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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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!

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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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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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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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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. 

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

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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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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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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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 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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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.

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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.

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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

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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.  

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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!

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! 

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. 

Welcome to Vinyl Fridays on the Blue Island Radio Podcast, where your host, Brandon plays one hour of records from the Blue Island Radio Podcast record library without his usual jibba-jabba getting in the way. On today's episde Brandon works on a rough draft of the set he will be playing at the Rock Island Public House on Saturday, September 22nd for Record Store Day. 

In this set you may hear The Ventures, The Screamers, Big Black, The Coathangers, Yaz, Automatic and more!

It's Friday, which means it's time for another episode of Vinyl Fridays, where Brandon plays one hour of continuous music without all the jibba-jabba, from the Blue Island Radio Podcast record library. Well, there might be a little jibba, but not so much jabba. On today's episode you will hear songs from Lutheran Heat, Jan Bradley, Weird Paul, The Showmen and more!

Vinyl Fridays continues with another hour long set of music without the sound clips or Brandon's inane jibba-jabba, from the Blue Island Radio Podcast record library. A Spontaneous, free-form selection of songs that may or may not include Kraftwerk, Half-Japanese, Automatic, Yipes! and more.

Welcome to the first episode of Blue Island Radio Podcast's Vinyl Fridays. One hour of straight vinyl straight from the BIRP vinyl library. No digital files, sound clips, themes or Brandon's jibba jabba, just one continous set of music. If you have records and would like to bring them in and have them played please drop us a line at blueislandradio@gmail.com

In honor of VD Day, today's episode of the podcast is dedicated to the "Love" song. Songs about finding love, losing love, and wanting love; the love of beans, the love of volcanoes, baseball cards and what-have-you. You'll hear songs by Eartha Kitt, Tiny Tim, The Lurkers, The Turtles, The Exbats and more.  

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Mini-Intro song by Niko Riley
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On today's episode Brandon sits down with AP Lindsay to discuss her upcoming pop-up at Solemn Oath Brewing in Chicago and her ongoing project Three Sides with her partner in food Becky Carson. Then they welcome their friend and author Zachary Jeffries to discuss his new book Angel of Fate which will be released into the world on February 14th, 2023.

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Follow Zachary Jeffries at zjeffries.com