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 #193: Do You Feel It?
The August 6th show: It's another "August Day," "Calling You." "Do You Feel It?" Like " A Bee Without Its Sting," "It's So Different Here." Sometimes we don't mind "Being Alone" not always "Wishing" for "The Magic." And other times. "Love Get Dangerous" and " You Burn Me Up, I'm a Cigarette"...all this & mo'. Aural Medication goes out live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #192: Name of the Game
From July 30th: some notes on NYC's Homecoming Week concerts series, the Olympics & a set inspired by it etc. Music from the Fabulous Poodles, Fotomaker, Freak Power to Mick Jagger, Mable John & Moses Taiwa Molelekwa...lots more. Tune in to Aural Medication live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #191: The Goodbye Look
From July 23rd: Happy birthday to the one & only Screamin' Jay Hawkins, a dude like no ther. Music last week from: The Who, Wang Chung, Vulfpeck & Van Halen, Sparks, a new one from Sons of Kemet, Santana + Buika,, Stevie...Muddy Waters, Willie Colon, LaVern Baker & naturally - Donald Fagen. SIt back & let it be. AM is live every Friday at 11:00AM & canned every Tuesday at 2:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #190: I Remember Summer
From July 16th: music from Desmond Dekker, Denise LaSalle, Django Django, Deneice Williams...other letters of the alphabet also represented such as - Manchester Orchestra, My Morning Jacket, Marisa Monte, McCartney (remixed by Khruangbin...) all kindsa grooves for dancing and chilling. Join AM every Friday @11:00 AM & Tuesday @2:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #189: I Don't Want to Be Free
July 9th air date: the post- Independence Day edition & hopefully we are not in a post-Independence state of things...notes on cancel culture & tunes from the 60's scene, also stuff from Congo & Ghana & Brazil & France & Morocco & a drop of cool jazz & jazz/funk. Hear AM live every week on Fridays at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #188: Going Places
From July 2nd: Almost Independence Day - how independent do you feel? Radio Free Brooklyn is independent above all. This week it's birthdays, album anniversaries, Jim Morrison's influencers & influencees (is that a word?) Latin, VooDoo, funk & the Bee Gees, gee whiz! AM is live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM & Monday morning at 2:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #187: Sneakin' Sally Through t...
Air date - June 25th: the great month of June concludes with lots of birthday notables, new, laid back, summer vibes, funky instrumentals and a handful of classics. Always fresh & eclectic. Hear it live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM & Monday night / Tuesday morning at 2:00 AM Eastern, only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #186: Wowie Zowie
From June 18th: a mix of old & new, previously unreleased Beach Boys, birthdays for McCartney, Stones, Cuban piano, instrumental fusion & the Muthas... New shows can be streamed live every week, Fridays at 11:00 AM Eastern, on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #185: Desert High
Airdate June 11: summer vibes, desert vibes, pop-punk, Latin, rock, old school soul, new retro-soul, birthdays, new releases, throwbacks, that's how she rolls. Tune in to Aural Medication live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern or the rebroadcast on Tuesdays at 2:00 AM only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #183: The Melting of the Sun
From May 28th: new music from the Black Keys, Lord Huron & St. Vincent, lots of May brithdays, new wave, old wave + Bo Diddley, Pharoah Sanders, Lou Rawls... and a whole set about gettin' down. Better late than never. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM EST only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #182: Hit or Miss
From May21st: Old-school hip-hop, no-wave, funk-disco, funky punk! acoustic pop, 60's, Brazilian and Grace Jones, too. If it don't fit, don't force it. AM streams live from Brooklyn every Friday morning at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #181: Drop Your Mask
From May 14th: notes on mask-dropping, Billy Joel haters (why?) some pure pop old & new, some angular pop, funk-jazz & Brazilian. Yeah I mis-pronounced La Cumparsita & noone stopped me! Next time, please alert the DJ when they sound like a dumbbell. Join me (Rina) for AM every Friday morning at 11:00 Eastern for the live stream on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #180: Morning Sundance
From May 7th: hbd to James Brown, then a late 70's early 80's vibe to start things off, a buncha throwback folk rock, blues and a set of jazz played on non-traditional (for jazz) instruments - fiddle, cello, harp, banjo, ukelele etc live from Hipsville Avenue... AM is live from Broklyn on Fridays at 11:00 AM local time on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication: #179: Radio Man '56
From April 30th: on the occasion of Casey Kasem's birthday, a little radio-themed set to begin with...then it's soul-jazz, funk-jazz, jazz vocal & straight-up jazz jazz...some power pop, some solo Beatles, some soul. Walk On. AM can be heard live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #178: Saving the Planet
From April 23rd: a post-Earth day, slightly off-kilter take on the movement but lots of other unrelated stuff too...60's, 80's,, disco-funk, a bit of Latin...eclectic is my middle name. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #177: Turn It On, Turn It Up, ...
From April 16th: getting vaxxed & crawling from the wreckage of the pandemic..."everything is good, as it possi-bully could be".... from country to soul to hair metal to kraut-rock to jazz...it's all in there. It's a groove and a gas. Aural Medication streams live every Friday at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #176: Dweller on the Threshold
From April 9th: Let's do dis, people, for society's sake, let's get back to the way things used to be: let's "Start Again" and get "Out of the Shadows" & get "That Good Old Feeling Back Again" ...spanning the decades here, 60's - today, somenew things, too. Check it. This show streams live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #175: Brave Noise
Air date April 2: Started off this show with a little tip o' the hat to our chief, Tom Tenney, then a smokin' all-live set to celebrate the re-opening of live music venues in NYC & finally spanning the globe with musicians from Turkey, Algeria, Pakistan, Brazil & more. Aural Medication is a live radio show that airs once a week on Fridays at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
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Aural Medication #174: Symphonie Pacifique
The March 26th show: a somewhat irreverent start to the show with a cephalodopodic theme and some Python-esque music...then Brazilian, 70's R&B, pub rock, classic country...that about covers it. Prime your tentacles & press play. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #173: Coming Into Beauty
Air date: March 19th: old pop, new pop , jazz vocals, instrumentals, new releases, throwbacks, both energetic & atmospheric. Some yakking in between. That's the long & short of it. This show goes out live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #172: Where We Began
From March 12: Another mixed up mix...something to dance to to start off, some synthy- 70's & 80's, some 60's throwbacks, a few new things, spaced out jams, blues, the whole she-bang. Aural Medication goes out live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #171: 6 Inch Slippers
The March 5th show is here: Women's History month is upon us...this year I didn't do an all - babe show, just some selections...French, Brazilian, Jamaican etc. also some rock, jazz, folk, soul, dub...yeah, that's the ticket. AuRaL MediCaTion is live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #170: The Finest Drops
Feb 26th: Sock It to Me, A Shot in the Arm, Inoculated City...still waiting...get it? Vaccines, Mars, poetry (RIP Lawrence Ferlinghetti) that's the long & short of it. Join Aural Medication live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #169: Isn't It Quiet and Cold?
The Feb. 19th show: snowy, lonely & cold...but better things ahead, for sure. Songs about weather, the quiet in the city and nothing in particular. The brand new - very long - one from Kid Congo right there in the middle. Aural Medication is live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #168: What Is Love?
Feb 12th edition: a mostly tongue-in-cheek take on some vaguely thematic VD material...some raunchy stuff thrown in there as well. happy Black History Month, too. Hear new episodes of Aural Medication live on Fridays at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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