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Week 3 of the 12-week Brazen Ladies series of 7″ singles spun in real time and played alphabetically. Today we go from Cheesecake to The Courettes in the first hour, and Cosmetique to Destroy All Monsters in the second hour. I think of the Persian vampire movie ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night’, with its use of vampirism as a metaphor for not fitting in to society. The tracks on repeat in my head this week are from Chia Pet and Coping Saw in the first hour, and Courtney Love, Cub and The Delgados in the second hour.

Week 2 of a 12-week series of Brazen Ladies – a new Gulls Window Circus series – inspired by the graphic novel by Penelope Bagieu. All tracks are from 7″ singles, played alphabetically. Today we start with The Budget Girls and end at Cheesecake. Today I think of the Persian vampire movie ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night’, with its use of vampirism as a metaphor for not fitting in to society. I am finding the tracks from Birdie and Black Box Recorder from the first hour, and Butterglove and Cake Like from the second hour running through my head.

This week begins the grandest project of Gulls Window Circus ever. Week 1 of a 12-week series I’m calling Brazen Ladies – the idea was conceived independently, but expanded exponentially after reading the graphic novel ‘Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World’ by Penelope Bagieu. The shows are spun in real time on turntable. All tracks are from 7″ singles, played alphabetically.

Last show of 2020 is an all vinyl LP tracks comfort show, pulled as if on auto-pilot to showcase some records I love that have undiscovered joys. The show starts right off at peak with Tommy Jay. The 4 song quartet of Danny Graham, Joe Ghatt, Torgeir Waldemar and Irmão Victor capture exactly what I want to say with this show. In the second hour the pair of tracks by Jordan Jones and No Direction carry the torch. BMX Banditos and Velvet Crush close out the 2 hours tying it all together nicely.

When Gulls Window Circus moved from the Boston College studio of WZBC to home recording in March, new opportunities opened up – where shows were previously composed of what I threw in a bag, now the whole of my collection was at the disposal of each and every show, and any whim could be followed as inspiration arose. This week you have the first ever Gulls Window Circus Christmas show – I believe it will spread joy and be fun to listen to.

All vinyl rock show. Helen Love sing "We love the way you dance in your plastic pants, like a New York Doll" right before the Johnny Thunders track from the just released Live From Zürich 1985 that starts the second hour. A few Black Friday RSD releases included (Jesus People Music, Luther Dickinson, Blue Öyster Cult, The Bangles, Geraint Watkins & The Dominators, Masters Of Reality, Lou Reed). The Lurkers track London Jeepster has been going through my head, despite its nonsense topic (what the hext is a London jeepster?). The Helen Love and Auteurs tracks are pretty nifty as well.

The last CD-only rock show in a three week run exposes many many finds that I am glad to bring to your ears. Cover star Mats Wawa cannot go wrong, Paul Levinson welcomes us right before an Opal track, and Ned Doheny reminds me why I defend his so much always. Finally found the right spot for the John Wonderling track I've been looking forward to playing since the Summer, and the second hour closes with two Fanny related tracks that are great.

A rarity for Gulls Window Circus - an all CD show. However, this means a whole new trove of records can be excavated and enjoyed, amny of them CD-only releases from the years that vinyl was considered bygone. I would draw specail attwention to the Tommy Bolin-era James Gang track, the reformed Band Of Outsiders track, and the Downsiders/Naked Prey segue.

A nice selection of songs and tracks that skirt soul/funk, disco, lovers rock, re-edits and deep house. Everything flows well - I have enjoyed listening to this one! My special fave is the Tavares re-edit, which has been cycling though my head while out on runs (always my best indicator of a track to watch!)

A rock show that seemed to gather itself like letters on a Ouija board. Here in the US we just completed a tumultuous election, and this show is like a run in the field that will make you happy.

The first hour of this (as usual!) all-vinyl show covers 12" singles that flirt with various soul/funk/tropical/disco/balearic/dirty ambient sounds, then the second hour starts with three tracks in the ancient future genre, then surrenders to deep house and runs with it for the remainder of the show.

Electronic, disco, soul/funk Record Store Day releases from 2020 Drops 1 and 2 in the first hour, quality 12″ singles in the second hour. Special attention to the Long Island NY band Cross Island, and the brand new 2020 A Certain Ratio record. The Bobby Moore track (Call Me Your) Anything Man has been running through my head all week. The second hour closes with tracks from two Ace 45th Anniversary 7”s. All tracks are aces in this show, no matter what label they are on.

This show covers the second RSD drop from September 26. It also includes some Drop 1 items that didn't come into my attention until recently. I draw your attention to the three Sunbeam Records RSD releases featured herein. Raw Material, Wizz Jones and The Fallen Angels LPs will make me follow this label closely from now on. Also, the expanded Gang War LP has lots of tracks that were not on the original, and reminds me how great Johnny Thunders was. The final Television Personalities singles compilation was a very pleasant surprise as well.

This year’s Record Store Day was broken into 3 drops. This is part 2 of a show that covers the first drop from August 29. You will hear the same RSD records in the same order, but different tracks than last week. I think this gives two shades of view and really opens up a better appreciation of the releases that came out. I hope you enjoy as I did.

This year’s Record Store Day was broken into 3 drops. This show covers the first drop from August 29. Almost everything is rock, except The Wild Tchoupitoulas and Luiz Eça Y La Familia Sagrada – all of it is 100% Gull approved. Next week will be different songs from the same records, allowing a deeper look at the many excellent releases that came out.

Pretty much free floating play-what-I-feel-like-listening-to set. Lots of interesting stuff pulled from the shelves. My personal item of interest is the Green On Red BBC Transcription Service LP track – wow!

A rock show that should prove most pleasing. The RSD on August 29 saw the rerelease of the Cleveland Confidential compilation. We will get to that in a few weeks, but this show starts off with two Cleveland area bands, BPA and Qi-ZZ. Immediately following, two of my favorites, Naked Prey and Nymphs (Inger Lorre). The Flamin' Groovies do a 1974 track that foreshadows their signature Shake Some Action track, then another personal fave band Leaving Trains, followed by the Sid & Nancy story chronicled by fellow NYC artist Philip Rambow. A Dan Stuart (Green On Red) track that is not on any of his records, a song by the recently departed Walter Lure (Waldos) and three jewels (Tommy Hoehn, Ned Doheny and Mats Wawa) and you have one heck of a show.

What is this show? Maybe better to ask what it isn't... Starts off consistent with soul funk boogie during the first hour, but in the second hour starts to mutate through beat tracks, 60s Mod, balearic, then ambient to take you on a full trip whose concept was solidified from the first track of hour one.