A show filled with old and new music, usually of a psychedelic nature. Genres can 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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Opening Theme
Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – Experiment Zero – 1996

Game Theory – Penny Things Won’t –Dead Center-1984
Blondie – (I’m Always Touched) By Your Presence, Dear-Plastic Letters-1977
Love – Alway See Your Face –Four Sail – 1969

Howlin’ Wolf – Howlin’ For My Baby-Essential Chess Blues – 1958
Marvin Rainwater – My Brand Of Blues –Whole Lotta Woman – 1958
The Fabulous Fondas – Nuclear Man – Sex Picnic – 1986
Elvis Presley – Do The Clam – Girl Happy -1964
The Cramps – Thee Most Exalted Potentate Of Love – Smell Of Female – 1983

Anton Barbeau – Dust Beneath My Wings-Antronica-2014
REN – Out Of The Way -2018

Sparks – Hippopotamus- Hippopotamus – 2017
Moondog – Paris –Sax Pax for a Sax – 1994

The Golden Boys – Beast-Better Than Good Times-2017
Sheer Mag – Meet Me In The Street-Need To Feel Your Love-2017
NY Dolls – Looking For A Kiss –NY Dolls-1973

Yma Sumac – Xtabay (Lure of The Unknown Love) –Voice Of The Xtabay-1955
Roxy Music – To Turn You On –Avalon – 1982
Jon Brion – Voices –Meaningless-2001
Chris Bell – You And Your Sister-I Am The Cosmos – 1976

Screaming Trees – Transfiguration -Even If And Especially When- 1987
Sonic Youth – Bubblegum – EVOL-1986
Earthshoes For The Needy – 1 2 Earthshoe –  Various:The Great Rock & Raoul Swindle – 1986

Abby Travis – So Far Away –Cutthroat Standards & Black Pop-2000
Peter Laughner – Sylvia Plath –Take The Guitar Player For A Ride -1982

Kimberly Rew – Stomping All Over The World- Various: Another Splash of Colour – 1980
Guided By Voices – Girls of Wild Strawberries-Half Smiles Of The Decomposed – 2004
Rockpile – Pet You And Hold You –Seconds Of Pleasure – 1980

Holsapple/Stamey – The Child In You- Mavericks- 1991

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune  –New Affections  – 1997

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Listen Up! is filling your afternoon up with all the  cajan, swamp pop, zydeco, brass band, creole music you can handle. We will also be talking with Terry Spross from Allons Danser – Philadelphia’s Cajun/Zydeco Dance Community and Kevin Naquin of Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys

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

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On Valentines Day, all you need is Listen Up!…oh, and love and…music. A love filled freeform haze of music exhumation happens.

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

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Love Or Confusion-Are You Experienced ?-1967
Marah – Why Independent Record Stores Fail –Kids in Philly-2000
Yes – Sweetness-Yes-1969
Jeff Buckley – Lover, You Should’ve Come Over-Grace– 1994

Beat Happening – Bewitched –Jamboree-1988
Devo – Uncontrollable Urge-Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!-1978
The Flesh Lights – Crush On You-Various: Casual Victim Pile: Austin 2010 – 2010

The Phantom – Love Me – Various: Born Bad Vol 2-1960
Pooh Sticks – Force Fed By Love –Multiple Orgasm-1988
Richard Hell and The Voidoids – Love Comes In Spurts – Blank Generation – 1977

Harvey Scales & the Seven Sounds – Love-Itis – Various: Shakin’ Fit! – 1967
Otis Redding – Love Man-Love Man-1969
The Jam – Precious – The Gift – 1982
Defranco Family – Heartbeat (It’s A Love Beat)-1973
Ken Nordine – I Love A Groove-Devout Catalyst-1991
T. Rex – Hot Love –Electric Warrior-1971

Betty Davis – Anti-Love Song-Betty Davis-1973
Bright Eyes – Lover I don’t have to love –Lifted or The story is in the soil keep your ear to the ground – 2002
Gram Parsons – Love Hurts-Grievous Angel-1974

Tuff Darts – Your Love Is Like Nuclear Waste-1978
The Gun Club – She’s Like Heroin To Me-Fire of Love-1981

The Beagles – Sharing Wishes –Here Come The Beagles-1967
The Rutles – Number One-The Rutles-1978

Roger Ruskin Spear – I Love To Bumpity-Bump –Let’s Make Up and Be Friendly-1973
Nikki and The Corvettes – Back Seat Love –Nikki and The Corvettes -1980
The Revillos – Hungry For Love –Rev Up – 1980

Soucoupes Violentes – Love potion n°9-1988
Teenage Fanclub – What You Do To Me -Bandwagonesque-1991
Hoodoo Gurus – Like Wow, Wipeout —Various: Children Of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts 2nd Psychedelic Era 1976-1996 -1985
NRBQ – I Want You Bad -High Noon – A 50-Year Retrospective– 1978

Glass Candy – Love Love Love -Love Love Love – 2002
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – Affection–Back In Your Life-1979

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Eccentric eclectic exploration through mindless music miscellany.

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

The Jigsaw Seen – My Name Is Tom – Various: Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era – 1991
Eddie Hazel – I Want You (She’s So Heavy –Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs-1977
Things To Come – Darkness-I want out –

The Equals – Green Light- Best Of The Equals – 1969
Nimbus – Lollipop –Various: clap your hands stamp your feet! more junk shop glam – 1973

Danny & The Darleans – Let’s Stomp –Bug Out – 2016
Sweet – The Lies In Your Eyes-Action: The Sweet Anthology – 1976
Creem Circus – Teenage Rules-Rock and/or Roll — 2015

Reigning Sound – Time Bomb High School -Time Bomb High School – 2002
Flash & The Memphis Casuals – Uptight Tonight-Various:Uptight Tonight – 1966
Elvis Presley – Wearin’ That Loved On Look -From Elvis in Memphis-1969

David Bowie – I Can’t Explain – Pin Ups – 1973
Lou Reed – Vicious – Transformer – 1972
Allen Page – She”s The One That’s Got It – Various: Raunchy Sugar – The Pure Essence Of Memphis Rock & Roll ‎

Syd Barrett – Late Night – Madcap Laughs -1970
Marianne Faithful – Incarceration Of A Flower Girl –Vagabound Ways – 1998

Micheal Nesmith – I Fall To Pieces -Loose Salute-1970
Sir Douglas Quintet – Lawd, I’m Just A Country Boy In This Great Big Freaky City-Mendicino -1969
The Waco Brothers – The Death Of Country Music –Cowboy In Flames-1997
The Country Liners – Love Letter-Mary Jane Dunphe & Chris McDonnell in the County Liners-2017

Soft Boys – Wey Wey Hep Uh Hole– A Can Of Bees – 1979
Brian Eno – Seven Deadly Finns-Eno II: Vocals– 1974
Sparks – Sextown USA –Angst In My Pants – 1982
Louie Louie – Keep On Dancing -Friend of a Stranger -2017

The Sparkles – No Friend Of Mine –Various: Pebbles – 1967
The Liberty Bell – I Can See-Various: Garage Beat ’66 5: Readin’ Your Will! – 1966
THe Allah-Las – Could Be You-Calico Review – 2016

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)-1975

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Close your eyes and 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

The Modern Lovers – Astral Plane –The Modern Lovers -1976
Cult Hero – I Dig You-I Dig You / I’m A Cult Hero-1980
75 Dollar Bill – Hollis-Wooden Bag-2015
The Beatles – The Inner Light-Past Masters Disc 2 -1968

Ultravox! – The Wild, The Beautiful and The Damned-Ultravox! –1977
Iggy Pop – Some Weird Sin –Lust For Life-1977

Blondie – In The Flesh –Blondie-1976

King Uszniewicz And His Uszniewicztones – Twistin’ USA-Twistin’ And Bowlin’-1973
The A-Bones – Rock The Boat-Daddy Wants A Cold Beer And Other Million Sellers-1995
The Original Sins – Feel-Self Destruct-1990

Pawnee Drive – Ride-Various: Pebbles Vol. 12 – 1969
Capt. Groovy & His Bubblegum Army – Capt. Groovy & His Bubblegum Army-Capt. Groovy And His Bubblegum Army/Dark Part Of My Mind-Part 1 – 1968
The Archies – Bang Shang A Lang –Absolutely The Best Of The Archies-1968

Pastor John Rydgren-An Offering In Music-Silhouette Segments-1968
Morgan Freeman – Easy Reader – The Electric Company – 1970
The Flat Five – This Is Your Night –It’s a World of Love and Hope-2016
Lee Hazlewood & Ann Margret – Sleep In The Grass-The Cowboy & the Lady-1969

Pulp – Underwear-Different Class-1995
St. Vincent – Young Lover-Masseduction-2017
Northern Arms – Tear Me Away-Various: Shaking Through – Volume 6-2015

Muddy Waters – Tom Cat-Electric Mud – 1968
The White Stripes – Ball and Biscuit –Elephant – 2003
Fleetwood Mac – Rattlesnake Shake-Then Play On-1969

Material Issue – Kim The Waitress-Freak City Soundtrack-1994
The Green Pajamas – She’s Still Bewitching Me-Seven Fathoms Down And Falling-1999
Sneakers – Love’s Like A Cuban Crisis –Racket-1976

Rodd Keith – I Dreamed I Woke Up Too Late-I Died Today-1969

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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

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

Kevin Ayers – Only Heaven Knows –The Unfairground-2007
Bobb Trimble – You’re In My Dreams –Jupiter Transmission-1985
Cardinal – Singing To The Sunshine-Cardinal -2005

Gong – Fredfish (hope you feel ok)-Magick Brother-1970
Amon Düül II – Sleepwalker’s Timeless Bridge-Wolf City-1972

Robert Wyatt – Sea Song-Rock Bottom-1974
John Cale – Andalucia-Paris 1919-1973

Tall Dwarfs – Think Small-Fork Songs-1991
Silver Jews – Sometimes A Pony Gets Depressed-Tanglewood Numbers-2005
The Grifters – Spaced Out-Full Blown Possession – 1997
The Hall Monitors – She’s My Methadone-Up To No Good- 2017

Yo La Tengo – Drug Test-President Yo La Tengo-1989
Agitation Free – Laila, Part 2 –2nd – 1973
Hot Tuna – In The Kingdom-The Phosphorescent Rat-1983
Kurt Vile and the Violators (feat. J Mascis) – Box Of Rain-Various: Day of the Dead -2016

Michael Hurley, The Unholy Modal Rounders, Jeffrey Fredericks & The Clamtones – Hoodoo Bash – Have Moicy– 1987

Speed The Plough – Coal and Courage-Wonder Wheel-1991
The Trypes – (From the) Morning Glories-Music for Neighbors-1984
The Feelies – The High Road –The Good Earth-1986

The Stooges – Loose-Funhouse-1970
T Rex – Baby Strange –The Slider-1972
David Bowie – Lady Grinning Soul –Alladin Sane-1973

Dorothy Ashby – Soul Vibrations-Afro-Harping-1968

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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

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

The Ramones – We Want The Airwaves –Pleasant Dreams – 1981
The Decibels – Radio –The Decibels – 1997
Cheap Trick – On The Radio – Heaven Tonight – 1978

Dillard and Clark – The Radio Song – The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark – 1968
Steve Hillage – On The Air – Motivation Radio – 1977
Joy Division – Transmission – Substance – 1979

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Burn It Off – Damage – 2004
Andre Williams – Humpin’, Bumpin’ And Thumping -Movin’ On With Andre Williams – Greasy And Explicit Soul Movers 1956-1970 – 1967
Flying Lizards – Move On Up-Fourth Wall-1981
The Stickmen – Do Get Down-Insatiable-1982
ESG – My Love For You-A South Bronx Story-1981

Roxy Music – If There Is Something- Roxy Music – 1972
Pantherman – Pantherman- Various: Clap Your Hands And Stamp Your Feet – 1974

Les Loups Noirs – Pile Ou Face- Various: Haiti direct – big band, mini jazz & twoubadou sounds, 1960-1978-1972
Question Mark – Freaking Out –Various: Nigeria Rock Special – 1977
Dug Dug’s – Lost My World-Various: Love, Peace & Poetry: Mexican Psychedelic Music – 1971
Witch – Strange Dream-Various: Welcome to Zamrock! Vol. 2: How Zambia’s Liberation Led to a Rock Revolution – 1975
Djet-x – Jive Turkey-Various: Haiti direct – big band, mini jazz & twoubadou sounds, 1960-1978 – 1978

Pale Lips – Doo Wah Diddy Shim Sham Shimmy (Bama Lama Loo)-Wanna Be Bad – 2016
The Cramps – TV Set-Songs The Lord Taught Us – 1980
Matt Grim – At The Hot Club -1977
The Ogres – Do The Crouch-(Do the) Crouch / In and Out – 2017

The Beatles – Love You To- Revolver – 1966
Sun Ra – Interplanetary Music-Sun Ra Visits Planet Earth – 1966
NRBQ – Imaginary Radio– Dummy – 2001

Harry Nilsson – Turn On Your Radio-Son Of Schmilsson – 1972

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Listen Up! will continue the look back at 2017 releases by focusing on the great reissues and compilations that came out last year. Lots of stuff that spans time and geography will surface.

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

The Yardbirds – I’m A Man –Yardbirds ’68-1968
Ben Carruthers & The Deep – Jack of Diamonds-Various: Making Time: A Shel Talmy Production – 1965
Lal & Mike Waterson — Bright Phoebus – Bright Phoebus-1972

Alice Coltrane – Om Shanti-World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane
Yoko Ono – Run, Run, Run –Feeling The Space-1973
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The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever ((Take 7)-Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band [50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition]-1967
Chris Bell – I Am The Cosmos (Acoustic Mix) –I Am the Cosmos (Deluxe Edition)-1978
Elliott Smith – I Figured You Out-Either Or (20th Anniversary Expanded Edition)-1997

Blaze Foley – Oval Room –The Lost Muscle Shoals Recordings-1984
Jackie Shane – In My Tenement-Any Other Way-1963
Fugi – Mary Don’t Take Me On No Bad Trip-Various: Running the Voodoo Down: Explorations in Psychrockfunksouljazz 1967-80 –1969

The Rolling Stones – Cops and Robbers –On Air -1964
The Creation – How Does It Feel To Feel-Action Painting-1967
Travis Wammack – It’s Karate Time-Various: Sounds of the Unexpected: Weird & Wacky Instrumentals from Pop’s Final Frontiers-1967
The Show Stoppers – Ain’t Nothing But A House Party –Various: Nothing But A House Party-The Birth Of The Philly Sound 1967-71 – 1968

The Jam – In The City (Demo) –1977-1977
Husker Dü- In A Free Land –Savage Young Dü-1982
The Replacements – Color Me Impressed-For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986-1986
Montrose – Space Station #5-Montrose – 1973
Purple Sun – Dooms Day –Various: Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares-1970

Acetone – Return From Ice –1992 – 2001-1993
Scotch Mist – Pamela-Various: Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present: English Weather –1974

Happy End – Natsu Nandesu –Various: Even a tree can shed tears – Japanese folk and rock 1969-1973 – 1971
Claude Lombard – Sleep Well –Claude Lombard-1969
Look Blue Go Purple – Cactus Cat –Still Bewitched-1986

Neil Young – Powderfinger-Hitchhiker-1976

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Listen Up! is only going as far back as 2017 and playing some fave sounds from last year (not a “best of” countdown…just a collection of fave sounds from 2017). Two hours of fresh music (but with enough of the mold) from the past year.

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

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

The Dream Syndicate – Glide-How Did I Find Myself Here-2017
Eyelids – Falling Eyes-Or-2017
The Bats – No Trace –The Deeps Set-2017
This Is The Kit – Moonshine Freeze-Moonshine Freeze-2017

Sparks – Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)-Hippopotamus-2017
Sweet Apple – A Girl And A Gun -Sing The Night In Sorrow-2017

Rachel Kiel – Shot From A Cannon-Shot From A Cannon-2017
Filthy Friends – Any Kind Of Crowd-Invitation-2017
Kevin Morby – 1234-City Music-2017
Ron Gallo – All The Punks Are Domesticated –Heavy Meta-2017

Mavis Staples – If All I Was Was Black –If All I Was Was Black-2017
Father John Misty – When The God Of Love Returns There’ll Be Hell To Pay –Pure Comedy-2017
Simon Joyner – I’m Feeling It Today-Step into the Earthquake-2017

Peter Perrett – Something In My Brain –How The West Was Won– 2017
The National – Turtleneck –Sleep Well Beast-2017
Alvvays – Plimsoll Punks –-Antisocialites-2017
PRIESTS – Pink White House –Nothing Feels Natural-2017

Tamikrest – Mawarniha Tarit –Kidal-2017
The Church – Another Century -man woman life death infinity-2017

The Proper Ornaments – Memories –Foxhole-2017

The Len Price 3 – Paint Your Picture Well -Kentish Longtails-2017
Robyn Hitchcock – Mad Shelly’s Letterbox –Robyn Hitchcock-2017
Ty Segall – Orange Color Queen –Ty Segall-2017
Game Theory – Say Goodbye-Supercalifragile-2017

Psychic Temple – Dream Dictionary-IV-2017

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune  –New Affections  – 1997

Click on the Mixcloud button to hear the archived stream.

Listen Up! remembers some of those in the music world that left us in 2017.

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

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

King Crimson – Starless-Red-1974
The Roches – Hammond Song-The Roches -1979
Mick Softley – Time Machine –Various: Space Age Moonbeams – 1970

David Peel & The Lower East Side – Mother Where Is My Father? – Have A Marijuana – 1968
Those Darlins – Screws Get Loose-Screws Get Loose-2011
The Easybeats – Heaven And Hell-Collection-1967
AC/DC – You Ain’t Got A Hold On Me – High Voltage – 1975

Chuck Berry – Memphis, Tennessee-1960
Wayne Cochran – The Coo- Various:  Humdinger – 1959
Sonny Burgess – Red Headed Woman –Various: Sun Rockabilly Essentials -1958
Mel Tillis – Mental Revenge-Stateside-1966
Glen Campbell – Guess I’m Dumb -Various: Pet Projects – The Brian Wilson Productions-1965
The Partridge Family – We Gotta Get Out Of This Place –The Partridge Family Notebook-1972

Can – Vitamin C-Ege Bamyasi-1972
Holger Czukay – Ode To Perfume –On The Way To The Peak Of Normal-1981
Peter Principle – Pandemonium Spring -Sedimental journey-1985
Grandaddy – Miner At The Dial-A-View –The Sophtware Slump-2000

The Smithereens – Behind The Wall Of Sleep- Especially For You – 1986
Husker Du – Sorry Somehow -Candy Apple Grey-1986
Lollipop Shoppe – You Must Be A Witch-Various: Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968-1968

Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic-Pretzel Logic-1974
Opal – Happy Nightmare Baby –Happy Nightmare Baby-1987
Tommy Keene – Places That Are Gone -Places That Are Gone

Mott The Hoople – The Ballad Of Mott The Hoople-Mott- 1973

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