Aural Medication

A weekly infusion of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers...musical remedies both natural & synthetic, some locally sourced, some internationally imported. From Cleveland to the Congo, from Bushwick to Brazil. LIVE on Fridays 11 AM - 1PM only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

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Aural Medication #237: Sometimes I Don't Know W...
From June 24th: I'm ranting & rambling again, what the hell am I saying? Nothing of note, I assure you - fast forward, will ya? June birthdays galore - Macca, Brian Wilson, Ray Davies, Nick Drake, Todd Rundgren, Mick Fleetwood, Jeff Beck, Tim Finn, Eric Dolphy, Lionel Richie, Waylon Jennings - ALL born in June! Way too much fun. (omg even Egon Schiele) AM shoots out live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #236: Brain Confusion (For All...
From June 17th: Talking about the "Same Old Fool" you know the one...crazy things happening in this country..."Send in the Clowns"...the usual mix of stuff & nonsense with some excellent tunes thrown in for good measure. Have a ball. AM is live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #235: Captain of Your Ship
From June 10th: notes on the hearings, a little new music for a change - Harry Styles, for god's sake! Because why not? Also some early country - rock, some jazz-funk...listen up, the adults are talking! AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #234: Sit Crooked, Talk Straight
From June 3rd: Talkin' all that George Carlin - notes on the doc, upcoming shows, the blues is alive & well in NYC...notable bands' drummers' birthdays...giving the drummer some, alright? Aural Meds are yours free & live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #233: Going In Circles
From May 27th: notes on Texas, guns & all that dumb shit you're sick of hearing about. Yeah and the songs to go with it. And we move on. And life goes on. Break out a cold one. Listen to another one. AM is live on Fridays at 11:00 AM Eastern only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #232: Just Us Together
May 20th show: Hey Mr. (Ms!) DJ, just be good to me, some old faves, guilty pleasures etc....celebrating my -half-versary, whatever. Some feel-good music here. It's just you & me, babies. Take a walk on a sunny day & plug in. Life goes on and it can be good. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #231: Such Unlikely Lovers
From Friday the 13th, May: Happy 7th birthday to Radio Free Brooklyn! Some songs about superstitons - including the obvious & not so obvious...lots here from Marc Bolan to Ron Carter to Tom Waits to Belle & Sebastian etc. etc. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medicaton #230: Freedom of Choice
From May 6th: Some notes on the Roe v. Wade leak & a set for that - but not a very serious one, who wants to be serious in pop music? Not me. A little throwback to some alternative R&B from 50 years ago, some tunes for upcoming shows etc etc. "Ain't That Too much?" "Come On" AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #229: The Party's over
From April 29th: some technical difficulties when the show when out live so the beginning is a bit patched up with a bunch of Instrumentals - but once you get past that, the mix includes everything from Kiss to Khruangbin, Badfinger to Broadcast, a coupla Willie's, Talking Heads, Marshall CrenshaFrom April 29th: some technical difficulties when the show when out live so the beginning is a bit patched up with a bunch of Instrumentals - but once you get past that, the mix includes everything from Kiss to Khruangbin, Badfinger to Broadcast, a coupla Willie's, Talking Heads, Marshall Crenshaw et al. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.orgw et al. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #228: Ghost in the Record Store
From April 22nd: How is it we've never done songs about record stores?? An ode, if you will on account of Record Store Day - which I got wrong & announced that it was so a day early...either way, just an excuse to dig up some lesser known tunes...also some words from John Waters, in honor of his birthday & the rest. Enjoy! AM ican be heard live every Friday morning Eastern at 11:00 AM on RadioFreBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medicaton #227: Get Nervous
From April 15th: So many things to freak out about, but you're only doing it to yourself...a set for the worried mind to start off with, show announcements a couple of new things & all the rest. Spring really CAN hang you up the most... AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #226: The Great City
The April 8th show - kind of a long rant at the start...music starts at around 22 minutes in, if you wanna skip the blather...or "Open Your Mind" & check it, I know *I* had fun. A new song from Hall & Oates?? Yup, just like old times. AM is live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #225: April Fool
Wahoo, you yahoos, here's the show from April 1st. A little silly, but not too, too silly. This show has two kinds of songs: songs about fools and songs not about fools, try to guess which is whiich. Enjoy the hell out of it. AM is live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern, on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #224: Spring This Year
Air date - March 25th: Spring is here & so we rejoice! Lots of show announcements now that live music IS really & truly back...birthdays & songs for and of the season...funk, soul, jazz, Brazilian, no-wave, new wave even a little country and John Cage! Yeah, that's the ticket. AM is live from Brooklyn every Friday at 11:00 AM only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #223: Moving Pictures
Air date: March 18th: What happened to the movies? Nothing good, it looks like. A little rant about that & some movie - related tunes; live concerts are back, baby...some previews here AND finally - a flashback to the height of the roller disco era...It was only a matter of time before roller discos made their reappearance. Break out them wheels! Aural Meds are here for you, live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #222: Why We Speak
From March 11th: How to describe this episode? A hodgepodge? A smorgasborg? A whole slew of old & new -- Rolling Stones, Rodriguez, Robert Glasper...Polyrock, Black Uhuru, Letta Mbulu...don't even try to figure it out. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #221: Wild Enough
From March 4th: A boy sandwich of music here - women artists at the top & bottom...yep. A bunch of ranting in the beginning - skip opver the first 15 minutes, if you're not feeling it, the tunes are still good. Music from Brazil, Iran, France, Japan, Ukraine - among the usual suspects. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #220: Waltzes With Wolves
From Feb. 25th: War breaking out is a major bummer, but the show must go on. We start with" Generals & Majors" and take it from there. Not a full matrtial theme here, just a nod to the region and then business as usual. Lots here from Television & the Soft Boys to Buffy Ste.-Marie, Brigitte Fontaine & Betty Davis. Check it. AM is a live weekly show on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org streaming live on Fridays at 11AM EST
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Aural Medication #219: Here We Come, Here We Go...
From Feb 18: Convoy baby! Let's hear it for the working man - a whole set for the oft-maligned truckers in Canada...new music from big guys - Eddie Vedder, Spoon and a couple others, birthdays, show announcements etc. Breaker breaker, do you read me? AM is live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #218: Tell Me You Love Me
From Feb 11th - hey ho, it's the pre-VD edition; lots of different takes on this theme & there's plenty to choose from "Spread," "I Didn't Like it the First Time.." " Think Twice" and " Don't F**k Around With Love.". That's right, Tell Me You Love Me...or else. AM comes to you live every week on Fridays at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #217: Last Night Lost
From Feb 4th: So long, Dr. Johnny Fever, rock on. A little rock & roll in the sprirt of the late Howard Hessman's beloved TV DJ...some new things, some classic indie, soundtrack music, hbd to the Phils (3 of 'em) - forgot to mention that it was in honor of Groundhog Day, now you know...some jazzy-funky-disco-y thangs too... AM burps out live every Friday at 11:00 AM EST - do the math for your time zone on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org (rerun on Tuesdays @ 5 PM EST)
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Aural Medication #216: Speaking in Tongues
Air date: Jan. 28: words & more words...too many in the intro, if you ask me...so just skip it & go right into the tunes...songs about words & meanings & lack thereof...a little word salad from Bobby D & some incoherent mumblings from R.E.M., then a whole bunch of other stuff...listen & find out. Happy Year o' the Tiger! AM is new every week, Fridays at 11:00 AM, live from Brooklyn on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #215: Are We the Only Ones?
From Jan.21: Couldn't get my motor to start last week, so, a couple songs about getting it going...1982 was 40 (!) years ago & an interesting year for music...we'll feature some in the coming weeks. Also this week - music from Japan, France, Germany, Benin, Lebanon and, uh, Saturn? AM shoots out on Fridays at 11:00 AM EST only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #214: Windmills of Your Mind
Air date - January 14th: saying good-bye to Ronnie Spector, Peter Bogdonovich, James Mtume...remembering Bowie, Scott Walker - including Bowie doing a Walker cover, a couple of new things in there as well...it's all intertwined & connected. AM streams live on Fridays at 11:00AM from Brooklyn, NY on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #213: Don't Punk Out
Happy New Year! From January 7th - music from Jamaica, Cuba, Ghana, Brazil, Turkey, Japan & of course the U.K. & US ..some more faves & discoveries from 2021, birthdays, re-issues etc & so forth. AM streams live from Brooklyn every Friday at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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