Blue Island Radio Podcast

On today's episode Brandon plays bands and songs and songs from bands from Ohio. He plays some early teen rockers, the heavy hitters and the slightly more progressive sounds of Ohio. You'll hear songs from The Moonglows, The Villagers, electric eels, The Rubber City Rebels and yes, of course there is a song from Guided by Voices. (Can You guess which one?) 

No Zag-Nuts for you Waldo! Cuz Trick or Treating in Blue Island has been called off. So why not crack a few beers from the Blue Island Beer Company and listen to this years collection of Halloween Nuggets on the Blue Island Radio Podcast. Or are you scared? Anyway, on this year's show you will hear songs by The Lancers, The Wailers, The Symbols, Johnny Fever, The Shades, The Blenders and more! 

On today's episode of Burning Bridges Brandon is once again joined in the outside studio by Lindsay, Dave and Brian and together they try not to burn any bridges while talking about such heady topics as the new season of Fargo (which Blue Island plays a small role in), Vodka, the "Washington Football" Team and this year's Trick or Treating situation.  

On today's episode Brandon welcomes Scott Boswell; builder of electric bass guitars, former Blue Island resident, and current member of the rock band Dead Town Revival. Inspired by a recent Spotify playlist Punk Rock & Disorderly in Blue Island, Brandon asks Scott to shed some light on the early Blue Island punk scene, and asks some listener questions and to top it off we hear a song from Dead Tow...

Its time for another Flashback Friday episode. Recorded about 20 years ago at WBAR, Barnard College Radio in New York City. On today's episode you will hear X-Ray Spex, Shocking Blue, Dusty Springfield, The Sonics, Link Wray, 5678's, The Seeds and more!  

On today's episode Brandon pays tribute to the "architect" and real king of rock n roll, Little Richard, whose song Tutti Frutti was recorded 65 years ago this month. The song blew the doors off of its predecessors and laid the foundation for all rock songs that would follow. He also opened the doors for gender bending rock stars like David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Prince and more.  You'll hear some hi...

On today's episode of Flashback Friday it's Brandon's birthday and he leans heavy into the garage and punk tunes on this. Give it a listen and tell Brandon how bad he sounds on the mic.  

This flashback was recorded about 17 years ago at WBAR, which is the student run radio station at Barnard College in New York. Every summer they would open up the station to pretty much anybody who wanted to do a show and of course, I was one of those people. I haven't listened to this recording in about 15 years and I'm sure it's full of mistakes and bad segues but hey, I'm pretty sure the music...

This is the first episode of the Blue Island Radio Podcast talk show Burning Bridges. For this first episode we welcome Dave Brown (Rock Island Public House) and Brian Lisula (shit talker) to our new outdoor studio to talk about burning bridges, figuratively and literally, and then some.

On today's episode Brandon plays songs in honor of some of the day that are often overlooked, like National Bikini Day, Take Your Plant for a Walk Day, World UFO Day and so many more! Thanks for listening.  

  Songs of protest, pride, anger, survival, frustration, despair, hope and struggle, a struggle that's been going on for far too long. Sadly, when a lot of these songs first appeared the artists who wrote them probably had no idea that they'd still be relevant, still be fighting for peace & equality some 40 - 50 years ago. If you're still struggle with how we got here or looking for causes you can...

Recorded on May 22nd, 2020 Brandon & AP Lindsay man the phones and talk to a couple of listeners, and talk about this day in history.  

Hi, this is Brandon, and on today's episode I'll be speaking with musician "Scary" Larry Montet, who has been in and around the Chicago music scene for more than 30 years. Not only that but he is also my cousin. We talk about some the bands that were in and around Blue Island back in the early days, some of the joints he hung out at on the north side, and the difficulties of keeping a band togethe...

On today's episode Brandon offers up twenty-one songs in the key of mama. That's right, just in time for mother's day, twenty-one songs about your mutha, sort of . . .  You will hear songs by Black Nasty, The Ramones, Wilson Pickett and more. But if you're still not satisfied and looking for more songs about ya mama then check out episode #23 of the Blue Island Radio Podcast RED HOT MAMAS & ICE CO...

Andre Williams made music for more than 60 years and played everything from soul, to country, to garage and more. Even though he co-wrote one of the most used songs movies & TV his contribution to the world of music is often over looked. Not only that but his raw brand of soul, humor, and crude talking style of singing is often sighted as an early influence on rap. In other words, this episode is...

On today's episode of the show Brandon makes some calls and to old friends in different parts of the country, people he hasn't spoken to in years, and checks on their well-being. He finds out how they are navigating through the treacherous circumstances we are all currently facing and then asks them to tell an embarrassing story about Brandon. Thanks for listening.  

  For April Fools Day, a day I never understood, we decided to shake things up a bit; do something a little different. It's nutty, it's wild it's . . . well, it's a podcast so try and keep your expectations in check. Anyway, this was recorded in the waning days of "normalcy", before the creeping death swept in and took over our lives, sweeping us into an existential crisis that can only be solved...

Don't let the name of today's show fool you. This is a MUSIC episode. 21 songs and sound clips about different ailments, medicines and calamities. And of course it is called STAY HOME & WASH YOUR HANDS, because that's exactly what people show be doing.  

This is a special mini-episode where Brandon & AP Lindsay take calls and talk about "Social Distancing" and state ordered closure of the bars in Illinois. ** The Rock Island Public House will be open today MARCH 16th. Then it will be closed until April. Please, if you are healthy, and want to support the business before they are forced to close go there tonight!

On today's episode Brandon & AP Lindsay welcome Blue Island musician and part-time impresario Gus Fuller to the studio to talk about The Repellents, The Soda Jerks, Brad's House, bad shows and more. Thanks for listening. If you like the show please follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram or leave us a review on iTunes.

On today's episode of the podcast Brandon turns his attention to the great state of Minnesota. He has a special place in his heart for the 32nd state, particularly Minneapolis where he spent his sophomore year of high school going to shows at First Ave. 7th St. Entry and playing pinball at that one arcade that used to be a few doors down from the Gay 90s Bar whose name he unfortunately can't remem...

Shane and Sam from Jared Langworthy return to the studio to unveil their revolutionary new dating app, talk about safe words, and talk about their upcoming album. There's also a call from listener Lisa!

Better late than never but today's episode is a tribute to the musicians that left the planet in 2019. This, of course, is not a complete list; that would be impossible. But the people featured on today's episode are favorites of the podcast and people we consider to be important contributors to the vocabulary of music, at least for the language that we speak. To the graduating class of 2019, thos...

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Best of the Blue Island Radio Podcast episode; it only took us four years. Anyway, this is the story from episode #58 where "Little" Dave Merriman recalls an encounter with fellow Blue Islander and musician Chip Z'Nuff from the band Enuff Z'nuff.   

On today's episode Brandon & Lindsay travel to Chicago to visit the practice space of the dynamic duo Lemon Knife. They talk about Guitar Hero, the meaning behind some of their songs, their mutual love for cheese and so much more. But wait, they also play some songs including a cover of Pulp's "Common People" and one from their latest album I know that this is Vitriol. Listen to the episode and th...