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Blue Island Radio Podcast

A (mostly) bi-weekly music/interview podcast from Blue Island, Illinois that features themed music episodes, interviews with local musicians and characters, sound collages, man on the street segments, round table discussions and more!
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Mar 15, 2024

On this week's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay are joined by The Ex-Bombers, Nancy & Kitty. Wether you call it "Beatnik Spy Jazz" or "Psychadelic Blues" The Ex-Bombers bring the noise and the fun. And today they bring an eccelctic selection of deepcuts and old favorites. But as Nancy said, "A good song is a good song" while Brandon plays some moldy old 45s that he wrestled from the clutches of an albino racoon. 

 

 

 

Vinyl Fridays theme song by Dazzleflage
Bed music: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Instagram: @birp60406
Facebook: @blueislandradio
If you’d like to support the show visit Patreon.com/blueislandradio

 

The Ex-Bombers Links:

https://www.youtube.com/@TheEx-Bombers

http://exbombers.com/

https://www.instagram.com/theexbombers/

https://www.instagram.com/stories/grandpabroseph/3324001546545317686/

 

 

Mar 1, 2024

On this week’s episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon and AP Lindsay are joined once again by the members of Sweetie who cobble together a melange of soundtracks, jazz, punk, garage and local acts in their latest vinyl set. You will hear My Brightest Diamond, A Certain Ratio, Local H, Half Japanese, The Trashmen, Leslie Gore and more! 

They will be celebrating the release of the video for their new single "Showgirl" on Friday March 15th at the G-Man Tavern in Chicago, along with Shannon Candy, and drag show. 

 

Bed Music: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Sweetie: https://friskiemorrisfriends.bandcamp.com/album/bad-thing-sweet-thing

Sweetie: https://linktr.ee/sweetieband

 

 

 

 

Feb 23, 2024

It's a New Wave, Post-Punk, Synth Pop Party on this weeks Viny Fridays episode as Brandon and AP Lindsay welcome back DJs Stacey/DC and This Margin Walker, Jeff Gilman, to the Blue Island Radio Podcast studio to play some records and talk about the monthly New Wave night they host at the Rock Island Public House in beautiful Blue Island, Illinois. On today's episode you will hear songs by Liquid Liquid, Shopping, Wolf Parade, The Primitives, Fuzzbox, Chromatics, Japan, DEVO, Future Islands and more!

Oh yeah, and hear the debut (demo) of the new Vinyl Fridays by Brandon's one man band Dazzleflage.

 

 

Intro bed music: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Stacey: Instagram @dj_stacey_dc

Jeff: Instagram this_margin_walker

 

 

Feb 9, 2024

On the first Vinyl Friday episode of the 2024 season we have a rematch between AP Lindsay and DJ Silver Boots aka Brandon. It’s a battle go the ages as these two titans of the ones-and-two’s go head-to-head in a battle of the ages. Who will emerge victorious in this DJ battle to the death! On this episode you will here music by Cate Le Bon, Dengue Fever, Lutheran Heat, The Coathangers, CocoRosie, Trio, Billy Bragg, The Ex-Bombers and more!

 

 

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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 P.S. No DJs were harmed during the recording of this episode.

Jan 31, 2024

Welcome to part two of The Graduating Class of 2023. This is the one where you will find the music of (nearly) all the bands that were discussed in part 1 including The Butthole Surfers, Sinead O'Connor, Tina Turner, Harry Belafonte, David Crosby, and many more!

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Jan 31, 2024

Better late than never, but the first episode of the Blue Island Radio Podcast is finally here and like "Who Shot JR?" it's a two- parter!

On this first part Brandon is joined by AP Lindsay and Mike Tucker to discuss the graduating class of 2023. The musicians that we love, the ones that were influential, the ones that will live on forever even though they have moved on to the great beyond.

They also take phone calls from listeners, talk about celebrity encounters and of course Smash Mouth.

 

 

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Dec 20, 2023

It's time again for the annual reading of The Seinfeld, where Brandon and the Blue Island Radio Podcast Players do a dramatic reading of a classic Seinfeld episode. This year the crew takes on The Old Man aka The Goiter episode. (Season four, episode #18)

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Dec 17, 2023

On this year's winter, holiday, war on xmas music episode we will hear songs about winter affective disorder, tackle the question of wether santa claus is a hippie, and then get Horny for Hanukkah. We'll also hear one of the worst christmas songs evert written. You'll hear songs by The Chambers Brothers, The Fastbacks, Glam Chops, Redd Kross, Tiny Tim and more!

 

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Twitter: @birp60406
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Nov 24, 2023

On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon and AP Lindsay are joined by not one but two guest DJs, Ali Jakobson & Jen Sabella. If you're from the Blue Island area you may have seem them spinning playing the bops that got the people dancing at the Pride Dance Party at The Rock Island Public House in June. Listen, as  they return to the 1s & 2s and play nearly two hours of jammers by Palehound, Being Dead, Dehd, Jenny Lewis, Pixel Grip, Fire-Toolz, Gravy Train, Olivia Rodrigo, Cate Le Bon, En Attendant, Ana Jockstrap,  Melkbelly, and Spread Joy, while Brandon plays a series of scratchy old dust platters. Thanks for listening.

 

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Nov 10, 2023

On this week;s edition od Vinyl Fridays Bandon is left alone in the studio. This is never a good idea becuase he gets ideas that never translate into a cohesive set of music. On this episode you will hear The Grateful Dead, Neu, Cluster, Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, Los Wakamonos, Andre Williams, Kool and The Gang, Dominitrix Sleeps Tonight, Art of Noise and more.

 

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Twitter: @birp60406
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Oct 20, 2023

On this week's Vinyl Fridays episode Brandon and AP Lindsay welcome Scottie Armstrong back to the Blue Island Radio Podcast studio. Scottie got everyone shakin' their ass at the Rock Island Public Houses Pride Dance Party back in June, but today she will highlight the heavier side of her music collection with songs that would sound best coming from the speakers of an El Camino, several songs that only a stripper could love, and a record that she found on the street. And of course, Brandon struggles to follow along with his collection of moldy beaters. And then we wrap it all up with a little Peace & Love.

 

Krga - Deep Purple - Ram Jam - Peter and the Test Tube Babies - Gang of Four - XTC - Squeeze - Montrose - Mott the Hoople - Faster Pussycat - Saxon - The Boomtown Rats - 999 - The Clash - Kool & The Gang - Loudness - Mountain and more!

 

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Facebook: @blueislandradio
TikTok:  @birp60406
If you’d like to support the show visit Patreon.com/blueislandradio

 

Oct 19, 2023

We're back with another installment of of spooky Halloween songs about ghoosts, werewolves, zombies and what-have-you. There's even a song about a Disco Dracula. 

 

 

Oct 6, 2023

VINYL FRIDAYS 16 - JOHN GAETANO

On this week’s episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon and AP Lindsay are joined in the studio by local musician John Gaetano. Together they play a nearly 90 minute set of music from Chicago and Chicago adjacent bands including Rights of The Accused, Skafish, The Arrivals, The Ex-Bombers, and Mystery Actions, just to name a few. But we’ll also hear songs from several of John’s projects including Patir Filius, The Human Trials, and Sasquatch Turf War.

Links: 

https://www.instagram.com/the_human_trials

https://www.instagram.com/patir_filius

https://www.instagram.com/sasquatchturfwar

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

Instagram: @birp60406
Facebook: @blueislandradio
Twitter: @birp60406
www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ3woEYLR24dUnYffytqGBw
Patreon: patreon.com/blueislandradio

 

 

Sep 15, 2023

On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays AP Lindsay & Brandon welcome two guest DJs Birdy and Ryan from the Chicago band Sweetie. Together they create a Frankenstein's Monster of an episode with genres ranging from Jazz to New Wave to Classical, Show Tunes and Punk. 

Also, don't forget to check out Sweetie at the Blue Island Beer Company on Saturday, September 30th (2023) for the H.O.O.F (Hands Off Our Festival) Fest celebrating the women, femmes and thems of the Chicago Punk Scene. Hayley and the Crushers, Won't Stay Dead, Heet Deth, Hi Ho, Sex Dream, Sleeping Villians and Shannon Candy will also be playing sets. Not only that, but there's also going to be tattoos and a drag show!

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  Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Facebook: @blueislandradio
Twitter: @birp60406
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Sep 8, 2023

On this week's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon is joined by guest DJ Rudy Zamora Jr., his brother from the same mother, who plays a selection of odd-ball oldies with a number of songs about animals.  And Brandon scrambles to keep up with his selection of garage sale rejects. Thanks for listening.

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Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Facebook: @blueislandradio
Twitter: @birp60406
Patreon: patreon.com/blueislandradio

Sep 1, 2023

 

On this week's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon and AP Lindsay are joined by guest DJ Mike Tucker who pays tribute to one of his favorite DJs, the legendary Chicago DJ Mike Biondi. 

 

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Aug 18, 2023

 VINYL FRIDAYS 12 - JASON VYCAS

Get your devil horns ready because on this week’s episode of Vinyl Fridays we get HEAVY, as Brandon and AP Lindsay are joined by fellow Blue Islander and heavy metal enthusiast, Jason Vycas. So prepare to have your mortal soul, not to mention your  hearing, brutalized by 90 minutes of straight up devil music as Jason plays some choice cuts from his collection and Brandon plays some metal adjacent records, cover songs and moldy old discs he found in the crawl space of an abandoned funeral home.Yes, there were pentagrams. LIsten at your own risk. 

 

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Facebook: @blueislandradio
Twitter: @birp60406
If you’d like to support the show visit Patreon.com/blueislandradio

Aug 6, 2023

Vinyl Fridays No. 11 with Guest DJ Kevin Barron
On this week's installment of Vinyl Fridays Brandon is joined by guest DJ Kevin Barron. Some may know him for his work in industrial music, and some may know him for his enthusiasm for documenting the historical sites of the south suburbs of Chicago on his web site southcookexplore.com and his Instagram account @southcookexplore, check 'em out.
 
Kevin forces Brandon out of his comfort zone with some deep industrial cuts while Brandon, as usual, plays some dusty old records he bought from a drifter under a bridge. Thanks for listening.
 
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Jul 28, 2023

On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays we are joined by podcast regular Joe Sowinski who shares some selections from his record collection with an emphasis on records purchased from his local record store Let's Boogie Records & Tapes. And of course, Brandon plays some beat up old records he found in the alley.

 

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Facebook: @blueislandradio
Twitter: @birp60406
Patreon: patreon.com/blueislandradio

 

 

Jul 14, 2023

Welcome to another episode of Vinyl Fridays on the Blue Island Radio Podcast! On today's show Brandon is joined by guest DJ Jeff Gilman (one half of the now defunct DJ Duo, These Old Men They Play Records). Everything from Tuxedo Moon to The Supremes and everything in between! Than k You for listening.

 

 

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Facebook: @blueislandradio
Twitter: @birp60406
Patreon: pattern.com/blueislandradio

 

Jun 16, 2023

On this week's edition of Vinyl Fridays Brandon re-visits some records from his years in high school where he was captain of the football team, prom king, got straight As, had perfect attendance for all six years, and of course, exquisite taste in clothes and music. Thank You for listening!

If you're in the Blue Island/Chicago area and are interested in being a guest DJ please drop us a line at blueislandradio@gmail.com c/o Brandon 

If you have any complaints about today's episode please drop us a line at blueislandradio@gmail.com c/o AP Lindsay

 

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

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Facebook: @blueislandradio
Twitter: @birp60406
Patreon: pattern.com/blueislandradio

 

Jun 2, 2023

To twee or not to twee, that is the question we are asking, but not necessarily answering on today’s installment of Vinyl Fridays as this week's guest DJ Jason Berry, plays a seamless mix of soul, twee, and what-have-you. And as usual Brandon derails the show with his mix of dime-store leftovers and bargain bin boners.  

 

Main Theme song: Apache by Jorgan Ingmann

Instagram: @birp60406
Facebook: @blueislandradio
Twitter: @birp60406

If you’d like to support the show visit Patreon.com/blueislandradio

 

May 19, 2023

On this week's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon is joined by AP Lindsay who spins some of her favorite tracks from her small but growing collection of records and Brandon, of course, plays his usual filler. You will hear Wanda Jackson, Leonard Nimoy, Shannon Shaw, The Bee Gees and more. You'll also hear how Cookie Monster wants to munch your cookies!

 

 

May 5, 2023

On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon is joined in the studio by film maker, photographer, musician and vinyl enthusiast Stacey Goldschmidt. She has a very fine record collection and plays some selections from her set from Record Store Day. Oh yeah, and Brandon plays some beat up old records as well. You'll hear Jilted John, Nation of Language, The Records, Future Islands, and many more! 

Apr 25, 2023

On today's episode Brandon pays tribute to Sire Records co-founder Seymour Stein who passed away on April 2nd. During his time with Sire he was responsible for signing The Ramones, Talking Heads, The Pretenders and Madonna. And for better or for wrose he is also credited with inventing the term New Wave. 

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