9/2/15 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Worriers – Plans – Imaginary Life – [N]
The Monochrome Set – Eine Symphonie Des Grauens – Pillows & Prayers – [C]
Sonny & The Sunsets – Cheap Extensions – Talent Night At The Ashram – [N]
Maserati – Rehumanizer II – Rehumanizer – Forthcoming.
Big Black – L Dopa – Songs About Fucking – RIP Oliver Sacks.
Bow Wow Wow – Go Wild In The Country – 45
Reatards – I’m Gonna Break Down – Grown Up, Fucked Up – Reissue. – [N]

Mike Krol – Left Out (ATTN: SoCal Garage Rockers) – Turkey – [N]
Robert Forster – Let Me Imagine You – Songs To Play
Killdozer – Funk #49 – For Ladies Only – James Gang cover.
Strider 88 – Listen To The Band – Plastic Dance Volume One – [C]
KRS-One – Introducing – The BDP Album
Second Layer – Germany – World Of Rubber – Complete recorded output.
Slayer – Cast The First Stone – 2015 Adult Swim Singles Program

The Splinters – Splintered Bridges – Kick
Gary Numan – Bombers (Live Version) – 45
Mike Adams At His Honest Weight – By The Time I Get To Phoenix – Still On The Line: A Tribute To Jimmy Webb – [N] – [C]
Chris Forsyth & Koen Holtkamp – Long Beach Idyll – The Island – Out in October.
Year Of Glad – Turn – S/T – [N]
Great Plains – Before We Stop To Think – Length Of Growth – As recently covered by Yo La Tengo.
Charge – Destroy The Youth – Destroy The Youth

Potty Mouth – Truman Show – S/T
Ami Shavit – Alpha 2 – In Alpha Mood
Eleventh Dream Day – Orange Moon – Live at Mercury Lounge
Nervous Curtains – Progress – CON – Forthcoming.
Amy Bezunartea – Wild Thing – New Villain
White Out with Nels Cline – Raggest Mist Of Stalled Horizon – Accidental Sky
Titus Andronicus – No Future Part IV: No Future Triumphant – The Most Lamentable Tragedy – [N]

OBN IIIs – Trash Heap – Worth A Lot Of Money – [N]
The Snowy Owls – Me & Mia – .mp3 – Ted Leo & The Pharmacists cover.
The Piranhas – Getting Beat Up – Play KWELA!
Atlantic Thrills – Bed Bugs – 45 – [N]
PiL – This Is Not A Love Song – 45
The Traits – Nobody Loves The Hulk – 45 – 1969.
The Hussy – Turning On You – Galore – [N]

Strange Wilds – Pronoia – Subjective Concepts



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8/26/15 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

MotörheadGirlschool – Emergency – St. Valentines Day Massacre
The New Year – Folios – S/T – For Neil and Iben.
The Fall – Pretty Thief Lout – Couldn’t Get Ahead
Eleventh Dream Day – Taking Too Long – Works For Tomorrow (bonus track) – Wipers cover.
Mo-Dettes – Bitta Truth – 45
Latryx – Say That (original) – 12″
Charged G.B.H. – No Survivors – 45

Buzzcocks – Everybody’s Happy Nowadays – 45
Del Rey – The Nine Of Swords – TBD – From a forthcoming, untitled full-length.
The Stents – Nobody Loves The Hulk – Split 45 with The Improbables – [N]
Janelle Monáe with Deep Cotton, St. Beauty, Jidenna, Roman GianArthur & George 2.0 – Hell You Talmbout – .mp3
Northern Liberties & Towers – One By One By One – Dead Hell In A Bucket – [N] – [C]
Mallhombre – Fini – 45 – Featuring Melissa Auf Der Maur.
Tubeway Army – That’s Too Bad – 45

The Bismarck – This Train Runs On Two Rails – Bombs Of Patriots
Wish Key – Orient Express (Instrumental) – Orient Express/Last Summer – 1983.
The Gizmos – Black To Comm – Gizmos World Tour 2014 – MC5 cover live on WFMU.
Shabazz Palaces – The Mystery Of Lonnie The Den – 2015 Adult Swim Singles Program
Capt. Lovelace – Banana Hammock – Banana Hammock
Twist Noir – Enemies – Science Fiction Park Bundesrepublik: German Home Recording Tape Music Of The 1980s – [C]
Royal Headache – Another World – High

The Jags – Back Of My Hand – 45
Sandrider – Glaive – Split 12″ with Kinski
Jessica Pratt – Strange Melody – On Your Own Love Again – [N]
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – Roller Coaster By The Sea – 45
The Improbables – Giving You A Key – 45 – [N]
The News – Audio Video – 45
Superchunk – Mower – 45

Stiff Little Fingers – Just Fade Away – 45
Amanda X – Juniper – Hundreds & Thousands – Forthcoming.
Deafheaven – Brought To The Water – New Bermuda
Goodnight Lights – Say What You Want – Say What You Want – [N]



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8/5/15 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Mudhoney – No One Has – Superfuzz Bigmuff
Marvin Gaye – “T” Plays It Cool – Trouble Man
Eleventh Dream Day – Works For Tomorrow – Works For Tomorrow
Goddess – Leave Here – Paradise – [N]
Kinski – Beyond In Touch With My Feminine Side – Sandrider + Kinski
The Mountain Goats – Werewolf Gimmick – Beat The Champ – [N]
Verbal Assault – Learn – Learn

CHONDRIA – Blood Trail – DEMO
GZA x Sweet Valley – Planetary Energy – CONS EP VOL. 3
Dr. Janet – Starry Eyes – 7″ – The Records cover.
Lea Bertucci & Leila Bordreuil – Thunder Rolling Down The Mountain – L’Onde Souterraine
These Estates – Death Rattle – How The Midwest Was Won
Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Leather Forever – Lost Tracks Vol. 1
Protomartyr – Why Does It Shake – The Agent Intellect – Out in October!

Marginal Man – Shades Of Reason – Double Image
Amy Bezunartea – New Villain – New Villain – Out in September!
Curtis Mayfield – Ain’t Got Time – Sweet Exorcist
Dreamboys – Bela Lugosi’s Birthday – 45 – Members include a young Peter Capaldi and Craig Ferguson!
Kaleidoscope Death – Head Injury – Dead Hell In A Bucket – [C]
KATIEE – Atlantic City – 7″ – Forthcoming. Ex-Young People.
Constantines – Arizona – S/T

OBN III’s – I’m Done – Worth A Lot Of Money
Chung Antique – Bison Light – Tour EP – Happy birthday, Charlie!
Bezier – Centrifuge – Telomeres
The Blind Shake – Go Go – Live In San Francisco
Sinn Sisamouth – Dance A Go Go – Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock & Roll – [N] – [C]
Solomon Grundy – Spirit Of Radio – 7″ – Rush cover.
Woolen Men – Clean Dreams – Temporary Monument

WOMPS – Live A Little Less – 7″ – Scottish.
Yonatan Gat – North To South – Director
Chad VanGaalen – Clinically Dead – Infinitiheart – [R]
Smersh – Spook House – Super Heavy Solid Waste – Collection of 1983-1993 tape recordings.



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7/15/15 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Silkworm – Cotton Girl – Libertine – Re-air of a July 20, 2005 radio show. For Michael, John and Doug.
Silkworm – A Cockfight Of Feelings – Italian Platinum
Silkworm – Slow Burn – L’ajre
Silkworm – Dremate – In The West
Silkworm – The Lure Of Beauty – Firewater
Silkworm – “Don’t Look Back” – It’ll Be Cool

Silkworm – Never Met A Man I Didn’t Like (Clean Edit) – New School / Old School
Silkworm – Grotto Of Miracles (Alternate Take) – Couldn’t You Wait?
Silkworm – I Must Pianner / I Must Prepare – 7″
Silkworm & Seam – I Found That Essence Rare – .mp3 – Gang Of Four cover.
Silkworm – Slave Wages – Lifestyle
Silkworm – Scrawl – L’ajre
Silkworm – Scruffy Tumor – Marco Collins Sessions
Silkworm – Into The Woods – 7″

Silkworm – Cotton Girl – Libertine
Silkworm – Ice Station Zebra – Developer
Silkworm – That’s All There Is – You Are Dignified – Nina Nastasia song.
Silkworm – Tarnished Angel – Firewater
Silkworm – Merry Christmas – The My Pal God Holiday Record – [C]
Silkworm – Empty Elevator Shaft – Blueblood – [R]
Silkworm – Pearl Harbor – His Absence Is A Blessing

Silkworm – Couldn’t You Wait? – Libertine – [R]
The Crust Brothers – Bitch – Marquee Mark – Rolling Stones cover. Live.
Silkworm – That’s Entertainment – Lifestyle
Silkworm – Slipstream – 7″
Silkworm – On The Road, One More Time – 45
Silkworm – (I Hope U) Don’t Survive – Italian Platinum
Silkworm – Garden City Blues – In The West – [R]

Silkworm – Quicksand – Firewater – [R]
Silkworm – Yen + Janet Forever – Libertine – [R]
Silkworm – Something Hyper – It’ll Be Cool – [R]
Silkworm – Dead Animals – Pet Sounds Volume One – A Benefit For Alter – [R] – [C]
Silkworm – Sheep Wait For Wolf – Developer – [R]
Silkworm – The Grand Tour – New School / Old School – George Jones song.
Silkworm – St. Patrick’s Day – L’ajre

Silkworm – Treat The New Guy Right – Lifestyle
Silkworm – Raised By Tigers – In The West
Silkworm – Insider – You Got Lucky – Tom Petty cover. – [C]
Silkworm – Severance Pay – Firewater
Silkworm – Give Me Some Skin – Developer
Silkworm – Dirty Air – Italian Platinum
Silkworm – There Is A Party In Warsaw Tonight – Libertine

Silkworm – Ooh La La – Lifestyle – Faces song.



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7/8/15 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Eleventh Dream Day – The People’s History – Works For Tomorrow – Out soon!
Ros Serey Sothea – Old Pot Still Cooks Good Rice – Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock & Roll – [N] – [C]
Blue Russell – I Wanna Fly Away (Instrumental) – 12″ – 1985.
Pere Ubu – 30 Seconds Over Tokyo – Elitism For The People 1975-1978 – Live at Max’s Kansas City, 1977.
The Terminal Orchestra – Fivers Plan – .mp3
Taxidermists – Big Enough For The Truth – Honesty Box
Dick Diver – Bondi 98 – Callendar Days

Stalins Of Sound – Truth To Power – Tank Tracks
Lazy Salon – Dam – LZY-SLN 1-3 – [N]
Jurassic 5 – Break – Power In Numbers
The Midgetmen – Titus Mollard – Hobbytown!
Asmari Tessema Eshete – Aya Wechebaye – Ethiopiques 27
Thee Speaking Canaries – Hall Of Force – Platter Base Must Be Constructed Of Moon-Rock
The Writhing Squares – Streetlight Nightmare – 7″ – Local. – [N]

Mikal Cronin – Green & Blue – S/T
Goat – It’s Time For Fun – 7″ – Out in September.
Nice & Smooth – Hip Hop Junkies – Old School Party Jams Vol. 9 – [C]
Stereolab – Contact – Switched On
The Karl Hendricks Trio – Valentine Melody – 45 – Tim Buckley song.
Orchestra Of Spheres – Smash Hit #1 – Vibration Animal Sex Brain Music
The Cats – Six Packs / Lying In State – Grave Desecrator + 4 – The latter is a Verlaines cover. – [N]

Tenement – Under The Storm Clouds – Predatory Headlights – [N]
Thangs – Inside Outlook – Wrap Up My Mouth – Local.
Charly Bliss – Strings – Soft Serve
Clay Pedrini – New Dream (Vocal) – 12″ – 1984.
A.P. Mike – Michael Perry – .mp3
Jeff Zeigler & Gareth Brett – Love Dance of the Saroos – .mp3 – Joe Meek song.
Andy Human & The Reptoids – Blood On The Wall – S/T – [N]

Downtown Boys – Desede Arriba – Full Communism – [N]
Soki Nambi / Chola Piana – Bonne Annee – African Acoustic – Guitar Songs From Tanzania, Zambia & Zaire – [C]
Lydia Lunch Retrovirus – Frankie Teardrop – Urge To Kill – Suicide cover. – [N]
Bantam Rooster – In The Manner To Which I’m Accustomed – Deal Me In
John Carpenter – Obsidian – Lost Themes
Ocrilim – Anoint 5 – Anoint



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7/1/15 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

These Estates – Pay Me Some Attention – The Dignity Of Man
Don Muro – Pushin’ Me Down – We All Need Each Other: The 1968-1969 Recordings
Hulk Smash – Owner Of A Lonely Heart – .mp3 – Yes cover. RIP Chris Squire.
Pen Ran – There’s Nothing To Be Ashamed Of – Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock & Roll – [N] – [C]
Alpha Cop – The Kindred – The Taupe EP
Igneous Eyes – Won Time – Won Time
Bully – Six – Feels Like

Kerbivore – All Dressed – All Dressed – [N]
Dusty Rhodes – “Hard Times” promo – .mp3 – RIP.
Ghostface Killah – The Champ – FishScale
Implodes – Don’t Leave The House – Reverser
Dog Faced Hermans & The Honkies – Peace Warriors – 45 – Ornette Coleman cover. RIP.
Mint Mile – Modern Day – In Season & Ripe – Forthcoming.
Lungfish – Love Is Love – Love Is Love

Big Quiet – Maura & Dana – 7″
Pierre Godot – Petra Im Spanischen Garten – Science Fiction Park Bundesrepublik: German Home Recording Tape Music Of The 1980s – [C]
Jovan Karcic – Reporter Song – 2011
The Stammer – Hey Joan – Days In Between
The Rutabega – Wonderboy – .mp3 – Kinks cover.
Creepoid – Worthless & Poor – Cemetery Highrise Slum
Maple Stave – Sleep Camel – .mp3

Superchunk – The Majestic – 45
DJ Muggs vs. GZA – Advance Pawns (Clean) – 12″ – Feat. RZA, Raekwon & Sen Dog.
Mary Lattimore & Jeff Ziegler – Tomorrow Is A Million Years – Slant Of Light
Electric Hawk – Hoark The Obelisk – Electric Hawk II
Nervous Curtains – Devastator – Con – Forthcoming.
Magnolia Electric Co. – The Handing Down – Josephine
3 – Don’t Walk Away – Dark Days Coming

SWIVS – Grounded High – Free Period Blood Money – [N]
Jungle Brothers – Beyond This World – Done By The Forces Of Nature
Ashtray Boy – Anyone Can Make A Mistake – .mp3 – Wedding Present cover.
Blank Realm – No Views – Illegals In Heaven – Forthcoming.
Bone & Bell – Weave The Marrow – Organ Fantasy
Damaged Bug – What Cheer – Cold Hot Plumbs – [N]



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6/10/15 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Wiccans – Field II – Field II
Daniel Bachman – Song For The Setting Sun I – River – [N]
Ancient Sky – Hazy Mary – All Get Out
Hop Along – Sister Cities – Painted Shut – [N]
Holly Hunt – Prometheus – Prometheus
Grupo De Capoeira Angola Pelourinho – Historia Do Mestre Pastinha – Capoeira Angola From Salvador, Brazil
Glazer – New Trends – S/T – Local. – [N]

Bad Noids – Poison In The Kitchen – Everything From Soup To Dessert
Jim O’Rourke – Last Year – Simple Songs – [N]
Earthless – From The Ages – From The Ages
Shawn David McMillen – 5 Bricks – On The Clock With JJ & Mitch – [N]
Nelly – Hot In Herre (Instr.) – 12″
Ceremony – Bleeder – The L-Shaped Man – [N]
Mountain High – Witch Hunting Memoirs – Wicked Wanderer

Black Taj – Back To The Bridges – S/T
Speedy Ortiz – Ka-Prow! – Cop Kicker
Ros Serey Sothea – Heaven’s Song – Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll – [C]
Girlpool – Crowded Stranger – Before The World Was Big – [R]
Anadolu Bayramlari – Titremek Ve Terlemek – Science Fiction Park Bundesrepublik: German Home Recording Tape Music Of The 1980s – [C]
Lewis & Clarke – Before It Breaks You – Live On WPRB
Judy Henske & Jerry Yester – Snowblind – Farewell Aldebaran

Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends – Fight Math – The Enemy Of Everyone – Eugene Robinson of Oxbow on vocals. – [N]
Jr. Gone Wild – Day Of The First Snow – Less Art, More Pop!
Ken Camden – Asleep At The Wheel – Dream Memory – [N]
Oblivians – Emergency – Popular Favorites



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6/3/15 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

The Sonics – The Hard Way – This Is The Sonics – [N]
Bedhead – The Unpredictable Landlord – Live In Chicago
Corners – Love Letters – Maxed Out On Distractions – [N]
Valentino, Inc. – Impact – Production Music Library
Sarah Mary Chadwick – Am I Worth It? – 9 Classic Tracks – [N]
Spike – Magic Table – Orange Cloud Nine – 1983.
The Stranglers – Get A Grip (On Yourself) – Burning Ambitions: A History Of Punk – [C]

Meatbodies – Off – S/T – [N]
Montana – Warp Factor II – 12″
Mudhoney – Who You Driving Now? – Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge – Check out their 1991 interview at wprbhistory.org!
Redspencer – Ride It Out – S/T – Australian.
Fleabite – Magic 106.7 – T.T.Y.L. – [N]
Yo La Tengo – Deeper Into Movies – Stuff Like That There – Updated version of an old song.
Circus Lupus – Tightrope Walker – 7″

Flesh World – Shaved Head – The Wild Animals In My Life
Lazy Salon – Rai – LZY SLN 003
Baksey Cham Krong – B.C.K. – Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock & Roll – [C]
Daughn Gibson – I Let Him Deal – Carnation
Miss Pussycat – Magical Nebulon Rainbowland – Anthropomorphizer
Co-Mix – Revol Rules OK – Science Fiction Park Bundesrepublik: German Home Recording Tape Music Of The 1980s – [C]
Kinski – Detroit Trickle Down – 7 (Or 8) – [N]

Shellshag – 1984 – Rumors In Disguise
Portastatic – An Elegant Chaos – Spillage – Julian Cope cover.
Chris Brokaw – Skating Under Glass, Living Like A King – The Periscope Twins – [N]
??? – Kassena-Nankani Festival – Ghana: Ancient Ceremonies, Dance Music & Songs
Signer – Low Light Sleep – The New Face Of Smiling
Inflatable Boy Clams – I’m Sorry – S/T – 1981 double 7″ reissued. – [N]
Monotonix – As Noise – Where Were You When It Happened?

Useless Eaters – Plaque Is Vague – Singles: 2011-2014 – [N]
Ought – Pleasant Heart – More Than Any Other Day



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Live performance #238 – 75 Dollar Bill.


Engineered 5/10/2015.

75 Dollar Bill web site

Intro / Like Laundry / Tetuzi Akiyama / Water In The Lock



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5/27/15 : 19:00 – 22:00 pm ET


The Rub – The Death Of Pop – Bikini Gospel

Flesh Lights – Flashback To The Majestic – Too Big To Fail
Famous Blue Jay Singers Of Birmingham – Clanka A Lanka (Sleep On Mother) – The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Volume Two (1928-32) – [N] – [C]
Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara – Hershey Horowitz-Mary Elizabeth Doyle Wedding Plans – The Last Two People In The World – RIP Anne Meara.
The Ukiah Drag – Night Of Immaculacy – In The Reaper’s Quarters – [N]
Akendengue – Oklo – Piroguier
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Peasantry Or ‘Light! Inside Of Light!’ – Asunder, Sweet & Other Distress – [N]
Toy Love – Pull Down The Shades – Live At The Gluepot 1980

Scrotum Poles – Helicopter Honeymoon – Messthetics #105 – RIP Craig Methven.
Blanche Blanche Blanche – Fire – Breaking Mirrors – [N]
Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara – Regina Margaret Mulcahy, Middle American – Laugh When You Like – RIP Anne Meara.
SAVAK – This Currency Exchanged – .mp3 – Members of Edsel and Obits.
David Arvedon – The Education To My Equation (Long Version) – The Best Of Dave Arvedon Volume 2 – Unhinged. – [N]
Minibeast – Bubblegum Disaster – .mp3 – Peter Prescott of Volcano Suns / Mission Of Burma.
Mac McCaughan – Whatever Light – 45

75 Dollar Bill – Live on WPRB – 38:20 – http://75dollarbill.bandcamp.com

Thee Oh Sees – Lupine Ossuary – Mutilator Defeated At Last
Yol Aularong – Cyclo – Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock & Roll – [C]
American Werewolf Academy – I Can’t Lose – 45
Kleines Schwingvergnugen – 10 Jahre Frauenbewegung – Science Fiction Park Bundesrepublik: German Home Recording Tape Music Of The 1980s – [C]
Virginia Wing – World Contact – Measures Of Joy
Digital Leather – Cold Inside – All Faded
Snooty Garbagemen – You & Ernie – S/T – Tom Triplett of OBN IIIs.

Flesh Wounds – Let Me Be Clear – 45
No More – Suicide Commando – A Rose Is A Rose – 1981.
The Early Stages – Wristwatch – Single #2 Outtakes
Kickstand Boyfriend – Lying In A Coffin – Christ’s Night Out



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