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The Freeform Pathogen

May 11, 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.

Five Bands, Five Bucks

Welcome back, Wednesday Night Pitcrew. Refresh this page to see the most recently-played songs, say hello in the chat, and peep the Starlite Lounge StudioCam with the link above. (Recommendation: Open the webcam in a separate window by clicking here.)

8:01 PM		Blue Öyster Cult Godzilla Spectres Columbia 1977
8:08 PM		King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Sadie Sorceress N Omnium Gatherum KGLW (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard) 2022
8:11 PM		Saâda Bonaire To Know You Is To Love You N 1992 Captured Tracks 2022 Stevie Wonder cover
8:15 PM		District Five Storyline N Burnt Sugar A Tree in a Field Records 2022
8:20 PM		Jonathan Kane's February Sis February Table of the Elements 2006
8:37 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:37 PM		The Embarrassment (I'm a) Don Juan The Embarrassment EP Last Laugh Records 2021 Orig. 1981
8:39 PM		Tijuana Panthers Helping Hand N Halfway to Eighty Innovative Leisure 2022
8:41 PM		Partner Look Grasshopper N By the Book Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. 2022
8:44 PM		Slow Dawn Decompression N Into the Machine Haus 2022
8:49 PM		Flipper Shed No Tears Generic Subterranean 1981
8:53 PM		James Brown The Payback The Payback Polydor 1973
9:01 PM		Lee "Scratch" Perry (feat. LSK) Many Names of God N (Digital Single)
9:04 PM		Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul Esperanto N Topical Dancer DEEWEE 2022
9:08 PM		The Linda Lindas Growing Up N Growing Up Epitaph 2022
9:11 PM		Citizen Fish Possession Free Souls in a Trapped Environment LP Bluurg 1990
9:13 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
9:25 PM		Cheepskates Run Better Run Run Better Run Music Maniac 1984
9:27 PM		The One Way Streets We All Love Peanut Butter Back from the Grave Vol. 1 Crypt 1983
9:30 PM		Los Streaks Reacción Sicótica N Reacción Sicótica - EP Munster 2022 Count 5 cover, orig. 1967
9:33 PM		Frankie Lee Sims She Likes To Boogie Real Low Black Rock & Roll V/A Savage Kick
9:35 PM		Chapa Mamba Desviando dos Selfies N (Digital Single)
9:37 PM		Lucho Bermudez y Su Orquesta Mi Cumbia N The Coastal Invasion 2022
9:40 PM		Gerry Rafferty The Ark City to City UA 1978
9:45 PM		Big Drill Car Diamond Earrings Album Type Thing Cruz 1989
9:48 PM		Bullet Lavolta Mother Messiah The Gun Didn't Know I was Loaded (Live 1987) Matador 1991
9:52 PM		Amyl and The Sniffers Maggot Comfort To Me Rough Trade 2021
9:55 PM		Bloodstar Bloodstar Bloodstar Red Decibel 1988
10:02 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:08 PM		Blackalicious Trouble (Eve of Destruction) Nia Mo Wax 1999
10:12 PM		Lord High Fixers Scatman Revolution Is Your Club a Secret Weapon? Estrus 1999
10:16 PM		Terry Allen & the Panhandle Mystery Band The Night Cafe N Smokin' the Dummy Paradise of Bachelors 2022 Orig. 1980
10:20 PM		Os Sambeatles Yesterday Os Sambeatles Munster 2022 Orig. 1966
10:22 PM		Sir John Gielgud Romeo & Juliet Act 1, Scene 5 The Ages of Man
10:23 PM		(with) Milt Buckner Lullaby of the Leaves Send me Softly
10:26 PM		Danielle Ponder So Long N So Long - Single Future Classic 2022
10:28 PM		All Scars Untitled Introduction to Humanity LP Slowdime 1999
10:33 PM		Matmos Flight to Sodom / Lot do Salo N Regards/Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer Thrill Jockey Records 2022
10:36 PM		Malcy Duff Dentist's Mouth N The Juice from Your Pen Is Running Down my Leg V/A 2022
10:38 PM		Joe Bataan Chico and the Man Afrofilipino Salsoul 1975
10:41 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
10:45 PM		The Styrenes One Fanzine Reader Writes All the Wrong People Are Dying Overground Records 1998
10:48 PM		KAINA Casita N It Was a Home City Slang 2022
10:52 PM		Les Paul & Mary Ford I Love You So Much it Hurts LP
10:54 PM		Vox Populi Holistikoholic N Psyko Tropix Touch Sensitive 2022 Orig. late 80s

Chat is archived.

Greetings and Salutations!

HISTORY I TELLS YA! AGIN n AGIN!!!

I am ready for some radio out of my control!

Hello! Dogzilla

Hello @Mike & the pitcrew! Is the On Air sign illuminated?

Augustus G. LÖÖp

Woo!

Aye aye

I could go for some vegan baloney

Wait don't we get a Joanna Newsom impersonation?

😈😈😈😈😈😈

Sunset time 🌇

Watching the new Mike Myers as 100 diff characters. Funny. Some good low effort watching is what I need now. Credits said "Jeremy Irons as Jeremy Irons". hmmm.... I figured it out on the 2nd episode. "The Pentaverate" is the name. Ilumintati-ish, conspiracy theory skewering fun.

Welcome pitcrew! So good to see you all here!

pinky_ _ index _ _ index_ _ pinky !!!!!

One of the best uses of a Roland Space Echo ever.

Hey crew! Gojira time!

@Christine, yes, On Air light is ILLUMINATED.

And it is good to hear/see Mike embracing and spoofing his inner and outer Canadian. Bringin' it all back hoam

GOJIRA!! GOJIRA!! GOJIRA!

Excellent! 💡✨ Proceed.

Buck Dharma lead gtr still echoing in my heads....

I did not expect something Check Your Head-esque from the KG&TLW crew.

Looking forward to the QUEEN LATIFAH and SADE! WooooooHoooooooo!

KG&tLW just keep delivering the goods

Very enjoyable start to the show! We need more cowbell Babaaaayyyy!

I have loved records of theirs and thought other records of theirs were "the emperor wears no clothes" but everything i've heard off the new one has been right on.

Fresh set of new music!

Needed a palate cleanser from that BoC track. (DJ ducks hurled object from crowd.)

@Mike, are you going to play Kaina? You can still make it a hit!

Haha, yes, I do have that record pulled out but I have given up on "Apple

... Gonna try a different one tonight.

Hi Mike! Hi all in the pit!

Question for the floor: What (specific) object would a BoC fan be most likely to throw at me in the below scenario? (Note: I have no quarrel with Blue Oyster Cult... this is purely hypothetical.)

My money is on: Ashtray

Welcome Ambrose!

Here's a nine minute Jonathan Kane song during which to consider.

@Mike, a cow but not the bell!

A signed copy of Agents of Fortune: The Blue Oyster Cult Story (hardcover, not paperback).

Both excellent suggestions. I take back what I said about the ashtray and will instead go with: A Bolo Tie.

@mike one of those cocaine carnival painted mirrors with a Led Zeppelin logo on it.

Oooh! I had a Van Halen one-of-those!

A Cowbell would fit quite nicely here actually

Next year's membership drive premium for monthly donors. WPRB cowbell.

I tried to mail a former Rush superman roommate one of those painter mirrors I found at a stoop sale with a giant 2112 on it.

Sadly, he received "a box of jagged shards" in the mail instead.

*superfan

I had a Van Halen one as well, though I think I’d have preferred the Rush one.

Funny, I didn't even bat an eyelid at the idea of a Rush Superman.

Mine had a magnetic back, perfect for hanging in your locker so as to brush out your hair like THE WINGS OF A MAJESTIC BIRD.

I won mine a a carnival at my Catholic Church. I had no clue what I was supposed to use it for, I just thought it was an impractical mirror.

Need to request some Henry Cowbell on DTO's show.

That is a really good Jonathan Kane story!

NEU! for all

Like ordering Moons Over My Hammy at Denny's?

I always just point and say, and one of those please.

Yes, I am on the Friendy's web site. Yes, I will have a Hunka Chunka PB Fudge please.

Hahaha! TO GO.

You can't say Bangin’ Beef Stroganoff on WPRB until after 10.

This menu is wild.

🤪🤣

Oh my god.

Someone would have to pay me to say that.

I’ll be borrowing that T Panthers song in a future show

There are some others on the site I would share but this is a family show.

@Mike, I got 39 cents!

@Ambrose, next year's membership drive show stunt.

#familyradio

Dennis, are you still here? Dennis, does this sound like an Unrest song played at the wrong speed?

😄👍

Not Dennis, but now that you mention it...

Flipper time!

Summoned by FLIPPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR4

Guud Stuffs! I’m no cry.

No sorrow no pity

Somewhere in a distant closet, there is a picture of 20 year old me at my friend Amanda's house in which I am wearing a Flipper t-shirt and have a 1950s greaser-style/Teddyboy haircut.

This has always been one of my favorite Flipper songs. Will Shatter RIP.

Flīpper!! 🐬🐬🐬

What a poet.

✖️

Must. Find. Picture. To. Post. On. Twitter.

NEVER, MRM!

ML. YAY

Boo! And Hiss!

JAMES BROWN❣️❣️

Time out?

For?

You? You got it!

haha

I kid

Flipper summoned Jimbeaux and Chris Mohr. Gonna try a little experiment with the next song to see if we can summon a certain WPRB DJ who is known to appear here on Wednesday nights when the bass is... just... right.

Mike, I was catching up on a stack of Tape Ops I had not read so I could file them away and I should lend you "the Jamaica issue" for the Lee Perry interview alone.

He answers exactly zero interview questions.

Ha! Predictably awesome.

💚💛❤🖤

Lee "The Obfuscator" Perry

Here's a question:

@jon sorry, spaced out… the flipper song = slow unrest? Yeah I can hear that.

"Are you the Super Ape?"

LSP's answer: "I'm the creator. If I tell you who I am, I would expose the secret. I am a secret. Right? I am a secret from the Black Sea. The Black Sea, you find me in the Black Sea. You find me in the Red Sea. As if I'm in the Dead Sea. Who am I?"

Three pages of this.

#WOULDREAD

The answer is ..... 4!

Well, at least now we know that Selecta Jerry either sleeps or goes out sometimes.

Maybe he’s a Celtics fan

DJ John Tobias had a swell show today! Cheers!

🤘🏼

DJ JonSolomon had very enjoyable show today! Cheers!

Listening to other DJs helps

This was a nice day on the radio all around.

Wooo Hoo! I had to go save a stink bug from the attic. But I’ve been listening all night, I promise.

And it HAS been a nice day here on the radio

Hellllllo Pethiieeeeee

HiYa, DJ Pethie!

Hello! What’s this about polecats?

Hola MrM!

Dunking on the Linda Lindas?!? Dorks.

Let's all collectively slap any Linda Linda haters

Citizen Fishing Pole Tax 🎏🎣💲

👋 slap! 👋

It just means more LINDA LINDAS for the best of us! #NoViolence #NoHate

Oh boy L0LZ

I have some Polish relatives who are not gonna be happy about any pole tax!

Buy a BLOB

I hope this Recipe Talk summons The Chef 🍳!

Freeform Cooking With Mike

Paneer!!

Paneer cheese 💚

I'm so hungry now.

High five, Christine!

#pizzablob

Yesss...paneer! Easy to make!

🖐️ *smak* @MrM!

MikeLupica had that Pizza Gut

Combination pizza gut

PizzaBlobGut

Run Better Run or the pizza gut is gonna catch up with ya.

What's up, folks?

😍that Cheapskates song Mike, hadn't heard it in yonks!

Hey Aaron, Pethie, Rofflestop, others I may have missed... Welcome!

Time to FRUG

This set reminds me of The Funstigators a bit.

I like these fast playlist updates! Big cheers, DJ MikeLupica!!

SO. MANY. SHORT. SONGS.

Switching from Angry Samoans to Void records during the Hey You Kids years served me well.

This a gem!

Who’s got Short Songs?!?

Los Streaks aka a Colombian garage band! lol That is just on a level all it's own. Very cool revelation. :)

Ten new songs on the playlist already! 🍅 #Fresh

Damn, you keeping count?

ELEVEN now!

TWELVE!

Just tuned into the MikeLupica YouTube Show! Hold up something to the camera with a 💀 on it!

‘Mi Cumbia’ is TopNotch!!

seriously i missed Godzilla by boc?

lol, Mike's magic mirror for -ᎷяM!

Seriously need a flashlight on the item shown on camera!

any guest stars on the cam tonight? charo? don knotts ? mason reese?

Dom Deluise!

sweeet now we're gettin somewhere

-ᎷяM - "You probably think that records about you" = Vanity light. :)

i hope there's a dance and cooking segment

Wooooo! Flashlight!

We had a cooking segment! 🍕

LIGHTERS OUT

JERRY RAFFERTY!😍

🕯

Shine on!

Dang! Different times.

Oooohh! A light show!!

Damn, just noticed that half of my Christmas lights here in the SL Lounge are dead.

@Mike, well, I suppose since it's May and all!😜

Hold item in front of camera a little longer until the focus gets sharp. Please and thank you. Who made MrM Executive Producer??? MrM did. That F’n Guy. SMDSkull

best part of christmas lights dying is that one gets put up more newer, cooler lights.

He’s not reading my messages

I TRIED!!!

You put light on it??

Oh. Sorry, I just held it there for a while.

Just saw some colorful vinyl there! :)

Lemme try again.

What is that pretty vinyl??

The orange one? That's coming up NEXT.

That was GOOD!

Ooohh! Orange!

We 🧡 colorful vinyl

Is it possible to “fix” a warped vinyl record?

Their Philly show has been soldout for weeks... :(

Orange vinyl looks Amazing with the light behind it!

band name, album name, song name boss band

Like very thin slice of fresh cantaloupe

Haha @Colin! I agree and concur!

Here! Can't believe it's Wednesday again already. I expected Princeton to have a fancier studio.

@Pete, they haven't let me make radio in the Princeton studio in two+ years. All about the improvising here!

can't stop the signal mal!

DJing is a cottage industry now.

Ahhhhhh! Our eyes!!

Mesmerizing

I think I just hurt my arm.

L0LZ

@Christine - My old girlfriend wanted to elope, but I just had to tell her, "Sorry, cantaloupe"

This is epic.

I often forget about this record. Which is a terrible thing.

Next the webcam will be behind the lava lamp for more "special effects" :)

Hello everyone. Dinner was nice. It was actually the annual bird club dinner get-together. BBQ chicken, brisket, salad, beans, pie

they do this all day. bloodstar!

Roffle...was she melon-choly?

This is very enjoyable!

@Roffle, 😑

Mike I hope your arm is ok

Y’all ate CHICKEN?!?

Oh, yes, we did, MrM. It was tasty

jimbeaux! Haha

We even took some home

jimbeaux, hee hee

For a bird club dinner 🤬😬🤢😭😭😭

@jimbeaux - To be honest, she was a bit fruity at times...

hold the BLOODSTAR!

AMEN!

Amen!

Also shocked the bird club ate bird

DSM, cheers!

Some you scope out, some you barbeque

Ha!

Perhaps Peter DeLuise will be stopping by to talk about "the punk episode" of 21 Jump Street?

Cheers MrM!

knah dom deluise was all about jokes - hed get it

Is Lay Lady Lay on Land of Rape and Honey? Actually love their version

Worth it

You have a second arm. Do it right next time. 🤪🥸

Do it left

😝

https://www.twintonedigital.com/bloodstar

@Christine, darn right about scoping and eating

aaand goodnight everyone

Lonk for all your Bloodstar needs...

Later Rob

Link not lonk. Lonk? Lonk!

@Rob, don't mix them up! 🐦🔥

goodnight, @Rob

Jimbeaux, after tonight, I feel as though my Bloodstar needs are many.

SAME. Thanks for sharing, DJ MikeLupica!

Also, jimbeaux thanks for the LONK

Help me out, what's the name of the main character in those Zulda games?

LANK

What about that Secret Chimp, Lancelot?

Wow, I thought TwinTone was completely defunct and bankrupt in the 90s.

Pete, I think Bloodstar was on a Twin/Tone "subsidiary" called Red Decibel. They did the Libido Boyz record, among other things I am surprised that I can still remember without googling.

Wow, the SUN ☀️ was just IN the starlight lounge

🧀

awwww, this pleasant cover

Hey, it’s that Butler from Arthur!

Time to turn in. Have a great show / night / evening / week, all!

Cheers to DJ JonSolomon!

Take care, Jon!

Good night, Jongreat regular show tonight!

SADE and QUEEN LATIFAH are staying on the waitlist again?!?

Pretty! 🟩💚 can’t read lips tho

Alas! I had a major record refiling party since last week. Should be enough for a brief post-game on the YouTube link at 11, tho.

{ Kaina }

Just moved itr to the front of the bin!

Bass jams!!

Gotta walk away from YouTube Show. Someone keep me posted.

MATMOS...coming to Philly in August! 🎉

Very worth it.... They're great live!

Oh boy.

Wow, that last album title. PenIs

@Christine - Oh wow, gonna have to consult my herbologist for that one. :)

TV Theme Song Segment!

ECHO ALL NIIIIOOIIIGGHHTTT

Bal’mer…

Matmos.

Pethie, you are a Matmos SME!

Bal'mer, New England, whatever,,,,

Thank ewe mike 🐑

I’m just helplessly simping on Drew Daniel.

8/12 at PhilaMOCA

Just googled "simping".

DD is quite easy on the eyes.

I am the queen of simping.

Wait, Matmos are doing PhilaMOCA? I could almost handle that!!!

@Pethie, yes they are. Isn't that exciting? Such a small venue!

pretty voice, nice noise right now

Hey I just used to pay the rent. That's not really simping, is it?

💛 Kaina!

Oh Lordy. I think I need to be there. I don’t even know HOW to go to a show anymore.

this Perfect GEM Rn aF 💎🔥❤️

What is this "show" you speak of Pethie?...

Final Five Mins?!?

Argggg! 😩

I shall check the old'en archives for such a thing.

Matmos playing PhilaMOCA!

Thank you, Mike Lupica! More colorful vinyl and so much new music! 🍅 FRESH

Thanks Mike. Laterz listenerz

Thanks Mike ✌️! G'nite folks!

Brief post-game show on the YouTube link.

Yup

We can hear you.

A station ID was just on.

top notch show!

I missed the after show

PAX is on the mike 🎙 take care, everybody!

Another great show, thanks!

Thanks DJ MikeLupica!

🙏

Cheers Dears!

Thanks PRB fam! See ya next Wednesday. Roll over to PAX.