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 #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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Aural Medication #167: Come In Closer
The Feb. 5th edition: 1st show coming out of the new studio..and the mic level is a bit off, so you don't have to listen to me talking, much. A more or less upbeat mix as we anticipate things looking up this year...spanning the globe - afro-funk, reggae, zydeco, prog, pop, folk - the works, as always. Aural Meds are here for you, live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #166: Saturday Nite is Dead
From January29th: Whaaa...last show broadcasting from the Bogart St. studio...moving on...music from Haiti, Benin, Brazil, Angola, New Orleans etc. and some early punk & stuff. When do we get to go OUT again?? Come visit me on Fridays at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com when I am all-the-way-live
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Aural Medication #165: In and Out of the Shadows
From Jan 22: a few final reflections now that " The Adults are Talking"; we've been to "Hell N Back," and we're "Done Lyin'" - more or less...a few passing thoughts on Phil Spector & his legacy & some jazz/ funk/soul to close it out. Join me live every Friday at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #164: Right Now / 'Till Tomorrow
Air date: January 15 - outrage overload!! Back to songs that have little or nothing to do with the news. ...a mostly indie mix, a set of mostly a cappella tunes (threw another sea shanty in there, I did) a morsel of Brazilian, a hint of jazz & a sprinkling of funk. Yeah, that'll do it. Listen live every Friday at 11:00 AM EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #163: Too Much Time
Air date: January 8 - having fun with songs based on the weekly events...because what else can you do?? Burning Down the House, Ship of Fools, Stand or Fall...get the gist? A momentary lapse of 90's nostalgia, another set about time., yeah it's about time....etc & so forth Listen to AM live every Friday at 11:00 AM EST [& Tuesdays @ 2:00 AM] on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #162: Beneath the Waves
HNY - the show from January 1, 2021: a mixed bag here, with one set devoted to songs of the sea, not making any grand statements about water & the flowing of time or anything...just indulging a recent obsession with sea shantys...a couple of new things & a bit of hip-hop thrown in there as well. Onward ho! Aural Medication streams live from Brooklyn on Friday mornings at 11:00 EST on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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Aural Medication #161: All Things Must Pass
From Dec. 25 - oh yeah, live Christmas speshul! This was so fun, starting with one of the rarely heard Beatles' Christmas messages, this one from 1964 and a buncha songs about the season, old, new & obscure. Songs about sun & darkness, loneliness & hope; a few mementos from those we lost this year, oh yeah & some Christmas stuff, too. Listen live every Friday at 11:00 Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com
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