A little trip-switch into another world. Radio for people who listen to music, not just hear it.

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

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

Primal Scream – Come Together
Barry Adamson – Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Pelvis
The Rolling Stones – Criss Cross Man

Television Personalities – Dream The Sweetest Dreams
Lou Reed – Perfect Day

Julianna Hatfield – I Honestly Love You
Ann Magnuson – Is This Heaven?
Heart – Soul Of The Sea
James Gang – Ashes, The Rain and I

The High Llamas – Dorothy Ashby
Dorothy Ashby – Drink
The Beach Boys – I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times

David Thomas – Enthusiastic
The Red Krayola – I’m So Blase
Jimmy Smith – I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More Babe

The B-52s – Don’t Worry
Yoko Ono – Yang Yang
Young Fresh Fellows – Don’t Blame It On Yoko

The Clash – Know Your Rights
John Lennon – Gimme Some Truth
Hawkwind – Urban Guerilla
Leonard Cohen – Everybody Knows

The Dragons – Elephant Stomp
The Third Bardo – I’m Five Years Ahead of My Time

The Frogs – Weird On The Avenue

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune

A few weeks ago, fellow WGGT host Reade McCardell presented a guitar-centric FEWSH , This week Listen Up! decides to do the same.

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

Chris Spedding – Guitar Jamboree –Chris Spedding  – 1976
Television – Marquee Moon –Marquee Moon-1977
Sonic Youth – Schizophrenia – Sister – 1986

Link Wray – I’m Branded –Rumble! The Best Of – 1965

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Big Eyed Beans From Venus – Clear Spot-1972
Fleetwood Mac – Oh Well – Then Play On – 1970

Ry Cooder – Vigilante Man –Into The Purple Valley-1972
John Fahey – Charles A Lee In Memoriam –The Yellow Princess -1969
Richard Thompson – Beeswing-Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol Years-1993

King Crimson – Sailor’s Tale – Islands – 1971
Pink Floyd – Interstellar Overdrive – The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn -1967
Radiohead – Paranoid Android – OK Computer-1997

Slint – Breadcrumb Trail –Spiderland-1991
Danny Gatton – The Simpsons –88 Elmira St.-1991
Snakefinger – There’s No Justice In Life –Night of Desirable Objects-1987

Johnny Winter – Highway 61 Revisited-Second Winter – 1969
Wilco – Impossible; Germany -Sky Blue Sky-2007
The Byrds – The Wheel’s On Fire –Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde-1969

Ben Vaughn – Rhythm Guitar-Ben Vaughn Blows Your Mind – 1988

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Garage rock, rock & roll, three chord wonders, teenage symphonies and snarl, punk,/post punk, backwards guitar,Rickenbacker, Farfisa, Vox and 4-track recorders, girl groups, art damaged weirdos, phasing and fuzz, trashy R&B,paisley, black, velvet and leather, feedback, retro soul, beads, berets and safety-pins, Shindig! Hullabaloo, Where The Action Is, Trouser Press, Rock Scene, Bomp! and Creem, drippy mascara, psych rock…obscurities & rarities, past and present, and the simply strange….and assorted action shakin’ sounds!

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

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

MC5 – Gotta Keep Movin’
Soft Boys – I Wanna Destroy You
The Prefab Messiahs- The Man Who Killed Reality
The Honey Drippers – Impeach The President

The Schizophonics – Ooga Boog Booglaoo
The Stooges – 1969
The Barracudas – (I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again

Raunch Hands – Whap A Dang!
Johnny Jones And The King Casuals – Purple Haze

Ding Dongs – Ding Dong Party
Jerry McCain – My Next Door Neighbor
Don & Juan – Chicken Necks
Esquirita – Gettin’ Plenty Lovin’
Linda Gayle – Maggie’s Farm

The Sloths – Makin’ Love
Barrence Whitefield & The Savages – Mama Get The Hammer
Alex Chilton – Take Me Home And Make Me Like It

Abby Travis – Toast To The Unappreciated
The Green Pajamas – The Queen Be Is Dead
The Kinks – Alcohol

The Handsome Family – Weightless Again
John Cale – Hanky Panky Nohow
Yo La Tengo – Shades of Blue

Tim Buckley – Dolphins
Spiritualized – Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Love – Message To Pretty

Shangri-Las – Dum Dum Ditty
The Pussywillows – Come On Now
Louie Louie – You Still Want Me
Lene Lovich – Say When
Santigold – L.E. S. Artistes

Pale Lips – Riff Raff
The Go Go’s – Skidmarks On My Heart

Shadows Of Knight – Light Bulb Blues

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune

This week on Listen Up!, it is revved-up rock and roll for anyone with a taste for the crazed. Twisted and trashy, lip curling, moronic, obscure rock n roll, fuzz filled angst garage, blues by drunks, rhythm and blues that actually has rhythm and blues (imagine that?), dysfunctional doo-wop, and lots of other wild sounds.

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

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

Flamin’ Groovies – Gonna Rock Tonight
Buddy Love – Heartbreak Hotel
Dean Carter – Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley – Do The Clam

Howlin’ Wolf – Do The Do
Captain Beefheart – Hard Working Man
Hasil Adkins- She Said
Carl Perkins – Her Love Rubbed Off

Wanda Jackson – Funnel Of Love
Richard Berry – Yama Yama Pretty Mama
Larry Williams – She Said Yeah
Jimmy Lloyd- Rocket In My Pocket
Lee Dresser – Beat Out My Love

Solomon Burke – Stupidity
Pink Slip Daddy – Wild Party
Low Cut Connie – Boozophilia
Jimmy Rock The Singing Amish Man – Mama (She Treats Her Daddy Mean)
Stanky & His Pennsylvania Coal Miners – Who Likes Pierogi

The Bosstweeds – Faster Pussycat Kill Kill
Thee Headcoatees – Fish Pie
Wynoonie Harris – Keep On Churnin’
Crazy Teens – Crazy Date

Bill Allen – Please Give Me Something
The A-Bones – Sham Rock
Andy & The Classics – Wilma
Mackey Beers – That Jim
The Souvenirs – Bump De Bump

The Cramps – New Kind Of Kick
Shadows Of Knight – Shake
Music Explosion – Jack In A Row
J.D. Blackfoot – Epitaph For A Head

Jerry Lee Lewis – High School Confidential
The Blasters – Crazy Baby
Little Willie John – I’m Shakin’
Lavern Baker – Voodoo Voodoo

The Psyclone Rangers – Spinnin’ My Head

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune

A little trip-switch into another world.  Radio for people who listen to music, not just hear it.

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

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

Bill Laswell – Hashish Poem –Hashisheen: The End of Law-1999
Gong – The Pot Head Pixies-Flying Teapot (Radio Gnome Invisible Part 1)-1973
Brother JT – Can’t Stop Smilin’-Any Stort In a Porm-2010
Tall Dwarfs – Rorschach –Weeville-1990

Syd Barrett – Love Song –Barrett-1970
The Go-Betweens – Head Over Heels –16 Lovers Lane-1988
Neutral Milk Hotel – The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1-In the Aeroplane Over the Sea-1998
Jon Auer – Beautiful Stranger- 6 1/2-2008
The Small Faces – Afterglow Of Your Love –Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake-1968

The Hubbels – Hippy Dippy Funky Monkey Double Bubble Sitar Man-Various: Soft Sounds For Gentle People Presents: He and She-1969
Ananda Shankar – Back Home –Ananda Shankar And His Music-1975
Terry Adams – Key To My Pants –Holy Tweet-2008

Neil Hamburger – How Can I Still Be Patriotic (When They’ve Taken Away My Right to Cry)-Neil Hamburger Sings Country Winners-1998
The Holy Modal Rounders – The Whole World Oughta Go on a Vacation-Good Taste Is Timeless-1971
The Poppy Family – Of Cities And Escapes-Which Way You Going Billy?-1969
Terry Jacks – Put The Bone In-Seasons In The Sun / Put The Bone In-1974

King Missile – The Boy Made Out Of Bone China –Failure-1998
Harry Nilsson – Think About Your Troubles –The Point!-1971
Turquoise – Sunday Best- Various: Looking At Pictures In The Sky – The British Psychedelic Sounds-1968
The Kinks – 20th Century Man –Muswell Hillbillies-1971

Simon Joyner – Old Days –Grass, Branch & Bone-2015
Fleetwood Mac – Dust –Bare Trees-1972

Dogbowl & Kramer – Pollyanna Penelope –Gunsmoke-1996
The Church – In Your Eyes –The Blurred Crusade-1982
The Sufis – One Of A Kind –After Hours-2018
Lilys – Elevator Is Temporary-Better Can’t Make Your Life Better-1996
Olivia Tremor Control – Jumping Fences-Jumping Fences-1998

Tim Hardin – Never Too Far –I-1966
Daniel Johnston – Story Of An Artist -The Late, Great Daniel Johnston Discovered Covered-1982

Camper Van Beethoven – (We’re A) Bad Trip-II & III-1986

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

It’s a rock ‘n’ roll show this week. A heavy dose garage nuggets new and old, snotty anthems, glam stompers, sludge, riffs, hooks and raw power. Get your wah wahs out!

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

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Justine and The Unclean – Rock and Roll Blackmail
The Friggs – Bad Word For A Good Thing
Heart – Kick It Out
The Bellrays – Making Up For Lost Time

The Robots – In The Sign Of The Octopus
UFO – Doctor Doctor
Montrose – Space Station #5

Creem Circus -Kensington Rollers
Mott The Hoople – Whizz Kid
The Rats – Turtle Rat

The Dirtbombs – Crazy For You
Baby Shakes – She’s A Star
Blondie – LIttle Girl Lies
Pale Lips – Doo Wah Diddy Shim Sham Shimmy (Bama Lama Loo)
Warm Soda- I Don’t Wanna Grow Up
ISS – I Hate People My Age

Blue Oyster Cult – This Ain’t The Summer Of Love
Casualties of Jazz – The Wizard
White Witch – Class of 2000

Pentagram – Forever My Queen
The Balloon Farm – A Question of Temperature
The Original Sins – Like An Animal
The Upper Crust – Vulgar Tongue
The Hall Monitors – Mercy Mercy Mercy Me

Royal Cream – Darling Darling
The Replacements – Color Me Impressed
The Scientists – Frantic Romantic

Nodzzz – I Don’t Wanna (Smoke Marijuana)
Scissor Fits – I Don’t Wanna Work For British Airways No More
Glitz – Paranoia
Redd Kross – Any Hour Every Day
The Fuzztones – Bad News Travels Fast

Cheap Trick – Big Eyes

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

10cc – Une Nuit A Paris – The Original Soundtrack – 1975
Roxy Music – If There Is Something- Roxy Music – 1972

The Beatles – Across The Universe (Wildlife version)- Past Masters, Vol. 2=1969
Siouxsie and The Banshees – Dear Prudence- Hyena – 1984

Alex Chilton – The EMI Song (Smile For Me)- 1970-1970
The Pretenders – I Go To Sleep- II – 1981

The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet-The Only Ones-1978
The Flamin’ Groovies – I Can’t Hide – Shake Some Action -1976
The Raspberries – Tonight – Fresh-1972
Old 97’s – Let’s Get Drunk & Get It On –Most Messed Up-2014
The Lemon Twigs – As Long as We’re Together-Do Hollywood-2016

Big Star – Kangaroo – 3rd -1975
The Mountain Goats – Age Of Kings-All Eternals Deck-2011
Nick Drake – Northern Song – Btryter Layter – 1971
Bat For Lashes – Laura –The Haunted Man-2012
Kate Bush – Man With The Child In His Eyes-The Kick Inside-1979

Robyn Hitchcock – I Love You – Love From London – 2013
The Jigsaw Scene – On A Carousel –Sing Hollies In Reverse-1995
The Bangles – Want You -Ladies And Gentlemen… The Bangles!-1982
Robbie Fulks – That Bangles Girl -The Very Best of Robbie Fulks-1997
NRBQ – Waitin; On My Sweetie Pie- Brass Tacks – 2014

Superchunk – Art Class (song for Yoyoi Kusama)- here’s to shutting up-2001

The 13th Floor Elevators – Splash 1-The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators-1966
Dean & Britta – I’ll Keep It With Mine-13 Most Beautiful: Songs For Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests-2010
Rainy Day – I’ll Be Your Mirror- Rainy Day – 1984

E- Nowheresville- A Man Called E – 1991

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

It looks like a snow filled afternoon and your host is going to escape cabin fever and trek over to the station. Let’s enjoy a snow day listening to music together.  

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

Galaxie 500 – Snowstorm- On Fire-1989
John Cale – Andalucia-Paris 1919-1973
Yo La Tengo – Black Flowers-I’m Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass-2006
Neil Young – Winterlong-Decade – 1975

Kate Bush – Misty -50 Words For Snow-2011

H.C. McEntire – Baby’s Got The Blues –Lionheart-2018
Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons – White Doves –Homemade Vision -2016
Obray Ramsey – Rain And Snow – Various: The Music Never Stopped (Roots Of The Grateful Dead) – 1961
Jerry David DiCicca – Grandma’s Tattoo-  Time The Teacher-2018

Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal –Fleet Foxes -2008

Robert Forster – It Ain’ T Easy-The Evangelist-2008
The Raging Teens – Snowbound-2000

The Zombies – Hung Up On A Dream –Odessey & Oracle-1968
Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)-Funeral-2004
Yoko Ono – Listen The Snow Is Falling –Happy Xmas (War Is Over)/Listen The Snow Is Falling – 1971
Sunny & The Sunliners – My Dream-1961?
Tom Northcott – Iron Pines-Upside downside-1971
Jerry Garcia – The Wheel –Garcia -1971
Kurt Vile – Snowflakes are Dancing – Wakin On A Pretty Daze-2014

Bobbi Blake – I Like Yellow Things-Various: MSR Madness Volume Five –
Kay Weaver – Astrouniverse- Various:Rat A Tat Tat, America! MSR Madness Vol 6-
Rodd Keith – Ecstacy To Frenzy- Various: The American Song-Poem Anthology

Pat Ament – Wayward-Songs by Pat Ament-1971
Diane Hildebrand – Early Morning Blues and Greens –Various: Forever Changing – The Golden Age Of Elektra Records – 1963-1973-1968
Wendy & Bonnie – The Winter Is Cold –Genesis -1969
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow-No More Shall We Part – 2001

Opal – All Souls-Early Recordings – 198?

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

A little trip-switch into another world. Radio for people who listen to music, not just hear it.

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

Trummors – Breezin’-Headlands – 2017
Boz Metzdorf – Sails Across The Sea-Signs of Seasons-1979
Gene Clark – Strength Of Strings– No Other -1974

Gerard Manset – Animal On Est Mal-Gerard Manset-1970
The Byrds – Dolphin’s Smile –The Notorious Byrd Brothers – 1968

Tame Impala – Elephant –Lonerism – 2012
Bent Leg Fatima- Mousey/Lone Gunner-Bent Leg Fatima – 1998
Pink Floyd – Grantchester Meadows-Ummagumma – 1969

Hollow Hand – A World Outside-2017
Open Field – Blood Circus -O.F. II-2017
Denny Doherty – Whatcha Gonna Do –The Mamas And The Papas* – Creeque Alley – The History Of The Mamas And The Papas – 1970

Khruangbin – Lady and Man –Con Todo El Mundo-2018
Sunwatchers – Aurora Borealis-
Meat Puppets – Mother American Marshmallow-Up On The Sun-1985
Mothers of Invention – What’s the Ugliest Part of Your Body?-We’re Only in It for the Money-1968
Nino Ferrer – Looking For You –Nino and Radiah-1974
Arthur Verocai – Cabocio-Arthur Verocai-1971
Neil Young- Love In Mind –Time Fades Away-1973

Pretty Things – Talkin’ About The Good Times- Various: Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers – 1968
Temples – Sun Structures-Sun Structures – 2014
The Monkees – Porpoise Song- Head – 1968

The Damnation Of Adam Blessing – Morning Dew –The Damnation Of Adam Blessing-1969
Odetta – No Expectations –Odetta Sings-1970
Pearls Before Swine – I Look Into Your Eyes-These Things Too – 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.

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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