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Yesterday marked the 42nd anniversary of Ian Curtis' passing. So. Today, Part Time Punks marks the solemn occasion with a special broadcast, starting with a set of rare and (mostly) unreleased JOY DIVISION demos from 1979, followed by a set of rare NEW ORDER demos from 1980/81, and concluding with a set of Peel Sessions by fellow Factory Records recording artists who were influenced by JOY DIVISION (and NEW ORDER) and often shared bills with them, including SECTION 25, A CERTAIN RATIO, CRISPY AMBULANCE, THE NAMES and THE WAKE. This is the way, step inside...

Spend yer afternoon with a sunny, gazey, gauzy, lazy blend of 90s guitar sounds -- courtesy of Part Time Punks radio show...

Today. Part Time Punks presents the first in an intermittent series of shows dedicated to challenging your ever-shortening attention spans and breaking one of the fundamental conceits of radio: ie the 3-minute pop song. So, instead, you will hear only LONG songs. In some cases VERY LONG songs. Certainly nothing less than 10 minutes long (and nothing more than 40, I swear). TURN IT UP and enjoy the journey...

Today. Part Time Punks closes out the month of April with another show with a dual focus -- on the best Part Time Punks radio sessions of 2012 and the best new music of 2022 -- predominantly of the jangly and/or buzzsaw indiepop variety...though you can also look forward to a set of the best nu-grunge soundz too...

Today Part Time Punks radio show devotes the afternoon to a guitar maelstrom from 1980s to present -- including PTP Radio Sessions by shoegaze pioneers MEDICINE, ASTROBRITE, and LORELEI -- all recorded a decade back in 2012 and making their broadcast premieres here in their entirety.

Today. Part Time Punks pays tribute to 3 post-punk pioneers celebrating birthdays this week: Robert Smith from THE CURE, David J. from LOVE & ROCKETS (& BAUHAUS) and Les Pattinson from ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN. So. What to expect: rarities, unreleased tracks, alternate mixes, b-sides, deep cuts and the occasional cult hit. (Best listened to when LOUD.)

It's that time, folks. Time once again for KXLU 88.9FM's Annual Fundrazor, running April 1-9. Mercifully, that means I only have to do ONE Fundrazor show this year. But that also means you only get ONE shot at donating during the Part Time Punks show -- which is TODAY, 3-7pm PST. So please go to www.kxlu.com, pledge your financial support by donating $ to the station (and pick out some swell swag)!!!! We NEED your support to stay on the air for another year!!!!!!

Today, Part Time Punks splits its focus on brand new sounds from 2022 and some incredible Part Time Punks radio sessions (played in their entirety) from one decade back in 2012. Expect to hear dark melodic sounds, shoegaze, post-punk, and other angular delights.

Today Part Time Punks once again travels back and forth and back again through time, with a mix of remarkable sounds from 2002, 2012, and 2022.

Today Part Time Punks travels through time, band and forth and back again, with a mix of some of the Best EPs of 2002, best Part Time Punks radio sessions of 2012, and some of the best new releases (so far) in 2022 -- PLUS a special tribute to LA's own Davey Bales of THE WRAITH who passed away recently....

Today Part Time Punks turns back the clock one decade...to 2012 -- with an entire afternoon of Part Time Punks Radio Sessions recorded that year -- and a special focus on the remarkable bands on the Captured Tracks roster which was unstoppable in that all-too-brief window of time. So tune in today 3-6pm PST for an afternoon of dreampop, shoegaze and dark synth sounds from just a decade back...including many, many tracks that haven't been aired in almost a decade, and some debuting here today for the first time. Better late than never, right??

Today Part Time Punks radio show retains the concept of the month-long series of shows focused on the Best EPs of 1992 -- but today leaps forward ahead in time to the next decade to feature the Best EPs of 2002 -- all of which are celebrating their 20th anniversaries this year. Such a difference a decade can make...

Today Part Time Punks radio show concludes its monthlong focus on the best EPs of 1992 -- all of which are celebrating their 30th anniversaries this year. This time around our focus begins with the roots of post-rock before moving to some of the best (and most melodic) grunge of the decade (with shoegaze textures areund the edges)....

Today Part Time Punks radio show is once again dedicated to the best EPs of 1992 -- all of which are celebrating their 30th anniversaries this year. This time around our focus begins with some bands you may know and love then continues into the unknown (or at least unheard for decades) -- featuring a mix of 1st generation shoegaze, grunge, indierock, and other melodic delights...

Today Part Time Punks radio show is once again dedicated to the best EPs of 1992 -- all of which are celebrating their 30th anniversaries this year. This time around our focus begins with the handful of incredible 7"s released on the Slumberland Records label, followed by a set of 1st wave Britpop (before the terms was even coined) and wrapping with grungey gazey classics that set the stage for much of the current shoegaze revival....

Today Part Time Punks radio show is dedicated to the best EPs of 1992 -- all of which are celebrating their 30th anniversaries this year. In case you don't know, EP stands for 'Extended Play' -- typically 4 songs in length and released on 12" vinyl and CD-single -- and this period was perhaps even richer with astonishing EPs than LPs -- especially in the magical year for music, 1992.

Today Part Time Punks radio show is devoted to some of the best albums of 1982, celebrating their 40th anniversaries this year.

As a belated follow-up to the special Thanksgiving Day show back in November dedicated to the Best LPs of 1991, today is dedicated to the best EPs of 1991. In case you don't know that stands for 'Extended Play' -- typically 4 songs in length and released on 12" vinyl and CD-single -- and this period was perhaps even richer with astonishing EPs than LPs. (Now, the EP is seemingly a lost art for the most part, sadly, even amidst the so-called 'vinyl Renaissance' -- and probably even more doomed given the long wait-times to get vinyl pressed, with priority given to the biggest artists and the biggest labels..) Anyway. Better late than never. And these are always sounds to celebrate...

Today's episode of Part Time Punks picks up where last week left off, with a special set of DAVID BOWIE's innovative yet oft-overlooked electronic tracks from the 1990s and 2000s, followed by sets of pioneering electronic experimentation by PRIMAL SCREAM and RADIOHEAD, also from the 1990s and 2000s, and no doubt influenced by BOWIE's pioneering, genre-bending, rule-breaking lead....

Today. Part Time Punks pays tribute to DAVID BOWIE -- as we approach what would have been his 75th birthday on January 8th and the 6th anniversary of his passing on January 10th -- with an afternoon of incredible rare & unreleased recordings, b-sides and deep cuts ...