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Renegade Arts of Downtown NY: John Reed to Lou Reed and Post-Punk to Punk Jazz…

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Jersey City, NJ

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Renegade Arts of Downtown NY: John Reed to Lou Reed and Post-Punk to Punk Jazz…

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English


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We Are Getting There…. from May 13, 2026

5/14/2026
Phil Ochs - "Here’s to the State of Mississippi" [0:00:00] Son House - "American Defense" [0:09:04] Saul Williams - "Robeson" [0:09:37] Amiri Baraka - "Bad News for Your Highness" [0:33:22] Free Form Funky Freqs - "Earth" [0:36:47] Allen Ginsberg - "America" [0:43:47] Jad Fair & Daniel Johnson - "Frankenstein vs the World" [1:02:52] Johnny Thunders - "In Cold Blood" [1:04:19] George Wallace & Electronic Friends - "Mailroom Dancer" [1:10:57] Cole Porter with Vince Giordano and his Nighthawks - "You’re the Top" [1:11:22] LIVE POETRY READING: John Pietaro - "Subversive Materials for Walter Lowenfels" [1:14:04] Artie Shaw and his Orchestra - "Begin the Beguine" [1:18:20] The Lounge Lizards - "Do the Wrong Thing" [1:20:38] Squeeze - "Another Nail In My Heart" [1:24:21] The Beatles - "You Can’t Do That (on the BBC)" [1:26:51] Blondie - "Denis Denis" [1:40:46] The Byrds - "You Showed Me" [1:42:54] Nena - "99 Luftballons" [1:45:08] The Troggs - "I Can’t Control Myself" [1:49:05] Richie Valens - "Come On Let's Go" [1:54:04] Richie Valens - "We Belong Together" [1:54:22] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/164231

Duration:02:05:48

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Seis de Mayo from May 6, 2026

5/7/2026
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - "Cinco De Mayo" [0:00:00] Nick Cave - "Mack the Knife" [0:02:41] Da Qui - "Phil’s Instant Dystopia" [0:15:06] They Might Be Giants - "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" [0:24:08] The Ramones - "Needles and Pins" [0:26:29] The Searchers - "Sweets For My Sweet" [0:28:48] The Searchers - "Needles and Pins" [0:31:34] The Searchers - "When You Walk In The Room" [0:34:21] The Searchers - "Went Ich Dich Seh" [0:35:33] The Turtles - "Eleanor" [0:38:42] [1:05:33] Ches Smith - "Trapped" [1:06:03] Dropkick Murphys - "Take the Fascists Down" [1:07:02] Pete Seeger - "Hold On" [1:07:30] Ad Hoc Orchestra - "Tribute to Derek Bailey" [1:30:27] Gil Scott-Heron. - "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" [1:31:07] Allen Ginsberg/Bob Dylan/Peter Orlovsky - "Vomit Express" [1:32:43] The Byrds - "You Showed Me" [1:39:05] The Monkees - "Star Collector" [1:40:36] Glenn Branca - "You Got Me" [1:45:30] UT - "Sham Shack" [1:48:59] X-Ray Spex - "I Am a Poseur" [1:53:12] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163990

Duration:02:05:46

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XX-Centric Behavior April 2026 from Apr 29, 2026

4/30/2026
Patti Rothberg - "Dish It Out" [0:00:00] Just Jill - "Who I Am" [0:04:49] Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - "Love Is All Around (Mary Tyler Moore theme)" [0:05:50] Suzanne Vega - "Luka" [0:28:42] Lucinda Williams - "Side of the Road" [0:30:31] Madonna - "Express Yourself" [0:36:25] Queen Latifah & Monie Love - "Ladies First" [0:54:36] PJ Harvey - "Down By The Water" [0:58:51] Salt-N-Pepa - "Shoop" [1:01:17] Puma Perl/Joe Sztabnik - "Where I’m From" [1:08:32] Joan Osborne - "One of Us" [1:09:02] Melissa Etheridge - "Your Little Secret" [1:12:25] Nina Simone - "The Other Woman" [1:46:58] Lorraine Leckie & Her Demons - "Awake" [1:50:10] [1:52:00] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163753

Duration:02:05:52

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Earth Day Today from Apr 22, 2026

4/23/2026
Pete Seeger - "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" [0:00:00] Harry Nilsson - "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City" [0:02:48] Pete Seeger - "Little Boxes" [0:08:09] Talking Heads - "Nothing But Flowers" [0:08:30] The Kinks - "Apeman" [0:14:06] Joni Mitchell - "The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey" [0:17:57] Nina Simone - "New World Coming" [0:24:01] Langston Hughes - "Good Morning/Harlem" [0:28:48] Wayne County & The Backstreet Boys - "Max's Kansas City 1976" [0:55:02] Suicide - "Ghost Rider" [1:00:03] New York Dolls - "Bad Girl" [1:03:27] The Stillettos - "Pink Stilettos" [1:06:41] Stephen Stills & Manassas - "Song of Love" [1:25:25] Dave Mason - "We Just Disagree" [1:30:39] Dave Mason - "Only You Know and I Know (live)" [1:31:14] Nichols & May - "Nichols and May at Work" [1:34:49] Nichols & May - "Calling Dr Marx" [1:39:10] Nichols & May - "Thank You Very Much" [1:41:52] Connie Converse - "Talkin’ Like You Too" [1:44:24] Betty Walker And Arlene Golonka - "A Call From Long Island" [1:50:08] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163520

Duration:02:05:09

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Tax the Rich, goddamnit from Apr 15, 2026

4/16/2026
Television - "See No Evil" [0:00:00] Roxy Music - "Love Is The Drug" [0:05:27] Jim Carroll - "To the National Endowment of the Arts" [0:07:51] Eliot Cardinaux - "NiLFiSK" [0:10:12] Charles Mingus/Jean Shepherd - "The Clown" [0:15:48] William S Burroughs - "What Keeps Mankind Alive? (Brecht!)" [0:25:31] Public Image Ltd. - "This is Not A Love Song" [0:49:25] Patti Rothberg - "Romanticize" [0:55:33] Steve Buscemi & Elliott Sharp (text: Wm Burroughs) - "The Right Spells (excerpt)" [0:56:14] George Wallace/Kevin Twigg - "Pothole Pie" [1:01:33] Eliot Cardinaux - "Piano Day (bombs)" [1:08:05] The Red Microphone w/Ellen Christi - "Michael Who?" [1:18:33] David Byrne - "His Wife Refused" [1:33:52] Brian Eno and David Byrne - "America Is Waiting" [1:38:03] Bongwater (with Ann Magnuson) - "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" [1:43:47] The Beatles - "Abbey Road Medley" [1:47:41] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163277

Duration:02:06:13