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Aural Medication
by Rina
A weekly infusion of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers...musical remedies both natural & synthetic, some locally sourced, some internationally imported. From Cleveland to the Congo, from Bushwick to Brazil.LIVE on Fridays 11 AM - 1PM only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
Episodes
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Aural Medication #81: Stone Flower
Spanning the globe! From Russia with love! Great tunes! Great segues! Soul funk, pop, jazz, indie, international, the works...nothing but the good stuff, check it out. Listen live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern time on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #80: Mr. Big Stuff
May 24th: a little old school to start things off, then a set of covers as a birthday tribute to Mr. Bobby D...and a couple of new things for good measure...From Heavy D & Grandmaster Flash to the Flying Burrito Brothers & Fairport Convention to Balthazar & Vlad Holiday...this show's got a little...
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Aural Medication #79: Alabama / It's Not Over
From May 17th from prog to funk to blues, songs in English, Turkish and Gibberish...also calling out the southern states - they know what they did...Dramarama, King Krimson, ALtin Gun, Onyx Collective, Curtis Mayfield, Roy Ayers, Tenderlonious, Talking Heads, Jimi Hendrix, Curtis Harding et al....
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Aural Medication #77: Colorful Environment
From 5-3-19: We start off with a little funk, get a little rock in & then slip into a mellow tone and a sentimental mood with a tribute to the great Duke Ellington to commemorate the 120th anniversary of his birth (4/29/1899)) track list: https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/8299243/Aural-Medication…
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Aural Medication #76: Join Me in L.A.
Airdate - 4/26/19 - notes & songs about the southern city on the other coast...California Sunshine Girl, White Punks on Dope, Ain't Nobody Straight in L.A., Topanga WIndows and some other takes...weighing in are long time LA denizens Warren Zevon, Tom Waits, Neil Young, Jurassic 5, Charles Mingus…
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Aural Medication #75: Bass on the Line
From April 19th: April in Paris this year was not all that....a couple of tunes at the top to say bonne chance to the cathedral & we move ON. Music from Lowly, David Axelrod, Steelers Wheel, Mink Deville...birthday tributes to some unsung bassists (Buster Williams, Richard Davis, Jimmie Lewis et...
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Aural Medication #74: Let Love In / Space is the Place
The April 12th edition , where we ask the questions: why aren't young people taking the plunge as much as they used to? Are virtual experiences taking the place of real ones? Also, didn't we already know what black holes looked like? And, why are artists' rendering of black holes nicer to look at...
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Aural Medication #73: Electric Dreams
The April 5th edition: from country to folk to Brazilian to jazz , an interlude of music about Japan & from Japan & a band called Japanese Breakfast that has nothing to do with Japan at all...some Afrobeat & some more Scott Walker rememberances. Fairport Convention, Jorge Ben, Valley Lodge, St....
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Aural Medication #72: After the Lights Go Out
Airdate March 29th: A few farewells this week, notably to Dick Dale, Ranking Roger, Vera Bila and Scott Walker; a few songs to "drive into springtime" and a few to catch up on this month's birthdays: Barry Miles & Lew Tabackin, Fred Neil, Derrick Morgan, Nick Lowe. Sarah Vaughan & Flora Purim.…
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Aural Medication #71: Return to the Moon
From March 22nd: Billy C. takes this one & brings a mix that's out of this world...Tony Allen, Psychic TV, the Budos Band, Eels, Shriekback, Ian Dury, Julian Cope, Spoon, Leon Bridges & more. A new show airs live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #70: Faces in the Jazzamatazz / Paper Man
Today's special is multi - flavor stew. A collage, a medley, an arrangement, an assortment of nibbles and sweetmeats, calico pie and a myriad of musical morsels...The theme music today is, appropriately, "Spectrum" by the late, great, word-jazzsmith, Ken Nordine. Then Chaka Khan starts us off…
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Aural Medication #69: Hard Boiled Babe / Mission Desire
Air date: March 8 aka International Women's Day. Todays intro music: "Smoke This" by Shirley Scott followed by an (not quite!) all - female compendium of stories sung by women from around the globe - the US, of course, but also England, Canada, France, Peru, Italy, Benin, Australia, Czech…
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Aural Medication #68: Don't Stop the Carnival
March marches in ruthlessly and we begin with a few songs about everyone's favorite hibernating activity and no, "Dancing With Myself" is not the ballad of the solitary radio DJ...then we have the usual mess where everything gets strewn about and the feathers fly...What is gospel disco? Who was...
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Aural Medication #67: Same Old Story (Same Old Song)
From 2-22-19: this week starts off with"Just In From Texas" and then all Texan artists in the first set (including the Monkees' Mike Nesmith...RIP Peter Tork) also Joe Tex, the Polyphonic Spree & the Red Krayola; then it's happy birthday to Dr. Dre (N.W.A.), Ice-T, Randy Crawford, Walter Becker...
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Aural Medication #66: Am I Grooving You?
Air date: 2-15-19: A short report on the James Chance show at El Cortez last week starts off the show ...then it's some ska, reggae, rock, pop, standards; a few tributes to several behind-the-scenes songwriting teams who had birthdays last week, some covers, some originals that became hits as...
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Aural Medication #65: Beautiful Rivers & Mountains / Synthetic World
Airdate: Feb. 8,2019 Remembering Raed Fares of Radio Fresh in Syria & thoughts on routine as stability...Spanning the globe with chicks who scream & boogie, soul, blues & 60's.. songs sung in Turkish, Korean & Portuguese...Keane, Earl King, Diamond Joe, Princess Superstar, Royal Trux, Gal Costa,...
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Aural Medication #64: Freakin' at the Freaker's Ball
Spending too much time online? Of course you are...but at least if you're listening to music you're not participating in stupid arguments on social media. Right? This week (air date Feb.1) after a minor technical snafu, I get it rolling with some oldies, some new-ies, some funk etc. A little nod…
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Aural Medication #63: What We All Want
A little harmony, a little fun, what else? The Jimmy Castor Bunch start things off with "It's Just Begun" then it's a little funk, big band, jazz, French pop, rock, hip-hop, post - punk & gypsy, of course. Guess which two consecutive songs mention Steve Mcqueen? And it was pure serendipity......
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Aural Medication #62: Morning Terrors, Night of Dread
Airdate: 1-18-19 This week we have songs about boys, sleepless nights and a myriad of other delights. "Storm Warning" by Skatalites, "Cold Flame" by Yello, " Blues Hangover" by Slim Harpo are a few of the others...it's cold out there, people! Also - Homeboy Sandman, the Damned, R. Stevie Moore,...
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Aural Medication #61: Gold Star
"One half hillbilly, one half punk..." but also with some funk, pop & soul tossed in for good measure. From January 11th - the end of the week that marks the anniversary of David Bowie's birth and death & so we begin and end the first set with him. From "Garbageman" by the Cramps and "Trash Can"…
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Aural Medication #60: It's Me On the Dance Floor
Original airdate: January 4, 2019. Ruminating on the new year & all those "best of" lists...to hell with 'em....we have a few releases from last year - Kali Uchis, My Brightest Diamond, Warmduscher...also stuff from the Pogues, Odetta, D'Angelo, the Monkees, St. Etienne AND Cuban, Calypso (or is…
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Aural Medication #59: Look Inside Your Mind
Air date: December 28, last show of 2018! I look at other people's end-of-year best-of lists & pick a few that I've missed! Also, some New Year's related stuff - a couple songs about time, "Winds of Change" (yes please) , a smidgen of disco & some "Champagne & Reefer" to get you in that party…
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Aural Medication #58: Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
Happy solstice, happy winter, happy birthday, happy xmas etc etc...music of many flavors including: John Lennon, Elephant's Memory, Frank Zappa, Lowell Fulson, Dr. Rubberfunk, Art Brut, Sonny Phillips, Lee Ranaldo, Be-Bop Deluxe, Chuck Prophet, Bobby Fuller Four, Bob Dorough and the ever…
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Aural Medication #57: Ain't Gonna Moan No More
Are you ready? We're Ready...Junior Wells throws the starting pitch...then we have some more blues - Sonny Boy WIlliamson & Otis Rush (R.I.P) are up. Also tunes by The Nude Party, Hard - Fi, Les McCann, Etta Jones...then a little humor from Kinky Friedman & Mike Scott's (Waterboys) gibe at Kinky...
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Aural Medication #56: Everybody's Happy Nowadays
Indie - electro - pop - soul - jazz - rock - punk. And then some. Find a friend, bug out together. Always better that way. Hopping around this week from Idris Muhammad to Stereolab to Carla Bley, Sleater - Kinney to Nina Simone to Yo La Tengo to Egberto Gismonti...Happy birthday to Little Richard…
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Aural Medication #55: Set the Controls for the Heart of the Pelvis
Airdate: November 30. This week, it's the usual birthday salutes, concert announcements. mix of old & new but with a little fire down below...we got: "The Dog In You," "Shack Up," "Pussy Strut," "You Can Leave Your Hat On," " Iron Man," "Love Ain't Nothing But a Business Goiing On" and, uh,...
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Aural Medication #54: Everybody eats when they come to my house
November 23rd - the day after Thanksgiving - setting our table we start with Bootsy Collins' 'Hot Saucer', Kip Anderson's 'A Knife & a Fork' and get to Charlie Parker's 'The Bird' with all manner of fine side dishes...Pucho & his Latin Soul Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Rance Allen Group, XTC,...
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Aural Medication #53: Rocknroll Loveaffair
Happy 1-year anniversary to Aural Medication! Starting things off with a set of thank you songs, for you, my listeners in the spirit of gratitude this November, I then play some of my fave discoveries of the last year...but then I digress and randomness sets in. Folk - jazz, psychedelic - soul…
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Aural Medication #52: Redshift / Almost Blue
Another multi-dimensional mix from November 9, 2018. This week it's smidgen of post - election blues, a 60's Brit Rock set - musicians called Wood! - and some birthday salutes including: Big Joe Turner, Patricia Barber, Phil May of the Pretty Things, Joseph Bowie of Defunkt, Minnie Riperton &...
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Aural Medication #51: By My Demon Eye
Get lifted with a little funk/soul/disco/jazz to start with...then we get some folk, flamenco & fado...a little latin, a little jazz & a little gloom & doom from Nick Cave & St. Vincent. Spanning the globe once again. Original airdate: November 2. Listen live, with Rina your host, every Friday...
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Aural Medication #50: Werewolf Heart
The kinda sorta Halloween edition; a bruja, a vampire & a werewolf walk into a bar...just kidding...music from Girl Ray, Artur Nunes, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Sonny Criss, Nick Cave, Baden Powell, Dr. John & the Universal Togetherness Band. BOO!New live show every Friday morning at 11:00 AM on...
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Aural Medication #49: this place reminds me of you
Today's episode hops around from Gypsy music to Hip - Hop to World Pop - including a set of 60's hits covered and sung in other languages - hops around some more and finishes off with a lullaby or two. Broadcasting live from Bushwick every Friday morning at 11:-00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org...
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Aural Medication #48: Battle of the Bowery
Songs to keep brass musicians in business, birthday salutes, show announcements & farewell to Charles Aznavour...a mini-ode to NYC and a set about...death?? That's what happened...Featuring the Art Ensemble of Chicago, J.J. Johnson, Firewater, St. Lenox, Roy Nathanson, Elbow, John Lennon, Death…
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Aural Medication #47: Hashtag Brooklyn Karaoke Party
Ray Charles invites us to 'Let's Go Get Stoned' while the Runaways accuse us of being 'Wasted'; The Don Ellis Orchestra is all 'Alone' so the Funkees say 'Dance with Me' because King Hannibal says 'I Got That Will'; The Nervous Eaters admit 'I'm a Degenerate' while the Like are 'Wishing He Was...
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Aural Medication #46: you gotta make it through the world, if you can
Original airdate: 9-28-18 A few birthday shoutouts here, including to Bryan Ferry, Bud Powell, George Gershwin (via Nina Simone) & Santigold; also what do the Hollies, Radiohead & Lana Del Rey have in common? Tune in to find out. Playlist here:...
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Aural Medication #45: the Vibrator
I Can't Live Without Your Love & Affection, people. That's how we begin...then it's off to the Darkness, Palm, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the Action, Jack Mcduff, Jungle, !!!, Latimore & more. Track list: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Sep&year=2018&playlist=7818#here
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Aural Medication #44: Jack, that cat was clean
From the most stylish station around, we bring you songs from the Lafayette Afro - Rock Band, the Undertones, Gilberto Cruz, Sonny Rollins, Pete Townsend, Camille Thurman, the bird & the bee, Them, Sonny Clark & more...now stand in the mirror & dig yo'self. Playlist here:...
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Aural Medication #43: back to schooldays
Tales of school boy crushes and lunch ladies, cutting with class and hating on school...also a set for dudes with unrealistic ambitions...hmmm...sound familiar? From the Donnas to ZZ Top with the Voidz, Frankie Cosmos, Jon Lucien, Marcos Valle, Danzig & Bo Diddley in between.
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Aural Medication #42: who listens to the radio?
Billy C. takes this one again, playing all your faves & raves: Tony Allen, Chuck Prophet, Japanese Breakfast, Irma Thomas, the Sports, Steely Dan & more...
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Aural Medication #41: Doin' TIme - countdown to summer's end
My final blowout of summer songs: tales of ant invasions, sharks, mosquitoes & melted ice cream. This week brings you the likes of - the Choir, the Pyramids, Tom Waits, Blondie, Jimmy Mcgriff, Letta Mbulu, the Jones Girls, the Strawberry Alarm Clock etc. Track list:...
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Aural Medication #40: Enchanted Sky Machines
We say good - bye to Aretha, play songs that have the same titles as other songs and also a few about spaceships & such. In this program, music by Loyle Carner, Boz Scggs, XTC, Pere Ubu, Judee SIll, Badfinger, Cafe Tacuba, Ben Folds & of course, Aretha. Track list here:...
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Aural Medication #39: drowning in a sea of love
Notes on negative ions and wild waters with tunes by Mr. Twin Sister, Denzel Curry, Jack DeJohnette, Rodrigo Amarante, Shy Boys, Tony Molina, Dorothy Ashby, a smattering of soft rock to wash over you like a velvet cocoon & more. Tune in on Fridays at 11:00 EDT to RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #38: What Kind of Woman is This?
Guest host Billy C. does it again, taking you through another musical escapade with tunes from Buddy Guy, Chuck D, Robert Cray, Apollonia 6, Betty Wright, Stevie Wonder, David Byrne...seamless streaming for your listening pleasure. Songs:...
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Aural Medication #37: they say I'm different
Airdate: 7-27-18: This week we begin by celebrating da beach. From 1977 with the Ramones to 2017 and Tall Juan and some lesser known beach songs...also music by the Dirty Projectors, Chicano Batman, Kamasi Washington, the Get Up Kids, da Stones (Mick Jagger's birthday 7-26...) Linda Perhacs…
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Aural Medication #36: Strange American Dream / Out of Time
This week we begin with a few words for you-know-who, the big orange himself, in light of this week's events. But then we quickly move ON. We have songs by three artists from three different African countries, a set that meanders around time and summer and, uh, summer-time; songs old and new in...
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Aural Medication #35: get it while you're young
Originally airing Friday, July 13th this program features some songs about youth & its passing, some gypsy songs, some French songs, a little futbol reference (the World Cup! 2018!)...including the likes of: Black Sugar, the Essex Green, the Act, Root Boy Slim & the Sex Change Band, Sinkane…
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Aural Medication #34: far, far away
From the hills of New Jersey to, uh, Rock Creek Park? Not exactly spanning the glode but a splendid mix anyway including a set about traveling & being on the road because that's what we do in summer. Featuring tunes by Marc Ribot & his prosthetic Cubans, Frank Zappa, Della Reese, the Blackbyrds,...
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Aural Medication #33: summer stupefaction
Aural Medication hits its first record speed! Thanks to Billy C. for pinch hitting this week, doing his best imitation of me yet and maybe going one better, bringing you such classics as 'Bang Bang," "Mango Mako," & "Click Clack"...also appearances by the Tuneyards, Pere Ubu, Tom Waits, Garland...
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Aural Medication #32: happy summertime
It is summer, people. Need I say more? Diving into the delicious season with several versions of the all time classic tune, one of the most covered songs ever, you know the one. Also music by Kino, the Kinks, Kris Kristofferson, R. Kelly and even artists from other parts of the…
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Aural Medication #31: laughing or crying?
Are laughing and crying opposites or really not so far apart? You decide. This episode features songs about both. Also new things from Bombino, Ezra Collective, Domenico Lancelotti & Low Cut Connie. And something a little rrracy...just for you. Songs:...
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A weekly infusion of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers...musical remedies both natural & synthetic, some locally sourced, some internationally imported. From Cleveland to the Congo, from Bushwick to Brazil.LIVE on Fridays 11 AM - 1PM only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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A weekly infusion of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers...musical remedies both natural & synthetic, some locally sourced, some internationally imported. From Cleveland to the Congo, from Bushwick to Brazil.LIVE on Fridays 11 AM - 1PM only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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