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Caption: Connie Allen
Pre WWII songs revived by rock stars and the songs "Crazy Legs" and "Good Lovin.'" Plus a focus on the original songs covered by The Paladins as ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, Prairie Public, WQCS, KFCF FM, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2022
  • Length: 02:59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Kathy Lynn and the Playboys
Searching for the first rock and roll song in all the music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of. This week, we'll start with son...

Bought by KFCF FM, WQCS, KPRG, Prairie Public, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2022
  • Length: 02:59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Matt Lucas at the (pre-Katrina) Fats Domino Compound
Whether we like it or not, we pick up skills from our habits. Everyone talks up the good habits and their good skills but nobody talks up the bad ...

Bought by Prairie Public and KFCF FM


  • Added: Dec 24, 2020
  • Length: 02:56:58
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jami Attenberg on Live Wire, Credit: Jennie Baker
This episode feature author Jami Attenberg, podcaster James Kim, and music from Federale.

  • Added: Jul 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: H-Bomb Fergeson
More Washington Phillips music contrasted with contemporary songs and a "whisper in your ear" talk about imagery, radio and the ideal of an audio p...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2020
  • Length: 03:36:46
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This week, we bring you that funky gentleman from the Ninth Ward, Jon Cleary, who talks about his native England, his grandmother, the piano back h...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2018
  • Length: 52:02
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The same old dreck with a radio musical thrown in for the single theater-minded listener out there.

  • Added: Sep 04, 2018
  • Length: 03:11:18
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A faux live broadcast from your prom. As you can imagine, it didn't go well for me.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2018
  • Length: 03:49:54
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The regular listeners to Saturday night radio meet at a New Orleans music club for the music, drinks, food and each other in this live broadcast.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: May 28, 2018
  • Length: 02:56:14
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Top of the List is This Famous Face
This confidentially-sourced list, is made radio friendly because of the announcer's delivery.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: :53
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Topical themes tonight ranging from the "Henry" of Etta James' "Dance With Me Henry" to Cleopatra songs and another absurdist radio musical. My fa...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2018
  • Length: 03:33:08
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Plenty of New Orleans music and songs about yo yos. Then I had "these urges" that turned into unrehearsed stunts.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2017
  • Length: 03:07:17
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Late Saturday in the French Quarter music. Songs about "Sittin,"" an autoharp player inspired by Jimi Hendrix, a string harp in a blues song and ...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2017
  • Length: 03:50:25
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Between the potency of his richly detailed songwriting, his intensely emotional, soulful vocals and his piercing, expert guitar work, New Orleans’ ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2017
  • Length: :45
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Music that incorporates mechanical noises into the rhythm, gunslinger songs (including a psychological analysis of a gunslinger) and my Jerry Samue...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2017
  • Length: 02:24:40
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Long sets of Louisiana music and music about names like "Bud, Shorty and Irma. Bud as in "Uncle Bud" the dirty ditty that is based on Froggy Goes ...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2017
  • Length: 02:52:04
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For those of a certain age, the start of summer isn't about going to the beach because a life's worth of hamburgers means never again wearing a bat...

  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 20:24
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The internet stream and two week archive at WWOZ went out last night so this is an early posting of the raw, unedited show. The finalized posting ...

  • Added: May 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:30:45
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There are so many songs by men focused on "how many women they have" that I strung them together in numerical progressions of 2, 4, 7, 13, 16, 32, ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2016
  • Length: 02:52:29
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I do a card trick on radio. Without cards. Without anything tricky. And it I did have cards, it wouldn't have improved the trick. "Oh yeah, a...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 02:53:03
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Ranting and raving like a motivational speaker for musicians... Oh quit being a big baby waa waa and just try listening for ten minutes. Nope, i...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:44:54
Caption: George Porter Jr.
The world renowned bassist, composer, bandleader and founding member of the Meters talks with Gwen about his life in music.

  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 52:00
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Music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of uncludign cover songs by bands that probably really did play garages as opposed to the ...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2015
  • Length: 02:53:58
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Before rock and roll became a formula for celebrity. Before rock and roll became a formula for making money. Before rock and roll itself became a...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2015
  • Length: 02:54:41
Caption: Jamie In Puka Shell Necklace, Credit: Andy Kerr (Amsterdam)
Since I got kicked out of the last club for skating on the tab, tonight we are broadcasting live from a different music club here in New Orleans. I...

  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 02:51:16