Oh, my friends, my good, good friends! What a time it’s been. We apologize for the break in service & would like to assure you that systems will be fully operational again as soon as possible. Meanwhile, here’s the most … Continue reading →

Ghoul afternwhoooooon—it’s the haunted edition of the Revolutionscary Plastics Howl! This week is fundraiser week at the station, so, for your listening pleasure, I’ve eviscerated (without anesthesia!) the chunks of the show that consist of me asking for money, leaving … Continue reading →

This week: a sort of loosely thematic collection of songs about… well, judge for yourself, friends. Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-Four RJD2—Get Off My Spaceship, Bitch – Rose Royce—You Can’t Please Everybody Brooklyn Dreams—That’s Not the Way That Your Mama … Continue reading →

Some awkward novelty rap (ft. Tommy Boy’s Monica Lynch as a sassy Around-The-Way Girl, as well as 3rd Bass’ penultimate release & another Mix-A-Lot gem), some charming country gentlemen, some other assorted items of broadly general interest & that’s a … Continue reading →

As is becoming standard operating procedure, the run-down on the wrap-up is on its way; in the meantime, here’s the music… Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-Two Stevie Wonder—Part-Time Lover (instrumental) – Foxy—Lady of the Streets Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey … Continue reading →

Yes: Musical descriptions, lyrical observations & ponderous musings yet to come… Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty-One Jimmy Spicer—The Bubble Bunch (instrumental) – Evolutionary Control Committee—Rebel Without a Pause (Whipped Cream mix) Chromeo—Needy Girl (Bloc Party’s High School Prom remix) Breakwater—Do … Continue reading →

The usual song descriptions, contextual revelations & rambling nonsense yet to come… Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Forty Knuckles O’Toole—The Old Piano Roll Blues – Journey—Any Way You Want It Patrick Juvét—I Love America Giorgio Moroder—Reach Out (ft. Paul Engemann) Class—Get … Continue reading →

Descriptions, anecdotes, meandering nonsense still to come… Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Thirty-Nine Tricky with DJ Muggs & Grease—Pop Muzik (M cover) Guido MCs—Bensonhurst, 86th St. DJ Greyboy—To Know You is to Love You (Stevie Wonder cover) Buck Owens & His … Continue reading →

Song info & verbose over-notation to come… Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Thirty-Eight Direct Current—Everybody Here Must Party The Main Ingredient—Something Lovely (Stevie Wonder/? Wright) Cher—Bad Love Abigail—Smells Like Teen Spirit (The Guitar Vocal Version) Nile Rodgers—Stay Out of the Light … Continue reading →

Detailed commentary on the way… Revolutionary Plastics Hour: Volume Thirty-Seven Ramones—Judy is a Punk Rocker [end of Brian’s show] – Giorgio Moroder—Valley of the Dolls (from Foxes sdtrk.) – Citizen—You’re So Cool Louise Goffin—Kid Blue Dan Hartman—I Can Dream About … Continue reading →

Okay, I’ve been playing a version of this set for the past three or four weeks; this past week, it actually, finally recorded successfully. So now you can enjoy it! The songs are definitely on the scrappier, punk rock end of … Continue reading →

This episode leaps right out of the gate with a scorching introductory number, courtesy of Honeycone (no idea), called “One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show.” it also features disco-ish versions of classic rock tunes (Floyd, Zep, T. Rex & T. … Continue reading →

Okay, this is kind of a Twofer-Tuesday deal. Not only are there back-to-back hott traxx by Ryuchi Sakamoto (featuring Robin Scott of “Pop Muzik” fame, & Iggy Pop of “Iggy Pop music” fame), & a sweet lyrical segue from Billy … Continue reading →

Punk’s not dead, right? I don’t know why you would even say that. What are you, some kinda square? See you at the mall, grandpa! Anyhow, whether or not punk’s dead* is a topic for another day. Today, we’ll be … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since the last one & it may be yet longer till the next one. Thanks for sticking with this. Technical difficulties have gone forth & multiplied, so who knows what the future holds. In the meantime … Continue reading →

Hello again! As you may have noticed, this podcast has been a bit on the quiet side for the last few weeks. I assure you, this has not been due to laziness or apathy on my part, but rather to … Continue reading →

This week’s show has a lot of movie-related stuff going on. I’m not sure why—I swear, it wasn’t intentional (at least, not consciously; what my subconscious does is no business of mine). Songs from cult/popular/crap eighties movies (one each), plus … Continue reading →

Shorter tracklist—longer songs. Vintage Donna Summer. St. Etienne tackle Neil Young (well, less “tackle” than “touch,” to stretch the metaphor), with the assistance of Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez & “Little” Louis Vega. Rick Rubin “ruins” Justice. Tata Vega speeds up Ned … Continue reading →

Staring at the threshold of the Thirties, this latest episode has twentysomething written all over it. It’s still living at home with its parents, it won’t even consider accepting a job where it can’t check its Facebook page at least … Continue reading →

Whuuurrraaaahh, uurrrhhhh, I’m still alive. —Eddie Vedder The above quote is a ham-handed reference to rock stars who die at twenty-seven years of age.* The phonetic approximation of the chorus from Pearl Jam’s biggest hit serves at once to celebrate … Continue reading →

Back again for more nonsense, chicanery, monkeyshines, malarkey, hi-jinks & shenanigans. This week’s crop mixes pop, dance, rap & more. Well, actually, that’s about it. There’s a “block” (I think four songs constitutes a block) of tracks with production by … Continue reading →

Ladies & gentlemen, my Valentine’s Day gift to you: A scrappy mostly-nineties pop-punk beginning (with a garish vinyl fox pass* at the start of song #3, over which I have much chagrin), followed by some B-sides from popular eighties hits. … Continue reading →

This show is characterized largely by what you might call “functional oddity,” a term I just made up to describe songs that would probably fit in just fine as part of any given Revolutionary Plastics Hour, but have the added … Continue reading →

It’s hard to describe this show. It’s partially the result of realizing that I’ve collected a bunch of oddball Christian comedy & spoken word records over time, & partly an expression of my innate contrarianism. It’s not a show that … Continue reading →