Listen Up! celebrates it’s 200th show with more of the music you have come to love and discover every week.

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

The Tweeds – I Need That Record –Various: Yellow Pills: Prefill – A Powerful Pop Prescription – 1981
Jim Boggia – Bubblegum 45’s –Fidelity Is The Enemy – 2001
Great Plains – Letter To A Fanzine –Naked At The Buy, Sell, And Trade – 1985
R. Stevie Moore – Play Myself Some Music –The Future Is Worse Than The Past – 1999
Marah – Why Independent Record Stores Fail –Point Breeze – 2000

King Crimson – Elephant Talk –Discipline – 1981
Devo – Beautiful World –New Traditionalists – 1981

The Kinks – Victoria –Arthur or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire – 1969
Kate Bush – Oh England My Lionheart –Lionheart – 1978

The B-52’s – 52 Girls –The B-52’s – 1978
The Banana Splits – I’m Gonna Find A Cave –We’re The Banana Splits – 1969
Leopards – Psychedelic Boy –Magic Still Exists – 1987

The Ramones – I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend –The Ramones – 1976
Slade – Coz I Love You –Sladest – 1972
Blue Oyster Cult – She’s As Beautiful As A Foot-Blue Oyster Cult – 1972

The Pixies Three – Birthday Party –Various: Growin’ Up Too Fast: The Girl Group Anthology – 1963
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – Ice Cream Man –Rock ‘N’ Roll With The Modern Lovers – 1977
The Yardbirds – Ha Ha Said The Clown –Ultimate!  – 1967
Tom Waits – Pony –Mule Variations – 1999
The Residents – Birthday Boy-Duck Stab / Buster & Glen – 1978

The Bonzo Dog Band – Big Shot –Gorilla – 1967
Sun Ra and his Myth Science Arkestra – Interplanetary Music –Interstellar Low Ways – 1956
The Cramps – Don’t Eat Stuff Off The Sidewalk –Psychedelic Jungle – 1981
Moondog – Theme- Moondog – 1969

Marianne Faithfull – Incarceration Of A Flower Child –Vagabond Ways-1999
Syd Barrett – Terrapin –The Madcap Laughs – 1970
Beach Boys – Wonderful – Smile– 1967
Gene Clark – With Tomorrow –White Light – 1971

Tyrannosaurus Rex- King of the Rumbling Spires –Unicorn – 1969
Robert Calvert – Ejection –Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters– 1974
Sadistic Mika Band – Time Machine- Black Ship – 1974

Closing Theme
Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections – 1997

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What will be played? Tune in for another journey into that rabbit hole of sound where the unsung, should-be-sung, and will-be-sung recordings are rescued from cultural strip mining.

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

Al’s Untouchables – Come On Baby- Various: Boulders #4 ‎- 1966
Len Bright Combo – Comedy Time- Combo Time – 1986
Ananda Shankar – Dancing Drums –Ananda Shankar And His Music – 1975
Mr. Bloe – Groovin’ With Mr. Bloe-Groovin’ With Mr. Bloe – 1969

Beat Happening – Indian Summer – Jamboree – 1988
Terry Adams & Steve Ferguson – The Peanut Vendor – Louisville Sluggers – 2006
Natural Child – There And Back- Okey Dokey – 2016

Michael Hurley – Hog Of The Forsaken –Long Journey – 1976
Louie Innis – I Ain’t Got A Pot (To Peel Potatoes In) -I Ain’t Got A Pot (To Peel Potatoes In)/Suicide – 1953
Tommy Blake – F-Olding Money –Various: The Sun Years – 195?
Flamin’ Groovies – Comn’ After Me – Flamingo – 1970

Fargo – Abaddon –Abaddon/ Sooner Or Later – 1969
13th Floor Elevators – You’re Gonna Miss Me –The Psychedelic Sounds Of – 1966
Deep Purple – Black Night-In Rock  – 1970
MC5-Tutti-Frutti – Back In The USA -1970
Buzzcocks – Harmony In My Head –Singles Going Steady – 1979

Danbert Nobacon & The Pine Valley Cosomonauts – Rock ‘n’ Roll Holy Wars-The Library Book of the World – 2007
Jimmy Swope – Redemption –Wages Of Sin – 2015
Rodney Crowell – Ain’t Living Long Like This –Ain’t Living Long Like This – 1978
Meat Puppets- (Hey Baby) Que Paso –Tour Single – 2014

Randy Hobbs – Slowly But Surely –Various: Midnite Blues Party – 1961
Groundhogs- Junkman – Split – 1971

Jimmy McGriff – Keep Loose –The Worm – 1968
Sir Gibbs – People Grudgeful – Various: The Reggae Train 1968 – 1971 – 1968
Bud Harper – Wherever You Were –Various: Brain Stormers – 1964

The Other Half – Mr. Pharmacist –Various: Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era – 1966
Smash – Well, You Know-We Come To Smash This Time – 1971

Lee Hazlewood – Pour Man –Love and Other Crimes – 1968
Richard Reed Parry with Caroline Shaw & Little Scream (feat. Garth Hudson) – Brokedown Palace –Various: Day Of The Dead – 2016
Daniel Johnston – True Love Will Find You In The End-Retired Boxer – 1984

Closing Theme
Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections – 1997

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The eclectic world of “Krautrock” and Kosmische musik (those influential German music sub-genres from the 70’s) happens on this week’s Listen Up! program.

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

Mic Break Music
Helmut Zacharias & His Orchestra – Light My Fire – 1971

Neu! – Hallogallo – Neu! – 1972
A.R. & Machines – I’ll Be Your Singer, You’ll Be My Song –Die Grüne Reise – The Green Journey – 1971
Harmonia – Dino-Musik Von Harmonia – 1974

Popol Vuh – Der grosse Krieger –Letzte Tage – Letzte Nächte – 1976
Cluster – Caramel-Zuckerzeit – 1974

Can – Halleluwah-Tago Mago – 1971

Walpurgis – Disappointment – Queen Of Saba – 1972
Amon Düül II – Archangels Thunderbird –Yeti – 1971
UFO – Timothy- UFO I – 1970

Tangerine Dream – Journey Through A Burning Brain –Electronic Meditation – 1970
Faust – It’s a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl-So Far – 1972
La Düsseldorf – La Düsseldorf – La Düsseldorf – 1976

Kraftwerk – Trans Europa Express-Trans Europa Express – 1977
Guru Guru – Stone In –UFO – 1970
McChurch Soundroom – Delusion –Delusion – 1971
Scorpions – I’m Goin’ Mad-Lonesome Crow – 1972

Closing Theme
Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections – 1997

Listen Up! is now available as a podcast at  listenupradio.podomatic.com

More robot free transmissions of controlled elements of harmony, rhythm, & enhanced audio technology for a 21st century audience.

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

Mic Break Music
The Soulful Strings – Paint It Black

Harry Nilsson – Think About Your Troubles – The Point – 1970
Emitt Rhodes – Live Till You Die – Emitt Rhodes – 1970
A Don Piper Situation – Free To Grow – What It Is – 2015
The Holy Mackerel – Bitter Honey – The Holy Mackerel – 1968

The Beach Boys – All I Wanna Do-Sunflower-1970
Kevin Ayers – After The Show –The Confessions Of  Dr Dream And Other Stories –  1974

Edward Rogers – What Happened To The News Today –Kaye – 2014
John Cale – Buffalo Ballet – Fear -1974

Split Enz – Lovey Dovey – The Beginning Of The Enz – 1976
Davey Cope and the English Breakfast – On a Day Like Today – A Proper Record – 2014
Roy Wood – Dear Elaine – Boulders -1972
Reade McCardell – Archived – Frets – 2015

Neighb”rhood Children – Feeling Zero – Long Years In Space – 1968
Bliss – Hippies, Cops And A Bunch Of Rocks -Various: Arizona Garage  – 1968

Cleaners From Venus – Illya Kuryakin Looked At Me- Golden Cleaners -1987
Game Theory – Chardonnay (long version)-Lolita Nation– 1987
Melody Fields – Morning Sun -2016
The Green Pajamas – Queen Of Sunshine –All Clues Lead To Meagan’s Bed– 1997

Robert Pollard With Doug Gillard – Frequent Weaver Who Burns –Speak Kindly Of Your Volunteer Fire Department – 1999
Photon Band – I Understand – Our Own ESP Driven Scene (Singles, Comps & Outtakes ’95-’00) – 1997

Mike McGear – Sea Breezes – McGear – 1974
Roxy Music – 2HB-Roxy Music – 1972

The dB’s – Nothing Is Wrong-Repercussion – 1982
Big Star – Try Again – #1 Record – 1972
Grin – Everybody’s Missing The Sun –Grin -1971
Family – My Friend The Sun-Bandstand -1972

Closing Theme
Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections – 1997

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This week on Listen Up!, we travel trippy sonic thoroughfares and wind in and out of structure but always land on our feet. Lots of easy-breezy, paisley-swathed guitar-pop for a  June afternoon.

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

Mic Break Music
Chuck Johnson – Velvet Arc

D.R. Hooker – Forge Your Chains –The Truth – 1972
Jim Sullivan – Highways – U.F.O.- 1969
Shadrack Chameleon – Don’t Let It Get You Down –Various: Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges – 1973

Gun Outfit – Legends Of My Own –Dream All Over – 2015
Jerry Garcia – The Wheel – Garcia – 1972
Michael Yonkers – Microminiature Love –Microminiature Love – 1969

Peter Stringer-Hye – Throw Away The Day – Dream All Over – Sunday Girls – 2015
Mud Pie Sun- Hurt Me More –New Swing Mood Things/Two At Noon– 1992

Doug Tuttle – Falling To Believe –It Calls On Me – 2016
The Byrds – Change Is Now –The Notorious Byrd Brothers – 1968
Promised Land Sound – She Takes Me There –For Use and Delight – 2015
The Sixth Station – Deep Night -Deep Night – 1982

Fairport Convention – Jack O’Diamonds -Fairport Convention – 1968
Ryley Walker – The Halfwit In Me – Golden Sings That Have Been Sung – 2016
Ithaca – Questions –A Game For All Who Know– 1973

Pisces – Dear One –A Lovely Sight – 1969
The Raiders – Wednesday’s Child – Collage – 1970
Kendra Smith – Waiting In The Rain -The Guild of Temporal Adventurers – 1992

Mayo Thompson – Horses –Corky’s Debt to His Father – 1970
The Bachs – Tables Of Green Grass Fields –Out Of The Bachs – 1968
Pink Floyd – Grantchester Meadows –Ummagumma – 1969

Morgan Delt – Barbarian Kings – Morgan Delt – 2014
T. Zchiew and The Johnny – Let Your Life Be Free-Various: Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges – 197?

Closing Theme
Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections – 1997

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It is revved-up rock and roll for anyone with a taste for the crazed. Twisted and trashy rockabilly, surf, garage, R&B, soul, lip curling rock n roll, strange exotica, dysfunctional doo-wop, psychedelic weirdness and instrumentals made by madmen. It is weird and it is downright wonderful.

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

Red Hewitt and The Buccaneerse – DJ Blues
The Premiers – Firewater
Bob and Jerry – Ghost Satellite
Ersal Hickey – Hangin’ Around
Buddy Starr And The Starliners – Hold It
Tielman Brothers – Marabunta

Gary & Larry – Garlic Bread
The One Way Streets – We All Love Peanut Butter
Andre Williams – The Greasy Chicken
Julie London – Yummy, Yummy, Yummy

Stacy Bengal & His Six Outfielders – I Come To Demolish Cleveland
The Frantics – Jack-Knife
Ron Thompson – Switchblade
Boss-tones – Mope-itty Moope
The Sparkles – The Hip
Arthur Lyman – Taboo

Danny Dell & The Trend – Froggy
Slim Harpo – Strange Love
Porter Waggoner – Rubber Room

Jimmy Hanna – Leaving Here
Senor Soul – The Mouse
Jay Jay Imus and Freddy Ford – The Boogalo
The Enchanters – Cafe Bohemian
Manny Corchado – Pow Wow

Charlie Feathers – That Certain Female
The Teen Rockers – Road Block
The Strikes – If You Can’t Rock Me
The Duals – Travelin’ Guitars
Thee Midniters – Jump Jive And Harmonize
Wayne Williams – Red Hot Mama

Wes Dakus – Dog Food
Link Wray and The Raymen – The Fuzz
Ronnie Self – Bop-A-Lena
Billy Lee Riley – Flying Saucer Rock N Roll
Baskerville Hounds – Space Rock Part 2
Rick McGuire – Space Craze

American Teens – Shake Shake Baby
Jan Davis – Time Funnel
Joe Clay – Did You Mean Jellybean

Closing Theme
Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune

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Soar through the clouds of experimentation, melody and disorientation with various psych tinged sounds and other abstract songs asking irresoluble questions.

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

13th Floor Elevators – Reverberation (Doubt)-The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13Th Floor Elevators – 1966
The Golden Dawn – Starvation-Power Plant  -1968
HP Lovecraft – That’s The Bag I’m In-HP Lovecraft – 1967
Markley – The Magic Cat-A Group -1969

Pretty Things – I See You- S.F. Sorrow – 1968
Sam Gopal – You’re Alone Now- Escalator – 1968
The Rolling Stones – 2,000 Man- Their Satanic Majesties Request -1967

Eric Burdon & The Animals – Paint It Black-Winds Of Change – 1967
Pink Floyd – Astronomy Domine- Piper At The Gates Of Dawn – 1967
Tame Impala – It’s Not Meant To Be-Innerspeaker -2010

The Fallen Angels – Poor Old Man-It’s A Long Way Down – 1968
Love – The Daily Planet- Forever Changes – 1969
The Byrds – What’s Happening ?!?!- Fifth Dimension -1966

Fairport Convention – It’s Alright Ma, It’s Only Witchcraft-Fairport Convention – 1968
Jefferson Airplane – Rejoyce-After Bathing at Baxter’s -1967
Espers – Children of Stone- Espers II – 2006

The Lollipop Shoppe – Underground Railroad-The Lollipop Shoppe-1967

The High Dials – Fields of Grass-A New Devotion -2003
The Fraternal Order Of The All – Tomorrow Drop Out-Greetings From The Planet Of Love-1998
Yankee Dollar – Times, They Are A Changin’-Yankee Dollar-1968

Dungen – Panda-Ta Det Lugnt – 2004
Mecki Mark Men – Future On The Road-Running In The Summer Night – 1969
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Up From The Skies-Axis: Bold As Love -1967

Closing Theme
Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections – 1997

Listen Up! is now available as a podcast at  listenupradio.podomatic.com

Even more crate digging servings from an aural menu designed to satisfy those afternoon music cravings of the snack variety.

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Playlist (Artist -Title- Album – Year of song)

Opening Theme

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

Terry Reid – Speak Now (Or Forever Hold Your Peace)-Terry Reid – 1969
The Breakup Society – Robin Zander – James At 35 – 2004
Cheap Trick – Southern Girls –In Color – 1970
Big Star – Kizza Me- 3rd – 1978

Edgar Broughton Band – Apache Drop Out –Edgar Broughton Band – 1971
Pink Slip Daddy – Wild Party –Viva Fabian & More! – 2016
Hot Poop – Let Me Loose –Does Their Own Stuff! – 1972

Link Wray – Rawhide –Rumble! The Best Of – 1962
Christina Rosenvinge – ¿Qué Se Siente? –Cerrado -1997

Spirit – My Friend –(The Adventures of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in) Potato Land – 1981
Teenage Fanclub – God Knows It’s True – Various: Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era – 1976-1995 – 1990
Guided By Voices – Everybody Thinks I’m a Raincloud (When I’m Not Looking)-Half Smiles of The Decomposed – 2004
Redd Kross – Uglierr -Researching the Blues – 2012
Creem Circus – Sister Transister –Rock and/or Roll – 2015
The Courettes – I Wanna Be Your Yoko Ono –Here Are The Courettes – 2015

Harvey Scales & The 7 Sound – Love-Itis –Various ‎– Shakin’ Fit! – 1967
J. Geils Band – Hard Drivin’ Man -“Live” Full House – 1972
Danny James – Boogie In The Mud – Various: This Is Louisiana – 1969
Al Anderson – C’mon If Your Comin’ –Al Anderson -1972

Dr. Feelgood – Don’t You Just Know It –Malpractice – 1975
Chris Spedding – Motor Bikin’ -Chris Spedding – 1976
Daddy Long Legs – Motorcycle Madness-Blood From A Stone – 2014

Ty Segall – Diversion –Emotional Mugger – 2016
The Equals – I Can See, But You Don’t – Various: Electric Sugarcube Flashbacks: Volume 2 – 1970
Otis Rush – Homework-Various: Out Of Sight – More Sounds From The In Crowd – 1962

The Rolling Stones – Torn and Frayed –Exile On Main St – 1970
Flamin’ Groovies – She’s Falling Apart –Flamingo – 1971
The Black Canyon Gang – Lonesome City – Various: Wayfaring Strangers: Cosmic American Music – 1974
Doug Sahm – Sometimes You’ve Got To Chase The Rainbows-Genuine Texas Groover – 1973

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

 

All kinds of girls on Listen Up!. Two hours of girl group sounds and female-fronted pop, rock, soul and all those other genres from yesterday, today and tomorrow.

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Playlist (Artist -Title- Album – Year of song)

Opening Theme

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

The Clinger Sisters – Shoop Shoop De Doop Rama Lama Ding Dong Yeah Yeah Yeah – Various: Chicago Hit Factory: The Vee Jay Story 1953-1966 -1964
The Pussywillows – Hold My Hand – Various:  Rutles Highway Revisited (A Tribute To The Rutles) – 1990
Rachel Goodrich – Bananas –Baby, Now We’re Even – 2014
The Brood – Love Me Like Before –Various: Turban Renewal – A Tribute to Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs – 1994
The Sham-Ettes – You’re Welcome Back-Various: Growin’ Up Too Fast: The Girl-Group Anthology -1967

Palmyra Delran – Shut Out –You Are What You Absorb – 2013
Donna Loren – So, Do The Zonk –Various: Girls In The Garage, Vol 6 – 1965
The Honeys – The One You Can’t Have –Various: Brian Wilson Rarities-1960
The Bangs – Getting Out Of Hand -Getting Out Of Hand/Call On Me – 1981
The Like – Wishing He Was Dead –Release Me – 2010

Smith – I Just Wanna Make Love To You –A Group Called Smith – 1969
Lez Zeppelin – Good Times Bad Times –Lez Zeppelin I – 2010
Fanny – Think About The Children –Fanny Hill – 1972

X-Ray Spex – The Day The World Turned Day-Glo-
St. Vincent – Rattlesnake –St. Vincent – 2014
Little Scream – Love As A Weapon –Cult Following – 2016
Toyah – Desire – Desire – 1987

The Shangri-Las – Give Him A Great Big Kiss –Myrmidons of Melodrama -1964
Nikki and The Corvettes – Girls Like Me –Nikki and the Corvettes – 1980
Josie Cotton – School Is In –Convertible Music – 1984
The Go-Go’s – We Got The Beat (Stiff Single Version) –We Got The Beat/How Much More – 1980
The Pandoras – The Hump –It’s About Time – 1984
Thee Headcoatees – Dirty Old Man –Girlsville -1994

Bonny St. Claire – I Surrender –I Surrender / Come Home – 1968
Betty Harris – Ride Your Pony –Soul Perfection – 1968
Detroit Cobras – Right Around The Corner –Life, Love and Leaving – 2001
Jean Knight – Do Me –Do Me/Save The Last Kiss For Me – 1972

Sugar & The Spices – Do The Dog -Girls With Guitars -1963
Dee Dee Sharp – Do The Bird – Do The Bird / Lover Boy – 1963
The Gypsies – Jerk It  – Various: Land of 1000 Dances -1965

Barbara Feldon – 99 – 99 / Max – 1966
Patti Seymour – The Silencers -This Feeling He Left/The Silencers – 1966

Curlee Wurlee – Peint En Noir –Likes Milk – 2011
The Pepper Pots – Real True Love –Now! -2010
The Murmaids – Paper Sun –Paper Sun/Song Through Perception – 1968
The Luv’D Ones – Dance Kid Dance-Various: If You’re Ready! The Best Of Dunwich Records.- 1966

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997