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The Cold War Happy Hour

The Cold War Happy Hour airs every Monday evening from 22:30-24 (CET) on 98,9FM Christianshavns Kanal in Copenhagen, and Wednesdays from 10pm-midnight on KPCR 92.9fm in Los Gatos/San Jose, CA, 101.9fm KMRT in Santa Cruz, and KVBE 91.1 FM in Portland, ORHosted and curated by Sandy Wilson, best known for his work as a music supervisor on Academy Award winning films Searching For Sugar Man (2012) and Undefeated (2011) and for his work with Light In The Attic Records, he digs deep to bring you 120 minutes of obscure gems and new favorites.Hosted by Sandy WilsonWhen Wednesdays 10 PM - 11:30 PMPirate Cat Radio KPCR 92.9FM, KMRT 101.9FM & KPCR.com

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #474

    New music this week from Kim Gordon, Die Anstalt, S:Bahn, and Automatic--and featuring tracks from Rotary Connection, Daisy Door, The Swell Maps, Propaganda, Clan of Xymox--and tons more. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #473

    Featuring new music this week from Paycheque, Automatic, Prewn, S:Bahn, Die Anstalt, Hilary Woods--and a tip the cap to Gregg Foreman (Delta 72 et al.). Thanks for listening.

  3. 34

    The Cold War Happy Hour #472

    On the Bicycle Day episode, we got new music from Anne Clark, S:Bahn, Automatic, Ölüm, Memorials, Paycheque, and TouchCandy for your listening pleasure. And if you're properly celebrating Bicycle Day, you may want to take a bus. Enjoy! And thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #471

    New music this week from Combo Chimbita & Nick Hakim, Memorials, Kim Gordon, Swell Maps, Paycheque, Automatic, Die Anstalt--and tons more. Thanks for listening.

  5. 32

    The Cold War Happy Hour #470

    New music this week from Kim Gordon, Prewn, TouchCandy, The Bug Club, WRSW, and Olüm. Thanks for listening.

  6. 31

    The Cold War Happy Hour #469

    New music this week from Kim Gordon, Die Anstalt, Olüm, DWoods, The Tremolo Beer Gut, and Memorials--plus tons more. Thanks for listening.

  7. 30

    The Cold War Happy Hour #468

    New music from Kim Gordon, Memorials, Olüm, Tremelo Beer Gut, Die Anstalt, A$AP Rocky, Aeroplane Ju and tons more. Thanks for listening.

  8. 29

    The Cold War Happy Hour #467

    New music from The Bug Club, Kim Gordon, Memorials, Aeroplane Ju, and Laura Krieg--and tons more. Thanks for listening.

  9. 28

    The Cold War Happy Hour #466

    New music from Kim Gordon, Swell Maps, and Aeroplane Ju--also featuring music from SYPH, Snakefinger, The Minutemen, Pylon, and tons more. Thanks for listening.

  10. 27

    The Cold War Happy Hour #465

    New music this week from Swell Maps, Laura Krieg, Winter, and Maria BC plus tons more. Thanks for listening.

  11. 26

    The Cold War Happy Hour #464

    New music this week from Chinese American Bear and A$AP Rocky plus tons of old faves from Culturcide, Theater of Hate, CTI, Swell Maps, The American Analog Set, Laura Krieg, Fung Po-Po and tons more. Thanks for listening.

  12. 25

    The Cold War Happy Hour #463

    New music this week from Swell Maps, Winter, Laura Krieg, and Eyes Of Spies--plus tons more. Thanks for listening.

  13. 24

    The Cold War Happy Hour #462

    New music this week from DWoods (feat. me on bass), Ghost Cop, Memorials, and A$AP Rocky--plus tons more. Thanks for listening.

  14. 23

    The Cold War Happy Hour #461

    Lots of great old faves this week from 1977-87 from the likes of The Teardrop Explodes, P/I/L, Ultravox, The Undertones--and tons more plus a couple new ones from Laura Krieg, Voice Of Spies, and Dorothy. Thanks for listening!

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #460

    Music this week from Winter, A$ap Rocky, Kenneth James Gibson, The Cleaners From Venus, Run Westy Run, Die Haut & Nick Cave and tons more. Thanks for listening.

  16. 21

    The Cold War Happy Hour #459

    Featuring music this week from Neu!, Kliché. Squeeze, Siekiera, Swell Maps, Deux Filles, DAF, and tons more. Thanks for listening.

  17. 20

    The Cold War Happy Hour #458

    New music this week from Yalla Miku, Monde UFO, Good Flying Birds, Elias Rønnenfelt, Sharp Pins, DWoods, Winter, Danz CM, Mandy, Indiana--and tons more. Good to be back. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #457

    Happy New Year! New music this week from Laura Krieg and DWoods -- also featuring the music of Killer Pussy, Les Animaux Sauvage, Devo Death, Captain Sensible and tons more. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #456

    New music this week from DWoods, The Drags, Danz CM, Pilocka Krach, Crush, and Charli xcx--also featuring music from Killer Pussy, Sven Wunder, The Serfs, Swell Maps, and Koridor (Zagreb)--and tons more. Thanks for listening.

  20. 17

    The Cold War Happy Hour #455 (Christmas episode)

    Happy holidays to you all from The Cold War Happy Hour. Thanks for listening.

  21. 16

    The Cold War Happy Hour #454

    New music this week from The Purrs, Colin Ryan's Superwords, Crush, Retail Drugs, Elias Rønnenfelt--also featuring music from Lusus Naturae and Bailter Space. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #453

    New music this week from Mason Lowe, DWoods, Rats On Rafts, Retail Drugs, Memorials, Mandy Indiana, Elias Rønnenfelt, and Good Flying Birds -- also featuring music by TouchCandy, Laura Krieg, TTSSFU, Swirlies, and tons more. Thanks for listening.

  23. 14

    The Cold War Happy Hour #452

    Featuring music this week from DWoods, Rats On Rafts, Bailter Space, Laura Krieg, Blutbraüer, Hallow GallowsThe Teardrop Explodes and tons more. Thanks for listening.

  24. 13

    The Cold War Happy Hour #451 (Fahrenheit)

    New music this week from Strange Lot, Elias Rønnenfelt, Legss, Jawnino, Golomb, Sharp Pins, and Winter, and featuring music from TTSSFU, Laura Krieg, Swell Maps, Bailter Space and tons more. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #450

    New music this week from Laura Krieg, Strange Lot, Winter, Rodolphe Burger, and Monde UFO--plus tons more to help you ease-on into the holiday season one toe at a time. Also, it's the 450th episode of the show! Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #449

    New music this week from The Pastor Chris Congregation & The West Virginia Snake Handler Revival, Kraków Loves Adana, Monde UFO, The Prongs, Elias Rønnenfelt, and CEREMONY east coast--plus tons more. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #448

    New music this week from The Prongs, Mason Lowe, Acapulco Lips, Sharp Pins, Laura Krieg, Elias Rønnenfelt, and Ceremony East Coast--plus tons of old faves. Thanks for listening.

  28. 9

    The Cold War Happy Hour #447 "Top-Shelf Halloween Extravaganza'

    New music from Test Plan, Elias Rønnenfelt, Ceremony East Coast, Pot-Pot--and featuring old faves from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Sonic Youth, A Place To Bury Strangers, The Cramps and tons more top shelf Halloween goodness. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #446

    New music this week from Winter and Ceremony East Coast, plus tons of older faves from Red Temple Saints, Butthole Surfers, Ultravox, MX-80, Public Circuit, My Bloody Valentine, and tons more, Thanks for listening.

  30. 7

    The Cold War Happy Hour #445

    New music this week from Mason Lowe, Acapulco Lips, Soap Horse, Test Plan, and Divide And Dissolve--plus tons more. Oh it's also the 9 year anniversary of The Cold War Happy Hour being on the air. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #444

    New tunes this week from The Black Lips and Swell Maps plus old faves from Bush Tetras, Can, The Jam, Savage Republic, The Butthole Surfers--and tons more. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #443

    New music this week from Endless Joy, A Place To Bury Strangers, Acapulco Lips, The Black Lips, Eat-Girls, another remastered track from the Swell Maps John Peel Sessions and tons more. Thanks for listening!

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #442

    New music this week from The Black Lips, The Acapulco Lips, Strange Lot, Les Animaux Sauvage, The Drags, Sharp Pins, and a reissue of Swell Maps' 1978 John Peel session on BBC 1--plus tons more. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #441

    New music this week from Strange Lot (Austin, TX), Almost An Island (LA), A Place To Bury Strangers (NYC), and Winter (NYC) -- plus tons of great lost oldies from The Minutemen, Tonto's Exploding Headband, Josef K, Depeche Mode, and tons more. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #440

    New music this week from Rona Rapadas, Sharp Pins, and Echa Cuervos--plus old faves from My Bloody Valentine, Pylon, Nikki Sudden, Minutemen, Die Haut & Nick Cave, Funkadelic, Tremelo Beer Gut, and tons more. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour episode #439

    On today's show we pay tribute to Alfred Hilsberg, founder of Zickzack Records & What's So Funny About Records with an hour long set dedicated to the man who coined the phrase Neue Deutsche Welle (German New Wave). We also have a new song from Rona Rapadas' new album Our Blood, and tons of great faves. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #438

    New music this week from Rona Rapadas, Psy-Lounge, The Black Lips, Snooper, and a newly remastered/reissued release from Swell Maps (their John Peel sessions from May 1979) PLUS tons more. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour episode #437

    Music this week from Die Haut & Nick Cave, Ride, Sparks, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Mint Field, and The Silver Apples to name a few. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour episode #436

    New music from Marta & Tricky, Datasal/The Sound Rays, Death & Vanilla, and N8noface--plus tons more. Thanks for listening.

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    The Cold War Happy Hour #435

    New music this week from Snooper, The Black Lips, Nation Of Language, Almost An Island, Mien, Marta & Tricky, BLZZN, and Slow Salvation--also wanted to welcome our new station in Portland, Oregon, KVBE 91.9fm serving West Portland. Thanks for listening!

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    The Cold War Happy Hour: Science & Sound - episode #434

    This episode of the Cold War Happy Hour kicks off with a fascinating discussion on psychological and behavioral experiments, touching on topics like the influence of fear on affiliation and the impact of visual deprivation on development. After this thought-provoking introduction, the show transitions into its signature blend of diverse music, featuring a track with a clear message about societal change and another evoking the enchanting, mystical atmosphere of a "South Sea Island." The episode closes with a high-energy "Bluebeat" track, leaving listeners with a vibrant sound.Music this week from Datasal/The Sound Rays, Echa Cuervos, Mien, Vanishing Twin, Riki, Die Haut & Nick Cave--plus tons more. Thanks for listening.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Cold War Happy Hour airs every Monday evening from 22:30-24 (CET) on 98,9FM Christianshavns Kanal in Copenhagen, and Wednesdays from 10pm-midnight on KPCR 92.9fm in Los Gatos/San Jose, CA, 101.9fm KMRT in Santa Cruz, and KVBE 91.1 FM in Portland, ORHosted and curated by Sandy Wilson, best known for his work as a music supervisor on Academy Award winning films Searching For Sugar Man (2012) and Undefeated (2011) and for his work with Light In The Attic Records, he digs deep to bring you 120 minutes of obscure gems and new favorites.Hosted by Sandy WilsonWhen Wednesdays 10 PM - 11:30 PMPirate Cat Radio KPCR 92.9FM, KMRT 101.9FM & KPCR.com

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The Cold War Happy Hour airs every Monday evening from 22:30-24 (CET) on 98,9FM Christianshavns Kanal in Copenhagen, and Wednesdays from 10pm-midnight on KPCR 92.9fm in Los Gatos/San Jose, CA, 101.9fm KMRT in Santa Cruz, and KVBE 91.1 FM in Portland, ORHosted and curated by Sandy Wilson, best known...

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