Blue Island Radio Podcast

Musician (JD, Bubonic Plague, Calling All Cars) bartender, pop culture enthusiast and best of all a fan of the show Jimmy Disbrow joins the BIRP gang in the studio for a talk about music, wrestling, movies and who who knows what else. Thank You for listening.  

Bubblegum Music was a short lived musical phenomenon that never went away. Today's episode mostly focuses on the hey day from around 1968 - 1974. Initially marketed to kids (the Saturday Morning Cartoon generation) the early Bubblegum Music was fun, not overly complicated, and an inspiration to some of the first wave of punk bands like The Ramones. Thanks for listening!

The Blue Island Radio Podcast gang gets together for the first meeting of the Blue Island Radio Podcast Book Club! On this episode they discuss the book Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 by Ryan H. Walsh.  

On this, the first episode of the year, Brandon & Tim discuss some nonsense including what we'd like to see less of in 2019, and Timmy's failed attempt to watch The Last Tango in Paris. This episode also includes a bonus song from one of our favorite guests of 2018, "Little" Dave Merriman. The song was recorded live for episode #58 has not seen the light of day until now. Thanks for listening!  

On this week's episode of the podcast Brandon gets together with the Blue Island Radio Podcast Players to record what is arguably the best episode of the last two months. Recorded in August, the crew performs a dramatic reading of "The Strike" which is sure to become a holiday classic in its own right. Happy Festivus, Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas, whatever. Thanks for listening.

  Hey everybody, if you're ready for some Xmas music that doesn't suck then you've come to the right place. On this years holiday episode you will hear music from Billy Childish, James Brown, El Vez, and more. Peace!

On today's episode of the podcast Brandon & Tim are joined in the studio by Blue Island's own Alex Francois & Stephanie Meehan.  

On this episode of the podcast Brandon and Tim sit down and talk about Halloween. An in-depth conversation about candy, costumes, and Halloween in Blue Island. Thanks for listening! Like us on Facebook @blueislandradio Follow us on Instagram @blue_island_radio

Blue Island Radio Podcast - Episode 73   On today's episode Brandon plays music from his favorite holiday, Halloween! You will hear songs from the Crystals, Roy Clark, Arthur Brown, The Rattles and more! It's gonna thrill you right down to your thriller.    

      HUEY "PIANO" SMITH -NEW ORLEANS - ROCKIN PNUMONIA & THE BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU - 1957 FROM LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA - CHARLES "MAD DOG" SHEFFIELD - I GOT FEVER - EARLY 60S TOMMY ROE - DIZZY - 1969 THE OLYMPICS - BROKEN HIP - 1963 GUESS WHO - SHAKIN ALL OVER - 1965 KING KHAN & THE BBQ SHOW - OPERATION - 2006 LP "WHAT'S FOR DINNER?" BUFF MEDWAYS (THE group's official name is Wild Billy Childish & The...

BOBBY FULLER FOUR - Our Favorite Martian - 1964 BILLY RILEY & HIS LITTLE GREEN MEN (The House Band for Sun Records) - FLYING SAUCERS ROCK N ROLL - Sun Records - 1976 PHOENIX - YOU ARE THE MOON, THE STARS & THE SUN DAVE ALLEN & THE ARROWS - MOONFIRE - Devil's Rumble Soundtrack - 1964 GENE & THE ESQUIRES - SPACE RACE - 1965 THE BONNIWELL MUSIC MACHINES - ASTROLOGICALLY INCOMPATIBLE - 1968 THE KINKS...

  On today's episode Brandon & Tim are joined in the studio by everyone's 3rd favorite Rock Island Public House bartender, Scott Armstrong. And yes, there is a new sound collage!

1) JERRY COLE & His SPACEMEN - MIDNIGHT SURFER - 1963 2) BEACH PARTY TONIGHT 1963 ANNETTE FOONICHELLO 3) BEACHCOMBERS - FARMER JOHN 4) THE TRIUMPHS - SURFSIDE DATE - 1964 5) THE PANDORAS - HAUNTED BEACH PARTY - 1984 LP - IT'S ABOUT TIME 6) THE KINKS - DANCING IN THE STREET (1965 LP KINDA KINKS) 7) THE BARRACUDAS - SUMMER FUN - 1980 *** THE MARK-ETS - SURFER'S STOMP - 1961  1) THE WHO - SUMMERTIME...

Brandon and Tim sit down with car enthusiast and friend of the show Mike Tucker. We take phone calls and Brandon plays a new sound collage. And as usual please address all complaints to Mr. Tim Sidler. Thanks for listening.  

  On today's episode of the podcast Brandon continues with Blue Island bootleg series as he brings you live recordings from this year's Canned Beer Festival. Enjoy live recordings from Nightcap, The Studs, The Crombies and more! Thanks for listening and remember to Like us on Twitter & Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and leave us a comment.

Brandon is joined in the studio by Dave Brown, Randy Korwin, and Father Connor Danstrom. Together they work through an often divisive topic: Religion. Topics of discussion include Atheism, Faith, Excorcism, Rocky, Confession and more. For the full uncensored and uncut episode check patreon.com/blueislandradio  

On today's episode of the podcast everything is about cars! They talk about their first cars, they take requests from callers and of course, they play songs about cars.

  On today's episode Brandon offers up a second collection of "Odd Numbers" - novelty songs, slightly weird songs, or just songs that just don't fit easily in one any particular genre. Featuring songs by Jim Backus, Neil Sedaka, Dee Dee Ramone and more!

Today Brandon and Tim are joined in the studio by musician and co-founder of the Blue Island Beer Company, Alan Cromwell.

Today's featured artist is Jonathan Richman! This picture was taken on March 14, 2018 in Evanston, IL in a room of about 250 people. With a career that has sen it's share of ups and downs, it was great to see him do his thing, which he's doing for more than 40 years now. And as usual, this is in no way an exhaustive or complete picture of Jonathan Richman's work, but just a little taste. Thanks fo...

          On this episode of The Blue Island Radio Podcast Brandon & Tim are joined by Colleen & Jenna from the all-female Misfits cover band Hymen Moments. Thanks for listening.

  If you've ever wondered what Phil Collins, Cheetos, and dildo "numb-chucks" all have in common then don't listen to this show, because we have no idea; yet they are all mentioned with alarming frequency during this episode of The Blue Island Radio Podcast with special guest Joe Sowinski. As a bonus Brandon & Tim manage to squeeze in a few questions about music and Joe's bands The Old Comiskey's,...

So I missed Valentine's Day by a few days, so what. I was busy celebrating National Ferris Wheel Day. Anyway, here is a batch of 22 songs I put together and they're all about "Love". Thanks for listening!

Dave Merriman, one of Blue Island's finest exports, is a long standing member of the rock bands: The Arrivals, The Text Book Committee, Big Baby and more; not to mention a solo artist whose album The Odd Bird is now available @ http://hewhocorruptsinc.bandcamp.com/album/odd-bird Brandon & Tim are thrilled to have Little Dave in the studio to talk about music, Blue Island, Chip Z'Nuff and more. Lis...

Without a guest to distract them Brandon & Tim are left to their own devices. Next week, or maybe the week after that we will be joined in the studio by the one and only Dave Merriman. Until then, please enjoy this short episode. Hey, I said please!