Aural Medication

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

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 taste of everything...Tune in every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern for a new live show on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com track list: https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/8713274/Aural-Medication

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. tracklist:https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/8621531/Aural-Medication Aural Medication can be heard live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

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 Aural Medication can be heard live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

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 & even a little someting from Charles Bukowski...Also stuff totally unrelated to LA! songs: https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/8112332/Aural-Medication Broadcasting live from NYC every Friday morning at 11:00 AM on radiofreebrooklyn.com

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 al.) born this month...also Gus Dapperton, Bibio, Yeasayer, the Rapture...etc... Playlist: https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/7989413/Aural-Medication Aural Medicaion is LIVE every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern on https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/

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 than the actual photo?? And the tunes to accompany these questions - "Lonely Joe" "Make it with You," "Do It AnyWay You Wanna" - just do it with another person! Also a set for you space cadets & other free floating junk in between. Playlist: https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/7528045/Aural-Medication

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. Lenox, Razorlight, Ippu-Do, Hugh Masekela, Andrew Bird et al. Track list: https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/7436389/Aural-Medication Live every Friday @11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

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. Also a couple of new things by Andrew Bird & the Ibibio Sound Machine. And it does come together, really. Track list: https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/6914254/Aural-Medication Friday mornings at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

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

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 with a Be-Bop Medley followed by some Afro-Funk, British rock, 60's soul, a mini-tribute to Arif Mardin & all that jazz...air date: 3-15-19 Play list: https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/5644345/Aural-Medication A new episode every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern live from Brooklyn. rfb.nyc

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 Republic, Jamaica & Brazil. Themes covered range from "Down and Out" to "Walk Tall"; from "I Need Your Loving" to " Pardon Me, I've Got Someone to Kill," and a collage of bits & peices in between. Listen live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern time on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org Track list: https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/5555096/Aural-Medication

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 Stephin Merritt's recording artist dad? What riff did Sean Lennon's new band seemingly "borrow" from his dad's old band? Also, a preview of the New Colossus Festival and finally, a toot toot to the the Crescent City, in honor of Mardi Gras. Let the bon temps rouler... A new show can be heard every Friday at 11:00 AM, streaming live from Brooklyn on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

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 (Steely Dan), Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads), Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson & a small tribute to Yoko Ono in the last set. Every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern, live on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com Tracklist: https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/4569163/Aural-Medication

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 covers...also what do certain songs by Roberta Flack & Freddie Scott have in common? https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/4126915/Aural-Medication

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, the Dicatators, the Blues Magoos...all over the map this week. songs: https://tinyurl.com/y6sc2jty Listen live every friday morning at 11:00 AM NYC time on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

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 to Groundhog Day...the usual mix of this & that. If you skip the first 15 minutes, you're gold. Don't forget to get out & mingle... Track list: https://tinyurl.com/yatzwzou Live on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern

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... playlist: https://tinyurl.com/ya7n6otu Livestream every Friday 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

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, Shilpa Ray, APB etc. Night owls unite. Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/ycg9rdvl A new show can be heard live every week, Fridays at 11:00 AM Eastern, streaming via RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

"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" by Jon Spencer...to Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger" and "Gold Star" - the song and Gold Star the band...from "Gossip" by Cyril Neville to "the Truth" by the Handsome Boy Modeling School...and some yakking about privacy and censorship...assignment complete. Track list: https://tinyurl.com/yd3paqyj

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 it Mento??) & the CRUNGE...Olé! Track list: https://tinyurl.com/yamvowwa

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 mood and well, you know the drill. Hear a new show LIVE every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

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 - popular MORE. With some off - kilter Christmas tuines scattered throughout. Track list: https://tinyurl.com/ydgo4snl

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 for something he wrote in one of his novels. Finally, a little funk/disco for dessert. New shows air live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com Playlist:https://tinyurl.com/y8373dwv

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 & Tom Waits & adios to Pete Shelley. That's all folks! Track list here: https://tinyurl.com/y9fqdepl

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, "Volva"...Also, a little hats off to NASA for landing on Venus. No wait,..doesn't go with the theme, but, yeah, Mars. Playlist here: https://tinyurl.com/ybcb63yf

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, BRONCHO & none other then the Hallelujah Chicken Run Band. Live episodes air every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

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 and some classic rock etc....Tunes by the Go!Team, Jon Lucien, Dusty Springfield, Erasmo Carlos, the Deirdre Wilson Tabac, Low Cut Connie, Prince, the Dirty Projectors & more. Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Nov&year=2018&playlist=8763#here Listen live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

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 & Lulu....also featuring A Certain Ratio, Blitz the Ambassador, TV on the Radio & Blondie. Live from Brooklyn, Fridays 11 AM Track list: https://tinyurl.com/y7pydhk8

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 morning 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Nov&year=2018&playlist=8180#here

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 RadioFreeBrooklyn.org Complete playlist here: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Oct&year=2018&playlist=8115#here

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 Playlist: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Oct&year=2018&playlist=8039#here

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 Cab for Cutie, Tom Ze, Tom Waits & Tim Cohen Original airdate: October 12 Listen live every Friday @11:00 AM RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

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 Dead'; also on this program: The Allergies, Nervous Dater, Lulu, Jefferson Airplane, Gogol Bordello & St. Lenox. Live every Friday 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

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: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Sep&year=2018&playlist=7878#here

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

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: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Sep&year=2018&playlist=7754#here Live from Bushwish every Friday morning at 11 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

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.

Billy C. takes this one again, playing all your faves & raves: Tony Allen, Chuck Prophet, Japanese Breakfast, Irma Thomas, the Sports, Steely Dan & more...

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: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Aug&year=2018&playlist=7596#here Live on Fridays 11 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

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: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Aug&year=2018&playlist=7501#here Tune in on Friday mornings for a new episode every week. 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

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

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: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Aug&year=2018&playlist=7429#here New show every Friday 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

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, Betty Davis & mo' Live on Fridays at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com Song list:https://spinitron.com/member/showplaylist.php?plid=7338

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 varieties of soulful rock and rocking soul. A new show can be heard live every Friday morning 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

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, Kalman Balogh, Marie LaForêt & more... Track list: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Jul&year=2018&playlist=7212#here Listen live every Friday 11:00 AM EDT on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

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, Hana Vu, Minus the Bear et al. Song list: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Jul&year=2018&playlist=7149#here

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 Jeffreys, Mariachi El Bronx and mo'

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 alphabet...Angelique Kidjo, MFSB, the Breeders.... Playlist: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Jun&year=2018&playlist=7060#here

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: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&month=Jun&year=2018&playlist=6997#here