This Monday (October 28th) the Listen Up! cool ghoul party is taking place with your yearly dose of slimy and zany obscuro rock and roll, graveyard stompers and assorted other tricks and treats of a Halloweeny nature.

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Playlist (Artist -Title)

Opening Theme Man or Astroman – Maximum Radiation Level

Mic Break Music
Los Straitjackets – Selections from Mondo Zombie Boogaloo

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level
The Fuzztones – Happy Halloween
The Calico Wall – I’m The Living Sickness
The Duponts – Screamin Ball
Screaming Lord Such – All Black and Hairy

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – The Whammy
Jack Kittel – Psycho
Porter Wagoner – The First Mrs. Jones

The Emersons – Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
The Fleshtones – Haunted Hipster
Comateens – The Munsters Theme

The Driving Stupid – Horror Asparagus Stories
The Green Slime – The Green Slime
Headless Horsemen – Cellar Dwellar
Johnny Fever – Zombie
Roky Erickson & The Aliens – I Walked With A Zombie

The Dream Syndicate – Halloween
The Cramps – Human Fly
The Upperclassmen – Cha- Cha With The Zombies
Ann Magnuson – Sex With The Devil

Big Boy Groves – Bucket O’ Blood
Los Sleepers – El Zombie
Big Bee Kornegay & Group – At The House of Frankenstein
Rolf Harris – Dislocation Twist

The Poindexter Bros. – Booga Man
The Swing Rays – Hello-O-Ween

Danny Ware – The Zombie Stomp
Jackie Morningstar – Rockin In The Graveyard
Bobby Please – The Monster
Cathy Mills – Monster Hop
Southern Culture On The Skids – The Loneliest Ghost In Town

The Symbols – Do The Zombies
The Mark IV – Dante’s Inferno
Ronnie Cook – Goo Goo Muck
Slickee Boys – The Brain That Refused To Die

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune

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This Monday (October 21st) on Listen Up!: 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

Mic Break Music

101 Strings – Astro Sounds From Beyond The Year 2000 -1968

The Rolling Stones – Can You Hear The Music – Goats Head Soup – 1973
David Bowie – Holy Holy – Holy Holy/Black Country Rock -1971
Jim Carroll Band – Wicked Gravity – Catholic Boy – 1980
Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band – Hair -Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band – 1978

Pere Ubu – Final Solution – Final Solution / Cloud 149 -1976
Television – Venus  Marquee Moon – 1977
The Twinkeyz – Aliens In Our Midst – Aliens In Our Midst – Complete Recordings 1977-1980 -1977
Wire – Map Ref. 41n 93w – 154 – 1979

Julian Cope – Up-Wards At 45 Degrees – Jehovahkill – 1992
Roy Harper – Big Fat Silver Aeroplane – Sophisticated Beggar -1966
Robyn Hitchcock – Love – Black Snake Diamond Role-1981
Pink Floyd – Cymbaline – More – 1969

Sneakers – Condition Red – Nonsequitur Of Silence -1976
Big Star – Give Me Another Chance – #1 Record – 1972
The Posies – Licenses To Hide – Blood + Candy – 2010
Game Theory – Here It Is Tomorrow – Big Shot Chronicles – 1986

The Three O’Clock – A Day In Erotica – Sixteen Tambourines -1983
The Residents – Boots – Meet The Residents – 1974
Neutral Milk Hotel – King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. One – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea -1998
The Olivia Tremor Control – Jumping Fences – Music From The Unrealized Film Script: Dusk At Cubist Castle -1996
The Nazz – Forget All About It – Nazz Nazz – 1969
The Apples In Stereo – Seems So – Tone Soul Evolution -2006

The Flamin’ Groovies – You Tore Me Down – Shake Some Action – 1976
Mary Hopkin – Goodbye – Those Were The Days -1969
Fleetwood Mac – Jewel Eyed Judy – Kiln House  -1970
The Kinks – Sweet Lady Genevieve – Preservation Act 1 – 1973

Flop – The Great Valediction – Whenever You’re Ready -1993
Myracle Brah – Love Is – Life on Planet Eartsnop -1998
The Chills – Heavenly Pop Hit – Submarine Bells -1990

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Another decadent mind melting cocktail filled with assorted flavors of music is waiting for you to sip and savour on Listen Up! What will be heard? Tune in and find out.

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

Robyn Hitchcock – It’s A Mystic Trip – Invisible Hitchcock – 1986

Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra – Interplanetary Music – Interstellar Low Ways – 1965

NRBQ – Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr Howard – Boppin’ The Blues – 1970

The Turtles – Grim Reaper Of Love – Solid Zinc: The Turtles Anthology -1966

Rotary Connection – The Burning of the Midnight Lamp – Songs -1969

The Third Eye – Valley Of Sadness – Various Artists: Love, Peace & Poetry vol. 8 – African Psychedelic Music – 1969

Erkin Koray – Korkulu Rüya – Elektronik Türküler -1974

Gong – Mister Long Shanks: O Mother I Am You Fantasy – Camembert Electrique -1971

Freedoms Children – Kafkasque – Love, Peace & Poetry vol. 8 – African Psychedelic Music – 1968

Amon Düül II – I Can’t Wait, Pt. 1 & 2 – Hijack -1974

Death and Vanilla – The Unseeing Eye – Death and Vanilla -2012

The Warlocks – Baby Blue – Phoenix -2003

Iron Butterfly – Slower Than Guns – Metamorphosis – 1974

The Rutles – Let’s Be Natural – The Rutles – 1978

Martin Gordon – If English Was Good Enough For Jesus – Include Me Out – 2013

Stackridge – Humilation – The Man In The Bowler Hat -1974

Sparks – Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth – Propaganda – 1974

Fleetwood Mac – Dust – Bare Trees – 1972

Brain Auger& The Trinity w/ Julie Driscoll – I’ve Gotta Go Now – Open – 1968

The Woo Woo’s – Ooh Ooh! – Various Artists: Ooh Ooh! Hotpie & Candy Records Original Raw Soul Vol 1 -1996

The GTV’s – Sleeper Agent – 2013

Wayne Cochran – The Coo – Various Artists: R&B Humdingers Vol.1 -1959

Ike & Tina Turner – You Can’t Miss Nothing You Never Had – You Can’t Miss Nothing That You Never Had / God Gave Me You -1963

Willi J and Co. – Boogie With Your Baby – Various Artists: Keb Darge’s Legendary Deep Funk, Vol. 3 -1976

The Dictators – Two Tub Man – Go Girl Crazy! – 1975

Mott The Hoople – Thunderbuck Ram – Mad Shadows – 1970

Hollywood Brats – Nightmare – Hollywood Brats -1973

Icewater – Looking Forward – I Am The Cosmos (Deluxe Edition)  – 197?

Wings – Medicine Jar – Venus And Mars – 1975

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

By popular demand, we return to the garage, dingy basements, rental storage areas, dilapidated warehouses, seedy clubs and surface with the raucous sounds they call Garage Rock.

It will be snotty and sweet, stoo-pid and clever, new and old (but always timeless). Action shakin’ tunes! Dial up the distortion and fuel up on the fuzz.

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

Opening Theme

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

Background Music

The Space Negros –  Do Generic Ethnic Muzak Versions of All Your Favorite Punk/Psychedelic Songs From the Sixties – 1986

Sounds Unlimited – Cool One – Various Artists: Gravel Vol. 2 – 1967
Headless Horseman – Gotta Be Cool – Gotta Be Cool – 1988
Paul Revere & The Raiders – Steppin’ Out  – Kicks! 1963-1972 – 1965
Scott Bedford Four – You Turned Your Back On Me –  1966

The French Church – Slapneck 1943 – Various Artists: Highs In The Mid Sixties Volume 19: Michigan Part 3 – 1968
Billy Childish & The Buff Medways – Troubled Mind – Steady The Buffs -2002
Chants R&B – Neighbour, Neighbour – Various Artists: Ugly Things Vol. 3 -1966
Don & Jerry with The Fugitives – In The Cover Of Night – Various Artists:  Neurotic Reactions Vol.2 -1966
The Scientists – Swampland – This Is My Happy Hour / Swampland -1982

johnny Kannis – King of The Surf – Various Artists: Do The Pop! : The Australian Garage Rock -1978
Radio Birdman – Aloha Steve & Danno – The Essential Radio Birdman (1974 – 1978) – 1978
Wau Y Los Arrghs!!! – Viva Link Wray – ¡¡¡Viven!!! – 2009
Demolition Doll Rods – Married For The Weekend – T.L.A. -1999
Gore Gore Girls – Fox In A Box – Get the Gore – 2007

The King Kahn & BBQ Show – Treat me Like A Dog – What’s for Dinner – 2006
The Jesters of Newport – Stormy – Various Artists: Back From The Grave – Part 3 -1966

The GTV’s – Pretend To Care – 2013
Question Mark & The Mysterians – Up Side – 96 Tears – 1966
Bit A Sweet – Out of Sight, Out of Mind – Various Artists:  The Original Psychedelic Unknowns Volume #4 ‎-1967
DMZ – Barracuda – When I Get Off -1976
Devil Dogs – Don’t Try It – Various Artists:  Turban Renewal: A Tribute To Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs -1994

Palmyra Delran – You’re My Brian Jones – You Are What You Absorb -2013
The Cyclones – She’s No Good –  Various Artists:  Back From The Grave Pt 2 – 1965
The Chesterfield Kings – She Told Me Lies – Stop! – 1985
The Missing Links – You’re Driving Me Insane – Various Artists: Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond 1964-1969 – 1966

The Satelliters – Unknown State of Mind – Unknown State Of Mind – 2008
The Treez – You Lied To Me Before – Gravel Vol. 4 -1966
The Woogles – It’s Not About What I Want (It’s What You Got) – Rock and Roll Backlash -2007

The Other Half – Mr. Pharmacist – Various Artists: Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 – 1966
Nobody’s Children – Good Times – Various Artists: Highs In The Mid Sixties Volume 11: Texas Part 1 -1967
The Kits – Wild At Heart – Lead Us Into Temptation -2011
Black Lips – Bad Kids – Good Bad Not Evil -2007

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

This afternoon on Listen Up!: Bark along with the neighbor’s dogs as an audio avalanche is unleashed filled with music that is hidden in the dusty hallways of the musical maze. In this little corner of the world, these are hits!

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

Opening Theme

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

Mic Break Music

Various ‎– The In-Kraut Vol. 2 – 2006

MC5- Shakin’ Street – Back In The USA -1970
Sylvain Sylvain – Every Boy and Every Girl – Sylvain Sylvain – 1979
Sonny and Cher – It’s Gonna Rain –  Various Artists : Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 – 1965
Ray Bryant – Say A Little Prayer – Up Above The Rock -1968
Detroit Cobras – Breakaway – Mink Rat or Rabbit -1998

Sexteto Electronico Moderno – Divagando – Various Artists: In Search Of The Cool – 1968
The New Pornographers – The Laws Have Changed -Electric Version -2003
Blondie – I Know But I Don’t Know- Parallel Lines – 1978
Mumps – I Like To Be Clean – Fatal Charm -1977

The Equals – Police On My Back – The Equals -1968
Sonny Curtis – I Fought The Law – The 1st Of Sonny Curtis -1967
Gosdin Brothers – Love At First Sight – Sounds Of Goodbye -1968
Tom T. Hall – That’s How I Got To Memphis – Ballad Of Forty Dollars -1969
The Frampton Brothers – Everyday People #12 and 45 – I Am Curious (George) -1991

Bobby Dobyne & the Barefacts – Soulful Sound Of Music – Various Artists: The Birmingham Sound: The Soul Of Neal Hemphill Vol.2 – 1966
Clark Terry & Chico O’Farrill – Spanish Rice – Spainsh Rice -1972
Al Terry – No Shrimp Today – Hickory’s Cajun Hillbilly -1954
“Little” Jimmy Dickens – Blackeyed Joe’s – Various Artists: Rock ‘N’ Roll-Get All Stars Here -1954

Los Shakers – Won’t You Please? – Rompan Todo!!!‎ – 1967
The Rezillos – I Like It – Can’t Stand The Rezillos -1978
The Spongetones – Have You Ever Been Torn Apart? – Torn Apart -1984
The Searchers _ Umbrella Man – Various Artists: Fairytales Can Come True Vol 1 UK Popsike From The Late 60’s -1968

Angela & J. D. Saddler – Don’t Make Me Kill You – Various Artists: Boddie Recording Company:  Cleveland, Ohio – 196?
Merry Clayton – Southern Man – Merry Clayton -1971
John Buck Wilkin – Apartment 21- In Search of Food Clothing Shelter & Sex -1971
Lobo – Big Red Kite – Best Of Lobo – 1972
Henson Cargill – Skip A Rope – Various Artists: Country Classics -1968

Badfinger – I Don’t Mind – No Dice – 1972
NRBQ – Little Floater – Wild Weekend – 1989
Chris Stamey/Peter Holsapple – The Child You – Mavericks -1991
The Corner Laughers – Transamerica Pyramid  – Poppy Seeds -2012

The Lyres – I Really Want You Want You Right Now – AHS 1005 -1983
The Surf Busters – Squiddly Diddly – Various Artists: Songs We Taught Untamed Youth – 19??

The Magnetic Fields – You Must Be Out Of Your Mind – Realism – 2009

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

This Monday (September 23rd) on Listen Up!: A wondermint of sound is unleashed as genre and time vanish for they are only walls of constraint. Descend deep into the labyrinth of audio delights with a wild mix of music for a well deserved afternoon escape.

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

Opening Theme

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

Mic Break Music

The Andrew Oldham Orchestra – The Rolling Stones Songbook -1965

Bryan Ferry – Sympathy For The Devil – These Foolish Things – 1973
Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater – I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One -1997
The Feelies – When Company Comes – The Good Earth -1986
The Bats – In The Subway – Free All The Monsters -2011

Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band – Autumn’s Child – Safe As Milk – 1967
49th Parallel – Citizen Freak – Filling The Gap -1969
Tommy Roe – Paisley Dreams – Paisley Dreams – Paisley Dreams -1967
Misty Morn – Summer Sunshine – Soft Sounds For Gentle People Vol. 5 – 1969
The Bonzo Dog Band – Rhinocratic Oaths – The Doughnut in Granny’s Greenhouse -1968

Susan Christie- Ghost Riders In the Sky – Paint A Lady – 1970
Goldfrapp – Stranger – Tales Of Us -2013
Mabel Mercer – Experiment – Sings Cole Porter -1955
Dolly Parton – If I Lose My Mind – Coat of Many Colors -1971
Wreckless Eric – Broken Doll – Big Smash – 1980

US Four – Alligator – Teenage Shutdown Vol.01 – Jump Jive & Harmonize -196?
The Fleshtones – Soul Struttin’ – Blast off – 1980
Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers – Sock It To ‘Em JB – Sock It To ‘Em Soul (Club Soul 1963-1968) – 1966
Rodd Keith – Get Down And Wiggle It A Little – Song-poem Archived Music: Volume 6 – Peace and Love -197?

Harry Nilsson – Good Times – Spotlight On Nilsson -1966
Chris Stamey -Where The Fun Is –  The Summer Sun -1977
NRBQ – Beautiful Sunday – Atsa My Band – 2002
Chubby Checker – Stoned In The Bathroom – Chequered -1971
Iggy Pop – The Horse Song – Zombie Birdhouse -1982

Dream Syndicate – John Coltrane Stereo Blues –  TheMedicine Show – 1984
The People’s Temple – Texas Revisited – More for the Masses -2013
The Gun Club – She’s Like Heroin To Me – Fire Of Love -1981

Ivor Cutler – Cockadoodledon’t – Ludo -1967
10cc – The Sacro-Iliac – Sheet Music -1974
R. Stevie Moore/Supercutie! – Coming Up – Coming Up -2012
Devo – Stop Look and Listen – Hardcore Devo Vol 1 – 197?

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

Let’s all levitate in the now as music that came out this year will be featured on today’s Listen Up!.  The sounds we hear may be fueled by the energies of yesterday, but we are propelling forward and into the next dimension with no GPS to guide us – the destination is always a mystery.

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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

Heaven’s Gateway Drugs – Turncoat – You Are Heaven’s Gateway Drugs -2013
Temples – Keep In The Dark – Keep In the Dark / Jewel Of Mine Eye – 2013
Jacco Gardner – Watching The Moon – Cabinet Of Curiosities -2013
The Third Sound – No One Here – The Third Sound Of Destruction And Creation -2013

Ty Segall- Sleeper – Sleeper -2013
The Cult of Dom Keller – Nowhere to Land New – The Cult of Dom Keller -2013
Kingdom of Not – The Beetle Is ALIVE! – Journey to the Far Side of the Room -2013
Flaming Lips – You Lust – The Terror – 2013

Art Brut – Lost Weekend – Top Of The Pops -2013
Wax Idols – When It Happens – Discipline & Desire -2013
Savages – She Will – Silence Yourself -2013
Shannon And The Clams – If I Could Count – Dreams In The Rat House -2013

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – So Good At Being In Trouble – II -2013
Foxygen – Shuggie – We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace & Magic -2013
King Khan & The Shrines – Born To Die – Idle No More -2013
Portugal, The Man – Atomic Man – Evil Friends -2013

Peach Kelli Pop _ True Blue – Peach Kelli Pop II -2013
Primitive Hearts – Falling Apart – High & Tight -2013
Charlie Boyer and The Voyeurs – I Watch You – Clarietta -2013
Wavves – Cop – Afraid Of Heights -2013
The Flying Eyes – Under Iron Feet – Lowlands -2013
Drenge – Dogmeat – Drenge -2013

Black Springs – Not Today – Sunrise -2013
The Sufis – Nothing More To Say – Inventions -2013
Social End Products – Follow The Light -Nutre Tu Cabeza -2013

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997