It is revved-up rock and roll for anyone with a taste for the crazed. Twisted and trashy rockabilly, surf, garage, R&B, soul, lip curling rock n roll, strange exotica, dysfunctional doo-wop, psychedelic weirdness and instrumentals made by madmen. It is weird and it is downright wonderful.

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

Red Hewitt and The Buccaneerse – DJ Blues
The Premiers – Firewater
Bob and Jerry – Ghost Satellite
Ersal Hickey – Hangin’ Around
Buddy Starr And The Starliners – Hold It
Tielman Brothers – Marabunta

Gary & Larry – Garlic Bread
The One Way Streets – We All Love Peanut Butter
Andre Williams – The Greasy Chicken
Julie London – Yummy, Yummy, Yummy

Stacy Bengal & His Six Outfielders – I Come To Demolish Cleveland
The Frantics – Jack-Knife
Ron Thompson – Switchblade
Boss-tones – Mope-itty Moope
The Sparkles – The Hip
Arthur Lyman – Taboo

Danny Dell & The Trend – Froggy
Slim Harpo – Strange Love
Porter Waggoner – Rubber Room

Jimmy Hanna – Leaving Here
Senor Soul – The Mouse
Jay Jay Imus and Freddy Ford – The Boogalo
The Enchanters – Cafe Bohemian
Manny Corchado – Pow Wow

Charlie Feathers – That Certain Female
The Teen Rockers – Road Block
The Strikes – If You Can’t Rock Me
The Duals – Travelin’ Guitars
Thee Midniters – Jump Jive And Harmonize
Wayne Williams – Red Hot Mama

Wes Dakus – Dog Food
Link Wray and The Raymen – The Fuzz
Ronnie Self – Bop-A-Lena
Billy Lee Riley – Flying Saucer Rock N Roll
Baskerville Hounds – Space Rock Part 2
Rick McGuire – Space Craze

American Teens – Shake Shake Baby
Jan Davis – Time Funnel
Joe Clay – Did You Mean Jellybean

Closing Theme
Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune

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Soar through the clouds of experimentation, melody and disorientation with various psych tinged sounds and other abstract songs asking irresoluble questions.

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

13th Floor Elevators – Reverberation (Doubt)-The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13Th Floor Elevators – 1966
The Golden Dawn – Starvation-Power Plant  -1968
HP Lovecraft – That’s The Bag I’m In-HP Lovecraft – 1967
Markley – The Magic Cat-A Group -1969

Pretty Things – I See You- S.F. Sorrow – 1968
Sam Gopal – You’re Alone Now- Escalator – 1968
The Rolling Stones – 2,000 Man- Their Satanic Majesties Request -1967

Eric Burdon & The Animals – Paint It Black-Winds Of Change – 1967
Pink Floyd – Astronomy Domine- Piper At The Gates Of Dawn – 1967
Tame Impala – It’s Not Meant To Be-Innerspeaker -2010

The Fallen Angels – Poor Old Man-It’s A Long Way Down – 1968
Love – The Daily Planet- Forever Changes – 1969
The Byrds – What’s Happening ?!?!- Fifth Dimension -1966

Fairport Convention – It’s Alright Ma, It’s Only Witchcraft-Fairport Convention – 1968
Jefferson Airplane – Rejoyce-After Bathing at Baxter’s -1967
Espers – Children of Stone- Espers II – 2006

The Lollipop Shoppe – Underground Railroad-The Lollipop Shoppe-1967

The High Dials – Fields of Grass-A New Devotion -2003
The Fraternal Order Of The All – Tomorrow Drop Out-Greetings From The Planet Of Love-1998
Yankee Dollar – Times, They Are A Changin’-Yankee Dollar-1968

Dungen – Panda-Ta Det Lugnt – 2004
Mecki Mark Men – Future On The Road-Running In The Summer Night – 1969
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Up From The Skies-Axis: Bold As Love -1967

Closing Theme
Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections – 1997

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Even more crate digging 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

Terry Reid – Speak Now (Or Forever Hold Your Peace)-Terry Reid – 1969
The Breakup Society – Robin Zander – James At 35 – 2004
Cheap Trick – Southern Girls –In Color – 1970
Big Star – Kizza Me- 3rd – 1978

Edgar Broughton Band – Apache Drop Out –Edgar Broughton Band – 1971
Pink Slip Daddy – Wild Party –Viva Fabian & More! – 2016
Hot Poop – Let Me Loose –Does Their Own Stuff! – 1972

Link Wray – Rawhide –Rumble! The Best Of – 1962
Christina Rosenvinge – ¿Qué Se Siente? –Cerrado -1997

Spirit – My Friend –(The Adventures of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in) Potato Land – 1981
Teenage Fanclub – God Knows It’s True – Various: Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era – 1976-1995 – 1990
Guided By Voices – Everybody Thinks I’m a Raincloud (When I’m Not Looking)-Half Smiles of The Decomposed – 2004
Redd Kross – Uglierr -Researching the Blues – 2012
Creem Circus – Sister Transister –Rock and/or Roll – 2015
The Courettes – I Wanna Be Your Yoko Ono –Here Are The Courettes – 2015

Harvey Scales & The 7 Sound – Love-Itis –Various ‎– Shakin’ Fit! – 1967
J. Geils Band – Hard Drivin’ Man -“Live” Full House – 1972
Danny James – Boogie In The Mud – Various: This Is Louisiana – 1969
Al Anderson – C’mon If Your Comin’ –Al Anderson -1972

Dr. Feelgood – Don’t You Just Know It –Malpractice – 1975
Chris Spedding – Motor Bikin’ -Chris Spedding – 1976
Daddy Long Legs – Motorcycle Madness-Blood From A Stone – 2014

Ty Segall – Diversion –Emotional Mugger – 2016
The Equals – I Can See, But You Don’t – Various: Electric Sugarcube Flashbacks: Volume 2 – 1970
Otis Rush – Homework-Various: Out Of Sight – More Sounds From The In Crowd – 1962

The Rolling Stones – Torn and Frayed –Exile On Main St – 1970
Flamin’ Groovies – She’s Falling Apart –Flamingo – 1971
The Black Canyon Gang – Lonesome City – Various: Wayfaring Strangers: Cosmic American Music – 1974
Doug Sahm – Sometimes You’ve Got To Chase The Rainbows-Genuine Texas Groover – 1973

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

 

All kinds of girls on Listen Up!. Two hours of girl group sounds and female-fronted pop, rock, soul and all those other genres from yesterday, today and tomorrow.

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

Opening Theme

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

The Clinger Sisters – Shoop Shoop De Doop Rama Lama Ding Dong Yeah Yeah Yeah – Various: Chicago Hit Factory: The Vee Jay Story 1953-1966 -1964
The Pussywillows – Hold My Hand – Various:  Rutles Highway Revisited (A Tribute To The Rutles) – 1990
Rachel Goodrich – Bananas –Baby, Now We’re Even – 2014
The Brood – Love Me Like Before –Various: Turban Renewal – A Tribute to Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs – 1994
The Sham-Ettes – You’re Welcome Back-Various: Growin’ Up Too Fast: The Girl-Group Anthology -1967

Palmyra Delran – Shut Out –You Are What You Absorb – 2013
Donna Loren – So, Do The Zonk –Various: Girls In The Garage, Vol 6 – 1965
The Honeys – The One You Can’t Have –Various: Brian Wilson Rarities-1960
The Bangs – Getting Out Of Hand -Getting Out Of Hand/Call On Me – 1981
The Like – Wishing He Was Dead –Release Me – 2010

Smith – I Just Wanna Make Love To You –A Group Called Smith – 1969
Lez Zeppelin – Good Times Bad Times –Lez Zeppelin I – 2010
Fanny – Think About The Children –Fanny Hill – 1972

X-Ray Spex – The Day The World Turned Day-Glo-
St. Vincent – Rattlesnake –St. Vincent – 2014
Little Scream – Love As A Weapon –Cult Following – 2016
Toyah – Desire – Desire – 1987

The Shangri-Las – Give Him A Great Big Kiss –Myrmidons of Melodrama -1964
Nikki and The Corvettes – Girls Like Me –Nikki and the Corvettes – 1980
Josie Cotton – School Is In –Convertible Music – 1984
The Go-Go’s – We Got The Beat (Stiff Single Version) –We Got The Beat/How Much More – 1980
The Pandoras – The Hump –It’s About Time – 1984
Thee Headcoatees – Dirty Old Man –Girlsville -1994

Bonny St. Claire – I Surrender –I Surrender / Come Home – 1968
Betty Harris – Ride Your Pony –Soul Perfection – 1968
Detroit Cobras – Right Around The Corner –Life, Love and Leaving – 2001
Jean Knight – Do Me –Do Me/Save The Last Kiss For Me – 1972

Sugar & The Spices – Do The Dog -Girls With Guitars -1963
Dee Dee Sharp – Do The Bird – Do The Bird / Lover Boy – 1963
The Gypsies – Jerk It  – Various: Land of 1000 Dances -1965

Barbara Feldon – 99 – 99 / Max – 1966
Patti Seymour – The Silencers -This Feeling He Left/The Silencers – 1966

Curlee Wurlee – Peint En Noir –Likes Milk – 2011
The Pepper Pots – Real True Love –Now! -2010
The Murmaids – Paper Sun –Paper Sun/Song Through Perception – 1968
The Luv’D Ones – Dance Kid Dance-Various: If You’re Ready! The Best Of Dunwich Records.- 1966

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

 

 

This week on Listen Up!, we focus on the sounds associated with the “Paisley Underground” and the surrounding scene of Southern California/L.A and Sacramento/Davis during the 1980’s.
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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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