The Beatles (Influence)

Elements of rock, pop, psychedelia, Indian classical, classical, Baroque pop can all be found in the music from The Beatles… and bands they’ve influenced over the decades.

+ Want to feel good for 20+ minutes? Watch Sir Paul McCartney on James Corden’s late night program. 🙂

+ Amherst Cinema in Amherst, MA to play Yellow Submarine on the big screen July 11th to celebrate its 50 Anniversary release!

 

HOUR ONE:

1. RAIN PARADE – THIS CAN’T BE TODAY
2. MADNESS – IT MUST BE LOVE
3. SHONEN KNIFE (BEATLES) – RAIN
4. THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS – SETTING SUN
5. SIMIAN – LA BREEZE
6. BLUR – BEETLEBUM
7. PUGWASH – APPLES
8. EMITT RHODES – SOMEBODY MADE FOR ME
9. THE JAM (BEATLES) – AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING
10. TEMPLES – SHELTER SONG
11. PET SHOP BOYS – LUNA PARK
12. 801 (BEATLES) – T.N.K. (TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS)
13. THE DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR – WHAT IN THE WORLD
14. SQUEEZE – THERE’S NO TOMORROW

 

HOUR TWO:

1. THE BANGLES – I’M IN LINE
2. THE JAM – START!
3. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – NEVER AS TIRED AS WHEN I’M WAKING UP
4. XTC – EARN ENOUGH FOR US
5. SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES (BEATLES) – DEAR PRUDENCE
6. J.K. & CO. – FLY
7. DAVID BOWIE (BEATLES) – ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (STRIPPED DOWN VERSION)
8. THE APPLES IN STEREO – STRAWBERRYFIRE
9. TEARS FOR FEARS – FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER
10. THE SMITHEREENS – HAND OF GLORY
11. THIEVERY CORPORATION (BEATLES) – WITHIN WITHOUT YOU
12. FIELD MUSIC – A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME
13. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – LOOK AT ME NOW
14. THE CURE (BEATLES) – HELLO GOODBYE
15. THE JAM – DREAMS OF CHILDREN
16. THE SMITHEREENS (BEATLES) – YOU CAN’T DO THAT
17. THE BEATLES – SHE (ACAPELLA)

 

Subculture: Fridays 8-10p ET on WXOJ 103.3fm in Northampton, MA or live online worldwide @ valleyfreeradio.org // replays Sunday AM 2-4 // FB: subculturema

 

HAPPY LITTLE MUSIC

Welcome to summer and at least two hours of *happiness* via music. Tonight we’ll play songs that make you want to take yer top off, dance, appreciate someone or emplore you to play air guitar. You know, happy stuff (or at least happy-sounding stuff) 🙂

HOUR ONE:

1. THE BRADY BUNCH – IT’S A SUNSHINE DAY
2. STYLE COUNCIL – MY EVER CHANGING MOODS (12″)
3. KATIE MELUA – A HAPPY PLACE
4. BOARDS OF CANADA – HAPPY CYCLING (REMIX)
5. BOOK OF LOVE – SUNNY DAY (2000 VERSION)
6. BOOK OF LOVE – BUTTERFLY
7. POPTONE – HAPPINESS (live @ The Middle East in  Boston 06.26!)
8. DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS – SUNSHINE (live @ The Parlor Room in Northampton this Sunday!)
9. LUSH – LADYKILLERS (at least she’s happy to get rid of someone) 🙂
10. THE HOUSEMARTINS – HAPPY HOUR
11. ALTERED IMAGES – I COULD BE HAPPY
12. THE ALARM – RAIN IN THE SUMMERTIME
13. THE JESUS AND MARYCHAIN – HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS
14. GARBAGE – ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS (EARLY DEMO MIX)

 

HOUR TWO:

1. COCTEAU TWINS – SUMMERHEAD
2. SHINDU (SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES) – HAPPY HOUSE
3. BJORK – VIOLENTLY HAPPY
4. FASTBACKS – IN THE SUMMER
5. THE O.C.B. – FEELIN HAPPY
6. HOT CHIP – I FEEL BETTER
7. JAMIROQUAI – SEVEN DAYS IN SUNNY JUNE
8. THE B-52S – HOT CORNER (live with Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Culture Club @ The Wang in Boston July 27th!)
9. THE SUBURBS – LOVE IS THE LAW
10. OF MONTREAL – OSLO IN THE SUMMERTIME
11. HAPPY MONDAYS – SUNSHINE AND LOVE
12. SPLIT ENZ – DOUBLE HAPPY
13. FUN BOY THREE (GEORGE GERSHWIN) – SUMMERTIME
14. TALK TALK – HAPPINESS IS EASY

 

Subculture: Fridays 8-10p ET on WXOJ 103.3fm in Northampton, MA or live online @ valleyfreeradio.org // Replays Sunday AM 2-4 // FB: subculturema

Power, Corruption and Lies

23 indictments, 5 guilty pleas and the president’s 2016 campaign manager in jail for witness tampering as he awaits trial for a plethera of charges. I’d say that’s worthy of tonight’s program title.

HOUR ONE:

1. THOMPSON TWINS – LIES
2. GOTYE – SMOKE AND MIRRORS
3. LA LUZ – GREED MACHINE
4. FRANZ FERDINAND – DEMAGOGUE
5. JANE’S ADDICTION – BEEN CAUGHT STEALING (12″ REMIX)
6. DAVID BYRNE & FAT BOY SLIM – AMERICAN TROGLODYTE (LIVE IN BOSTON 07.31 & 08.01.18!)
7. DEPECHE MODE – THE LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING
8. SNAP! – THE POWER OF BHANGRA (VS. MOTIVO)
9. GANG OF FOUR – NATURAL’S NOT IN IT
10. PETER SCHILLING – (LET’S PLAY) USA
11. ARCADE FIRE AND MAVIS STAPLES – I GIVE YOU POWER (LIVE IN BOSTON JULY 18TH!)
12. BOARDS OF CANADA – NOTHING IS REAL
13. THE DEAD MILKMEN – RIGHT WING PIGEONS
14. STEREOLAB – GUS THE MYNAH BIRD

HOUR TWO:

1. JOHNNY MARR – EASY MONEY (LIVE IN BOSTON 10.21.18 + NEW ALBUM OUT TODAY!)
2. BRAZILIAN GIRLS – PROBLEM
3. THE BIRD AND THE BEE (MADONNA) – MATERIAL GIRL
4. JOHNNY MARR – THE TRACERS
5. PRIESTS – PINK WHITE HOUSE
6. KAJAGOOGOO – LIES & PROMISES
7. THE EVENS – ALL THESE GOVERNORS
8. CAROLINE ROSE – BLOOD ON YOUR BOOTHEELS
9. SPECIAL AKA – GANGSTERS
10. DAVID J (JOHN LENNON) – GIMME SOME TRUTH
11. DEPECHE MODE – GOING BACKWARDS
12. GORILLAZ – HALLELUJAH MONEY
13. COCOROSIE & ANOHNI – SMOKE ‘EM OUT
14. TRICKY – MONEY GREEDY
15. THE CLASH – CLAMPDOWN

SUBCULTURE: Fridays 8-10p ET on WXOJ 103.3fm in Northampton, MA or live online @ valleyfreeradio.org // replays Sunday AM 2-4 // FB: Subculturema

BANDS OF MASS.

HOUR ONE:

1. THE BREEDERS – METAGOTH
2. GALAXIE 500 (SEX PISTOLS) – SUBMISSION
3. FUTURE BIBLE HEROES – DIGGING MY OWN GRAVE
4. THE AMPS – PACER
5. FRANK BLACK – SPEEDY MARIE
6. THE CARS – A DREAM AWAY
7. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS – PUSH BACK THE HANDS
8. AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA – PUSH BACK THE HANDS
9. DRESDEN DOLLS – COIN-OPERATED BOY (EXCERPT)
10. FOLK IMPLOSION – NATURAL ONE
11. LYRES – HOW COULD I HAVE DONE ALL OF THESE THINGS
12. PIXIES – LA LA LOVE YOU
13. MAGNETIC FIELDS – THE DESPERATE THINGS YOU MADE ME DO
14. JULIANA HATFIELD (OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN) – XANADU
15. BLAKE BABIES – OUT THERE
16. AND THE KIDS – 2003
17. THE SHEILA DIVINE – DRAMATICA

 

HOUR TWO:

1. THE CARS – SHOO BE DO
2. VOLCANO SUNS – WHITE ELEPHANT
3. THE BREEDERS – GRUNGGAE (EARLY DEMO OF CANNONBALL)
4. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS – RABID CHILD
5. BELLY – SHINY ONE
6. THE JULIANA HATFIELD THREE – PARKING LOTS
7. KINDLING – RAIN
8. APOLLO SUNSHINE – SINGING TO THE EARTH (TO THANK HER FOR YOU)
9. MINI DRESSES – FABRIC
10. FOLK IMPLOSION – BLOSSOM
11. DROP NINETEENS – MY AQUARIUM (SECOND TIME AROUND)
12. MISSION OF BURMA – TREM TWO
13. SEBADOH – SKULL
14. AND THE KIDS – NO COUNTRIES
15. VIVA VIVA – DIAL TONE
16. ANDREW SHATNYY – IN THE LOOP
17. STEPHIN MERRITT – RATS IN THE GARBAGE OF THE WESTERN WORLD