The Ear Opener – “Pointed Ear”

Some interesting covers, including “Cisco Kid” by Reuben Wilson, “You Know I’m No Good” by Prince Fatty (featuring Hollie Cook) and “The Model” by The Balanescu Quartet (featuring David Byrne). Plus, Pat plays new stuff from La Luz, Marcel Wave, Habibi, and Portuguese Folktronica artist, Ana Lua Caiano. Point your ears at this.

Image “Pointed Ear” by april-mo, shared under CC BY-NC SA 2.0

BASS KULTURE #3_2024

The third installment for 2024 of rekloos’s BASS KULTURE program, featuring the best in classic & contemporary dub::roots::reggae from round thee globe!! New music from Egoless; Dennis Bovell feat. Lee Perry; O.B.F & Iration Steppas; Zion Head; Dre Island; and more….

Cultural Popcorn – Do the Shuffle – 4/21/24

This time on the Cultural Popcorn show, English Bob hosts Ep. #384 ‘Do the Shuffle’. Let’s charge up the old iPod and see what the hell we get! Featuring music by Cosmos Midnight, Roy Budd, Gene Vincent, The Drifters, The Almanac Singers, Ann Sexton, Amadou & Mariam, LIM, Dead Kennedys, D30, Velvet Underground, Girlpool, Sauropod, Dengue Fever, Primal Scream, Rita Braga, Guided by Voices, Vox Africa & more!

Cultural Popcorn – Pianos – 4/14/24

English Bob hosts Cultural Popcorn Ep. #383 ‘Pianos’. Pull up a stool and tinkle the ivories along to music by Klara Kormendi, Seja, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Miles Davis, Grupo Nzaji, The Animals, Gil Scott-Heron, The Doors, The Stranglers, Memphis Black, Ike Turner, Kit Sebastian, The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Dionisio Maio, Vangelis, New Order, LaVern Baker, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Huey “Piano” Smith, Marlody, Meilyr Jones, Fiona Apple + more! Picture by Steve Johnson via Pexels.

Cultural Popcorn – The Secret Life of Colours – 4/7/24

Steve #oldmansoulclub hosts ‘The Secret Life of Colours’ with 2 hours of colourful music old, new, borrowed and blue, featuring songs and artists touched by colour, the theme inspired by #kassiawrites #kassiastclair #haveyoueverhaditblue Hear cuts by The Prisoners, Gabriel Kelley, Luther Dickinson, The Nude Party, White Denim, Tim Burgess, Belle and Sebastian, Fat White Family, Michael Hurley, Ryley Walker, Jesca Hoop, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Ron Sexsmith, Sibylle Baier, Nina Simone, Traffic Sound, Lynn Castle, Sierra Ferrell, Steve Hanshaw more!

Cultural Popcorn – Easter Parade – 3/31/24

Doc Noodle hosts Ep. #381 ‘Easter Parade’, exploring musical themes of rebirth, renewal, eggs, rabbits, and spring flowers! Hear 2 hours of eclectic music, including cuts by Gene Austin, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Danielson Family, Brian Damage, The Residents, Kishi Bashi, Captain Beefheart, Animal Collective, Moondog, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Johnny Cash, R.E.M, Wilco, Rodriguez, Talking Heads, Hanggai, Whiles, Grateful Dead, Ramin Djawadi & more!

Cultural Popcorn – Rockabilly Jukebox – 3/24/24

English Bob hosts Ep. #380 ‘Rockabilly Jukebox’ featuring 2 hours of wonderful retro and obscure #rocknroll #rockabilly #country #countryrock music and artists featured on this beautiful Jukebox and collection of rare 45’s owned by #portuguesepedro at #academicorestaurantbar including cuts by Onie Wheeler, Sleepy LaBeef, Bull Moose Jackson, Hank Locklin, Hank Williams, Bill Haley & His Comets, Webb Pierce, June Carter Cash, Patsy Cline, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Horton, Faron Young, Wanda Jackson, Lefty Frizzell, Buck Owens, The Champs, Webb Foley, Del Reeves, Billy Strange, Portuguese Pedro,  Johnny Knight + much more!