Listen Up! says put on a gown that touches the ground and journey through the stacks of time with assorted music offerings for an afternoon escape.

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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

801 – TNK (Tomorrow Never Knows) – 801 Live – 1976
Galt MacDermot’s First Natural Hair Band – Ripped Open By Metal Explosions – Galt MacDermot’s First Natural Hair Band -1970
Q65- Get Out My Life, Woman – Revolution -1966
Brian Auger & The Trinity – Tiger – Get Auger-Nized! The Anthology -1968

Can – Soul Desert – Soundtracks – 1970
Moving Sidewalks – Pluto-Sept. 31st – Flash – 1968

Ken Nordine – You’re Getting Better – The Best Of Word Jazz -1960
Groep 1850 – Mother No-Head – Various: The Rubble Collection Volume 5 ‎-1967
The Psychedelic Aliens – Extraordinary Woman – Psycho African Beat – 1970

Wooden Shjips – Home – West -2011
Swamp Oaf – Sad Minnow -Swamp Oaf – 1989
The Fine Machine – Shut Paranoia – Habitat -1973
The Electronic Hole – The Golden Hour Part 1-  The Electronic Hole -1970

Fellowship – The Battle of Evermore – In Elven Land – 2006
Pink Floyd – The Gnome – The Piper at the Gates of Dawn -1967
Marc Bolan – The Wizard -20th Century Boy -1965
Leonard Nimoy – The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins -The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy -1967
Led Zeppelin – Ramble On – Led Zeppelin II -1969

Quilt – Artic Shark – Held in Splendor -2014
Dando Shaft – Coming Home To Me – Dando Shaft -1971
Donovan – Divine Daze of Deathless Delight  – Essence To Essence -1973
Beck – Morning – Morning Phase -2014
Espers – Afraid – The Weed Tree -2005

Sand – May Rain – Golem – 1974
Meic Stevens – Byw yn y wlad (Living in the country) – Sackcloth and ashes- 1971
Lambchop – Six O’Clock News -Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows  – 2010

Grin – Everybody’s Missin’ The Sun – The Very Best of Grin -1971

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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Listen Up! is going back in time and playing music older than the host. It will be a flood of forgotten rhythm-and-blues, rockabilly, country, jazz, blues, vocal groups and assorted other obscuro sounds (pre -1964).

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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

 Listen Up! is conjuring up a brew of greasy rock ‘n’ roll with all kinds of detritus and effluvia where trashy voodoo ramalama reigns supreme.

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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

The Cramps – Confessions of A Psycho Cat – Big Beat from Badsville -1997
Devients – Slum Lord – Disposable -1968
Church Keys – Viva Viva Rock and Roll – Viva Viva Rock And Roll -1997
Barrence Whitfield and The Savages – Mama Get The Hammer – Barrence Whitfield & the Savages – 1984
Sufaris – Go Go Go At Louie’s Place – Fun City, U.S.A. -1964

Southern Culture On The SKids – Jungle Beat ’97 -Various Artist: Flaming Burnout – An Estrus Benefit Compilation -1997
Paul Revere & The Raiders – Steppin’ Out – Just Like Us! -1966
Don Gardner – My Baby Likes To Boogaloo – Various – Whip It On ‘Em ‎- 1966
Nathaniel Mayer – I Don’t Want No Bald Headed Telling Me What To Do –  I Don’t Want No Bald Headed Woman Telling Me What To Do – 1968

Flamin’ Groovies – Gonna Rock Tonite – Flamingo – 1970
Ike & Tina Turner – Baby – Get It On – Acid Queen – 1975
The Bobbyteens – Rock and Roll Show  – Fast Livin & Rock N Roll -1999
The Wildebeest – Please Go Home – Gnuggets -1996
The Rolling Stones – Miss Amanda Jones – Between The Buttons  -1967

Larry Williams She Said Yeah – Various:  John Lennon’s Jukebox -1958
Jolly Green Giants – Busy Body – Various: Jump, Jive & Harmonize (18 Pounding, Pulverizing, All-Out Garage Punk Dance Ravers – 1964-67) – 1966
The Norvins – You Got It Right – Time Machine -2008

Carriage Company – Beasts -Various: Expo 58 De Soundtrack 1958-2008 -1969
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – She’s On It/Jack The Ripper – JSBX14 -2014
Link Wray – Fatback – The Original Rumble – 1960
Gene Vincent – Bird Doggin’-Race With The Devil – 1966

Soledad Brothers – Gimme Back My Wig -Soledad Brothers – 2000
Hasil Adkins – Chicken Shake -Poultry In Motion – 1968
Brice Coefiled – Cha-Che Twist -Various:  Whip! Wobble! And Grind! ‎-1960
Shy Guy Douglas – Monkey Doin’ Woman – Various:  Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970 –  1954

Dave Bartholomew – The Monkey Speaks His Mind – The Roots Of Trash & Garage -1957
Polka Dot Slim – A Thing You Gotta Face – Various: Real Blues From New Orleans ‎-1965
Hound Dog Taylor – Let’s Get Funky -Beware of the Dog -1976

Shades of Night – Fluctuation – Various: Pebbles Volume 3 – 1966
Dean Carter – Jailhouse Rock -Call Of The Wild -1967
Wade Curtis & The Rhythm Rockers – Puddy Cat – Puddy Cat (Mama-Meow-Mow)/Rhythm Rockers – 1964

Delta 72 – I Feel Fine – 000 – 2000

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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

Listen Up! returns (as it usually does every Monday)..Someone took the tuba for a pony ride and the music sounded so much better.  It will be another freeform mix of music for afternoon escapes with various recordings that clutter the dusty rabbit hole of sound,

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

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level

Background Music

Phil Kraus And Bob Rosengarden – Percussion: Playful And Pretty

Ultravox! – I Want To Be A Machine – Ultravox!- 1977
Silver Apples – Oscillations  – Silver Apples -1968
Wall of Voodoo – Animal Day – 1981

Joy Division – Dead Souls – Still – 1981
Iggy Pop – Dum Dum Boys – The Idiot – 1977

Japan – My New Career – Gentlemen Take Polaroids – 1980
The Cure – The Hanging Garden – Pornography – 1982

Conceputol – Bulk Fiber – Bulk Fiber / The Space Invaders – 1979?
Sparks – Perfume – Hello Young Lovers -2006
Missing Presumed Dead – Say It With Flowers –  Say It With Flowers -1979
Devo – Social Fools – Hardcore Devo Vol.1 – 1974

The Balanescu Quartet – Computer Love – Possessed – 1992
Sue Jorge & Almaz – The Model – Seu Jorge And Almaz – 2010
Senor Coconut y su Conjunto – Trans Europe Express – El Baile Alemán -2000
Love Tractor – Neon Lights – “Til The Cows Come Home -1984
Kraftwerk – The Man Machine – The Man Machine – 1978

Kate Bush – Deeper Understanding – The Sensual World – 1989
Toyah – Jazz Singers In The Trees  – Prostitute – 1988
Little Scream – The Lamb – The Golden Record – 2011

Brian Eno – The True Wheel – Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy -1974
Gary Numan – Down In The Park – Replicas -1979

David Bowie – Sons of The Silent Age –  Heroes – 1977

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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

Listen Up! returns (as it usually does every Monday)..Someone took the tuba for a pony ride and the music sounded so much better.  It will be another freeform mix of music for afternoon escapes with various recordings that clutter the dusty rabbit hole of sound,

Follow the Listen Up! Blog and/or “like” the show on Facebook . Both serve as an addendum and a means to interact with the program.

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

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level

Background Music

Phil Kraus And Bob Rosengarden – Percussion: Playful And Pretty

John Cale – Hello There -Vintage Violence – 1970
Jet – My River – Jet – 1975
Queen – Brighton Rock – Sheer Heart Attack – 1974

Peter Laughner – Amphetamine – Take The Guitar Player For A Ride – 1976
Doug Sahm – Give Back The Key To My Heart – Texas Rock for Country Rollers – 1976

Bill Fay – Be Not So Fearful – Bill Fay – 1969
Michael Nesmith – I Looked Away – Nevada Firefighter – 1971
Townes Van Zandt – Flyin’ Shoes – Flyin’ Shoes – 1978

Tim Buckley – Phantasmagoria In Two – Goodbye And Hello -1967
The Teardrop Explodes – Tiny Children  Wilder – 1981
Arthur Lee & Love – Five String Serenade – Various Artists: The New Rose Story – 1992
The Movements – The Death of John Hall D.Y. – Elephants – 2013

Brother JT – T. Rex Blues – The Svelteness of Boogietude  2013
Opal – Rocket Machine – Happy Nightmare Baby – 1987
Tyrannosaurus Rex – Elemental Child – A Beard Of Stars -1970

Rain Parade – What She’s Done To Your Mind – Emergency Third Rail Power Trip – 1982
Pink Floyd – Green Is The Colour – More – 1969
Bridget St. John – Back To Stay – Songs for the Gentle Man – 1971
John and Beverley Martyn – The Ocean – Stormbringer! – 1970

Jad Fair – Mule In The Corn – Like It When You Smile – 1992
NRBQ – The Dough Got Low – Tapdancin’ Bats – 1983
Lovin’ Spoonful – Your A Big Boy Now – Anthology – 1967
Bunky and Jake – Down In Uncle Henry’s Basement – L.A.M.F. – 1969

Bob Dylan – I Threw It All Away – Nashville Skyline – 1969
Jacobites – Son Of A French Nobleman – Ragged School – 1986

Mott The Hoople – Henry and The H-Bombs –  The Ballad of Mott: A Retrospective – 1972

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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

This week Listen Up! is shaking with the Italian beat. It will be two hours of Italian bands from the sixties serving up some familiar tunes (sung in Italian) and choice original numbers. It will be a Firenze Freakout, a Roma Raveup….

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Playlist (Artist -Title)

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level

Background Music

Phil Kraus And Bob Rosengarden – Percussion: Playful And Pretty

Ghigo e Ghoghi – Ciao (Shout) – 
Cuccioli – Tu Non Sai (The Kids Are Alright)
Gli Uragani – Con Quella Voce (Can’t Explain)
I Fantoms – Le Insegne Pubblicatarie

Piermaurizio – Acqua Sporca (Dirty Water) 
Rita Pavone – Il Geghegè
Caterina Caselli – Tutto Nero (Paint It Black)
Popi – Fuoco (Fire)

Gli Innominati – Prendi Un Fiammifero (Light My Fire)
Chriss & The Strokes – Torno In Russia (Back In The USSR)
I Diabolico – C’e Una Strada (Homburg)
Le Forze Nuevo – Le 7 Del Mattino 
Gli Hu! – Aspetti (Il Mio Ritorno) (Respect) 
The Primitives – Gira, Girab (Reach Out I’ll Be There)

David E Sara – Facciamo L’amore non la Guerra (Good Vibrations)
Gianni Pettinati & i Juniors – Il Superuomo (Sunshine Superman)
I Sagittari – Tu Piu Lui 
La Ragazza ’77 – Ill Beat Cos e’ (The Beat Goes On)

5 Gentlemen – Dimmi Dylan 
Wretched – Come Una Pietra Che Rotola (Like a Rolling Stone)
I Memphis – Sono Una Roccia (I am a Rock) 
Augusto Righetti – Quello Che Manca (Paperback Writer)
Formula 3 – Eppur Mi Son Scordato Di Te

Stormy Six – L’amico e il fico
THe New Rangers – Oggi Piango (All or Nothing) 
I Memphis – Come Il Tempo (Time Won’t Let me) 

I Colours- Hush
Mat 65 – Un Riparo Per Noi (With A Girl Like You) 
I Corvi – Sospesa ad Un Filo (I Had Too Much To Dream)

I Camaleonti – La Liberta (Last Train To Clarksville)
Equipe 84 – Sei Felice (Tired of Waiting)
I 4 Calliffi – Ti Guiro E Cosi (You Really Got Me)
Juniors – Chi e’ (Get Back)

I Trappers – lui lui non ha (louie louie)

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

35 Years ago on March 28th, a partial nuclear meltdown occurred in one of the two Three Mile Island nuclear reactors. Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh recommended that pregnant women and young children evacuate the area.   Listen Up! chats with Tom Quinn of the blog Tapewrecks . Tapewrecks  has compiled a collection of music relating to the incident and we will hear some of that music and talk about how and why this project came about. 

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Playlist (Artist -Title)

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level

Background Music

De Fabriek  – Harrisburg

Elliot Sharp – TMI

Nash The Slash – Reactor No. 2

Metalhead Motion Pictures – Three Mile Island

Al Shade and Jean Romaine – Three Mile Island
Maxwell – Radiation Funk
The Turn Ups – Radioactive Baby
The Tyme- Aires – Three Mile Island

The Judys – Radiation Squirm
Russell Hoffman – The Beatles at Three Mile Island

Fred and the Jupiter Gypsies – Who Will Close Pandora’s
Box?
Joy Ryder & Avis Davis – No More Nukes!
The Fourth Wall – Your Money or Your Life

Reesa and The Rooters – TMI
Syn – Radioactive Nights
Wreck ‘n’ Crew – Radioactive Love
Transistors – R-Love (Is Approaching Critical Mass)

The Zips- Radioactivity
Hawkwind – Nuclear Toy
KSMB – Atomreggae Harrisburg

The Citizen Kafka Singers – It’s A Meltdown
The Reactors – Meltdown
The Chicago City Limits – Radiation Polka
The Rattlers – On The Beach

Tom Paxton – All Clear In Harrisburg

Kraftwerk – Radioactivity

Suicide – Radiation
Midnight Oil – Harrisburg
Root Boy Slim & The Sex Change Band – The Meltdown
Bruce Springsteen – Roulette

Gary & the Outriders – Goodbye TMI

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune

Hear it here
https://radiolistenup.podbean.com/e/show-090-radiation-squirm/

This week,  Listen Up! is getting all ooey and gooey as it will be filled with nothing but those 60’s and 70’s “Bubblegum” sounds.,Lots of chewy chunks of supersweetened pop that is hard to resist.

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Playlist (Artist -Title -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

Music Explosion – Sunshine Games -1967
Blowtorch – I Want Sugar All The Time -1971
Decemeber’s Children – Backwards and Forwards -1968
Two Dollar Question – Aunt Matilda’s Double Yummy Blow Your Mind Out Brownies – 1969
1910 Fruitgum Co. – 1,2, 3 Red Light –  1968
Boyce and Hart – I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonite – 1968

The Beagles – Sharing Wishes – 1966
Lancelot Link & The Evolution Revolution – Sha-La Love You – 1971
Josie & The Pussycats – Stop, Look and Listen – 1970
Groovy Gooolies – Spend Some Time Together – 1970
The Banana Splits – Doin’ The Banana Split – 1968

The Archies – Sugar, Sugar – 1969
The Osmonds – Crazy Horses – 1972
Ohio Ltd. – Wham Bam – 1973
Nimbus – Lollipop – 1973
Popcorn Rebellion – Sugar Lady – 1969

Shadows Of Knight – My Fire Department Needs A Fireman – 1969
Bo Gentry & Ritchie Cordell – Stone Go Getter -1969
Tommy James & The Shondells – Mirage – 1967
Paul Revere and The Raiders – Cinderella Sunshine  -1969
Crazy Elephant – Gimme Some More -1969
Astronaut Alan & The Planets – Cellophane Mary-Jane – 1969

I Ribelli – Yummy Yummy Yummy -1968
Guillano E I Notturni – Il Ballo Simone – 1968
Golden Earring – Dong Dong Di Ki Di Gi Dong -1968
Bohanna – Jamaica – 1970

The Tonics – Bubblegum Music -1969
Sunny Four – Goodie Good Ice Cream Man – 1969
The Countdown Five – Shaka Shaka Na Na  -1969
Sweet – Wig Wam Bam – 1972
Pawnee Drive – The Ride – 1969
Kasentz Katz Singing Orchestral Circus – Quick Joey Small – 1968

Lemon Pipers – Green Tambourine – 1968
Ganip Ganop – Toot Toot Toot -1969
The Tricks – Wham! Bam! Ala Cazam – 1968
1989 Musical Marching Zoo – Mother Goose -1968
Purple Avalanche – Oh Bah Um, Dee Dum -1969
World’s Fare – Sugar Shaker -1970

Tricycle – Yumberry Park -1969
World Of Oz – Muffin Man – 1969
Clique – Superman – 1969

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

This week, Listen Up! ventures down into the dark cellar and get all sludgy and heavy as those gloomy psych and hard rock sounds of some early 70’s LP’s are resurrected.

Taste the mold!

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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

Black Sabbath – Evil Woman – Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath -1970
Pentagram – Forever My Queen – First Daze Here -1973
Flower Travelin’ Band – Satori Pt II – Satori – 1970

UFO – Timothy  – UFO 1 – 1970
Robert Calvert – The Widow Maker – Captain Lockheed And The Starfighters -1974
Hawkwind – Urban Guerilla – Doremi Fasol Latido -1973

November – Mount Everest -En ny tid är här … -1970
Sir Lord Baltimore – Helium Head (I Got A Love) – Kingdom Come -1970
Speed, Glue & Shinki – Sniffin’ and Snortin’ Pt 2 – Speed, Glue & Shinki -1972
Buffalo – Sunrise (Come My Way) – Volcanic Rock -1973

Leaf Hound – Freelance Hound – Growers of Mushroom -1971
Possessed – Climb The Wooden Hills – Exploration -1971
Rumpelstiltskin – Squadron Leader Johnson – Rumplestiltskin -1970

Blue Oyster Cult – Hot Rails To Hell – Tyranny and Mutation -1973
The Stooges – Dirt – Fun House – 1970

Captain Beyond – Dancing Me Backwards – Captain Beyond – 1972
Blackwater Park – For Noone – Dirt Box – 1972
Atomic Rooster – Sleeping For Years – Death Walks Behind You – 1970

Dust – Stone Woman – 1971
Budgie – Hot As A Docker’s Arm – Squawk -1972
Slade – My Life Is Natural – Slayed? – 1972

Patto – Hold Your Fire – Hold Your Fire – 1971

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

This week, Listen Up! returns with another journey into the labyrinth of sound with a dose of recordings to satisfy your afternoon escape.

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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