Puerto Rican Psychedelia

Psychedelic music from Puerto Rico 1968 to the present. Did you know: That Puerto Rico is STILL a U.S. colony? That citizenship was forced on Puerto Rican’s so the U.S. could enlist men for WWI? That along with Guam, the Philippines, and Cuba, the U.S. “won” Puerto Rico after the Spanish American war? That the […]

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PSICODÉLICO URUGUAY SHOW

Welcome to the Uruguay Show! A.K.A. the Uruguayo! Starting with some mid-late ’60s music with that signature candombe sound, and bringing it all the way to the present. Los Shakers . Los Inéditos de Los Shakers . Submarino amarillo (Beatles cover) . EMI . 1977 LimoNada . S/T . No Puedo Comprender . Sondor . […]

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You are thirst and thirst is all I know. You are sand, wind, sun, and burning sky, The hottest blue. You blow a breeze and brand Your breath into my mouth. You reach—then bend Your force, to break, blow, burn, and make me new.

Today’s show is themed after the poem “To the Desert” By Benjamin Alire Sáenz. To the Desert I came to you one rainless August night. You taught me how to live without the rain. You are thirst and thirst is all I know. You are sand, wind, sun, and burning sky, The hottest blue. You […]

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Contemporary Swedish Psychedelia

Yes! I’m not alone in my great love for Swedish psychedelia in its many incarnations, a love you can see in the multiple Swedish releases from non-Swedish labels like Sunrise Ocean Bender (SOB), Sky Lantern Records, Rocket Recordings, and Cardinal Fuzz.  The impetus for this show was really a keen desire to play the new […]

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BEST Psychedelia of 2016

There’s been so much great psychedelic music this year that I’ve decided to do a three hour show! It’s broken up into Best Benefit Albums, Best LPs, Best EP, Best Labels, and Best Reissues. Best benefit albums: As the titles state, these are benefits for Standing Rock, ACLU, and the Sierra Club.  Worthy causes in […]

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turn it up. tear it down.

Today’s show is two hours of music for movement.  Some of the music here you can purchase to help support different groups that are working for social justice – all proceeds go to the following: ACLU, Planned Parenthood, Standing Rock (in multiple capacities), The Sierra Club, NextGen Climate, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and The […]

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