The Cramps play some of their favorite singles on BBC radio, 1984
via Pinterest When you’ve worn out The Purple Knif Show, do not cry. Just keep adjusting the dial until you tune in to Radio Cramps…
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The Germs give out the telephone number of a drug dealer on KROQ radio, 1979
One of the best DJs in American history was Rodney Bingenheimer, whose show Rodney on the ROQ was an important force in bringing punk acts…
‘Acoustic KO’: Stooges classics stripped down by James Williamson and Radio Birdman’s Deniz Tek
Though he achieved his greatest notoriety as the founder of Australia’s punk progenitors Radio Birdman, Deniz Tek is a Detroit kid—no surprise, as guttural guitar…
‘Follow the Sun’: FM radio-perpetrated pop fodder from 1970s Australia
When Anthology Recordings’s ace publicist Jess Rotter asked me if we wanted to premiere something from the label’s upcoming Australian 70s folk-rock compilation Follow the…
Lou Reed and John Cale seize control of WPIX radio in NYC, 1979
Photo by Kate Simon. One chilly day in January 1979, Lou Reed and John Cale visited the music station WPIX in New York City, Reed…
DJ Johnny Rotten plays music from his own record collection on the radio, 1977
“All the music that you will hear has been chosen by Johnny Rotten and is from his personal collection.” Thus begins a singular trip down…
The Slits: College radio standoff between ‘a coven of witches and a mob of townspeople,’ 1980
Disc jockey: “What do you think about President Reagan.” Slits: “Oh boring.” “Boring.” “Ugh.” “I can’t deal with that.” “He’s full of shit.” The Slits…
This Is Radio Clash: Listen to 6 episodes of Joe Strummer’s glorious ‘London Calling’ BBC radio show
During the 1990s and early 2000s Joe Strummer, former lead singer for the Clash, did a radio show for the BBC World Service using the…
Dear Internet, please find Terence McKenna’s appearance on LAPD Chief Daryl Gates’ radio show
Daryl Gates on the mike at KFI-AM There was a note of delight in arch-psychonaut Terence McKenna’s voice as he read out this question from…
The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra covers Kraftwerk’s ‘Radio-Activity’
Vienna, world capital of classical music and opera, might have more musicians per capita than any other major city. It certainly feels that way when…