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The Freeform Pathogen

May 4, 2022 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.

Sometimes I remember that I'm on Twitter.

Righteous Rage

8:01 PM		Digable Planets La Femme Fetal Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) Pendulum Records 1993
8:10 PM		Bikini Kill Feels Blind Bikini Kill EP Kill Rock Stars 1992
8:13 PM		Spitboy The Threat N Body of Work Don Giovanni Records 2022 Orig 1992
8:16 PM		The Pain Teens RU 486 Destroy Me, Lover Trance Syndicate 1993
8:19 PM		Screaming Females End of My Bloodline (Remix) [feat. Sammus & Moor Mother] [Digital Single] Don Giovanni Records 2018
8:22 PM		Lunachicks Spoilt Jerk of All Trades Go-Kart 1995
8:26 PM		Wipers Youth of America Youth of America Park Ave 1981
8:36 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:44 PM		Sticks & Stones Cynical The Strife and Times Chunksaah Records 2003
8:48 PM		Spiritualized Best Thing You Never Had (The D Song) N Everything Was Beautiful Fat Possum 2022
8:53 PM		Slow Dawn See Through N Into the Machine Haus 2022
8:57 PM		Frankie and the Witch Fingers Dracula Drug Levitation Sessions (Live) The Reverberation Appreciation Society 2022
9:05 PM		Sly & the Family Stone You Can Make it if You Try Stand! Epic 1969
9:08 PM		Kendra Morris This Life N Nine Lives Karma Chief Records 2022
9:12 PM		Les Manteez Limousine N Magical Seeds 2022
9:18 PM		Marty Robbins Don't Worry 7" Columbia 1965
9:21 PM		Mdou Moctar Afrique Victime Afrique Victime Matador 2021
9:29 PM		Cat Stevens The First Cut Is the Deepest The World of Cat Stevens Decca 1970
9:32 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
9:38 PM		Sparks Perfume Hello Young Lovers In the Red 2006
9:42 PM		Christian Death Sleepwalk Catastrophe Ballet Contempo 1984
9:48 PM		Sir Lord Comic & the Destroyers Jack of My Trade N 7" 17 North Parade 2022 Orig. 1970
9:51 PM		Congotronics International Super Duper Rescue Allstars (feat. Deerhoof, Juana Molina, Kasai Allstars, Konono No 1, Wildbirds & Peacedrums & Skeletons) N Where's the One? (feat. Deerhoof, Juana Molina, Kasai Allstars, Konono No 1, Wildbirds & Peacedrums & Skeletons) Crammed Discs 2022
9:54 PM		Wet Tuna Sweet Chump Change N Warping All by Yourself Three Lobed Recordings 2022
9:57 PM		Jacobites Where the Rivers End Robespierre's Velvet Basement (2019 Remaster) Glass 1985
10:06 PM		Tony Jay Melted Car N Hey There Flower Mt.St.Mtn. 2022
10:09 PM		Lucho Bermudez y Su Orquesta Tambores de Chambacu N The Coastal Invasion 2022
10:12 PM		Michael Andrews & Gary Jules Mad World Donnie Darko Sanctuary 2001 Tears for Fears cover
10:15 PM		Arlo Parks Hurt Collapsed in Sunbeams Transgressive 2021
10:19 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:28 PM		PJ Harvey When Under Ether White Chalk Island 2007
10:30 PM		fIREHOSE In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton If'n SST Records 1989
10:32 PM		Futoshi Moriyama Yutai-Ridatsu N Yutai-Ridatsu Em Records 2022
10:40 PM		Aphrodite's Child The Four Horsemen 666 2xLP Vertigo 1971
10:46 PM		Lou Reed Coney Island Baby Coney Island Baby RCA 1976
10:53 PM		Shilpa Ray Straight Man's Dream N Portrait of a Lady Northern Spy 2022
10:56 PM		Burt Bacharach The April Fools Burt Bacharach A&M 1971

Chat is archived.

beep beep

Bloop blop.

zactly. Hello, DJ MikeLupica

Howdy, MrM! You are punctual as ever.

How’s everyone over there? Feeling healthy?! I’m has worry.

*bleep bloop* 🤖

JFC

Evening, @Mike, @MrM 💀& all the (yet to assemble) pit crew

Your MOM!?!

video at the top of the playlist, it doesn't work well if you are on mobile

Yikes, Mike!

Damn Man! So glad it's settling down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzdMEl8IOJQ

Yep. Filled with (righteous) rage today

I'm glad you're back, Mike, and that your family is recovering

They were amazing!

Also, Happy Birthday, LupicaMOM!

pethie is the cohost everyone wants

YAY DJ Pethie!!

the cohostess with the comostest

Big up for DJ Pethie

mcconnell'd

mcConnell'd for sure. thats all i can say about it.

Thanks, Mike.

i dunno if you could tell mike, i did your speak over the looping intro of the song trick last weds. well i tried

Yes Commie and unoclay! "but the leak"

asshats

Hey everyone, thanks for being here. Need some good PRB fam vibes tonight.

Really need

i sort of feel llke a lot of people were not quite seeing the big picture when mcconnell mcConnelled. thats why im sort of just numb now

"Hand over the keys 'because your drunk" should be the whole democratic platform. Okay... all done...

it feels fucking blind

you got me back for that pogues song mike

Yes, unless you're on the radio in which case it feels gnikcuf blind.

That was a great opening, Mike.

YOUR MOVE, FRANCIS.

Thanks Mary.

Strong start, DJ Mike. Salute!

yeah i'm up for it

Yay Chris! Glad you are here tonight.

YES Mary!!

"you fascists bound to lose"

Glad your family is mostly asymptomatic, Mike. I miss when the worst thing in the world was Elon buying Twitter a few days ago.

Thanks Dennis. Yes, I'm old enough to remember those carefree days, too!

oh boy spitboy, are you sure you don't have 16 year old me in the starlite lounge?

Howdy, ass-kickers and name-takers!

I did a presentation that used that Spitboy song in a media bias class I took in college. #blankstares

S'up, Jimbeaux.

light pop coming from Pain Teens!

Yes, totally uncharacteristic of them, but I have loved this song since forever. Applicable tonight.

Hey Mike glad to hear you back on the mic.

Thanks DSM. Good to be here.

Love Sammus!

I did a presentation in college with "Every sperm is sacred" It worked rather well. :)0

That Pain Teens track was an inspired choice. Heading into a meeting but thanks for doing what you do.

The bible quote at the top of tonight's playlist courtesy of the Lunachicks' instagram, BTW. Still the best.

hm this song is familiar but i can't place it

Yea, kinda cuts to the point.

Didn't come to play tonight.

featuring some all time classic greg sage WOOPS

Swords never come out to play.

Commie, have you heard the Melvins cover? It's great. 100% muscle.

Damn! I forgot about this Wipers song!!! So good.

Melvins cover of this Wipers song, I should say.

Mike, I've been collecting covers of this song recently. I'm up to five or so.

yeah it's good but it still just makes me want to listen to this version

Melvins cover for more hesher moments of rage.

Jon, I must know more!

Mission of Burma does a good one. Would like to have seen it when they performed with Penelope Houston.

you only need like 5 more for a 2 hour set

(I think that's the song they did together.)

that melvins cover rips! heard it yesterday for the first time

Will put together a folder for ya tomorrow. Meeting time!

Yay Lunachicks! My mother in law always said when you men can have babies you can speak about reproductive rights.

On bondage, up yours, Mike!

Right on to that, Richard!

Way to burn the fire pon Babylon tonight Mike

@richard lyons - Not the Kim Carnes take fore sure. :)

why hasn't wprbot tweeted this yet, it's halfway done

It’s a great feeling to be able to vent your frustrations or provide your personal view points through the music

Salute!

Guest MC Paxton Smith. High school kid from TX during her Valedictorian speech.

Exactly!!!! They love the fetus and hate supporting the child.

@Selecta Jerry - Totally agree! Music is a voice!

I’m finally able to listen! Wait, who’s been talking bout me?

ANYBODY WHO'S *ANYBODY*, PETHIE!

Paxton kicks ass.

Nice Mix Mike! The Wipers is a punch.

This mix is 🔥

Would love to see her go toe-to-toe w/ Mitch.

Who would get taken to the cleaners.

Exactly Mike. They would gavel he down.

*her!

Don Giovanni Records is great stuff!

Oh yeh, did that canal commute from P-town to T-town for many years. Swampy.

I’m “coping” by doomscrolling and running and overeating pasta.

Seeing nature take it back is oddly calming for sure

wife went to a supposed protest downtown but it turned out to be a socialist recruitment meeting but was interesting. I sat home and said we should have been madder about mcConnell mcConnelling

Clay what are you doing here?

this song 💔

i just got mad at some random person who i think i went to high school with, suprised it took this long

That can totally be therapeutic.

@Andrew, dunno if you saw, but there's now a Jack Terricloth foundation.

i just told her off and turned off notifications.

"I Just Told Her Off & Turned Off Notifcations: The Commie Francis Story". #wouldbuythisbook

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jackterricloth/jack-terricloth-tribute-record-and-concert

Thanks for reminding me to check out this new Spiritualized, sounding pretty good!

Checked it out today and most of it was like "yep, sounds like Spiritualized", but this song really kicked me in the keister.

@mike, i pledged there a couple of days ago

I MEAN, IT'S NOT I-WENT-IN-JAMES-HETFIELD'S-HOT-TUB-AMAZING, but.... what is?

Andrew, nice! I shall follow suit.

ah, Spiritualized on cruise control

@Commie Francis - I am way past wanting to kick their ass these days myself, but if they get a gastronomical issue from a Chipotle Mexican Grill somewhere i'.m not against it.

LOL!!!

i've gotten past wanting to get people to admit they're wrong and just let them know i see them being wrong and i know they know they are

you can file my book next to the poetry of richard milhous nixon

@Christine, dunno if you're still out there, but knowing your predilection for fancy colored vinyl (and appreciation for Frankie & the Witch Fingers), I just waved this record around on the StarliteLoungeCam.

@Commie Francis - If I ever wrote a memoir as President it would be titled " All the fuckheads I never pardoned" . :)

@Mike, I am here, and of course I love fancy colored vimyl.

Let me try and see it on the Starlite webcam. ✨

Turn your attention to turntable #2! (On the right.)

Unfortunately, I can't listen right now bc I'm at the Negativland show

Christine 😊

WOW, DOUBLETASKING!

Damn Christine!!!

@Mike, they are soon to take the stage. The opening act (experimental noise that Rosasolis would probably have loved) just wrapped up.

Damn Christine casually drops that in there like it's "I'm at CVS"

LOL DSM

"I am also juggling fire and playing a tiny saxophone over a pit of lava" -Christine

christine is working the merch table

I was near the merch table, but am not working it, sadly @Commie

And now, in honor of a probable re-issue of the Jungle Brothers LP for Record Store Day...

Somehow, a merch table at a Negativland show seems... [placeholder snotty remark]

just tuned in and am lovin' this track 8) lookin' forward to the rest of the show, Mike!

There is one, though; I can attest.

I've never actually seen them. Went to a Mark Hosler lecture at NYU once abouta billion years ago, but that's as close as I ever got to the fantasy, as it were.

Right on, Jaden! Yes, this song blew my socks off!@

Gotta go...love you, WPRB fam!

Concert report next Wednesday, Christine!

Will do!

Enjoy Christine!

Digging this stuff right now. Reminding me of a Jah Wobble song.

I can hear that!

@Pethie, I am also going to send you a bill for all the stuff you shoplifted from the Starlite Lounge two weeks ago.

Yeah that was great, kinda a Madchester shuffle beat too

Joke’s on you. I creepy crawled into your basement and hid all that stuff in super secret places.

Oh, and I’m still down there.

Wait, I have a basement?!?

You do now.

That fuzztone made my ears turn inside out.

I know, right? Love Marty.

Pethie is a stealth shovel wizard.

“The Silent Dig”, dig?

Not so stealth, she flung dirt all over the SL Lounge like she was Indiana Jonesin' up the joint.

Hey we only have the studio for another hour and the amp is broke! Just do it!

I always get grounded by family when i Moctar-crank.

Sounds like a load of calumnies directed at DJ Pethie, DJ Mike. Calumnies! Good day, sir!

Yeah, stop besmirching my smirchities

#newwordformike

so whats going on in here

Star-bellied smirches.

"I'm gonna Tuareg you a new one unless you TURN. THAT. DOWN"

LOL

Shit, guess I should do a mic break. It's been a while.

Hey everyone. Been tuned in the past hour running late for work lol overslept quite a bit. Sick selections tonight, wish I woke up in time to hear Jon's show 😔

DAMN!! WITCH FINGERS!

Commie!

LIGHTERS OUT

wut

cat stevens is happening

my guy yusuf islam?

so is mike ever stage a fake kidnapping onthe cam to freak us out?

some day i will bust in in a gorilla suit and freak EVERYONE out

i know where mike lives

I thought that was Yusuf!

i mean this is sad but it's not THE SADDEST

yusuf had "the look" in the sevinteis isnt he playing again?

@ commie yeah that's what i talking bout

no apology necessary in my world

kooba did a cover

pretty sure

whoa thats a lot of candles -

rod stewart did first cut is the deepest and i think it was a hit?

sheryl crow did it too

Evening all!

cheeeeers 8)

google informs me: The song has been widely recorded and has become a hit single for six different artists: P. P. Arnold (1967), Keith Hampshire (1973), Rod Stewart (1977), Dawn Penn (1994), Papa Dee (1995) and Sheryl Crow (2003).

good ol papa dee

Lol I thought you were joking! I feel like the Sheryl Crow and Rod Stewart versions were inescapable

Love this version https://www.discogs.com/release/10417001-Norma-Frazer-The-First-Cut-Is-The-Deepest-

Music trivia test, can anyone identify this old air check tune, at 3:51 into the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJTknWUH834 Always wondered what it was.

Apparently, the first cut IS the deepest.

This song is relevant to the interests of Commie and myself.

Sorry Andy, not ringing a bell, but neat to be reminded of Sam Goody

"Goody's Got It"

Andy wasn’t that just IOq’s themed bed music ?

i spend more time trying to thread the F@#@#ing needle than i do actually sewing anything

#selectaalreadysummoned

🔥🔥🔥

Was thinking the Ten Commandments of man by prince buster would fit your theme tonight

There's tunes are kicking ass tonight man

I love that one, but it's stashed on the External Hard Drive To the Stars.

@Selecta, yes. It brings back memories of Ed Sciaky, Helen Leicht, Michael Tearson, etc.

I heard it on Diaspar decades ago as part of a DJs set, maybe John Andrews?. Someone called the station to point out the significance of the track.

Ooooo diaspar!

The Hard Drive graveyard is full of memories long gone... sigh

Pour some out for the St. Lacie.

I think liking these Wet Tuna records is as close as I'll ever get to liking Phish. And I like Wet Tuna. And I fucking hate Phish.

Both are fish in casual conversation. Crazy world.

Hi Mike!

Jacobites!! Nikki! Brings back memories of WPRB in 1985

I kind of under-pulled records for tonight's show, but there might be enough for an 11 PM wrapup of everything I didn't play on the YouTube link. If there is interest?

This is cool, now I know where Kurt Vile took his singing lessons. :)

Awesome, Chris. Nikki brings back a lot of memories for me.

His music remains very close to my heart.

❤️❤️❤️👍🏽

Also, hey Ambrose!

Wow, this is embarrassing but I always thought this version was Michael Stipe

Jet turbines in my garden song. Silly spins on a silly world.

Rabbit nightmares are on the menu tonight!

We call that "Wednesday" 'round these parts, Pethie.

Mad world no truer words

arlo parks <333333

DJ Rabbot starts after the replay. :)

Still so good.

Extraordinary!

And nothing about WPRB is ordinary!

The cover is better and not as produced.

Not a parent: sure!

I was watching much worse at 12 and I turned out....um,,,

my older kid handled it just fine at age 12. my younger one is 13 now and....no

so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

What did we not know before google?

Cool Water by Davidoff?

I used to be a disturbed child, now I have Google to tell me I was right all along.

I wonder with all these years of experience now how fucking good DJ Peter must smell at this point

I hate when I shake hands with those perfume dudes and you can smell it the rest of the day

"Your Windsong stays on my mind"

@Selecta Jerry - The stuff Subway nightmares are made of.

those love crackles are perfect

Evening all, can't help but compliment the relaxing nature songs heard for the hours!

I bet rof

I have no idea why my firehose record is in such crap condition.

Sounds great coming out my radio

@Mike - Says the guy who puts everything in a plastic cover!

Where have I heard this melody before....

What a dismal night of Philly sports balls thank god for the music 🎶

Music saves!

so a regular night, selecta? (jk go birds)

Bud tenders rule

@selecta mvpiid will save us. Phillies, well…

People who work at Pot Shops sorta won the lotto...

still waiting for more shops in nj.....

this bed music is a vibe!

Now that is running some errands

ah now i remembered where i heard that melody from a few minutes ago

Augie loves this song!

@Selecta Jerry - I live in Philly, my pot guy delivers. It's better than Uber! :)

Lot to ask of him in his condition @lobot

Wait, Augie loves Aphrodite's Child?!?

When he was littler, he drew a picture of the four horsemen based on this song.

That is outstanding.

We all love Aphrodite’sChild in this household

Can my family come visit your family for Easter?

Yes, of course! John Waters film fest!

This song has a great mold on it.

This feels so good on my head top thanks!

oh hey jon. feel bad i missed your show, i would have loved the star wars theme lol

Meeting over. What did I miss?

Holy shit Jon! We all just split up a million bucks! Hope your meeting went well.

DON'T TELL JON ABOUT THE SEANCE.

Whoops

Jesus, that was some meeting.

Another Freeform Pathogen, another Mdou Moctar / Cat Stevens sequeueue....

Firehose!

I *knew* that's what you meant, Pete!

I really enjoyed the Christian Death into Sir Lord Comic myself

Forget everything else I played tonight. The only thing that matters is this next song.

Song of the year. Especially after Monday's Supreme Court news.

Always happy when I can tune in. We are lucky to have wprb and you on the airwaves.

Thanks Pete!

Ha, good one Mike!

@Mike - Not news, a total shot and not across the bow from SOCTUS. So now we dance some more... geez. Thanks for the tunes Mike.

Thanks for the show tonight Mike

vangelis, dude

Top show as usual, thanks Mike!

Vangelis

Thanks Mike! Later everyone.

thanks for the tunes!

New Shilpa Ray!

Thanks for the show, Mike—I didn’t have much to say, but I needed every song you played.

Thanks for that news! The only good news.

Join me on the Youtube link for a run through of the records we DIDN'T play tonight.

Yup check

One finger.... :)

Heya, got ya

She is

See y'alls next Wednesday. Stay tuned for Pax!