Virtual Vortex #40

Every first Friday of the month at Space Bar, DJ Dynamo spins the best of 1980s alternative dance floor hits, and then he shares a recording of his set with us, which you can find either on Friday or Saturday nights on our stream from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Check our schedule page to see if it’s up for this week. In the meantime, enjoy this archive of DJ Dynamo’s December 2023 set.

Ten Percent About Town with Dave

Dave has been doing a show from the start of Radio 614. No frills. Just playing records in his basement every Wednesday night. Dave leans on the 70s and 80s and music from his home stomping grounds of Northeastern Ohio, but he has good ears and he’ll always surprise you.

Here’s a slew of his archives, from this month, going back to his final shows of 2023.

Cultural Popcorn – Year of the Dragon – 1/21/24

Cultural Popcorn ‘Year of the Dragon’ steps back through time with music from previous years of the dragon (1928 – 2024) and dancing dragon cuts by T-Rex, Levitation Room, Cat Power, The Magnetic Fields, Irving Aaronson, Leadbelly, Roy Rogers, Little Esther, The Animals, The Supremes, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, Jackie Wilson, Blondie, The Damned,The Pixies, The Las, The Pogues, NWA, Tinariwen, Belle & Sebastian, Big Thief, Brassy, The Hives, Melodys Echo Chamber + more! Picture by Chris F via Pexels.

Cultural Popcorn – Key Findings – 1/14/23

English Bob brings you ‘Key Findings’ – sharing new discoveries and bright lights from the past year, including music by Staff Benda Bilili, Levitation Room, Suicide Country Hour, Alasdai Roberts, Paul Oak, Sydney Lauren Ivory,Python Lee Jackson, Old Man Soul Club, Ismay, John Mercy, The Doors, Quarteto 1111, Joey Aich, Doctor Bionic, SL Houser, Says She She, Melenas, A Culture of Killing, Great Plains, Healing and Peace, Feral Housecats, The Spires, Neon Kittens, Blood, Vera Sola + more! Picture by Aphiwat Chuangchoem via Pexels.

Cultural Popcorn – Up in the Clouds – 1/7/24

Steve @oldmansoulclub brings his first show of the New Year with Cultural Popcorn ‘Up in the Clouds’. It’s up, up and away with music from The Lemon Twigs, Chas Mcdevitt, Nick Drake, Marlena Shaw, The Quik, Slim Smith, Freddie McGregor, Howlin’ Wolf, Grateful Dead, Michael Hurley, Dennis Wilson, The Band, Capt. Beefheart, Molly O Day, Washington Phillips, Fats Domino, Paul Weller + much more!

Cultural Popcorn – New Year’s Treats – 12/31/23

Kick off 2024 with a fresh batch of Cultural Popcorn, Doc Noodle brings you 2 eclectic hours of ‘New Year’s Treats’ featuring music by Badly Drawn Boy, Ekaterina Shelehova, Khruangbin, Skinshape, First Aid Kit, Kacey Musgraves, Jerry David deCicca, Our Native Daughters, Dillbilly, Rosali, Joey Aich, The OG Players, Aye Look its Brady, Dolly Parton, Koko Taylor, Astrud Gilberto, Alice Coltrane, Herbie Hancock + more!

Cultural Popcorn – Holiday Tea & Empathy – 12/24/23

Cultural Popcorn ‘Holiday Tea & Empathy’ – English Bob adds a light sprinkle of holiday music to a mellow brew of wintery sounds, including music by The Doors, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Rodriguez, The Glass Family, Mahalia Jackson, The Staple Singers, Pete Dello, The Pogues, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Say She She, I Love Lucius, The Myrrors, The Spires, Old Man Soul Club, The Winston Brothers, Clint Bahr, Let’s Wrestle, Rosie Holloway + more! Picture by lil artsy via Pexels

Cultural Popcorn – Shaken not Stirred – 12/17/23

English Bob is joined by special guest host Crispin Mumbles for a 007 music special: Cultural Popcorn #366 ‘Shaken Not Stirred’ featuring 2 hrs of eclectic James Bond-related music from Monty Norman, John Barry, Shirley Bassey, The Wedding Present, John Mercy, The Donalds, The Toy Dolls, The 5678s, Jetstream Pony, Terry de Castro, Blondie, Desmond Decker, Roland Alphonso, Herb Alpert, Rita Coolidge, Nancy Sinatra, Louis Armstrong + more!

Cultural Popcorn – Love, Pain & Laughter – 12/10/23

Steve #oldmansoulclub hosts Cultural Popcorn #365 ‘Love, Pain & Laughter’, bringing you soulful sounds from The Friends of Norman Havelock, Eli Paperboy Reed, Silverbacks, Aaron Troyer, Alfie Firmin, Michael Nau, Jake Klar, Drew Martin, The Limboos, Joe Wunderle, Rambler Kane, Todd Snider, Anna Ash, Ultimate Painting, Charles Sheffield, Sonny Smith, Cupid and the Stupids, The Jesters + much more! Photo by George Becker via pexels.

Cultural Popcorn – 7th Birthday Party – 12/3/23

It’s Cultural Popcorn’s 7th Birthday Party! This show is brought to you by hosts English Bob, Steve @oldmansoulclub, Doc Noodle and the number 7! Hear music by Cracker, The Seventh Sons, Jacqueline Taieb, The Skatalites, The Clash, The Fall, The Notwist, The Dubliners, Madness, The Delta Bombers, James, Deftones, We Hate Records, Willie Dixon, Joan Baez, Billy Strings, Scott Walker, Jens Lekman, Sufjan Stevens, Alwood Sisters & more! Picture by Engin Akyurt via pexels.