Listen Up! returns with a mix of obscure and rare releases to unexpected gems from well-known acts. Join the sound hounds, bop cats, intergalactic voyagers and cosmic Santa Clauses for some tasty mid-afternoon music treats.

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Playlist (Artist -Title – Album – Year Of Song Release)

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – 1996

Background Music

Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra – Twenty Easy Listening Classics

David Crosby – Music is Love – If Only I Could Remember My Name – 1971
Bob Dylan & The Band – Hazel – Planet Waves – 1974
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Intentions – Golden Hair – The Madcap Laughs Again – 2010
Syd Barrett – Love You – The Madcap Laughs -1970

Dream Syndicate – When You Smile – The Days of Wine and Roses -1982
The Rolling Stones – Child of The Moon – Jumping Jack Flash/Child Of The Moon -1968

Spacemen 3 – I Love You – Recurring – 1990

The Banana Splits – I Enjoy Being A Boy – The Banana Splits – Doin’ The Banana Split -1969

The Original Sins – Sugar Sugar – Just 14/ Sugar Sugar -1986
The Wedding Present – She’s My Best Friend  – Seamonsters -1990
The Velvet Underground – I’ll Be Your Mirror – The Velvet Underground and Nico – 1967
Rainy Day – I’ll Keep It With Mine – 1984

Cult Hero (The Cure) – I Dig You – I’m a Cult Hero/I Dig You -1979
Game Theory – Last Day That We’re Young – Lolita Nation – 1987
The Church – To Be In Your Eyes – The Blurred Crusade – 1982
The Smiths – Cemetery Gates – The Queen Is Dead – 1986

The Fuzztones – Ward 81 – Lysergic Emanations – 1985
T-Rex – Baby Strange – The Slider -1972
Hoodoo Gurus – Like Wow, Wipeout – Mars Needs Guitars – 1985
Beat Happening – Bad Seed – Beat Happening -1985

The Kinks – Animal Farm – The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society -1968
David Bowie – Kooks – Hunky Dory – 1971
New York Dolls – Private World – New York Dolls – 1973
Iggy Pop – Some Weird Sin – Lust For Life -1977
The Cramps – New Kind Of Kick – Bad Music For Bad People – 1981

Alex Chilton – The EMI Song (Smile For Me) – Free Again: 1970 Sessions -1970
Opal – My Only Friend – Early Recordings -1989
The Byrds – Here Without You – Preflyte -1965

The Replacements – I Will Dare – Let It Be -1984

Listen Up! will continue the look back at 2012 releases by focusing on the great reissues that came out last year. Lots of stuff that spans time and geography will surface. Hear selections from Cleaners From Venus, Alex Chilton, Mo Tucker, Monochrome Set, tracks from compilations like It’s Zimmerman’s World…We Just Live in It, Michigan Mixture, some African Electronic Music from 1975 and more.

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Playlist (Artist -Title – Album – Year)

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – 1996

Background Music

The organ playing of Earl Van Dyke

The New Piccadillys – Judy Is A Punk – Judy Is A Punk – 2012
Joey Ramone – What Did I Do To Deserve You? – Ya Know -2012
Superchunk – Cruel Summer – This Summer/Cruel Summer – 2012
Ty Segall Band – Tell Me What’s Inside Your Heart -Slaughterhouse -2012
The Hi-Risers – Watch The Monkees – Hang Around With You -2012

Ash Gray and The Girls – Purple and Gold – Born In The Summer – 2012
The Marble Vanity – Assemble – The Marble Vanity -2012
Peter Daltrey & The Asteroid #4 – Pounding on the Door – The Journey – 2012
Mind Spiders – More Than You – Meltdown – 2012

The Bevis Frond – Johnny Kwango -The Leaving of London – 2012
Spiritualized – Hey Jane – Sweet Heart Sweet Light – 2012

King Tuff – Stupid Superstar – King Tuff – 2012
Obits – Let Me Dream if I Want To – Let Me Dream If I Want To – 2012
Woollen Kits – Out of Whack -Woollen Kits – 2012

Tame Impala – Feels Like We Only Go Backwards – Lonerism -2012
The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Stairway To The Best Party Of The Universe -Aufheben -2012
The Liminanas – Salvation -Crystal Anis – 2012
Shipwreck Party – Counting Sheep – Keep Hidden – 2012
Goat – Run To Your Mama – World Music – 2012

Gap Dream – 58th Street Fingers – Gap Dream -2012
Howler – Back of Your Neck – America Give Up – 2012
Shonen Knife – Pop Tune – Pop Tune -2012
Redd Kross – Stay Away From Downtown – Researching The Blues – 2012

The Mallard – You’ve Got The Critics – Yes On Blood -2012
Moon Duo – Sparks – Circles -2012
Allah-Las – Catamaran – Allah -Lahs – 2012

Japandroids – The House That Heaven Built – Celebration Rock – 2012
Useless Eaters – Daft Love – C’est Bon! -2012

The Explorers Club – Run Run Run – Grand Hotel -2012

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It is New Year’s Eve.  No countdowns or best of lists on this show. It is time to embrace the truly odd and celebrate the outsider with That’s Irritainment! Hear a host of Song Poems, Thrift store record finds, trash picked instructional LP’s, exotic sounds, incredibly strange music, and other cool, strange and often unusual audio selections.

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Playlist (Artist -Title)

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level

Background Music

Sound 8 : Background Music For Your Personal Movies

Del Close & John Brent – Introduction –
Norman Burns & His Singers – Human Breakdown of Absuridity
Gene Marshall – Shake Your Good Stuff
Rodd Keith – Little Rug Bug
Gene Marshall – All You Need Is A Fertile Mind

Justice League of America – Metamorpho The Element Man
Langley Schools Music Project – Space Oddity
Space Lady – I Had Too Much To Dream
The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band – Roundabout
Nirvana Star – The Letter

Eddie Osbourne – Kitten On The Keys
Hot Butter – Skokian
Dave Harris – Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals
John Rydgren – A Beautiful Girl/ Music To Watch Girls By
Dean Elliot – Lonesome Road

The New Creation – Where Are You Going?
The Shaggs – My Pal Foot Foot
The Legendary Stardust Cowboy – Standing In A Trash Can (Thinking About You)
James “Rebel” O’ Leary – South Bound 81

Van Morrison – Freaky If You Got This Far
Van Morrison – Want A Danish
Van Morrison – The Big Royalty Check

Sonny Bono – Pammies on a Bummer

Buck Ritchie – The Slave
Duggie Ward – Welcome To My World
Kit Ream – Introuniveral Jam/Don’t Be So Holy Poly Over My Souly

Heino – Caramba, Caracho, ein Whiskey
Red Shadow (The Economics Rock & Roll Band) – Understanding Marx
Jean Jacques Perrey – Gossipo Perpetuo
Katie Lee – Will To Fail

Norman Paris Quintet & Orchestra with the David Carter Singers – Happy Plastics Family
American Standards – My Bathroom Is A Private Kind Of Place
Wink Martindale – To Remember Me By (The Bed of Life)

Rudy Burkhalter – Cheesday In Monroe
The Utica Club Natural Carbonation Band – Utica Club
George Fishoff Comples – Ping Pong

George Harrison – Ding Dong, Ding Dong

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It is Christmas Eve. Your afternoon excuse  for a holiday hoopla filled with weird and wonderful seasonal tunes is right here. While spirited and at times invigorating, these are not traditional holiday singalong. Come on ye krispy kringles, ’tis the season, so step away from the button down world, deck the halls and have a cool yule of a time.

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Playlist (Artist -Title) 

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman?  –  Maximum Radiation Level

The Three Wise Men – Mr. Mojo’s Christmas
The Sonics – Santa Claus
The Sportsmen – Reindeer Rock
Jackie & The Cedrics – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Bob Seger & the Last Heard – Sock It To Me Santa

The Bellrays – All I Want to Do is Shag For Christmas
Bill Cosby – Merry Christmas Mama
Kay Martin – I Want A Casting Couch For Christmas
The Fleshtones – Super Rock Santa

Antonio Fargas (Huggy Bear) – It’s Christmas
T-Rex – Christmas Bop

The Cadillacs – Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
Little Bobby Ray – Rockin “J” Bells
Marv Meredith & His Orchestra – Swingin’ Sleighbells

Gene Autry – (Hard Rock, Coco & Joe) The 3 Little Dwarfs
Ral Donner – Things That Make Up Christmas Day
Charlie Stewart – Santa Claus Won’t Come This Year
Jim Hubler – All I Want for Christmas is A CB

Jospeh Spence – Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town
Lord Weatherby – Santa Claus is Freaking Me Out
Fat Daddy – Fat Daddy
Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers – Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
Hasil Adkins – Blue Christmas

The Chesterfield Kings – Hey Santa Claus
Jerry & The Landslides – Get Off My Roof
The Grip Weeds – Welcome Christmas
Rockfield Chorale – Jingle Jangle
Chris Stamey & The Db’s – Christmas Time
Donny Burns – Cool Yule

Andre Williams – Poor Mr. Santa
Nathaniel Mayer & The Shanks – Mr. Santa Claus
The Boys Next Door – The Wildest Christmas
Brad Gordon – God Rest Spaghetti Western

Jack Scott – There’s Trouble Brewin’
The Kaisers – Tipsy

NRBQ – Christmas Wish

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This week, Listen Up! explores the sounds of New York City, primarily the Lower East Side, from Harry Smith’s Anthology of Folk Music and linking it to the late 70’s CBGB’s scene that flourished around The Ramones and others. Here that and lots of stuff for the in between years.

It’s Fund Drive time again at G-town Radio (where Listen Up! is produced) and we need your support to make it a success. It’s quick and incredibly important. We’re looking for 500 people to donate $10 (you can donate less or more) Visit the Donate page for a note from Station Manager Jim Bear and links to donate online and directions to pay by check. G-town Radio is a tax exempt non-profit and all donations are tax deductible. Please be one of our Fantastic 500 today!

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Playlist (Artist -Title – Year of song) 

Opening Theme

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

Versey and William Smith – When That Great Ship Went Down – Anthology Of American Folk Music – 1927
The Holy Modal Rounders – Euphoria -The Holy Modal Rounders -1964
Hoyt Floyd  Floyd Ming & His Pep Steppers- Indian War Whoop – 1928
The Holy Modal Rounders – Sweet Apple Cider – Indian War Whoop – 1967
The Holy Modal Rounders – My Mind Capsized – The Moray Eels Eat The Holy Modal Rounders -1968

Lou Reed/John Cale – I’m Waiting For The Man – Peel Slowly and See – 1965
The Fugs – Slum Goddess – The Fugs First Album -1965
The Fugs – Frenzy – The Fugs 1966

The Velvet Underground – I’m Waiting For The Man – The Velvet Underground & Nico -1967
The Fugs – I Couldn’t Get High – The Fugs First Album -1965
The Fugs – I Saw The Best Minds of My Generation -Virgin Fugs -1967
The Godz – Radar Eyes – Godz 2 -1967

The Godz – Permanent Green Light -Godz 2 -1967
Silver Apples – Oscillations -Silver Apples -1968
Yoko Ono – Mrs. Lennon – Fly -1971

David Peel & The Lower East Side – Lower East Side – The American Revolution- 1970
David Peel & The Lower East Side – I Want To Kill You – The American Revolution- 1970

The Seeds – Pushin’ Too Hard – Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968- 1966
Television – Psychotic Reaction – Poor Circulation -1974
Wayne County & The Electric Chairs – I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night
Patti Smith – Gloria -Storm The Gates of Heaven -1978

New York Dolls – Personality Crisis – New York Dolls -1973
The Dictators – The Next Big Thing – Go Girl Crazy -1975
The Ramones – Beat On The Brat – Ramones -1976

Television – Friction – Marquee Moon – 1977
Suicide – Rocket USA -Suicide -1977
Blondie – X Offender – Blondie -1976

Talking Heads – No Compassion – Talking Heads: 77  – 1977

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Another week flies by like nothing and before we know it, it is time for another Listen Up! show.

Who knows what I’ll play, but I have a giant pile of records and I’m bearing down the tracks, headed straight for your ear canals.

It’s Fund Drive time again at G-town Radio (where Listen Up! is produced) and we need your support to make it a success. It’s quick and incredibly important. We’re looking for 500 people to donate $10 (you can donate less or more) Visit the Donate page for a note from Station Manager Jim Bear and links to donate online and directions to pay by check. G-town Radio is a tax exempt non-profit and all donations are tax deductible. Please be one of our Fantastic 500 today!

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Playlist (Artist -Title – Year of song) 

Opening Theme

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

Russell Morris – Real Thing – The Rubble Collection Volume 11 – 1969
Eddie Callahan – Where Will We Be Tomorrow – False Ego – 1975
Bob Dylan – She’s Your Lover Now – Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 – 1966

Purple Canteen – Brains in My Feet – Psychedelic Minds Vol. 1 – 1968
Mr. Airplane Man – C’mon DJ – C’mon DJ – 2004
Cass McCombs – Tourist Woman – Prefection – 2005

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Son of Mirror Man -Mere Man – Strictly Personal – 1968

Jacques Dutronc – Hippie Hippie Hourrah – Jacques Dutronc -1968
Can – Vitamin C- Ege Bamyasi – 1972
The Unfolding – Love Supreme Deal Meditations –  How To Blow Your Mind And Have A Freak-Out Party – 1967
Alice Coltrane – Journey In The Satchidananda – Journey In The Satchidananda -1971

The Asteroid #4- My Love – These Flowers Of Ours: A Treasury Of Witchcraft And Devilry -2008
The Attractions – Slow Patience – Mad About The Wrong Boy – 1980
Anton Barbeau – I’m Always Offending my Sensitive Friends – King of Missouri -2003
Robyn Hitchcock – The Lizard – Black Snake Diamond Role -1981

The Hobbits – Down To Middle Earth – Down To Middle Earth -1967
Fairfield Parlour – Sunny Side Circus – From Home To Home -1970
The Glass Keys – Workshop of My Mind – From The House of Lords -196?
The Californians – Cooks of Cake and Kindness – The Rubble Collection Vol 3. – 1969

Gandalf – Golden Earrings – Gandalf -1969
Duffy – Come Back, Come Back – On The Fringes of Freaked-Out Lunacy – 1968
13th Floor Elevators – Never Alone – Bull of The Woods – 1968

The Byrds – Why – Younger Than Yesterday -1967
The Pretty Things – Defecting Grey – The Singles A’s & B’s -1967
Sun Ra – I am Strange – I Am Strange/I Am An Instrument -195?

The United States of America – Coming Down – The United States of America

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This Monday’s Listen Up! show will feature demo’s of songs, “lost” and unreleased tunes and recordings from early lineups of bands before they became “known”.

It’s Fund Drive time again at G-town Radio where Listen Up! is produced) and we need your support to make it a success. It’s quick and incredibly important. We’re looking for 500 people to donate $10 (you can donate less or more) Visit the Donate page for a note from Station Manager Jim Bear and links to donate online and directions to pay by check. G-town Radio is a tax exempt non-profit and all donations are tax deductible. Please be one of our Fantastic 500 today!

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Playlist (Artist -Title – 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

Davey Jones & The King Bees – Liza Jane – 1964
David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust (demo) – 1971
David Bowie/Iggy Pop – Lust For Life (demo) -1977

The Ravens – I Believed You -1963
Ray Davies – I Go To Sleep – 1965
The Beatles – Dear Prudence (DEMO) -1968
The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (demo) -1968
Icewater – Sunshine –  197?

The Mynah Birds – It’s My Time – 1965
Arthur Lee and the L.A.Gs – Rumble Still Skins – 1963
The Byrds – Stranger in A Strange Land -1965
Blackburn and Snow – Stranger in a Strange Land -1965

Moving Sidewalks – 99th Floor – 1967
Stalk-Forrest Group – Arthur Comics – 1970
Stalk- Forrest Group – Curse of The Hidden MIrrors -1970
The Spiders – Don’t Blow Your Mind – 1965
Alice Cooper – Reflected – 1969

Giles, Giles & Fripp – Thursday Morning – 1968
Gilles, Giles & Fripp – I Talk With The Wind (With Judy Dyble) -1968
Mabel Greer’s Toyshop – Beyond and Before – 1968

Brian Eno & The Winkies – I’ll Come Running – 1974
Brian Eno & The Winkies – Baby’s on Fire -1974

The Primitives – The Ostrich -1964
The Beachnuts – Cycle Annie -1964
Lou Reed – Perfect Day (demo) -1972

Andy Partridge – All I Dream of Is A Friend -1995
The Dukes of Stratosphere – What In The World? (demo) – 1985
The Helium Kidz – Adrenaline  -1976
The Beach Boys – I Guess I’m Dumb – 1965

Glen Campbell – I Guess I’m Dumb -1965

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