This Monday (October 21st) on Listen Up!: More 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

Mic Break Music

101 Strings – Astro Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000 -1968

The Rolling Stones – Can You Hear The Music – Goats Head Soup – 1973
David Bowie – Holy Holy – Holy Holy/Black Country Rock -1971
Jim Carroll Band – Wicked Gravity – Catholic Boy – 1980
Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band – Hair -Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band – 1978

Pere Ubu – Final Solution – Final Solution / Cloud 149 -1976
Television – Venus  Marquee Moon – 1977
The Twinkeyz – Aliens In Our Midst – Aliens In Our Midst – Complete Recordings 1977-1980 -1977
Wire – Map Ref. 41n 93w – 154 – 1979

Julian Cope – Up-Wards At 45 Degrees – Jehovahkill – 1992
Roy Harper – Big Fat Silver Aeroplane – Sophisticated Beggar -1966
Robyn Hitchcock – Love – Black Snake Diamond Role-1981
Pink Floyd – Cymbaline – More – 1969

Sneakers – Condition Red – Nonsequitur Of Silence -1976
Big Star – Give Me Another Chance – #1 Record – 1972
The Posies – Licenses To Hide – Blood + Candy – 2010
Game Theory – Here It Is Tomorrow – Big Shot Chronicles – 1986

The Three O’Clock – A Day In Erotica – Sixteen Tambourines -1983
The Residents – Boots – Meet The Residents – 1974
Neutral Milk Hotel – King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. One – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea -1998
The Olivia Tremor Control – Jumping Fences – Music From The Unrealized Film Script: Dusk At Cubist Castle -1996
The Nazz – Forget All About It – Nazz Nazz – 1969
The Apples In Stereo – Seems So – Tone Soul Evolution -2006

The Flamin’ Groovies – You Tore Me Down – Shake Some Action – 1976
Mary Hopkin – Goodbye – Those Were The Days -1969
Fleetwood Mac – Jewel Eyed Judy – Kiln House  -1970
The Kinks – Sweet Lady Genevieve – Preservation Act 1 – 1973

Flop – The Great Valediction – Whenever You’re Ready -1993
Myracle Brah – Love Is – Life on Planet Eartsnop -1998
The Chills – Heavenly Pop Hit – Submarine Bells -1990

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Another decadent mind melting cocktail filled with assorted flavors of music is waiting for you to sip and savour on Listen Up! What will be heard? Tune in and find out.

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

Opening Theme

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

Background Music

Phil Kraus And Bob Rosengarden – Percussion: Playful And Pretty -1965

Robyn Hitchcock – It’s A Mystic Trip – Invisible Hitchcock – 1986

Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra – Interplanetary Music – Interstellar Low Ways – 1965

NRBQ – Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr Howard – Boppin’ The Blues – 1970

The Turtles – Grim Reaper Of Love – Solid Zinc: The Turtles Anthology -1966

Rotary Connection – The Burning of the Midnight Lamp – Songs -1969

The Third Eye – Valley Of Sadness – Various Artists: Love, Peace & Poetry vol. 8 – African Psychedelic Music – 1969

Erkin Koray – Korkulu Rüya – Elektronik Türküler -1974

Gong – Mister Long Shanks: O Mother I Am You Fantasy – Camembert Electrique -1971

Freedoms Children – Kafkasque – Love, Peace & Poetry vol. 8 – African Psychedelic Music – 1968

Amon Düül II – I Can’t Wait, Pt. 1 & 2 – Hijack -1974

Death and Vanilla – The Unseeing Eye – Death and Vanilla -2012

The Warlocks – Baby Blue – Phoenix -2003

Iron Butterfly – Slower Than Guns – Metamorphosis – 1974

The Rutles – Let’s Be Natural – The Rutles – 1978

Martin Gordon – If English Was Good Enough For Jesus – Include Me Out – 2013

Stackridge – Humilation – The Man In The Bowler Hat -1974

Sparks – Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth – Propaganda – 1974

Fleetwood Mac – Dust – Bare Trees – 1972

Brain Auger& The Trinity w/ Julie Driscoll – I’ve Gotta Go Now – Open – 1968

The Woo Woo’s – Ooh Ooh! – Various Artists: Ooh Ooh! Hotpie & Candy Records Original Raw Soul Vol 1 -1996

The GTV’s – Sleeper Agent – 2013

Wayne Cochran – The Coo – Various Artists: R&B Humdingers Vol.1 -1959

Ike & Tina Turner – You Can’t Miss Nothing You Never Had – You Can’t Miss Nothing That You Never Had / God Gave Me You -1963

Willi J and Co. – Boogie With Your Baby – Various Artists: Keb Darge’s Legendary Deep Funk, Vol. 3 -1976

The Dictators – Two Tub Man – Go Girl Crazy! – 1975

Mott The Hoople – Thunderbuck Ram – Mad Shadows – 1970

Hollywood Brats – Nightmare – Hollywood Brats -1973

Icewater – Looking Forward – I Am The Cosmos (Deluxe Edition)  – 197?

Wings – Medicine Jar – Venus And Mars – 1975

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

By popular demand, we return to the garage, dingy basements, rental storage areas, dilapidated warehouses, seedy clubs and surface with the raucous sounds they call Garage Rock.

It will be snotty and sweet, stoo-pid and clever, new and old (but always timeless). Action shakin’ tunes! Dial up the distortion and fuel up on the fuzz.

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

Opening Theme

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

Background Music

The Space Negros –  Do Generic Ethnic Muzak Versions of All Your Favorite Punk/Psychedelic Songs From the Sixties – 1986

Sounds Unlimited – Cool One – Various Artists: Gravel Vol. 2 – 1967
Headless Horseman – Gotta Be Cool – Gotta Be Cool – 1988
Paul Revere & The Raiders – Steppin’ Out  – Kicks! 1963-1972 – 1965
Scott Bedford Four – You Turned Your Back On Me –  1966

The French Church – Slapneck 1943 – Various Artists: Highs In The Mid Sixties Volume 19: Michigan Part 3 – 1968
Billy Childish & The Buff Medways – Troubled Mind – Steady The Buffs -2002
Chants R&B – Neighbour, Neighbour – Various Artists: Ugly Things Vol. 3 -1966
Don & Jerry with The Fugitives – In The Cover Of Night – Various Artists:  Neurotic Reactions Vol.2 -1966
The Scientists – Swampland – This Is My Happy Hour / Swampland -1982

johnny Kannis – King of The Surf – Various Artists: Do The Pop! : The Australian Garage Rock -1978
Radio Birdman – Aloha Steve & Danno – The Essential Radio Birdman (1974 – 1978) – 1978
Wau Y Los Arrghs!!! – Viva Link Wray – ¡¡¡Viven!!! – 2009
Demolition Doll Rods – Married For The Weekend – T.L.A. -1999
Gore Gore Girls – Fox In A Box – Get the Gore – 2007

The King Kahn & BBQ Show – Treat me Like A Dog – What’s for Dinner – 2006
The Jesters of Newport – Stormy – Various Artists: Back From The Grave – Part 3 -1966

The GTV’s – Pretend To Care – 2013
Question Mark & The Mysterians – Up Side – 96 Tears – 1966
Bit A Sweet – Out of Sight, Out of Mind – Various Artists:  The Original Psychedelic Unknowns Volume #4 ‎-1967
DMZ – Barracuda – When I Get Off -1976
Devil Dogs – Don’t Try It – Various Artists:  Turban Renewal: A Tribute To Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs -1994

Palmyra Delran – You’re My Brian Jones – You Are What You Absorb -2013
The Cyclones – She’s No Good –  Various Artists:  Back From The Grave Pt 2 – 1965
The Chesterfield Kings – She Told Me Lies – Stop! – 1985
The Missing Links – You’re Driving Me Insane – Various Artists: Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond 1964-1969 – 1966

The Satelliters – Unknown State of Mind – Unknown State Of Mind – 2008
The Treez – You Lied To Me Before – Gravel Vol. 4 -1966
The Woogles – It’s Not About What I Want (It’s What You Got) – Rock and Roll Backlash -2007

The Other Half – Mr. Pharmacist – Various Artists: Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 – 1966
Nobody’s Children – Good Times – Various Artists: Highs In The Mid Sixties Volume 11: Texas Part 1 -1967
The Kits – Wild At Heart – Lead Us Into Temptation -2011
Black Lips – Bad Kids – Good Bad Not Evil -2007

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

This afternoon on Listen Up!: Bark along with the neighbor’s dogs as an audio avalanche is unleashed filled with music that is hidden in the dusty hallways of the musical maze. In this little corner of the world, these are hits!

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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

Various ‎– The In-Kraut Vol. 2 – 2006

MC5- Shakin’ Street – Back In The USA -1970
Sylvain Sylvain – Every Boy and Every Girl – Sylvain Sylvain – 1979
Sonny and Cher – It’s Gonna Rain –  Various Artists : Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 – 1965
Ray Bryant – Say A Little Prayer – Up Above The Rock -1968
Detroit Cobras – Breakaway – Mink Rat or Rabbit -1998

Sexteto Electronico Moderno – Divagando – Various Artists: In Search Of The Cool – 1968
The New Pornographers – The Laws Have Changed -Electric Version -2003
Blondie – I Know But I Don’t Know- Parallel Lines – 1978
Mumps – I Like To Be Clean – Fatal Charm -1977

The Equals – Police On My Back – The Equals -1968
Sonny Curtis – I Fought The Law – The 1st Of Sonny Curtis -1967
Gosdin Brothers – Love At First Sight – Sounds Of Goodbye -1968
Tom T. Hall – That’s How I Got To Memphis – Ballad Of Forty Dollars -1969
The Frampton Brothers – Everyday People #12 and 45 – I Am Curious (George) -1991

Bobby Dobyne & the Barefacts – Soulful Sound Of Music – Various Artists: The Birmingham Sound: The Soul Of Neal Hemphill Vol.2 – 1966
Clark Terry & Chico O’Farrill – Spanish Rice – Spainsh Rice -1972
Al Terry – No Shrimp Today – Hickory’s Cajun Hillbilly -1954
“Little” Jimmy Dickens – Blackeyed Joe’s – Various Artists: Rock ‘N’ Roll-Get All Stars Here -1954

Los Shakers – Won’t You Please? – Rompan Todo!!!‎ – 1967
The Rezillos – I Like It – Can’t Stand The Rezillos -1978
The Spongetones – Have You Ever Been Torn Apart? – Torn Apart -1984
The Searchers _ Umbrella Man – Various Artists: Fairytales Can Come True Vol 1 UK Popsike From The Late 60’s -1968

Angela & J. D. Saddler – Don’t Make Me Kill You – Various Artists: Boddie Recording Company:  Cleveland, Ohio – 196?
Merry Clayton – Southern Man – Merry Clayton -1971
John Buck Wilkin – Apartment 21- In Search of Food Clothing Shelter & Sex -1971
Lobo – Big Red Kite – Best Of Lobo – 1972
Henson Cargill – Skip A Rope – Various Artists: Country Classics -1968

Badfinger – I Don’t Mind – No Dice – 1972
NRBQ – Little Floater – Wild Weekend – 1989
Chris Stamey/Peter Holsapple – The Child You – Mavericks -1991
The Corner Laughers – Transamerica Pyramid  – Poppy Seeds -2012

The Lyres – I Really Want You Want You Right Now – AHS 1005 -1983
The Surf Busters – Squiddly Diddly – Various Artists: Songs We Taught Untamed Youth – 19??

The Magnetic Fields – You Must Be Out Of Your Mind – Realism – 2009

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

This Monday (September 23rd) on Listen Up!: A wondermint of sound is unleashed as genre and time vanish for they are only walls of constraint. Descend deep into the labyrinth of audio delights with a wild mix of music for a well deserved afternoon escape.

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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

The Andrew Oldham Orchestra – The Rolling Stones Songbook -1965

Bryan Ferry – Sympathy For The Devil – These Foolish Things – 1973
Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater – I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One -1997
The Feelies – When Company Comes – The Good Earth -1986
The Bats – In The Subway – Free All The Monsters -2011

Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band – Autumn’s Child – Safe As Milk – 1967
49th Parallel – Citizen Freak – Filling The Gap -1969
Tommy Roe – Paisley Dreams – Paisley Dreams – Paisley Dreams -1967
Misty Morn – Summer Sunshine – Soft Sounds For Gentle People Vol. 5 – 1969
The Bonzo Dog Band – Rhinocratic Oaths – The Doughnut in Granny’s Greenhouse -1968

Susan Christie- Ghost Riders In the Sky – Paint A Lady – 1970
Goldfrapp – Stranger – Tales Of Us -2013
Mabel Mercer – Experiment – Sings Cole Porter -1955
Dolly Parton – If I Lose My Mind – Coat of Many Colors -1971
Wreckless Eric – Broken Doll – Big Smash – 1980

US Four – Alligator – Teenage Shutdown Vol.01 – Jump Jive & Harmonize -196?
The Fleshtones – Soul Struttin’ – Blast off – 1980
Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers – Sock It To ‘Em JB – Sock It To ‘Em Soul (Club Soul 1963-1968) – 1966
Rodd Keith – Get Down And Wiggle It A Little – Song-poem Archived Music: Volume 6 – Peace and Love -197?

Harry Nilsson – Good Times – Spotlight On Nilsson -1966
Chris Stamey -Where The Fun Is –  The Summer Sun -1977
NRBQ – Beautiful Sunday – Atsa My Band – 2002
Chubby Checker – Stoned In The Bathroom – Chequered -1971
Iggy Pop – The Horse Song – Zombie Birdhouse -1982

Dream Syndicate – John Coltrane Stereo Blues –  TheMedicine Show – 1984
The People’s Temple – Texas Revisited – More for the Masses -2013
The Gun Club – She’s Like Heroin To Me – Fire Of Love -1981

Ivor Cutler – Cockadoodledon’t – Ludo -1967
10cc – The Sacro-Iliac – Sheet Music -1974
R. Stevie Moore/Supercutie! – Coming Up – Coming Up -2012
Devo – Stop Look and Listen – Hardcore Devo Vol 1 – 197?

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Let’s all levitate in the now as music that came out this year will be featured on today’s Listen Up!.  The sounds we hear may be fueled by the energies of yesterday, but we are propelling forward and into the next dimension with no GPS to guide us – the destination is always a mystery.

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

Opening Theme

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

Background Music

Phil Kraus And Bob Rosengarden – Percussion: Playful And Pretty -1965

Heaven’s Gateway Drugs – Turncoat – You Are Heaven’s Gateway Drugs -2013
Temples – Keep In The Dark – Keep In the Dark / Jewel Of Mine Eye – 2013
Jacco Gardner – Watching The Moon – Cabinet Of Curiosities -2013
The Third Sound – No One Here – The Third Sound Of Destruction And Creation -2013

Ty Segall- Sleeper – Sleeper -2013
The Cult of Dom Keller – Nowhere to Land New – The Cult of Dom Keller -2013
Kingdom of Not – The Beetle Is ALIVE! – Journey to the Far Side of the Room -2013
Flaming Lips – You Lust – The Terror – 2013

Art Brut – Lost Weekend – Top Of The Pops -2013
Wax Idols – When It Happens – Discipline & Desire -2013
Savages – She Will – Silence Yourself -2013
Shannon And The Clams – If I Could Count – Dreams In The Rat House -2013

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – So Good At Being In Trouble – II -2013
Foxygen – Shuggie – We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace & Magic -2013
King Khan & The Shrines – Born To Die – Idle No More -2013
Portugal, The Man – Atomic Man – Evil Friends -2013

Peach Kelli Pop _ True Blue – Peach Kelli Pop II -2013
Primitive Hearts – Falling Apart – High & Tight -2013
Charlie Boyer and The Voyeurs – I Watch You – Clarietta -2013
Wavves – Cop – Afraid Of Heights -2013
The Flying Eyes – Under Iron Feet – Lowlands -2013
Drenge – Dogmeat – Drenge -2013

Black Springs – Not Today – Sunrise -2013
The Sufis – Nothing More To Say – Inventions -2013
Social End Products – Follow The Light -Nutre Tu Cabeza -2013

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Sitars will be along for an afternoon musical escape that is filled with psychedelic and eastern influenced treats as well as the usual quirkiness.

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

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – 1996

Background Music 

Big Jim Sullivan – SItar Beat – 1968

Moonstone – Story of Ali – Madhouse – 196?
The Beatles – Love You To – Revolver – 1966
Family – Face In The Cloud – Family Entertainment -1969
Meic Stevens – The Sailor & Madonna – Outlander – 1970
The Yardbirds – Heart Full Of Soul (Sitar version) – For Your Love – 1965

The Mermen – White Trash Raga – The Amazing California Health and Happiness Road Show -1966
Three 4 Tens – Oslinato Raga – Change Is On Its Way -2001
The Insomniacs – Tomorrow – Switched On – 2004
Mandrake Memorial – Dark Lady – Mandrake Memorial -1968

Black Grape- In The Name of The Father – It’s Great When You’re Straight…Yeah -1995
Monsoon – Ever So Lonely – Monsoon – 1982
Ananda Shankar – Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Ananda Shankar – 1970
Morcheeba – Baby Sitar – Trigger Hippie -1996
J.K. & Company – Magical Fingers of Minerva – Eccentrics, The / J.K. And Company ‎– The Early Writings Of Zager & Evans (And Others) -1969

Dr. Timothy Leary – Freak Out/Turn On, Tune In (epilogue) – Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out  – 1967
Suns of Arqa – Tomorrow Never Knows – Tributey -2003
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – A Child’s Guide To Good and Evil – Vol. 3 A Child’s Guide To Good and Evil – 1968

Plasticland – When You Get Subliminal, You Really Get Sublime – Dapper Snappings -1994
Brian Jonestown Massacre – Malela – Give It Back! -1997
Erkin Koray – Karli Daglar – Bosporus Bridges – A Wide Selection Of Turkish Jazz And Funk 1969-1978 -1974
Merrell Fankhauser & HMS Bounty – A Visit With Ashiya – Baubles Vol.One – Down To Middle Earth -1968

Humble Pie _ The Light Of Love – Town And Country -1969
The Amboy Dukes – Psalms of Aftermath – The Amboy Dukes – 1967

101 Strings – Karma Sitar – Sounds of Today -1967
The Vampire’s Sound Incorporation – Psycho Contact – Psychedelic Dance Party -1969
Soma – The Day The Sun Stood Still – My Ancient Vihmaana -2001
Brainticket – Watchin’ You – Psychonaut – 1971

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Every Labor Day, Listen Up! salutes one group of workers in song. Last year celebrated the labors of the music star. This year the honor goes to the…Trucker. It is two hours of songs about driving the big rigs, diesel whistles, gear jamming, one arm tans and more. Yes, you read that right.

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Playlist (Artist -Title- Year of song)

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – 1996

Background Music

Smokey and The Bandit Original Soundtrack – 1977

Doye O’ Dell – Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves – 1952
Jim Nesbitt – I Ain’t Never Been Passed – 1968
Hylo Brown – Truck Drivin’ Man – 1963
Cliff Bruner – Truck Driver’s Blues -1939
Curtis Leach – Highway Man – 1964

Dale Watson – Truckin’ Man – 1998
Bobby Sykes- Long Lonesome Road – 1963
Bobby Braddock – Gear Bustin’ Sort of A Feller – 1967
Benny Martin – Big Footed Dan – 1963
Milo Twins – Truck Driver’s Boogie – 1949

Johnny Sampson – Road Hog – 199?
Supersuckers – Eastbound and Down – 2003
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen – Truck Driving Man – 1988
Jim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys – Diesel On My Tail – 1967

Bud Brewer – Caffeine, Nicotine, Benzadrine (And Wish Me Luck) – 1972
Tom Hyatt & The Black Mountain Boys – My Benny’s Wearing Off – 196?
Little Feat – Willin’ – 1972
Dave Dudley – Six Days On The Road – 1963

Dave Dudley – Rolaids, Doan’s Pills & Preparation H – 1980
Farris Garland – Preparation X – ??
Dick Curless – A Tombstone Every Mile – 1972
Jimmy Martin – Widow Maker – 1974

C.W. McCall – Convoy – 1975
Farris Garland – Preparation X- 1963
Johnny Cash – There Ain’t No Easy Run – 1970
Merle Haggard – White Line Fever – 1969
Red Simpson – Give Me 40 Acres – 1966
Ed Buchanan – Phantom 309 – 196?

Kay Adams – Little Pink Mack – 1966
Karl & Harty – Truck Driver’s Sweetheart – 1942
The Willis Brothers – Truck Drivers Blues – 1968
Joyce Paul – I’m Girl On the Billboard – 1966

Red Simpson – Roll,Truck, Roll – 1966
Red Sovine – King Of The Open Road – 1963
Johnny Horton – I’m Coming Home – 1957

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune -1997