankie Pulitzer.
Minibeast – MMM – On Ice – [N] – Peter Prescott from Mission of Burma / Volcano Suns.
Mamman Sani – Lamru – La Musique Electronique du Niger – Recorded in 1978.
A Frames – Calculator – S/T

The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries – Look Up – Mass. Grave
Harar Police Orchestra (vocal: Wègayèhu Dègnètu) – Whole Lotta Love – .mp3 – Thank you listener Brian D for letting me know about the Ethiopiques documentary!
Party Dozen – Macca The Mutt (feat. Nick Cave) – The Real Work – [N]
Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin – I / II / III / IV – Ghosted
Jawbox – Lowdown – The Revisionist EP – Wire cover.
Wet Leg – Too Late Now (Soulwax Remix) – Too Late Now (Soulwax Remix)
Mush – Get On Yer Soap Box – Down Tools – [N]

Clint Michigan – 15:22 – Live on WPRB – https://clintmichigan.bandcamp.com

Dummy – Mono Retriever – 45 – From the Sub Pop Singles Club Vol. 7.
Jaimie Branch – Theme Nothing – Fly Or Die
Maserati – Der Honig – Enter The Mirror
Suburban Eyes – Uncomplicated Lives – Uncomplicated Lives – Members of Christie Front Drive, Mineral & Boys Life.



7/6/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


“Big news from the world of fine dining.”

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Lithics – Nature Observation Poem – Nature Observation Poem – [N]
Machine – World – S/T – Supposedly first from 1972. Thoroughly sensational.
Laddio Bolocko – Y Toros Parts 1 & 2 – ’97-’99 – [N]
R.A. the Rugged Man – Dragon Fire ft. Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, Kool G Rap & Xx3eme – All My Heroes Are Dead
long odds – in the knees – fine thread – Ex-Times New Viking.
Tina Turner – Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Live) – Private Dancer 30th Anniversary Edition – Prince cover!
The Effigies – Guns Or Ballots – Busted At OZ – [C] – For John.

Flasher – Little Things – Love Is Yours – [N]
Asnakech Worku – Kand Yerega Deg New – Asnakech – Recorded in 1975.
Bronze – Swell – Absolute Compliance – [N]
Congregation of Drones – Gesture Of Devotion – Twenty Twenty – “[A]n electro-acoustic duo comprised of Pauline Kim Harris (violin) and Jesse Stiles (electronics).”
Wowza In Kalamazoo – Welcome In – Why Don’t You Come Around
Alkibar Jr – Adouna – Music from Saharan WhatsApp – [C] – [N]
21-645 – Babble – Laughing at the Ground 7″ – [C]

The ‘Mericans – 37:23 – Live on WPRB – https://themericans.bandcamp.com

Superchunk – Florida’s On Fire – Here’s To Shutting Up
DATA_WOLF – Into Place – AXIS – Local.



6/29/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Vintage Crop – Casting Call – Kibitzer – [N]
Chris Gallbert – Sing Sing – Midnight Massiera: The B-Music Of Jean-Pierre Massiera – [C]
Panda Riot – E.S.P. – Extra Cosmic – [N]
Psychic Ills & Gibby Haynes – At Long Last – FRKWYS Vol. 4.5: Nowhere in the Night – “This album was recorded between 10 pm 2/4/2010 and 4 am 2/5/2010.”
Tangerine Dream – Doctor Destructo – Thief OST
Fred Anderson & Hamid Drake – Strut Time – From the River to the Ocean – Newly issued as a double LP.
Dead Moon – Fire In The Western World – Echoes Of The Past

TV Priest – It Was A Gift – My Other People – [N] – I can’t get enough of this record.
New Life – Sculpture – Visions of the Third Eye – Reissue of a “1979 spiritual jazz classic.”
Josie Cotton – He Could Be The One – Convertable Music – I’ll be on this Friday’s episode of Mary Vs. The Movies talking about 1983’s great Valley Girl!
Prince & The Revolution – Baby I’m A Star – Prince and The Revolution: Live – [N] – Recording of a bonkers March 30, 1985 concert in Syracuse, NY.
Birds Of Maya – Fly Magic Pi – Basement Jams 4-20-05
Al Massrieen – Hezeny – Sharayet El Disco – [C] – [N] – Originally from 1982.
Straphanger – A Plague Of Doves – For Arlene – Recorded in 2010, released last week.

Liechtenstein – 22:03 – Live on WPRB – http://liechtenstein.bandcamp.com

Yes Vacancy – Amirrorca – Amirrorca
Liquid Liquid – Optimo – Optimo EP
Ghost Signs & Veins Full of Static – The Hidden Merica – For The Reverend Jason Molina
The Bismarck – Ships Passing – Sweet Emotion



6/22/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Titus Andronicus – We’re Coming Back – We’re Coming Back – This Cock Sparrer cover feels fitting…
Michel Roques – Monsieur Chimpanze – Pierre Barouh & The Saravah Sound – [C] – [N] – Originally from 1972.
Julia Jacklin – I Was Neon – PRE PLEASURE – Out August 26.
Ryan Werner – Cinnamon – Cinnamon – “All parts of this song are mine except the parts that are clearly homage (“Starless” by King Crimson) or cover (“Cloudbusting” by Kate Bush).”
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – Ping Pong – Andy, Come Out EP – Originally by Stereolab.
L.L. Cool J – Get Down – Bigger & Deffer
TV Priest – The Happiest Place On Earth / I Have Learnt Nothing – My Other People – [N]

The Maids – Back To Bataan – Maid in Bataan 7″
Richard’s People – Yo Yo – Fantastic Funk: Volume 1 – [C] – Off a 1968 45.
Antietam – Back On the Street – Back On the Street
Irreversible Entanglements – All You Can Do Is All You Can Do – Down to Earth – [N] – From the Sub Pop Singles Club Vol. 7.
Cavernlight – The Black Crow – The Black Crow – A Songs: Ohia song.
Yoo Doo Right – Feet Together, Face Up, On the Front Lawn – A Murmur, Boundless to the East – [N]
Straw Man Army – State Of The Art – SOS

Choo Choo La Rouge – 17:36 – Live on WPRB – https://choochoolarouge.bandcamp.com

Come – Dead Molly – Peel Sessions – [N] – 1992 Peel Session.
Plato III – Spirit World Rising – The Devil Has Texas
Warda – Khalik Hena pt 5 – Khalik Hena – Recorded in 1973.
Napalm Death – You Suffer – The Best Of Napalm Death
L’Orange – I Don’t See You – The World Is Still Chaos, But I Feel Better
Hydrogen Bonding Process – A Modern Education – Misspent Youth – Recorded July 28-31, 1977.



6/8/22 : 17:00 – 20:00 pm ET


“The Frowning Corner.”

The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Joy On Fire – Happy Holidays – States of America – [N] – Local.
Dr. Ezat Abou Ouf & El Four M – Gonoun El Disco – Sharayet El Disco – [C] – Originally released in 1982.
Earthless – Death To The Red Sun – Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons
Say Sue Me – The Last Thing Left – The Last Thing Left
Here Lies Man – You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – S/T – Includes members of Antibalas.
Arca – Dignity – Stretch 1 – No diggity, no doubt.
No Nations – Seltzer – Seltzer

BRICKLAYER – Gay Breakfast (demo) – Demos for Big Chillers
Mary Lattimore & Paul Sukeena – Garage Wine – West Kensington
Human Adult Band – Lie Torpid – Slog Quest Crosstime
Brigitte Fontaine – Comme A La Radio – Pierre Barouh & The Saravah Sound – [C]
Yellow Swans vs. Ice-T – Live on WPRB 5.27.09 – .mp3 – These paired surprisingly well!
Friendship – Ugly Little Victory – Love The Stranger – Album out July 29.
Bat Fangs – Queen Of My World – Queen Of My World – Betsy Wright (Ex Hex) and Laura King (Flesh Wounds, Speed Stick).

Adam Arcuragi – 17:48 – Live on WPRB – http://adamarcuragi.com

Black Sabbath – Never Say Die – Never Say Die!
Natural Information Society with Evan Parker – d(OoOc) I – descension (Out of Our Constrictions)
Pan•American – Outskirts, Dreamlit – The Patience Fader – Mark Nelson of Labradford.