A show filled with old and new music, usually of a psychedelic nature. Genres can include (but not limited to): garage, folk & folk rock, power pop, prog rock, and also a wide selection of interesting and rare singer-songwriter, harmony pop, soft rock, lounge-rock, punk and glam rock, space jazz, avant-garde, vanity-pressings and “outsider” albums.

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Playlist (Artist -Title –Album – Year of song)
Opening Theme
Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – Experiment Zero – 1996

Kevin Ayers – Only Heaven Knows –The Unfairground-2007
Bobb Trimble – You’re In My Dreams –Jupiter Transmission-1985
Cardinal – Singing To The Sunshine-Cardinal -2005

Gong – Fredfish (hope you feel ok)-Magick Brother-1970
Amon Düül II – Sleepwalker’s Timeless Bridge-Wolf City-1972

Robert Wyatt – Sea Song-Rock Bottom-1974
John Cale – Andalucia-Paris 1919-1973

Tall Dwarfs – Think Small-Fork Songs-1991
Silver Jews – Sometimes A Pony Gets Depressed-Tanglewood Numbers-2005
The Grifters – Spaced Out-Full Blown Possession – 1997
The Hall Monitors – She’s My Methadone-Up To No Good- 2017

Yo La Tengo – Drug Test-President Yo La Tengo-1989
Agitation Free – Laila, Part 2 –2nd – 1973
Hot Tuna – In The Kingdom-The Phosphorescent Rat-1983
Kurt Vile and the Violators (feat. J Mascis) – Box Of Rain-Various: Day of the Dead -2016

Michael Hurley, The Unholy Modal Rounders, Jeffrey Fredericks & The Clamtones – Hoodoo Bash – Have Moicy– 1987

Speed The Plough – Coal and Courage-Wonder Wheel-1991
The Trypes – (From the) Morning Glories-Music for Neighbors-1984
The Feelies – The High Road –The Good Earth-1986

The Stooges – Loose-Funhouse-1970
T Rex – Baby Strange –The Slider-1972
David Bowie – Lady Grinning Soul –Alladin Sane-1973

Dorothy Ashby – Soul Vibrations-Afro-Harping-1968

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Yet another freeform haze of music exhumation. Your mid-week, mid-afternoon music escape filled with a wonderment of sound.

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Playlist (Artist -Title –Album – Year of song)
Opening Theme
Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – Experiment Zero – 1996

The Ramones – We Want The Airwaves –Pleasant Dreams – 1981
The Decibels – Radio –The Decibels – 1997
Cheap Trick – On The Radio – Heaven Tonight – 1978

Dillard and Clark – The Radio Song – The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark – 1968
Steve Hillage – On The Air – Motivation Radio – 1977
Joy Division – Transmission – Substance – 1979

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Burn It Off – Damage – 2004
Andre Williams – Humpin’, Bumpin’ And Thumping -Movin’ On With Andre Williams – Greasy And Explicit Soul Movers 1956-1970 – 1967
Flying Lizards – Move On Up-Fourth Wall-1981
The Stickmen – Do Get Down-Insatiable-1982
ESG – My Love For You-A South Bronx Story-1981

Roxy Music – If There Is Something- Roxy Music – 1972
Pantherman – Pantherman- Various: Clap Your Hands And Stamp Your Feet – 1974

Les Loups Noirs – Pile Ou Face- Various: Haiti direct – big band, mini jazz & twoubadou sounds, 1960-1978-1972
Question Mark – Freaking Out –Various: Nigeria Rock Special – 1977
Dug Dug’s – Lost My World-Various: Love, Peace & Poetry: Mexican Psychedelic Music – 1971
Witch – Strange Dream-Various: Welcome to Zamrock! Vol. 2: How Zambia’s Liberation Led to a Rock Revolution – 1975
Djet-x – Jive Turkey-Various: Haiti direct – big band, mini jazz & twoubadou sounds, 1960-1978 – 1978

Pale Lips – Doo Wah Diddy Shim Sham Shimmy (Bama Lama Loo)-Wanna Be Bad – 2016
The Cramps – TV Set-Songs The Lord Taught Us – 1980
Matt Grim – At The Hot Club -1977
The Ogres – Do The Crouch-(Do the) Crouch / In and Out – 2017

The Beatles – Love You To- Revolver – 1966
Sun Ra – Interplanetary Music-Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth – 1966
NRBQ – Imaginary Radio– Dummy – 2001

Harry Nilsson – Turn On Your Radio-Son Of Schmilsson – 1972

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Listen Up! will continue the look back at 2017 releases by focusing on the great reissues and compilations that came out last year. Lots of stuff that spans time and geography will surface.

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Playlist (Artist -Title –Album – Year of song)
Opening Theme
Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – Experiment Zero – 1996

The Yardbirds – I’m A Man –Yardbirds ’68-1968
Ben Carruthers & The Deep – Jack of Diamonds-Various: Making Time: A Shel Talmy Production – 1965
Lal & Mike Waterson — Bright Phoebus – Bright Phoebus-1972

Alice Coltrane – Om Shanti-World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane
Yoko Ono – Run, Run, Run –Feeling The Space-1973
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The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever ((Take 7)-Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band [50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition]-1967
Chris Bell – I Am The Cosmos (Acoustic Mix) –I Am the Cosmos (Deluxe Edition)-1978
Elliott Smith – I Figured You Out-Either Or (20th Anniversary Expanded Edition)-1997

Blaze Foley – Oval Room –The Lost Muscle Shoals Recordings-1984
Jackie Shane – In My Tenement-Any Other Way-1963
Fugi – Mary Don’t Take Me On No Bad Trip-Various: Running the Voodoo Down: Explorations in Psychrockfunksouljazz 1967-80 –1969

The Rolling Stones – Cops and Robbers –On Air -1964
The Creation – How Does It Feel To Feel-Action Painting-1967
Travis Wammack – It’s Karate Time-Various: Sounds of the Unexpected: Weird & Wacky Instrumentals from Pop’s Final Frontiers-1967
The Show Stoppers – Ain’t Nothing But A House Party –Various: Nothing But A House Party-The Birth Of The Philly Sound 1967-71 – 1968

The Jam – In The City (Demo) –1977-1977
Husker Dü- In A Free Land –Savage Young Dü-1982
The Replacements – Color Me Impressed-For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986-1986
Montrose – Space Station #5-Montrose – 1973
Purple Sun – Dooms Day –Various: Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares-1970

Acetone – Return From Ice –1992 – 2001-1993
Scotch Mist – Pamela-Various: Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present: English Weather –1974

Happy End – Natsu Nandesu –Various: Even a tree can shed tears – Japanese folk and rock 1969-1973 – 1971
Claude Lombard – Sleep Well –Claude Lombard-1969
Look Blue Go Purple – Cactus Cat –Still Bewitched-1986

Neil Young – Powderfinger-Hitchhiker-1976

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Listen Up! is only going as far back as 2017 and playing some fave sounds from last year (not a “best of” countdown…just a collection of fave sounds from 2017). Two hours of fresh music (but with enough of the mold) from the past year.

Listen Up!: Where the cool, the classic, the corny and even the cringe-worthy collide.

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Opening Theme
Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – Experiment Zero – 1996

The Dream Syndicate – Glide-How Did I Find Myself Here-2017
Eyelids – Falling Eyes-Or-2017
The Bats – No Trace –The Deeps Set-2017
This Is The Kit – Moonshine Freeze-Moonshine Freeze-2017

Sparks – Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)-Hippopotamus-2017
Sweet Apple – A Girl And A Gun -Sing The Night In Sorrow-2017

Rachel Kiel – Shot From A Cannon-Shot From A Cannon-2017
Filthy Friends – Any Kind Of Crowd-Invitation-2017
Kevin Morby – 1234-City Music-2017
Ron Gallo – All The Punks Are Domesticated –Heavy Meta-2017

Mavis Staples – If All I Was Was Black –If All I Was Was Black-2017
Father John Misty – When The God Of Love Returns There’ll Be Hell To Pay –Pure Comedy-2017
Simon Joyner – I’m Feeling It Today-Step into the Earthquake-2017

Peter Perrett – Something In My Brain –How The West Was Won– 2017
The National – Turtleneck –Sleep Well Beast-2017
Alvvays – Plimsoll Punks –-Antisocialites-2017
PRIESTS – Pink White House –Nothing Feels Natural-2017

Tamikrest – Mawarniha Tarit –Kidal-2017
The Church – Another Century -man woman life death infinity-2017

The Proper Ornaments – Memories –Foxhole-2017

The Len Price 3 – Paint Your Picture Well -Kentish Longtails-2017
Robyn Hitchcock – Mad Shelly’s Letterbox –Robyn Hitchcock-2017
Ty Segall – Orange Color Queen –Ty Segall-2017
Game Theory – Say Goodbye-Supercalifragile-2017

Psychic Temple – Dream Dictionary-IV-2017

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune  –New Affections  – 1997

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