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Modern Jetset #192 freewheels through some serious free-association but we all end up somewhere pretty fab. This week we’ve got new tracks from Khruangbin, Brittany Howard, and Finom, plus some throwback hip-hop and a slow glide south of the border. Host Iris Berkeley is your pilot for this weekly hour-long flight of eclectic new and […]
Amidst all the insanity of war, here’s a band that builds bridges. Israeli heavy metal band Orphaned Land is popular in Turkey and Iran. Can music heal our fractured world? Let’s try. In addition to Orphaned Land, this week’s episode has music from New Order, the Bellyachers, Stars, Starflower, Starcastle, the Lumineers, Seagull Strange, the Buzzcocks, MissFlag, Shoes, Keane and much more. Show your support for coexistence – listen to Brainwaves!
Do you recognize this episode of Brainwaves? It was the very first show Brian ever produced. Now it’s been updated with a better microphone and a brand new voice-over. The music is still some of our favorite ever. With Maya Isacowitz, Alan’s Morissette, Tori Amos, Joan Osborne, Minus the Bear, Moby, Spock’s Beard, Semisonic, Zapp and Roger, Modern English and even the Archies. Throwback Tuesday or Modern Rock Monday? Brainwaves brings it this week. Tune in!
Modern Jetset #190 takes off heavy and just gets groovier from there … this week we’ve got new music from Oxford Drama, Levitation Room, and Yin Yin, plus some Brazilian soul and a little surf-flavored retro excursion. Host Iris Berkeley is your pilot for this weekly hour-long flight of eclectic new and recent releases, plus […]
It’s time for Brainwaves’ annual Passover episode. Songs relating to all aspects of the Passover Seder: Egypt, Pharaohs, blood, snakes, princes, frogs, bread and Moses, too. From artists including Sufjan Stevens, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Pharaoh’s Daughter, Desmond Dekker, Porcupine Tree, TV21, Jim Stafford, Editors, the Cure and much more. This is definitely a show you don’t want to pass over!
Modern Jetset #189 dusts off the time machine and takes it to the future … of the crate-digging past. This week we’ve got new releases from Lewis OfMan, Orgone, and Tomato Flower, plus a retro musical journey through the Middle East. Host Iris Berkeley is your pilot for this weekly hour-long flight of eclectic new […]
Brainwaves celebrates the art of giving…taxes. For many around the world (especially in the U.S.) this week is the deadline for filing taxes. Brainwaves does its part by playing some taxing music from Leisure Process, David Crosby & Graham Nash, the Steve Miller Band, the Stranglers, the Buzzcocks, Deaf School and Taxi Taxi (that’s close to “taxes,” right?) It’s all coming up on this special money-oriented episode of Brainwaves.
Modern Jetset #188 welcomes in a change of seasons with more new releases than you can shake your booty at. This week we’ve got new music from Yard Act, Liam Bailey and Molly Lewis, plus a Radiohead side project and some classic southern hemisphere psych. Host Iris Berkeley is your pilot for this weekly hour-long […]
It’s time travel day – let’s travel back to the very first episode of Brainwaves, here re-recorded with a proper microphone – something Brian didn’t have 11 years ago! Music from Maya Isacowitz, Human Sexual Response, Greg Kihn, Lemonheads, Devon, the Buzzcocks, the Flamin’ Groves, Richard Baron, Ben Folds and much more! Take a trip down memory lane with Brainwaves.
Modern Jetset #187 falls down a bit of an eighties — and eighties-inspired — rabbit hole, but don’t worry, there are so many synths down there to keep us company. This week we’ve got new music from King Pari, Mon Cher, and Katy Kirby, plus a reimagined Woody Guthrie classic and a little Afrobeat for […]
“Sooner or later, love is gonna get ya”…so sing the Grass Roots and it’s a good message for all Brainwaves listeners. Plus some more “sooner” songs from Mat Kearney and Matt Nathanson. And music from the Flaming Lips, Keane, Lily Allen, New Order, R.E.M., Neko Case, Rilo Kiley, the Left Banke and much more. Come and get your love this week on Brainwaves.
Modern Jetset #186 soars into the new season with new vibes and some throwbacks to remind us of good times galore. This week we’ve got new music from Brittany Howard, Helado Negro, and Le Light, plus some old-school goodies from European days gone by. Host Iris Berkeley is your pilot for this weekly hour-long flight […]
Brainwaves is going to the dollhouse, with a set of “doll” songs to open the show this week – from Wreckless Eric, Robyn Hitchcock, the Magnetic Fields, Laura Marling and the Goo Goo Dolls. Julian Cope wants to “Try.” Jewel is stuck “In the Backseat.” The Jam ask “Just who is the 5 O’Clock Hero?” And Trash wants us to carry The Beatles; weight. It’s all coming up on this week’s Brainwaves.
Modern Jetset #185 sails into the future via the past because everything old is new again, no? This week we’ve got shiny new releases from Crumbsnatcher, Hana Vu, and Oxford Drama, plus some throwback indie rock and a double dose of Bowie covers. Host Iris Berkeley is your pilot for this weekly hour-long flight of […]
It’s the Jewish holiday of Purim this week, when the command is to get drunk and party. So Brainwaves presents two hours of “happy” songs to get you tapping your toes. Bobby McFerrin and Pharrell Williams, of course. But also Elliot Smith, Tori Amos, Joe Anderson, Chicago, the Housemartins, Fool’s Garden, Talking Heads, the Happy Mondays and much more. Feeling blue? This is the show for you.
Modern Jetset #184 is all smooth air and smooth sounds … this week we’ve got new music from New Visionaries, Wild Nothing, and Cosmic Analog Ensemble, plus a cover of a yacht-rock classic that’s … well, an even fancier yacht. Host Iris Berkeley is your pilot for this weekly hour-long flight of eclectic new and […]
It’s a perfect day when Brainwaves brings you a set of “perfect” songs from the National, the Decemberists, Blackfield, Wire Train, R.E.M., the Abrams and Antje Dukevot. ELP and Lena Lovitch get lucky. Roxy Music, the Sounds and the Eels are playing with numbers. And Spock’s Beard says “Carry on.” Carry on with Brainwaves this week!
Modern Jetset #183 does a quick circle around the globe before heading for the island of new releases … that’s a real place, right? This week we’ve got new music from Future Islands, R.A.P. Ferreira, and Yin Yin, plus we connect the dots between psych-rock vintage and modern. Host Iris Berkeley is your pilot for […]
Brainwaves gets its radio feet stuck in the proverbial mud this week with a set of dirty songs – nothing NSFW, mind you, just songs that have to do digging in the dirt. From the Eels, the Arkells, Lady Gaga, Wheatus, Of Monsters and Men, Elton John and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Plus Brainwaves gets its Jones on with songs about the popular last name from the Talking Heads, the Psychedelic Furs and the Counting Crows.
Modern Jetset #182 takes off on the retro tip for you OG jetsetters, but no worries, there’s plenty of modern in this jetset, too. This week we’ve got new releases from Crumbsnatchers, Olof Dreijer, and Holy Hive, plus a few forgotten rock-n-roll favorites from around the world. Host Iris Berkeley is your pilot for this […]
