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The Freeform Pathogen

Oct 13, 2021 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

With Mike Lupica

Freeform radio for creative weirdos and deskbound dreamers. A sonic one-stop for Acid Dub, Beardo Bhangra, Micro-Folk Turntablism, Krautdrone, Cambodian Synthwave, Glam Pop, Art-Damaged Metal, Electro-Stoner Jazz, Proto Soul-Punk, DIY Hip-Hop, Psychedelic EDM, Minimalist Power Violence, Pre-Hipster NYC Weirdcore, and Afro-Hillbilly Futurism. Up and down this goddam dial since 1992.

Tapped

8:02 PM		Fanny Blind Alley Fanny Hill Reprise 1972
8:06 PM		The Dandy Warhols Godless Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia Schizophonic Records 2000
8:11 PM		Breeze Come Around (feat. Cadence Weapon) Only Up Hand Drawn Dracula 2021
8:15 PM		A Tribe Called Quest Push It Along People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm LP Jive 1990
8:20 PM		Qlowski The Wanderer N Quale Futuro? Maple Death Records 2021
8:23 PM		Karp Connect 5 Suplex K 1995
8:26 PM		Gary Numan My Name Is Ruin Savage (Songs from a Broken World) LP BMG 2017
8:33 PM		Ultravox I Can't Stay Long Systems of Romance 1978
8:37 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:45 PM		Bambara Machete Stray Wharf Cat Records 2020
8:50 PM		The Stranglers White Stallion N Dark Matters Coursegood Limited 2021
8:55 PM		Pink Skull Strummer Maxx N 7" Höga Nord 2021
8:59 PM		Dom & The Wizards Woman with Wings N The Australian Cyclone Intensity Scale Tenth Court 2021
9:03 PM		Pink Floyd Lucifer Sam The Piper at the Gates of Dawn EMI 1967
9:06 PM		Marisa Paternoster White Dove N Peace Meter Don Giovanni 2021
9:10 PM		Rosali Pour Over Ice N No Medium Spinster Records 2021
9:14 PM		Jackie DeShannon Vanilla O'Lay Jackie 1972
9:22 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
9:22 PM		The Sonics Don't Be Afraid of the Dark BOOM! 1966
9:24 PM		The Nubs Job N 7" Munster Records 2021 Orig. 1980
9:27 PM		The Waitresses The Comb The Akron Compilation V/A Stiff 1978
9:30 PM		Baligh Hamdi Ghada N Instrumental Modal Pop of 1970's Egypt Sublime Frequencies 2021
9:32 PM		Peter-Thomas Sound Orchester Love in Space Raumpatrouille LP Phillps 1966
9:35 PM		Joyce Heath I Wouldn't Dream Of It Sky Girl 2xLP Efficient Space 2016 "A sentimental journey through folk-pop, DIY new Wave and art music micro presses 1961 to 1991."
9:37 PM		The Clean Are You Really On Drugs Mister Pop Merge Records 2009
9:40 PM		L’Rain Find It N Fatigue Mexican Summer 2021
9:46 PM		Acid Dad Djembe N Take It From The Dead RAS / Greenway 2021
9:48 PM		Ramones Danny Says End of the Century LP Sire 1979
9:56 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:03 PM		Linton Kwesi Johnson Time Come Forces of Victory Island 1979
10:08 PM		Répetér Blood Reef N Bad Twang Bokeh Versions 2021
10:10 PM		Anika Freedom N Change Sacred Bones Records 2021
10:13 PM		New York Endless Benefits Arrive (And Life Goes On) Strategies EP Golf Channel 2014
10:25 PM		Steven Jesse Bernstein More Noise Please Prison Sub Pop 1992
10:28 PM		Stanley Turrentine with Milt Jackson Cherry Cherry CTI 1972
10:34 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:38 PM		The Staple Singers I Had a Dream Vee Jay 1958
10:42 PM		Robert Plant Big Log The Principle of Moments Atlantic 1983
10:46 PM		Miles and Yohan Smashing Time The Boy Who Paints Rainbows 2021 TVPs cover
10:49 PM		Neil Young (w/ Chrissy Hynde) All Along the Watchtower (Live) Road Rock Vol. 1 Reprise 2000

Chat is archived.

Good evening everyone!

Praise Jebus, it worked.

Where's the sound collage?!

Greetings and Salutations!

Hooray, Mike!

@Jon I know, right?

Hi, DJ MikeLupica!

Hello MrM and Chris

Mike, everything is working 😄😄😄

Shhh, don't let it hear you!

Hey-yo, "Pit Mates" MrM, Rob

good evening!

Hello everybody!

I pulled my car safely over so I could come here and say FANNY! HELL yes!!!

Rock on, Pethie!

Tonight's half-assed topic of conversation: Were you ever a member of an official fan club? For a band? A movie? A celebrity?

Where is the customary *bzzzzzfizzfizzfizzfizzfizz* WPRB, Princeton loop at the start of the show? I miss that.

Hey Mike 👋 Hi, Pit Crew!

Hey Christine, welcome back -- yeah, the gods smiled mercifully on me tonight.

My Tribe LP is obviously suffering from a serious case of love crackles.

I have never been a fanatic for nothing. I look forward to hearing and/or reading about DJ MikeLupica being a charter member to many clubs. Thank you.

I was a member of an official fan club circa ‘91 but am still not willing to divulge which one. Anyway I did get a rare-ish 7” for free as part of my membership

Travis, the 1991 variable leaves the door open for ALL KINDS OF concerns.

Thought experiment: Who can GUESS which fan club I was a member of around 1980?

Music from 90s ❤️‍🔥

Got the newsletter, got the pin...

Got a WATCH.

Wayland Flowers and Madame ???

Hi Mike!

Travis, be proud and share!!

Hey Ambrose!

Hello all in the pit!

Mike: those concerns are 1991% valid

Hahaha!

I wanna see the Wayland Flowers and Madame Watch, DJ MikeLupica!! Post pics!!

I'm sure there's enough shared shame in this chatroom right now to ease any social stigma, Travis...

Mike: was either Muppet Show or Quiet Riot.

No, but try merging those two things.

Fragile Rock!

Fraggle

At this advanced stage in my life, I think I am more interested in Fragile Rock.

Behold! A new genre.

You beat me to it, Mike -- I'm very invested in this newfangled Fragile Rock genre!

Ultravox. Nice.

GARY NUMAN❣️

ULTRAVOX 🧡

Very much grooving to this playlist.

Any other fan club guesses?

Thanks Jennifer!

I'm making it up as I go!

I made a great guess.

KISS!

I'm going to say Beastie Boys.

Speaking of Gary Numan and fan clubs...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonsolomon/4554948208/in/photolist-7WvipN

Banana Splits?🍌

Omg...i wanna print that out and mail it in!

Amen to more Ultravox.

Hi, Pethie!

Ahh, Maxwell's...how I miss you

My wife, who is currently proofreadiing while the laptop is streaming, was wondering if the Gary Numan song might be Nine Inch Nails

Hello Pethie, jimbeaux, Christine, Jennifer, Andrew G, Teresa, Travis, MrM, Chris

Hi Rob!

Yeooo Rob!

Patreon is the new fan club.

iminthisfrigginfanclub.com

Sparks has a good one going on now

PEARL JAM still has a TEN CLUB

hullo rob!

Rob!!

Mike were you a Knight in Satan's Service? Bantha Tracks?

The Cars?

Star Wars!!

I got it!

Yay Jon

STAR WARS ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

@Jon 🏆

So JELLY

Figures Sparks would be on top of this game!

I'll bet the Cars had a good one, tho it wouldn't have occurred to me to join it until probably 1985 or 86.

Sparks✨

Rick Ocasek's band had a good club for those under 13.

It was called Cars 4 Kids.

Hola 👋 Rob from MD. And Mr Malcontent guessed it. I was in the the Ten Club. I traded 7” in for like $10 store credit at Siren Records

I never made it into a bona fide fan club, sadly. But my cousin Mary Gail was a huge fan of the actress Valerie Harper and received an autographed response letter to her fan letter with a professional headshot and a fan button! And I was JEALOUS!!!

Jon, I am going to put on a long song, drive to your house, and punch you in the head for that joke.

Which, admittedly, I laughed out loud at.

PEARL JAM ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 good on ya, Travis! Boo for the trade in! Shoulda kept that GEM.

Hahahaha drive over, and punch haha Silly

Oh Jon...

Sub Pop Singles Club count? I was also unwittingly enrolled in the NRA at age 14, so was legit in The Gun Club.

@jimbeaux😛😛😛

More Pink Skull!😈

Back in autumn 1992, Ric Ocasek nearly crashed into me on his bike at the corner of E 21st and Lexington (I think?). That day, we traded snarls. I do love the Cars though...

🤣🤣 @Teresa Peacock

For some reason, I am having a really hard time picturing Ric Ocasek riding a bike.

He wasn't very good at it.

🚗🚗🚗🚲🚲🚲🚑

I met Ric once! My friends were in his touring band.

Wild, more Pink Skull! I was out of the room checking the soccer score and I missed it!

Is there any connection between Dom & The Wizards and Spiritual Mafia? Asking for a friend

ONLY THOSE WHICH YOU CRAFT, ROB.

YES 👹

Thanks, Mike and Christine. I will relay this information to my friend

@Mike, that there Jon Solomon, all around good guy that he is played a lot oPink Skull on his Show tonight and it was bloody great!

@Rob, I was thinking something similar about Dom & the Wizards. There is a color to their sound that reminds me of someone... 🛀

This Pink Floyd song is actually by Pink Skull. Who are actually Spiritual Mafia.

@Rob, that YES was a nod of approval for Lucifer Sam. 👹

Thanks for setting the record straight, Mike

OK, everyone listen up because this Marisa Paternoster song is probably the best song I'll play all night.

Lucifer Sam is the best, Christine

Well, Mike, I see you won't be playing Spiritual Mafia then 🛀

@Mike, and was also in a lost Batman and Robin episode!

Live Skull + Pink Floyd = Pink Skull

I do like this Marisa Paternoster song

Her new album released under her name and not Noun. She's amazing...

@Mike, yep, what a voice!

When does the shredding start?

ROSALI!!!

She has an Aimee Mann vibe :-)

Her band Long Hots is playing (just played?) their first show in ages this week.

She does indeed! I knew I liked this record for a reason. (I do like those Aimee Mann records... SHOULD HAVE JOINED THE FAN CLUB, HE SAYS 30 YEARS TOO LATE...)

Can I crowd source a proper pronunciation on Rosali's name? Is is ROSE-a-lee, Rose-AH-lee?

Rose A Lee.

Thank you. I haven't been out in 18 months.

@Mike, check out Anna B. Savage, if you haven't already.

Jackie <3

I would be tempted to say rosaLEE or maybe rosAli

10/24 at Sunflower!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CU5lQYxJF4M/

This Sonics track will heal our psychic angst. 💛

😍Sonics!

nubs 😝

Well, it *is* freeform...

The Nubs song sounded fine with The Sonics still playing

An excuse I have been making for eons...

I just hope you all appreciate the fact that I took five minutes out of my life earlier today to make this clean-for-the-radio version of the Nubs song.

I was looking for the lyrics to sing along.

BACKWARDS

Nubs snub.

oh yeah i danced to this the last time I wsa in egypt - their version of the funky chicken dance is slightly different then ours

didnt see that coming

You rock Mike! Peter Thomas!?!

Thanks Louis! I love this record! Also, LOL Space Cowboy...

The Clean!

Weirdly forgot about this song until this afternoon!

drugs kill memories

Could pair this with She's On Drugs by the Jazz Butcher in honor of Pat Fish passing :-( Maybe I'll dot hat on my show next month <3

This L'Rain album has really been grabbing my ear.

Agree, Christine. The video for this song is really mesmerizing and great.

I'll have to check out the video!

I say play it again

wait wha - i feel the power = i can see the future ... Hallileeuaha

🙌

Acid Dad: playing PhilaMOCA next Monday 10/18.

Christine, I expect a gig review in next week's chat!

is he saying ashamed of it all? me too

Dj Mike, I had to go to a Zoom meeting and I missed the fan club chatter. Hope it's not too late to share...

I was in Pals Club for Pals kids vitamins, and my Google avatar is my membership certificate!

I’m dead ☠️

Chris, nice! And certainly more wholesome than whatever I woulda got had the Ramones replied to my plea for membership.

@Mike, haven't heard this in yonks, thank you!

didnt know the ramones could do that

pretty good

Yep, with Frankie & The Witch Fingers!

I will report next Wednesday. 📝

I always appreciate everything DJ MikeLupica does for all of us!!

que que

And there he is!

WOW.

LKJ!!

LKJ is like the dub poet patron saint of wprb dj playlists

Thought I’d have to say “reggae” two more times but SJ was already here.

just got done working on my own show timing was perfecto

PRB is what got me into LKJ. Coulda been DJ Chris Mohr who first got me into him?

Maybe... Eric Weisbard was my gateway to LKJ

I probably heard him on Wprb first too!

He was a year ahead of me

1986 1987 ish

Thanks for another great show, Mike, especially the Marisa Paternoster song. Goodnight everyone!

See ya, Rob!

what year we talking chris?

Night, Rob.

Heya Christine

Don’t make me mad for a third time, RobFromMaryland 😡

@SJ, exactly! Eric graduated 1987, I in 1988

Selecta!

I swear there was a reggae show on PRB late night hosted by a guy that called himself "Bear"

back in that time frame

There was definitely a reggae show for years, hosted by a few different people over the years. Usually at midnight, right?

yeah like wednesday night me thinks

then the 90's had rich the rude boy

Are you listening MrM.?

Sounds right. The blues show was Stormy Monday, but I forget if it was on Monday or Tuesday (because Tuesday's just as bad!)

What happened

so proud to be part of the reggae show legacy of wprb. I come a long way from recording the shows on cassette and playing endlessly in my car and walkman LOL

hey mr malcontent don't worry yourself man

That’s awesome, DJ SelectaJerry! Cheers to YOU!

What did I miss whilst the volume was too low??

Big Up, Selecta Jerry.

Ugh. I’m cry.

Oh.

this guy sounds just like mr malcontent in my imagination

That is ridorculous

@MrM. This song.

Lyrics are Lies.

Celery is bunk tho.

Steven J Bernstein...love, love, LOVE!

THE BEST!

@MrM. Celery is good for your blood... Oh wait

GMO Celery rocks!

This set = 💯

gmo?

Yea, Mr M. My girlfriend is a genetic engineer, so I'm partial.

There’s GMO celery???

DaFuh

Gerry Mulligan's Organic

Lol Mike, I lived in West Seattle and Bainbridge Island in the early 90's. Good times.

Saxy Organic celery🎷

Celery is magical in Chinese food.

Wow, this GEM 💎💙

Check out Staple Singers in Summer of Soul doc!

Pop Staples and that guitar, oooh baby!

whoa Robert Plant

I need to see Summer of Soul...

Sweet! @jimbeaux!

Your eyes will not be dry...

Unexpected, but not unwelcome. Robbie Plant!

Yeah, I'm way behind on docs... still need to see that one.

The Summoning of The Selecta!

evening Jimbeaux

And Sparks, AND Go-Gos, AND...

@jimbeaux, eyes a gonna be lookin'!👀😭

thought big log was gonna get the hook for a moment

Nah, just your DJ screwing up.

lolz

I love this song.

it happens

there is no turning back .....nooooo

This show is in league with the freeway

such an 80's synth vibe

I own a Korg N5 that does lots of that 80's synth stuff. Priceless.

john bonham was probably spinning in his grave when he heard that song

@MrM 💀, ten minutes

NEIL, NEIL, ORANGE PEEL!!!!

I’m cry

Thanks for the great show, DJ MikeLupica!

BEST. PITCREW. EVER.

Young covering Hendrix covering Dylan. Nice. Another good show Mike. Have the wonderful night all.

Cheers Dears for all the chat fun! Join The Freeform Pathogen Fan Club TODAY!

Thank you, Mike! Another home run. ⚾ Thank you, Pit Crew!

Gracias, DJ Mike, as always!

@MrM.😝

Recorded: Cleveland 8/29/2000

Remember... TAKE YOUR VITAMINS

Pals Club 💊 lol

@DJ Mike, nailed it and Tapped it!

Dang it, I keep forgetting to ask MikeLupica earlier in the show about the Spinitron Ark Player for two week digital archive of each show!

💜 Chrissy Hynde

playing guitar too

NICE! 🎸

Looking forward to more Fragile Rock next Wednesday.

hahaha too funny mike

night yall

Night pitsters!