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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

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Favoriting March 30, 2022: so I went to see Sparks last night...
and the night before...

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments New Approx. start time
sparks  get in the swing   Favoriting indiscreet  island  1975      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
sparks  the rhythm thief   Favoriting lil' beethoven  lil' beethoven  2002      0:03:53 (Pop-up)
sparks  so may we start (feat. simon helberg)   Favoriting annette (cannes edition - selections from the original motion picture soundtrack)  milan  2021      0:09:08 (Pop-up)
sparks  when do i get to sing "my way"   Favoriting gratuitous sax & senseless violins  logic/bmg  1995      0:12:52 (Pop-up)
sparks  i predict   Favoriting angst in my pants  atlantic  1982      0:17:16 (Pop-up)
sparks  lawnmower   Favoriting a steady drip, drip, drip  bmg  2020      0:20:24 (Pop-up)
sparks  the number one song in heaven   Favoriting no. 1 in heaven  elektra  1979      0:24:05 (Pop-up)
sparks  my baby's taking me home   Favoriting lil' beethoven  lil' beethoven  2002      0:31:01 (Pop-up)
sparks  tips for teens   Favoriting 7"  why-fi  1981      0:35:41 (Pop-up)
sparks  this town ain't big enough for both of us   Favoriting kimono my house  island  1974      0:39:22 (Pop-up)
sparks  all that   Favoriting a steady drip, drip, drip  bmb  2020      0:42:13 (Pop-up)
 
hélène barbier  jersey swap   Favoriting regulus  celluloid lunch    bandcamp  *   1:00:05 (Pop-up)
the exbats  ghost in the record store   Favoriting now where were we  goner    bandcamp  *   1:02:28 (Pop-up)
illuminati hotties  sandwich sharer   Favoriting single  hopeless    bandcamp  *   1:05:01 (Pop-up)
billy swivs  time is not on my side   Favoriting 7"  wick    bandcamp  *   1:08:53 (Pop-up)
rolling blackouts coastal fever  tidal river   Favoriting endless rooms  sub pop    bandcamp  *   1:12:20 (Pop-up)
 
space panther  heatwave   Favoriting glamdemic!  main man      *   1:21:21 (Pop-up)
the slew  robbin' banks (doin' time)   Favoriting 100%  puget sound  2009      1:25:26 (Pop-up)
freeloader  attila the hun   Favoriting single  nat freedberg    bandcamp  *   1:29:28 (Pop-up)
the total rejection  turn your head around   Favoriting off the top of our heads...and other forbidden treasures  raving pop blast    bandcamp  *   1:31:55 (Pop-up)
stereophonics  hanging on your hinges   Favoriting oochya!  ignition      *   1:34:41 (Pop-up)
 
dennis diken with bell sound  bear (in my garden)   Favoriting single  sunset blvd.    bandcamp  *   1:46:34 (Pop-up)
neal francis  say your prayers   Favoriting in plain sight  ato    bandcamp  *   1:49:33 (Pop-up)
modern nature  performance   Favoriting island of noise  bella union    bandcamp  *   1:53:51 (Pop-up)
lulu lewis  dyscopia (rhettmatic & pablo remix)   Favoriting single  lulu lewis    alternate version of this song, which is on Bandcamp  *   1:59:00 (Pop-up)
spray  enough of the small talk, where's my money?   Favoriting ambiguous poems about death  analogue trash    bandcamp  *   2:03:46 (Pop-up)
 
 
RIP Nicky Tesco, frontman of The Members
the members  sound of the suburbs   Favoriting at the chelsea nightclub  virgin  1979      2:13:47 (Pop-up)
the members  radio   Favoriting 12"  genetic  1982      2:17:18 (Pop-up)
the members  solitary confinement   Favoriting at the chelsea nightclub  virgin  1979      2:21:18 (Pop-up)
 
grand splendid  you are the universe   Favoriting single  grand splendid      *   2:27:12 (Pop-up)
the flashcubes  tomorrow night (with shoes)   Favoriting single      bandcamp    2:32:05 (Pop-up)
 
juniper  turn to you   Favoriting va-if you gotta go-go, go-go now  sympathy for the record industry    forthcoming Go-Gos tribute, coming out on April 8  *   2:40:27 (Pop-up)
mattiel  jeff goldblum   Favoriting georgia gothic  ato    bandcamp  *   2:44:12 (Pop-up)
screensaver  clean current   Favoriting single  upset! the rhythm    bandcamp  *   2:47:28 (Pop-up)
x27  zoo   Favoriting your neu favorite band  narnack  2003      2:50:19 (Pop-up)
the afghan whigs  i'll make you see god   Favoriting i'll make you see god  bmg      *   2:52:17 (Pop-up)
savak  my book on siblings   Favoriting human error/human delight  ernest jenning record co.    live set coming up on the show in two weeks!
bandcamp
 
*   2:57:06 (Pop-up)
 


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Listener comments!

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B R M:

yessssssss
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Handy Haversack:

efd! All the other letters!

SPOX

So jealous.
  12:00pm
Danny in Poughkeepsie:

Great opening efd!!!!
  12:00pm
CalZone!:

Getting in the swing! I smell Sparks!
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Carmichael:

Yay Sparks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:01pm
Stevel:

"Hello down there..."
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:01pm
chresti:

Yay Sparks!
  12:01pm
clarke:

spaaaaaaahhhhhhks.
  12:01pm
Kat in Chicago:

Somehow I knew we’d be Starting With the Sparks today
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courtneynoir:

I thought I knew sadness until I got my first taste of not being at a Sparks concert anymore this past week .... It's rough
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:01pm
Krys O.:

Cool beans! Sparks 4 evah!
  12:02pm
Androu B.:

Hello, efd! And good for lucky ol' you! Wish I'd been there myself.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:02pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Where there's Sparks, fire is sure to follow! 🎇
  12:02pm
Gary:

Yes! What a joyous show Monday night.
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efd:

the line about the questionnaire was so prescient! I think about it every time I'm asked to review some random purchase or web site.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 12:02pm
jnif:

Great Sparks show last night!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:02pm
Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

Yay for Sparks to perk me up!
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efd:

also, I remember seeing a live "video" of this song on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert in the '70s
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:03pm
Yvang:

Hola Evan Swing Davies and all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:03pm
patrick321:

Well damn, I missed them this time. They played a great show at LPR a couple years ago.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:03pm
Krys O.:

What I hope to be remembered for after I'm gone: I was the person who spotted Ron and Russell Mael in the audience of the Big TNT Show. Will never forget that moment for as long as I live. :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:04pm
Glistener MW:

great Sparks pics on your IG, EFD! I'm so excited to see them later this week for what'll be my first time
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courtneynoir:

Lights out, Ibiza
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Figgsrock:

This is the least shocking EFD show opening of all time.
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solo mon:

Yes! Sparks was my first show in a while and was worth it!!!
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chresti:

I also like "throw her away and get a new one" and "everybody's stupid" from indiscreet.
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B R M:

Where did the groove go?
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Roberto:

Nico's lights went out in Ibiza.
  12:05pm
clarke:

the groove went HERE!!
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Erin in TO:

I'm seeing Sparks on Saturday for the first time and I am SO EXCITED
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Adriana DC:

The brothers rocked the Tennessee Theater at the Big Ears Festival!
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Carmichael:

I saw the doc and was intrigued by the song "Now I'm Only Dickin' Around."
  12:06pm
Kat in Chicago:

Haha Krys, that was awesome.
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courtneynoir:

When I got this promo in at the record store I worked at, I brought it to a party and put it on and everyone was pissed. I don't talk to those people anymore.
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Glistener MW:

Could this be an all-Sparks show from Noon-3:00? Here's hoping!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:06pm
Listener Jonny in South Central... (Ohio):

S'up Funk and the Funky.
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Hughie Considine:

Seeing Sparks on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert one night in the early '70s was for me what the Beatles on Ed Sullivan was for an earlier generation. I know this show will be gold.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:06pm
geegee vindaloo:

When I heard two songs in a row I expected the worst.. thank bejeezus not the case
  12:06pm
Kat in Chicago:

I really like that I have a mental image of them performing this live now
  12:06pm
clarke:

speaking of lights going out... we got some weather coming thru new orleans, so if the nola faction disappears.... we lost power.
  12:07pm
b0b0b0b0b0b0b Plasticland:

@hey Evan ... were you at the Sparks show??
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:08pm
Hughie Considine:

It's gonna rain
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:08pm
B R M:

have to say, last night's show was so joyful- I have not seen an audience in Town Hall EVER be that into it. Was so moving...
  12:09pm
b0b0b0b0b0b0b:

Sparks could have done an lp with Freddie Mercury
  12:09pm
Maria D:

Atlanta Sparks show was so much fun!
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courtneynoir:

the Chicago audience last week was sitting down for most of the show except for a few happy folks who couldn't resist the dance! It was weird, I gotta say
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:10pm
B R M:

Speaking of this, I have a deep hope that Ron has the original Baby Annette IRL
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efd:

@B R M and a real contrast to the audience on the first night, as I'd mentioned elsewhere. It took the night 1 audience a good 20-30 minutes to really get going.
  12:12pm
clarke:

is there a mankey still involved with Sparks?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:13pm
efd:

@clarke Not for many years, I don't think
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D Rok:

Are we doing an all Sparks show? I'd be totally okay with that!
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Glistener MW:

I still have to see "Annette"! I loved the same director's "Holy Motors" but haven't gotten to Annette yet as I was hoping it would hit a local cinema at some point... no such luck yet, though
  12:13pm
CalZone!:

So wish I could have been at one of those shows!
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solo mon:

Sparks show in Portland was incredible. The audience loved it. They sang along to all the songs like it was a Schlager beer garden.
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happymaan:

Loving the music but I had to login to make sure one of them didn't die or anything.
  12:14pm
clarke:

is it only moments until there is a monkey involved with Handy's Wild Kingdom?
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chresti:

I first saw Sparks when I first moved to LA in 76, at the Santa Monica Civic.
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luka:

saw SPOX when they were doin the two-man a few years back. Kat, were you at that Lincoln Hall show?
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efd:

@D Rok Sparks opening set. For an all-Sparks show you can check this fill-in I did last summer:
www.wfmu.org...
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LesleyK:

Hey efd..did you hear the Redd Kross cover of this? It's really great
  12:14pm
Will:

They should've kept their band name Halfnelson, they coulda been huge.
  12:16pm
Bill 💵:

Why all the Sparks songs?
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luka:

because they’re good, Bill.
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efd:

@Bill because I saw them last night and the night before and they were (and are) amazing.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:17pm
courtneynoir:

Why NOT all the Sparks songs?
  12:17pm
clarke:

this song will fade out.
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Handy Haversack:

Tune in every day to WSPX!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:18pm
chresti:

It's Sparks Day!
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Mike From Brooklyn:

Hello EFD & Listeners!
Hey Handy!
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Carmichael:

I just realized they have a song called "Baby Baby Can I Invade Your Country?"
  12:19pm
W Trenton Vinny:

Sparktacular Morning All!
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chresti:

They have the funniest titles.
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Figgsrock:

Hey @EFD and all, is there a good Sparks compilation for someone (say, me) that only knows the "big" singles (like "I Predict") that's a good catalog introduction?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:20pm
GR60:

@happymaan Same.
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Handy Haversack:

Hey, Mike!
  12:21pm
KAZ:

Such a diverse group of fans! Sparks is finally getting the recognition they deserve!
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chresti:

Kimono My House is a good place to start, Figgs
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Hughie Considine:

Mael Intuition is pretty great, @Figgsrock
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Baja Joe:

What other radio station would allow a DJ to do what EFD is doing right now. I predict your answer will be, "None."
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Carmichael:

Whomp That Sucker is also a good album.
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Autumn from Kansas:

I got rid of all my grass so I won't have to push the dang lawnmower
  12:21pm
KWilde:

All the 70's Island albums are great. I also discovered the as a kid watching Don Kirshner - have loved them ever since
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:22pm
solo mon:

The first 2 albums are my favorites. But also kimono my house.
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efd:

@Figgsrock the Past Tense comp is a pretty good overview; it came out in 2019.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:22pm
mariano:

'Afternoon, efd, folks. Let's spark it up!
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luka:

what albums have “moustache” and “sextown usa”. those albums.
  12:22pm
KWilde:

discovered them
  12:22pm
Tamar:

Are you playing yesterday's whole show? ❤️
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:22pm
Glistener MW:

Autumn, that budgie gif is hypnotic!!! -- I also didn't realize we could set animated gifs as our icons until now
  12:22pm
Bill 💵:

No I love Sparks! I just didn’t realize that they were on tour. Thanks Evan!
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solo mon:

“A Woofer in Tweeters Clothing” is the best album title ever.
  12:23pm
Androu B.:

@Figgsrock

Here's a good place to start:
https://www.sparkives.com/
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efd:

@Tamar not the *whole* show... :)
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Figgsrock:

Thanks @EFD and @Androu!
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solo mon:

Yesssssssssssss Giorgio
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efd:

New Music For Amnesiacs is another good comp, from 2013
  12:24pm
Andres:

My fave Sparks album!!!
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People Like Us:

Russ singing karaoke: www.youtube.com...
  12:24pm
clarke:

their most "accessible" album is Angst In My Pants (i think)
  12:24pm
Danny in Poughkeepsie:

Thanks efd for this!!!
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Carmichael:

The rest of the show will be from the night before. 😱
  12:24pm
Stevel:

Great Sparks set! Glad you enjoyed the shows!
  12:25pm
Androu B.:

Greets, Vickie/PLU!
  12:25pm
Bill 💵:

My favorite album is propaganda
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Mick:

The show last night was so so fun! Thanks efd for this celebratory set
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:26pm
solo mon:

Makes me wanna listen to E=mc squared by Giorgio
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:26pm
Drea in Greenpoint:

This is such a great way to kick off Wednesday afternoon! Thanks for the Sparks set, efd!
  12:26pm
Bill 💵:

Who would ever write a song called Achoo? Sparks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:27pm
disco_nap_:

Loving this Sparks moment
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solo mon:

This song is bananas 🍌
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Carmichael:

They collaborated with Giorgio on this song (no. 1 Song).
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Handy Haversack:

Hey, Drea! Greenpoint represent!
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Krys O.:

@Carmichael: Georgio produced the whole album.
  12:28pm
kleoville:

Was at the show last night, and it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen! They were incredible! The audience loved them to death and the band was so generous and appreciative of all that enthusiasm. Russel's voice is insane.
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Carmichael:

Even better, Krys!
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mndave:

Absolutely seething at the conference call I have to listen to instead of this. Seething.
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vinylmonkee:

This song is the number one way to improve my day
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:28pm
Handy Haversack:

Now we can all always say, "Remember that time efd had seen Sparks and started the show with a full Sparks set and everybody was happy?"!
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prof.fuzz:

Good afternoon EFD!
Handy! Clarke! BRM!
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solo mon:

I’m so impressed w Russell voice - it’s incredible he can do this all live
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Figgsrock:

@EFD--apparently after I watched the Sparks doc during my New Year's Eve music doc marathon I must have done some very late night googling, because that Sparks comp was saved in my wishlist on January 1st!
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efd:

His breath control at the age of 73 is out of this world
  12:29pm
Stevel:

[dancing whilst cooking]
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DjLorraine:

Cooh John just saw Sparks! (I have alerted him)
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solo mon:

“If you should die while crossing the street…”
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:30pm
karlward:

Love this song
  12:30pm
Androu B.:

Sparks was to UK pop what Frank Zappa was to underground alternative rock. Wouldn't be surprising to find out that both share similar sensibilities about music.
  12:30pm
miniteeny:

Awesome show last nite
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:30pm
Handy Haversack:

prof.fuzz!
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Glistener MW:

EFD = the number one DJ in heaven!

#ThingsThatCouldBeTakenNicelyOrCreepily
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Drea in Greenpoint:

Greenpoint pride, Handy!
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People Like Us:

My favourite Sparks song
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Krys O.:

I love ALL the Sparks albums. :)
  12:31pm
clarke:

FUZZZZZ
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Carmichael:

Even though they are from LA County, they have a huge UK following.
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courtneynoir:

Seeing this song live is something I think everyone should do.
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Yvang:

So many hits!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:32pm
Handy Haversack:

Drea, have you noticed that Champion Coffee at Manhattan and Dupont is turning into For the Record: Coffee and Vinyl? I am curious!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:32pm
Glistener MW:

Me too of their later material, Vicki! That live version in the documentary reduced me to tears. I hope they play it when I see them soon
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:32pm
Krys O.:

I'm a Suburban Homeboy often finds its way into my brain.
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solo mon:

This song structure is perfect.
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People Like Us:

the doc is beautiful
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Drea in Greenpoint:

Handy, yes I did! I went in once to try their latte, but there was a long line and I had too many groceries, next time!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:33pm
efd:

@solo I was just gonna say, this is really a triumph of songwriting
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

Let me add that I wish I could have seen Sparks.
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CarB:

Sparks morning on west coast
  12:34pm
Stevel:

Wonderful!
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Hughie Considine:

Got to see the Lil Beethoven tour - the show in Central Park was an amazing moment just to finally see them.
  12:34pm
Androu B.:

Oh, yes, that's one thing Sparks & Zappa have in common: both are/were SoCal residents.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:35pm
Hughie Considine:

Sparks and Zappa probably had similar waistlines too, I'll bet
  12:35pm
Androu B.:

Greets, Threemoons!
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KevinfromBayRidge:

Hello all...I second Threemoons 12:33 remark. Someday...
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solo mon:

Not kidding- I woke up singing this song lol
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 12:35pm
Krys O.:

LOL, Hughie!
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Mi-rgod:

Count me in on the Sparks love! Saw them last week in DC the day after seeing the BSO perform The Firebird (Strinvinsky's Only Hit?)

Pretty good week for music...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:36pm
Alvy Singer:

Nice EFD. Playing a track off of Whomp That Sucker. They used the band Bates Motel on this record and I believe four others.
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courtneynoir:

I loved them adding a few extra "Don't eat that burger, has it got mayonnaise?" on to end the song live - it is the most fun to sing
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Joe B:

hey efd and everyone.
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Carmichael:

How many band members were onstage? I would guess 9.
  12:37pm
KAZ:

Tips for Teens...words to live by!
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solo mon:

Don’t eat that burger has it got mayonnaise? Give it to me
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efd:

reminder that Sparks played live right here at WFMU in 2017, on Brian Turner's show: wfmu.org...
  12:37pm
clarke:

'lo Joe
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Threemoons 🌛🌕🌜:

I have Tips for Teens on some kind of smallish Sparks compilation CD that had 7 songs on it. Can't remember where I got it--may have been at a WFMU Record Fair ages ago!
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solo mon:

Don’t eat that curry before that very important date
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efd:

@Carmichael 6, including R&R. They were down one guitar player who'd come down with Covid last week.
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happymaan:

Thanks for the link @efd
  12:38pm
Kat in Chicago:

@luka the show I just saw at Copernicus Center here was my first ever Sparks show. Better late than never I guess
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KevinfromBayRidge:

Zappa was definitely an influence. Wish FZ had stayed in this orbit.
  12:39pm
KAZ:

Thanks EFD....I thought there were 3 guitars last time they played in NYC
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Carmichael:

You can go their website and join their Maeling list, HA HA
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solo mon:

Elephants and tacky tigers 🐅 ✨
  12:40pm
Bill 💵:

I remember watching them on Don Kirshner‘s rock concert. I immediately went out and bought the propaganda album!
  12:40pm
KAZ:

Anyone remember Mary Martin?
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efd:

the drums when they played this live were just BOOMING!! So great.
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Carmichael:

Mary Martin? You mean Dano's mom?
  12:41pm
miniteeny:

Yassss
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efd:

fan club president
  12:41pm
Stevel:

They’re near Detroit on April 1, then they bugger off to Europe. Drat! Might have made that one with previous planning.
  12:41pm
KAZ:

Who was she? Ron & Russ mom?
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Erin in TO:

Clay playing "This town ain't big enough for both of us" on Wake was my first exposure to Sparks, I love that song so much
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Alvy Singer:

If you had to point to one song that really influenced Sparks or at least Ron, I would have to say it was "My White Bicycle" by Tomorrow.
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Krys O.:

Their mom was Miriam Mael. She did run their fan club, but she's passed on.
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Hughie Considine:

@Bill, that was me. Kirshner and Propaganda was the gateway. I've tried to find it on youtube -- there's footage from an earlier performance on the Kimono tour, but I'm positive that the Propganda tour stuff aired in summer -- because I was at soccer camp and that's how I was able to see it at all. Thing is, I know I saw them play "Reinforcements," but I cannot find it anywhere.
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chresti:

I sing this town ain't big enough for both of us to Franco when we're both in the crowded kitchen.
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efd:

I believe Mary Martin was a regular fan who stepped up and got more involved
  12:45pm
clarke:

where u go to soccer camp Hughie?
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Krys O.:

Whomp That Sucker was my gateway album in high school in 1981.
  12:45pm
katharsis:

Hello all. Lovely just lovely.
  12:46pm
Stevel:

How are so many songs so fucking good? How?!
  12:46pm
KAZ:

This set has made my day! Thank you!!
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Handy Haversack:

Your joy in the show is so clear in the setlist, efd! What a great thing! So good!
  12:46pm
Stevel:

Beautiful set. Great ending.

Sparks offer a lot to work with!
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Carmichael:

Mary Martin was the pseudonym used by their mother, acting in her capacity as president of the fan club.
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Hughie Considine:

Lakewood, NJ, Clarke -- not far from Lakehurst of Hindenburg fame. At a women's college. It was very memorable. We had the whole place to ourselves over the weekend because our mothers signed us up for 2 weeks but everyone else just signed up for one. So, unthinkable as it sounds, three 13-year-olds were left in a dorm overnight -- and we watched Sparks and had our minds blown! Thanks for asking!
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Joe B:

same set - if it ain't broke, don't fix it
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Carmichael:

The other, real actress Mary Martin was the mother of the actor on Hawaii Five-0 who portrayed Dano.
  12:48pm
clarke:

i had a similar un-guardianed dorm weekend at Clemson soccer camp
  12:48pm
Stevel:

Shocked. Stunned.
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Hughie Considine:

ha, guess it was just a thing with soccer camps, eh @clarke? Let boys be boys!
  12:50pm
other andrew b:

When I first heard multiple Sparks songs from the other room< thought the worst. If you want to fill the rest of the show with Sparks, I'd be ok with that.
  12:50pm
clarke:

getting someone to buy you beer in town - sneaking it into the dorm, etc.
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People Like Us:

ha ha
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Hughie Considine:

by the end the spell has taken effect
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slocker:

So glad you had an occasion to dedicate an entire set to an artist who is still with us and going strong!
  12:51pm
clarke:

which is, Handy, how i was able to listen to an atlanta radio station - WFOX? - at clemson.
  12:51pm
miniteeny:

Music keeps ‘em young!
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chresti:

Maybe they play tennis
  12:52pm
anders:

#1 song in heaven best song ever!
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courtneynoir:

**spoiler alert** Throwing "Shopping Mall Of Love" in the live set was a treat as well.
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LesleyK:

Russell is 73-- Ron is actually 76 i read
  12:53pm
Danny in Poughkeepsie:

efd I saw that tour at My Fathers Place and got to meet them
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Roberto:

Carmichael, I think you mean Helen Hayes. Mary Martin was Larry Hagman's (of Dallas and I Dream of Jeannie fame) mother.
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LesleyK:

I saw when they played the free show in Central Park... was that the lil Beethoven era? i think so...
  12:54pm
Kat in Chicago:

When I folded my old radio show and started my new one, the theme for the first show was repetition. That theme was chosen primarily as an excuse to close the show with “My Baby’s Taking Me Home.”
  12:54pm
JA:

Ron is keyboards
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G:

Spark it up! Sunny and super windy here in New Orleans, supposed to be bad storms and maybe a stray tornado after 4-5CT. Nice weather coming back after that, though, 75-80 every day.
  12:55pm
Androu B.:

My fave Sparks tune of all: "Monster Of Love"
  12:55pm
anders:

Really enjoyed Ron’s spoken word at the live show
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Handy Haversack:

We have a Poisson Rouge occurrence!
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radioronan:

In meetings, just tuning in..Agree! Saw show last night - fantastic. Audience response made me teary. So happy for them.
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Handy Haversack:

Nice, radioronan!
  12:59pm
Somerville Tracy:

Saw them in DC and it was such a joyful show
  12:59pm
Susan:

Thankyo Evan, I’m still on cloud 9 after last night…this is a sweet grounding ❤️❤️
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Handy Haversack:

Exbats! Inez 2027!
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prof.fuzz:

I've really been diggin' the new exbats record.
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K8:

EXBATS!!! Love it! Hi Evan and Everyone!
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LesleyK:

can you post that LINK to the live WFMU Sparks appearance here again? i can't seem to find it
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Krys O.:

Here, LesleyK: wfmu.org...
  1:04pm
Jim:

Yes, Steven Nistor was dead on with the drumming, great timing, groovy pocket, and perfect dynamics. Really impressive to watch (especially the electronic based stuff).
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vinylmonkee:

illuminati hotties! Awesome live band
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K8:

Illuminati Hotties is a freaking fabulous band name. Damn.
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LesleyK:

Thanks Krys O!
  1:07pm
Russ Barbone:

Russell is the singer, not Ron!
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DouglasInDallas:

'sandwich sharer" by illuminati hotties is a hot jam worthy of their hot name💕
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efd:

did I say Ron was the singer?! Obviously an error on my part!
  1:09pm
KWilde:

Swivs!
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Handy Haversack:

I wonder if this song holds the WFMU record for most metadata versions. Makes sense it would be a single that wears that crown.
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efd:

my excitement must have gotten the better of me.
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Frank In Queens:

Hey hey! I've got an hour of respite in the middle of a very annoying work day. Glad I'm able to spend it listening to efd!
  1:10pm
Stevel:

What a great set! Loving the Billy Swivs! Commitment on the vocals!
  1:10pm
clarke:

FiQ!!!!
  1:11pm
egould310:

@Stevel agree this is lit.
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Handy Haversack:

Hey, Frank!
  1:13pm
clarke:

handy - read up.
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Frank In Queens:

Heya clarke and Handy.
  1:15pm
clarke:

what's happ?? who's buggin ya?
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, seemingly everyone and everything.
  1:16pm
clarke:

i'll step back, ha ha.
  1:17pm
clarke:

one of those days. say you are dragging an extension cord - it is going to catch on EVERYthing it possible CAN catch onto.
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Frank In Queens:

@clakre, at work, I mean!
  1:19pm
clarke:

yes, that too! ; ]
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Handy Haversack:

What am I reading up on, clarke?
  1:19pm
clarke:

i wuz mentioning an atlanta radio station - was it WFOX??
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Frank In Queens:

I'm home now, so that helps. But I have to be on another call in 40 min.
  1:21pm
clarke:

anyway, when i was at soccer camp as a yout', somehow this station had powerful signal enough to reach to clemson, sc! at the time, it was a good FM station!
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Handy Haversack:

Ah, gotcha! I think WFOX was the Fox TV affiliate? I can't remember the call sign for 96 Rock somehow. And before a mid-eighties format change, Z93 was a pretty good station as I recall. By high school I was mostly listening to WRAS (Ga. State) and WREK (Ga. Tech).
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herb.nyc:

just (re)tuned in, and see ILLUMINATI HOTTIES. the young librarian at my local site had the tee on, so i asked about the band. on further research, i learned the BETHS mentioned them. will note that in my notes, so i can notice later on.
  1:24pm
clarke:

yes, played at WREK in the 80's. this was a powerful station that was pretty eclectic for that time - kinda like this station in jackson, MS, actually or WFMF in baton rouge (before it went all-disco, that is).
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Handy Haversack:

Apparently 96 Rock still exists. WKLS. Maybe it's only digital now though? And so does Z93 --99,000 watts!

96 Rock was the one with the Perfect Album Side contest in which I once won $50 in Turtles coins!
  1:26pm
clarke:

right-o!! i am sure by the time you were 'of age' this station probably started sucking, anyway.
  1:28pm
clarke:

my (shaky) memory wants to say it was around 100 on the FM dial, tho. 101??
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drr:

Can you play The Bags' "Ivan the Terrible" after "Attilla The Hun"?
  1:31pm
clarke:

nat freedburg??
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Handy Haversack:

clarke, there was 99X, too, which was "alternative" in the nineties. They'd sponsor Lollapalooza and suchlike things.
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herb.nyc:

"attila the hun"? aside - i wonder whats up with ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER.
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Stevel:

Who else can cut together a deep-cut/cross-section glam set like this? Huh? (Maybe Mike Sin.)
  1:32pm
clarke:

hmm. we are talking mid-70's for me, ha ha ha.
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Handy Haversack:

I didn't begin "broadcasting" till 1974, clarke!
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vinylmonkee:

Going back to illuminati hotties, a certain other radio station just posted their live set:
youtu.be...
  1:35pm
clarke:

that's about the time i was referring to, ha ha. i liked your latest transmission (during marathon)!
  1:35pm
MGP:

Loving all these new releases today!Thank you
  1:36pm
clarke:

i could have been listening to the tunes handy was conceived to!!
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McGroovey:

That space panther song was riff-o-licious. (I couldn't comment until noe because I was driving.)
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ParUbi:

Hey guys
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Carmichael:

Roberto, you sure know your old lady actresses.
  1:40pm
clarke:

diggin' the longhorn McG!! "new"??
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ifeelfatnsassy:

I think the lead guitarist from The Slew passed away last year. They were working on a new album, but now I think that's getting shelved.
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Rosey is Listening on 91.1 MHz:

It's a nice photo too!
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McGroovey:

No. It's 18 years old now. I play it a lot, hence the paint wear.
  1:42pm
Layet Johnson:

*followed!*
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Handy Haversack:

SMAH!! SMAH!!

I am now socially mediated for another week. The Social Media Air Horn is the only platform I use!
  1:42pm
clarke:

kewl!
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courtneynoir:

Good to hear the Courtney Noir Social Media Airhorn getting some play today
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Frank In Queens:

Hahaha, nice Courtney!
  1:43pm
clarke:

sounds better now, court!!
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Handy Haversack:

I think we got there. Thanks for keeping me socially mediated, Courtney!
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LesleyK:

Courtney!!
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courtneynoir:

[airhorn noise]
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B R M:

I still haven't heard on my adoption requests... one day, my adoption dream will come true, I just know it.
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Carmichael:

Is that a Danelectro, McGroovey?
  1:44pm
Androu B.:

Are we at a soccer match in Mexico? Hah!
  1:45pm
Kat in Chicago:

Nice, courtney! Dang it, I forgot to adopt anything/anyone.
  1:45pm
clarke:

another good Bear Family song from that comp is Joey Spampinato's It Was A Bear!
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Handy Haversack:

I'm sure it's not too late, Kat.

www.flickr.com...
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Carmichael:

I was considering the blinky thingies in the basement, but ran outta dough.
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McGroovey:

@courtneynoir No, it's a Jerry Jones copy of a Danelectro. But I also have actual Danelectros.
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efd:

@B R M you should email ad0pt@wfmu.org to check. I think that's the right address - a zero in "ad0pt"
Or check with listener services man about town Joe McGasko
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ifeelfatnsassy:

Yeah, confirmed that Jorgen Erik Steen died in 2021. But doesn't seem like he was one of the active musicians in the band, so maybe the second album is still in the works. www.instagram.com...
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herb.nyc:

"i beg yr pardon, i never promised you a bear (in yr garden)..."
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efd:

sad news, @ifeelfatnsassy. Thanks for letting us know.
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Various Julius:

So many nice touches on this Neal Francis record
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B R M:

@efd thank you for that!
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efd:

@Various Julius it really rewards repeated listening.
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Various Julius:

Still in pretty heavy rotation here
  1:52pm
clarke:

frank - hope you have a better afternoon, mate!! guessing it is time for your zoom.
  1:54pm
Androu B.:

In case no one has read it yet, I told a story about a guy I met at an electronics store last week who, as it turns out, bought out the entire estate of the late, great Pat Dinizio.
Read it here @8:30:

https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/113956
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, yeah a few minutes to go. Things are looking up as half the people that were supposed to be on the call had to drop off. Hopefully I can tune back in before 3.
  1:55pm
clarke:

oh wow - pat actually "moved" to new orleans for a while, and i was pretty chummy w/him.

nice, Frank!!
  1:58pm
clarke:

nice, Androu!! i KNOW that pat would like to see his stuff getting cool use!! he was that way.
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Handy Haversack:

Woo hoo, Lulu Lewis!
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K8:

Yay, Lulu Lewis! They're going to play at BQuakE, a music series I'm curating at Mama Tried on June 22nd...free show!
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Handy Haversack:

I'll be there, K8!
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efd:

maybe that will be show where I'll finally see them live! I'm going to miss their late April show.
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K8:

Oh, I know you will, Handy. Come join us, EFD! (And everybody!). I will be fun. I promise.
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K8:

Or IT will be fun...is what I meant. I'll be fun, too, but you know...that's not the main draw.
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efd:

as long as SOMETHING will be fun!
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LesleyK:

oh i love Mama Tried! i will be there hopefully
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Handy Haversack:

We're big fans of Mama Tried, too, LesleyK!
  2:05pm
clarke:

future marathon tune?
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K8:

Cool, LesleyK! Yes, please, come on down...ALL THINGS and PEOPLE will be fun!
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Various Julius:

Spray just got my money
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efd:

@clarke I had the same thought! Check back next year!
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herb.nyc:

june 22 at mama tried? let me write that down.

"where's my money?" - gotcha, my marathon check was mailed in full.
  2:06pm
clarke:

or this fall!!
  2:07pm
Androu B.:

@clarke

I suggested to him that he should consider donating some of those items, the instruments in particular, to the Carteret Performing Arts and Events Center for public display.
  2:07pm
clarke:

where's the money, lebowski?
  2:08pm
clarke:

@Androu - i think pat would like that - but, dennis would know better.
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Handy Haversack:

You're not dealing with morons.
  2:09pm
clarke:

skweeek fer yerself, HH
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Mike J:

EFD - saw Silver Synthetic here in Denver last night. Awesome show with at least 2 new songs!!
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K8:

@herb.nyc...yep! Lulu Lewis will be at Mama Tried on Wed. June 22nd, free show. They'll be on at 9...two other bands before them. I'm still filling out the bill. But it's outdoors and Mama Tried has very good vibes.
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G:

Silver Synthetic are playing in New Orleans this weekend. They get around...
  2:13pm
clarke:

where's that G? (they are from here btw)
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efd:

some festival Saturday morning/early afternoon, right G?
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efd:

@Mike J cool that you got to see them!
  2:15pm
clarke:

will u be here by then, EFD?
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efd:

nope, too early in the day for me
  2:16pm
clarke:

ah, drats.
  2:16pm
Androu B.:

@clarke

Btw, do you have any news on that petition that Dennis and the other band members were bandying about for the last 10 years or so to name a street in Scotch Plains in Pat's honor?
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efd:

something Hog something something fest???
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G:

Hogs for the Cause charity festival, Saturday. I need to go because Mary Ellen is a partner in the law firm that is a festival sponsor. Kind of a command performance lol
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efd:

there you go
  2:17pm
clarke:

is that near the 'dome??

Androu - i don't know about that petition. great concept, tho!
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LesleyK:

@K8-I just put in my calendar! (i also think I may do my bday at Mama tried on june 12-- nate k and tom dash are DJing that day) love that place
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Michael Shelley:

I believe I have a SQUARE members 45
  2:19pm
clarke:

let's not be el seven!
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efd:

@Michael wow!
  2:21pm
clarke:

ahhh, hogs for the cause is out at the lakefront - don't think i will ride my bike out thar. u never know - but would have to miss shelley show so that's a no
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G:

@clarke: UNO Lakefront. It's a pediatric cancer fundraiser, back after two Rona cancellations
  2:22pm
clarke:

saw dat.
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Michael Shelley:

www.rootsvinylguide.com...
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herb.nyc:

"solitary confinement" - maybe i heard the (newtown) neurotics verson first. i can't remember. so so long ago.
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efd:

cool, Michael!
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Handy Haversack:

LesleyK, we went and saw Nate spin indoors there in ... Feb.? K8's band played there several times last year, and she's been booking these nights there as well. We love the folx who run the place. A great addition to Brooklyn.
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McGroovey:

I bought The Members' "Flying Again" single for 50¢ in a used record store in about 1982, didn't love it, and figured I wasn't destined to be a Members fan.

I don't dislike them; I just prefer other British Isles bands of the era with similar elements (The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, ...)
  2:25pm
other andrew b:

Around this time my mom, a scot, said something like "it's so nice to here these bands singing in their natural accents"
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LesleyK:

@Handy--oh i was prob there that day in Feb-- but a bit towards the end if i remember correctly.
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Stevel:

Kindof a European Home Reggae feel to the end of Solitary Confinement.
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clarke:

kinda agree w/McG
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mariano:

In high school, way before I'd heard of the Members, some friends and I had a short-lived, never-played-an-actual-gig band called the Throbbing Members. Originally it was Jesus with Antlers, but the drummer was a fairly devout Baptist so we changed it. Apparently Jesus is OK with members that throb.
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clarke:

where was that Mariano??
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K8:

@LesleyK--Yay! So glad you'll be there...check out the Mama Tried calendar for the other BQuakE dates. The first one is May 19th, with my band, Creek and Kills, and Sweetbreads, who are fantastic. I'm firming up the third....lotsa booking e-mails these days!
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Stevel:

mariano: Hilarious story!
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McGroovey:

@K8 I'm putting that on my calendar also. Can you say who the other bands are?
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Carmichael:

I was considering joining a band Called H.E. Double Hockey Sticks, until I found out they were Mormon rockers.
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efd:

cracks me up that "Throbbing Members" was preferable to "Jesus With Antlers"
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clarke:

she can but then she would have to kill you.
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LesleyK:

@K8, i have Amyl and Sniffers on May 19 but will check try to make the other ones!
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LesleyK:

check calendar i meant, and try to make other ones
  2:31pm
Andres:

Mariano: Looking forward to the reunion tour!
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Handy Haversack:

Argh, LesleyK! You're lucky! We had tix to the canceled Amyl show and then couldn't get tix to that May show because they are deliverable only via app and we don't (won't) use smartphones
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mariano:

clarke: Shreveport.

efd: Right? And this guy was drinking, smoking weed, and chasing tail just like the rest of us. He fell back on the "Well, once saved always saved" defense.

Andres: You know, it might be just what the world needs right now.
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K8:

Ah, dang! That Amyl show is going to be so good! Enjoy!
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Handy Haversack:

Also, gotta go talk to a coworker. In case it's one of *those* conversations, I'll say thanks now efd! And reiterate how great it was to get to chat at Eyelids last week. Hope to see you many more times!

Stay funked, everyone!

Once more, with feeling:

SPOX
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LesleyK:

yeah handy the app thing is annoying. I had it for the english beat last night--i couldn't' remember my password so they just looked up my name anyways
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efd:

ah yes, the famous "they can only hang me once" excuse
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mariano:

See ya, Handy, and hi, K8!
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K8:

@LesleyK...the BQuakE on July 22nd will have Creek and Kills, Faith NYC, and Girls on Grass, which I'm pretty excited about all that!
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LesleyK:

oh i know Nancy from girls on grass! will be there!!
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Figgsrock:

Hey, the power pop legends of Central New York!
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Mef G:

Love this Shoes cover!
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K8:

@LesleyK--cool, cool! It will most likely be fireswamp hot by then, but that's when those freezie drinks they have at Mama Tried taste the best!
  2:36pm
clarke:

Sport City!!! well, we'll have something to discuss on monday!!
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LesleyK:

:)
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LesleyK:

gotta get back to work here now.. great show efd!
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Juli:

Hey guyssss

Great Show Evan!

Scott’s show: plan is to exercise:shower leave the house or organize writing:

I think I may need to make a major change like location change or a studio to organize is:

Desperate need of funding if ppl know of grants: was thinking of starting as a non profit to create a space to work and sell in
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mariano:

Really looking forward to it, clarke!
  2:38pm
clarke:

i know McGroovey is huge on Flashcubes!!
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McGroovey:

Yeah, Flashcubes! I know them a little. My cousin used to do sound, etc, for them. I think they're working on a whole album of covers.

They did a whole album of Roy Wood songs a few years ago.

Also see: Screen Test, which is three of the four Flashcubes, because the 4th one lives in Boston, not Syracuse. He has another band based in Boston (formerly based on Syracuse also) called 1.4.5.
  2:39pm
clarke:

see!!
  2:40pm
clarke:

JUPE!!!!!! #1!!!
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Juli:

W such loftiness in my ideas it is difficult to know where to start haha

But my pitch is down for a film and a play:::::

Music is my heart and filming needs
Writing and paint: noise:

Oof I feel like the space to create is everything
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K8:

Yay, Juniper AND The Go-gos meet in true girlcentric goodness as Sheila B might've once said...
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clarke:

googling screen test is a little tough - as i tried last time u mentioned. got an album title?
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Juli:

I mean I can piece together my set up in my room if I save a grand: no funding needed:I will always dream of studio space tho

Anyone else?
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Michael Shelley:

World radio premier I believe!
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W Trenton Vinny:

really nice track
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efd:

ooh!
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Frank In Queens:

I thought I recognized that voice!
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K8:

@Michael Shelley...sounds great!!! Congrats to you and Juniper!
  2:43pm
clarke:

this is FANTASTIC!!!
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Juli:

This song is making me v happy haha
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McGroovey:

www.discogs.com...
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Roberto:

Dayum
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clarke:

DIGGIN the muted drum sound!!
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McGroovey:

"Through The Past, Brightly" compiles most '80s Screen Test songs.
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Jeremy:

Wow! Go go Juniper!
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K8:

Ah, jeez, and now Mattiel! They were so fantastic at Baby's All Right back a few weeks ago...just love them!
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clarke:

McG - i refuse to accept Discogs cookie policy so my screen gets blocked out at a certain point.
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clarke:

thnx, will check TTPB!!
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McGroovey:

No, also "Inspired Humans Making Noise - An Anthology 1980-1986" : between the two, you get everything Screen Test did in the eighties.
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clarke:

noted, sir!
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joe from montclair:

loved that Mattiel track
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Ciggy:

RIP Nicky Tesco.
I loved to hear the Members on The New Afternoon Show. Their songs gave me an extra bounce to my step whilst listening on my Walkman.
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Mike Sin:

Enjoying the show today. Had to duck out around 2, but I've got the end of your show here cranking quite loudly now!
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McGroovey:

Arty Lenin and Gary Frenay of the Flashcubes/Screen Test have also made solo albums that are great.
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Juli:

What happened to Juniper?!
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Juli:

This musick is exactly what I need rn ty
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McGroovey:

And Arty and Gary have another band called The Fab Cats, which is half Arty & Gary original songs, half covers. Only one of the Fab Cats albums shows up on Discogs.
  2:53pm
Randy in NC:

Starting with the Sparks! Missed it. But saw them in Raleigh this past Friday. Fun show at a small club. Russell said, "now this is a venue!" It seems like the set list is the same every night.
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efd:

hey Randy! It's been a minute, hope you're well.
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Handy Haversack:

Dang, you miss a lot when you talk to coworkers. Thanks again, efd!
  2:55pm
Randy in NC:

Doing well, yes! I saw that Mitch Easter was there wearing a Sparks shirt.
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Androu B.:

Thanx for a Sparks-tacular opening set and overall great show, efd!
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K8:

Aw, dang! It's almost that time! Thanks so much, EFD! SO nice to be home and able to really enjoy your show and chat with folx...have a great rest of your Wednesday, everybody!
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radioronan:

Thanks, Evan!
  2:56pm
morphe':

Thanks efd and all !!!!
  2:57pm
clarke:

another fun show, c ya'll soonlike!!!!
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Alvy Singer:

Another excellent show Evan. Thanks so much.
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Carmichael:

Thanks Evan and radio gang. Tomorrow is a state holiday, so this is like Friday!
  2:59pm
Androu B.:

And you do know what Friday is, don't you, folx?
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mariano:

Thank you, efd! Looking forward to lunch on Monday with you and the other NOLA-Accubums.
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pollypinocle:

Thanks, Evan! Great show!
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vinylmonkee:

Thanks EFD!
  3:01pm
Androu B.:

HOO-RAH!!! Dwayne and his train! Can't wait!
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70MilesOut:

Thanks, EFD!
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McGroovey:

The seems to bea glitch in the WFMU matrix. Scott's playlist isn't showing up. But he probably knows that by now.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY Always DJ efd ~
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