Meshing known and unknown platters of sound, as well as the dregs irresponsibly into a decadent mind melting music based cocktail.

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Slices of swirling sunshine pop, pinches of pleasing psychedelia, grams of groovy garage, along with pepperland adventures and easy listening freak outs for the musical forest of your mind.

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We celebrate Easter. Mitch Easter. Hear music from bands and music projects featuring Easter, his production credits and other appearances.

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

Opening Theme

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

Let’s Active – Room With A View –Afoot – 1983
Sneakers – Be My Ambulance –In The Red – 1978
Shalini – Take The Train Or Fly Away –The Surface and the Shine – 2007
Bobby Sutliff and Mitch Easter – 10538 Overture –Various: Lynne me Your Ears – 2001

Rittenhouse Square – Battle Of The Bands –Selftitled – 1972
Game Theory – Curse of The Frontierland-Real Nighttime – 1985
The 6th’s – Pillow Fight –Wasps’ Nests – 1995
The Mitch Easter Sound – Gimme Gimme Good Lovin’-Various: Right To Chews – 2002

R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe (Hib-Tone Single)-Eponymous – 1981
Dot Dash – Thru The Dark –Earthquakes & Tidal Waves – 2015
The Connells- Scotty’s Lament –Boylan Heights – 1987

Mitch Easter – One and A Half Way Street –Dynamico – 2007
Let’s Active – Every Word Means No –Afoot – 1983
Mitch Easter – Valleri –Various: Here No Evil: A Tribute to the Monkees – 1992

Sacred Irony – I See Love – Various: Tobacco A-Go-Go Vol. 2– 1970
Sneakers – What I Dig –In The Red – 1978
Kimberly Rew – My Baby Does Her Hairdo Long –The Bible Of Bop – 1982
Mitch Easter – Prying Eyes –Various: Shake To Date – 1986

Game Theory – Here It Is Tomorrow –The Big Shot Chronicles – 1986
Let’s Active – Fell –Big Plans For Everybody – 1986
Mitch Easter & Angie Carlson – Kizza Me –Various:Tribute To Alex Chilton – Not The Singer But The Songs – 1991

R.E.M. – Wolves, Lower-Chronic Town – 1982
Game Theory – Last Day That We’re Young –Lolita Nation – 1987
Velvet Crush – Star Trip –Teenage Symphonies to God – 1994

Shalini – Conviction Overturned –We Want Jelly Donuts – 2000
Mitch Easter – Shiny Happy People- Various: Surprise Your Pig – A Tribute To R.E.M.– 1992
Game Theory – What The Whole World Wants- Two Steps From the Middle Ages – 1988

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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This week Listen Up!: An afternoon of psych-tinged realms filled with a variety of paisley pop, pastoral folk, chiming and fuzzy filled garage rock and other soundscapes mixed together to transport you to a world beyond time, where past and future intermingle and sounds rule supreme.

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

Opening Theme

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

Flaviola e o Bando do Sol – Canto Funebre –Flaviola eo Bando do Sol – 1976
Mud Pie Sun – Eight O’Clock Walk – Wooden Circle – 2012
The Click Kids – Fugitive From God –Various: God In The Garage – 1970
Damien Jurado – Metallic Cloud –Sisters– 2014

Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band – The First Ten Minutes of Cocksucker Blues – The Rarity of Experience – 2016

Abdou El Omari – Fatine –Various: Chaabi Music From Al-Maghrib ‎- 1976
The Grateful Dead – That’s It For The Other One –Anthem of the Sun – 1968

The Hoodoo Bash – Nonsense –Have Moicy 2 – 2016
Randy California – Rain –Kapt. Kopter And The (Fabulous) Twirly Birds – 1972

Gene Clark – Sister Moon –Two Sides To Every Story – 1977
Borderline – Please Help Me Forget – Sweet Dreams and Quiet Desires – 1972
Bob Dylan – Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again (Take 13 Alternate) –The Best Of The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 – 1966
Bobb Trimble – One Mile From Heaven –Iron Curtain Innocence – 1980

The Poor – Come Back Baby – Help the Poor: The Complete Recordings of the Poor – 1968
The Beachwood Sparks – Water From The Well –The Tarnished Gold – 2012
The Tree People – Thomas – Human Voices – 1983

The Flower Power – Trivialities – Trivialities / Mt. Olympus – 1968
The Finestuff – Big Brother –Big Brother/I Want You – 1967

Heron Oblivion – Seventeen Landscapes – Heron Oblivion – 2016
O.W.L. – Be Alive –Of Wondrous Legends – 1971
William Tyler – Attics Of My Life – Songs to Fill the Air – 2016

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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This week on Listen Up!:  Digging through the recorded works so you don’t have to and finding those “gems.”  There are no guilty pleasures here.

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

Opening Theme

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

Tim Moore – Rock and Roll Love Letter – Behind The Eyes – 1975
Nick Lowe – Rollers Show –Jesus of Cool – 1978
Bay City Rollers – Rock ‘N” Roller – Dedication – 1976
Tartan Horde – Bay City Rollers We Love You -Various: Velvet Tinmine – 20 Junk Shop Glam Ravers – 1975

Capt. Groovy And His Bubblegum Army – Capt. Groovy & His Bubblegum Army – Capt. Groovy And His Bubblegum Army/Dark Part Of My Mind-Part 1 – 1968
Uriah Heep – Poet’s Justice – Demons and Wizards – 1972

The Yummies – Hippie Lady – Patty Cake/Hippie Lady – 1970
R. Dean Taylor – Indiana Wants Me – Various: Super Hits Of The 70’s – Have A Nice Day Vol. 3 – 1970
Alan Merrill – Tranquility – Merrill 1 – 1971

Question Mark – Freaking Out – Various:Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk In 1970s Nigeria – 1976
Playful Pups – Palpatations –Palpatations/Dinasour – 1969
The Original Sins – Juicy Fruit  – Self Destruct – 1990
Nick Gilder – Rated X- You Know Who You Are – 1977
Shocking Blue – Send Me A Postcard –The Best Of The Shocking Blue – 1968

The Sparkles – Hipsville 29 BC- Various: Born Bad Vol 6 – 1967
Boys and Girls Together – Knock, Knock –Knock, Knock / Progressive Halavah – 1969
The Doors – Go Insane (demo) – Box Set  – 1965
Bobby Lee Trammell – Toolie Froolie- Various:  The Big Itch Vol 01 – 1965
Bobby Lee Trammell – Mayonnaise – Various:  The Big Itch Vol 08 – 1967

Gun – Race With The Devil –Gun – 1968
Hotlegs – Neanderthal Man – Various: Super Hits Of The 70’s – Have A Nice Day Vol. 3 – 1970
Nervus Rex – The Incredible Crawling Eye –Nervus Rex – 1980
Lancelot Link and The Evolution Revolution – Magic Feeling –Lancelot Link and The Evolution Revolution – 1970
The Speedies – You Need Pop – Speedy Delivery – 1980?

The Professionals – 1-2-3 – The Professionals – 1980
The Rezillos – Mystery Action – Stand the Rezillos: The (Almost) Complete Rezillos – 1978
Blondie – Accidents Never Happen – Eat To The Beat – 1979
Elvis Costello – Accidents Will Happen- Armed Forces – 1979
(Here is where your host screws up his Costello albums…whoops)

The Pleasers – You Don’t Know – You Don’t Know / Billy – 1978
Sugarloaf – Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You –Various – Superhits Of The Superstars ‎– 1975
Hudson Brothers – So You Are A Star- Various – Super Hits Of The ’70s – Have A Nice Day, Vol. 14 – 1974

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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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

The Last – Obsession –Fade To Black – 1982
The Things – Love Is Gone -Outside My Window – 1986
The Grip Weeds – She Brings The Rain -She Brings The Rain/Strange Bird – 1992
The Point – All My Life – Various: The Rebel Kind – 1983

Miracle Legion – All For The Best – Surprise Surprise Surprise – 1987
Winter Hours – Hyacinth Girl –Wait Till The Morning – 1989

Screaming Trees – Other Days And Different Planets – Even If And Especially When – 1987
Thin White Room – Not Your Fault –Moonhead – 1987

Dumptruck – Carefree- For The Country – 1987
The Johnsons – Love You So – Break Tomorrow’s Day- 1986
R.E.M. – Moral Kiosk – Murmer – 1983

Manual Scan – She Said It’s Late – Days And Maybes...-1991
The Wishniaks – She’s The One –Catch 33 – 1990
The Windbreakers – Young Republicans –Meet The Windbreakers –
64 Funnycars – AMC Pacer – Hog Wild – 1990

The Vertebrats – Left In The Dark – Various: Battle Of The Garages – 1981
Mission Of Burma – Academy Fight Song –Signals, Calls And Marches – 1981
Husker Du – Charity, Chastity, Prudence and Hope –Warehouse-Songs and Stories – 1987

Blood On The Saddle – Burning Sun –Fresh Blood – 1987
Divine Horsemen – Frankie Silver –Time Stands Still – 1984
Meat Puppets – Confusion Fog –Mirage – 1987

The Libertines – Black Garage Door –Various: Beasts From the East – 1986
Happy Family – Eight Good Reasons –Lucky – 1990
Hugh Beaumont Experience – Purple Things – Various: Steel Rok Presents ‎- 1983

Scruffy The Cat – Big Fat Monkey’s Hat – Various: Luxury Condos Coming To Your Neighborhood Soon – 1985
The Nightmares – Baseball Altamont –Baseball Altamont/Hold On And Pray – 1985

The Skeptics – What Can I Do – Worry Beads – 1985
Flying Color – Dear Friend – Flying Color – 1987
Green – Something About You – Various: Beasts From the East – 1986
America Music Club – Outside This Bar – Engine – 1987
The Eyes Of Mind – Drama, Drama- Various: Battle Of The Garages, Vol. 3: The Paisley Underground – 1984

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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After a week break, Listen Up! returns this Wednesday from 2-4pm EST. We will be making up a mess of fun with a mix of the jangle, fuzz and twang, beats, breaks and grooves pulled from jukebox 45’s and dusty LP’s,  new and old, lost, found and rediscovered.  It is this and all that other good stuff that blends into a mid-week, mid-day happening.

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

Opening Theme

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

Big Jay McNeely – Psycho Serenade – Swingin’ – 1958
Ike Turner’s Family Vibes – Heep A Hole Lot – Strange Fruit – 1972
Pluto – Ram Goat Liver – Various: History Of Trojan Records 1972 – 1995 (Volume 2) – 1974
Pudding – The Magic Bus- Various: Rubble 06 – 1967

The Olympics – Baby Do The Philly Dog – The Best Of The Olympics – 1966
Modern Detergents – Monkey Hips & Yice – Various: Boddie Recording Company – 1965
The Music Explosion – Dazzling –Little Bit O’Soul: The Best of the Music Explosion – 1968
Jeannie C.Riley – The Generation Gap – The Very Best Of Jeannie C. Riley – 1970
Henson Cargill – Skip A Rope – Skip A Rope / A Very Well Traveled Man – 1967

The Explorers Club – Any Little Way – Grand Hotel – 2012
The Beach Boys – Busy Doing Nothin’ – Friends – 1968
Martin Denny – Quiet Village – Quiet Village – 1959
The Monochrome Set – 405 Lines – Love Zombies – 1980

Mike McAlister – I Don’t Dig It –  Various: Nasty Rockabilly  Vol.18 – 195?
Bob Lee – Wanted For Questioning – Various: The Big Itch Volume Two: Memorial Album For Joe E. Ross – 1957
Hasil Adkins – Shake That Thing – Chicken Walk – 1986
The Early Mourning – I’ve Tried – Various: Debris – 1968
Lene Lovich – I Think We’re Alone Now –Stateless – 1979

The Squires of Subterrain – Private Gherkin’s Psychedelic Silly Mustache Band –The Squires of Subterrain– 2014
Neutral Milk Hotel – King Of Carrot Flowers Pt 1 – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea – 1998
The Olivia Tremor Control – Jumping Fences – Music From The Unrealized Film Script: Dusk At Cubist Castle – 1996
Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers – Believe It Or Not – I Gotta Go Now / Believe It Or Not – 1967

The Peels – Marilah Ke Mari – Varous: Java-Java: Indonesia Screaming Fuzz Vol. 1 – 1966
Trio Agave – Slant Six – Rock And Roll Problem – 2014
Jerry and Brad – The People Hater – Various: Twisted Tales From the Vinyl Wastelands – 1959
Dick Curless – Drag ’em Off The Interstate- Various: Truckin’ On – 1972
NRBQ – Do The Bump – Ridin’ In My Car / Do The Bump – 1977
Penny Marshall & Cindy Williams – Oh Gee –Laverne & Shirley Sing – 1976
The Cherry Drops – Shlemiel, Shlemazel, Hasenpfeffer Inc. – Everything’s Groovy – 2014

The Bigger Lovers – So It Goes – Various:The Stiff Generation – 2002
Rockpile – Now and Always- Seconds Of Pleasure – Seconds Of Pleasure  – 1980
Cactus Blossoms – Clown Collector – You’re Dreaming – 2016
Sue Thompson – Norman – Norman / Never Love Again – 1982

Brotherhood – The Monkey That Become President – Various: Funky Funky New Orleans Vol 4 – 1972
Swamp Dogg – The World Beyond – Total Destruction to Your Mind – 1970
The Kinks -Uncle Son- Muswell Hillbillies – 1971

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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Enjoy a tasty aural menu of music that is harvested locally and shared with the world. The focus will be on deeper cuts from great, under-appreciated albums and artists.

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

Opening Theme

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

Roxy Music – Mother of Pearl – Stranded – 1973
Murray Head – Say It Ain’t So Joe –Say It Ain’t So Joe – 1975
The Kinks – Fancy – Face To Face – 1966

Del Shannon – Sister Isabelle – Greatest Hits – 1970
The Merry-Go-Round – Live – Various: Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 – 1967
The Beatles – Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey – The Beatles – 1968
T.Rex – Life’s A Gas – Electric Warrior – 1971

Apple – Doctor Rock – An Apple A Day – 1969
The Creation – Try and Stop Me – The Creation Collection – 1967
The Go-Go’s – How Much More – Beauty and The Beat – 1981
New York Dolls – Personality Crisis – New York Dolls – 1973

Yo La Tengo – I Heard You Looking – Painful – 1993
The Pastels – Nothing To Be Done – Sittin’ Pretty – 1989

The Zeros – Wimp – Don’t Push Me Around – 1977
The Victims – Television Addict – Television Addict/(I’m) Flipped Out Over You – 1978
Brian Eno – Needles In The Camels Eye – Here Come The Warm Jets – 1973
The Twinkeyz – Aliens In Our Midst – Alpha Jerk – 1979

Red House Painters – Shock Me – Shock Me – 1994
Jesus and Mary Chain – Never Understood – Munki – 1998
Pink Floyd – Lucifer Sam – The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Mono) – 1967
The Three O’ Clock – A Day In Erotica –Sixteen Tambourines – 1983

The dB’s – Picture Sleeve – Picture Sleeve – 2012
The Frampton Brothers – There’s A Place (I’ve Never Been) – I Am Curious (George) – 1991
Buffalo Springfield – Burned – Buffalo Springfield – 1966
Love – Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale – Forever Changes – 1967

The Shangri-Las – Heaven Only Knows-The Best Of The Shangri-Las – 1965
The Rutles – Between Us – The Rutles – 1978
Redd Kross – Yesterday Once More – Various: If I Were a Carpenter – 1994

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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

Listen Up! brings you another sort of hazy psych tinged afternoon of sound. Let your mind interact with the music and make something beautiful and maybe even a little strange.

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

Opening Theme

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

Brian Eno – Julie With… – Before And After Science – 1977
Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship – Have You Seen The Stars Tonight – Blows Against The Empire – 1970
Mandible Chatter – The Grape Scrubber’s Lament – Measuring the Marigolds – 1999

Wizards From Kansas – Misty Mountainside – Wizards From Kansas – 1970
Gene Clark – Train Leaves Here This Morning – No Other –
Jim Sullivan – Roll Back The Time – U.F.O. – 1970
The Monkees – As We Go Along – Head – 1968

Loud Family – Asleep and Awake On The Man’s Freeway – Interbabe Concern – 1996
Cardinal – Singing To The Sunshine – Cardinal – 1994
Giant Skyflower Band – Time Won’t Sing A Song For You –Blood Of The Sunworm – 2007

Glenn Mercer – Twenty-Nine Palms -Incidental Hum – 2012
Steven Roback – Black Shade Of Blue – Various: Ptolemaic Telescope Issue 36 – 2007
The Mountain Goats – Surrounded –Moon Colony Bloodbath – 2009

Akron/Family – Crickets – Love Is Simple – 2007
Reade McCardell – Sticker – Frets – 2015
Holy Modal Rounders – Sky Divers – Indian War Whoop – 1967
Jerry Garcia – Accidentally Like A Martyr -All Good Things – 1977
Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Brokedown Palace – Pebbles And Ripples – 2004
Ellen McIlwaine – Can’t Find Way Home -Honky Tonk Angel – 1972

Home – Contract/Children’s Suite:Displaying Prisms – XIV – 1999
Erkin Koray – Belki Bir Gün Anlarsın –1969-78 singles – 1970
Marcos Valle – Voo Cego –Vento Sul – 1972

Alexander “Skip” Spence – All Come To Meet Her – Oar – 1969
Dennis Wilson – Thoughts Of You – Pacific Ocean Blue -1977
David Crosby – Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves) – If Only I Could Remember My Name – 1971

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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