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
10cc – Une Nuit A Paris – The Original Soundtrack – 1975
Roxy Music – If There Is Something- Roxy Music – 1972
The Beatles – Across The Universe (Wildlife version)- Past Masters, Vol. 2=1969
Siouxsie and The Banshees – Dear Prudence- Hyena – 1984
Alex Chilton – The EMI Song (Smile For Me)- 1970-1970
The Pretenders – I Go To Sleep- II – 1981
The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet-The Only Ones-1978
The Flamin’ Groovies – I Can’t Hide – Shake Some Action -1976
The Raspberries – Tonight – Fresh-1972
Old 97’s – Let’s Get Drunk & Get It On –Most Messed Up-2014
The Lemon Twigs – As Long as We’re Together-Do Hollywood-2016
Big Star – Kangaroo – 3rd -1975
The Mountain Goats – Age Of Kings-All Eternals Deck-2011
Nick Drake – Northern Song – Btryter Layter – 1971
Bat For Lashes – Laura –The Haunted Man-2012
Kate Bush – Man With The Child In His Eyes-The Kick Inside-1979
Robyn Hitchcock – I Love You – Love From London – 2013
The Jigsaw Scene – On A Carousel –Sing Hollies In Reverse-1995
The Bangles – Want You -Ladies And Gentlemen… The Bangles!-1982
Robbie Fulks – That Bangles Girl -The Very Best of Robbie Fulks-1997
NRBQ – Waitin; On My Sweetie Pie- Brass Tacks – 2014
Superchunk – Art Class (song for Yoyoi Kusama)- here’s to shutting up-2001
The 13th Floor Elevators – Splash 1-The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators-1966
Dean & Britta – I’ll Keep It With Mine-13 Most Beautiful: Songs For Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests-2010
Rainy Day – I’ll Be Your Mirror- Rainy Day – 1984
E- Nowheresville- A Man Called E – 1991
Closing Theme
Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections – 1997
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