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On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome guest DJs Eileen Kennedy & Sam Schmitz,  who made their DJ Debut at this years Pride Dance Party at the Rock Island Public House. They talk music, record collecting, and of course the Dan Ryan. And stay tuned for the new segment Chat Chat. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Find...

Vinyl Fridays 66 - Joe Sowinski After nearly a three year absence Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome back the man, the myth, the voice of Jerry, and guest DJ Joe Sowinski. What's he been up, what's he been listening to, and who's his favorite member of Oasis? Listen and find out.     Biradio.libsyn.com
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  On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay pay tribute to the long running label Island Records. Inspired by the Harry Belafonte movie & song "Island in the Sun" the label was founded in Jamaica in 1959, and specialized in  Jamaican folk music, Ska, and reggae before relocating to London in the mid-sixties, where  they would branch out into jazz, British folk, progressive rock, and...

On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Lindsay & Brandon take a break from cleaning the house and preparing snacks for a guest DJ and go it alone, giving them more time to talk about some Blue Island happenings like the proposed data center, the official opening of Sid's Pizza Calabrese on Old Western Ave., and Mai Fest happening on Saturday, May 9th. And also, Brandon attempts to answer another list...

On today's episode of Vinyl Friday's Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome vinyl enthusiast and pinball wizard Jessica Zee! Listen as they talk about vinyl, pinball, Marc Maron and the not so great 1997 movie Spawn. And listen to the end for the lightning round!   Sleeter-Kinney - The Fox - The Woods Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles Violent Femmes  - Add It Up - Violent Femmes Velvet Underground - Roc...

On this episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome AP Lindsay's friend and co-worker Ariel who is  a baker, a farmer, vinyl enthusiast and owner of some of the fanciest tupper ware around. And Brandon answers a listener question. Last but not least there is music; everything from Foxy Brown to Gorilla Biscuits. Contact us: Instagram: @BIRP60406 Youtube: @blueislandradiopodcast7320 Patre...

On today's episode of the Blue Island Radio Podcast Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome Mike Tucker back for his first appearance of the year. And what is the Freaky Friday Edition? Well, that's Mike's idea for today's show, where he selects records from his collection for Brandon & AP Lindsay to play and they pick records for him to play from their collections and mayhem ensues! Who played what!? OMG it...

On today's episode of The Blue Island Radio Podcast Brandon & AP Lindsay warm up the mics by talking about the movie "Song Sung Blue" before welcoming their guests The Children's Crusade to discuss their album Black, Bruised & Broken Down, AI, band life in 2026 and driving on the Dan Ryan. We also hear a sample of their single Mechanical Love and a couple of songs from Jason's record collection be...

On today's episode of the Blue Island Radio Podcast Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome 3/4 of the Chicago pop-punk band Goodbye Sunshine, Jay, Gus & Shane. We'll be discussing their upcoming shows at the Doll Hut and the world famous Whiskey A Go Go. We also discuss the inspirations behind some of their songs like Only Fans, Blue Island liquor stores and Home Depot hot dogs, not to mention the all impor...

Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome back Chris Bizarro and his partner Z to talk about the Weenie Roast they will be hosting at The Rock Island Public House on Saturday, January 31st and The Valentines Day Fundraiser at Burlington Bar on Saturday, February 14th. And also, to play some songs / records about "Love".    —————————————————————————————————— Contact us: Instagram: @BIRP60406 Youtube: @blueislan...

On today's episode Brandon & AP Lindsay talk about and play songs from some of their favorite albums 2025. Is it as long a list as Mr. Sonic Youth's? No, who as time to listen to that many records!? But it is a tight twelve and a bonus album suggested by a listener.   Listen all the way to the end for Brandon's controversial pick. To play or not to play, that is the question. Find us here: Instagr...

Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome back Joe Chellino & Kevin Baron for another dose of punk, metal and industrial music and boy do we need it. So get ready for some loud, angry, music . . .  but first, a quiet little basement jam.      

Looking for holiday cheer!? Well, keep looking, because on today's episode of the Blue Island Radio Podcast you'll be hearing songs about the dark days of winter; the cold, the isolation, the misery, seasonal affective disorder, and of course, the dreaded holidays. So pour yourself a stiff drink and get ready to hear songs by The Cure, The P.O.X., Joe Jack Talcum, Das Furlines, Sneaks, and more! F...

On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome the founding members of the fabulous Chicago band Babe Report. They discuss the formation of the band, their early musical projects, Ben regales us with tales of growing up in Rockford, and Brandon tries to compare flutes to octopuses. Then they listen to records by Prewn, The Bats, Cusp, Jane Pow and more! Babe Report Links: Bandcam...

On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome back guest DJ Erik Oldman. A veteran musician from the bands Sons of Ra, KW3, and Afro Futuristics, Erik brings an eclectic mix of musical styles to the decks while Brandon well, we're still trying to figure out what that was . . .  but you will hear songs from Jimmy Smith, Slint, Over Ow, The Messthetics, The Scientists, Mary Halvor...

Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome back guest DJ Jeff Gilman who hosts the BOOM BOX DJ night at the Rock Island Public House in Blue Island on the first Friday every month. And on today's show he'll be playing the original track of a song and then a hip-hop song that sampled it., while Brandon & AP Lindsay hang on for dear life and try to follow along.         -------------------------------------------...

On today's episode of Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome back guest DJ Mike Tucker as they play some of their "favorite" summertime songs, and AP Lindsay is so angered by the annual St. Donatus Festival that she's rendered speechless. It's summer so what do you think you're going to hear? Yeah, you'll probably hear that, but you might hear a few pleasant and not so surprises as well.  For the full playl...

On today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay discuss their recent foray into the land of cows & beer.  That's right, they travel all the way to Milwaukee to see DEVO at Summerfest and the DUIs and Watermelon at Sabbatic and of course record shopping! Milwaukee has some of the best record stores in the country and there are so many that they couldn't even get to all of them but they'll...

Guess, what? We're going to be listening to punk & metal today, and a lot of it is from Chicago and even more of it is from the 90s, because today's episode of Vinyl Fridays is the first meeting of the new Punk & Metal Club as Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome guest DJ Joe Chellino who's love of the punk rock inspired him to sponsor a Punk & Metal Club at his school about 10 years ago. And returning to...

Do you like your punk a little on the crusty side? Then you're in luck because on today's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome farmer, musician, record collector and fellow Blue Islander Mr Joe O'Meara. Besides playing in bands like No Slogan, Holy Whores and Weird Banana, he's also one of the people responsible for the now defunct and sorely missed BIOS farm that used to be along...

On this week's episode of VinylFridays Brandon's guest DJ is his brother Rudy "Babe" Zamora Jr. who returns for his second go around as guest DJ armed a stack of records and a theme. On today's episode you will hear music by The Impressions, Watermelon, The Bobs, Lene Lovitch, Wasted Youth, and more. For the complete list please visit our Patreon page at: Patreon.com/blueislandradio Vinyl Fridays...

Brandon & AP Lindsay say hooray to 50 episodes of Vinyl Fridays with this week's guest DJs Annie Novotny  and Corbly Brockman and it's a doozy! We went on a wild, round-robin ride, each DJ playing two songs. Joni to Gaga, Bebe Buell to Beach Boys, this episode has something for everyone. Artists, art therapists and now DJs Annie and  Corbly are preparing to open Roots & Rays Creative Counseling on...

On this week's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome Eric Schwartz & Eric Stafford Dinse aka The League of Erics, who, for the better part of a the last ten years have been driving around playing ditties about drinking, death, debauchery, and the devil while never losing their sense of humor. And not only do they play a selection of fine records that encapsulate many of the ingredi...

On this week's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay are happy to welcome local musician and DJ Danielle Sines. Originally from Michigan, Danielle has been forging a path through the Chicago music scene for the past ten years. Her band Impulsive Hearts are amazing and you should check them out August 9th at The Cubby Bear. We are also looking forward to their fourth album which is currentl...

On this week's episode of Vinyl Fridays Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome back Paul Garcia & Steev Custer, who have been making music together for more than 35 years. Their longest running project is Death & Memphis, whose latest release The Time Between Dog and Wolf is available on Bandcamp so check it out.  Besides talking about music and Paul's musical awakening and spinning some vinyl records Steev...