The 6th annual Listen Up! cool ghoul party is happening this Wednesday with a brand new dose of slimy, zany obscuro rock and roll, graveyard stompers, and assorted other tricks and treats of a Halloweeny nature.

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

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Playlist (Artist -Title )
Opening Theme
Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level

Larry’s Rebels – Halloween
Big Bee Kornegay – At The House Of Frankenstein
Aaron McNiel – Draculena
The Woogles – Dracula’s Daughter
The Swanks – Ghost Train

Round Robin – I’m The Wolfman
Bunker Hill – Red Ridin’ Hood and The Wolf
The Bama Lamas -Hungry Teenage Wolfman
Link Wray & The Wraymen – The Shadow Knows
Ronnie Cook- Goo Goo Muck

Billy Barton – The Devil My Conscience and I
Bobby Burnette – Graveyard Dance
Flat Duo Jets – Grave Robber
Cecil Campbell & His Tennessee Ramblers – Spookie Boogie
Christine Kittrell – Black Cat Crossed My Trail

Nicole Paquin – Mon Mari C’est Frankenstein
Andres Pajares – Dracula Ye-Ye
Takeshi Terauchi and The Bunnys – Little Devil
Ciato & Ciato’s – I Cannibali

The Fuzztones – Celler Dweller
The Gravedigger V – Spooky
The Nomads – Where The Wolf Bane Blooms
The Creatures – Ugly Thing
The Cramps – What’s Behind The Mask

Art Kilner & The Uptown Four – The Devil’s Twist
The Crystals – Frankenstein Twist
John Zacherle – Let’s Twist Again
Don Hinson & The Rigamorticians – Riboflavin Flavored Non-Carbonated Polyunsaturated Blood
Johnny Eager – The Howl
Randy Fuller – Wolfman

The What – Devil’s Game
Boss Martians – Have You Ever Seen?
The 5678’s – Scream
Roky Erickson & The Aliens – Creature With The Atom Brain

Bleed – The Goon
Jimmy Minor- Satan’s Chauffeur
Ralph Nielsen & The Chancellors – Scream

The Shaggs – It’s Halloween

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune

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

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

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

Iggy Pop – Success – Lust For Life – 1977
Faust – It’s A Rainy Day Sunshine Girl – So Far – 1972
The Monks – I Hate You – Black Monk Time – 1965

The Fugs – War Song – Tenderness Junction – 1968
Country Joe & The Fish – Masked Marauder –Electric Music For The Mind And Body-1967

The Seeds – No Escape-The Seeds – 1966
The Gun Club – Devil In The Woods – Miami – 1982

The dB’s – Living A Lie – Repercussions –
The Go-Betweens – Part Company-Spring Hill Fair-1984
The Raincoats – Only Loved At Night-Odyshape=1981
The Velvet Underground – Pale Blue Eyes –The Velvet Underground=1969
Ry Cooder – Teardrops Will Fall-Into The Purple Valley-1972

Ultra Vivid Scene – A Dream Of Love –Ultra Vivid Scene-1988
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Something’s Wrong – Psychocandy– 1985
The Woodentops – Everything Breaks – Giant – 1986
The Wild Swans – Revolutionary Spirit – Various: Scared To Get Happy: A Story Of Indie-Pop 1980–1989-1982

Cold Sun – Here In The Year –Dark Shadows-1970

Peter Perrett – Hard To Say No –How The West Was Won-2017
Steve Gunn – Ancient Jules –Eyes on the Lines-2016
Eyelids – Camelot –Or-2017
Howling Bells – Blessed Night –Howling Bells-2006

Robert Wyatt – Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road- Rock Bottom – 1974

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune  –New Affections  – 1997

A freeform haze of music exhumation. Your midweek, mid-afternoon music escape filled with a wonderment of sound.

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

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

T-Rex – Ride A White Swan –T-Rex-1970
Marsha Hunt – Stacey Grove –Woman Child-1971
The Kinks – Drivin’-Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire)-1969
Tubey Frank – Backpack A- Saggin’-LOST IN THE WOODS-2017
Family – Bolero Babe-Bandstand-1972

Gene Clark – Lady Of The North –No Other-1974

Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons – Electric Flame –Homemade Vision-2016
Crazy Horse – Downtown –Crazy Horse-1971
Neil Young – I’ve Been Waiting For You -Neil Young-1969
Television – Ain’t That Nothin’-Adventure-1979

Neu! – Isi-Neu! 75-1975
Joy Division – Transmission-Substance-1979
Cluster – Hollywood-Zuckerzeit-1975

The Clash – The Leader –Sandinista-1980
Alex Chilton – My Rival –Like Flies on Sherbert– 1979
Roy Loney & The Phantom – Born To Be Your Fool –Out After Dark-1979
MC5 – Shakin’ Street –Back In The USA– 1970
The Adverts – Safety In Numbers –Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts-1978

Mothers – Fat Chance -Mothers – Audiotree Live-2015
Pylon – Precaution-Gyrate-1980
The Feelies – Raised Eyebrows-Crazy Rhythms-1980

Pearls Before Swine – Images Of April –Balaklava-1968
Judy Henske & Jerry Yester – Three Ravens –Farewell Aldebaran-1969
Cat Power – I Don’t Blame You –You Are Free-2003

Band of Holy Joy – Leaves That Fall In Spring –The Clouds That Break The Sky-2017
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions – On The Low –Bavarian Fruit Bread-2001

The Turtles – Love In The City-Turtle Soup–1969

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune  –New Affections  – 1997

The Revolutionary Germantown Festival is happening this Saturday on the grounds of Cliveden. This seems like a good excuse for Listen Up! to celebrate that other British Invasion by playing nothing but sounds from those sixties UK rock and pop acts  Two hours of those fab Merseybeat, mod, freakbeat, British blues and R &B sounds.

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

Bonzo Dog Band – Cool Britannia –Gorilla-1967

The Beatles – Any Time At All – A Hard Days Night -1964
The Score – Please Please Me –Various :Chocolate Soup For Diabetics Volume 2-1966
Big Three – Some Other Guy –Various: The British Invasion The History Of British Rock Vol. 05- 1963
Manfred Mann – Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble)-Best Of The EMI Years-1965
The Mojos – Everything’s Alright –Everything’s Al’right-1964

The Action – Something To Say –Rolled Gold-1967
The Troggs – I Want You –Wild Thing-1966
The Poets – Wooden Spoon –Various :Freakbeat Scene – 1967
The Birds – You’re On My Mind –The Collector’s Guide To Rare British Birds-1964

Dave Berry – Don’t Give Me No Lip –Various: The R&B Scene-1964
The Hollies – Come On Home-In The Hollies Style-1964
The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running –Best Of The Spencer Davis Group-1965
The Zombies – What More Can I Do-Begin Here & Singles-1965
Hedgehoppers Anonymous – Don’t Push Me –Various: Beat Treasures– 1965
The Merseybeats – I Think Of You- Various: The British Invasion The History Of British Rock Vol. 05- 1963
The Applejacks – I Go To Sleep –I Go to Sleep/Make Up Or Break Up– 1965

The Attack – Anymore Than I Do –Various :Freakbeat Scene-1967
The Creation – Making Time-The Creation Collection-1966
The Move – I Can Hear The Grass Grow-The Best Of The Move-1967

The Pretty Things – Buzz The Jerk –The Vintage Years ‎-1965
The Rolling Stones – Stupid Girl –Aftermath-1966
Downliner’s Sect – Baby What’s Wrong –Various: The Beat Merchants – British Beat Groups 1963-1964-1964
The Who – Pictures Of Lily -Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy-1967

Donovan – Epistle To Dippy –Troubadour-1967
Herman’s Hermits – Museum –Blaze-1967
Chad & Jeremy – Sunstroke –The Ark-1967
The Sorrows – Take A Heart-Various: Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond-1965

The Animals – Boom Boom – The Animals-1964
The Yardbirds – I Wish You Would –For Your Love-1965
Wimple Witch – Atmosphere -Atmospheres-1967
The Eyes – The Immediate Pleasure —Blink-1966
Dave Clark Five – Concentration Baby –Coast To Coast-1965
Small Faces – What’cha Gonna Do About It –Small Faces – 1964
The Kinks – Milk Cow Blues –Kinks Kontroversy -1965

Them – I’m Gonna Dress In Black- The Story of Them-1965

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune  –New Affections  – 1997

Meshing known and unknown platters of sound into an audio cocktail of sorts.

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

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

Julian Cope – Reynard The Fox-Fried-1984
Dead Skeletons – Dead Mantra – Dead Magick-2011
Tall Dwarfs – What More –Weeville-1990

The Boy Least Likely To – Monsters-The Best Party Ever-2005
Television Personalities – The Glittering Prizes –And Don’t The Kids Just Love It-1980

The Cure – The Figurehead –Pornography–
Carol – So Low-Breakdown 7″-1981
Talking Heads – Tentative Decisions – 77-1977

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Dudley –Show Your Bones-2006
Lene Lovich – Special Star- New Toy EP-1981
The Clientele – Lunar Days –Music For The Age Of Miracles-2017

Slint – Breadcrumb Trail-Breadcrumb Trail-1991
The Flaming Lips w/ Gibby Haynes – Smoke On The Water- Various: Re-Machined: A Tribute To Deep Purple’s Machine Head-2012
Blue Oyster Cult – Flaming Telepaths –Secret Treaties-1974
Dead Moon – Walking On My Grave –Defiance-2011

The Psychedelic Furs – Dumb Waiters-Talk Talk Talk-1981
Be-Bop Deluxe – Night Creatures –Axe Victim-1974

Love and Rockets – Seventh Dream Of Teenage Head –Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven-1985
Damien Youth – Lies We Tell –Phantoms of Fables-2004
Peter Perrett – Living In My Head-How the West Was Won-2017

Blixa Bargeld – Somewhere Over The Rainbow-Commissioned Music-1995

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Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune  –New Affections  – 1997

This week, Listen Up! pays tribute to Grant Hart who passed away last week. We will hear some of his work with Hüsker Dü as well as his solo and Nova Mob recordings.

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

Husker Du- Pink Turns To Blue –Zen Arcade -1984
Grant Hart – 2541- Intolerance -1989
Husker Du – Diane –Metal Circus-1983

Nova Mob – Over My Head –Last Days Of Pompeii-1991
Grant Hart – Nobody Rides For Free-Good News For Modern Man-1999
Husker Du – She Floated Away –Warehouse-Songs And Stories-1987

Grant Hart – Awake Arise! -The Argument-2013
Grant Hart – You’re The Reflection Of The Moon On The Water –Hot Wax-2009

Husker Du – Wheels-Everything Falls Apart & More-1983
Husker Du – Books About UFO’s –New Day Rising -1985
Husker Du – Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely –Candy Apple Grey-1988
Husker Du – Green Eyes-Flip Your Wig-1985

Husker Du – She’s A Woman (And Now He Is A Man) –Warehouse-Songs And Stories-1987
Grant Hart – Now That You Know Me –Intolerance -1989
Husker Du – Standing By The Sea –Zen Arcade -1984
Grant Hart – A Letter From Anne Marie –Good News For Modern Man-1999
Nova Mob – Evergreen Memorial Drive –Nova Mob -1994

Grant Hart – Barbara –Hot Wax-2009
Husker Du – Sorry Somehow –Candy Apple Grey-1988

Husker Du – Flexible Flyer –Flip Your Wig-1985

Husker Du – Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill –New Day Rising -1985
Grant Hart – It Isn’t Love –The Argument-2013
Grant Hart – Think It Over Now-Good News For Modern Man-1999
Nova Mob – Admiral Of The Sea-Last Days Of Pompeii-1991
Grant Hart – Come, Come – 2541 12″ -1988

Posies – Grant Hart-Amazing Disgrace-1996

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune  –New Affections  – 1997

Indulge in the Prog-Rock and assorted related sounds (better known as music my (and quite possibly your) high school photography teacher played for the class”)

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

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

Yes – Time And A Word –Time And A Word-1970
Steve Hackett – Every Day-Spectral Mornings-1979
Caravan – C’Thlu Thlu –For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night -1973

Van der Graaf Generator – Scorched Earth –Godbluff-1975

Judas Priest – Epitaph –Sad Wings of Destiny-1976
Genesis – Seven Stones –Nursery Cryme-1971

Crack The Sky – Hold On –Crack The Sky-1975
Happy The Man – Stumpy Meets The Firecracker In Stencil Forest-Happy The Man -1977
Rush – Natural Science –Permanent Waves-1980

Can – Vitamin C –Ege Bamyasi-1972
Amon Düül II – Archangel Thunderbird-Lemmingmania-1970
Omega – Gyöngyhajú lány-10000 lépés-1969
Aphrodite’s Child – Aegan Sea-666-1972
Gentle Giant – Knots-Octopus-1972

King Crimson – The Letters –Islands -1971
Patto – The Man-Patto-1970
Crack The Sky- Flight Of The Ibis-Crack The Sky-1975

Jethro Tull – Heavy Horses –Heavy Horses-1977
The Soft Machine – Memories –Jet-Propelled Photographs-1967
Pink Floyd – A Pillow Of Winds –Meddle-1971

Egg – Fugue In D Minor-Anthology  -1970

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune  –New Affections  – 1997

A show filled with old and new music, usually of a psychedelic nature. Genres 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.

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

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

Hawkwind – Urban Guerilla –Doremi Fasol Latido-1973
Pink Floyd – Scream Thy Last Scream –The Early Years 1965-1972 -1967
The Soft Boys – When I Was A Kid-Can Of Bees-1979
Monochrome Set – He’s Frank –Strange Boutique-1980

Anton Barbeau – The Clothes I Want To Wear –King of Missouri-2002
Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci – Beth Sy’n Digwydd I’r Fuwch –Tatay-1994

Love – The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This –Forever Changes-1967
David Kilgour – Sun of God-The Far Now-2007
David Bowie – Dollar Days –Blackstar-2016

Original Sins – Alice D. –Self Destruct-1990
Jennifer Gentle – Mad House –Funny Creatures Lane-2002
Thee Oh Sees – Destroyed Fortress Reappears –Help-2009
The Red Krayola – Dairymaid’s Lament –God Bless The Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It-1968

The Millennium – There Is Nothing More To Say-Begin-1968
The Monkees – As We Go Along -Head-1968
Tim Buckley – Phantasmagoria In Two-Hello & Goodbye-1967
Game Theory – No Love –Supercalifragile-2017
Pete Ham – No More -7 Park Avenue

Jad Fair and R. Stevie Moore – Stationary –FairMoore-2002
Opposite Sex – Supermarket-Hamlet-2016
Home Service – Only Men Fall In Love –Only Men Fall In Love-1981
The Stranglers – Hanging Around –Rattus Norvegicus-1977

Jeffrey Lewis – I Saw A Hippie Girl On 8th Avenue –It’s The Ones Who’ve Cracked That The Light Shines Through-2003
Gene Clark – The Awakening Within –The Lost Studio Sessions 1964-1982-1970
Opal – Fell From The Sun –Early Recordings-1984
Kacy & Clayton – White Butte County –The Siren’s Song-2017
Jeanne Seely – Wichita Lineman –Jeanne Seely-1969

Daevid Allen/Kramer – On a Carpet of Foolscap-Hit Men-1996

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune  –New Affections  – 1997

Turning the clock back for an afternoon filled with 70’s glam stompers, bonehead crunchers, bubblegum boogie and other buried alive treats from that decade.

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

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

Slade – Get Down And Get With It -1971
Velvet Night – Freak Show -1970
Iron Knowledge – Show Stopper -1972
Barry Rolfe – Look The Business -1973

Cindy & Bert – Der Hund Von Baskerville -1971
Sparks – Girl From Germany -1973
Cheap Trick – Auf Wiedersehen-1978

Curved Air – Backstreet Luv-1975
Roxy Music – The Thrill Of It All -1974

Zodiac – Louie Louie -1976
Truth And Janey – Under My Thumb -1972
Grand Theft – Scream (It’s Eating Me Alive) -1972
Columbus – Standing ON The Corner -1974
Dickens – Don’t Talk About My Music -1971

Edgar Winter Group – Hangin’ Around -1972
The Osmonds – Hold Her Tight-1972
The Hudson Brothers – Three Of Us -1974
Sha Na Na – Bounce In Your Buggy -1972
Angel – Good Time Fanny -1974

Prism – See Forever Eyes -1978

Dana Gillespie – Andy Warhol -1971
Mick Ronson – Growing Up And I’m Fine -1974
Be Bop Deluxe – Ships In The Night -1976

Fanny – Charity Ball -1971
Frenzy- Poser -1976
Airship – Give Me A Can Of Spray Paint -1979

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – Tumbling Down-1975

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune  – 1997

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

Sonic Youth – Youth Against Fascism-(clean version)- Youth Against Fascism 12″ – 1991
Fire Engines – We Don’t Need This Fascist Groove Thang –Fond-1981
Elvis Costello – Night Rally –This Years Model – 1978
The Green Pajamas – Kill The Power – Kill The Power – 2017

National Wake – International News -Walk In Africa 1979-81 – 1981
The Specials – Racist Friend -In the Studio-1984

David Crosby – What Are Their Names –If I Could Only Remember My Name-1971
Todd Snider – Conservative Christian, Right Wing, Republican, Straight, White, American Males –East Nashville Skyline – 2004
Fun Boy Three – The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)-Fun Boy Three-1982

Charlie Haden- El Quinto Regimiento (The Fifth Regiment) / Los Cuatro Generales (The Four Generals) / Viva la Quince Brigada (Long Live the Fifteenth Brigade) –Liberation Music Orchestra-1970

The Ramones – Bonzo Goes To Bitburg –Mania-1988
The Prefab Messiahs – The Man Who Killed Reality –The Man Who Killed Reality -2017
The Soft Boys – I Wanna Destroy You –Underwater Moonlight-1980
Rondos – Which Side Will You Be On? –Which Side Will You Be On? [7” EP]-1980

Ritchie Havens – The Klan –  Various:  Say It Loud! A Celebration Of Black Music In America – 1967
Steel Pulse – Ku Klux Klan –Handsworth Revolution-1978
Linton Kwesi Johnson – Fite Dem Back –Forces Of Victory-1979

John Prine – Some Humans Ain’t Human –Fair & Square-2005
The Clash – Straight To Hell (Extended Unedited Version) –Clash on Broadway-1982
Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker –You Want It Darker-2016

Bob Dylan – It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)-Bringing It All Back Home-1965

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune  –New Affections  – 1997